The Nameless of the Common Clans

"I think it must be a misunderstanding." Tang Yuan felt that the atmosphere suddenly became a little weird and inexplicable. He looked at Chen Mo, who was smiling. This smile was no different from usual, but he felt weird. He frowned and said, "You guys check it out. Maybe there are other clues. If it is a vendetta, ask the nearby villages about the cause of the vendetta."

Chen Mo and Taishi Ci looked at Tang Yuan with a strange look on their faces. This kid has a strong desire to show off, but... sometimes you can't show off what you shouldn't show. Zhang Qiu didn't intend to involve you. Now that you said this, at least half of the responsibility is taken.

Originally, this matter had little to do with them. County Lieutenant Zhang didn't dare to take it alone. Now that Tang Yuan has spoken, even if the Gao family is unhappy in the future, the Tang family will take the blame first.

"Mr. Tang is right. I will do it right away." Zhang Qiu responded with a smile and praised him: "Mr. Tang is really smart. He can solve the problems that we can't figure out. He is really a genius."

"Ah?" Although Tang Yuan felt comfortable, he felt something was wrong. Wasn't this what Chen Mo and the others said just now? What does it have to do with him? He looked at Chen Mo, who turned his eyes away and looked into the distance. Tang Yuan looked at Taishi Ci again, but Taishi Ci didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Soon, Zang Hong, who got the news, also came with his men. Looking at the dead silence and the stench of the villa, Zang Hong's face was not very good. Although it was a chaotic world, the people in the village under his rule were killed without a single one left. I am afraid that the Yellow Turban bandits were not so cruel.

"Huang County reported to Cao Shi Taishi Ci, met Mr. Ziyuan." Taishi Ci put away some of his arrogance and bowed respectfully to Zang Hong.

"No need to be polite." Zang Hong extended his hand to help Taishi Ci up, and smiled, "I have understood the matter clearly. This matter has nothing to do with you. It is Hong's fault for delaying your official business."

"Sir, you are too kind. We are just going to rest here for a while. We will not delay your work." Taishi Ci shook his head and said, "If there is nothing else, Ci and others will take their leave first."

"Goodbye." Zang Hong nodded, indicating that Taishi Ci and his party could leave.

"Take care, see you next time, and learn archery again." Taishi Ci smiled at Chen Mo.

"I am waiting for you anytime." Chen Mo nodded. He liked this man very much. He had a temper, but he was not unreasonable. He was also loyal. Chen Mo was willing to make friends with such people.

As for the others, Taishi Ci ignored them and left directly with his men.

"County magistrate, just let them go?" Zhang Qiu looked at the direction where Taishi Ci left, leaned close to Zang Hong and whispered.

"Do you think they just experienced a fierce battle? Or do you think they are capable of massacring an entire village?" Zang Hong asked back without raising his head while recording the questions he thought of.

"This matter is related to the Gao family. I think it is not appropriate to investigate it further." Zhang Qiu lowered his voice.

"Thousands of lives should not be investigated further?" Zang Hong looked at Zhang Qiu, shook his head and sighed, and did not say anything more. People with different beliefs cannot work together. It is false to talk about great principles with people like Zhang Qiu.

Zhang Qiu smiled awkwardly and took people to continue to search for clues.

"Mo'er, what do you think about this matter?" Zang Hong asked people to keep the written records, and then began to collect the bodies, burying or burning them on the spot. If they were left like this, it would easily breed evil. He turned his head and smiled at Chen Mo standing beside him.

Tang Yuan and others had been taken back by their family generals, so the hunting trip could not continue. As for Chen Mo, he had come from the Yellow Turban bandits and had seen many tragic things. Zang Hong believed that Chen Mo would not be as uncomfortable as the others. At this moment, there was no one around, so Zang Hong asked.

"I have a few questions." Chen Mo thought for a while.

"Go ahead." Zang Hong encouraged with a smile.

"Even if those Gao family members died in a fierce battle with the villagers here, there were only a few people, and the battle should not have been over for a long time. The murderers should not have had the opportunity to clean up the battlefield and drag their people away, and there were no signs of corpses transported around." Chen Mo frowned and thought, "It's a bit unreasonable, unless..."

Chen Mo looked up and looked at Zang Hong and said, "It's easy for the bandits to slaughter the village, but even so, the villagers here can't even have a chance to escape. There are not many traces of arrows in the village. I really can't think of the reason."

Even if you can't win, running away is human nature, especially in this kind of village. Chen Mo has just seen it. If you want to escape, it's not difficult.

"Not bad." Zang Hong nodded with satisfaction. Basically, he had considered all the things that should be considered: "Under normal circumstances, it is indeed unreasonable, but there are always exceptions."

"Exceptions?" Chen Mo looked at Zang Hong in confusion.

"For example... here they come." Zang Hong watched several people coming over here and stopped talking.

Chen Mo thought that the people who came were the most famous doctors in Dangli.

"Hello, County Magistrate." Several doctors bowed to Zang Hong.

"How is it?" Zang Hong asked.

"As the County Magistrate said, we have checked dozens of people each. All of them have symptoms of poisoning, but they are not obvious, and the poison is not fatal." One of the oldest doctors bowed.

"Can you determine what kind of poison it is?" Zang Hong asked: "What is the effect?"

"This..." Several doctors smiled bitterly and shook their heads. It is not difficult to detect poisoning. After a person dies, the effect of poisoning is very obvious, but it is not easy to know what kind of poison it is, because the manifestations of most poisoning are actually not much different. It is purely overthinking to want to know what kind of poison it is based on this.

"It's okay. Knowing that I'm poisoned is enough." Zang Hong waved his hand and said, "Please excuse me, I'll send the medical fee later."

"The county magistrate is serious. This is a righteous act. How can we accept money?"

"Everyone, please go back first. I have official duties, so I won't send you far away."

"I don't dare, I'll take my leave later!" Several doctors and craftsmen quickly said.

"How did the teacher know it was poisoning?" Chen Mo looked at Chen Mo curiously.

"This is what you are missing." Zang Hong found a place to sit down, pointed to his side, and motioned for Chen Mo to sit down too: "Have you noticed that there is a marriage happening in this village?"

Chen Mo shook his head. He has never seen anyone get married in his entire life.

"If it was really a vendetta, how could he enter the village, and the villagers were not wary of him?" Zang Hong sighed and said: "There is a big family getting married in this village, maybe it is the owner of this village, and everyone knows how to drink. If Someone poisoned these wines, so your previous guesses make sense."

Chen Mo was stunned, and then he said with some doubts: "If there is no help from the people in the village, it may be difficult for outsiders to mix the medicine into the wine."

"Of course there are people in the village who can help." Zang Hong said with a smile.

"Then what happens next?" Chen Mo asked curiously.

"I will ask someone to deliver a letter to Mr. Yuan Jin later. He is now in the Governor's Mansion, hundreds of miles away. This matter is related to the Gao family, and he probably doesn't know about it either."

"Teacher, are you so sure?" Chen Mo frowned. He didn't have a clue about the matter yet. Is it a bit arbitrary to judge a person's guilt based on his character and reputation alone?

"That's because you haven't seen him. Mr. Yuan Jin may not be very talented and knowledgeable, but he has always been strict with himself and has unparalleled virtue." Zang Hong patted Chen Mo on the shoulder and said, "Let's go back. I'm afraid this matter There’s something else hidden.”

"Oh." Chen Mo stood up and was still a little unconvinced. Just based on his moral character... In the Yellow Turban Bandit Camp, he used to use his harmless appearance to confuse his opponents, eat, drink, and kill. He felt that Morality alone cannot prove anything, it can only show that the other party is good at disguising themselves.

But you can't say this to the teacher, you can only keep it in your heart.