"What?" Sun Qirui was puzzled and asked, "The prince already knew that these three people were not the real murderers?" ”

"I didn't know it at first, but after thinking about it for a few days, I realized the key." Nangong replied.

"What's the key?" Sun Qirui asked nervously.

"The eight people outside the thatched hut died very neatly, without any traces of struggle, what does it mean?" Nangong asked.

Hearing this, Sun Qirui's eyes lit up and said, "It shows that they didn't fight back at all!" ”

"Yes, strictly speaking, he was killed without any preparation to fight back, and the only one who can do this can only be the people in the Tsing Yi Division."

"Being able to kill the eight guards and Liu Renfang so quickly, and then easily escape, this person's cultivation is definitely no less than mine." Sun Qirui said.

"Hmm." Nangong fixed his head and affirmed his thoughts: "There are only three people in the Tsing Yi Division who meet this condition: Xiao Wuji, Xu Yuanzhong, and ...... You! ”

His inference was almost exactly the same as Nangong Ding.

Hearing the last word, Sun Qirui was like a thunderbolt, and immediately knelt on the ground: "The subordinates are loyal to the prince, and there is no second heart, please check the prince." ”

Nangong Ding looked at Sun Qirui with a scrutinizing gaze, a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he walked up to Sun Qirui and helped him up.

"Look me in the eye."

Sun Qirui raised his head tremblingly and looked at Nangong Ding.

"Murderer...... Is that you? ”

Sun Qirui's back was already soaked, and his body trembled unconsciously, but he still said firmly: "No! ”

At this moment, time seemed to stand still, the two faced each other, and the air froze in an instant.

Nangong Ding's eyes were full of murderous aura, and although Sun Qirui was afraid, his eyes were still so firm.

"Hahaha!"

Suddenly, Nangong Ding laughed.

"Qi Rui, was you scared?" He patted Sun Qirui on the shoulder.

"Lord Wang?"

"If I suspected you of being a murderer, I wouldn't have told you this, you have followed me for many years, and I don't know your loyalty? Come, sit down and eat! Nangong Ding completely changed his face.

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Sun Qirui finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole body was paralyzed, like a deflated ball.

After finishing the meal, Sun Qirui regained his composure, and he asked, "The prince just said that Lord Xiao and Lord Xu are both suspicious. But at the time of the incident, Lord Xiao and I were on patrol, and Lord Xu was mediocre, how could he have the conditions to kill so many people? ”

"Xiu Wei can cover it up, although on the day of the tea party, I ordered the intelligence battalion not to participate and continue its own affairs, but this also became the best opportunity for him to assassinate Liu Renfang."

"So, Lord Wang, do you doubt Lord Xu?"

Yang Tian sighed, Nangong Ding showed a little helplessness, and said: "Everything is unknown!" ”

Did Nangong Ding really not suspect Sun Qirui?

Not necessarily.

Perhaps, he was just making a show, wanting Sun Qirui to relax his vigilance and expose his flaws.

"But Lord Wang, since you already know that those three people are not murderers, why do you still let us keep investigating?" Sun Qirui didn't understand.

"If this is not the case, those old things in the court will not have to join me, saying that as the general lieutenant of the Tsing Yi Division, I have no achievements, I have nothing to do all day long, and I don't care about the assassination of Lord Liu at all." After Nangong finished speaking, he kept sneering a few times.

In fact, the real purpose of his doing this is to paralyze the murderer, so that the real murderer can reveal his flaws.

Of course, he did not tell Sun Qirui about this intention.

"Boss, there's a discovery, a big discovery."

During the conversation, Xiao Wuji ran in panting, and when he saw Sun Qirui on the side, he hurriedly changed his words: "Lord Wang, I have found a major clue. ”

"Don't rush, speak slowly." Nangong Ding gave him a glass of water,

"I went to the thatched house where the accident happened and found that ...... I found that there was a tunnel next to the passage where the dirt was discharged! Xiao Wuji gasped and said.

"Authentically?" Nangong was taken aback.

Authentic again!

I heard Li Feibai mention it before, and there was a strange man next to him who was proficient in the art of centipedes, but he had never seen it.

Nangong Jiang's death was also because of a tunnel.

Now that Liu Renfang died in the thatched house, another tunnel has been discovered.

"'White Tiger' again?" Sun Qirui gritted his teeth.

"How did you find out?" Nangong Ding asked calmly.

"I went to the thatched house to investigate, and found that the dirt passage seemed to be blocked, so I ordered someone to clean it up, but I didn't expect that it was because the soil next to the tunnel was eroded by the dirt and loosely pressed on the sewage channel, so that the passage was blocked. That's how I found this tunnel. Xiao Wuji reported.

"Lord Wang, the facts couldn't be clearer, the 'White Tiger' made people dig a tunnel leading straight to the thatched house, and when Lord Liu went to the thatched house, he killed him, so as to take revenge on the royal family." Sun Qirui analyzed.

"This 'White Tiger' is really pervasive, except for the thatched house, the floor of the entire Tsing Yi Division is made of cold iron, and he can actually find such a gap." Xiao Wuji echoed.

Nangong was silent, although this was the most reasonable explanation in front of him, he always felt a little strange.

He couldn't say what the blame was.

"Lord Wang, the evidence is conclusive, why don't you close the case first? lest those old fellows of the court keep an eye on you all the time. Sun Qirui said.

In ordinary cases, the murderer must be caught before the case can be closed, but Liu Renfang's case is different.

First, this is the assassination of Dali Siqing, which has a wide impact, and second, once the murderer is determined to be a "white tiger", it is far away to be arrested, and the intention of closing the case first is to suppress the case first, and then gradually investigate it secretly.

"Hmph, a group of pedantic old men, smelly and hard, my Nangong must have never taken them seriously."

"Then ...... is this?" Sun Qirui didn't understand why Nangong Ding was so hesitant.

It stands to reason that the results of this investigation are the best, which can not only close the case, make Nangong Ding avoid criticism, but also save his image in front of the emperor.

"I always feel that there are some things that are awkward, but I just can't think of them." Nangong Ding frowned.

"Lord Wang, don't think about it, the evidence is so clear, close the case." Xiao Wuji also urged.

Closing his eyes, clenching his fists, and slamming the table lightly, Nangong Ding finally decided to close the case.

"Prepare a report, explain the matter in detail, and I will present it to Your Majesty in person."

In addition, two copies were copied, one for the Criminal Department for the record, and one for Dali Temple. Also, Zhou Qianwen was ordered to carefully investigate the tunnel, and he couldn't let go of any clues. ”

Zhou Qianwen is a strange person recruited by Nangong Ding, serving as the chief bookkeeper of the Jing'an camp, his nose is more sensitive than that of a hunting dog, and he can accurately smell the target smell in a thousand mixed flavors.

Nangong Ding believes that as long as he finds this person digging tunnels, he will be able to have a clue to the "White Tiger"!

"Yes!" The two gladly accepted the order.

The conclusion of the case is undoubtedly exciting for both Nangong Ding and the newly established Tsing Yi Division.

In the palace, Nangong Qing looked at the report submitted by Nangong Ding, and frowned.

"Sure enough, it's him again, why is he so ghostly?" Nangong Qing slammed the piece on the table.

"It was the courtier's brother's momentary negligence that gave the 'White Tiger' a chance to take advantage of it, please rest assured that the courtier's brother will do his best to capture the White Tiger, and this kind of thing will never happen in the future." Nangong swears and is quite confident.

"Hmph." Nangong Qing let out a sneer, as if she was laughing at herself, and seemed to be suspicious of Nangong Ding.

"The dignified royal family, a secret spy is playing in the palm of his hand? First the prince was killed, and then Dali Siqing died, how do people in the world talk about us? ”