Taming the Demon: A Guide to Raising a Great Sage

Chapter 43 043, careful reasoning

noon.

The gate of Zhao Mansion is diagonally across the street, in a box facing the street on the third floor of a restaurant.

Mr. Zhang sat upright on the chair, held the wine glass in his hand, raised his eyes and looked out the window, he could see the entire gate of the Zhao Mansion at a glance.

"This location has an excellent view. Sitting here, looking down from a high position, every time Zhao Mengshan enters and leaves the Zhao Mansion, he can be seen at a glance, and he will not be alerted. If I am a killer, I will come here to eat when I come to the Zhao Mansion. Drinking wine, take the opportunity to observe Zhao Mengshan's travel patterns..."

With this in mind, Mr. Zhang greeted the shop waiter who was waiting outside the box door, and asked him:
"In the past few days, has anyone frequented this box?"

"what?"

The waiter was stunned, and turned his gaze to face Mr. Zhang.

Well, on the seat opposite to Mr. Zhang, Shen Lang was leaning over his desk and munching, making a hearty meal, holding a roast chicken and gnawing his mouth full of oil.

Perhaps because Shen Lang is "Mu Qingxue's person", the county lord felt that his background was barely worthy of a friend of the Duke's family, so he asked him to accompany Mr. Zhang to investigate.

And when Mr. Zhang saw Xiaoer's expression, he thought it was because of the presence of the yamen servant, Shen Lang. Xiaoer didn't dare to speak casually, so he threw a golden melon seed over and said in a deep voice:

"I am Zhang Wenbin, a member of the government of Yingguo, and I am investigating the assassination of Zhao Mengshan. This Shen Guanye was ordered by the county to accompany me to investigate the case. What do you know? You can tell the truth. Shen Guanye will not blame you .”

Shen Lang also nodded, and said vaguely:

"That's right, I was appointed by the county lord to accompany Mr. Zhang to investigate the case. If you have anything to say, don't worry about me."

Hearing what he said, the waiter in the shop swiftly put away the golden melon seeds, and said first:
"Thank you Mr. Zhang for the reward!"

Then he glanced at Shen Lang again, and said cautiously:

"Well, during this period of time, every evening, the same person did patronize this box..."

Mr. Zhang's eyes lit up:
"Who?"

The waiter in the shop stopped talking, and only went to visit Shen Lang frequently.

Mr. Zhang frowned slightly, secretly said:

"This villain is really greedy!"

With a cold face, he took out another golden melon seed and threw it to Xiaoer:

"Hurry up!"

Xiao Er swallowed her saliva, holding the second golden melon seed, looking as if she wanted to accept it, but at the same time, she still looked at Shen Lang frequently.

For the waiter in this shop, he may not know how powerful a "friend of the Duke's House" is, but he must know what a servant of a local county government can do to himself.

So there are some things that he really dare not say.

"Forget it, sir, don't embarrass this mistress, let me tell you."

After eating a chicken leg, Shen Lang wiped his fingers with a towel, and said with a smile:

"In the past few days, every evening, I will come here to order a table of banquets until the restaurant closes. So the person Mr. Zhang is looking for is just me."

Shen Lang even revealed himself, and the waiter in the shop immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded repeatedly:
"That's right, that's right, it's Young Master Shen. These days, it's Young Master Shen who patronizes this box every day."

"..."

The corners of Mr. Zhang's eyes twitched, and he was speechless for a while:
I guessed right!
Shen Lang is indeed Mu Qingxue's spy, and she sent him into the county government office to investigate Zhao Mengshan!

Otherwise, why would he sit at the table at this spot every day to observe the Zhao Mansion?
This restaurant is not cheap.

The top-floor box with the best view is more expensive, and the minimum consumption is one silver dollar.Shen Lang is a mere yamen servant with a salary of only two yuan a month, why can he drink here every day?

Can he afford it?
So Mu Qingxue must have reimbursed the expenses!
As for whether Shen Lang is suspected of being an assassin...

This thought flashed into Mr. Zhang's mind, but he quickly denied it.

Don't be kidding, just Shen Lang's entry-level agility and martial arts, why can he sneak in and out of Zhao's mansion without leaving a trace?
And when he was walking with a saber, no matter where he put the saber or how he used it, it was all wrong. He obviously didn't have any foundation in weapons, so why did he cut off Zhao Mengshan's arm with one sword and pierced his throat with another sword?
Besides, if Mu Qingxue really wanted Zhao Mengshan's life, she would just walk into the Zhao Mansion in broad daylight, announce Zhao Mengshan's crimes in public, and then take off his head.

They would never send someone to engage in stealth assassination.

Mr. Zhang absolutely believes in his own eyesight and his own judgment.

He even dared to bet with his own tricks: Shen Lang could only be a spy with special intelligence talents, not that kind of professional assassin.

After confirming that his guess was reliable, Mr. Zhang was not happy at all.

It turned out that this had nothing to do with the assassination of Zhao Mengshan, but instead broke a clue - Shen Lang dominated this best observation position every day, wouldn't the assassin have no way to check in here?
The second thing is, with Mu Qingxue's background, the investigations are all big cases, and all the big tigers are beaten. How can he focus on a mere Zhao Mengshan for no reason?

She arranged for Shen Lang to investigate Zhao Mengshan at all costs. It is definitely not possible just to get rid of Zhao Mengshan!
"Mu Qingxue's intentions are sinister, and she is trying her best to pursue the Blood Shadow Sect on the surface, but in fact, she has secretly sent spies to investigate the Zhao family, pointing her sword at the Duke...

"If Zhao Mengshan hadn't been assassinated by an assassin, and I had come to the scene in time to see through Shen Lang's details at the right time, I'm afraid I would still be kept in the dark!
"Zhao Mengshan's death was wonderful! With his death, Mu Qingxue's arrangements in Changsheng County are all in vain! That assassin can be regarded as a crooked attack and made a great contribution!
"But apart from Changsheng County, are there any other places related to the Duke of the State that Mu Qingxue has set up secret spies? No, I can't stay in Changsheng County any longer! Report the plan to the Duke!"

With this in mind, Mr. Zhang couldn't care less about continuing the investigation—the death of Zhao Mengshan was important, but it wasn't important, it wasn't really important.

Because the only one who really cares about Zhao Mengshan's life and death is Mrs. Zhao, the Duke's concubine.

But no matter how much Mrs. Zhao is favored, in the face of major events involving the survival of the Duke's mansion, no matter how much she cries to the Duke, the Duke will not waste his energy on trivial matters such as Zhao Mengshan's death.

"Little friend Shen, I suddenly remembered an important matter. I need to return to Fucheng as soon as possible and report it to the Duke."

"Huh? Mr. Zhang is leaving? The assassination of Young Master Zhao..."

"The county government has capable officials such as Zhao Junshan and Zhu Hu, as well as Shen Xiaoyou, a wise and courageous rising star with a bright future. With you, the assassination case of Zhao Mengshan will definitely come to light. As for Zhang, after all, he is just a white body, and there is no need to investigate. I don’t want to add trouble here.”

"Mr. Zhang is too polite. But... the assassination of Zhao Mengshan, isn't the truth already revealed? The murderer is the assassin of the Blood Shadow Sect. The county lord sent someone to Fucheng early in the morning to present the case documents. I believe it will be very soon, the mansion lord We will issue arrest documents at sea to capture the Blood Shadow Sect assassin and avenge Young Master Zhao."

"..."

The corners of Mr. Zhang's eyes twitched slightly, and he laughed twice:

"Yes, the murderer is the Blood Shadow Sect Assassin. Then what, Zhang has something important to do, and he can't delay for a moment, so let's leave, and Xiaoyou Shen, don't send him off!"

After talking about the money for the drink, he hurried out of the restaurant and rode his horse out of the city.

"Mr. Zhang is very particular about people, so don't be too busy, and you didn't forget to pay the bill!"

Shen Lang sighed, sent the waiter away, closed the door of the box, released Xiao Yu and Xiao Zhao from the space, and enjoyed the food and drink with them.

As for the small bone, it doesn't need to eat, and it's not suitable to let it out in a restaurant like this, so we have to let it continue to stay in the space as a monster.

[Shen Lang, is the matter over? 】

Xiao Zhao asked a question in his heart while gnawing on a piece of steamed river fish.

"It's over for the time being. That person surnamed Zhang didn't know what to make up in his head. Halfway through the investigation, he left in a hurry and returned to Fucheng."

Xiaoyu asked: [Then let's go on, can we live in peace? 】

"Maybe you can live a comfortable life, but you have to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Although this operation, thanks to the blessings of Xiaozhao, did not leave any clues, it was rated as a 'professional killer' by Lao Zhao, but there are still people in this world." Taoism, witchcraft and other extraordinary abilities, God knows if someone can find clues out of thin air.

"Zhang Wenbin left in a hurry, maybe because he realized that he alone could find nothing, so he rushed back to Fucheng to ask for help. So, we still can't slack off in our practice."

Xiao Zhao: [Then do you want to practice Tiger Claw Kung Fu?I teach you! 】

"Tiger Claw Kung Fu has a clean history, and it's time to practice it. It's also good to have a lot of boxing and kicking skills. But the key point is swordsmanship..."

[Ask for a ticket~! 】

(End of this chapter)