Chapter 23 Calmness
Baihu Mansion, in the bedroom.
Jin Mancheng hugged his concubine and was sleeping soundly. He had a good heart and a fat body, so he slept well. Now that the Meng Yuan offensive has slowed down, there is no longer the threat of war.
Not only did he have to flop on his concubine's belly every day, he also slept until midnight.
"ah!!!"
As the shrill screams rang out, King Mancheng shuddered and then woke up.
"What kind of murderer screams so loudly? Fortunately it's daytime now, wouldn't it scare people to death at night?" Jin Mancheng cursed loudly, wanting to hug his dazed concubine and continue sleeping.
Soon a domestic slave knocked on the door and reported: "Sir, Li Xiaoqi is dead."
"What does Li Xiaoqi's death have to do with me? I want to sleep, don't bother me." Jin Mancheng muttered, then groaned for a while before he realized what he was doing.
"What did you say? Li Ding is dead?"
Jin Mancheng opened the quilt and sat up, saying in shock.
Now is the time of peace, and there are only so many people in this military camp. It is very unusual for even a small soldier to die. What's more, Li Ding died?
Moreover, Li Ding was considered to be in good health on weekdays, so why did he die suddenly?
"Replying to your lord, it's Li Ding who died." The slave outside the door said through the closed door.
"How did you die? Did you die suddenly?" Jin Mancheng had woken up completely. He lifted up the quilt and stood up while looking for his own clothes to put on.
His concubine hummed a few times, pulled the quilt to cover her fragrant body, and went back to sleep.
"What a lazy woman." Jin Mancheng turned around and cursed, then listened to the slave's reply.
"It looks like he died suddenly, but it's more likely that he was killed by someone." The slave replied.
"Hmm?!!!!" Jin Mancheng was stunned for a long time, then shivered and felt extremely cold.
"In our military camp, Tangtang Xiaoqi was killed?"
Jin Mancheng's teeth began to chatter. He looked around, as if an assassin was ambushing him in the room and would stab him to death at any time.
"Yeah." The slave hummed.
"Call the two general banner lords." Jin Mancheng said after being silent for a long time.
"Yes." The servant responded, turned around and went down.
Not long after, Jin Mancheng, wearing a cyan narrow-sleeved casual clothes, left the bedroom and came to the main room.
General Banner Li Kun and Cheng Gao had been sitting and waiting for a long time. Seeing Jin Mancheng come in, he stood up to pray, said a greeting, and then sat down.
Jin Mancheng nodded, came to the upper position and sat down, and then he raised his head and looked at the two general flags carefully.
Li Kun is forty-one years old this year. He has a dark face and a fat body. He is wearing a black brocade robe and looks like a wealthy man. He is a boss and has not moved his buttocks in more than ten years.
Cheng Gao is thirty-two years old. He has a rather feminine appearance and a somewhat flowing beard. He is dressed in a white gown and looks like a scholar.
He became the commander-in-chief four years ago.
Li Kun was expressionless, sitting with no sadness or joy. But when Jin Mancheng looked carefully, he could vaguely see a little contempt deep in the man's eyes.
Cheng Gao's face was livid, with a hint of white in his livid face.
Li Ding is the flag under his command.
On weekdays, King Man City plays the art of balancing the left and right, and has a good relationship with these two people. However, the two general flags do not deal with each other, and now something like this has happened.
It is normal for one to feel joyful and the other to feel ashamed and angry.
At this time, a domestic slave brought in three cups of tea and placed them on the tea table next to the three of them. Jin Mancheng slowly picked up the cup and took a sip and put it down, and then said slowly and quickly: "Mr. Cheng Qi. But.
Have you checked carefully?"
Cheng Gao took a deep breath and glanced at Li Kun first. Li Kun felt it, raised his head and gave Cheng Gao a smile.
Cheng Gao clenched his teeth angrily and said: "Return to the Lord Baihu. I have checked. According to the situation at the scene, Li Ding was probably suffocated to death. According to the confession of his slave Chen Guang, Li Ding's subordinates
Wu Nian is very suspicious."
"I am planning to interrogate Wu Nian."
If this matter is really what Wu Nian said, then it will be a slap in his face.
The soldiers killed the officer.
This special code is so ridiculous.
"Yes. Bring the person here. I will personally watch you interrogate him." Jin Mancheng nodded slightly.
"Yes." Cheng Gao was a little reluctant. Isn't this a joke? But he had no choice but to respond, stood up and went to the door, asking his servant to get Wu Nian in.
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Outside the house where Li Ding Xiaoqi was, he was surrounded by soldiers.
But the soldiers were not too serious. Instead, they were whispering to each other.
"Do you think Li Ding was really killed by Wu Nian?"
"How is this possible? With Wu Nian's character as an alcoholic, he can kill people?"
"It's hard to say. In recent times, Wu Nian seems to have become a different person."
inside the house.
Wu Nian was sitting on the bed, surrounded by Zhang Sheng, Li Yong, Tieniu and Wang Gui.
Wu Nian's expression did not change at all, he was calm and calm. On the contrary, the expressions of Zhang Sheng, Tieniu and the other four were very exciting.
He wanted to speak but stopped.
They strongly suspected that Wu Nian had killed him.
It was impossible to hide Wu Nian's look that wanted to kill someone yesterday.
But they weren't quite sure.
The soldier sneaked into Xiao Qi's room and killed Xiao Qi. He didn't use a dagger or an ax, but strangled him to death without leaving any evidence.
Can this kid Wu Nian do it?
They wanted to ask, but couldn't.
How to ask.
"Brother, was it really you who killed Xiaoqi?"
Do you ask that?
With a creak, the door was opened. Everyone who was deep in thought woke up and turned to look at the door.
Wu Nian calmly got out of bed and put on his shoes.
The person who came was Cheng Gao's domestic slave. He said to Wu Nian very politely: "Wu Nian. Mr. General Banner asked me to invite you to Baihu Mansion."
"Thank you." Wu Nian calmly clasped his fists and followed the slave out.
The house slave glanced at Wu Nian appreciatively.
With this kind of calmness, no matter whether the person was killed by Wu Nian or not, he was still a character.
If Wu Nian was not the one who killed him, then Wu Nian was wrongly accused.
Aren't people who have been wronged flustered or angry?
If the person was really killed by Wu Nian.
It's really scary to not change your attitude after killing people.
Li Yong and others were speechless for a moment. They might be between life and death. It was as if something was stuck in the throats of Li Yong and others.
This brother is a real brother, they can't bear to let him go.
Should Li Ding be killed? He should be killed.
So what if it was really Wu Nian who killed him?
It wasn't until Wu Nian took a few steps that Li Yong chased him and shouted, "Don't worry, brother. We will speak for you."
Tieniu, Zhang Sheng and others nodded in agreement.
Wu Nian really wanted to complain.
"What do you mean by speaking for me?"
"Even if you want to collude in confession, you should discuss it in private. Don't conspire so loudly."
Wu Nian was calm and composed, and entered the main room at a fast pace.
Chapter completed!