Detective in the Red Chamber

Therefore, all the guards could hear the middle-aged general's yell clearly. In addition, the dense forest of guns and knives in front of him cannot be resisted by flesh and blood, so the guards inevitably felt nervous. A little apprehensive, the speed of the horse involuntarily dropped by nearly half.

At this time, Sun Shaozong waved the golden-threaded big ring knife against the wind, and shouted sharply, "We are the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty. We are ordered by His Majesty to protect the safety inside and outside the embassy. Now we are going to hunt down the remaining assassins. Who dares to stop us?" Just despise my Da Zhou, despise my Majesty of the Celestial Dynasty, don't blame this general for being ruthless!"

The middle-aged general suddenly changed color after several big hats were buckled in succession. Although he was ordered by the king, how can the king of the Little Qianxiang Kingdom be compared with His Majesty the Emperor of the Kingdom of Heaven?

If there was a conflict, if the envoy of the Great Zhou did something bad or bad again, the king would be the first to spare him before the Emperor of the Great Zhou asked his teacher to inquire about the crime!

The more I thought about it, the more guilty I felt. Seeing Sun Shaozong galloping forward with his horse and sword, he had no intention of stopping at all. The middle-aged general finally gritted his teeth and waved his hands, "Break out, let them go!"

After finishing speaking, he seemed to feel that such behavior was too embarrassing, and hurriedly added a sentence: "Anyway, the city gate is closed, and they can't escape even if they want to!"

Chapter 3

A group of 22 riders, under the watchful eyes of hundreds of officers and soldiers from the Qianxiang Kingdom, dashed across the street majesticly, and continued to run forward for more than half a street. Only then did Sun Shaozong rein in the reins.

"Master Captain!"

Feng Xin approached Sun Shaozong in high spirits, provoked Thumbs up to Lao Gao, and praised, "This subordinate is convinced today. Your courage is probably no worse than that of Qi Guogong, Old General Chen!"

The Duke of Qi, Chen Yi, was a famous founding general of the Great Zhou Dynasty, one of the four kings and eight princes. The most prominent achievement in his life was leading the army to capture the Qianxiang Kingdom.

It is said that at that time, he only used 16 soldiers and horses, and the [-] troops of Qianxiang Kingdom collapsed - so until today, mentioning Chen Yi's name in Qianxiang Kingdom can still make children stop crying.

"Stop flattering me!"

Sun Shaozong glanced at him angrily, and said, "Without Qi Guogong Zhuyu in front, do you think we can come out smoothly?"

To be honest, Sun Shaozong was actually very worried just now, if the other party insisted on not giving way, he might have to retreat back to the embassy in desperation.

Fortunately, he won the bet after all!

"My lord, although Qi Guogong is in front of you, you are not bad..."

"To shut up!"

Interrupting Feng Xin's flattery, Sun Shaozong ordered in a deep voice, "Feng Xin, take half of your staff to Ruan Wenhao's house, and I will take the rest of my brothers to Ruan Liangshun's house first."

"what?!"

Feng Xin was taken aback for a moment, and asked in confusion, "My lord, that is the spy who poisoned you, don't you want to take revenge with your own hands?"

"Where do you come from so much nonsense, just do it!"

Sun Shaozong scolded impatiently, and then according to the impression in his memory, he went straight to Ruan Liangshun's mansion with half of his staff.

It has been more than half a day since Ruan Wenhao left the embassy, ​​as long as he is not an idiot, he will definitely not stay at home obediently - before Sun Shaozong talked about Ruan Wenhao at the embassy, ​​it was just to boost morale.

The current focus is actually on Ruan Liangshun's side.

Let alone being the first scene, there are likely to be many clues hidden here. Just because of Ruan Liangshun's status as the magistrate, it is worth Sun Shaozong's visit in person.

Don't forget, the embassy guards are all from Dazhou, and they are not familiar with the situation of Qianxiang Country and Qinglin Mansion. If you want to find out the case as soon as possible, the easiest way is to find the cooperation of local forces.

Ruan Liangshun, the prefect of Qinglin Mansion, is undoubtedly the best choice right now.

First of all, this case happened at his continued wedding banquet, not to mention ruining a happy event, he himself was also implicated in it, he can be said to be the biggest victim besides Niu Yongxin, so there shouldn't be many suspicions.

Secondly, as the magistrate of Qinglin Mansion, he is a proper local snake, and there are a large number of arresting government servants under his command, which is convenient for assisting in the hunt for assassins.

That's why Sun Shaozong wanted to go to the Ruan Mansion first.

--split line--

However, there is a saying that 'plans cannot keep up with changes'. Although Sun Shaozong's analysis was sound, but when he really arrived at the Ruan Mansion, he encountered an unexpected accident-Ruan Liangshun was taken to Dali Temple to await trial!

After all, he is also the mayor of the capital. Do you want to catch him so hastily? !

"Butler Ruan!"

Sun Shaozong asked persistently, "Where are the corpses of our Master Niu and those assassins?"

"It's gone, it's all gone."

The old housekeeper seemed to have a piece of bitter melon in his mouth, and sighed indistinctly, "The corpses of Ambassador Niu and the guards were transported to the Ministry of Rites for restraint; the corpses of the assassins were sent to the Ministry of Punishment."

rely on ~

Does this count as 'dividing the body'?

Sun Shaozong cursed secretly in his heart, and asked unrelentingly, "Then can we go to the scene to see it? If possible, we will ask the people who were present at the time to ask a few words."

"Take it away, take it all away."

The piece of bitter melon in the old housekeeper's mouth seemed to be much bigger, and he was vague enough to make people afraid that he would accidentally bite his tongue, "Except for the lady in the backyard, there are not many people left in this house, even my two stewards His sons were also taken to the lobby of the Ministry of Punishment."

As he talked, there were signs of old tears.

The old butler of feelings had already retired to take care of the elderly at home, but now there is really no one in the house who is in charge of the house, so he had to come out again.

Sun Shaozong was so depressed that he could only ask the old housekeeper to lead the way, and went to investigate the scene where Niu Yongxin was assassinated—but the scene was first trampled by guests, and then surrounded by Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Rites. It's out of shape.

In addition, everything related to the case had already been brought back to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, so Sun Shaozong searched carefully for a long time, but he didn't know anything about it.

When he left the Ruan Mansion full of disappointment, Feng Xin had already hurried over, and as expected, he also missed.

So Sun Shaozong stood in front of the gate of the Ruan Mansion and looked around in a daze, not knowing what to do for a moment.

"grown ups."

Although Feng Xin was in vain, the arrogance in his heart was not exhausted, he came up and gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly, "Why don't we try breaking into the hall of the Ministry of Punishment again? I don't believe it, even soldiers dare not Stop us, how many yamen servants still have such courage!"

"You speak lightly."

Sun Shaozong sighed, and said helplessly, "What's the use of breaking in? After you go in, do you know where to look for clues? Do you know where the corpse is? Do you know where the witnesses are? At that time, people just need to evade a few casual words, and then they will be killed." Enough for us to return without success."

Feng Xin was also dumbfounded when he heard it, and more than [-] people stared at each other in the street, without saying a word for a long time.

puff~

At this moment, a muffled sound was heard not far away, and everyone followed the reputation, but it was a 'servant' in green clothes and a small hat, who came out of the Ruan Mansion over the wall - the reason for typing the word 'servant' The quotation marks are because anyone with eyes can tell that this person is actually a pretty girl!

The girl climbed over the wall, and immediately rushed to the crowd excitedly, her big watery eyes swept away, and she locked on Sun Shaozong, she opened her mouth and asked, "Are you that Captain Sun from the embassy of the Great Zhou?"

It was aimed at me!

Sun Shaozong raised his eyebrows, nodded and said, "That's right, I'm next Sun Shaozong, what advice do you have?"

"Teaching is out of the question."

The girl didn't seem to know that she had shown her feet, and she said in a rough voice with a muffled voice, "In Xiaruan Valley, my father is Ruan Liangshun, the prefect of Qinglin, and he is currently being detained in Dali Temple. I heard from the old housekeeper just now that you seem to be here too." Investigating the murder case, how about we join forces? You take revenge, and I will clear up my father's grievances!"

Before Sun Shaozong could speak, Feng Xin who was on the side had already sneered, glanced back and forth at Ruan Gu, and said, "Come on! We men have no clue, you, a little girl, dare to be here Not ashamed."

"What's wrong with the girl? How do you know I can't help you?!"

Ruan Gu yelled unhappily, his voice, which was no longer pretentious, immediately became clear and sweet.

Feng Xin was about to sneer a few more words, but was pushed aside by Sun Shaozong.

"Girl, don't pay attention to this guy."

Sun Shaozong saluted Ruan Gushen again, and asked solemnly, "Dare to ask girl, I wonder how you plan to help us find out the truth?"

"This... this is..."

Being treated so solemnly by Sun Shaozong, Ruan Gu became a little flustered, hesitated a few words, and finally said what he wanted to say, "Li Jiuming, the head of the criminal department, was single-handedly picked up by my father back then. He is also one of the managers, and I can take you to him for help!"

When they heard that Ruan Gu was able to help introduce the head arrester of the Criminal Department, all the guards including Feng Xin were overjoyed, forgetting the contempt for him just now.

But Sun Shaozong frowned and questioned, "Since the person investigating the case has a close relationship with your father, why do you need to cooperate with us? Just wait for the Ministry of Criminal Justice to find out the truth."

Ruan Gu pouted, and said angrily, "Although Uncle Li is a good man, Huang Shilang from the Ministry of Punishment is my father's deadly enemy! If we don't find out the truth as soon as possible, what if that guy gets in the way?!"

This reason...

It makes sense.

"Okay, then first wish us a happy cooperation!"

Chapter 4 Ruan Rong

call~

Following a long series of yelling, 22 cavalry stopped outside the lobby of the Ministry of Justice one after another—in order to provide Ruan Gu with a horse to travel, a guard was left in the Ruan Mansion, so 22 cavalry was still used.

The guards were nothing more than soldiers of the Forbidden Army who were skilled in archery and horse riding, but the delicate Ruan Gu was able to have such riding skills, which made Sun Shaozong look sideways.

He is not like men these days, he looks down on women from the bottom of his heart, so after throwing his saddle off the horse, he took advantage of the opportunity to give Ruan Gu a thumbs up, and sincerely praised, "Young lady is really good at riding, I was worried about you at first It will fall behind, but unexpectedly, it is a woman who does not let her eyebrows go."

Ruan Gule couldn't close his small mouth when he heard the words 'women don't give way to men', but he pretended to be indifferent and arrogant, and raised his nose and said, "What is this! If it wasn't for the fact that I have learned it in recent years According to the rules of your Great Zhou, every woman in our Qianxiang Kingdom can ride a strong horse and hold a strong bow!"

As she said that, she also got off her horse neatly, strode to the front of the steps, and shouted at the gatekeeper, "Please tell Li Jiu to order Li Butou, and say it's an old friend..."

Originally, she just wanted to say that she was the 'son of the old friend', but from the corner of her eye, she saw that Sun Shaozong had already followed her, so she changed her mind temporarily, and generously signed up, "Just say that it is the old friend's daughter, Ruan Rong, asking to see her."

Seeing this group of people riding horses and carrying knives, the yamen servant also guessed that the other party was not young, so he didn't dare to make things difficult, he responded respectfully, and hurried in to report.

Ruan Rong turned her head and waited expectantly for a while, but she still didn't see Sun Shaozong asking. Finally, she couldn't help but pouted and said, "Hey! Is there anything you want to ask me?"

Sun Shaozong smiled slightly, "Ruan Rong, this name sounds much better than Ruan Gu."

Ruan Rong immediately showed her two rows of silver teeth happily, and explained with some embarrassment, "I didn't mean to lie to you, it's just the name of the girl's family. It's not easy to tell a stranger."

"So we're friends now?"

"of course!"

Ruan Rongying slapped her chest in high spirits, "In the future, if you encounter any trouble in Qinglin Mansion, just report it to me...report my father's name!"

While Sun Shaozong couldn't help but laugh, he also found that under Ruan Rong's slap, the inside of the clothes were swollen and swaying, which was quite a size, and the shape was also...

damn~

When is this, and you still have the leisure to peep at the little girl? !

Sun Shaozong scolded himself for being absurd, hurriedly looked away from Ruan Rong's chest, and praised with a pun in his mouth, "Miss Rong is really extraordinary, your father is in prison, but she can talk and laugh like ordinary people."

These words are obviously a compliment, but secretly there is some meaning of inquiry.

As a criminal policeman who is used to watching life and death, it is not surprising that he can keep calm under heavy pressure, but it is a little strange that Ruan Rong can still look alive and kicking after such a big incident happened in Ruan Rong's family.

"What are you afraid of? Anyway, at best, you will be dismissed from office. The king has been on the throne for more than ten years. Except for the unpardonable crimes such as treason, he has never severely punished civil servants." Ruan Rong said indifferently, "Can you help my father?" Clearing up the grievances is naturally the best, if you really want to lose the official position, you can just let him go home and recuperate for a few years."

It turned out to be the case.

Only then did Sun Shaozong let go of his guard.

But they said that the two chatted and laughed a few times in front of the steps, and saw a thin middle-aged headhunter rushing in, and when he stepped in and out of the door, he saw that there were more than [-] guards beside Ruan Rong, He was taken aback without realizing it.

"Uncle Li, I'm here!"

Ruan Rong was already shouting with joy, shaking her small hands like olive branches. If it weren't for a few government servants standing in front of her, she probably couldn't hold back and broke in directly.

There was a wry smile on Li Jiuming's face, and his footsteps were a little hesitant, but he still walked over after all, and nodded lovingly at Ruan Rong, "Why did you come here, girl? Don't worry, your father is just being implicated, wait for the case Check it out and you'll be fine."

"Then the surname must be Huang..."

In the middle of Ruan Rong's words, she suddenly remembered that this was at the mouth of the criminal department, she hurriedly lowered her voice, and continued, "The one with the surname Huang must not get in the way! Uncle Li, let me introduce you, this is the embassy of the Great Zhou Dynasty." Sun Shaozong, Sun Duwei, those behind him are all his subordinates..."

Hearing the word 'surnamed Huang', Li Jiuming's face was slightly worried, but in a blink of an eye he heard the word 'Da Zhou Embassy', his face changed color suddenly, and he couldn't help but pull Ruan Rong aside , sternly yelling at something.

Although he couldn't hear clearly, Sun Shaozong speculated privately that Li Jiuming was probably blaming Ruan Rong and shouldn't get involved with Zhou people—to be honest, he was actually a little worried that Ruan Rong would "rebel" and betray the company. A covenant that has no paper documents.

Fortunately, Ruan Rong puffed up her face, and she didn't mean to back down at all. Instead, she argued with Li Jiuming one by one.

After a while, Li Jiuming finally sighed helplessly, turned around and walked in front of Sun Shaozong, and said with a sullen face, "Lieutenant Sun, for Rong'er's sake, just ask if you have anything you want to know—— But I declare in advance that this is not an example!"

Sun Shaozong was overjoyed, and was about to ask the Ministry of Criminal Justice what clues they had found, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly changed his mind and asked tentatively, "Captain Li, may I go in and check the assassin's body?"

He believed in his own eyes and experience more than asking questions from a layer away!

"Examine the assassin's body?"

Li Jiuming frowned, and was about to refuse, but Ruan Rong, who was beside him, took the first step, grabbed his sleeve and said coquettishly, "Uncle Li, just help me!"

"Ah~"

Li Jiuming couldn't help sighing again, waved at Sun Shaozong, and said, "Let's go, but only you two, everyone else should stay outside."

"Thank you Catcher Li!"

Sun Shaozong was overjoyed, thanked Li Jiuming, and secretly gave Ruan Rong a thumbs up.

Ruan Rong stuck out her small nose arrogantly, urging Li Jiuming to bring the two into the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment.