Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 684 Xiti Wang Mangtou (4000)

But this matter is not a high priority in Wu Liang's mind.

Since both Xun Yu and Cheng Yu had been to the courtyard where Xun Yu lived, it was reasonable for Xun Yu and Cheng Yu to enter the room to check when Wu Liang went to interrogate the guards.

the most important is.

Xi Zhicai also became Boss Cao's military adviser through Xun Yu's introduction, so he can be regarded as Xun Yu's protégé to some extent, and the relationship between the two is naturally extraordinary.

Wu Liang ruled out Xun Yu's suspicion almost subconsciously, without thinking too much, then looked at Zhen Mi and said, "Are there any other details worth noting?"

"temporarily unavailable."

Zhen Mi shook her head, "We can only wait for the fox servant to follow the scent and find the result. According to what you said, we should give priority to searching for the whereabouts of Xi Zhicai's scent. At the same time, we should also search for other scents that appeared in the house. The exact identity and whereabouts of the person who passed through this room is very close to the truth."

"Um……"

Wu Liang nodded slightly.

In the process of waiting for the fox servant to bring back the results.

Wu Liang stayed in the mansion and never went out. At the same time, he taught his family members and the backbone of the Huan army to reduce the number of times they went out as much as possible. He also transferred a hundred soldiers of the Huan army from Yongqiu to strengthen the security of the Wu mansion.

Because he always believed that the murderer knew that Boss Cao had entrusted him with the task of investigating this matter, and that some people in Cao Ying knew that his fabricated "skill of raising a ghost" would be very helpful to investigate this matter. Under the circumstances, there must be a great chance to attack him.

In addition, Boss Cao recently imposed martial law on Chenliu County, and the case happened so recently, there is a high possibility that the murderer is still in the county, and maybe he is watching their every move right now. .

At present, Wu Liang's only reliable clue is that the murderer should be someone Xi Zhicai is familiar with and trusts.

Because Xi Zhicai's actions last night obviously had the intention of sending his guards away, that is to say, Xi Zhicai had made an appointment with the murderer early in the morning, and he was not worried that his life would be threatened without the guards.

And this can lead to two conclusions:
One is that the murderer is probably no stranger to those guards, and they can recognize it when they see it;

The second is Xi Zhicai's intention to help the murderer hide his whereabouts, or to hide what he talked about after meeting the murderer.

This question is worthy of scrutiny. What exactly needs to be kept so secret?

With Xi Zhicai's current status and status, things like stealing chickens and dogs and committing crimes are trivial matters, just like the incident where Wu Liang was framed by Zhou Feng when he first joined the Huren Army, with Boss Cao's treatment of Xi Zhicai The importance and protection of talents, similar things will not have any impact on Xi Zhicai, and even Boss Cao wants to take care of Xi Zhicai's face...

thought here.

Wu Liang immediately made a new assessment of the seriousness of the matter!

Let's just put it this way, if it's just talking about Emperor Xian and the affairs above the court, there's no need for Xi Zhicai to hide it like this, because Emperor Xian is now a puppet, and he has the right to talk about the affairs above the court. There is nothing wrong with participating in the conversation, whether privately or publicly.

So something that is more serious than dedicating to God...

It seems that only Boss Cao is left!

In the current Chenliu County, Boss Cao is the one who covers the sky with one hand!

Only when Boss Cao is mentioned, and the content of the discussion may be unfavorable to Boss Cao, does Xi Zhi need to keep such a level of secrecy!

Wu Liang suddenly remembered "The Curse of Emperor Xian".

Emperor Xian Liu Xie was not a peaceful person. Not long ago, he planned a rebellion with Lu Bu in Anyi, planning to get rid of Boss Cao. This is the best proof.

Could it be that as soon as he arrived in Chenliu, Emperor Xian began to make small moves again, so that some people in Chenliu were already restless, and even made their minds on Xi Zhicai?
……

That night, the fox servant sent back news one after another.

Except for a very few smells that could not be traced back, Hu Pu identified some people who had entered Xi Zhicai's residence.

The first is Xi Zhicai's guard.

There is nothing to say, these guards have legitimate reasons to enter Xi Zhicai's room whether it is before or after the event, and now they are all under the control of Boss Cao, if Wu Liang can't track down the real culprit, they still have a lot to do There is a high probability that they will be responsible for this matter, and they will inevitably end up with a head on the ground, so there is no need to doubt them for the time being;
Followed by Boss Cao, Cao Ang, Cao Chun and some tiger and leopard cavalry soldiers.

Naturally, they don't need to say much, killing Xi Zhi is harmful to them, and for the Cao family, it is far from the time when the Cao family starts to fight for power;
It was Xun Yu again.

Xun Yu was the first person to be tracked down because of his unique smell. In fact, Wu Liang could already make a judgment even if he didn't need the fox servant to continue the search;
Finally, there is a smell that has not yet found its identity and whereabouts.

It is worth noting that this smell and Xi Zhicai's smell stayed together all the time, and after leaving Xi Zhicai's residence, he went straight to the outside of the city.

And it smells like no other.

Other scents can trace a clear track of action, but this scent that has always been with Xi Zhicai's scent disappeared shortly after leaving the scene of the crime, as if it disappeared out of thin air.

And the reason why the fox servant can judge that it has left the city is because of the news sent back.

It was because the fox servant tracked down Xi Zhicai's blood after losing his scent.

The route left by the blood is even more strange, because it is not the path that normal people walk at all, but spreads out of the city in a straight line ignoring the terrain.

During this period, the bloodstains fell on the street, the roof, the roof of the dry toilet, the edge of the well, etc. inconceivable places, and some places were even unstoppable, especially when the bloodstain spread outside the city, it was not the city gate, but the city gate. It directly crossed the city wall more than ten meters high, and then passed through the three-meter-wide moat to go further.

And as the bloodstain got farther and farther away from the scene of the crime, the distance between the two bloodstains also gradually increased, so it became more and more difficult for the fox servant to track it.

This shows that the blood in Xi Zhicai's head is gradually draining and coagulating.

Under such circumstances, Zhen Mi had no choice but to send other fox servants over to track down the increasingly difficult bloodstains. If so, it would still take a lot of energy and time.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Wu Liang stroked Zhen Mi's head to show his gratitude.

This matter can only be done by Zhen Mi's fox servant. If it were someone else, not to mention whether they would be able to notice the bloodstains that were not much at all, even if they could really notice it, it would certainly be impossible for them to ascend to places where no one could stand at all. .

Also.

Such an incredible trajectory reminded Wu Liang of the "Wang Mangtou" in Lu Bu's hand.

The smell disappeared out of thin air shortly after leaving the scene of the crime, and then went straight over so many obstacles, ignoring the terrain and going straight to the outside of the city, which could easily make Wu Liang think of flying.

Fly off the ground.

The smell will not stay on the ground, and the smell that stays in the air will dissipate in a short time with only a little air flow, so it will disappear out of thin air.

And only flying can ignore the terrain and present a straight line of action.

Things that can fly with a head... It seems that apart from some larger raptors, only Wang Mang's head is left, and people in this era can't even tame pigeons, let alone those larger ones Raptors are gone, and raptors basically don't appear in densely populated towns, and the possibility of accidental coincidence can basically be ruled out.

Lu Bu!

Could it be that Lu Bu really arrived at Chenliu? !
So those weird things that happened to Yongqiu a few days ago were also done by Lu Bu?
But if you think about it, it's not right...

Yongqiu's headless female corpse had its head torn off vigorously, and there was no trace of chopping with a knife or an axe.

As for Xi Zhicai's corpse, his head was beheaded with a sharp weapon.

If both things were done by Lu Bu, how could there be such a difference in methods?

the most important is.

The smell of Wang Mangtou and Lu Bu must be different, but Zhen Mi's fox servant only traced a smell that was always with Xi Zhicai's smell at the scene...

Judging from the current situation, it is more likely that the smell belongs to Wang Mangtou, that is to say, Lu Bu was probably not there at all, but ordered Wang Mangtou to come and take away Xi Zhicai's head.

Also.

Can Wang Mangtou kill people?
Although Wu Liang has never seen Wang Mangtou kill people, he thinks it should be possible, because it is recorded in the history books that Luotou's teeth are also very powerful and can kill people by biting. Some history books also say that Luotou's teeth sometimes I will also catch some crabs and earthworms to eat...

But can Wang Mangtou use a sharp weapon to attack, and use a sharp weapon to cut off a person's head.

Wu Liang was skeptical, assuming that Wang Mangtou was able to bite the handle of the knife and perform some movements, his strength must be very limited, and it would be very difficult to cut off a person's head.

Unless, this time Wang Mangtou possessed someone else again.

But still the same sentence, there was no smell of other people left at the scene, and afterward Wang Mang flew away, but the possessed corpse could not fly away, it was impossible not to leave any traces...

"Yang Wanli!"

Thinking of this, Wu Liang suddenly called out.

"What's the matter, son?"

Yang Wanli ran in to salute and asked.

"When you go to Minggong's mansion, you don't need to ask to see Minggong, just ask Cao Chun if Xun Yu and Cheng Yu went into the room to check the corpse of Xi Junshi when I was away today."

Wu Liang said seriously.

Naturally, Wu Liang would not ignore this question. The fox servant could confirm that there was Xun Yu's smell at the scene, but he did not track down Cheng Yu's smell. This is unreasonable.

Normally.

Now that Xun Yu and Cheng Yu have both arrived in the courtyard, no matter who wants to go in to check Xi Zhicai's body, the two should enter together, even if they are just putting on a show in front of Boss Cao, it is absolutely impossible for Xun Yu to enter, Cheng Yu Yu did not enter the situation.

"promise!"

Yang Wanli responded, and trotted out again.

"You doubt Xun Yu?"

Zhen Mi asked subconsciously.

"Can't you?"

Yu Ji interjected with a wrinkled face, "The old man has heard from the young master many times before that Xun Yu is one of the most trusted people of the envoy. Every time he went on an expedition, he handed over the power of the rear to Xun Yu, and ordered Xiahou Dun to discuss all matters with him before proceeding. Besides, Xi Zhicai was recommended by Xun Yu to the envoy. Why would he kill Xi Zhicai? This is not in line with common sense what?"

"The only constant in the world is change, and so is the human heart."

Wu Liang smiled noncommittally, and then said to Zhen Mi, "Next, you will send another fox servant to guard Xun Yu's residence to keep an eye on his every move, and notify me immediately if there is anything unusual .”

Xun Yu will indeed change his mind. Wu Liang, who is familiar with history, knows this like a mirror, but Xun Yu's change of heart is a little later in history.

"Ah."

Zhen Mi nodded in response.

"Dian Wei, you have to pay more attention recently, especially at night, and there must be no omissions."

Wu Liang said to Dian Wei again, "In addition, I have prepared a secret weapon for you, no matter what breaks into the mansion, it can help you capture it..."

……

The fox servant's pursuit of Xi Zhicai's head continues.

It's just that the difficulty of tracking is increasing, so the result will not be available for a while.

Wu Liang was not in a hurry, and went back to his room early to sleep after dinner, but when he arrived at midnight, his dream was awakened by a hasty knock on the door.

"Who?"

Wu Liang got up and asked.

"Young master, it's me!"

Dian Wei's voice came from outside the house, and his tone was a little excited, "Master, the secret weapon you gave me is really powerful, and it caught a big fish in one blow. Wei dare not make his own claims, and he is afraid that he will miss the matter of your son. So I had to wake up the young master late at night."

"Big fish?"

Wu Liang jumped off the bed, pulled on his shoes, put on some clothes, and ran to open the door.

outside the door.

Dian Wei has grown three quarters of his left hand holding the torch, and his right hand is holding a black net bag.

This thing is exactly the secret weapon that Thyme has just handed over to Wu Liang recently - the sleepy celestial ball.

And in the net pocket, there is a round object the size of a leather ball trapped.

When the round object saw the door open, it struggled a few times, but Dian Wei didn't hold back, and immediately rounded the net bag and fell hard on the ground with a "bang".

Yuanwu let out a cry of pain, and calmed down immediately.

"Wang Mangtou?"

Wu Liang finally saw the true face of the round object, and exclaimed in surprise.

He calculated that if the murderer wanted to cover up the truth, he would most likely be the next target, but he did not expect that Wang Mangtou would come to his door that night.

It is also the right time for the development of Thyme's "Sleepy Fairy Ball".

This thing is definitely Wang Mangtou's nemesis. As long as it can hit it, it is absolutely impossible to teach it to run away, especially the fishing net used in the "Sleepy Fairy Ball" is the ink fountain line customized by Sun Ye, a descendant of Luban. There's a certain repression, it's literally tailor-made for it.

(End of this chapter)