In the elegant courtyard in the backyard of the restaurant, Li Yuntian was chatting and laughing with Chen Wenren and others, Li Manshan hurriedly walked into the house, leaned over and whispered a few words in his ear.

"What? There is such a thing! After listening to Li Manshan's words, Li Yuntian's face suddenly sank, and he put the wine glass in his hand on the table heavily.

"Hou Ye, Zhao Wenju is already angry when he is hit by an arrow in his heart!" Li Manshan solemnly bowed his hand to Li Yuntian and replied in a deep voice.

Hearing this, the lively room fell silent in an instant, and people looked at Li Manshan in astonishment, obviously they didn't expect this kind of thing to happen, isn't this a provocation to Li Yuntian?

"Inform Yangzhou Wei, go all out to track down the murderer, and be sure to find out the main messenger behind the scenes!" Under the surprised gaze of everyone, Li Yuntian ordered Li Manshan expressionlessly.

"Let's do it!" When Li Manshan heard this, he bowed his hand to Li Yuntian, turned around and left in a hurry.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's go and have a look with Ben Hou." Then, Li Yuntian glanced at everyone present, stood up and said in a deep voice.

Chen Wenren, Pan Xingmin and others hurriedly got up, and followed Li Yuntian to the Yamen of Lianghuai Salt Road, with a lot of thoughts along the way, each thinking about his own thoughts.

For Chen Wenren and Zhang Sheng, Zhao Wenju's death was a very bad thing, and it was very likely to provoke Li Yuntian, and then make the current situation change unpredictable, and they secretly felt annoyed in their hearts, and they didn't know which bastard did such a stupid thing.

The three of Pan Xingmin were also surprised in their hearts, they never imagined that the people of the two Huai Yan Dao would be so ruthless, and sent someone to shoot Zhao Wenju in public, although this ruined the evidence that Zhao Wenju had, but at the same time, it also undoubtedly slapped Li Yuntian in the face, you must know that Li Yuntian originally planned to let the two Huai Yan Dao go, otherwise he would not have moved the interrogation of Zhao Wenju to the afternoon.

Therefore, where the development of the situation will develop, Chen Wenren and Pan Xingmin and others can no longer predict, Li Yuntian, as a dignified Zhenwu Marquis, and also the chief envoy of the two Huai Salt Road patrols ordered by Emperor Xuande, how can he be so easy to provoke?

Zhao Wenju's body was placed in the front yard of the yamen of Lianghuai Salt Road, lying motionless on the wooden plank, the arrow on his back had been removed, and the blood stained the clothes on his back, and a wound in the back of his heart could be clearly seen.

In the open space on the side, Zhao Dengyu knelt there regardless of the pain in his buttocks and cried, crying bitterly, looking very sad.

Li Yuntian came to Zhao Wenju's side, glanced at the wound on his back expressionlessly, and then walked towards the yamen hall of Lianghuai Salt Road with a cold expression, which made Chen Wenren and Pan Xingmin and others who followed behind suddenly startled.

The two Huaiyan Road Yamen halls are used to hear cases, while the back hall is a place for deliberations, and the meanings of the two are completely different, indicating that Li Yuntian was extremely annoyed by the murder of Zhao Wenju and put on a posture of doing business.

"Master Hou, you have to be the master of the sinners, the father of the sins died unjustly." Li Yuntian didn't take a few steps, and Zhao Dengyu, who was kneeling there, kowtowed to him and said.

"Don't worry, Ben Hou will give you justice!" Li Yuntian's body stagnated slightly when he heard this, he didn't stop, but said without looking back.

"The sinners thank Hou Ye, Hou Ye, when the sinner's father was in the hospital, he told the sinners where the account books he kept were hidden, as long as the Hou Ye sent someone to get them, he could get those ironclad evidence of transporting and selling smuggled salt!" Zhao Dengyu raised his head when he heard this, and said to Li Yuntian with a sad and angry face.

"This is not in a hurry, wait for Benhou to find your father's murderer first." Li Yuntian didn't ask where those account books were, and walked into the lobby as he spoke, "Come on, carry Boss Zhao down, and prepare a coffin to settle down." ”

"Humble duty understands." A brocade-clothed guard gave his hand to Li Yuntian and replied in a deep voice.

Chen Wenren immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, although Li Yuntian was extremely annoyed by Zhao Wenju's killing, he did not lose his mind, otherwise he would definitely send someone to get the evidence.

At this moment, Chen Wenren felt very troubled by this sudden incident, although Zhao Wenju was dead, his account books still existed, plus it angered Li Yuntian, it was really a reckless act that outweighed the losses, I don't know which bastard did such a stupid thing.

After entering the lobby, Li Yuntian sat down behind the desk, and did not speak, waiting for the results of Li Manshan's investigation with a stern expression.

Chen Wenren, Pan Xingmin and others sat on the seats on both sides of the lobby according to their ranks, and since Li Yuntian was silent, they naturally closed their mouths in amusement, which made the atmosphere in the lobby seem a little dull and depressing.

At the same time, the Salt Merchants Association Hall, the reception hall.

Chen Guangzong, who looked anxious, paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, he also learned that Zhao Wenju had been killed, and he was extremely shocked in his heart, although it was not clear who did it, but it was obvious that this was a stupid act that added fuel to the fire.

"The eldest prince, that assassin was captured by the people of the Jinyi Guard, and he is from the city to spend five." Soon after, a subordinate hurried over and said in a loud voice.

"Flower five?" Chen Guangzong was slightly stunned when he heard this, Hua Wu is a **** leader in Yangzhou City, the **** force that rules the south city of Yangzhou, and is a black-and-white outlaw, he never imagined that Hua Wu would dare to participate in this matter.

"Are you sure it's the one who spent five?" Soon Chen Guangzong came back to his senses, looked at the subordinate and asked in a deep voice, although he is a smart person, otherwise how could he have today's achievements, he has never fought against the government, so how could he let people do such a big thing.

"The assassin is Hua Wu's henchman Sangou, and the Jinyi Guard's men chased him for several streets before blocking him, but they failed to capture him alive, and Sangou was injured in the fight and Yan Zòng has been sent to the hospital." The subordinate nodded affirmatively, then added.

"The eldest prince, the villain found out that Vice President Wei had seen Hua Wu after leaving the hall." As he spoke, the subordinate changed his mind and told Chen Guangzong another thing.

"What?" Chen Guangzong's face suddenly changed when he heard this, this is not good news, could it be that Wei Deguang did this thing?

It is worth mentioning that Wei Deguang has a close relationship with Hua Wu, Hua Wu was in trouble when he was young, and it was Wei Deguang who saved him, which can be said to have the grace of reconstruction.

And the reason why Hua Wu can rise in Yangzhou City is not accidental, naturally it is inseparable from Wei Deguang's secret support, and Wei Deguang let Hua Wu do some unsightly things.

Chen Guangzong naturally knew the relationship between Wei Deguang and Hua Wu, and the black dog would not risk his life to assassinate Zhao Wenju for no reason, so this matter had nothing to do with Wei Deguang anyway.

"You go to the Yamen of Lianghuai Salt Road to keep an eye on it, and if there is any big movement there, come and report it immediately." After pondering for a while, Chen Guangzong instructed the subordinate with an expressionless face that he should keep abreast of the latest developments in the situation of the Lianghuai Salt Dao Yamen, and then make countermeasures.

When the body of the three dogs was carried by the Jinyi Guard to the Yamen Hall of Lianghuai Salt Road, it immediately attracted the attention of Chen Wenren, Pan Xingmin and others, and it was not clear where the assassin came from.

"Lord Hou, it has been ascertained that this assassin is a native of Yangzhou, nicknamed 'Three Dogs', and is a ruffian in the city." Li Manshan came to the front of the hall, bowed his hand at Li Yuntian, bowed down and said.

"Ruffian?" Li Yuntian's brows suddenly frowned slightly, "Can you find out who instructed him?" ”

"Master Hou, Sangou is a subordinate of Hua Wu, a ruffian in the city, and he has already sent someone to arrest Hua Wu to ask questions." Li Manshan replied in a deep voice when he heard this.

"Interesting, a ruffian has nothing to do to assassinate a salt merchant who was arrested by the government, which can be an eye-opener for Benhou, who wants to know what kind of grudge there is between the two!" Li Yuntian sneered, glanced around at the people in the lobby, and said coldly.

Chen Wenren couldn't help but feel a chill rise on his back when he heard this, it seemed that Li Yuntian was angry at this time, but thinking about it, Zhao Wenju was blatantly killed in the downtown of Yangzhou, and he didn't put Li Yuntian in his eyes at all, how could Li Yuntian swallow this breath?

Pan Xingmin, Zhang Tao and Qin Ke secretly glanced at each other, the three of them originally just came to Yangzhou to go through the motions, it was a big deal to get some benefits, and no one thought that with the development of the situation, they would gradually get involved in the chaotic and complicated affairs of the two Huai Salt Road.

Half an hour later, a news came, Hua Wu hurriedly came out of the city when the body of the three dogs was taken to the Yamen of Lianghuai Salt Road by Jinyiwei, and his whereabouts were unknown, and his family members disappeared inexplicably.

At this moment, Hua Wu immediately became the mastermind behind the biggest suspicion, and Li Yuntian immediately issued a wanted warrant for Hua Wu and his family members in Nanzhili and surrounding prefectures and counties.

At the same time, Li Manshan began to investigate Hua Wu's interpersonal relationships and the people he had come into contact with today, preparing to find clues related to Chen Wenju's killing.

Under the leadership of Jinyiwei, the sergeants of Yangzhou Wei violently arrested all those little brothers, and all of them were imprisoned in Yangzhou Wei's prison, and they were examined one by one, which made Yangzhou City suddenly shrouded in a tense atmosphere.

Just as Li Yuntian was sitting expressionlessly in the lobby of the Yamen of Lianghuai Salt Road waiting for Li Manshan's latest news, an official from Nanjing's household department walked in quickly and whispered a few words in Chen Wenren's ear, and Chen Wenren's face immediately changed greatly.

Li Yuntian keenly noticed this scene, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help revealing a subtle sneer, now that the show has begun, Chen Wenren is waiting to receive many surprises.

"Master Hou, just now this official received news that Wei Deguang, vice president of the Salt Merchants Association, was kidnapped from halfway not long ago, and his whereabouts are now unknown." After Chen Wenren's face changed a few times, he calmed his mind and said in a deep voice to Li Yuntian.

"Oh?" Li Yuntian pretended to be surprised when he heard this, and looked at Chen Wenren with a frown, "Lord Chen, who kidnapped him?" ”

"It's still unclear, Vice President Wei has been in business for many years, and it is inevitable to provoke some enemies, so he just took advantage of the incident in Lianghuai Yandao to attack Vice President Wei." Chen Wenren shook his head and said seriously.

"How can this be reasonable, there is such a bad act under Lang Lang Qiankun, and people come to spread the word Yangzhou Mansion and Yangzhou Wei to assist the Lianghuai Salt Road Yamen to track down the case of the kidnapping of the vice president of the Salt Merchants Association!" Li Yuntian sneered in his heart, he knew that Wei Deguang must have slipped away, so he didn't break it, and shouted loudly to a brocade-clothed guard standing at the door with a stern expression.

Since Wei Deguang wanted to play a trick to get rid of the golden cicada, then Li Yuntian would accompany him to play, poor Wei Deguang didn't know that his every move was actually already under the surveillance of the people arranged by Li Yuntian, and it was impossible to escape at all.