son, don't mess around

Chapter 179 Awareness
When Lin Jiangnian led Lin Qingqing to the outside of the dungeon, the atmosphere at the door was dull, and the city defense army surrounded the dungeon tightly.

Every city defense army had a serious look on their faces.

They had just taken over the prefect's mansion, and the murderer broke into the dungeon easily under their noses, which was like a slap in the face.

more importantly……

The people who died in the dungeon were enough to cause a major earthquake in Xunyang County.

Therefore, everyone looked extremely solemn, shrouded in gloom.

The city defense troops at the gate blocked the way of Lin Jiangnian and Lin Qingqing. After Lin Qingqing showed her identity token, she successfully approached the dungeon.

Outside the dungeon door, the crime scene hadn't moved yet. Several cold corpses were lying at the door. They were wearing armor, but their chests and hearts were slightly sunken.

"The murderer's martial arts are very high!"

Lin Qingqing spoke in a low voice from the side.

"How did you meet?"

Lin Qingqing explained in a low voice: "These people were all killed without any reaction...the expressions on their faces were normal, without the slightest bit of pain or panic, which is enough to show that they didn't even notice the murderer's movement before they died. arrival……"

"There are also fatal wounds on their chests. It is clear that their hearts were crushed by someone's palm air shock from across the air. To do this, the opponent's internal strength is extremely strong..."

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes: "In your opinion, what level is the murderer's martial arts?"

"It's hard to tell the subordinates!"

Lin Qingqing thought for a while, then shook her head: "However, at least above the subordinates. The subordinates cannot do this, and even if they can, they will never be as easy and silent as the murderer."

Lin Jiangnian nodded thoughtfully and glanced at the corpses at the door for a moment.

"Go, go in and see!"

Lin Jiangnian stepped into the dungeon first.

There was a city defense army at the gate, but after Lin Qingqing took out the token, no one stopped him.

As soon as he entered the dungeon, he was greeted by a cold atmosphere, accompanied by a strong smell of blood.

Lin Jiangnian covered his nose and looked forward.

Not far away, there were also several corpses lying on the ground, and they had long been silent.

Lin Qingqing stepped forward to check and found that the cause of death of the corpses of these city defense soldiers was almost the same as that of the people at the door.Either the heart was severely injured, or the neck was cut by some sharp weapon.

See the blood seal the throat!

A deadly move, clean and tidy.

"Judging from the traces of the wounds, almost all of them were done by one person."

Lin Qingqing frowned and said, "Could it be that the murderer broke into this place alone?"

Lin Jiangnian looked away from these corpses, and continued to walk towards the depths of the cell.The closer he got, the more pungent the bloody smell became.

Not long after, Lin Jiangnian came to the deepest part of the dungeon.

At the same time, there were already several figures in the deepest part of the dungeon.Yuan Zhongnan, governor of Yanzhou, is in the cell.

When Lin Jiangnian approached, he saw two corpses lying in a pool of blood in the prison cell. Yuan Zhongnan squatted in the cell with a gloomy expression.

The sound of footsteps behind him made him turn his head and catch a glimpse of Lin Jiangnian outside the cell, and the two looked at each other.

After a while, Yuan Zhongnan got up and walked out.

"Inspector Yuan?"

"His Royal Highness Prince Lin!"

Yuan Zhongnan's eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian, and he nodded slightly.

The two had met before and some agreements had been reached.Let's meet again now, everything is unspoken.

Lin Jiangnian's eyes fell on the two corpses in the cell: "Dead?"

"died."

Yuan Zhongnan's voice was a little deep.

"Who?"

"Wang Shiquan and his master Zheng Chang."

Yuan Zhongnan's voice was a little deep, and there was no emotion other than a trace of gloom.

Vaguely, you can hear a hint of anger in his tone.

Lin Jiangnian heard it, but didn't say much, and glanced at it: "Can I go in and have a look?"

"Your Highness, please."

Lin Jiangnian strode into the cell, and the pungent smell of blood rushed straight to Tianlinggai.Rao is very good psychologically, so he is unavoidably a little disgusted at the moment.

Lin Jiangnian frowned slightly, covered his breath and came to the two corpses.

The two people lying in a pool of blood were Wang Shiquan and Zheng Chang.Seeing this scene, Lin Jiangnian was a little silent.

In sight, Wang Shiquan's throat was cut by a sharp weapon, and his whole body was stained red with blood. Wang Shiquan's pupils were wide open, as if a little frightened.

On the other hand, Zheng Chang, as if protecting Wang Shiquan, was pierced through the heart easily and died unexpectedly.

The means are fierce, and they are almost instantly obliterated.

Even the city defense troops at the gate were instantly killed, and Wang Shiquan and Zheng Chang in the cell were naturally not surprised.

Terrible death!

Lin Jiangnian stared at the dead faces of the two, his brows gradually deepened.

Yuan Zhongnan walked into the cell again and came to Lin Jiangnian's side. His eyes fell on the two people on the ground and then on Lin Jiangnian's face. He was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice: "I was careless!"

"I didn't expect that the opponent would attack so quickly!"

I'm afraid no one expected that the murderer would strike within a few hours after the Wang family was imprisoned.

Even, it's still in the prefect's mansion!

Lin Jiangnian turned his head back: "Who does Governor Yuan think the murderer will be?"

"It's not clear yet."

Yuan Zhongnan's face was a little livid, and he said in a deep voice: "However, there is probably an inner ghost in this prefect's mansion, and someone tipped off the news!"

What happened last night was too sudden, except for the people in the mansion, no one knew what was going on in the prefect's mansion.

And how did the murderer know all this?

The only reasonable explanation is that there is an inner ghost in the prefect's mansion.Even, it was him, Yuan Zhongnan, who had a traitor!
"What Governor Yuan said makes sense."

Lin Jiangnian nodded calmly, then glanced at the two corpses on the ground: "The murderer's purpose is not simple..."

Speaking of this, Lin Jiangnian glanced at him: "Inspector Yuan, where are the rest of the Wang family?"

"All dead!"

Yuan Zhongnan had no expression on his face, and there was a bit of anger in his eyes: "There are more than thirty members of the Wang family, and none of them survived."

When he said this, Yuan Zhongnan's eyes were angry, but at the same time, there seemed to be a flash of panic.

He was shrouded in gloom, and it could be seen that he was very angry.

As for the reason for the anger, it is not clear for the time being.

After Lin Jiangnian glanced at Yuan Zhongnan for a few times, he withdrew his gaze, nodded and said, "Although the Wang family has colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country, they deserve death. But Wang Shiquan is the prefect of Xunyang after all. How to deal with him is up to His Majesty..."

"Now that Wang Shiquan and his relatives and family members have been killed, this matter is not simple... It is still unclear whether the Wang family was silenced or sought revenge. But in any case, this matter needs an explanation."

Yuan Zhongnan naturally heard the meaning of Lin Jiangnian's words, and said calmly: "Your Highness, don't worry, since this matter is now happening under the hands of the governor, the governor will definitely not sit idly by."

"Now that the Wang family has been murdered, the governor will definitely find out the murderer and find out the truth."

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows: "Does Governor Yuan have any clues?"

"Not yet."

Yuan Zhongnan glanced around, his expression slightly gloomy: "The murderer's martial arts are extremely high, he sneaked into the dungeon taking advantage of the chaos in the prefect's mansion last night, silenced more than [-] members of the Wang family, and then left quietly..."

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy to find clues."

This answer was within Lin Jiangnian's expectations.

If Yuan Zhongnan did not do all this, it would not be that simple to find out the murderer of Wang Shiquan.

No clues were left at the scene, and it was extremely difficult to find the real culprit.

Is revenge?
Or silence?At this moment, a soldier outside the door came to the door, "My lord, the cause of death of all the other victims has been found out..."

"how?"

"The cause of death for all of them is exactly the same. They were all blocked by a sword, or pierced through the heart, and there was no power to fight back..."

"The murder weapon was a narrow sword three feet long, which was found outside the dungeon."

"Bring it!"

Yuan Zhongnan waved his hand, and the soldiers brought the murder weapon forward.Yuan Zhongnan took a few glances at the murder weapon, the long sword, and frowned slightly.

This sword is the standard long sword of the city defense army, which means that the murderer just grabbed a sword at random and killed everyone?
Except for some bloodstains on the sword, there is no clue.

Yuan Zhongnan stared at it for a moment, then glanced at Lin Jiangnian next to him: "Can your Highness see anything?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at it twice, then shook his head slightly.Apart from the bloodstains and the gaps left on the sword, there were indeed no traces on the narrow sword.

"Investigate, blockade the entire city, strictly investigate all suspects inside and outside the city!"

Yuan Zhongnan spoke expressionlessly.

The Wang family was wiped out, and the prefect of Xunyang was killed. Sooner or later, this matter cannot be hidden.Once the news gets out, it will definitely cause a sensation.

Fortunately, with Yuan Zhongnan in charge, there will be no major disturbances.But the extermination of the Wang family was also a deep provocation to him.

In any case, he had to find the murderer.

After finishing his orders, Yuan Zhongnan left in a hurry.As the governor of Yanzhou, such a big thing happened in Xunyang City, he needs to clean up this mess as soon as possible.

Lin Jiangnian did not leave immediately. After Yuan Zhongnan left, he went to other cells and checked the other Wang family members who were killed.

According to the investigation, almost all of these family members of the Wang family died tragically. Before these people died, their faces showed horror.

Obviously, they saw the murderer's true colors.

but……

Why would the murderer do this?

Lin Qingqing, who was behind her, saw His Highness looking so thoughtful, and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, do you have any clues?"

"No."

Lin Jiangnian withdrew his gaze and sighed softly: "These people died too simply, the murderer didn't leave any clues. Look at these people, the murderer cut their throats with a sword, and it was neat. The sword was not me, even if it was me yes……"

In the middle of speaking, Lin Jiangnian was startled suddenly, suddenly remembered something, and his eyes fell on the corpses of the murdered Wang family members.

"Your Highness, what, what's the matter?"

Lin Qingqing, who was on the side, sensed something was wrong with His Highness, and subconsciously spoke.

Lin Jiangnian stared at the wounds on the necks of these corpses for a long time, and the more he looked at them, the more familiar they became.

This sword seems familiar.

Every martial art in the world has its own characteristics and habits. For example, Kendo is good at continuous sword energy, breaking the way with the sword, and making quick and violent moves.

As for Kendo, as a representative of the decent sect in Jianghu, most of the strikes will not be so sharp and ruthless, which is inconsistent with the swordsmanship concept of Kendo.

Right now, these people are dying tragically under the sword, their deaths are cruel, their methods are fierce, and their methods are clearly ruthless.

And this familiar feeling, Lin Jiangnian seems to have known each other.

Liu Su?

If he remembered correctly, when he was in Linwang Mansion, Liu Su had taught Lin Jiangnian about the martial arts of the Heavenly God Sect.Although the Tenjin Sect is good at poisoning, it also has swords, sticks and martial arts.

At that time, Lin Jiangnian didn't care about the miscellaneous masters of various martial arts, and wrote them all down in order to survive and become stronger.

Looking back now, it seems somewhat similar?
At the same time, Lin Jiangnian suddenly remembered the few people he met by chance in the teahouse in Xunyang City not long ago!
"Qingqing?!"

Lin Jiangnian turned around suddenly.

Lin Qingqing was startled: "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

"Do you still remember the few people I asked you to check in the teahouse last time?" Lin Jiangnian asked in a deep voice.

Lin Qingqing froze for a moment, then thought back for a moment, and quickly remembered.

Not long after His Highness arrived in Xunyang City, His Highness and her met some strange people in a teahouse in Xunyang City.

His Highness asked her to send someone to follow those people...

If I remember correctly, those people are from... the Deity Sect?

"You still remember, what's wrong?" Lin Qingqing said.

"Where are they?" Lin Jiangnian asked in a deep voice.

"They live in an inn in Xunyang City. The subordinates sent people to follow them last time, but..."

After this series of things happened, Lin Qingqing had no time to care about the disciples of the Celestial Sect in the inn.Now when His Highness asked, she was indeed not very clear.

"Go and see."

Lin Jiangnian had a certain guess in his mind, and said in a deep voice, "Be careful, don't startle the snake."

How smart is Lin Qingqing?Immediately realized what Lin Jiangnian was thinking: "This subordinate will go immediately."

After all, leave in a hurry.

……

"Wang Shiquan and the Wang family were assassinated last night, and they are dead..."

In the courtyard, Lin Jiang spoke young and sighed.

"Unexpectedly, I still missed a step."

Under the eaves on the side, Zhiyuan sat by the railing, looking at the horizon indifferently.

After a long time, he looked back.

"Not one left?"

"That's not it."

Lin Jiangnian shook his head lightly: "Wang Changjin's whereabouts were unknown last night, and he was not caught by Yuan Zhongnan, so he escaped a catastrophe."

Zhiyuan was silent for a moment, his eyes still cold: "He must die."

"Don't worry, he won't survive."

Lin Jiangnian approached, came to sit beside Zhi Yuan, stared at her cold face, and said softly: "Wang Changjin not only almost killed you and me, but also the mastermind who murdered your Jiang family back then. He will definitely die."

"However, it is a surprise that he is alive now."

Zhiyuan looked at him suspiciously.

Lin Jiangnian said meaningfully: "Although I don't know exactly what the connection between the Wang family and Yuan Zhongnan is, I can be sure that the Wang family must have something that makes Yuan Zhongnan afraid..."

"The Wang family was suddenly silenced, but Wang Changjin is still alive, most of the handles are in his hands, Yuan Zhongnan will definitely believe that all methods will kill him!"

"In this way, it actually helped me a lot!"

Zhiyuan's eyes became more and more puzzled.

Lin Jiangnian shook his head lightly, took her hand, and said in a complacent tone, "Just wait and see, I have my own plans."

Zhiyuan didn't speak, her face was cold, she pulled out her hand, and moved to the side.

Just as Lin Jiangnian was about to approach, footsteps came from outside the courtyard.

"Your Highness!"

Lin Qingqing hurried back.

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian sat up.

"How is it?"

"Sure enough, everything is within His Highness's expectations!"

Lin Qingqing's eyes were excited, and she reported in a deep voice: "My subordinate just went to the inn, and I learned from the innkeeper that the few people living there have been acting strangely for half a month, living in secluded places..."

"And just a few hours ago, a group of them checked out and left in a hurry, and their whereabouts are unknown..."

"As expected, it has nothing to do with them!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)