Fellow acquaintance Liu Qing shook his head; "It was determined that the time of death was two days ago, and nothing else was found."
"Are there any gangsters entrenched near the death of Chen's family members?" Meng Jiang asked again.
"No." Liu Qing, a colleague, thought for a while and replied.
"I remember that not far from the scene of the accident, there was a group of bandits who had just come from Suzhou next door and are now entrenched in Qingxi Mountain." Yan Xiang, the silent judge on the side, suddenly said.
"It can't be them. Qingxi Mountain is nearly fifteen miles away from the accident site. Not to mention the distance, and with nearly thirty people coming out, the risk is too great. Aren't you afraid that the government will take the blame?" Liu Qing, a colleague, retorted. .
"Sir, there is a situation."
Suddenly, while everyone was analyzing, Liu Min, the chief police officer in Yangzhou, came with news.
"Xiayuan Village in Zhenjiang County was massacred by a group of bandits two days ago. Only eight people out of more than 100 people survived. According to the survivors, there were more than ten people in the group of thieves from the west who came from the direction of Yangzhou City. After Tuwan Village, we went along Jilong Mountain."
"boom!"
"Slaughter the village? You beasts, these beasts are inhumane and lawless thieves..."
Meng Jiang was angry and slapped the desk for the first time, while fellow judge Liu Qing and judge Yan Xiang next to him were also full of anger.
Massacre the village, what kind of gangster dares to act so lawlessly and boldly?
"Come here, bring me the topographic atlas." Meng Jiang couldn't hide his anger and shouted. He planned to study the route of these vicious gangsters so that he could mobilize troops to capture them and punish them.
Soon, the topographic atlas was taken out by the servants. Everyone found Jilong Mountain in Xiayuan Village and took a closer look. By coincidence, Qingxi Mountain was not far away.
The time, route, and people all matched up.
The incident became clear, and the perpetrators were this group of thieves.
It should be that they killed the people of the Chen family outside Yangzhou City and massacred the village on the way back to Qingxi Mountain...
This is a big deal.
Prefect Meng Jiang gave orders on the spot to fellow prefect Liu Qing, general judge Yan Xiang, and chief arrester Liu Min to wipe out this group of lawless bandits entrenched in Qingxi Mountain at all costs.
......
three days later
Chen Mansion,
Chen Fan soaked in the bathtub and let Xiaocai Xiaodie take care of him, but his mind was thinking about Chen Zheng's case.
In fact, Chen Fan doesn't care much about what Chen Zheng does, whether he's alive or dead. He doesn't know the secret recipe of perfume anyway, so it doesn't have much influence on Chen Fan.
But there is another layer behind this case that we have to pay attention to, that is, someone is eyeing this piece of meat.
Anyway, it is impossible for these bandits to kidnap people for any ransom. To kidnap a slave and ask his master for ransom, haha, these bandits are so stupid.
But I think the person behind the scenes who is coveting the perfume business is not a big shot, otherwise it would be nice to bully others with power like Jiang Liu. Why bother with murder and kidnapping?
It's just that as the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves missing you. The enemy is dark and we are clear, and it is impossible to guard against it.
Now we can only wait for news from the government to see if we can catch the bandit leader, pry open his mouth, and ask who was behind the scenes to instruct him to do what he did.
Anyway, Chen Fan didn't believe that a bandit who came here would have any business ideas. Needless to say, there must be someone behind it.
....
Just when Chen Fan thought that the government would soon catch these thieves, news suddenly came that the officers and soldiers were defeated.
Good guy, a thousand soldiers came out, but they were defeated by a group of hundreds of bandits.
According to rumors, the general who led the troops was negligent and underestimated the enemy. The bandits used the complicated terrain to create a trap and killed hundreds of officers and soldiers.
The other officers and soldiers were so frightened that they no longer dared to move forward and had to retreat in despair. This all-out effort to suppress the bandits was a complete failure.
However, although the suppression of the bandits failed, the basic information about these bandits was figured out.
There are approximately 130 people in this group of bandits. The leader is named Liu Bao. He is 35 years old. He is from Suzhou and a Shaolin disciple. His martial arts skills are extraordinary. When faced with the encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers, he could only take a few breaths They killed more than ten people in a row, which made the officers and soldiers frightened.
The second leader, Liu Ye, was thirty-two years old and was Liu Bao's cousin. His martial arts skills were average but he was known to be resourceful. This time, it was his plan to use Yamagata to separate the officers and soldiers.
There was originally a third-in-command, but when he was in Suzhou, he was killed by a righteous man from the Jianghu.
"Oh, I still think too well. Today's officers and soldiers are not what they were more than a hundred years ago. In the end, we still have to rely on ourselves."
Chen Fan shook his head with a single sword in his hand. He was not going to wait for the government to suppress the bandit for the second time. He decided to go out personally. For no other reason than to find out who was behind the bandit as soon as possible. It was difficult to prevent hidden arrows, and the longer it dragged on, the worse it became. Danger.
It’s hard to feel at ease when someone is staring at your own property.
At the same time, Chen Fan also felt that the time to practice martial arts was not short. He had a sharp knife and a murderous intention, so he took the road of martial arts and should do the martial arts.
One person, one sword and one horse, the target is Qingxi Mountain.
In the evening, Chen Fan came to Xiayuan Village, the small village where Bandits Tucun was located.
The huts and paddy fields are still there, but there is no sound except the chirping of cicadas and the chirping of birds.
Chen Fan randomly found a house to stay in, and at the same time demolished the thatched roof of the neighboring house to feed the horses.
Regulate your energy and calm your mind, and wait for the killing at night.
I don't know why, but I feel very excited when I think that I will be like the people in the Jianghu and enjoy the grudges with swords and swords.
The sun sets over the western mountains and the moon rises above the branches.
Soon, midnight arrives.
Chen Fan abandoned his horse and walked.
Chen Fan, who had seen the map, knew that after crossing Jilong Mountain and climbing a few hills, he would reach Qingxi Mountain.
It's getting late, and it's time for the little thief who wants to come to watch to take a nap.
Chen Fan stepped on seven stacks of clouds with his feet, and Tian Boguang's Qinggong skills reappeared on Chen Fan.
Running up and down is like falling leaves from flying Buddha trees. When walking on flat ground, your steps are light and brisk, and no dust particles are raised. As long as there is something to rely on under your feet and a little bit of endurance, you can walk on it as if it were flat ground.
Although he has not been practicing Qinggong for a long time, Chen Fan has already mastered the skill of stepping on the seven-fold cloud thanks to his inner vision function and the unique skill of Divine Illumination Sutra.
In less than half a stick of incense, Chen Fan arrived at the village gate of Qingxi Mountain.
There are dozens of thatched huts in the wild village in the mountains, which are in a mess. However, there are many torches burning. Whether inside or outside the village, the entire top of the mountain is illuminated brightly.
Presumably, these bandits were worried that someone might come up in the dark, so they set up firelights for lighting.
The gate of the village was a piece of cake for Chen Fan. He crossed it with a light jump. As for the guard, he was sound asleep. Chen Fan's little movement did not affect their sleep at all.
After all, they were just a mob. After repelling the officers and soldiers, they lost all vigilance.
Chen Fan didn't come to kill bandits, nor did he have any intention of doing justice to heaven. He just came to see people who were eyeing his business.
Only the two leaders should know about this.
Facing dozens of messy huts, Chen Fan stared at the largest huts in the middle and at the back.
Relying on his extraordinary Qinggong, Chen Fan entered a hut in the middle.
Unfortunately, Chen Fan didn't know what Liu Bao and Liu Ye looked like, so he patted the man who was sleeping with his wife on the bed and asked about the situation.
"who!"
The man woke up from pain and saw someone in front of the bed and immediately shouted.
Chen Fan unsheathed his sword and placed it across the man's neck, "Let me ask you, who are you?"
"I, I...my name is Liu Shui...please spare my life, hero..." The man replied tremblingly, feeling the cold blade on his neck without any sleepiness.
"Liu Shui? What is your relationship with Liu Bao and Liu Ye? Where do they live?" Chen Fan asked coldly.
"They...are my brothers...I...don't...know..." Liu Shui answered quickly, but when it came to Liu Bao and the others, his words trembled.
Chen Fan also understands this situation. These days, people who come out to start a business together basically bring their families with them. If they recruit five out of ten people, their loyalty is basically guaranteed. Liu Shui didn't say anything because he obviously didn't want to betray his brother.
"What are you doing up late at night..."
At this moment, as if she felt something, the woman who was sleeping soundly on the bed suddenly woke up in a daze, and saw the situation inside the house through the bright moonlight on the window sill.
"Ah..GuluGulu.."
Before the girl could cry out in fear, Chen Fan made a single move, and a stream of hot blood splashed, moistening the sheets and the frightened Liu Shui next to him.
In an instant, he returned to his position with one sword, and the cold blade was pressed against Liu Shui's neck, "Where are Liu Bao and Liu Ye?"
