Volume 4: Holy Capital Tribulation Chapter 223: Trouble Everywhere You Go
When Xu Zun returned to the crime scene, he also saw the mark that Annie mentioned.
It was simply carved by someone with a knife and a dot was added in the middle.
The mark is on the outside of the pillar. If you don't look carefully, you might think someone accidentally hit it with a sharp object.
But as Ani said, the mark was indeed new.
However, this caused Xu Zun to have new doubts.
If this mark was really left by people from Xuanmen, does it mean that these Xuanmen rebels don’t know each other, so they need this mark to convey information?
So…what’s the message?
Also, why was the mark carved at the crime scene? Was it carved before or after the crime?
Xu Zun squatted beside the mark and looked carefully, but he was puzzled...
Soon, the painter finished drawing Ruxiu's portrait. After looking at it, Ani nodded slightly and said to Xu Zun, "She looks like an old friend from the Yuanzhou period. We trained together at that time, but we didn't have much contact."
As she spoke, Ani gestured with the dagger in her hand, indicating that the skills they had learned were the same, and they were both used to holding the dagger with the backhand.
Assassination, marking, renovation of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Water Commander...
Xu Zun frowned, feeling that there was too much seemingly useless information in this case, and he had to find the key clues from this useless information...
Afterwards, Xu Zun and everyone else checked Minister Ying's body, and then they took a carriage to the next stop, the home of Shui Ling Cheng Cao Ding.
Cao Ding's family and Ying Rang's family can almost be called neighbors, and it doesn't take long to walk to each other.
However, there was a curfew on the streets, with a guard post every three steps and a sentry every five steps. Soldiers were always stopping them for inspection, so Hou Zhen almost never put down the internal security token in his hand.
"Haha... Indeed, indeed," Tie Jing suddenly became energetic in the carriage and spoke eloquently, "I have also heard what Lord Chen said. Now the families of the senior officials in the court who know about the assassination are in chaos, and everyone is busy investigating the concubine!
"I heard that the Grand Tutor locked all his new concubines in the house for interrogation, and was almost torturing them!
"Lord Li was even more outrageous, he even tied up his daughter-in-law and grandson's wife, as long as they were young and beautiful, he would not let any of them go.
"Oh, luckily I don't like this, hahahaha..."
Hearing this, Dongfang Yaorao pinched her waist awkwardly. In her opinion, Tie Jing, the Dali Temple Secretary, was not at the level of being assassinated.
"Tie Lao really loves to joke," Chen Taiji said, "In fact, even if they didn't take concubines, these Xuanmen rebels would not let them go. Xuanmen has been planning this battle for a long time. It's not that you can escape this disaster just because you don't covet beauty!"
What Chen Taiji said made sense and everyone nodded.
"Master Xu," Chen Taiji was not in a position to be too close to Xu Zun in front of everyone, so he called him Master Xu and said, "In these 17 assassination cases, five assassins died on the spot, and two of them committed suicide on the spot when they saw no way to escape.
"How about...we go check out the assassin's body first?"
"Yes," Tie Jing couldn't help but say, "How long will it take to find out if we continue investigating like this? Special Envoy Xu, how about... we split up and act separately?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Tie," Xu Zun said apologetically to Tie Jing, "You are so old, but you still have to travel with us.
"How about this? I'll send someone to take you back to the Inner Guard House to rest. When I find out something, I'll consult you again."
"No, no..." Tie Jing waved his hands quickly, "The case is serious, and I am the Dali Temple Secretary. I should personally investigate the case and understand the details. I just want to improve it. There is no need for everyone to investigate house by house together!"
"Dongfang Shenju," However, Xu Zun ignored his suggestion and asked Dongfang Yaorao, "These Xuanmen rebels have been dormant for so long and committed such a shocking crime. Did our Holy City really not notice anything?
"Before... have you ever captured anyone from Xuanmen?"
“Heh…” Dongfang Yaorao smiled faintly, “You’ll have to ask your Inner Guard Office about this! All the Xuanmen rebels we caught over the years were taken away by the Inner Guard Office.”
It’s so…
Xu Zun thought to himself, it seems that the Inner Guards have arrested many Xuanmen rebels in recent years, so why didn't they notice this assassination at all?
Either... the assassins who carried out the assassination were hiding too deeply; or... the internal guards were not clean either...
"Yes, yes," Tie Jing echoed, "Over the years, I occasionally heard about the rebellion of the Xuanmen rebels, but I just thought they were some small thieves and bandits. I never thought they would commit such a shocking crime!"
As they were talking, there was a sudden commotion outside.
It seemed like there were shouts and screams coming from afar, coming closer and closer.
The carriage stopped suddenly, and Xu Zun rushed out of the carriage, but saw that all the guards accompanying him, including Zhao Yu and others, had drawn their weapons, looking as if they were facing a powerful enemy.
When Xu Zun looked in the direction everyone was looking at, he was shocked to see flames rising from the direction of the palace, and shouts of killing were coming from there ...
ah……
After Chen Taiji and others got off the car, they were all shocked.
"Is it possible... Is the world going to fall into chaos?" Tie Jing was so frightened that he collapsed and hugged the car railing with both hands.
boom……
All of a sudden, there was a loud bang, as if a cannon was fired.
"How could this happen?" Ah Xiu was also at a loss, muttering to himself, "Such a big thing happened, and the internal security didn't even receive a notification?"
"Sir... this..." Zhao Yu said with a bitter face, "Our luck is really amazing! No matter where we go, there will be no small troubles. They are all big troubles caused by his mother!"
"Shut your crow mouth!" Huo Anu slapped Zhao Yu angrily, but his face looked quite unnatural.
"Could it be..." Chen Taiji's face also changed drastically, "Does Xu Yusheng really have the guts to attack the Imperial City?"
"It shouldn't be him," Dongfang Yaorao shook her head and said, "If he led the troops into the city, he would definitely attack the Suzaku Gate of the Imperial Palace, not the Zhengyang Gate."
"Then..." Tie Jing was even more shocked, "Does that mean someone is planning a coup?"
“Kill…”
Everyone was watching, but they didn't expect that a large group of soldiers would rush towards them, each holding a spear and shouting "Kill "!
"ah……"
Seeing this scene, Xu Zun and others suddenly tensed up and instinctively felt that something was wrong.
Even though Hou Zhen had the inner guard token in his hand, what if the army that came to kill him was not the Daxuan army?
"Sir..." Hou Zhen quickly looked at Xu Zun and asked loudly, "They are coming. Should we retreat?"
"It's too late!" Xu Zun asked, "Where is Cao Ding's home?"
"This... this is it!" Ashizai said, pointing to the big gate next to them. It turned out that they had arrived at the destination of this trip.
"Quick!" Xu Zun ordered quickly, "Hurry up and open the door, go in and hide!"
Unexpectedly, just as Ah Xiuzai ran to the door, the person inside heard the noise and opened the door to check.
Upon seeing this, Ashizai immediately pounced on him like a madman and pushed the man back into the yard.
Then, everyone rushed in, opened the gate, and quickly drove the carriage into the yard.
As soon as they closed the door, a large group of soldiers outside rushed in...
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