Li Ye found Zhang Ping, and soon Zhang Ping invited the warrior Yang Shun to the trading house.
"I'm going to trouble Brother Yang again!"
Yang Shun nodded and said with a smile: "Brother is out of touch when he says this. It is my honor to be able to help him a little!"
Li Ye asked Yang Shun to sit down and took out a drawing and put it on the table. The picture showed a hall with tables and couches. A person was lying on the ground with blood around his head.
Li Ye smiled at Yang Shun and said, "Can you recognize Brother Yang in this picture?"
Yang Shun looked at Li Ye and Peng Haiyan and found that they were both wearing official uniforms of Dali Temple. He became a little nervous.
"Captain Li, aren't you the general leading the army? Are you also responsible for investigating the case?"
Li Ye smiled and said: "I have just been seconded to Dali Temple. Don't be nervous. It is not a formal investigation now. I am just asking you privately. I have to give you some face."
Yang Shun felt relieved, looked at the painting and said, "Could this be the night when the consort died?"
"Yes, I want to restore the scene at that time and ask Brother Yang to recall it."
Yang Shun nodded, "I remember clearly, this is Zhang Xiangguo. He originally wanted to get under the table, but he couldn't get in. There was a screen behind him, so he climbed behind the screen again, with half of his body still exposed.
"
A painter under Peng Haiyan next to him immediately picked up his pen and drew a screen. A man lay on the ground and hid behind the screen, but his buttocks were exposed and his whole body was shaking.
Yang Shun laughed, "Yes! That's what it looks like. The trembling body is so expressive."
"What does an assassin look like?" Li Ye asked again.
"The assassin is below, about a foot away from the Prince Consort, lying face down."
"What does it look like?"
"I didn't notice his appearance, but he looks very thin, like a seven or eight-year-old child."
Li Ye nodded. It was precisely because of his thin appearance that Zhang Bian relaxed his vigilance and thought that the other party could not hurt him.
He winked at the painter, who immediately drew a thin man lying on the ground.
Yang Shun guided from the side, "The hands are spread apart and held down, and the legs are tied with ropes!"
The artist immediately sketched out the appearance of the assassin, and Yang Shun nodded, "That's it!"
Li Ye asked again: "How many people were there in the lobby at that time?"
"Let me think about it?"
Yang Shun raised his head and thought for a while and said: "If I remember correctly, there should be eleven. The prince-in-law and Zhang Xiangguo, there is a little maid, who seems to be hiding behind the screen, then the assassin, and finally there are seven of us warriors."
"Where is Brother Yang?"
Li Ye kept his face silent, maybe the person in front of him was the person who was choking him, and he couldn't let the other person see his intention.
"I'm in this position!"
Yang Shun went to the lower left corner, "We came in from behind, and I have been standing behind."
"Why don't you catch the assassin?"
Yang Shun smiled bitterly and said: "The things that happened were all done by the leader and a few big warriors. I am a small warrior, so I can only act as a subordinate. It is not my turn to show off in front of the prince-in-law."
Li Ye nodded, the other party would not bribe such a small warrior, it would not be of much use, at least he would have to bribe a big warrior.
"Tell me the location of the seven warriors. It's very important. It must be accurate!"
"I can only say that I tried my best. Xiao Ma, A Qiao and I stood behind. We were responsible for setting up the net. Leader Liu and three great warriors caught the assassin together. Lao Wang held down his legs. It should be Brother Wang.
Brother Zhao and Brother Zhao each grabbed one hand, and Leader Liu pressed his knee on the assassin's back."
The painter moved his brush very quickly and vividly painted the positions of the seven warriors. He stopped his brush and asked, "Where are the hands of Chief Liu?"
This was the key point. Li Ye did not ask, but asked the painter to ask casually, mainly to prevent Yang Shun from being alert and leaking the news after returning.
Yang Shun thought for a while and said, "When leader Liu arrests people, he likes to pinch the back of the neck with one hand and grab the hair with the other. It seems to be the same. It was quite chaotic at the time, and his back blocked my view, so I didn't see clearly."
At this time, Peng Haiyan asked from the side: "How did this assassin enter the lobby?"
"It was tied like a rice dumpling. He was so skinny that he just carried it into the lobby."
"Have you been searched?"
"Of course he had to search his body, hair, and shoes. He didn't bring anything with him."
"Who is responsible for the body search?" Peng Haiyan continued to ask.
"The three of us are responsible for the body search."
"Then why didn't you take off the big poison button sewn on your clothes?"
Yang Shun sighed, "This is what I regret. I wanted to grab the button, but the assassin bit my hand. I was angry and slapped him a few times. Leader Liu stopped me and ignored the button."
Li Ye nodded. Judging from the situation Yang Shun described, Leader Liu was very likely. He stopped Yang Shun and saved two buttons. Secondly, he grabbed his hair with one hand, strangled his neck with the other, and held the assassin's back with his knee.
It was impossible for the assassin to move no matter what, but he could still lower his head and bite the button, which meant that Leader Liu had let his guard down.
Li Ye asked again: "How has the situation been in the Prince Consort's Mansion these two days?"
Yang Shun said with lingering fear: "It has been a mess since yesterday. Many people packed up their things and ran away. I also stayed at home and did not dare to go back to the Prince Consort's Mansion. I also secretly inquired about the news this morning, saying that the Prince Consort's Mansion was closed.
, the government brought a large number of people to investigate the case, and no one was allowed to leave. They were examined one by one. Fortunately, I ran away yesterday."
Li Ye quickly asked: "Where is this Leader Liu?"
"He was the one who asked us to leave. I guess he left too."
"Where is his home? Do you know?"
Yang Shun nodded, "His home is in Chonghuafang. He bought a house last year. I even went to his home for a drink!"
"Is he a barbarian?" Peng Haiyan asked in surprise.
Peng Haiyan has been working in Jingzhao Mansion, and he knows Chang'an very well. Chonghuafang and Huaiyuanfang opposite are both areas inhabited by Hu people, and there are very few Han people in them.
"Yes! He is a Xi person from Liaodong, but his martial arts skills are extremely high. He has no problem beating a group of us warriors by himself. Moreover, he has been in the Prince Consort's Mansion for at least ten years and is deeply trusted by the Prince Consort."
Li Ye's heart skipped a beat. Leader Liu was actually a Xiren. He immediately thought of An Lushan. Could it be that An Lushan assassinated Zhang Bian.
Li Ye pulled Peng Haiyan aside and whispered: "Let's split up! I'll go to Chonghuafang to find Leader Liu, and you can go to the Prince Consort's Mansion to check and observe some details."
Peng Haiyan nodded, "Let's meet at the inn later!"
Chonghuafang is close to the west city wall, not far from Yonghefang where Li Ye used to live. Li Ye's predecessor often took Zhang Ping and others to Chonghuafang to fight when he was a child. He was beaten by the other side's Hu children several times and came back with bruises and swollen faces.
Pei Sanniang spanked him again and made his butt swollen.
It's just that Li Ye can't remember clearly now, but he still has a vague impression that he seems to have been here.
Li Ye has put on a mask and turned into another person. He is in his thirties and could not be more ordinary. If this face is thrown into a crowd, it will disappear immediately.
Yang Shun was very surprised. He secretly looked at Li Ye's appearance along the way. He saw that Li Ye's appearance was completely the same as that of a normal person. He was really amazed by this kind of disguise.
The streets in Chonghuafang are full of barbarians, there are various buildings, many tents are built directly on the land, and there is a strong smell of mutton in the air.
Arriving at the street where the warrior leader Liu Wutong lived, Yang Shun pointed to the front and said, "That's the house in the middle. I'll call the door!"
Yang Shun ran over, but was grabbed by Li Ye. He saw a dozen officers with swords walking out of the front door of a house more than ten steps away. Some of them had already arrived first.
Immediately afterwards, Shi Yushi Zheng Ang walked out with a gloomy face.