Dominating the Pugilistic World With My Detective Skills

Chapter 2: Record Of Redressing Mishandled Cases

Translator: Henyee Translations

Editor: Henyee Translations

As a youth who had participated in eight years of compulsory education, Ye Weiming was naturally not afraid of tests.

But, the questions on this test paper were a little too weird.

First question: Two constables had a 100-metre race. When Constable no. 1 reached the finishing line, Constable no. 2 was still ten metres away from the finishing line. If we restart the race and move Constable no. 1 ten metres behind the starting point, will they be able to reach the finishing line at the same time?

Second question: Two people spend one hour counting the number of people who walked past them. One of them sat in front of his house while the other one walked back and forth on the streets. Who will have a higher count?

Third question: Chickens and rabbits are kept in the same cage…

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All 10 questions were logical questions. Some were difficult while others were easy. Ye Weiming moved his pen quickly and completed the first nine questions in less than 10 minutes. When he reached the last question, he finally frowned.

A victim committed suicide. During the post mortem, no signs of poisoning were found. However, many scratches were found on his body and his body was badly mangled. There were remnants of flesh and blood in the nails of the victim. He had a relieved look on his face. Please explain what he experienced before his death.

” Is all the information written down already?”

“That’s right.”

“Are there any more clues?”

“No. The windows and doors were all locked tight at that time. But, many objects in the room were overturned. I think that the victim must have been in terrible pain before his death. But, this is just my guess.”

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Five minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes…

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Even when the one hour time limit was up, Ye Weiming couldn’t come up with an answer.

Song Ci took the test paper away and nodded as he looked at it. His mouth moved continuously as he said, “The answer to the first question is no. Constable no. 1 will still reach the ending before Constable no. 2. You got it right, which means that you have clear logic and thinking.”

“As for the second question, the number of people they counted will be the same. There’s nothing special about this question, but after most people answer the first question, they will naturally think that there are small tricks in the second question too. It’s good that you’re able to ignore such distractions and make the correct judgement. Not bad.”

“The third question…”

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Song Ci talked at a natural speed. Every time he revealed the correct answer, he would explain the aim and main points relating to the question. He only put down the test paper after he finished reading the ninth question. Then, he took out a book and passed it to Ye Weiming. “Your performance is not bad. You have the right to inherit my legacy. This is the reward for your quest.”

Record Of Redressing Mishandled Cases: A famous medical manual written in ancient China. After using this, you will learn the skills associated with it. Do you want to use it now?

By now, Ye Weiming could confirm that this Song Ci in front of him is the Song Ci in history, the pioneer of the forensics world.

Yes!

Ding! You’ve learned your vocational skill ‘investigation’. You can find more details in the survival skills section.

It’s really a vocational skill…

With the help of the hints given by the system, Ye Weiming found ‘investigation’ under the survival skills section. There were two skills under ‘investigation’ that he had already learned.

Post mortem: Passive skill. Finding clues through post mortem and field investigation to break a case.

Collecting corpse: Everything is gone after death. Whether the victims were good or bad in the past, their corpse shouldn’t be thrown into the wilderness. There’s a possibility that you might find some hidden items on the victim while you’re inspecting the corpse you collected.

Note: Items will be depleted after each use.

What an amazing skill!

When he saw the collecting corpse’ skill, Ye Weiming couldn’t help but become energetic. There was a chance that he might find hidden items on the corpses. If he killed a boss and no good items popped out, did this mean that he could use the collecting corpse skill to find an item?

Or rather, this was a chance for him to feel the corpse again!

Ye Weiming calmed himself down before he cupped his hands together sincerely at Song Ci. “Thank Mr. Song for your guidance. However, there’s still one question I want to ask. Mr. Song, can you tell me the answer for the tenth question, so that I can satisfy my curiosity?”

Song Ci smiled. “Do you want to know?”

Yes!

Song Ci: “I want to know too.”

Ye Weiming: …

Song Ci continued, “The tenth question is a strange victim I met a few days ago. I used all kinds of methods but I’m still unable to find the answer. Since you’re interested in this question, you can look for the answer yourself.”

Ding! Received the hidden mission ‘the answer to the tenth question’. Reward for the mission: An unknown secret martial arts scripture.

Ye Weiming was stunned when he heard this. “The Divine Constable Bureau don’t have their own martial arts, right?

“This isn’t a clan’s martial arts scripture. It’s a hidden mission.” Song Ci replied calmly, “A clan’s martial arts is the joint asset of the clan. All the players are able to learn it by spending clan contribution and money once they reach the requirements. The Divine Constable Bureau doesn’t have such martial arts to teach it’s players. However, in the past, I received a scripture left behind from the former dynasty. It’s my personal asset. If you complete this quest, I don’t mind giving it to you as your reward.”

So the Divine Constable Bureau had martial arts to learn too. But, he needed to use another method to get them.

Ye Weiming nodded and said seriously, “Thank you, Mr. Song.”

Song Ci was very satisfied with Ye Weiming’s performance too. “Do you still have other questions?”

“There’s one last question.” Ye Weiming asked decisively, “Since the ‘Record Of Redressing Mishandled Cases’ is about the inspection of corpse, no matter how you look at it, it seems more relatable to the ‘Ghost’ token. Why is it defined by the ‘Sky’ token?”

“Good question!” Song Ci became excited when he heard this question. A righteous aura suddenly exuded from his thin and frail body. Instantly, Ye Weiming felt a deep respect for this person. “As a law enforcer, you must always remember this sentence. A human life is more important than the sky!”

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The Divine Constable Bureau didn’t have its own martial arts, but there was no need to worry about not having quests to do. When Zhan Zhao knew that Ye Weiming came to get quests, Zhan Zhao immediately gave him a huge book full of wanted criminals. There were at least more than 100 arrest quests listed in the book for him to choose from.

After choosing, Ye Weiming decided to take two quests at one go.

Old Man Li who commited suicide.

Quest level: Three stars

A carpenter from Dukang Village, Old Man Li, hangs himself at home. However, there are many doubtful points at the scene of the crime. The constables in the village had already cordoned off the area. Please go there immediately and investigate the truth.

Quest reward: 1,000 EXP, 100 Cultivation, 50 Silver.

Catching Chou Ba

Quest level: Three stars

Chou Ba’s nickname is Single-eyed Vulture. He’s an infamous bandit who has done all kinds of evil things. More than 10 people have died in his hands. Based on evidence, this evil bandit has come to Dukang Village recently. Please catch this bandit, dead or alive!

Quest reward: 1,000 EXP, 80 Cultivation, 1 Gold.

The difficulty of three-star quests was neither high, nor low. It was just within Ye Weiming’s acceptance range. Most importantly, the location for these two missions was the same. They could be completed together and it would raise his productiveness.

When Ye Weiming reached the main entrance of the Divine Constable Bureau, he met another player walking in. When the player saw Ye Weiming, he took the initiative and greeted him. “Senior brother, nice to meet you. I’m Fei Yu. I came to join the clan. We’ll be senior and junior from now on. Please take care of me in the future.”

Ye Weiming might have been influenced by Song Ci’s righteous aura, so when he saw this innocent youngster who was going to enter the pit of hell, he reminded the young man, “My name is Ye Weiming. But, you don’t have to call me ‘senior brother’, yet. This Divine Constable Bureau is not a good place. I promise that after you give them your token of authority, you will definitely regret it.”

Unexpectedly, when Ye Weiming said this, a look of contempt flashed passed the player’s eyes. But, the player called Fei Yu still remained polite as he said, “Thank you for your reminder. However, I still feel that hidden clans should be more powerful.”

It looks like this young fellow thinks that I want to be the only person to have the advantage of entering this hidden clan. Is he thinking that I’m purposely lying to him, so that he will leave?

My kindness went down the drain. Ye Weiming felt frustrated.

But, as a good person, as a pure person, as someone who had thrown away his bad taste, he still continued speaking righteously, “I’m saying the truth. This clan is a cheater!”

At this moment, if Ye Weiming gave a frustrated look and didn’t want to worry about Fei Yu anymore, Fei Yu might have hesitated. But, the more enthusiastic he was, the more the other party thought that he was up to no good.

“Okay, I understand.” Fei Yu nodded indifferently. Then, he walked into the Divine Constable Bureau.

As he looked at Fei Yu’s disappearing back view, the corners of Ye Weiming’s lips lifted up slowly and he gave an evil smile. He didn’t rush to do his quests. Instead, he waited at the entrance of the Divine Constable Bureau.

Three minutes later, a furious and miserable scream filled with helplessness, sorrow, discontent, and anger echoed through the entire Divine Constable Bureau.

“I want to leave the clan!”

When the scream entered his ears, Ye Weiming felt extremely comfortable. He didn’t stay at the entrance anymore and walked quickly in the direction of the resting station at the city gate where he could find a horse.

He sat in his horse carriage and went to do his quests. He was in a good mood…