Dominating the Pugilistic World With My Detective Skills

Translator: Henyee Translations
Editor: Henyee Translations

The Dukang Village was named after Du Kang. The village was known for making liquor and selling liquor. The moment he got off the horse carriage, Ye Weiming smelled the faint fragrance of liquor in the air. All kinds of taverns and stalls selling liquors could be seen everywhere. This created a unique liquor culture in the village.

If you were someone who loved liquor, you would definitely be deeply attracted by the environment over here. You would look for your friends and drink until you were drunk.

Ye Weiming didn’t like to drink. He was the kind of person who would never drink if he was alone. Even if there was a gathering, he wouldn’t be able to differentiate the good liquor from the bad. His mouth was only able to differentiate beer, white liquor, and wine.

He didn’t have any interest in liquor and he came for his quests, so he didn’t have the heart to admire the liquor culture here. Instead, he went directly to the venue of his quest, which was Old Man Li’s house.

Why did he know the way?

The answer was simple. Dukang Village was the novice village where Ye Weiming was born.

He arrived at the main entrance of Old Man Li’s house. He heard two voices arguing inside the house.

“Old Man Li might be old but he’s very optimistic. A few days ago, he even asked me to find a piece of high-quality wood to make an exquisite chessboard for Ah Ren. Yesterday afternoon, I heard the neighbor, blacksmith Uncle Zhao saying that Old Man Li was collecting books on mathematics because he wanted to upgrade his skills.”

The person speaking was a delicate and pretty young lady player. She raised her fingers and counted the pieces of news involving Old Man Li that happened during these few days. Then, she asked loudly, “Why would an optimistic person who is full of hope and motivation for his future commit suicide suddenly?”

“You’re just a little girl who only recently entered the pugilistic world. What do you know?” An NPC dressed like a head constable scorned the female player’s questioning. “To solve a case, you need evidence. There are no signs of a brawl at the scene. No signs of burglary were found either. The victim was hanged on the beam. If he didn’t commit suicide, what else could it be? Someone murdered him?”

This person was Head Constable Liu from Luoyang City. He received an order to catch Single-eyed Vulture, Chou Ba. When Ye Weiming was still living in the novice village, Head Constable Liu came to find him and asked him for clues before. There were two constables standing behind him. These two constables stood obediently at the entrance and didn’t say anything.

Ye Weiming’s gaze landed on Old Man Li’s corpse. A series of hints given by the system suddenly appeared:

Ding! Passive skill ‘Post mortem’ is activated. You notice three clear finger marks on Old Man Li’s neck.

Ding! Passive skill ‘Post mortem’ is activated. You notice that…

…

You can do this!?

With this skill, it seemed that he didn’t need to search for clues himself. Solving a crime was so simple!

Ye Weiming finished reading all the hints given by the system. On the other side, the young lady and Head Constable Liu were still arguing over the cause of Old Man Li’s death.

When Ye Weiming saw this, he knew that it was time for him to perform… Cough, cough, it’s time to show you my real skill! He took a step forward and opened his mouth voluntarily, “Commit suicide? I don’t think so!”

“Who is talking…” When he heard someone helping the female player, Head Constable Liu turned his body angrily. However, when he saw the attire Ye Weiming was wearing, his furious expression disappeared immediately. He wore a fake smile on his face and asked, “Little brother, I remember that we’ve met each other before. Looking at your attire now, could it be that…”

After a player entered a clan, they could use their clan contribution and money to exchange for their clan’s outfits. The quality of these outfits was much better than the items they could get in the market based on their current level. It could be predicted that in the future, for a long period of time, one would be able to identify which clan someone belonged to with just one look.

The Divine Constable Bureau was different from the various clans. As a law enforcement department of the imperial court, the outfits for a constable would be given directly the moment they entered the Divine Constable Bureau. Everything was free too. There were four outfits. They were the Flying Fish Suit, the Twined Palm Hat, the Long Official Boots, and the Green Blade Sword. All of them were blue-colored outfits. At this stage when most players couldn’t even get a complete set of whiteboard items, his outfits were considered extremely extravagant.

Of course, a full set of premium outfits wouldn’t make an NPC treat you differently. However, the attire Ye Weiming was wearing represented the Divine Constable Bureau!

Based on what the NPC Zhan Zhao said, the Divine Constable Bureau was formed after the imperial court combined the original Brocade-clad Guard and the Department Six. It was led personally by Head Supremacy Huang and it was in charge of reorganizing the order of the pugilistic world. When they were investigating a crime, the local authorities had to cooperate with the Divine Constable Bureau unconditionally.

Ye Weiming took out his token of authority and cleared Head Constable Liu’s suspicion directly. At the same time, he said, “I came to investigate Old Man Li’s cause of death too.”

“Young swordsman, I see that you’ve already become a constable of the Divine Constable Bureau. Please excuse me for not recognizing you.” Head Constable Liu apologized but his gaze was filled with hostility as he looked at Ye Weiling. “Based on what I heard just now, you think that Old Man Li didn’t commit suicide too?”

Ye Weiming nodded. “That’s right!”

“Hmph…” Head Constable Liu unconsciously revealed a scornful cold smile. “Since you are from the Divine Constable Bureau, you should know that evidence is needed to solve a crime. Hence, I don’t think that you will be like that young lady, who just concluded that Old Man Li was murdered because of her subjective perception, right?”

Ye Weiming walked to the center of the room calmly when he heard this. Old Man Li’s corpse was hanged from the beam. He raised his hand and pointed at the bruise on Old Man Li’s neck that wasn’t covered by the rope. He said, “There are obvious finger marks on Old Man Li’s neck. The angle of his head is different from the direction normal victims faced when they hanged themselves. There’s a high chance that his neck was twisted and broken by a martial arts master before he was hanged.”

“But…”

“Don’t be anxious. I’m not done yet,” Ye Weiming continued. “The window at the back of this house is opened. There’s a clear footprint on the edge of the window. Do you think that this is a piece of evidence left behind by the culprit when he escaped?”

“This…”

Every time Ye Weiming revealed a piece of evidence, the female player’s eyes would light up. She controlled her urge to cheer. At the same time, Head Constable Liu’s expression turned more and more sinister. His face was so black it seemed as though ink was going to seep out of his skin.

Before he could argue about anything, Ye Weiming picked up the stool on the ground and placed it below Old Man Li’s feet. There was still some distance between the stool and Old Man Li’s feet, which were hanging in mid-air.

Thus, there was no question that Old Man Li was murdered. Someone who wanted to commit suicide wouldn’t tie the string above his head!

Head Constable Liu finally gave an enlightened look. Then, he said, “Just like you said, Old Man Li must have been murdered by someone. The culprit is most probably a martial arts master. I’ll return to the Magistrate Court immediately and report this to the magistrate. I’ll ask him for more helpers to assist you in catching the culprit!”

This sly old fox!

Ye Weiming scolded the head constable in his heart secretly. Then, he waved his hand impatiently. “This case involves people from the pugilistic world. Thus, the Divine Constable Bureau will naturally take over this case. You don’t have any business here anymore.”

Head Constable Liu was elated when he heard this. He changed his arrogant attitude and bowed respectfully to Ye Weiming. “I’ll obey your wishes! Sir, if you still have any more orders, you can come and look for me. I’ll definitely cooperate with you fully to catch the real culprit.”

Ye Weiming nodded. He didn’t pretend to be polite and replied, “In that case, go and help me find a grass mat.”

“Yes, sir!”

Head Constable Liu left with his two constables. The young lady came forward instantly. “Brother, nice to meet you. My name is March. I received the quest to investigate Old Man Li’s death too. Since our quest is the same, can you team up with me and lead me in completing this quest?”

As she spoke, she had already sent Ye Weiming a friend request.

“My name is Ye Weiming.” After revealing his game ID, Ye Weiming accepted the young lady’s friend request and then sent her a request to form a team.

March entered his team. Ye Weiming asked casually, “What opinions do you have regarding this quest?”

March replied angrily, “I strongly suspect that Head Constable Liu. He should at least be an accomplice. If not, there is no way to explain his unreasonable actions.”