It was the beginning of the day's work in the city in the morning, and the streets and alleys were crowded with people.
Most people wouldn't think this morning was any different than usual. Work at sunrise as usual, not surprised by everything around you.
But here in Dongcheng, a main street that everyone usually passes by was blocked today. A fairly well-known inn nearby was sealed up by the government officials. No one inside is allowed to leave and needs to be tightly controlled. It is very likely that he will even be taken back to prison for interrogation.
The innkeeper was almost crying. He has been doing business for a few years, but this is the first time a murder has occurred in the store. And he never expected that a human life would lead to such a big battle. Not only did twenty or thirty people from the Yamen come, but there were also more than a dozen people with red signs who were said to be the blood guards of the state capital. Even the always mysterious and rarely seen city lord's palace sent guards.
No matter how stupid the innkeeper is, he still understands that the identity of the person who died in his shop must be of great importance.
what to do? Is the store closed? Will my whole family be implicated in venting our anger? The shopkeeper was so frightened and depressed that he slumped to the ground with cold hands and feet. He knew very well how those big men vented their anger and caused disaster to innocent people. A simple "thorough investigation of accomplices" can put his whole family in prison, and in prison, no one knows how they will die.
In fact, the innkeeper was right. But he certainly wouldn't know how unusual the dead man's identity was.
A relative of the emperor, an outer disciple of the Imperial Yun Sect, a monk in the middle stage of the Mysterious Meridian Realm, and the special inspection envoy of Hong Chaohai's arresting document. Based on these superficial identities, let alone a mere innkeeper, even the lord of Yongchuan City, Feng Mingyuan, would never be able to prevent such a big trouble.
In fact, at this moment, there were more people in the inn than what the innkeeper saw. The two deputy commanders of the Blood Guard, Zhang Hui and Chen Youyun, came immediately. Zhou Zhonghao almost followed them to the scene. Feng Mingyuan arrived in person soon after confirming the identity of the deceased.
"Master Zhang, let me ask you again, are you sure this is Admiral Shen Hong?" Feng Mingyuan frowned into the Chinese character "Sichuan", his voice had obvious murderous intent, and he stared at the livid face in front of him word by word. Zhang Yangsong asked.
"Yes, I am sure this is Admiral Shen Hong. If the city lord doesn't believe it, you can wait until the envoy's secret guards arrive later to ask whether it is true or false."
Zhang Yangsong kept his head down. He knew that he probably wouldn't survive this time. But as a smart man, he couldn't let himself die in an unknown way. So from when he woke up to quickly washing up and trying to plead guilty to Shen Hong, what he saw was Shen Hong's already cold body and the aftermath of the incident. During this period, Zhang Yangsong was always thinking about what he had done after following Shen Hong into the city yesterday. Everything I have experienced, everyone I have met.
"Master Zhang, since you are sure that this is Admiral Shen Hong, you should also understand your current situation, right? Is there anything else you want to say?"
Zhang Yangsong raised his head after hearing this, his eyes filled with bloodshot eyes. Firstly, it was caused by emotional excitement, and secondly, it was also caused by being drunk last night.
"Lord City Lord, I do have something to say. Please send a secretary to write down what I have to say."
"Yes." Feng Mingyuan nodded, and after waving, Zhou Zhonghao beside him took out a small notebook and a charcoal pen from his arms, and began to wait for Zhang Yangsong's next words.
There were two other people beside Feng Mingyuan and Zhou Zhonghao, namely Zhang Hui and Chen Youyun, the two deputy commanders of the Blood Guard. They were equally livid, but said nothing. They still haven't figured out why their leader secretly went to Yongchuan City and why he was with an envoy from the Imperial Cloud Sect. The key is that this envoy with a terrifying identity still died in the inn.
Although Zhang Hui and Chen Youyun didn't know the whole story, they could tell that their leader Zhang Yangsong might be in big trouble at this time. They were thinking about whether they would be implicated in calling Zhang Yangsong here.
"Lord City Lord, do you think we need to leave first? After all." Zhang Hui and Chen Youyun secretly exchanged glances, and then Zhang Hui spoke. They thought that since they didn't know the whole story, it was best to continue not knowing. It would be useless to know too much, so they wanted to stay out of it.
However, Feng Mingyuan raised his hand and directly interrupted Zhang Hui's words, saying: "You two, it's better not to leave in a hurry. Mr. Zhang is an important official of the state government and the commander of the Blood Guard. If such a big thing happens, it will not be easy for you two." As the deputy commander of the Blood Guard, it is necessary to represent the state capital and participate in the subsequent events. So the two of you stay and listen to what Mr. Zhang has to say. You should also serve as the eyes and ears of the state capital."
Feng Mingyuan spoke, and Zhang Hui and Chen Youyun couldn't leave. I can only bite the bullet and stay.
During this period Zhang Yangsong didn't say a word. It wasn't until Zhang Hui and Zhang Hui stopped talking that he slowly said: "Envoy Shen Hong came to Yongchuan City in advance to make a time difference and to explore the situation in Yongchuan City in advance. After we entered the city, we We walked around the city for a while, then found a random inn to stay in in the east city."
As Zhang Yangsong narrated, everyone present could hear the "unusual" in these words.
"So you think that Admiral Shen Hong was making arrangements in advance, and wanted to use some means to lure the target out, and then capture him in one fell swoop. But in the end something happened that you didn't know about, which led to the current result. It's like this ?"
"Yes." Zhang Yangsong nodded in agreement, then looked at Feng Mingyuan and said: "This is all I can think of. But I believe that the Lord of the City will see more things than me, right?"
Feng Mingyuan looked at Zhang Yangsong but did not answer. Instead, he said: "I asked people to open a new wing for Mr. Zhang downstairs. Mr. Zhang can move there and rest. But for Mr. Zhang's safety, please don't leave the room for even half a step. Don't let us Difficult."
Zhang Yangsong just nodded, and then left the room under the leadership of a guard from the City Lord's Mansion below. He knew very well that he was under house arrest at this time. Life or death will have to wait until Shen Hong's secret guards arrive and the news from the Imperial Sect's Yun Sect comes down. But the chance of survival is slim.
Feng Mingyuan, on the other hand, had other concerns in his heart. Just before, the first time he arrived at the inn was not to see Zhang Yangsong, who was controlled by Zhou Zhonghao's men, but to the room next door to the corpse, which was supposed to be Shen Hong's room, but was occupied by the drunk Zhang Yangsong. room. The formation that was activated but no longer controlled was particularly abrupt. This formation is inspired by two formation disks. There is no need to guess who their owner is, and why they are turned on but no one is in charge.
Wanted to trap and kill, but was killed instead? Feng Mingyuan already had a preliminary judgment in his mind.
(End of chapter)
