Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 459 Inquiry
"Jiang Sheng...finally...he's here." As if he had been notified beforehand, the old man in the thick fur quilt was turning around with some difficulty, his thin head was like a skeleton, and he said dryly, "Mother Wei...feed me the medicine ...then... back off."

"Yes!" The curtain behind the huge bed moved slightly, and a middle-aged woman in a green dress and light makeup walked out; holding a silver cup in her hand, she was sitting gracefully beside Ji Xiang Liu Zhan, familiar with the road. Put your hand into the pillow, lift it up gently, and carefully feed a little medicine in the cup.

Although the woman's movements were extremely gentle and careful, the old man had to drink a lot of mouthfuls before he could barely swallow this liquid medicine.And Jiang Tian also noticed that this woman, although her temples were gray, but her figure was particularly graceful, her eyebrows and eyes still had a faint charm, and there was a dagger on her waist.

In an instant, he suddenly realized that the woman Wei Niang who was waiting by Ji Xiang's side was probably also a sword girl from Qixiufang in Pingkangli.After she finished feeding the medicinal soup, carefully wiped the old man's head and face, and sat him on a brocade cushion, she bowed her head and retreated.

"Presumably, Jiang Sheng, I still have a lot of questions." And Liu Zhan, who had drank the medicinal soup, seemed to have become a little more energetic; his originally weak and difficult words were also more moderate: " The old man is sick, and it is inconvenient, please come up and talk."

"Dare to ask Ji Xiang, why did you come here?" Afterwards, Jiang Tian stepped forward in response, and asked straight to the point: "Even if I am not a doctor, but the current closed room, fumigation with a fire cage, and the fur covering the body, is this the case?" It's not like a normal way of healing and recuperating!"

"This, of course, has a special reason." Liu Zhan squeezed out a complicated expression and said, "I was just about to explain it to Jiang Sheng." Then he moved suddenly, and saw the fur quilt slip off and roll over. The next section; the torso of the body covered by it is immediately exposed.

Following an indescribable smell of rancidity and blood, Jiang Tian suddenly saw the white silk shirt with large stains; and the gray, white and blue wound on the thin torso where the bones were visible; The chest was slit open, extending to the wound under the ribs.

And although the wound didn't look wide, it was cut very deep, and there was serious ulceration around it; therefore, in the exposed line of the wound, you can see the traces of sharp tools cutting on the ribs, as well as the body cavity. The color of the organs that are slowly wriggling under the diaphragm.

"Jiang Sheng, you have seen it too." Immediately afterwards, Liu Zhan on the bed continued: "It is this wound that makes this old man feel cold all the time. Whether it is the Imperial Hospital, the Medical Office, or the Military Medical Bureau, it is all It is inevitable that there is no way to do it; we can only say that it is suspected to be soaked by mineral cold poison."

"Therefore, they didn't dare to use medicine casually, claiming to mix and try more prescriptions that may be suitable for the disease in ancient books; they can only use other prescriptions first to maintain this appearance." Liu Zhan paused when he said this. Panting: "But why don't I know my own condition?"

"I'm afraid that time is running out for the old man, and I have explained the family affairs. Taking advantage of the last situation where I can still speak, the old man should try his best to answer Jiang Sheng's questions. After all, Jiang Sheng is the only one in the Li Xingyuan." The most believable. But there is no need to shy away from doubts, even though it is said.”

"In this case, please forgive me." Jiang Tian opened his mouth slowly, and asked in a conventional way: "Dare to ask Ji Xiang if there is someone who speculates and suspects in private, or someone who has had grudges for many years on weekdays, or even In the case handled by you, the fish that slipped through the net by chance?"

"Jiang Sheng, are you asking about the old man's enemy? There are too many, it's too many." However, upon hearing this question, Liu Zhan, who narrowed his eyes and became tired from talking too much, calmly said: "The old man's grievances and grievances have been resolved by himself, and there are more than thousands of them."

"At that time, the old man was a commoner in Guiyang. After three tests in the township government, he was listed on the list of erudite macroci subjects. At the beginning, he was in charge of the Salt Patrol Academy, and banned illegal activities; Auditor; in the end, he was in charge of the country's financial planning, and many crimes were committed in it."

"However, the old man has acted with a fair heart for many years; some are biased, some have omissions, some have lost his integrity; even because of his family's opinion, he goes against his original intention and accepts it privately. But alone, he has no personal grievances, let alone delays It's business; even at the moment of dying, this old man is open and honest."

"Okay!" Jiang Tian couldn't help complaining in his heart, this is still a very strong and confident old man.Immediately, he pretended to take out a small book: "Then, can you please plan and recall carefully the specific circumstances of the attack at that time; especially the unusual aspects of the other party's methods."

"Unusual? Who are you, those flying swords that come and go?" Liu Zhan, who was lying on the bed, quickly grasped the point: "It's a pity that the old man didn't see much in the car at the time. Hearing the sound of piercing through the sky like the howling of apes, the guards on the bridge who cleared the way competed to cut off their heads and bodies."

According to his intermittent description, there were hundreds of retinues at that time; including 25 semi-armored Qing cavalry, [-] armored military officials, and they hugged the chariot riding in front and back; they just walked to Dayang Bridge In the middle position, the flying sword that appeared in the air attacked and killed.

However, due to the relatively narrow deck of the bridge and the inability of the team to use it; the first round of flying sword raids caused most of the guards on horseback to scavenge, with nowhere to dodge. The bridge deck to go; forced the rest of the people can only turn hastily.

However, the walking team is easy to turn around, but it is not so easy to turn around as a chariot riding on it; therefore, the moment Liu Zhan was hurriedly helped off the carriage by his subordinates, the densely packed sky full of weapons fell again, Covers the bridge deck space around the carriage.

At least a dozen subordinates and military officials were impaled and nailed to death on the spot, but Liu Zhan managed to escape; then, under the cover of other subordinates, he threw away his burden and identity marks, and ran all the way to the bridgehead ; Dangerously fled under the bridge hole to escape the third round of attacks.

However, the sword rain that struck again in the fourth round gathered in the air and rolled into a long silver snake; it suddenly crashed down.And with a very clear goal, he drilled into the bridge hole, and once again a bloody storm of stumps and broken bodies was rolled out; and the only remaining followers around Liu Zhan were almost killed and injured.

"If it weren't for those subordinates, who desperately resisted and rescued; those flying swords who went on and on and blocked it with themselves, and those flying swords that kept attacking, would have sent the old man on a tank boat to drift away." Liu Zhan gasped here. Said: "I'm afraid that the old man can't help it, so I express it here..."

However, after hearing this, Jiang Tian has already grasped some important information.First of all, this so-called flying sword attack can only project the blade within a general range, and there is no way to strike accurately; the main casualties on the spot are penetrating casualties, which is more like the process of correcting the target under some kind of inducement.

According to the records of the imperial court, the length of Dayang Bridge is about three and a half miles, and the attack was launched when walking into the bridge.It means that on the water surface with a wide view and no cover, the operator must stand on the shore, a position with a wide view and a higher terrain, in order to effectively launch it.

But when Liu Zhan and his surviving guards fled back to the bridge hole on the south bank to take shelter temporarily; the shape of the incoming flying sword also changed, which also meant that the manipulator was nearby, and the closer the distance, the further strengthened the control.It is likely that the attack was launched in a very close observation field of view.

However, when Liu Zhan, who was injured by this, fled to a tank boat on the shore, the other party had to give up.Of course, this is not because the assailants at the scene were merciless, but because on the drifting water surface, accurate positioning is no longer possible, or the guiding conditions do not exist.

And the last few surviving followers obviously have a considerable degree of suspicion.It's a pity that Jiang Tian didn't have the opportunity to rush to the scene to search immediately.After a delay of one or two days, I am afraid that the existence as a guide will be taken away or destroyed.

On the other hand, the opponent actually wants to smear poison on these flying swords, hoping to cause a secondary killing effect; this also seems to represent that the opponent is not confident enough, or there are still unknown flaws and flaws in the corresponding control methods , not sure to rely on the attack itself to achieve the goal.

However, simply obtaining this information is not enough.Therefore, in order to sabotage the opponent's plot, he can undoubtedly force him to show more lies; Jiang Tian proposed to Liu Zhan face to face: "Thank you for your trust, I wonder if Ji Xiang is willing to trust me more?"

"What Jiang Sheng means is that the old man is still needed to cooperate with leading the snake out of the hole?" Liu Zhan, who could not hide his weakness and oldness, pulled himself together and sighed again: "It's a pity, the old man is so crippled, I'm afraid there will be no time left." Too many, failed to do so..."

"No, no, what I mean is that Li Xingyuan has eradicated monsters these days, and has also mastered some extraordinary treatment methods, especially for traumatic symptoms." Jiang Tian shook his head and said, "It's just that there will inevitably be some...unusual Ordinary changes and pain, even life-threatening."

"Since that's the case, when will we wait?" However, Liu Zhan, who was becoming more and more sleepy, said with a gleam in his eyes, "Anyway, I don't have much left, so why not give it a try. I still have some unfulfilled wishes." , I want to see the day when those thieves show up to obey the law."

Therefore, after several close people, including Liu Zhan's eldest son, were recruited in one after another; Jiang Tian also reminded one of the followers who came with him: "Go to the headquarters, I will Bai Bohuan, medical officer Bai, and a full set of equipment were escorted here together."

After leaving Liu's mansion, Jiang Tian also heaved a sigh of relief.This trip to Jixiang's mansion can be said to be the result of the lost and harvested mulberry elm.Not only has the testimony enough to reveal part of the truth been obtained, but a potential favor and disguised assistance may also be obtained.

(End of this chapter)