Daxuanti criminal officer

Chapter 223

When Xu Zun returned to the scene of the crime, he also saw the mark that Ani mentioned.

That is, someone simply carved two lines with a knife, and added a dot in the middle.

The mark is on the outside of the pillar. If you don't pay attention to it, you may think that someone accidentally hit it with a sharp object.

But as Ani said, that mark is indeed new.

However, as a result, Xu Zun had new doubts.

If this mark is really left by people from the Taoist sect, does it mean that these rebels from the Taoist sect do not know each other, so this mark is needed to convey information?
So... what message?

Also, why should the mark be engraved on the scene of the crime?Was it engraved before the incident, or after the incident?
Xu Zun squatted next to the mark to examine it carefully, but couldn't figure it out...

Soon, the painter finished the shameless portrait. Ani nodded slightly after seeing it, and said to Xu Zun, "I feel like an old friend who was still in Yuanzhou. We were trained together at that time, but we didn't have much contact."

While talking, Ani gestured at the dagger in her hand, indicating that the skills they have learned are the same, and they are both accustomed to holding the dagger with their backhands.

Assassinate, mark, renovate the Taimiao, water Lingcheng...

Xu Zun frowned, feeling that there was too much seemingly useless information in this case, and he had to find key clues from these useless information...

Afterwards, Xu Zun and the others inspected Ying Shilang's body, and then took the carriage together to the next stop, the home of Shui Lingcheng Cao Ding.

Cao Ding's house and Ying Rang's house can almost be called neighbors, and it doesn't take long to walk.

However, a curfew is being enforced on the street, with three steps, one post and five steps, one post, and soldiers always stop them to check. Therefore, the internal guard token in Hou Zhen's hand is almost never put down.

"Hehe...that's true." Inside the carriage, Tie Jing suddenly regained his energy and talked eloquently, "I've heard what Mr. Chen said, and now the families of the court officials who knew about the assassination incident are all in chaos. , everyone is busy checking the concubine!

"I heard that Master Taifu locked all his newly-acquired concubines in the room for interrogation, and it was almost torture!
"Old Li Ge is even more outrageous, even tied up his daughter-in-law and grandson-in-law, as long as they are young and beautiful, they will not let them go.

"Oh, fortunately, the old man is not good at this, hahaha..."

Hearing this, Dongfang Yaoluo pinched her waist in embarrassment. From her point of view, Tie Jing, the prime minister of Dali Temple, could not be assassinated at all.

"Tie Lao really likes to joke," Chen Taiji said, "Actually, even if they don't take concubines, these Xuanmen rebels will not let them go. The Xuanmen campaign has been planned for a long time. We can escape this catastrophe!"

What Chen Taiji said made sense, everyone nodded repeatedly.

"Master Xu," in front of everyone, Chen Taiji called Master Xu and said, "Among the seventeen assassinations, five assassins died on the spot, and two of them died on the spot. Seeing that there was no way to escape, he committed suicide on the spot.

"Why don't we go and see the assassin's body first?"

"That's right," Tie Jing couldn't help but said, "How long will the investigation go on like this? Special Envoy Xu, or... we split up?"

"Old Tie, I'm sorry," Xu Zun said apologetically to Tie Jing, "You are so old, you still have to travel around with us.

"How about this? I'll send someone to send you back to the Neiwei Mansion to rest. I'll consult you after I find out what's going on?"

"No, no..." Tie Jing quickly waved his hand, "The case is serious, and I'm the prime minister of Dali Temple, so I should do it myself and understand the case. I just want to optimize it, there's no need for everyone to investigate from house to house together!"

"The God of the East," however, Xu Zun didn't respond to his proposal, but asked Dongfang Yaoyao, "These Taoist rebels have been dormant for so long and committed such a shocking crime. Didn't notice it?

"Before...has anyone from the Xuanmen been caught?"

"Heh..." Dongfang Yaoluo smiled faintly, "I have to ask your inner guard mansion about this! Over the years, all the rebellious sects we caught were taken away by the inner guard."

It's so...

Xu Zun thought to himself, it seems that Neiwei has been arresting Xuanmen rebellious party all these years, so why didn't he notice this assassination incident at all?
Either...the assassins who carried out the assassination were hidden too deeply; or...the inner guards were not clean...

"Yes, yes," at this time, Na Tie Jing echoed, "Over the years, I have occasionally heard that the Taoist sect rebelled against the party, and I just thought it was some small thieves and bandits who did not have a reputation, but never thought that they would commit such a crime. What a shocking case!"

While speaking, there was a sudden commotion outside.

It seems that there are shouts of killing in the distance, and they are coming from far and near.

The carriage stopped abruptly, Xu Zun rushed out of the carriage, but saw all the accompanying guards, including Zhao Yu and others, all showed their weapons, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

When Xu Zun looked in the direction where everyone was looking at, he was deeply shocked, but he saw the direction of the palace, where the flames shot up into the sky, and the sound of shouting and killing came from there...

what……

After Chen Taiji and others got off the car, they were all shocked.

"Could it be that this is going to cause chaos in the world?" Tie Jing was paralyzed with fright, and hugged the railing with both hands.

boom……

All of a sudden, there was even a bang, as if a cannon had fired.

"How could this happen?" A Xiuzai was also at a loss, and muttered to himself, "Did the inner guard not be notified when such a big incident happened?"

"My lord... this..." Zhao Yu said with a bitter face, "We are so lucky! No matter where we go, it's all his mother's big problem!"

"Shut your crow's mouth!" Huo Anu slapped Zhao Yu angrily, but his face was also quite unnatural.

"Could it be..." Chen Taiji's complexion changed drastically, "Then Xu Yusheng is really so bold to attack the imperial city?"

"It shouldn't be him," Dongfang Yaoluo shook his head and said, "If he led the troops into the city, it must be to attack the Suzaku Gate of the Imperial Palace, not the Zhengyang Gate."

"Then..." Tie Jing was even more shocked, "So someone staged a coup?"

"Kill..."

Everyone was watching, but they didn't expect that a large group of soldiers rushed towards them, all holding spears, all shouting "Kill" in their mouths!
"what……"

Seeing this scene, Xu Zun and the others tensed up all of a sudden, instinctively feeling that something was wrong.

Although Hou Zhen was holding the inner guard token in his hand, what if it wasn't Daxuan's army that came to kill him?

"My lord..." Hou Zhen quickly looked at Xu Zun, and asked loudly, "It's over here, shall we retreat?"

"It's too late!" Xu Zun asked, "Where is Cao Ding's home?"

"This... this is it!" Ashio pointed to the door next to him and said, it turned out that they had already arrived at the destination of this trip.

"Quick!" Xu Zun quickly ordered, "Hurry up and call the door open, go in and hide!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Ashio ran to the door, the people inside heard the movement and opened the door to check.

Seeing this, Ah Xiuzai immediately rushed up like crazy, and sent him back to the yard.

Then, everyone hurried in and opened the gate, and quickly drove the carriage into the courtyard.

And as soon as they closed the door, a large group of soldiers outside had already killed...

……

(End of this chapter)