Xiaoxiang said: "My lord, maybe it's the emperor. stayed in the palace all day, got very little news from the outside, and was also blinded by a large group of corrupt officials, on the contrary, these people, they can always learn something from the mouths of others, and they really have more ways to get information than the emperor. ”

Song Ci nodded, this matter is true.

He continued to walk on a nearby slope and came to see that there was still a fire underneath him, and there were signs of cooking, which showed that the murderers had been squatting in the cluster for some time.

There are pots and pans, the grass below has been trampled on a large area, and in front of it is a river, the surface of the river is forty or fifty meters wide, I don't know how deep, it is certain that you can run a big boat.

"These people should have come by water, and after they succeeded, they left by the waterway, leaving no clues, and at the same time, there was nothing on the ground except for the items left behind by eating, drinking, and Lazar

Song Ci had a headache, and when he turned to look, he saw that it was only twenty or thirty meters away from the place where Zhu Zhi'an was killed, and because it was blocked by the grass, it was difficult to find someone on the other side.

This is all prepared, calculating the time of Zhu Zhi'an's death, it should be that after he received the holy decree, he rushed over immediately, and at the same time, the murderer on Lin'an's side was dispatched, and it was also the day Cao Lihong died.

Then, the murderer must be among the court, and Tang and Wu are more suspicious.

"Only..... Wrong. Song Ci's mind was shaken, and he suddenly remembered that Zhu Zhi'an had been fighting against Jin at the border for ten years, and he rarely returned to Lin'an, these assassins were all soldiers at the lowest level, and it was impossible for them to see each other.

Since you haven't seen it, how can you murder? Dare to ask, don't know what it looks like? Aren't you afraid of killing the wrong one?

In this way, there is only one possibility, that is, someone gave him a portrait, but the person who painted him must be very familiar with the other person, and may even be someone close to him.

But it is not excluded that someone went to find that kind of powerful painter and painted it with the description of his facial features.

Thinking of this, Song Ci couldn't help but be happy at the moment, and after he returned to Lin'an, he followed it, then the clues would definitely be cherry

At the same time, there are not many people in Lin'an who have archers and large-scale subordinates, even second-grade officials, some of them cannot mobilize the army, because they are not from the military department, and they do not have this right.

Song Ci quickly walked down and asked, "Wencheng Wenwu, you have been in Lin'an for many years, do you know that this river can lead to Lin'an along that direction?"

Wen Cheng pointed to the right with his finger, "My lord, walk along this way, I will arrive in seven days, but the waterway is very difficult to walk, and at the same time, the road is full of potholes, and we may delay it even more."

Song Ci didn't mind at all, "Seven days is seven days, let's go, we should also return, just walk along this river, every time I meet someone's house, I will ask, I don't believe that there is not a single clue." ”

The crowd began to hurry, and the sound of horses' hooves sounded one after another, which was very harsh.

After walking for several days, the people here lived very little, perhaps too remote, and they could not even go to the market.

It wasn't until three days later that the riverbed widened, and Song Ci also saw that there were houses on both sides, and people working in the fields, they were far away from the troubled times, away from the hustle and bustle, and lived a quiet and peaceful life.

Commanding the carriage to stop, Song Ci walked alone to a farmland, where there were young people in their early twenties who were sweating like rain, and compared with their peers, they were very industrious.

When he saw Song Ci appear, he immediately knelt down and said, "I've seen my lord."

Song Ci helped him up and opened his mouth, "Brother, what's your name?" I don't know if you're a local?"

"My name is Manwa, what's wrong, my lord? I'm a local, where will outsiders run to us, they all go to the county, aren't you?

Song Ci nodded, the young man in front of him looked very realistic, Song Ci hoped to get a little clue from him.

"My baby, have you ever left your hometown in the last month or two? Have you gone anywhere else?"

Manwa said: "My lord, my home is here, I have no other relatives and friends, as for my hometown, I haven't left for several years, I don't know what adults mean by asking?"

Song Ci chuckled, if this is the case, it will be easy to do, I hope that this doll can give herself a little clue.

"Baby, let me ask you, a month ago, did you see a wooden boat rowing through the river? Do you know where they've been?"

Man Wa didn't think about it, and immediately said: "My lord, you're right, as early as a month ago, I really saw a ship passing by here, not only that, but they also relied on the crowd to come down and snatch away a few big roosters I raised, my lord, how can you be good?"

"The big rooster is not worth much, but after a year of hard work, this has to be reported to the official, it is too far, and the nearest county town has to be a hundred miles away, and the county lord will not necessarily accept it!"

, he was very helpless, and he was distressed to death, which Song Ci understood.

"Baby, do you know what these people are wearing? Isn't it the armor of the soldiers?"

He shook his head and said: "The people in the barracks are wearing armor, they are not, they are all wearing gray clothes, and they are holding longbows, they are very domineering, not only that, my lord, they are also a lot of people, with hundreds of people, how dare you offend our local people?"

When he heard this, Song Ci had already affirmed that these people must be the murderers of Zhu Zhi'an, except for them, no one would pass by here by boat for a year and a half.

Song Ci smiled bitterly, shook his head, very helpless, if he let the man in front of him know that the murderer was a person from the court, I don't know what he would think.

It's just that Song Ci is reluctant to go out of this kind of thing that damages the court, otherwise, there will be more thieves.

One turned around and beckoned to Xiao Xiangyue, and the two ran over, "My lord, is there anything wrong with you?"

Song Ci said: "Xiao Xiangyue, lend the silver on your body to Song, and then give it to the guy in front of you, the chicken he raised was stolen, it can be regarded as Song Mou's compensation for these murderers!"

The two did so, and Manwa took the silver in disbelief, there were several taels, and he had never seen so much money in his life.

"This silver. . . It's too much silver, and my chickens aren't worth that much... You're still—" He returned some of it.

Song Ci didn't take it, but said: "Take it, this is the court to compensate you, and at the same time, these murderers Song is also investigating them, if they are caught, they will not be kept."

The three of them were about to leave, when Man Wa suddenly stopped them.

"Your Excellency,..... Can you guys wait a minute? That.... When these gangsters passed by that day, someone unintentionally dropped a sword, and I picked it up, and I hoped that the adults could use it to solve the case.

He quickly ran out, Song Cihu was shocked, looking forward to finding useful clues, especially those that could prove the murderer, so that the matter would be resolved.

However, Tang and Wu are both treacherous and cunning people, they have been officials for decades, and it is impossible to leave too many clues, and at the same time, these murderers may have completed their tasks and returned to hand in the business, but they have already been wiped out.

The baby ran over with a sweat on his head he had a long sword in his hand it was still new when song ci took it and looked at it when he took it it the lines were clear when he took it out he looked at it it was golden and shining.

This thing is by no means owned by ordinary yamen], nor is it owned by ordinary thieves or thieves, and the workmanship is very detailed, which is from the palace of a certain adult in the imperial court.

"My lord, this is it, it's good that you're here, otherwise I'll have to sell it for some silver."

Song Ci said: "Baby, you can't sell this stolen goods, if it is known, it is possible that you will be arrested, do you know?" At the same time, can't you know what doesn't belong to you?"

He scratched his hair, a little embarrassed.

Song Ci handed the weapon to Qin Yue, and then said: "Baby, it's useless for Song to see that you take this thing, otherwise, I'll take it, maybe, I can still find evidence through this thing."

"Well, okay lord, since you want it, then take it, no... Big deal, I don't want it.

Song Ci was pleased, and then everyone returned to the carriage and continued to hurry, they had already walked halfway, and there were still a few days left to reach Lin'an.

In the car, Wen Cheng took the long sword and looked at it, he thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't remember what the origin was, but he had seen this weapon somewhere.

"My lord, I think that this sword, the origin of this sword is definitely not simple, but it is definitely not from the palace, or from the border soldier Zheng"

Song Ci said: "Wen Cheng, if you have any impression, you might as well think about it, as long as the identity of the sword is proven, then it will be clear that we are closer to the truth."

Wen Cheng was silent all the way, he was constantly reminiscing and thinking now.

A few days later, they finally returned to Lin'an, back to the inn, this half-moon trip, not in vain, in general, there is a little clue.

When everyone entered the inn, Lian came over, and when they saw Song Ci, they smiled slightly and performed a courtesy.

"Lord Song, there are so many of you, why have you been gone for so long? At the same time, it's been hard work along the way!

Song Ci smiled and said: "Miss Lian, why did Song see that there was no one in your inn, could it be that you really don't open your business, only for Song and his subordinates to live?"

She chuckled and nodded, "Yes, my lord, in the future, the people's girl's shop will only be free for you to live in, and at the same time, it will not collect cash, you know, if the Great Song Dynasty is gone, what if I have even a gold mountain?"

Song Ci knew that she was justified, but how could she be like this at this moment? Before he could say anything, Lian went to the kitchen to prepare the meal.