Zheng Xun's writing seems to depict a gradually clearer face. In order to take revenge on Sun Shaoren's family, the murderer, like an extremely calm military scout, figured out the layout of the Sun family's manor, thereby ensuring that the murder was precise and accurate.
Leave room.
Even through the text in the file, Afu could feel the inner hatred of the murderer. It was like boiling magma hidden under the ground, accumulating terrifying destructive power and constantly attacking the remaining sanity. Until the Sun family was defeated.
It has been determined that no matter how hard it is to escape, the fire of hatred will pour out uncontrollably and use extremely violent and cruel methods to inflict it on everyone in the Sun family.
In the long years that Afu has experienced, she has seen many people who have lost their minds due to hatred. In order to take revenge, these people can abandon everything, trample on the concepts they believed in in the past, and completely become a human being who only knows revenge.
The Walking Dead.
Of course, most people cannot successfully seek revenge, and are often limited by their lack of ability. They cannot change anything except enduring the flames of hatred alone.
But the murderer of the Heyang murder case was different. He had enough ability. In the file, it was mentioned that the Sun family also had family-inherited martial arts. Sun Shaoren was even more physically strong and good at using long soldiers. He could become a right martial artist.
General Wei did not rely solely on the kindness of his ancestors.
However, after Zheng Xun's investigation, he found that when Sun Shaoren faced the murderer of his family, he was defeated almost immediately, without any unnecessary fighting process.
The local government did not know exactly who the perpetrators were or how many they were, but they only sent a large number of officials to investigate and arrest them.
The first contact between the government and the murderer was in a certain village. A group of government officials passing by encountered the murderer wandering in the countryside. They were about to step forward to interrogate the murderer. As a result, the murderer went crazy and most of the government officials were killed.
Later, when Zheng Xun roughly found out the facts of the case, he realized that the murderer of the murder was extremely skilled in martial arts. The government officers and soldiers who had been in peace for a long time and lacked training were like lambs to be slaughtered in front of the murderer. No matter how many people there were, they would die in vain.
Therefore, Dongdu Liubei immediately changed his strategy and quickly ordered the prefectures and counties along Duji Road to strictly guard the city gates. All villages and towns organized civilians to step up vigilance to prevent strangers, and sent additional light cavalry to conduct large-scale searches to ensure that the murderer had nowhere to hide.
The file mentioned that due to the intensive manhunt, the murderer could only avoid official roads. He was covered in blood and his hair was disheveled on the way to escape. Although the figure could not be drawn, it was easy to identify.
In order to ensure that the murderer of the murder could be captured, Dongdu stayed behind and sent out the "Eight Swords of Luoyang". They were all martial arts masters working for the imperial court. If they cooperated with the military formation to contain the enemy, even the famous heroes and giants would have to bow down.
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The first group of officers and soldiers who discovered the murderer's whereabouts were eager to make a meritorious deed and did not wait for people from other directions to arrive. They took the initiative to attack the murderer. Two of the Eight Swordsmen of Luoyang were among them, but the result was shocking.
Dozens of cavalry were the first to bear the brunt of the attack, and were chopped to pieces by the wild swords. One of the two swordsman masters had his head exploded, and the other's internal organs were rotted. The rest of the infantry were dispersed as soon as they encountered the enemy, and they immediately fled.
The people who arrived cleaned the battlefield and saw corpses everywhere and traces of blood. They mistakenly thought that a big iron ball had rolled over the military formation. You can imagine how tragic the battle was at that time.
According to the reports of the soldiers who survived the murder, the murderer was so fast that the naked eye could not catch up with him. The man was not like those martial arts masters who jumped up and down with light skills, but like a mad bull, he ran straight into the ground and raised his shield.
They formed a military formation with spears, and then ruthlessly tore the formation into pieces. Wherever they passed, even the armored soldiers were beaten into mincemeat alive, with literal flesh and blood flying everywhere, leaving an indelible memory of terror to the surviving soldiers.
Now even the most arrogant and stupid officials knew that something was wrong. They stayed behind in Dongdu and did not dare to rush in. They immediately reported to Chang'an and asked Zheng Xun to find out the origin and origin of the murderer as soon as possible. Such powerful martial arts must have
The inheritance of the master must be investigated clearly to facilitate specific targeting.
But even though Zheng Xun was proficient in examining corpses and was even allowed to access the Dongdu martial arts library to compare moves, he still couldn't find out the origin of the murderer. The only thing he knew was that he might have served in the military.
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However, the strength displayed by the murderer clearly showed his profound martial arts skills. It is almost impossible for such a figure to be unknown. Every few years, the Great Xia court sent people to search for rumors and find out the origins of these martial arts masters.
After learning from his master, the weapons used were compiled into a celebrity atlas. Even if the marks were not guaranteed to be accurate, it would at least give the court a general understanding of the world of martial arts.
Some officials who take up posts in local areas will also consult the album of martial arts celebrities in advance to have a preliminary understanding of the place they are going to take office. They will know who they can make friends with and who they should be wary of. They can also rely on the skills of these martial arts masters when they encounter difficulties.
Comparing directions and looking through albums of martial arts celebrities all yielded nothing. When Zheng Xun was in trouble with his investigation, he suddenly heard that people in Heyang area were celebrating with their foreheads. After asking around, he found out that the local people had long hated him.
After getting to know Sun Shaoren's family, they learned that someone had killed everyone in the Sun family. The people rejoiced as if they had been given a new life.
Zheng Xun was not surprised that rich and powerful people oppressed the common people, but this news inspired him to immediately check the books of soldiers recruited, paying special attention to the specific lists in the area around Sunjiazhuang.
After Zheng Xun checked carefully, he still could not find the murderer, but one item caught his attention, that is, Sun Deshou, whose internal organs were partially eaten by the murderer. The book stated that this person was awarded the title of Flying Cavalry Lieutenant because he
In the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, he led a team of scouts to pull out a mountain camp in Donghu.
After the Sun family had made great contributions to the founding army, it was not surprising that the children of the family responded to the imperial recruitment and even took the initiative to join the army. However, Zheng Xun judged from the remaining bones, skin and flesh of Sun Deshou that he had no martial arts skills and was thick with fat. He was exactly that kind of person.
The fat and big-eared dandy is by no means the brave soldier who conquered the stronghold first!
Zheng Xun discovered this anomaly and immediately went to the manor property under the Sun family's name. He carefully questioned the tenants and learned that Sun Deshou had not joined the army at all. The military register stated that he had enlisted in the first year of his life, which was obviously a lie.
After many inquiries, we found out that during the recruitment in the first year of Xiantian, there was a serious shortage of soldiers due to the large number of soldiers deserting. The Sun family relied on their local connections to help Zhechong Prefecture forcefully recruit people into the army.
The Sun family did this because after the men were drafted into the army, families with only old and weak women and children usually couldn't keep their land, which naturally made it easier for them to annex it. And the Sun family didn't know what means they used to get someone to pretend to be Sun Deshou.
Fighting on the front lines allowed this playboy to enjoy military exploits without taking any risks.
When Afu saw this, she speculated that during the Xiantian period, Sun Shaoren was still in the position of General Youwuwei. It was not impossible to let others replace his son to fight on the battlefield and perform meritorious service. But this was to help conquer the people, and it was
The annexation of land and the requirement for his son to enjoy military honors were all things that made even a cold-blooded person feel that the Sun family was too immoral and deserved to be slaughtered.
Ordinarily, investigation files cannot express personal emotions, but Afu still saw Zheng Xun's resentment between the lines.
Even though it is still unclear, Zheng Xun, with his years of experience in investigating cases, can generally determine that the murderer who massacred the Sun family was the person who pretended to be Sun Deshou and went to fight on the front line. However, Zheng Xun searched through the recruitment register and could not find that person.
specific identity.
The clues were interrupted, and because of several pursuits, the murderer was disturbed and no longer wandered in the countryside around Dougi Province. Instead, he fled westward toward Gyeonggi Province.
This frightened the local officials. The thieves and bandits who were originally confined to one area, under the supervision of the censor, immediately evolved into a situation where "the eastern capital was left behind to arrest the murderers, and evil masters approached Chang'an".
Naturally, the imperial court would not allow this kind of massacre of nobles and nobles. The criminals who committed the rebellion approached Chang'an and immediately dispatched a thousand soldiers of the Jinwu Guard, including an elite Wei cavalry, to stop the murderer.
However, these soldiers and horses were mainly used to block the retreat. Since it was known that the murderer was very powerful, the imperial court sent an additional group of experts, led by General Zuo Longwuwei, Duke Fei Mu of Huo State, and several magic experts to hold the line.
When the current emperor was still in the vassal residence, Wang Feimu was already a guard in the palace. Like Feng Gonggong, he belonged to the old tribe of Yuan Cong. He made outstanding achievements in suppressing the rebel princess Zhenguo and was later awarded the title of Duke Huo.
Wang Feimu's martial arts skills are extremely high. He has practiced hard kung fu to the highest level. In addition to being invulnerable, his movements are extremely powerful. Even with his bare hands, he can directly blast a heavy armored cavalry with man and horse equipment into blood.
It’s just that the fierce battle originally expected did not happen. After entering the Gyeonggi-do area, the murderer seemed to deliberately keep a low profile, not contacting outsiders, and not taking ordinary paths. Even if the court used magic and divination many times, it could only be roughly found.
The murderer of the murder passed through a place where there was no way to find him first.
On the contrary, the Jingzhao Yin Yamen officials were not expected. Because they were ordered to alert various places, the officials saw the murderer several times and found that he was stealing food and clothing from ordinary people, but he did not use strong force to kill anyone.
After several pursuits, the court discovered that the murderer of the murder was heading west, but no one could figure out his destination. Just as Huo Guogong asked for more troops, the documents and secret messages recovered from the Sun family in Dongdu were delivered to Chang'an. Sun Shaoren
Being suspected of having secret dealings with some rebels, Lu Xiang immediately asked the emperor to suspend the investigation of the case, and at the same time asked Wang Feimu to lead his troops back to Chang'an to ensure defense first.
Afu was a little puzzled when she saw this. The file did not mention the purpose of Prime Minister Lu's request and arrangement, and His Majesty the Emperor also approved it. As for the content of the Sun family's secret letter and who the rebels were, the file did not know at all.
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In the second half of the file, there is Zheng Xunna's unfinished investigation. At that time, he had already found out that Sun Deshou had bullied a family during a certain outing, beating the father to death and humiliating his daughter.
And this family's surname is Cheng.
According to the reports of nearby villagers, the family surnamed Cheng was originally a tenant of the Sun family and had a son and a daughter. In his early years, the son accidentally fell down while repairing someone else's house and died on the spot. However, a few years later, he was collecting firewood at the foot of the mountain.
The daughter of the Cheng family found a stupid and strong man and was taken care of by the Cheng family.
No one knows the origin of this stupid and strong man. When the Cheng family daughter found him, he was naked and with a bloody head and blood, and there were several sword wounds on his body, like a merchant who had encountered a thief.
The old man of the Cheng family took in this silly and strong man because the family lacked men and needed help in farming. With the help of this strong man, the Cheng family's poor livelihood was about to change.
But at this time, the Sun family happened to be looking for young men. This strong man who was taken in by the Cheng family was naturally a fugitive who had not yet registered as a household registration, so he was forcibly taken away by the Sun family and has not been heard from since.
The file did not mention the specific name of this strong man, and Zheng Xun did not say that this person was the murderer, because the people who were harmed by Sun Deshou were far more than this family, and the women who were insulted by him were far more than the Cheng family.
The sky outside the hut was getting dark, and Afu put down the file, and her heart, which had always been calm and unruffled when things happened, rarely felt a slight wave of emotion.
In fact, Afu can almost confirm that the strong man who was taken in by the Cheng family, the meritorious soldier who pretended to be Sun Deshou, and the murderer who massacred the Sun family in Heyang, was Cheng Sanwu himself.
However, this detailed investigation file was not of much help to Afu's understanding of Cheng Sanwu.
Cheng Sanwu returned to the Cheng family from the Youyan front line where he had spent the rest of his life. If he knew that the father and daughter who took him in were brutally persecuted, it would be extremely common for him to take revenge and destroy the family.
But this does not explain Cheng Sanwu's "origin". Even if he can hone his martial arts skills on the battlefield, after a few years, Cheng Sanwu can actually possess terrifying strength that makes both countries tremble and defeat thousands of armies. This is too contrary to common sense.
Moreover, Cheng Sanwu's "strength" is also difficult to predict and elusive. If he is said to be weak, just his ability to kill An Quti with three punches. If he had really faced off against Duke Fei Mu of the Huo Kingdom, the result would have been enough to shake him.
The court of Daxia was stable.
But to say that he is strong, Cheng Sanwu's daily martial arts skills are not too good in Afu's opinion. His skills in fists, kicks, swords and spears are barely above the level of second- and third-rate martial arts in the eyes of the eyes, and he relies solely on brute strength to forcefully suppress
surpass the opponent.
Not to mention that Afu personally witnessed the process of Sanwu having an alternative physique with two veins. This was either the result of an expert or a gift from heaven, but neither could explain Cheng Sanwu's origins.
"If I'm so curious, will it bring trouble to myself?"
Afu smiled faintly. Her vampire nature gave her a subtle premonition of danger. If she continued to investigate the origins of Cheng Sanwu, she would probably be involved in big trouble.
"They are all monsters anyway, I can't tell who is in more trouble." Afu didn't think about it for too long.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Afu stood up and was about to return the file, but found that there was an addition at the end, also written by Zheng Xun.
At first, Zheng Xun also thought that the entire Sun family had been massacred, so he didn't think much about it. However, later he carefully compared the corpses with the Sun family's household registration, and found that Sun Shaoren's six-year-old daughter was not found. As for the whereabouts of the little daughter, it was revealed that she had been murdered.
There is no way of knowing whether the murderer ate it, threw his body in the wilderness, or was rescued by others.
When Zheng Xun added this paragraph, the investigation of the Heyang murder case had already been put on hold. Because of his ability in investigating the case, he was temporarily transferred to the Chang'an Criminal Department as the chief officer, so the final addition was no longer about joining the judicial army.
Seeing the regret hidden in Zheng Xun's writing, Afu slowly put away the file and said to herself: "It's interesting that there is still one person alive. Cheng Sanwu, is this your only remaining sanity?"