Diagonally across the street from the main gate of Zhao's Mansion, in a street-facing private room on the third floor of a restaurant.
Mr. Zhang was sitting on his chair, holding a wine glass in his hand. He raised his eyes and looked out the window. He had a panoramic view of the main gate of Zhao Mansion.
"This position has an excellent view. Sitting here, condescending, Zhao Mengshan can be seen at a glance every time he enters and exits the Zhao Mansion, and it does not arouse his alertness. If I were a killer and came to Zhao Mansion, I would definitely come here to eat.
Drink and take the opportunity to observe Zhao Mengshan’s travel patterns..."
After thinking about this, Mr. Zhang called the waiter waiting outside the box door and asked him:
"Has anyone frequented this box in the past few days?"
"ah?"
The waiter was stunned and turned his attention to Mr. Zhang.
Well, in the seat opposite Mr. Zhang, Shen Lang was hunkering down, eating rice happily, holding a roast chicken and chewing until his mouth was full of oil.
Perhaps because Shen Lang was "Mu Qingxue's man", the county magistrate felt that his background was barely worthy of being a close friend of the Duke's palace, so he asked him to accompany Mr. Zhang for an investigation.
When Mr. Zhang saw the waiter's expression, he thought it was because Shen Lang, a government official, was present and the waiter did not dare to speak casually, so he threw a golden melon seed over and said in a deep voice:
"I am Zhang Wenbin, a shogunate of the Yingguo Palace, and I am investigating the assassination of Zhao Mengshan. This official Shen was ordered by the county magistrate to accompany me in the investigation. What do you know? You can tell the truth. Official Shen will not blame you.
."
Shen Lang also nodded and said eloquently:
"That's right, I was assigned by the county magistrate to accompany Mr. Zhang in the investigation. If you have anything to say, don't worry about me."
After hearing what he said, the waiter quickly put away the golden melon seeds and said:
"Thank you Mr. Zhang for the reward!"
Then he looked at Shen Lang again and said cautiously:
"Well, during this period, every evening, the same person did visit this box..."
Mr. Zhang’s eyes lit up:
"who?"
The waiter stopped talking again and only visited Shen Lang frequently.
Mr. Zhang frowned slightly and said to himself:
"This villain is really greedy!"
With a cold face, he took out another golden melon seed and threw it to the waiter:
"Come quickly!"
The waiter swallowed and took the second golden melon seed, as if he wanted to take it but dared not take it. At the same time, he kept looking at Shen Lang.
For the waiter in this shop, he may not know how powerful a "guogongfu shogunate" is, but he must know what a local county government servant can do to himself.
So there are some things he really doesn't dare to say.
"Forget it, sir, there is no need to embarrass this waiter, let me do the talking."
After Shen Lang finished chewing a chicken leg, he wiped his fingers with a towel and said with a smile:
"In the past few days, every evening, I will come here to have a banquet and eat until I play foreign in the restaurant. So the person Mr. Zhang is looking for is just me."
Shen Lang had already exposed himself, and the waiter immediately breathed a sigh of relief and nodded:
"Yes, that's right, it's Mr. Shen. It's Mr. Shen who has been visiting this box every day these days."
"..."
Mr. Zhang’s eyes twitched and he was speechless for a while:
I guessed it right!
Shen Lang is indeed Mu Qingxue's spy. She sent him to the county government office to investigate Zhao Mengshan!
Otherwise, why would he sit at this point every day to observe the Zhao Mansion?
This restaurant is not cheap.
The top-floor box with the best view is more expensive, with a minimum consumption of one silver dollar. Shen Lang is a mere yamen servant with a salary of only two dollars per month. How can he drink here every day?
Can he afford it?
So Mu Qingxue must have reimbursed the funds!
As for whether Shen Lang is suspected of being an assassin...
This idea flashed in Mr. Zhang's mind for a moment, but was quickly rejected by him.
Don't be kidding, with this guy Shen Lang's entry-level body skills and martial arts skills, how could he sneak in and out of the Zhao Mansion without leaving any traces?
Moreover, when he was walking with a sword in his hand, neither the position of the sword nor the way he held it were correct. He obviously had no foundation in using weapons. How could he cut off Zhao Mengshan's arm with one sword and then pierce his throat with another?
Besides, if Mu Qingxue really wanted Zhao Mengshan's life, she would just walk into the Zhao Mansion in broad daylight, announce Zhao Mengshan's crime in public, and then casually take off his head.
There is no way he would send anyone to do any kind of stealth assassination.
Mr. Zhang absolutely believes in his own eyesight and trusts his own judgment.
He even dared to use his own tricks to bet that Shen Lang could only be a spy with special intelligence abilities, not that kind of professional assassin.
After confirming that his guess was reliable, Mr. Zhang was not happy at all.
First of all, this has nothing to do with Zhao Mengshan's assassination. Instead, there is a clue - Shen Lang dominates this best observation position every day, doesn't the killer have no way to set foot here?
Now, given Mu Qingxue's background, all he was investigating were big eucalyptus and all he was hunting were big tigers. How could he focus on a mere Zhao Mengshan for no reason?
She arranged for Shen Lang to investigate Zhao Mengshan at all costs, and it was definitely not possible just to kill Zhao Mengshan!
"Mu Qingxue has sinister intentions. On the surface, he is pursuing the Blood Shadow Sect with all his strength, but in fact, he has secretly sent spies to investigate the Zhao family and target the Duke...
"If Zhao Mengshan hadn't been assassinated by an assassin, and I had just the right time to rush to the scene in time and see through Shen Lang's true story, I might still be kept in the dark until now!
"What a wonderful death for Zhao Mengshan! With his death, Mu Qingxue's arrangements in Changsheng County have all come to nothing! The assassin has accomplished a great feat by making a mistake!
"But apart from Changsheng County, are there any secret spies planted by Mu Qingxue in other places related to the Duke? No, I can't stay in Changsheng County any longer! I must rush back to the capital immediately to remove Mu Qingxue's
Plan and report to the Duke!"
At this point, Mr. Zhang no longer thought about continuing the investigation - Zhao Mengshan's death was important, but not important, it was really not that important.
Because the only person who really cares about Zhao Mengshan's life and death is Mrs. Zhao, the Duke's side wife.
But no matter how favored Mrs. Zhao is, in the face of major events involving the life and death of the Duke of Guo, no matter how much she cries to the Duke of Guo, the Duke of Guo will not make trouble at this juncture and spend his energy on such trivial matters as the death of Zhao Mengshan.
"Little friend Shen, I suddenly remembered an important matter. I need to return to Fucheng as soon as possible to report to the Duke."
"Ah? Mr. Zhang is leaving? Then Young Master Zhao was assassinated..."
"The county government has capable officials such as Zhao Junshan and Zhu Hu, and there are rising stars like Shen Xiaoyou who are both wise and courageous and have a bright future. With you here, Zhao Mengshan's assassination will definitely come to light. As for Zhang, after all, he is just a white man.
I don’t have much experience in exploring eucalyptus, so I won’t cause any trouble here.”
"Mr. Zhang is too polite. But... hasn't the truth about Zhao Mengshan's assassination been revealed? The murderer is the Blood Shadow Cult assassin. The county magistrate sent someone to Fucheng very early in the morning to submit a love document. I believe that soon, the governor will
Your Excellency will issue arrest documents to the sea to arrest the assassins of the Blood Shadow Sect and avenge Young Master Zhao."
"..."
Mr. Zhang’s eyes twitched slightly and he laughed twice:
"Yes, the murderer is the Blood Shadow Cult assassin. So, Zhang has important matters at hand and can't delay for a moment. I'll take my leave now. Don't send me away, little friend Shen!"
After paying for the drinks, he hurried out of the restaurant and rode out of the city.
"Mr. Zhang is very particular about people. He was so busy and didn't even forget to pay the bill!"
Shen Lang sighed with emotion, and sent the waiter to close the door of the private room, release Xiaoyu and Xiao Zhao from the space, and enjoy with them the remaining half of the food and wine on the table.
As for Xiaogu, it doesn't need to eat, and it's not suitable to let it out in a restaurant like this, so we have to force it to continue to stay in the space as a demon.
【Shen Lang, is this over?】
Xiao Zhao asked in his heart while taking a big bite of a steamed river fish.
"It's over for now. The man named Zhang didn't know what he was thinking about. Halfway through the investigation, he left in a hurry and returned to Fucheng."
Xiaoyu asked: [Then can we live peacefully in the future? 】
"You may be able to live a comfortable life, but you have to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Although this operation, thanks to Xiao Zhao and you, did not leave any clues, and was rated as a 'professional killer' by Lao Zhao, there is still justice in this world.
Magic, witchcraft and other extraordinary abilities, God knows if anyone can find clues out of thin air.
"Zhang Wenbin left in a hurry, maybe because he realized that he alone could not find out anything, so he rushed back to the capital to ask for help. So, we still can't slack off in our practice."
Xiao Zhao: [Then you want to practice Tiger Claw Kung Fu? I’ll teach you!]
"Tiger Claw Kung Fu has a clean origin and can be practiced. It is also good to practice multiple fist and kick kung fu. But the focus is still on swordsmanship..."