Chapter 144 The "master behind the scenes" (please subscribe)

quiet.

At this moment, when Qi Ping's words fell in his ears, all the brocade clothes around the table woke up like a big dream, widened their eyes and stayed there, feeling of clearing away the fog and glimpsing the truth.

Pei Shaoqing suddenly said:

"So, our investigation direction was wrong from the beginning. This is why we can never find the missing person in Dongyuan? Because this was designed by the other party, so we will naturally not leave any flaws?"

Hong Jiaojiao opened her mouth, unbelievable:

"So, what you mean is that the real black hands are the barbarians. They deliberately guided them to take the blame for the demon clan? The murderer of Dongyuan and the thief in the imperial tomb are not the demon clan?"

Freshly corrected:

"To be precise, the barbarians may very likely want to disagree with the relationship between the human race and the demon race and destroy the alliance, and there may be the demon race involved. I mean those who rebel against Bai Zun and do not recognize humans and demon peace agreements."

He didn't say anything, that if this inference was true, then the emperor might have realized this.

The existence of Concubine Hu may mean that the human emperor had a closer relationship with the demon clan than the people expected.

Therefore, the emperor warned Du Yuanchun not to investigate Concubine Hu, which is just showing his attitude?

He is not sure.

But this is an explanation.

In the meeting hall, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

Everyone was a little excited when they were frightened. Hong Jiaojiao made a move to slap the table and get up, but thinking about it, it seems that it has no practical significance for the investigation.

If we say that the key to the imperial tomb case lies in two issues.

The first one, namely "who did it", has been answered.

The second one, "Where is the mastermind behind the scenes?", is still empty. If you just figure out the whole story, then the current analysis will be enough to report.

But in the end, it is still a broken answer.

Qi Ping was also thinking about this issue. If the thief had succeeded, he might have already escaped from Kyoto and had no way to trace it back. If he failed, there was no need to say it.

So, what else can they do next?

“……The Grassland People’s Congress has been working hard to do these things, which means that the arrangement is well-organized. There is a high probability that there will be internal support in Kyoto.

Yes, if you can find out your inner support, you can follow the clues and trace the whereabouts of your clothes... Well, the premise is that it is indeed stolen."

Qi Ping touched her chin, thought in her heart, and in her mind, the pictures flashed like slides.

Yesterday, when I was at the dock, the inspiration that flashed briefly in my mind was like a cunning fish, which reappeared from the water in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Qi Ping suddenly had a premonition.

There is another detail in the entire case that he ignored.

What exactly is it?

Make yourself an impression but have no direct connection with the case?

In a quiet and restless atmosphere, suddenly, footsteps came from the yard, and then there was a rapid knock on the door.

"Enter!" The nominal boss Yu Qing looked at the double wooden doors and said.

With a creak, Zhou Fang walked into the door with a solemn expression.

"Zhou Baihu? Are you..." Yu Qing was confused.

The sturdy Jinyi Baihu pressed the hilt of the knife with his right hand and said in a deep voice:

"There is one thing that I'm not sure, whether it's important, about Xu Shisheng."

Qi Ping suddenly looked up and stared at him: "What's wrong with him?"

The others were puzzled and thought, "Isn't the person named Xu who has stopped his post by His Majesty and stayed in the door and could not leave? What could be done?"

Zhou Fang shook his head, with a complicated expression: "It's not him, it's his wife's brother-in-law. To be precise, there's something about Fengtong Yaxing."

Fengtongyaxing... Inside the house, everyone became more and more confused.

Hong Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment, thinking of this incident, Fengtong Yaxing... It was a suspicious point that Qi Ping found when he checked the old files. The food consumption gap in Yaxing was inconsistent with the account book.

At that time, she and Zhou Fang and others went to investigate, but no problems were found.

It was a few days ago, and if she didn't mention it, she would have forgotten... Thinking of this, she turned her head and looked at Qi Ping, but saw that the young captain was stunned.

I felt that deep in my mind, the light of inspiration suddenly became bright, and the scattered thoughts collided and exploded...

"Fengtong Yaxing...Food gap...Many mummies who were not found...Xu Shisheng...Barctic business road...cargo ships leaving the port..."

It was like a stone plunging into the lake, rippling ripples. At this moment, the originally scattered clues gathered together, and Qi Ping finally caught the fish called "Inspiration" again.

"What happened to Fengtong Yaxing?" Qi Ping suddenly asked urgently, his eyes sharply.

Zhou Fang was startled by his reaction and said:

"At that time, although we did not find out the problem, we were more careful and sent someone to stare at it.

As a result, not long ago, Jinyi returned and said that the boss of Fengtong Yaxing was suspicious and secretly went to a certain courtyard to avoid alarming the snake. "

Qi Ping stood up suddenly and said quickly: "Lead the way! Let's go now!"

Yu Qing was puzzled: "Let's go together?"

Qi Ping nodded vigorously. At this moment, there was no confusion in his eyes, only the light of a knife, scanning everyone:

"I probably, I understand."

...

Xu Mansion.

The originally luxurious mansion has suddenly become much less and less recently. After Xu Shisheng was suspended, there was no trace of officials who often visited Suli.

I am afraid, avoid it.

It was windy tonight, and the sky was dark, and no one was guarding the gate of Xu Mansion. The lantern that should have been bright red was also extinguished, making the surroundings look even more silent.

The atmosphere in the inner courtyard of the mansion was tense and desperate.

The group of servants in the mansion were dismissed in batches in the afternoon.

Only some of the servants of close relatives were left in panic. Under the command of the master, they spent several hours packing the property in the mansion.

Immediately, with his mournful and crying master, he sat on the back door carriage and left with the help of the night.

When Mrs. Xu left, tears were in her eyes and she couldn't cry.

No one knew why he had to move in a hurry and leave Kyoto like a fleeing, but no one dared to disobey Xu Shisheng's orders.

As the last wave of female family members left in a car, only the wind was left in the courtyard.

The butler of Xu's mansion walked along the corridor with scattered debris and arrived at the brightly lit inner hall.

At this moment, in the inner hall, Xu Shisheng was wearing a silk robe, sitting alone in a large chair with a expressionless face.

"Master, it's time for us to leave." said the butler.

Xu Shisheng said "happy" and said as if he confirmed: "Madam, are you okay?"

"The lady is too sad, but with the young master and lady accompanying her, I think it's okay. As you tell me, I will leave the city alone and meet at the agreed place."

"Okay." Xu Shisheng nodded, stood up, walked to the center of the courtyard, stopped, and swept through the familiar plants one by one with some nostalgia.

What you see is full of depression.

The originally bustling mansion was filled with decay in a blink of an eye.

Even though his heart was firm, at this moment, the solemn civil servant still had a hint of sadness in his eyes.

Immediately, there was deep hatred.

"The Punishment Department... Qiping..." He gritted his teeth and squeezed out these two words, but finally suppressed his anger.

Although it was not without preparation, all this came too suddenly.

Huh... In the sound of the wind, a figure in a gray robe fell from the night sky. He looked at Xu Shisheng and said:

"Mr. Xu, it's time to go on the road."

Xu Shisheng quickly returned to his calmness, turned around, glanced at the mysterious martial artist, and nodded:

"good."

After saying that, he led the butler and walked towards the back door without hesitation, because he believed that it would not take too long to return to Kyoto.

"You are not with me?"

After walking a few steps, Xu Shisheng found that the man in gray robe had not moved and frowned and looked back.

The latter smiled:

"There are other experts who protect Lord Xu from leaving the city. As for me, I have to leave some small troubles."

Xu Shisheng's eyes moved, and he didn't ask much, and walked away.
To be continued...