Tibet

Chapter 451
Li Ye shook his head, "Actually, I don't think Liu Wutong is necessarily an insider!"

Peng Haiyan was stunned for a moment, "Did the Governor's investigation yield any results?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Let's think about it, if he is an internal responder, why did he escape? It's nothing more than two points, he is afraid of being found out, and secondly, he is afraid of being silenced. I am afraid the latter is the main reason, but he Do you think it’s possible to run away in fear of crime, but leave your wife, children, and mother behind?”

Peng Haiyan also laughed and said: "It's really impossible. If he responded internally, he would know the time of the crime. He would move his wife, children, and mother away in advance, and move them to another workshop to hide."

Li Ye said again: "If he is an internal response, wouldn't it be more convenient for him to kill the son-in-law directly? Why bother to set up a trap? Find a Japanese to be an assassin, isn't it full?"

Peng Haiyan thought for a while and said, "Maybe he doesn't want to do it?"

"This is beyond his control!"

Li Ye sneered and said: "I don't want to detain his wife, children, and mother, and force him to do it."

Peng Haiyan nodded, "Speaking of it this way, Liu Wutong really doesn't look like an insider. This insider should be someone who has no chance to get close to the son-in-law, or who has no ability to assassinate the son-in-law, but I can't figure it out. Why did Liu Wutong run away?"

Li Ye said slowly: "I suspect that he knows what's going on. He was afraid that he would be found in the final investigation, so he hid first. He didn't go far, but was observing the progress of the investigation. My mother brought it to the inn, and he will definitely come to us!"

Li Ye's house is diagonally across from the inn. When he came home at dusk, Pei Sanniang said to her son with dissatisfaction, "You are going to get married in forty days, but you don't care about anything, you don't even ask. I have to worry about everything for you, who is getting married?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "Of course your son is getting married!"

Pei Sanniang was so angry that she wanted to pull her son's ears, but Li Ye avoided her this time. Pei Sanniang gritted her teeth behind and said, "Go and tell the emperor that you are not the officer who investigates the case, you are the general who will guard him, don't Use the dog as a donkey!"

Li Ye turned a deaf ear and entered the inner courtyard. Just after entering the inner courtyard, his father Li Dai poked his head out of the study and waved to him, "Aye, come here."

Li Ye walked into the study and said with a smile, "Father hasn't been made things difficult by Zhang Jun anymore, right?"

"The case was frozen, and he didn't have the guts to continue the investigation. All his men left yesterday afternoon."

"No wonder dad is so relaxed."

Li Dai hurriedly called his son to the table, "Look at this painting, is it right?"

Li Ye stepped forward, and couldn't help but burst out laughing. A piece of paper on the table was filled with various relationships of the son-in-law Zhang Jie, connected with lines. It turned out that his father was also investigating this case.

Li Dai said with some embarrassment: "Everyone is interested in this case. They were discussing it at noon. I also tried to deduce it."

"Did dad find anything?"

"I'm wondering if this case was committed by the Yuwen family?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Why do you think of the Yuwen family? There must be a reason!"

"Two reasons. First, Yuwen's family took refuge in Anlu Mountain. Yu Wenhui was appointed as Cao Junjun in the Anlu Mountain Army's Zhongcang. I heard that Zhang Yi is also from Anlu Mountain."

"Since they are all from Anlu Mountain, why do they kill each other? Could it be that colleagues are enemies?"

Li Dai smiled a little awkwardly, that's what he thought. This kind of thing is normal in the officialdom. There is only one seat, and the competitors are competing against each other.

Li Ye knew it well and didn't point it out. He smiled and continued to ask: "Then what about the second reason?"

"The second reason is to frame you. Didn't Zhang Jun insist that you were the one who killed him?"

Li Ye smiled and shook his head, "It is still possible to plant the blame on my father, but it is impossible to plant it on me. This assassination case was planned before I came back. How does the Yuwen family know when I will come back? How do they know whether I want to come back or not?" ? And it’s not that I look down on the Yuwen family, they really don’t have the ability to plan this case, which is not something ordinary people can do.”

Li Dai pointed to the relationship diagram of his painting and said with a smile: "Then it's impossible to compete with his nephew for real estate, Li Shizhi's old grievances, his father's enemies, etc.!"

Li Ye shook his head and said: "Father, Zhang Yi is not only a son-in-law, but also Tai Changqing. From a third-rank high-ranking official, a leader in the literary circle of the Tang Dynasty, to being assassinated from a third-rank high-ranking official, it is definitely a big event, involving the entire court situation, and even the throne. Inheritance is related to whether An Lushan will rebel or not, etc. It is definitely not a matter of three melons and two dates. If my father is interested, he can consider it from the five major forces in Chang'an. If I guess correctly, the murderer is one of the five major forces."

Li Dai was stunned for a moment, then he couldn't help but sighed, "Ye'er, you stand tall, you can see clearly, and you can consider the overall situation. No wonder grandfather always likes to discuss important matters with you. I understand now."

At this moment, Pei Sanniang's annoyed voice came from the yard, "You two, do you really want to eat? Tell me earlier if you don't want to eat, and I can save some money!"

The father and son gave a wry smile and had no choice but to go out angrily.

After dinner, Li Ye lay on the bed thinking about the conversation with his father, and the conversation with his father also reminded himself.

The risk of assassinating a high-ranking official from the third level is too high. If there is no corresponding profit, no one will do such a stupid thing. This is why assassination of high-ranking officials rarely happens during the period of stable regime.

The assassination of Zhang Jie would inevitably involve changes in the current situation, succession to the throne, and a major power struggle, at least a struggle between the five major power groups. Li Ye thought of succession to the throne.

Zhang Yi has always been a staunch supporter of Prince Li Heng in history. Now it is rumored that he was recruited by An Lushan. Will he be removed by Prince Li Heng because he betrayed the prince?
In his wild thoughts, Li Ye fell into a deep sleep.

At night, on the small street of Chonghuafang, a tall black figure cautiously approached a courtyard. He crouched in the dark, observed for a while, and made sure that there was nothing abnormal. Then he walked around to the back of the courtyard. It was Liu Wutong, the warrior leader of the son-in-law's mansion. He has now become the primary target of the investigation team of the Third Division.

Liu Wutong did not enter the house, but ran to the back of the yard and dug in a crack in the corner of the wall. This is the contact method he had agreed with his wife. If nothing happened, his wife would put a chopstick in the hole. If there is nothing, he has to leave quickly.

However, he accidentally pulled out a note from the hole, which stunned him for a moment.

At this moment, torches suddenly lit up around him, and dozens of official warriors surrounded him, shouting and rushing towards him.

Liu Wutong is skilled in martial arts and is familiar with the terrain. He jumped onto the back wall with one leap, jumped onto a big tree with another kick, and jumped high into the river with a sudden jump.

Behind is a dirty small river, and there is a broken boat in the middle of the river. Liu Wutong landed on the boat, and before he could stabilize himself, he jumped up again and jumped to the opposite bank. Just as he landed, a black masked man lying on the ground suddenly Jumping up, the lightning-sharp long sword stabbed him in the back.

The sword came too suddenly, Liu Wutong had no way to hide, seeing that the sword was about to hit him, he twisted his waist in the air, avoiding the vital point, 'chi! 'The long sword cut a three-inch-long gash in the muscles of his waist, and blood poured out immediately.

The opponent stabbed at his back with a sword again, Liu Wutong had already stabilized his body, he reluctantly kicked back, as fast as a whirlwind, and kicked the opponent's long sword away.

The masked man in black turned around and fled, and soon ran away. Liu Wutong didn't chase after him. He clutched his wound and staggered towards another direction. Liu Wutong disappeared into the darkness.

(End of this chapter)