Wang Heng was awake and sleeping that night, and was not at ease. Several times, people asked Shen Hao and others if they were coming back.

Wang Dongjun was very confident in killing Qin Xiao, but Wang Heng felt that it would not be easy. Wang Xingchao was not informed about this matter in advance, so it was considered an unauthorized action. If it really caused a big disaster, Wang Xingchao would certainly not do anything to his own son.

, then the only one who will take the blame will be himself.

After dawn, Wang Heng got up and went out. He once again asked someone if Shen Hao was back. After receiving a negative answer, his right eyelid twitched.

No matter how slow Shen Hao and his team were, they still wouldn't be able to get back by now.

He only thought that there might have been an accident.

"Dong Jun!" Wang Heng personally knocked on Wang Dongjun's door and said in a deep voice: "Shen Hao didn't arrive last night. Did something happen? Open the door quickly. We have to send someone back to look for them."

There was dead silence in the room.

He frowned, maybe Zhonglang had too much fun last night, so he didn't wake up for a long time.

Although Wang Dongjun was his grandson, Wang Heng did not dare to offend Wang Dongjun. He shook his head and walked back with his thoughts on his mind. He could only wait for Wang Dongjun to wake up before talking. He walked a few steps and looked around. Suddenly his eyes straightened, but

What I saw was that the window of Wang Dongjun's room seemed to be ajar, with a small gap open.

He suddenly felt something was wrong.

It was such a cold winter weather that it was too late to close the window, so how could he open it? He quickened his pace and approached the window. He immediately felt a strange smell. Knowing that something was wrong, he stretched out his hand to push open the ajar window and looked inside. He only took a glance.

, his whole body went limp, his eyes widened, his mouth opened, but no sound came out, and then he collapsed on the ground.

Not far away, two followers saw Mr. Chang Shi sitting on the ground. They thought Mr. Chang Shi was unwell and hurriedly grabbed him without looking into the room. They helped Wang Heng up.

Wang Heng was trembling all over and pointed to the window. Seeing this, one of his followers couldn't help but look closer. He was also shocked and shouted: "Come here, come quickly...!"

In a moment, the followers of the inn rushed over one after another, and soon dozens of people gathered in the yard.

"In the house, in the house...!"

Some people leaned towards the window and saw the scene inside the house, and were horrified, while others immediately climbed through the window and went in.

"The general is dead!" someone exclaimed loudly.

Everyone else looked horrified and looked at each other.

Wang Heng's hands and feet were weak, and he was helped into the house. Everyone could see clearly that Wang Dongjun was lying on the ground, and there was blood all around his body. However, after a night of cold wind, the blood had solidified, and no one dared to move easily.

Wang Dongjun's body was found, but his heart was filled with shock.

Everyone knew that something big had happened.

It took Wang Heng a long time to regain his composure, thought of something, and asked, "Where is that woman?"

In fact, many people knew that there was a woman in General Zhonglang's house, and her painful screams last night could be heard far away in the inn.

"I didn't see it." A person from the side came up to her. It was Hong Laosan who had kidnapped Miss Xile. He said with a horrified look on his face: "Sir, I looked for that woman, but I can't find that woman."

At this moment, the sound of footsteps was heard, and a middle-aged man in a gray cotton robe entered the house. When he saw the scene inside the house, he became horrified.

"Sir, this...!" The middle-aged man's voice trembled.

Wang Heng turned to look at the middle-aged man and said angrily: "Zhao Quan, you... how did you become the post commander? Zhonglang will die in your post, what crime do you deserve?"

Postmaster Zhao Quan almost collapsed.

"Sir, last night...last night the postmen were waiting on all the soldiers, and the front and back yards were also guarded by the soldiers...!" Zhao Quan raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, stammering, not knowing what to do.

He said that, but he knew in his heart that Wang Heng wanted to put the responsibility for Wang Dongjun's murder on himself.

There are only about ten people in Pinghu Post, and he, the postmaster, is not even a piece of shit in front of Master Chang Shi.

Wang Dongjun checked into the inn with 40 or 50 people. In addition, he also had mounts. People from the inn came to ask questions about eating, drinking, and drinking. These followers were all people around Wang Dongjun. No one in the inn could afford to offend him. He served tea and poured water.

Always waiting.

"Sir, Zhonglang will have his throat cut." Someone said cautiously.

Wang Heng stared at Wang Dongjun's body, and for a moment he really didn't know what to do.

This time he went to the True Feather Department, taking Wang Dongjun with him. As an elder, he naturally had to fulfill his responsibility to take care of Wang Dongjun. Now that Wang Dongjun was killed at the inn, he really didn't know how to explain to Wang Xingchao after he returned.

"Sir, the big cloak belonging to the lieutenant general is missing." Hong Laosan suddenly said: "I saw that big cloak hanging over there before, but now it's gone."

Wang Heng looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, the cloak was missing.

He suddenly thought of something, stared at Hong Laosan and asked: "You brought that woman back, and no one really discovered it?"

Hong Laosan shook his head and said: "Sir, we took action while she was fetching water alone by the river. After she was knocked unconscious, she put her into a sack and left immediately. There was no one else around at that time."

"That woman was rescued." Wang Heng said angrily: "That cloak must have been worn by that woman. She left in the middle of the night and was afraid of the cold, so she wore the cloak. Hong Laosan, you idiots

, someone must have discovered it when they kidnapped someone, and they sent someone to rescue the woman."

Hong Laosan was surprised and said: "Sir, could it be that someone from the Chifu Lu tribe came after him and killed General Zhonglang?"

Hearing this, other people present shouted: "Sir, how dare the Fulu people be so bold, let's kill them now."

"Don't make any noise." Wang Heng shouted loudly, stood up, walked to Wang Dongjun's body, looked at the knife that penetrated the chest, and said: "This is the saber of the Siler people."

"It's their sword." Hong Laosan nodded and said, "The Xiler people's saber is completely different from our Tang sword. They can be recognized at a glance."

Postmaster Zhao Quan hurriedly came closer, took a look, and whispered: "Sir, this is the sword of the Xile people. Your Excellency is right, it was the Chifulu people who killed General Zhonglang."

"No, if it was the Chifulu people, why did they leave the knife?" Wang Heng shook his head and frowned, "Didn't this tell us clearly that it was the Xile people who did it?"

Others also think it makes sense.

"Hong Laosan, you immediately lead a group of people to chase north." Wang Heng thought of something and immediately said: "If the Fulu people left that woman because of the scolding, they must go north."

Hong Laosan thought that if he chased her now, it would be too late. If he had been rescued last night, the Chifulu people would have run back a few dozen miles to the north.

However, Wang Heng did not dare to disobey the order and immediately led his men to chase him.

"Go search around and see if the murderer has left any clues." Wang Heng ordered.

Someone cautiously said: "Sir, it snowed all the time last night. Even if there are footprints left, they are all covered by heavy snow...!"

"What were you all doing last night?" Wang Heng thought that dozens of people were unaware of the assassin's arrival. Wang Dongjun was killed last night and was only discovered early this morning. What's even more outrageous is that he was the one who discovered the accident.

.

These bastards must only care about their own gambling and don't care about the safety of the general.

But I also knew in my heart that when Wang Dongjun was playing with women, no one would dare to come and disturb him.

"Get out of here." The more Wang Heng thought about it, the angrier he became. Everyone saw Master Chang Shi getting angry and exited the room one after another. Postmaster Zhao Quan was about to leave when Wang Heng stopped him and said, "You stay."

After everyone exited, Wang Heng stared at Zhao Quan and asked: "Zhao Quan, Zhonglang is going to be killed in your station. How do you explain it to the general?"

However, Zhao Quan had already knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Sir, little one...!"

"We need a murderer." Wang Heng said in a low voice: "We can't report this to the general. We don't even know who the murderer is? If this is the case, neither of our heads can be saved."

Zhao Quan sensed that there was something in Wang Heng's words, so he lowered his voice and said, "Youngster, it all depends on the orders of the adults."

"General Zhonglang must have been killed by the Xile people." Wang Heng said: "But why did the Xile people leave the knife? The reason is very simple. When the murderer stabbed the knife into General Zhonglang's chest, General Zhonglang separated and caught him.

The murderer could not pull out the knife, and the murderer was worried that the guards would notice him if he made too much noise, so he could only escape in a hurry."

"That's right." Zhao Quan said hurriedly: "Your Excellency is wise!"

"Why did the murderer want to kill General Zhonglang?" Wang Heng said: "It's very simple. In order to please General Zhonglang, Hong Laosan and others were so bold that they went to rebuke the Lu tribe and kidnapped a girl. But what they did was...

When people found out, they scolded the Fulu tribe and sent people over to rescue them."

"Sir, this... this doesn't make sense." Zhao Quan said cautiously: "If the Chifu Lu tribe really knew that the Zhonglang General's men had kidnapped their girl, they should... shouldn't have dared to come over.

Looking for trouble."

Wang Heng was startled, but nodded slightly, and said thoughtfully: "It makes sense." After thinking for a while, he said: "It's not that the Fulu tribe sent people here, but that someone from the Fulu tribe was so bold that they wanted to

Rescue that woman. That man was vicious and cruel. He sneaked into the inn, killed the general, and then escaped with others."

"This makes sense." Zhao Quan said: "The men in the grassland are very tough. If their woman is captured, they will take it back regardless of their lives. Maybe the murderer is the husband or lover of that woman. He saw his woman being taken away.

I caught him, chased him by myself, killed the general, and took my woman away."

Wang Heng frowned and said: "If you say this, will it...will it appear that the lieutenant general behaves inappropriately and is suspected of occupying other people's wives?"

Zhao Quan's mouth moved slightly, but no sound came out.

"I am exonerating you now." Wang Heng said coldly: "If you can't give an explanation to the general, do you think you can survive?"

"Sir, please forgive me for speaking frankly. The general knows the temperament of the general Zhonglang." Zhao Quan said in a low voice: "If it is reported that the Zhonglang will snatch Xile women and seize other people's wives, the general...

On the contrary, the general will not suspect it, because...because the general Zhonglang is this kind of person. It only makes sense that the general Zhonglang robs other people's wives and the murderer comes to the door."

Wang Heng thought for a while, then nodded and said: "That's right." He looked thoughtful, then approached Zhao Quan and asked in a low voice: "Do you have any evidence in your hand?"

"Evidence?" Zhao Quan was stunned.

"I heard that Chifulu people like to wear jewelry. Even men like to wear necklaces or earrings. Some men also have bracelets." Wang Heng said: "Just relying on a knife cannot fully prove that it is true.

If the murderer left behind any evidence...!"

Zhao Quan was assigned to serve as the postmaster at Pinghu Post. Of course he was not a fool, and he knew what he was talking about. He hurriedly said: "Sir, I happened to have a few things in my collection. One of them is an eagle pendant made of tiger bones.

At first, a few Chifulu merchants passed by Pinghu Station. I saw that the pendant was very rare, so I spent some money to buy it. I wonder if I can use it?"

"Hurry and get it!"

Zhao Quan hurriedly went to get it, and not long after, he came back and presented Wang Heng with a pendant. Wang Heng saw that the pendant was indeed carved from bone. He was not sure whether it was tiger bone, but it was indeed carved with the wings of an eagle.

"The Xile people take the eagle as their totem." Zhao Quan explained: "The Chifulu people like to wear eagle necklaces the most, and they all feel that once they wear the pendant, their souls will be attached to it, and they rarely wear it again.

Take it off. I put a lot of thought into getting this pendant and have been keeping it."

Wang Heng looked at it carefully, handed the pendant back to Zhao Quan, pursed his lips, and said to Wang Dongjun's corpse: "Put the pendant into his hand, but don't break his fingers."

Zhao Quan was shocked, knowing that Wang Heng was intentionally perjuring himself to pin the murderer of Wang Dongjun on the head of the Chifulu people.

In fact, Zhao Quan was not sure whether the real murderer was Chifu Lu, but he knew that if he was reported to the police, he would not even know who the murderer was. The general would be furious and his own life would definitely be in danger.

Mr. Chang Shi must not have had a good life either.

Now everyone is a grasshopper on a rope. We must have a reasonable excuse to report it. As for whether it will bring disaster to the Chifulu people, we can't control that much.

Wang Dongjun's body was already stiff. It took Zhao Quan a long time to finally stuff the Jiang pendant into Wang Dongjun's hand. If anyone checked the body, they would naturally think that the pendant was torn off the murderer before Wang Dongjun died.

"Sir, it's done." Zhao Quan was uneasy.

However, Wang Heng was filled with righteous indignation and said angrily: "The people of Lu are so bold to kill the general Zhonglang for a despicable woman. It is simply unjust." He glanced at Zhao Quan and asked: "Chief Zhao,

Isn’t that true?”
Chapter completed!