Chapter 386 Key Evidence

Chapter 386 Key Evidence

Chapter 386 Key Evidence
The figure at the city gate attracted the attention of many soldiers.

The many guards beside the tall man were particularly eye-catching.

Some soldiers had seen Duke Shen and saw that it was him who came to greet them.
They couldn't help but start whispering to each other, filled with excitement.

At the core of the military formation, a strange atmosphere began to spread.

Lu Yunyi, Liu Heiying and Li Jinglong all looked solemn and felt a sense of tension for no reason.

There is absolutely no joy or excitement as it should be.

Two completely different atmospheres began to collide with each other in the front army scout unit.

The more enthusiastic the soldiers around them were, the more depressed and solemn the three men felt.

Li Jinglong felt uneasy. He turned to look at Lu Yunyi and asked worriedly:
"Yun Yi, what should we do?"

Liu Heiying also turned his head and looked inquiring.

Lu Yunyi forced himself to calm down and gave the two of them an affirmative look:

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

As he spoke, Lu Yunyi waved his hand.

The tight military formation gradually separated a path.

Seeing this, Lu Yunyi threw the reins in his hand.
The warhorse under him heard the master's order and took a step forward.

He turned around and looked at Li Jinglong and Liu Heiying.

"Everything remains the same. You guys come too."

Li Jinglong, who was standing there in a daze, reacted immediately, tightened the reins of his horse and chased after him.

Liu Heiying followed him and whispered:
"Duke Cao, please don't show any clues and maintain your proper dignity."

Li Jinglong became even more nervous, but he still nodded gently:
"I see. Are Xu Zengshou and the others coming?"

"No, they don't know about it yet."

"That's good. They are still young and can't keep things to themselves."

Li Jinglong muttered something, as if he was talking about Xu Zengshou and Guo Quan, but also as if he was talking to himself.

After walking out of the military formation, Lu Yunyi's speed increased significantly, and the distance between him and the front army scouts gradually widened.

Li Jinglong became increasingly flustered, with a layer of cold sweat already oozing out of his forehead:
"Black Hawk, we won't be in danger, right?"

“Don’t worry, nothing will happen in broad daylight.

Instead, you need to stay calm and not show any clues.

If you can't hold on, then show your anger, talk to Lord Shen about the assassination, and throw the problem to him."

Li Jinglong's heart skipped a beat.
A look of panic flashed across his face and he suddenly turned to look at Liu Heiying.

It wasn't until Liu Heiying gave him a reassuring look that he felt somewhat at peace.

I don't know why, but the journey always seemed long in the past, but today it seemed especially fast.

Before he could react, he had already entered the shadow of the city gate.

The three men stopped in front, Lu Yunyi smiled, dismounted first, and walked over quickly.

Before he even came close, he smiled and bowed:

"Lu Yunyi of the Front Army Scouting Department pays homage to Duke Shen!"

"Hahahahaha."

Deng Zhen also came over and laughed heartily.
She was wearing a green dress and her long hair fluttering in the wind, looking very free and easy.

Before he even got close, Deng Zhen looked him up and down.

After finding that he was normal, he breathed a sigh of relief and stood in front of the three people:
"Okay, okay, I'm glad you're okay."

"Jiujiang greets Brother Deng."

Li Jinglong pursed his lips, bowed, and there was still some resentment on his face.

"I, Liu Heiying, pay my respects to Duke Shen!"

Deng Zhen waved his hand: "Why are you being so polite?"

After the three of them stood up straight, Deng Zhen looked at Li Jinglong, who was full of resentment, and laughed in surprise:
"Hey, Jiujiang, what's wrong? You look depressed."

Li Jinglong's breathing became a little rapid, and he sighed heavily. Bloodshot welled up in his eyes, and he looked exhausted.

"Brother Deng, Jiujiang almost couldn't come back!!"

It seems that he is thinking of something sad.

Li Jinglong's eyes were somewhat red, and his face was filled with lingering fear.

This made Lu Yunyi and Liu Heiying stunned.
I was deeply impressed by Duke Cao's superb acting skills.

Deng Zhen's face was terribly gloomy, and his eyes were sharp.
He let out a long sigh, took a step forward, patted Li Jinglong on the shoulder, and spoke in a deep voice:
"Jiujiang, the matter has passed, there is no need to worry too much.

Now that you are fine, it is them that should be worried.

From the moment they received the news, the Dusi and the Provincial Administration Commissioner's Office had already started an investigation.

Don't worry, as long as they leave any clues, the imperial court will firmly catch the rebels!
When the person is caught, this guild will report to the court and sentence him to death!"

Deng Zhen's voice was loud and resonant throughout the entire North City Gate, and the guards around him became murderous!
Li Jinglong looked at Deng Zhen with some gratitude:

"Thank you, Brother Deng. Now that we are back in Kunming, Jiujiang finally feels a little safer.

I wonder when we will return to Beijing?

I will tell His Majesty about this and ask him to make the decision for me!"

At this moment, Duke Cao was like a child being beaten outside.

I wish I could fly back to my parents immediately to seek comfort and help.

Liu Heiying had a strange look on his face. If he didn't know some inside information, he would have believed it by now.

Deng Zhen laughed:

"The date for returning to Beijing has not yet been determined.

But the victory report had already been sent to Yingtian at an expedited speed of 800 miles.

When the order to return comes, we can leave.

At least stay for a few days.

You've been fighting for so long, you should also relax.

Have some fun in Kunming these few days. The assassination is over now."

The three of them laughed, but after learning the inside story,
Hearing such words again, it is inevitable that one will have many thoughts and feel strange.

Lu Yunyi showed curiosity and asked:

"Duke Shen, how come you came back before us?
The soldiers are all flattered that you are still waiting for us here. "

Deng Zhen, the Duke of Shen, raised his neck and looked at the soldiers not far away.
Seeing them whispering to each other, he laughed heartily.

"Hahahahahaha, you are all the great contributors to this trip.
It is you who are fighting in the battlefield, I am just here to welcome you, it is nothing."

After a pause, he waved to the commander of the West City Gate standing beside him:
"What are you standing there for? Let our heroes enter the city."

"Yes!"

The commander of the city gate waved his hand hastily.

All the roadblocks and chevaux de frise were removed, and the civilians passing by were stopped, leaving the road clear.

Liu Heiying bowed, retreated quickly, and went back to take charge of the troops entering the city.

Soon, the noisy and chaotic sound of horse hooves rang out.

Deng Zhen and his two companions stood at the foot of the city wall.

He watched the soldiers enter the city gate quietly, his face full of emotion.

Deng Zhen turned his head to look at Lu Yunyi, his expression somewhat hesitant. After thinking for a while, he spoke softly:
"Yun Yi, I came back early this time because I received a letter from home, and it's related to you."

Lu Yunyi was a little surprised, with doubts in his eyes:

"Is it related to my humble position?"

Deng Zhen smiled and shook his head, somewhat helplessly, and took out a letter from his arms and handed it over.

“I thought something big happened at home.
After rushing back, I found that it was not the case at all.

Remember what I told you about my niece on the boat? "

Lu Yunyi's eyes suddenly widened and looked at the letter in his hand.

Li Jinglong looked at the letter, his eyes full of confusion. What niece?
"Is this a letter from Miss Deng?"

Lu Yunyi hesitated, appearing a little reserved and caught off guard.

Deng Zhen's face flashed with helplessness. He nodded gently and put the letter in his hand:

"Okay, I have done what my family asked me to do. As for how to do it, Yun Yi, you make your own decision."

After Deng Zhen finished speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief and was about to turn around and leave.

He took only two steps before he stopped, turned around and said with a smile:

"My niece is very beautiful, gentle and virtuous. If you two can get married, I will be very happy!"

"Okay, I'm leaving now. I won't delay you young people from having fun."

Deng Zhen left quickly with a group of guards without any reluctance to linger.

Li Jinglong looked at the letter in Lu Yunyi's hand with some surprise:
"What do you mean?"

Li Jinglong stretched out his hand and wanted to take the letter and take a look.

But Lu Yunyi suddenly widened his eyes:

"Don't move, hold your breath."

Li Jinglong's hand, which had just been extended, froze in place, his face blank.

Lu Yunyi quickly took out a handkerchief from his arms with his left hand and folded the letter with his right hand.
Then he wrapped it tightly with a handkerchief.

At the same time, he walked quickly to the side of his horse and stuffed the letter into his quiver.

Then he took out the water bag, rinsed his palms quickly, and rubbed them vigorously.

The process was so smooth that Li Jinglong was stunned, his mouth slightly open. What was going on?
Lu Yunyi explained in a low voice while washing his hands:
"You have to be on guard against others. The world is so big, and you never know if there is some poison that will kill you."

"This"

Li Jinglong suddenly felt his lips getting dry and his throat rolling.

He thought of his father, who died inexplicably and the murderer who poisoned him has not been found to this day.

Li Jinglong's eyes were red and his breathing was rapid.

After finally suppressing the thoughts in my mind, I asked something else to divert my attention:

"What's the niece thing?"

"His niece hopes to marry me and has sent me a letter."

Lu Yunyi pointed at the horse bag:

"This is the second letter. Let's go back to the barracks first.
Check if there are any problems with the letter, and then identify the handwriting."

"You can even see this?" Li Jinglong was shocked.

Compared with other military units, the vanguard scout unit can do too much.

An hour later, in the central army tent of the northeastern camp of Kunming City,

Li Jinglong paced in the military tent with his hands behind his back, his face solemn.

From time to time, he looked at the military disciplinarian Zou Jing who was lying on the table not far away.

He was still the same as before, with sharp armor and a calm face.

His black hair was neatly tied up, making him look very straight.

On the long table in front of him, two letters were neatly placed.

Not far away there is a shriveled peony stained with water.

Zou Jing held a magnifying glass in his hand, his head lowered.

He was comparing the words one by one, and the process had lasted for nearly half an hour, making Li Jinglong impatient.

He walked to the table and put his hands on it.

He leaned over and whispered:

"How about it?"

Zou Jing's hands were very steady, and there was no trembling when he moved. He did not look up when he heard the voice, but just answered calmly:
"Duke Cao, stop making noise."

Li Jinglong took a deep breath, slowly raised his head, rolled his eyes, and gritted his teeth!

He continued to pace the room, fists clenched.

This feeling of being unable to use his power drove him crazy.

He turned back to look at Lu Yunyi who was busy dealing with military affairs, blinked his eyes, and moved closer:
"Yun Yi, aren't you going home? If you stay in the barracks, Zi Gong will be embarrassed to go back."

Lu Yunyi answered without even raising his head:

"Take care of military affairs first. A real man should not be bothered by sentimental feelings."

"hiss--"

Li Jinglong took a deep breath, sighed helplessly, slumped down in a chair beside him, tilted his head back, and slowly closed his eyes.

The pressure in his heart was too great, making him abnormally excited.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, he heard rapid footsteps.
Li Jinglong opened his eyes with some annoyance and tilted his head to look towards the entrance of the military tent.

Liu Heiying walked in hurriedly with an envelope in his hand.

Li Jinglong stood up suddenly and moved closer quickly.

Liu Heiying put the envelope on the table, looked at Lu Yunyi, and shook his head slowly:

"Brother Yun'er, I have tried several methods.

No poison was found on it, and there were only two fingerprints on it.”

Lu Yunyi raised his head, a little surprised:

"Only two?"

Liu Heiying nodded solemnly: "Only two!"

"Got it. Destroy the envelope."

"Yes."

Liu Heiying quickly picked up the candle on the table and walked out of the military tent.
The process was so quick that Li Jinglong looked confused. What happened?
Seeing that Lu Yunyi was about to lower his head, he quickly asked:

"Yun Yi, what is a fingerprint?"

"A method of detecting fingerprints is called powder development.

It is a method of saturating an object with gold powder to reveal fingerprints or palm prints."

As he spoke, Lu Yunyi stretched out his hand and explained:

"Everyone's fingerprint is unique.
By looking at the fingerprints, you can tell who the person is and how many people there are.

Of course, some of the specific knowledge is still very profound.
It’s hard to explain for a while, and Black Hawk is the only one who has control over the entire army.”

Li Jinglong was stunned and asked an unexpected question:

"how about you?"

Lu Yunyi was stunned and smiled: "Black Hawk taught me some."

Li Jinglong stood up straight, his face dull and his eyes complicated.
He looked at Zou Jing standing aside, then at Lu Yunyi, and then at Liu Heiying at the door.
He suddenly felt that he, the Duke, was the only one who was useless in this military tent.

Li Jinglong threw himself on the chair in frustration.

Limbs relaxed, head tilted, eyes closed again.

In the dim light, the world before Li Jinglong's eyes became colorful.

The darkness was mixed with various lights, making him feel like he was in a dream.

Suddenly, a slight sound pulled him out of his sleep.

"My lord, I'm fine now."

Li Jinglong suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the long table in front of him.
Seeing that Lu Yunyi and Liu Heiying were already there, he hurried over.

He asked hurriedly: "How is it, how is it?"

He squeezed in and saw a piece of white paper on the table with a few strokes written on it.

Zou Jing looked at the strokes in front of him and spoke in a deep voice:
"My Lord, these two letters were not written by the same person."

"no?"

Li Jinglong widened his eyes and leaned closer.
He had also read the text of the two letters, and they looked like they were written by the same person.

Zou Jing looked at Li Jinglong, nodded slightly, and then pointed at a few strokes on the white paper:

“Duke Cao, although the handwriting is very similar, the imitator has been extremely meticulous.

But handwriting can be imitated, but writing habits cannot be imitated.

The strokes in front of you are all problematic.
Compared to the first letter, the strokes in the latter letter are a bit crooked.

The writing is consistent, but the direction is wrong.”

Zou Jing turned the two letters over and let the three people look at them.

Lu Yunyi and Liu Heiying did not look at it, but thought with serious expressions.

Li Jinglong lay on it and found two "春" that looked exactly the same. He stared at the "丿" carefully, his head tilted constantly.

“It seems a little crooked.”

Zou Jing said coldly:

"Duke Cao, it is useless to just read one word.

Multiple words need to be compared, especially the words at the end of the letter.

Generally speaking, when things are about to be completed, people tend to relax.

Read a letter from beginning to end.
If there are subtle, gradual changes, there is a 90% chance that it is a deliberate imitation.”

Li Jinglong looked at Zou Jing in shock and felt that he was absolutely right.

At this time, Lu Yunyi, who had been silent all this time, spoke calmly:
"Okay Zou Jing, thank you for your hard work, go back first."

"Yes." Zou Jing stood up and left silently.

When Zou Jing reached the entrance of the military tent, he did not move forward, but stopped and waited quietly.

Lu Yunyi also happened to raise his head, "Wait!"

When she found that he was waiting there deliberately, she was slightly stunned and shook her head helplessly.

Some don't know how to speak.

Finally, he sighed, walked closer, and whispered:
"In this campaign, there are many unmanned slashers.
I was thinking, could some soldiers who violated military rules be treated as ordinary dead in battle?

Giving them one or two more beheadings would also be considered as an explanation to their families."

Zou Jing's cold expression changed for the first time, and he sighed softly:
"General, military law is military law.

It's impossible to pretend to die in battle normally, so how can there be an additional level of slashing?"

Obviously, Zou Jing discovered Lu Yunyi's little trick.

Lu Yunyi just felt awkward:
"It doesn't matter if it doesn't work. We need to publicize this matter more and make the soldiers more alert."

"Yes, that subordinate resigned."

"Go ahead." Lu Yunyi waved his hand, not wanting to see him.

Back in the military tent, Lu Yunyi's face suddenly became serious.

Looking at the two letters on the table, he sighed again:

"Everything before was just speculation, but now there is evidence."

Li Jinglong pursed his lips. He understood the matter clearly.

Sending another letter to win him over for no reason has already exposed his uneasy mind.

(End of this chapter)