When Xu Zun returned to the scene of the crime, he also saw the mark that Ani mentioned.
Someone simply carved two lines with a knife and added a dot in the middle.
The mark is on the outside of the pillar. If you don't look carefully, you will just think that someone accidentally hit it with a sharp object.
But as Ani said, the mark is indeed new.
However, as a result, Xu Zun had new doubts.
If this mark is really left by the Taoist people, does it mean that these Taoist rebels don't know each other, so this mark is needed to convey information?
So...what message is sent?
Also, why was the mark engraved at the crime scene? Was it engraved before the crime occurred, or after the crime occurred?
Xu Zun squatted next to the mark and looked carefully, but he was puzzled...
Soon, the painter finished the portrait of Ru Sha. After looking at it, Ani nodded slightly and said to Xu Zun: "It feels like an old friend from the Yuanzhou period. We trained together at that time, but we didn't have much contact."
While speaking, Ani gestured with the dagger in her hand, indicating that they had learned the same skills and were used to holding the dagger with their backhand.
Assassination, marking, renovation of the Ancestral Temple, Shui Lingcheng...
Xu Zun frowned, feeling that there was too much seemingly useless information in this case, and he had to find key clues from this useless information...
Later, Xu Zun and others checked the body of Minister Ying, and then they took a carriage to the next stop, the home of Shuiling Prime Minister Cao Ding.
The Cao Ding family and the Ying Rang family can almost be called neighbors, even if they walk, it won't take long.
However, a curfew was being implemented on the street, and there were always soldiers stopping them for inspection. Therefore, Hou Zhen almost never put down the internal guard token in his hand.
"Haha... It's true." In the carriage, Tie Jing suddenly became energetic and started talking, "I have also heard what Mr. Chen said. Now that the families of the high officials in the DPRK and the Central Government who know about the assassination are all in chaos,
, everyone is busy looking for the concubine!
"I heard that the Grand Tutor locked all his new concubines in the house for interrogation, and they were just about to be tortured!
"Mr. Li Ge was even more outrageous. He even tied up his daughter-in-law and grandson's daughter-in-law. As long as they were young and beautiful, he would not spare any of them.
"Oh, luckily I don't like this, hahaha..."
Hearing this, Dongfang Enchanting pinched her waist in embarrassment. In her opinion, Tie Jing, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, was not at the level of being assassinated.
"Tie Lao really loves to joke," Chen Taiji said, "Actually, even if they don't take concubines, these Xuanmen traitors will not let them go. Xuanmen has planned this battle for a long time. It's not that you are not greedy for beauty.
How can you escape this disaster!"
Chen Taiji made sense, and everyone nodded.
"Master Xu," in front of everyone, Chen Taiji did not want to be too close to Xu Zun, so he called him Master Xu and said, "among these seventeen assassinations, five assassins died on the spot, and two of them died on the spot.
Seeing no way to escape, he committed suicide on the spot.
"How about... let's go see the assassin's body first?"
"Yes," Tie Jing couldn't help but say, "If this investigation continues, how long will it take? Special Envoy Xu, otherwise... let's split up?"
"Tie Lao, I'm sorry," Xu Zun said apologetically to Tie Jing, "you are so old and you still have to travel with us.
"How about this? I'll send someone to take you back to the Inner Guards Mansion to rest, and then I'll consult you after I find out what's going on?"
"No, no..." Tie Jing waved his hand quickly, "The case is serious, and I am the Prime Minister of Dali Temple. I should personally take action and understand the case. I just want to optimize it, there is no need for everyone to investigate it from house to house together!"
"Eastern God," Xu Zun, however, did not pay attention to his suggestion, but asked Dongfang Enchanao, "These Xuanmen traitors have been dormant for so long and committed such a shocking crime. How can our Holy City really not do anything about it?"
Didn't you notice?
"Have you ever captured anyone from Xuanmen before?"
"Ha..." Dongfang Enchanting smiled faintly, "I have to ask your Inner Guards about this! Over the years, all the Xuanmen rebels we caught have been taken away by the Inner Guards."
It's so...
Xu Zun thought to himself, it seems that the inner guards have been arresting Xuanmen rebels in recent years, so why were they not aware of this assassination incident at all?
Either...the assassins who carried out the assassination operation were too hidden; or...the inner guards were not clean either...
"Yes, yes," Na Tie Jing agreed at this time, "In recent years, I have occasionally heard that Xuanmen rebelled against the party. I only thought they were some unworthy thieves and bandits, but I never expected that they would commit such a crime.
What a shocking case!”
While he was talking, there was a sudden commotion outside.
It seemed that there was a shout of killing in the distance, coming from far and near.
The carriage suddenly stopped, and Xu Zun rushed out of the carriage. He saw all the accompanying guards, including Zhao Yu and others, all showing their weapons, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
When Xu Zun looked in the direction where everyone was looking, he was deeply shocked when he saw flames shooting into the sky in the direction of the palace, and the shouts of killing came from there...
ah……
After Chen Taiji and others got out of the car, everyone was shocked.
"Is it difficult... is this going to cause chaos in the world?" Tie Jing was so frightened that he paralyzed and hugged the car railing with both hands.
boom……
Suddenly, there was a booming sound, which seemed like a cannon was fired.
"How could this happen?" Ashuzai was also at a loss and muttered to himself, "Did such a big thing happen and the internal guards were not notified?"
"Sir...this..." Zhao Yu said with a bitter look on his face, "We are really lucky! No matter where we go, nothing will happen to us. It's all his mother-in-law's fault!"
"Shut your crow mouth!" Huo Anu slapped Zhao Yu angrily, but his face was also quite unnatural.
"Could it be that..." Chen Taiji's expression also changed greatly, "Then is Xu Yusheng really so brave and dares to attack the imperial city?"
"It shouldn't be him," Dongfang Enchanting shook his head and said, "If he had led the troops into the city, he would have attacked the Zhuque Gate of the Imperial Palace, not the Zhengyang Gate."
"Then..." Tie Jing was even more shocked, "That means someone is planning a coup?"
"Kill..."
Everyone was watching, but they didn't expect that a large group of soldiers rushed towards them, all holding spears and shouting "kill"!
"ah……"
Seeing this scene, Xu Zun and others immediately tensed up, instinctively feeling that something was wrong.
Although Hou Zhen held the inner guard token in his hand, what if the one who came to kill was not Daxuan's army?
"Sir..." Hou Zhen quickly looked at Xu Zun and asked loudly, "They are coming, shall we retreat?"
"It's too late!" Xu Zun asked, "Where is Cao Ding's home?"
"This...it's over here!" Ashuzai pointed to the door next to him and said. It turned out that they had arrived at their destination.
"Quick!" Xu Zun quickly ordered, "Hurry and open the door, go in and hide!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Ashuzai ran to the door, the people inside heard the noise and opened the door to check.
Upon seeing this, Asiuzai immediately pounced on the man like crazy and beat him back to the yard.
Then, everyone rushed in, opened the gate, and drove the carriage quickly into the courtyard.
And as soon as they closed the door, a large group of soldiers outside had already arrived...
