Mou Rongtian looked at the bodies of Xie Jiucheng and the other five people one by one and saw that their heads had been chopped off and the wounds on their necks were roughly the same, which looked very much like they were caused by one person.
I thought to myself: "Xie Jiuzheng and Wu Dianchen are not ordinary people. Under their protection, Zhu Changhong didn't even have a chance to escape. It can be imagined that the murderer's martial arts skills are high.
"The murderer didn't even spare these three helpless women. His cruel methods were outrageous."
Mou Rongtian asked Zhu Guidao: "Butler Zhu, were there any witnesses when the crime occurred?"
Zhu Guidao: "I wonder if the skinny monkey Zhang Huai, the second senior brother of my eldest son, was there at the time? It stands to reason that he should also be there. After the incident, Zhang Huai disappeared and there is no way to verify it. If he was not there at the time, there would be no witnesses.
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Mou Rongtian thought to himself: "Why did Zhang Huai disappear?" He thought there were three possibilities. The first one is: Zhang Huai colluded with the murderer to kill Zhu Changhong, and then fled in fear of crime. The second one is: Zhang Huai was afraid that the murderer would kill and silence him.
He didn't dare to show up and hid. The third option is: Zhang Huai has been killed and silenced by the murderer.
After examining the body, Mou Rongtian followed Zhu Gui to the scene of the crime. After the investigation, King Zhu Yiliu of Lu invited him to go to the front hall to talk.
Zhu Yirui's biological mother is the current Empress Dowager Li. He has the same mother as Emperor Wanli. He is deeply favored by Empress Dowager Li and Wanli and is much nobler than other vassal kings. He has four sons in total, the eldest son Chang Hong, the second son died young, and the third son died in infancy.
The son is Chang Zi, and the fourth son is Chang Tao.
Among the four sons, the one he loved most was Zhu Changhong. Unexpectedly, Zhu Changhong lost his head. Seeing the tragic death of his eldest son, he was heartbroken and vowed to find out the murderer and cut him into pieces to comfort his eldest son.
The spirit in heaven.
Mou Rongtian came to the front hall and saw Zhu Yiliu sitting on the imperial chair with a sad expression. He stepped forward to greet him. Zhu Yiliu said: "Get up and sit down."
After Mou Rongtian sat down, Zhu Yiliu said: "Master Mou, I have heard that you handle cases like a god, so I feel relieved that you are responsible for solving this case. Hong'er died so tragically, you must find out the real culprit and arrest him
Bring to justice.”
Mou Rongtian said: "I will do my best to detect this case and bring the murderer to justice."
Zhu Yili said "hmm", nodded slightly, and said, "Thank you for the hard work." After saying that, he glanced at Zhu Gui who was standing beside him. Zhu Gui took out a banknote from his sleeve, walked over, and placed it on Mou Rongtian.
On the tea table next to him, he stepped back.
Zhu Yiliu said: "This is a little thought from me. You can buy a bag of tea to drink."
Mou Rongtian said: "I can't accept this banknote. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Zhu Yiliu said: "This is a reward from me. If you don't accept it, you will look down on me. Master Mou, don't you want to be disrespectful to me?"
When Mou Rongtian heard what Zhu Yili said, he didn't dare not accept it and said: "Then I will be ashamed to accept it."
Zhu Yili said: "When you find the real culprit, I will give you a huge reward." After saying that, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Mou Rongtian put the banknotes in his arms and stood up to leave. Zhu Yixi asked Zhu Gui to escort Mou Rongtian out of the palace. In front of the palace gate, Mou Rongtian and Shi Yi mounted their horses, and Zhu Gui said: "Have a good trip, Master Mou!"
Mou Rongtian cupped his fists towards Zhu Gui and said, "Butler Zhu, see you later."
Zhang Huai is an important clue in this case, and Mou Rongtian must find him. He is a disciple of the Songshan Sect, and Mou Rongtian thinks he may have returned to Songshan.
After leaving Wei Hui Mansion, Mou Rongtian went to Songshan Mountain. There was a mansion on the Shengguan Peak of Songshan Mountain, where the Songshan Sect was based.
Mou Rongtian and Shi Yi came to the Songshan Sect's headquarters and saw Zuo Chengzhi, the head of the Songshan Sect, and asked him about Zhang Huai. Zuo Chengzhi didn't know whether Zhang Huai was in Songshan, so he sent someone to call Ding Mang.
Ding Mang came to the flower hall and said to Zuo Chengzhi, "Master, are you looking for me?"
Zuo Chengzhi said: "Is Zhang Huai back?"
Ding Mang did not answer Zuo Chengzhi's question directly, but asked: "Master, what's wrong with him?"
Zuo Chengzhi said: "Master Mou is looking for him."
Ding Mang knew Mou Rongtian. He had met Mou Rongtian before when Lu Zheng led him to cause trouble in the Flying Tiger Escort Bureau. Ding Mang asked Mou Rongtian, "What is Mr. Mou looking for for my junior brother?"
Mou Rongtian said: "I am investigating the assassination of the crown prince Zhu Changhong, and I want to learn some information from Zhang Huai."
Ding Mang pondered for a moment and asked, "Isn't Zhang Huai not in Prince Lu's Mansion?"
Mou Rongtian said: "Not in the palace. Didn't he return to Songshan?"
Ding Mang said: "No."
Mou Rongtian said to Zuo Chengzhi: "Since Zhang Huai is not in Songshan, I will take my leave."
Mou Rongtian and Shi Yi left the mansion and walked down the mountain. Mou Rongtian said to Shi Yi, "Yanzi, Ding Mang has a problem."
Shi Yi said: "What's the problem?"
Mou Rongtian said: "Prince Lu's Mansion did not send anyone to Songshan to report the funeral. It stands to reason that Ding Mang did not know about Zhu Changhong's death. When I told him about Zhu Changhong's death, he was not surprised. This means that he already knew it. No need to ask, it must be
Zhang Huai told him. Zhang Huai must have come back, maybe he is still here."
Shi Yi said: "Ding Mang, this bastard, how dare you lie to us."
Mou Rongtian said: "Yanzi, if you spy on Ding Mang secretly, you may be able to find Zhang Huai."
Shi Yi quietly sneaked into the Songshan camp and secretly monitored Ding Mang, while Mou Rongtian waited for news at an inn in Songshan County.
In the evening of that day, Shi Yi followed Ding Mang down to Songshan County and saw Ding Mang walking into a brothel, chatting for a few words with the old madam, and then went upstairs. Shi Yi followed the brothel and the old madam came.
I have a new customer and come over to greet me warmly.
Shi Yi asked the old madam with a serious face: "Which room did Ding Mang go to?"
Seeing that he didn't seem to be here for fun, the old bustard asked, "Why are you asking about this?"
Shi Yi took out the Jinyiwei badge from his arms, flashed it in front of her eyes, and then put it away.
The old bustard was startled and said, "It turns out to be the official."
Shi Yi asked again which room Ding Mang had gone to.
The old madam didn't dare to hide it and said: "Uncle Ding went to the second floor to take the room on the north side of the east end."
Shi Yi left the brothel, went around to the back alley, flew to the upper room, went to the roof of the room on the north side of the east end, lay down on the slope of the back room, and put his ear against the tiles to eavesdrop.
A man in the room said, "You're too timid, right?" Shi Yi recognized Ding Mang's voice.
I just heard another man say: "How come you don't have back pain when you stand and talk? You didn't see the scene at that time. It was so fucking scary. It almost made me pee. If I hadn't been smart and ran fast,
, I have already met the King of Hell by now." Shi Yi didn't know who this person was.
Ding Mang said again: "That guy may not want to kill you to silence you, so don't scare yourself."
Another man said again: "She killed all those girls, just because she didn't want to leave anyone alive. Can you let me go?" This statement sounded a little angry.
Ding Mang said again: "This guy is quite dark, I don't know what he is."
Another man said: "Zhu Changhong has done too many immoral things. Sooner or later, one day will come. But who did I offend? It's really unlucky."
Ding Mang said: "Don't get too angry. Jin Yiwei is investigating this case. Maybe the murderer will be caught in a few days."
Another man said: "Jin Yiwei is reliable. A sow can climb a tree. You still expect them to catch the murderer. You should quickly pull them down."
Ding Mang said: "You can't say that. I heard that Mou Rongtian is quite capable. He may not be able to catch the murderer."
Another man said: "I hope so."
Ding Mang said: "You can rest, I'll go and play with Xiaocui."
Shi Yi then heard the sound of the door closing and expected that Ding Mang had gone out. After a while, a woman's voice came from the house. The woman said: "Master Zhang, what are you whispering about? You are still behind my back, why can't you let me go?"
I know?"
Shi Yi thought to himself: "Master Zhang? Could it be that this guy is Zhang Huai?"
It turns out that this person is Zhang Huai.
On the night when Zhu Changhong was assassinated, Zhang Huai was lucky enough to survive. He was frightened and fled into the latrine. He squatted on the latrine and shivered all over. After a while, he slowly calmed down. Suddenly he wanted to poop, and he happened to squat on it.
He was on the toilet, so he pulled it. This pull actually pushed it into his crotch. Only then did he realize that he squatted down without taking off his pants.
Zhang Huai secretly cried out that he was unlucky and was angry in his heart. His crotch was full of feces and urine, and he had to endure it. He did not dare to go out. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Oh no, something has happened. The prince has ordered someone to kill him."
Already." Then noisy voices came from all directions.
After a while, Zhang Huai heard someone not far away saying: "Six people have lost their heads. It's really tragic."
I heard another person say: "Who says it's not the case? He doesn't even spare women. The murderer is ruthless enough."
Only then did Zhang Huai know that all the people in the room were dead except for him. He was so frightened that he trembled all over and thought: "The murderer even killed those three women. It was obviously to silence him. She must not
You will let me go. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. I must leave as soon as possible."
He boldly left the hut and returned to the bedroom. He changed into his pants that had been wet with urine. He still smelled bad and didn't have time to wash himself. He wrapped the gold and silver in a soft package, slung it over his shoulder, and went to the animal house to fetch a horse.
, left Prince Lu's Mansion overnight. He wanted to go back to Songshan through the south gate, but the city gate had been closed in the middle of the night. The flag officer responsible for guarding the city gate recognized him as Mr. Zhang from Prince Lu's Mansion, and did not dare to offend him, so he had to open the city gate and let him go.
go out.
Zhang Huai left Weihui Fucheng, rode his horse and whipped, and ran all the way. As soon as he returned to the foot of Songshan Mountain, he felt that Songshan Mountain was not safe. He was a disciple of the Songshan Sect. This was known to everyone. He was afraid that the murderer would find Songshan Mountain, so he did not dare to return.
Songshan sect’s residence.
He didn't want to go to a place far away from his hometown, and he didn't want to suffer the consequences. So he hid in a brothel in Songshan County. On the day he just went there, Ding Mang happened to be there. Ding Mang walked out, and he went in.
, had a face-to-face meeting.
Ding Mang asked: "Why are you back?"
Zhang Huai changed his face and said: "You don't know, something big happened in Prince Lu's Mansion."
Ding Mang was startled and asked, "What happened?"
Zhang Huai said: "This is not the place to talk. Let's talk upstairs."
The room on the north side of the east end on the second floor is the prostitute Xiaohong's boudoir. Zhang Huai and she were old friends and planned to hide in her gentle hometown for a while, so they went to Xiaohong's room with Ding Mang.