Qianhu, who was under Liu Erqi's command, turned over the building in the direction where the arrow was shot.
As Chen Kan expected, there was nothing gained.
Looking at his somewhat ashamed subordinates, Chen Kan didn't say much.
I don’t know what the other person looks like, I don’t know how the other person is dressed, and I didn’t arrive at the scene of the crime as soon as possible. Only if I can find clues can I find the ghost.
"Okay, let's go back."
Chen Kan changed his horse and continued towards Nancheng Bingma Division.
Halfway through, they happened to meet Shi Wen, Zhang Yong, Yao Chi and others who came to support after learning the news of Chen Kan's assassination.
After learning that the assassin Liu Erqi failed to capture the assassin, the three of them were a little angry.
Shi Wen said coldly: "Old Liu, if you are not qualified to command the North City Army and Horses Division, I advise you to abdicate as soon as possible and make way for someone more capable."
"Dogs bark."
Having failed to catch the assassin, Liu Erqi was in no mood to argue with them.
He replied casually and said no more.
The group returned to the Nancheng Army and Horse Department. Chen Kan saw that Xu Yuan, who was recuperating in Anren Medicine House, had returned. He couldn't help but frowned and said, "Why don't you take good care of yourself in the medicine shop."
Xu Yuan sat on a wooden wheelchair and said with cupped hands: "My subordinate is fine. I heard that your Excellency was assassinated on the road. What was the result?"
Before Chen Kan could answer, Shi Wen said angrily: "What else can happen? This guy Lao Liu let the assassin run away."
"you......"
Liu Erqi was not angry.
Chen Kandao: "He is a professional assassin. He can escape thousands of miles away if he misses a hit. I suspect that someone paid to kill someone."
Hearing this, Xu Yuan's face became solemn.
"Do you have someone to suspect, sir?"
Chen Kan slowly shook his head and said, "No."
He didn't have many enemies, just a few, Ji Gang, Zhang Xin, and Zhu Jixi.
Ji Gang and Zhang Xin were powerful figures in their own right, and they had numerous dead men in their palaces.
If you want to kill Chen Kan, you can simply send a dead soldier to kill Chen Kan with one blow. There is no need to use such high-risk methods.
As for Zhu Jixi, his whole family was imprisoned in a pigsty by Zhu Jihuang. It is hard to say whether Zhu Jixi himself is dead or alive, let alone hiring assassins.
There was another important factor. His intuition told him that the murderer was not these three people, but someone else.
Chen Kan has always trusted his own intuition.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Kan pondered: "What kind of assassin organizations are there among the people?"
"My lord is suspicious..."
Xu Yuan seemed to have thought of something.
"There are many civilian assassin-killer organizations, but most of them are just small-time gangsters who dare to attack officials..."
"White Lotus Sect!"
Several people present said a name at the same time.
Xu Yuan pondered: "Besides the White Lotus Sect, the only private killer organizations that dare to attack officials and are not afraid of retaliation are the Ming Sect and the Maitreya Sect."
"When Taizu founded the country, he strangled Mingjiao believers on a large scale. After the Mingjiao's vitality was severely damaged, they hid in the wilderness and had no time to hide, let alone send assassins into the capital to assassinate court officials."
"The Maitreya Sect has declined since it gradually merged with the White Lotus Sect, and has now become a vassal of the White Lotus Sect."
Chen Kan nodded. If it was the White Lotus Sect, it wouldn't be surprising.
This Buddhist organization founded during the Tang Dynasty is nominally affiliated with the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism.
In fact, the teachings have been distorted beyond recognition by its successive leaders, and the entire religion has been reduced to a cult organization that deceives people, confuses the public with monstrous words, and confuses the people into chaos.
Various heresies and techniques for troubled times were derived from the sect. During the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, basically every peasant uprising was inseparable from this sect.
What this sect is good at is not only playing with people's hearts. Among its followers, there are more killers, bandits, and fleshly Bodhisattvas, who often regard the laws of the court as nothing.
In a different place, if Chen Kan wanted to pay someone to kill someone, the best choice would be the White Lotus Sect.
Then follow this idea and push it back!
"What kind of person would pay the White Lotus Sect to kill people?"
As soon as Chen Kan said this, several people looked at each other.
Ordinary people can't find the White Lotus Sect, and people with great power don't need it.
What does it mean to be a powerful person?
Shi Wen gave the answer: "If a subordinate wants to kill someone, he only needs to send a few loyal captains. I don't trust the people of the White Lotus Sect."
Shi Wen holds two thousand households in his hands, so he is naturally a person with great power.
There is no need for ordinary people to hire someone to assassinate Chen Kan.
When Chen Kan came to Ming Dynasty, he did not offend the people.
Chen Kan's attitude towards the people was the same as Lao Zhu's, he could only protect but not harm.
"This person must have a high position, but little power, and he has a big grudge against you, sir."
Xu Yuan gave the attributive words and suddenly narrowed down the scope of the mastermind behind the scenes.
"The position may not be high, but the status must be the same!"
Chen Kan concluded, and then thought hard, when had he ever offended such a person?
Wu Lun was one of them this morning, but he probably wasn't that quick. He was assassinated just after he had humiliated him. Did he make the call directly?
exclude!
Zhao Xuan, a lieutenant in the arsenal department, and Feng Lan, a lieutenant in charge of the military affairs department, have no mortal enmity with him. They only have a minor conflict at most, and they should not invite anyone to kill him.
It can be ruled out!
Who else?
Could it be that because of his sudden rise, he blocked someone's path to promotion?
Probably not.
Chen Kan's position, the position of admiral of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, is not a permanent position in the court, and there is no competition with anyone.
In short, this assassination was very unreasonable.
If I can't think of it, I won't think about it for now.
If the assassin fails to take action the first time, he will inevitably take action a second time.
Chen Kan pondered: "Do you all know the strongholds of the White Lotus Sect and other killer organizations in the capital?"
Zhang Yongdao: "Sir, you know that they are dependent on the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to survive. A large part of the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division's income comes from this."
Xu Yuandao: "When my subordinates were in Jinyiwei, Jinyiwei also had this kind of gray income that cannot be disclosed to the public."
"Assemble manpower immediately and ask them to go to jail."
"The code name for this operation is to crack down on gangsters and eliminate evil!"
Naturally, Chen Kan did not need to take action personally to arrest people.
Chen Kan gave an order, and the huge yamen of the Wucheng Army and Horses Department quickly started operating.
Shi Wen and Zhang Yong, they are all experienced people who have been in the capital all year round.
They know better than Chen Kan what kind of Fox City Rat Club there is in the capital.
In one afternoon, the common people discovered that there were many captains in the capital wearing flying fish uniforms and holding water and fire sticks.
But these people are different from Jinyiwei. They will not break into people's homes casually.
On the contrary, he showed no mercy to those rogue rangers.
Street bullies, village bullies and others who bullied their neighbors were constantly captured, and the base areas of some illegal organizations suffered catastrophe.
