Chapter 216 Crusade against Zhao Duan
Governor's Hall.
Zhao Duan went straight from Lihuatang to the imperial office hub. On the way, he could faintly sense the tense atmosphere in the air.
When I arrived at the gate of the hall, I happened to bump into an acquaintance.
"Were you also called here by the Governor?" The two said in unison.
The tall female detective with black hair tied into a ponytail, a concealed weapon bag tied around her waist, and a mole dotted around her eyes raised her eyebrows:
"Do you know what happened?"
Zhao Duan looked at Haitang, shook his head and said:
"I came here just after entering the Yamen. I only heard that the murder was committed by someone who rebelled against the party."
Haitang's expression was solemn: "I only know this. Let's go and see the Governor."
The two of them walked into the Governor's Hall together and happened to see Ma Yan coming out.
Known as the "King of Yama", this intimidating eunuch with a stern face, messy eyebrows, and thick knuckles in his hands glanced at his two subordinates, nodded, and said:
"You're here just in time, let's go and see the scene together."
So urgent?
Zhao Duan and Haitang looked at each other without saying anything, and immediately followed Ma Yan out of the Yamen together.
There was already a group of captains in golden clothes waiting outside.
The incident was urgent, so the three of them rode horses instead of taking a car.
On the way, Zhao Duan couldn't help but be curious and asked about the specific situation.
Ma Yan glanced at him and only said:
"The report received by the government office was notified to us because it involved rebelling against the party. Haitang is good at solving cases. You have a lot of evil in your stomach and have experience in dealing with traitors."
No... Lao Maqian is not particular about this. How can you describe me as bad... I can't be smart and brave, I have to be shady and cunning, right... Zhao Duan can't complain.
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The murder occurred in a house on Niulan Street.
When the imperial government and his party arrived, the house had been sealed off by government officials.
A green-robed official was waiting here. Upon seeing this, he bowed his hands and saluted:
"The lower official has met the governor."
He looked at Zhao Duan again and said with a slightly complicated expression:
"I've met Zhao Jisi."
Haitang: "..."
Am I being ignored because of my co-authorship?
Ma Yan has a resolute character. With a wave of his hand, he orders people to lead the way and asks about the situation at the same time.
The Qingpao official said: "This house is the home of a small banner official of the Yulin Guards. He died last night, leaving traces of rebellion on the scene. That's why I bothered the Governor to come in person. There was not much chaos at the scene. Move, right here.”
While they were talking, the group of people arrived at a study room, with government officials guarding the door.
Ma Yan led the two of them across the threshold, and Zhao Duan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The room seemed to have experienced a not-so-intense "resistance."
It probably means:
Everything including the desk, chairs, and bookcases were intact, but the weapons on the shelves at the back had been altered, leaving only a scabbard.
There are a lot of minor marks on the shelves and the wall behind, many things are messy, and porcelain bottles are broken.
On the ground, a middle-aged officer lay on his back with a scarlet wound on his neck. His eyes were wide open with fear remaining in his eyes.
There was a trail of coagulated blood on the wall and floor.
There was also a bloody sword thrown next to it.
"Begonia." Ma Yan stopped and said in a deep voice.
Haitang stepped out and began to squat down very skillfully, inspecting the deceased's wounds.
While watching, he said calmly: "Judging from the physical signs of the corpse, the time of death was probably before the early hours of last night. There was only one fatal wound on the neck, which should have been killed by one blow. The deceased was a small flag official and had martial arts cultivation. …It shows that the enemy’s strength far exceeds his.”
She stood up again, walked around the desk, and came to the bookshelf to think for a moment.
He picked up the sword on the ground again, compared it carefully, and said: "Judging from the traces, the deceased should have been at his desk last night, then stood up, turned around and drew his sword to face the enemy, but he didn't know what method the enemy used to pull the sword away. He snatched it away and killed with one sword. The aftermath of the sword energy swept through the bookshelf behind, causing the vessel to break... The blood stains on the ground and the position of the body all matched... It was strange. "
"What's wrong?"
Zhao Duan asked curiously.
He doesn't know how to solve crimes, but he only thinks that the female detective is very professional.
Haitang frowned and said: "There are no signs of the door or window being broken open, and the deceased was facing the enemy head-on, which means that the enemy did not hide in the house in advance, but came in from the front door. With the cultivation of the deceased, he should not have no trace of it. aware……"
Ma Yan said solemnly: "You mean, an acquaintance committed the crime? If an acquaintance came in, he would naturally not be alert. He would not stand up and draw his sword in a hurry until he sensed the danger."
Haitang said:
"It's possible. By the way, didn't the family of the deceased hear the sound of fighting? Why didn't they report the crime immediately?"
door.
The green-robed official of the government office explained:
"After interrogation, the family of the deceased did not hear any sound. When he came home last night, it was already very late. The family of the deceased only thought that he was doing official business in the study and did not disturb him.
When it was almost dawn, his wife woke up and realized that he had not come back. She went into the study to search and found the body. "
Several people looked at each other and realized that the murderer might have used some "warlock" methods to hide the movement.
Ma Yan frowned and said:
"You said there were traces of rebelling against the Party at the scene. Where are they?"
The green-robed official stretched out his hand, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and handed it over: "Here. When the family members of the deceased came in, they found this and took it to the government office to report the case."
Zhao Duan stood aside and had no chance to express himself during the whole process, so he came over curiously.
I found that there were many words written in blood on the paper.
Haitang suddenly said:
"The murderer dipped it in the blood of the deceased and wrote it. No wonder I just inspected the scene and found a pen in the pool of blood. I thought it was accidentally dropped."
Ma Yan raised his hand to take it, and did not shy away from his two subordinates, who looked at it together.
Immediately, the expressions of the three people changed at the same time!
There are about dozens of words on the paper, and the content is very simple. They are the words left by the murderer.
It probably means:
Because the Zhao thieves unjustly killed members of the Kuangfu Society, and because the puppet emperor promulgated the "evil policy", the two men and women colluded together. Kuangfu Society acted for heaven and decided to assassinate the members of the "imperial party" who supported the puppet emperor's new policy...
Ask the puppet emperor to stop the "evil government" and eradicate the treacherous and treacherous people... Otherwise, they will be killed until the stubborn imperial officials wake up.
Signed name:
The Thousand-Faced God.
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The room fell into silence for a moment.
Zhao Duan was stunned, and finally understood why the green-robed official looked at him with strange eyes when he entered.
I almost cursed in my heart: "If you go against the party, you will assassinate me. If you write a blood letter and threaten me, you will threaten me. What are you trying to do with me?"
In this bloody book, in addition to the "false emperor" who always talks about rebelling against the party, Zhao Duan is particularly emphasized.
The meaning in the words seemed that the reason for killing was because Zhao Duan killed the rebels and took revenge.
Even the request at the end specifically stated that he should be eradicated as a treacherous person.
Zhao Duan wanted to clap his hands and cheer, saying in his heart:
Didn't he just kill a Hanshuangjian, dig out two moles including Tiechuguan, arrest a group of members of the Kuangfu Club in the capital, and by the way break the old thief Zhuang Xiaocheng's plan, and help the empress clear up some The enemy has stabilized the regime of the "pseudo-emperor" and drafted a new policy to help the "pseudo-emperor" strengthen its national power...
"It's just such a small thing. As for the old man Zhuang Xiaocheng, will he hold a grudge against me? He even wrote it in a blood book alongside the empress..."
Zhao Duan said he couldn't understand.
"The Thousand-Faced God... is the one among the thirty-six heavens of Kuangfu Society?"
Haitang's focus was on the identity of the murderer who signed the contract, and he frowned:
"When did this person enter the capital? Yes, if it is this person, it can be explained clearly. This person is a master of martial arts and martial arts. He is famous for his ability to change his appearance.
It is not an ordinary disguise, but the ability to impersonate others almost perfectly...
Last night, if he pretended to be a family member of the deceased and entered the study, and then revealed his murderous intention, it would make sense. "
Ma Yanze said in a deep voice:
"The Thousand-Faced God... a monk in the Divine Chapter Realm, it seems that he was sent by Kuangfu Society after the death of Hanshuang Jian as the new sub-ruler. This man is cunning and very good at disguise. No wonder we didn't notice it in advance. "
Zhao Duan frowned and said:
"Are the people in Kuangfushe so crazy that they start assassinating people?
As far as I know, their previous approach to officials was to win over and set up traps, and tried every means to get people to join them, rarely assassinating them.
After all, Kuang Fushe's purpose was not to collapse the imperial court, nor to make the officials fearful and hostile to them... He also wanted to overthrow His Majesty and establish a new emperor. "
Ma Yan glanced at him with complicated eyes and said quietly:
"It seems that the new policy you have devised has really made the rebels anxious."
In other words, it made the Eight Kings anxious.
Zhao Duan was relieved:
So, it was because the Eight Kings, or Kuang Fushe, realized that if the "New Deal" was successfully implemented, the empress' rule would become more stable.
Then the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, but had no choice but to use the method of assassination.
However, it seemed that he still had some room left, at least the first one he killed was just a small flag official.
More importantly, it is a warning to the monkeys.
"The purpose of this thousand-faced god leaving these words is to make the government and the public, especially the officials of the 'Imperial Party', panic and have a murderous intention." Ma Yan lamented.
No... He is still inciting all the officials to hate me... Zhao Duan sighed.
The repeated mention of his name in the blood letter will undoubtedly make people associate the assassination with him.
A typical way to deflect conflicts...
Is this a blood book?
No, this is simply an edict to attack Zhao Duan.
The hearts of the three of them were heavy, knowing that if the other party continued to kill, the situation in the country that had just turned around would cause trouble again.
With this in mind, Dang even prepared to leave, report to the empress, and take measures.
However, just after Zhao Duan walked out of the study.
In the courtyard, an angry roar came straight towards him.
"Zhao Duan, please give my brother his life!"
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Typos will be corrected first
(End of this chapter)