The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven
Chapter 629 Is It an Accident?
Chapter 629 Is It an Accident?
Zhong Yuanzhi listened to the discussions from passers-by along the way and rode towards the Temple Mountain with his subordinates.
I heard a voice behind me saying:
"This is Lord Zhong, who was originally in the Shen Ce Army, but was later banished from the palace and became a member of the Jin Wu Guard, right?"
"I heard that Lord Zhong was once a capable general under the command of the General Protecting the North. Later... I don't know what mistakes he made, and he was demoted again and again."
"It seems that the Zhong family's halo may not be effective..."
“After all, the Zhong family is just rich, not many of them hold high positions.”
"It's just that I have money... I would like to..."
"It is said that his younger brother is even more capable. He passed the imperial examination and successfully entered the National Academy. After he graduates, he will probably have a brighter future than his brother."
There was a lot of discussion, but only these reached Zhong Yuanzhi's ears.
He listened without showing any expression on his face, but his lips were pursed into a straight line. He twisted the reins, activated the spiritual weapon, and the horse's speed suddenly increased.
The two subordinates behind him exchanged puzzled looks.
"Didn't your Excellency say that it was just a formality..."
"Maybe he's anxious because it's almost time for his next shift?"
Although the two were puzzled, they still speeded up and caught up silently.
Soon after, we reached the halfway point of the Temple Mount.
That's where the incident happened.
The three men dismounted and saw that the place had been surrounded by the servants of the temple. Snow-white curtains had been drawn around to cover the scene and alert the crowd to prevent believers from accidentally trespassing.
Outside the curtain, the only priest present stepped forward and said to Zhong Yuanzhi with a warm smile:
"Master Zhong, the scene has been properly protected. If you need anything, just let us know and we will fully cooperate."
Zhong Yuanzhi bowed slightly and replied politely: "Thank you, Master Priest, you have done a great job. Next, leave it to us, the Jinwu Guards."
However, the priest did not leave after hearing this, but said with a smile on his face:
"Master Zhong, this is Temple Mountain. It would be more convenient if I were to accompany you. After all, some places involve the secrets of the temple, and you may need me to give you a few pointers..."
Of course, the intention of surveillance is obvious.
The two Jinwu Guard subordinates exchanged glances silently.
Zhong Yuanzhi remained calm, and simply bowed his hands and said, "Of course I understand. May I ask the name of the priest?"
He glanced at the golden line on the priest's sleeve and his eyes narrowed slightly.
"My name is Gao Yisheng." The priest replied with a smile.
Many middle-aged and elderly female believers passing by waved enthusiastically when they saw the priest, and some even shouted, "High Priest."
The high priest then smiled and waved back, with a pleasing smile on his face.
This priest named Gao Yisheng, although still a first-rank priest, seems to be very popular...
"Priest Gao, please." Zhong Yuanzhi put away his thoughts, lifted the curtain and extended his hand to invite.
Gao Yisheng nodded slightly and took a step forward.
Zhong Yuanzhi turned around and signaled his subordinates to follow him, and together they lifted the curtain and entered the scene.
What came into view was a horrific mess.
The wreckage after the explosion was scattered all over the ground, fragments of the carriage were scattered everywhere, large pools of blood were scattered like plum blossoms, and the snow on the ground was steaming due to the high heat of the explosion, and the ground was all bright red, just like hell.
Temple Hill is the place with the most densely populated population in the capital. It is unknown how many people died in such an explosion.
"Do you know who the carriage belongs to?" Zhong Yuanzhi turned to ask Priest Gao, "It's not common to see people riding a carriage up the mountain."
You know, many believers bow their heads as they go up the mountain to show their piety.
The high priest nodded: "It is the carriage of the Grand Secretary Su."
Zhong Yuanzhi was shocked: "Master Su?"
He had a deep impression of this domineering old lady scholar. When he was a child, he heard that she was the number one person in the Weaving Bureau. When he grew up, he heard that she entered the National Academy and became a university scholar. It can be said that she was an outstanding person wherever she went.
"Mr. Su was invited to the temple today to discuss matters, but he never expected to encounter such a disaster." Gao Yisheng shook his head and sighed, "But he has lived a long life..."
Zhong Yuanzhi frowned slightly, but his expression did not fluctuate at all.
Gao Yisheng continued, "As for the other one, it's a pity. He was young and promising, but he died here."
"Oh, you should have heard of that person. He was extremely popular during the imperial examinations, and almost no one could match him."
"Who?" Zhong Yuanzhi's face changed slightly, and he had a bad guess in his mind.
"Liu Sheng, Liu the No. 1 Scholar..." Priest Gao shook his head and sighed.
Zhong Yuanzhi's pupils suddenly contracted, and he looked at the bloody scene, and an inexplicable sorrow rose in his heart. In fact, he was not familiar with Liu Sheng.
But he was, after all, the son of a government official in the capital. I had heard of him since childhood and had also seen him from afar at some gatherings.
But it became less common when I grew up.
I heard that he has been concentrating on studying at home. In short, he is just like other people's children, and he is very outstanding.
In addition, he later went to the North, so he could no longer see him.
It was not until recently that he heard that Liu Sheng entered the National Academy as the top scorer. He was not surprised at all and felt that she was worthy of it.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, I heard the bad news about her.
Zhong Yuanzhi was unable to calm down, his thoughts were in a tizzy, but he was quickly brought back to reality by the voice of his subordinates:
"Sir, there are no more usable clues at the scene."
"Yes, the scene has been destroyed beyond recognition, even the human figures are unrecognizable."
This subordinate was a coroner. Although he was used to seeing murder scenes, the sight of blood in front of him still made him feel nauseous.
"Check carefully. This is the responsibility of our Jinwu Guards." Zhong Yuanzhi said coldly.
"Yes!"
The two subordinates responded, but they couldn't help but grumble in their hearts.
I don’t know what’s wrong with this parachuted superior. Normally he just goes through the motions, so why is he suddenly so serious today?
But whatever Shangguan said was the truth. We could only try our best to find any clues in this mire of blood and flesh so that we could write them down in the file and report to the task.
"There are really no clues at this scene. We estimate that the Grand Scholar Su modified the carriage himself. Perhaps the cold weather caused some changes..." Priest Gao said gently, "This kind of thing is not uncommon. Don't you agree, Master Zhong?"
When Zhong Yuanzhi heard this, he had an idea.
Before setting out, he heard from his superiors that if there were no other clues, they could just close the case as an accident of a modified spiritual weapon.
It seems that this is what the temple means...
He nodded slightly, and the high priest walked away with a satisfied smile as if he had received a promise, to look for the coroner who was trying hard to piece together the remains in the blood and mud.
At this moment, Zhong Yuanzhi suddenly heard a soft "drip" sound.
He frowned and searched his body for a long time, and finally took out a small piece of jade. It made a gentle prompt sound, and there was a deep red light flashing on it.
This was the first time he noticed any changes in the jade piece since he received it from his superiors in the morning.
I heard from my superiors that this was specially purchased by the leader of the Jinwu Guards, the general, from a Tiangong shop called Qingyun Pavilion. He gave one to each of their team leaders to use in finding the evil creatures that had escaped from the temple.
There is a small inscription engraved on one corner of the jade piece. The handwriting is elegant and the three words "Qingyun Pavilion" can be seen.
It is said that they can sense the changes in the strange energy, but unfortunately there was no change for most of the day. They all thought that the general might have been deceived, so they put it in the storage bag and just conducted routine inquiries and searches.
What use can they have for strange creatures that can't even be found in the temple?
However, at this moment, the jade piece actually glowed red.
It seems that there is some strange energy left here.
Could it be that this strange creature is so rampant that it is killing and provoking people on the Temple Mount?
From this point of view, the case might not be closed by accident...
Zhong Yuanzhi glanced at the high priest who was poking the meat paste with a warm smile on his face. His eyes darkened slightly and the corners of his lips curled up.
If he could find out that it was a monster that escaped from the temple, the nature of the situation would be different.
From accident to murder.
In this way, all responsibility can naturally be attributed to the temple.
At this moment, he finally understood what his superiors meant - "If there are no other clues", which actually meant that they hoped there would be some other clues.
After Zhong Yuanzhi transferred to the Jinwu Guard, he became disheartened and was unwilling to get too deeply involved in many things, but this did not mean that he was unaware of the friction between the Jinwu Guard and the temple.
The temple intervened everywhere, and the power of the Jinwu Guards was reduced again and again.
and……
Thinking of the comments he had just heard from passers-by on the road, his eyes became even more gloomy.
There was another soft "beep" sound.
He lowered his eyes and saw that the strange object detector in his hand had changed.
The deep red spot of light changed from being in the middle to pointing to the south.
But it flashed and quickly disappeared.
What's at the South End?
Zhong Yuanzhi turned his head and looked towards the foot of the Temple Mountain.
The golden bricks and tiles of the imperial city sparkled in the setting sun, reflecting a blood-like color, reflected on the divine face in the sky.
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