Qi Ning let out an "oh", and Duan Canghai said: "This grove is a stone's throw away from Guogong's courtyard, if his subordinates are not mistaken, the murderer is going to assassinate Guogong tonight, but for some reason, he suddenly killed someone here." ”

Qi Ning's expression was solemn, Duan Canghai's words were very important, the bronze general committed a crime outside his own courtyard, it seemed that he was indeed coming at himself, and the most terrifying thing was that although the Protector Mansion was not a palace, it was also extremely large, and there were many large and small courtyards, and the other party obviously knew his own place.

In the whole world, of course, not everyone can enter the Protector's Mansion, and the other party can know the pattern of the mansion, so he naturally has made a lot of effort.

But now Qi Ning is haunting two important questions.

First of all, if General Bronze really wanted to stab himself, why did he startle the snake and kill Su Lan halfway? Su Lan is just a servant girl in the mansion, with a low status, what is the purpose of the bronze general to kill him?

Secondly, if General Bronze wanted to kill people, why did he find Su Lan? The Protector Mansion is added up and down, and there are nearly two hundred people, why would they choose a servant girl with a low status?

He thought in his heart, and at this time, Ximen Zhan Ying had already walked over and said softly: "The footprints disappeared when they reached the edge of the forest." ”

"Disappear?"

Ximen Zhan Ying said: "His footprints in the forest are very messy for some reason, but out of the forest, there are no footprints, if I am not mistaken, his light skills must be very good, and he has left no traces." ”

Duan Canghai said: "Guogong, do you want to send someone to the Shenhou Mansion immediately and let them investigate this matter?" ”

Qi Ning said: "Madam is from the Shenhou Mansion, isn't she investigating now?" ”

Duan Canghai was stunned for a moment, and then he was a little embarrassed, he suddenly thought at this time that when he was competing in the palace, Ximen Zhanying had mentioned the condition, even if he married, he would still have to be on an errand in the Shenhou Mansion.

Ximen Zhan Yingxiu frowned slightly, and said softly: "Xianggong, did you have any contact with that bronze general later?" ”

Qi Ning shook his head and said, "I met you once the night I met you, and since then, I haven't even heard of him." ”

"That's weird." Ximen Zhan Ying wondered, "Why did he come to assassinate you?" ”

Qi Ning said: "When he sneaked into the mansion, he naturally came at me." After a pause, there was also a look of doubt between his eyebrows: "But since you are coming for me, why do you want to kill Su Lan?" ”

"Did you happen to be discovered by Su Lan?" Duan Canghai said: "The murderer was seen in his tracks, so he killed people." ”

Qi Ning shook his head and said: "It doesn't make sense, the murderer can sneak into the mansion, it has been proven that his skills are extraordinary, even if he encounters Su Lan, he can easily dodge it, and he will never let Su Lan find out." Looking at Duan Canghai's eyes, he said: "Su Lan is just an ordinary maidservant, even if it is you, it should not be too difficult to avoid Su Lan's ears and eyes." ”

Duan Canghai nodded slightly, frowned, and said, "That is to say, the murderer intended to kill Su Lan, but ..... Su Lan has always been in the mansion, rarely dealing with outsiders, and it is impossible to make enemies with such a master, why did the murderer kill her? ”

"Sakura, what do you think is the reason?" Qi Ning looked at Ximen Zhan Sakura.

The two of them had a few candles in the cave room before, and the bride was also delicate in the room, but at this moment, when it came to the murder, the red tide on Ximen Zhan Ying's face had already subsided, and she no longer had the charming and charming color in the room, she looked capable and neat, and after thinking for a while, she said: "The murderer is not trying to kill Su Lan, but ..... To suck blood! ”

"Vampire?" Duan Canghai was slightly taken aback.

In fact, Duan Canghai also knew a little about the bloodsucking case that happened in the capital earlier, but he didn't know anything about the details.

"Xianggong, the scream you heard was naturally made when Su Lan was attacked." Ximen Zhan Ying's eyes were bright and clear as water: "I just speculated that the murderer may have been injured, and the truth is here." Su Lan is just an ordinary maidservant, and it stands to reason that if the murderer sneaks up on Su Lan, he will definitely be able to do it quietly, and he will never be able to make Su Lan scream and attract everyone's attention. ”

Qi Ning said: "Yes, I'm also wondering about this. ”

"Since Su Lan can have a chance to scream, it means that the murderer's situation at that time was indeed a little wrong." Ximen Zhan Ying said: "After he held Su Lan hostage, he bit Su Lan's throat and wanted to suck the blood, but the guards in the house reacted too quickly, and he didn't have much time, so he hurriedly took a few puffs and fled." Mei's eyes rolled slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said: "He killed Su Lan to get blood, but no matter how stupid the murderer is tonight, it is impossible for him to run to the Guogong Mansion to kill people and suck blood, so I speculate that there should be only one truth." ”

"Tell me?"

"It's true that the murderer wants to infiltrate the mansion to your detriment, but ...... For some reason, something must have happened to his body, and he had to get blood, so in desperation, he could only find someone to suck blood first, and it happened that Su Lan was caught by him, so he .....! Ximen Zhan Ying sighed lightly: "So Su Lan was poisoned by him. ”

Duan Canghai immediately said: "What Madame said is extremely true, so it makes sense." ”

Qi Ning bowed his head and said: "This should be the truth of what happened tonight, he didn't mean to kill Su Lan, but the situation forced it, and Su Lan happened to be bumped into by him .....!" After a slight pause, he instructed Duan Canghai: "You immediately send someone to investigate Su Lan's whereabouts tonight and check her bedroom." He added: "Command, all those who know about this matter must keep their mouths shut, and not publicize it everywhere, so as not to panic in the house." In addition, find someone to place Su Lan's body first. ”

Duan Canghai said yes, Qi Ning took Ximen Zhan Ying's hand out of the grove, thinking that a young girl in Sulan had died innocently, and his heart was heavy.

Ximen Zhan Ying saw it in his eyes and said softly: "Xianggong, something has happened, as long as we find the bronze general, we can always avenge Su Lan." ”

Qi Ning smiled reluctantly, and at this time, he saw Zhao Wuxian coming back in a hurry, and said, "Guogong, that ugly man is gone." ”

Qi Ning was stunned, and Zhao Wuxian explained: "I went to the ugly man's house, but I didn't see any trace of him, and I went to the place where he usually stays, but there was no trace of him. ”

"Xianggong, ugly man...... Who is the ugly guy? Ximen Zhan Sakura was puzzled.

Qi Ning said: "It's the ronin I took in, and I am closer to Su Lan on weekdays, so I'll talk to you about it later." Frowning and asking Zhao Wuxian: "Are you sure you can't find him?" ”

"The subordinates are still looking for them, and the ugly man is often in some corners on weekdays, maybe he is hiding somewhere." Zhao said without injury.

Qi Ning thought for a moment before he said: "Find him and tell me, and don't let the ugly man know about Su Lan's death for the time being." Yes, Su Lan has a family? ”

"As far as my subordinates know, Su Lan came to the mansion four years ago, and it was Qiu Yi who bought the girl from outside on the orders of Mrs. Tai." Although Zhao Wuxian is usually silent, he knows a lot about the affairs of the house: "I heard that her parents are gone, and there is only one eldest brother. ”

Qiu Yi is the former head of the Jinyi Qi family, and he was expelled by Qi Ning a long time ago.

"The people in the house also told them that Su Lan had gone to his brother's." Qi Ning sighed lightly: "The ugly man is very dependent on Su Lan and has a lot of feelings, if he knows that Su Lan was killed, I'm afraid it will be .....!" "Didn't go on.

The ugly man has amnesia, does not understand the world, although he looks hideous, but he is innocent, and with such a heart, it is even more difficult to accept Su Lan's murder.

When the husband and wife returned to the house, they were very depressed.

For Qi Ning, on the wedding night, the bronze general sneaked into the mansion and killed Su Lan, which of course made him feel very sad and angry, but Ximen Zhan Ying thought that the bronze general actually came to the door, although he knew that Qi Ning was good at martial arts, but he was still worried about the safety of his husband.

Most of the red candle had been burned, only a small section remained, and the hour had passed the ugly hour, and the hour was approaching dawn.

If there was no such thing as the bronze general, Qi Ning would definitely still be fighting with Ximen at this time, but after this incident, although it was the night of the cave room, the two of them had no intention of re-entering Wushan.

Ximen Zhanying poured a cup of tea for Qi Ning, sat beside Qi Ning, and comforted: "Xianggong, you don't have to worry, tomorrow at dawn, let's go to the second senior brother and let the second senior brother start investigating this matter." This time, the bronze general appeared, and if the second senior brother and they were to do their best to investigate, they would definitely be able to find clues, and the bronze general would definitely be caught by us. ”

Qi Ning smiled reluctantly, took Ximen Zhan Ying's hand, and asked softly: "Zhan Ying, you said that the bronze general has sucked human blood several times, why did he do this?" ”

Ximen Zhan Ying thought for a moment before saying: "Xianggong, I heard that there are some vicious martial arts on the rivers and lakes, and when you cultivate, you have to hurt the lives of others, so could the bronze general practice some evil martial arts, and you have to obtain human blood to be able to practice?" ”

Qi Ning shook his head and said: "If there is no matter tonight, what you said may still be possible, but tonight the bronze general is obviously in a hurry to take people's blood, if he wants to practice, there is no need to run to our mansion to kill people and take blood, find a secluded place, and kill people and take blood without knowing it, then no one can disturb him." But he killed someone tonight, and he fled in a hurry before the blood could be obtained, which also proves that he did not absorb human blood for the purpose of practicing. ”

Ximen Zhan Ying nodded slightly: "Xianggong is right, but ..... If not for practice, then for what? ”

"The first time I met you, I saw the bronze general sucking human blood." Qi Ning's eyebrows tightened slightly: "At that time, I was thinking, why do good people suck people's blood, there must be a reason for such a terrible behavior?" In fact, the bloodsucking practice you just mentioned is also something I've been thinking about, and I think it's very possible, but what happened tonight overturned this possibility. He stared at the red candle on the table, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I think he sucked human blood, not to practice, but to save his life!" ”

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PS: Today's third update is sent, I don't know if it's a blast or not, I'm ashamed! I wish you all a happy National Day, and you must pay attention to safety when you go out!