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Obviously, the three small hand crossbows are the most critical evidence. There were no other valuable clues on the assassin's body, except for this delicate hand crossbow. After the assassination, the owls stationed in Xi'an Mansion by Xuan Yingwei also came to the scene to assist in the investigation. I heard that there was an assassin inside the Qin Palace, this owl, but he was quite nervous. In order to find clues as soon as possible, he mobilized all the elites under his command.

You must know that if you want to be held accountable for this kind of assassination case with a bad surname, Xuan Yingwei's responsibility comes first. After all, in addition to spying on intelligence, Xuan Yingwei also shoulders the task of counter-espionage and counter-assassination. Xu Xingxia threw a large amount of silver taels at Xuan Yingwei every month, just to strengthen Xuan Yingwei's strength. Of course, Xu Xingxia will not pursue this responsibility for the time being. The current Xuanying Guard is not strong enough to stop all assassinations.

Xuan Yingwei still has a lot of knowledge about this kind of delicate hand crossbow. According to the owl, this delicate hand crossbow is quite complicated, and it will take even a very skilled craftsman three or four months to complete one. Moreover, the number of such skilled craftsmen, which is very small, will definitely not exceed twenty people. Moreover, they are all concentrated in the Ordnance Bureau or the War Bureau, and there is no such master in the people.

Due to the small number and high price of this ingenious hand crossbow, at that time, basically only two secret agencies were in use. One is Dongchang, and the other is Jinyiwei. In particular, the assassins of the East Factory liked to use this weapon the most. Due to the strict control of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, there are very few people who are homeless. Therefore, it can be inferred from these delicate hand crossbows that even if the assassins were not sent by Dongchang and Jinyiwei, at least they had nothing to do with Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

Of course, Xu Xingxia's enemies are all over the world, and it is indeed difficult to deduce at once who is behind the assassin. With the ability of some forces, it is not difficult to get some exquisite crossbows from Dongchang or Jinyiwei. For example, Lin Dan Khan's place has a few such delicate hand crossbows, which is not surprising at all. For example, it is not surprising that a few of these delicate crossbows appear in the guards of a certain big businessman, big bureaucrat, or big landowner.

After all, this kind of delicate hand crossbow is expensive, and it is not surprising that some people in Dongchang and Jinyiwei want to generate income and make their pockets bulge, and secretly sell a few exquisite hand crossbows at a high price. No matter how small the output of the delicate hand crossbow is, it will accumulate over decades or hundreds of years, and there is a large number. You must know that this kind of delicate hand crossbow has existed since the time of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, Xu Xingxia didn't expect to find out the mastermind behind it. Since the other party has the courage to act blatantly against himself, it means that the other party still has some dependence. The backstage of the assassins is definitely not an ordinary force. Ordinary forces don't have such guts. Therefore, in terms of tracing clues, it is estimated that it has long been cut off. If the other party forgets even such basic common sense, it is estimated that they will not be able to develop into a powerful force.

Xu Xingxia also felt that there was no need to investigate to the end. Perhaps, to outsiders, this is ridiculous. I was assassinated, how can I not track down the murderer? Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you have to find out the murderer and bring him to justice. If the murderer escaped like this, wouldn't it seem that he was very cowardly? Hehe, there's something special about this!

Since it is not known who the murderer is, it means that anyone can be the murderer. As long as you have a motive and possibility of assassination, you may be listed as a suspect. In other words, anyone can be an excuse for the White Coats to attack. Regardless of whether the murderer is you or not, anyway, put the crime on your head, and countless white-clothed soldiers will let out an earth-shattering roar, and then kill you like a tide. This is the effect that Xu Xingxia wants.

Even, if it is a little more despicable, Xu Xingxia doesn't mind at all, he finds someone to "assassinate" himself, and finds a passable excuse to start a new war. In these years, everyone knows that what is lacking is a superficial justification. Behind the scenes, everyone is a male thief and a female prostitute, with a honey-bellied sword, but on the surface, they are righteous and awe-inspiring, and magnificent. To be a bitch and to set up an archway, that's what I said.

Xu Xingxia said calmly: "Liu Chuang, immediately ordered the news to be strictly sealed. It is strictly forbidden for anyone, at any time, on any occasion to discuss this matter. Don't let anyone else know about it except for those who already know. If someone asks, they respond with top secret. At the same time, martial law was lifted in the city, and everything was business as usual. ”

Liu Chuang said with some doubts: "Don't you need to search for murderers in the city?" Now the whole city is under martial law. Maybe we'll be able to catch another Assassin, or maybe we'll be able to catch his masterminds. If the Assassins had anyone else answered, they would still be in the city. If martial law is lifted, won't it give them a chance to leave Xi'an? ”

Xu Xingxia shook his head and said, "There's no need." Since these people dare to come, it means that they are completely prepared. It is impossible to catch it now. The thread between the Assassins and them should have been broken long ago. ”

Liu Chuang said a little unwillingly: "What if they are hiding in the city?" I don't believe it, we will search house to house, and there will be no clue at all. We sent people to search door to door, and all those who found something wrong were arrested, screened one by one, and severely tortured one by one. I don't believe that no one will tell the truth. ”

For Liu Chuang, who was stunned, Xu Xingxia could only laugh dumbly. This guy has no basic common sense at all for investigating cases. Can torture find the real mastermind? It's simply impossible. It will only lead to more unjust, false and wrongful convictions. If the white-clothed army arrests people everywhere, screens them everywhere, tortures them everywhere, and creates tension everywhere, it will put the white-clothed army in a disadvantageous situation. Who is not afraid of the White Terror? Who doesn't fear for their own lives?

Xu Xingxia shook his head and said firmly: "Liu Chuang, in such a situation, it is difficult to catch the target. Since others dare to send assassins, they can expect our search of the city. This is the obvious reaction. If they didn't have a clever response, do you think they would have acted rashly? I estimate that even if we arrest and torture half of the people in the city, we may not be able to catch the instigators behind the scenes. ”

"If we make a big fuss and arrest and beat people everywhere, it will make ordinary people feel uneasy. This, I reckon, was an additional purpose that the Assassins were hoping to achieve. At present, Xi'an City urgently needs a stable situation to carry out various tasks. The hope of the Assassins is to create chaos and terror, so that all the things we have planned will not be carried out smoothly. Therefore, we resolutely must not wantonly search the city, and we must not arrest and beat people everywhere. The source of the hunt for the assassin is left to Xuan Yingwei to carry out secretly. ”

Coming from later generations, he is quite clear about the role of a propaganda mouthpiece. What you know, what you don't know, what you choose to broadcast, what you choose to forget, are all very particular. At this time, the news of his assassination spread out, which was actually no good for Xi'an City, which had not yet completely stabilized.

There are too many things to do in Xi'an City now. Everything needs a stable and stable situation. More precisely, it is the need to make people feel safe. If people still feel insecure under the protection of the White Army, how can they have a good impression of you? How can they support you? Supporting you? Even the chairman of the committee was patronized by the assassins and almost lost his life, so wouldn't the others be more likely to be killed by the assassins? I can't guarantee my own life, and it's useless to say anything else.

Such an atmosphere of panic may even affect some of the stalwarts. After all, the stronger their support for the White Coats, the more likely they are to be assassinated. Shooting a bird in the head is the most basic truth. For the Assassins to carry out assassination operations, the targets they chose were certainly valuable. In addition to the top of the White Army, it is these stalwarts.

If these stalwarts are shaken because of the assassination, it will certainly not be a good thing for the white army. Without the existence of these intermediaries, the ability of the White Army to control the ordinary people would have been greatly weakened. Every society is managed hierarchically, and the same is true of the areas controlled by the White Army.

A stalwart may affect dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of ordinary people. The benchmark of their behavior is the benchmark of the behavior of ordinary people. Their support for the White Clothes Army is the support of ordinary people for the White Clothes Army. In the absence of the support of a large number of ordinary people, the very basis of the existence of the White Coats will be threatened. This is the most terrible and the most serious consequence. In this respect, the assassin's backstage is not small!

On the contrary, after three months, the city of Xi'an has almost completely stabilized. All the land has been distributed to the people. Policies have been implemented. The people also got tangible benefits from the white-clothed army, and they supported the white-clothed army with all their hearts. If this matter is made public, and then it is quietly arranged, and the hype is carried out with great fanfare, and the anger of the people is immediately inflamed. When the time comes, with the support of the broad masses of angry people, there will be no problem in waging war.

In addition, Xu Xingxia also believed that the practices of a certain party in later generations were the most effective for the Assassins. It turned out that only the vast sea of the people's war could leave the Assassins without a place to stay. The communist spies within the Kuomintang can be said to be ubiquitous and pervasive, and even the principal himself is said to be the biggest communist spy in history. But the spies sent to Yan'an by the principal are basically finished. It can be seen that Yan'an's set is absolutely effective.

The reason why the assassins dared to make a move was because they saw that Xi'an Mansion had fallen into the control of the white-clothed army, and the time was not long enough, the strength of the control was not enough, and the people's hearts were not completely stable. With the passage of time, the implementation of various laws and regulations, the common people get more and more benefits, and their sensitivity to assassins will naturally become stronger and stronger. When the time comes, not to mention that the white-clothed army will do it himself, even ordinary people will be able to arrest the assassins.

As for his own safety, Xu Xingxia is not worried. He is still very confident in his skills. His bow and arrows are much more powerful than those crossbows. If he had faced the three Assassins head-on, they wouldn't have had a chance to make a move. Those delicate hand crossbows, the effective killing distance, up to ten zhang. His black feather arrows have a range of fifty feet.

"Okay!" Since Xu Xingxia insisted, Liu Chuang and others had no choice but to withdraw the chasers and restore the usual calm in the Qin Palace. Of course, in order to prevent the Assassins from sneaking in again, it was necessary to loosen the outside and tighten the inside. In addition, the chasers also strengthened inspections in terms of food, well water, etc. The number of patrols, as well as the density of patrols, has also increased several times.

The Xuanyingwei Owl of Xi'an Mansion, according to Xu Xingxia's instructions, also arranged a special force to hunt down the news of the assassin as much as possible through various channels. This kind of pursuit in the dark is much more effective and less impactful than a large-scale search on the surface. The key targets pursued by Xuan Yingwei are, of course, Dongchang and Jinyiwei. No way, who called them the most suspicious? Who don't go to them first?

After deciding on the general handling procedures, Xu Xingxia slowly returned to the small flower hall in the east courtyard. As a result, he unexpectedly found that in the small flower hall, Zhu Yilan was pacing back and forth restlessly. Zhu Yilan's face was obviously a little pale, probably because he heard the news of the assassination and guessed the background of the assassin. Seeing Xu Xingxia coming back, Zhu Yilan hesitated for a moment, but still walked up. Xu Xingxia waved his hand and asked everyone else to go out.

Zhu Yilan said in a bitter tone: "Is it really sent by the imperial court?" ”

Xu Xingxia said cautiously: "I can't be sure for the time being. However, there are three very delicate hand crossbows at the scene, which are said to be the special weapons commonly used by Dongchang and Jinyiwei killers, and it is estimated that they are inseparable. However, I have so many enemies, and they may not be them. Maybe someone is trying to set up a blame. ”

Zhu Yilan said a little sadly: "They ...... Alas......"

She also basically guessed that the one who could use these delicate hand crossbows was either Dongchang or Jinyiwei. On some specific occasions, these hand-held crossbows, which can be lethal at close range, have become the symbol of Dongchang and Jinyiwei. Born in the royal family, she also knows this. In fact, when she heard that the Assassins were using delicate crossbows, she guessed that it was the killer operation of Dongchang or Jinyiwei. They are most fond of such means to destroy the enemy.

Faced with such a situation, Zhu Yilan couldn't help but feel a little miserable, a little heartache, and a little aggrieved. What is the point of taking such a secret calculation? I don't know if it was the emperor's idea. If so, I'm afraid that Xu Xingxia's heart will be quite unhappy. Rebellion is originally a public matter, everyone fights for the world, there is nothing to say, everyone just depends on their ability. However, to engage in assassination in private is a private matter.

The private grudges between the two sides are accumulating deeper and deeper, and there is no benefit to the court and the Zhu royal family. You must know that Xu Xingxia's surname is not at all a loss. Tooth for tooth, blood for blood, violence against violence, has always been his style. God knows, what will he do to take revenge on the court? In the past, the white-clothed army had never resorted to assassination to deal with the enemy, but now that someone has opened this devil's box, who knows what kind of reaction Xu Xingxia will have? O stupid people! I really don't know how to write dead words.

"My lord, the old lady is here." Suddenly, Gu Susu hurriedly came to report.

At this time, the Wang family and the others, who lived at the other end of the Qin Palace, had vaguely learned the information that there were assassins, and they also hurried over. Her son was assassinated, how could a mother sit still? Even if everyone around her said that the assassin had been killed and Xu Xingxia was safe and sound, the old lady still had to see her son with her own eyes to feel at ease.

Zhu Yilan hurriedly said: "You go to greet the old lady, I'll avoid it first." ”

Xu Xingxia shook his head and said, "Don't go." Let's go see the old lady together. happens to encounter this incident, and the old lady's attention will not be on you. Even if I want to make things difficult for you, I am not in the mood. You don't need to say anything, just echo it on the side. ”

Zhu Yilan, who was about to avoid, had to stop in a tangled way. The ugly daughter-in-law always has to see her in-laws, and she, the original county lord, His Royal Highness, will always face the Wang family one day. Unless she is not the daughter-in-law of the Xu family, this level must be passed. Fortunately, she is also a generous and decent character, and she has experienced a lot of scenes, and her psychological tolerance is still very strong. She tried her best to stabilize her emotions, followed Xu Xingxia, and walked outside.

The two walked outside the second gate, and the Wang family had already brought Lin Xiaoniang over. Wang's footsteps were very fast, and a gust of wind came, obviously very anxious in his heart. It's Lin Xiaoniang, who needs to carry her skirt and trot all the way to follow the old lady. The other slaves and maids also had to carry their skirts and trot all the way to keep up with the old lady in front. It can be seen that although the Wang family is pampered and does not work often, this body is very strong. Much stronger than the old ladies in the royal family.

Xu Xingxia stepped forward to greet him and said with a smile: "Mother, why are you here?" Didn't you say that? It's all over, I don't have anything to do with it. By the way, this is Miss Azhu. Xiaolan, this is my mother-in-law, you can call the old lady. ”

Zhu Yilan took the initiative to kneel down and salute, and said in a proper manner: "Lan'er wishes the old grandmother a thousand blessings and Jin'an, a blessing like the East China Sea, and a longevity than Nanshan." ”

(To be continued)