【Second Update】
It was said that they were going together, but Su Xingfang was in a sedan chair, and Sun Shaozong was in a carriage.
So Sun Shaozong took a break from his busy schedule and had to pass the route map drawn by Huang Bin, and carefully check and compare along the way.
Those two fake monks are really daring masters. They walked all the way and turned around in densely populated places, as if they were not afraid of being recognized by acquaintances.
But if you think about it carefully, monk Daoyan lives in the private garden of the palace, and his disciples have always only been active in Daxing County. How many people in this Wanping County area can recognize them
Not to mention the two masters and apprentices, who deliberately 'defected' from Taoism to Buddhism.
Even Yang Hancai, who used to be 'close' to his comrades, carefully examined it for a long time before recognizing Daoyan's apprentice, let alone others.
but…
Since the master and apprentice are walking on the road, if there is no accident, they will definitely not take the initiative to walk into the alley.
What method did the murderer use to lure the two of them into a secluded place
To know that these are two charlatans, or two liars on the run, there is no doubt that their vigilance is high.
If according to the original inference, someone among the beggars committed revenge, it would be even more unreasonable - the two of them took the lives of twenty-four beggars in their hands, even if they were confident that they would not be detected, they would definitely Be wary of beggars.
If this was an infighting among the accomplices, it might be explained, but the black post and the practice of sending the corpse to Dali Temple for provocation were obviously not something that the accomplices could do.
Weird, this is really weird!
Although it took a long time for the investigation just now, the journey by car was only more than a quarter of an hour - this was still taking care of Su Xingfang in the sedan chair.
Because Chen Jingde had already been ordered to arrive at Anren Square ahead of schedule, after Sun Shaozong and Su Xingfang got off their cars and got off their sedan chairs, part of the yamen in Dali Temple had already launched a door-to-door search.
Seeing this, Su Xingfang hurriedly stepped forward to ask for orders: "Sun Shaoqing, Xiaguan happened to have a dozen police officers with him. You might as well send them out for an investigation."
This time, he went to Dali Temple to report an official business, and he brought a full support. There were twenty people even if the bearers were removed. In addition, this was the jurisdiction of Wanping County, so it was justifiable to send someone to join the search.
So Sun Shaozong said 'thank you' and nodded in agreement.
Su Xingfang immediately waved his hand, and more than a dozen officers from Wanping County, led by a middle-aged catcher, joined the carpet-like search and questioning.
This disturbing errand was naturally supervised by Chen Jingde. As for Sun Shaozong and Su Xingfang, they temporarily requisitioned a tea shed by the roadside.
Seeing that they were seated one after another, Su Xingfang took out a hand stove from his arms and placed it on the corner of the table, mocking himself: "I was in charge of a county's government affairs in the past two years. I was afraid of losing the emperor's favor. Political achievements, who would have thought that this body and bones would become more and more useless."
After speaking, he picked up the tea cup again, and took a few sips of hot air. After the hot soup was eaten, his face turned slightly rosy.
Most of Sun Shaozong's mind was on the case. After listening to him talk like this, he realized that his face was pale, and he seemed to be lacking in energy and blood.
So turning the teacup in his hand, he persuaded with a smile: "It's good for Su Zhixian to be diligent in government affairs, but he also needs to understand the truth of overdoing it - if you have spare time on that day, you might as well learn some fitness routines with me."
"how?"
Su Xingfang's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "Master Sun is trying to teach me martial arts? If Master Sun can learn one or two points of his skills, he will be able to go to this world!"
As he spoke, he seemed to have accidentally affected his heart and lungs, and he hurriedly covered his mouth and coughed a few times.
With the body and bones of this tuberculosis ghost, do you still want to conquer the world
Sun Shaozong said speechlessly: "It's just to keep fit. With the bones of Su Zhixian, don't expect to gallop on the battlefield."
The two chatted for a few words, and unconsciously turned to the case. Just as you were analyzing each and every word, they suddenly saw Chen Jingde carrying his robe and ran over like a fly.
Before he could get close, he heard him shouting: "Sir, sire! I have found the scene of the murder!"
Found out so soon
Sun Shaozong didn't feel happy, he just thought it was rather strange - which case related to black posts is not full of suspense
In this case, it was easy to find clues.
Although he was suspicious, Sun Shaozong still greeted Su Xingfang to greet him, and ordered Chen Jingde to lead the way, ready to investigate before making a conclusion.
The three, together with a few yamen, walked about two hundred paces, and saw a lot of yamen surrounded by a small alley. The leader was the middle-aged head of Daxing County.
"I have seen you adults!"
The middle-aged catcher held the scabbard and cupped his hands, then pointed to the depths of the alley, and said excitedly: "The villain found an abandoned yard at the bottom of this alley, and saw that the door lock seemed to have been touched. The hands and feet looked like, so I pried open the door and went in to check, and I found some residual blood!"
It turned out that people from Daxing County found the clue.
Sun Shaozong gave Chen Jingde a sideways glance, this guy just made the report with rapturous eyebrows, if he didn't know it, he thought he had found it out himself.
Since it was found out by his own subordinates, Su Xingfang consciously had a light on his face, so he took the initiative to order: "Then what are you waiting for, quickly take us over to check it out!"
The middle-aged catcher took the lead with pleasure.
He slanted his shoulders and led the crowd into the alley. Seeing that they were not far from the bottom of the alley, they saw two yamen guards standing in front of an open gate, chattering about something.
"Everyone, this is the place! Just now, the villain..."
The middle-aged catcher turned his body sideways, pointed to the gate and was about to explain a few words, when he heard a crisp sound of 'bang', vaguely like the movement of a broken bowstring.
It was followed by a series of crisp sounds, and dozens of short arrows suddenly shot out from the mottled wall at the bottom of the alley!
"Get out of the way!"
In this haste, only Sun Shaozong, who had experienced the battle, responded in time.
Hearing him shouting violently, he grabbed Su Xingfang and Chen Jingde on the left and right, sticking them firmly to the wall on the left.
The next second, screams filled the entire alley!
Five or six yamen officers were hit by this short arrow, and the middle-aged catcher who led the way was the first to bear the brunt, with a dozen short arrows in his body.
Seeing that he fell to the ground, exhaling more and less, and spitting out blood and foam, it was obvious that he could not survive.
And thanks to his fat body, Sun Shaozong and others who hid behind him in time were all unscathed.
However, Sun Shaozong did not relax his vigilance, and pulled Chen Jingde and Su Xingfang back slowly.
"Big... Thank you for saving your life!"
Chen Jingde regained his strength a little, and immediately fell to the ground in gratitude.
But how did he know that the reason why Sun Shaozong, the former talent, was actually trying to use him to fill in the gaps—if the middle-aged catcher couldn't block the short arrows that came over, he should be the meat shield.
Even pulling him back right now, he still has the intention of using him to block the sword at a critical moment.
Of course, Sun Shaozong would never tell Chen Jingde the truth.
However, it was said that the three of them retreated about ten steps away, and Su Xingfang finally recovered. However, his first move was not to thank Sun Shaozong for his life-saving grace, but to try his best to get rid of Sun Shaozong's pull and rush towards him regardless. The dying middle-aged catcher.
"Uncle! Uncle! Are you all right, uncle!"
But it turned out that the middle-aged arresting head turned out to be Su Xingfang's uncle!