book of troubled times

Chapter 124 This Game of Chess

The assassination of the magistrate was second only to the suspected murder of the prince, perhaps even more serious. After all, the prince Luo Zhenwu was only rumored to be suspected, and the court did not make it clear.This is a real fourth-rank official, and he is also an important place for water transportation, far more important than other prefects in remote areas.

Truly lawless, the imperial majesty is gone.

This is the sign of rebellion, needless to say.

Ten miles around the town where the martial law incident occurred, the whole city was in turmoil, and the city defense troops were mobilized, blocking all the city gates.

Relying on his identity, Tang Buqi sneaked into the crime scene with Zhao Changhe and Yue Hongling.

The chief officer of Yangzhou Town Magic Division is called Gong Chaoqun. He is the middle-aged man who reminded Zhao Changhe that Maitreya taught illusion before. Don't look at the end result of that incident as a wingman. He is also the gold medal supervisor of Town Magic Division. In terms of cultivation level, he is higher than Yue Hongling.

There are quite a few people with the Ninth Level of Profound Entrance on the list of people, but those who have achieved this level of cultivation but have not made it to the list of people will usually get a compliment: close to the list of people.

In fact, there is a big gap between Jiuzhong and Jiuzhong. There is a ranking gap between Jiuzhong on the human list, not to mention the gap between Jiuzhong and ordinary Jiuzhong.

For example, we all know that there was a Jiuzhong who was beaten by Yue Hongling half a year ago.

Therefore, these four words, which are close to the list of people, have no reference value if they are true, and they have the same meaning as Mrs. Ru.Chili said that he had killed a lot of people who were close to the list along the way, and it was true that not many of them had gold content.

But Gong Chaoqun is not on this list, he is really close to the list, and Tang Wanzhuang is one of the confidant generals who value him very much.

Seeing Tang Buqi bring Zhao Changhe and Yue Hongling in, Gong Chaoqun didn't say anything, but nodded slightly at Zhao Changhe.In his heart, this is the secret agent of Zhenmasi, the first one who has secretly confessed.Mr. Tang is the first nephew, and with the addition of the famous knight-errant Yue Hongling, this lineup can rely on this support.

He didn't know that if the magistrate died half an hour later, these people would kill the magistrate.

Zhao Changhe carried a knife and a bow, his face was a bit smelly.Looking forward to exploring the magistrate's mansion with Yue Hongling at night and plotting an assassination hand in hand. Thinking about it, I feel exciting and charming at the same time. In the end, I don't know who got ahead of me. It's not easy to scold.

"Uncle Gong, did you find anything?" Tang Buqi was asking.

"Prefect Qian died from a bow and arrow." Gong Chaoqun said, "Just as he was about to enter the concubine's house, he was shot into the back of the head by someone from the opposite roof. The arrow was so powerful that it pierced through the back of the head. Yes. The assassin shot out with one arrow, barely waiting for the result, and fled away in an instant before the surrounding guards surrounded him, very cleanly."

Zhao Changhe secretly thought that if I came, he would most likely die in this way...

Gong Chaoqun looked at the bow Zhao Changhe was carrying, and said again: "The long corridor from Qian Zhifu to the concubine's house is covered by vines and vines, and the view is very poor. The best time to stop is to stop at the moment of entering the door. This arrow is very well mastered, accurate and ruthless, it may be slightly better than Zhao Shaoxia's arrow technique, he is definitely a character who is accustomed to bows and arrows."

Zhao Changhe didn't think it was surprising that other people's archery skills were better than his own. After all, he didn't use bows and arrows very often, and his daily basic skills were also swordsmanship.At this moment, what floated in his mind was the arrow shot at him by the blue-masked man... This arrow was really powerful, and without Longque reminding him, the possibility of falling there was quite high.

Could it be him?

Others don't know what kind of blue-masked man is. Tang Buqi's first reaction was: "Is it a barbarian who is used to bows and arrows?"

It is logically impossible for Qian Zhifu to stand for the Hu people, but Tang Buqi just wants to put the blame on the Hu people.In fact, outsiders don't know about the collusion between Zhifu Qian and the Hu people. If it is said that he was killed by the Hu people, at least the people and the court will believe it.

If you want to close the case in one piece, this is the way, and it may be beneficial, so that the court will start to pay attention to Chili and other barbarians who are making troubles in Middle-earth.

Gong Chaoqun's expression became a little playful, and he asked Zhao Changhe and the two of them: "Zhao Shaoxia and Yue Nvxia have both fought against Huren today, what do you think?"

Zhao Changhe said: "If I said that a few hours ago, near Yizufang City, someone almost killed me with a bow and arrow, what would you think?"

Yue Hongling's expression changed instantly: "The real thing?"

"true story."

Gong Chaoqun was also a little moved, and pondered: "If Zhao Shaoxia was really unlucky at that time, we would definitely put the suspicion among the aliens...the prefect will be assassinated in the same way at night..."

Gong Chaoqun didn't continue talking, everyone understood the meaning, it was obvious that all the actions of the other party were to pour sewage on the barbarians, since the arrow that shot Zhao Changhe planted a premeditated plan to kill the magistrate tonight, but he didn't expect Zhao Changhe actually avoided it.

As for why Zhao Changhe was chosen, no one knows, maybe they know that Zhao Changhe is a secret agent of Zhenmasi, right?
From this point of view, the other party may not be murderous because he saw the prefect's virtue at the banquet today, and it has nothing to do with the banquet itself. At first, Tang Buqi was a little suspicious of Wan Dongliu and Xuan Chong, but now it seems that he does not. too similar.

Tang Buqi thought for a while, then lowered his voice and said: "Uncle Gong, I think it's better to just push the boat along the way and let the Hu people die. It's just an excuse to kill all the Hu people here. Anyway, the one who killed the prefect of Qian is righteous... Uh, anyway ..."

Anyway, he is a righteous man, so don't investigate seriously, right?

Zhao Changhe felt more and more that this elder nephew was very good. Although he was a bit dandy and his fighting ability was a bit naive, he tried to beat him, beat him too much, and even provoked himself and Yue Hongling... Damn, this person can't do it!

Yue Hongling said: "If it was normal, I would support Brother Tang's proposal, but this person is different."

Tang Buqi: "Huh?"

Yue Hongling said calmly: "He tried to kill Chang He."

Tang Buqi: "..."

Zhao Changhe burst into tears, look, what is one's own, what is the gap!

Gong Chaoqun asked Zhao Changhe thoughtfully, "What does Shaoxia Zhao think?"

Tang Buqi glanced at Gong Chaoqun strangely, you asked him twice what he thought, he called me nephew but it wasn't really my uncle, why do you care so much about his opinion?
Zhao Changhe said: "I support being planted to a barbarian. This matter is important, but after all, this person wants to kill me, so even if I was planted to a barbarian in the face, I still have to find out who the real culprit is."

Gong Chaoqun nodded.

Both Mr. Tang's son and Jade Pai agent had said so, and he also made up his mind that it would really benefit a lot to fall for the barbarians.

But Zhao Changhe said again: "Is there something else missing in this matter?"

After all, Gong Chaoqun was investigating cases, so he immediately knew what Zhao Changhe meant: "Young Xia Zhao said, that concubine?"

"Yes. If what I know is correct, there is a Maitreya Sect celestial girl next to the prefect. According to the Maitreya Sect's level of seduction, I feel that the prefect should look for her every night, which means that this concubine may be that celestial girl."

Gong Chaoqun showed a slight smile: "Indeed, we have already controlled it. It is also her bad luck. The prefect died at the door of her house. She can't even run. If she runs, it will be considered that she assassinated the prefect and escaped. She stayed there helplessly waiting for our interrogation. As a result of the interrogation, her identity as Maitreya Heavenly Maiden was soon discovered, which is really a disaster.”

"So the magistrate actually died in front of Maitreya Heavenly Maiden's bed. Can this matter also be blamed on the Maitreya Sect?" Zhao Changhe whispered to himself: "The Maitreya Sect colluded with the barbarians and assassinated the magistrate together, planning to rebel both internally and externally. This is the real murderer A complete story has already been compiled for Zhenmasi, and even the army has been mobilized in the city because of the death of the magistrate, ready to suppress the bandits at any time... But the Huren and the Maitreya Sect are still in the dark at this time, thinking that It has nothing to do with them."

Tang Buqi was a little moved when he heard it: "So he chose this moment for the assassination, and it was all intentional? I know that the magistrate will come to the heavenly maid's room at this time!"

"Hmm... a person who knows the magistrate's work, rest and behavior very well, has planned a good game in advance." Zhao Changhe looked at Gong Chaoqun: "The question now is, does the town magician want to cooperate with the big gift that the other party sent to the door?"

(End of this chapter)