The time when Ceng Zijian saw Li Jianren again was not as early as he had expected.
Because Li Jianren was missing.
As a famous playboy in the capital city, it was not a big deal for him not to go home at night. He often stayed in brothels at night and enjoyed himself all night. It was common for him to go home at noon or in the afternoon the next day.
Especially after Li Jianren broke his leg and almost died, he completely abandoned himself to despair. It was not unusual for him not to go home for several days in a row.
It seemed that the Li family had completely given up on him and began to support another direct descendant of the Li family, who had not been valued so much before.
However, all the playboys, including Ceng Zijian, understood that Li Jianren did not go to seek pleasure last night. More than ten assassins dealing with two weak women should have been a simple matter. However, until noon the next day, not only was there no news from those people, even Li Jianren had disappeared without a trace. This matter was a little unusual.
"Something is wrong."
"Did something happen to him?"
"What could possibly happen to so many people? Could it be that those two women managed to kill all of them without making a sound?"
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In a restaurant, several playboys looked uncertain. Ceng Zijian said with a sullen face, "Let's go to the Li family!"
In the hall of the county government, County Magistrate Liu's face was not very good.
Early in the morning, someone reported that they were besieged by a group of people who suddenly appeared in an alley last night. Those people even used bows and arrows. Four of them were injured and were still lying in the clinic.
The capital city was under the rule of the emperor, so the public security was naturally the best in the whole Jing Kingdom. Although some crimes could not be avoided, it was the first time for him to be intercepted and killed on the road since he took office.
More importantly, the case involved two important people, so he had to treat it carefully.
Seeing a constable coming in from outside, County Magistrate Liu stood up and asked, "Have you found anything?"
The bailiff cupped his hands and said, "Sir, we are already following the traces of blood left at the scene. I believe we will have results very soon."
County Magistrate Liu frowned. This case was also strange. According to those men, they were almost unable to hold on last night, but a group of people suddenly appeared and saved them. At that time, they were in a hurry to treat their companions. When they came back later, they found that the group of villains and the reinforcements had disappeared at the same time.
What was even more bizarre was that they didn't know who had saved them …
Two groups of people suddenly appeared and disappeared. This was the first time he had encountered such a strange case in his many years as an official.
A bailiff came over and reported, "Daren, the servants of Assistant Minister Li's family have come to report that their young master has gone missing."
"Which Assistant Minister Li?" County Magistrate Liu raised his head and asked.
The bailiff replied, "Assistant Minister Li of the Ministry of Works."
"How long has he been missing?"
"Twelve hours."
County Magistrate Liu waved his hand and said, "Let them search all the major brothels in the capital first. If they can't find him in seventy-two hours, then come back to report."
Twelve hours was nothing for the group of playboys in the capital. There was once a playboy among playboys who stayed in a brothel for seven days and seven nights. He set a record that still hadn't been broken. County Magistrate Liu said impatiently and said to another bailiff, "Let's go and see how their investigation is going."
He had just walked out of the county office with a few bailiffs and bailiffs when a bailiff ran over in a hurry. When he raised his head and saw County Magistrate Liu, he said with a pale face, "Sir, something big has happened!"
County Magistrate Liu's heart skipped a beat when he saw the extremely frightened expression on his face. His heart gradually sank.
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"Sir, it's just up ahead."
With the bailiff in the lead, County Magistrate Liu led a group of bailiffs and bailiffs through streets and alleys. Finally, they arrived in front of a house deep in the alley.
The bailiff's face was pale. He swallowed his saliva and said, "Sir, we followed the traces all the way and finally found this place."
County Magistrate Liu looked at him and asked, "Are the murderers here?"
"They are all inside." The bailiff nodded and said.
County Magistrate Liu nodded with satisfaction. Recently, he was more and more satisfied with the work of the bailiffs in the county office.
"Fifteen murderers, without exception, were all beheaded. One of them was pierced through the heart by a sword. It seems to be Li Jianren, the son of Assistant Minister Li of the Ministry of Works. "The bailiff added.
"Who did you say?" County Magistrate Liu suddenly turned his head and asked with shock in his eyes.
The bailiff said with a pale face, "Sir, before you go in, you must be mentally prepared."
County Magistrate Liu's face changed greatly. He turned his head and strode in, followed by several bailiffs and bailiffs.
"Ew!"
The next moment, a chorus of sounds came from the courtyard.
Not long after, County Magistrate Liu walked out of the courtyard with the help of two bailiffs. He held onto the wall to steady himself.
"The few of you stay here and protect the scene …" Forcing himself to forget about the scene of carnage in the courtyard, he waved his hand and said in a trembling voice, "Immediately, immediately report to the Ministry of Justice!"
Sixteen people had died, and fifteen people had their heads chopped off. Looking at their clothes, it should be what the man had said. They were undoubtedly the people who had ambushed them last night.
However, he didn't expect that these people, who were supposed to be murderers, would all die a violent death. Although the pool of blood in the courtyard had solidified, the pungent smell and the cruel scene still attacked all his senses.
More importantly, the son of Assistant Minister Li of the Ministry of Works was among the dead.
Previously, the son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites had been poisoned to death, which had enraged His Majesty and almost turned the entire Capital City upside down. This time, even the son of the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Works had been killed, and more than ten other people had died. This was the most serious case that had happened in the Capital City in recent years!
Moreover, the son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works had led a group of killers to kill two women. This was another big case.
It should be noted that there was still no conclusion to the murder of the son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the framing of Miss Zeng, and the night attack by the men of sacrifice …
No matter how he looked at it, this matter was not something he could be involved in.
It could be predicted that there would be a reign of terror in the Imperial Court this time.
He sent bailiffs to report this matter everywhere. When he walked back to the county office, his legs were still a little weak. He had just sat down when someone suddenly came to report that Assistant Minister Li of the Ministry of Works had come to visit.
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Works was only half a rank higher than him. As the Magistrate of the Capital City, he didn't need to be too humble. However, at this moment, his expression was quite complicated because he didn't know how to tell the news to the Assistant Minister.
The bailiffs had just been sent out by him and shouldn't have arrived at the Li family yet, which meant that Assistant Minister Li didn't know that his son and he were already in two different worlds.
"Lord Liu." The middle-aged man came over and saluted him.
With a complicated expression, Magistrate Liu returned the salute and said, "Lord Li."
"My son didn't return last night. I was really worried that something had happened to him. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Lord Liu this time."
The middle-aged man looked at the unfamiliar Magistrate of the Capital City. At this moment, he had already learned what had happened from Zeng Zijian and others, so he was worried. Naturally, he wouldn't think that his son didn't return last night because he was seeking pleasure in a brothel.
After learning that Lord Liu didn't attach much importance to this matter, he hurried over immediately.
Magistrate Liu sighed and said, "To tell you the truth, Lord Li, we've found your son."
"Where is he?" The middle-aged man's face lit up.
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