The candlelight sways, swaying but never extinguishes.

In the Yangzhou City Troupe Mansion, Li Kuo sat upright on his head with a cold face, listening to Zhang Yanji's retribution.

"A large-scale riot occurred in the Wu family manor in the suburbs. According to the Wu family leader Wu Weixian, he hired servants. When the servants entered the cafeteria in the lower room for some reason, they all became confused and suddenly began to attack each other." After a slight pause, Zhang Yanji continued: "Wu Weixian said that all the dead servants were bitten by their companions and died of excessive blood loss. The death was very terrifying. Initially, it was estimated that they were confused by a drug and used by others."

Li Kuo's face was as deep as water. When he heard this, he waved his hand and said, "Soon it down."

"Yeah!" Zhang Yanji nodded and continued: "Last night, the silk shop in the south of the city was suddenly in flames. All seventeen people, including Liu Run'er, were buried in the fire, and none of them survived."

"But are there any clues?" Li Kuo tapped his finger and said suspiciously. The fire came too bizarrely, but it just ignited in the middle of the night. The strangest thing is that none of the 17 people in the silk shop survived. Even the person who slept so quietly would not be unaware of the fire, right?

"According to the coroner who went to the scene for autopsy in Jiangdu Government, there was a sharp mark on the throat of the deceased, which was fatal injury." After a slight pause, Zhang Yanji continued: "In other words, the fire was ignited later, and their real casualties were excessive blood loss. The murderer put the fire just to cover up and let the people in the yamen go astray."

"What's more, according to county magistrates near Jiangdu City, the head-in-arms in the county government last night died of unknown reasons, naked and obvious scratches on their bodies."

Zhang Yanji sighed and placed a stack of newspapers on the ebony table.

There must be more than just coincidences when so many bizarre things happen in a day. So who is the layouter behind the scenes, and what is his purpose?

"Hiss, who should have done such a cruel method?"

Li Kuo beat a desk in resentment, his chest full of anger.

Although he had not been in Jianghuai for a long time, his feelings for these people were not as good as those of the villagers in Anxizhi. But he was still indignant when he saw them being poisoned and died of misfortune.

Moreover, he had vaguely guessed the driving force behind this incident. The Tubo Buddhist monks must be them. Their method of killing the dead was surprisingly similar to that when they were in troubled speech in Zhongnan Mountain in Chang'an.

But what he couldn't understand was why at this critical moment, the Tubo Buddhist monks invaded Yangzhou City? Even according to the Luoshu Rules, they should focus on bewitching the people of Guanlong and Hexi, why did they come to this insignificant Jianghuai Road?

Damn it! If they hadn't lost the Buddhist monks in the early morning, this matter might have made great progress now.

"The Luoshu appears in the world, and the Central Plains is robbed; the Buddha opens a fasting, and the two capitals are trapped. Five dou of rice enters Shambhala, and the beacon burns the melons and the mountains and rivers change! Five dou of rice enters Shambhala, and the beacon burns the melons and the mountains and rivers change"

Li Kuo clenched his fists tightly and frowned. What does this prophecy mean? Is it a hint that the Tang Dynasty will have a great turmoil?

"Yanji, follow me to go to the governor's mansion." As if suddenly remembering something, Li Kuo suddenly stood up and walked out of the house.

"When the time comes, Li Tuanlian asked, just say what you should say. It is best to keep your heart in your heart if you shouldn't say. Do you understand?"

In the back hall of the governor's mansion, the Yangzhou Chief Xu Runda was teaching the coroners with his hands on his back. They participated in the autopsy work of the dead in the silk shop in the south of the city, and more or less contacted the secrets that should not be touched.

If the layman faced a pile of burnt charred bodies, he would definitely not see any mistakes, but they are coroners who deal with dead bodies all day long, and it is impossible for them to know the real cause of these people's death.

Now, as a group trainee, Li Kuo intervened in the Jianghuai Salt Case. It seems that he is planning to stand on the side of the East Palace. In this way, he cannot reveal any flaws and give him an opportunity to take advantage of them.

"We have recorded all your words by Lord Cheng."

These coroners are old foxes who have been in the world of fame and fortune for many years. Of course, they know what Xu Runda is afraid of at this moment. For himself, if these superiors really feel at ease, the best way is to keep silent and pretend to be deaf and dumb.

The more humble you show in front of the strong, the easier it is to survive and be humble. This is the principle that everyone in the officialdom believes in.

"Yeah." Xu Runda nodded with satisfaction, cleared his throat and said, "Then come on."

"You said the deceased's throat had blood marks cut by sharp blades?" Li Kuo stared at the eyes of a coroner and asked in a cold voice.

"Yes, uh, no, no. Maybe it was caused by the man being scratched by the falling Liangliang after his death, and it was injured after his death!"

After being questioned by Li Kuo for a long time, the coroner was already sweating profusely. This time, such an obvious loophole was revealed. How should we hide the past?

Sure enough, Li Kuo grabbed this point and raised his voice: "You clearly said that the wound was fatal, but why did you change your words now?"

"This, this" The coroner lifted his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and swallowed a slutty mouthful.

"Hey, General Li, why do you have to get involved in such minor details? According to the officials, this is clearly the negligence of the store owner. He kicked the charcoal fire out of the stove when he got up at night, which caused a tragedy."

Seeing that the coroner could not support him, Xu Runda was about to show his strength, so he quickly came to help him to rescue him.

With Li Kuo's talent, if he continues to ask this question, things will sooner or later be revealed. It's not that Xu Runda is timid, but now it's a troublesome situation, so this kind of trouble can be avoided.

Li Kuo said furiously: "Shi Xu, what do you mean? The words and deeds of this coroner are inconsistent, and there must be something strange about it. You have been obstructing this general's inquiry, but you are afraid in your heart?"

Seeing him say this, Xu Runda smiled and said, "Looking at what you said, I'm just kind enough to give you some advice so that you can go astray. If you don't care, of course you can ask at will."

"That's good!" Li Kuo grabbed him and turned to the coroner again. After he beat him up, Xu Runda must not dare to instigate him. The coroner was obviously threatened, so he changed his words. As long as he put some pressure on him, he would not worry about not telling the truth.

"I will ask you again, are there any obvious scratches on the deceased?"

"This, this," the coroner bowed to Li Kuo with a pale face and said, "The deceased's bodies have been burnt and cannot be identified for a long time. How can we tell if there are any scratches?"

ps: Guess how Xu Runda made the arrangement.
Chapter completed!