Day 4.

The wind and clouds suddenly changed, and it rained a long winter rain in Xuanmiao City.

This winter rain heralds the end of winter, and the holy capital is about to usher in the revival of all things and the return of spring to the earth.

Water Order Cheng Cao Ding Fuzhong.

Tie Jing, Dongfang Enchanting and Chen Taiji were under the eaves, discussing something while sheltering from the rain.

"Why...... Back here? Tie Jing was puzzled, "Haven't you already been here before?" ”

"Hehe, it may have been a mutiny that night," Dongfang Enchanted said sneeringly, "Special Envoy Xu didn't find out, right?" ”

"That's ...... Then you don't have to be so excited, right? Tie Jing frowned, "Pointing to the map and asking us questions for a day, it's been a wasted day." How can it be delayed like this? ”

"So," Dongfang Enchanted smiled faintly, "It's not the truth that a foreign monk can recite scriptures, and it is not suitable for investigating cases!" ”

"No," Tie Jing finally found a common topic, stroked his beard and said, "We local monks can't find the door, let alone come from other places!" ”

"The two adults don't know," at this time, Chen Taiji couldn't help but say in a loud voice, "Shui Ling Cheng Cao Ding is indeed a little suspicious. ”

"What?" Dongfang Enchanting was the first to hear the question and asked, "You mean...... Is there a problem with Cao Ding's killing, or is there something wrong with Cao Ding himself? ”

"There are all problems," Chen Taiji said, "Xu Zun, after inspecting all the assassination scenes, found that only this Cao Ding's situation was the most special. ”

"How...... What kind of special law? Tie Jing asked hurriedly.

"All the victims were assassinated by young, beautiful and close women," Chen Taiji explained, "These women were either concubines married by the victims, or daughters-in-law, maids, and girls from Hualou."

"These female assassins hibernate beside their victims, waiting for the pre-planned assassination moment to arrive, and then they will start killing!

"The longest of them was only about half a year after the victim hibernated, and the others were in the last one or two months.

"But...... Only the woman who assassinated Cao Ding had been married into the family by Cao Ding for a year.

Moreover, Cao Ding is the only one here, and it cannot be proved that the assassin must be the little lady he married into the door, because there are no witnesses at all.

"We're just taking it for granted that it's her, based on habitual thinking."

"This ......" The two of them looked at each other, and suddenly felt a little reasonable.

"There is also one of the main suspicions," Chen Taiji added, "that most of the victims had prosperous families, or had guards and guards, and the Assassins could only do so by hibernation to gain trust."

"But Cao Ding is alone, there is only one housekeeper in the family, and he doesn't even hire a maid." He pointed to the mansion and said, "Although the residence is not bad, it really does not look like the home of a dignified four-class person. ”

"Huh? Don't say it......" Tie Jing nodded slightly, "It's really a little wrong.

"But...... Don't hide it from you, the old man and this Cao Lingcheng also had some friendship in the past, Cao Ding is introverted, not good at socializing, doesn't like to be lively, and his favorite thing is to study his model design, or let him engage in water conservancy projects! ”

"So......" Dongfang Enchanting took over the conversation and asked, "Is Envoy Xu suspicious, Cao Ding himself is also from the Xuanmen?"

"It stands to reason," Chen Taiji said, "that assassinating Cao Ding is easy, and there is no need to arrange a woman by his side.

"Xu Zun suspects that this woman may be spying on Cao Ding, or maybe she wants to get some kind of information on Cao Ding!"

"This ...... It's a little ......," Tie Jing frowned and said, "It's a little hanging, isn't it?" I know Cao Ding, if you want to say that others are against the party, it may be possible, but Cao Ding will definitely not, he lives a relatively simple life, and there are not so many ......twists and turns."

When a few people were talking, Zhao Yuzheng led the guards to search, and the search was extremely careful, and he was almost three feet into the ground.

"My lord, my lord......" At this time, I heard Cao Ding's housekeeper say to Xu Zun, "Lord Cao usually doesn't let me enter the study, I really don't know what's missing inside!" ”

In the next second, everyone saw Xu Zun walking out of the study, and asked at the same time, "Then do you know what Cao Lingcheng has been doing recently?" Are there any projects you are responsible for? ”

"This ...... This villain doesn't know it! ”

"Special Envoy Xu......" Seeing this situation, Tie Jing hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, if you want to know what Cao Lingcheng has been doing recently, we can go to the Ministry of Industry!"

"I think, since Cao Ding is a water commander, he must be in charge of my Daxuan's water conservancy construction."

"Good!" Xu Zun said firmly, "Since this is the case, then let's go to the Ministry of Industry!" ”

"Ahh......h ”

"Yes, yes," Tie Jing echoed, "the Ministry of Industry is in Xinglongfang, very close. ”

Xu Zun knew that these two people didn't look down on him, so he ignored them, but directly led Zhao Yu and the others out of Cao Ding's mansion.

However, Chen Taiji and Tie Jing were different, and he had already faintly felt that Xu Zun might have discovered something.

So he didn't stay in Cao Ding's house, but set off with Xu Zun and others.

"Report ......"

As soon as he went out, an internal guard came to report that Xu Yusheng, the soldier who had escaped the assassination, had returned to the holy capital and was being questioned in the internal guard mansion.

Xu Yusheng was worried that the Queen Mother would doubt him, so he did not dare to lead the troops, but hurried back to the city alone.

Since Xu Yusheng was not killed by the assassins, his confession must be important.

It's just that Xu Zun is now thinking about Shui Lingcheng's affairs, so he decided to continue to investigate in the Ministry of Industry.

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The Ministry of Industry is an unusually large organization, in charge of civil construction, water conservancy projects, and the production of various utensils throughout the country.

Because of their different functions, these departments are located in a scattered area, and they are not in the same place.

Xu Zun had a clear purpose and went straight to the Ministry of Water Resources, where Cao Ding was located.

In this assassination, the Ministry of Industry lost two high-ranking officials, one was the Ministry of Works' squire Yingrang, and the other was Cao Ding, the water commander.

In terms of grade, Cao Ding won a grade, but it is also an extremely important position in the Ministry of Industry.

Before, according to Xu Zun's instructions, someone had already asked about the work of Ying Rang and Cao Ding.

At this moment, a young craftsman from the Ministry of Water Resources is introducing Cao Ding's work to Xu Zun.

This person is Cao Ding's deputy, and naturally he is the person who knows Cao Ding best.

However, after some introduction, Xu Zun found that Cao Ding had not undertaken any large-scale projects recently, and his work was mainly to deal with water conservancy problems across the country.

If there is any important task, it is that the Ministry of Water Resources is creating a batch of Zhenshui copper cattle, which are ready to be relocated to the banks of the downstream river in order to avoid flooding.

Next, Xu Zun checked Cao Ding's office again and found that the office was full of books about water conservancy projects.

"Let me ask you," Xu Zun asked, "who does Cao Lingcheng have the most contact with on weekdays?" ”

"Win the waiter, but ......" the young craftsman bowed his head and said, "Win the waiter has also been killed!" ”

"Anything else?" Xu Zun asked again.

"And the lowly position, and the ...... There is also ...... "will be a young craftsman to recall with his heart, which shows that this Cao Lingcheng's interpersonal relationship is really worrying."

However, before the young craftsman could finish speaking, an internal guard suddenly ran outside.

"Special Envoy Xu...... Special Envoy Xu...... Oh no, it's not good...... this person rushed in like crazy and reported to Xu Zun, "Cao Ding's mansion was attacked, and Tie Jing was assassinated on the spot!! Dongfang Shenzhu was also seriously injured, and his condition was worrying......"

Yes......

Suddenly hearing such news, Xu Zun and the others were like a thunderbolt from the sky!

"Huh?" Who knows, that will be a young craftsman and say, "Tie respect...... Is it the Tie Jing of Dali Temple? He...... He's also Cao Lingcheng's friend......"

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