Chapter 216: Conquering Zhao Duan
Chapter 216: Conquering Zhao Duan
Governor's Hall.
Zhao Duan went straight from Lihua Hall to this imperial yamen hub. On the way, he vaguely sensed the tense atmosphere in the air.
When I arrived at the main gate of the hall, I ran into an acquaintance.
"Were you also called here by the Governor?" they both said in unison.
The tall female detective with black hair tied in a ponytail, a hidden weapon bag tied around her waist, and a teardrop mole at the corner of her eye frowned:
"Do you know what happened?"
Zhao Duan looked at Haitang and shook his head.
"I just entered the government office and I came here. I only heard that the rebels committed the murder."
Haitang's expression was solemn: "That's all I know. 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.
This eunuch, who was known as the "King of Hell", had a stern face, messy and irritable eyebrows, and thick joints in his hands. He looked at his two subordinates, nodded, and said:
"You've come just in time. Let's go and take a look at the scene together."
in such a hurry?
Zhao Duan and Haitang looked at each other, and without further ado, they followed Ma Yan and walked out of the yamen together.
A group of imperial guardsmen were already waiting outside.
The situation was urgent, so the three of them did not take a car but rode on horseback.
On the way, Zhao Duan couldn't help but ask about the details out of curiosity.
Ma Yan glanced at him and said only:
"The government received a report about the case, and they informed us because it involved the rebels. Haitang is good at solving cases, and you have a lot of bad intentions, so you have experience in dealing with the rebels."
No... Old Ma, that's not right. Why do you describe me as a bad person... I can't be smart and brave, I have to be dark and cunning, right... Zhao Duan was too tired to complain.
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The murder took place in a house on Niulan Street.
When the imperial yamen entourage arrived, the house had already been sealed off by officials from the government office.
An official in a green robe was waiting here. Seeing this, he bowed and saluted:
"Your humble servant greets the Governor."
He looked at Zhao Duan again and said with a slightly complicated expression:
"Meet Zhao Jisi."
Haitang: "..."
So I was ignored?
Ma Yan was a man of decisive character. He waved his hand and ordered people to lead the way while asking about the situation.
The green-robed official said:
"This house was the home of a minor flag officer of the Imperial Guard. He died last night. There were traces of rebellion left at the scene, so we had to trouble the governor to come in person. The scene was not disturbed. It is right here."
As they were talking, the group arrived at a study room, where officials from the government office were guarding the door.
Ma Yan led the two of them over the threshold, and Zhao Duan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
There seemed to be a not-so-fierce "resistance" in the room.
Probably means:
The tables, chairs, bookcases, etc. were all intact, but the weapons on the shelf at the back had been tampered with, leaving only a scabbard.
There are also a lot of tiny marks on the shelves and the wall behind them, many things are messy, and some porcelain bottles are broken.
On the ground, a middle-aged officer was lying on his back with a scarlet wound on his neck, his eyes were wide open, and there was still fear in his eyes.
A trail of coagulated blood was left on the wall and the floor.
There was also a blood-stained sword thrown next to it.
"Haitang." Ma Yan stopped and said in a deep voice.
Haitang stepped out, squatted down skillfully, and examined the wounds of the deceased.
While watching, he said calmly:
"From the physical signs on the body, the time of death was probably before midnight last night. There was only one fatal wound on the neck, which should have killed him in one blow. The deceased was a small flag officer and had martial arts skills... This means that the enemy was much stronger than him."
She stood up again, walked around the desk, and came to the bookshelf to ponder 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 bent over his desk last night, and then stood up, turned around and drew his sword to fight the enemy. However, I don't know what means the enemy used to take the sword away and kill him with one strike. The aftermath of the sword energy swept across the bookshelf behind him, breaking the utensils... The bloodstains on the ground and the position of the body are consistent... It's strange."
"What's wrong?"
Zhao Duan asked curiously.
He didn't know how to solve the case, he just thought the female detective was very professional.
Haitang frowned and said:
"There are no signs of the doors and windows being broken, and the deceased was facing the enemy head-on, which means the enemy was not hiding in the house in advance, but came in through the front door. With the deceased's cultivation level, he should not have been unaware..."
Ma Yan said in a deep voice:
"You mean, an acquaintance committed the crime? If the person who came in was an acquaintance, he would naturally not be alert until he sensed danger, then he hurriedly stood up and drew his sword."
Haitang said:
"It's possible. By the way, didn't the deceased's family hear the sound of fighting? Why didn't they report it immediately?"
Doorway.
The green-robed official from the government office explained:
"After the interrogation, the deceased's family did not hear any noise. When he returned home last night, it was already very late. The deceased's family just thought he was handling official business in the study and did not disturb him.
When it was almost dawn, his wife woke up and realized that he hadn't returned. She went into the study to look for him and found the body.
Several people looked at each other and realized that the murderer might have used some "sorcerer" methods to hide the movement.
Ma Yan frowned and said:
"Tell me, where are the traces of the rebels left at the scene?"
The green-robed official reached out and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over: "Here it is. The deceased's family found this after they came in and took it to the government office to report the case."
Zhao Duan was standing aside and had no chance to perform the whole time, so he came over out of curiosity.
I found that there were many words written in blood on the paper.
Haitang suddenly said:
"The murderer wrote it with the victim's blood. No wonder when I investigated the scene just now, I found a pen in the pool of blood. I thought it had fallen accidentally."
Ma Yan raised his hand to take it, and did not avoid his two subordinates, who looked at it together.
Immediately, the expressions of the three people changed at the same time!
There were about dozens of words on the paper, and the content was very simple. They were the words left by the murderer.
Probably means:
Because the Zhao thief wrongly killed the members of the Kuangfu Society, and because the false emperor issued a "bad policy", the dogs and men colluded with each other, and the Kuangfu Society decided to assassinate the "imperial party" members who supported the false emperor's new policy...
They demanded that the false emperor stop his "evil policies" and eliminate the treacherous concubines and corrupt officials... otherwise they would keep killing until the stubborn imperial officials came to their senses.
Name of signature:
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 official in green robe looked at him strangely when he entered the room.
I almost yelled in my heart:
"The rebels can assassinate if they want, and threaten if they want by writing blood letters, but why are you dragging me into this?"
In this blood letter, in addition to the "fake emperor" that the rebels always mentioned, Zhao Duan was particularly emphasized.
The implication of the words seems to be that the killing was done in revenge for Zhao Duan's massacre of the rebels.
Even at the end of the request, it was specifically written that he, the treacherous and treacherous mistress, must be eradicated.
Zhao Duan wanted to applaud and said in his heart:
Didn’t I just kill a Frost Sword, dig out two traitors including Tie Chiguan, strike and capture a group of members of the Capital City Kuangfu Society, and by the way, break the plan of the old villain Zhuang Xiaocheng, help the empress to wipe out some enemies, stabilize the "fake emperor" regime, and draft a new policy to help the "fake emperor" strengthen the national strength...
"It's just a small matter. Is it necessary for Zhuang Xiaocheng to hold a grudge against me? He even listed me alongside the Empress and wrote it in blood..."
Zhao Duan said he couldn't understand.
"The Thousand-Faced God... is he the one among the thirty-six heavenly warriors of the Kuangfu Society?"
Haitang's focus was on the identity of the murderer in the signature. She frowned and said:
"When did this person enter the capital? Yes, if it is this person, it can explain it. This person is a master of both magic and martial arts, and is famous for his magic of changing one's appearance.
It's not just an ordinary disguise, but the ability to impersonate someone else almost perfectly...
If I disguised myself as a family member of the deceased and entered the study last night, and then revealed my murderous intentions, it would make sense."
Ma Yan said in a deep voice:
"The Thousand-Faced Divine Lord... a cultivator at the Divine Chapter Realm. It seems that he is the new branch leader sent by the Kuangfu Society after Han Shuangjian's death. This person is cunning and very good at disguise. No wonder we didn't notice him in advance."
Zhao Duan frowned and said:
"Have the people from the Kuangfu Society gone so crazy as to start assassinating people?
As far as I know, their previous methods of dealing with officials were to win them over and set traps, trying every possible means to get them to join them, and assassinations were very rare.
After all, the purpose of the Kuangfu Society is not to cause the collapse of the imperial court, nor do they want the officials to be afraid of them... They still dream of overthrowing His Majesty and re-establishing a new emperor."
Ma Yan glanced at him with a complicated look in his eyes, and said faintly:
"It seems that the new policy you came up with has really made the rebels anxious."
In other words, it made the Eighth Prince anxious.
Zhao Duan's heart moved:
Therefore, it was because the Eight Kings, or the Kuangfu Society, realized that if the "New Deal" was successfully implemented, the empress's rule would become more stable.
This time, the desperate man had no choice but to resort to assassination.
However, there seemed to be some room for maneuver, at least the first one he killed was just a small flag officer.
More importantly, it serves as a warning to others.
"The Thousand-Faced God left these words with the intention of causing panic among the people in the court and the country, especially the officials of the 'imperial party'. He deserves death." Ma Yan sighed.
No... he is still inciting hatred among the officials towards me... Zhao Duan sighed.
The repeated mention of his name in the blood letter would undoubtedly make people associate the assassination with him.
A typical way to divert conflict...
Is this written in blood?
No, this is simply an imperial edict to attack Zhao Duan.
The three men felt heavy in their hearts, knowing that if the other side continued to kill, the situation that had just improved would be in turmoil again.
Thinking of this, he immediately prepared to leave, report to the empress, and make a response.
However, just after Zhao Duan walked out of the study.
In the yard, an angry roar came straight towards him.
"Zhao Duan, return my brother's life to me!"
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(End of this chapter)