The next day, the housekeeper Lu Zhong knocked on the door of the study and reported, "Childe, just now Jingzhao Mansion Yin sent someone to spread the word, the assassination in the night market has progressed, and I want to invite Childe to talk about it." ”

"Did you only notify me," Lu Chen asked.

Uncle Zhong is worthy of being an old housekeeper for many years, and it seems that he expected Lu Chen to ask these questions, and replied, "I also called Jin Chengyuan and Wan Ruhui, and the two sons are already on the road in the past." ”

Lu Chen heard that the two of them had gone and thought to himself, it seemed that there was really a result, otherwise according to Fang Chengmao's temperament, he would never dare to invite all three of them over. "A few days ago, Lu Jiu reported that he had found it, and it was someone from Chiyangmen, but there is any evidence?"

"Yes, it's just not intuitive, I asked Lu Jiu to come over and report?" Uncle Zhong knew that Lu Chen was giving Lu Jiu the opportunity to be alone, and while he was grateful, he also knew that Lu Jiu was young and there was still room for growth.

After a while, there was a knock on the door, and Lu Jiu's voice came from the door, "Childe, Lu Jiu has arrived." ”

"The night market assassination was done by the people of Chiyangmen? Is there any evidence? Lu Chen asked carefully.

"Hui Gongzi, the assassin that day was indeed from Chiyang Gate. I've seen the corpses in person, and there are no flaws, they are all ordinary night clothes, and there are no tattoo marks on them, and there are no tokens. I've also seen the swords, and they are all from the famous three-foot hall of the Jianghu sword-casting family. Sanchitang sells thousands of swords a year, and it may not be possible to find out if it is too time-consuming to investigate. Therefore, I started with gold and silver according to what Childe had taught before. There are not many sects on the rivers and lakes that can send so many first-class second-rate assassins at once, and after checking them one by one, they found that there has been a large-scale flow of silver money in Chiyangmen recently, and the brothers in Shudi Qianzhuang replied that there has been a large amount of pension silver flowing out of Chiyangmen recently, which should be to block the mouths of the families of those assassins who died. Combined with the receipt of a large amount of silver tickets with the number of Siheng tickets in Beijing some time ago, it should be certain that Chiyangmen is right. Lu Jiu reported carefully.

"Ajiu has grown up and is very reliable. From this point of view, it is correct that the assassins should have come from Chiyangmen, but in the end, they were using money to do things, and whose money were they taking...... The silver ticket of the four constant ticket numbers? Lu Chen asked.

"Yes, the Shudi Qianzhuang is half of our Lu family, and the news is fine. The Siheng ticket number is a force in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and it is relatively xenophobic, and our people are not very easy to enter, so it has not been verified yet. However, I heard Miss Bai Tu say yesterday that in the past few days, I have seen Hu Chun twice in Jinfu......"

Lu Chen touched his knife-like jaw and pondered, and Jin Shan made a move, which was reasonable. It's just that according to Jinshan's personality, it must be enough not to make a move, and he must be fully prepared to make a move, so as to hit with one blow. If it is said that Jin Chengting shot behind Jin Shan's back, it is very reasonable.

"Siheng ticket number is not a high-ranking official in the capital or a wealthy gentry, how much money is passed every day, can stand in the capital for many years without falling naturally has its way of survival, rashly enter the impossible, do not rush, take your time. You go to check Hu Chun, I always feel that this person is not simple, so inconspicuous but seems to have his existence on many occasions. After Lu Chen instructed Lu Jiu, he changed his clothes and went to Jingzhao Mansion Yin, he wanted to see what this Fang Chengmao could find out.

Jingzhao Mansion.

"Lord Lu, if you are far away, please come in quickly." Fang Chengmao was dressed in a scarlet official uniform and bowed his waist to greet him.

"I've long heard that Lord Fang is very affectionate, and I've always wanted to visit, but I don't have time, and there was an assassin some time ago, it's too troublesome for Lord Fang." Lu Chen nodded at Jin Chengyuan and Wan Ruhui in the hall. He and the two of them don't know each other, and they have a bit of a hatred of seeing each other.

"Lord Lu, where is this flower, the assassination in the night market is within the Yin branch of my Jingzhao Mansion, what trouble is not troublesome. It's just that I just took office, and the various businesses have not yet been clear, and there is really no way for the royal family, and the saint and Lord Lu are already extremely gracious if they don't blame, and Fang is grateful. Fang Chengmao's words had nothing to do with him, he also cleaned up the mess, but he pushed it clean.

"As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official to take office, and Lord Fang's new official takes office, just take this opportunity to stand up and let the small people below also see your true strength." Lu Chen is a Ming person talking in secret, and everyone with a discerning eye knows what Fang Chengmao relies on to get to the top position, what kind of prestige, it is just a fox and a fake tiger, at most, it is just to let the people below see how much face this Fang Chengmao can borrow from Jinshan.

The smile on Fang Chengmao's face froze for a moment and immediately recovered, and he immediately answered, "Lord Lu made a joke about the lower officials, but he was just handling the case with his heart. We are all on errands for the Holy One, and there is nothing up or down. ”

As if realizing that Lu Chen was not a good match, he turned his head to look at Jin Chengyuan and Wan Ruhui and said, "Since the three of them have arrived, shall I report the current situation to the three of them?" ”

Lu Chen and the other three looked at each other and said yes, only to hear Fang Chengmao say slowly, "Several sons are strong in martial arts, after statistics, there were a total of forty killers that day, and only two were alive afterwards, and they were seriously injured. Others have died under the three swords, and many more have died by swallowing poison and committing suicide. After checking, each of them has a poisonous sac hidden in his teeth, and once the mission fails, he can be killed instantly if he bites it. The two survivors were too seriously injured on the spot to commit suicide. When the doctor treated their injuries, he found that something was wrong and took out the poison sac in time, but he could not save the lives of the two. ”

Lu Chen listened to Fang Chengmao's detailed description of the cause of the killer's death and was secretly thinking to himself, he knew that ordinary killers would hide suicide methods, in order to fail the operation and not expose the employer. So I seriously injured a few people that night and removed their jaws. Didn't get it back? He is sure of his shot, it is impossible for none of them to live, there must be a cat in it, but he didn't expect this Fang Chengmao to be so bold, and he dared to make a ghost when the emperor was staring at this matter.

Fang Chengmao took a breath and continued, "I have already checked all of them, and I have not found any tattoo ornaments representing the sect from which I came from, and the long sword in my hand should be from the Three Feet Hall, but the Three Feet Hall buys and sells countless swords every year, and there is really no way to find out." Through our people's visits day and night, it was concluded that they should have stayed at the Bafang Inn that day. I put on my old face again and entrusted the city gate guard officer Lord Chen to help, checked the suspicious people who entered the city the day before, etc., and finally concluded that this group of killers should be from Shudi, I have already sent a letter to the prefect of Shu to ask the local powerful killer sect, but I have not replied so far. Therefore, I came here today to ask the three of you to pay attention to safety today, and the other is to ask the three of you if you have a grudge against someone, so I can investigate further in this direction. ”

Jin Chengyuan was the first to speak, "I have always been low-key on weekdays, and I almost never have conflicts with people, let alone grudges, Brother Wan and Brother Lu? ”

"Wan Jia has lived in the capital for a long time, and it really has nothing to do with the forces of the rivers and lakes in Shu. Brother Lu? Wan Ruhui also replied.

Lu Chen shook the paper fan in his hand, "Me? Soon after entering the capital, he was on an errand for His Majesty, and he had no selfish grievances. Let's ask Lord Fang to bother again. ”

Fang Chengmao called these three people over today, firstly, to tell them that the witness is dead, as the saying goes, there is no proof of death, to avoid part of the responsibility. The second is to see what they mainly think about Lu Chen's opinion on this matter, to probe their tone, and to see if they have found anything.

Seeing that Lu Chen's slightly suspicious expression didn't seem to be fake, Fang Chengmao answered, "Lord Lu is too polite, the lower officials will do their best, and ask a few sons to go out less today, safety is the most important." Jingzhao Mansion Yin will also send people to step up patrols, especially around the three mansions, and there will be more deployments, please rest assured. ”

It is more appropriate to increase patrols and focus on deployment, it is better to take the opportunity to monitor, Lu Chen thought to himself. However, with those people in Jingzhao Mansion, those who want to target him are not qualified enough.