The information Li Ming obtained from the Lord of the City once again proved the analysis of the Imperial General. Not only was there no specific information about the Hidden Sword Village, there was not even any information on the case after the murder.
It can be seen that there is indeed a greater suspicion behind this murder...
Li Ming did not continue to ask any more questions, and immediately left the city lord's palace with Fan Hua, went to the south of the city through the teleportation array, and quickly walked to the general's palace in the south of the city with the general's token.
According to the settings of the system, the outer city area where the three gates of the Tianming Imperial City are located, namely the South Gate, the West Gate and the North Gate, each has a general's mansion, commanding NPC soldiers to take charge of the defense of the tower.
The General's Mansion in the south of the city is responsible for the defense of the south gate and the security and patrol tasks in the entire south of the city.
Arriving at the gate of the General's Mansion in the south of the city, entering a courtyard with few players, a large number of golden-armored soldiers were neatly arranged in the square of the General's Mansion. There were patrolling golden-armored soldiers entering the square at the gate, and there were new ones on the other side.
The guards walked out of the gate and continued patrolling the entire south of the city.
The two quickly walked through the square in the general's mansion and found a mighty general standing on a high platform in the distance.
When the plot dialogue started, the scene in front of Li Ming switched again.
"Dear General, I am here to ask a question under the order of the General." Li Ming took out the token and handed it to the General.
"Since you have the general's token, feel free to ask if you have any questions." General Chengnan put away his token and asked with a pleasant smile.
"I wonder if the General still remembers the Hidden Sword Village?" Li Ming asked.
"Hidden Sword Village... This name has indeed been mentioned by no one for many years. This village is a forging workshop of our military, specializing in providing sophisticated weapons and armors to the Imperial Regiment. When I was young, this general also
I have used the weapons and armor they made." General Chengnan recalled.
"Then do you know about the murder that happened in Hidden Sword Village 30 years ago?" Li Ming asked excitedly.
"I heard at that time that more than a thousand people in the entire village were killed, and the blood stained the entire mountain top. The city lord who was responsible for investigating the case at that time was so frightened that he was trembling after he came back." General Chengnan said.
"Do you know about this murder?" Li Ming was even more surprised. Now he finally found the right person.
"Back then, I was just a small lieutenant officer, responsible for sealing off the site of the cottage. I was not qualified to go in and see what was going on inside, but I still remember the strong smell of blood that was constantly emanating from the entire cottage." General Chengnan.
said.
"Now that someone is investigating the case, what will be the final outcome of this case?" Li Ming asked.
"At that time, the city lord judged that the case was the work of bandits or the revenge of the enemies of the Cangjian Village. It was not long before the case was dismissed. The Cangjian Village was also blocked for a long time, and it was slowly forgotten by people." Chengnan.
said the general.
"How could this happen..." Li Ming was even more stunned.
It’s really incredible that such a big murder case could be concluded so hastily!
Moreover, General Chengnan also made it very clear that after the Lord of the City concluded the case, he sent an army to blockade the Hidden Sword Village for a long time...
Now that the case has been closed, why was it still blocked for such a long time?
Isn't it obvious that there is something ghostly going on here?
And now that he has gone to the Cangjian Village, he has seen that the bones in the village were moved later, and the entire floor of the village was cleaned, so there were not so many blood stains left.
You must know that more than 1,500 people were collectively beheaded back then, at least it was a tragic scene with rivers of blood!
The case was hurriedly closed and the killing scene was destroyed...
What secret are they trying to hide?
"General, what else do you know about that year? Please tell me everything." Li Ming really couldn't figure out how to find out the news.
"Young man, 30 years have passed since the case that year, and now you suddenly bring it up, is there any new discovery?" General Chengnan asked in confusion.
"General, to be honest, I have been to this village recently and got some special clues, which can prove that those who looted the Hidden Sword Village are not ordinary bandits, nor are they seeking revenge from enemies. There may be a conspiracy of the demons hidden in it.
, so the general asked me to find you to continue the investigation." Li Ming said truthfully.
"So it's like this... The generals all have this suspicion, and I will definitely cooperate fully. As for the murder of the Hidden Sword Village, there were indeed many theories at the time. Some people said that the demons planned it deliberately because they wanted to take back the magic sword.
This massacre; some said it was because the Hidden Sword Village hid treasures, which aroused the covetousness of some gangsters; others said that the Hidden Sword Village discovered the secrets of the demons, so they were wiped out by the demons..." General Chengnan said.
"The demons want to take back the demon sword, the treasure and the secrets of the demons..." Li Ming muttered these three doubts in surprise.
"Yes, this was what was said at the time. Later, the case was dropped and no one mentioned it." General Chengnan nodded.
"Then do you know who the city lord was who investigated the case?" Mo Wei asked.
"The city lord of our imperial city is usually a member of the royal family or a high-ranking priest of the temple. The city lord who investigated the case of the Hidden Sword Village was a high-ranking priest and is currently the fourth member of our Destiny Holy Sect.
One of the great elders." General Chengnan said.
"What...he is a priest of the God Clan!" Li Ming's eyes lit up and he said in surprise.
"Yes." General Chengnan nodded.
"What a coincidence..." Li Ming immediately thought of the worries of the reclusive priest and what happened to the saint...
There have always been traitors inside the temple. They have always been unclear about the demons and what their conspiracy is.
And the city lord who hastily concluded the case back then is actually a priest, and currently has a high status in the temple. Then he is most likely one of the traitors in the temple, which is exactly in line with the speculation of the reclusive priest!
If analyzed in this way, it is understandable that the murder case in the Hidden Sword Village has not come to an end...
This high-ranking temple priest who once served as the Lord of the Imperial City must be one of the traitors!
"By the way, young man, I still remember one of the people who was responsible for inspecting the crime scene back then. Now he is old. He has been living in seclusion by a lake outside the south of the city, fishing for fun all day long. You should be able to find him there. He
You know more than me, General." General Chengnan seemed to have thought of something, and reminded him with a smile.
"There is an old fisherman on a lake outside the south of the city? What's the name of that lake?" Li Ming asked excitedly.
"That map is called Yunni Mountains. The lake is located on the top of the mountain. You only need to find his thatched cottage to see him." General Chengnan reminded.
"I understand. Thank you, General." Li Ming thanked him excitedly.
"The Hidden Sword Village has made a lot of contributions to the Imperial Regiment. If they were indeed killed deliberately, if you can find the murderer early, it can be regarded as helping our Imperial Regiment find out the truth." General Chengnan said with a smile.
Whoosh!
The dialogue ended. Although no mission information popped up, Li Ming felt in his heart that he was one step closer to the secret of the Hidden Sword Village...