"After all, it's just an outcast......"

Li Dong's expression froze when he heard this, and then returned to normal.

Seeing that Li Dong didn't answer, the eldest grandson continued: "Climbing to the rank of the clan lord, Lord Li will definitely soar in the future. ”

Li Dong was completely stunned, and then said with a slightly frightened expression: "Wangcai, don't talk nonsense, what climb up to the nobles of the clan, standing in line in the imperial court will kill people......"

The eldest grandson looked at Li Dong with a fake expression, and thought that Li Dong's kung fu has grown a lot over the years.

"The number of missing persons involved is huge, even if it takes place in the Kaicheng area, which is almost unattended, it is absolutely impossible to hide it. After so many years, doesn't the imperial court know anything about it? Can Yuan Chengde, a small magistrate, be able to suppress it? ”

Li Dong didn't answer, but his expression gradually cooled.

"On the way here, I was curious about this, so I deliberately said something from Yuan Chengde's mouth. However, there should be someone behind Yuan Chengde who should not be regarded as a secret in the imperial court, so it didn't take much effort for Yuan Chengde to reveal the forces behind him to me......"

"It's the clan honor!"

But in fact, at that time, the eldest grandson was still not sure that Li Dong had an affair with the clan nobles, until the final development of things made the eldest grandson determine what he thought in his heart.

"Liu Xinyan sent you to inspect Kaicheng District, obviously for the 'missing person case', which is tantamount to sending a signal to the imperial court......"

"Liu Xinyan is ready to make a move to the nobles of the clan!"

In today's imperial court, the largest party is the party led by Shang Shuling Liu Xinyan and the party headed by Dali Temple Qing Zhoumi.

The clan is the third largest party that exists as a balance between the two parties.

"Liu Xinyan clearly declared war on the nobles of the clan, and it is naturally impossible for them to sit still and wait for death, and the 'murder of the player' is their response."

"Since Liu Xinyan plans to go to war, then don't have a good time for anyone! At the beginning of the New Era Cup finals, a player was killed, which is surprisingly similar to the 'Tang Huai'an case' that involved the bereaved family back then...... At this time, if the imperial court does not handle it properly, it will be equivalent to stabbing the sky of the imperial capital. The New Era Cup final will be postponed, and the Tang Dynasty will become the laughing stock of the entire continent......"

This move by the nobles of the clan is equivalent to flipping the table, which harms both others and themselves.

However, the nobles of the clan are not fools, and of course there are benefits to doing so.

The first is that after the turmoil, the attention of the imperial court will naturally be distracted, shifting from the "missing person case" to the "player murder case", so that the delay time is enough for them to find a way to deal with it.

Secondly, as soon as this move came out, Dali Temple, another major party in the imperial court, naturally could not deal with it safely.

Zhou Mi's initial attitude was to remain neutral, and it would not be pleasant to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

But as soon as the "player murder case" came out, it was equivalent to forcibly pulling Zhou into the game......

Either you and Liu Xinyan will investigate me to the end, or you and I will press down the two cases together, and then hello, I will be good, everyone......

This is the careful choice given by the nobles of the clan.

And in the eyes of the clan nobles, of course, it is the second choice, which is more beneficial to Zhou Mi.

After all, during this critical period, maintaining the stability of the situation in the imperial capital is more important than anything else.

"Your design tonight is indeed the most perfect ending, giving Zhou Mi and everyone a satisfactory explanation......

When Li Dong heard this, his expression softened.

"Yes, it's not easy for Xinyan to break the current balance, it's terrifying, and the slightest mistake will be doomed......"

"Besides, even if Liu Xinyan succeeds and finally beats the clan nobles down, what should I do next? This is the imperial court, and the one on the dragon chair is the ...... Will he watch Liu Xinyan get bigger and bigger? At that time, only Liu Xinyan and Zhou Mi will be left in the court, so won't they have to fight to the death? ”

Li Dong's tone was sincere, but he still didn't leave any flaws for the eldest grandson, and he still hinted that he was Liu Xinyan's person, and he didn't mention that he was a noble person of the clan.

"As you said, I'm not a big person, and I don't want the three of us brothers to really end up living and dying against each other......"

When the eldest grandson heard this, his expression eased slightly, but after a while, he still spoke: "But in this way, you still betrayed Liu Xinyan......

Li Dong's expression froze.

"Maybe before, Zhou Mi had to accept the ending you gave, but my appearance was the turning point of the whole thing......"

The eldest grandson's words seemed to be talking to himself. He now recalled Zhou Mi's excited expression when he first saw him, and there was indeed the joy of reuniting the old people, but now that he thought about it, there should be a trace of excitement in it to see the hope of breaking the game......

The eldest grandson's words seem to have aroused Li Dong's competitive spirit, judging from the setting up tonight, Li Dong has a hint of challenging the eldest grandson, whether it is the posture of a high-ranking person before departure, or the casual call of the eldest grandson "prosperous wealth" after the game, all of them are demonstrating to the eldest grandson.

Li Dong is very curious about this detective in the imperial capital, who was once known as "watching the fire from the hole and seeing the subtle knowledge", how much ability does he still have after so many years?

The eldest grandson did not give an answer, but asked rhetorically: "In your game, how did Lu Si become the murderer of the 'player murder case'?" ”

"The relationship between Lu Si and Chen Tian made him know the facts of the 'Tang Huai'an case', which proves that Lu Si has the ability to commit crimes; because of the evil thoughts in his body, you can say that he is a bereaved family, and killing the players of the New Era Cup is precisely to disrupt the New Era Cup, which can become his motive for committing the crime......"

"But there is still a huge difference between the scene of the crime and the 'Tang Huai'an case', that is, the 'murder of the player' is a secret room crime! The shopkeeper and the guy of the inn can prove that the player has always locked the door and is alone, how did Lu Si escape the scene after killing someone? ”

The "Tang Huai'an case" of that year was that the maid Lingyue fled the scene after committing the crime, and the "contestant murder case" Changsun and Wuqing arrived at the scene as soon as possible, and the scene of the crime was a secret room, which was personally investigated by the eldest grandson.

When Li Dong heard this, he looked at the eldest grandson with a slight trace of disdain, clearly saying, "You are nothing more than that."

"Wangcai, you also experienced the battle just now, haven't you gotten any hints from it?"

"Did you see the 'shadow puppet' that Boss Yu used just now? Aren't you a nameless talisman now? You've always heard of the 'shadow puppet' rune, right? ”

"Shadow puppets can't escape the fate of being manipulated......"

The eldest grandson replied softly.

"That's right! It's manipulation. You also read the runes on Lu Si's body, isn't that also a 'shadow puppet'? That player manipulated Lu Si but was counter-killed, or Lu Si manipulated the player to commit suicide...... Whatever the case may be, in short, this explains how Lu Si kills people outside the secret room......"

Li Dong still forced an explanation to prove that Lu Si was the murderer.

Anyway, Lu Si is already crazy and can't defend himself, and the other player is dead, so it doesn't matter what the truth is, just give a "reasonable" murderer.

"You haven't been to the scene, how do you know that the contestants can also 'shadow puppetry'?"

The eldest grandson continued to ask.

Li Dong didn't seem to bother to explain, and said casually: "When the autopsy is done, you will know if you see the runes on the player's body......"

"The body is now sealed in Dali Temple, and the autopsy has not even been carried out, how can you be sure?"

Li Dong seemed to notice a loophole in his statement and stopped answering.

The eldest grandson took out a booklet from his arms, and when he opened it, it recorded the talisman of shadow puppetry.

"This is the scene of the crime, and the evidence on the player's table is enough to prove that the player has practiced 'shadow puppetry'."

Li Dong's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he said peacefully: "Look, what I said is not wrong......

It's just that this is also a trap set by the eldest grandson for him.

"The scene of the crime has now been controlled, this evidence was smuggled out by me, and even Dali Temple is not clear, how did you know in advance?"

Li Dong was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly: "How could I know ...... in advance?"

"Then how did you know in advance that the contestants would 'shadow puppetry'? This clue is not even grasped by Dali Temple! ”

Li Dong was stunned, and then realized that the eldest grandson had set himself up from the beginning.

"Now you still don't recognize yourself as a noble member of the clan?"

The eldest grandson asked rhetorically.

The reason why he went around in such a big circle was to prove that Li Dong was a noble person of the clan, so as to block all Li Dong's back roads.

Li Dong no longer denied it, and chose to remain silent.

On the contrary, Wu Qing, who had never spoken before, couldn't help but ask: "Then how do you prove that the murder of the player is related to the clan nobles?" ”

Wu Qing was very curious, the two had entered the scene of the crime together before, and they had been together almost all the time these days, why he hadn't found anything, and the eldest grandson could come to so many conclusions. Are these conclusions unilateral speculation or the truth of the case?

The eldest grandson glanced at Wu Qing and smiled, and then said strangely to the dark alley around him: "The 'Murder of the Contestant' and the 'Tang Huai'an Case' are so similar, then it is inevitable to suspect that the murderer is related to the case back then......"

"So I asked Tang Yuyan to investigate whether there were any people involved in the 'Tang Huai'an case' among the people related to the players......"

Wu Qing nodded after listening, this is a very simple way to judge the case.

"In the end, we locked up a suspect, King Huai!"

"King Huai?"

It was Tang Huai'an's father back then, King Huai.

"The murdered contestant is named Lu Tiancheng, a martial artist from a humble family, and being able to break into the grand event of the whole continent shows that he is very talented......"

"But, is talent enough?"

The eldest grandson looked at Wu Qing, and Wu Qing was silent.

It is true that talent is very important for a martial artist, but which of these things is not indispensable for the guidance of the master or the resources of the sect?

The eldest grandson gave the answer.

"Lu Tiancheng has always had the support of King Huai behind him."

This is the result of Tang Yuyan's investigation.

The eldest grandson then analyzed: "No matter how talented Lu Tiancheng is, he has only touched the threshold of the finals. I guess he probably wanted to go one step further and shine in the final, so he took an aggressive approach......"

At this time, Wu Qing already understood what the eldest grandson was going to say.

"Shadow Puppet ......"

Wu Qing looked down at the corpses of Boss Yu and others on the ground and the black ash of the shadow puppet, tonight's performance of these people has proved to everyone what a qualitative leap the strange "shadow puppet show" can bring to the warrior.

Even if it's a dangerous shortcut, how many people can resist such a quick way to gain power?

"I'm not sure about the specific principle of 'shadow puppetry' helping martial artists cultivate evil thoughts, but it can be concluded that Lu Tiancheng wants to stimulate his strength to go further in this way."

Wu Qing nodded, and the eldest grandson's analysis was reasonable here.

"So, King Huai took advantage of this to arrange 'shadow puppetry' for Lu Tiancheng, and gave him the cultivation method of 'shadow puppetry'......"

The secret book in the hands of the eldest grandson is the key evidence.

It's just that what Lu Tiancheng didn't expect was that King Huai had other plans. King Huai made a move on the 'shadow puppet', and then used the special incense effect produced by the black orchid flower and dipterocarp to incapacitate Lu Tiancheng, and finally manipulated the 'shadow puppet' to kill Lu Tiancheng. ”

Wu Qing didn't have time to ask why the special incense effect produced by this black orchid and dipterocarp made Lu Tiancheng lose his ability to act, but asked about some loopholes in the eldest grandson's analysis.

"You also said before that Lu Tiancheng has always been alone in the inn, how to explain the shadow puppet? Also, Lu Tiancheng died with a knife in his throat, do you mean that the shadow puppet killed him? ”

The eldest grandson did not answer, but a voice in the darkness replied.

"I'll answer you that question......

In the dark, a figure jumped from the roof, it was Tang Yuyan.

At the same time, Tang Yuyan was also carrying a living person with a big tie in her hand.

"King Huai's shadow puppet to Lu Tiancheng...... It is a real shadow puppet, which is composed of human skin, and it contains fewer evil thoughts, although such a shadow puppet has a limited increase in strength after absorption, it is also not easy to be noticed, so it will not affect Lu Tiancheng's participation in the finals......"

Tang Yuyan threw the person tied in her hand in front of everyone, and then continued: "But King Huai made a move on the shadow puppet, the real owner of the shadow puppet is actually this person, Lu Tiancheng should have been fascinated by the orchid and dipterocarp at the beginning of cultivation, this person took the opportunity to manipulate the shadow puppet to seal Lu Tiancheng's throat with a knife. ”

"That'...... What about shadow puppetry? There was no shadow puppet in the room......"

Wu Qing then asked.

The eldest grandson took over and asked rhetorically, "Do you remember that there was a pool of black ash like this one at the scene of the crime?" ”

Wu Qing's pupils shrank, he didn't pay attention to it at the time, but he remembered that there was indeed such a clue, and when Chen Tian arrived at the scene, he also caught it and investigated it.

By this time, the logic, clues, human and physical evidence of the case were almost all gathered.

Wu Qing's eyes were a little different when he looked at the eldest grandson again, but he still had a question.

"Why? Why did King Huai do this? ”

Motive for killing!

Wu Qing didn't understand King Huai's motive for killing, he was about to retire King Huai, even if the nobles of the clan wanted to distract the court through such a case, did they need to invite such a prince to take the risk? Or why is King Huai willing to be this pawn?

The eldest grandson was also not entirely aware of King Huai's motives for killing.

"What else is involved behind this, we may find out when we find out everything......"