Chapter 103: Suspect No. 1 (Part II)
"Since that night in the palace received a mission to investigate the case with the prince, the last general after investigating the scene of the murder of Master Huizhen, and consulting with the chief of the fish, preliminarily determined that Master Huizhen did die at the hands of others, not died of a sudden illness. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info" Qu Tutong reported to Yang Guangyu at a glance.
"These, after the first inspection of the Great Solemn Temple by Jingzhao Mansion, has reached a conclusion, and you still need to identify it? Not only that, but according to this king's speculation, the murderer of Master Huizhen is only afraid to be related to Nan Chen. Yang Guangji interrupted Qu Tutong impatiently and said coldly.
"Yes, yes, what the prince said is very true." Qu Tutong accompanied the smiling face, echoed Yang Guang, and continued, "At the end of the scripture, General Jing led people to re-examine the body of Master Huizhen and came to the conclusion that Master Huizhen actually died from two roding marks on his neck, but so far, it is not clear what kind of beast these two rodents came from? ā
"What? Are you saying that Master Huizhen was bitten to death by a beast, not killed by a man? Yang Guang's eyes widened and he asked Qu Tutong.
"Lord Wang, you misunderstood. The last general means that someone took advantage of Master Huizhen's evening lecture in the meditation room and released a monster to bite him to death. Therefore, the real murderer is still a man, not a beast. Qu Tutong replied to Yang Guang unhurriedly, "As the prince inferred, once the last general and others confirmed that Master Huizhen had indeed died at the hands of others, they first shifted the focus of the investigation to the two types of people in Chang'an City who were related to Nan Chen and who were good at feeding wild beasts. Even like the high-ranking boss of the high-ranking leather goods store who had just drunk with the prince on the upper floor of the 'Jiangnan Bank', the last general had also secretly visited him. ā
"How? Did you find anything suspicious? Yang Guang deduced from Qu Tutong that the monk Huizhen died in the mouth of a fierce beast, and remembered that Yu Xiaoren had used his own banner to ask Gao Liansheng to find a "jade claw" for him, and couldn't help asking, "Could Master Huizhen have died from an eagle's peck?" ā
Qu Tutong shook his head and replied, "I haven't heard of such a ferocious falcon that can kill people in one bite, and besides, the two tooth marks on the neck of Master Huizhen are arranged side by side, and the eagle falcon will not leave such a wound if it is interrupted." It has been ascertained that Gao Liansheng came to Chang'an from Liaodong more than ten years ago to make a living by dealing in leather goods, and he has not found any wild beasts in his shop, according to which the suspicion that he killed Master Huizhen can be basically ruled out. In fact, it was not only him, but the last general had sent people to check all the large and small businesses dealing in living things in Chang'an City these days, and none of them had the possibility of committing crimes. ā
"So, you shifted the focus of your visit from the business to the restaurant?" Yang Guang stared at Qu Tutong and asked.
"Exactly." Qu Tutong did not avoid Yang Guang's eyes, looked at him squarely, and replied, "And even today, counting today, only five days later, we have made a major discovery. According to the investigation of the subordinates of the last general, the proprietor of this 'Jiangnan Bank' restaurant, which is unparalleled in Chang'an City in terms of scale and grade, is Liu Yi, the Duke of Shu Guo, who was ordered by the imperial court. ā
"This king already knows. General Qu, should you suspect that there is a collusion between Shu Guogong and Nan Chen just because the restaurant has the name of 'Jiangnan Bank'? ā
"Then, this 'Jiangnan Bank' restaurant is not funded by Shu Guogong alone, but he opened it together with Zhang Jiling, a Jiangzuo giant known as the richest man in Guangling, do you also know?" Qu Tutong still asked unhurriedly.
Hearing his words, Yang Guang's eyes lit up: It turns out that the proprietor of this "Jiangnan Bank" restaurant is not only Shu Guogong Liu Yi alone, but also Zhang Jiling, a Jiangzuo giant, hiding behind Liu Yi! In this way, isn't it true that Liu Yi's suspicion of secretly communicating with Jiang Zuo Nanchen has greatly increased?
He was still sighing to himself, and then heard Qu Tutong say, "It's more than that. After finding out from the city order office that the 'Jiangnan Bank' restaurant was actually a joint venture between Shu Guogong and Jiangzuo giant Zhang Jiling, the last general sent someone to pretend to be a diner every day, sneaked into the restaurant to investigate, and finally found that there was a young man with a red beard hidden in this restaurant, with extraordinary skills and uncertain whereabouts, according to the people in the restaurant, it was learned that this person was Zhang Jiling's son, and was sent by his father to Chang'an to take care of the restaurant's business a year ago. After the last general learned the news that the red-haired young man was born in Guangling yesterday, he listed him as the No. 1 suspect, and the last general personally went out to monitor him. Don't admit it, on the first day, he asked the last general to catch the handle of hiding on the third floor and eavesdropping on the conversation in the prince's room, but unfortunately, this young man is really good at kung fu, and the last general took eight of his subordinates to surround him front and back, but he still let him slip away. ā
Listening to Qu Tutong's narration of this red-haired young man who was suspected of committing a major crime and how good his skills were, Yang Guang couldn't help but regret it: Knowing this, he should have checked Shu Guogong Liu Yi on the Internet in the toilet of the restaurant, maybe he would bring himself a special surprise.
"Lord Wang, according to the last general's speculation, even if this red-haired young man is not the murderer of Master Huizhen, he will most likely be a spy and scout sent by Nan Chen to Chang'an. If this is the case, Shu Guogong Liu Yi will inevitably be suspected of fornicating with the enemy country. In order to prevent the red-haired boy from escaping from Chang'an, the last general will know that the guards guarding the city gates everywhere will be detained as soon as this person is found. What needs to be asked to the prince now is whether to report the matter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and publicly investigate the 'Jiangnan Bank' restaurant and its proprietor, Shu Guogong. ā
Since his uncle Dou Rongding became the governor of Luozhou, the crown prince Yang Yong took over the palace guards and was the supreme commander of the forbidden army. As a general of the forbidden army, Qu Tutong proposed to report the case to the prince, which is also a logical thing, but in Yang Guang's mind, since he had already saved a selfish desire to investigate the case and strive to get out of the town and the state as soon as possible, he refused to give up a part of the credit he saw to his eldest brother, he groaned slightly, and immediately made a decision: directly enter the palace to ask for his father Yang Jian, and explain all this to him in person.
"General Qu, you will pass on the order now, send additional people to the 'Jiangnan Bank' restaurant, and guard all the people up and down the restaurant. You will enter the palace with this king now. Yang Guang said, and stood up.
"Lord, ...... the prince's side" Qu Tutong seemed to understand Yang Guang's thoughts, but he didn't dare to rashly bypass the prince Yang Yong, and directly explained the case to the emperor, hesitating and refusing to leave.
"He refuses to enter the palace with the prince, so I will go with the prince." Before the words fell, the tall and mighty Yu Juluo walked into the meditation room with a smirk on his face.