Chapter 162: Teachings
There are many indications that there is a mole in the Kun Society, and it is an important mole.
After Shangguan Ru was abducted in the abandoned village, Gu Shenwei had already come to the conclusion that this traitor was very familiar with Shigongzi and Huan Nu, so he would know that there was a big gap between the two of them.
What followed was the Rouge Forest duel, and the sneak attacker apparently understood Huannu's tactics and stayed nearby.
Even fewer people know about the assassination of the sword god Huang Shi'an, but he still fell into the trap of the enemy, if Gu Shenwei hadn't decided to cancel the operation at the last moment, he probably wouldn't have been just a killer who died.
Gu Shenwei's first suspicion was Shangguan Yushi.
Yu Gongzi naturally didn't want to hurt or kidnap Shi Gongzi, her purpose was to make Huan Nu make an unforgivable mistake, so as to use the power of the stone castle to get rid of him, or make him completely lose Shangguan Ru's trust.
The only thing that made Gu Shenwei puzzled was why the assassins in the Rouge Forest wanted to kill Ye Shilang.
These things are mixed together, they seem to be related to each other, but they have diametrically opposite purposes, Gu Shenwei can't explain it, so he didn't tell all his conjectures to the tenth prince.
"Let me find out the mole. ”
Traitors and traitors are the people Shangguan Ru hates the most, but this time she was a little hesitant, Gu Shenwei knew in her heart that Huan Nu's status in the eyes of the tenth prince was declining.
"Okay, but don't make a noise, I don't want people to be suspicious of each other. ”
Gu Shenwei bowed down, "I will investigate alone." ”
Back in Nancheng, Gu Shenwei thought about everything several times, and found that there were so few clues in his hand that he didn't even know where to start.
The Henu and the Xu family sisters and brothers have been privately investigating the deaths of Gao Hou Ye and Zhou Huan, but they have heard a lot of information, but they have not helped to find out the real culprit, and they can't even determine whether the real culprit still exists.
Pets are very popular in Biyu City, most of the rich children in Beicheng have one or two such playthings, Zhou Huan is a little different, he is in his twenties, he is too old as a pet, but the relationship with Gao Hou Ye is extremely strong, and even Hengsheng Rice Shop is also acquired by Gao Hou Ye.
Mi shopkeeper said that the two had a conflict, it is true, they often quarrel like ordinary couples, the main contradiction is the heart of the high marquis, not only like men but also like women, the last quarrel was more intense, it happened at the end of the month of the day when the high marquis secretly entered the south of the city.
In fact, Gao Houye originally came to visit Zhou Huan, and only went to find a prostitute after a quarrel.
No one witnessed this quarrel, but when a few people entered the Hengsheng rice shop later, they found that the whole shop seemed to have been looted by robbers, debris was all over the ground, and the rice was scattered everywhere.
From this point of view, Zhou Huan's murder and suicide because of hatred are more like real things.
Gu Shenwei still didn't believe it, he had seen Zhou Huan's corpse with his own eyes, and the wound on his neck was very deep, and it didn't seem like a person who committed suicide could make it, but he hadn't seen the corpses of other suicides, so he wasn't sure if the judgment was accurate.
He needed to do something.
Zhong Heng, the captain of the city patrol, received the invitation of the killer Yang Huan and came to Xu Yanwei's house at noon the next day, taking two junior officers with him as usual.
Everyone is an old friend, so they talked very happily, and soon put on a banquet, Gu Shenwei is not good at drinking, so he called Tuo Nengya, and the old swordsman and the Xu brothers and sisters are responsible for making the guests drink happily.
During the banquet, Gu Shenwei thanked Zhong Duwei for his support to Kunshe, and then the topic slowly turned to the death of Marquis Gao, Xu Xiaoyi drank a little too much, not as cautious as when they first met, and even took the case, "I don't believe that Marquis Gao was killed by Zhou Huan, and they quarreled not once or twice, so why kill people this time?"
Zhong Heng put down his wine glass, "I don't believe it either." ”
Gu Shenwei was a little surprised, "Oh, what flaws did Captain Zhong see?"
Zhong Heng stroked his sparse beard, as if he was thinking about whether he should tell the truth, "This is mostly based on experience, I have been in contact with many homicide cases, and there are many people who commit suicide in fear of crime or repentance, but there are few like Zhou Huan, who committed suicide a few days after committing the crime." It is very difficult for a normal person to want to commit suicide, either when the emotions are at their most intense, or they will never be able to do it. ”
This is another explanation, Gu Shenwei thinks it makes sense, he found the body on the fifth day of the first month, and several experienced swordsmen believe that Zhou Huan died two or three days ago, which was the second and third days of the first month, and it has been three or four days since the death of the Marquis Gao.
Xu Yan grabbed the placket of his clothes in horror, "That murderer killed two people, it's terrible, Gao Hou Ye is still such a good person." ”
Prostitutes have never paid much attention to the matter of raising pets, and there is no direct competition between the two.
"Marquis Gao is too careless about money. Zhong Heng ended the discussion with this sentence, and an officer immediately changed the topic, and the second half of the banquet resumed its playful atmosphere.
The two officers said goodbye first, since Zhong Duwei had already entered the brothel, he would never leave like this, not to mention that Xu Yanwei gave several hints at the banquet, and finally he was too strong to drink, staggered and almost fell, Lord Duwei supported him in time, carried her into the bedroom, and when he came out again, everyone knew that the banquet should be over.
Zhong Heng had a perfect day, his bones seemed to be melting, and he thought to himself that it was no wonder that the group of gentlemen in the northern city liked the southern city, the cleanest and safest city really needed another piece of the dirtiest and most muddy place to spice it up.
Beauty and ugliness go hand in hand, both the most beautiful and the ugliest, Lord Du Wei suddenly had a lot of mysterious thoughts, felt that he and Lao Tzu have a heart, and then fell asleep calmly.
Therefore, you can imagine what kind of horror Zhong Heng will be when he wakes up and finds that he has been tied up by five flowers.
Zhong Heng was lying on the bed, leaning on several pillows behind him, the wonderful people around him were gone, the room was dark, only the pain and numbness of the rope sinking into the skin were clearly felt, he struggled a few times, and quickly settled down, "Hall Master Yang, what kind of tune is this playing?"
The identity of the killer Yang Huan, the titular "hall master", is only taken seriously by this Lord Zhong, and sometimes he talks about it.
Gu Shenwei sat in the corner, staring at the captive on the bed all the time.
The scene at this time is quite similar to the original other brothel, except that the location has changed, and one of them has an extra rope on it.
"Please forgive me. Gu Shenwei said lightly, there was no remorse in his voice.
"Forgive me, forgive what, let me go!" Zhong Heng couldn't help but be angry, this kid didn't know Taishan, he was kind to him, and he actually repaid the virtue with resentment.
No talk in the corner.
"Hey, the boy is a hero, what Jinpeng Fort didn't dare to do, but let a killer do it, Hall Master Yang, since you want to kidnap me, you shouldn't let those two officers go. Although the captain of the city patrol is not a big official, he is also a person who can be on an equal footing with the stone castle, and you are very wrong this time. ”
"I make mistakes a lot. Gu Shenwei was still unmoved, "It's okay to do it again." ”
Zhong Heng has a belly of ways to do things for officials, and he doesn't need one at this time, he stayed for a while, suddenly figured it out, relaxed his body, and lay on the pillow, "Killers and prostitutes, the two most unbelievable people in the world, I actually believed it, and I drank with them." Well, count me losing, say, what's the demand. ”
The person in the corner blinked, and a cold light flashed, "May I ask Captain Zhong, what 'problem' did you solve by killing Zhou Huan?"
"What are you kidding? I didn't kill Zhou Huan. ”
"Do you remember, Lord Duwei, when I was in the third year of junior high school, I went to meet my lord, and you gave me a clue about rice grains, and it was this clue that allowed me to finally find Zhou Huan's body. ”
"What does this mean? Am I kind enough to tell you that the clues are still wrong?"
"I didn't say anything, it's just a coincidence, not long after Zhou Huan's death, the adult provided a clue, as if he had known it for a long time, and such an important clue has not even been heard of by the most powerful person in Nancheng, and it is also very strange. ”
"Ha, how old are you, how old are you, how are you as suspicious as an eighty-year-old man. ”
"Lord Chung is a master at 'problem solving', I just don't believe you will provide a clue casually. ”
Zhong Heng didn't speak for a while, he was judging the seriousness of the situation, "You, you're not serious, are you?"
"How big is the difference between kidnapping the Captain and killing the Captain?"
Zhong Heng swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, this young man is really crazy, but ...... Crazy kids are sometimes scarier than crazy adults, especially if the kid is a killer, "You're going to let me go?"
"Hearing the truth will. ”
"You're not afraid of my revenge?"
"I will make a proposal for compensation, and I believe that Lord Captain will be satisfied, and he will not hope for my early death. ”
"Hey. Zhong Heng laughed dryly, and began to wonder if the young man in the corner was really only a teenager, "That's right, I already knew that Zhou Huan was dead on the third day of junior high school, and deliberately led you and Shigongzi to find the corpse, and I made up rice grains or everything." ”
This was the first truth, Gu Shenwei nodded, waiting to hear more truth.
"Zhou Huan was not killed by me, the death of Gao Hou Ye has nothing to do with me, the city patrol lieutenant may just want to 'solve the problem', but he is still interested in the truth, I know the relationship between Zhou Huan and Gao Hou Ye, so I went to him at the beginning, Zhou Huan was very excited, he said that he knew who killed Gao Hou Ye, but he refused to say his name, you know, everyone has little confidence in the city patrol captain, he wants to avenge himself, when I went to him again in the second year of junior high school, he was already dead. That's what it is. ”
"Your Excellency must have had a reasonable guess in mind. ”
"There is no value in guessing. ”
"Not necessarily, listening to the teachings of adults has benefited me a lot, so the speculation of adults is naturally different from the weight of others. ”
Zhong Heng smiled bitterly, thinking that the price of teaching this killer was too great, "I guess it's Meng Wugongzi, Marquis Gao cheated a lot of money from him, and he was very angry when he knew it." Alas, I now know what it is like for young people to be angry. I don't think it's accidental that the Meng family had to pay back a large amount of arrears a few days before the death of Marquis Gao, and the loss was the smallest among all the creditors. ”
Gu Shenwei's guess was the same, but he still wanted to know more.