"What!!?" Xu Zun was shocked and asked, "What did you say? Say it again!!"
"Your Majesty, Special Envoy," the guard said in panic, "Tie Si Cheng was killed! The Eastern Divine Captor was seriously injured..."
"Impossible!" Zhao Yu shouted anxiously, "With so many guards, where did the assassins come from!?"
"Yes..." the inner guard hurriedly replied, "Maybe it was Cao Ding's housekeeper who did it! We didn't see him again after the accident!"
"Don't panic," Xu Zun suddenly calmed down and asked, "Tell me carefully, what happened? What were Tie Si Cheng and Dongfang Shenhua doing at that time?"
"After the special envoy left..." the inner guard replied, "the rain became heavier and heavier, so Tie Si Cheng and Dongfang Shenzhen went to the hall to rest.
"Not long after, we heard a fight breaking out in the hall and white smoke rising...
"We rushed in quickly and saw that Tiesicheng had been assassinated by an assassin, while Dongfang Shenping had suffered internal injuries and had vomited blood and was unconscious..."
"White smoke!?" Huo Anu asked quickly, "Where did the white smoke come from?"
"I don't know," the inner guard replied, "The white smoke may cause people to coma. After a few of us went in, we felt dizzy and weak. We covered our mouths and noses and then everything was fine."
Xu Zun looked carefully at the internal guard. He was indeed one of the guards guarding Cao Ding's house at that time.
only……
All the information now comes from what he said. Naturally, Xu Zun would not believe it randomly, so he asked many details.
Now based on this person's answer, it seems that what he said is true, and Tie Jing is probably in trouble!
"How...how could this happen?" Chen Taiji was shocked and frightened. "It doesn't make sense. Why...why did you kill them both?"
"This means..." Xu Zun's eyes suddenly lit up and he gritted his teeth and said, "We checked the right direction! The problem lies with Cao Ding!!"
"Sir..." Zhao Yu said impatiently, "Then why are we standing still? Hurry up and have a look! Did the two of them discover something at Cao Ding's house? That's why they were brutally killed?"
"They were attacked in the hall of Cao Ding's house," Ani said thoughtfully, "What can be found there? Could it be that they said something?"
"That's right!" Finally, Chen Taiji suddenly remembered and hurriedly said to Xu Zun, "Before coming, we were indeed discussing about Cao Lingcheng, and Tie Jing said... that he had a relationship with Cao Ding... and...
…and said…”
"What else can you say?" everyone urged.
Just as Chen Taiji was about to blurt out, Xu Zun stopped him, waved his hand at Chen Taiji, and pointed to his ear.
"Oh..." Chen Taiji understood what Xu Zun meant and hurriedly came to Xu Zun and whispered in his ear, "He also said that Cao Ding was introverted and unsociable. He only liked playing with his model designs. It's impossible.
He is a Xuanmen spy."
In fact, this is not secret information. Xu Zun has already investigated it clearly and saw the model designs in the study, which are basically related to water conservancy projects.
However, when Xu Zun finished listening, his eyes widened in shock, and he pretended to be surprised and said: "Such a thing can happen!!?"
Xu Zun was so excited that aroused the curiosity of Zhao Yu and others.
"What on earth...is going on?"
At this moment, even Chen Taiji himself was very strange. He felt that there seemed to be no clues in his words?
"Zhao Yu is right," Xu Zun pointed to the door and said, "Without further delay, let's go back to Cao Ding's mansion and have a look!"
After saying that, everyone left the Ministry of Water Resources impatiently.
The rain continued unabated outside, and there was the sound of running water all around.
When everyone came to the door and prepared to ride horses and get into cars, Xu Zun suddenly stopped everyone.
He first glanced into the Ministry of Water Resources, then flashed to the door and ordered everyone:
"Huo Anu, you and Hou Zhen bring two guards back to Cao Ding's house to check the situation, look for clues, and see how injured the Eastern Divine Catcher is?" Xu Zun said, "If she wakes up, ask her immediately.
What’s going on!”
"Yes! What about you?" Huo Anu was puzzled, "Aren't you going?"
"Zhao Yu," Xu Zun pulled Zhao Yu to his side, whispered a few words to him, and then said, "You and As Xiuzai go handle this matter!"
"Oh..." Zhao Yu nodded thoughtfully, seeming to understand something.
So, he pulled Asiuzai aside, and the two of them disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Ani..." Xu Zun said to Ani and the remaining guards, "You go to a place with me!
"Hou Zhen..." Then, he whispered a few words in Hou Zhen's ear, and then ordered, "Go and call Li Jinlou. I have something to ask him."
"Yes!" Hou Zhen did not dare to neglect, immediately got on his horse and rode away quickly...
…
Da da da…
The horses' hooves clattered rapidly, causing splashes of water on the ground.
"Xu..."
Following Liu Dong's greeting, the carriage stopped in front of a secluded house in Jianyefang.
This is the home of Cheng Tiejing of Dali Temple.
Since Tie Jing's ancestors have Buller ancestry, he prefers to live in Jianyefang, where most foreigners live.
Dong dong dong...
One of Xu Zun's guards named Li Xing slammed the door hard, and it took a long time before there was any movement inside.
"Who is this rude? Do you know whose house this is?" The door opened and the steward poked his head out, "Do you know some rules?"
Bang!
Li Xingke didn't care about that, he immediately kicked the door open and shouted loudly: "The Internal Guards Office is investigating the case. This is the special envoy personally appointed by the Queen Mother. Why don't you welcome him quickly!?"
Sure enough, he was a good person but was bullied. Li Xing was so arrogant and arrogant. The person in charge was immediately frightened and quickly bowed and said:
"It's unfortunate that you guys are here. My master is not at home!"
"I know it's not in the house," Li Xing said, "Stop being so verbose, lead the way and gather everyone in your family to the hall to talk!"
A quarter of an hour later, all the Tie family members came to the hall.
Recently, major incidents have occurred in the Holy Capital one after another. The Tie family did not know what was going on, but when they saw Xu Zun and others acting so arrogantly, they were all frightened.
In order to avoid trouble, Xu Zun asked Li Xing to take out the imperial edict and show it to the Tie family to identify himself first.
Seeing that Xu Zun was indeed the Queen Mother's personal envoy, the Tie family became even more frightened, thinking that Tie Jing had committed something.
"You don't need to panic," Xu Zun asked, "This special envoy is here just to inquire about a question. As long as I can answer it, I won't embarrass you.
"Think about it carefully. Tie Lao and Cao Ding, the Shui Lingcheng from the Ministry of Industry, once had a relationship. Do any of you know about this?"
ah?
The Tie family members were all stunned by this strange question.
After a few seconds, I saw everyone shaking their heads one after another, expressing their ignorance.
"Sir..." Tie Jing's housekeeper asked weakly, "What is Shui Lingcheng?"
Depend on……
Xu Zun was depressed and suddenly realized that he might have found the wrong place. Instead of coming to Tie Jing's house, he might as well go to Dali Temple.
It seems... we can only settle for the next best thing.
Seeing everyone looking at each other, Xu Zun wanted to ask them, who are Tie Jing's close friends?
As a result, just as he opened his mouth before speaking, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"I...I know..."
Xu Zun turned around and saw that Hou Zhen had brought Li Jinlou over, and it was Li Jinlou who spoke.
"Oh?" Xu Zun's eyes widened, "You know?"
"Yes...yes..." Seeing Li Jinlou, who was soaked in water, he said timidly, "Shui Ling Cheng Cao Ding likes to study ancient relics, especially the way of ancient water channels.
"Ancestor Tie had someone who worked in the Survey and Construction Institute, so he had some ancient city maps at home. Cao Ding liked them very much, so he spent a lot of money to buy them..."