Now this matter has become more complicated. Shao Xi originally suspected that the colored glaze beads in the hands of the envoys from the East Mu Kingdom were obtained from the black-robed people, but now it seems that the colored glaze beads in the hands of the envoys from the Baiye Kingdom were obtained from the black-robed people. What I got there, the glass beads in the hands of the envoy from the Eastern Mu Kingdom were obtained from the businessman from the Western Regions.
At present, whether it is the death of the envoy of the White Night Kingdom or the theft of the glass beads, this Western Region businessman named Wu Riyeti is inseparable anyway. It is almost certain that he killed the envoy of the White Night Kingdom and returned to the post house. Steal the glass beads.
Judging from the clues currently available, he originally planned to leave Daliang City. Let’s not say whether he returned to the Western Regions. At least he planned to leave. But for some reason, he came back and deliberately invited the envoys of Baiye Kingdom out. Drinking alcohol.
In the restaurant, he deliberately provoked a topic that caused the envoy to argue with himself, thereby triggering a dispute with Bai Jinqing and others. In the process, he took the opportunity of the envoy's fall to kill the envoy with a poisonous needle hidden in the ring. After returning to the posthouse to steal the glass beads, he used Dali Temple to cast doubt on Bai Jinqing and others. Get away for a while.
If the analysis is good, the general situation should be like this. As for more, I'm afraid we can only get the answer after finding him.
Therefore, the top priority now is to find this person.
Shao Xi told Long Qitai his thoughts, and Long Qitai also thought it made sense. So they arranged for people to go back to Dali Temple to gather people and search the whole city for this businessman from the Western Regions named Wuriyetti.
"Brother Shao, how did you conclude that this businessman from the Western Regions was the murderer of the envoy?"
"There are too many coincidences. Returning to Daliang two days later is very suspicious. It also happens that the private rooms he booked with Bai Jinqing and others are next to each other, and they were designated by him. I think he has already made up his mind at this time. Let Bai Jinqing and others be his scapegoats. During the banquet, this person happened to chat with the envoy of Bai Ye Kingdom about the Central Plains people, which caused Bai Jinqing and others to come over to argue. I think this was done deliberately by him. In the envoy He was the one who supported the envoy when he fell. The ring pattern on the chair should belong to this person. Judging from the time when the envoy died of poison, he was the only one who had the chance to attack. The others left, and Liuli Zhu was also killed. Stolen, so many coincidences happened to him, there must be something wrong with this person. He must be trying to divert the attention of your Dali Temple through Bai Jinqing and others, so as to buy time for himself to escape. "
Speaking of this, Shao Xi asked Long Qitai again: "When did your Dali Temple receive the news of the death of the Baiye Kingdom envoy?"
"It was just after dawn this morning, and I wasn't there at the time."
"The case occurred last night. Why didn't Dali Temple receive the news until early this morning?"
"I've also asked about this. The people from the White Night Kingdom's mission were looking for doctors to treat the envoy all night long. They always thought they could rescue him. They didn't come to Dali Temple to report to the official until early this morning."
Shao Xi turned to the envoy and asked, "Why didn't you report to Dali Temple immediately last night?"
The attendant replied without hesitation: "It was Wu Riyeti who said that people may still be saved. It is important to save people first. There is no need to rush to report to the official!"
"So it must have been noisy here last night, right?"
"Yes, the people in the mission are in a hurry. Many people have gone out to find the doctor."
Shao Xi said to Long Qitai: "The glass beads were stolen probably during the period when the mission was in chaos, and this person took advantage of the chaos."
Long Chitai also agreed and said: "This should be the reason why he stopped reporting to the official. As long as we haven't come yet, he will have a chance."
"That's right!"
At this time, Shao Xi was analyzing the relationship between the Western Region businessman and the man in black robe.
If the wealthy businessman from the Western Regions was Wuriyeti, why did he steal the black-robed man's colored glaze bead from the envoy of the White Night Kingdom after giving it to the envoy of the Dongmu Kingdom?
What is known so far is that this Wu Riyeti is most likely the enemy of the black-robed man, at least not from the same camp, but who are the people who are against the black-robed man?
Shao Xi's head is about to explode. He still hasn't figured out who the man in black robe is? As a result, another enemy of the man in black appeared.
After trying to calm down, Shao Xi connected the previous investigation clues about the man in black robe with the things that happened before him, and tried to find the answer from two aspects.
First of all, I had previously determined that the first problem to solve was to find out the identity of the man in black robe. If what happened now was related to the man in black robe, I had to connect the two things together.
The man in black robe has a close relationship with the royal family, and may even be a member of the royal family, so whether he is communicating privately with the envoys of the Dongmu Kingdom or the envoys of the Baiye Kingdom, the purpose is similar to what he analyzed before, and there must be something The ulterior purpose is to seize power.
Wuriyeti, a businessman from the Western Regions, not only killed the envoy of the White Night Kingdom, but also stole the glass beads that the black-robed man gave to the envoy. His purpose was most likely to sabotage some of the black-robed man's plans. So why do these people who oppose the man in black robe want to sabotage his plan?
There are two possibilities, and there can only be two possibilities. First, they are opposed to the men in black robes posing a threat to the Jingyuan Dynasty, so they want to destroy his plan; second, they are in a competitive relationship with the men in black robes, and they can only stop the men in black robes. Only in this way can their own plans be carried out smoothly.
Shao Xi felt that the probability of the first possibility was not very high, because killing the envoy of the Baiye Kingdom would itself cause trouble for the Jingyuan Dynasty, and the pair of glazed beads in the hands of the envoy of the Dongmu Kingdom could basically be from this force. which provided.
Then there is only the second possibility. They all want to seize power and collude with foreign forces at the same time. Moreover, there are irreconcilable conflicts between them, so they create troubles and set up obstacles for each other.
At this time, I thought again that the envoys of the Baiye Kingdom often said that the people of the Central Plains were too narrow-minded and liked to fight against each other. It should be because they knew something about these two forces that they said such words.
Since the man in black robe is related to the royal family, is the force that opposes him also related to the royal family? If two royal forces appear at the same time to cause trouble for the Jingyuan Dynasty, there will really be big trouble.
Shao Xi had previously analyzed that the purpose of the black-robed man was probably to create a situation where the Jingyuan Dynasty would be attacked on three sides, but judging from the current situation, whether it was the black-robed man or the forces opposing the black-robed man, both sides seemed to have They wanted to establish contact with the Western Regions, which meant that they wanted to create a dilemma for the Jingyuan Dynasty, which was surrounded on all sides. Although the purpose is the same, neither wants to let the other party's plan go smoothly.
Now these two forces pose a threat to the Jingyuan Dynasty, but Shao Xi doesn't know who they are. The investigation of the man in black robe did not go so smoothly, so now we can only start with this Wuriyeti and use him as a breakthrough.
All problems are like a ball of thread, and this person named Wuriyeti is the thread. As long as he is found, the backgrounds of these two forces may all surface.
Although Long Qitai had sent people throughout the city to look for this person, Shao Xi knew that if there was someone who deliberately wanted to hide in this huge Daliang City, finding him would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
The reason why Wuriyeti stole the glass bead after killing the envoy of the White Night Kingdom was probably because the envoy knew who the power behind him belonged to. If he found out that the glass bead had been stolen by him, he would definitely expose the power behind it. That's why Will use the method of killing and silencing.
In other words, both forces had bribed the envoys of the White Night Kingdom. Judging from the origin of the glass beads, the envoy should have been successfully bribed by the black-robed man, so the other side was destined to silence him.
Wuriyeti's operation had two tasks, killing people and stealing glass beads. Now that the glass beads have been stolen by him and people have been killed by him, if you want to find him, the only way is to make him feel that there is a flaw in one of the tasks and lead him out to complete the task.
In addition, there is another thing that Shao Xi needs to figure out, that is, this black iron ghost-faced sign originally belonged to a certain sect in Jianghu. Why did it appear on the body of a foreign envoy? Why is there any connection between the envoy of the White Night Kingdom and the Jianghu forces in the Central Plains? Is this connection with the Man in Black Robe?
Thinking of this, Shao Xi asked Long Qitai again: "To what extent has the news of the death of the Baiye Kingdom envoy spread?"
Long Qitai replied with some confusion: "This news has spread to a large area. Not only my Dali Temple and the mission know about it, but also the Ministry of Punishment, the Yushitai, and maybe even the Holy Emperor. The shopkeeper of Junxiao Tower The waiter and the others also know."
"Have your Dali Temple place hidden stakes all over the city to spread the news that the envoy of the White Night Kingdom was rescued by the invited outsider and is currently in a coma. Remember not to be too obvious when spreading this news. , it’s too arrogant, the shopkeeper and waiter of Junxiaolou can also take advantage of it.”
"You're thinking……?"
"Yes, I want to fish. During this period, the envoy is not allowed to leave the post house. The news should be spread more naturally. Since the spread has been so wide, spread the news that the envoy is dead first to paralyze the other party, and then slowly reveal it The news that the envoy was rescued will make him think that we originally wanted to cover up the news that the envoy was still alive, but accidentally leaked it, which will make it easier for him to believe it."
Long Chitai asked with some confusion: "Brother, how can you be sure that he will show up after getting this news?"
"If he just wants to steal these two glazed beads, there is no need to spend so much time on the layout. Since he has spent so much thought on the layout, it means that killing the envoy is very important to him. If the envoy is not dead, he will There will definitely be another assassination attempt to make up for the mistake left before."
"Just spreading the news, I'm afraid it won't be that easy to lure him out."
The corners of Shao Xi's mouth raised slightly, giving him a mysterious smile.
"If he sees the living envoy of Baiye Kingdom, he will definitely believe it."
Long Chitai was confused by Shao Xi, "A living envoy? How can we bring a dead person back to life?"
"Of course I have a way. All you need to do is spread the news slowly in the past two days. Just say that the envoy is not dead and that you plan to send him back to the post house."
"oh."
Looking at Shao Xi walking out of the post house, Long Qitai still looked confused.
