Ning Wuyang knelt down and carefully used the branches to pick up the leaves covering the footprints.
After peeling back the layers, the footprints became clearer and other traces were also found.
There was tree bark that had been trampled into the soil.
He raised his head and said to Yun Fei who was standing next to him: "Please help me see if there is any bark falling off nearby?"
"Sir, how do you get rid of it?"
Yunfei asked puzzledly.
It is late autumn now, and it is common for trees to lose leaves and bark.
Do we still need to go tree by tree to check the cracks in the bark?
Forget it during the day, this is night. Even if you want to check, it is inevitable that some things will be missed due to light.
Ning Wuyang picked up a piece of bark with obvious signs of being bruised by the blade, and said in a deep voice: "Look for the place where the knife was bruised."
"Okay!"
It’s not just Yunfei.
In addition to Ning Wuyu and Qin Shi, who were standing on one side to serve as guards, the remaining three dragon guards, including Zhou Jingxian and Jiang Shu, all began to squat on the ground along the surrounding trees, carefully inspecting them from bottom to top. stand up.
Ning Wuyang squatted on the spot and continued to pick up the fallen leaves nearby.
finally.
His pupils shrank suddenly, and he subconsciously put down the branch in his hand. When he wanted to pick up the decisive physical evidence with his hands, he thought of its ingredients, so he could only pick up the branch again and move closer with small steps.
Then, bit by bit, the wet mud filled with mottled rust was dug out from the soil.
When he saw the chaotic sawdust above, a picture flashed in Ning Wuhuang's mind.
A short Beidi man was walking in the dense forest carrying an iron rod that was taller than others. In order to worry about being discovered by people in front and behind Huangzhuang, he moved very fast, but because of the rain, the road was slippery, so in this muddy place Slip.
therefore.
The iron rod hit the tree trunk and rusted the bark.
He was worried that after the rain stopped, people in the imperial village would discover the rust, so he used a knife to scrape off the bark, stepped into the soil, and covered it all with leaves that covered up the shoe prints.
If he hadn't met someone like him who firmly believed from the beginning that the lightning strike suffered by the Chinese Normal University was not an accident, then none of this would have been discovered.
When the autumn leaves turn into mud, everything becomes perfect.
but!
Now he has found evidence that confirms his suspicions.
The Chinese Division had indeed planted iron tools to induce thunder in this area in advance. After determining the approximate range of the mine, they attached iron frames to the carriage and fixed the small area.
Then he was struck by lightning several times in a row, which was ultimately fatal!
This is not an accident.
But murder!
A murder against the Chinese Normal University!
"Sir, I found it!"
At this time, Yunfei, who had climbed up the tree, stood on the branch, pointing to a place about eight feet away from the ground.
"There is a piece of bark that has been scratched off here, which is as big as a palm. You don't have to come up, sir. You can see it just by holding a torch below."
Yunfei is relatively short.
When Ning Wuyang heard what he said, he stood on tiptoe, raised the torch again, and looked up to see the bare tree trunk.
He stretched out his palm and gestured against the tree trunk to confirm how large the contact area of the object was, and thus inferred their maximum diameter. He then drew a conclusion based on the depth of the footprints.
The iron tools these people use to draw thunder in the woods are about as thick as an arm.
At least eight feet tall.
But at this height, it is impossible to bury them under a tree to draw thunder. As for connecting them together... let alone Beidi, Daxing does not yet have the casting process of threaded buckles.
As for triggering lightning, if two iron objects are connected and tied together, it is very likely that the binding object will be destroyed, causing the direction of the lightning to deviate and injure yourself.
So.
They must have chosen higher ground.
After Ning Wuyang handed the torch to the third brother beside him, he spat into the palm of his hand. He found a large willow tree with a raised bark nearby, climbed up more than half a person's height with his hands on the trunk, and stuck his head out. After going there, I could clearly see the terrain here, and my eyes fell on a bare mountain not far away.
The hilltop was only two hundred meters away from where they were in a straight line, but because there was a river blocking the road, it would take a mile to two miles to go around. From a distance, you could see the messy rocks there. Not to mention, there seems to be a smell of lime in the air.
That's it!
Just insert the iron rod there to attract the thunder!
After understanding their techniques and tools, and confirming that they did not possess some mysterious thing like real lightning control skills, Ning Wuhuang breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, an unprecedented anger surged into his heart.
"Why?"
Ning Wuyang asked murmuringly.
"Why did they kill Hua Shi?"
Hua Shi was concentrating on making medicine in this imperial village and had no intention of participating in any struggle.
The people of Beidi took such a big risk, and also faced the risk of possible failure, just to cause lightning to strike an old man who had nothing to do with the competition. Are they doing nothing?
Wow!
At this time, Zhou Jingxian jumped up directly from a dry land under the tree. After looking around nervously, she asked expectantly: "Mr. Ning, have you found any evidence?"
"Um……"
Ning Wuyan just nodded and did not explain all this.
Instead, Zhou Jingxian suggested: "Mr. Ning, the craftsmen who used iron tools to raise the carriage frame that Manager Zhang mentioned just now should also be registered with the Ministry of Industry. Why don't I arrest them first and interrogate them?"
"No, if it's because of the iron frame, shouldn't those caravans be more likely to be struck by lightning? It's none of their business. However, we can ask Manager Zhang when the carriage was heightened."
In the dark.
Ning Wuchang had a premonition.
The death of Hua Shi may be inseparable from him.
Ning Wuyang let go of his hand and fell to the ground. He glanced at the traces in the soil again, and a sharp cold light flashed in his eyes.
Regardless of the Beidi people's motive for killing Huashi, now that the murderer has been determined to be a Beidi person, he will avenge Huashi.
He wanted to retaliate in kind and let the person who did it experience how the lightning controller was struck by lightning!
"These leaves are just left to dry. When Your Majesty comes, please come and see where the Beidi people have penetrated."
It is not convenient to tell Zhou Jingxian and the others the truth of the matter.
But the old emperor must know.
After all, iron tools require the old emperor's nod of approval before they can be used.
Returned to the place of the accident.
Ning Wuyang took matters into his own hands and, together with Zhou Jingxian, carried Hua Shi's body back to Huangzhuang.
Before the old emperor arrived, he first asked Manager Zhang about the recent changes around the Chinese Normal University and the contact between the Chinese Normal University and the outside world.
Manager Zhang thought about it carefully, shook his head and said: "Master Hua has not had any contact with the outside world since he came to Huangzhuang, except for drying medicine and planting medicine. Even His Majesty asked him to enter the palace and he declined... That's right! "
