Fuwei Escort Agency took over Jipi Lane, which was not only the arrangement of the Jingnan Palace, but also the outpost of the Geng family's entry into Fuzhou City. Lin Zhennan did not dare to neglect it at all.
He doesn't have to care about the behavior of switching defenses after being sober, but he must be active enough.
However, when Fuwei Escort ordered the eighty men and arrived at the entrance of Jipi Alley, one of the soldiers left behind by the Geng family turned out to be bleeding from all his orifices and with broken bones. He refused to rest in peace and died in Jipi. Under the archway of the alley!
The bodyguards were all skilled in the world and had special experience in trauma examinations. They quickly determined that someone had approached him from behind and smashed the Tianling Bone with such great force that he didn't even have time to shout. die.
The bodyguards were inexplicably panicked. There were only a few people with such palm power in the world. If this person sneaked into Fuzhou City, he could cause boundless waves at any time and cause chaos.
In the eyes of many escorts, Mr. Lin was much calmer. His eyes wandered around the dead bodies and he was lost in thought, but his heart felt like a turbulent sea.
"You guys take the body to the government office. Remember to walk slowly on the way."
The world of Fuzhou City is not too complicated. Lin Zhennan basically knows who has such strength.
For example, the Hongyang Holy Child of the White Lotus Sect who often appears in Fuzhou is famous for his palm skills and internal power. Although he looks like a child, his killing power is frightening. If he were to take action, he could do this easily.
However, what Lin Zhennan was worried about was not the danger of the enemy.
After all, no matter how ferocious the opponent is, the Fuwei Escort Agency has the backing of the Jingnan Palace. Hongyang Holy Boy took the initiative to offend the Geng family, which is tantamount to self-destruction and will only invite indiscriminate encirclement and suppression.
What he was most worried about was that Jiang Wen would kill someone.
Based on his knowledge of Jiang Wen, he must have been to Jipi Lane. Lin Zhennan wouldn't be surprised if Jiang Wen did anything to satisfy his curiosity.
And Lin Zhennan, who had traveled together in the martial arts world in the early years, also knew very well that Jiang Wen was good at an extremely powerful palm technique, and he could break open monuments and crack rocks as if it were nothing, and he would never survive every time he took action.
Once Jiang Wen is involved actively or unintentionally, even if it only leaves some traces that should not be there, then Jiang Wen will have to face an extremely dangerous situation...
Fortunately, just when he was hesitating, a figure in Jipi Alley flew through the air and suddenly ran towards the alley in the distance.
"Hurry up!"
After only a moment of hesitation, Lin Zhennan ordered his escort to pursue him. Viewed from a high place, the torches in the surrounding alleys were swaying and gathering together, winding westward like a fire dragon, chasing a dark and unclean black spot. The momentum is great.
Lin Zhennan stared into the distance with his eyes like lightning, trying to tell whether this figure was Jiang Wen.
If so, then he must catch up with him to protect him first; if not, he must capture him to eliminate Jiang Wen's suspicion.
Hoping to buy time for the team of corpse transporters, Lin Zhennan and his men kept chasing, and finally approached a strange dimly lit alley, but the leading figure suddenly disappeared.
"Chief escort!"
"Chief escort!"
Following the shouts of respect, dozens of well-dressed men gathered in the alleys. The blazing torches illuminated the surrounding area, forming a continuous film. The firelight also reflected their nervous eyebrows.
Lin Zhennan came forward with a sword in his hand. He was very angry as he walked, and said to the head escort Shi who entered first, "Have you noticed anything strange?"
The smell of alcohol from the night before had completely dissipated. He lowered his voice and said, "A black shadow suddenly shot up at the entrance of the alley and flew in. It looked like a ghost when it passed through the wall. I heard a fight coming from inside. I didn't dare to let the brothers go in rashly, for fear that there would be an ambush from the demon inside..."
Lin Zhennan nodded slowly and asked the bodyguards who were equipped with various weapons to prepare themselves. He also stared at the towering walls on both sides of Netherworld Alley, staring at the moss marks that symbolized uneasiness.
"Prepare to fly over the wall with your claws, sneak in from the corner of the courtyard, and don't alert the people inside."
Lin Zhennan felt increasingly uneasy, but his face was still majestic and calm as he commanded the escorts.
Ropes were thrown up the wall one after another, and several bodyguards with strong bodies and extraordinary strength climbed up with sharp knives in their mouths, quietly trying to occupy the dangerous terrain so as to attack from inside and outside.
The corners of the courtyard are determined, the center is blooming, and it is condescending, waiting for work.
This is the strategy Lin Zhennan has prepared.
But just as the second group of people stood close to the courtyard wall, guarding a small door that was difficult to detect, the door suddenly opened, and a stream of turbid air rolled out, and the surrounding temperature seemed to drop a few degrees. .
"Why is it you, Brother Lin?"
A voice sounded very surprised.
"Jiang Wen?!"
Lin Zhennan was also shocked.
"...Good evening everyone."
Jiang Wen's figure slowly appeared, and he looked particularly embarrassed when he saw the crowd at the door, "Brother Lin, why did you ask so many people to protect me, or else I would treat everyone to a late-night snack after work?"
Lin Zhennan almost pulled off a lock of his beard.
"Zilu, why are you in there! That person just now was really you?!"
Jiang Wen said confused: "Brother Lin, what are you talking about? It's obvious that you are the ones surrounding this group. Why are you asking me the other way around?"
Jiang Wen shrugged, "As soon as I heard the movements outside in the courtyard, I guessed that they were planning to outflank the two wings and break through the center, so I just came out first to avoid accidental damage. Since we are all our own, let's evacuate quickly. The thieves inside I have already beaten you away, and now I will definitely be unable to catch up..."
Lin Zhennan frowned and said, "Did you go to Jipi Lane just now and then come here?"
Jiang Wen nodded: "Yes."
Lin Zhennan continued: "Did you see anyone rushing into the yard just now?"
Jiang Wen nodded: "There is a ridiculously ugly ghost-faced man here. His movements are very strange. Are you chasing him?"
"Guard the door and don't let anyone in!"
Lin Zhennan ordered the bodyguards, and then walked in the door with Jiang Wen, and instantly saw the terrifying scene of corpses standing like a forest in the courtyard.
"this!!"
"It's okay, they are all people who have been dead for a long time."
Jiang Wen said, "Looking at you, what happened?"
Lin Zhennan replied in a deep voice: "The Geng family soldiers are dead."
Jiang Wen also shook his head with a bad expression: "It's very foggy here, and I always feel like something is going to happen. Just now, in order to protect a person in the house, I fought with the Ghost-faced Man for several rounds, but the other person suddenly jumped over the wall and ran away. "
"When I entered the house, I found the person I wanted to protect..."
Jiang Wen took Lin Zhennan into the Hall of Enjoyment and saw bamboo branches scattered on the ground. The two opened a cabinet in a narrow corner and found someone huddled in a ball with their knees and shoulders clasped, their face scratched to pieces by their fingers and palms, and they had been firmly embedded in the square inches with their bone-shrinking skills. They had been dead for a long time with their eyes open.
"This look... seems to be scary to death..."
Lin Zhennan looked at it for a moment and made a judgment, "He wanted to avoid being chased and hid in the cupboard, but something scared him to death inside."
Jiang Wen nodded: "I think so too. I only found a bead from his throat and didn't see any fatal injuries. When I was fighting the Ghost-faced Man, he could still speak to us. Maybe he died in just a quarter of an hour..."
"Huh? What did he tell you?" Lin Zhennan asked.
Jiang Wen thought about it for a while: "They are all nonsense. Anyway, it's not 'allow me to live'..."
Lin Zhennan was about to speak when suddenly there was another rumbling sound outside the alley. It seemed that another large group of people had surrounded Netherworld Alley, including Fuwei Escort Agency.
The two of them moved out of the hospital and stood with the restless escorts, looking in the direction of the alley in the half-darkness, not knowing who was coming.
As the footsteps gradually became clearer, Geng Jingzhong's figure appeared first, as he was galloping on his horse and panting and said to Lin Zhennan: "Mr. Lin, what happened here!"
Lin Zhennan nervously raised his hands and said, "Reporting to the Crown Prince, there was a murder case in Jipi Lane, and I led people to chase it here!"
Then he pointed his hand at Jiang Wen, "The guest of the house just entered first and fought with the murderer for several rounds. Unfortunately, he escaped - another deceased was found inside, and the cause of death is unknown."
The bodyguards immediately lowered their weapons and bowed their hands in salute. They secretly admired Lin Zhennan's quick wit and instantly interpreted the suspicious situation of tense swords as a confident attack.
"Any clues?"
"Prince Qi, I suspect that this matter was done by the Holy Child of Hongyang of the White Lotus Sect."
After Lin Zhennan finished speaking, Geng Jingzhong seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, turned his head and said loudly behind him.
"Please see, Sir Imperial Envoy, our Jingnan Palace has already controlled the situation, so you don't need to worry anymore!"
These words were full of gunpowder, but heavier footsteps sounded at the entrance of the alley, and a figure like an iron tower suddenly appeared, so that the light of the torch in the Netherworld Alley was blocked and dimmed.
"Your Majesty is still too gullible, this matter is not that simple!"
The answers were tit for tat, but Jiang Wen saw that the person walking in was a muscular monk with short stubble and wearing monk's robes. He had thick eyebrows, a ferocious appearance, and his eyes were full of concentration. Violence shows no trace of the compassion of a monk.
This imperial envoy turned out to be a monk!
The monk was much superior to Geng Jingzhong and ignored Geng Jingzhong's intention to chase away guests.
"The deceased's external injuries are clear, but no one has seen the murderer. I think the murderer is probably the person who was originally discovered, but the thief is trying to get away with it by shouting "catch the thief!"
His eyes were fixed on the men and horses of the Fuwei Escort Agency, and he stayed in front of Lin Zhennan for a few seconds. "Especially when we entered the city and happened to encounter the corpse transport team under the banner of the Escort Agency. Those people were sneaky and claimed to be Send it to the government office, I think you actually want to destroy the body and eliminate all traces of it!"
Regardless of whether they do good or evil, if we use this method of judging the deeds regardless of the heart, then every action can be analyzed with many different meanings, and everyone also has different motives.
Lin Zhennan remained silent and just held his hands in front of him. He could tell that the other party's menacing attack was not directed at him, but more against the Geng family. Forcibly trying to differentiate on his own might not be effective.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, Mr. Lin and Fuwei Escorts took over this place under my orders. There is absolutely no possibility of killing anyone!"
Geng Jingzhong waved his sleeves and said, the Geng family's soldiers are also elites who have fought in hundreds of battles. They followed Geng Jingzhong with murderous intent, not inferior to the lineup on the opposite side. They all drew their swords and frowned, glaring angrily.
"If there is no evil in your heart, then go to the government office together and be interrogated by this imperial envoy, and you will naturally be cleared! What do you think, Your Majesty?"
The monk smiled very ugly and proposed another plan in order to retreat.
Geng Jingzhong wanted to refuse outright, but he happened to glance at Lin Zhennan. When he saw the other party nodding slightly, he instantly had an idea in his mind.
Geng Jingzhong said arrogantly: "Since ancient times, no crime has not been tested, and innocent people have not been punished. How can there be any reason to arrest people casually for verification? Isn't this a clear sign of submission?"
Then Lin Zhennan spoke decisively.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding. However, my Fuwei Escort Agency is loyal to everyone and will never go beyond the limits. If this lord is worried, just start checking on me, the Chief Escort Officer!"
This move was very clever. Originally, the monk used legal principles to pressure people and wanted to force everyone to find the real culprit. Geng Jingzhong said that if he objected, he would only fall into passivity.
But now he turned into Geng Jingzhong and expressed his opposition. Lin Zhennan was willing to cooperate for his sake, and the monk was roasted on the fire.
——Okay, didn’t you say that Fuwei Escort Agency is the murderer? Then you can tell me in advance, which one of us is the murderer?
What the monk can and can only do at this time is to start investigating Lin Zhennan. If Lin Zhennan is not the murderer, nor are the several bodyguard leaders, then the legal rationality of his behavior will be greatly weakened and it will become completely unreasonable, and Geng Jingzhong will lose.
But strangely, the monk looked solemnly and ordered his men to carry the bleeding corpse.
"The murderer has incredible palm power and moves violently. Anyone present with this skill will be suspected."
His voice was as rough as sandpaper, "I think this Taoist Priest has a long breath and strong hands. I think he is a master of internal affairs. Let's start with you!"
The monk suddenly looked over the crowd at Jiang Wen. His iron tower-like body was extremely oppressive, and he grabbed Jiang Wen's left hand like lightning.
"This inference is too arbitrary. Why can't it be a murderer hiding in the dark?"
The monk said coldly: "You also want to say that it is the missing White Lotus Sect?"
"No, no."
Jiang Wen smiled casually and said to the monk: "What the master said makes sense. I see that the calluses on your hands are overlapping and the metacarpal bones are wide. You should be practicing external skills. If you want to smash the Tianling Cap of a living person, it is also Easy, right?"
The monk frowned and said coldly: "I am entering the city tonight with Prince Geng. I have just arrived in Fuzhou. Are you doubting me?!"
Jiang Wen shook his head gently: "I don't dare. Since there are witnesses, of course I don't dare to make random guesses. But I also have witnesses. I don't know where Taoist Chang Qingzi is now. He has met me tonight, so he should be able to give it to me." testify."
As soon as these words came out, Geng Jingzhong and the monk's expressions changed drastically. They stared at Jiang Wen suddenly and said at the same time.
"Have you seen Changqingzi?!"
Jiang Wen's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt that something was not good.
Another man and horse came from outside the alley, dragging a corpse in again, and placed it side by side with the corpses of the soldiers on the ground. It turned out to be Qingzi, the tall and ancient-looking Qingcheng sect leader. At this time, he was bleeding from all his orifices and had no breath. Been dead for a long time!
"Just now we saw an arm exposed in the Savior Tower, and found that the Taoist priest had been beaten to death, and the way of death was exactly the same as before!"
The monk looked at Jiang Wen aggressively, with lightning almost radiating from his eyes.
"There are many suspicions on you, why don't you take action quickly!"
Lin Zhennan turned pale and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Jiang Wen can never kill anyone! There must be someone else who kills someone!"
Geng Jingzhong also looked at Lin Zhennan and Jiang Wen suspiciously. After taking a deep breath, he continued to look at the monk.
"Although the Imperial Envoy has a holy purpose, he is not patrolling for heaven, right? If something happens to the troops recruited by the Jingnan Palace, we should be responsible for it ourselves. It is quite inappropriate for you to overstep your authority in this way."
The monk suddenly laughed and took out a piece of paper from the hand beside him.
"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. In addition to the imperial edict, I also received a personal order from King Jingnan, ordering me to restrain myself and dissuade the Crown Prince from violating the rules. The prince also said that if you behave in a dissolute manner, you should go back to your home to reflect on your mistakes. In this way, The prince can make his own decision!"
As a piece of paper landed lightly in front of Geng Jingzhong, the young man stood there as if struck by lightning, with his face turning blue and white, and slowly spoke under Lin Zhennan's disbelieving eyes.
"In this case... put the suspect in jail..."
"We will try again at another date..."
