The two of them walked into the stronghold. On the way, Xu Sanlang came over with a bundle: "Li Jiyi, this is Guo Wulang's belongings. The leader ordered me to give it to you."
Li Yan took it and gave Xiao Hei a sniff: "I want you to go out again and find this loyal Baiqi!"
Although both he and Wan'er have opened their nose sense and can smell smells that ordinary people can't smell, but compared with cats, they are still far behind.
After all, a cat’s sense of smell is sharper than that of a dog, and no matter how much a person’s sense of smell improves, it will never be as good as a dog’s...
After hearing this, Xiao Hei walked around the village several times, especially outside Zheng Sanlang's house, and finally ran to the village owner's house.
After entering the house and arriving at the secret passage, he saw Di Renjie's fat body occupying the passage, observing the blood and minced meat at the entrance.
Li Yan touched Xiao Hei's head: "Don't disturb him yet."
Xiao Hei immediately lay down lazily, and Wan'er leaned forward. After Di Renjie looked at a place, he asked: "Uncle Di, do you have any clues?"
Di Renjie was so focused before that he didn't notice her small body. Now his face changed slightly: "Wan'er, this place is too bloody. It's not the place you should come..."
Wan'er said: "Uncle Di, don't treat me like an ordinary child. I also want to be a goddess detective in the future. Master specially asked me to learn from you!"
Di Renjie looked at her eyes and thought that this child had been trained as a plum blossom guard before and could not be treated as an ordinary person. He warned: "Okay, if you feel uncomfortable, you must leave quickly."
Wan'er nodded obediently. She only felt that the smell of blood was a bit pungent, but she was really not afraid.
What she was afraid of were enemies that could threaten her. How could such a fixed blood stain be so scary? People were dead, how could a ghost jump out?
She returned to the original question: "Uncle Di, do you have any clues?"
Di Renjie stroked his beard and said: "There is too much blood here. Blood circulates in the veins and throughout the body. It nourishes and transforms the spirit. Do not lose too much. If this amount of blood is used, that Zheng Sanlang should have died long ago."
Wan'er wondered: "Uncle Di is also good at medicine?"
Li Yan smiled and wondered if Di Sanzhen had earned his fame in vain. Di Renjie modestly said: "I know a little bit about it."
Li Yan said: "Wan'er, you should ask Huaiying for advice. He has extensive medical knowledge, nourishes the body and mind, and observes oneself and others. It will also be very helpful in solving the case."
Wan'er said in a crisp voice: "Uncle Di, are you willing to teach me?"
Di Renjie's round face was full of smiles: "Of course I will."
The three of them returned to the case. Di Renjie looked at the blood stains at the entrance and exit of the secret passage and muttered: "When Zheng Sanlang broke his hand, blood will inevitably spurt out, but these blood stains cannot be just for him. Wu Liulang arrived later and did not suffer any obvious injuries."
The injuries and blood are not his."
Li Yan's eyes moved and his face suddenly darkened.
Wan'er also said: "Then only Guo Wulang is left. Hey, it's really wrong!"
Di Renjie said: "Wan'er is really smart. Before and after this battle, the other Baiqi nearby did not hear the battle or cry for help, which proves that Guo Wulang was killed in a very short time. In this case, the wounds on his body
If there aren’t many, how could there be so many bloodstains distributed?”
At this point, Di Renjie sighed: "If what I expected is correct, there is only one possibility..."
Wan'er didn't understand at first, but suddenly she thought of the punishment Shang Gong once punished the disobedient palace maids, and her face turned slightly pale: "Can you say that?"
Li Yan said: "Let's go to the heart of the mountain and let Xiao Hei lead the way!"
Xiao Hei stood up energetically, ran into the dark passage, and led the way.
Di Renjie followed, one person in a row, and Li Yan and Wan'er walked behind him, two people in a row.
At first, the passage was a bit narrow and cramped, and there were obvious drops of blood on the ground.
After walking for more than a thousand meters, the front suddenly became clear, and a huge cave appeared in front of us.
Di Renjie touched the smooth stone wall and said solemnly: "The excavation here is by no means a temporary success. The manpower and material resources required are not something that a mere group of bandits can bear."
Li Yan nodded: "According to what the bandit Yan Dazui said, this village existed before. Who built it needs to be investigated carefully."
Di Renjie was a little puzzled: "Zhechong Mansion is everywhere in Guanzhong, and it is not far from Yidao and Tongguan. If there is a large-scale construction project, how can the imperial court not know about it?"
Li Yan didn't understand either.
The Tang Dynasty's military strength has always been focused on the central pass and not on the local area. Now there are nearly 300 Zhechong mansions on the Guannei Road. On the huge Jiangnan Road, there are only seven Zhechong mansions, ranking second from the bottom. The smallest one is Lingnan Road, Zhechong.
There are six in the mansion.
Although the strategic significance is different, Jiangnan is located in the hinterland, and there is no sea trouble now. It is really unnecessary to keep so many troops. However, there are also bandits in Jiangnan. Such an exaggerated comparison of forces shows how much attention each region receives. It can be said at a glance
Nothing left.
As for the nearly 300 Zhechong Prefectures in Guanzhong, the bandit troubles in history still cannot be quelled, and the fact that such a place still exists now seems even more bizarre.
While they were chatting, Baiqi and Neiwei had already appeared in front of them.
Not long after, Cheng Wuzhong came over and said, "Li Jiyi!"
Li Yan asked: "Is there anything gained?"
Cheng Wuzhong said: "With the help of the internal guards, we found a lot of pepper and salt."
He waved his hand, and someone brought up several large jars. A pungent smell hit his face, and Xiao Hei immediately showed disgust and avoided them.
The taste of pepper is really strong, and the price is also amazing. After all, mutton is the most common meat eaten by people in Tang Dynasty, and mutton has a strong smell of mutton, so pepper that can remove the mutton is particularly valued. This product is imported from the Western Region and South Asia.
, sold very expensively.
When Yuan Zai, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, had his house ransacked, eight hundred shi of pepper was found, which shocked both the government and the public. This was too greedy.
It is said that they are reluctant to eat, dare not eat, and are afraid of poverty.
Di Renjie said: "In normal times, the value of these peppers and salts far exceeds that of grain. There must be something fishy about this!"
Cheng Wuzhong thought that this fat man was good at talking nonsense, so he heard Li Yan say: "Yes, there must be a huge secret hidden behind this person!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Cheng Wuzhong hurriedly said: "What Li Jiyi said is true. We have enough manpower now. I have ordered people to guard the entrance. If the village owner dares to come back secretly, it will be just right."
After taking it down, all that’s left is to dig deep into the ground, and you won’t be able to find it if you don’t believe it!”
But it turns out that it is indeed difficult to find.
Even Xiao Hei's route was not straight and winding, and he finally arrived in front of the prison.
It's really a prison. Not only does it have cells, but it's also equipped with an interrogation room, which contains all the torture instruments.
One of the cells was stained with blood and had rags of clothes, which seemed to be where Zheng Sanlang was.
Xiao Hei turned around here, indicating that the smell left by Guo Wulang was the strongest here.
Cheng Wuzhong was very surprised: "Does he dare to bury Guo Wulang's body here? No matter what, dig it up!"
With a wave of his hand, several hundred riders entered and began to shovel and dig the ground.
Wan'er was looking forward to it: "Master, Uncle Di, will that loyal Baiqi really be buried here?"
Li Yan subconsciously thought it was impossible, but he did not speculate and shook his head.
Di Renjie stroked his beard and said: "If what I predict is correct, some key things will be dug up here, but they are not corpses!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone shouted: "Found it! Found it! Huh?"
Joy quickly turned to surprise.
Because when the soil was dug up, what was dug out was a suit of armor and a blood-stained sword.
Cheng Wuzhong rushed over and took a look, and there was no chance at all: "This belongs to Guo Wulang, and he has indeed encountered an accident!"
Li Yan shook his head: "It's not proof yet. After all, there are people who fled, leaving behind soldiers. We must find the bodies!"
Cheng Wuzhong shouted: "Keep digging deeper!"
However, at this moment, Di Renjie stopped and said: "There is no need to dig. Considering that Zheng Sanlang was seriously injured after his severed hand, he lost so much blood and walked such a long way. It is possible to bury these things in a hurry. It is difficult to bury the body."
It’s too deep, don’t waste your time here.”
Cheng Wuzhong's eyes turned red: "But the smell here is the strongest. Is it just because of the armor? Did the ocelot smell it wrong?"
Xiao Hei flicked his tail, a little dissatisfied. Wan'er hugged him and murmured in a low voice: "Xiao Hei won't smell it wrong!"
Di Renjie stroked his beard gently: "Guo Wulang's smell is the strongest. It does not mean that the body is here. It may also be that Zheng Sanlang is here and has done some kind of processing on the body. We can go back."
Li Yan frowned, and after combining various clues, he finally realized: "That's it!"
Di Renjie showed his intention to ask for instructions: "Liu Lang, it's up to you next..."
Li Yan smiled and said: "Huai Ying is mighty. Don't think it's just a last resort, but I didn't expect it. I didn't expect it. This time it's all your fault."
Di Renjie's heart felt warm, and Wan'er was very curious: "Master, Uncle Di, do you all know how the thief hid the body?"
The most confused person was Cheng Wuzhong: "According to Li Jiyi and this Di Wuwei, the case has been solved?"
Li Yan sighed: "Let's go back. When we get to the village, the answer will naturally be revealed."
They left the cave through another exit, walked around in a circle, and returned to the village through the main entrance.
Cheng Wuzhong had endured extremely hard work along the way. As soon as he entered the village, he clasped his fists and said, "Di Wuwei, please stop being so pretentious and tell me where Guo Wulang's body is!"
Di Renjie said: "Please forgive me, Commander Cheng. I am not betraying you, but I have to come back here to look for corpses. Yesterday, hundreds of cavalry invaded the village and killed many thieves. Where are the corpses of those people stacked?"
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Cheng Wuzhong was startled, how could he care about such a thing: "It should have been thrown into the ravine...wait a minute!"
His expression changed dramatically: "Could it be that Guo Wulang's body was also mixed in and thrown into the ravine? But it's impossible. We Baiqi can do autopsies. If he is an acquaintance, how could he not find it?"
Di Renjie asked: "What if it is a headless body? Will Baiqi find the head and piece it together? Is it true?"
Cheng Wuzhong said in a trembling voice: "Of course this won't happen..."
Di Renjie said: "Please send someone quickly to recover the body, especially the headless body that cannot be identified."
Cheng Wuzhong combined the previously excavated armor: "Guo Wulang's armor and weapons were removed in order to mix his body with the corpses of the bandits, but what about his head? Where was his head hidden?"
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"Come with me!"
Di Renjie walked forward, led everyone to the outside of a room, and said in a deep voice: "Guo Wulang's head is right here."
Except for Li Yan, everyone else looked at Yuan Dalang who was guarding the door and their expressions changed.