When Yu Zhi returned to the courtyard, the masked man had retreated, and there were several corpses lying on the ground, all of which were killed by Ning Huan.
Yu Zhi lifted up the black cloth covering his face, and saw that they were all unfamiliar faces, and couldn't find anything.
Lao Huang looked at Yu Zhi, his suspicions were exactly the same as Yu Zhi's, and he also suspected Li Xiuyuan.
Yanyun's Eighteen Cavalry, the subordinates of such a great practitioner only exist under the command of King Xiang Ji of Chu. For example, the black-clothed killer sent by Li Xiuyuan cannot be called a top powerhouse.
This sudden attack ended without any problem, just like stumbling on a stone while walking on the road. There was no pain, it was just a stumbling.
What is the purpose of these people?
"Explosions, fires, killers... none of them seem to be able to threaten us. Mr. Third is definitely not capable of these stupid actions, or there is a deep meaning hidden in them."
"Li Xiuyuan has been silent for a long time. It would make sense to say that these people were sent by Li Xiuyuan. Lao Bu Die, if you really want to hurt Tong'er, don't blame me."
After experiencing such a thing, everyone no longer felt sleepy and gathered together.
The entire villa was almost burned to the ground in this fire, with numerous casualties and deaths, and all the living people fled outside the villa.
The villa is in the mountains, surrounded by dense forests. Fortunately, the owner of the villa had anticipated this when building the villa, and dug a ditch early to divert spring water into the villa.
The fire started violently, and after initially showing its teeth and claws, it quickly extinguished, turning into bursts of thick white smoke drifting deep into the sky.
Most of the people who died were in their sleep. In the few breaths after the explosion, the flames burned and they soon became charred corpses.
The fire was put out very quickly. When everyone fled the villa, countless soldiers immediately surrounded the place.
There are countless torches shining in the mountain road.
"No one is allowed to leave." An official in bright red official uniform gave the order, and soldiers immediately surrounded him.
The official's name is Fu Taining. He is the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War. He is the third-rank official. He is the second-in-command of the Ministry of War and assists in the government affairs of the Ministry of War.
"This fire came out of the blue, and someone must have set it on purpose. I caught it just in time, and we must not let the villain do whatever he wants. Everyone stays here until I find out the truth before leaving."
No one in the crowd dared to object, but someone cried: "Sir, my child is just three years old and was burned alive in this fire. Please make the decision for the child and bring the criminal to justice."
"My lord, my wife has not escaped from the fire either. Please make the decision, your lord."
"More than ten of my classmates died in the flames. Sir..."
Countless sorrows make people feel sympathetic.
When Fu Taining saw this, he said as if he had practiced it thousands of times: "People are coming to search the entire villa. Don't miss any place. We must give justice to the deceased."
Yu Zhi and others were naturally detained and faced questioning by the soldiers.
Yu Zhi looked at the soldiers and thought: These people came just by chance. As soon as something happened, the officials arrived. If Shuntian Prefecture had this speed, how could there be so many cases in Kyoto?
Fu Taining's eyes swept across the crowd, and finally stopped among the figures.
"Yu Zhi. Is he Yu Zhi?"
"Although this boy is just a clerk of the Inspectorate, the Qiu family is standing behind him. To deal with him is to deal with the entire Qiu family. How did he offend the prince?"
Fu Taining didn't know why when he received Xiang Jinghao's order.
But then I heard from Xiang Jinghao that this was what Xiao Jingyu meant, and the hesitation in my heart dissipated a bit.
Fu Taining stood in the camp of King Chu from beginning to end.
Standing in the camp of King Chu is also standing in the camp of the third prince Xiao Jingyu.
"That's all, as long as he is captured back to Kyoto, someone will naturally punish him." Fu Taining thought in his mind, "But what is the evidence that the prince said?"
For an instant, Yu Zhi and Fu Taining's eyes met in the air.
Fu Taining's gaze gave Yu Zhi a sense of conspiracy.
Assassinations only occur in the far north, in unknown places deep in the mountains and forests.
But this place is only a day's journey from Kyoto. If it really caused a battle on the Kaibi Monument, I'm afraid it would be found out clearly the next day.
This Kyoto is the most noble place in the world. Even if the undercurrents are turbulent, those undercurrents will definitely be smoothed out by those unfathomable forces.
As the soldiers questioned them one by one, it was Yu Zhi's turn.
"Name, who is it?"
"Yu Zhi, the chief minister of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, returned to the capital according to the order."
Yu Zhi took out the Metropolitan Procuratorate's belt card and waved it in front of the other party.
The soldiers were just conducting interrogations as usual, and did not dare to offend when they saw the badge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so they said: "It turns out to be the Master of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I'm rude."
Yu Zhi said: "These people are all my friends. If they are traveling with me, there is no need to interrogate them."
The soldier replied respectfully: "This is natural."
The Metropolitan Procuratorate is different from other places. This is a place where you can directly go to Heaven to listen. Even the small ninth-grade secretary is not comparable to soldiers like them.
Just when the soldiers wanted to bypass Yu Zhi and others, Fu Taining came over and asked uprightly: "What's going on here? Why don't you conduct an interrogation?"
The soldier never expected that such a trivial matter would attract Fu Taining's attention.
The soldier replied fearfully: "Sir, this person is the Chief Secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I would like to..."
Fu Taining snorted coldly, and the red official robe surged like a sea of blood, giving people an extremely depressing feeling.
"Can the director of the Metropolitan Procuratorate not need to be interrogated? Even if Jiang Qing is here, if there is any suspicion, he must be interrogated in accordance with the law."
Fu Taining's words scared the soldiers into cold sweat, and they nodded in agreement.
Yu Zhi stared at Fu Taining and sneered in his heart. It seemed that he was really coming for me.
"My lord is right. The emperor commits the same crime as the common people, so naturally we cannot make an exception."
Then Yu Zhi nodded to the soldier just now, indicating that he could conduct an investigation.
Fu Taining looked at Yu Zhi, "Yu Zhi, right? It's a routine matter for me. After all, many innocent people were killed in this fire."
Yu Zhi smiled hypocritically, cupped his hands and said, "I, Yu Zhi, have a clear conscience, sir, just check it out."
Fu Taining just smiled, the coldness in his eyes unmistakable.
"However." Yu Zhi added, "If someone dares to frame me and frame me... Sir, you should know that I, Yu Zhi, am also a person with some background, and the people behind me may not be able to offend you."
Buzz!
Fu Taining's brain was like mush.
What an awesome young man! Sharp teeth and sharp mouth. Did he guess something?
The "evidence" the prince mentioned must be a false accusation. This is crystal clear.
Fu Taining would not give in, but responded more forcefully: "Are you threatening me? Do you know that I am the left minister of the Ministry of War, and I can kill you ten times if I threaten the imperial official."
"Reminder!" Yu Zhi corrected, "It's just a reminder. However, Mr. Minister, you should know that falsely accusing an official of the imperial court, even dying a thousand times is not enough."
Fu Taining now knew why Xiang Jinghao wanted to get rid of the young man in front of him.
He is alert, anticipates the enemy's opportunities, and has a behemoth like the Qiu family standing behind him.
If Fu Taining was really the only one, he would never provoke Yu Zhi, but now he was riding a tiger.
No matter how big the Qiu family is, can it be bigger than the Chu Palace and the Third Prince? ...Fu Taining comforted himself in this way.
At this moment, a soldier came to report.
"Sir, we found a corpse in a carriage. There were no traces of fire on the body, only sword marks. There is still blood flowing out. It should have been just after death."
Evidence, is this the evidence prepared by the Crown Prince? ... Fu Taining naturally knew it, but he still said cooperatively: "Who is in charge of the villa? Come out and tell me who this carriage belongs to?"
"This inexplicable fire has not yet come to an end, but another human life has occurred."
When Yu Zhi heard this, he felt very uneasy and began to speculate a little more about what was about to happen. He just watched this scene silently.
The manager of the villa was still alive, and the soldiers quickly pulled the carriage in front of everyone.
Wang Dafu was a human spirit after all. After recognizing the carriage, he whispered to Yu Zhi: "Sir, you are trying to frame us."
Yu Zhi sneered and said: "Such dirty tricks can be seen through at a glance, but there are many people in the family, so it is not difficult to do something. Let's take a look first."
The manager of the villa quickly identified Yu Zhi.
Fu Taining looked like he knew everything like a god, and said in a sinister manner: "Someone will bring the body out and let Yu Zhi take a look at it and see how he wants to make excuses."
"Hmph, the purpose of setting a fire and disturbing the public is to kill people. You are so careful, do you think I can't guess it?"
Soldiers carried the body out.
There is no doubt that this is Zhao Jie's body.
But Zhao Jie's body was clearly in some collapsed ruins in the villa, so why did it appear on the carriage?
Yu Zhi glanced at Zhao Jie's body and said calmly: "I said I didn't kill this man. You probably won't believe it."
Fu Taining clasped his hands behind his back. This was just a play and his role had been determined.
"The evidence is conclusive, how can you let me trust you?"
Yu Zhi shook his head helplessly and said, "Sir, do you know who this corpse is?"
Fu Taining raised his brows, looked at the corpse, and said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter who it is. Kill someone to pay for your life. When I take you to prison, you will naturally do it. Someone, come and capture this murderer."
Yu Zhi finally knew what this uneasiness was.
Will Zhao Jie's death be used to accuse me of murder? How ridiculous.
Of course, Yu Zhi killed Zhao Jie. This is a fact, but now Yu Zhi will never admit such a fact.
"Sir, there's no need to go to such trouble. I'll go with you." Yu Zhi stretched out his hands, looking like he was at a loss.
Fu Taining suddenly felt like he was being targeted by a wild beast. His instinct told him that this young man would cause him a lot of trouble.
Yu Zhi continued: "However, you have to know, if something happens to me, will the people behind me let you go?"
"Or you will become an outcast, risking your life to appease the anger."
"Sir, you have to think carefully. You are just the minister of the Ministry of War."
Zhao Jie died like this, appearing in front of Yu Zhi without warning, and died in Yu Zhi's hands without knowing anything, and then naturally became the evidence against Yu Zhi's murder.
I'm afraid, Zhao Jie will not know why he died until his death.
And who did all this come from?
