"The suspect Ye Hong is heading towards the Ten Li Hill! Chase! He's right in front! "
At noon, at the entrance of Chang 'an City, a group of elite cavalry galloped out, with Dai Zhou leading the charge, shouting loudly.
This group of elite cavalry, naturally did not come from the Supreme Court, but from the Right Wu Marquis government.
After discovering the traitor, and realising the seriousness of the situation, Liu Dewei made a prompt decision to let Dai Zhou request for Yuchi Jingde's Right Wu Marquis government to send troops for assistance, while he himself, personally entered the palace to report this matter to Li Er.
"Bang bang bang!"
The cavalry whistled past, stirring up a trail of dust.
The passersby on the roadside could not help but discuss.
"Where did this happen again? It's the Wu Marquis government's cavalry! "
"Hai! Who knows! Could it be that there are bandits again somewhere? "
"How is this possible? Today the world is peaceful, where would there be so many bandits! I heard the leading official say something about a suspect, looks like they're going to catch some criminal! "
"Ah! What kind of criminal can make the Wu Marquis government send out cavalry to catch him? "
"Maybe it's someone who has committed a heinous crime!"
"Sigh! Let's not talk about it! Let's go home and eat! "
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"… … Your Majesty, this is what happened, Dai Shaoqing, Wei Wang and a few other students, are now following the Right Wu Marquis government's cavalry to investigate the whereabouts of the criminal Ye Hong. Wei Wang insisted on following, I did not stop him, may Your Majesty punish him!"
In the Sweet Dew Hall, Li Er who was about to go for lunch, was' asked 'to stay by Liu Dewei. Liu Dewei told Li Er about the investigation results of Jin Wanfu's sudden death case. Old Li's brows instantly furrowed.
"In your opinion, what are the chances of the culprit being Shakya Du E?"
Li Er frowned and asked.
Regarding Li Tai's safety, Li Er was not worried. This trip was just to catch a small old man from the Supreme Court, not to raid the nest of the Heavenly Dragon Sect. There were so many Wu Marquis accompanying him, Li Tai would not be in trouble, so Li Er did not blame Liu Dewei.
In comparison, Li Er was more concerned about the mastermind and the Heavenly Dragon Sect!
The fact that the culprit behind the scenes might be related to the Heavenly Dragon Sect was a pleasant surprise for Li Er. He had long wanted to deal with the Heavenly Dragon Sect, but he didn't have a proper way to do so. Now that the case of Jin Wanfu's sudden death involved the Venerable Shajiadu 'e of the Heavenly Dragon Sect, how could Li Er not be pleasantly surprised?
Hearing Li Er's question, Liu Dewei looked solemn and bowed.
"Your Majesty, this old subject believes that His Highness King Wei and Di Zhixun's speculation is highly credible! According to the report of the Supreme Court's bailiffs, Ye Hong had recently become a believer of the Heavenly Dragon Sect. Whenever the Heavenly Dragon Sect's Divine Monk Du E gave a lecture, Ye Hong would definitely be there! There is no enmity between Jin Wanfu and Ye Hong. This time, Ye Hong brought people to assassinate Jin Wanfu. It doesn't make sense. The only possibility is that Du E wants to kill Jin Wanfu, and Ye Hong has no choice but to be his accomplice! "
Li Er pondered for a moment, before he nodded and said, "Why would Du E take such a huge risk to kill Jin Wanfu? Is it because of his personal grudge, or for the benefit of the entire Heavenly Dragon Sect? And if I remember correctly, Jin Wanfu is also involved in a thirty thousand tang private bank case. Is there a connection between these two cases? "
Liu Dewei's brows instantly furrowed. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty suspects that the thirty thousand tang yuan that Jin Wanfu got from the private bank ended up in the Heavenly Dragon Sect?"
"That's right! The Heavenly Dragon Sect first gave out porridge and cured diseases in various places to win over the people, so how could it not be supported by a huge amount of money? I even suspect that there are many Jin Wanfu secretly sending money to the Heavenly Dragon Sect! "
Li Er nodded and said in a deep voice.
Liu Dewei was silent for a moment, before he solemnly cupped his hands and said, "After Ye Hong is brought to justice, this old subject will definitely investigate this matter to the bottom!"
Li Er waved his hand and said, "Capture Ye Hong first. If you want to capture him alive, I will mobilize a team of Imperial Guards for you. Minister Liu, you will personally keep an eye on him to ensure that nothing goes wrong!"
Liu Dewei cupped his hands and accepted the order, "This old subject obeys!"
After that, he turned and left the main hall.
The main hall suddenly fell into silence.
"Haha! I didn't expect Li Zexuan's student to be so proficient in investigating cases. Interesting! "
Li Er leaned on the dragon couch and was silent for a long time before he chuckled and sighed.
Zhao Song couldn't help but interject at this time, "Di Zhixun secretly ran away from home to participate in the Yanhuang College's entrance exam, which provoked Secretary Di to personally climb Yunshan and find Marquis Yong 'an to ask for him!"
Hearing this, Li Er couldn't help but recall that when he went to Yanhuang College to observe the entrance exam last year, he happened to bump into Di Xiaoxu who blocked the door. He couldn't help but laugh, "Haha! Di Zhixun is so outstanding now, I guess Secretary Di is secretly happy at home! He really took advantage of the situation and still acted innocent! "
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"Ah? Don't kill me! I'm a guest invited by Master Du E. Are you from the Heavenly Dragon Sect? You can't kill me! "
On the Ten Mile Slope, seeing six masked men with swords rushing towards him, he hurriedly shouted in horror.
The masked men opposite him didn't want to talk nonsense and directly slashed at Ye Hong with their swords.
"Don't harm my Hong 'er. My Hong' er is an officer of the Supreme Court. If you harm my Hong 'er, don't even think about running away!"
The old woman who came here with Ye Hong stood out at this time and opened her arms to stop the assassins, and said in a trembling voice.
"Humph! Old thing, you're courting death! "
The masked men in black didn't know what it meant to respect the old and cherish the young. They only knew that if someone blocked them, they would kill them. Therefore, the masked men opposite the old woman mercilessly pierced the old woman's body with their swords.
"Puchi ~!"
The long swords were pulled out and blood gushed out. The old woman fell straight to the ground with her eyes wide open. She died with grievances!
"Mother!"
Ye Hong, who saw this scene, suddenly let out a heart-wrenching cry. He was a filial person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken his mother out of the city this time to escape from Chang 'an.
Seeing the old woman fall, Ye Hong rushed up to her and held her in his arms. He cried bitterly, "Mother, wake up! Wake up! Your son was wrong. Your son shouldn't have brought you here! "
At this moment, Ye Hong was suddenly remorseful. His heart was full of regret. He seemed to understand the situation in front of him. This was a killing trap set up by Du E to silence him!
He regretted, regretted his greed, and regretted his ignorance!
"Humph! You should tell these words to the King of Hell! "
The leader of the assassins raised the long swords in his hands and was about to chop Ye Hong's neck.
Ye Hong closed his eyes and didn't dodge because he knew that he couldn't avoid it. He might as well follow his mother to the Netherworld to reunite with her!
Feeling a gust of wind near the back of his head, Ye Hong knew that he was going to die. He lamented, "Mother! Your son is coming to accompany you! "
"Stop!"
At this moment, a loud roar came from not far away. Then, everyone heard the rumbling sound of horse hooves.
"Everyone, put down your weapons and surrender!"
When Dai Zhou saw Ye Hong kneeling on the ground, as well as the masked man in black holding a sword behind him, he was instantly enraged and roared loudly.
At this point, Ye Hong was the most crucial and effective breakthrough point in the entire case. If this lead was broken, then the whole case would return to square one. Dai Zhou would never allow it!
"Humph! Kill Ye Hong and run! "
Seeing the mighty imperial court army, the leader of the assassins didn't show any fear. Instead, the speed of his swords swinging down became even faster!
"How dare you, brat!"
Seeing this, Dai Zhou's eyes widened. He wanted to order the soldiers behind him to shoot, but he was afraid that the arrows would be inaccurate on the bumpy ride and accidentally hurt Ye Hong. For a moment, he actually didn't know how to give orders!
"They want to silence him. Baolin, quickly stop them!"
Di Zhixun roared and said.
Yuchi Baolin didn't have as many scruples as Dai Zhou. When he heard that, he directly snatched a horse lance from a Right Marquis soldier beside him and threw it fiercely at the assassin raising the sword!
Whoosh ~!
One had to know that Yuchi Baolin's other abilities might not be outstanding, but in terms of strength, there were very few people of his age who were stronger than him. This throw of his with all his might caused the lance to make a whistling sound in the air. One could only imagine how fast it was!
At this speed, the horse lance would have already pierced through the assassin's body by the time he chopped off Ye Hong's head!
If the assassin wanted to avoid this attack, he would have to give up on killing Ye Hong!
"Beautiful!"
Li Tai couldn't help but praise when he saw Yuchi Baolin throw the horse lance.
However, what he expected didn't happen. A hint of ruthlessness flashed across the assassin's eyes. He still didn't dodge. Instead, he held his sword with both hands and slashed at Ye Hong's neck as fast as he could!
Thud! Thud!
The sound of the long sword piercing flesh and the horse lance piercing the body rang out one after the other. Right after that, Ye Hong's head fell to the ground and rolled forward for some distance. As for the assassin in black, he was sent flying by the powerful momentum of the horse lance. Then, he landed heavily on the ground and didn't move at all. Evidently, he had been killed in one blow!
It was probably a life for a life!
Dai Zhou gasped when he saw how ruthless and decisive the assassin was, willing to kill Ye Hong even at the cost of his own life. He was both shocked and furious. He shouted loudly, "Capture all of them! Don't let any of them escape!"
Now that Ye Hong was dead, Dai Zhou could only place his hopes on these assassins in front of him. Capture them alive and interrogate them. Perhaps he might be able to find out what he wanted to know!
"Understood!"
The cavalry behind Dai Zhou shouted loudly.
Then, the cavalry automatically split into two groups and quickly rushed forward, intending to surround the remaining assassins and capture them all in one go!
Naturally, those with two legs couldn't outrun those with four legs. Even if the assassins wanted to escape, they were surrounded by the cavalry before they could even take a few steps!
"Capture all of them! Keep them alive! "
Dai Zhou had already rushed over on his horse. He waved his hand and ordered.
"Understood!"
The soldiers obeyed and began to wave their lances to reduce the encirclement.
The five assassins stood back to back. Seeing that the encirclement was getting smaller and smaller, the five of them looked at each other with a trace of determination in their eyes. Then, the five of them raised their long swords at the same time and slashed at their own necks!
"Quick! Don't let them kill themselves! "
When the assassins raised their long swords, Di Zhixun had already realized that something was wrong. He quickly shouted.
Yuchi Bao Lin used the same trick again. He took a horse lance from the soldier beside him and threw it at the long sword in an assassin's hand!
However, he could stop one person, but he couldn't stop five people at the same time!
Therefore, although Yuchi Bao Lin's horse lance knocked away the long sword in an assassin's hand, the other four assassins had already cut their own throats!
Their decisiveness in committing suicide sent chills down one's spine!
"Quick! Capture him! Don't let him kill himself! "
Seeing that only one of the six assassins was left, Dai Zhou was both anxious and angry. He hurriedly ordered the soldiers to pin the remaining assassin to the ground.
Unexpectedly, the tied up assassin gave Dai Zhou a devilish smile. Then, the assassin closed his eyes, and a trace of blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth. He was dead!
"Uh, Dai Shaoqing, this person has a poison sac in his mouth. Once you bite it open, he will die instantly!"
A Martial Marquis stepped forward to check the breath of the assassin and then looked at the mouth of the assassin seriously. Finally, he stepped forward and cupped his hands at Dai Zhou.
"Hmph! This is outrageous! "
It was not easy to find a clue, but because they were too late, the key person was killed. Moreover, the assassins had decisively killed themselves. As a result, the clues of the case were cut off. How could Dai Zhou not be angry and furious?
"Bring all the corpses back to the Supreme Court. Check if there is anything on them that can prove their identities!"
Dai Zhou's face was gloomy as he ordered the Martial Marquis.
"Yes, sir!"
"Sigh! We were too late! This murderer is so cunning. He actually predicted that we would find out about Ye Hong. Then, he killed him one step ahead of us. This way, no one will know his identity at all! "
Di Zhixun said dispiritedly. They had worked so hard to solve the case, but in the end, it was all for naught.
"Zhixun, it's my fault! It's my fault for not being strong enough and for not throwing the lance fast enough! Otherwise, Ye Hong wouldn't have died! "
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little gloomy, Yuchi Baolin scratched his head and said apologetically.
Hearing that, Di Zhixun quickly patted Yuchi Baolin's shoulder and said, "Baolin, you have done very well. Don't blame yourself!"
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go back to Chang 'an first! I don't believe that the murderer will be able to get away with it! "
After adjusting his mood, Dai Zhou said in a low voice.
The group of people carried the corpses back to the city.
On a hillside not far away, two middle-aged men dressed like farmers walked out from the bushes. They whispered a few words to each other, then mounted their horses and galloped towards Xinfeng County in the northwest.
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