Liu Ruyan suddenly turned her face and glanced at the two soldiers, "You have been standing outside the account. Has anyone come in during this time?"
The two soldiers shook their heads almost at the same time, "No one has come in."
She frowned, "No one broke into the tent, so how could anything happen to Commander Li?"
"We also find it strange that the commander... seems to have disappeared out of thin air. You said that he is a big living person. He just disappears when he says he can't see him. We have searched everywhere in the naval camp of Nuoda."
Liu Ruyan fell into deep thought.
She suddenly remembered a strange thing, "I remember that last month, Navy Vice Admiral Zeng Jin also disappeared under the nose of everyone. At that time, he happened to be bumped into by a soldier and mistakenly thought that he was a wolf."
Naval generals have been involved in accidents one after another, and the incidents are strangely similar.
There must be something fishy in between.
The camp of Navy Commander Li Bing was no different from that of ordinary soldiers. It could be seen at a glance, but there were several boxes stacked in the corner. It was not big and could not hide people.
Liu Ruyan opened the box and found that it was covered with copper coins, "Are these military pay?"
"That's right." The soldiers nodded, "According to convention, military pay is distributed at the beginning of each month, and these funds are also managed by the commander-in-chief."
She opened all the boxes and found nothing unusual except the piles of coins.
"If you know how to shrink your bones, it shouldn't be difficult to hide in a box like this?" she asked suddenly.
Shen Yanchu replied: "Unless you started practicing since childhood."
"You have to practice since childhood." She pondered, and then asked the soldier, "You two stayed outside the account and never left?"
One of the soldiers trembled and said hesitantly: "Actually, I have a bad stomach today. I went out for a little while, but I have Brother Six to guard me."
Liuzi was another soldier. He nodded quickly: "Yes, I have been standing outside and didn't dare to leave for a moment. In addition, there are other soldiers patrolling nearby. If there is any trouble, it's impossible.
No one knows."
"But I still missed the person." Liu Ruyan said.
The six sons were silent.
Seeing that the navy couldn't provide any clues, she simply changed her approach: "What did Commander Li do today and who did he meet? I hope you two can tell me everything in detail."
The six sons serve at the general's side every day, so they naturally know Li Bing's daily routine very well.
"The commander-in-chief got up at three o'clock in the morning and ate some minced meat porridge and steamed buns. At three o'clock in the morning he checked the military pay account book. He wanted to make tea, so I boiled a pot of boiling water outside the account and brought it in for him. Everyone was fine at that time.
, but within half an hour, everyone was gone."
"You didn't go far while the water was boiling?"
"No." Liuzi said without thinking, "Because the commander-in-chief loves to drink tea and has to prepare water every day, there is a ready-made stove outside the account."
"During this period, your commander-in-chief has never left the tent or seen anyone else?"
"No, I am usually responsible for the Commander-in-Chief's food and daily life. Whatever he needs, I will bring it to him. There was no military affairs this morning, so I didn't see anyone else."
"This is strange..." Liu Ruyan looked up and looked around. The tent was not big and had only one entrance and exit.
According to what the soldiers said, the door was always guarded by soldiers. If something unexpected happened to Li Bing, where did the murderer come in, and how did he kidnap the person in full view of the public?
She rearranged Liu Zi's words, "You just said that the commander-in-chief makes tea every day?"
"That's what happened, what happened?"
She remained silent and walked to the only table in the ledger and paused.
Before Li Bing disappeared, he asked his six sons to boil water for him, and then set up a tea ceremony.
It only took half a moment to get back and forth, so why didn't he call out for help?
Or does it mean that he has a last resort?
Liu Ruyan would be confused for a while.
The war was about to begin, and the navy commander was murdered. The biggest beneficiary was none other than Nan Han.
The meticulous work of the Southern Han Dynasty... She was deep in thought and almost stepped on broken porcelain under her feet.
Liu Ruyan knelt down and tried to pick up the porcelain pieces, but a hand appeared in front of her.
Shen Yanchu leaned over to pick up the porcelain pieces and put them on the table in front of her.
There was a vague smell in her nose. She looked at the pile of broken porcelain, picked up a piece and smelled it carefully, pursed her lips tightly.
I seem to have smelled this smell somewhere...
"What kind of tea does Commander Li usually drink?" she asked suddenly.
Liu Zi subconsciously said: "My general likes to drink Biluochun."
Biluochun was a tribute from the Tang Dynasty. After brewing this tea, white mist billows in the cup, and the fragrance is striking. It shouldn't have such a strange smell.
She picked up several more cups of tea and compared them again and again.
Then I discovered that the remaining cups of tea on the table had a strong aroma and a fresh and mellow taste, which was slightly different from the tea aroma remaining in the broken porcelain.
The problem lies in the broken porcelain in her hand!
What did Li Bing touch before he was killed to leave such a peculiar smell? It smells like...
"Have you eaten fish today?" she said suddenly.
After finishing speaking, she felt that she was doing something unnecessary. You must know that the navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty came from the Jiangnan area, and they usually ate Huaiyang cuisine.
Most Huaiyang dishes are based on fresh food from rivers, lakes and rivers, which are fresh and slightly sweet. The navy's ingredients are also taken from nearby waters, and fish is the most common main dish.
Since Li Bing has eaten fishy food, it is normal for the fishy smell to remain at the bottom of the cup.
After being stunned for a moment, Liu Zi said seriously: "I have never eaten fish before. The minced meat porridge I brought here this morning only had lean meat and minced vegetables."
She changed color slightly.
I have never eaten fishy food, so why is there a faint fishy smell at the bottom of the cup?
She lowered her eyes and looked at the water splashing on the ground.
No, the tea cup fell in the wrong position too!
Shen Yanchu immediately noticed her change in mood and asked, "What's the problem?"
"It's hard to say now. Let's take all the broken porcelain back and I'll think about it carefully."
"Okay." He turned around, found some paper, wrapped the porcelain pieces, and put them in his arms.
But in this room, Liu Ruyan looked through all the items in the account, not letting go of any clues.
Military pay, account books, inkstones, rice paper made of bark, and tripod incense burners.
"Who usually takes care of the incense burner?" she asked.
"I usually do it." Liuzi responded quickly, "My little brother suddenly asked about this...is there anything wrong with it?"
Liu Ruyan turned the incense burner over and showed it to him.
"Eh-" Liu Zi touched his head, "I remember I didn't clean the stove today, how could the incense burner be empty?"
"really?"
Liuzi nodded, "It's true that it hasn't been touched."
"When you come in to serve tea, is there any incense in the incense burner?"
He thought for a while and said, "I didn't pay attention to this. Maybe I just cleaned the stove yesterday and I haven't had time to smoke the incense today."
Liu Ruyan frowned slightly, twisted some incense ash with her fingers and placed it in front of her nose.
It smelled like flowers and agarwood, but she couldn't tell the difference.
Use a knife to scrape off the incense ash stuck to the bottom of the stove, wrap it in paper, and take it back for inspection by Angelica dahurica.
Before leaving, Liu Ruyan said goodbye to the navy masters, "If there are any clues about the matter, I will let you know."