So I play chess

Chapter 184

Because the location described in the letter was too cumbersome, and the logicians and the Tongcheng Army didn't know whether it was because of their limited ability or some other calculations in their minds, they didn't actually play a big role in the whole process of finding the way.

There was no pressure from the crowd, and even Tang Mingyi felt that the symbol used in the letter was just a tree, and he didn't take it seriously.

But it was only when I started counting that I realized that the "Bandits" specifically explained the types of trees in the letter, because this forest land was not composed of a single tree, and they came late, so they could clearly distinguish the branches and leaves when they looked up. shape.

But there was no other way here, so the guards had no choice but to identify them one by one in the dim light of the sky, most of them were resentful, thinking that those bandits were playing tricks on them on purpose.

"What kind of tree is this?"

"Look at the trunk, how could this one be a locust tree?"

"The letter says to go north, but this tree is not north, nor west, does it count?"

Tang Mingyi was really helpless when he heard people asking questions one after another.

Under such a situation, no matter how careful they are, they still cannot avoid mistakes and omissions, counting halfway through several times and returning to counting again.After two hours of tossing like this, they still haven't arrived at the agreed place.

Seeing that the last light of the sky was about to fade away, the wind suddenly picked up in the forest again, causing rustling noises everywhere.

However, in addition to some sounds brought by the wind, they also smelled a strange smell.

"Have you heard it?" Tang Mingyi frowned, and asked the guards around him.

"My lord, it smells like blood." The guard replied nervously with the same frown.

"How far is it?" Tang Mingyi asked again.

But the guard shook his head: "It can't be too specific, at least two miles away."

After receiving this answer, Tang Mingyi felt a little uneasy. It might not be a good situation for the smell of blood from two miles away to spread here.

"The three of you stay here and continue to count, and the rest follow me." Tang Mingyi didn't delay, and directly selected the one with the clearest distinction from among the guards accompanying him, and then selected one from the logical pawns and one from the Tongcheng army. , leaving them on the spot, and then led the others through the forest following the vague smell.

The rest of the people haven't noticed anything unusual for the time being, but after all, they have to obey Mr. Tang Mingming's orders, so they act according to their words.

However, after walking more than a hundred steps, the smell of blood became stronger and stronger, and even the soldiers and the Tongcheng army could smell it.Everyone became nervous at the same time. They wanted to form a formation and move forward cautiously, but Tang, the leader, obviously had no intention of stopping. Instead, he was guarded by his followers and walked more and more anxiously.

It is not a good thing to separate the order here, and everyone has no choice but to keep up.After walking about three miles, the smell of blood was finally so strong that it was choking. Even Tang Mingyi became careful and slowed down a little.

"This!"

The Tongcheng Army soldier walking on the far right suddenly yelled, and everyone quickly moved closer to him. Although they stood close, they could barely see a person lying under their feet. Based on the strong smell of blood, they probably knew This man is probably dead.

Tang Mingyi drank in a low voice: "Torch."

Just now, because they wanted to hide their whereabouts, everyone just walked carefully and did not light the torches. At this time, the sky has completely darkened. Now that they have come here, if there are "bandits" nearby, they must have spotted them. Tang Mingyi also There is no need to be more scruples, just order it to be illuminated first.

However, after everyone got used to the sudden bright light, what caught their eyes was the scattered corpses lying on the ground.

Perhaps because he had been prepared in his heart, Tang Mingyi was not overly surprised by this scene, but he was taken aback for a moment before letting the pawns step forward to have a closer look.

These investigations should have been done by his guards, but unfortunately he only brought three of them, one was left near the Lingguang Jun Temple, one was left by the tree counter, and now there is only one left.

It is not known whether these people are dead or not. He has also heard of some methods of pretending to be corpses for assassination. At this moment, he should be more cautious and keep people by his side for safety.

Fortunately, these were supposed to be the duties of the soldiers, so they inspected the corpses one by one from near to far without saying a word, and the rest of them, including Tang Mingyi, followed their movements and concentrated as much as possible. Together, make some preparations for possible mishaps.

However, after inspecting three or four corpses in a row, there were no obvious features on their bodies, not only gold, silver and copper plates, but also some clothes with complete leather or copper and iron decorations, leather boots and belts.

In such a situation, it is obvious what it looks like after being looted by bandits.

However, following these three or four corpses and walking further, one can see two or three corpses in the same state. After everyone checked, they went further, and it was still the same.

"Wait a moment." Tang Mingyi suddenly stopped everyone's movements, "What's wrong with the wound?"

The policeman who was squatting on the ground looking at the corpses didn't care to get up, and squatted and reported: "Mr. Tang, I saw a total of six wounds just now, and the wounds were not in the same place. Four of them were on the neck, and two of them were on the front and right sides of the throat. The one with the wound on the heart should have been attacked and killed from behind while still, the other with the wound on the heart and the other on the back, the one with the wound on the heart should have been shot and killed in person, and the one on the back should have been caught up and killed while running away."

Speaking of this, the soldier turned over the one he was looking at: "This one is also on the right side of the neck. There are some small wounds on the palms and soles of the feet, but none of them are fatal. There's only one place."

Tang Mingyi nodded, and then asked again: "Maybe it is possible to see what weapon is causing it?"

The pawn obviously had a judgment, and replied directly: "I can't see it very clearly now, but it must be a knife wound, and the blade is sharp enough. What kind of knife and what size is it? You have to wait until dawn or carry it back. Check it out."

The soldier made it clear, but Tang Mingyi still gave a signal to the guard around him, and the guard also leaned over. After confirming that the man was really dead, he looked at his wound carefully, then got up and nodded to Tang Mingyi , which means that what the logician said is true.

Tang Mingyi had at most a little understanding of things like tracking down cases, and this understanding was only derived from his own common sense and logic, and he didn't know what skills he had in this line of work.

From the question just now and the policeman's blurted reply, Tang Mingyi also knew that this person was far stronger than himself, so he was relieved to let him investigate by himself, so he also told the female patrolman from the Tongcheng Inspection Department by the way. Inspection, and Mrs. Liu, who brought her up, recognized it even more.

(End of this chapter)