Chapter 171 Xiao Siye, Secretary of the Honglu Temple
The sounds of exclamations and confusion below continued. Some people were surprised and frightened, such as the person whom Li Yunxian said would die soon, and some were surprised, such as Zong Chuke.
Li Zhiying's face turned pale and she murmured: "...Could it be that there really is such magic in this world?"
Wu Chengsi said firmly: "No, there are neither gods nor ghosts in this world, and it is impossible for anyone to see the life span of others. Some are just tricks to deceive others."
Looking at Li Yunxian, Wu Chengsi frowned and saw that Li Yunxian was missing.
Zong Chuke below also noticed that Li Yunxian was missing and hurriedly asked Sha Tuotuo: "Where is Mr. Li Daochang?"
Sha Tuo Tuo said "Huh", looked around and said, "He was still here just now..."
Ye Yeluo really couldn't look at it and said angrily: "Just when you were all staring at the carriage hitting someone, he slipped away quietly!"
"Which way did you go?" Zong Chuke asked.
Ye Yeluo pointed in a direction, and Zong Chuke immediately led his people to chase after him. Even Chen Ziang also led his people to follow. This competition about the ranking of the two countries ended in failure due to Li Yunxian's intrusion.
Two quarters of an hour later, people from Dali Temple and people from Chang'an County came over. The people from Dali Temple were led by Zhuge Nan, who was called over by Wu Chengsi's personal guards.
The crime scene was isolated, and Wu Chengsi and Li Zhiying entered the isolation zone together.
Originally, he wanted Li Zhiying to go back, but Miss Li was unwilling to leave, saying that she was a doctor and might be able to help, so Wu Chengsi asked her to stay.
"Wu Shaoqing, is there any big case?" Seeing Wu Chengsi coming, Zhuge Nan quickly greeted him and said hello to Li Zhiying.
The Chang'an County police officer saluted Wu Chengsi and stood at a distance waiting for instructions.
Wu Chengsi looked at the man who was trampled to death by a horse, and said with a heavy expression: "If we investigate this case carefully, I suspect that this man was murdered."
Zhugenan's face showed excitement, he responded, and started to check with others. Chang'an County police officers were helping, and Li Zhiying also ran to the body and observed it carefully.
Wu Chengsi glanced at the coachman who hit the person and saw him crying anxiously, holding his head and saying: "...I hit the person and killed the person...I hit the person and killed the person..."
Wu Chengsi saw that his expression did not seem to be fake, he frowned and thought: "It is impossible for Li Yunxian to really see someone else's longevity, so there is only one explanation. This is a murder, and this coachman is his
accomplice."
Wu Chengsi's eyesight is extraordinary now. If the coachman is pretending, he is sure to be able to see the flaw. But after observing carefully for a moment, he can't see anything.
The reaction of the person in front of me was exactly what an ordinary person who killed someone in a car accident would react. Could he be so clever that he could deceive his own eyes?
After a while, Li Zhiying returned to Wu Chengsi, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Master Wu, I... I think this should be an accident."
"Why?" Wu Chengsi frowned.
Li Zhiying considered her words and said, "Do you suspect that the Taoist priest was behind this accident?"
Wu Chengsi nodded.
Li Zhiying said softly: "Then there is a problem, because even if he deliberately let someone hit someone with a carriage, the probability of killing someone in this case is very low. In most cases, he will only be injured. This person is just unlucky.
Well, the wheel happened to run over my neck."
Wu Chengsi understood what she meant. If Li Yunxian really planned to plan a murder to promote his abilities, he would choose a method with a higher success rate.
"Are you sure he was crushed to death by a carriage?" Wu Chengsi asked.
Li Zhiying nodded and said, "I checked just now. He was indeed crushed to death by the carriage and there were no other injuries."
Wu Chengsi crossed his arms, touched his chin, and fell into thinking.
At this moment, Zhugenan walked over and said with a confused look: "Wu Shaoqing, are you really sure this is a homicide?"
"What's wrong?" Wu Chengsi raised his eyebrows.
Zhuge Nan spread his hands and said: "The deceased's name is Zhang Si. Both he and the coachman are ordinary people in Chang'an City. Many people nearby can testify. The coachman who killed the man said that he did not know Zhang Si. The two of them did not know Zhang Si.
There is no injustice, why did the driver want to hit Zhang Si to death?"
“Have you ever asked why horses frighten?”
"After asking, the coachman said that the horse has recently come into estrus. It has been frightened three times in the past month. Each time it was frightened when it passed by the mare. But in the past, when it was in estrus, it would be fine with a few whips, and he would
I didn’t pay attention, I didn’t expect the heat to be so strong this time.”
Li Zhiying suddenly said: "Don't horses start to go into heat in March?"
Wu Chengsi glanced at her in surprise. He didn't expect that she was so familiar with horses. He only knew this after spending several months in the army.
Zhuge Nan smiled and said: "I have asked him about this too. He said that his horse used to be a war horse. It was injured and then turned into a pack horse. I don't know where the injury was. It became unstable during the estrus period and was easily agitated."
. He bought it to transport goods because he was greedy for cheap."
Wu Chengsi said: "You just said that this horse has been frightened three times this month. Where was it frightened the first two times?"
Zhugenan was stunned for a moment: "I didn't ask about that. I'll go call him over."
After a while, the coachman followed Zhugenan. His face was pale, and it was obvious that he had not recovered from the accident just now.
After hearing Zhuge Nan's inquiry, he thought for a while and said: "Once was in Chongxianfang, and the other time seemed to be... ah... it was in Huaiyuanfang."
Wu Chengsi frowned and said, "Is there any way to actively induce this horse to go into estrus? That is to say, let a mare pass by it and induce it to go into estrus?"
The driver smiled bitterly and said: "It's possible, but the possibility is very low. It doesn't go into heat when it sees a mare. It also depends on the partner, otherwise I won't be able to use it to transport goods."
Wu Chengsi's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. He thought it must be the Taoist priest behind the scenes, but looking at it now, it seemed like an accident.
In other words, the Taoist priest can really see the life span of others, and it is not the natural life span. To be precise, he can see the time of death of others.
Wu Chengsi felt a chill go down his back. Is this really possible?
No, it's absolutely impossible. The other party must have used some means, but I haven't seen it yet!
After pondering for a long time, he asked Zhugenan to continue to investigate the driver and the deceased in depth, and then sent Li Zhiying back to Li Mansion.
On the way back home, Li Zhiying opened the car curtain and said to Wu Chengsi who was riding next to her: "Master Wu, can you take me to Taiping Academy tomorrow? I've always wanted to go there."
"What are you doing there?" Wu Chengsi asked curiously.
Li Zhiying smiled and said: "Since your cousin can run an academy, she must be very knowledgeable. I really want to ask her for advice."
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Wu Chengsi felt that Li Zhiying liked to target Princess Taiping, and said with a smile: "She is just joking, you don't need to compete with her, her little knowledge can't compare to you!"
Li Zhiying smiled slightly and lowered the car curtain, seemingly satisfied with Wu Chengsi's answer.
After sending Li Zhiying home, Wu Chengsi returned home alone.
It was already the end of the Youshi period, and all the officials were out of office, so many people came to visit Wu Chengsi's house, including Wang Bo from the Hanlin Academy, Li Jingxuan, the minister Zuopushe, and Xiao Siye, the minister of Honglu Temple.
Wu Chengsi was slightly surprised when he heard that Xiao Siye came to the house. He originally thought that Xiao Siye would hate him very much. After all, it was because he joined Zuo Wujun that Xiao Siye was squeezed into Honglu Temple.
Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to visit him. After thinking about it, Wu Chengsi decided to go to the side hall to meet this person first.
Xiao Siye was the grandson of the Emperor of Liang Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. He was about forty years old, with a face that was narrow and wide at the bottom, like a kettle.
After the two exchanged a few words, Xiao Siye started chatting with Wu Chengsi affectionately. He was well-informed and could talk about military, political and daily life topics.
After talking about it, he began to complain about how hard he worked every day at Honglu Temple and how troublesome those foreign envoys were.
"... No matter how much punishment they impose, those foreign envoys still fight endlessly. Not only do they come to Honglu Temple every day to ask questions about their status in court, they even fight over trivial matters, and they are dismissed.
There was really no other way, so I came to ask the father-in-law for help."
Wu Chengsi said: "If they dare to cause trouble, can't they just be dealt with according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty?"