Cao Thief

Chapter 296 The Third Murder Case
Three hundred black men, like wolves and tigers.

In the dead of night, Gan Ning, Hao Zhao, and Xia Houlan each brought a hundred black men, and according to the list provided by Miao Xu, they broke into each house and arrested those who had woken up from their sleep and didn't know what had happened. , tied with rope and thrown into the prison.

Luoyang Beiwei, five days after arriving in Luoyang, finally made a move.

That night, the entire Luoyang North City fell into panic.Crying, noise, and yelling together lasted for an hour.

When Hei Xuan arrived in Luoyang, many people had already guessed that Cao Peng would do it.

But no one thought that Cao Peng's attack would be so vicious, and no word of it came out.

As soon as Hei Yan arrived, he immediately made a move.

It also shows the toughness and decisiveness of Cao Peng's methods.

This night, people in Luoyang Beicheng were panicked...

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"Master Hou, we can't wait any longer!"

In a remote house in the northern city, Chen Bodao stood outside the door with his hands down, "Since the little Cao thief has made a move, he will definitely not stop there. If he doesn't leave, I'm afraid he will come to the door sooner or later. Then things will change." The situation is getting worse, Lord Hou, please make a decision as soon as possible."

"I said a long time ago, don't kill, don't kill...

Although killing people can kill people, but it will make more and more flaws, not to mention the dignified court officials.Kill one person, there will be a second person, a third person... In the end, it can only be out of control.But no one is willing to listen... What's the use of being impatient now? "

Chen Shao lowered his head, not knowing how to answer.

After a while, the people in the room spoke again: "I'll find a way to solve this matter.

I'll let Mr. Su try to send you away first, and then we'll talk about transporting the things out.As for all the personnel on Luoyang's side, they must be withdrawn.

From now on, the Luoyang Market will be abandoned and must not be used again... I will arrange a new place as soon as possible, so you all need to be more careful.Also, tell Mr. Xuande that we have already done everything we can do... Now that old thief Cao has realized that, in a short time, I am afraid that we will not be able to give him enough support.For His Majesty's safety, we will not provide any weapons before this year, please take care of yourself. "

Chen Shao bowed and said, "I understand, humble."

"Okay, you go down first."

After Chen Shao retreated, the door opened.

From the door, a young man in white walked out, standing on the porch with his hands behind his back.

A white-faced and beardless middle-aged man followed closely behind the young man, "Master Hou, the situation is not good, we'd better leave as soon as possible."

"Ok!"

"Emissary Yue over there..."

"Master Yue, try to keep it safe."

The young man thought for a while, "After all, she has paid so much for His Majesty and suffered a lot, so she can't just give up just by saying it. Besides, His Majesty is quite fond of her. If you can take her back, take her as much as possible." Go back. When you arrive in the palace, you will be safe.

But in the current situation, it's hard to say that she can be taken away safely.

If it doesn't work, tell her to shut up!This matter, father, you decide on your own, and come back as soon as possible after the matter is settled. "

"The servant understands."

The chief envoy is one of the fourteen female officials of the Han Palace, ranking tenth above the five sense organs, and is regarded as a salary of six hundred shi.

After the middle-aged man obeyed, he left in a flash.

I saw his footsteps were light, as if he didn't touch the ground, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The young man stood on the porch, rubbed the center of his brows, and sighed with a bit of distress, "I wanted to be your friend, but I didn't want to, but I became an enemy... Cao Youxue, Cao Youxue, let's see how far you can go. Everything I can do, I've done!"

Sighing, the boy turned around and disappeared into the house.

The candlelight in the room flickered and then went out, making the room plunge into darkness.

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Just as Cao Peng guessed, Miao Xu made a list of [-] people, and only [-] were arrested.

Li Zhong and a servant named Wang Er disappeared the day after the Weifu fire broke out... According to their family members, the two never returned home, and their life and death are unknown.From under the water tank of Li Zhong's house, a large bag of copper coins was found, about fifty guan, more than 4 yuan.Thinking about it, this was their reward for burning the treasury, and it was even possible that this was only a part of all the rewards.

According to the confessions of those captured servants, Li Zhong and Wang Er were the masterminds of this incident.

Someone spent money and asked them to try to transport the items in the treasury from the northern Wei's mansion... At that time, Zhu Zan was killed, and the northern Wei was like scattered sand.So many people moved their minds. When Li Zhongwang Er first started, someone immediately agreed.Sixteen servants, each of whom received the benefit of consistent money, naturally tried to cooperate.They don't need to do anything, they just need to open and close one eye when they are on duty.

Later, when Cao Peng took office, these servants panicked.

It was Li Zhong who came forward again and set fire to the warehouse, declaring to the outside world that the facade was just some sundries...

Afterwards, Li Zhong and Wang Er never appeared again.

"Young master, just report to the county magistrate Chen, the whole city is under martial law and searched from house to house."

Xia Houlan offered a plan, but Cao Peng shook his head and rejected it.

Kan Ze smiled and said, "What are you searching for? If I were those people, I would definitely kill people.

They even dared to kill Zhu Beibu, let alone two little servants?Searching now, it is estimated that even the bone dregs cannot be found. "

"What should I do?"

"What should I do?" Kan Ze said, "Wait!"

"Wait?"

"Young Master, what you have done today can be called beating grass and scaring snakes.

Those servants are grass, and the people behind them are snakes... To catch a snake, you need to lure the snake out of its hole.Make them panic first, then wait for your opportunity.When they come out of the cave, we will take them down in one fell swoop, and then we will get both the stolen goods and see what they say. "

Xia Houlan suddenly realized and nodded again and again.

"Then these servants?"

Cao Peng frowned, and said in a deep voice: "This matter can be big or small, but this wind cannot last long.

Lock it up first, and after the matter is over, you will be punished.Anyway, there are places that need to be repaired everywhere in Luoyang City, and some of them have worked hard. "

"Exactly."

Cao Peng stood up and stretched himself.

"The gentlemen were busy all night last night, and they were all tired.

I'm going to find County Magistrate Chen, everyone go down to rest first... Eldest brother stays in the yamen hall, if there is anything, you can deal with it according to your circumstances.The three of you are divided into three shifts, taking turns to be on duty.I guess it won't be long before the opponent will take action and be ready to attack at any time. "

"Here!"

Everyone stood up and bowed to their orders.

Cao Peng explained the situation with Mrs. Zhang and Huang Yueying, then changed his clothes, took ten Feiyans as guards, and left the Northern Wei Mansion.

However, as soon as he went out, he saw Xuan Shuo rushing over.

"Cao Beibu, stay a while."

"Mr. Xuanshuo, why are you here?"

Xuan Shuo bowed his hands and saluted, panting slightly.

He sighed, and said wearily, "Cao Beibu, I've heard about it."

"Oh?"

"Xuelian is dead, Chi Zhong is also dead..."

"kindness."

"I originally planned to come over yesterday, but it was so late that... I came today because I have something to tell the north."

"what's up?"

"Northern, do you remember that I sat down with the little novice Mo Yan?"

Cao Peng closed his eyes slightly, nodded after pondering for a moment, "Mr. Xuan Shuo said, but that day on the scripture translation platform, the little monk holding the piano?"

"Exactly."

"What's up with him?"

Xuan Shuo replied: "Since yesterday, the grassroots haven't seen Mo Yan.

Originally thought that the child was playful, but unexpectedly, he didn't come back last night.Coupled with the fact that so many things had happened, the grass people were also a little worried, afraid that something might happen to Mo Yan.So I came here early in the morning and wanted to ask Cao Beibu for help to see if I could find him. "

To be honest, Cao Peng really had no impression of Mo Yan.

Because Mo Yan hardly spoke a word to him, and they met him in a hurry on the scripture translation platform that day.If Xuan Shuo hadn't mentioned it, Cao Peng wouldn't even be able to think of this person.Frowning slightly, he thought to himself: This Xuan Shuo is really ignorant, how can I have time now, to help him find a young monk?Besides, where can I find it?Maybe that little novice monk moved his heart and returned to vulgarity... Luoyang is so big, with a population of nearly 10, how can I find it?Where can I find it?I really don't know what to say...

But Baima Temple is under the rule of Weifu in the north.

Xuan Shuo came to him to report the crime, out of emotion and reason, it was not too much.

After thinking for a while, Cao Peng turned around and said, "Da Ya, go to Mr. Kan Ze first, and register this matter, and deal with it when I come back."

"Then thank you Cao Beibu."

"Mr. Xuan Shuo stay a step..." Cao Peng called Xuan Shuo.

I was planning to look for you, and you sent it to my door, how could Cao Peng let it go?

"I have something to ask you, let's go to the county office together."

"what?"

"Don't worry, I just want to ask Mr. something, and it won't take long."

"So, Caomin is willing to obey Cao Beibu's order."

The county government office is not far from Wei's Mansion in the north. From Tongtuo Street to Jianchunmen Street, and two blocks away, Luoyang County Government Office is located.

The two chatted as they walked.

Xuan Shuo kept talking, for a while he talked about the official title of the White Horse Temple Minister, and for a while he talked about Mo Yan's mischief.There is a deep love in the words.According to Xuan Shuo, Mo Yan was also born as a poor child, and finally became a novice monk because he had to do it.However, he was quite spiritual and could recite many scriptures in Sanskrit. Xuan Shuo was also very optimistic about him.

"Mr. Xuanshuo, I want to ask you something."

"Ah, please order from the north."

"The night before yesterday, after the banquet ended, who did you leave with?"

Xuan Shuo froze for a moment, frowned and recalled carefully for a moment: "That night, because of the last thing that happened, everyone was not very happy.

Old Zhu was very unhappy, and he even cursed, how about Chi Boyu... I saw that he drank too much wine, and he was a little agitated.I was worried that he would cause trouble, so I took him back to the White Horse Temple and arranged for him to rest.At that time, there was a novice monk in the temple who could prove that I even arranged a side room for him to rest.He left before dawn the next day. I was reciting scriptures and doing my homework, so I didn't meet him face to face...By the way, I heard that Lao Zhu killed Chi Boyu?Ha ha, I think, unless he has the technique of avatar. "

"But he did run away!"

"I'm not sure about this..."

Xuan Shuo showed doubts, "However, I don't think Lao Zhu was the one who killed Boyu Chi."

"How to say?"

"That's right, he and Chi Boyu had a bit of a conflict, but it was just a quarrel. It's common for two people to fight swords, but if Lao Zhu kills Chi Boyu...not to mention whether he will do so Do it. Even if he has such thoughts, he may not be Chi Zhong's opponent."

"Oh?"

"The two of them have similar sword skills."

Cao Peng suddenly said: "Mr. Xuan Shuo also knows swordsmanship?"

"Uh... I can't say I know it, but I can see some clues.

I think I saw it when Marquis Wen and the others performed martial arts in Chang'an.Lao Zhu's swordsmanship is similar to that of Chi Boyu, it's hard to say who is superior and who is inferior. "

Cao Peng's heart moved, "That's true. Thinking about how prosperous the Liangzhou Army was in those days, under Grand Master Dong's command, there were like clouds of fierce generals."

"That is!"

Xuan Shuo laughed.

Cao Peng asked again: "How about Zhang Liang?"

"Zhang Liang?"

"I heard that he was taught by a famous teacher."

"Zhang Yuanan, there is such a thing.

But that was a long time ago.Later I heard that he fell off the horse and broke his arm, so he didn't practice sword with Wang Yue anymore... I can't say, anyway, I have never seen him use a sword, and I rarely heard of him conflicting with others.As for the real ability, I can't say, I can't say. "

Before they knew it, Cao Peng and the others arrived at the gate of the county government office.

Facing him, he saw Chen Qun hurried out of the county government office with Meng Tan.

"Youxue, you came just in time, come with me."

"where to?"

"Chrysanthemum Temple!"

"Chrysanthemum Temple?"

Chen Qun was a little annoyed, he gritted his teeth and said, "Yueguan has escaped!"

"what?"

"After I asked Yueguan yesterday, I asked her to go back.

At that time, I was still worried that a woman from Yueguan would be in danger if she went back to the nunnery alone, so I arranged for two people to take turns to guard her.

This morning, the person I sent to protect Yueguan went to replace the guard, but unexpectedly found that the person was killed.

Not only that, but a dead body was found in the Chrysanthemum Nunnery, and Yueguan disappeared.I suspect that Yueguan is the murderer. "

Cao Peng couldn't help but gasped.

In two days, this was the third murder case!
My God, this case is really going on and on...

No wonder Chen Qun was furious.The murderer was right under his nose yesterday, but he let him go.Forget it, two more people died one after another, and Yue Guan ran away!How could Chen Qun, who was so proud and arrogant, be able to swallow this bad breath?

Meng Tan glanced at Cao Peng, but turned a blind eye.

Cao Peng also didn't understand where Meng Tan was offended.But he couldn't allow him to think too much, Chen Qun had ordered his servants to bring over two more horses.

"Mr. Xuan Shuo, you came just in time, let's go together."

"Here!"

At this time, Xuan Shuo didn't dare to show the slightest sign of refusal, and stepped onto the horse without saying a word.

A group of people whipped their horses and rushed out of Luoyang...

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Around the Chrysanthemum Nunnery, it is still quiet.

The wild chrysanthemums on the mountain are in full bloom and colorful.

Meng Tan suddenly sneered and said, "The Chrysanthemum Nunnery in Juhuawu, where the chrysanthemum fairy lives...Cao Beibei, I heard that this is a poem you wrote for Yueguan?"

Cao Peng frowned, "Exactly."

"Sure enough, it's a good poem...but the person who gave it to you is wrong. From my point of view, what kind of chrysanthemum fairy is there? It's clearly a murderer."

"Meng Nan, shut up."

Chen Qun turned around and shouted loudly, Meng Tan resentfully closed his mouth.

Cao Peng glanced at him, ignored him, and got off his horse.

"Cao Beibei, Meng Nannan seems to have misunderstood you?"

Cao Peng glared at Xuan Shuo, "It's none of your business, keep up."

There was a mocking smile on the corner of Xuan Shuo's mouth, but it disappeared immediately.He followed closely behind Chen Qun and walked into the Chrysanthemum Nunnery.At the door of the wing room in the front hall, a dead body was facing the sky, with a short black arrow stuck between its eyebrows.Cao Peng was no stranger to that short arrow. When he was attacked by an assassin the night before, the assassin used exactly the same short arrow.

"Kill with one arrow, good archery."

Meng Tan couldn't help praising and shook his head slightly.

In Luoyang City, it really is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.Someone first pierced Chi Zhong's heart with a sword, and now someone else killed him with a single arrow.I don't know if the murderer in these two cases is the same person?Cao Peng scratched his head, turned around and asked the guard, "Where is the other corpse?"

"Cross the courtyard in the back hall."

"Lead the way."

Cao Peng gave an order, and the guard hurried to the backyard.

Chen Qun and Meng Tan also stood up one after another, followed Cao Peng, passed through the Zhongge Gate, and entered the backyard.

The water pavilion is still there, but the lotus in the pool has fallen.It is inevitable that such a phenomenon will appear in this autumn.

Cao Peng didn't care to appreciate the bleak autumn scenery in this small courtyard, so he went straight to Kuayuan.

"Where?"

"Here... in the room."

The guard pointed to Yueguan's room.

Seeing that the door was open, Cao Peng jumped onto the porch and broke into the house.

A man was lying naked on the couch, the bedding under his body was soaked in blood.In the room, there was a strange smell, which seemed to be the smell of blood, but it seemed to be mixed with something, which was particularly pungent.

"Open the window!"

Chen Qun and Meng Tan also walked in at this time, scanning the room.

The desk was emptied, and there were two dishes and half a jar of wine on it.There were torn pieces of cloth all over the ground. Cao Peng squatted down, picked them up and took a look, then turned to Chen Qun and said, "It seems that the monk's black clothes were torn apart by violence..."

Meng Tan couldn't help but said, "He's still a romantic monk."

"Mengnan, this county invites you to come here, not to make you feel weird here."

When Chen Qun got angry, Meng Tan immediately shut his mouth.

Cao Peng glanced at him, and didn't bother to pay attention to Meng Tan, "Find two dogs and try the dishes and drinks, and see if there's anything there."

"Here!"

After Cao Peng ordered, he stepped forward and turned the male corpse over.

"Huh?" When he saw the appearance of the corpse clearly, he couldn't help being shocked, and quickly shouted: "Mr. Xuan Shuo, come here quickly."

As a monk, although he is only a layman at present, he does not want to see this murderous scene.But hearing Cao Peng's call, Xuan Shuo had no choice but to walk into the room.He raised one hand, covered his face with his sleeve, covered his nose as he walked, and said, "Cao Beibu, what's the matter?"

"See for yourself."

Cao Peng got up and got out of the way.

Xuan Shuo put down his sleeves and looked intently at the corpse on the couch.It doesn't matter if you look at it, Xuan Shuo was stunned at that time, unable to say a word for a long time.

Chen Qun asked in astonishment, "What's wrong?"

Cao Peng took a deep breath and replied in a deep voice: "If I have not misidentified the person, this person... is Mr. Xuan Shuo's disciple, named Mo Yan. Mr. Xuan Shuo also came to report this morning, saying that Mo Yan's whereabouts are unknown. Moreover, I He was the assassin who wanted to assassinate Chen Luoyang the night before."

Xuan Shuo couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.

"You, nonsense!"

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