"Someone dared to kill someone under the eyes of the Forbidden Army, and the person they killed was closely related to the mysterious Shatuo man. Madam, which force do you think the murderer came from?"
Taiyuan, the ancestral residence of the Wang family, the backyard side hall where the eldest family member is located.
Wang Yu looked at the note in his hand that had just been sent by the Wang family's secret guard, frowned and said softly.
As he spoke, he had already handed the note in his hand to Princess Tong'an who was sitting next to him.
Princess Tong'an reached out and took it. After reading the contents of the note clearly, she couldn't help but frowned and said: "The development of things now is really getting more and more unpredictable! On the surface, it seems that the murderer is probably the man named Zhu Xiesheng is from Shatuo. In this case, the concubine's previous inference may be wrong. Zhu Xiesheng is a Turkic spy lurking in Taiyuan City, and his status may be quite high. Otherwise, he would not be able to mobilize the master. A top killer killed the key witness under the eyes of the imperial army!"
After previously learning that Dugu Feiying came to ask for help, Princess Tongan and Wang Bingjun believed that it was unlikely that Zhu Xiesheng was a Turkic spy, because a real Turkic spy would not be exposed so easily!
But now the only key witness who could identify Zhu Xiesheng was suddenly assassinated. Zhu Xiesheng naturally became the most suspected person. According to the intelligence, the person who assassinated the witness was a master-level expert. An expert of this level, But he is willing to be appointed by Zhu Xiesheng, which shows that Zhu Xiesheng's identity and status are by no means as simple as a Shatuo businessman!
In today's turbulent situation, the possibility that Zhu Xiesheng is a Turkic spy has instantly increased countless times than before!
After listening to Princess Tong'an's words, Wang Yu nodded slightly and said: "Indeed! But the top priority is to find Zhu Xiesheng and Kang Chang'an as soon as possible. It will be seen that King Wei and others will arrive in Taiyuan City in a while. If they cannot be caught before then, As for Zhu Xiesheng and Kang Changan, there will definitely be another incident while His Highness and the Yanhuang Academy and his party are living in Taiyuan, because the Turks will definitely not let it go, and maybe they have already gotten some information!"
Princess Tong'an was slightly surprised and said: "Master, you mean that the Turks have already learned about Qingque's purpose of going north this time?"
In terms of seniority, Princess Tong'an is Li Er's biological aunt and Li Tai's aunt, so she calls Li Tai Qingque, which is not against the rules at all!
Wang Yu sighed and said: "Even if they didn't know everything, I'm afraid they also found some fragmentary clues, otherwise they wouldn't have gone to great lengths to ambush Tongfu Inn, where King Wei and others stayed this time. !”
Speaking of this, Wang Yu seemed to suddenly remember something. He changed the topic, looked at Princess Tong'an and asked: "Madam, since it is not safe inside the inn, how about letting King Wei and others stay in the Wang family these days?" , In this way, even if there are master-level experts among the Turkic spies, it will be difficult for them to harm King Wei and others under the heavy protection of my Wang family's secret guards!"
Wang Yu thought well. Since the danger of Tongfu Inn has not been completely eliminated, Li Tai and others can be settled in the Wang family's ancestral home. Anyway, there are many free yards here, and there are Wang family secret guards. Protection, if the Turkic spies want to do something to Li Tai and others, it will be more difficult than climbing to the sky!
Unexpectedly, Princess Tongan shook her head and said, "Absolutely not!"
Wang Yu asked in confusion: "What does Madam mean by this?"
Princess Tong'an herself is a strong and independent woman, so Wang Yu often takes the initiative to seek Princess Tong'an's opinion.
"Husband, have you ever thought about what if something unexpected happens to Qingque and the others while they live in the Wang family?"
Princess Tong'an frowned and said softly: "Letting Qingque and the others live in the Wang family can certainly reduce their danger, but it may not be completely free of danger. If something goes wrong, the Wang family will directly suffer the wrath of His Majesty's thunder. Therefore, even if I agree with this husband’s plan, the clan elders and the rest of the Wang family will not agree! Because of this risk, the Wang family cannot afford it!”
Wang Yu frowned for a while and sighed softly: "Madam is right. Although this move can reduce the danger to His Highness and others, it will put the Wang family in danger!"
As the head of the Wang family, Wang Yu understands the responsibilities on his shoulders, and he also understands that everything must be done in the interests of the family, so this strategy was quickly "passed" in his mind!
At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside, and then a familiar voice was heard: "To the head of the family, His Royal Highness the King of Wei's motorcade is only two miles away from the city gate and is about to enter the city!"
The person outside the door is none other than Wang Chengwu, the commander-in-chief of the Wang family’s secret guard, a close aide of the Changfang lineage!
Wang Yu was shocked and said to the door: "Come in!"
"Here!"
With a "squeak", Wang Chengwu pushed the door in and closed the door. Wang Yu asked directly: "How is General Dugu doing? Have you caught the shopkeeper of Chuji Iron Shop and obtained the account book?"
Wang Chengwu bowed and said: "Master, when the imperial army arrived at Shuorenfang, it was reported that Ye Funian, the shopkeeper of Chuji Iron Shop, had died at home. His throat was slashed with a sharp blade, and he was fatally stabbed. This incident has alarmed the county. In addition, when General Dugu and others rushed to Chuji Iron Shop again, the account books had been found and burned in the hall. Fortunately, General Dugu was fast enough and only the first half of the account books was burned. , the remaining second half has been taken back by him!"
"What~?"
Wang Yu was shocked when he heard this, and his heart also stirred up a storm. Princess Tong'an on the side waved her hand to Wang Chengwu and said: "Okay, Chengwu, you go down first!"
"Yes! Princess!"
Wang Chengwu bowed to accept the order, turned and left.
Wang Chengwu bowed to accept the order, turned and left.
"Madam, why do I feel that the people behind the scenes have been spying on our every move, and are able to stay ahead of us in everything?"
After a moment of silence, Wang Yu frowned.
Princess Tong'an hesitated after hearing this, and then she asked tentatively: "Sir, do you mean that there are spies planted by the Turks around us or General Dugu?"
Wang Yu shook his head and said: "It should be impossible for the Forbidden Army. As for our side... forget it! Let's not mention this for now!"
Halfway through, Wang Yu suddenly stopped talking. He looked at Princess Tong'an and asked, "The King of Wei and others are about to enter the city. Would you like to go to the city gate with your husband to have a look, Madam?"
Princess Tong'an nodded without hesitation and said: "Of course! After all, I am also the elder of Qingque. This child comes to Taiyuan City for the first time, and you and I happen to be here, so naturally we should show our loyalty as landlords!"
"Haha! If so, let's go together!"
Wang Yu chuckled and said.
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On the other side, Dugu Feiying was originally divided into two groups, but both groups got nothing. It can't be said that they got nothing at all. At least he got back half of the account books. At this time, Dugu Feiying was not to mention how depressed he was. He always felt as if his every action could be known in advance, and there was always someone rushing ahead of him to stop him from investigating what he wanted to investigate!
"... Judging from the wounds, the person who killed Ye Funian used a knife, not a sword. However, the government officials searched the Ye family but could not find the murder weapon. Now the entire Shuorenfang has been sealed off, and county police officers are going from house to house. Search the houses and ask people if they have seen any suspicious people!"
Zhang Dafu was reporting the latest progress of the case to the dark-faced Dugu Feiying. After listening, Dugu Feiying sighed deeply and said: "It seems that the person who killed Ye Funian is the same as the person who assassinated Zhu Huaiqing earlier. , probably not the same person?”
Zhang Dafu thought for a while and said: "Judging from the weapons used by the murderer, it does not look like the same person, but it cannot be ruled out that the murderer used two weapons at the same time to deliberately confuse the public!"
Dugu Feiying shook his head and said nothing. His intuition told him that the two murders were not committed by the same person, but he could not find direct evidence for a while.
"As for the names listed in the half of the account book of Chu Ji Iron Shop, the general has already asked Chu Ming to check first!"
Seeing that Dugu Feiying didn't speak, Zhang Dafu continued to report.
"Well! Keep checking! Remember, you must protect that half of the account book!"
Dugu Feiying nodded and gave instructions.
He arrived at Taiyuan City one day early with thirty elite soldiers of the Forbidden Army in order to eliminate the hidden dangers in Taiyuan City before Li Tai and others arrived in Taiyuan. But now, he did not catch a Turkic spy, but a key witness. Being killed in advance one after another made him very embarrassed, and this half account book was the only thing that could make him feel relieved!
"I will obey your orders!"
Zhang Dafu bowed.
"It's getting late, His Highness and others should be arriving! Take a few people with me out of the city to greet them, and the rest will stay behind to guard Chu Ming and them first!"
Dugu Feiying looked out the window and said with his hands behind his back.
"Here!"
Soon, several people came out of a house near Tongfu Inn and headed straight for the south city gate.
At this time, in a private room on the third floor of a restaurant near the South City Gate, a middle-aged man wearing a Confucian shirt and holding a feather fan was standing by the window. He looked at a group of people faintly appearing outside the city. He shook his head. Shaking the feather fan, he chuckled and said: "Haha! The real big fish finally took the bait! King Wei? Haha, now that you are in the game, no one can save you! You can just calmly be a fish that bites the hook!"
A gust of breeze came and blew the middle-aged man's hair. The way he stood in the wind and shook his feather fan slightly looked a bit like the legendary Zhuge Kongming with his feather fan and silk scarf. Everything was under his control!
Ahem, but looking at that man's appearance, he has an extremely ordinary face. It doesn't match his airy temperament at all!
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