“They also have black snake tattoos on their hands!” Pang Hui blurted out without thinking.
They had already discovered yesterday that the black snake tattoo was an exclusive tattoo of the Black Snake Society. They were originally going to investigate the Black Snake Society yesterday, but the Emperor sent someone to tell them to investigate Consort Su and Marquis Su.
In order to investigate the relationship between the Black Snake Society and Consort Su and Lord Su, they temporarily refrained from taking action against the Black Snake Society. However, they did not expect that the Black Snake Society would be so audacious as to dare to assassinate the Emperor.
This time, they were caught in one fell swoop, and the mastermind behind it was also caught without any effort. It really saved them a lot of trouble. Just as the Emperor predicted, the Black Snake was definitely related to Consort Su and Marquis Su!
Xuan Yuan Yu also saw the tattoo, but if what his mother said was true, the group of assassins that Xuan Yuan Zhan sent to the palace yesterday were the people they sent. If they were really his mother's people, then there would be no way there was a black snake tattoo.
"So what? Who can guarantee that this tattoo isn't fake?"
The Three Offices had already considered all of Xuanyuan Yu's ideas.
Qiu Ye stepped forward and explained, “Your Highness, rest assured, we have carefully examined this. The assassin’s body that His Highness the Holy King sent to the palace yesterday and the assassin who was killed at the West Mountain Hunting Ground today are indeed from the Black Serpent Society. We have also carefully compared the black snake tattoos on their hands, and they are exactly the same, without any difference.”
Zhu Yu also said, "We also asked the coroner. If the tattoo was done after death, the color of the tattoo would be completely different from that of a living person because the blood doesn't circulate in the dead. But the tattoos on the backs of both hands are exactly the same color, proving that it was definitely not done after death. No one faked the tattoo!"
Xuan Yuan Yu had just compared the two tattoos and found that the style and color were indeed the same. Moreover, the color was very old, so it must have been tattooed a long time ago. It didn't look like a new tattoo at all, let alone one done after death.
Even though there was nothing suspicious about the tattoo, Xuan Yuanzhan still had some doubts and ordered Yue Yuan beside him: "Go and summon Hang Yuqing to me."
"yes."
Yueyuan agreed and withdrew.
A little while later, Xuanyuan Yu brought Hang Yuqing over.
"Your subject pays respects to the Third Prince." Hang Yuqing first bowed to Xuan Yuan Yu, and then nodded to Qiu Ye and Zhu Yu.
The three of them quickly nodded to Hang Yuqing.
"Director Hang, take a look at the tattoos on the hands of these two groups of assassins and see if they might be fake," Xuan Yuan Yu ordered directly.
Hang Yuqing frowned. He understood medical matters, but tattoos... he might not understand them!
"Yes." Despite her thoughts, Hang Yuqing still reluctantly agreed.
Hang Yuqing carefully examined the tattoos on the hands of the two groups of assassins. After a thorough comparison, Hang Yuqing stood up and said, "I believe that the tattoos on their hands are genuine."
Xuan Yuan Yu frowned suddenly, but Hang Yu Qing was still reporting: "Their tattoos have faded a bit, they were done a while ago. Judging from the color and shape of the tattoos, they were done around the same time, so they shouldn't be faked. These two groups of assassins should be the same group of people."
Their conclusion was verified by Hang Yuqing, and Pang Hui immediately said excitedly, "Yes, we have already checked, it is indeed the same group of people, there is absolutely no mistake."
Xuanyuan Yu was still unwilling to give up, and said with a gloomy face, "Since they are all members of the Black Serpent Society, has Shao Kun been asked to confirm this?"
Xuanyuan Yu's question once again baffled the Three Departments.
Qiu Ye replied, "We asked Shao Kun before, and he admitted that those with black snake tattoos on the back of their hands are all assassins from their Black Snake Society."
Xuanyuan Yu ignored his explanation: "Since you didn't identify him on the spot, bring Shao Kun up here and let him identify him on the spot!"
Upon hearing that he wanted to see Shao Kun, Qiu Ye immediately frowned: "The Emperor has given an order..."
Before Qiu Ye could finish speaking, Xuan Yuan Yu interrupted him coldly: "It's just a question. If there are different answers, wouldn't you be able to avoid some detours? At worst, you can ask me, and I won't interfere!"
Seeing that Xuan Yuan Yu was adamant, Qiu Ye and the others exchanged a glance and then compromised.
Zhu Yu looked at the constables again, and they understood and withdrew. A moment later, they brought Shao Kun over.
Covered in wounds and blood, Shao Kun was forced to kneel before Xuan Yuan Yu and the others by one arm.
Xuanyuan Yu looked at Qiu Ye, who then asked Shao Kun directly, "Come here and identify these as assassins from your Black Snake Society."
The constables escorted Shao Kun directly to the assassins.
Shao Kun stared at the corpses for a moment; the stench made him dizzy and nauseous.
"How is it?" Zhu Yu asked impatiently.
"It seems so." Shao Kun was afraid to look at the corpses. They had been dead for two days, and their faces were already rotting. Moreover, the thought that he would soon suffer the same fate made Shao Kun even more frightened. He dared not look at the corpses closely.
Xuanyuan Yu frowned suddenly and said sternly, "It is or it isn't. What do you mean by 'seems to be'!"
Startled by Xuan Yuan Yu's shout, Shao Kun quickly replied, "Yes, they are assassins from our Black Serpent Society!"
With so many assassins in the Black Serpent organization, how could he, as their leader, possibly know them all? There are many assassins he's never even met. Moreover, assassins are supposed to maintain an air of mystery, so many of them often wear black masks or veils. It's perfectly normal that he hasn't seen them before.
Anyway, the black snake tattoo is the mark of their Black Snake Society, and those with black snake tattoos on the back of their hands are definitely their Black Snake Society assassins.
Hearing Shao Kun's changed answer, Xuan Yuan Yu was dissatisfied again: "Weren't you unsure just now?"
Shao Kun was terrified, but he forced himself to say, "Their faces are a bit rotten. I didn't see them clearly before, but now I do. They are assassins from my Black Snake Society."
Xuanyuan Yu narrowed his eyes coldly, still not believing what he said: "They were sent to the palace yesterday. You said that Su Renyi only went to bribe you last night, so why did you try to assassinate the Holy King and the Holy Queen the night before last!"
Without hesitation, Shao Kun replied, "They secretly took on private jobs behind my back, but the mission failed and everyone died. That's why that Marquis came to me and asked me to take on the mission myself."
In fact, Shao Kun didn't remember giving such an order, but those assassins were indeed members of their Black Snake Society, so the only possibility was that they were taking on a private job.
This was a reasonable deduction made by Shao Kun. At the same time, he also hated the person who took the private job. He couldn't handle the task and ended up killing them all!
Shao Kun's answer was absolutely flawless. Xuan Yuan Yu stared at him with a sinister look, beginning to suspect that he might be in cahoots with the people who framed them.
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