Chapter 1026: The Mole
However, it is not enough to find the wine in the stomach pouch, and it is necessary to make sure that the wine contains sweat medicine. This matter is relatively simple, in the checkpoint garrison camp five miles away, there are chickens and ducks.
After a while, two chickens were brought from the garrison and the wine from the stomach pouch was poured down. Sure enough, it was consistent with the conclusion reached by Xuantian Mansion.
The conscripts first drank wine with sweat medicine and were then killed. That's why the hijacking process of ordnance went so smoothly.
Lu Sheng ordered the Xuantian Mansion and the garrison to look for where so many chariots and horses were being transported along the vicinity of Qipan Mountain. At first, you can still find some traces, but when you chase to the edge of a cliff, the traces disappear without a trace.
"My lordβ" a Xuan Tianwei pointed to the edge of the cliff, "below the cliff here is the Yangtze River, and here is a section of the Yangtze River, which will meet the main stream again fifty miles to the west.
Because of the strong currents and the many reefs underwater, no boat can pass through this section. The cliff is in the shape of an inverted vertebrae, and from the traces, more than 100 vehicles were transported here and then pushed off the cliff.
The murderer took great pains to intercept the ordnance and pushed them all off the cliff...... What does the murderer want to do?"
"If that's the case, then it can only be an explanation, the murderer had a way to pick up the goods underwater. I also understand now how the Yunxia garrison was caught off guard by the murderer.
Not only because the murderer was a Shura clan who could not be killed, but also because the Shura clan climbed up from the cliff on the back of Yunxia's station. They would never have imagined that the infallible cliff Jedi behind them would become their talisman.
The ordnance of the Yunxia garrison, I estimate that there are 4,000 to 5,000 copies, and plus the robbery of the Shu Wangfu this time, the Shura clan now has 15,000 pieces. If they have 15,000 people, they can compete with Xuantian Mansion head-on. β
"What then, aren't they going to rebel soon......" his men were a little flustered.
"Fifteen thousand people can only be said to be able to compete with Xuantian Mansion, and it is still a little short of attacking the city. In addition, Benjun and Sword Immortal are in Shuzhou, if I were a Shura clan, I would definitely not act rashly.
If you can't storm it, you can only outwit it. In my words, if you want to achieve your goal at this point, you must ensure that me and Sword Immortal are not in Shuzhou. Next, I think they will definitely find a way to lure me and the Sword Immortal away. β
Lu Sheng stood on the edge of the cliff, looked at the Yangtze River in front of him, and said lightly with his hands behind his back. The group of Xuan Tianwei who were looking at Lu Sheng's back suddenly felt surrounded by a sense of security.
Indeed, with Lord Fujun here, they have nothing to worry about. Moreover, the layout of the murderer has been guessed by Lord Fujun, as long as Lord Fujun and Sword Immortal stay in Shuzhou, the murderer behind the scenes will not dare to act rashly.
This is to brake with static, and to respond to all changes with immobility.
Returning to Xuantian Mansion from Qipan Mountain, Liu Changsheng's funeral has been completed. Lu Sheng summoned the deputy chief town and a group of silver medalists Xuan Tianwei to the conference room to discuss the case.
"The murderer's specific modus operandi is like this, and their purpose is the same as when they attacked the Yunxia garrison. This shows that the person who snatched these 10,000 ordnance is likely to be the Shura clan. β
"Lord Fujun, you have an idea. The conscripts passed through the checkpoint at noon, a total of 100 vehicles, and the accident occurred in Qipan Mountain, and the time for the conscripts to arrive at Qipanshan was at least half an hour, right?
Then, the 100 cars were transported from the accident site to the cliff and pushed them off the cliff, and the time in between could not be done without half an hour.
In addition, they had to coax the conscripts to drink and kill them all. Isn't it a little tight on time?"
"The time is not only a little tight, but every link must ensure that there are no accidents, and the precision of each link is linked. My lord, without a detailed time plan, this operation cannot be successful. β
"Looks like you've thought of it too. Benjun also speculated that this was an internal and external cooperative action. The mastermind behind the scenes not only made a detailed plan, but also knew the time of transportation, the time for the conscripts to pass through the checkpoint and the time for the Shu Wangfu to pick up the goods.
The murderer is to beat this time difference, so as to complete a series of killings, interceptions, shipments, retreats, and so on. β
Lu Sheng's eyes swept around, "Therefore, our thinking can't just stop at the fact that the ordnance bought by the Shu Wangfu has been hijacked. should also stay, is the Shu Wangfu directing and acting in a drama?"
Everyone raised their heads and looked at Lu Sheng, this line of thought, they had never thought of it.
Lu Sheng came to the Shu Wangfu again with a few silver medal cronies, and when he arrived at the Shu Wangfu, a group of gate lords and nobles were sighing in the Shu Wangfu.
"King Shu, seeing the attack on Xianshan, everything is ready and only the east wind is owed, but at this juncture, he was robbed of his ordnance. The people of the Shuzhou Martial Arts League are also eyeing the Immortal Mountain, and they are all martial arts masters. It's okay to say that we have weapons in our hands, but if we don't have a guy to take advantage of it, we can only watch the Shuzhou Martial Arts League take a step ahead of us. β
"Yes, even if I buy it from the Ministry of Industry now, I'm afraid it's too late. King Shu, do you think the Shuzhou Wulin League did it?"
"Hmph, what did they do? Will they use it? Even if the bed crossbow and the siege crossbow are given to them, will they operate it? They will only slash around with their swords. The King of Shu drank with a gloomy face.
"But even if they don't know how to use it, it's reasonable to just throw it away so we can't get it, right?" said a lean old man, rubbing his beard.
"The dog had just returned, and the ordnance had been pushed off the cliff by the cart and sank to the bottom of the river. β
"Master Liu, really?" King Shu's eyes flashed with coldness. In his opinion, the Shuzhou Wulin League will not use ordnance, and ordnance will not be able to exert a percent power in their hands. So I don't think it's their hands.
But from a different angle, they don't need to get it, they just need to get it from the Shu Palace? Once the Shu Wangfu has this batch of weapons to help, isn't the threat to the Shuzhou Martial Arts League in a crushing state?
Well, my conscience is very bad.
In the end, Liu Ye's words put the last straw on the shaking balance in the bottom of the Shu King's heart.
"In this way, it is really possible that Dao Changqing and them did it...... If they are unkind, then don't blame us for being unjust. Let General Tong, who was stationed in Shuzhou, prepare, and wipe out the Qingyun faction and the Songxi faction at night. β
"King Shu, now that Lu Sheng is in Shuzhou, isn't it good for us to suddenly provoke a war?" another marquis asked hesitantly.
"What's wrong, Jianghu Wulin has been disobedient to the imperial court discipline for many years, what's wrong with us fighting? Lu Sheng thanked me too late, how could I blame it.
Well...... But it's not good to shoot at Shuzhou Wulin and not inform him. In case this Lu Sheng is cautious and says that this king will not give him face......"
Regarding Lu Sheng's attitude, the entire Shu Wangfu headed by the gate valve Guixun is highly unified, and he is so cowardly that he doesn't even have the slightest idea of confronting.
"Why is Benjun careful?"
As soon as King Shu's words landed, Lu Sheng's voice was sent in like a breeze. The King of Shu and the others were suddenly shocked and stood up in unison, and their faces were embarrassed.
In the conference hall, the space was distorted, and Lu Sheng's figure stepped out and appeared in front of everyone's eyes, "What bad things are you talking about me behind my back?"
"Don't dare, don't dare ......"
"Where, Where, ......"
"Lu Fujun's sudden visit, there must be something to inquire about?" King Shu rubbed his hands and asked a little embarrassed.
"There's nothing else to do, I just want to ask the King of Shu about the process of buying armaments, the arrangements on the way, and the time to receive the goods, who is responsible for it?"
Lu Sheng's voice landed, and everyone's eyes looked at the thin old man Liu Ye.
"Is that you?"
"Qiqi Lu Fujun, it's all planned by me and the dog. β
"Who else knows but the two of you?"
"This ...... The plan is known to me and the dog, but when it comes to action, the participants will know it. β
"I mean the big picture. β
"Only me and Inuko know the whole situation. My lord, you won't doubt me, will you?" Liu Ye looked at Lu Sheng with an incredulous expression.
"You guessed it right. After this gentleman's investigation, this is by no means a simple half-way robbery, but a half-way robbery formulated after knowing your overall plan after careful planning. By the way, the person who went to pick up the goods was your son-in-law?"
"It's the dog...... My lord, the old man will never be able to do the inside and the outside should be together, this time to buy the ordnance, the old man has paid a full thirty percent of the money. I was snatched away by the arrested, and I was the one who suffered the most. β
"But if you're the one who robbed the ordnance, you have nothing to lose. No, on the contrary, it also made seventy percent. β
When these words landed, Liu Ye jumped up excitedly, "Lu Sheng, you are not a good man...... Lord, can you listen to him, how about Lao Liu, how about me, I have been advancing and retreating with the prince all these years, when have you ever done anything outside of eating? Lord, you have to make the decision for meββ"
The King of Shu glanced at Liu Ye with gloomy eyes, and then clenched his fist at Lu Sheng.
"Lord Lu, you said that Liu Ye did it...... Can there be evidence? This king knows that Xuantian Mansion pays attention to evidence in doing things and judging cases. β
"Evidence...... I don't know if Ling Gongzi told you after returning home that the group of conscripts were first drunk with alcohol with sweat medicine, and they were all killed after they were all charmed?"
"This ...... Inuko didn't say. All he told me was that those boots were pushed off a cliff. β
"Didn't say, that's interesting. According to my investigation, it is not the first time that Ling Gongzi has gone to pick up the goods. The last time was half a month ago, but the number of orders was relatively small.
Ling Gongzi was very generous after receiving the goods, not only did he entertain the conscripts in charge of transportation with good wine and food, but he also gave each of them a reward of silver, right?"
"What's wrong with this? You can't be stingy in business, and the benefits of the reward will naturally be rewarded. β
"Yes, Lord Lu, that's no problem. The King of Shu echoed.
"Yes, but Benjun knows that the conscripts who are responsible for transporting them eat and drink are specially supplied, just to prevent any accidents in the middle. Moreover, they won't drink until the mission is completed.
However, this group of conscripts in charge of transportation drank wine in Qipanshan and were charmed by people. What does that mean?"
When these words landed, everyone's eyes lit up in an instant, and they stared at Liu Ye like wolves.