As usual, Zhao Pu appeared in the Zhao family ancestral hall in the early morning to offer incense.
As the chief steward of Canjian Villa, Zhao Pu has been used to replacing Zhao Wuji every day to comfort his ancestors for many years.
Opening the door of the ancestral hall, he lit three sticks of incense. Just when Zhao Pu wanted to offer incense, he suddenly discovered that a life tablet placed in the ancestral hall had broken into pieces!
This discovery made Zhao Pu's heart skip a beat. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that Zhao Zheng's name was written on the broken life tablet!
In an instant, Zhao Pu's heart was filled with turmoil. He did not dare to hesitate and ran out of the ancestral hall. He even forgot to close the door and went straight to the main hall where Zhao Wuji lived.
"Master, something serious has happened, Master!!"
At this time, Zhao Wuji had not finished his morning practice, and was rashly interrupted by Zhao Pu, which made Zhao Wuji look ugly. If he had not known that Zhao Pu had been following him for many years and would not come to disturb him, Zhao Wuji would have probably killed someone.
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He waved his hand, and the palace door opened without any wind. Zhao Wuji frowned and asked Zhao Pu, "Why are you so flustered?"
"Master of the village, I went to the ancestral hall to offer incense and found... I found that the life tablet of the young master of the village was broken!"
"What!!"
After hearing this, Zhao Wuji's expression changed. He stood up suddenly and looked directly at Zhao Pu: "This matter is not trivial, but there are only half a lie. Don't blame me for not thinking about the relationship between master and servant!"
On the other side, before Zhao Pu even had time to explain, the fearful voice of a servant came from outside the door again.
"It's not good, it's not good, the young owner of the village has been killed!"
After finally confirming everything, Zhao Wuji suddenly felt dizzy and his chest felt clogged, as if something was about to pierce his chest.
But at this time, Zhao Wuji had no time or opportunity to pay attention to these things. He left the palace in a flash and went straight to Zhao Zheng's room.
At this moment, the door of Zhao Zheng's room was ajar, and he could smell the smell of blood from a long distance away, which made Zhao Wuji even more nervous.
"Squeak——"
Pushing open the door, the sight in front of him made Zhao Wuji's eyes darken. Fortunately, Zhao Pu appeared in time to hold him up, which prevented Zhao Wuji from falling down in this situation.
In the huge room, Zhao Zheng was lying in a pool of blood.
The blood had long since solidified, and the room was filled with a strong smell of blood.
"Quick, go check out the situation."
Zhao Wuji's voice was already hoarse. Under his order, two servants came forward and turned Zhao Zheng's body over. The wound on his throat was turned out, and it turned out that he had died by slitting his throat.
There were no signs of fighting in the room, and Zhao Zheng's expression seemed to be a bit shocked and confused.
Judging from the degree of coagulation of the blood, Zhao Zheng might have died last night.
After experiencing the initial anger, regret, and deep suspicion, Zhao Wuji finally suppressed the extremely complicated emotions in his heart and immediately gave the order.
"Immediately seal off the villa and check everyone. If anyone went out last night or is not in the villa at this moment, immediately issue a kill order. I will catch the murderer immediately and avenge my son!!"
There was an unbreakable murderous intention hidden in his hoarse tone. Zhao Wuji was really angry this time.
In his life, he only had a son like Zhao Zheng, and he wanted to pass the entire Canjian Villa to him and inherit the mantle.
Now, unfortunately, the white-haired man gave the black-haired man a gift, and his son had his throat cut and died on the eve of his birthday. This incident was definitely an unimaginable blow to Zao Wuji.
His face turned from white to red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally turned pale again, and his whole body spurted out a mouthful of blood.
"puff!"
This mouthful of blood spurted out, and Zhao Wuji looked much older than before. His whole temperament did not live up to the previous sense of self-reliance and self-respect, but instead gave people the rotten air of a dying man.
The people were ordered to dispose of Zhao Zheng's body while going to investigate what happened last night.
Zhao Wuji returned to the main hall of the villa with the support of Zhao Pu.
Here, he has to wait for the truth to be revealed and for a murderer to be caught!
Just like that, under Zhao Wuji's death order, the entire Canjian Villa was mobilized. Countless servants and disciples swarmed in and began to carefully check the people who had been out at night last night.
Soon, the investigation results were released and were immediately sent to Zhao Wuji.
"Master, there were 843 servants, disciples, and foreign guests in the villa last night. Most of them returned to their rooms to rest after the banquet. A very small number of them had gone out.
, but there are people who have testified.”
"There is only one person here who has ever been out, but no one has testified, and this person's identity... is a bit sensitive."
"Just tell me who it is!" In this situation, Zhao Wuji doesn't care whether his identity is sensitive or not. As long as there is a person suspected of murder, it is Da Luo Jinxian, and he, Zhao Wuji, is moved!
As soon as Zhao Wuji said this, the deacon responsible for reporting the matter took a deep breath and slowly said: "This person is Wang Qiang of Tiandaoyuan!"
"Wang Qiang?" When he heard Wang Qiang's name, Zhao Wuji was a little stunned for the first time.
Because he suddenly discovered that since Wang Qiang came to Canjian Villa, every trouble he had seemed to be related to him.
Zhao Pu, who had been taking care of Zhao Wuji, also had a thoughtful look on his face at this moment. He pondered for a moment and then said: "Master, this Wang Qiang is a member of the Tiandaoyuan, and he has always had a quarrel with our villa.
Coupled with the fact that yesterday's battle between him and the young village owner was filled with resentment, both parties felt resentful, so thinking about it, Wang Qiang really had a motive for committing the crime."
Zhao Pu's analysis made Zhao Wuji feel that it made some sense.
If there is anyone in Zhongzhou who most hopes that Canjian Villa will lose power, it is undoubtedly Tiandaoyuan. After all, Canjian Villa is the only force that can compete head-on with Tiandaoyuan.
In this way, the reason for sending someone specifically to assassinate Zhao Zheng was established.
After all, if the next generation of heirs dies, Canjian Villa will definitely be hit hard, and Zao Wuji himself will also have problems because he cannot bear such great grief.
With just a little guidance from now on, Tiandao Academy will surely become the biggest winner!
"Go and escort Wang Qiang to me immediately. Also, call all the foreign guests in the Villa and let them see with their own eyes what will happen to those who offend me at Canjian Villa!"
Zhao Wuji, who had made up his mind, no longer cared about Wang Qiang's identity. In his opinion, the Tiandao Academy had the guts to send people to his villa to assassinate his heir, so why did he care about his identity?
As long as there is a chance to prove that Zhao Zheng died at the hands of Wang Qiang, and Li Yichen comes in person today, Wang Qiang must die!
After giving the order, Zhao Wuji felt a surge of energy and blood. At this time, he felt that the world in front of him was starting to spin. His head was dizzy, and he was not as clear-minded as before when thinking about things.
He thought that all this was because Zhao Zheng's death had given him too much impact, and it was nothing serious.
In the end, he even rejected Zhao Pu's several attempts to persuade him to go back and rest because he wanted to judge Wang Qiang in person!