The most ferocious sword of the Imperial City Division

Chapter 17 New Clues
Han Shiyan was slightly startled.

He led the horse and stood side by side with Gu Shiwei, and couldn't help lowering his voice.

"I could tell at a glance last night that the seal was a forgery, but the reason was different from yours."

Gu Shiwei is a swordsman. In a duel between rivers and lakes, whether the enemy uses a left-handed sword or a right-handed sword, the way of attacking and the wounds caused are all very different.This difference about Zhang Chunting was something she noticed easily.

"That seal was made by the famous Master Jia in Bianjing City. His seal carvings are easy and freehand. The printed things are consistent and will not have any broken gaps or burrs, unless someone deliberately did it. "

Han Shiyan said with a rather complicated mood.

At the time of the incident, Guan Yushi was pointing all the fingers at Zhang Chunting.

Because of the master-disciple relationship, he also has a deep understanding of this.

"Zhang Chunting's rice ear mark is on the tip of the third rice on the right from the rice stalk. It is disconnected. It is very subtle, but if you look closely, you can spot it."

"After you left last night, I went to Master Jia's house to confirm again and again that it was indeed the life gate that Zhang Chunting specifically requested to keep."

"And, I got a very useful piece of information from Master Jia. He said that there are only three people in Bianjing who can imitate his seal."

"These three people are all his disciples, and two of them have already graduated. The eldest disciple Su Yan is now the master of the famous Yangliu Academy in Bianjing City; the second disciple Li Yunshu is the chief shopkeeper of Jinshixuan."

"My young disciple has not yet started his apprenticeship, and his name is Yan Yi. Since I don't have this letter in my hand, Master Jia has no way to confirm which of his disciples wrote it, or perhaps none of the three."

Gu Shiwei was speechless. Why was the third ear of rice broken?
Who else would want to get such a thing except the civil servant who has many things to do?
"Then why does Master Jia answer all your questions and directly reveal the special requirements of the Imperial City Envoy? Isn't he afraid of being killed?"

Han Shiyan shook his head and said, "No, Zhang Chunting only engraved one seal, while the Han family wanted to carve countless seals."

"Of course, mainly because he and my third grandfather are old friends. When they met, Master Jia was still an unknown craftsman. It was my third grandfather who single-handedly pushed him to become a master of gold and stone."

Third grandfather...

There are so many relatives in the family, how amazing is that?It’s truly amazing!

She thought, once again confirming that she was doing the right thing to get to know Han Shiyan.

She thought, her eyes moving.

"Our goal is to find the murderer who killed Guan Yushi and to clear Master Zhang's innocence. Since you are so honest, let me tell you something you don't know."

"I have no evidence, just my personal conjecture."

"I think the murderer was actually among the eight members of the Imperial City Division who were on duty last night. Because if there is a ninth person, he needs to lurk in the Luyi Tower in advance and escape wearing the eye-catching robe of the Imperial City Division."

"A dagger is a short weapon. When it is used to pierce a person's heart, there will be blood on the murderer's body. A bloody Imperial City soldier walking through the bustling Huajie and Liuxiang will definitely impress people and leave witnesses."

"But neither the Kaifeng government officials in Wujiang nor our Imperial City team members found any witnesses."

Gu Shiwei said, making several gestures with his hands in mid-air, "Furthermore, not one of the eight members of the Imperial City Division mentioned seeing their teammates making suspicious moves at the time of the incident."

Even if you jumped out wearing the clothes of the Imperial City Division, the eight people in the Imperial City Division thought that your colleagues were moving.But after a murder occurred, they had no reason not to tell them about the anomalies they saw.

Even if they are not in front of the Yushitai and Kaifeng Mansion, when they are alone in private, they should report it in time.

"Based on all the above, I am more inclined to kill Guan Yushi, among those eight people."

Gu Shiwei said, taking out a piece of paper from his arms, "This is the defense plan I drew early this morning. In the middle is the Green Wing Building. I scattered the eight of them in these eight locations. I’m in this place by myself.”

"If my guess is correct, he should have gone in to kill, then walked out of the building as if nothing had happened, changed out of his bloody clothes, and hid the thing."

Han Shiyan looked at it, amazed in his heart.

Gu Shiwei did have a few brushes. If it were him, he would have placed these eight people in these places without any changes.

These positions can block all exits and are very hidden.

"Eight people surrounded the Luyi Building. They couldn't go to the area that other colleagues were responsible for, otherwise they would be witnessed. So they could only climb up the Luyi Building from the area they were responsible for."

"In this case, the four people on your side will definitely be seen by you as long as they move. As for the four people on the other side, if this person moves, you can't see him, but he is too close to his colleagues. The truth is bound to be exposed.”

"If we exclude them one by one, only three of the eight people can do it."

Gu Shiwei nodded.

She had just arrived in Bianjing. Among the eight people, she was not very familiar with six of them. Only Ding Yang and Zhang Yan could be named by her.Because these two people handled the Canglang Mountain case together with her.

Ding Yang was the one who came to report that there was another deceased person in the toilet, while Zhang Yan was the one who stayed there to guard Zhu Cheng.

When Gu Shiwei arranged the manpower, he deliberately placed the two of them in the blind spot of her sight, not because she trusted them, but because other people she didn't know were even less worthy of trust.

"Well, Ding Yang, Zhang Yan, and Tang Shan, the three of them are all old people from the Imperial City Division."

Gu Shiwei said, getting on his horse, "I have no idea, why not go to the scene and have a look. Let's visit the eight places one by one. Maybe we can find something."

She said, then paused, "I'm not as familiar with Furong Lane as you are. If I remember correctly, the location of the three of them is close to Mingjing Lane, right?"

Han Shiyan nodded, "That's right. Mingjing Lane used to be called Rouge Street, which is similar to Furong Lane. They were all Qinlou, Chuguan and Hualou restaurants."

"Later, someone set up a bronze mirror there, and the name was changed."

Han Shiyan's eyes lit up when he said this. He hurriedly folded the paper, stuffed it into his sleeve pocket, and got on his horse.

Although he has no martial arts skills, he has also practiced riding and shooting skills hard. It would not be rude not to say that he is quite outstanding when he mounts a horse.

"Mingjing Alley is now full of shops, and most of them should have been closed at that time. But because of the bronze mirror, there are often people hiding around. When there is no one around, they will sneak over and look in the mirror. .”

"You mentioned Mirror Lane because you wanted to tell me that there might be witnesses there."

　I went to climb Mount Tai today, and now I’m exhausted... This kind of activity is really not suitable for us homebodies.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)