The scene of the accident was less than three miles away from the camp. In order to prevent panic among the victims, the soldiers of Zha Ling Country had sealed off the area, and no one was allowed to get close.
The general of the Tang Army was naturally qualified to go in and investigate the situation. He quickly returned to report to Ang Lee.
When Nan Xia saw Ang Lee, he reported, "Assistant Minister Li, I've already gone to check. The person who screamed yesterday is only a bloody skeleton. The flesh on his body should have been cut off by a sharp knife or something. I'm sure it was not done by a beast. It must have been done by a savage."
Yesterday, Nan Xia was still sure that it was done by a beast. Now, he saw the victim's condition with his own eyes, so he was confident enough to be sure that it was not a beast. Naturally, he thought of the savage found during the day yesterday, and then determined that it was done by a savage.
Li An smiled faintly and said softly, "That's possible, but it's not certain!"
Obviously, Li An's analysis of the situation was more comprehensive than Nan Xiong's. Yesterday, when Nan Xiong said with certainty that it was the work of wild beasts, Li An denied Nan Xiong's opinion. Now, when Nan Xiong said that it was the work of savages, Li An poured cold water on Nan Xiong again, not letting him feel happy.
Of course, since Li An said so, there was naturally a certain degree of reason. How could Li An carelessly say something that was not reliable?
Nan Xia was unhappy. He touched his head and said doubtfully, "Assistant Minister Li, a beast can't cut off a human's flesh so cleanly. It was obviously cut by a knife. It was done by a human."
Ang Lee said with a smile, "I know it was done by a human. A beast can't do this. However, a savage is a human, and you are also a human! A savage is a suspect. Aren't you? "
After that, he stood up and paced back and forth.
Nan Xia was a little confused for a moment. He didn't understand what Ang Lee meant. He hurriedly said, "Assistant Minister Li, I'm a general of the Tang Dynasty. How can I kill the victims of Zha Ling Country? I won't do such a degrading thing."
"What's the hurry? Don't I know you? You still don't understand what I mean. "
Ang Lee shook his head. He felt that this guy was so stupid that he couldn't understand what he was saying.
Nan Xia thought for a long time before slapping his head in realization. "Assistant Minister Li, this subordinate understands. You mean that everyone is a suspect. That person might have been killed by a barbarian or by another disaster victim. It might not have been done by a barbarian."
Li An hurriedly nodded his head, showing an expression that said, "This child is worth teaching."
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Hearing this, Nan Xia thought carefully for a moment and nodded. "Assistant Minister Li is thoughtful. Should we tell this speculation to the officials of Ha Ling Kingdom and let them find the murderer?"
. Ang Lee glared at Nan Xia and scolded him, "Are you stupid? If so, the news will definitely be leaked. The real murderer should be vigilant. In this way, it will be difficult to catch the murderer. Let's wait and see! Let the officials of Ha Ling Kingdom deal with it themselves. At most, we will secretly observe and understand. We will help at the critical moment. "
"Yes, Assistant Minister Li. I understand."
Nan Xia finally understood. He nodded and continued to watch the fun.
Ang Lee made a cup of tea and lay in the rocking chair to bask in the sun. It was as if everything that happened in the disaster area had nothing to do with him.
In contrast to Ang Lee's comfort, the king of Ha Ling Kingdom was in a very bad mood. He had personally gone to the disaster area to inspect, but such a terrible thing had happened. This made him very unhappy. Moreover, the Tang dynasty's delegation was still here. How shameful!
"How is it? Have you investigated the situation clearly?"
The king of Ha Ling Kingdom anxiously asked his subordinates.
"Your Majesty, we have investigated. The victim was an ordinary disaster victim. His flesh was cut off by a knife. Therefore, we can be sure that it was not done by wild animals. It should be done by savages. Only savages would be so cruel."
A minister answered with certainty.
"Yes, Your Majesty, it must be done by savages. During the day yesterday, we also found traces of savages. They must have done it."
"Your Majesty, now that this place is suffering, the savages probably can't find enough food. That's why they took the risk to go out and attack our victims."
Several ministers followed suit.
The king of Ha Ling Kingdom said discontentedly, "Since traces of savages were found yesterday, but such a thing still happened, didn't you send a lot of people to look for them? Why didn't you find the savages? Instead, the savages found our camp at night and killed our victims. You are too incompetent. "
The king of Ha Ling Kingdom was very angry and wanted to curse. These subordinates were so troublesome that they gave him a headache.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. These savages live in the dense forest all year round and come and go without a trace. They are very difficult to deal with. It's normal that our people can't deal with them for a while. However, as soon as the reinforcements from the palace arrive, we can transfer more troops. In this way, these hateful savages will definitely be caught."
"Yes, Your Majesty, we have too few troops now. In order to retaliate against you and the officials of the Tang dynasty, we can't use more troops to search for savages. Therefore, we can't do anything to the savages for the time being. But soon we will get a large number of reinforcements. In this way, the savages will die."
The ministers used the lack of troops as an excuse to show that it was not because they were incompetent, but because they had too few troops to deal with the savages who lived in the dense forest all year round.
The king of Ha Ling Kingdom was also helpless. He said, "When will the 1,000 troops from the palace arrive? They were transferred last night. Why haven't they arrived yet? "
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. They will arrive soon. They will definitely arrive this afternoon. As soon as the army arrives, I will send them to search for the savages and wipe them all out in one fell swoop."
The subordinate hurriedly said.
The king of Ha Ling Kingdom waved his hand and said, "Well, don't let me down again. You may leave!"
After the subordinate left, the king of Ha Ling Kingdom rested for a moment and then stepped to find Ang Lee. In a few days, Ang Lee would leave Ha Ling Kingdom. As the king, he had to curry favor with him to make friends with the Tang Empire and seek benefits for his own kingdom.
"Assistant Minister Li, the king is here."
The guard reminded him in a low voice.
Ang Lee nodded, asked the guard to leave, and invited the king in.
"Your Majesty, you don't look so good!"
Ang Lee didn't get up. He opened his eyes slightly and said with a smile.
The king sat down on a small stool and said, "Last night, a disaster victim was killed by savages, but the people below failed to catch the savages. Xiao Wang is quite sad. Although it was just an ordinary person, it was still Xiao Wang's people! Now the scene has been blocked, but the news can't be covered up. The people in the camp will know the truth sooner or later. Once these disaster victims know the truth, they will all be in danger. Xiao Wang is quite worried. "
Ang Lee sighed and said, "Your Majesty, do you also think that the victims were killed last night by savages?"
After that, he closed his eyes and rested, looking a little absent-minded.
The king of Ha Ling Kingdom was stunned for a moment. He turned sideways and said, "Assistant Minister Li, what do you mean? Were the victims not killed by savages? Then who else could it be? Normally, only savages would be so cruel. It's impossible for beasts to do it, so it can only be done by savages. "
After that, he looked into Ang Lee's eyes, waiting for Ang Lee's answer.
Ang Lee smiled helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, have you ever heard of a saying that even a rabbit bites when cornered? There is also a story of cannibalism."
"No, I haven't heard of it. Assistant Minister Li, can you explain?"
The king of Ha Ling Kingdom shook his head.
Ang Lee said, "Of course. The meaning of these words is that people will become bad people under extreme circumstances. Now, the disaster victims generally don't have enough to eat. In order to fill their stomachs, it's not impossible for them to kill others to fill their stomachs!"
"Assistant Minister Li, do you mean that the people who killed the disaster victims were not savages, but other disaster victims? Is that what you mean?"
The king of Ha Ling Kingdom confirmed.
Ang Lee nodded gently and said, "That's roughly what I mean. However, I can't be completely sure at the moment. It still needs to be investigated. Besides, was I the one who caused this disaster? I can't not ask about it. "
As he spoke, Ang Lee's expression was rather helpless. He had accidentally done something bad again.
"Well, what does this have to do with Assistant Minister Li? Why is it Assistant Minister Li who caused it?"
The king of Ha Ling Kingdom was confused. He couldn't figure out how the victims of the disaster in Ha Ling Kingdom could be related to Ang Lee.
Ang Lee exhaled and said, "Yesterday, I had people cut up the meat and distributed it to all the disaster victims so that all the disaster victims could have a taste of the meat. Perhaps some of the disaster victims were addicted and felt that the meat was too delicious to be satisfied with just one bite, so they became bold and killed their companions. If that's the case, isn't it related to me? If I don't do my best to help solve the case, how can I feel at ease?"
After saying that, Ang Lee showed a look of regret. Originally, he had wanted to be hypocritical, but in the end, he had caused such a big tragedy. In his heart, he was indeed a little uncomfortable.
Of course, all of this was Ang Lee's reasonable speculation. Whether or not the victims had died at the hands of other disaster victims, Ang Lee wasn't completely sure. It was just that the possibility was relatively high.
When the king of Ha Ling Kingdom heard this, he couldn't help but admire Ang Lee's analytical ability. After a pause, he asked, "Since Assistant Minister Li suspects that the victims were killed by other disaster victims, how should we investigate?"
Obviously, the king of Ha Ling Kingdom also believed what Ang Lee said. However, there were as many as five thousand disaster victims. It was too difficult to investigate the murderer. He had no idea at all.
Of course, as a king, he wasn't good at chasing after murderers. These things had always been done by his subordinates. He only needed to know the results.
Ang Lee thought for a moment and said, "As long as it was done by disaster victims, it won't be difficult to find the murderer at all. However, Your Highness, you must keep it strictly confidential. You must not say anything. You must let everyone think that the murderer is a savage. In this way, the murderer will relax his vigilance, and it will be easier for us to catch the murderer."
"Yes, Xiao Wang understands. Assistant Minister Li, tell me! How should we catch him? "
The king was very interested in catching the murderer, so he asked.
Ang Lee analyzed, "Your Highness, if the victims were really killed by other disaster victims, then what is the murderer's purpose? Most likely to eat meat, but where would the meat be hidden? Would they be able to carry it with them? How much can they carry? Where is the rest of the meat hidden? When will the murderer go to get it? As long as you think about this, you won't dare to catch the murderer. "
After that, he looked at the King of Ha Ling Kingdom. Seeing that he understood, he continued, "Your Highness, you don't have to worry about the murderer. You just need to let your subordinates search for the savages. Leave the matter of catching the murderer to me. I will send my subordinates to do it."
"Okay, then I'll have to trouble Assistant Minister Li."
The King of Ha Ling Kingdom felt that Ang Lee's words were very reasonable, so he agreed to Ang Lee's request and left the work of finding the murderer to Ang Lee.
Ang Lee smiled faintly and said, "Thank you for your trust, Your Highness. I will find the murderer as soon as possible and give the victims an explanation."
"That's the best. What should we eat for lunch?"
The King of Ha Ling Kingdom asked.
"The conditions in the disaster area are tight. Just a few dishes will do. Don't waste too much food."
Ang Lee said.
After a few casual words, the King got up and returned to his tent. He didn't sleep well last night, so he had to make up for it in the morning.
Ang Lee found a number of subordinates and arranged tasks for them. He asked them to enter the camp of the disaster victims and carefully observe everyone to see if they were hungry. Also, the camp had been blocked. If anyone was in a hurry to go out, those who wanted to go out had to be carefully monitored.
Although Ang Lee had said to keep everything simple, the King of Ha Ling Kingdom still prepared more than 20 dishes in order to express his sincerity and ate with Ang Lee.
"It's time to eat. I guess the murderer is also hungry."
The King of Ha Ling Kingdom said.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Your Highness is right. The murderer will definitely eat meat secretly. As long as he dares to eat meat, my subordinates should be able to find out. Even if they can't find out, they will definitely rush out to get more meat after eating it."
"Haha! Assistant Minister Li is right. It seems that the murderer will be caught soon. Let's celebrate first. "
The King said happily.
Ang Lee raised his glass and said with a smile, "Well, let's celebrate first. Your Highness, please."
After eating and drinking, Ang Lee had just walked out of the tent when his subordinate came back to report.
"How is it? Did you find anything important?"
Ang Lee asked with concern.
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