Chapter 49

　Seeing Han Jiaying about to fall to the ground, Pang Jun quickly grabbed her with one hand and said, "Miss Han, be careful!"

　　Han Jiaying finally came to her senses and cried, "Oh, my grandpa! Wuu ...

　　At this time, Zhu Shiyao heard Han Jiaying crying and rushed over. When she heard the news that Han Siye was murdered, her face turned pale and she was at a loss, saying, "How could this happen..."

　　It turned out that this little girl Han Jiaying was the granddaughter of Han Siye, the chief detective of Xingzhou Shenbumen, and Zhu Shiyao was Han Siye's granddaughter. Han Siye had a son and a daughter. His son was weak and sickly since childhood and died at the age of 20. His daughter married into a family surnamed Zhu in Zhongyuan Province. Zhu Shiyao came this time to celebrate the birthday of her grandfather who was 55 years old this year on behalf of her parents. Who knew that they encountered bandits on the way and were rescued by Pang Jun. Now she heard the bad news again. During the rest of the journey, Han Jiaying never pestered Pang Jun again, but stayed in the carriage with Zhu Shiyao, silently shedding tears.

　　Pang Jun had been sitting on his horse, thinking. He knew that this matter would probably not end well. The military granary was looted, the garrison was killed, and the chief constable of a state was killed. Everything was weird. There was probably a case within a case. Maybe Han Siye found out something, but was immediately silenced. He glanced at the gloomy Zhu Shiyao and the grief-stricken Han Jiaying in the carriage, and wondered what they were thinking in his mind.

　　The group arrived at Xiagu County at noon. Pang Jun thought that no matter what, they had to see Han Siye's body first. So he asked the main force to rest at the post station first, and asked Sun Zihan to find the county magistrate and county lieutenant of Xiagu County. He took Lin Rui, Qi Lin, Ling Tianfang and, under the guidance of Han Jiaying, went to Han's Mansion with Zhu Shiyao.

　　When they arrived at the Han Mansion, there was a sad and bleak atmosphere everywhere. Seeing this scene, Han Jiaying and Pang Jun and their companions could not help but ran into the hall and burst into tears again.

　　Pang Jun entered the hall and saw that in addition to the servants and Han Jiaying who was lying on Han Siye's body, there were two beautiful women. The two looked at Han Jiaying with sad faces and silently shed tears. What made Pang Jun a little curious was that these two beautiful women were actually martial artists.

　　After Han Jiaying had cried for a long time, she looked at the two beautiful women and shouted, "Mom, Grandma." Then she threw herself into the arms of the older beautiful woman and continued crying.

　　Zhu Shiyao walked up to the two beautiful ladies and bowed, saying, "Shiyao greets my aunt-in-law and Madam Zhong."

　　The younger and more beautiful woman saw Zhu Shiyao and said with a sad look in her eyes, "Shiyao, you are here... wuwuwu..." and burst into tears.

　　Pang Jun looked at Han Siye's body carefully. Suddenly, he reached out and touched his dantian, then looked into his eyes, as if thinking about something.

　　At this time, the two beautiful women saw the strange behavior of the strange boy and realized the existence of Pang Jun and his four companions. The older beautiful woman asked Han Jiaying, "Ying'er, who are they?"

　　Pang Jun stepped forward and saluted, introducing himself: "I am Liu Jun, the second lieutenant of the fourth team of the Great Jin Divine Guards. Nice to meet you two ladies."

　　"Shenyi Guards? Are you the Shenyi Guards that the master mentioned before who are here to pick us up?" asked the young beautiful woman at this time.

　　"It is I, Liu Jun, who received an order from my superiors to come and assist Lord Han in investigating the case. Who would have thought that as soon as I arrived at Xingzhou, I received the tragic news about Lord Han from my subordinates. I beg for your condolences."

　　At this time, Zhu Shiyao said, "Aunt, Madam Zhong, Ying'er and I were attacked by bandits on the way and almost got into trouble. Fortunately, Lord Liu and the brothers of the Divine Guards passed by and rescued us."

　　"So that's how it is. Thank you very much, Lord Liu. It's a pity that my father-in-law has met with misfortune and I can't hold a banquet to thank you. I hope you can forgive me, Lord." Han Jiaying's mother apologized.

　　"Protecting the people is a soldier's duty. Moreover, Lord Han is loyal to the country, so his descendants naturally need to be well protected." Zhu Shiyao pointed at the two beautiful women and introduced them to Pang Jun: "Lord Liu, this is Ying'er's mother, and this is Ying'er's grandmother. They are both disciples of the Emei Sect."

　　Only then did Pang Jun look at the two beautiful women again. Han Jiaying's grandmother was wearing a lavender long dress, a jade hairpin on her head, and a pearl necklace on her chest. Han Jiaying's mother was wearing a blue and white long dress, with a high and side-falling ponytail bun. She had a beautiful face, a graceful figure, and was extremely charming.

　　It turns out that three generations of the family are all disciples of the Emei Sect. However, the Emei Sect is considered to be the largest sect in Xichuan Province, with many disciples and a history of hundreds of years. It is not surprising that a whole sect is made up of Emei disciples.

　　At this time, Sun Zihan came to report that he had contacted the Xingzhou Governor's Office and the Xiagu County Government, and retrieved the files on the murder of Han Siye and the robbery of military grains, and sent them to the post station, asking Pang Jun to go back and direct the investigation.

　　Looking at the sad faces of everyone in the Han mansion, Pang Jun said, "Please rest assured, Lord Han died in the line of duty for his country and his people. Liu Jun promises to everyone that Lord Han will be vindicated and his efforts will not be in vain." "Lord Liu, you must avenge my grandfather." Han Jiaying stood up from her grandmother's arms and said to Pang Jun with tears in her eyes.

　　Everyone in the Han Mansion bowed to Pang Jun and thanked him. Pang Jun returned the greetings one by one before leading everyone out of the Han Mansion. When leaving the Han Mansion, Pang Jun instructed Lin Rui, "Get the information of all the members of the Han Mansion, including the housekeeper and Han Jiaying's grandmother, and send it to my room."

　　Then he ordered, "From today on, Ling Tianfang, you will take Hong Yanzhang, Fang Lian, and Zhao Zheng to guard the files day and night. No outsiders are allowed to get within ten feet of the files. Otherwise, they will be killed without mercy."

　　Finally, he instructed Qi Lin: "Notify Bai Shaochuan and Fang Botao to find out all the forces nearby and report them to me."

　　"Yes, sir." The three of them took the order and left.

　　After watching the three people disappear, Pang Jun thought for each step and slowly walked back to the post station.

　　The next morning, Lin Rui returned to the post station and brought back all the files. Pang Jun pointed at the pile of files and said to Qi Lin and Lin Rui, "Let's take a look at it together and see if there is anything worth noting. What did Han Siye find that led to his being silenced?"

　　According to the information, Han Siye, a native of Xiagu County, Xingzhou, became a constable in Xiagu County forty years ago under the influence of his father. Due to his outstanding performance, he was promoted to head constable at the age of twenty-three. Two years later, he was recommended to join the Shenbu Sect because of his outstanding performance at work. Fifteen years ago, he was recommended again and became the chief constable of Xingzhou of the Shenbu Sect. He has one son and one daughter.

　　His son Han Peng was weak since childhood. He married Zhong Nanping, a disciple of Emei School, at the age of seventeen. A year after their marriage, they had a daughter, Han Jiaying, but they had no more children after that. He died of illness at the age of twenty, leaving behind his wife and a daughter.

　　Han Siye's wife died soon after due to excessive grief over the death of her son. Only Han Siye and Zhong Nanping and her daughter were left at home. In order to avoid suspicion, Han Siye doted on Han Jiaying even more and devoted more energy to his work. He seldom stayed at home and mostly lived in the government office. Four years ago, after sending Han Jiaying to Emei Sect to learn martial arts, he almost never went home to spend the night except during festivals.

　　Zhong Nanping's mother was named Ji Shuanghua. The Zhong family and the Han family were old friends, and the Zhong Mansion was near the Han family's residence. Ji Shuanghua's husband, Zhong Jing, was the legal advisor of Qi Tiansheng, the current governor of Xichuan, when he was a county magistrate. He had always been by Qi Tiansheng's side until seven years ago, when Qi Tiansheng died of illness while serving as the governor of Xingzhou, leaving Ji Shuanghua alone as a widow at home.

　　Butler Han Zhi has followed Han Siye since he was a child and has always been loyal to him. He has two sons. The eldest son is a constable in the neighboring Qinghui County, and the younger son is unemployed and is a gambler who spends his days idle.

　　Han Siye had five disciples, most of whom served as constables in various counties of Xingzhou or joined the Shenbu Sect to work in other places. The only one who followed him was a Shenbu sect disciple named Liang Zan.

　　According to all eyewitnesses, the last time Han Siye was seen was two days ago. According to the confession of a woodcutter, Han Siye was with his apprentice Liang Zan at the time, but he and Liang Zan seemed to be arguing at the time, because Liang Zan looked very excited, while Han Siye looked very angry.

　　Han Siye's body was found this morning. The government immediately sent people to look for Liang Zan, but Liang Zan had disappeared. Now Liang Zan is being hunted down as the primary suspect.

　　After Pang Jun finished reading the files of the Han Mansion, he told Lin Rui, "We must find Liang Zan. He may not be the suspect in the murder of Han Siye, but he must be the key figure in this case. Maybe he knows something, but when he heard the news that Han Siye was killed, he was afraid that he would be killed by the real murderer, so he hid."

　　After hearing this, Lin Rui's expression changed: "Sir, who do you think is the mastermind behind this?"

　　Pang Jun shook his head, "I don't know, so I asked Bai Shaochuan and the others to check the various forces in Xingzhou, including the black and white worlds, as well as the Chamber of Commerce, the aristocratic families, the powerful nobles, etc. I have never seen Han Siye's martial arts, but the Divine Guards have martial arts tests for their disciples every five years. Those who can pass the test are considered good fighters. Even if they are not as good as the Divine Guards, they are not bad. Han Siye can become the chief detective of a state, so he must have his own abilities. He can kill a veteran hunter quietly in his lair. It is not something that an ordinary martial arts killer can do. Maybe he is a killer or a death warrior of a big force."

　　Lin Rui nodded and agreed with Pang Jun's statement. He said, "Then I will take people to look for Liang Zan immediately. Before the news of Han Siye's death reached the government, someone saw him in the government office. By the time people were sent to look for him, he had disappeared. It is obvious that he left in a hurry and probably didn't take much gold and silver with him. He couldn't run far. As a bachelor, he would definitely take the opportunity to go home and pack up his gold and silver. He should be hiding somewhere outside Xiagu County now."

　　Pang Jun nodded: "Go ahead, be careful, maybe our opponents are also looking for him."

　　Just as he finished speaking, a divine guard came in from outside and said, "Reporting to Lord Liu, Deputy Lieutenant Bai found Liang Zan's body in a mountain temple eight miles east of Xiagu County. When he was found, the body was still warm and the blood had not yet coagulated. Please make a decision, Lord!"

　　Everyone was shocked!