Volume 4: Holy Capital Tribulation Chapter 221 Storm
For Xu Zun, the night in Xuanmiao City is destined to be different.
The moon hangs high in the sky, and the land is bustling with life.
The city not only has ancient Chinese buildings, but also many exotic foreign buildings, as well as some wonderful and unique unknown buildings.
In a trance, Xu Zun actually had a bizarre illusion.
But after drawing on the memories in his mind, he realized that the Great Xuan Holy City was a place where all nations came to pay tribute and was inclusive of everything. Since ancient times, many foreigners and other ethnic groups had settled here.
Take the elderly Dali Temple Minister Tie Jing for example. He is an old man with blue eyes, a tall nose bridge, and obvious foreign features.
However, this did not affect him from becoming the Dali Temple Secretary.
The Dali Temple is the head of the Three Judicial Departments. The Dali Temple Secretary is equivalent to the third in command of the Dali Temple, second only to the Dali Temple Qing and Dali Temple Shaoqing.
In this large-scale assassination incident, Liu Jin, the Minister of Dali Temple, was also among them and unfortunately died.
The Dali Temple is currently leaderless and in a mess, so Tie Jing was a little absent-minded sitting in the carriage.
“Humph,” the Dongfang Shenfei in the same compartment lifted the curtain to take a look and snorted coldly, “The Inner Guard Bureau is really getting more and more outrageous!
"At this time, instead of arresting the Xuanmen rebels, we brought in a guy of unknown origin to investigate the case. It's a waste of time."
"Ah..." Tie Jing stroked his beard and said impatiently, "Just check it out. Why are you bothering an old man like me in the middle of the night?"
"He wouldn't think..." Dongfang Shenpo guessed, "those female assassins can still be caught, right? Xuanmen has planned such a bloody incident, so they must have thought of a way out long ago. We are obviously doing useless work."
"I'm not worried about these," Tie Jing said, "We can't afford to offend the Inner Guards, so let them do whatever they want! What I'm most afraid of now is that something will happen to the Holy Capital!"
Tie Jing did not say it completely, but his meaning was very clear. What he was most worried about was that there would be chaos in the court, and he was only thinking about how he could avoid the disaster.
The Eastern Detective wanted to complain a little more, but when he saw that he and Tie Jing could not find any sparks in the topic, he shut up and started thinking about something.
At the same time, Chen Taiji was reminiscing about the past with Xu Zun in the carriage in front, and at the same time introducing the situation to Xu Zun.
"Because her name is a little... um... a little special, Cai Geling didn't introduce her name to you," Chen Taiji said, "Dongfang Shenpo is the chief of the Shenpo Division. Although she is also a chief, her rank is not low, and even many high-ranking officials in the court have to give her some points.
"After all, the Divine Detective Department was founded by the Queen Mother herself. Who would dare to offend it?"
"Special?" Xu Zun was curious, "Then what is her name?"
"Dongfang Yaorao," Chen Taiji said the name of the Dongfang Shenfei, "She is the daughter of the noble Dongfang family in Pingyuan. She grew up in Xuanmiao City since she was a child. She often investigates cases and captures criminals, so she is quite familiar with the people in the Holy City. She can use all forces, big and small, bright and dark, black and white, and has a wide network of contacts."
"Oriental Enchanting..." Xu Zun smacked his lips and savored the taste. He felt that the name was really special. No wonder Cai Kun didn't call her by her name when introducing her.
"Jiying," Chen Taiji paused for a moment and said to Xu Zun, "Do you think that this large-scale assassination incident... has something wrong?"
Seeing that Xu Zun did not deny it, Chen Taiji's expression changed instantly.
"Why..." he asked in a low voice, "Do you think Xuanmen's attacks are not over yet?"
sharp……
Xu Zun looked at Chen Taiji. No wonder Cai Kun spoke so highly of this man. He was indeed quick-witted.
"I'm not sure yet," Xu Zun said, "but Xuanmen named this attack a heavenly calamity, so I'm afraid it's not that simple."
"Isn't it simple?" Chen Taiji said, "The Xuanmen's assassination this time is not only aimed at the Holy City, but also spread across the country, and has already affected the foundation of the Great Xuanmen.
"A single spark can start a prairie fire," he said worriedly, "All the forces have already been dissatisfied with the Queen Mother. Now that the fire has been started, it may be out of control!"
Um……
Although Xu Zun had just arrived, through contact and understanding, he had already realized that Empress Dowager Lin of the Daxuan Dynasty was different from Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty.
Although she also held great power and suppressed various forces, Queen Mother Lin had no intention of proclaiming herself queen, nor did she massacre the royal family.
Outsiders speculated that Empress Dowager Lin did not want to delegate power to the emperor, but she could not do so because the emperor was weak and his uncles were as ferocious as wolves and tigers. Once power was delegated, many variables would arise.
Therefore, the current crisis may be fatal enough. Once those forces that are ready to make trouble use this as an excuse to cause chaos, Daxuan will inevitably be in danger.
"Xuan Miao City seems calm," Chen Taiji sighed and shook his head, "In fact, a storm has been brewing for a long time, but I don't know when this storm will break out!?"
…
The Holy City was so huge that the group walked for nearly half an hour before arriving at an elegant house in Xinglongfang.
This is the home of Ying Rang, the Minister of Works.
As the Holy City was under curfew, there were no pedestrians on the streets, making it unusually deserted, and there was no one at the door of the house.
Hou Zhen went up first and knocked on the door. As the door opened a crack, Hou Zhen showed the inner security token.
Tokens are also divided into levels. This one is a level one token for the Internal Security Department, issued by Lin Chaofeng himself.
Seeing the token, the people inside quickly opened the door and welcomed Xu Zun and others into the courtyard.
When we got to the yard, we saw armed guards everywhere in front of and behind the house.
These guards were dressed differently, obviously from different departments. When they saw Dongfang Yaorao and Tie Jing get off the car, they all came forward to greet them if they knew them.
After seeing the two of them actually followed Xu Zun into the house, the guards also showed surprised expressions, thinking that some super-high-ranking official had arrived.
After entering the house, they saw Ying Rang's body placed in the hall, but there was no mourning hall and the deceased's family members were not in mourning.
Probably because they were afraid of causing panic, they had been keeping the news secret and not announcing the death.
Fortunately, it is a cold winter now, otherwise the body would be difficult to preserve.
After explaining his purpose to the family of the deceased, Xu Zun asked Minister Ying's eldest son to take him to the crime scene.
"…Your Excellency," Ying Jia Dalang answered Xu Zun's question as he walked, "My father married that concubine three months ago. Her name is Ruxiu, and she is no more than 18 years old. She looks so skinny, how could she be so cruel?"
"Oh?" Xu Zun stopped and asked, "Did you see her committing the crime?"
"Yes!" Ying Jia Dalang said, "My father came back late because of work that day, and the family was having dinner..."
As he spoke, he gestured as if holding a bowl and putting rice into his mouth.
"In the end, Ruxiu came up and cut my father's throat with a knife..." Ying Jiadalang said with lingering fear, "Then, in front of our family, he walked out so arrogantly...
"We...we were all so frightened that when we chased after her, she was gone!"
As they were talking, Yingjia Dalang had already brought Xu Zun and others to the restaurant, and saw obvious bloodstains on the floor of the restaurant.
Seeing this situation , Xu Zun turned around and looked at Ani.
As a result, Ani suddenly pulled out a dagger, pressed it against Yingjia Dalang's neck, and asked, "Is the knife held backwards?"
"Ah..." Ying Jia Dalang was so frightened that his face turned pale. He replied tremblingly, "Well... it seems so... her posture of holding the knife is very strange, exactly the same as yours..."
Hearing this, Annie's eyes suddenly lit up, and she put away her knife and walked up to Xu Zun, leaning close to his ear and whispering:
"Ask them to draw a picture of me. I think I know this killer he's talking about."
"oh?"
Xu Zun nodded and wanted to give an order immediately, but Ani held his shoulder and added:
"I know a kind of communication mark they use. You can look for it nearby..."
