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Chapter 728 Operation Asuka (3)

As the backbone of all the officials present, Liu Daming was supposed to be the one talking things out, but he was dazzled by the chef's absconding. He was worried and frightened. He didn't know how to deal with himself for a while. Li Chun, who is the master, hasn't recovered from the shock at this moment, so naturally he won't care about anything at all. The rest of the people are so humble, how dare they talk about such a big thing They spoke indiscriminately, so there was an eerie dead silence in the huge West Flower Hall, and the oppressive atmosphere was so dense that it was hard to breathe.

"Master Liu, we must not let that chef escape!"

Seeing that the crowd waited for a long while without saying a word, Yan Wanshan became anxious. You must know that the King of Yue sent him out this time to protect Gao Zhizhou, but now Gao Zhizhou unexpectedly Such a strange death, still died in the fourth prince Li Chun's house, no matter how he calculates, it is difficult for Yan Wanshan to confess to the king of Yue, and the only way now is to catch the absconded cook and see if he can follow the vine. Only by finding the culprit behind the crime can the guilt be alleviated. I don't want to be misunderstood by a bunch of bureaucrats, so I got ahead regardless.

"Ok?"

When Liu Daming was anxiously thinking about countermeasures, his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by someone, and his expression was a bit ugly, but when he saw that the speaker was the guard commander brought by Gao Zhizhou, he did not know the details. It's not good to have an attack casually, so I can only frowned in displeasure and snorted coldly.

"Yes, that guy can't be allowed to escape, Uncle Yan, can you do something?"

Liu Daming didn't know Yan Wanshan's ability, so he didn't dare to express his opinion easily, but Li Chun knew it very well. Seeing Yan Wanshan opened his mouth at this moment, he woke up suddenly, as if someone who fell into the water caught the last Like a straw, he hurriedly shouted.

"Well, but before it's too late, a certain subordinate has a tracking expert named Song Mingke, who has a unique skill to find the enemy's track by smell, but there are too many people at the moment, if the smell is mixed, then there will be no chance."

Yan Wanshan is a confidant of the King of Yue, so he would not pay attention to Liu Daming, the governor, and ignored how ugly his face was, and just exchanged opinions with Li Chun.

"Okay, that's good, it's not too late, I ask Uncle Yan to send someone there as soon as possible, no matter what the need is, my nephew will have no reason to refuse."

As soon as there was a straw to grasp, Li Chun immediately regained his energy, and made a decision on his own without asking Liu Daming's opinion.

"Since that's the case, Yan will arrange it now!"

Yan Wanshan only had Li Chun in his eyes, and he didn't have Liu Daming at all. It was polite to ask for instructions earlier, but what he got in return was cold reception, which made Yan Wanshan 12 points dissatisfied. Without even looking at Liu Daming, after socializing with Li Chun, he went out of the West Flower Hall on his own, and went to arrange related matters without mentioning it.

"Cough cough!"

Seeing Yan and Li answering each other in such a way, clearly not taking him as the highest official of the state seriously, Liu Daming couldn't help being furious for a while, but the death of Gao Zhizhou was really too important. It's a bit more important, and Liu Daming didn't dare to take this burden lightly. After thinking about it, he also felt that it was not inappropriate for Yan Wanshan to come forward to rectify it. The road is going to be good after all, of course, as the highest governor of the state, Liu Daming must have an accountable approach on such a major matter, so he fake coughed twice, attracting everyone's attention.

"Ah, Mr. Liu, although there are already people following the cook, I am afraid that there are still accomplices who will respond. If there is a change, I am afraid it is not a joke. Please ask Mr. Liu to send the state army to coordinate."

After Liu Daming made such a fuss, Li Chun realized that his previous proficiency was a bit too much, but when all the middle-ranking officials of the state were present, Li Chun was unwilling to bow his head and admit his mistake for nothing, so he decided to discuss it The tone expressed the request.

"It's not urgent, let Wu Zuo test it before discussing it!"

Speaking of which, Liu Daming is also one of the earliest batch of Beimen scholars, but his official career is far behind the others. To reduce his own responsibility, but when the words came to his mouth, he turned into a different look, and took a noncommittal attitude towards Li Chun's request.

"This... yes, I will obey your lord's order."

Li Chun was also a sensible person, although he was very anxious, but when he saw that Liu Daming wanted to take revenge on his previous arbitrariness, there was nothing he could do, he could only respectfully agree to his promise, and stepped aside on his own.

"My lord, according to the investigation, it is known that Mr. Gao died of snake venom. The food itself did not hide the poison, but the food plate was coated with a layer of toxin. Therefore, the person who inspected the food could not find out where the poison was. In addition, A piece of rag left by the escaped cook Wang Biao was found in the dining room, and the toxin detected from it was consistent with what was wiped on the food plate, this person should be seriously suspected."

Such a huge case happened in the Sima's mansion, and the assistant who was recruited did not dare to be careless in the slightest, not to mention the fact that he arrived very quickly, and the whole inspection was also very fast. It was only a cup of tea before and after, and it was cleared up The basics of the case were quickly reported to Liu Daming.

"En!" Hearing that the root cause of the matter was indeed in the Sima Mansion itself, Liu Daming felt a little relieved. Although he still couldn't get away with it, at least most of the responsibility should be borne by Li Chun, the son of Yue Wang. In view of this, he had to completely put the matter on Li Chun's head. After waving his hand, he looked at Li Chun with serious eyes, and asked almost word by word: "Li Chun My lord, where did this cook come from? Why did he do such a rebellious thing, huh?"

"Master Mingjian, this cook was recommended by the second son of your mansion to Xiaguan when he first arrived in Caizhou. He tried it a few times and found that his skills were acceptable, so he used it. Caiyanglin county magistrate can help you with this matter. The next officer testified."

Although Li Chun has not been an official for a long time, he grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he is quite familiar with conspiracy activities. He knew Liu Daming's intentions just by hearing it, and he was not to be outdone, so he expressed the truth in a respectful manner. , unceremoniously dragged Liu Daming into the water together.

"Is there such a thing? Well..."

Liu Daming originally thought that he could use this to reduce the responsibility on his body, but he never expected that the matter would go round and round, and then went around to his own backyard. His head hurt immediately, and he really didn't know how to turn around the current situation.

"Report, Lord Liu and Lord Li have discovered the whereabouts of the absconded cook Wang Biao. He is currently hiding in a house in the south of the city. Commander Yan is afraid of lack of manpower and dare not act without authorization. Please send troops to help immediately!"

Just when Liu Daming was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say, he saw Gao Zhizhou's personal guard rushing in from outside, and reported urgently.

"what?"

Liu Daming originally didn't have any hope for the so-called tracking proposed by Yan Wanshan. In his mind, it was just a falsehood, but he never expected that Yan Wanming could actually find the cook in such a short period of time. Shocked, he lost his composure and yelled out.

"Master Liu, it's not too late. I'm afraid something will change. Please, Master Liu, immediately order the state army to arrest the suspect!"

Although Li Chun is a man of literature, he has had a lot of contact with Yan Wanshan after all, so he will never doubt Yan Wanshan's ability. The ground yelled.

"Okay, send an order, the state army will attack immediately, and the suspect and his accomplices must be taken down!"

At this point, Liu Daming didn't have the time to think about whether there would be any other strange things in it. He just wanted to solve the case and forgive the crime, so he didn't hesitate. He waved his hand and gave the order loudly. The attached entourage went to order the state army who had been waiting outside the mansion for a long time. In a short while, with the sound of horseshoes, more than a thousand state troops, led by a school lieutenant, rushed to the place where the suspect was found. On the street, someone came forward and led the captain to meet Yan Wanshan who had already been waiting impatiently.

"The last general Fu Rong sees Commander Yan."

Yan Wanshan is holding the title of general this time, and in terms of rank, he is two steps higher than the school captain of the state army. , followed by a standard military salute.

"Lieutenant Fu, there is no need to be too polite. Time is urgent. In order to prevent the suspect from absconding again, we will immediately lead our troops and horses into the house, and we must take down the thief!"

Yan Wanshan was very impatient, how could he have the time to talk to the captain of the state military academy, he didn't even reply to the salute, he hastily issued an order.

"No, the general will obey!"

Fu Rong was extremely dissatisfied with Yan Wanshan's attitude, but he didn't dare to miss the business because of it. He could only answer solemnly, and returned to the headquarters, quickly mobilized troops and horses, and surrounded the whole house. , before the deployment was in place, Yan Wanshan couldn't wait to lead his troops into the courtyard, and a fierce battle broke out in an instant——in the darkness, although the group of people in the courtyard didn't know what was going on, their subordinates They were all extremely tough, and they had no intention of surrendering at all. Soon they fought Yan Wanshan and the others. Entering, the situation of the battle soon showed a one-sided posture.

As soon as they saw the state army killing them, the group of strong men in the house realized that something was wrong, and shouted words like misunderstanding, but Yan Wanshan and others who were already red-eyed were not willing to listen. With the power of nine oxen and two tigers, they finally captured or killed those who dared to resist, and completely disintegrated the resistance in the yard. After a thorough search, they only found the clothes that the absconding suspect had replaced in the backyard. But they couldn't find him, and the group had no choice but to escort all the captured thieves back to Sima Mansion.

"Come on, bring the leader of the thieves to me!"

As soon as he learned that the suspect himself could not be caught, Liu Daming's expression darkened, he roared in extreme annoyance, and his subordinates waited for him to do what he said.

"why you?"

The criminal had just come to the hall, Li Chun just saw it, and was startled immediately, jumped up as if sitting on pins and needles, pointed at the celebrity prisoner as if he had seen a ghost, his jaw almost fell to the ground in surprise.

(End of this chapter)