Chen Wang led people to search for traces of the killer in the nearby mountains and forests, while Miao Cong investigated the scene.
Si Yiluo dismounted and asked, "Is there anything gained?"
Miao Cong shook his head and said: "The killers, guards and servants who died on the scene were all caused by trauma, and there is no specific reference value. But in terms of numbers, the number of guards in Prince Rong's Mansion far exceeds the number of killers."
"At least it tells us two pieces of information. Either these killers have very good kung fu and can fight one against ten, or they set up an ambush in advance. Sir, you have fought against killers, how are the kung fu of these killers?"
Si Yiluo looked at the on-site investigation record in his hand, hummed and said, "General."
Even Chen Zhuo couldn't be beaten. Xiang Yun and Chen Zhuo were able to stop a dozen killers. Those people were of ordinary guard quality.
Miao Cong sighed: "That's interesting. These people set up an ambush in advance. To set up an ambush in advance, they need to accurately know the itinerary of His Highness King Rong. Anyone who knows His Highness King Rong's itinerary may be a suspect. The scope has been narrowed a lot, but
The involvement is also a bit bigger.”
According to Princess Rong, Prince Rong has been grounded in the palace. She begged Concubine Xian, and Concubine Xian begged Emperor Yao in exchange for such an opportunity to leave the palace. Not many people know about it, but it involves
To the palace...
Involved in internal fighting among the princes.
The two looked at each other, understanding each other tacitly.
Si Yiluo frowned. She was thinking about what happened to King Rong in his previous life. He took away the wife of a staff member and forced the staff member to commit suicide. The wife of the staff member was also forced to kill herself later. This matter was publicized by someone who wanted to make a big fuss. King Rong suffered from Emperor Yao.
He was disgusted with it, and since then he has been living in seclusion in his house, feeling depressed.
But this life seems to be different. Although the matter of seizing the staff's wife was exposed, and was successfully punished by Emperor Yao and shut down for half a year, there was no trace of the staff's wife.
Prince Rong's uncle Yu Shibo has become the deputy examiner of this year's imperial examination, and his father-in-law Zhuo Wen is still the Minister of Rites. The fact that Emperor Yao can promise Concubine Xian to let them out shows that he has not been abandoned yet, and there is still the possibility of a comeback...
Everything has changed, and you cannot use the experience of your previous life to judge the direction of this life.
Seeing the lawsuit on his head, Miao Cong sighed. He was glad that he didn't have much desire for promotion, otherwise it would have given him a headache.
Si Yiluo wondered who would benefit from the assassination of King Rong.
If he died, it would not be surprising that all the princes would be suspected, and Zhou Chen was the most suspect. However, there was no need for him to take such a big risk to assassinate to arouse suspicion. After all, he had not recovered his health yet.
Now he is recovering at home.
And Zhou Chang, who couldn't live without Zhou Chen, was already mute and couldn't explain the pain of eating Coptis chinensis. It was not wise to target Zhou Rong at this time.
In this sensitive period, Zhou Yu's purpose of designing Zhou Chen to fall into the water to frame Zhou Chang had been achieved, and it also made Emperor Yao appropriately suspicious of the three princes. There was no need for him to add any unnecessary extraneous information.
King Rong is not dead, but Emperor Yao will see that someone wants him to die, and then he will wonder if the last time was also a trap against King Rong...
But these are just her conjectures without evidence.
So many lives... Si Yiluo sat down next to Han Yu and asked: "How many people know that His Royal Highness is going to Jingshan Temple?"
Han Yu did not dare to deal with it and replied respectfully: "Except for the people around the princess, there are only people in the palace."
Concubine Xian was an insider, and Han Yu did not dare to doubt the people around her and Emperor Yao, and spoke vaguely.
Si Yiluo hummed and continued to ask: "How many people in the palace know about this?"
"Because the princess and her highness plan to stay at Jingshan Temple for a short time, they have brought all the servants who will serve them closely. There is no one alive except me at the moment. They should not be from the palace."
Si Yiluo glanced sideways at him. Han Yu had an upright appearance and a resolute face. Judging from his appearance alone, he did not look like a liar. However, Si Yiluo did not dare to believe him completely because of the deep separation between people's hearts.
And she had a gut feeling that something was strange about this case.
He called Chen Zhuo on the pretext of exploring the surrounding area.
"Has Han Yu behaved inappropriately since I left?"
Chen Zhuo recounted what happened after she left.
"At the beginning, we chased the killers together. He was injured and walked slowly, so Brother Xiang Yun asked me to stay with him. Later, Chen Qianhu came with people and rushed in the direction of Brother Xiang Yun.
I will come back with Han Yu to cooperate with Miao Qianhu in the investigation."
"But there is a strange thing. Sister Aluo, the killer you kicked unconscious at that time was already dead when I found him later. I thought I could leave a living person!"
Hearing this, Si Yiluo glanced at Han Yu out of the corner of her eye. She knew how hard she had used that person should be alive.
"Perhaps Sister A'luo was kicked internally. After all, my sister A'luo has always been very powerful!"
Even Chen Zhuo thinks so, and others must also think so. Si Yiluo cannot convict someone without evidence. I hope Xiang Yun and Chen Wang can catch the remaining killers.
When it got dark, Chen Wang and Xiang Yun came back with several corpses. After counting the number of people, all the killers were here. Without exception, they were all corpses.
"Kill yourself by taking poison."
Xiang Yun only has four short words.
There was nothing on these killers that could prove their identity, and the swords they used were made of ordinary materials. The clues seemed to be broken.
"Bring the body back to the capital."
Coupled with the guards and servants of Prince Rong's Palace, it was not easy to transport hundreds of corpses. If someone died in Prince Rong's Palace, he had to explain it to his family. When he returned to the capital, Han Yu found someone to transport the corpse back to the palace.
All they have left is the killer's body.
Si Yiluo ordered: "Change the names and place these corpses in batches at Jingzhao Yamen and see if they are claimed."
So many people died for no apparent reason, so it’s impossible that there wouldn’t be any movement. Who said dead people have no value?
Prince Rong's Mansion.
Because the heart and lungs were not injured, the imperial doctor pulled out the arrowhead and bandaged it. King Rong woke up not long after. The wound was inflamed and King Rong had a low fever, but overall he was in good spirits.
It's already dark, and the palace door has been locked, so I can only go into the palace early tomorrow morning to report.
Wei Heyan stood up and said: "Since His Highness is fine, I will take my leave first."
Princess Rong respectfully sent him out and stepped out of the palace. Wei Heyan's lips curled up. The thunder was loud and the rain was small. If he wanted to kill someone, he would definitely not let that person have a chance to live!
The carriage passed through the market and returned to the Admiral's Mansion.
They happened to meet Si Yiluo at the door, and neither of them said anything to each other. Si Yiluo had just finished washing up after returning to the house, when Wei Heyan walked in the door.
"How's the case going?"
In the bleak early spring, he took two oranges in his hand, peeled them open and handed them to her.
"Moisten your throat first."
Si Yiluo had a dry mouth and drank two oranges, which relieved the heat a little. Wei Heyan offered kumquat tea, which was very considerate.
"Everyone is dead and there are no clues."
Wei Heyan was not surprised at all.
"It's just as I guessed."
When it comes to murder, you either kill the other person or you die yourself, there is no third way.
Although he could predict the ending without being present at the scene, Si Yiluo swallowed the tea in his mouth and asked with a smile: "It seems that the governor already knows who is behind the scenes?"
Wei Heyan asked back: "Don't tell me you don't have any guesses..."
Si Yiluo put down the tea cup and sighed: "But I have no evidence... There are many things, even if you know the truth, you can't draw conclusions without evidence."
Wei Heyan disagreed with this.
"For me, a guess is enough, no evidence is needed."
In the face of absolute rights, even if the evidence is true, it can also be false if he doesn't believe it.