I was woken up at 3 a.m. by the attendants, who were in a drowsy sleep. When he heard what was going on, he hurried to the scene, only to see two cold corpses and a large group of worried people gathered inside and outside the house. Seeing me coming, everyone consciously got out of the way.

"How did it happen?!" I asked the trembling Takaya Yoshiei on the side.

"Details...... I don't know ......" Takaya Yoshiei said with a blue face and trembling lips: "Just now I was sleeping, and suddenly someone came to report that something happened here, wait for me...... Wait for me ......"

"Who? Who is in charge of the Retainers of the Inatomi family now? "I was a little annoyed to see him like this, and I turned around and started looking for others.

"It's down!" Out of the crowd came a man in his 50s and stood in front of me. "I've seen His Highness the Stars! Below is the head of the Inatomi family, Yamabukihara, and now the Inatomi retainers here are temporarily managed by me. "This is a thin old man, not strong but shrewd.

"Hmm......" I glanced at him, and I still had some impressions, I should have seen it at the banquet last night. How did you find out that something happened to Inatomi-sama? What was done at that time? ”

"Back to Your Highness! I also just got the report half an hour ago...... "This Yamabukihara style has just suffered such a big change, but it still seems very calm, and at this point it is at least much better than Yoshiei Takaya, who has fallen into a state of "semi-stupidity" on the side. "It was an attendant who found out, and when I got the news, I immediately sent someone to report to Lord Takaya, and told the guards to seal it down. Since it was inconvenient to directly disturb His Highness, he only reported to the two lords, Maeda and Kusunoki. ”

I nodded, and he did a pretty good first-hand arrangement. "Who first found out that Inatomi-sama was killed?" I continued to ask.

"It's him!" Yamabuki turned around and called a man dressed as a guard.

I looked at the person in front of me carefully, and according to modern detective theory, the first discoverer of a murder scene is often the most suspicious. This man is not very tall, but he is still strong, and he is in a profession that requires some courage, such as guards. He looks pretty shrewd, but he doesn't seem to be special or has a ghost in his heart. "You were the first to find out that Inatomi-sama was killed? Tell me about the situation! I asked, staring into his eyes.

"Back to Your Highness! After returning from the hunting ground last night, the lord said that he didn't want to sleep yet, and personally called the young master to the sleeping tent...... "His expression was a little nervous but not flustered, and his speech was still clear. "In order not to disturb the conversation between the lord and the young master, I and the other three people retreated to 20 zhang away and waited far away. But after more than an hour, it was past midnight, and the young master did not leave, and the light in the tent kept burning. Later, I felt that it was too long, so I came over to ask for instructions to see if I needed to prepare some night, but no one answered after calling outside the door several times in a row. Then I felt that something was wrong, the Lord was very alert when he was fair, and even if I fell asleep, I should wake up! When I came in and looked, I found that the lord and the young lord were lying in a pool of blood! ”

"Did you move Inatomi-sama?" I withdrew my gaze and asked seemingly casually.

"It's ...... moved," the attendant nodded and replied, "I was shouting loudly while helping the lord up, and when a few of them came in and checked carefully, I found that the lord and the young lord had been killed!" ”

"Hmm......" I snorted thoughtfully, losing all clues at once. If it was really the murderer, then he would definitely call someone first instead of risking suspicion to check the life and death of the victim, and on the other hand, he did not show excessive condemnation of the murderer. In order to verify this, I called a few other guards to ask a few more questions, but I didn't find any inconsistencies. “…… Let's take a look at Inatomi-sama's situation first! I said helplessly.

Inatomi Naohide and Youzhi father and son fell alone in the middle of the big tent, clutching their sabers in their hands, staring at the roof with shocked and angry eyes. Blood was sprayed everywhere on the ground, but not a single piece of ornamentation was damaged. Hanbei Takenaka, Keiji Maeda, Mitsunari Kusunoki, and Ban Naganobu carefully observed and searched everywhere, and the expressions on their faces had not yet found any major breakthroughs.

"Any clues?" Although I knew it was unlikely, I still asked.

"Strange...... It's really strange......" Keiji Maeda crossed his arms and shoulders thoughtfully, as if answering me and talking to himself.

Takenaka Hanbei smiled bitterly and shook his head, it seemed that this was not his strong point. Kusunoki Mitsunari stared at the blood all over the ground in a daze, and he didn't even hear my question.

"Lord, the situation here seems to be very strange...... "The companion Changxin came over with a wry smile and introduced the situation to me." Although there were not many people who had come in beforehand, and the location of the bodies had not been moved significantly, the situation at that time can be guessed! ”

"Then find the murderer quickly!" I'm feeling a little more relaxed, which should be very beneficial to solving the case.

"But some of the situations here are a little unbelievable!" The companion shook his head again and again. “…… Judging from the fact that there was no damage in the house and the posture of Inatomi-sama's father and son holding knives, it should have been killed with a knife without fighting back! From this point of view, it is inferred that the murderer should be a person with strong martial arts......"

I nodded silently, and if there was a big movement, the guards outside would not be unaware.

"Originally, there was a great hidden dragon and crouching tiger in the world, and it is not surprising that there are a few masters! But look at the blood on the ground......" he said, pointing to the blood sprayed everywhere on the ground, "because there was no one else in the house at the time, the blood stains that spilled fell to the ground......"

"Isn't that nonsense!" I was a little impatient with him. "There was no one else in the room, so naturally the blood was splattered on the ground!"

"Yes...... Lord, what about the murderer? The murderer also didn't have it? He explained in a rambling manner.

"Hiss~!" I took a deep breath and looked at the ground again. Truly! There is not a single gap in the radial distribution of blood stains in an area of more than 3 meters wide, so isn't it the murderer's knife standing 4 meters away? If this assumption is true, how long will this murderer's hand be?

"Lord, please look! There is also a ......" Ban Naoshin pointed his finger at the knife on Inatomi Naohide's neck again. "The assassin is fierce! The blade almost touched the neck bone, generally speaking, this is a combat knife technique rather than an ordinary swordsman, how can such a person kill people silently? ”

"Huh?" I'm confused, as far as I know, there really aren't such people.

"It's strange here...... too," said Ban Changxin, pointing to the knife edge, "Look at the position of this knife, the front is high and the back is low, and the angle is very large!" According to the normal situation, considering the height factor of Inatomi-sama's father and son, if you want to achieve this effect, you have to be in this position! As he spoke, he raised his hands above his head and stretched them straight up.

"And it's more than a foot away...... "I felt at a loss.

"My lord is right!" The companion nodded. "If you add this to the impact, then you have to be in this position!" So saying, he walked over to a low table, stood up, and raised his hands again.

"Will it ......" I tried to devise a reasonable explanation as much as possible. Could it be that the Assassin used a long-handled weapon such as a naginata? ”

"Impossible!" Before the companion could speak, Keiji Maeda snatched it. "It's impossible to hold your arms high with both hands on the handle when using a long-handled weapon, you can't exert your strength at all, let alone such a deep knife edge! When using a naginata, the position of the hand is usually around the waist and abdomen, and the highest should not exceed the chest, which is the most basic common sense. Moreover, although the head of the naginata is short, the back is very thick. If you look at this knife again, it is a very thin sharp weapon! ”

"It's thin...... Very thin blade ......" I was stunned for a moment, and countless thoughts swirled in my mind like a marquee.

"Anyway, this happened very bizarrely...... "There are so many places that can't be explained, but it really happened!" If someone had told me that something like this had happened, I would have thought it was a joke! ”

"Since it happened, it wouldn't be a joke!" I said solemnly, "Is there really no more reasonable explanation?" ”

"If you want to explain, there is still a way!" Keiji Maeda opened his mouth again, but I didn't think he was serious. "I'll ride on Guangcheng's shoulder, and then take your 'Dai'! Maybe we can achieve this effect......"

"Don't talk nonsense at this time!" Takenaka's half-guards stopped him from opening his mouth. "Lord! When we first came to Tango, our foundation was unstable, and many people hoped that we would be unlucky. The death of Inatomi-sama's father and son has made some contradictions begin to become superficial, and I always feel that something big will happen in the near future. When this dark tide is surging, the lord must be careful in all his disposals! ”

"Could it be that the Hatano family is a ghost who wants to instigate the wealthy families of Tanhou to make trouble?" I asked guessingly.

"Although there is such a possibility, the chances of the Hatano family are not very high!" Takenaka Hanbei had apparently thought about it. “…… The Hatano family is now unable to send troops to fight, and it seems that it is more than worth the loss to anger us at this time! ”

"Hmm...... "His analysis makes sense, but I have to be careful no matter who it is." Shigeji, pay attention to the movements of Hatano and Yamana, and while you step up your defenses, I will send some other ninjas to keep an eye on their main generals. I'll discuss with my teacher about the internal adjustment of Tango, but it seems that I can't be in a hurry! ”

"The lord is very worried!" Takenaka Hanbei nodded approvingly.

"Guangcheng!" I called back.

"......" he actually lowered his head and did not answer.

"Guangcheng!" I couldn't help but raise my voice.

"Huh? Yes, what do you command, my lord? He woke up in shock.

"Send the 'Zhuxing Special Reserve' to be stationed in the dangerous mountain pass, and cooperate with the city to strictly guard the border!" I commanded him.

"Yes!" He bowed his head and agreed.

I walked to the door, and I had to discuss with Kato Duanzo about monitoring the Tango wealthy clans. Before going out, I took another look at Inatomi Yunao, the "flower of famous generals" who had died.