Chapter 42: Coercion
It has only been a morning since the murder was discovered, and rumors have been rampant, and people in Los Angeles are panicked and terrified. There were many times more people coming in and out of the city gate than usual, and when they left, all of them were not possessed, as if they were fleeing for their lives.
lest the rumors spread and spread to the ears of the rest of the tribes, causing people to attract attention, the Great Elder immediately ordered the gates of the city to be closed and no one was allowed to enter or leave. This order is in one place, and the people are complaining.
Yuqing's body was temporarily carried to Yizhuang. The Great Elder was lacking in skills, but he still found time to make a trip.
Bloody scars were all over Yuqing's body, and an awe-inspiring and righteous face was already blurred with flesh and blood, unrecognizable, and it was almost impossible to distinguish the true face.
"Idiot! Idiot! I can't even save my own life. The Great Elder twitched his heartache and scolded him twice, then closed his eyes and furrowed his brow deeply, deeply. Seeing this, the accompanying disciples immediately closed the door of Yizhuang. Soon, the sound of mourning came from inside, and it didn't stop for a long time. It makes people cry when they hear it.
After a long time, the Great Elder walked out of Yizhuang with red eyes. His voice was hoarse but calm: "The corpse had many wounds, the fatal wound was caused by the sword piercing the heart, and the claw marks were added after death. There is not enough evidence to prove that Lai is responsible. ”
The accompanying disciple added: "According to the on-site investigation, Yuqing's body was dragged out of the Li clan's tunnel. That should have a lot to do with the Li family. ”
The Great Elder shook his head and said thoughtfully: "If it is really the Li Clan's doing, how can he deliberately throw the corpse into the mountains and fields to attract attention, wouldn't this be a fire?" ”
The disciple bowed slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said, "That murderer is deliberately blaming the Li family?" ”
The Great Elder was noncommittal, "Go and call the patriarch and go to the ancestral hall to discuss matters together!" ”
The little disciple hurriedly ran to the Jinyun Mansion to report on this 100,000 urgent event. At this time, the house was already in chaos.
After successfully reporting the matter to Jinyunlan. She suddenly turned white with a weak and haggard face, and all the little blood that had been easily accumulated in the past two days was dissipated.
She dragged her sick body and was about to get out of bed and went to his father to defend him.
When the lady saw this, she hurriedly stepped forward to stop her from disregarding her own actions and forcibly pressed her back to the bed. Jinyunlan was so anxious, where could she still take care of her own safety, she struggled desperately, and frantically gave the consummation a look.
Knowing his young lady's stubborn temper, he reluctantly stepped forward and whispered to his wife: "It's rude, madam." Then he took her by his arms and restrained her, so that the young lady could escape from her grasp.
Jin Yunlan grabbed the cloak on the shelf, ignored the scarred pain, put it on and limped to her father's study. It happened that the Great Elder sent someone to relay the details of the case to the patriarch.
She listened to it outside the door, and learned that the clan had not condemned the Li family to death because of this, so she let go of her high heart and sat down weakly.
She can't care about her reputation, as long as she can prove Li's innocence, she is willing to die.
After hearing what the disciple said, the patriarch immediately followed him to the Jinyun Ancestral Hall. When he went out, he saw his daughter sitting at the door, and the panic between his eyebrows had not completely subsided, and he thought that she had also received the news.
He reached out to her and slowly lifted her up, handing her over to the consummation who was chasing after her. Before leaving, in the face of his daughter's eager gaze, he said with understanding: "Lan'er, take care of your injuries, and leave everything to your father." ”
On the same day, all the leaders of Jinyun gathered together to give advice on the credibility crisis and murder incident encountered by Jinyun this time.
Because the relationship between Jinyunlan and Li Shi entered the public eye without any foreshadowing and embellishment, and the murder happened to happen near Kongshan. This made it impossible for the ignorant people not to connect the two events, leading to a situation where they were afraid of the Lai clan and could not live in fear.
Although the city gates are sealed at the moment to control the spread of rumors, it is not a long-term solution. It is still necessary to give the people a reasonable explanation as soon as possible in order to settle the matter.
But the difficulty is that this matter is not groundless, but it is true. How to delicately cover up what really happened in the past is the biggest difficulty. Moreover, the murder is really strange, I don't know who did it, and the motive for the murder is also unknown.
Yuqing was different from the five guards, he was secretly acting and hiding in the shadows. When I asked the guards who were with him that day, none of them knew his whereabouts. Jinyun Chong also refused to admit that he had seen him.
In short, the two things happened at a very strange point. It's as if a huge conspiracy has shrouded everyone.
Some people even speculate whether it was a foreign invasion and laid out in advance for the start of the campaign.
But this speculation was quickly disproved. Because the matter of Jinyunlan's dealings with the Li clan is only circulated internally, the people who can leak this matter must be the people of the clan.
"Could it be that there is a small work that has infiltrated our clan and manipulated it secretly?" This inadvertent sentence made everyone's hearts tremble, and everyone was in danger. I couldn't help but look at each other's colleagues around them, and the grass and trees were all up.
The patriarch said to smooth out the situation: "Everyone here is the son of my clan, and their ancestors have been rooted here for generations. Don't be unwarranted suspicion and hurt the hearts of colleagues. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone's doubts disappeared.
Jinyun Chong observed his words and looks, and saw that the time was ripe, and it was not abrupt to cut into the topic at this moment, so he raised his hand and said, "The disciple has an idea. ”
The patriarch glanced at him angrily, "You say. ”
Jinyun Chong replied: "The disciple thinks that this matter is caused by Jinyun Lan. If you want to solve this credibility crisis, you should start from Jinyunlan. We can glorify her motives for associating with Lai. As long as she confessed to her people that she had given them a helping hand in order to obtain information about the Li clan, I don't think the people would not understand her feelings of enduring humiliation. ”
As soon as his words came out, many people's eyes lit up and they agreed that the case was feasible.
"What about the murder? The murderer is at large, how can we explain it to the people? Someone asked.
Jinyun Chong said confidently: "Naturally, it was the Li family who went down the mountain to commit the crime. Yuqing's body was found in the secret passage of the Li clan, which was naturally related to them. The matter was carried out by Li Shi. We only need to claim that it was Jinyun Lan who took great pains to learn about the existence of the secret passage from Li's mouth, and discovered Li's wolf ambitions, and then she personally identified Li as the murderer of Yuqing. The Lai clan is notorious, and this result is undoubtedly the desire of the people. If it goes well, we can not only take the opportunity to eradicate the Li clan, but even praise Jinyun Lan as a hero and enhance Jinyun's reputation. ”
As soon as his remarks came out, there were whispers in the hall again. At first glance, this method sounds like killing two birds with one stone, but when you think about it, it is a big fuss. If the disaster is brought to the head of the Li clan, it will involve the dispute between the two clans. This is contrary to the original intention of the elders to calm things down. In this unequal world, infighting at this time is undoubtedly an opportunity.
Jinyun Chong saw the elders' doubts, and he was full of "clever plans", "Have the elders forgotten that we are best at enchantment techniques and spells. The reason why the brave and skilled Li Clan fell into our hands was because our excellent enchantment technique trapped them on top of the empty mountain, and we hastened their death with a life-reducing spell. Now we can do the same, and silently take their lives with a spell. ”
"But the spell has long been lost because of the high risk?" Questions were raised.
Jinyun Chong looked at the Great Elder with a calm expression.
The Great Elder told the crowd the truth: "It is true that learning is no longer encouraged because every time a spell is cast, the caster must sacrifice his hands, but the spell has not been lost. Each class of the clan will choose the right person to learn spells. After thousands of years of refinement and refinement, spells can now be cast without a huge loss. ”
"Wouldn't this proposal be implementable? Putting all the sins on Li's head, Jinyun can not only maintain his good reputation, but also take the opportunity to eradicate this big trouble, killing two birds with one stone. One of the disciples excitedly showed off his flexible mind.
The patriarch's stern gaze hit the disciple with flying eyebrows, and he said very unhappily: "Your so-called killing two birds with one stone is in exchange for the lives of the entire Li clan. Children, don't be careless about human life, otherwise one day we will reap the consequences. ”
Jinyun Chong saw that the little disciple was reprimanded by the patriarch, and lowered his head in a daze, very embarrassed. He persuaded him with a needle: "Senior brother, don't be discouraged. Our patriarch has a special affection for the Li clan and is not really annoyed by you. After that, he triumphantly saw the patriarch sitting in the high hall frowning suddenly, and secretly touched his father's scales in his heart. But he knows how to grasp the measure, and he will stop at the point without piercing it, which will not only not reveal his identity, but also make the listener unhappy.
The case was not passed immediately, but was put into the candidacy.
The emergency meeting lasted until dawn, and the crowd was still in a state of flux.
At this time, a huge noise broke into the hall through the layers of barriers, from outside the gate of the Jinyun Ancestral Hall. A disciple who was guarding the door hurried to report urgently.
"Oh no, Patriarch, the people are marching in the streets in droves to protest and demand that we execute Le Thi quickly. Now the procession has arrived at the entrance of the ancestral hall! ”
The patriarch stood up, his face instantly turned blue, "What?!" ”
Jinyun Chong shook his head in the crowd and secretly rejoiced, this is really wonderful, he has to inform his good sister quickly.
He hurriedly summoned a junior disciple and asked him to go to Jinyun Mansion immediately, and be sure to inform Jinyun Lan of this matter in detail.
The little disciple obeyed the order and rushed to Jinyun Mansion in a hurry to find where Jinyun Lan was. He didn't go straight to the door, but grabbed the consummation in front of the door and shouted in a panic: "It's a big deal." The people jointly protested and demanded that Jinyun execute Lai. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a crisp sound of broken dishes in the room, followed by a rush of footsteps.