"The suspect Ye Hong is heading towards Shilipo! Chase him quickly! He's right in front!"
At noon, at the gate of Chang'an City, a group of elite cavalry galloped out, with Dai Zhou leading the way and shouting loudly.
This elite cavalry team naturally did not come from Dali Temple, but from the Youwuhou Mansion.
After discovering the traitor and realizing the seriousness of the situation, Liu Dewei immediately asked Dai Zhou to request Yuchi Jingde's Youwuhou Mansion to send troops for assistance, and he himself entered the palace in person to report the matter to Li Er.
"Bang bang bang!"
The cavalry roared past, kicking up smoke and dust along the way.
Pedestrians on the roadside couldn't help but talk when they saw this scene.
"What happened to the banishment? The cavalry from the Marquis Wu Mansion was dispatched!"
"Hey! Who knows! Could it be that there are bandits again somewhere?"
"How is this possible? There is peace all over the world, and there are so many bandits! I heard what the leading official said about the suspects. It seems that they are going to catch some criminal!"
"Ha! What kind of criminal can make Wuhou Mansion send cavalry to arrest him?"
"I can't tell you who is the most evil person!"
"Oh! Stop talking! Let's go home for dinner!"
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"...Your Majesty, this is what happened. Several students, including Dai Shaoqing and His Highness the King of Wei, have now accompanied a pair of cavalry from the Youwuhou Mansion to trace the whereabouts of the prisoner Ye Hong. His Highness the King of Wei insisted on following, but I did not Stop it and ask Your Majesty to punish you!"
In the Manlu Hall, Li Er, who was originally going to have lunch, was "kept" by Liu Dewei. Liu Dewei told Li Er exactly the results of the investigation into the sudden death of Jin Wanfu, and Lao Li's brows instantly furrowed. got up.
"In your opinion, how likely is it that the murderer behind this is Sakyamuni?"
Li Er asked with a frown.
Regarding Li Tai's safety, Li Er is not too worried. This trip is just to capture a little old man from Dali Temple, and it is not to raid the Tianlong Sect's lair. There are so many Wuhou accompanying him, so it is unlikely that anything will happen to Li Tai. , so Li Er did not blame Liu Dewei.
In comparison, Li Er is more concerned about the murderer behind the scenes and the Tianlong Sect!
The murderer behind the scenes may be related to the Tianlong Sect. This is a surprise to Li Er, because he has long wanted to deal with the Tianlong Sect, but he has no legitimate interface. Now the case of Jin Wanfu's sudden death actually involves the Tianlong Sect. The venerable Sakyamuni saved Li Er from the disaster. How could Li Er not be surprised?
After hearing Li Er's question, Liu Dewei looked solemn and bowed:
"Back to Your Majesty, I believe that the speculations made by His Royal Highness the King of Wei and Di Zhisun are extremely credible! According to the report from the Yamen of Dali Temple, Ye Hong has been a believer in the Tianlong Sect recently. Whenever the Duhe Divine Monk of the Tianlong Sect gives a lecture, Ye Hong must come every time! There is no grudge between Jin Wanfu and Ye Hong. This time, Ye Hong led people to assassinate him. It is unjustifiable both emotionally and rationally. The only possibility is to kill Jin Wanfu through the disaster. And Ye Hong has to be this accomplice!"
Hearing this, Li Er pondered for a moment, nodded, and said: "Then why did Duhe take such a big risk to kill Jin Wanfu? Is it his personal grudges, or is it out of the vital interests of the entire Tianlong Sect, he must not Not to kill? And if I remember correctly, Jin Wanfu is also involved in a major money bank case worth 30,000 Tangyuan. Is there any connection between these two cases? "
Liu Dewei's brows instantly knitted, and he raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty suspects that the 30,000 Tang Yuan that Jin Wanfu got from the bank ended up in the Tianlong Sect?"
"That's right! The Tianlong Sect first provided porridge and cured diseases in various places and won over the people, and then it was able to grow rapidly. How could it not be supported by a huge amount of money? I even suspect that there are many Jin Wanfu who secretly provide support to the Tianlong Sect. Send money!"
Li Er nodded and said in a deep voice.
Liu Dewei was silent for a moment, then solemnly said: "After Ye Hong is brought to justice, I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter!"
Li Er waved his hand and said: "First, capture Ye Hong back. If you want to capture them alive, I will mobilize a team of forbidden troops for you. Liu Aiqing, go and watch them personally to make sure everything is safe!"
Liu Dewei accepted the order with his hands raised: "Old minister, I obey the order!"
After that, he turned around and exited the hall.
In the main hall, silence suddenly fell.
"Haha! I didn't expect that this student of Li Zexuan is actually proficient in investigating crimes. How interesting!"
Li Er leaned on the dragon couch. After being silent for a while, he chuckled and sighed.
Zhao Song on the side could not help but interject: "It is said that Di Zhisun secretly ran away from home and took the exam at Yanhuang Academy, which prompted Di Changshi to go to Yunshan in person to ask for help from Marquis Yong'an. !”
Hearing this, Li Er couldn't help but remember that when he went to Yanhuang Academy to observe the entrance examination last year, he happened to bump into Di Xiaoxu who was blocking the door. He couldn't help laughing: "Ha! Di Zhisun is so outstanding now, I guess Di Changshi will be the best now." I'm secretly having fun at home! You really got an advantage and still act like a good boy!"
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"Ah? Don't kill me! I am a guest invited by Master Du'e. Are you from the Tianlong Sect? You can't kill me!"
Shilipo, when he saw six masked men in black with knives rushing towards him, he quickly shouted in horror.
The masked man in black on the opposite side was not willing to talk nonsense, and directly slashed at Ye Hong with a knife.
"Don't harm my Hong'er. My Hong'er is an official of Dali Temple. If you harm my Hong'er, don't even think about running away!"
The old woman who came here with Ye Hong stood up, opened her arms, stopped the assassin, and said in a trembling voice.
"Hmph! Old guy, you're looking for death!"
The men in black didn't know what it means to respect the old and cherish the young. They only knew that if anyone blocked them, they would kill them. So, the man in black opposite the old woman mercilessly penetrated the old woman's body with a long knife. .
"Pfft~!"
The long knife was pulled out, blood rushed out, and the old woman fell straight to the ground, eyes wide open, refusing to rest in peace!
"Mom~!"
Next to him, Ye Hong, who saw this scene, suddenly let out a heart-rending cry. He is a filial man, otherwise he would not have taken his mother out of the city with him if he fled Chang'an this time.
Seeing the old woman fall, Ye Hong took three steps at a time, rushed forward, held the old woman in his arms, and cried bitterly: "Mom, wake up! Wake up! My son is wrong, he should not be taken care of Come here!”
At this moment, Ye Hongfan repented and his heart was full of regret. He seemed to understand the situation in front of him. This was a killing plot set up by Du'e for him, and he wanted to kill him and silence him!
He regrets his greed and ignorance!
"Hmph! Go tell the King of Hell these words!"
One of the leading assassins raised his long knife and was about to slash at Ye Hong's neck.
Ye Hong closed his eyes and refused to hide, because he knew that he couldn't hide and couldn't avoid it. He might as well follow his mother to reunite in the underworld!
Feeling a strong wind coming from the back of his head, Ye Hong knew he was going to die. He lamented: "Mom! My son is here to accompany you!"
"stop!"
At this moment, a loud roar came from not far away, and then everyone heard the "rumbling" sound of horse hooves.
"Everyone put down their weapons and be captured without mercy!"
When Dai Zhou saw Ye Hong kneeling on the ground and the masked man in black holding a knife behind him, his eyes suddenly burst with anger and he shouted loudly.
At this point, Ye Hong is considered the most critical and effective breakthrough in the entire case. If this clue is broken, the entire case will be back to the starting point, and Dai Zhou will never allow it!
"Hmph! Kill Ye Hong and run away!"
Seeing the mighty imperial army, the assassin in black showed no fear on his face. Instead, the knife in his hand fell faster!
"How dare you, Shuzi!"
Seeing this, Dai Zhou was so jealous that he wanted to order the soldiers behind him to fire arrows, but he was afraid that the arrows would be fired incorrectly during the bumpy ride and accidentally hurt Ye Hong. For a moment, he didn't know how to give the order!
"They want to kill people and silence them. Paulin, stop them quickly!"
Di Zhisun roared and said.
Yuchi Baolin didn't have as much scruples as Dai Zhou. After hearing this, he directly grabbed a horse spear from the hands of a Youwuhou soldier beside him and threw it at the assassin who was raising his sword!
"Whoosh~!"
You must know that Yuchi Baolin may not be outstanding in other aspects, but in terms of strength, few people among his peers are stronger than him. His vigorous throw made Ma Shandu make a burst of sound in the air, but Just imagine how fast it is!
At this speed, when the man in black chopped off Ye Hong's head, Ma Shan had already penetrated the assassin in black's body!
If he wants to avoid this obstacle, the man in black must give up killing Ye Hong!
"pretty!"
Seeing Yuchi Baolin's throw, Li Tai couldn't help but admired.
But the expected thing didn't happen. A trace of cruelty flashed in the eyes of the man in black. He still didn't dodge. He held the knife with both hands and slashed at Ye Hong's neck as fast as possible. !
"Poof! Poof!"
The sound of the long knife entering the flesh and the sound of the horse stabbing the body came out one after another. Then, Ye Hong's head fell to the ground and rolled forward for a distance. The black-clothed assassin was carried far away by the powerful momentum coming from Ma Shan, and then fell heavily to the ground without moving. He was obviously killed by a single blow!
It should be a life-for-life!
Seeing that he was so fierce and decisive at this moment, and would rather die than kill Ye Hong, Dai Zhou took a breath, feeling shocked and angry, he shouted loudly: "Catch them all, and don't let any of them go!"
Now that Ye Hong is dead, Dai Zhou can only place his hope on these assassins in front of him, capture them alive, and interrogate them, and maybe he can find out what he wants to know!
"Here!"
The cavalry behind Dai Zhou shouted loudly.
Then, the cavalry automatically divided into two teams and quickly ran forward, intending to surround the remaining assassins and catch them all!
Of course, a person with two legs cannot run with four legs. Even if the assassins wanted to escape, they were surrounded by this team of cavalry before they could take a few steps!
"Take them all! Leave them alive!"
Dai Zhou had already rushed over on horseback. He waved his hand and gave the order.
"Here!"
The soldiers took the order and began to wave their horses to close the encirclement.
The five assassins stood back to back, seeing the encirclement getting smaller and smaller. The five of them looked at each other with a trace of determination in their eyes. Then, the five of them raised their swords in unison and slashed directly at their necks!
"Quick! Don't let them kill themselves!"
When the assassin raised his sword, Di Zhisun already realized something was wrong, and he yelled quickly.
Yuchi Baolin repeated his old trick, pulled out a horse spear from the hand of the soldier next to him, and threw it at the long knife in the hand of an assassin!
But he can stop one person, but he can't stop five people at the same time!
Therefore, although Yuchi Baolin's Ma Shan knocked the sword out of one assassin's hand, the other four assassins had already committed suicide!
He committed suicide so decisively that it can't help but send chills down the spine!
"Quick! Catch him! Don't let him commit suicide!"
Seeing that out of the six assassins, there was only one left in the end, Dai Zhou was anxious and angry. He quickly commanded the soldiers and pushed the remaining assassin to the ground.
Unexpectedly, the assassin who was tied up by Wu Huada smiled ghostly at Dai Zhou. Then, the assassin closed his eyes, a trace of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and he died immediately!
"Uh, Dai Shaoqing, this person has a poison sac in his mouth. Once bitten, he will die instantly!"
A Wuhou stepped forward to check the assassin's breathing, and then carefully looked at the assassin's mouth. Finally, he stepped forward and bowed his hands to Dai Zhou.
"Huh! That doesn't make sense!"
It was hard to find clues, but because he came a step too late, the key figures were killed, and those assassins committed suicide directly and decisively. In this way, the clues to this case were lost again. How could Dai Zhou not be angry or angry?
"Take all these corpses back to Dali Temple and check if there is anything on them that can prove their identity!"
Dai Zhou had a gloomy face and gave instructions to the Wu Hous.
"Here!"
"Alas! We came a step too late! This murderer is so cunning. He had already expected that we would find Ye Hong, and then he would kill him one step ahead of us. In this way, no one would know his identity at all. Got it!"
After working hard and racking his brains to solve the case, in the end it was all in vain, Di Zhisun said with some disinterest.
"Zhisun, blame me! Blame me for not being strong enough and throwing the horse spear fast enough! Otherwise, Ye Hong might not have died!"
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit gloomy, Yuchi Baolin scratched his head and apologized.
Hearing this, Di Zhisun quickly patted Yuchi Baolin on the shoulder and said: "Baolin, you have done a good job, don't blame yourself!"
"Stop talking about this, let's go back to Chang'an first! I don't believe that this murderer can always be at large!"
After adjusting his mood a little, Dai Zhou said in a deep voice.
The group of people returned to the city with a few corpses.
On the hillside not far away, two middle-aged men dressed as farmers walked out of the bushes, whispered a few words to each other, then got on their horses and ran towards Xinfeng County in the northwest.
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