Card Room

Chapter 178 Chapter 26

This reasoning by Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang strung together all the testimonies of the lady and lady's guard who had been questioned some time ago, and the timeline and the motive and logic of the murderer's crime could also be matched. Xiao Lou subjectively believes that their reasoning is very close to the truth, but no matter how two people guess, it is only a theoretical guess-they have no actual evidence!

To convict a person, one cannot rely solely on speculation. Evidence is the key.

No witnesses existed in this case. When the young lady died, no one in the backyard saw who she was with. When Lin Shaobo died, it was already dark, and no one saw who strangled him.

The physical evidence is even harder to find. The medicine that poisoned the young lady has been swallowed into her stomach and digested. In ancient times, there was no professional instrument to extract drugs from the blood of the deceased, nor could it extract fingerprints from the white pupa ...

Therefore, even if it is speculated that the murderer is likely to be the mysterious young master of the palace, Yu Hanjiang cannot convince Wang Ye or His Majesty Qi Fenghua to be the murderer, and he can't say "this is what I guess", then laugh with generosity.

Strong evidence must be found.

Yu Hanjiang frowned for a moment and said, "We first need evidence in time. Qi Fenghua, who was supposed to have fought on the front line of Qi Guo and Yan Guo, suddenly appeared in Jiangzhou, of course, it is unreasonable. Isn't Xiao Yu going to Yan Guo? It is better to pass a book to him and let him confirm that Qi Fenghua is not in the barracks. As long as he confirms that he left the barracks, time will make sense. "

Xiao Lou turned and looked at the map of Shikoku on the wall. He thought, "How long does it take to get to the front from Jiangzhou?"

Yu Hanjiang measured the distance on the map with his thumb and forefinger and said, "From Jingcheng to Jiangzhou, we spent a day and a night at that time. The journey from Jiangzhou to the front was five times as much as the journey to Beijing, even on a fast horse. , Also have to walk five days and five nights. "

In order to facilitate the detection of the case, the four countries set in this world of hearts are relatively small, and the time spent on the road is not much. Otherwise, according to the vast dynasty such as the Tang Dynasty, if you set it from the capital to the It's been months on the border and on the road.

Thinking of the death of the young lady less than five days ago, Xiao Lou looked back at Yu Hanjiang Road and said "five days and five nights away, even if Qi Fenghua returned to the front line immediately after killing and killing. Therefore, he is most likely still in Jiang State?"

Yu Hanjiang thought the same way. He frowned slightly, holding his arm and saying, "Qi Fenghua rushed back to Jiangzhou at the risk. There must be something important to deal with, and he won't leave so quickly. He disguised as a guard to enter the palace, what did he want to do, We need to look into this before we can understand his true motives. "

Xiao Lou nodded. "I wrote a letter to my brother. There should be clues about Qi Fenghua over there."

Those pigeons raised by Tianxiang Tower can also send messages to Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu contacted Aunt Qing through the pigeons of Tianxiang Tower during Jiangzhou. However, Xiao Lou has faster Li Qingzhao.

Li Qingzhao's 2 skills "Who sent the book in the cloud" can lock the target and not be intercepted. The speed is several times faster than the pigeons. He carefully explained the reason in the letter and let his brother try to mix in when passing by the front line. Military camp, check Qi Fenghua's situation, and immediately returned the letter from this pigeon.

Yu Hanjiang interrogated the assassins overnight.

Aunt Qing, the owner of the Tianxiang Tower and the leader of the Jiangzhou intelligence organization, knew a lot of information. But this middle-aged woman has a strong personality and tenacious spirit, and it is basically impossible to pry open her mouth and let her be honest.

Yu Hanjiang had to adopt psychological tactics, observe her expression carefully, and directly asked "Do you know His Royal Highness Yan Guo?"

There was a hint of surprise in Aunt Qing's eyes, and she immediately denied "I don't know."

Yu Hanjiang looked at her coldly. "Do you know Qi Fenghua, the young master of the palace?"

Aunt Qing said blankly, "I don't know."

Yu Hanjiang said, "It's the idea of ​​Prince Yan Guo to send Xueyan to assassinate in the palace, right? You want to take the opportunity to disturb Jiangzhou, assassinate the king or the county master, and destroy the marriage of Qi Guo and Zhao Guo, right?"

The next questions were answered by "I don't know".

After asking her for half an hour, nothing was gained, and Yu Hanjiang had to put her back and called Xueyan over.

Xue Yan also gritted her teeth and said nothing, but the assassin went to the palace to assassinate Wang Ye on the same day. There were already two witnesses, Qin Rui and Xiao Yu, and her explanation did not affect Yu Hanjiang's judgment on the case.

After the trial of the newly arrested assassin, Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou and whispered, “Aunt Qing is indeed under the authority of Prince Yan Guo. When she mentioned the name of the prince, her eyes flickered, her body was stiff, and her forehead was sweating. The criminal was said to be a typical manifestation of central affairs. "Yu Hanjiang thoughtfully touched his chin, saying," When referring to Qi Fenghua's name, she looked blank and should really not know her. "

Xiao Lou's judgment on Yu Hanjiang will not be questioned, and he carefully analyzed and said, "If Aunt Qing does not know Qi Fenghua, it means that Qi Fenghua and Prince Yan Guo may not be the same people? His purpose of returning to Jiangzhou has nothing to do with this assassin group ... Then he What do you do back to Jiangzhou? "

Yu Hanjiang said, "Maybe it has something to do with the rebels in Qi State?"

Xiao Lou agreed and nodded "there is only this explanation."

If this is the case, then it is normal for Qi Fenghua to kill his sister with a ruthless hand. After all, in the ancient times, many emperors stepped on the throne with the blood of the corpse, as long as it can be done in the end. Are brothers crippled and fathers and sons anti-purposed? What's more, a younger sister who reads Buddha every day and does not help him?

Thinking of the scene where Qi Yiyao was poisoned by his brother, Xiao Lou couldn't help getting cold.

He took a deep breath and calmed down, saying "Qi Fenghua has been on the front line for so many years and suddenly rebelled for no reason. There must be any opportunity in it. He alone cannot do great things. There must be some rebellious forces behind him. We Someone who knows the battles on the front lines has to check his experience in detail. "

Yu Hanjiang thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid you have to ask your brother about this incident. Only one person is coming back from the front."

Xiao Lou nodded and immediately released the flying pigeon biography to his brother.

It was almost one o'clock in the morning, Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou did not sleep, and their teammates were embarrassed to sleep.

During this time, Shao Qingge settled Ye Qi and Liu Qiao in the nearby inn. After Yu Hanjiang tried the assassins, Shao Qingge took them sneaking in through the back door of the prefecture, and concerned about the progress of the case.

Xiao Lou told everyone about their inferences—the murderer is most likely the young master.

Ye Qi's eyes widened. "I feel like something has been missed. It turns out that this is the young master of the palace!"

Shao Qingge rubbed his temples with a headache. "I really don't fit the secret room of red peaches. What's your name? I don't remember."

"Called Qi Fenghua." Old Mo remembered the name very clearly, and he frowned. "I didn't expect it to be him ... I mentioned in the introduction that he was on the front line, and I thought he was focused on fighting on the front line. General, has little to do with this case. "

Liu Qiao concluded, "It seems that the youngest man with the lowest sense of existence has been in Jiangzhou. On the day of Wang ’s birthday dinner, he hid in the backyard for more than two hours. In case we passed by the backyard and met him, Maybe he will be killed? "

When they heard this, everyone felt scalp.

The boss has been around, but everyone didn't think of it and found it.

Xiao Loudao "At present, our reasoning has fallen into a bottleneck-Qi Fenghua suddenly returned to Jiangzhou, what did he want to do? He seems to have nothing to do with Yan Guo's Assassin Group. Aunt Qing does not know him, and my brother did not mention him. It shows that he has nothing to do with the assassination of Zhifu and Wangye, and the killing of his sister must be an accident. "

Ye Qi stretched out his hand, thinking while rubbing his head.

Shao Qingge laughed beside him. "Girl Ye, you are now a lady, don't scratch your hair into a henhouse."

Ye Qi blushed, immediately retracted his claws, and quickly straightened out his long hair.

Suddenly, Ye Qi's eyes brightened. "Yes, I remember that Zhao's messenger group also happened to be in Jiangzhou? They haven't been a part of the show! Will the Master Wangfu come back and have something to do with this messenger group?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone stunned at the same time.

Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou looked at each other suddenly, their hearts suddenly opened up.

Ye Qi is actually very clever. It is indeed a little clever ghost who has scored s in the low-grade red peach room. Xiao Lou praised him in his heart and looked at him admiringly. "Xiaoye is right, the envoy of Zhao Guo should There is also a drama. "

Yu Hanjiang nodded. "Since the assassins on Yan Guo do n’t know Master Ye, maybe Master Ye has nothing to do with Yan Guo, but instead has something to do with Zhao Guodian. Maybe our overall reasoning was correct, just the object. wrong."

What is the correct idea and the object is wrong? !! Shao Qingge didn't understand much, so he decided to give up thinking, sitting next to a fan and patiently listening to everyone's analysis, and continued to smile and lie down.

Lao Mo thought about the reasoning thoughts at the beginning, and said, "Is that the inference that‘ the king and Zhao Guo jointly usurped the throne ’?”

Liu Qiao also remembered this, saying, "At that time, Master Yu speculated that Miss Wangfu Er and Zhao Guoer had a marriage contract. If Wangfu and Zhao Guoer had an alliance, the second prince would usurp the king and the king would help the second prince. Both parties It ’s a mutually beneficial ally. "

This is how Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou originally speculated.

The timing of the envoy of Zhao Guo came a bit coincidentally, and they did enter the palace on the day of Wang ’s birthday. If Wang and the messenger were plotting, they were just heard by the young lady, Wang ’s killing of his daughter, his motive and logic chain were complete. .

However, after careful observation and reasoning, it was found that Wang Ye was not a traitor—he and his Majesty were on the side. When the emperor was there, he personally suggested that he be passed on to the emperor grandson. He also helped to calm down the rebellion when the prince came to power. rebellion.

Yu Hanjiang concluded, "Now it seems that Lord Wang should be innocent. On the contrary, it is the young master of the Wangfu, perhaps collusion with Zhao Guodian. So our inference idea was correct at the beginning, but we got the wrong object-I wanted to collude with Zhao Guo. It ’s not the Eighth Lord, but the eldest son of the Eighth Lord—Qi Fenghua. "

When teammates heard this, they looked very complicated.

The Class A closet is about to stun everyone. The relationship between the people in the palace alone is huge, and the two foreign forces, Yan Guo and Zhao Guo, are a mess.

The Yan Guo Assassin Group sent a show girl to assassinate the emperor. Qi Fenghua wanted to join Zhao to usurp the throne. If Yu Hanjiang and his party could not solve the case in time, maybe they would be dragged for a few days, and the emperor on the Beijing dragon chair would be killed!

No matter if His Majesty died of an enemy assassin or his own rebel, as long as the emperor died, there would be chaos in the world, and they would naturally break through the barriers and get eliminated. It was really thrilling to think about it.

Fortunately, the assassin line has successfully solved the mystery-the intelligence organization run by His Royal Highness Prince Yan Guo wants to mess up Qi Guo, assassinate the prefect, the prince, the lord of the county and even the emperor. Except Xiao Yu, all other assassins have been arrested. Yu Hanjiang also sent a letter notifying that this line was considered a temporary closure.

The line of rebellion is likely to have been collusion with Master Zhao.

The two lines are analyzed separately, and the entire case has finally become clear!

Yu Hanjiang said, "We still need evidence. Shouldn't Zhao's messenger leave?"

Mo Xuemin nodded immediately and said, "No, I saw it when I was passing by today. They all live in the post office in Jiangzhou, and they have been arranged for reception by Wangfu."

Yu Hanjiang looked at Liu Qiao and Ye Qi, and said, "Xiao Liu, Xiao Ye, you all have fast-moving cards. You are responsible for keeping an eye on this messenger group, and report any changes they make immediately."

Liu Qiao and Ye Qi nodded at the same time "understand."

Chapter 179 Chapter 27

At this point, Xiao Yu was rushing to the front.

He had already left Jiangzhou City, and suddenly saw a homing pigeon following behind him, Xiao Yu tiptoe on the horse's back a little, flying up with light power, and grabbing the pigeon.

He tied the horse by the tree, and looked at the contents of the letter by moonlight—

The lower case on the letter is correct and timeless, and it was written by my brother. The elder brother told him two things. One was to let him pass by the front line to the barracks to see if Qi Fenghua was not in the camp. The other was to ask him about what happened to Qi Fenghua over the years. Let him know how much he said. How many.

Xiao Yu frowned slightly, bit his finger, and quickly wrote on the back of the letter—

"Qi Fenghua has been an ordinary vice general in the army for many years. He has a distinguished background and has a high self-esteem. He refused to accept General Lin and had several conflicts with General Lin. Since General Lin was the general commander of the front line, Qi Fenghua could only listen to the general. The instructions were quite resentful. The two faced disagreement, so General Lin refused to let him take the soldiers to fight, and only let him take care of the grain delivery. I have never seen him again since I went to Yan Kingdom. Regarding whether he was here Regarding the barracks, I will look into it carefully when I return to the front line. "

Xiao Yu asked the pigeons to bring them back after writing the letter.

When Xiao Lou received it, he gave it to Yu Hanjiang, and Yu Hanjiang raised an eyebrow. "In this way, Qi Fenghua has been very disappointed in the army for many years. He refused to accept General Lin and was suppressed by General Lin. His father, the eighth lord, ignored the political affairs. The emperor will be promoted to him for a long time, which will inevitably make him angry. At this time, once someone makes a promise to him to cooperate with Zhao Guo's rebellion, he will naturally be moved. "

Xiao Lou nodded "I don't know if Ye Qi have any clues ..."

At that moment, Ye Qi's voice suddenly rang in Xiao Lou's head. "The messenger of Zhao Guo acted. A group of people suddenly rode on horses towards the city. Will Liu Qiao and I follow?"

In order to communicate with each other in a timely manner, Xiao Lou and Ye Qi tied the heart and soul rhino system. When they heard this, they immediately said, "Follow them, pay attention to safety, don't be found by them, and use stealth cards when necessary."

Ye Qidao said, "Okay, we're keeping up. We'll report when we have news!"

According to Yu Hanjiang's instructions, after Ye Qi and Liu Qiao left the prefecture, they went to the post hall to stare. As a result, they stared at the post hall for less than half an hour. The post hall door suddenly opened, and a group of envoys of Zhao Guo rode on the horse quickly. Rush out of town.

It was already three in the morning.

The night was as cold as water, and the bright moon was hovering, and the surroundings were so quiet that there was only the sound of "hooting" horseshoes.

Ye Qi and Liu Qiao looked at each other and quickly opened up their card skills to chase behind the group of people. While reporting to Xiao Lou, Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang quickly rode out of the city to respond.

The envoys of Zhao Guo acted like wind.

However, Liu Qiao's body is as light as a bird. She can leap with the help of trees. There are trees everywhere in the city of Jiangzhou. She shuttles between the trees, just like the master of ancient light skill.

Ye Qi's teleport card can teleport 50 meters at a time. After Liu Qiao finds a good landing point, he can teleport directly under the tree.

The two flew one above the tree and the other followed under the tree, keeping a distance of about 50 meters from the envoy of Zhao Guo.

There was wind in the night, and Liu Qiao was thin and light. He wore a black suit and jumped on the tree, which did not arouse the alarm of Zhao Guo's messenger group. Ye Qi also found a black suit to put on, and covered his face with a black cloth casually.

Soon, they followed the messenger out of the city.

Ye Qi and Liu Qiao didn't dare to act rashly, and they could only follow Xiaoyue while reporting to Xiao Lou.

Half an hour later, the envoy of Zhao Guo came to the mountain outside the city.

There is a temple on the mountain outside the city of Jiangzhou. The ancient temple located between the mountains looks extraordinarily quiet at night. The messengers stopped near the ancient temple. Ye Qi and Liu Qiao embarked on the tree together. Put on the cloak of stealth.

There is a clear spring near the ancient temple. Two tall men are standing opposite each other by the spring.

One of the men in white was handsome in appearance, with a turquoise green emerald hanging around his waist, holding a folding fan in his hand, with a smile in his eyes, and a white gown under the moonlight, like a fairy, with a temperament.

The young man in black standing opposite him had bright eyes and a hint of sharpness in his eyes.

Ye Qi suddenly said in his mind, "This man in black looks like a young version of the grandfather, is he Qi Fenghua ?!"

Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang were on their way. When they heard this, they immediately went to Ye Qidao and said, "Hold the soldiers, listen to what they are saying, pay attention to hide with a cloak, don't alarm them."

Ye Qi continued to eavesdrop and listened.

I saw Qi Fenghua frown, and said, "His second prince, when are you going to act?"

The second prince chuckled and said, "Brother Qi, don't worry, poisoning the prince at the wedding banquet is very risky, and I need to plan carefully. We must ensure a successful one, let the prince **** unknowingly and die unconsciously. After doing a good job, find a 'murderer' who is willing to help me with my sins and pass the matter on, so that the father and king will not doubt me, so that I can naturally take over as the prince. "

Qi Fenghua nodded. "It is still a few months before your marriage with Shu'an County Lord. I hope the second prince will be ready soon."

The second prince narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Rest assured, I won't let him sit in the Prince's position for too long."

Qi Fenghua was silent for a moment, took out a delicate bottle from her arms, and said, "This is the kind of poison that I mentioned in the letter. It is a medicinal powder developed by a master of poison with personal knowledge and mixed with food. It is colorless and tasteless. As long as you put a small spoon into the meals and drinks, the other party will never be able to detect it, enough to poison you dozens of people who want to deal with it. "

The second prince smiled and took over. "Thank you."

Qi Fenghua said, "When it's done, don't forget our agreement."

The second prince nodded "That is of course. Brother Qi helped me to ascend the throne, and I will help brother Qi complete the wish. In the future, you and I will share this prosperous river and mountains, and Qi Guo and Zhao Guoyong form an alliance, wouldn't it be wonderful?"

Qi Fenghua folded his fists at him. "I shouldn't stay in Jiangzhou for a long time, and there will be periods later."

Seeing Qi Fenghua going down the mountain and escaping, Ye Qi immediately called Xiao Lou in the heart of the rhinoceros channel, "Qi Fenghua has come down the mountain, Liu Qiao and I may not catch him!"

Xiao Loudao "Don't worry, I and Hanjiang have already reached the foot of the mountain, Qi Fenghua has difficulty flying with wings. You keep staring at the second prince."

Ye Qi was relieved and continued to monitor.

After Qi Fenghua left, the second prince blew the bamboo flute around his waist, and the messengers ran in, and he knelt down, "See Your Highness!"

The second prince raised his hand and motioned them to get up.

A man said, "His Highness summons his subordinates, I do not know what to command?"

The second prince shook a fan and laughed. "I secretly sneaked into Daqi this time. In addition to taking medicine with someone, I actually want to see what the Wangfu county lord who my father pointed me to look like. What is the purpose now? , Let's go back as soon as possible, not to be suspected. "

The messenger said, "But we leave suddenly, isn't it right?"

The second prince said lightly, "If you leave a book, you will say that Zhao is busy in the domestic affairs. Please leave me without asking Wang for forgiveness. Thank you for your hospitality these days. In the future, the second prince must visit in person."

He waved his hand and rolled over. "Let's go."

Several messengers immediately followed him down the mountain from the other side.

At this point, Yamashita.

Yu Hanjiang brought a group of shadow guards to surround Qingshan.

His token, which His Majesty handed over to him, finally came in handy. The shadow guards saw the token like his Majesty, and did not hesitate to obey Yu Hanjiang's instructions. There are dozens of such shadow guards with high martial arts strength. Qi Fenghua is as high as martial arts and cannot escape the siege of so many people.

When Qi Fenghua came down from the mountain, she noticed something wrong.

He raised his ears alertly and looked around.

The surroundings were terribly quiet. The trees formed a dark shadow under the moonlight, and the dark shadows opened their teeth and danced like a ghost.

On the tree not far there was a long white magpie hanging from a white woman who seemed to be hanging from the wind.

This picture reminded him of his sister hanging on the Wangfu tree ...

Qi Fenghua suddenly became clever, and his body was instantly as stupid as a statue. He did not believe in ghosts and gods, and he did not believe in ghosts. When he saw the white shadow hanging on the tree, he immediately pulled out his sword and flew over. A sword cut white Alas, hacked at the white shadow and shouted, "Who is pretending to be a ghost ?!"

With the break of the white cricket, the "woman in white" who fell to the ground revealed her true colors—

It was a doll made of white cloth.

Qi Fenghua was horrified and realized she was being fooled.

Just then, a huge net descended from the sky, almost covering him.

Fortunately, Qi Fenghua reacted fast enough and immediately flew onto the tree. However, countless black shadows suddenly appeared around him, and the sword light was like white snow, covering him instantly, even if he was strong in martial arts, he was forced to land.

Another giant net was grasped by several men in excellent performance in black and surrounded him!

There are more and more fine nets. What are these groups of black people posing like? Qi Fenghua has nowhere to run, struggles for a while, and is finally captured by eight black people!

There was a sudden flame of light around, and Qi Fenghua's eyes narrowed.

I saw these black men holding torches in their hands, and many others took bows and arrows, sharp arrows aimed at him at the same time.

One man and one woman came out of the crowd.

The man was tall and handsome; the woman, wearing a blue cloak, was standing tall and beautiful in the moonlight, with an extraordinary temperament.

"Master Qi, fortunately." Yu Hanjiang lowered his voice slowly and said, "Aren't you supposed to be on the front line? How come you are in Jiangzhou?"

Qi Fenghua pretended to be calm and quietly, "Who are you, what are you talking about? Under the name Qi Zhao, a hunter on the mountain, but you were caught by somehow, let me go! You know the wrong person."

"Really?" Yu Hanjiang asked coldly, "Master Qi has seven points similar to that of Wang Ye. Wei Chen is the governor of Jiangzhou. For investigating a murder case and dealing with Wang Ye, he should not admit it. Moreover, Master Qi Did n’t you just meet with Emperor Zhao Guoer? The emperor has a distinguished status. How did he meet a hunter? "

"..." Qi Fenghua was ashamed.

"Just now, I made a white rag doll hanging from the tree with my husband. I didn't expect Master Qi to react so fiercely. As soon as I saw this scene, he flew over and cut off the white owl with a sword. I don't know why? Said with a smile.

"..." Qi Fenghua was dying and wanted to tear the net, but the net that trapped him seemed to be made of special materials, and no matter how hard he could break it.

Yu Hanjiang looked at him coldly and said, "Miss Wangfu, Qi Yiyao, your sister, was you killed?"

Qi Fenghua gritted his teeth and refused to answer.

Yu Hanjiang raised his eyebrows gently, and the Chaoying winked a wink.

The two shadow guards came forward and quickly searched his pockets—

Sure enough, the poison was found.

It was the venomous poison he had just given to the second prince, and perhaps the tool he used to poison his sister Qi Yiyao!

Xiao Lou took the medicine bottle, took a piece of cloth, spread it in the palm of his hand, poured out the medicine powder and observed it carefully. This medicine powder looks like a transparent rock sugar powder. When mixed into food, it must be colorless, tasteless, and difficult to be noticed.

Many clear memories suddenly came to mind.

That year, my father found this medicinal powder in a serial poisoning case in Beijing.

Later, the father died of this poison. The mother knew that the other party was a master of poison, and took Xiao Lou and Xiao Yu brothers to flee the capital overnight, and even made the two sons look like little girls to avoid the pursuit and revenge of the murderer. .

Thinking of his childhood experience, Xiao Lou could not help clenching his fists.

This poison actually appeared again.

Along Qi Fenghua, maybe he could find the murderer who poisoned his father that year!

When Yu Hanjiang saw Xiao Lou's look, he immediately wanted to understand the reason for his ugly face. Yu Hanjiang gently embraced Xiao Lou's shoulder and whispered "Mrs. Don't worry, now that we have gained everything, we can always find some clues. Along this poisonous powder, it may be possible to reveal the secret of the rebel forces in Beijing. "

He looked at Qi Fenghua coldly, and waved to the shadow guard behind him "take away!"

Qi Fenghua, who was taken to the prefecture, looked extremely ugly.

He had no idea that he came to meet the second prince late at night, and was arrested by the Jiangzhou prefectural government who was waiting for the rabbits under the mountain!