Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 253 Conversation
Speaking of this, Cui Huan sighed, and after changing his posture, he continued: "At first, I wanted to go back to the tea shed and let the guards follow me to arrest the two of them. One person followed in secret, the old man only heard the wind coming from his ears, before he could react, he lost consciousness, and after waking up, he was in this prison."

Kang Xu listened carefully to Cui Huan's narration. What Cui Huan said was almost in line with what he had guessed. Sure enough, a fourth person appeared at the scene.

"My lord, are they doing something to make you feel bad these days?" Kang Xu asked.

Cui Huan frowned, and said: "The blame is here. Since I woke up, I haven't suffered any embarrassment. Except for the person who delivered the food, the old man has never seen anyone."

Kang Xu sat cross-legged on the hay, propping his chin with his right hand, lost in thought.

He couldn't figure it out, since the other party had caught Cui Huan, why did they ignore him?What kind of medicine is sold in the other party's gourd?

"How did you get caught?" Cui Huan stroked his beard and said with a smile, "You don't think the old man is really that easy to deceive, do you?"

Kang Xu grinned in embarrassment, and chuckled: "The officials were arrested by them on purpose. Only in this way can we find the whereabouts of the adults."

"Oh?" Cui Huan was a little surprised.

"The murder case in the swamp has spread all over the city, and the yamen is also doing its best to search for clues. I believe that clues will be found in a short time. Since they chose to throw the body outside the city, it shows that they are very cautious. They are afraid of being exposed, so they will return. Clean up the clues they thought they might have left at the scene of the corpse dumping. I just bet that they will return to the swamp, and it turns out that I was right." Kang Xu touched the big bump on the back of his head, and cursed: "It's too much to start. Seriously, it almost killed me."

"That's right, enough courage." Cui Huan praised, "I've heard that the magistrate of Zhengyang County is brave and resourceful. He has been in office for more than a month, but he has done a lot of good things for the people. I saw him today, he is indeed young and promising! "

Kang Xu scratched his head and smiled indifferently.

He looked around and asked doubtfully, "My lord, haven't you thought of escaping these days?"

Cui Huan's face suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice, "The reason why the old man didn't escape is actually another reason."

Kang Xu looked at him in surprise, not understanding what made him willing to stay in the den of thieves.

Cui Huan glanced around and saw that there was no one around, so he lowered his voice, pointed to the end of the corridor and said, "The old man has been here for a few days, and every time someone delivers food, a large amount of food will be sent to the room at the end. .”

"You mean, there are other people imprisoned there?" Kang Xu asked in surprise.

Cui Huan frowned, stroked his beard and said, "That's right. The door of the room was ajar yesterday, and the old man heard bursts of crying coming from inside, and the voice seemed to be a woman."

"So you stayed here because you actually wanted to rescue the woman trapped inside?" Seeing Cui Huan nodding, Kang Xu rolled his eyes, and immediately a plan arose in his mind.

"My lord, if we want to rescue the trapped people, there is no way, we have to do this."

Kang Xu leaned into Cui Huan's ear and whispered quietly. After hearing what he said, Cui Huan thought about the feasibility of the solution, and said approvingly: "I can't see it. You are young, but you have a lot of eyes."

The two got together to discuss some details, and then waited quietly for the time to come.

"My lord, there is one more thing. The Holy Lord has arrived in Luoyang." Kang Xu said.

"The Holy One actually came to Luoyang earlier?" Cui Huan was a little surprised.

Kang Xu saw that his reaction was a little big, so he couldn't help but feel strange, and said, "Don't you know the day when the Holy One is on the east tour?"

Cui Huan pondered for a while, looked at Kang Xu and said, "Can this old man trust you?"

Kang Xu was not angry, but calmly said: "It's all up to you whether you believe it or not."

Cui Huan was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "If you come to rescue this old man regardless of your own life, this old man will naturally believe in you."

"To be honest, the old man came here this time because he was ordered to investigate the matter of 'Nilin Xuanwu' and 'Dragon Monument'."

Kang Xu nodded, he had already guessed about this point.

Cui Huan, as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was an extremely personable minister, so naturally he had to be by the emperor's side all the time.

Now that he is in Zhengyang, but just before the emperor's east tour, it is obviously for these two things.

Whether it's the 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu' or the 'Dragon Stele', they all allude to the current emperor, Kang Xu can see it, and others can see it too.

It would be really strange if the emperor didn't send someone to investigate.

"Judging from the memorials submitted by King Jianning, this 'Nilin Xuanwu' is by no means an ordinary organization. The old man has carefully read some of the cases they committed in Luoyang City, and there must be intentions."

"My lord, I don't know if you have found any clues during the investigation all the way?" Kang Xu asked.

Cui Huan shook his head and sighed: "This old man has used a lot of forces to investigate secretly, but he has not found any clues about 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu'. This old man is ashamed of trusting His Majesty!"

Seeing his despondent expression, Kang Xu hesitated, and said, "Don't blame yourself too much, my lord. In fact, there are no clues."

Cui Huan looked at him in surprise: "How do you say that?"

"'Ni Lin Xuan Wu' committed murder in Luoyang City. There are actually two reasons. The first is to find the treasure left by the Emperor Wu. The second is to test a kind of killing Gu insect. To find the treasure, It's nothing more than asking for money, and cultivating killing Gu worms is not just for creating panic in Luoyang City."

Kang Xu recalled all the incidents that happened in Luoyang, and then analyzed: "They mixed the poisonous Gu that kills people invisible in the wine, and then transported the wine to Luoyang City, adding the strange scene caused by the poisonous Gu killing people, Luoyang City will soon become a dead city. According to our investigation, the reason why 'Nilin Xuanwu' did these things is absolutely related to the Holy Lord's East Tour, there is no doubt about it."

Cui Huan listened to his analysis seriously, and couldn't help being a little surprised: "Why do you, the magistrate of Zhengyang County, know so many confidential things?"

The memorial received by Cui Huan only talked about the process of "Nilin Xuanwu" being involved in the Luoyang murder case, and King Jianning's conjecture about it, but did not mention Li Canghai's case. He is methodical and knows a lot more than himself, which is a bit strange.

"To be honest, the 'Nilin Xuanwu' cases were solved by the lower officials and General Huangfu with the joint efforts, so they are naturally clear about the details." Kang Xu said.

Cui Huan frowned: "Aren't these cases solved by Governor Liu Tong of Duji Province?"

Kang Xu said indifferently: "Liu Tong just caught Liang Xiu, and he didn't participate in the whole case."

(End of this chapter)