Volume 6 Chapter 13 Murder and Silence

When Su Zhuo heard Qiu Gongren's words, he couldn't help but be shocked, and blurted out: "What?

Qiu Gongren nodded and said, "That's right, I just received a report from my subordinates......"

Su Zhuo interrupted him and said, "Where is the corpse now?"

Qiu Gongren hurriedly said: "I haven't moved yet, after I heard about it, I thought I should tell you, so I rushed over." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Su Zhuo said: "Thank you, Lord Qiu, without further ado, let's hurry up and take a look!"

Qiu Gongren nodded, and suddenly pointed at Zhuang Li and asked, "Who is he?"

Su Zhuo thought about it and hesitated slightly. The death of people one after another has made him dare not trust others. In order to protect Zhuang Li from accidents, Su Zhuo had to take him with him. He nodded, and finally said, "He's my friend, I'm going to take him with me!"

Qiu Gongren didn't say anything, and walked out first. Su Zhuo picked up Zhuang Li and walked out, and the horses were already prepared at the door. Su Zhuo and Zhuang Li rode together and followed Qiu Gongren.

Several people hurried to the door of an inn. The entrance to the inn has been surrounded by officials and missions, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. Qiu Gongren led Su Zhuo into the house and went straight to the guest room on the second floor. The door to one room was wide open, and there were officials and guards standing at the door.

There were four people lying in the room, their faces were pale, and they were all exhausted. A servant was busy beside the corpse, and Qiu Gongren entered the house, but he didn't look up. Su Zhuo and the others stood aside and waited for a while, then they saw Na Zuo raise his head, shook his head at Qiu Gongren, and said, "My lord, they ...... They seem to be...... A few hours ago, he was sick and died......"

Qiu Gongren was stunned for a moment and said, "Got sick and died? Joke, four people died of illness together?"

He looked innocent and said, "But...... But I really can't find any wounds on them, and there are no signs of poisoning......"

Su Zhuo didn't believe what he said, these four people really didn't see anything abnormal on the outside, but this guy must not know martial arts, otherwise it would definitely be seen that these people were all injured internally. He squatted down, lifted the collars of several people, and secretly exclaimed, "That's right!"

It turned out that these people all had a red and swollen scar on their chests, which was the same as the red and swollen chest of Yan'er. At first glance, this trace seems to be caused by compression, but it is caused by internal strength and blood blockage. If it weren't for Su Zhuo's already seen it, he would have ignored it.

Qiu Gongren saw Su Zhuo inspecting carefully on the side, and couldn't help but ask softly: "Liu Zhutou, what did you find?"

Su Zhuo didn't look back, and said: "They were shocked by the internal strength and died of heartbreak! The murderer is a martial arts master!"

Qiu Gongren gasped, they are officialdom literati who are the most reluctant to deal with people in the rivers and lakes, but these people are going to die under the martial arts masters, and the clues seem to be broken immediately. He suddenly had two heads and asked, "Is this ...... What should I do? These people come and go without a trace, how can we catch the murderer?"

Su Zhuo sneered and said: "The so-called Yan Guo Liuxiang, as long as he kills someone, he will definitely leave indelible traces." These people did not have any scars on their appearance, but they could not be examined by pretense. But on the rivers and lakes, there are not many people who can have this kind of skill, and there will be even fewer people in this martial art. ”

Qiu Gongren still couldn't grasp the gist and asked, "But, who is the murderer?" He sighed, waved his hand, and said to the official: "Let's carry the body back first!"

Su Zhuo glanced at the corpses of those people again, who knew that such a casual glance made him frown. One of them had his right hand clenched, and there seemed to be a broken thread left in his fingernails.

The official was about to carry the body, but Su Zhuo hurriedly shouted: "Slow!"

The official was stunned for a moment, stopped, and Qiu Gongren, who walked out of the door, couldn't help but step back into the house and looked at Su Zhuo strangely. Su Zhuo squatted down again, raised the man's right hand, and gently pulled out the silk thread between his fingernails.

Qiu Gongren squatted behind him and asked softly, "What is this?"

Su Zhuo groaned: "This must have been grabbed from the murderer's clothes." He stood up and was silent for a long time before he whispered to himself: "These people are lying in the house, and there is no trace of moving, indicating that the murderer entered the house and then attacked." ”

Qiu Gongren was taken aback and blurted out: "This shows that the murderer is someone they know!"

Su Zhuo nodded and said, "The clothes on these people are dry, which means that they didn't go to the rescue of the victims last night as the adults said." There are a few burdens on the bed, indicating that they must know Cao Liyi's crimes, and they know that they can't escape from it, and these burdens are soft to prepare for their lives. In this case, they can be described as frightened birds, and they will not let people into the house casually. Then this murderer is not only known to them, but it is very likely that he is a participant in the Yellow River Breach case!"

Qiu Gongren seemed to think of something, clapped his hands, and said loudly: "It must be him!" Everyone else was taken aback, and Qiu Gongren continued: "It must have been Cao Liyi's doing! He pretended to be missing, but in fact he was hiding in the shadows. These little officials are the only ones who know that he is corrupt and perverts the law, and he must be the one who kills people!"

Su Zhuo asked strangely: "Isn't Cao Liyi a civil official? Why, he knows martial arts?"

Qiu Gongren was stunned for a moment and said, "This, no one knows about this...... Maybe he doesn't have to be ...... martial arts."

Su Zhuo frowned, Cao Liyi might be martial arts, which he didn't expect. He always thought that Cao Liyi was just a literati scholar, and it was impossible for him to use this kind of kung fu that could kill people with one blow. He suddenly said, "It seems that we have to go to Cao Mansion again!"

Qiu Gongren also had this intention, and if he wanted to prove whether Cao Liyi was a killer hiding in the shadows, the only way to go to Cao's mansion was to inquire about Cao De, the old slave who had followed Cao Liyi for many years!

Su Zhuo glanced at Zhuang Li and motioned for him to still follow him. A few people went out again and got on the horse, heading directly towards Cao's mansion. On this day, the whole city was rushing, and most of the time on the road was spent, and when a few people arrived at Caofu, it was almost dark.

The door of Cao's mansion is still closed, and Qiu Gongren sent people to keep an eye on the surroundings yesterday to prevent Cao Liyi from appearing or the Cao family from escaping. Qiu Gongren dismounted and went directly to the house, and Su Zhuo supported Zhuang Li and followed closely.

The two guards in front of the mansion stepped forward to salute, and Qiu Gongren asked, "Your lord hasn't come back yet?"

The two looked at each other, obviously not knowing the inside story, so naturally they couldn't see Cao Liyi. Qiu Gongren asked again: "What about the old slave Cao De? Call him out!"

One person promised: "Wait a minute, sir, I'll call immediately!"

Qiu Gongren thought for a moment, then stopped him and said, "Forget it, let's take us to see him!"

The man did not dare to disobey, but led the way. A few people entered the door and stopped at the door of a subordinate room in the front yard. The man said: "Steward Cao lives in this room, and I haven't seen him go out today, so he must be still in the house at the moment." As he spoke, he tapped on the door and called Cao De's name.

However, the man shouted twice, but no one answered. Su Zhuo felt a little ominous in his heart, and kicked the door open suddenly. The scene inside the house couldn't help but surprise several people at the door.

I saw two people lying in the room, Cao De was bleeding and fell to the ground on his back. Another person, wearing only underwear, with round eyes and a pale complexion, had also been dead for a long time.