Li Ming's eyes widened in surprise. He never expected that Diao Weng would hide his secret here!
I'm afraid the killer didn't expect such a situation. The real secret is at the front end of Diao Weng's fishing rod, which is carved on the bamboo pole...
Looking at the special tactile place, the fonts on it are so small that it is impossible to read them clearly. Unless someone like Li Ming carefully examines the entire bamboo pole, he will be able to detect the existence of the fonts by touch.
The killer obviously didn't have the time to check carefully. He just felt roughly whether there was something hidden in the bamboo pole, and then jumped into the bottom of the lake to check.
When I left, I must have been empty-handed...
Li Ming immediately took out a torch, illuminated the front end of the bamboo pole, and checked the fonts on it.
Unfortunately, the font was too small and he couldn't read it clearly even if he looked carefully.
Li Ming simply wiped the fishing rod with Diao Weng's bloody long sleeve, and a row of blood-red fonts immediately appeared prominently...
"I have been living in seclusion here for 30 years, and I am in constant fear every day, lest the incident that year happened and my life is threatened again. If anyone sees this bamboo pole, they can go under the third green bamboo on the left side in front of my thatched cottage and dig three feet into the ground.
Something gained!”
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Diao Wengke's line of calligraphy on the bamboo pole finally revealed the secret.
Li Ming stood up quickly in excitement, took a look at Diao Weng's body, and was extremely speechless.
I just said it would be fine, I have to wait for the killer to come...
He held the torch and strode to the front of the thatched cottage, entered the small courtyard surrounded by fences, and walked to the left...
Sure enough, there were three stacks of green bamboo there. Li Ming immediately took out the package and took out the mining hoe, came to the front of the third stack of green bamboo bushes, bent down and started digging into the ground...
There was a loud clang of dirt, and after digging for a long time, the mining hoe obviously touched something hard.
Li Ming quickly picked up the soil on the ground with both hands, and a black stone box appeared in front of him.
After digging out the stone box, he quickly threw it into the package and bound it, then took it out, held it in his hands, and chose to open the stone box...
With a clang, the lid of the stone box opened, revealing a thick and thin book and a letter inside.
Major events of the City Lord’s Mansion!
Looking at the fonts on the cover of the book, Li Ming's eyes lit up. It seemed that this Diao Weng indeed had a secret in his hands. The record file of the City Lord's Mansion was actually in his hands.
And this record file must contain all the records of the murder case at the Hidden Sword Village.
What is this letter?
Li Ming curiously took out the letter first and chose to open the function...
A letter interface immediately popped up in front of his eyes, with a long font appearing on it.
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When you read this letter, I must have died unexpectedly, and my thoughts can be completely exposed to the world.
At that time, I was the chief historian of the City Lord's Mansion, responsible for recording all major events in the imperial city. However, 30 years ago, I was suddenly summoned by the City Lord, who entrusted me with an errand to lead the City Lord's Mansion officers to investigate a murder case.
Little did he know that this murder was so brutal. All 1,500 people in the Hidden Sword Village were killed. The murderer's methods were extremely cruel!
After personally investigating the case, I concluded that this is a very strange case. The property in the cottage has not been moved, and there are defense guards in the cottage. It is neither a murder for money nor a revenge killing. Moreover, the murderer is very powerful and can easily occupy it.
There was mass killing in the village but there were no traces of fighting, which shows that there was no resistance in the village of Hidden Sword.
There are various indications that the murderer who can commit such murders must be a well-trained military.
Hidden Sword Village is also one of the military's workshops. I felt that this matter was very serious, so I immediately returned to the city lord's palace to report the matter.
Unexpectedly, the Lord of the City had no interest in the case, and ordered me to cover up the case, not to pursue it any further, and not to record it in writing.
The City Lord has a high position and I naturally dare not say anything. I can only secretly investigate the case and pay close attention to the City Lord's involvement in the case. However, I did not expect that the City Lord and members of the royal family are actually related to the case. Hidden Sword
The copycat case can no longer be pursued.
Moreover, I was discovered by the city lord when I was eavesdropping. I had no choice but to disfigure myself and escape from the city. I have been hiding in Tibet and am in panic all day long, but I dare not reveal the secret in case I am hunted down again.
If anyone gets this letter, I must have been brutally murdered. I hope that whoever gets this letter will find out the real culprit. This case involves the royal family and the top officials of the temple, and there are detailed records in the book.
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Li Ming carefully read the entire content of the long letter word for word, and was even more shocked!
Unexpectedly, this Diao Weng was actually an official in the city lord's palace, and was also the person in charge of investigating the murder case at the Hidden Sword Village...
The Lord of the City asked him to investigate the murder. I am afraid he had already thought of killing him to silence him. However, he did not expect that Lord Chang Shi was also a smart guy. Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately ran away and took away the detailed investigation records of the murder.
He had been on the run for 30 years. I am afraid that the city lord back then must have been very afraid of him and sent people to track down his whereabouts all the time. Finally, he was found.
When he thought of this, Li Ming felt a chill on his back!
The other party has been searching for thirty years but failed to find Diao Weng, and as soon as he found him, the murderer followed him. Could it be because he triggered the mission clue!
In this case, Diao Weng is dead, and now that the evidence is in his hands, the other party is afraid that he will not let it go...
No way, this mission in Borderlands will cause such a big trouble?
Now even Li Ming feels a little scared. Although this is just a game, players are also restricted by rules in the game and even have to obey some arrangements of NPCs.
The emergence of this mission has made him a thorn in the side of some high-level NPCs hiding in the dark. It is probably difficult to predict what kind of trouble he will encounter in the future!
Whoosh!
Just when Li Ming was shocked by the content of the letter and the consequences he imagined, a breeze blew behind him, and a man in black suddenly appeared.
He is wearing black leather armor all over, and his head is also covered by a black cloth. The blood-red name on his head indicates that he is extremely threatening!
Bloody Hand Shadow Guard [Alien BOSS]
Level:45
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Li Ming had already noticed something unusual behind him. As soon as he turned around, he was so shocked by what he saw in front of him that he almost shouted.
This killer suddenly appeared, and his feet were covered in blood, which proved that he was the murderer of Diao Weng!
But he did not stay away from this place, and actually came back again...
At this time, Li Ming felt that trouble was really coming to his door!
He could figure out the murderer's purpose with just his toes.
"Hand over what you got, and I will spare your life." The Blood Hand Shadow Guard said coldly.
"Why should I believe you? You must be the murderer of the Hidden Sword Village back then!" Although Li Ming was scared in his heart, he still said forcefully.
When a player dies in the game, although there is a loss, it doesn't make him particularly scared. It's just that the trouble he gets into now seems to be more of a headache than dying several times...
"It doesn't matter if you know. I'll count to three. If you don't hand over the files and letters, you will definitely die!" the Blood Hand Shadow Guard said coldly.
"I understand. It's easy to get files and letters. How did you know that I was tracking down the Hidden Sword Village?" Li Ming asked curiously.
This is what he is most concerned about now. When did the murderer start targeting him?
He only told two people about the NPC who knew about this matter, one was the Imperial General and the other was General Chengnan. Both of them were suspicious, but they were both important figures that he could not afford to offend...