Jianming Chaos

"Then did something unusual happen last night? For example, did anyone come to report something to the feudal lord, something that disturbed him?" Zhiming asked.

The lady recalled a bit, and said: "There is nothing unusual, but before going to bed last night, I vaguely heard someone talking to him outside the bedroom, and then Gao Ze (Lord) seemed very excited. But, I can't hear it." I couldn't tell whose voice it was, and couldn't hear what they were talking about. Because I was too sleepy, I fell asleep first."

"What do you mean excited? Angry?"

"No, quite excited. I'm not sure if this has anything to do with his death." Madam stared blankly at the floor.

"Will the person who asked him to talk to him be Master Mi Hai?" Zuo Mu asked.

"No, I can recognize the mage's voice." Madam said affirmatively.

"Could it be Songdao?" Zhiming asked suddenly.

"Impossible... no, I don't know."

"Then did he mention anything to Madam after he returned to his room?" Zhiming felt that Madam's tone was a little strange.

"No, he won't tell me about general government affairs, and I don't care too much." Madam shook her head regretfully, and suddenly remembered something, and said, "By the way, he put a piece of paper on the desktop after returning to his room." A note. I didn’t pay attention at the time, but now that I think about it, there should be something written on it.”

"It seems that this note is very important! Can Madam send someone to fetch it?" Zhiming seemed to have found a breakthrough.

"I'll get it myself." Madam got up and walked into the bedroom accompanied by the maid.

"What do you think?" Zuo Mu asked Zhi Ming.

"I think the note Madam said is no longer there." Zhiming said in shock.

"What?!" Zuo Mu couldn't believe it, "You mean, someone stole the note?"

"No, there is no note at all. It is a lie fabricated by Madam to distract us." Zhiming said calmly.

Zuo Mu pressed his shoulder and asked, "Do you know what you're talking about?"

Zhiming moved his hand away and said, "The truth will be known soon. However, I need your cooperation."

Zhiming whispered a few words in his ear.Although Zuo Mu was puzzled, he still nodded.

Sure enough, after a few minutes, the madam came back in a hurry and said, "No, that note is gone!"

Zuo Mu was very surprised, the situation was exactly the same as Zhi Ming imagined.

Zhiming glanced at Zuo Mu from the corner of his eye, and said, "No need, ma'am. We analyzed it just now, and we already have a preliminary suspect. The murderer should be a samurai in your mansion."

Madam suddenly became nervous and asked: "No way, is there a thief? Who is it?"

"It's not sure yet. Judging from the technique, it should be a left-handed person." Zuo Mu made a gesture of swinging a knife with his left hand.

The black mist in Madam's eyes suddenly disappeared, and she said with a sigh of relief: "I'm really sorry, I can't help you, but I still hope that you can find out the real culprit as soon as possible, and give me Dana (husband) justice!"

"Don't worry, we will." After the two said goodbye to their wife, they returned to the room just now.

"You should have noticed the change in Madam's expression just now?" Zhiming asked.

Zuo Mu didn't say a word, but nodded slightly.It seems that he also approved of Zhiming's deduction.

"Just now I found a few doubts. First, the wife has just been widowed, and she is still in the mood to put on makeup? Judging by her appearance, she should have been well-groomed early in the morning; second, the wife said that she doesn't care about her husband's political affairs, but She said that she couldn't hear what the people outside were talking about, so how could she be sure that she was talking about government affairs? Besides, she said she was too sleepy and went to bed first, how could she have left a note on the table after the feudal lord returned to his room? Maybe you know? Three, when I mentioned Songdao's name just now, she immediately said it was impossible, then hesitated for a while, and then she didn't make it clear. Why? This is an instinctive reaction, she wants to protect Songdao subconsciously. Madam said that she couldn't hear whose voice it was, but she was sure it wasn't Matsushima, which proved that her relationship with Matsushima was unusual. Fourth, when we mentioned that the object of suspicion was a samurai in the Fuchu, she immediately became nervous Get up, why? Not because of fear, but because she knows who the murderer is. This proves that the murderer is likely to be someone she cares about or is close to. Based on these points, the situation is already very clear."

After thinking about it, Zuo Mu felt that it made sense, and said, "It seems that Matsushima and Madam are indeed related by blood."

"If I'm not wrong in my judgment, Matsushima should be the wife's son or younger brother; judging from the age of the wife, it is more like a younger brother, but this relationship is not public." Zhiming felt that his wife was only three years old at most. In his teens, compared with the feudal lord, he lacked a round of twelve zodiac signs, so he didn't look like a normal couple.

"You mean that Matsushima deliberately drew my attention and asked me to recruit him in order to assassinate the feudal lord? Moreover, since the wife has not made it public, the feudal lord has never known the relationship between the two of them?" Zuo Mu understood up.

"Exactly. I think they have been playing this game for a long time, and they didn't start to check until I appeared." Zhiming's thinking was already very clear.

Zuo Mu remained silent.After a long time, he finally said: "It seems that I have to tell you a fact."

"What fact?" Zhiming felt that there was a new clue.

"Actually, Mrs. Chunji is not the original wife of the feudal lord, but the younger sister of the original wife Chunhui. Mrs. Chunhui passed away two years ago." Zuo Mu revealed the secret history of the feudal mansion.

Zhiming is not surprised by this, he has already felt that the current lady is far behind the feudal lord in age, and she doesn't look like the main wife.Of course, he is not sure whether three wives and four concubines are allowed in this country.

"Mrs. Chunhui is a kind, open-minded woman. She is beautiful and intelligent, and she treats people with a sense of control. She is very caring for our samurai regiment, because she knows that we are the backbone of maintaining the stability of the feudal palace. It's a pity that good people don't last long. About two years ago, she passed away at the age of 47. Since that day, some samurai have begun to give up on themselves and vent their emotions through drinking, making troubles, and bullying the people. Even I don't care. Can't help it. Almost everyone in the feudal mansion thought she died of illness, but I know that the feudal lord poisoned her to death!" When Zuo Mu said this, a murderous look surged from his head.

Zhiming could tell that everyone here liked the original wife very much, so he asked, "Why did the feudal lord poison his wife to death?"

Seeing that Zuo Mu seemed to have something to hide, Zhiming asked again: "How do you know that the feudal lord poisoned her to death?"

"... Mrs. Chunji told me that her sister was poisoned to death by her brother-in-law, and asked me to avenge her!" The expression on Zuo Mu's face seemed to return to two years ago.

"Needless to say, you definitely didn't agree." Zhiming finished for him.

"That's right, I can't do it. After all, he is my master and he is kind to me. In fact, I had an ideological struggle at the time, but I finally held back. For this matter, Mrs. Chunji blamed me a little, But I was really reluctant. The feudal lord took Mrs. Chunji as his wife for granted. Then one day, I met Matsushima and was attracted by his martial arts, so I proposed to take him back to the mansion and give him the name of a samurai again. He was unwilling at first, saying that he was used to a free life; I said, it’s better to have three tricks, if he loses, he will go back with me. He agreed, and later he lost, so he fulfilled his promise.”

"So it seems that Matsushima was playing hard to get!" Zhiming said thoughtfully, "Because you refused to avenge Mrs. Chunji, she thought of her own brother who had become a ronin, and deliberately let him I played a good show for you, allowing you to bring him back to the feudal mansion naturally without arousing anyone's suspicion."

"In retrospect, it should be." Zuo Mu suddenly recalled a lot of things, "I just don't understand why Matsushima didn't take action at that time and had to wait until today?"

"Let me speculate on the plot." Zhiming began to play the master of reasoning again, "First, he has just joined the feudal clan, if something happens to the feudal lord, he will definitely be the first to be suspected; Ru Lin, even if he is a super killer, he can't do whatever he wants. Therefore, he must first settle in the mansion for a period of time, and after understanding everything here, he will wait for the opportunity to act in order to be safe. Second, he was originally a killer. , so it has become a professional habit of him to habitually want to kill with a saber specially designed for killers, but he did not have this kind of knife at that time. If I guessed correctly, he did not have an official weapon at that time, right? "

Zuo Mu was taken aback, nodded and said, "That's right, what he was holding was just a bamboo knife. Later I asked him where his weapon went, and he only said that it was unfortunately lost, without giving details."

"That's right. He lost his weapon, but he really hoped to use the killer knife to kill the feudal lord Yu, but he couldn't find a chance, because he was the only one in the samurai regiment who belonged to the assassination organization. It seems that he is very interested in the shadow There is still a certain amount of affection in the alliance, and even the killing weapon is so entangled. Until I appeared, because of the martial arts competition, he accidentally discovered that my knife was the steel knife he had dreamed of, and realized that the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had come.” Zhiming gradually infer.

"It turns out that the killer still has this kind of complex. This is the first time I've heard of it." Zuo Mu felt that he had come into contact with the New World.

"This is all my personal inference, but I don't think it's far from the truth." Zhiming cocked his brows slightly, and said, "Otherwise, how can I explain that my knife will become a murder weapon?"

"I thought he was just trying to blame you."

"That's right, framing is also one of the factors. Because he lost the contest last night, he was dissatisfied. He just took this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. He could not only kill the feudal lord, but also divert his attention. However, he really couldn't think of how to steal it. My knife; I didn't dare to take the risk until I eavesdropped on our chat last night and knew that I was drinking too much." A very clear criminal plan emerged in Zhiming's mind.

"Then how do you explain the feudal lord's appearance in the central hall at midnight? Even if Matsushima knows that you were drunk last night, it can only explain the robbery!" Zuo Mu questioned.

"Maybe Ma'am is not lying about this. Someone did tell the feudal lord something late last night."

"Who is that?" Zuo Mu looked puzzled.

"Judging from Madam's reaction just now, it's not Matsushima or the mage, it might be... Takenouchi."

"Retainer Takenouchi?!" Zuo Mu turned pale with shock, "Could it be...he was also involved?"

"That's right, there are not many people who can go to the dormitory to meet the feudal lord late at night, right? I think Takenouchi should know about the relationship between Matsushima and the two wives. Maybe it was Madam Chunji who asked Takenouchi to go to the feudal lord last night. To trick the feudal lord into coming to the central hall to wait for someone at four o'clock in the morning, and then let Matsushima kill him." Zhiming threw a heavy bomb.

"Then why doesn't Madam say it herself? Do you have to let outsiders do it?" Zuo Mu looked puzzled.

"I think it's because of my position that it's not convenient for Madam to come forward, so I have to pass it on through someone else. There is a possibility: After Matsushima eavesdropped on our conversation, he immediately went to see Mrs. Chunji and asked her to persuade the feudal lord to wait in the central hall at four o'clock in the middle of the night. Afterwards, she sneaked into my room and stole the knife; Madam found Takenouchi to meet the feudal lord in a hurry. From the time point of view, it is also very consistent." Zhiming speculated.

"The key... is it possible? Four o'clock is the easiest time to fall asleep, how could Takenouchi persuade the feudal lord to come to the central hall? Besides, who would come to see the feudal lord at four o'clock in the morning?" Zuo Mu thought this was unimaginable.

"This requires Madam or Takenouchi to tell us the answer." Zhiming shrugged and said, "Why don't you ask Takenouchi? I think he must admit this, otherwise I won't be able to get rid of the suspicion."

Zuo Mu was in a dilemma. Although he already knew the real culprit behind the scenes, he still didn't want to do something that would be detrimental to Mrs. Chun Ji. After all, the feudal lord was at fault first.

Seeing that the other party was indifferent, Zhiming pretended to regret and said: "It seems that you still can't bear it, there is no other way, you can only go to Yamatai to perform the task by yourself."

"No, you must go with me, after all, you are the savior of Yidu country." Zuo Mu said resolutely.

"If you don't reveal the real culprit, do you think other people will let me leave the feudal mansion?" Zhiming asked back.

Zuo Mu had nothing to say for a moment.After a while, he said, "Actually, I have to tell you one more fact."

"What? There's still 'dry goods'?" Zhiming suddenly felt that Zuo Mu was a little bit "hidden".

"...Actually, Cai Wenji once stayed in our residence for a while." Zuo Mu said, staring at the front ecstatically.

"What?!" Although Zhiming had a premonition, he was still surprised, "You didn't lie to me, did you?"

Zuo Mu felt that there was no need to hide it anymore, so he told him the following facts:

Ten years ago, Cai Yan was sent to the Xiezhi Peninsula by the Huns, and was escorted by Ito Hirosuke, the deputy commander of the Ito group, to the Washio domain.When passing Chiwei Well, they met Gao Ze.Gao Ze coveted Cai Yan's beauty, so he welcomed Ito and his party into the feudal mansion on the pretext of being a passing entertainer, hosted a banquet for them, and took the opportunity to get drunk with Ito, and begged him to keep Cai Yan for a month. Kabuki, and promised him a reward.Ito agreed in a daze at the time. After waking up the next day, he realized that drinking was a mistake, but the words had already been spoken, and he could not go back on his word. In desperation, he had no choice but to accept the reward and let Cai Yan stay for a month.However, one month later, when Ito brought his own soldiers and the Huns to the feudal mansion, Gao Ze repented, saying that Cai Yan was already a member of the feudal mansion and could not be taken away.This action angered the other party, and naturally there was a battle, and the result was of course that both sides suffered.After discussing with the Huns, Ito and his entourage, who had returned home with feathers, decided to sneak into the feudal mansion at night to save people.So, one night, under the premise that the entire feudal palace was unsuspecting, Cai Yan was rescued by the other party.Ito deliberately left the mark of the evil spirit warrior in Cai Yan's room, which also became the fuse of the war.