Kitano Hongming looked at the sad woman and the bewildered child in front of him, and for a moment he couldn't accept the reality.
It had only been a few years since Leader Iron Wolf took over the position of the old leader? He was at a very strong age, so why did he die suddenly?
Kitano Hongming looked at the people wearing sackcloth and mourning around him again, and tried to get his brain running.
"My condolences, Madam, how did Leader Iron Wolf die?"
The wife of the leader of the Iron Wolf was distraught:
"Go back to Your Majesty the Crown Prince, our leader was assassinated by thieves."
"Madam, why don't you go into the room and talk, and explain the whole story clearly."
Kitano Hongming knew that he would not be able to figure this out for a while, so he walked straight into the main room.
Just as Chu Wenjin was about to follow, Kitano Hongming turned around and stopped him.
"Chu Shangshu, it concerns our internal affairs in the Northern Barbarians, so I ask Chu Shangshu to avoid it."
The leader's wife glanced at the attendant beside her, who then came over to guide Chu Wenjin and take him to another place to rest.
"Chu Shangshu, please follow me."
Chu Wenjin obeyed obediently. After all, even if he didn't listen, he could still get a rough idea.
In the main room, the leader’s wife wiped her tears and choked:
"Your Highness, that day, three businessmen came to see the leader and said they had grain in hand that they could sell to us. The leader believed it and discussed the details with them.
After they left, the leader still didn't leave the house, so we realized something was wrong. When we went in, we found that both the guards and the leader in the house were dead!"
After the leader's wife finished speaking, she started sobbing again.
It was her man who died, her God, her life-long reliance was gone! The children were not yet adults, what should she do?
"Is there anyone who can conduct an autopsy?"
Kitano Hongming thought that there might be some clues on the corpse.
"After testing, Wu Zuo said that the fatal injury was a sword wound. But the leader and the guard both had small red envelopes on them.
Wu Zuo said that it was probably because he was bitten by a poisonous insect that his nerves were paralyzed, which allowed the thieves to take advantage of him without making a big fuss and quietly killing people."
The leader's wife wiped away tears while reminiscing. But now, Kitano Hongming could only think about the words "venomous insect bites".
Poisonous insect, could it be Mu Qier? She is not in the Yunxiao Kingdom, but has returned to the Northern Barbarian Kingdom?
Why did Ke Mu Qier come to assassinate the Iron Wolf leader? Who were the other two people traveling with her? Is one Bai Xiao? Where is the other?
The leader’s wife is still crying:
"We orphans and widowed mothers have nowhere to redress our grievances, so we can only wait for the royal family to come to seek justice. We have been waiting for more than a month, and we hope that His Highness the Crown Prince can send someone to arrest the murderer and avenge our leader!"
The leader's wife obviously said something complaining, which made Kitano Hongming frown.
"More than a month?"
Could it be that Mu Qier has been back to the Northern Barbarian Kingdom for so long?
Judging from the meaning of the leader's wife's words, the Iron Wolf tribe should have sent the news to the royal family, but why didn't the father ask the messenger to tell him?
Did the father forget it? How could the father forget such a big thing?
Then there is only one possibility: the news about the Iron Wolf Tribe has not reached the royal family at all!
If the person who killed the Iron Wolf leader was really Mu Qier. It would not be difficult for her to intercept the next messenger.
"Our leader was assassinated on the Lantern Festival."
The leader and wife of Iron Wolf felt even sadder when they thought of this. It was supposed to be a day for family reunion, but her husband died inexplicably on that day.
"Among those three people, is there a young woman?"
When Kitano Hongming asked this question, he felt his heart beating loudly.
After so many days, he finally found some clues that Mu Qier might be right in front of him.
However, Mu Qier had already betrayed the Northern Barbarian Kingdom! Otherwise, she would not have killed the leader of the Iron Wolf Tribe who was closest to the Northern Barbarian royal family.
Kitano Hongming was nervous and excited, waiting for the answer from the wife of the Iron Wolf leader.
He must take Mu Qier back and let her know the consequences of betraying him!
The leader’s wife thought for a while and said:
"There is a woman, but she looks like an ordinary woman, not a young woman."
Disguise? Kitano Hongming almost immediately thought of this possibility. Mu Qier is the only one who can drive poisonous insects to harm people!
Otherwise, my father would not have bothered to keep Mu Qier in the royal family for so many years. Didn't he just take a fancy to her unique ability?
Now Mu Qier actually used the skills he had developed in the Northern Barbarian Kingdom to deal with the Northern Barbarian Kingdom.
How would your father feel if he found out?
Mu Qier assassinated the leader of the Iron Wolf tribe, will the other tribal leaders also be in danger?
Kitano Hongming then thought, aren't the leaders of the Guna tribe and the Mulun tribe still alive and well?
The leader of the Iron Wolf tribe was killed on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and now it has turned into March. If Mu Qier wanted to take action, he would not have waited so long.
Then where will Mu Qier go? What does she want to do next?
Kitano Hongming suddenly thought of a place and opened his eyes.
Mu Qier most likely went to the place where the old members of the China tribe were imprisoned.
Thinking of this, Kitano Hongming stood up and strode out. He didn't want to delay for a moment, he just wanted to capture Mu Qier and Bai Xiao alive.
"Your Highness, where are you going? Our leader was always loyal to the royal family during his lifetime. You cannot ignore us."
The wife of the leader of Iron Wolf asked hurriedly from behind, her husband died unjustly, didn't the prince intend to take care of it?
Kitano Hongming then remembered that he had forgotten to explain to the Iron Wolf tribe.
He turned his head, with a murderous look in his eyes.
"I'm going to catch the murderer!"
The leader's wife has a meal and the murderer is caught?
"Does Your Highness already know who the murderer is?"
Kitano Hongming's eyes flickered slightly.
"It's just that I don't know, so I'm going to check! Now that we have the grain, Madam, first settle the people well and don't mess up the situation."
The leader's wife responded doubtfully. She didn't know who the murderer was. Does the prince need to be so arrogant?
Kitano Hongming took two steps, then turned around and said:
"Madam, order twenty elites and follow me to investigate."
The leader's wife has no other option now but to do as she is told.
When Chu Wenjin heard the commotion and came out to check, Kitano Hongming had already left the Iron Wolf tribe with the guards borrowed from the two tribes.
Fortunately, the Northern Barbarian envoy was still there, so Chu Wenjin asked:
"I wonder what Prince Kitano means by this? Do you still want to send grain seeds?"
The messenger clasped his fists and explained:
"Our Highness, the Crown Prince, has gone to hunt down the thieves who killed the leader of Iron Wolf. Lord Chu, please be patient and rest here for a few days."
Chu Wenjin nodded understandingly. This was not him stalling for time.
What's more, Kitano Hongming is going to be alone. If something happens, he and Yunxiao Kingdom will not be blamed, which is very good.