The group of people came into his sight. They were police officers, so he didn't go down.
A voice came from below, "Boss, there is a body here, the head has been cut off."
After a few breaths, he asked, "Look, isn't this Zhao Si, Zhao Mazi?"
"It looks very similar. I think it's him. But, boss, isn't Fu Xiaoguan just a weak scholar? This Zhao Mazi is the top figure in Qingfeng Xiyu Tower. Besides... boss, how could someone from Qingfeng Xiyu Tower do such a thing?"
"Stop talking! This matter has to be decided by the prefect. Carry his body and Yang Qi's body back to the prefect. Remember this! Don't say a single word to anyone before the prefect gives the order!"
"I understand."
"Keep looking. There's no way this Fu Xiaoguan could have killed Yang Qi and Zhao Si. He probably has helpers and is probably still alive."
Fu Xiaoguan still didn't dare to go down. He didn't know these people, and out of the instinct flowing in his blood, he couldn't trust these people.
What if it's just a trap?
Then I really can't escape even if I have wings.
The group searched all the way up the mountain and saw the place where he had left bloodstains. They discussed for a while and then walked away.
Just as Fu Xiaoguan was closely watching the group of officials, a man fell from the depths of the tree canopy where he was hiding.
At the moment the man fell, he had already drawn his sword and chopped it down. The man dodged and whispered two words: "It's me."
Su Mo!
Only then did Fu Xiaoguan feel that Su Mo was so cute.
He grinned, and the steel knife in his hand fell to the ground with a plop. He closed his eyes, his neck tilted, and then he knew nothing.
…
Qin Mowen didn't sleep all night and just sat in the government office.
As the sky gradually brightened, the worry between his thick brows grew heavier.
Three hours have passed and no news has come yet.
He knew that Fu Xiaoguan had offended Shi Chaoyuan in the Golden Palace, and he also knew that Fu Xiaoguan had snatched Dong Shulan from Yan Xiwen - of course, Yan Xiwen had always thought that Dong Shulan would marry him.
This is just what is on the surface. In fact, Qin Mowen believes that the disaster relief strategy written by Fu Xiaoguan may really bring him fatal disaster!
That strategy has been approved by His Majesty, and the proposals of the Ministry of Revenue have been completed and will soon be implemented throughout the country. Such a huge change will cause the interests of many people to be damaged, including some of the six major clans in Shangjing.
They are truly powerful, and the forces hidden underground are even more complicated and intertwined.
They had sufficient reasons to kill Fu Xiaoguan and an easy way to do it.
Qin Mowen knew that this case was difficult to solve after hearing Dong Shulan talk about it. All he hoped was that Fu Xiaoguan could be found safely.
Another half hour passed, the sky was bright, Qin Mowen had already finished two pots of tea, and finally received the first news.
Four Jingyu Guards came in carrying two corpses. One of them whispered something in Qin Mowen's ear, and Qin Mowen frowned even more tightly.
Qingfengxiyu Tower?!
"Go retrieve the information on these two individuals and verify it again. Also... based on what you saw at the scene, is this Fu Xiaoguan in any danger?"
"Your Excellency, there's a house reduced to ashes at the foot of Mount Lang. Captain Jin says that Officer Fu was probably kidnapped there first, and he probably found a chance to escape, or perhaps someone came to rescue him. Captain Jin leans towards the latter, because Yang Qi's body was found not far away, shot three times in the back, but the fatal arrow was in the throat. We searched the mountainside and found Zhao Mazi's body, shot once in the leg and once in the chest, and his head had been chopped off. Captain Jin's initial conclusion is that someone did rescue Officer Fu, because he couldn't possibly have killed those two men."
Qin Mowen opened Zhao Si's body again and took a look. He was silent for a long time and said, "Keep looking!"
The two bodies were moved to the morgue, awaiting detailed examination by the coroner.
Qin Mowen sat at the table, his fingers intertwined and kneading, as if he had a very difficult decision to make.
After a long moment, he took a deep breath, put his hands on the tea table and stood up. "Prepare the sedan chair and go to...Dong Mansion."
Dong Shulan also did not sleep all night. She waited anxiously for dawn, for the rising sun, and finally for the news of Qin Mowen's arrival.
Qin Mowen did not enter the mansion, but said to Dong Shulan in front of the Dong Mansion: "The person has not been found yet, don't worry, he should be fine because the murderer has been found. I am here to invite you to the palace to meet Concubine Shang and say... I would like to invite the Fifth Prince Yu Lanyuan for a cup of tea."
Dong Shulan was a very smart person. He immediately figured out what was going on and asked, "Is it someone from Qingfengxiyu Tower?"
Qin Mowen nodded, and Dong Shulan said, "I'll go right away."
Dong Shulan entered the palace and took the badge given to her by Her Royal Highness the Princess into the harem. She first went to the Princess's Mansion to find the Ninth Princess Yu Wenjun. When Yu Wenjun heard about it, she turned pale with fright. The two then went to Dieyi Palace.
Concubine Shang was also shocked when she heard this, and sent the old eunuch Nian Gonggong to call the fifth prince. She thought about it carefully and felt that this was not something that Yu Wendao did.
The reason why Qin Mowen did not report the matter to the emperor was probably because he thought the same thing, because although the fifth prince Yu Wendao did a lot of bad things, those things were not bad.
When Yu Wendao was six years old, he was sent to Jianlin by Concubine Shang to learn martial arts. One reason was because Yu Wendao liked it, and the other was because Concubine Shang had no intention of letting Yu Wendao compete for the throne.
After completing his training at the age of fifteen, Yu Wendao returned to Shangjing. He spent three years to clean up the most chaotic Xicheng District in Jinling. All the ruffians and bandits who used to hang around in Xicheng District came under his command, thus the largest and most formal gang in the Shangjing underworld was formed - Qingfengxiyulou.
They didn't rob, smash, or collect protection fees, but instead started their own business. The fifth prince, Yu Wendao, opened an escort agency, and he divided the staff into different levels: escorts, movers, scouts, and solicitors. Now, the reputation of Qingfeng Xiyu Tower is well-known in the Green Forest Road, and the escort agency has expanded. It is said that it has even opened branches in Fan State and Wu Dynasty.
So no matter how you think about it, there is no grudge between the Fifth Prince and Fu Xiaoguan.
What's more, the fifth prince was also there last night.
The fifth prince came to Dieyi Palace and greeted his mother. After listening to Dong Shulan's detailed account of the incident, his brows furrowed more and more.
"I'm going to Lanyuan to meet Qin Mowen. Also... I assure you that this was not my doing."
He stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky, "Who the hell dares to borrow my sword to kill someone!" Then he turned to look at Dong Shulan and said, "If there is any news about Fu Xiaoguan, send someone to Lanyuan to tell me."
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