Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 228
Hearing this, the furious Miyauchi Ryosuke couldn't help but shuddered. He stomped his feet vigorously, and said angrily: "The cooked duck flew away! Forget it, get out!"

Miyauchi Ryosuke waved his right hand, and those ninjas immediately picked up the corpses of their companions and disappeared into the old alley like flying.

Xingzi and the others breathed a sigh of relief, if Di Hentian had come later in the evening, it would be hard to say whether they would survive.

Before they could relax, Lu Jitong hurriedly said to Xingzi: "Official messengers are coming, hurry up!"

"We're leaving, what do you do?" Xingzi asked, pulling Lu Jitong's sleeve.

"Don't worry, they won't do anything to me, but you guys, it's not appropriate to reveal your identity at this time, otherwise it will only cause more trouble. Gengxu, take Xingzi and the others to Zhenyu Pavilion, and I will go after this matter I'm looking for you. Remember, you must protect Xingzi's safety!" Lu Jitong comforted Xingzi, and then said seriously to the boy Gengxu.

Gengxu nodded heavily, and quickly left the old alley with the reluctant Xingzi.

The sound of footsteps resounded in the dilapidated old alley, and Kang Xu arrived soon with more than a dozen government servants.

"Surround this place quickly, and no one is allowed to leave!" Kang Xu ordered loudly.

All the yamen servants nodded and accepted the order, and then dispersed, forming a siege, and surrounded the old alley.

Walking through the old alley, you can smell blood in the air.

Kang Xu walked in quickly, and there were several corpses lying in a mess in front of him, a large amount of blood flowed out on the ground, and there were signs of fighting all around.

Holding a sharp sword, Lu Jitong stood there, watching Kang Xu quietly, as if he was waiting for him to come.

Kang Xu frowned, he stared at Lu Jitong, and said coldly: "Lu Jitong, you are so bold, in broad daylight, you actually murder someone! Now, the evidence is convincing, what else can you say?"

Lu Jitong glanced at him, then threw away the sharp sword in his hand, he also stared at Kang Xu, and said deeply: "If I say that I didn't kill them, will your lord believe it?"

"Hmph, didn't you kill it? Are you blind when you are an official?" Kang Xu's eyes were slightly cold, he flicked his sleeves, and said angrily: "You used to abscond in fear of crime, but now you commit murder again, I want to see this Who will save you next time!"

With a wave of Kang Xu's hand, several yamen servants immediately surrounded him, carefully trapping Lu Jitong in the middle.

Lu Jitong's face was calm and he didn't show any signs of panic. Instead of resisting, he stretched out his hands and said, "Since your lord doesn't believe what I said, it's useless to say anything. I'm willing to plead guilty."

Lu Jitong's words were unexpected, Kang Xu touched his nose in surprise, he didn't expect Lu Jitong to admit it so simply.

He stared at Lu Jitong for a while, and then said in a deep voice, "Dare to act is what a man does."

With a wave of his right hand, several yamen servants rushed over and tied Lu Jitong up easily.

Kang Xu frowned slightly, but Lu Jitong didn't resist at all, which aroused some doubts in his heart.

He pondered for a while, then walked to the lying corpse, squatted down and observed.

The few dead people looked the same, but the darts on their bodies and the weapons they held tightly caught his attention.

Wrapping his palms with his sleeves, Kang Xu carefully pulled out a plum blossom-shaped dart from the corpse, and after a careful look, his expression suddenly became solemn.

He found that this dart was exactly the same as the dart in Li Canghai's body.

In addition, the weapons tightly held by the corpses also showed that these dead were not from the Central Plains, but from Japan!
Kang Xu thought for a moment that the Dongying man who assassinated Li Canghai did not expect that the Dongying man who had been looking for him for a few days would die tragically here.

Moreover, judging from the situation at the scene, it seemed that it was a fight between Dongying people.

He glanced at Lu Jitong and said, "Lu Jitong, what is your relationship with these Dongying people?"

With his hands tied behind his back, Lu Jitong stared at Kang Xu and said earnestly, "My lord, I can only tell you that some people in Dongpu have evil intentions, but not all of them."

After saying this, Lu Jitong simply closed his eyes, and Kang Xu frowned. Lu Jitong had something to say, but he didn't finish it, which was clearly creating a problem for him.

"Take him back to the Yamen, and keep him under strict supervision!" Kang Xu stood up, looking at the plum blossom dart in his hand, and said in a deep voice.

After receiving the order, all the yamen servants escorted Lu Jitong to the yamen.

Kang Xu ordered people to carry the body to Yizhuang for placement, then thought for a while, and walked straight to Tao's house.

The Tao family had already brought Tao Zhaoxue's body back to be coffined. At this time, the Tao family had hung it in plain sight. There was no life in the whole courtyard, and there was an atmosphere of sadness everywhere.

When Kang Xu arrived, Tao Ruozhu was arranging Tao Zhaoxue's burial.

"My lord, are you here?" Tao Ruozhu looked sad, cupped his hands at Kang Xu, and greeted Kang Xu feebly.

Kang Xu nodded, and said, "Death cannot be brought back to life. Bachelor Tao please express my condolences. How is Mr. Tao?"

"Father is too sad, he hasn't had a drop of water these days, hey~." Tao Ruozhu sighed and said sadly.

Kang Xu became silent. The saddest thing in the world is that a white-haired person gives a black-haired person. Although Tao Youran dislikes the poor and loves the rich, he has already regretted it.

"Bachelor Tao, please tell Mr. Tao that I will find the murderer and give you justice."

Tao Ruozhu sighed, and said: "Lu Jitong has fled without a trace, so how can we get justice? Now, we only want to put Zhaoxue in the ground as soon as possible, and we hope that your lord will make it happen."

"Lv Jitong has been captured by this officer, you can rest assured. As for Tao Zhaoxue, let her be buried in peace." Kang Xu sighed in a low voice.

"Thank you, my lord." Tao Ruozhu bowed and wept. He wiped away the tears, and a look of anger appeared on his face: "Lv Jitong, that bastard, I'm going to kill him!"

Saying that, Tao Ruozhu was about to rush out of the house.

Kang Xu stopped him and said, "Scholar Tao, although Lu Jitong has been arrested, there are still many doubts in this case. I will give you an explanation after I investigate."

"What else is there to investigate? It is clear that he killed Zhaoxue. Such a beast with a human face and heart should be executed in a hurry!" Tao Ruozhu said with red eyes and gritted teeth.

"I came here this time to investigate suspicions. As long as the evidence of Lu Jitong's crime is confirmed, I will bring him to justice." Kang Xu rubbed his chin and asked, "Scholar Tao, where is Dongmei?"

"Dongmei is arranging Zhaoxue's clothes, my lord, please come with me." Tao Ruozhu took a deep breath, forcibly pulled himself together, and led Kang Xu to the house.

In the main room, there was a coffin hanging in the middle. Next to the coffin, Dongmei carefully helped Tao Zhaoxue tidy up her clothes.

As he approached the coffin, he could feel a chill. Kang Xu looked up and found that there were many ice cubes placed beside Tao Zhaoxue.

(End of this chapter)