On the corridor outside Ningxiang Palace, Emperor Chu was surprised and horrified when he heard that Bao Zheng and Di Renjie had arrived at the same time. Logically speaking, it was already the time for all officials to take a break. If these two people came together at this time, they were afraid that something difficult would happen.
"Let's go to the imperial study room and have a look!"
Xiao Guizi followed closely behind Emperor Chu, and the two of them walked towards the imperial study. The New Year was approaching, and if something difficult happened at this juncture, they might not be able to have a peaceful New Year.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chu couldn't help but feel a headache. Why is it so difficult to enjoy life quietly for a few days?
After a stick of incense.
Emperor Chu strode into the imperial study. Seeing his arrival, Di Renjie and Bao Zheng turned around and saluted with their fists. They waved their hands to indicate that they should sit down and asked:
"The two beloved ministers are not busy with the New Year matters in the palace. Is there any important matter in the palace?"
Hearing the sound, Bao Zheng glanced sideways at Di Renjie, obviously gesturing for him to speak. Di Renjie's face was as dark as water, he hesitated for a while and said:
"Your Majesty, Jingzhao Mansion and Jinyiwei have received memorials from various states and counties outside Chang'an City. The number of missing people in various places has been increasing in recent days."
"People disappear mysteriously?"
The New Year is approaching and the family is reunited. How come a large number of people are missing? The Emperor of Chu frowned and looked thoughtful. How could such a thing happen under the emperor's feet?
"Many people are missing. Have the two beloved ministers found any clues? Are there any clues about Jingzhao Mansion and Jinyiwei?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I have dispatched all the royal guards before entering the palace. I believe the clues will be found soon!"
From what Di Renjie said, so far, nothing has been gained from the case of missing people. It is a major case that involves people. If the case cannot be solved in time, it may cause panic among the people before the New Year.
"Bao Zheng, Di Renjie listens to the order. I will leave this case to you two. The entire city's troops and Tianmen's powerful men are at your disposal. The case must be solved within three days and the missing people must be found."
Emperor Chu had a deadline of three days to solve the case. The time was indeed tight, but the rights given to the two men were large enough. The soldiers, horses and Tianmen in the city were at their disposal. The two forces merged into one, and their power should not be underestimated.
"Wei Chen takes orders and will solve the case within three days!"
At present, there is no clue about the whole case, but Di Renjie and Bao Zheng are still taking orders. This case is related to the stability of the people and there is no need to delay.
The two bowed and exited the imperial study, leaving only Emperor Chu sitting in front of the papers. After careful consideration, Emperor Chu felt that the disappearance of the people was inseparable from the eight ancient tribes.
In a short period of time, among the hostile forces operating in Chang'an City, only the eight ancient tribes were the most rampant. They suffered heavy losses in Zhaixing Pavilion and the Imperial Palace. They must be brewing a bigger conspiracy by kidnapping the people.
.............
The Chang'an Road is smooth, and there is an endless stream of caravans coming and going. They all want to complete their last business trip as the New Year is approaching, so that they can reunite with their families and enjoy the fun of the Spring Festival.
Returning is as fast as an arrow, and the convoy moving forward is much faster than before. The merchants' faces are filled with joy. After a year of hard work, they can finally rest after returning to the city.
However.
At this moment, the horses in the convoy on Chang'an Road suddenly raised their heads to the sky and neighed, making a deafening roar. Everyone followed the sound with shocked expressions on their faces and looked around with their heads raised.
This place is only ten miles away from Chang'an City, and it is already under the imperial city, so everyone does not think that they will encounter danger. Besides, they have walked on this Chang'an Road no less than a hundred times, and nothing unusual has ever happened.
Huh~
Huh~
On the top of the void, a dozen figures suddenly appeared. They were walking in the air, tapping their toes on the ancient trees, and the figures rushed towards them. The snow on the branches under their feet fell down, and when it touched the ground, it gently raised a wisp of snow.
Snow fog.
"How can we allow you to be so presumptuous under the emperor's feet? You......"
The leader of the caravan yelled angrily as they traveled north and south. Although the state of Chu had very good public security, in order to be on guard against people with ulterior motives, they would still bring some guards along with them.
But before the leader could finish his words, his vision went dark and he fell to the ground. As for the guards following him, they were in the same situation as him. The broad sword at his waist was not unsheathed and he fell unconscious on the cold ground.
In less than a stick of incense, the caravan on Chang'an Road was looted. The horses and goods were not moved, but all the people in the caravan disappeared.
When Di Renjie and Bao Zheng received the news and arrived, it was already several hours later. After a brief investigation, they still found nothing.
There were no traces of a fight or any traces of blood, it simply disappeared into thin air.
At this time, Thief Zhi, who came with Di Renjie and Bao Zheng, stepped forward and said: "Two adults, the caravan members were probably kidnapped after being poisoned."
"The poison gas used by the visitor is the poison of ghost mist!"
Robber Zhi spoke, signaling Bao Zheng and Di Renjie to come to one side of the caravan horses, and raised his hands to the horses' noses and mouths.
"Two adults, the poison of ghost mist destroys the human body very quickly. It will cause fainting in an instant after entering the body. However, for horses, a small amount of poisonous mist is not enough to make them faint."
"The traces of blood-red things that appear in the nose and mouth are symptoms of horses being poisoned. This kind of ghost mist poison is rare in the world. The person responsible for making it happens to be aware of it. Maybe we can start with him.
Investigate who is behind the disappearance."
After hearing Tuozhi's analysis, Bao Zheng and Di Renjie nodded in agreement and signaled Tuozhi to lead the way to find the person who made the poison.
Da da da~
Da da da~
The sound of whipping horseshoes arose on the Chang'an Road. Di Renjie, Bao Zheng, Daozhi, Li Yuanfang, and Duan Tianya galloped towards Chang'an City with their whips raised.
The soldiers brought by Jinyiwei and Jingzhao Mansion were responsible for bringing the goods stranded on Chang'an Road back to the city.
It was a round trip from Chang'an City to the place where the crime occurred. When Di Renjie and his party returned to the city, it was already nightfall. Under the leadership of Dao Zhi, they came to the black market in the west of the city.
The person who is good at creating ghost mist poison is the famous 'Black Widow' on the black market, also known as the Fragrant Rakshasa. This person is charming, cunning, and ruthless.
The black market in the west of the city is a place where people from all walks of life gather. Negative news is bought and sold here, and all kinds of weird things can be found in the black market.
Of course, it will become the best place for strangers and strangers to hide. Thief Zhi is the king of thieves. When he enters Xifang City, no one does not know him.
In the past, anyone who appeared with Robber Zhi would definitely be a big customer in the West Market. Tonight, everyone suddenly saw Robber Zhi coming with his group, and everyone became even more enthusiastic.
This was not the first time that Di Renjie and Bao Zheng came to the West Market. With the dim lights and busy crowds, they seemed to be living in darkness.
At night, the West Market is the busiest place besides Chang'an Central Street, but during the day, there are only a few people chatting here.
Under the leadership of Robber Zhi, everyone walked through the streets and finally came to a pavilion and stopped. Li Yuanfang suddenly raised his hand to look at it and murmured to himself: