The two corpses were laid there, as white as clumsy dummies, and when Prince Shule looked at them, his face became equally pale, and he turned and retched, and walked quickly to the door, refusing to face the corpses again.

Shangguan Fan reached out and pressed it on the wound on the chest of the first corpse, "Knife wound." ”

The murderous knife was placed next to it, a typical Jinpeng narrow knife, the deceased was Ma Lian's guard, this knife hit the heart, and the fingertip-sized wound showed that the knife was not deep, and it went in and out very quickly, indicating that the assassin was a master.

The second body is believed to be the Assassin himself.

It was a very young man, with slightly open lips showing a hint of childishness, and there were two wounds on his body, one on the temple and one on the abdomen.

"Sword wounds. Gu Shenwei said, "The first sword stabbed the ventral side, and the second sword hit the vital point." ”

On the surface, these two swords were not as perfect as the wounds on the first corpse, but given the Assassin's martial arts skills and vigilance, his killer should have been more powerful.

The two coroners looked up at each other, both marveling at the scene at hand: they were standing in the same tent, talking politely, without even moving a hand.

Anyone who wants to meet the gaze of Dubu Wang needs a certain amount of courage, Gu Shenwei is fearless, the longer he gets along with Shangguan Fan, the weaker the tension in his heart, and the urge to draw his sword swells from time to time, this impulse has nothing to do with revenge, purely to prove his strength.

Killing the Dubu King was one of Gu Shenwei's most powerful sources of power, but at this time, it was reduced to a dispensable level.

"You know exactly who's really responsible. Shangguan said, indifferent to the provocation in the young man's eyes.

Gu Shenwei shook his head and refused to be the first to say his target, "I don't know this assassin, let alone who killed him. ”

Shangguan Fan's gaze was as deep as the ocean, as if no storm could blow its surface, but the corners of his mouth showed a slight sneering smile, "I think this assassin is a disciple of Xiaoyue Hall, and the person who killed him was a lotus girl. ”

Deep gaze and sarcastic smile, two completely different expressions appeared on one face at the same time, like a steady old lion king facing the challenge of a young male lion, but only giving an absent-minded yawn.

Gu Shenwei was enraged, "There are no male disciples in Xiaoyue Hall, and the lotus girl is not the only one who uses a sword. ”

"Perhaps, who are you going to hand over to the Central Plains?"

Gu Shenwei found out that he had been fooled, this is the difference between Zhong Heng's so-called "truth" and "solution", handing over a reasonable murderer in the Central Plains is more important than digging out the real main messenger, when he denied that Xiaoyuetang and the lotus girl were the real murderers, he actually put the shackles of "truth" on himself.

"This is not an accidental assassination, it was premeditated. He said, curbing the urge to draw a knife that had gone too far, "Whoever has the most to gain in this matter is the murderer." ”

"Didn't Xiaoyuetang benefit?" Shangguan Fan looked away, as if he was more interested in the two corpses, "I heard that the purpose of those madmen is to cause chaos in the world, so they can fish in the waters, and the introduction of the Central Plains army into the Western Regions is not in line with this purpose?"

"It's not just Xiaoyuetang who wants to introduce the Central Plains army, but also you. Gu Shenwei paused and observed Shangguan Fa's reaction, "Two months ago, you dedicated the Qianqi Pass to the Central Plains, wasn't it just to provoke a big war?"

Shangguan Fa actually nodded, "That's right, but at that time, you had more than 200,000 Beiting cavalry in your hands, and the two strong forces competed, so that Jinpeng Fort could profit from it, and now that the Central Plains army has become a sweep, why should I bring them here?"

"I can still summon the North Court cavalry. ”

Shangguan Fa looked at Gu Shenwei again, his expression was flat but even more cold, "No, you can't, because you began to care about the surnames of the soldiers, and you were afraid that the sacrifice would be too great, and you also knew that the decisive battle was meaningless to you, no matter whether you won or lost, the people of Beiting would retreat to the grassland, leaving you to continue to face the offensive of the Central Plains." Therefore, once the Central Plains army drives to the Western Regions, you will take one step to attack Jinpeng Fort, and then flee in all directions as before. ”

The involvement of the Central Plains was not beneficial to Jinpeng Fort and the Dragon Army, Gu Shenwei had to admit this, but he was disgusted by Shangguan Fan's tone that seemed to know everything, "I want to see the corpse of the envoy of the Central Plains." He said, bluntly changing the subject.

Wei Song waited for them in another tent, shaking his head solemnly in the face of the Dragon King's request, "I don't know what the customs of the Western Regions are, the Central Plains has great respect for the remains of nobles, and the assassination of Lord Ma in the city is a great misfortune, his body has been put into the coffin, and I can no longer do such a thing as opening the coffin for an autopsy." ”

King Dubu didn't seem to care too much, politely took his leave, and led his troops back to Biyu City.

When there were only two people left, Wei Song changed to a cordial attitude, "In front of the Dubu King, I have to do business, if the Dragon King really wants to see the corpse, I can think of a way." ”

Gu Shenwei shook his head, he changed his mind and decided not to ask for any help from Wei Song for the time being, "No need, I guess I won't find anything, within three days, I will hand over the murderer to Lord Wei." ”

Wei Song lowered his voice slightly, "This is a good opportunity for revenge, if there is evidence that Jinpeng Fort is related to the death of Lord Ma, I can order Shangguan to be captured alive without waiting for the will of the imperial court." ”

The eagerness on Wei Song's face was so sincere, Gu Shenwei's willpower would have believed it if he was a little weaker, and his acting ability was not bad, so he nodded in agreement, "This is indeed an opportunity, I just made a temptation, and the assassination of the envoy may really be related to Shangguan Fa." ”

"As long as the Dragon King provides a reason...... Wei Song affectionately patted Gu Shenwei on the shoulder twice and repeated, "As long as the Dragon King provides a reason." ”

Before leaving, Gu Shenwei met Dugu Xian once, the one-armed general can still control the 10,000 Central Plains soldiers, but he only has the right to self-defense, and has no qualifications to order battles.

Dugu Xian didn't have much insight into the investigation of the case, and only put forward a possibility for the future situation, "In case the Central Plains refuses to give up, the battlefield must not be chosen in Biyu City, and the Dragon King has to order the Beiting cavalry to intercept the Central Plains army on the way, and lead the enemy into the flat grassland as much as possible, and the odds of victory may be greatly increased." ”

This is the last resort choice, Gu Shenwei asked Dugu Xian to draw up a combat plan, and then put it down temporarily, he still wanted to find out the real culprit.

In the afternoon of the same day, Gu Shenwei settled in the southern city, and Hu Shining had already obtained a firm position in the southeast corner and established more than ten layers of defensive measures, which were enough to resist the siege of a large number of swordsmen.

All parties had agreed to an armistice in the Four Noble Truths, Zhong Heng had been busy with this matter, and by the time Gu Shenwei arrived, Nancheng was already too peaceful, even too quiet, and there were many fewer guests looking for fun.

Gu Shenwei is no longer the killer apprentice of the year, and under normal circumstances, he cannot investigate the case in person, but Zhong Heng also came forward and Xu Xiaoyi cooperated.

In just half a day, Xu Xiaoyi repaired his intelligence network, "Now that business is not good, it is easier to collect and sell intelligence, the Dragon King doesn't care about spending money, right?"

Gu Shenwei didn't care, with the Meng family's property as a guarantee, his promise was money, Xiao Fengchai and Lu Qiying also had their own ways to make money, and they didn't let the Dragon King lose too much.

"Found someone?" he asked.

"Found it. Xu Xiaoyi glanced at Zhong Heng and continued, "This Master Ma is a private visit to Weifu, it is clearly a 'Weifu private scoop', he secretly moved into Beicheng from Si Jia Lan five days ago, and ran to Liuren Alley for two days in a row to scatter silver, if he hadn't been stabbed, he would have to go these nights, he was fascinated by that bitch." ”

Xu Xiaoyi found the girl, and the person who asked her was Zhong Heng, "I'm a step late, the people from Jinpeng Fort have already looked for her, so she is very cautious in her words, but she swears that the guests are very ordinary, and the money given is a lot, there is nothing suspicious, and she has not revealed the news to anyone before." ”

"Is she telling the truth?"

"I think so, she didn't seem to know that the guest she received was the Central Plains envoy. ”

"That's weird, then. ”

"Well, Ma Lian has only been in Liuren Lane for two nights, and there shouldn't be many people who know about it, if it's not a leak from the girl, it's someone around Ma Lian......"

"And Castle of Jinpeng. Xu Xiaoyi didn't want to be ignored, so he hurriedly said: "The guards at the checkpoints in the north and south cities are all Jinpeng killers, and they open the door for the Central Plains envoys at a fixed time every night, which means that there must be someone in Jinpeng Fort who knows Ma Lian's identity." ”

Ma Lian was still secretly bought by Jinpeng Castle, Zhong Heng felt embarrassed, but fortunately, the Dragon King didn't mention it, Gu Shenwei said: "The more obvious the suspicion, the less likely it is that Jinpeng Castle committed the crime, this is not their style." ”

"The Dragon King is right. Xu Xiaoyi was still confused, Zhong Heng already understood what the Dragon King meant, "It's easy to find evidence from the side of Jinpeng Castle, but I suspect that Dubu King has the key evidence in his hands and can show his innocence at the last moment." ”

Gu Shenwei suspected that this was Wei Song's purpose of hoping to "blame" Jinpeng Castle, to make the Dragon King think he had succeeded, and then use a key piece of evidence to overturn his accusations.

"Then only the people around Ma Lian are suspicious. Gu Shenwei reasoned, "This person is a leaker, if not the main messenger." ”

"More likely to be a leaker. Zhong Heng made a lot of investigations in the shortest time, "I sent someone to inquire, there are about five or six people who know the whereabouts of the envoy, all of them are ordinary entourage, even if they have a grudge against Ma Lian, they can't hire a professional killer, so it's more likely that someone will be bribed to leak the news." If I can get Nakahara's consent, let me ask him formally, and maybe I can find him. ”

"Go see Wei Song, he will agree. ”

"Yes. Zhong Heng promised, and when he thought that he was going to meet his former boss as the prime minister of the Dragon King, he really had mixed feelings.

After talking for a while, Zhong Heng retired, and Gu Shenwei asked Xu Xiaoyi to inquire more about the movements of Jinpeng Castle, and then rested alone for half an hour, and when the sky was completely dark, he ordered someone to summon Shangguan Hong.

Nancheng was short of manpower, and all those with good skills were sent here, and Shangguan Hong was no exception, but he was rarely sent out on missions.

"Are you injured?" asked Gu Shenwei with a glance.

Shangguan Hong subconsciously touched his waist, "The practice is too urgent, and it is sprained." ”

This is not a perfect lie, Gu Shenwei did not ask, "You are on a mission with me tonight." ”

"Yes. Shangguan Hong's tone was respectful, and he was deeply surprised by the trust of the Dragon King.

"Let's go find the Lotus Girl. Gu Shenwei said that he would never hesitate when it came to whom to use.

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