Sun Wu placed the man in front of the "headless man", then untied the sack and exposed his head. Several adults recognized this man. He was the butler of Feng Mansion.
Sun Wu massaged the man's head and temples a few times, and the Feng Mansion's master groaned and was about to wake up, but Sun Wu left quietly at this time.
After the Master of Feng Mansion woke up, he felt something strange. He looked up and suddenly saw the headless man. He was so scared that he peed his pants and wanted to run away, but his legs were weak, so he had to kneel down on the ground and kept mumbling. said:
"My lord, please spare my life! My lord, please spare my life!"
No, the headless man actually said:
"You actually used my name to kill people. What crime should you be guilty of?"
The head of the Feng Mansion kept kowtowing.
"The villain is guilty, the villain is guilty, and the villain deserves death! You should never borrow the name of an adult... But at least the villain has fulfilled the wish of the adult... I hope the adults can see that even the small ones have worked hard. For my sake, spare this villain’s life…”
"Hmph! Even if I want to kill that Feng Duan, as the head of the family, how can you have the right to kill the master? If you commit such a crime, you should be punished!"
"Yes, yes, it's the villain who is obsessed with his own thoughts. He should not do this rebellious thing. It really shouldn't be done! But isn't this villain's move to avenge the adults? So... So please forgive me, sir. People!..."
The headless man laughed strangely several times. His laughter was like scratching metal, which was very unpleasant to hear.
"I killed Feng Duan for revenge, but why did you do it? You didn't bring it in!"
"Yes, yes, yes!... The villain just spent a long time with the lord's concubine Hu Ji, but for some reason, the incident happened inexplicably and was found out by the lord! The villain was also at a loss for a while. Isn't this just around the corner? On the day of Renyin, the villain...the villain just...made this plan."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar. They never expected that this matter would turn out to be so bloody, and it was just because the butler had an affair with his concubine. Just like that, Feng Duan, the dignified minister of the state of Zheng and one of the seven secret kings, died unexpectedly!
After Feng Duan had exhausted all his traps, how could he have expected that he would die at the hands of a villain and a woman in the end!
This was really unexpected, but when everyone showed up, Fan Li showed up in the rockery behind the headless man. Only then did the head of the Feng Mansion realize that he had been fooled. But now that the matter has come to an end, all the lords have He heard it with his own ears. No matter how much he tried to quibble, he couldn't defend himself, so he had no choice but to plead guilty and face the law.
Seeing this scene, Si Zhuan was thoughtful, and before leaving, he grabbed Li Ran's hand.
"Sir, my father did not take a concubine for nearly ten years before his death, and because of the lessons learned from Si Hei, we, the Si family, have been keeping a low profile these years, so we should not have suffered such an incident!"
Si Hei was arrogant and domineering, and he was actually involved in all the previous changes in the Zheng Kingdom - the 'Boyou Rebellion', the 'Marriage Troubles', the 'Seven Sons Alliance', etc., all of which were like this.
And it is precisely because of Si Hei's troubles that Si Dai and the Si family have also restrained themselves since then.
"However, it does not mean that your father was also killed in this way, but perhaps your father's death is also related to your internal affairs. This is possible for family ministers, relatives and friends. However, Doctor Ziran does not need to be impatient for a while, in order to avoid alerting the enemy. It is okay now As for the secret observation, as for the murderer, there are other ways to punish him!"
Si Zhuan cupped his hands and said:
"Then there is Mr. Lao Ziming!"
The truth about the cause of Feng Duan's death was finally found out, but after some discussion, Zichan and the others decided not to announce the matter to the public, but only punished the Feng family chief and his concubine.
As for the court, it was You Ji who came forward and formally proposed to establish Gongsun Xie, the son of Gongzi Jia, and Liangzhi, the son of Bo You, as the lower officials of the Zheng State, and restore their status as official officials.
Zheng Boning took it upon himself to agree to this request, and the major families and people in the country basically had no objections to the result of this leniency.
The key is that the people who don't know the truth seriously believe that this move has successfully appeased the ghost. In addition, after Zichan took office again, Zheng Yi's appearance changed again.
Therefore, everyone's worried hearts finally gradually settled down. Zheng Yi gradually returned to its former prosperity, and the people were all happy.
However, Li Ran is actually still secretly investigating the murderer of Si Dai.
And as more and more clues surface, as well as those who harbor resentment against Si Dai, the scope of his suspicions can be said to be getting smaller and smaller.
However, this person was obviously on guard and did not reveal any more flaws. Li Ran vaguely guessed someone, but he had no evidence. Without evidence, Li Ran couldn't say it rashly.
On this day, Li Ran, accompanied by Fan Li and Sun Wu, came to Si Zhuan's house as a guest again. Si Zhuan also entertained Li Ran very warmly.
At the banquet, Li Ran took the initiative to bring up the murder incident, and added at the end:
"Thinking about all of us in Zhengyi, there have been no reports of ghosts appearing in recent days. This illustrates a problem, that is, the murderer has no connection with the so-called 'Boyou ghost'!"
Si Zhuan was also slightly startled.
"Brother Ran, why did you say this? Now that Boyou's son has obtained the position of a great official and restored his status as a duke, Boyou's ghost may have found peace because of this. In this case, he has never reappeared in Zhengyi , isn’t it normal?”
Li Ran smiled mysteriously.
"Haha, Doctor Zichan's move is nothing more than to make everyone feel at peace. As for your father's death, his method has been cracked. Tonight, of course, the murder of your father will be repeated, but it will be a bit offensive to your father. I don't know. But is the doctor willing?!"
"What's wrong with this? If we can break this eucalyptus, my late father's spirit in heaven can rest in peace, so why not?"
Si Zhuan replied like this, and this was indeed what he was thinking.
The death of my late father has never been solved, and the matter has always been unresolved. He could never let go of his heart. Although he could claim externally that it was Boyou's ghost who came to take revenge on the Si family, internally he had to find out the murderer before he could give up.
That night, Li Ran arrived as promised. In the past few days, he had prepared the mold and "phantom" of the headless man, and found a short man to put on this special armor and stomach. He could move freely. Although his skills were It's not as good as the "ghost" before, but when walking, it's no different from ordinary people.
With the assistance of Sun Wu and Fan Li, Li Ran used fishing lines to hang the phantom more than ten meters high in the courtyard. Everyone who saw it felt that the ghost had reappeared.
One person appeared in the yard pretending to be a Si Dai, and the other person, wearing a mask, called "Si Dai" to the gate. The two seemed to be chatting for a few words, but the man in the mask suddenly stepped forward and pulled out the "Si Dai". "The short sword on his body penetrated straight into the heart of "Sidai".
"Sidai" was caught off guard, pointing at the masked person, and then fell to the ground and "died"!
Si Zhuan stood up suddenly when he saw this scene.
"Doctor Ziran, judging from this scene, there are probably not many people in the family who can assassinate your father like this, right?"
Si Zhuan was still suspicious. Although all this was speculation, Li Ran's reappearance was consistent with all the factors that led to Si Dai's death. An outsider would not be able to do this.
"Who...can this be?"
Si Zhuan felt something was wrong, but deep down in his heart, he had a candidate.
