Chapter 12 Article 3 The dragon wakes up and kills
As soon as a flash of fish belly white appeared on the eastern horizon, Jiang Nan got up.
Dressed neatly, I opened the door and a breath of fresh air with an earthy smell hit my face.
The rain last night stopped in the middle of the night.
Except for the flowerbed and bamboo forest, the rest of the Green Bamboo House is paved with thick bluestone floors and there is no soil.
Except for a little water accumulation, everything is clean and dry.
Therefore, there is no such thing as being too muddy to get your feet in.
Jiang Nan was practicing swordsmanship and reading as usual.
Li Ze bought breakfast from outside.
"No news yet?"
Jiang Nan asked.
Li Ze shook his head, looking a little worried.
Jiang Nan's heart felt a little heavy.
There has been no news from Li Lu since last night.
This is not the harmonious society of the previous life.
This world is very dangerous.
Not to mention that human life is like a piece of grass, the imperial bureaucracy is very indifferent to life.
Besides, besides humans, there are also demons.
It's normal for a lot of people to die.
A girl has not been seen since last night. Even if this is Kyoto, there is probably something bad going on.
"Have you reported the crime?" Jiang Nan asked.
"Not yet." Li Ze shook his head, "The government office hasn't gone to work yet, but Brother Zhou has just passed by."
Jiang Nan nodded.
After breakfast, Zhou Qing came back.
"Master, a report has been made, and the government will send someone to investigate." Zhou Qing said, holding his fists.
Jiang Nan looked serious, nodded and said: "It is impossible for such a big man to just say goodbye. The government sent people to investigate, and we have to investigate too. You go back to my grandfather's place and ask the general's office to transfer some
Manpower, find someone as soon as possible."
All I have to say is, if you want to see someone alive, you want to see a corpse if you die.
Zhou Qing said: "Yes, young master."
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The sun sets in the west.
Jiang Nan killed monsters much faster today than yesterday, so she got off work earlier than usual.
As soon as they left the Demon Slayer Division, they saw a carriage parked not far away.
Li Ze and Zhou Qing were both standing beside the carriage.
Jiang Nan walked over and saw Li Ze's eyes were red.
My heart suddenly sank.
Before Jiang Nan could ask, Li Ze choked and said, "Master, my sister is dead."
As he spoke, tears came down.
Although he had expected it, Jiang Nan couldn't help but feel a twitch in his heart when he heard the bad news.
But his face remained calm, and he asked: "How did he die? Where is he?"
Zhou Qingdao: "It was found in a mass grave outside the city. The cause of death is initially determined to be suicide. It is now parked in the government morgue."
Mass grave outside the city?
Jiang Nan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Obviously, this is a man-made corpse.
This cannot be as simple as suicide.
Instead of going home, the carriage went directly to the government office.
The Kyoto government office is in the inner city.
He was demoted to a commoner by the emperor, and although he could not live in the inner city, there was still no problem in coming to the inner city.
Besides, this happens for a reason.
When he arrived at the government office, Yu Zhicheng, the governor, personally received him.
Then he asked the chief arrest officer Xingjiu to take him to the morgue to identify the body.
Xing Jiu stretched out his hand and said, "Young Master Jiang, please."
Jiang Nan thanked Yu Zhicheng, and the three of them followed Xing Jiu to the morgue behind.
In the morgue, Jiang Nan and others met Li Lu.
"sister--"
When Li Ze saw the familiar face that he had depended on since childhood, he collapsed on the spot, howled and trembled all over.
Jiang Nan felt a sudden pain in her heart.
The girl who was lively and lively yesterday is now lying on the cold morgue, separated by heaven and earth forever.
But this place was not a place for mourning and mourning. Jiang Nan forcibly restrained her sadness and looked carefully.
Li Lu's clothes were stained with blood and there was a lot of dirt on her hair.
He closed his eyes tightly, his pale face still showed fear, and his whole body was wet.
The most eye-catching thing is the green jade hairpin on the chest.
It penetrated deeply into her chest, with only a faintly red jade hairpin sticking out.
Obviously a lot of force was used.
"Someone came to the Yamen this morning to report a crime, saying that they saw a fresh female corpse in a mass grave in the south of the city. We thought that Guard Zhou would come to report the crime this morning, so we immediately took people there."
Xing Jiu said.
"When we found her, part of her body was wrapped in black cloth, and there were no footprints around it. It may be because of the heavy rain last night, which washed away the soil and exposed her body.
According to the inspection, there were signs of binding on her wrists and body, and her virginity was intact and had not been violated.
There were two wounds on her body, both on her chest, and each wound went straight to the depths of her heart.
Based on the angle at which the hosta penetrated, we inferred that she died of suicide.
In other words, she inserted this hosta into her chest by herself and stabbed it twice in a row.
It penetrated deeply every time.
It's a one-hit kill.
Obviously, she was determined to die.
In addition, this hosta is very valuable, with a market price of at least three taels of silver, but it was not taken away by anyone.
It can be seen that the other party either despises this hosta, which shows that the other party is rich; or he left it on purposely to tell others that he committed suicide.
Of course, there is another way that they think it is a murder weapon and it is an ominous choice, so they don’t move it.”
Jiang Nan looked gloomy as he listened to Xing Jiu's introduction.
He gently opened Li Lu's clothes, and when he saw the hideous wound on his chest, he felt pain in his heart again.
What a cruel attack!
It was hard for him to imagine what kind of situation would have forced Li Lu to be so cruel to him.
"Do you know the murderer?" Jiang Nan asked, with a murderous tone in his tone.
Li Lu's death seemed simple, but he thought of more.
There were so many powerful people in Kyoto, but it was he, the maid of the deposed prince, who died.
To say that no one was deliberately targeting him, he simply didn't believe it.
Thinking of all the recent events, Jiang Nan felt that Li Lu's death was definitely no accident.
"Still checking." Xing Jiu said.
Jiang Nan nodded, carefully arranged Li Lu's clothes and arranged her hair.
He looked at her deeply, turned around and said, "Let's go."
The case has not been closed yet, and the body cannot be taken away for the time being.
Li Ze looked at his sister's body, his body trembled and he clenched his hands.
The knuckles turned white from holding on too tightly.
"Let's go."
Zhou Qing forcibly pulled him and walked out together.
After leaving the Yamen, Jiang Nan turned to Zhou Qing and said in a cold tone: "Mobilize everyone to investigate with all their strength. I want to know the exact news tonight at the latest!"
The government office is also looking for the murderer, but he can't wait any longer.
"Yes, Master."
Zhou Qing cupped his fists.
Although because Jiang Nan was demoted to a commoner by the emperor, there are basically no people in Prince Yong's Mansion except for necessary guards. But since the young master of Prince Yong's Mansion wants to investigate, the General's Mansion will definitely give full support.
With so many experts investigating the death of a maid, it shouldn't be a big problem.
After returning home, Jiang Nan locked herself in the room.
Sitting on the chair, Jiang Nan's eyes were stern.
He knew it was a conspiracy ever since his predecessor appeared inexplicably in the palace prison.
What led him to be involved in this conspiracy is still unknown.
He felt like a huge black hand was covering him.
He needs to find out the truth of the matter.
But after awakening Goldfinger in the dungeon, he is no longer as anxious about finding the truth as he was at the beginning.
Rather than searching for the reasons and truth, it is better to hide in the dungeon with peace of mind and improve your strength.
As long as the strength is improved, no matter how many conspiracies and tricks are in vain.
However, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop.
Only a few days later, his maid Li Lu died unexpectedly.
Li Lu was in her prime, young and beautiful, and her death might have been an accident.
But it cannot be ruled out that it was a warning to him from the black hand in the darkness, or a temptation.
No matter which one it is, the target seems to be pointing at him intentionally or unintentionally.
Or maybe it's pointing at the Jiang family.
As for why, he still doesn't know.
The water in Kyoto is too deep...
Jiang Nan's eyes were cold, and then he let out a sigh of relief.
"Since it's very deep, let's just muddy the water!"
"Perhaps only by muddying the water can some fish hidden in the darkness jump out on their own..."
Regardless of whether this is useful or not.
Even if it was to seek justice for Li Lu, he was prepared to do so.
After making the decision, Jiang Nan calmed down.
The mind enters the space of the three-color tree.
A light red fruit is ripe again.
Take it off.
Swallow it in one gulp - "Ancestral Dragon Kaitian Jin" operates...
Roar~
The third dragon awakens.
A tyrannical force surged throughout the body, and the divine and demon body exploded with tyrannical power.
Thirty thousand kilograms of strength!
Leave the house and enter the backyard to practice your sword.
What is different from the past is that this time when practicing swordsmanship, murderous intent is everywhere.
Under this murderous aura, his understanding of the "Shadowless Sword Technique" rapidly improved...
The sword flashes, five knives in one blow...six knives in one strike...seven knives in one strike!
Seven cuts!
This exercise lasted until the sun set.
Zhou Qing is back.
At the entrance of the hospital, Zhou Qing looked at Jiang Nan, who was exuding masculine energy and sweating on his face. His face was solemn, he clasped his fists and said, "Master, the murderer has been found."
This time, the General Mansion dispatched more than a hundred security experts, alarming the entire Kyoto.
Based on various tips, the murderer was found in just two hours.
This efficiency is not very high.
"Who is it?"
Jiang Nan stopped, raised the knife and asked.
"Zhou Tingyu, the second son of the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
Zhou Qingdao.
"The son of the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs..." Jiang Nan narrowed his eyes slightly, with a dangerous look in his eyes, "The reason?"
Zhou Qing said briefly: "Someone kidnapped Li Lu as his maid and gave it to Zhou Tingyu. Zhou Tingyu wanted to rape her, but Li Lu was stubborn and committed suicide. Zhou Tingyu has already admitted this, and he is willing to compensate -"
"Compensation?" Jiang Nan sneered, "I will let him compensate!!!"
Killing his wife is not as simple as compensation.
Regardless of whether he was forced to death or killed, he was not prepared to let Zhou Tingyu live.
"Then what kind of cultivation level is Zhou Tingyu?"
Li Lu is not an ordinary person with no cultivation level.
Although she has poor qualifications, she is still a warrior in the body-forging realm.
If there is not much difference in strength, there is no need for Li Lu to be forced to commit suicide when he can move his hands and feet.
It can be seen that Zhou Tingyu's strength must be far beyond Li Lu.
Sure enough, Zhou Qing said: "He is the eighth level of Kaiyuan Realm."
Jiang Nan nodded slightly, but his expression didn't change much.
Then he didn't ask Zhou Tingyu any more questions, but asked: "Do you know who kidnapped Li Lu?"
"According to Zhou Tingyu's account, they were a man named Cao Jing and a man named Xu Chuliang. Cao Jing claimed that he had a very beautiful maid to give to him in order to make friends with him."
Zhou Qing said.
"But according to the investigation, there are no two people at all.
Obviously, either Zhou Tingyu is lying, or the other person is probably a fake name.
However, judging from the results of the investigation at the Jiaofang Division, Zhou Tingyu did not speak enough. There were indeed two people drinking with Zhou Tingyu at that time.
Now it seems that these two people are either hiding or have left Kyoto, and there is no news in this regard yet."
"Continue to investigate these two people!"
Jiang Nan said, with sharp eyes.
"If you have any news, tell me as soon as possible."
He did not ask how he investigated Zhou Tingyu. These are not important for the time being. What is important is the result.
As he spoke, he threw it casually, and the long knife in his hand turned into a graceful arc, and was accurately inserted into the knife holder in the distance.
Zheng~
The blade trembled endlessly and shone with a cold light.
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