Chapter XXXVII: Assassination
I wish Tianwei a big birthday, I was originally full of pride, but suddenly it took a sharp turn for the worse, and accidents were frequent. First the second brother Zhu Tianxiang sat down, and then his wife Bai Qingyun fell ill, and then Sheng Donglai inexplicably broke in, and then looked at Shen Yi who looked peaceful at the table, he was shocked for no reason, glanced at Bai Qingfeng beside him, and thought about ending this ominous birthday feast quickly and making another plan.
He coughed dryly, stood up and instructed the old butler to bless him: "The hour is almost up, arrange incense to worship the ancestors." ”
The blessing hurriedly agreed, and the two little boys were assigned to rearrange the fruits, cut the lamps and candles, and arrange the incense sticks on the table in the middle of the hall. The two little boys were clever with their hands and feet, and when they finished their work, one on each side, they retreated to both sides of the desk.
Zhu Tianwei looked solemn, bowed his hands to the guests, and then steadily walked to the table of red cherry trees, lifted up his clothes, knelt on the soft cushion on his knees, closed his eyes, and prayed silently. As for whether he was praying for his ancestors to bless him with more blessings and longevity, or whether he was praying for his ancestors to bless him from disasters and solve problems, it is unknown.
All the guests in the hall also stood up, shut their mouths and solemnly watched, watching from afar.
Zhu Tianwei finished praying silently, stood up, took out a bouquet of incense, lit the candle, looked at the portrait of the ancestors on the wall, and bowed a few times.
He leaned forward and inserted the incense into the heavy copper incense tripod with both hands.
The incense tripod was black and swarthy, and it was finely cast, and there was half a furnace of incense ash left in it. At the moment when Zhu Tianwei inserted incense, there was a soft sound under the incense ash, and the incense ash suddenly erupted, and suddenly the gray mist was filled, which was mixed with countless silver needles as thin as embroidery needles, like lightning piercing, and a burst of rain shot out, shooting straight to Zhu Tianwei's face.
There was a light sound in the incense ash, and Shen Yi was already alert, and blurted out: "Be careful." At the same time, he drew his sword and rushed out.
Zhu Tianwei was taken aback when he saw the incense ash explode, and he was stunned, and then he heard Shen Yi shouting a warning behind him. He is also a first-class master, experienced in a hundred battles, and knows that it is not good, and when he wants to dodge, it is too late. He didn't move, but a terrible scream came out first, and the silver needles of eight out of ten to nine had already shot deep into his face and neck, and a pair of eyes were suddenly blinded.
His face was in great pain, and his eyes couldn't see, but he still gritted his teeth to dodge and struggle, while urging the internal force to protect his body. The two little boys who were standing at the desk with their hands tied suddenly each pulled out a bright short sword from their sleeves, one left and one right, and attacked Zhu Tianwei's vital point.
The silver needles on Zhu Tianwei's face were all quenched with poison, but in an instant, he was already poisonous, and his internal force dissipated rapidly, making it difficult to move.
Seeing that the two short swords were about to pierce Zhu Tianwei's chest, there were two crisp sounds, Shen Yi was already a human being, and Xiao Long was like a streamer, blocking the short sword.
The two little boys glanced at each other, their eyes were dull but fierce, and they continued to attack Zhu Tianwei, and they were determined to kill the target Yu Jian at the cost of their lives.
Shen Yi's horizontal sword was protected in front of Zhu Tianwei, and Sheng Donglai also had a long sword in his hand, blocking the killing moves of the two little boys one after another.
Sheng Donglai arrived only half a step slower than Shen Yi, and while drawing his sword, he said to Shen Yi with a side face: "Shen Daxia is so fast, admire, he is half a step slower, this time the strength of the response is slightly inferior, continue to compete next time." ”
Shen Yi couldn't hear him speak, but said in a deep voice: "Brother Sheng, please show mercy to the sword, don't hurt the lives of these two people." ”
Sheng Donglai agreed loudly, and the long sword in his hand danced vigorously, forcing the two boy killers to block left and right, and retreated again and again.
Shen Yi held the sword in one hand and Zhu Tianwei's hand in the other, and entered the internal force, hoping to help him resist the attack of poison. He saw Zhu Tianwei spitting black blood in his mouth, convulsions all over his body, and the miserable appearance of pain, remembering Zhu Tianwei's majestic and heroic posture with a Ruyi knife in his hand, he couldn't bear it in his heart, and even ignored his own injuries, and continuously injected internal force into his body.
Hua Susu and others also reacted, pulled out their weapons one after another, and stepped forward to help capture the murderer.
The two little boys were young, their swords were fast and ruthless, obviously after hard training, but no matter how good their swordsmanship was, they couldn't compare to Sheng Donglai and others, but after a few rounds, they were hit by the acupoint and fell to the ground softly.
Shen Yi didn't have time to inquire about the two boys, and he was bent on poisoning Zhu Tianwei's luck, but he felt that Zhu Tianwei's hands were gradually cold and stiff, and then he saw that his face was covered with black blood, and the corners of his mouth were twisted and drooping, and he was already dead of anger.
The poison on those silver needles sealed the throat with blood, but it poisoned Zhu Tianwei in a moment, but the person who did it was afraid that the poison would not kill Zhu Tianwei, and actually arranged two other boy killers, which shows his eagerness to kill Zhu Tianwei.
Shen Yi let go of Zhu Tianwei's hand, lowered his head, closed his eyes, and couldn't help coughing lightly. He had just overdone his luck, and at this time, his internal breath was weak, his limbs were weak, and one of his temples began to throb suddenly. But the pain and emptiness in his heart were even greater than the discomfort in his body. Zhu Tianwei is his friend and the suspect he is investigating the case, he is already in a dilemma, at this time, seeing Zhu Tianwei die tragically in front of him, it seems to be in a desperate situation, and he has a complicated mood, and he doesn't know whether to regret or hate for a while.
Sheng Donglai, who was behind him, suddenly shouted: "Shen Daxia, these two boys are also dead." ”
Shen Yi opened his eyes when he heard the sound, remembered his responsibilities, cheered up, turned around and saw that black blood was flowing from the corners of the mouths of the two little boys, and they had also been poisoned to death.
Sheng Dong came to see Shen Yi's frowning brows, rubbed his hands busily, his eyes dodged, like a child who had done something wrong, and said, "I didn't kill them, I have been guarding them, and no one else approached them." When their acupuncture passages were sealed, they did not commit suicide. ”
Shen Yi didn't speak, squatted down, carefully examined the corpse, and after a long time, he said slowly: "They have been poisoned in advance, but the poison is wrapped in a special bag, and the time is calculated. ”
Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard this, Hua Susu let out a long breath and said, "What a vicious method." She looked at Shen Yi with a pair of beautiful eyes, and said, "Brother Shen, you can see such a hidden killing method, it's really powerful." ”
Shen Yi looked up at her and said, "I've just seen this kind of technique before. ”
"You've seen it before?" Sheng Donglai asked first.
"In the past year, a mysterious killer organization has suddenly appeared on the rivers and lakes, seeing money and doing things, showing no mercy, trying all kinds of killing methods, good at using strange poison, and also good at a kind of vicious and effective Qimen swordsmanship, just like the swordsmanship made by these two boys. Qingtianfu once took over a case, and after assassinating the target, the killer died of poison. Mr. Zhuge examined the killer's corpse and spent three days and three nights deducing the ingenious and vicious design of the murder. ”
Before Shen Yi's words fell, the old housekeeper on the side exclaimed, trembling all over, pointing to the incense ding on the desk, unable to speak.
Everyone looked at his fingers, and saw that in the incense ding, the incense ash was turned up again, and a small wooden frame slowly rose as if it was being held by a human hand, and a narrow note hung on the crossbar of the shelf. As the wooden frame rises, the note gradually opens. When the note was completely opened, the wooden frame was also still.
The wooden frame was made up of a few small sticks that were lightly polished, but they were tightly fastened to each other and twisted, and the whole mechanism was very simple, but it was very delicate.
Shen Yi stretched out his hand to stop everyone, stepped forward by himself, looked at the incense ding, and then looked at the note. On the note, mottled with dry blood, eight words were written: "Love is broken, and retribution is finally tasted."
Sheng Donglai walked behind Shen Yi, looked at the note, and said, "What do these eight words mean, is this killer organization still a chivalrous organization?"
Shen Yi shook his head and said, "This incident was indeed done by the killer organization, but it was not for any chivalrous act. So far, although there are not many people who have died at the hands of this organization, although there are many evildoers, more of them are good people and loyal subjects. This organization only recognizes money, not righteousness. He pondered for a long time, and then said: "The strange thing is that as far as I know, this organization has never left a note after killing people, but this time it left these words, I don't understand what it means?"
Hua Susu interjected: "Maybe this is a wish...... I wish the owner of the village really done something unseemly to be bought by a killer to take revenge?"
Shen Yi didn't answer, turned to look at the chaotic crowd in the hall, and said loudly: "Everyone, I have to write down the names of the people present today, so that I can investigate and inquire about the case in the future, I hope you will forgive me." He turned his head to look at Bai Qingfeng, and said, "Except for the people of Baizhai and Zhujiazhuang, everyone else can leave first." ”
Seeing that the festive birthday feast had turned into a murder tragedy, and seeing the tragic situation of Zhu Tianwei's violent death, everyone's hearts were cold and swishing like a cold wind passing by, and they asked themselves, it is difficult to say that they have been innocent in their lives, and they have done some unfortunate things more or less. At this time, as soon as Shen Yi's words came out, he hurriedly said goodbye and went home, feeling uneasy along the way, thinking carefully about whether he had offended anyone, for fear that this matter of revenge would also fall on his head.
Shen Yi walked to the desk, looked up and down, there was nothing abnormal, and then carefully put his hand on the incense ding, trying to move left and right. Xiang Ding's hand was heavy, and with a little force on his hand, he had lifted Xiang Ding up. The table under the incense tripod is smooth and undamaged, and it is obvious that the hidden weapon mechanism is only hidden in the incense tripod. He gently put the incense back on the desk, and slowly stretched out a hand to pinch the small wooden shelf.
Hua Susu stared at his every move and blurted out, "Brother Shen be careful." ”
Shen Yi's fingers tightened, and he tried to shake the wooden frame gently, but he didn't feel anything abnormal, and when he lifted it up, he pulled out the small wooden frame.
The main trunk of the wooden frame was originally folded into several folds, but once it was bounced open, it was smooth and straight, and the seams were almost invisible, except for the attachment of the paper strip, there was no other mechanism. The small strip of paper is attached to a small spring, and once the wooden frame is bounced open, the note is also opened, and all the details are just right, which shows that the person who made it is very proficient in this way.
Shen Yi put the wooden frame on the table, looked at Xiangding and thought about it, picked up Xiangding with both hands, turned it over, and poured all the things in Xiangding on the table.
The people next to him saw that he had been very careful, but who knew that he suddenly turned the entire Xiangding over, and he was unusually bold and reckless, they were all startled, and hurriedly took a few steps back, but when they saw that there was no hidden weapon, they all secretly wiped their sweat, thinking that this Shen Yi was really unexpected, but he also made a decisive move......
Shen Yi's expression remained unchanged, he put the incense ding aside, and used his hand to remove the incense ash piled on the desk, revealing something that was an extremely delicately made cylinder. Like the wooden frame, this cylinder is made of wood. Such a cylinder made of wood, no more than the size of a palm, can launch such a swift and powerful silver needle, killing a martial arts master in the blink of an eye, which shows the ingenuity of the machine spring.
Shen Yi picked up the wooden cylinder and looked at it. Everyone gathered around to watch, and their mouths couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
Sheng Donglai said slowly: "This syringe is so delicate, it seems to be more powerful than the legendary rainstorm pear flower needle. ”
Shen Yi nodded and said, "This secret weapon is indeed modeled after the rainstorm pear flower needle, but it seems to be more delicate and more hidden, and it must be the work of a peerless mechanism." The scheming of this maker is deep and the design is so ingenious that I am afraid that even Qi Butian, a well-known master of the organs, cannot compare. And the poison coated on the silver needle is also a strange poison in the rivers and lakes, which is rare in the world. ”
Thinking of the horror of Zhu Tianwei's tragic death, the murderer used such a vicious secret weapon and poison and did not stop, and even arranged a boy killing move, whose ferocity that would not stop without killing people made everyone feel a chill in their hearts, and secretly thought: "If this killer is attacking himself, he will definitely not be able to avoid his killing move, and the result can only be certain death!"