Zheng Ang saw Li Ye and others, and saw that they were all wearing the official uniforms of Dali Temple. He couldn't help but frowned and said: "This is the Yushitai responsible for the investigation. What are you doing here at Dali Temple?"
Li Ye stepped forward and saluted: "I am the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, Wang Junbai, who has come to investigate on the orders of the Minister of Ji Temple."
Junbai, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, was also Jiwen's confidant. He was in charge of Gyeonggi Road, Guannai Road and Longyou Road. He happened to be on a business trip to Yanzhou, so Li Ye assumed his identity.
Li Ye took out a sign, which was the sign of the Qing of Dali Temple. Zheng Ang was a little surprised, "Isn't Dali Temple in charge of this case, Cheng Shaoqing?"
"We are not on the same page as Cheng Shaoqing!"
Zheng Ang immediately understood that Ji Wen and Cheng Xiao were on the wrong track. They were each investigating their own affairs. He snorted, "You are late, I am late too, Liu Wutong ran away."
"But the procedures that need to be followed are still required for humble positions!"
"You can do whatever you want!"
Zheng Ang waved his hand, "Let's go!"
He left with a large group of his men.
After Zheng Ang and his party walked away, Li Ye pushed the door open with his men and saw a tall woman cleaning the yard, cursing, and a boy of twelve or thirteen years old beside her.
When the woman turned around, she saw another group of businessmen coming in. She immediately scolded the young man, "I asked you to close the door, why didn't you close it!"
"Sister-in-law, it's me, Yang Shun!"
The young man recognized Yang Shun and said quickly: "Mom, it's Uncle Yang!"
The woman looked a little better and nodded, "It's Brother Yang! They are"
Yang Shun quickly stepped forward and whispered: "Sister-in-law, they are from Dali Temple and are my friends."
Hearing that she was Yang Shun's friend, the woman's expression improved slightly and she quickly said: "Everyone, please come in and sit down!"
Li Ye only led three people into the courtyard, while the others were waiting outside.
The young man moved a small stool for them. Li Ye waved his hand and said, "I'll ask Liu Wutong to find out the situation. Isn't he here?"
The woman shook her head, "He came back yesterday and said that the prince-in-law was assassinated and that he was responsible, so he packed some clothes and went out to hide. May I ask, sir, did the child's father really break the law?"
"This depends on what responsibility he has? If it is just improper protection, it should not be illegal, but if it is colluding with assassins, it is a serious crime!"
As Li Ye spoke, he observed carefully. He believed that the people at Yushitai had already searched, and he would not get any results if he searched. He was looking for some unreasonable details.
It can be seen that this woman is a very diligent and thrifty person. Her hairpin skirt is made of cloth, her house is well organized, she wears a copper ring on her hand, and her hairpin is also made of copper. The little boy looks very stocky and honest, and his clothes are all well washed.
White, but very clean.
The woman still shook her head, "The child's father will never do anything to disgrace the master. Although we are not Han people, we also know how to repay a favor. If the consort hadn't treated us so well, how could we have afforded this yard?
He just thinks he failed to protect his master, so he feels responsible."
"Since you haven't done anything wrong to your master, why are you hiding?"
The woman sighed, "He was afraid that the murderer would not be found, and he would let them take the blame in the end."
This makes sense. Li Ye nodded and looked at the house. The house occupied at most half an acre of land, a small courtyard, and five or six rooms. There seemed to be an old man in one room.
"When was this yard purchased? How much did it cost?"
"We bought it last year for a thousand guan, which we saved through frugality."
Li Ye quickly calculated. Liu Wutong worked in the Prince Consort's Mansion for ten years. He had to live, eat, clothe, and rent a house. If he saved a thousand guan in ten years, he would have an income of at least 14 to 15 guan per month.
In line with this, Yang Shun said that Liu Wu would receive a monthly salary of fifteen guan, and there would also be some rewards at the end of the year.
"Okay, sorry to bother you, sister-in-law!"
Li Ye turned around and walked out. In fact, he had already discovered the biggest unreasonableness. If Liu Wutong betrayed his master and fled for fear of being silenced, he would not leave his wife and children behind. The other party would just catch his wife and children.
He has to come to the door obediently.
Is there no problem with Liu Wutong?
When I walked out of the courtyard, I saw a dark shadow flashing on the roof opposite, and was immediately caught by Li Ye.
He immediately led his men to surround the house opposite from all sides.
Dozens of crossbows were aimed at the three men in black on the roof. The three men in black had no choice but to come down obediently.
The leading man in black stepped forward and saluted: "Dear brothers from Dali Temple, we are from Yushitai and we have been ordered to monitor this family."
After saying that, he took out his waistband and gave it to Li Ye for appraisal.
At this time, Li Ye had realized that he had made a mistake behind closed doors and had not even been to the scene. He relied entirely on imagination to determine whether Liu Wutong had been bribed or not, but ignored another basic common sense.
This Liu Wutong was a warrior leader. Even if he was not bribed, he must still be an insider. He only comforted his wife by saying that he would be blamed, but the truth was definitely not for this reason.
Even Zheng Ang knew that using his family as bait to fish out Liu Wutong, but he wanted to walk away, wouldn't it be extremely stupid?
Thinking of this, Li Ye sternly said to the three monitors: "This place has been taken over by Dali Temple. Please leave immediately!"
The other party had a large number of people, and the three monitors did not dare to disobey, so they had to run away in despair.
Li Ye then asked Yang Shundao: "There is another person in the room, who is it?"
"She is Brother Liu's mother, who is frail and sickly."
Li Ye nodded and said to Yang Shun: "Go back and tell Liu Wutong's wife that her husband may have known some secrets. Someone will definitely kill their whole family tonight. Ask her to pack her things and leave with me immediately. I will protect their safety."
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Li Ye took out another piece of paper, which was the address of their inn, and handed it to Yang Shun, saying: "Give her this address and let her hide it where her husband can find it.
"Let them leave now?"
Li Ye nodded, "I'll wait for them here!"
Yang Shun took the note and ran, and Li Ye asked his men to hire a carriage.
A quarter of an hour later, Liu Xuantong's wife came out leading her son, carrying several cloth bags in her hands. Yang Shun followed behind with an old man on his back.
The family got on the carriage, and everyone on horseback escorted the carriage and left Chongrenfang.
In the afternoon, Peng Haiyan came back with his men.
Peng Haiyan drank a bowl of herbal tea in one gulp. He was very thirsty.
"What's going on over there?" Li Ye asked.
Peng Haiyan sighed and said: "Captain, I'm afraid the situation is more complicated than we imagined, and the background is deeper!"
"How do you say this?"
"I recognized the assassin. He is Japanese."
Li Ye was stunned. Could this assassination case have anything to do with Japan?
"Keep talking!"
"The assassin's name is Zeng Honger. He is a juggler who has stayed in Chang'an for at least twenty years. He knows two unique skills. One is holding a cauldron. He is as tall as a nine-year-old child, but he can lift a hundred and fifty kilograms with one hand.
Secondly, he also performed throwing knives. Three years ago, he accidentally shot and killed his female companion while performing knives. He later admitted that he shot his companion intentionally and was sentenced to three thousand miles of exile. Then there was no news again because of this case.
I was in charge when I was in Jingzhao Mansion, and I recognized him at a glance."
Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "Whether he was taken away because he is a strange person has nothing to do with whether he is Japanese or not!"
Peng Haiyan nodded, "The humble official thinks so too. He did not serve his sentence, but was taken away by others."
Li Ye said excitedly: "This is a clue! As long as we find out who took him away, the real murderer will appear."
"The governor is right. This is indeed a clue. In addition, regarding the warrior leader Liu Wutong, everyone is looking for him now."
"Why?" Li Ye asked.
Peng Haiyan smiled bitterly and said: "Fang Guan, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Punishment, also believed that the assassin committed suicide because of something strange. The person who held down his head had done something wrong. The joint investigation team all agreed that Liu Wutong was an insider."
