Chapter 225 Don’t put eggs in one basket
“Breaking news!”

“Breaking news!”

“Thirty-nine bodies were found in the woods of Shangzhou. They looked like they were hacked to death!”

“Mu Chi, the Tibetan envoy, will be beheaded today!”

“The Secret of the Mermaid has come to an end!”

The streets and alleys were filled with the cries of newspaper vendors.

All the residents who stood up were shocked by such explosive news.

Some passers-by stopped the newspaper sellers in front and bought a newspaper from them, wanting to see the content of the explosions.

“Go buy one.”

A carriage with the logo of Prince Qi’s Palace suddenly stopped. The driver stopped a newspaper seller, bought a newspaper from him, and put it into the carriage.

Li You opened the newspaper and took a look. The most eye-catching thing was the matter of the corpse in Shangzhou.

Thirty-nine bodies were found in the forest a hundred miles outside Lantian Pass…

Li You raised his eyebrows. This hunter was really lucky. He actually found the bodies of these people while hunting.

Do not!
They buried it too shallowly!

If they had buried them deeper, how would the hunters have dug up these bodies when digging traps?

Judging from the articles in the newspaper, Little White Dragon of the Waves made some speculations about the deaths of these people.

They were all hacked to death without any struggle, and it was obvious that they were controlled by a group of powerful killers.

But there were no clues.

That’s the good news.

Li You smiled. It could be seen that Zan Junmo handled it quite cleanly.

At least, the people from Tianxia Newspaper did not find any useful clues at the scene.

This is enough.

Li You threw the newspaper aside and closed his eyes to rest.

Prince’s residence.

Xu Qizhuang stood in front of Su Chen with a smile on his face, reporting on what he had discovered during yesterday’s on-site exploration.

It was no different from what was described in the newspaper.

“Didn’t find any reliable clues?”

“not at all.”

Xu Qizhuang shook his head. “If it weren’t for the fish talisman that Brother Su gave me, I wouldn’t even be able to get close, let alone go in and take a look.”

Su Chen looked at the scene map drawn by Jiang Yang. Dozens of corpses were thrown in a large pit in a disorderly manner.

Each of them had at least three fatal knife wounds on their bodies.

Su Chen guessed that the reason there were so many fatal knife wounds was because the people who did the attacks wanted to make sure that these people would become corpses.

Because the knife wounds on their bodies were all fatal, and one strike was enough to take a person’s life.

Xu Qizhuang said softly: “Brother Su, do you think these people are the same people from Shangzhou before?”

Su Chen smiled and shook his head, “Maybe, maybe not.”

“After all, we have never seen these people. If we want to verify it, we have to go to King Wei.”

Xu Qizhuang grinned, “Today’s newspaper has been released, the King of Wei will definitely see it. If it is really someone he arranged, it will be fun to watch.”

Su Chen tapped his folding fan and said, “There may not be much fun on King Wei’s side.”

After being taught a lesson by Li Chengqian, the King of Wei is now very obedient.

Even though he knew that the people he had arranged were all killed by Li You…

wrong!

Su Chen frowned and glanced at Jiang Yang’s painting, “These people should be insignificant people.”

“Why do you say that?”

“Because the person who knows how to make explosives is now controlled by Li You.”

Su Chen groaned and said, “Perhaps there are people from the King of Wei and the Wei family among them!”

It was Wei Xingzong who cooperated with Li Tai to tinker with the explosives in Shangzhou, and he provided them with materials continuously!

Among those who died, there would naturally be people from the Wei family.

“Xue Li.”

“Son.”

“Arrange a few people to keep an eye on the Wei family. I want to see what Wei Ting will do.”

“Yes.”

Xue Li nodded and left.

Xu Qizhuang’s face was filled with excitement: “Brother Su, should we follow up on the report?”

Su Chen frowned and looked over, “You don’t want to report something specific and then have Li Tai and Li You fight, do you?”

Xu Qizhuang nodded repeatedly: “Brother Su really understands me!”

Su Chen: “…”

“Of course we have to report it, but there is no need to publish clues or anything like that in the newspaper.”

“understand!”

“Let’s go to the street to watch a play.”

“Watching a show? Beheading?”

……

County Prince’s Mansion.

Li Tai’s good mood disappeared after seeing the newspaper.

Thirty-nine bodies!

They only released forty people in Shangzhou, and now thirty-nine people are dead!

Who is the other person?!
Could it be…

Li Tai thought of a key person.

“Your Majesty, Mr. Wei requests to see you.”

“Please.”

Li Tai stood up and walked towards the door. Wei Ting had already walked over.

“I’ve met the prince.”

“Thank you, father-in-law. Please take a seat.”

Li Tai pulled Wei Ting to sit down with a smile on his face.

Wei Ting took out a newspaper from his sleeve and placed it on the table. “Your Highness should have read this, right?”

Li Tai nodded, “Just finished reading it.”

Wei Ting said calmly: “I asked Xingzong. Among the 39 dead bodies, there were people arranged by him, but Taoist Qian, who made the explosives, disappeared.” Li Tai’s eyes darkened: “I also guessed that this person is missing.”

Wei Ting: “Did the King of Qi do it?”

Li Tai nodded slowly, “It must be him without a doubt.”

Then, Li Tai recounted the previous arrangements in detail.

According to the original plan, as long as Li You dared to interfere, Li You’s people would be dealt with as well.

However, it was unexpected that Wang Xuance and others were good at dealing with explosives. Not only did they fail to kill Wang Xuance and others, but Li You’s men did not show up either.

Instead, he went to Shangzhou and robbed his house.

Wei Ting: “What a pity.”

Li Tai sighed. He naturally understood what Wei Ting felt sorry for.

“My father-in-law, this time you came to see me, it shouldn’t be because of this matter, right?”

“Yes and no.”

Wei Ting said slowly: “I have contacted the people in Fu Ma Gong Fang and got their support.”

“Secondly, we should find out where Taoist Qian is!”

“This man has the ability to refine explosives. The King of Qi will definitely protect him closely. Maybe we can use this opportunity to teach him a lesson!”

Li Tai shook his head. “They were very careful. I sent people to investigate, but they didn’t find any of their movements.”

“My father-in-law knows that this time it was the prince who helped me to settle the matter. If I make too many moves, it would be easy for someone to target me, so my people did not continue to investigate.”

Wei Ting: “I have arranged some people to keep an eye on the market.”

“As long as they are making explosives, we can start with the raw materials and we will definitely be able to find their hiding place!”

“When the time comes, we will have the final say on whether to keep people and things or not!”

Li Tai hesitated for a moment, “Father-in-law, can you please ask me through my elder sister?”

Wei Ting’s eyes darkened: “My Lord, don’t mention this matter again!”

See this.

Li Tai’s face was full of smiles. “I just said it casually, father-in-law, please don’t misunderstand me.”

Wei Ting hummed without commenting.

Li Tai lowered his eyes silently, but he was extremely disdainful in his heart.

If we can use Concubine Wei’s indirect clues, we will definitely be able to quickly find Taoist Qian’s hiding place.

but.

Never putting all your eggs in one basket is the style of these wealthy families.

Even though Wei Xingzong and others were convicted for this, they were still able to leave behind a lineage of inheritance!
Li Tai said slowly: “If possible, let’s keep Taoist Qian.”

Wei Ting: “Okay.”

After discussing the business, Wei Ting took a sip of tea and asked casually, “Why didn’t the prince attend court today?”

Li Tai: “I drank some wine in Changle yesterday, and I was tired, so I asked for leave.”

Wei Ting nodded, “Your Highness is fat and broad-skinned. You need to be more careful when drinking and eating meat.”

“I see.”

……

The carriage, which was in charge of officials from the Dali Temple and carried Mu Chi and others, passed through the streets and alleys and attracted the attention of many people.

“They were the ones who blew up the ice shop!”

“As an envoy, you actually disobeyed the laws of the Tang Dynasty and committed murder for money. You deserve the punishment!”

“Hey, look at those people, why do they look like their tongues have been pulled out?”

“Shh, keep your voice down, this is a secret.”

“What secret?”

“I heard that the reason why Mu Chi and others were so bold as to cause trouble in Chang’an City was because the King of Wei was supporting them from behind!”

“That’s impossible. King Wei dares to fight with Tubo?”

“For the throne, anything is possible. The reason these people had their tongues pulled out was because of the order of the crown prince!”

“what?”

“The prince did not take this opportunity to deal with the King of Wei, but instead helped him deal with the trouble?”

“Incredible.”

“The prince is kind and righteous…”

Various rumors continued to spread as people gathered together.

in the crowd.

Xu Qizhuang looked at the execution platform in front of him with a melancholy face and whispered: “Brother Su, I just had breakfast.”

Su Chen glanced at him, and Sun Qiang said cheerfully: “What’s this?”

“When I fought in Liangzhou, I literally slept with the enemy’s head in my arms…”

“That’s enough, Brother Sun. A hero never brags about his past achievements.”

Xu Qizhuang covered his ears and said, “You have talked about the battle of Liangzhou so many times that my ears are calloused.”

Sun Qiang: “…”

“That’s better than a coward like you.”

Xu Qizhuang: “…”

Su Chen smiled and said, “You’ll get used to it.”

“The newspapers are different from them. One sees blood, and the other doesn’t.”

cut!
The official in charge of the execution gave an order and threw the command arrow. Mu Chi and others roared in unwillingness and had their heads chopped off with a single blow.

“it is good!”

There were waves of cheers, one after another.

Su Chen looked at the pale-faced Xu Qizhuang and patted him on the shoulder, “Your tolerance is pretty good.”

Xu Qizhuang forced a smile, and the moment he opened his mouth, he turned and ran.

Su Chen: “…”

“Awkward.”

Su Chen and the other man spoke in unison and smiled at each other.

“Let’s go to the medical school.”

Su Chen walked towards Xu Qizhuang and asked, “Do you want Elder Sun to prescribe some anti-nausea medicine for you?”

“No, leave me alone.”

Xu Qizhuang waved his hand without even turning his head, “I won’t go…yue!”

“Ha ha……”

(End of this chapter)