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Li Ye shook his head, "Actually, I don't think Liu Wutong is necessarily an insider!"

Peng Haiyan was stunned for a moment, "Did the Governor's investigation yield any results?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Let's think about it, if he is an internal agent, why did he escape? There are only two points. He is afraid of being found out. Secondly, he is afraid of being silenced. I am afraid the latter is the main reason, but he Do you think it's possible to run away out of fear of crime but leave your wife, children and mother behind?"

Peng Haiyan also smiled and said: "It is indeed impossible. If he was an inside agent, he would definitely know the time of the crime. He would move his wife, children and mother in advance and move it to another house to hide it."

Li Ye added: "If he is an internal agent, wouldn't it be more convenient for him to just kill the consort? Why go to all the trouble of setting up a trap? Find a Japanese as an assassin. Isn't he full?"

Peng Haiyan thought for a moment and said, "Maybe he doesn't want to take action?"

"It's not up to him!"

Li Ye sneered and said, "I don't want to seize his wife, children, and mother and force him to do it."

Peng Haiyan nodded, "Looking at it this way, Liu Wutong does not look like an insider. This insider should be someone who has no chance to get close to the prince-in-law, or is incapable of assassinating the prince-in-law. But I can't figure out why Liu Wutong escaped?"

Li Ye said slowly: "I suspect he knows something. He is afraid that the investigation will eventually find him, so he hid first. In fact, he didn't go far and was observing the progress of the investigation. I took his wife and children Mom brought him to the inn, he will definitely come to us!"

Li Ye's home was diagonally opposite the inn. At dusk, when he returned home, Pei Sanniang said to her son in dissatisfaction: "You are getting married in forty days, but you don't care about anything, and you don't even ask. I have to worry about everything for you, who will get married?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Of course your son is getting married!"

Pei Sanniang was so angry that she wanted to pull her son's ears, but this time Li Ye dodged him. Pei Sanniang gritted her teeth from behind and said: "Go and tell the emperor that you are not an officer investigating the case, but a general who is guarding him. Don't Use the dog as a donkey!"

Li Ye turned a deaf ear and entered the inner courtyard. As soon as he entered the inner courtyard, his father Li Dai stuck his head out of the study and waved to him, "Aye, come here."

Li Ye walked into the study and said with a smile: "My father has not been made trouble by Zhang Jun anymore!"

"The case has been frozen, and he doesn't have the guts to continue investigating. All his men withdrew yesterday afternoon."

"No wonder dad is so relaxed."

Li Dai quickly called his son to the table, "Look at this painting, is it right?"

Li Ye stepped forward and couldn't help but laugh. A piece of paper on the table was filled with various relationships between Prince Consort Zhang Bian and connected with lines. It turned out that his father was also investigating this case.

Li Dai said a little embarrassedly: "Everyone is interested in this case. We were discussing it at noon. I also tried to deduce it."

"Did dad find anything?"

"I'm wondering if this case was committed by the Yuwen family?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Why do you think of the Yuwen family? There must be a reason!"

"Two reasons. First, the Yuwen family defected to Anlu Mountain. Yu Wenhui served as Zhongcang Cao in Anlu Mountain's army, and Zhang Bian heard that he was also from Anlu Mountain."

"Since we are all from Anlushan, why do we want to kill each other? Are we colleagues enemies?"

Li Dai smiled a little awkwardly, that's what he thought. This kind of thing is normal in the officialdom. There is only one seat, and the competitors are competing against each other.

Li Ye knew it well and didn't point it out. He smiled and continued to ask: "What about the second reason?"

"The second reason is to frame you. Didn't Zhang Jun insist that you were the one who killed him?"

Li Ye smiled and shook his head, "It's still possible to frame my father, but it's impossible to frame me. This assassination case was planned and launched before I came back. How do the Yuwen family know when I will come back? How do they know if I want to come back? ? And it’s not that I look down on the Yuwen family, they really don’t have the ability to plan this case. This case is not something ordinary people can do.”

Li Dai pointed at the relationship diagram he drew and said with a smile: "Then the fight for real estate with his nephew, Li Shi's old grudge, his father's enemies, etc. are all impossible!"

Li Ye shook his head and said: "Father, Zhang Bian is not only the prince-in-law, but also the Taichang Qing. From a third-rank official to the leader of the literary world of the Tang Dynasty, being assassinated by a third-rank official is definitely a big event, involving the entire court and even the throne. Inheritance, whether An Lushan will rebel or not, is by no means a trivial matter. If my father is interested, he can consider it from the five major forces in Chang'an. If I guessed correctly, the murderer is one of the five major forces."

Li Dai stayed for a moment and couldn't help but sigh: "Ye'er, you stand tall, see clearly, and can consider the overall situation. No wonder my grandfather always likes to discuss important matters with you. I understand now."

Just then, Pei Sanniang's angry voice came from the yard, "You two, are you going to eat or not? If you don't want to eat, just tell me earlier, and I can save some money!"

The father and son gave a wry smile and had no choice but to go out angrily.

After dinner, Li Ye lay on the bed thinking about the conversation with his father, and the conversation with his father also reminded him of himself.

The risk of assassinating a third-grade high-ranking official is too great. If there is no corresponding profit, no one will do such a stupid thing. This is also the reason why assassination of high-ranking officials rarely happens during the stable period of the regime.

The assassination of Zhang Bian would inevitably involve changes in the current situation, succession to the throne, and a major power struggle. At the very least, it would be a struggle between the five major power groups. Li Ye thought of succession to the throne.

Zhang Bian has always been a staunch supporter of Prince Li Heng in history. Now it is rumored that he was attracted by An Lushan. Will he be eliminated by Prince Li Heng because he betrayed the prince?

In his wild thoughts, Li Ye fell into a deep sleep.

At night, on the small street of Chonghuafang, a tall black figure cautiously approached a courtyard. He lay in the dark and observed for a moment to make sure there was nothing unusual. Then he went around to the back of the courtyard. The man was standing there. It is Liu Wutong, the warrior leader of the Prince Consort's house. He has now become the primary target of the investigation team of the Third Division.

Liu Wutong did not enter the house, but ran to the back of the yard and dug into a crack in the corner. This was the contact method he and his wife had agreed upon. If nothing happened, his wife would put a chopstick in the crack. There was nothing, so he had to leave quickly.

However, he unexpectedly pulled out a note from the hole, which stunned him for a moment.

At this moment, torches suddenly lit up around him, and dozens of government warriors surrounded him, shouting and rushing toward him.

Liu Wutong was highly skilled in martial arts and was familiar with the terrain. He jumped onto the back wall, then jumped onto a big tree, then jumped high into the river.

Behind was a very dirty river. There was a broken boat in the middle of the river. Liu Wutong landed on the boat. Before he could stabilize his body, he jumped up again and jumped to the other side. As soon as he landed, a masked man in black who was lying on the ground suddenly Jumping up, the lightning-sharp sword stabbed his back.

The sword came so suddenly that Liu Wutong had no way to hide. Seeing that the sword was about to hit him, he twisted his waist in the air to avoid the vital point, 'Chi! ’ The long sword made a three-inch deep gash in his waist muscles, and blood immediately poured out.

The opponent stabbed his waist with another sword. Liu Wutong had already stabilized his body. He endured the pain and kicked back. As fast as a whirlwind, he kicked the opponent's long sword away.

The masked man in black turned and ran away, and soon ran away. Liu Wutong did not pursue him. He covered his wounds and stumbled away in the other direction. The other side of the river was full of torches. Dozens of government warriors could not cross the river. They watched helplessly. Liu Wutong disappeared into the darkness.