Second scene.

Except that the body had been transported back to the Yamen for post-mortem examination, the Yamen servants did not move at all, and still retained the appearance when the crime happened.

This official road has been blocked, and the ban issued from Beijing Central has been issued to all county offices and towns along the road. Destroy and thus affect the judgment.

Bao Longtu and Mo Liang arrived with ten police officers on fast horses.Mo Liang turned over and jumped off the horse first, took two quick steps to hold the rein for Bao Longtu, and helped him get off the horse.

Although this black charcoal has been used to riding horses after years of experience, his equestrian skills are not very good. When getting on and off the horse, he often has to hold on to the saddle tightly and step on the horse stool.Unlike those who know equestrian skills, they can do it in one jump.Support him, lest he make a fool of himself in front of his subordinates.

It was already autumn, and the weeds on the side of the road began to turn yellow. When the wind blew again, the scene was very bleak.

Mo Liang was hurt by the scene, and he couldn't help sighing when he thought of the soldiers of Di Yueguo who died.

Bao Longtu had already walked to the leader's carriage, inspected the carriage carefully, and called Mo Liang, "Mo Liang, is the carriage you found that day really like this?"

Mo Liang said: "Return to your lord, yes."

Bao Longtu said: "Didn't you find anything suspicious from this carriage that day?"

Mo Liang said: "This...except that the carriage is intact, the villain has not found anything unusual about the carriage, and there is no mechanism installed on the body. Therefore, the villain and others deduce that this is not the scene of the murder."

Bao Longtu smiled faintly, and said: "This carriage is not Di Yueguo's carriage, but our Zhongtu's."

Mo Liang said: "Huh?"

Bao Longtu beckoned, and said, "Come over and have a look at this carriage, do you think it's 'shabby'?"

Mo Liang scratched his head and said, "...Don't you feel shabby? It's no different from ordinary carriages....Ah!"

Bao Longtu smiled and said: "It seems that you finally found out."

Mo Liang suddenly realized, slapped his forehead, and regretted: "Since it is a carriage carrying Di Yue's royal family and important ministers and envoys, why does it look the same as that of ordinary people's homes!"

Such an obvious clue, when he came to inspect the scene that day, he missed it!

Bao Longtu said: "This is first. Second, this carriage is very light. In our Central Plains, such light carriages are more common. Because we are located in a flat area and the roads are smooth, in order to increase the speed, the craftsmen are building Horse-drawn carriages tend to control the weight of the body, so that the horses will not feel too hard to pick up the carriage, so the speed of travel will be reduced.”

Mo Liang nodded again and again: "Not bad."

Bao Longtu said: "However, the Western Region is located in a remote place, and the roads are mostly deserts and Gobi. The gravel is everywhere, and the storm is raging. Such a light carriage travels on various roads in the Western Region. Overturned cart. May I ask, how can the residents who grew up in the Western Regions use such a carriage? And I have read in the book that because the culture of the Western Regions is different from my Central Plains, the style of this carriage is also very different from ours. "

Mo Liang said: "Your Excellency, you are saying that these carriages didn't come all the way from Diyue at all?"

Bao Longtu said: "That's right.... In this way, there is one more doubt. After the Di Yue envoys entered our Central Plains territory, why did they change into our Central Plains carriage?"

Mo Liang speculated: "Maybe it's because their carriages from the Western Regions are too heavy, so they travel too slowly. They are afraid of delaying the time to meet the emperor, so they changed to our middle-earth carriages after entering the country."

Bao Longtu said: "Your conjecture is not impossible. In my dynasty, Luan cars can only be used by emperors and princes, and it is absolutely not allowed to build such carriages privately. Although Prince Di Yue does not want to condescend, but in order to hurry, he has to Compromise, in terms of probability, is not impossible."

Mo Liang rubbed his head and said, "However... thinking about it carefully, this statement is still a bit far-fetched."

Di Yueren was familiar with the situation in the Western Regions, so even if the trip was delayed due to the wind and sand, it was expected that the delay would not be too long.Once entering the Central Plains, the roads are smooth, and the horses in the Western Regions are not like the horses in the Central Plains. They are small in size and have limited physical strength. Logically speaking, it should be more comfortable to run.

Bao Longtu said: "No matter what the possibility is, the only starting point for us now is these carriages. Mo Liang, tell them to harness the horses to the carriages and take them back to the government office for safekeeping. In addition, ask the carriage dealers in Beijing to see Whether it is possible to find out where these carriages were built and where the craftsmen made them."

"Yes!" Mo Liang beckoned, and several policemen who were standing aside brought their horses over, put on their carriages, and went straight back to Beijing.

Bao Longtu said again: "Send someone to ride a fast horse to Liangzhou day and night, and inquire in detail about the entry of Liangzhou's envoys."

This matter has to be entrusted to a reliable person, he can't go by himself, let alone Wei Lan.Mo Liang looked at the few police officers present. Unlike the two idiots in Niujia Village that day, they were all relatively shrewd.Mo Liang carefully selected one and ordered him to ride a fast horse to do it quickly.

By the way, I couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the package of Heitan is the package of Heitan, if this were replaced by Lu Deyou, I'm afraid it would always be a no-brainer case.

When the policemen pulled the carriage away, Bao Longtu kept paying attention to the ruts on the ground, and couldn't compare them with the old ones, then stood still and fell into deep thought.

Mo Liang was afraid of disturbing his train of thought, so he didn't dare to approach and disturb him, but stayed by the roadside, waiting for his order before going up.

When he looked around, he saw a fast horse coming from a distance.Mo Liang immediately kept vigilant, when the horse entered the visible range of vision, before Mo Liang greeted him, the man on the horse performed lightness kung fu, and before the horse stopped, he flew to Mo Liang's side in the wind.

This handsome figure, who is not his Wei Lan?

Mo Liang hurriedly pulled him aside, and asked, "Why are you here? Didn't you take someone to check the village?... Finished? Can't you?"

Wei Lan said with a smile: "The other side has been handed over to the brothers." How can he personally supervise such an errand as searching the village? "I'm worried about you and Mr. Bao, I came here to protect you."

Mo Liang watched the horse he rode panting for breath. He didn't know how he urged the child along the way, so he ran quickly to see if the horse was tired.

Mo Liang curled his lips and said, "You are really worrying too much. Could it be that a robber suddenly appears here?"

Wei Lan said: "Well, that's not sure. If the robbers really come and take you to the cottage to be Mrs. Yazhai, why don't you cry in the toilet?"

Mo Liang glared at him, angrily said: "Not serious!"

Wei Lan giggled.At this time Bao Longtu came towards them, Wei Lan hurriedly put away her smile, bowed solemnly and said, "My subordinates will see Mr. Bao."

Bao Longtu nodded and said, "Excuse me. How about it, is there any clue in the village?"

Wei Lan said apologetically, "This subordinate only visited the post station at Shiliting. This subordinate really cares about Mr. Bao's safety. This subordinate sent all the police officers to investigate Laiwu Town and several other villages and towns as soon as possible."

Just now when Wei Lan and Mo Liang were intimate, Bao Longtu could see everything.Hearing what he said, Bao Longtu glanced at Mo Liang lightly, and couldn't help but smile in his heart.Which one is he concerned about? With Bao Longtu's discerning eyes, how could he not see it?

Bao Longtu smiled and said, "You have worked hard. Did you find anything?"

Wei Lan said: "Master Bao, after investigation by my subordinates, I found that Wang Chao and Ma Han left the station independently."

Bao Longtu frowned and said, "Leave voluntarily?"

Wei Lan said: "Yes. And he left in a hurry. Except for his sword, all his clothes and money were left at the station without him."

Bao Longtu murmured, and said: "So, they didn't escape, it was more like they were involved in some incident and left in a hurry."

Wei Lan said: "This subordinate also thinks so. Moreover, this subordinate boldly speculates that the disappearance of these two people is likely to be related to the case of Di Yue's envoys."

Bao Longtu said: "Oh?"

Wei Lan said: "This subordinate asked the shopkeeper. During the day before the incident, the two of them were still at the post station. The next day Xiaoer came to clean the room and found that their luggage was still there, but they were gone. I asked them if they noticed anything at night. The shopkeeper said that he heard a lot of horseshoes faintly, so he woke up the dozing Xiao Er, fearing that some guests would come, so he was careful to neglect. But they waited for a while, but no one came Lodging."

Bao Longtu said: "Passing by the inn at night but not lodging...it must be not because I don't want to lodging, but because I can't lodging."

Wei Lan said: "Subordinates think the same way. Wang Chao and Ma Han are from Jianghu, and Jianghu people are more cautious and alert. If even the shopkeeper heard the sound of horseshoes, they must have heard it too. Perhaps because they felt suspicious, they followed them. See what they're up to."

Mo Liang nodded, and echoed: "It's not unreasonable. Normal merchants are afraid of encountering villains, so they don't move at night, only officers, soldiers or robbers can travel at night. From the standpoint of Dynasty and Mahan, they suddenly heard the sound of many horseshoes, It is likely that they suspected that the government sent people to investigate, so they went out to investigate. After all, we said that we will protect them is only one-sided, and they may not believe it."

Wei Lan said: "They quietly came to the street, and soon found that something was wrong with these people. According to the nature of Jianghu people, they often choose to follow and find out."

Mo Liang said: "This also explains why the two of them disappeared on the day of the crime."

Bao Longtu sighed: "It's a pity that these are all our conjectures, and there is no evidence yet....Huh?"

He glanced at the grass inadvertently, then walked in quickly, squatting down to check.

Mo Liang and Wei Lan followed closely behind, and they saw obvious trample marks on the weeds.

Wei Lan also squatted down and exclaimed: "This is... made by the trampling of horseshoes!" His palm stroked the ground, "From the footprints of the hoofs, these horses are not my Central Plains horses, and, judging from the time... just right It's the hoof marks left on the day of the incident!"

Wei Lan understands horses, and the hoof prints can be seen at a glance.

Mo Liang exclaimed: "What!"

He hastily squatted down, pawing at the grass, there were a few obvious trample marks, such an important clue, he missed it again that day? !

Mo Liang slapped his forehead hard, and couldn't help blaming himself: "Damn it! I really made a mistake!"

When investigating the scene that day, he and Wei Lanbing split into two groups.Knowing this, he should have exchanged tasks with Wei Lan.Wei Lan is careful, and with him checking here, these clues have been discovered long ago, and maybe the case will not be as progressless as it is now.

Wei Lan firmly held down his arm, forcibly stopping him from beating his forehead.

...Don't even think about it, Wei Lan owns the ownership of this body, does he agree with him to abuse himself?

Bao Longtu also comforted him: "People are not sages, no one can do anything wrong. Now that something has happened, instead of blaming yourself, it's better to think about what to do next."

Wei Lan said: "It's not too late to find out now." While controlling Mo Liang's arm, he said to Bao Longtu: "Master Bao, it seems that they transported the carriage here, and then untied the horses to clear the officials. Escaping along the lawn after horseshoe prints on the road."

Weeds are overgrown on both sides of the road, and it is difficult for ordinary people to notice the tread marks on it.

"Judging from the time of death obtained by Wu Zuo's autopsy, it must be this group of gangsters who passed by the Shiliting Station at night. The horses in the Western Regions are strong, so the hooves will be abnormally loud. Although these people are very careful, they still let them go. The shopkeeper heard the sound of horseshoes."

This is called Tianwang Huihui, there is no impenetrable wall in the world.

The investigation here has been completed, Bao Longtu wants to drop by the post station and various villages to have a look.

Mo Liang led his horse, and saw Wei Lan following behind him with a smile.

"……what?"

"Of course I will ride with you."

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