Chapter 580: Murder and Silencing

"After I received your commission, I sent people to investigate. When I got to the village, I found out that the two brothers died in the long grass by the river. They were found by the raccoon demon who went to collect fodder. The fatal injuries were, Mr. Chen On the throat and on the back of Chen Er’s body. There are still some injuries on Chen Da’s body, possibly from scratches during the struggle or from a scuffle with the murderer. Oh, the bones are visible on his right arm.”

"Time of death?"

"The police sent by the government believe that they probably died in the evening the day before yesterday, which was the day after the explosion in the post house."

He Lingchuan hummed: "Kill and silence."

As expected.

Lao Ge asked for instructions: "Look, do you want to continue the investigation?"

"If you continue to investigate, the most you can find is the middleman, right?"

"Maybe." Lao Ge didn't deny it. "These noble people don't want to get their hands dirty when doing things, so they usually hire middlemen. They are all very experienced."

He knows all about this, because he is also a middleman.

"Then there's no need to check, I already know it."

Among He Lingchuan's enemies, Da Si Nong should be a smart man and would not trouble the Chi Yan envoy for the sake of his convicted son-in-law. Prince Yan would do absolutely nothing to give his husband a chance to survive; and poisoning and killing people did not seem to be something General Tongxinwei would do.

So the only remaining options are the Cen family or the Zhongsun family.

Since Zhongsun Ce was ridiculed by Fu Shanyue's crazy output in Dunyuan a few days ago, He Lingchuan believed that he was the most suspicious.

After the explosion in the post house, Zhongsun Ce must have regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. Now that the Chen brothers have been silenced, the Zhongsun family should not dare to take action again in the short term.

Everyone is afraid of getting burned.

However, He Lingchuan has no intention of retaliating now.

As long as the real culprit behind the elixir case can be found, the Zhongsun family will probably not be able to escape. So if there is a chance later, he'd better give Bai Ziqi an assist.

After thinking about this, He Lingchuan also understood. As the donkey cart drove along, he and Lao Ge chatted for a while.

Lao Ge's attitude towards him was very different from the last time he led a group. He took the trouble to answer any questions he had, and he even smiled without knowing anything.

He Lingchuan originally thought that only human beings are arrogant in front and respectful in back. But this gibbon obviously knows this too.

He understood that in addition to the aura of being a Red Yan envoy, the most important reason was that he had become famous in Lingxu City.

Being friends with celebrities has many benefits.

From the conversation, we learned that Lao Ge was born in Shanyu Kingdom. He left his hometown twenty years ago and came to Lingxu, where he gradually grew up. The main business is the wholesale trade of fishery products - from He Lingchuan's understanding, he should be the "fishing tyrant" of the fishing market in this area - and as a side business, he does everything.

If the Chen brothers were not dead, Lao Ge would be happy to teach him a lesson as long as He Lingchuan paid some money.

According to the word He Lingchuan learned in another world, he used it to describe Lao Ge Zheng:

Demons and demons.

While talking, the donkey cart drove through a busy street. The place was crowded with people, much more prosperous than Nanli District, but He Lingchuan saw a large piece of rubble on the roadside.

The building covering an area of ​​several hundred square meters was burned down to broken tiles and ruins, with only a few large black pillars still barely standing.

There are not many people here. They are all cleaning up the mess, but they are doing the work lazily.

"Where is this?" He Lingchuan roughly guessed it.

"Qingfu Temple." There was construction on the roadside, the traffic ahead was crowded, and the donkey cart also slowed down. "There was a flood a few days ago. In just over an hour, even the temple and the people were burned to the ground."

"This is Lingxu City, no one has used fire-extinguishing spells?"

"It is said that several places in the temple caught fire at the same time. There was a north wind that night, and the fire roared with the wind." Lao Ge said, "Residents nearby told me that the flames were red with blue. At first glance, It’s not ordinary fire. The government sent a water dragon and many magicians to do it, but it’s useless!”

"So many houses, all burned down in one hour?"

"Yes, it's all burned down." Lao Ge shook his head, "Some powerful people came here after hearing the news, and the Qingfu Temple has been burned down."

"How many people died?" Hehe, the powerful people in Lingxu City like to kill people and silence them so much?

"I don't know exactly, but there must be seventy or eighty, right?" Lao Ge scratched his head, "Originally, the place was very popular, and tourists also liked to come and pay their respects."

"Which god are you offering to?"

"True Lord Tongming."

"..." He Lingchuan couldn't even explain how he felt when he heard the name of this god. He Chunhua was almost executed because the He family was promoted to pay homage to Lord Tongming.

Take a look at Lingxu City. The temple is majestically located beside the busiest street and is worshiped by all people.

"This temple seems to have been involved in the elixir case." He Lingchuan asked him, "Have you heard about it?"

"Elixir?" Lao Ge didn't even blink. "I haven't heard of it. Does this thing have anything to do with ordinary people?"

He Lingchuan smiled: "Of course not."

Lao Ge gritted his teeth and said, "I only bring tourists here to worship the incense, and the others don't know about it."

He is a smart ape and knows very well what things he can intervene in and what things he should stay as far away from as possible.

The donkey cart soon stopped in a small square.

He Lingchuan needed to change trains here and take the deer cart to Xushan with other passengers.

Xu Mountain was the top priority during his trip to Lingxu City. No matter how much trouble he still had, he had to go and conduct an on-the-spot investigation.

The two moose had half their bellies filled with grass, and now they were holding their heads high and looking energetic. After more than a dozen guests got on the bus, they trotted and chewed the cud.

This level of running was almost like a walk for them, and it didn't delay their meals.

The tourists' attire showed them from all over the world.

The two strong mandrills that He Lingchuan saw last time with the group got on the bus last. A guest looked at them and asked weakly, "Who are these two?"

The faces were full of flesh, and they didn't look like good monkeys at first glance.

"The guards accompanying the car." Old Ge smiled kindly, "We paid a lot of money to protect you."

The guests were worried: "Is it unsafe in Xushan or on the road?"

"It's safe." Old Ge was generous, "You can't give up security just because it's always safe. If someone falls on the mountain, these two will come in handy!"

There were two young men on the deer cart, talking as if no one was around, one with big ears and the other with a handsome face. He Lingchuan saw that they came together and were dressed similarly, so he thought they were from the same place.

After a closer look, they looked familiar.

There were not many empty seats in the car, so He Lingchuan sat with them.

The handsome man saw that He Lingchuan was very imposing, and his gait and expression were different from others. He immediately clasped his fists and smiled and said, "Oh, I think we have seen each other at the Dunyuan sale?"

He Lingchuan replied, "I was saying I was familiar with you. It turned out to be you two."

This was the customer who bought the unknown strange object that he liked in the God Bone Necklace at the Dunyuan sale.

"Did you ask someone to identify the horn-like object after you bought it?"

The two shook their heads, "No, it was stolen."

"Stolen..."? "What happened? Have you reported it?"

"The day after we left Dun Garden, we were just about to find a few experts in Lingxu City to identify it, but it disappeared. I remember that I put it in the storage ring before going to bed, but it was gone when I woke up the next day." The handsome man said, "I have reported it to the local government office, but so many days have passed and there is no response."

He Lingchuan said, "You may have been targeted for a long time." The price of the item is not expensive, why don't people who like it go to the scene to participate in the auction, but steal it afterwards?

"What's the purpose of this?"

He Lingchuan's heart moved. At that time, the soul-catching mirror reminded him that there were several people following him beside the display cabinet at the sales site. But after he left the display cabinet, those people did not follow him.

So they are actually targeting these unknown strange objects? Do they want to see who the buyer is?

"Never mind, it's not expensive anyway, just consider it as a way to avoid disaster." The guests who were invited to Dunyuan were at least not ordinary people, so the man became more enthusiastic, "Come on, let's get to know each other again. My name is Jiang Tao, he is Gao Jilin, we are from Zhiguo. What is your name?"

"He." He Lingchuan blinked, "My name is Yun, and I am from Fuguo."

He made up a pseudonym casually because he saw that Jiang Tao was too talkative. If he gave his real name, he might not have peace on the way.

Fuguo is a small place, Jiang Tao said "oh" twice, although he still had a smile on his face, but his hospitality was discounted.

"I remember that Fuguo seems to produce a kind of fragrant wood, which is fragrant and antiseptic. I always have it at home."

He Lingchuan hummed: "Yunxiangmu."

"Yes, yes. Where is Brother He doing well?"

He Lingchuan replied vaguely: "I haven't found it yet, I'll talk about it after this trip."

Jiang Tao said "oh" twice again, and his enthusiasm was reduced by two points.

It turned out that he was a vagrant student. His family had some money and some connections. He came to Lingxu City to study and gain experience. In a small place like Fuguo, he could find a very good public office by just doing some favors.

He Lingchuan asked back and found out that these two were students sent by Zhiguo to Lingxu City. They came here to observe and learn. They were children of high-ranking officials in their own country.

It turned out that they were government-sponsored students.

There are a large number of foreign students living in Lingxu City. They study in the academy while observing the scenery, laws, and human feelings of Lingxu City. The best of them can even enter the royal court as officials.

Zhiguo is a small country in the northeast of Beijia. Its population is less than five million, not as many as Lingxu City, but on the seashore, there are two natural deep-water ports that do not freeze in winter. In this way, they can live well by relying on water and trade and freight.

Jiang Taojian talked endlessly about his experiences in Lingxu City. Even if others did not speak, he could perform a one-man show by himself.

He was full of praise for Lingxu City and could give endless examples to illustrate his point.

The mandrill sitting in the back row kept picking his ears, which was a bit unbearable.

Old Ge also rolled his eyes. This guy is too boastful. His voice was all over the road. I was supposed to give some explanations along the way, but now I am too lazy to open my voice.