The city of Chang'an went completely crazy. The sweat on the foreheads of Zhi Jinwu and Ting Weicheng had not dried up. Even Jingzhao Yin Ji'an was a little frightened. Since the Han Dynasty established its capital in Chang'an, such a serious thing had never happened. First, Su
Such a big thing happened in the house, and then the manor of Liu Ling, the princess of Huainan, caught fire inexplicably. Before all this was sorted out, another murder case occurred.
The first person to die was Yexiang Lang Wang Er. When the people in Chang'an City opened their doors in the morning and couldn't wait for Wang Er with toilets that hurt when urinating, someone finally became anxious. Following the streets and places where Wang Er often went, they soon discovered
Wang Er drowned in the excrement bucket. When Wang Er, who was covered in feces and urine, was fished out of the excrement bucket with a big hook, his whole body was already swollen, and the stench was so strong that the onlookers retreated.
No one knows how Wang Er died and why he died in the excrement bucket. Wu Zuo carefully inspected Wang Er's body and determined that it was drowned. There were no external injuries and the internal organs were intact. Who killed Wang Er? And why.
Wang Er? The princes of Tingwei Mansion and Jing Zhaoyin couldn't guess.
The second person who died was old man Qiu, a vegetable vendor from Zaoshizi Street. His death was even more mysterious than that of Wang Er. Old man Qiu was a widower, and he made a living by selling vegetables. He was also kind-hearted and well-mannered, and he had never had any enmity with anyone.
, but even he died. He actually died on the belly of Widow Qian. This incident shocked everyone who knew the old man Qiu.
The third deceased person was a low-level official who was affiliated with Jing Zhaoyin. No one had any impression of this low-level official. Because he never dealt with people, he completed the tasks assigned to him on time, and stayed at Jing Zhaoyin when he had nothing to do.
, went home during the holidays. The family of three lived a stable and normal life, not bullying their neighbors or causing trouble, but such a person was actually killed.
The fourth dead person has some background, the proprietress of Rouge Shop in Dongshi. It is said that she is a romantic guy, and many men have slept on her bed. Because of this, Rouge Shop’s business is very good, whether it is a big girl or a young girl.
My wife always likes to go to her shop to buy rouge, and she also hopes to make all the men in the world like her like him.
The fifth dead person surprised everyone the most. He turned out to be a child of thirteen or fourteen years old. And the appearance of his death was the most ugly. Not only had his hands and feet been chopped off, but his eyes were also gouged out. Everyone who saw this child went out and retched.
The scene was so stinky that I couldn't stay there. No one knew the child's real name. He usually lived with his blind mother. The child was also well-behaved and capable, and even supported his mother at such a young age.
The sixth dead person was a farmer. Because he lived outside the city, he was only discovered the next day. Not only was he dead, but the whole family including chickens and dogs were all dead. Someone even found two mice dead in the corner.
There were also sword wounds on the body. This family was poisoned to death, and it was the most powerful poison. According to Zusaku's estimation, there was no pain when they died, because all the dead people had smiles on their faces.
The seventh dead man was a city gate guard, so some people speculated that the designated murderer killed him when he left the city after committing the crime. Because he died at the city gate with nineteen wounds all over his body, each of them fatal.
He died because his blood had dried up.
These seven people neither knew each other nor had anything in common with them, but they all died within two days of each other, so Tingwei Mansion and Jing Zhaoyin had to wonder. Who is the murderer? If innocent people are killed indiscriminately, what will happen in Chang'an City?
There are hundreds of thousands of people, why are there seven of them? If the murderer is looking for seven of them, then there must be some connection between these seven people, but what is the connection?
Ji An looked at the seven corpses at his feet with a dark face, then turned to look at Zhi Jinwu and Ting Wei: "You two, how should we deal with this matter? If you don't report it to Your Majesty, you and I will be derelict in our duties!"
Tingwei nodded: "This case is serious and must be reported to His Majesty."
"How to deal with those two things? Your Majesty only gave us ten days. Tomorrow is the deadline and something like this happens again. I'm afraid we are at the end of our rope."
"Regardless of whether it ends or not, we can't hide this matter even if we want to!" Ting Wei sighed: "Now the whole Chang'an has been rumored. I'm afraid your Majesty has heard about it. If your Majesty accuses you, losing your official position will be a trivial matter. This
I’m not sure whether my head can still rest on my shoulders.”
Ji An said: "This matter happened in Jing Zhaoyin. I cannot escape the blame. I will write a memorial right away. No matter what the outcome is, I have no choice but to admit it!"
Zhi Jinwu and Tingwei also sighed: "That's all we can do! I wonder if it's that evil spirit who caused so many troubles?"
When Jing Zhaoyin, Zhi Jinwu, and Tingwei were aggrieved by their miserable fate, the victim, or one of the parties involved, was sitting in Liu Che's office eating meat and drinking wine. This time Su Ren learned his lesson, no matter how many people came, he only brought
A jar of wine, or the smallest jar of wine, will not make you unconscious even if you drink it alone.
Regarding Su Ren's stinginess, Gongsun He was quite critical: "Who can drink this little wine? Don't forget, we only have your life, otherwise there may be no one alive in your family!"
Su Ren was unmoved and snorted: "That's your choice, I didn't invite you!"
Gongsun rolled his eyes in congratulations: "You! Listen to this guy's attitude. Your Majesty will bear witness for me. Even if this kid is cut into pieces next time, I will just stand by and clap my hands and applaud him."
Liu Che chuckled: "This matter is really dangerous. The Mo family is so vicious. If they accumulate enough strength, it is possible for them to break into my Jianzhang Palace!"
Gongsun Ao and Wei Qing were now responsible for guarding the Jianzhang Palace. After hearing this, they quickly knelt down and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will fight to the death to protect Your Majesty."
Su Ren chuckled: "It sounds nice to say it, but I'm afraid it's true. There has never been a saying in this world that a thousand days will prevent a thief. If you don't want to be remembered, the best way is to kill those who care about you! Look!
Who dares to do this?"
"Yeah! What Zi Heng said makes sense!" Li Danghu agreed with Su Ren's opinion for the rare time.
Gongsun He rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "So, those people who died in the city in the past few days were all done by you? However, can you guarantee that they are all disciples of the Mohist family?"
Su Ren glanced at Liu Che and congratulated Gongsun: "You are wrong this time. I am only responsible for providing information, and there are others who do it!"
"who?"
Su Ren smiled: "Don't say it! This matter will continue for a while, so you don't need to make a fuss."
Mo Yu was so anxious. The Mo family brothers in Chang'an were killed one by one and died miserably. He was about to cry. These people were all the hard work of the Mo family. From identifying to recruiting to a little bit of training, the Mo family spent a lot of time
With so much effort, he died just like that when he was about to be put to use, so it was not worth it for him.
Mo Cong was much quieter. Instead of feeling sad because one of his men was killed, he drank tea and looked at the scenery leisurely every day. They were so lucky when they escaped from the blueberry field that day. If they had been slower, they would have been
Will become a victim. Therefore, such a beautiful life is earned. Mo Cong did not expect Su Ren to be so ruthless and powerful, which was beyond his expectation.
"Big Master, you should order the rest of the brothers to move away? If this continues, sooner or later they will all be killed. Two more were killed yesterday!" Mo Yu stamped his feet anxiously.
Mo Cong didn't say anything. He picked up the tea bowl and sniffed it. It tasted very good and was fragrant.
"Giant!"
"From the moment we take action, you should know the consequences. They are waiting for us to evacuate, leaving us with maybe a glimmer of hope. As soon as we move, we will be targeted immediately. It is not surprising that we will all be caught and killed."
"Then we can't look at it like this!"
Mo Cong glanced at Mo Yu: "You are still young and don't understand many things. We have no way out now!"
"Hey!" Mo Yu sighed, sat down on the ground, and closed his eyes in pain.
Mo Cong touched Mo Yu's head and chuckled twice: "Since the founding of our Mo family, we have taken universal love as our slogan. We will pay any price for the sake of the people in the world. This time, in order to rescue more people who were forcibly moved to Maoling by the emperor,
Brothers, even if all the brothers in Chang’an City die, it’s still worth it!”
"Then why should we listen to Liu Hong and send people directly to Maoling? It is much safer to rescue people from the guards there than in Chang'an."
"Haha!" Mo Cong smiled again: "It's different. Remember, we are Mohists and ordinary people, and we must not become prisoners!"
Mo Yu was speechless. They stayed at the farm outside the city for almost ten days, and Liu Hong, who asked them to kill people, never showed up once. Mo Yu felt that Liu Hong had abandoned them, betrayed his original promise, and was
The real murderer who caused all this. If it weren't for him, the giant would not be so extreme, let alone watch the brothers and sisters in Chang'an City die in vain and remain indifferent.
There was a knock on the door, four long and three short, which was the code they had agreed upon. Without asking for permission, a farmer wearing a raincoat broke in. The man had a grimace on his face and opened his mouth to speak, but for a long time he failed.
No sound was made.
"Say? What's wrong?"
The farmer sighed: "Three more died last night, all of them our old people. There are not many people left in the entire west of the city."
"What happened to the brothers who were arrested?"
The farmer shook his head: "I don't know. He is neither in Tingwei Mansion nor with Jin Wu and Jing Zhaoyin anymore. He must still be under the supervision of the Su family. I didn't dare to go in."
Mo Cong nodded: "Very good, you can go and rest!"
The farmer bowed and bowed and exited the yard. This was the last place where the Mo family stayed in Chang'an. Like Su Ren, the purpose of setting up this farm was just in case, but he didn't expect it to be put into use so quickly. He died again.
Three, plus the two from yesterday, as well as those from the past few days, twelve people have died inexplicably, and they are all the most central and reliable people to the Mohist family.
Mo Cong took a deep breath and said to Mo Yu: "Go to the man who practices swordsmanship with you and tell him that I want to meet Su Ren!" (To be continued)