Dafeng Night Watchman
Chapter 362: Chapter 362 The Real Murderer

Chapter 362: Chapter 362 The Real Murderer

The opponent's powerful hand made the black-robed spy realize the difference in strength between the two sides. He was a senior intelligence officer and would not lose his mind because of the crisis.

On the contrary, years of training made him more calm in times of crisis.

"Sir Xu, you don't have to do this. You want to investigate the case of the bloody massacre of three thousand miles, and you are afraid of offending His Royal Highness Huai Wang. These humble officials understand. But I advise you not to be impulsive. There are a few things you need to think clearly.

"First, the princess was not kidnapped by the barbarians. This matter cannot be concealed. Haha, I can't tell you the reason. But you believe me, if the princess falls into the hands of the barbarians, His Royal Highness Huai Wang will eventually know.

"But the result is that the princess was rescued by you. As long as the investigation afterwards shows that the time when you left the delegation coincides with the time when the princess was kidnapped, that's enough. His Royal Highness Huai Wang doesn't need evidence to deal with anyone he wants to deal with, as long as he thinks you are an enemy."

The King of Zhenbei is more domineering than I thought... Xu Qian'an was expressionless and continued to listen.

"Second, you saved the princess, which is a great achievement. His Royal Highness the Huai King has been in charge of the army for many years, and he values "clear rewards and punishments" the most. If you can get in touch with the Huai King, Xu Yinluo, you will have a bright future. Wei Yuan can only promote your official position, but the Huai King is a prince, and he can promote your title."

"Third, the case is just a case. If you fail to solve one case, it will not affect your reputation for repeatedly solving strange cases. The future is the most important, isn't it? Why should you affect yourself for a case that has nothing to do with you?"

The princess silently took another step back. She didn't look at the black-robed spy, and her attention was all on Xu Qiyan.

Although he is a lustful man, his style of behavior is still decent. He is definitely not the kind of scum who sells out others for his future... The princess has some confidence in this, but she is still a little nervous and nervous.

After all, Xu Qiyan is now facing the pressure of offending the prince and the prospect of being promoted to a higher position.

Bureaucracy exists in every world... Xu Qiyan nodded slowly:

"That makes sense, I'm almost convinced. You're right, the princess is the legal wife of the King of Zhenbei, I don't need to offend a prince because of this."

The black-robed spy smiled on his masked face. He was betting that Xu Qiyan would not dare to offend the King of Huai; he was betting that Xu Qiyan cared more about his future.

On one side is purgatory, on the other side is fairyland, even a fool would know which to choose.

Of course, who cares whether these words can be fulfilled, whether the King of Huai is willing to give the surname Xu a bright future.

As long as he survives this disaster and returns to the military camp, Xu Qiyan will be a piece of meat on the chopping board. As for the Qi-reading technique, the black-robed spy is not worried, what he just said is all true.

The King of Huai is indeed clear about rewards and punishments.

Looking at the obviously relieved black-robed spy, Xu Qian'an said in a heavy tone: "Answer me a question and I will let you go. What happened to the bloodbath of three thousand miles?"

The black-robed spy's heart sank, and he said sternly: "Xu Qian'an, if you insist on investigating, only destruction awaits you. King Huai's killing you is like killing an ant.

"Not only you, but also your family, your relatives and friends, all of them will be implicated. If you don't want them to be buried with you, you'd better let me go obediently."

Seeing Xu Qian'an's silence, the black-robed spy sneered: "If you kill me, at most you will kill people to silence them, what's the point? Can you summon my soul?

"Be sensible, think about it carefully, what I said just now is still valid."

As an intelligence officer, he understands people's hearts and words very well. Combining coercion and inducement, using career as bait and relatives and friends as threats.

"You are right." Xu Qian'an grinned.

The black-robed spy was startled, and an ominous premonition surged up. He asked tentatively: "What, what?"

Xu Qi'an stared into his eyes and repeated: "You are right, I really can summon spirits."

After saying that, he saw the black-robed spy's pupils shrink suddenly, and then struggled hard, threatening: "Xu Qi'an, I am the spy of His Royal Highness Huai Wang. If you dare to kill me, you will be an enemy of Huai Wang, and you will not have a good end.

"Are you a fool? No, fools are smarter than you. You don't want to take the sunny road, but insist on..."

With a click, the angry shouting stopped suddenly.

"Shut up."

Xu Qi'an casually threw the body on the ground. The spy opened his eyes wide and stared at

the sky in silence, as if he died with his eyes open.

Good kill! The princess cheered secretly in her heart.

Her heart slowly calmed down, and she exhaled a breath of relief. When she looked at Xu Qi'an again, her eyes were full of appreciation.

Unconsciously, Xu Qi'an's image in her eyes became more and more vivid and three- dimensional, and her trust in Xu Qi'an was also growing. These changes happened quietly, and it was difficult for him to immediately notice.

The princess was about to say: Let's run away!

She saw Xu Qi'an take out a book, tear off a page of paper, and ignite it with his qi. In an instant, a cold wind blew out of thin air, and there seemed to be a shrill cry in her ears, and the warm sun in the sky lost its temperature.

Then, the princess saw a series of unreal figures, which turned into green smoke and floated in the air a foot away from Xu Qi'an.

Ghost, ghost, ghost... The princess' eyes widened and her mouth opened a little bit, she was

scared.

She had never seen a ghost in her life. She usually imagined it in her mind and scared herself. Now she saw a real ghost, her mind was a little confused, she had no idea, and even forgot to

run away.

Xu Qiyan didn't notice that the princess was in a state of fear. Even if he noticed it, he didn't have time to comfort the most beautiful woman in Dafeng.

There were more important things waiting for him to do.

In addition to the three barbarians who died in Xu Qiyan's hands and the black-robed spy, he also summoned the souls of the dead soldiers.

The new souls were silly and dazed.

Xu Qiyan looked at the black-robed man, was silent for a few seconds, and slowly said: "What's the matter with the blood slaughter for three thousand miles."

The spy's expression was stiff, and his voice was hollow. "Your Highness Huai Wang needs a

lot of life essence to increase the warrior's blood and qi to impact the second-grade great

perfection. "

This sentence was like a scorched thunder exploding in the ears of Xu Qian'an and the

princess.

The bloody massacre of 3,000 miles was done by the King of Zhenbei... At this moment, Xu Qian'an's head was buzzing, as if he was hit on the head with a stick.

I actually had expected it. If the bloody massacre of 3,000 miles was done by the barbarians, how could Tang Shanjun and others, as the leaders of the tribe, not know about it? How could they not participate?

It was just that Chu Xianglong's ignorance made me ignore this detail and think that there was still an inside story in this case... No, the real reason was that I didn't want to believe it.

I didn't want to believe that a prince who had guarded the border for more than ten years, the royal family of Dafeng, would slaughter the people who admired and loved him for his own

selfish desires.

Xu Qian'an's lips trembled, and he murmured: "Unforgivable..."

He would rather it was all done by the barbarians. Everyone was in different camps, and when they met, they would face life and death. Today you slaughtered the people of Dafeng, and tomorrow I will lead the army to flatten the barbarian tribe.

Since they are mortal enemies, there is nothing to say.

But he could not accept that the one who caused this tragedy was the King of Zhenbei, the prince of Dafeng. He wielded the butcher knife against his own people, just for the sake of

promotion to the second rank.

Beast!

Yes, it was done by the King of Huai..... The princess covered her lips and tears burst out.

After a long time, Xu Qiyan heard his hoarse voice and asked, "Where is the massacre?"

The black-robed man answered blankly, "I don't know."

I don't know... This answer was beyond Xu Qiyan's expectation. Shouldn't it be Xikou County?

Isn't that place blocked?

In addition, even the confidant of the King of Zhenbei didn't know about this, which is very

unscientific.

"Who knows?" Xu Qiyan asked the doubts in his heart.

"Chuzhou Commander Que Yongxiu and the "Tian" spy know. "The soul of the man in black

robe said.

Commander Que Yongxiu?

Xu Qian'an pondered for a moment and recalled the information of this person: Que Yongxiu, Commander-in-Chief of Chuzhou, Duke of the Protectorate.

A hereditary title.

The first Duke of the Protectorate was the Prince of Pinghai, who was later the sworn brother

of Emperor Wuzong.

Emperor Wuzong was a prince who joined forces with Buddhism to kill the first generation of

supervisors five hundred years ago and attempted to usurp the throne in the name of clearing

the court.

The lineage of the Duke of the Protectorate is a rare evergreen tree among the old nobles. They have many marriages with royal relatives and have married two princesses and four county ladies in the family history.

Que Yongxiu has the blood of the Dafeng royal family.

"Que Yongxiu and the King of Zhenbei colluded with each other and created a bloodbath over

3,000 miles... Collect evidence and report them. I don't believe that Emperor Yuan Jing can

still protect them. Even if he wants to, Duke Wei disagrees, and the officials in the court

disagree..."

The officials in the court, the civil and military officials in the capital, the good and the bad, the foolish and the shrewd, are a force that even the emperor cannot resist. Once such a shocking tragedy is exposed, the officials in the capital cannot sit idly by.

Xu Qiyan resisted the urge to return to the capital with the soul, because it was not enough.

The soul of a spy alone was not enough to overthrow the King of Zhenbei and the Duke of

Huguo.

He turned to look at the three barbarians and asked, "What is the reason for you to kill the King of Zhenbei's spy?"

The barbarian of the Qingyan tribe on the left answered, "Find the place where the King of Zhenbei slaughtered lives and report to the leader."

The barbarian of the Qingyan tribe in the middle then answered, "The leader also wants to be

promoted to the second rank."

The barbarian of the Qingyan tribe on the right finally answered, "During this period of time,

we have hunted each other with the spies of the King of Zhenbei, and many tribesmen have

been killed."

"Why do you want to replace the place where the King of Zhenbei slaughtered lives." Xu Qiyan glanced at the residual soul of the black-robed man standing woodenly.

He immediately grasped the key point and thought there was a big problem here. Logically, replaceing the scene of the crime is what he, the chief officer, has to do, and it is also

one of the evidences he must replace. If even the victim cannot be found, the case cannot be

investigated. However, the spy of the King of Zhenbei did not know the location of the crime, while the

barbarians were looking for the location of the crime, which meant that the blood slaughter of three thousand miles had not really ended. "Seize the blood." The barbarian on the left answered.

Xu Qian'an asked the barbarians in the middle and on the right again and got the same answer.

According to the analysis of the ambush case, the barbarians wanted to seize the King of Zhenbei's fortune in two ways: first, seize the princess; second, seize the blood. According to the feedback from the second point, it can be known that the blood slaughter of

three thousand miles has not ended, or the King of Zhenbei has not yet completed the task. Otherwise, the spies of the Qingyan tribe should have withdrawn long ago.

No wonder there were no masters of the Qingyan tribe when the princess was surrounded and killed. If nothing unexpected happened, they all sneaked into Chuzhou to replace the location of the blood slaughter of three thousand miles. The spy of the King of Zhenbei secretly fought

wits and courage with the barbarians and hunted each other.

No wonder there were no spies escorting and picking up the princess. They must have been

too busy to take care of themselves. They had to hide the blood slaughter for three thousand miles and hunt the barbarians who sneaked into Chuzhou.

"Only your Qingyan tribe knows about this?" Xu Qi'an asked again.

"Yes." The barbarian replied.

This doesn't make sense...... How did the leader of the Qingyan tribe know about this? Xu

Qi'an pondered for a moment and said:

"Have you seen a sorcerer in the tribe?"

"Yes." The barbarian said in a daze.

Well, in this case, the Qingyan tribe knows all the inside stories of the blood slaughter for three thousand miles, and these are all told to them by the mysterious sorcerer group. From this, two conclusions can be drawn: First, the mysterious sorcerer group is supporting

the leader of the Qingyan tribe, supporting him to seize the fortune of the King of Zhenbei and be promoted to the second rank.

Second, the mysterious sorcerer group seizes the fortune of Dafeng, supports the barbarian leader, infiltrates the court, and eats away at the national strength of Dafeng. Their position

is clear at a glance.

Xu Qi'an did not continue to ask questions, and said in a deep voice: "Squat down and cover

your eyes." The princess cooperated skillfully and immediately squatted down and covered her eyes.

Xu Qi'an took out the fragments of the Earth Book, put the bodies of the black-robed spy and

the three barbarians into the jade mirror, then opened the ** and collected their souls.

"Let's go!"

He came to the princess and squatted, with his back to her, and said: "Come up."

This time, the princess did not hesitate, opened her arms, and hugged Xu Qi'an's neck. She

found that she no longer resisted having some physical contact with this man at this moment. It was really strange.

The princess turned her head and looked behind her. A gust of wind blew, and those unreal

souls were like a dream bubble, torn apart and dissipated in the wind.

She suddenly felt a pain in her heart and whispered: "He doesn't deserve the title of Zhenbei King."

"Shut up and hold me tight."

"Yeah." She tightened her arms and lay honestly on Xu Qi'an.

Bang! Amid the muffled sound of the ground shaking, Xu Qi'an shot out like a sharp arrow and

disappeared into the wilderness.

........

At noon, a hundred miles away from Sanhuang County, heading west.

The princess sat by the stream, gnawing on a chicken leg in an unladylike manner. While

eating, she glanced at Xu Qi'an, who was in a daze. She was always arrogant, but her tone was

rarely gentle:

"What are you going to do next?"

Xu Qi'an looked at her, smiled, and fiddled with the campfire, "In fact, the reason why I

brought you north was to use you to threaten the King of Zhenbei, so that she would be afraid

to act rashly. The original intention was bad."

She pursed her lips and said sadly, "I know."

She was not a fool. This man went north to investigate the case and brought her with him.

What he was trying to do could be guessed with a little thought.

Xu Qian'an was surprised and said, "Hey, you're not angry? This doesn't match your usual

personality." The princess shook her head and said softly, "I was born beautiful since I was a child. When I

was nine years old, I went to the Jade Buddha Temple with my parents to burn incense. The abbot of the temple saw me and wrote a poem. Well, you should know that poem. "Since then, I have become famous, and my parents have worked harder to cultivate me,

hoping that I will become a knowledgeable and talented woman who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

"When I was thirteen years old, because of my excessive beauty, the pressure on my family became greater and greater. Not only did I have to deal with the dignitaries who came to ask for marriage, but even some clansmen who had no blood relationship with me looked at me

strangely.

"My parents and elders protected me very well. It was not because they loved me so much, but

they didn't want the precious goods to have any flaws. Finally, that year, the emperor sent

someone to replace me and asked me to enter the palace.

"My parents and elders were so happy that their eyes were filled with tears. Yes, the goods they had worked so hard to cultivate were finally sold at the highest price. "After I entered the palace, I only met the emperor once, and then I was ignored. Later I learned that the emperor had already started to practice Taoism and was not close to women. This was a good thing for me. There was good food and accommodation in the palace, and I didn't have to wrong myself to cater to stinky men.

"After the Battle of Shanhaiguan, I was given to the Prince of Huai and became his principal

wife. I lived in the Prince of Huai's Mansion for twenty years. I knew exactly what the two

brothers were planning.

"But what can I do? I'm just a weak woman. Not to mention that there are guards guarding me

and maids monitoring me, even if there are no constraints, I can run away. I ran from the

Prince of Huai's Mansion to the outer city gate and I was half dead.

"I have been a commodity since I was a child, and I have been given away by people. When one

day I have no value, I will be abandoned like a worn-out shoe."

By the campfire, she hugged her knees, her voice was soft, and her face was not sad or happy.

"So I won't blame you for treating me as a bargaining chip or a commodity. Compared to

those two brothers, I think you are a good person."

This, this is too miserable... Xu Qi'an felt pity in his heart. This has nothing to do with beauty.

This pity is the same as that for Zhong Li.

Completely out of sympathy.

He looked at the princess and questioned, "Really not?"

The princess was very honest this time and nodded her head: "It's strange. I thought you were going to betray me just now, and I was so angry."

Xu Qi'an smiled, "Women are like this, they say one thing and mean another." She also smiled, and then asked, "How do you plan to deal with the matter of the King of

Zhenbei? Since he did it, the nature is much more serious than falsely reporting military intelligence.

"If you insist on going against him, I'm afraid the ending will not be good." The mountain breeze blew, the bonfire swayed, and a lot of time passed in the quiet

atmosphere. Xu Qi'an slowly said: "Find the location of the bloody massacre for three thousand miles, stop him, punish him, and if possible, I will kill him. "

The princess looked at him infatuatedly.

Sanhuang County, Yayin Tower.

"Knock, knock..."

Cai'er, who was leaning on the couch reading a book, heard a knock on the door, followed by

the laughter of the madam: "Cai'er, Mr. Zhao is here, please treat him well."

Cai'er received the book and replied in a tender voice: "Okay, mother." The door of the room opened, and a middle-aged man dressed like a rich man came in with a

lewd smile on his face.

He stepped over the threshold, turned around to close the door, and when he turned back, the

smile on his face disappeared, and he looked serious and solemn.

The middle-aged man looked at Cai'er, nodded and said: "Did you tell him the news about

Xikou County?"

Cai'er bowed and said respectfully: "Yes, he didn't doubt it."

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief, sat at the table, poured a cup of tea, and said

leisurely: "But with his intelligence, he will definitely realize that something is wrong afterwards, but at that time, the matter will be over. "

Cai'er didn't say anything.

The middle-aged man continued, "I will go north in the next few days. You should leave

Sanhuang County in the near future. If I die on the way, you should never come back."

After a pause, he said in a serious tone, "Blue-clothed attendant."

Cai'er lowered her head: "No regrets even if I die a hundred times."