Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 330 Bloodstains

Cui Bianxu's eyes flickered, but he didn't respond. Instead, he said, "Didn't they say Xingyun was sent to Xingjing Temple by his family to become a monk? Then his family should live around Dunhuafang. Let's go check out that area outside the city."

Although the possibility is small, we cannot rule out revenge killings. If someone in Xingyun's family offended someone...

Although the Dali Temple's runners were a bit weak in fighting, they could still handle a small matter like checking the population. Wang Leisheng immediately agreed: "Don't worry, Shaoqing. I'll be back soon and I'll personally take people to check."

It's not a good idea to always rely on the Jinwu Guards to get things done.

Furong Garden has not been expanded yet, and it is completely different from the modern renovated Furong Garden in Xi'an. However, as a royal garden, it is carefully cared for all day long, and it is much better than other places in Chang'an City.

The gatekeepers were also on duty, and they were very polite to them, especially Wang Mingqian, who was from the same team as them and had met them during the meeting. "Why is the General of the Central Army here? Shaoqing Cui is here too! What brings you here?"

Wang Mingqian smiled and greeted them: "There is a case in the Dali Temple, right here in Dunhuafang..."

"How did the Dunhuafang case become related to Furong Garden?"

"Could it be that a thief has entered the garden?" The gate guards were also very nervous. Although they were on duty as the entire gate guard, let alone a criminal, no matter who casually entered Furong Garden without their knowledge, they would all be held responsible.

Cui Bianxu, who usually had a blank expression, smiled as he handed over the note with Liu Dewei's seal, then took over the conversation: "How could such a thing happen? You are all guarding the gate, and there are so many palace servants inside, how could a thief get in? It's not like he has wings, it's just that Liu Qing is always careful and said he was a little worried, so he asked us to come and take a look."

Cui Bianxu sold the leader without any pressure, which made Wang Mingqian look at him with admiration and secretly gave him a thumbs up.

Several gate guards were stunned by Cui Bianxu's laughter. This man was a notoriously cold-faced man who acted like someone owed him a lot of money all day long. This was the first time they saw him smile.

You know what, Cui Shaoqing looks really good when he smiles...

Seeing that they were silent and only staring at Cui Bianxu, and seeing that Cui Yi's smile had even subsided, Wang Mingqian was afraid that he would lose his temper the next moment, so he quickly stepped forward to block them and said, "Please take a look at Liu Qing's handwriting. If there is no problem, let me go in and take a look around, so that we can go back and report."

"You're welcome, General Zhonglang. Please come in." After coming to their senses, several people quickly opened the door and let them in.

As the third-rank chief official of the Dali Temple, Liu Dewei naturally had some prestige. They didn't dare to refuse him if he just wanted to take a look at the Golden Hibiscus Garden.

Cui Bianxu had never been to this place, but Wang Mingqian had been there before. He had been in Chang'an longer, so he led his men straight towards the area connected to Dunhuafang. "If we want to search the entire Furong Garden, I'm afraid our manpower isn't enough. Let's go over there first."

This is true. Furong Garden covers an area of ​​30 hectares and is 17 miles in circumference. The Quchi Pond is directly enclosed in the garden. If you want to search it carefully bit by bit, it will take too long.

Cui Bianxu nodded and said, "If the thieves were really hiding here, they would have chosen a remote house to hide in."

Unless there is an official banquet here, generally no one comes here, and there are not many palace servants stationed here. In such a large place, it is relatively easy to hide in a remote place for ten days or half a month without being discovered.

This place is really huge! It took the group quite a while to walk to the place, let alone search it thoroughly.

"Young Master! Look!" As soon as Wang Leisheng arrived at the place, he saw a bloodstain. It was not obvious, only half the size of a palm.

He looked around everywhere along the way. He had been in Chang'an City for many years, but this was his first time here. He thought of looking around more and bragging about it to his wife after returning home.

Then write a letter back home to show my father-in-law the good news, and burn it for my ancestors so that everyone knows this good news that brings honor to the family.

This discovery made everyone very excited. Along the way, everyone had been mentally prepared. In such a large area, it would be difficult to find the thief's trace. However, they made a discovery before they even stood firmly on their feet.

Cui Bianxu and Wang Mingqian immediately ran in the direction of his finger. The bloodstain was not on the white wall, but on the blue bricks not far from the wall.

"Only half of it, and I can't tell which direction it went." To a certain extent, Wang Mingqian can be said to be quite good at tracking - he was forced to do so by Cui Bianxu since he was a child.

"Search!" Since there is already one, it means that their judgment is correct. The thief fled towards Furong Garden.

With this half footprint as the center, everyone immediately spread out to search and soon made a new discovery: "Cui Shaoqing! There is a bloodstain here."

This time it wasn't a footprint, but a drop of blood. Wang Mingqian lowered his head and examined it carefully for a moment. "When Xingyun died, a large amount of blood spurted out. The thief must have been stained with it. This spot must have been accidentally dropped."

As he spoke, he thought of Xingyun's size and hesitated again: "Maybe Xingyun had fought with the thieves before his death..."

Then the bloodstains could be from the thief being accidentally injured by Xing Yun during the fight...

"You think too much."

Cui Bianxu's tone was cold: "Ding Yuan said that before Xingyun died, apart from fear, there was no sign of resistance."

Resistance will also leave resistance injuries. For example, when a person is in sudden danger and has no weapons at hand, the first thing that will be used is his own hands.

There was nothing on Xingyun's palms, including the spaces between his nails, except for dirt left by poor personal hygiene and food residue from eating without washing hands.

I am also quite impressed.

It is so fat, but it is useless. It is a waste of all the food we eat. Even a pig would know to resist before dying!

Wang Mingqian pursed his lips into a straight line. After taking a deep breath, he looked in the direction of the blood droplets and said, "Leave half of you to continue searching, and the rest follow me."

At the same time, in a remote house, a person who was sleeping with his hands locked with thick iron chains and his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes. His head full of blisters stared straight in the direction of Wang Mingqian and others through the doors and windows.

His body was covered with dark, sticky stains left by dried dirt. His clothes could no longer be seen in their original color. The blisters on his head were stained with dark red blood, as were the blisters on his lips and cheeks.

The most shocking thing was that his eyes were open, with only light blue whites...

No, upon closer inspection, his pupils are smaller than sesame seeds!