"Rokuro! Where have you been, Rokuro? Rokuro!"
It was Muchuan's voice.
Gu Jiao had been gone for too long, and Muchuan could not wait for anyone, so he went out with Zhao Wei, Yuan Xiao and others to find him, and a little palace maid from the Hall of Central Harmony came with them.
This is the small courtyard of the Hall of Central Harmony. Usually no one comes here, except for a small wooden hut for placing sweeping tools, there is a high wall and a few big trees.
At this time, Gu Jiao was squatting under a big tree near the high wall. In front of her was a man who fell in a pool of blood, and there were three unconscious eunuchs lying near the cabin behind her.
"What, what's the situation?" Yuan Xiao asked dumbfounded.
"Rokuro!" Muchuan walked over with big strides.
Yuan Xiao and Zhao Wei also quickly followed.
When they passed by the hut, they glanced at the three eunuchs scattered all over the place.
Yuan Xiaochong and the two shook their heads.
He could feel that the three were out of breath.
Zhao Wei looked worriedly at the little back who was squatting on the ground and didn't know whether he was drawing circles or doing something: "Is Liu Lang going to be okay? Is he injured or scared?"
This looks like a horrific murder scene!
What normal person can squat there? If you don't scare away, hurry up and hide away to clear the relationship, right
The three walked quickly to Xiao Liulang's side, Muchuan was on the left, Yuan Xiao and Zhao Wei were on the right, Zhao Wei thought that he was far away from Xiao Liulang, so he simply bypassed the man on the ground and came to the opposite side of Gu Jiao.
And the little palace maid who came with them has quickly called for someone.
"Rokuro, are you alright?"
The three asked in unison.
After playing together for a long time, the tacit understanding between several people has also increased day by day.
Gu Jiao snorted and said, "It's okay."
Of the three, only Muchan had seen Nangong Li, but it was a pity that Nangongli had a bloody face and his face was indistinguishable. In addition, Muchuan was worried about Xiao Liulang, so he didn't recognize the other party.
Muchuan frowned and asked, "what's going on?"
Gu Jiao said honestly, "He was killed."
Muchan looked at Gu Jiao puzzled: "Then why are you squatting here? Are you waiting to be caught as a murderer?"
I am the murderer.
Gu Jiao said, "My feet are numb."
It's so numb, I can't get up.
Muchuan: "… "
Yuan Xiao: "..."
Zhao Wei: "..."
Muchuan and Yuan Xiao stretched out a hand and held Gu Jiao up.
On the other side, the little palace maid came over with the eunuch in charge of the Hall of Central Harmony. It was Li Sande, and behind Li Sande were several palace guards.
It's not the Royal Forest Army. Only the emperor is qualified to dispatch the Royal Forest Army. At this moment, the emperor is going to court in the Golden Palace, and Li Sande has not reported it yet.
Li Sande saw several students of Tianqiong Academy at a glance, and his eyes fell on Gu Jiao's clothes.
The three of Muchan followed his gaze, and there was a buzzing sound in their minds.
Gosh!
Why is there a bloody handprint on Rokuro's clothes!
Just now, Gu Jiao was squatting there, hugging her knees, the front of her clothes was blocked, and they didn't even notice the bloody handprint for the first time.
This was done when Nangong Li grabbed the front of her dress and left a message before she died.
According to Jiao Jiao's original plan, as soon as Nangong Li died, she ran away every day. It didn't matter if her clothes were dirty, she wore one more inside.
But who made her feet numb.
Plan A was declared dead, but fortunately she came up with Plan B in a hurry.
Next execute Plan B.
The little palace maid had already reported the situation to Li Sande. Li Sande knew that Muchuan and the other two were later, and only Xiao Liulang was at the scene of the crime.
Li Sande confirmed the identities of the three eunuchs. The young eunuch was surnamed Hu, and everyone called him Mustache. The other two eunuchs were named Tong Yu and Wei Xi.
Both of them were not eunuchs on duty in the Hall of Central Harmony, but were from the Shangshan Supervisor, who was in charge of matters such as royal meals, meals in the palace, and banquets.
Due to their special functions, the twelve prisoners have the qualifications to enter and leave the three halls. The two of them came to inquire about the monarch's lunch today.
But haven't they finished asking? Why are people killed here
What's even weirder is that there are sacks and ropes on the ground that are not used for any purpose. What is this for
"Are you sure he was killed?" Li Sande asked several palace guards.
The three nodded, they were extremely sure.
Gu Jiao looked at Li Sande and his party. The deaths of these three eunuchs had nothing to do with her. They were accidentally injured by Nangong Li's internal force.
Li Sande went to see the man under the tree again. Compared with the three eunuchs, the death of this man was a bit more tragic. He was pierced through his chest with a sharp branch, and the other party did not take the murder weapon away. So arrogantly thrown on the scene.
Li Sande had a premonition of the seriousness of the matter. He was the eunuch in charge of the Hall of Central Harmony, and a murder happened under his nose. No matter how he looked at it, he was dereliction of duty.
He didn't understand. The palace was heavily guarded. Who would dare to make trouble in the palace after eating a bear-hearted leopard
"Didn't you find anyone suspicious?" he asked the accompanying guards.
The guard shook his head.
Gu Jiao was not surprised by this, the palace was well-guarded, but for a master like Nangong Li, it was not too difficult to avoid sight.
In addition, Nangong Li probably knew the shifts and patrols of the palace guards very well, so he could take advantage of the garrison.
This killing location should also have been carefully selected by Nangong Li, and it was completely a blind spot in the Hall of Central Harmony.
Li Sande finally came to Nangong Li, this time he looked at Nangong Li's face carefully, the more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong.
He took out his handkerchief and wiped off the blood on Nangong Li's face, and then he heard an exclamation, and the whole person stood up!
"Eunuch Li!"
The guards thought it was this person who cheated and rushed over to protect Li Sande.
But when they saw the blood-stained face, they also showed the same shocked expression as Li Sande.
The matter was of great importance, Li Sande asked Gu Jiao about the specific situation on the spot.
Who is the murderer
What happened
What about the bloody handprints on the placket
"I don't know."
"did not see it."
"When I came, those three had already died. This one still has one breath left. I know a little about Qi Huang's art, so I wanted to rescue him. He grabbed my shirt and seemed to want to tell me who the murderer was. "Unfortunately, I died before I finished speaking."
Gu Jiao said calmly, her expression was extremely magnanimous, and there was no trace of guilt.
Muchuan hurriedly said: "I can testify! Xiao Liulang really understands medical skills!"
Zhao Wei echoed: "Yes! We can all testify! On the day we faced off against Pingyang Academy, students from Zizhu Academy and Songshan Academy had a big fight, and as a result, the wall of the attic collapsed. Xiao Liulang was there to rescue him! Several deans are also there! If you don't believe it, you can send someone to ask!"
Yuan Xiao added: "And Duke Anguo! Xiao Liulang treated Duke Anguo!"
In fact, there is no necessary causal relationship between Gu Jiao's medical skills and the two things that Gu Jiao will rescue Nangong Li, but as long as her medical skills are proved to be true, her actions of staying to rescue the injured are valid.
If you want to overturn this fact, you must find enough strong evidence.
Judging from the bloody handprints on her body, there are only two possibilities for her to appear here, either to save people or to kill.
The motive for saving people already exists. She is a doctor.
The motive for the murder is hard to say.
Muchuan said: "Xiao Liulang is not from Yan country. He has only been in Shengdu for a month. He neither knows General Nangong nor the three father-in-laws. Why did he kill them?"
"Maybe it was ordered by someone?" a guard speculated.
Muchan said: "Instructing General Nangong to sneak into His Majesty's Hall of Harmony? Or instructing the three eunuchs to come here obediently and wait in line to kill him?"
That's right, the appearance of the four of them here is indeed a big doubt in the case. No matter what, Xiao Liulang has no ability to get the four of them together.
Muchuan continued: "The most important thing is that General Nangong is highly skilled in martial arts, and Xiao Liulang didn't leave for a long time. Do you think that a student of Tianqiong Academy can kill my Dayan Kingdom with a branch in such a short period of time. The famous General Nangong?"
Muchuan's remarks are considered to be on the hearts of several people.
That's right, aside from the motives and the timing of the crime, it's just ridiculous for a student who came from the country to kill a famous general from the previous country.
It's just that Li Sande didn't believe enough, it was about General Nangong, and the monarch had to believe it too.
Li Sande personally went to wait outside the Jinluan Palace, and the monarch reported the matter of the Zhonghe Palace to the monarch as soon as he approached him.
The king's face became ugly.
Li Sande knelt on the ground, his back soaked with cold sweat.
There are many doubts about this matter, the first one is why Nangong Li sneaked into the palace privately.
In fact, this crime alone is enough for the monarch to execute him, but being executed by the monarch is one thing, and being killed is another story.
"Zhang Dequan."
"The slave is here."
"Go and call the Dali Temple Minister and the Minister of Punishment."
"Yes."
This is to investigate the case thoroughly.
The monarch continued: "Also, that student, escort him to the Heavenly Prison, where he will be severely tortured."
There are seven, seven, and forty-nine kinds of torture in the Heavenly Prison.
If the student lied, the Sky Prison would tell the truth.
If he has endured all the punishment, no matter what the truth is, the monarch will not pursue it.
Because the monarch once said, as long as he has endured all the tortures of Tianjing, even if he is guilty, he will be released on the spot.
It's a pity that no one has succeeded so far, and there are quite a few people who were tortured and died halfway.
Zhang Dequan first sent people to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, and then he personally escorted Gu Jiao.
After a while, he turned back to the main hall of the Hall of Central Harmony, with an expression that was difficult to describe.
The monarch sat behind the desk and glanced at him lightly: "What's wrong?"
Zhang Dequan said in a dilemma: "People... people were not sent to the Heavenly Prison."
The king closed his eyes and meditated: "He committed suicide?"
Zhang Dequan said: "No."
The king said lightly: "That's what he recruited?"
"No." Zhang Dequan said embarrassingly, "The person was pulled away by the little county master, the little county master said... That student is her teacher!"
(End of this chapter)