Chapter 988: Unsolved Case
As more details surfaced, the death of Fang Shuyi, the swordsman of the Tianshan Sect, was instead murdered by the ironclad Dragon King, and turned into a puzzling unsolved case, which made Fang Wen is headache even more.
Fang Shuyi actually died the night before the competition, he didn't know why he sneaked into the territory of the Protector's Mansion with four swordsmen, and only he was assassinated.
The place of death was located in Jinwo Lane, and in some people's opinion, this explained why they had to enter the enemy's range, the Tianshan Sect was small, relying on unchecked killings to attract a large number of swordsmen, but not the Ji Nu and Ladywood, Fang Shuyi had to venture out of the lair if he wanted to indulge in pleasure.
This view was quickly refuted, Fang Shuyi was killed on the roof of a small academy instead of the bed, as if he was a voyeur, but no one would take four of his subordinates to peep, and no one of the guards of the academy had the ability to defeat the top killer from Jinpeng Castle.
Another more credible theory is that Fang Shuyi was actually chasing someone that night, all the way to Jinwo Lane, and was ambushed, which is a bit like the Dragon King's handiwork, but there are also many things that don't make sense, such as why the Dragon King chose to kill people in his own territory, he can do it when he is not out of the Tianshan Sect's sphere of influence, even if it is exposed afterwards, he will not be blamed.
There are also those four swordsmen, who can follow Fang Shuyi to carry out the mission together, they are not mediocre hands, not to mention martial arts, they are definitely experts in assassination, they are such a group of people, they actually don't know anything about the sneak attack that happened to the leader.
All they saw was a corpse on the roof, and they quickly brought it back to the Tianshan Sect, successfully keeping it a secret for a day, and no one could hide it until the contest was imminent.
No matter how many suspicions there are, the Dragon King is still the biggest suspect, Fang Shuyi was assassinated, the benefits he got are obvious, the big and small forces in Biyu City are used to stepping on two boats, at this time, more and more people began to support only the Dragon Army and openly broke with Jinpeng Castle.
Fang Wen was worried that everyone would question the credibility of the Dragon King in the future, but the result was that he was too worried, and there were very few voices of doubt, and the residents of Biyu City naturally accepted the double standard: others can't kill casually, of course the Dragon King can, otherwise what kind of Dragon King is it?
What they questioned was that the Dragon King was shrinking and refusing to admit it publicly.
In such an atmosphere, the draw for the second competition really attracted little attention as Pang Jing expected, especially the names Shangguan Hong and Mo Lin seemed so unfamiliar, even the surname Shangguan and the rumors of the illegitimate son of King Dubu failed to attract too many people's interest.
Fang Wen was pacing back and forth in front of the Dragon King, he was extremely irritated by this clueless assassination, "There must be someone behind the scenes, it is good for the Dragon King on the surface, but in fact, there is a hidden trap, but where is the trap? It would be nice to know who the murderer is, Dubu King? But what can he get by killing his own people? Kunshe? Unlikely." Xiaoyue Hall, it must be Xiaoyue Hall. ”
Fang Wens finally stopped and looked at the Dragon King excitedly, "The Lotus Girl is a madman, isn't her purpose to disturb the world? After stopping for a while, it's time to make a new move, assassinating the swordsman of the Tianshan Sect and blaming the Dragon King, this kind of thing is very similar to her style, right?"
"Hmm. Gu Shenwei admitted this, "But it's a bit of a knife to kill chickens, Xiaoyuetang assassinated the old Khan King in the North Garden, and before that, the lotus girl was very careful never to startle the snake." ”
Fang Shuyi was just a killer after all, even if he was a top-notch green face, his death was not enough to change the general trend of Biyu City.
The clear thoughts became blurred again, Fang Wen sighed dejectedly, he returned to Biyu City from the North Courtyard with confidence, his stomach was full of grand plans, he didn't expect that he had not really had a deep conversation with the Dragon King before he encountered the killer conspiracy that he was not good at solving.
The more he is not good at solving it, the more he wants to solve it, and the more he can't think of a reason, the more irritated he becomes.
Fang Wen began to pace back and forth again.
Gu Shenwei counted silently in his heart, and decided to drive the military out in two more laps, even the most calm killer couldn't stand the fact that someone was dangling like this in front of him.
One of the guards rescued the Dragon King in advance, and he brought news that surprised the military advisor greatly: the Tianshan Sect advocated that he should ask for a meeting.
"What is he doing here?" Fang Wen stopped in shock, "Did you come to ask for an explanation?"
"Just know when you see him. ”
Zhang Ji stood in the middle of the courtyard reservedly, alone, and his entourage was all left outside, dressed in cloth and robes, still dressed as a teacher, but with a ring ruler missing in his hand.
Fang Wen came up and looked at the military advisor of the Dubu King, and suddenly felt disdain in his heart.
The two are direct opponents, but they haven't had much time to deal with, in Zhang Ji's eyes, Fang Wen is just a country liar who talks about it, and the head shaker sneers at Mr. Teaching's repeated defeats.
In order to express their contempt for each other, the two bowed their hands at the same time from afar and greeted each other cordially.
"Mr. Zhang, don't come to be harmed, is it okay? Beiting once met, before he asked for advice, Mr. drifted east, and now he is here, and he is very happy to be ......."
"Brother Fang is polite, Shuo Fang is windy and snowy, Brother Fang has suffered a lot of hardship. ”
"Where is it, the eldest husband has made great achievements, and he still cares about the little bitter cold?" Fang Wen was actually very distressed about the meat that he had fallen, but he would never show it in front of Zhang Ji.
"Hehe, Brother Fang came back in time, if it is a few days late, I'm afraid the road will not be passable. ”
"Haha, don't dare to say anything else, I still have some experience after clearing the customs and getting stuck, it's really not good, the Dragon King will naturally send an army to open the way for me, why do you say that the road is not passable? Mr. Zhang was too worried. ”
......
The two of you humbled me for a while before walking into the dragon king's study together.
Gu Shenwei got up and bowed his hand, as soon as Zhang Ji saw the Dragon King, he changed his hypocritical demeanor, returned the salute slightly, saved all polite words, and said directly: "The Dragon King also wants to find the murderer as soon as possible, right?"
Fang Wen laughed, and just wanted to say sarcastically that the Dragon King was not interested in the dead people of the Tianshan Sect, but the Dragon King cast a silent look, so he had to hold back, and he was very unconvinced.
"There is such a master in Biyu City, of course I want to know who it is. ”
Zhang Ji nodded solemnly, and glanced at Fang Wens seriously.
Fang Wen puffed up his chest and pretended not to see, thinking that if the Dragon King still had some respect for the military advisor, he would not let me out.
He got his wish, Gu Shenwei didn't embarrass his military advisor, and directly let him participate in the conversation, "Mr. Fang suspects that the murderer is from Xiaoyue Hall, what does Mr. Zhang think." ”
Zhang Ji accepted Fang Wen's existence, but he didn't look at him anymore, and only spoke to the Dragon King, "The Dragon King is straightforward, I don't hide it, Fang Shuyi was assassinated, it is the shame of the Tianshan Sect and Jinpeng Castle, many people say that the Dragon King is the real murderer behind the scenes, but I don't think so." ”
"Mr. Zhang's unique insight is gratifying, and I hope that Mr. Zhang will often publicize it to outsiders. Fang Wen took advantage of the Dragon King's lack of a hint and hurriedly said something.
Zhang Ji refused to accept the invitation, and continued to talk to himself, "The night before yesterday, Fang Shuyi and the others were actually chasing an assassin. ”
"Assassin, who do you want to assassinate?" Fang Wen asked again.
"Me. Zhang Ji said, his gaze still on the dragon king's face, "The dragon king must be able to guess who the assassin is." ”
Fang Wen felt that this sentence was a trap and should not be answered, but without waiting for him to remind him, the Dragon King actually took the initiative to jump in, "Shangguan Hong." ”
"Well, Hong Gongzi hates me to the core, he has been monitoring the Tianshan Sect, waiting for an opportunity to make a move, he was a little aggressive the night before yesterday, Fang Shuyi led people to chase after him, and he was killed. ”
Zhang Ji seemed to be telling the truth, without setting any traps, Fang Wen was a little surprised, "Is it really Xiaoyuetang?"
Shangguan Hong has completely thrown himself into Xiaoyue Hall, and his actions must be approved by the lotus girl.
"Shangguan Hong doesn't have this ability. Gu Shenwei said that Shangguan Hong's martial arts have indeed been impressive in the past year, and he may not be Fang Shuyi's opponent, but it is still impossible to kill a green face quietly.
"So he had to have a helper. Zhang Ji's voice became more serious, "My people reported that Chu Nanping also went to Jinwo Lane the night before yesterday. ”
Chu Nanping did go out the night before, and when he came back, he had to give Tie Linglong to the Dragon King.
Gu Shenwei didn't say it right away, Fang Wen suddenly realized, and secretly said that this Zhang Ji was really sinister, and when he came up, he said that he didn't believe that the Dragon King was the murderer, and after a few words, he pointed his suspicion at the Dragon King's subordinates.
Chu Nanping was one of the Dragon King's most trusted people, and if he assassinated Fang Shuyi, there would be almost no difference from the Dragon King doing it himself.
"The people of the Tianshan Sect are really dedicated, I believe that the night before yesterday, Jinwo Lane was as lively as usual, right?"
Jinwo Lane is the gathering area of the low-level Jiyuan, and the number of guests received every night is several times more than that of Liuren Lane, Fang Wen was not a stranger to it when he was trapped in Biyu City.
Zhang Ji smiled slightly, "I just want to find out the truth, just like the Dragon King, I and the Dubu King don't like enemies hiding in the shadows." ”
Fang Wen shook his head slightly at the Dragon King, the Dragon King blinked his eyes, as if he understood what he meant, who knew that the next words actually followed Zhang Ji, "I have a suggestion, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Fang go to Xiaoyue Hall to inquire about Shangguan Hong, and I will ask Chu Nanping, okay?"
Zhang Ji nodded in agreement, in fact, the most important purpose of his visit to the Dragon King was to seek the Dragon King's help, and with the Tianshan Sect alone, he couldn't knock on the door of Xiaoyue Hall.
"I will write a letter to the Imperial Master of Xiaoyue Hall, asking her to sell her favors. Mr. Fang, please ask the queen for a letter to Shangguan Hong, so that he can have something to say. ”
Fang Wen is heart trembled, he couldn't believe his ears, he used to know the queen's little bit of the dragon king, and he could still be trusted so much, he was really a little grateful, he couldn't show it in front of outsiders, so he bowed solemnly and exited the study.
"The Dragon King doesn't believe that the two of them are murderers?" Zhang Ji asked.
"If Mr. Zhang knew these two people as well as I did, he knew that they couldn't have joined forces. ”
Zhang Ji smiled again, "We rarely misjudge strangers, and betrayal usually happens to acquaintances, doesn't it?"
Gu Shenwei actually heard a hint of threat from it, lowered his eyes and thought for a while, and said: "Betrayal needs a reason, and there will be no betrayal if you cut off the reason." ”
Zhang Ji nodded, walked out of the study with his back hand, and was a little more jealous of the Dragon King.
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