Just when everyone in Jiulong Mansion was about to have lunch, Xing Enming sent someone to tell them that Liu Kong was missing.
As one of the most important figures in this case, Liu Kong's disappearance naturally made Chen Yutian feel the urgency of the situation.
Therefore, everyone in Jiulong Mansion no longer bothered to eat, and immediately went to Guanyi to have a look.
But the person who sent the message said at this time that everyone in the Gyeonggi Prefecture was not in Guanyi, but in the house Liu Kong bought in the capital.
Hearing this, Chen Yutian was stunned.
"You said Liu Kong bought a house in the capital?"
The messenger nodded, "Yes, according to Mrs. Li, it's a new house that just got the title deed yesterday."
Chen Yutian frowned even more.
Looking back, he saw Gongsun, Xue Tianhan, and Xuan Xi also frowning.
Yun sighed and asked, "Is there any problem with the fact that he bought a new house?"
"Of course there is a problem." It was Langfeng who spoke, "He is a local official, not a capital official. He came to the capital just to report on his duties. He cannot live in the capital permanently. Why should he buy a house in the capital?"
Yun sighed and nodded after hearing this. This statement made sense, but there was something wrong with it.
"More than that." At this time, Gongsun added, "Land in the capital is very expensive. With the salary of a governor of a state, he would have to save for at least five years to be able to afford a house with a very poor location. But he has only been the governor for three years, so how can he get so much money to buy a house in the capital?"
Everyone nodded.
Indeed, after all, the capital is at the feet of the emperor, and every inch of land is precious. Many people with no fixed residence may not be able to afford a house with a yard even though they spend their life savings.
It seems that Liu Kong must also be a corrupt official in Bozhou who exploits the people's wealth and enriches his own pockets.
Chen Yutian recalled the strange feeling he had when he left the hotel that day.
Now it seems that it was no illusion at that time.
But he was already one of the most powerful masters among the warriors of Gang Qi Leaving the Body at that time, and his spiritual sense was far beyond the reach of others. Except for those in the holy realm and those who are proficient in breath gathering techniques like Tang Fengling, few people should be able to escape. It's his spiritual sense that captures it.
It seems that this case is not simple.
"Do you know where Liu Kong's new residence is? Take us there." Huo Yuanji said to the Gyeonggi government official who came to deliver the message.
Unexpectedly, the yamen servant shook his head.
"The villain came out in a hurry and never followed him there, so he doesn't know the location."
Everyone in Jiulong Mansion was speechless.
Even the person who co-authored the message didn't know where the new house was? So how do they investigate?
Just as he was helpless, a guard wearing a suit embroidered with a pattern of nine dragons walking into the courtyard.
This is Xu Fu, the commander of the Kowloon Guards who was just formed by Chen Jing recently. The pattern of the Kowloon Guards uniform on his body was personally decided by Emperor Sima Xuanye.
When Chen Yutian saw this dress for the first time yesterday, he didn't know what to say.
Well, now not only is my name a bit treasonous, but even the configuration of his subordinates has completely violated the ancestral system of the Xuan Dynasty, which is simply treasonous to the extreme. If it had been during the time of the late emperor, he might have been impeached by the censors long ago.
Xu Fu entered the courtyard and said to Chen Yutian:
"Master Hou, Zhou Lin, the chief Ziyi arrester of the Gyeonggi Prefecture, wants to see you."
Chen Yutian nodded and said, "Ask him to come in."
Speaking of which, since being granted the title of Marquis of Wu yesterday, except for Xue Tianhan and other friends who were born in the world of martial arts, they are still called Brother Chen as before. Others, including Bai Fan and Tian Ying, who are now considered the Nine Dragons Gods, come from officialdom. , now we call him Mr. Hou when we meet him.
Chen Yutian always felt like he was inferior to many people all of a sudden.
Xu Fu nodded and left. After a while, Zhou Lin hurried in and said respectfully to Chen Yutian: "I have met the Marquis."
Chen Yutian frowned slightly, but he also understood that etiquette cannot be discarded, so he glanced at Zhou Lin and said, "Brother Zhou, but Uncle Xing ordered you to come and lead the way?"
Zhou Lin nodded and said, "Exactly. Mr. Xing specially ordered me to take everyone from Jiulong Mansion to Liu Kong's new residence."
Chen Yutian nodded, and then followed Zhou Lin to Liu Kong's new residence with everyone in Jiulong Mansion.
This time, all members of the Jiulong Mansion except Chen Jing and the newly formed Jiulong Guard were dispatched. Even the two younger ones, Lin Tao and Han Tong, also followed.
Liu Kong's new residence is located in the east of the capital. The east of the city has always been a gathering place for dignitaries. Not only are the residences of many princes and princes in the east of the city, but most of the officials who work in the capital also live in the east of the city. Because the Dali Temple, which was in charge of the Xing Prison affairs of the entire dynasty, was located in the east of the city, many officials in Dali Temple lived nearby. Secondly, there were many dignitaries and dignitaries here, so they could often move around and get close to each other if they lived nearby, ensuring a prosperous official career.
Of course, the residence of Dingguo Duke Chen Guang is also in the east of the city, so the east of the city is no stranger to Chen Yutian.
Everyone walked slowly. After entering the east part of the city, when passing through a street, Chen Yutian, who was following Zhou Lin, suddenly stopped.
At the same time, everyone in the Jiulong Mansion behind them, except Lang Feng and the two younger ones, also stopped.
Everyone frowned and looked complicated.
Zhou Lin felt a little strange and asked, "Master Hou, what's wrong?"
"There is the smell of blood in the air."
Before Chen Yutian could speak, Gongsun spoke first.
Zhou Lin was stunned, and everyone in Jiulong Mansion had already ducked into a slender and dim alley next to them.
The alley is narrow, quiet and slightly dark around it, and there is a dead end at the end. Now, Chen Yutian and other people who entered the alley are looking at the scene in front of them silently, with gloomy eyes.
"This is..." Zhou Lin followed up and glanced at him, his eyes filled with anger.
Two corpses lay quietly on the cold ground in front of them. Although they were wearing casual clothes, Zhou Lin recognized them at a glance. These two were the government officials who had arranged to keep an eye on Liu Kong this morning.
"Brother Zhou, do you know them? Are they the government officials sent to keep an eye on them?"
Seeing the change in Zhou Lin's expression, Chen Yutian suddenly had a guess in his mind.
Zhou Lin nodded, "That's right."
Everyone was silent. Lin Dao glanced at the wounds on the necks of the two men and said: "They were all killed with one knife. The murderer's knife skills should be very good. Otherwise, if the blood veins in the neck were cut, there would be heavy bleeding. The smell of blood would have killed them long ago. No Maybe it’s so bland.”
"Judging from the wound, it was indeed a knife. And it should be a relatively short and slender knife." Gongsun briefly inspected the wound and nodded.
Chen Yutian nodded slightly and looked at Zhou Lin, "Brother Zhou, where did they start monitoring Liu Kong?"
Zhou Lin thought for a while and said: "I asked them to wait at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Department in the morning. After all, Liu Kong will definitely go to the Civil Affairs Department to report on his work after coming to Beijing."
Chen Yutian nodded, his eyes flashing slightly.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Jiulong Mansion are both in the direction of the palace, and this is the only way to get to the east of the city. It seems that these two people were killed while monitoring Liu Kongde. The murderer should be the same as Liu Kongde. Belong to the same person.
In other words, the same group of people...
Of course, Chen Yutian would not believe that Liu Kong's transfer in the sedan chair was done by one person. After all, it was very rare to achieve this, and only the Holy Realm could do it.
But it is unlikely that a master of this level would go to such great lengths just to kidnap a small local governor who has already resigned.
Therefore, the possibility that the murderer is a gang is very high.
From the information currently known, there is no doubt that the most suspicious gang is the bearers.
"Short and slender sword?" Huo Yuanji was slightly startled. He and Yan Zun were among the best swordsmen in the world, but he had never seen the sword Gongsun described. I have never even heard of such a knife in the world.
"It should only be about seven inches to one foot, and the blade should be as thin as a cicada's wings, because these two people were said to be killed with one knife, but to be more precise, they were killed with one knife at the same time. Just like this."
Gongsun explained in detail, and then used his fingers to draw a trail on the necks of Lin Dao and Huo Yuanji, who were standing side by side.
After listening, Lin Dao and Huo Yuanji's eyes flashed at the same time.
"Li Family Flying Knife?"
Chen Yutian and other martial arts people raised their eyebrows.
The Li family of Flying Knife was a martial arts family that was active in the martial arts world more than 300 years ago. It was famous for its flying knife skills. It was a martial arts myth of that era.
However, three hundred years have passed by in the blink of an eye, and the Feidao Li family has long been lonely and even extinct. In the nearly one hundred years of martial arts, no descendants of the Feidao Li family have been heard of walking in the world.
After all, three hundred years is too long, and even a master at the top of the Holy Realm has become a handful of loess. No matter how strong the Feidao Li family is, they will never be able to overcome the changes of time.
The Li family declined and even became extinct, leaving only a few words alive in the legends of the world.
Huo Yuanji looked at Gongsun and said, "You mean... they were both killed at the same time by a flying knife, and the murderer might not have appeared in front of them at all?"
"Judging from the blank expressions on their faces and the wound marks that I compared myself, this should be the case." Gongsun nodded.
Everyone raised their eyebrows.
One blow of the flying knife killed two government officials at the same time. This flying knife technique must have been passed down from the Li family's flying knife technique.
Is this opponent so good?
