Soon after, a group of people from Dali Temple also hurried over.

"My lord, do you have any clues?"

As soon as the person arrived, the leader of the team hurriedly walked up to Gu Ming and saluted, and then asked in a low voice.

This person's name is Di Renjie, who is the head of Dali Temple, and has solved many big cases.

"You go and see the scene first, and then we'll talk about it after watching it."

"Yes!"

Di Renjie answered, and led people to check it out from house to house.

Subsequently, Gu Ming summoned Di Renjie and Lu Shilang to the pavilion in the backyard and began to analyze the case.

"Lord Gu, according to the opinion of the lower officials, this should be a vendetta case. Otherwise, who would have such a great hatred to commit such a tragedy? ”

"I wonder if Lord Lu has any suspicious candidates? Or, do you know who General Feng has a grudge against? ”

Lu Shilang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Lord Gu, the officials don't dare to speculate on this kind of thing.

However, there is one point, according to what the subordinate officials have heard, General Feng is strict in governing the army, iron-faced and selfless, even if the most trusted cronies violate military discipline, he will be severely punished according to military law. ”

"Oh?" Gu Ming raised his eyebrows: "This official doesn't know much about General Feng, I don't know if Lord Lu can tell one or two?" ”

"This ......"

Lu Shilang seemed to be a little embarrassed.

"Lord Lu, in other words, this official will never inquire about these things in normal times. However, now is a special moment, and only a full understanding of General Feng's interpersonal relationships will help us solve this case.

Before, Gonggong Pang conveyed the emperor's intentions, hoping that we can crack the case before General Feng rushes back to the capital, so that General Feng can give an explanation. ”

"This ......"

As soon as he heard this, Lu Shilang's face couldn't help but change.

"Lord Lu, if there are no special circumstances, General Feng should return to the capital in about half a month.

Although the emperor did not explicitly order us to solve the case within a time limit, it is obvious that he also hopes that we can solve the case before General Feng returns to Beijing, so that General Feng can give an explanation.

If I wait for a long time and there is no result, how should I face the emperor and General Feng at that time?

Therefore, at this time, Master Lu can put aside all your worries and tell you everything you know or suspect, which will help us find clues from it. ”

"Okay~"

Lu Shilang sighed helplessly.

Although it was a bit inappropriate to talk about other colleagues behind his back, he knew very well in his heart that if this case was not solved in time, his future would be ruined.

After all, in order to appease General Feng, the emperor must make a show and punish several officials under the pretext of ineffective handling of cases......

"That's right, Xia Guan has heard many colleagues mention General Feng, saying that his style of acting is too upright and does not know how to be flexible.

With a character like this, it is inevitable to offend people.

Take last year as an example, one of his lieutenants led the team to win a battle, and as soon as he was happy, he took a few of his cronies to the post station to drink, and secretly sent someone to find a few girls to accompany him......

As a result, I don't know how General Feng knew about this, he was furious on the spot, and ordered the deputy general and several of his men to be tied to the battalion, and in front of all the soldiers, one person was heavily punished with thirty military sticks......

That lieutenant general has followed General Feng for more than ten years and has made countless meritorious contributions. However, General Feng still didn't give any face......

Moreover, among the several subordinates who were beaten with military sticks at that time, there was also a nephew of General Feng's original wife.

The reason why this incident spread was because after the lieutenant general recovered from his injuries, he actually defected with some henchmen......

Fortunately, he was intercepted halfway and was killed in the scuffle......"

"That's ...... so"

Gu Ming nodded thoughtfully.

Looking at it this way, this Wind General's style of acting is indeed easy to offend people.

However, to what extent will you offend people to force the other party to be so ruthless, completely ignoring the risk of punishing the nine clans?

"Do you have any ideas?"

Gu Ming glanced at Di Renjie and asked.

"My lord, according to my subordinates, I'm afraid this case is not as simple as a vendetta."

"Oh? Tell me your reasoning. ”

"My lord, General Feng has been stationed at the border for many years, and his interpersonal relationship is not complicated, and there are really not many people who can contradict him.

In the event of such a major murder, it is easy for us to lock down the suspect in a small area.

The other party obviously understands this truth, even if there is a great hatred, it is unlikely that he will do such a crazy act.

Because, no matter how clean his hands and feet are, no matter how well planned he is, as long as he has a holiday with General Feng, then we will lock it up sooner or later. ”

Gu Ming nodded with satisfaction: "The analysis is good, continue to talk." ”

"Yes!"

Also, after careful inspection by his subordinates, all the fatal injuries of the deceased seem to be the same, all of them are sealed with a knife, but there are still slight differences in the technique.

At first, his subordinates speculated that the murderer was a professional killer, but later, there was another speculation......"

"Well, the subtle difference you said has also been discovered, and judging from the method, there is no doubt that the murderers are three people."

As soon as he heard this, Master Di immediately patted his horse: "My lord is really subtle, and my subordinates admire and admire!" ”

"Okay, okay, don't shoot, the official can see this detail, and more details have to be analyzed by you, a professional."

"Adults are overrated......"

"Don't be modest, let's talk about it."

"Yes, sir. The opinions of the subordinates are the same as those of the adults, the murderers are three people, all of them are skilled at using knives, and one of them is left-handed......"

Hearing this, Lu Shilang was surprised: "Master Di, can you also see left-handedness?" ”

"Yes, on the surface the wound looks almost identical, but a closer look at the incision reveals some clues.

There will be subtle differences between the right-handed knife and the left-hand knife, both in terms of angle and incision.

You can even judge the approximate height, body shape and other characteristics of the murderer from the part and strength of the knife......"

"It's amazing!"

Lu Shilang looked like he had finally seen something.

In fact, it is not a god to say that God is not God, to put it bluntly, this is trace science.

Everything in the world, all traces are traceable.

A good scout can quickly determine a person's gender, height, height, body characteristics, and other key information through their footprints.

However, it is also an advanced science, easy to get started and difficult to master, and requires a high level of talent and keen observation to be able to see details that others can't see.

"By the way, Master Di, judging from the neat and neat methods of these three people, they should be professional killers, right?"

Lu Shilang couldn't help but ask.

"Well, it should be, but it's ......"

Master Di wanted to speak and stopped.

"But what?"

"Master Gu, the subordinates have repeatedly observed and compared, and the other party's methods are indeed like professional killers, but the subordinates always feel that there is a certain connection."

"What's the connection?"

"Although there are slight differences in the methods of the three murderers, the subordinates can be sure that the methods of the three of them are the same, that is, the three of them are very likely to be brothers in the same school."

"Oh?" Gu Ming raised his eyebrows: "You mean to say that these three murderers may be disciples of the Jianghu Sect or the same family?" ”

"I don't rule it out. Of course, some killer organizations will also conduct uniform training for killers.

Therefore, we can't fix our thinking now, and believe that the murderer must be the killer, or it may be a person in the martial arts. ”

Gu Ming lightly tapped the stone table and muttered, "People in the martial arts...... If that's the case, then, what is the festivities between the other party and General Feng? ”

"This subordinate doesn't know, why don't you ask the survivors in the mansion about the situation?"

"Well, I'll have to ask......"

Gu Ming nodded, and then said with a solemn face: "Remember, the clues that the three of us sorted out just now must be kept secret for the time being, and we can't tell anyone, in case the news leaks." ”

"Yes!" 、

Di Renjie and the two responded in unison.

Next, he began to ask a few surviving subordinates in the house.

However, these subordinates were obviously frightened, and they couldn't ask a single reason, and Gu Ming didn't ask any useful clues when he went out in person.

Then you can only ask the family.

General Feng's mother is very old, and after this blow, the whole person is demented.

General Feng's daughter was only eight years old, and she didn't know it at the time of the accident and had been asleep.

As for the youngest son...... At only two years old, what can you expect to ask?

The only one who can answer a few words is the third lady.

"Adults, you must catch the murderer and avenge the dozens of lives in my Feng Mansion......"

As soon as they met, the third lady cried bitterly, crying to death.

This is understandable, not to mention that she is a woman, even if an iron-clad man encounters such a catastrophe, it is difficult to remain calm.

"Three Ladies' Day Mourning...... I will wait for the emperor's order to thoroughly investigate this case, and we will definitely bring the murderer to justice, so as to comfort the souls of the victims in the heavens of the Fengfu. ”

"Woo woo, thank you a few adults......"

The third lady kept crying, and Gu Ming couldn't urge, so she could only wait for her emotions to calm down.

When she was almost crying, she asked softly, "Third lady, didn't you hear any movement last night?" ”

"No, the concubine fell asleep with Lin'er very early last night. It wasn't until dawn that he was woken up by a scream......

When I got up and looked, I found that the house was already ...... Woowoo woo ......"

Speaking of sadness, the third lady began to hide her face and cry bitterly again.

"Alright, the third lady should have a good rest."

After going out, Gu Ming whispered to Di Renjie: "You are guarding here, and none of the surviving personnel in the mansion are allowed to leave."

Also, except for the people from the Criminal Department and our Dali Temple, other unrelated people are not allowed to enter.

The official will go to the palace and come back later. ”

"Yes, sir!"

Afterwards, Gu Ming greeted several officials of the Criminal Department again, and then left General Feng's Mansion and went to the palace.

……

The Royal Palace, the Imperial Study.

"Aiqing, there is a clue so soon?"

As soon as he saw Gu Ming, Emperor Yongping asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty, the current situation is like this......

Gu Ming explained the situation at the scene and the inferences of the crowd in detail.

After listening, Emperor Yongping couldn't help frowning: "So, there is still no clue about the specific identity of the murderer?" ”

"Not yet, but ...... The minister has a discovery......"

"Ha, I know that Aiqing must have clues when she enters the palace in a hurry."

At this time, Emperor Yongping finally cheered up again.

"Your Majesty, the third lady of General Feng is quite suspicious......"

"What?" Emperor Yongping was stunned: "General Feng's third lady? What's suspicious about her? ”

Although she has always shown a grief-stricken look, Chen can feel that between her eyebrows and eyes, there is always a trace of panic inadvertently.

"This ...... Shouldn't that be normal? After all, she was so frightened. ”

"No, her panic was not like the panic of being frightened, but the panic of having a ghost in her heart.

I believe that Chen will not be wrong about this.

Even if the killer was not found by this woman, she must have something that will not see the light of day. ”

"This ...... What is this called? ”

Emperor Yongping couldn't help but stroke his forehead, and his head ached faintly.

"Your Majesty, time is urgent, and this matter must be clarified as soon as possible.

It's not good for the minister to ask the third lady directly, and it is not appropriate for others to know about this matter......"

"Aiqing, you mean that you need to know about the situation of the third lady?"

"That's right! Perhaps, the breakthrough in this case is on her. ”

"Well, the queen of her situation should know something...... In this way, I asked the queen to go to the imperial garden, and Aiqing asked the queen directly if she wanted to ask anything. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Not long after, under the leadership of the palace maid, Gu Ming came to the Imperial Garden.

Not long after arriving, the queen mother came to the imperial garden surrounded by a group of palace maids.

"See the Queen."

"Gu Qing's family is free of courtesy!"

After the routine salute, the queen ordered the palace maids to retreat to prevent the news from spreading.

"I wonder if Niangniang knows about General Feng's third lady?"

"Well, I've been in contact with it a few times, and it's hard to say that I understand it, but I still know some basic information.

Gu Qingjia, how could you suspect her? ”

"Niangniang, this is just an intuition of the minister, her expression is a little unnatural, most of them have problems.

In addition, Niangniang thought about it, this Feng General's Mansion was almost wiped out.

Although she is in a partial house, she has a son, waiting for the limelight to pass...... Isn't she righted?

Theoretically, she had this motive. ”

"This ...... She...... Is she really that ruthless? ”

"Niangniang, this is just a guess on the part of the minister, because there is another point that is also more suspicious.

According to the people in the house, someone was not killed on the spot, so he made a noise to scare away the murderer.

It's a bit counterintuitive...... These three murderers are extremely vicious people, who are supposed to destroy the door, how can they be scared away?

Anyway, it's all going to be extinguished.

If the grass is not cut and the roots are not removed, hidden dangers will inevitably be left, and after such a fuss, people have already seen them.

Although he is masked, he will still leave some clues after all......"

"Does Gu Qing's family mean that the murderer was deliberately scared away?"

"I don't rule it out. They deliberately left more than ten people to arrange the maze, and the ones they really wanted to keep might be the third lady, mother and son.

Because, when everyone else died, their mother and son became the most profitable people......"

"If that's the case, this woman is terrible...... However, Gu Qing's family, if it wasn't her, the damage caused to her would be irreparable. ”

"This is the reason why the minister didn't ask her face-to-face, and wanted to investigate secretly."

"Well, that's the best ......"

The queen nodded and told Gu Ming some of what she knew.

"Thank you, Niang!"

After listening, Gu Ming thanked him and hurriedly said goodbye.

……

In less than an hour, Gu Ming arrived at the third lady's maiden home: Wuqiao Town.

He was accompanied by Bai Suzhen.

It's just that both of them changed their outfits, Gu Ming pretended to be a businessman, and Bai Suzhen pretended to be an accompanying buddy.

According to the queen, the third lady's original name was Pan Ruoyu, and her maiden family was a well-known squire in Wuqiao Town.

Pan Ruoyu has been learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since he was a child, he is beautiful, and his family background is also good, so there are many people who come to propose relatives, including many sons and brothers with good family backgrounds.

But in the end, she married General Feng and became a concubine.

The queen didn't ask much about the specific reason, but Gu Ming came this time to find out the details of Pan Ruoyu and see what kind of woman she was.

After some side and side investigation, Gu Ming finally found out something about Pan Ruoyu.

Unexpectedly, she had already married before marrying Feng Tiancheng.

The other party's name is Yun Hongzhi, and his family lives in a neighboring town, although his family background is not as good as the Pan family, but it is not bad.

The point is, the two are destined.

Once, Pan Ruoyu and Yahuan were walking around the town together, and they met a drunk man, who wanted something while he was drinking......

At the critical juncture, Yun Hongzhi happened to be passing by, and when he saw that someone was bullying a woman from a good family in broad daylight, he didn't say a word at the moment, and stepped forward with three punches and two kicks to knock the drunk man to the ground.

Yun Hongzhi has practiced martial arts, and he is considered to be good-looking, coupled with gratitude, Pan Ruoyu was moved by it.

After that, the two secretly corresponded for a while, and after some discussion, Yun Hongzhi asked someone to come to the door to propose.

At first, the Pan family disagreed, because after inquiring, they found that Yun Hongzhi liked to practice martial arts since he was a child, and he didn't read much, so it was difficult to have a future in the future.

But Pan Ruoyu insisted on marrying Yun Hongzhi, saying that if her family did not agree, she would never marry for the rest of her life.

In desperation, the Pan family agreed to this family business.

It's a pity that creation makes people.

One day, Feng Tiancheng came to Wuqiao Town to visit an old subordinate.

This old subordinate once saved his life, but he was seriously injured and had to return home.

Feng Tiancheng remembered this life-saving grace, so he specially prepared gifts to visit after returning to Beijing.

After that, he drank a lot of alcohol and wandered around the streets with his entourage on a whim.

Coincidentally, when passing by a rouge shop, Pan Ruoyu happened to come out of it, but accidentally collided with Feng Tiancheng.

Seeing that the beauty was about to fall, Feng Tiancheng reached out in time to support ......

If he hadn't drunk that day, maybe there wouldn't have been anything after.

However, he drank a lot of wine that day, and seeing that Pan Ruoyu was beautiful, his heart fluttered for a while, and he hugged Pan Ruoyun with the strength of the wine and refused to let go.

Pan Ruoyu was shy and anxious, and subconsciously raised his hand and slapped Feng Tiancheng......

When the two entourages saw that the general was slapped by a woman, they immediately shouted angrily and stepped forward to clean up Pan Ruoyu.

As a result, Feng Tiancheng said happily: "This is the first time I have encountered a woman who dares to beat this general, which is a bit interesting." ”

Then, let go of Pan Ruoyu.

Pan Ruoyun thought that she had escaped a catastrophe, but not long after returning home, Feng Tiancheng came to the door again and said that he wanted to marry her.

When the Pan family heard that Feng Tiancheng reported to their home, they were shocked, afraid, happy, and worried.

It is natural to be afraid, after all, Feng Tiancheng is a famous general, and he can make the Pan family disappear with a touch of his fingers.

Happily, Feng Tiancheng actually took the initiative to come to the door to propose.

The worry is that Pan Ruoyu has already made a marriage, will General Feng Da dislike it?

They didn't dare to hide this, so they had the courage to step forward and tell Pan Ruoyu about his marriage.

As a result, Feng Tiancheng didn't think so, saying that as long as he didn't pass through the door, he would withdraw from the other party's relatives.

At that time, Pan Ruoyu was completely stunned.

She naturally didn't want to marry Feng Tiancheng, and she was still a concubine.

However, she did not dare to object...... offended a general, let alone her, their family is afraid that there is no good fruit to eat.

Blame it, your own life!

In this way, the Pan family withdrew from the Yun family's marriage.

It didn't take long for Pan Ruoyu to marry General Feng's mansion......

Although there are many people in the town who gossip about this family business, most of them are still out of jealousy.

After all, after the Pan family climbed into this family business, their status skyrocketed, and even the county order had to take the initiative to come to the door from time to time.

After learning about these situations, Gu Ming immediately rushed to the neighboring town to inquire about Yun Hongzhi's situation.

As a result, I learned that after Yun Hongzhi was dismissed by the Pan family, he went to the Pan family to make a big fuss, and said that he would never stop there.

After that, he ran away from home.

It is said that he later became a disciple of the famous Jianghu sect "Liudaomen" in the Jiangnan area.

……

After returning to the capital, Gu Ming immediately went to Shence Mansion and inquired in detail about the situation of Liudaomen.

After all, the existence of the Shence Mansion is mainly used to balance the forces of the rivers and lakes, and they know the situation of the various sects and factions in the rivers and lakes best.

As soon as I inquired, I knew that this willow knife door was not simple, and it was famous in the rivers and lakes for its knife skills.

The origin of the Liudaomen is because the ancestor of the founding school is surnamed Liu, and the knife used by the disciples of the Liudaomen is small and light, which is called the Liuye knife by the Jianghu people.

The knife technique of the willow knife pays attention to the coordination with the body method, and it is extraordinarily light and elegant.

The style is quite a bit back to basics, and there is no too cumbersome fancy, the pursuit of one word: fast!

The most important thing is that the Shence Mansion also revealed a secret matter of the Willow Dao Gate: the predecessor of the Willow Dao Gate was actually a killer organization, and its founding ancestor was a gold medal killer in the killer organization.

I didn't know how to fall out with the organization, so I brought a group of people to set up their own portal and create a willow knife door to confront the organization.

In the end, the organization collapsed from the inside, and at the same time, many members of the organization joined the Liudaomen, successfully whitewashed, and became a famous sect in Jiangnan......

After learning these news, Gu Ming had even more reasons to doubt Pan Ruoyu.

So, he hurriedly returned to General Feng's Mansion to find Di Renjie and Lu Shilang, and told them all the information they had investigated.

"Master Gu, this ...... In just that little time, you got so much information? ”

Lu Shilang looked incredulous.

Di Renjie smiled and said, "Lord Lu, don't forget that my family can go to heaven and earth." ”

"Ah, yes, yes...... Master Gu, if you say that, you are suspicious of the third lady and the person surnamed Yun......"

Speaking of this, Lu Shilang paused, with an expression that everyone understands.