In the Governor's Yamen, seven corpses were neatly placed on the ground.
A police officer checked from left to right, with an unbelievable look on his face. He swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva and said with difficulty: "Sir, all seven of them committed suicide. According to preliminary judgment, they should be dead soldiers raised by someone."
The middle-aged envoy from Chu State suppressed the anger in his heart, looked at Governor Dong, and said word by word: "Master Dong, I think you should give us an explanation for this matter!"
Even though Dong Cunyi had been in a high position for many years and had already developed the ability to remain calm in every situation, he still couldn't help but break out in cold sweats and tremble.
The envoy of the Chu State was assassinated on the border of Lingzhou and was seriously injured... This was not just a simple assassination incident, this matter was related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries. If you are not careful, you will step into an abyss. Dong Cunyi
, I can’t bear such a big responsibility on my shoulders!
He gritted his teeth and said: "Don't worry, envoy, I have ordered the whole city to be sealed off, and the murderer will definitely be found!"
"Three days!" The Chu envoy looked at him and said, "I will only give you three days. Once the three days have passed and the murderer has not been caught, I will write to your Emperor Chen and ask him to give us a
explain!"
After saying that, he waved his sleeves and left.
When he walked out of the governor's office, his face became even paler, and his hands in his sleeves trembled slightly.
He looked at an envoy from Chu State coming from a distance and asked hurriedly: "How's it going? Is Mr. Li okay?"
The envoy immediately said: "The skin injury is not serious, the doctor said. It's just that the residual poison has not been cleared away and it needs time to recover."
"As long as it's okay, it's okay..." The middle-aged envoy breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Take me to see Mr. Li..."
At the Governor's Yamen, Governor Dong's face had turned an iron-blue color.
"How come there are so many dead soldiers in Lingzhou? What do you do for food?" Governor Dong pointed at a group of policemen below, spitting, and everyone could only lower their heads and be trained.
The policeman named Xiu Qingfeng raised his head, looked at Governor Dong, and said, "Sir, with so many dead soldiers dispatched at one time, I'm afraid no one in Lingzhou can do such a big thing. Could it be..."
Dong Cunyi naturally knew about the existence of dead warriors. Many of those long-established clans would cultivate some dead warriors from childhood. These people were taught from an early age that as long as they did not care about life and death and obeyed orders, they could no longer be called human beings.
When they grow up, they become the killing tools of those wealthy families, helping them do things that cannot be done publicly.
Dead soldiers need to be cultivated from an early age. This process will take more than ten years or even decades. During this period, it will consume a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. Generally speaking, without decades of experience, it is impossible to train dead soldiers.
What's more, there are only seven people dispatched. Such a loss will make even the wealthy families in the capital feel heartbroken.
However, only the wealthy families in the capital can do this.
Could it be that someone in the capital intends to assassinate the Chu envoy?
But let's just assassinate him. We'll do it when they get to the capital. Why do we have to do it in Lingzhou!
Dong Cunyi instantly felt that he was involved in a huge conspiracy.
Thinking of this, he felt extremely depressed. He stepped on the broken arm and said angrily: "Look, dig three feet into the ground and find the escaped assassin!"
Outside Lingzhou City, more than ten miles away, a carriage was on its way to the capital.
In the carriage, the old man with a broken arm was as pale as paper, and half of his body was stained red with blood. In the corner of the carriage, a five- or six-year-old child looked at him with a face full of fear.
He opened the curtain with his foot and urged the coachman in a cold voice: "Faster!"
The driver turned around, looked at the child in the corner, gritted his teeth, and waved his whip a little faster.
…
When Tang Ning opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the face of Divine Doctor Sun.
Then Su Ruzhongyi Tang Yaoyao came around immediately with a worried look on his face.
Zhong Yi asked worriedly: "How are you feeling?"
Tangning sat up and held her forehead, saying, "I feel a little dizzy."
Doctor Sun looked at him, shook his head, and said: "The remaining poison in your body has not gone away, so you have to rest for the next few days."
Tangning came to her senses and immediately asked, "Is Xinyue okay? Is Mr. Li okay?"
Zhong Yi said quickly: "Xiaoyue is fine and was taken home. Mr. Xiao Li was injured, but his life is not affected."
Tangning breathed a sigh of relief, suppressed some thoughts in her heart, and asked, "There is another assassin, has he been caught?"
"Not yet, the whole city is already wanted." Tang Yaoyao said, then looked at him and asked: "What happened today?"
Tang Ning still remembers the two short sentences spoken by the man in coir raincoat.
The man said she looked like a young lady. Which lady did she look like?
He also said that this time was the last time. Could it be that what happened in that alley last time was also their doing?
There was still a mystery in his own mind, so naturally he couldn't explain anything to Tang Yaoyao and the others.
He shook his head and said he didn't know either.
A figure walked in from outside. Li Tianlan's arms had bandage marks. Tangning was shocked and said hurriedly: "Why are you here if you don't take good care of yourself?"
Li Tianlan looked at Tang Ning and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, it was me who caused you trouble."
Tangning quickly shook her head and said, "No, it was me who got you into trouble."
Those people were obviously coming for him. Li Tianlan was only affected. If she hadn't been there, Tang Ning would have been in trouble today.
He was afraid that he would follow in the footsteps of a few months ago.
At that time, you may not have as good luck as last time.
Li Tianlan didn't listen to his explanation, and the apology on his face became even stronger, and he said: "They are here for the envoys. Since you are with me, they should regard you as the envoys of Chu State."
"no……"
"Other than envoys, what other reason would allow them to send out so many dead soldiers?"
"It's really not..."
"We have sent a message back to China and also sent a message to Emperor Chen. This matter will not end like this."
…
Tang Ning did not explain. This already involved the diplomatic relations between the two countries and was not something he could interfere with. From now on, the Chen government should be more attentive in investigating the case, which can be considered a good thing.
He felt his throat was dry, so he licked his lips, and then unconsciously took a second sip. He felt that the taste of his lips was a little different today.
Li Tianlan showed a trace of uneasiness on his face and said, "I'm relieved that you're fine. I'll leave first."
After saying that, without waiting for Tang Ning to persuade her to stay, she turned around and left.
Tangning looked at her leaving back and said, "Thanks to her today, otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see you."
Zhong Yisu Ru's face turned pale. From Tang Ning's words, they could easily tell how dangerous the situation was.
"As long as it's okay, it's okay." Chen Yuxian patted his chest and said, "Let's all go out and let Ning'er have a good rest."
After Zhong Yi and the others exited one after another, Tang Ning was left alone in the room again.
Still feeling dizzy, he lay down on the bed again.
He closed his eyes, but he was not resting. The scene on the long street today appeared in his mind again.
The body and face of the man in the coir raincoat were hidden under the coir raincoat and cloak, but his voice still echoed in Tang Ning's mind.
Miss..., who is the miss?
Who is the old man hidden under the cloak?
Was the accident a few months ago caused by them?
Tangning was not only depressed, but also a little angry, even angry.
He didn't provoke anyone, he studied hard and made progress every day, he was charitable and helped beggars, and while realizing the value of his life, he also actively contributed to society. How twisted is human nature and how corrupt is his morals, why would he send so many dead men to assassinate him?
Who did the previous Tangning get into trouble with?
The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. He doesn't know anything, he doesn't know who they are, he doesn't know when they will appear again - it's best not to let him know.
Tangning didn't listen to her mother-in-law and lay down at home to rest. His health was fine and he went out the next morning.
This time Peng Chen followed him every step of the way. Tang Yaoyao was worried and followed him out.
When Tang Ning walked to Third Uncle's shop, Butcher Zheng was chopping meat, raising and lowering his knife at a speed that was dizzying.
"The ten pounds of lean meat stuffing, ten pounds of fat meat stuffing, and ten pounds of cartilage stuffing that you want have all been cut..."
Tangning saw the silly smile on his face again, but she still couldn't connect him with the master who drove away the man in black with a single blow yesterday.
In a corner somewhere, the beggar mother and daughter were still there.
Not far from them, the old beggar was holding a wine bottle and sipping it leisurely.
