Great Emperor's Grandson of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 149 149 To scare the snake away, encounter a corpse ship on the way

"Give him a horse."

Although it was unnecessary, because of Zhu Yuanzhang's "filial piety", Zhu Congxin finally accepted this unfortunate guy after thinking for a moment.

One day later, with a burst of summer rain, Zhu Congxin and his party finally arrived in Hangzhou.

At this time, the dock was already filled with local officials.

Many of them didn't even have umbrellas, and were huddling themselves, trembling in the rain.

This is the charm of power.

When you have the power to kill others, every breath you take can become thunder in the eyes of others.

"I will pay my respects to Your Highness!"

When Zhu Congxin got off the ground with Ma He's support, a neat shout penetrated the rain curtain.

[You must have been practicing for a long time, right? 】

Zhu Congxin couldn't help but think in a wicked way.

Immediately, he pointed at Su Jianyi and Xia Lipin: "Recognize these two people, and they will be my representatives from now on. That's it for today, everyone go back. Do whatever you need to do. Use your When the time comes, I’ll let them find you.”

This is somewhat inhumane.

After all, he has been waiting for so long, no matter what, he should actually have a meal with him.

But after all, he was not a person who liked to socialize, so even though he knew it would leave a bad impression on these officials, he decisively chose to leave immediately.

However, just when Zhu Congxin stepped onto the carriage prepared by the officials, Kaiji, who was silent at first, suddenly asked for instructions in a low voice: "My young master wants to investigate the place where the crime occurred. By the way, I want to ask for permission." My lords, please understand the details of the case and ask the young master for your permission!"

"You are very active. Go! By the way, entertain these officials, big and small, for me."

First, he glanced at Kaiji in surprise, and then Zhu Congxin burst into laughter.

As for Kaiji, as if he had been granted amnesty, he nodded quickly and responded: "Don't worry, young master! I will definitely do my best!"

But as soon as he left Zhu Congxin, his face completely changed.

If he faced Zhu Congxin, he would be a quail.

Then after leaving Zhu Congxin, he turned into a big-tailed wolf.

Especially when facing some familiar faces.

Others laughed at him for being a slave in trouble, so he told them with an expression that said, "You don't understand at all." He was promoted openly and secretly.

Because it won't be long before Zhu Congxin will become the master of Qin Palace.

And by then, he will be Conglong's hero!

Not to mention, after he deceived him like this, the officials in Hangzhou actually believed him.

Some people even secretly gave him a lot of money in order to curry favor with him.

Because everyone knows very well that the officials of the Ming Dynasty actually have nothing to shoulder.

Especially after Zhu Yuanzhang launched some policies to promote integrity.

If it weren't for their lack of connections, they would really want to join the service of some prince immediately.

So the arrival of Kaiji now is actually like the rain after a long drought.

Although it may not be possible, it still gives them a little bit of hope.

However, after drinking and eating, Kaiji did not squander the money.

Instead, he pretended to patrol the West Lake for a week, and then returned to the other courtyard where Zhu Congxin settled with satisfaction.

"Little master, this is the precious money that the slave got when he was just socializing, a total of 3 taels. There is also a detailed map of Hangzhou City. It has marked the residences of several victims before they disappeared, and the place where the bodies are now stored. "I didn't expect this man to be so knowledgeable. Zhu Congxin couldn't help but give him a high look.

"You keep the treasure first. Give me the map."

However, he did not leave the treasure notes, but took the map casually.

This also gave him some motivation to work hard.

The next step is to carefully study the map in his hand.

It turns out that the murderer is more cunning than he thought.

Because almost all the victims he chose were no longer in the same streets.

As a result, not only were they unable to analyze his shelter, it was also difficult for them to find the path for the other party to move the body in such a large area.

However, after carefully observing the surrounding geographical pattern, Zhu Congxin still found some clues.

[If the body was not transported into the lake through the surface, then the murderer has only one possibility left, and that is to send it into the lake through underground waterways. 】

He found that there was a small mountain on the north side of the West Lake, which was much higher than other places.

He felt that if the other party wanted to enter the lake from underground, that should be the best entrance.

Dangre, this is just a guess. Whether it is accurate or not will be known after they find out.

Early the next morning, as the heavy rain gradually stopped, Zhu Congxin finally took a group of followers on the road to the West Lake.

Although he did not notify the officials in Hangzhou, when they walked out of the house, a group of tiger-backed officers had been waiting for a long time.

There are about 300 of them.

Each holds a stick in his hand and a long knife at his waist.

After a tidy greeting, they followed Zhu Congxin's team and drove to the north of the West Lake.

"Young master, I'm afraid you might be able to scare off the enemy."

Ma He muttered softly.

It is hard to imagine that none of the officials in Hangzhou noticed such a truth that even Ma He understood.

"It's already like this. It's useless to talk more. Pay more attention to your surroundings! The murderer made so many dolls, it's definitely not just for fun! He wanted to attract people's attention! So after committing the crime, it was extremely Probability will pay close attention to the reactions of the people around us.”

Zhu Congxin said calmly with a tigerish face.

But just when they came to the river and were about to go north along the embankment, an exclamation suddenly attracted their attention.

"Boat! A small boat appeared in the lake!"

It was a young government servant about 20 years old.

Following his pointing, a tiny black spot was indeed rippling on the distant lake surface.

It was still very small at first, but gradually, people on the shore could clearly see the outline of the hull.

"It's wet! That person's body was indeed transported underwater."

Squinting his eyes and glancing at the dark hull, Zhu Congxin was instantly surprised.

"Transporting the corpse underwater? Is this impossible? If that's the case, the clothes on the corpse should also be wet."

Xia Lipin questioned.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Kaiji on the side pointed directly at the lotus leaves not far away: "He can wrap the body with lotus leaves first. In this way, the body can be prevented from getting wet by water."

(End of this chapter)