Taming the Demon: A Guide to Raising a Great Sage

Chapter 39 039, Detective

"What's the matter, Brother Zhu? What kind of serious case has happened, and you need to come and find me in the middle of the night?"

"The case is very big, you have to be steady after listening to it—Master Zhao was killed!"

"What? Zhao Mengshan was killed by someone? The gods have eyes, and evil will be rewarded!"

Seeing Shen Lang beaming with delight, his face full of surprise, and his voice raised by more than an octave, the corners of Zhu Hu's eyes couldn't help twitching slightly, he quickly made a silent gesture, and said in a low voice:
"The death of Zhao Mengshan is certainly gratifying, but we can only talk about it in private, and don't say it in public outside! Otherwise, it will reach the ears of sister Zhao Mengshan, and the power of the Duke of Yingguo will deal with you! "

Shen Lang smiled and nodded:

"Thank you brother Zhu for reminding me, I know the benefits and disadvantages, and I won't buy firecrackers to celebrate."

"The co-author originally planned to buy firecrackers? It's just... well, let's go to Zhao's mansion quickly. The county magistrate is waiting there. If you go late, I'm afraid you will die."

After Zhu Hu finished speaking, he lit a torch and hurriedly led Shen Lang to Zhao Mansion.

From the beginning to the end, Zhu Hu never doubted Shen Lang——

Shen Lang is indeed a martial arts genius, but no matter how talented he is, he has only practiced martial arts for only ten days.

After practicing kung fu for just a few days, how could it be possible to beat Zhao Mengshan, a martial arts master who is full of treasures and has reached the seventh rank?
Even though Shen Lang had clearly expressed his righteous indignation towards Zhao Mengshan, Zhu Hu did not believe that Shen Lang could do such a great thing.

Even if he is young and dares to kill Young Master Zhao, but he doesn't have that ability, does he?

Speeding all the way, the two quickly arrived at the gate of the Zhao Mansion.

At this time, the gate of the Zhao Mansion was opened, and the lights in the mansion were brightly lit, showing signs of "wars and chaos".

Those who came and went, apart from the servants and servants of the Zhao family, there were also police officers and yamen servants carrying lanterns and torches, scouting the scene everywhere, looking for clues.

There were even twenty county soldiers, armed with flintlock rifles, pretending to maintain order.

Well, no matter if it's the Yamen arresters or the musketeers, they all just look busy and serious on the surface.

In fact, I didn't take this case seriously at all.

Zhao Mengshan's reputation is too bad. It's too late for everyone to applaud his death. How can he seriously track down the murderer?

Even among the maids and servants of the Zhao Mansion, many of them wished that Zhao Mengshan would die early and go to hell.

Many people ran around like headless chickens, looking very busy and flustered, but in fact they were purely venting their joy.

When Shen Lang followed Zhu Hu to Zhao Mengshan's practice hall, he even saw two servants of the Zhao family, who looked at each other and smiled as they passed each other, looking very happy.

The two came all the way to the practice hall. The county magistrate was wearing an official uniform, with his hands behind his back, standing expressionlessly in the practice hall, twenty or thirty steps away from Zhao Mengshan's body, as if he was a little afraid of blood.

The area around Zhao Mengshan's body has been wrapped with hemp rope.

The big hole on the floor that was blown out from the underground secret room was also surrounded by hemp rope, so that no one else could approach it.

There was only one pair of disciples as mentors, and Zhao Junshan, the most experienced veteran of the county government, was investigating and autopsying in the circle.

Shen Lang and Zhu Hu went outside the rope circle, greeted Lao Zhao and Lao Wuzuo, then closed their mouths and listened carefully.

Wu Zuo: "There were dirty blood clots in the mouth, nose, and ear openings of the deceased, and he must have suffered internal injuries. As for the severity of the internal injuries, an autopsy is needed... The left arm was incomplete, broken from the elbow, and was cut off by a sharp weapon... The fatal wound was a penetrating wound to the throat, reaching deep to the cervical spine. Judging from the shape of the wound, it should be a sword wound. The sword used by the murderer is probably the most common common sword weapon in the Jianghu..."

Old Zhao: "Zhao Mengshan must have been affected by the explosion in the underground chamber, his internal organs were shaken, and he suffered serious internal injuries."

Wu Zuo: "I heard that the deceased's 'Tiger Claw Hand' was very powerful. Judging from the skeleton targets made of copper and iron in the hall, his kung fu with his hands can already scratch through copper and iron, and his arms and palms must be extremely tough. Severing his left arm with one sword, piercing his right palm with another, destroying his tiger claw skills, and then piercing his throat with another sword... unexpectedly, only three swords were used in total, and he killed the deceased?"

Old Zhao shook his head:

"That's not the case. Piercing the right palm and piercing the throat with a sword should be done at the same time."

As he spoke, he stood up and gestured:

"The situation at that time should be like this...

"The murderer first sneaked into the practice hall, found the secret room mechanism, entered the secret room, and set up an ambush with explosives triggered by some kind of mechanism. Because the secret room is small, the murderer cannot hide in the secret room, otherwise he will also be affected by the explosion. Therefore, set up the trap After the ambush, the murderer returned to the practice hall to hide.

"Afterwards, Zhao Mengshan entered the practice hall, but he didn't notice the murderer's presence—this shows that the murderer is very good at hiding. After waiting in the practice hall for a while, Zhao Mengshan entered the secret room again, but failed to find the explosives ambush, and accidentally triggered the mechanism, detonating the explosives. Suffered internal injuries at the scene.

"The reason why he didn't die must be because Zhao Mengshan had a life-saving treasure from Ying Guogong's mansion. Otherwise, his clothes would be scorched and tattered, his internal organs would be damaged by concussion, and his skin and hair would be covered with scorching marks. But His hair and skin are undamaged...

"But even so, Zhao Mengshan, who was ambushed in his own secret room and suffered internal injuries, was still extremely terrified and panicked, flying from the hole in the basement ceiling to the training hall.

"And the murderer had already calculated Zhao Mengshan's reaction, and had already ambushed outside the entrance of the cave. When he saw Zhao Mengshan jumping out, he immediately showed up and drew his sword. The murderer's first sword is most likely to swing the sword horizontally, to break Zhao Mengshan. neck.

"Zhao Mengshan was caught off guard, and instinctively raised his left arm to block the murderer's first sword, but the murderer's long-prepared full-strength sword cut his left arm from the elbow.

"Zhao Mengshan traded one arm for a moment of opportunity. Before he could turn around, he performed light kung fu and flew back facing the murderer. He suffered internal injuries first, and then broke his left arm. Seventy to eighty percent of his kung fu was gone. Having already met the murderer face to face, it is impossible to fight him head-on, so he can only retreat and run for his life.

"But the murderer's swordsmanship was too strong, and he raised another sword in an instant, chasing Zhao Mengshan and piercing his throat. At the critical moment, Zhao Mengshan saved himself from danger, put his right palm across his neck, and tried to grab the lock with his tiger claws and take his sword. Underestimated the sword skills of the murderer.

"That stabbing sword not only pierced through Zhao Mengshan's palm and broke his tiger claw skills, but also pierced his throat and gave him a fatal blow..."

After listening to Lao Zhao's restoration of the scene, Lao Wu Zuo was suddenly surprised:
"In this way, the murderer only used two swords to kill Zhao Mengshan. Isn't his swordsmanship quite brilliant?"

Old Zhao Zheng nodded:

"Well, the murderer's swordsmanship is indeed very good, extremely sharp, ruthless, and crisp. He must be a swordsman who has practiced swordsmanship for many years, has a solid foundation, and has rich actual combat experience.

"In a different place, if I was caught off guard and faced the murderer's throat-piercing sword, I'm afraid I would die instantly. I might not even be able to stop his first sword that cut across the neck.

"However, although the murderer's swordsmanship is strong, his martial arts realm should not be too high.

"Zhao Mengshan certainly has no shortage of life-saving treasures, but judging from the explosion traces in the secret room, no matter how many life-saving treasures he has, he should have been consumed in the explosion.

"So when the murderer made the move, Zhao Mengshan had no treasures to protect him, and was injured internally, his martial arts were greatly reduced, and he was in a state of panic. He was ambushed and assassinated by the murderer who had been preparing for a long time.

"If that's the case, Zhao Mengshan was only cut off with one arm, and he seized the moment to retreat and escape for his life.

"From this point of view, the murderer has no advantage over Zhao Mengshan, who is in peak condition and has intact treasures, and can even be said to be at an absolute disadvantage. Therefore, I deduce that the murderer's martial arts realm will never exceed the seventh rank. It is likely that he is only an entry-level seventh rank , no more than the middle of the seventh rank."

Wuzuo nodded in admiration:
"This old man only knows a little bit about martial arts. In terms of martial arts, I don't see so many skills. He is far less sharp than Zhao Catcher."

After a pause, he asked Lao Zhao again:

"Then where did Young Master Zhao's severed left arm go? Why did the murderer take away Young Master Zhao's severed arm?"

Old Zhao shook his head:
"Who knows? Maybe the murderer has some special hobby. After the murder, he wants to take some parts back as a souvenir?"

"The old man has never heard of a killer with such a hobby..."

"The world is so big, and there are so many strange people. It's normal to never have heard of it."

The old Wuzuo and Zhao Junshan quickly confirmed that the murderer was a warrior who was not very high-level, but had a solid foundation in swordsmanship and rich experience in actual combat, and was also extremely good at stealth and ambush. Lang listened to the side and nodded again and again, and whispered to Zhu Hu in admiration:

"Old Zhao and his co-workers are very good. They deduced the details of the murderer so quickly, and even roughly revealed the detailed process of Zhao Mengshan's assassination. They are simply detectives..."

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