"What's the matter, Brother Zhu? What kind of trouble did you have to come to find me in the middle of the night?"
"It's a big bug. You have to hold still after listening to this - Young Master Zhao has been killed!"
"What? Zhao Mengshan was killed? This is really God's will, and evil will be punished!"
Seeing Shen Lang's eyebrows dancing with joy, his face full of surprise, and his voice rising by more than an octave, Zhu Hu couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes slightly, quickly made a silencing gesture, and lowered his voice and said:
"Zhao Mengshan's death is certainly very satisfying, but we can only talk about this in private. Don't say it in public outside! Otherwise, it will reach the ears of Sister Zhao Mengshan. With the power of the Yingguo Duke's government, there are many ways to deal with you!
"
Shen Lang smiled and nodded:
"Thank you, Brother Zhu, for reminding me. I know the pros and cons and will not buy firecrackers to celebrate."
"Have you ever planned to buy firecrackers? It's just... Okay, hurry up and go to Zhao's Mansion. The county magistrate is waiting there. I'm afraid you'll get hurt if you go late."
After saying this, Zhu Hu lit a torch and hurried to Zhao Mansion with Shen Lang.
From beginning to end, Zhu Hu never doubted Shen Lang——
Shen Lang is indeed a martial arts genius, but no matter how talented he is, he has only practiced martial arts for ten days.
After just a few days of practicing kung fu, how could he possibly defeat a martial arts master like Zhao Mengshan who was full of treasures and was a seventh-level master?
Even though Shen Lang had clearly expressed his indignation against Zhao Mengshan, Zhu Hu did not believe that Shen Lang could do such a big thing.
Even if he was young and had the courage to kill Young Master Zhao, he didn't have the ability, right?
Traveling quickly, the two of them quickly arrived at the gate of Zhao Mansion.
At this time, the gate of Zhao's Mansion was opened, the lights in the mansion were brightly lit, and there were signs of "war and chaos".
Running back and forth, in addition to Zhao's stewards and servants, servants and maids, there are also police officers and government servants holding lanterns and torches, exploring the scene everywhere, looking for clues.
There were even twenty county soldiers, armed with flintlock rifles, pretending to maintain order.
Well, whether it's the police officers or the musketeers, they all look very busy and serious on the surface.
In fact, I didn't take this thing seriously at all.
Zhao Mengshan's reputation was too bad. When he died, it was too late for everyone to applaud him. How could they seriously investigate the murderer?
Even among the maids and servants of Zhao Mansion, there are many who wish that Zhao Mengshan would die early and go to hell.
Many people were running around like flies, looking very busy and panicked, but in fact they were just venting their joy.
When Shen Lang followed Zhu Hu to Zhao Mengshan's practice hall, he even saw two servants of the Zhao family. As they passed each other, they actually looked at each other and smiled, looking quite happy.
The two of them walked all the way to the practice hall. The county magistrate was wearing official uniform, standing expressionlessly in the practice hall with his hands behind his back, twenty or thirty steps away from Zhao Mengshan's body, as if he was a little afraid of blood.
The body of Zhao Mengshan has been circled with hemp rope.
The big hole in the floor that was blasted out of the underground secret room was also surrounded by hemp rope, so no one could get close to it.
He only worked as a master and apprentice for one afternoon, and he and Zhao Junshan, the most senior police officer in the county government, were conducting an autopsy in the circle.
Shen Lang and Zhu Hu went outside the rope circle, said hello to Lao Zhao and Lao Wuzuo, then closed their mouths and listened carefully.
Wu Zuo: "There were dirty blood clots in the mouth, nose, and ears of the deceased. He must have suffered internal injuries. As for the severity of the internal injuries, an autopsy is required... The left arm was mutilated, severed at the elbow, and was chopped off with a sharp weapon...
...The fatal injury was a penetrating wound to the throat, which reached deep into the cervical spine. Judging from the shape of the wound, it must have been a sword wound. The sword used by the murderer must have been an ordinary sword weapon that is most common in the world..."
Old Zhao: "Zhao Mengshan must have been affected by the explosion in the underground secret room. His internal organs were shocked and he suffered serious internal injuries."
Wu Zuo: "I heard that the deceased's 'Tiger Claw Hand' was very powerful. Judging from the skull targets made of copper and iron in the hall, it seems that he could scratch through copper and iron with his hands. His arms and palms must be extremely tough. The murderer could actually
First cut off his left arm with a sword, then pierce his right palm with a sword, destroying his tiger claw skill, and then pierce his throat with a sword... Actually, only three swords were used in total to kill the deceased?"
Lao Zhao shook his head:
"That's not the case. Pierce the right palm and pierce the throat with the sword should be done at the same time."
As he spoke, he stood up and made gestures:
"The situation at that time should be like this...
"The murderer first sneaked into the practice hall, found the secret room mechanism, entered the secret room, and set up an ambush with explosives triggered by some mechanism. Because the secret room was small, the murderer could not hide in the secret room, otherwise he would also be affected by the explosion. Therefore, the mechanism was set up
After the ambush, the murderer returned to the practice hall to lurk.
"Afterwards, Zhao Mengshan entered the practice hall, but did not notice the presence of the murderer - this shows that the murderer is very good at hiding. After staying in the practice hall for a while, Zhao Mengshan entered the secret room again, but failed to find the explosives ambush, and accidentally triggered the mechanism and detonated the explosives.
He suffered internal injuries on the spot.
"The reason why he didn't die must be because Zhao Mengshan had a life-saving treasure obtained from the Duke of Ying. Otherwise, his clothes would be withered and torn, his internal organs would have been shocked and injured, and his skin and hair would have been covered with blisters and scorch marks. But
His hair and skin were undamaged...
"But even so, Zhao Mengshan, who was ambushed in his secret room and suffered internal injuries, was still extremely frightened, panicked and flew into the practice hall through the hole blasted in the basement ceiling.
"And the murderer had already predicted Zhao Mengshan's reaction. He had been lying in ambush outside the entrance of the cave. When he saw Zhao Mengshan leaping out, he immediately showed up and drew his sword. The murderer's first strike was most likely a horizontal slash with the sword to kill Zhao Mengshan.
neck.
"Zhao Mengshan was caught off guard and instinctively raised his left arm to block the murderer's first sword. However, the murderer's long-awaited full force sword cut off his left arm at the elbow.
"Zhao Mengshan sacrificed an arm in exchange for a moment of opportunity. Before he could turn around, he used Qinggong and flew backwards facing the murderer - he suffered internal injuries first, and then lost his left arm. Seventy or eighty percent of his kung fu had been lost. Even if
Having already met the murderer, it is impossible to fight him head-on, so he can only retreat and escape.
"But the murderer's swordsmanship was too strong, and he raised another sword in an instant, chasing Zhao Mengshan and stabbing him in the throat. At the critical moment of life and death, Zhao Mengshan saved himself in danger, put his right palm across the front of his neck, and tried to grasp the lock with his tiger claw hand to grab his sword, but failed
Underestimating the murderer's swordsmanship.
"The sword that stabbed straight through not only penetrated Zhao Mengshan's palm and defeated his tiger claw skill, but also penetrated his throat, giving him a fatal blow..."
After listening to Lao Zhao's reconstruction of the scene, Lao Wuzuo was suddenly surprised:
"So, the murderer only used two swords to kill Zhao Mengshan. Isn't his swordsmanship quite superb?"
Old Zhao nodded solemnly:
"Well, the murderer's swordsmanship is indeed very good, extremely sharp, ruthless, and crisp. He must be a swordsman who has practiced swordsmanship for many years, has extremely solid skills, and has rich practical experience.
"I am in a different place. If I were caught off guard and faced the murderer's throat-piercing sword, I would probably be killed instantly. I might not even be able to block his first sword that slashed across the neck.
"However, although the murderer's swordsmanship is strong, his martial arts level is probably not very high.
"Of course Zhao Mengshan is not short of life-saving treasures, but judging from the traces of the explosion in the secret room, no matter how many life-saving treasures he had on him, they should have been consumed in the explosion.
"So when the murderer took action, Zhao Mengshan had no treasure to protect himself, and he was also suffering from internal injuries. His martial arts skills were greatly reduced, and he was in a panic. He was ambushed and assassinated by the murderer who had been preparing for a long time.
"Even so, Zhao Mengshan only had one arm cut off, and he still seized the moment to retreat and escape.
"From this point of view, the murderer has no advantage over Zhao Mengshan, who is in peak condition and whose treasures are intact. It can even be said that he is at an absolute disadvantage. Therefore, I infer that the murderer's martial arts level will never exceed the seventh level. It is most likely that he is just an entry-level seventh level.
, no more than mid-seventh grade."
Wu Zuo nodded in admiration:
"I only have a brief knowledge of martial arts. In terms of martial arts, I don't know that there are so many skills. I am far less sharp than Zhao Captou."
After a pause, he asked Lao Zhao again:
"Then where did Young Master Zhao's severed left arm go? Why did the murderer take away Young Master Zhao's severed arm?"
Lao Zhao shook his head:
"Who knows? Maybe the murderer has some special hobby. After killing someone, he wants to take some parts back as a souvenir?"
"I have never heard of a killer with such a hobby..."
"The world is so big and there are so many weirdos. I've never heard of them being normal."
Lao Wuzuo and Zhao Junshan exchanged words with each other and quickly determined that the murderer was a warrior who was not very advanced, but had very solid swordsmanship skills and rich practical experience. He was also extremely good at sneaking and ambush, so
Shen Lang nodded repeatedly as he listened, and whispered to Zhu Hu with admiration on his face:
"Old Zhao and Wu Zuo are very good. They deduced the details of the murderer so quickly, and even roughly figured out the detailed process of Zhao Mengshan's assassination. They are simply amazing detectives..."