Chapter 754 The Real Master (Part 3)
Yun Cheng immediately gave him a sympathetic look.
"Didn't the master ask you to keep an eye on Prince Jing's Mansion? How did you even get involved in this business? No wonder it's so..."
Out of friendship with his colleague, Yun Cheng swallowed the rest of his words, but unfortunately the curve of his mouth was too obvious, and Lian Zhou couldn't pretend not to see it.
He was too lazy to continue arguing with Yun Cheng about this, so he simply repeated what had happened in detail.
"...I've examined the body. He was shot through the throat with a three-edged dart. Strangely, there are no other signs of a fight. It seems...he didn't have time to fight back."
"How could it be?" Yun Cheng frowned slightly. "The attendant who followed him was a skilled martial artist. Although he didn't show off his skills on a daily basis, he was definitely not incompetent. It shouldn't have been possible for him to be shot and killed so easily."
Speaking of this, Lian Zhou's expression became serious.
"I've confirmed repeatedly that the triangular dart was launched at close range, no more than five meters between the two. Given his skill, there are only two possibilities for this to happen. One is that he was distracted at the time, and the other... he was simply shocked. He must have seen who attacked him, and it's very likely someone he knew, which is why he was so caught off guard, not even having time to react beyond the shock."
Yun Cheng nodded slowly, "If you put it that way, it's very possible..."
He turned his head to look at Shen Yanchuan, "What do you think, Master?"
Chen Yanchuan asked, "Did you bring back that three-edged dart? Let me take a look."
"yes."
Lian Zhou immediately took out the wrapped three-edged dart from his arms and handed it over with both hands.
Shen Yanchuan opened it.
A three-edged dart made of black iron, about an inch long, lay quietly in his hand.
The dart head was pointed, the thorns were sharp, and there were dried blood stains on it. Just looking at it, an invisible cold aura emanated from it!
"This thing..." Yun Cheng was stunned, as if he was thinking about how to start. "The workmanship is very fine."
Chen Yanchuan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Take a closer look, doesn't it look familiar?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Yun Cheng and Lian Zhou were both stunned.
Lian Zhou, in particular, examined the corpse carefully several times after he dug it out, especially the dart, which he observed repeatedly and brought back carefully.
But, he didn't think this thing looked familiar?
Yun Cheng stared at the triangular dart, his brows slightly furrowed.
Lian Zhou couldn't help but ask, "Has the master seen this thing before?"
Shen Yanchuan shook his head, "No."
"Then..." Lian Zhou became more and more confused.
Since you have never seen it before, how can you say it looks familiar?
Suddenly, Yun Cheng seemed to remember something, and looked up suddenly, unable to hide his surprise.
"This black iron material and quenching process do seem different from ordinary objects. Could it be that this is from Shiluan City!?"
"Shiluan City!? Isn't that—" Lian Zhou continued subconsciously, then quickly swallowed the rest of his sentence back when he came to his senses. However, his eyes were still full of disbelief. "This, this...isn't it too much of a coincidence!?"
Of course he knew about the strange iron mine in Shiluan City. His master had even gone there to investigate in person before, but for some reason, all the investigations came to a halt.
Plus, so many things happened later that almost everyone has forgotten about it.
If Chen Yanchuan hadn't mentioned it, even if he stared at it for three days and three nights, he would not have connected such a thing with the iron mine in Shiluan City.
It would have been fine if I hadn't noticed it before, but now looking at it again, I feel something is wrong!
Chen Yanchuan said, "The crossbow forged from that iron mine is of exquisite craftsmanship and is delicate and detailed. This three-edged dart... is indeed somewhat similar."
Lian Zhou and Yun Cheng looked at each other, and they both understood in their hearts that what the master said was confirmation!
"But who else could have gotten this thing except the true owner of the iron mine?" Yun Cheng still couldn't believe it. "If it's really as the master said, then doesn't this mean that he died from—"
"Xiao Chengxuan was exiled a long time ago, how could he still have such strength?" Lian Zhou couldn't figure it out. "But if he wasn't secretly instructing them, who else would have such ability?"
No one spoke in the room for a moment, and a subtle silence fell.
Shen Yanchuan raised the three-edged dart and looked at it carefully.
There is no engraving on it, so it is impossible to tell who it belongs to or guess its origin.
But precisely because of this, it points extremely clearly to the only possible answer!
"Of course, ordinary people can't get the bows, crossbows and hidden weapons produced by iron mines, but the person who took action today is obviously not an ordinary person."
Chen Yanchuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and the afterglow of the setting sun poured in through the window, falling on the edge of the three-edged dart, which was extremely dazzling.
He suddenly chuckled.
"Perhaps, he died at the hands of his own people?"
Lian Zhou reacted for a moment and suddenly opened his eyes wide in shock.
"Master means that the person who took action today is Jing——"
He was completely confused and couldn't figure it out.
"But why? This is his confidant who has followed him for many years!"
"It doesn't seem like that many years." Yun Cheng, who was standing by, thought carefully and spoke calmly, "It's only been a few years since he left the palace to set up his own residence. And the people who served in his residence, including the one who died today, were all recruited from outside during that time."
He paused.
"Besides, the more trusted you are, the more cautious you must be. If you make a mistake, the consequences will be more tragic than for anyone else."
Lian Zhou hesitated and said, "But..."
He couldn't help but look at Chen Yanchuan, "If it's true as we suspected, and he really sent someone to do it, then how did his people have this triangular dart? Doesn't this mean that the iron ore is actually-"
He held his breath, lowered his voice, and spoke every word with great difficulty.
Chen Yanchuan raised his thin lips slightly.
"When did I ever say that the iron mine belonged to Xiao Chengxuan?"
Even in the very beginning, when he presented the thick memorial to Emperor Mu Wu's desk and listed all kinds of evidence, he never said such words.
Everything is just "speculation" based on a lot of evidence.
At the beginning, Emperor Mu Wu privately protected Xiao Chengxuan and deliberately ignored the clues and evidence handed over by Shen Yanchuan, which caused the matter to be shelved.
Unexpectedly, the situation was broken today!
Or... in such an unexpected way!
Yun Cheng pondered for a long time and still felt a little strange.
"But all the previous traces point to Xiao Chengxuan. And, more importantly, the iron mine is indeed actually controlled by Xiao Chengxuan's men..."
"His subordinates must be working for him?"
Bang.
Chen Yanchuan casually put down the three-edged dart, his eyebrows and eyes were relaxed, and his tone was calm.
"Just like Fan Chengzhuo, who can be sure who his true master is?"
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