The moment Pang Xun burst out with blood and fell, Jiang Tian jumped out and disappeared into the night sky in an instant; then the two servants present also jumped out of the railing without hesitation; only one was left. There was a commotion of shouting and panic behind him.
After a few breaths, Jiang Tian had jumped to the highest point of the Hanwang Terrace, on the tiled roof of the five-story pavilion, the main building used as the banquet venue. Because Jiang Tian judged from the instantaneous observation of the horizon and angle of view that only this place was the most suitable.
Then Jiang Tian heard the faint sound of stepping on the tile roof, and among the brackets and eaves on the other side of the large sloping roof, a figure that was almost the same color as the environment was running quickly. He jumped quickly on the edge of the roof and landed on another building.
However, at the next moment, Jiang Tian calmly stretched out his hand and grasped the air; he had already jumped down to the gray figure at the top of the pavilion opposite, a few feet away; but he suddenly stopped out of thin air, and then involuntarily struggled and flew back.
In the midst of the dancing struggle, the tiles on the edge of the pavilion were smashed with clanging sounds one after another; I tried my best to scratch and tear off the rafters one after another, trying to fix my body; but I couldn't change the fact that I was knocked down. Drag back the result.
The next moment, the lurker was like a ground ball, being dragged back by an invisible force. He fell heavily in front of Jiang Tian with a gray face and ragged clothes. However, in an instant he struggled up again and threw out a broken bow arm.
Like a sharp whip, it swept across with a loud bang and hit Jiang Tian's head and face; and then at the next moment, he was lifted up by an invisible invisible force, and he was knocked headfirst against the thick and solid tiles. A large piece of the surface was shattered.
Following the shrill and unusual muffled screams, the lurker involuntarily bowed and raised his head, and hit the tile surface one after another. Until he completely lost his voice, he was picked up by Jiang Tian like a rag. Jump back downstairs.
In this brief moment of chasing and conflict, the banquet scene was also surrounded by guards and guards on duty who came from the vicinity of Hanwang Terrace after hearing the news; and Pang Xun, who was assassinated on the spot, was also surrounded by People responded urgently and moved aside.
After a brief investigation, Jiang Tian was convinced that he was seriously injured due to a critical hit; however, because of the timely on-site emergency response and the use of the secret medicine mastered by the supervisor, his life was temporarily suspended; more needed to be done. Multi-professional treatment.
The guests who came, the generals who were entertained, the actors who performed and the kabuki music who accompanied them were all separated. However, when most people saw the suspected assassin in Jiang Tian's hand, they couldn't help but scream in shock.
Then, the other two followers who had just disappeared unceremoniously pushed away the guards who tried to block them, and rushed in with a group of well-dressed armored soldiers. It wasn't until he saw Jiang Tian that he stood down and saluted respectfully:
"Sir, we have checked the surrounding areas and have not found any other suspicious persons. Do you want to control the scene and conduct the next step of identity screening and interrogation..." ...
At this time, Duan Xianmo, Shaoyin of Xingyuan Prefecture, who had left the scene in the middle, also rushed back to the scene; but he could not conceal his shock and indignation, and shouted sternly: "It's really unreasonable. This thief is so crazy that he dared to plot on the spot. Assassinate the generals of the imperial court."
"Zeng Shaocheng!" Then, he turned to a middle-aged wealthy official beside him and roared sternly: "I asked you to prepare a banquet to entertain domestic and foreign dignitaries. How did you arrange access control inspections to allow the assassin to lurk? An assassination attempt on the spot?"
"I'm... I'm... an official. I'm incompetent. Please forgive me." However, this middle-aged and wealthy Zeng Shaocheng, under his majesty, couldn't speak clearly and was unable to defend himself. He even got confused. Ruan couldn't stand for a moment and fell to the ground on the spot:
"Lidu regiment!" Immediately afterwards, he said sternly to another armored general who rushed to the scene: "I ask you to lead the troops to inspect the inside and outside of Hanwang Tower, and thoroughly inspect the left and right cities within a few days. , any suspicious behavior or strangers."
"My subordinates have the order!" Lidu Tuan (Jie Envoy), who was dressed in armor and stomach, also said solemnly: "The upper, middle and lower cities of Xingyuan Mansion unite their troops and horses, and we will arrest all suspicious people and return them to the mansion. The upper and lower officials belong to the soldiers and the people, and it is a clean and bright city."
"It made the supervisor laugh at the fact that such a shocking incident happened." Finally, he softened his expression and said to Jiang Tian with a sense of righteous indignation: "But please rest assured, supervisor, we will conduct a thorough investigation from beginning to end." , give everyone an explanation."
"It's good, but I can't stay out of the matter." Jiang Tian looked at this person calmly, and after the old officialdom process of passing the blame, dividing responsibilities and showing off like flowing water, he slowly said: "Because I suspect the assassin. motivation."
"It's not just targeting General Pang Zhen, it's coming directly at me." Jiang Tian kicked the assassin who didn't know whether he was alive or dead again and continued: "I even suspect that there is an assassin lurking at the scene, and the location is secretly communicating, or even... Responsible for guiding the target.”
"This... is also the right thing to do." However, Duan Shaoyin's face changed slightly when he heard this, and then he looked as usual and said: "Can you ask the supervisor to hand over this thief to Yousi, and then move to another seat to listen to the trial? Just wait and see what the final result will be.”
"This is not possible." Jiang Tian laughed meaningfully: "I need to strike while the iron is hot and interrogate him on the spot. At least my people have more experience in torture methods. Please arrange a place on the spot to hide from others. The place is ready.”
"But...but, with this traitor's appearance, how can he still withstand torture?" Duan Shaoyin, who was rejected, didn't have much interest in it. Instead, he took the initiative to suggest: "Otherwise, we should first find a few doctors from the medical office in the city. Take a look at someone who is good at trauma."
"There is no need to trouble the Lord." Jiang Tian smiled slightly and said: "My subordinates are good at asking questions, and naturally they also have corresponding methods to keep their lives alive. As long as he is not completely dead, he can still speak honestly after all. Speaker."
However, the next moment, the assassin next to him, who seemed to have twisted limbs and was unconscious, suddenly struggled to get up from a puddle of mud-like state in front of everyone; he used his last strength to knock out of the fence; and was pushed faster by the speed. Jiang Tian quickly grabbed it.
Then he slapped his face with a palm, causing blood to spatter and spitting out a mouthful of teeth on the spot. Immediately afterwards, Jiang Tian slapped him on the stomach, vomiting out a large puddle of digestion. Since then, the assassin seemed to have been completely drained of energy and stopped moving. …
"Sir!" Later, Lin Jiulang, the direct captain of the school who had never shown up, also appeared at the scene. After looking around, he reported in a low voice to Jiang Tian: "The men guarding the outside have captured two people who escaped."
"What?" After hearing this, Duan Shaoyin could no longer maintain his original dignity and restraint, and suddenly lost his voice: "This is unreasonable. I will personally interrogate him overnight to see who is the arrogant and rebellious person. How dare you do such a thing of eating inside and outside..."
Later, after the captured people were escorted up, there was a small commotion. Because they included a musician invited from the Jiaofang Division this time; and another was a slave who followed Li Yu, the son of Xingxian County, a local clan.
But the results of the torture were somewhat disappointing. Because the musician was kidnapped and his whole family was held hostage, and the musical instrument was used as a cover at the scene and a special iron bow was brought in. And that slave was bribed into forging a identity card.
Next, it is up to the local government to investigate more follow-up involvements and relationships. On the contrary, the assassin who was caught by Jiang Tian seemed to have been brutally attacked; therefore, he waited until noon the next day before he could wake up and accept the interrogation.
However, under the continuous stimulation of special drugs extracted from aliens, what this person confessed was also somewhat surprising but not surprising. Because he is a member of the legendary assassin organization "Guilou".
This assassin was originally a well-known shooter in the area, and had served in the vassal army of a certain prince outside the Great Wall for many years; then he was hunted down due to tribal conflicts, and was eventually recruited into the underground assassin by his former boss. Organize a "guilty building".
This time I was ordered to sneak into Xingyuan Mansion with the cooperation of the local spy who had been dormant for many years; to assassinate a specific target. Therefore, he did not know the identity and origin of the specific target before taking action; instead, the person present was responsible for guiding the target.
Therefore, among the many guests at the scene, there was actually one secret that was not caught: However, because as the focus of the banquet, Pang Xun was half drunk, and the various people he came into contact with that night were too many and too mixed. It’s hard to check.
Therefore, we can only wait for him to wake up and then slowly recall and sift through it. However, before Jiang Tian could stay in the local area and continue to participate in more follow-up investigations, he was forced to return home due to the emergencies in Beijing that were urgently reported through the telex channel.
Because, on the night Pang Xun was assassinated, a big incident also occurred on Guannei Road. The car of Liu Zhan, the then Prime Minister of the dynasty who had returned from the Eastern Capital to Beijing, and the Third Division Envoy Liu Zhan, was unexpectedly attacked by a suspected night wanderer on the Dayang Bridge in Guozhou.
As a result, under attack from flying swords and other means from the air, the guards and retinues following Prime Minister Liu Zhan resisted and defended desperately, but they inevitably suffered heavy casualties on the spot. They were not found until the nearby Cao camp and the road convoys arrived. A serious injury.
Therefore, not only the emperor Long Yan in the Eastern Capital was furious and ordered a thorough investigation and strict punishment; even the court also caused an uproar. Some people even added fuel to the flames by writing a letter proposing that the "Night Wandering God" should be listed as one of the ten evil deeds that would dominate the world.
However, for Jiang Tian, who was in trouble for no reason, this was full of conspiracy. After all, in the past, the court was still holding people accountable for the incident in the Forbidden Garden where the guards were attacked; now someone actually openly assassinated Prime Minister Ji.
It seems like the forces that have been lurking behind the scenes finally feel some kind of deep threat or sense of crisis. Therefore, in order to divert the target or deceive others, they can't wait to use this matter to muddy the waters and muddy the waters with fake intentions.
