Chapter 159: Hitting the Snake

Chapter 159: Hitting the Snake

Chapter 159: Hitting the Snake
Xingshan Temple is located in Jingshanfang, east of Zhuque Street, covering an area of ​​hundreds of acres. It is a magnificent royal temple. Chen Shubao's coffin is placed in Xingshan Temple.

At present, Chen Shubao's sons and all the Chen family members in the capital have come to keep vigil for Chen Shubao.

Yang Zhao and Xiao Xia brought a dozen people to Xingshang Temple and went straight to the coffin yard. A large tent had been set up in the yard, and the tent was full of white banners. Dozens of Chen clan members were sitting in mourning clothes.

At present, Chen Shubao's eldest son Chen Yin and second son Chen Yi have both died of illness. Now the third son Chen Yan is the eldest, and he is responsible for arranging his father's funeral.

Upon hearing that Yang Zhao had arrived, Chen Yan came out to greet him, "May I ask why you are here, Your Highness?"

Yang Zhao said: "Of course I came here to investigate the case!"

Chen Yan shook his head. "I'm sorry, my father's coffin has been nailed shut with long nails. Unless there is an imperial decree, it is impossible to open the coffin again!"

Yang Zhao hesitated for a moment and said, "But neither the Dali Temple nor I have seen the deceased. How about this! Master Chen, tell us where your father's fatal wound was?"

Chen Yan said slowly: "It was a four-inch-long short crossbow, quenched with poison, shot from the back of the neck, but the hateful thing is that someone actually shot an arrow in my father's forehead, insulting my father's body, so I will never open the coffin again, please forgive me, Your Highness!"

Xiao Xia asked, "How do you know the arrow on the forehead was a supplementary shot?"

Chen Yan snorted and said, "The head of the guards, Chen Ye, followed my father for 25 years. He was downstairs at the time and ran upstairs after hearing the screams. He told me that my father was shot in the back of the neck and his face turned black instantly. When we got the body, we found an extra arrow on his forehead. Isn't this an insult to my father?"

Xiao Xia asked again, "Does Madam Xuanhua know about the arrow in her forehead?"

"Of course I know. It was Lady Chen's order that the coffin should not be opened again."

At this time, Yang Zhao said again: "Can you ask Chen Ye to cooperate with us to solve the case? We suspect there is an insider, and we have to find who the insider is, but Jingzhao Prefecture has destroyed all the clues, so we have no way to start."

Chen Yan nodded, "Okay! I'll let Chen Ye cooperate with you, but he's not a suspect, so you can't use violence to interrogate him."

Yang Zhao readily agreed, "We just need to ask him a few questions, he doesn't have to go with us!"

Yang Zhao had already obtained evidence of sabotage in Jingzhao Prefecture and hurried to find his father.

Xiao Xia asked Chen Ye a few questions in Xingshan Temple.

Chen Ye was the first chief guard to run up to the second floor. He was in his early forties. His original surname was Wang, but he was later given the surname Chen by Chen Shubao. He could only break the barriers but was unable to consolidate his Yuan Yang. In order to protect his lord, he had been taking medicine to maintain the breaking of the barriers, and he also seriously overdrew his Yuan Yang.

After Chen Shubao was assassinated, his hair turned white overnight and he became a complete wreck. Although he was only in his early forties, his spirit and energy were like that of a man in his sixties.

"How long can you last to break through the obstacles now?" Xiao Xia asked an irrelevant question.

Chen Ye looked at Xiao Xia in surprise and said with a wry smile, "When I was thirty at most, I could only last for two hours a day. Now I have to take five pills a day, but I can only last for one hour. I didn't take the medicine last night, so today's barrier breakthrough didn't appear. I don't think I will live long, at most one year. Young man, listen to my advice, and go take the martial arts exam as soon as you break through the barrier. Stop taking the medicine after you pass the exam, otherwise you won't be able to touch a woman when you are in your thirties."

"Thanks for the advice!"

Xiao Xia smiled and asked, "Where is Chief Chen's home?"

Chen Ye shook his head. "I have no home, no wife or children. I have nothing. The little money I earn every month is only enough for me to eat and rent a house. How can I marry and have children?"

Xiao Xia winked at the Dali Temple official who was taking notes and asked, "Let's get down to business! Has Chief Chen seen the assassin?"

Chen Ye nodded. "I pulled aside the curtain and saw three men in black fleeing towards the back house. We chased them, but they had already climbed over the wall and escaped."

"Chief Chen, do you think the other party has an insider?"

"Of course there is. The lord changes locations every day. Without an insider, they would not know that he is in the Purple Jade Tower."

"Do the housekeeper, servants, and others know that the master is in the Purple Jade Pavilion?"

Chen Ye shook his head. "They couldn't have known. The gate between the backyard and the courtyard was closed at night. That's when the master decided where to spend the night. Then the restaurant outside sent wine and food, and the madam sent women. They all came in through the back door. The food deliveryman couldn't come in, and the madam couldn't come in either. In fact, only the thirteen of us guards knew that we were in the Purple Jade Tower."

"Where are the prostitutes?"

Chen Ye still shook his head. "All eight prostitutes are here for the first time. They are talking in many twists and turns. They don't even know the name of the small building. They can't be the insiders."

Xiao Xia smiled and said, "What Chief Chen means is that the traitor is actually among the thirteen warriors." Chen Ye nodded, "I think so."

"Who do you think it will be, Chief Chen?"

"I don't know. Six people have left Ziyu Tower before. All of them may have gone to tip off the police."

"Do you have a list of these six people and their addresses?"

Chen Ye nodded, "Yes! I'll give it to you later."

"Thank you! Thank you!"

Xiao Xia was overjoyed and asked, "One last question. How come there are thirteen people in the building? Aren't there any surveillance devices outside?"

Chen Ye sighed, "This question is the most critical. I actually arranged two people to monitor outside. One of them said he had a stomachache and went to the toilet, and the other said he was hungry and went to the kitchen in the front yard to find food. When the assassination happened, both of them were not there. I suspected that one of them was the accomplice."

"Is there a list of them?"

Chen Ye took out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it to Xiao Xia, "It contains a list of six people and their home addresses. In fact, the first and second are the warriors on duty outside."

Xiao Xia looked at them and asked, "Zhang Mao and Zhou Xiaodong?"

"Yes! They are the two of them. They are both from Guanzhong. They are the warriors that the lord invited after he came to Chang'an."

Xiao Xia smiled slightly and asked, "Why didn't Commander Chen give the list to Jingzhao Prefecture?"

Chen Ye shook his head. "When Jingzhao Prefecture was interrogating me, I hadn't thought about that much. I was just sitting there this morning recalling it and then I thought of these things."

"It's OK! Chief Chen, just press your handprint and everything will be fine."

Chen Ye signed and pressed his fingerprints on the interrogation record before turning around and leaving.

Wang Hong, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, was summoned by the emperor to the imperial study.

Wang Hong didn't know what had happened and came here in fear.

He entered the imperial study and saw the King of Jin standing beside him. Wang Hong bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, your humble servant!"

Emperor Yang Jian asked coldly: "Did you send someone to assassinate Chen Shubao?"

Wang Hong was stunned and shook his head quickly, "Your Majesty, where do you get this from? Why would I send someone to assassinate Chen Shubao?"

Yang Jian stared at Wang Hong and said, "If you didn't send someone to assassinate him, why did you destroy the crime scene and deliberately destroy Chen Shubao's body to mislead the Dali Temple in handling the case? I want to ask you, what is your intention?"

Wang Hong shook his head nervously and said, "Your Majesty, this case was not handled by me, and I know nothing about it!"

"Don't say you know nothing. Now the evidence is irrefutable. Even the nobles have complained to me. You insulted Chen Shubao's body. I want to know who did it. If you can't find the culprit, then it was you who did it!"

Wang Hong was so frightened that he quickly said, "Your Majesty, this case was handled by Shao Yin Cui Kai. He has not reported it to me yet, so I really know nothing about it."

Yang Jian glanced at Concubine Chen's tearful eyes behind the curtain. He gritted his teeth and ordered, "Pass on my decree to remove Jingzhao Shaoyin Cui Kai from his post and hand him over to the Dali Temple for interrogation. I must find out who is behind the destruction of the court order!"

Yang Guang bowed and said, "Thank you, Father, for making the decision for me. I will take my leave now!"

Yang Jian then said to Wang Hong: "Hand over all the materials to the Dali Temple, and arrest all the suspects you released. If you dare to deliberately refuse to cooperate again, you will go to Lingnan to farm!"

Wang Hong was so frightened that his face turned pale and he quickly took his leave.

Yang Jian was extremely annoyed. He knew very well that there would be no one else except the prince.

Yang Guang hurried back to the Prince of Jin's mansion. As soon as he entered the mansion, his staff member Lin Zhiguo came forward and said, "Your Highness, I just received news that Jingzhao Shaoyin Cui Kai committed suicide by taking poison."

(End of this chapter)