The Golden Age - Chapter 143

When the moon was empty, the camp had calmed down after a commotion.

All the escorts have been arranged to guard around the camp. Fortunately, they are leaning on Zhuma Lake in the back. They only need to arrange two people to stare at Zhuma Lake, which can save more manpower and other directions.

Geng Shao and Fat Fish are on guard with their guards.

“Vice Commander Wang, do you think that… there is a traitor in the team?” Tian Zhang, the forehead, sweated again.

Dou dispensers frowned: “Is this… shouldn’t it?”

Yuwen Chengchao sneered: “Without a traitor, there is no way to be poisoned. I am just curious now, how is a traitor poisoned?”

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Dapeng and Hoopoe have quickly returned.

“Princess, there is no problem with horse feed and salt.” Dapeng said: “I have personally checked, and there is always a guard by the car. Anyone who approaches the car can be found immediately.”

“So before picking the material, there will be no problems with the horse material.” Yu Wencheng said slowly: “The time of poisoning is at the time of ingredients.”

Hoopoe immediately cut the railroad: “When the horse was pounding, several people were present, and anyone who did the action would be immediately spotted. My grandfather, I can use the head guarantee!”

“This is really strange.” Ning Zhifeng looked puzzled.

“It’s not strange.” Qin Xiao suddenly opened his mouth and looked at Hoopoe: “You just said, when you need ingredients, do you need to add salt and water?”

“Yes.” Hoopoe nodded. “This kind of concentrate makes it easier for horses to replenish their strength.”

“Where do the ingredients come from?” Qin Xiao asked.

Dai Sheng was stunned. Others instantly understood what was going on, and Zhao Yi, who had never said much, finally said: “You mean, the water is poisonous?”

“Water drawn from the lake.” Hoopoe pointed at Zhuma Lake: “Someone is carrying water from here, but… How can the lake water be poisonous?”

“The lake water is not poisonous, but after hitting the bucket, it may be poisoned by people.” Yu Wencheng said: “Who gets the water?”

Hoopoe immediately turned around and shouted: “Niuwa, Niuwa, come here!”

A young man in his early twenties came forward. Hoopoe pointed at the young man and said, “It is he who fetches water.”

“Did you poison the water?” Yu Wencheng looked directly at Niu Wa’s eyes.

Niuwa was startled, and said horror: “No…no, I…I didn’t poison!”

“Yangwa, you tell the truth, when you fetch water from the lake, something strange or unusual happened.” Hoopoe busy said: “Nothing can be concealed, tell the grandson.”

Niuwa sweated forehead and thought for a while before saying: “There is nothing strange.” Suddenly thought of something: “Yes, when the water was fetching, Team Leader Ling stood aside.”

“Leader Ling?” Yu Wencheng’s face sank: “Ling Zixiao?”

The caravan was headed by Yuwen Chengchao and Qin Xiao was the deputy commander. However, before the customs clearance, the trading bank used Ling Zixiao as its guardian leader.

“Oh, where is Ling Zixiao?” Dapeng frowned: “I haven’t seen him tonight.”

Yu Wencheng looked cold: “Zhao Yi, Dapeng, you look in the camp, find Ling Zixiao and let him come.”

The two immediately ordered to leave.

“Princess, do you suspect that Team Leader Ling is the real murderer?” Tian shopkeeper frowned: “He and we have been out of customs many times, being decent, we should not do such a thing.”

The shopkeeper Dou nodded and said, “His family members are all in the city and poisoned in the water. Isn’t that death? He is the leader in the trade bank. After a year, he earns enough money to support his family. How can he destroy his future?”

Qin Xiao stared at Niu Wa and asked, “Ling Zixiao is standing by your side, did you say anything?”

“He didn’t say anything to me.” Yang Wa shook her head. “At that time, he just looked at the lake, as if whispering, saying that the enemy shouldn’t swim from the lake. I didn’t dare to ask much, nor did he say anything. , When I left carrying water, he was still standing by the lake.”

“You carry two buckets of water, and the other bucket is behind you when fetching water?” Qin Xiao asked again.

Yangwa nodded and said: “Yes. But he is not standing behind me, a few steps away from me, it should be… it should not be so long.”

Ning Zhifeng also frowned: “Princess, Ling Zixiao was the guard of the Hou Mansion before, and was transferred to the trade bank. He stayed in the trade bank for several years. Although he was quiet and unwilling, he always worked hard, I don’t think he would be Poisoned.” He paused and said: “This is not good for him.”

“Actually speaking, he really has no motivation to poison.” Yu Wencheng Chao nodded slightly: “I don’t want him to do it.”

The shopkeeper Tian said a little strangely: “Master, they want to poison us and trap us here. Why didn’t we just poison these horses, but just laxatives? If the horses were poisoned, we really can’t go.”

Yuwen Chengchao sneered: “The reason is very simple, they are very confident, and feel that one day is enough to achieve their purpose. In addition, there are nearly a hundred horses, including the pure Xiling Warhorse. In addition to the tribute court, Xiling Warhorse, most people want to spend No money can be bought.”

“Do they want to **** our horses?” The shopkeeper Tian suddenly realized.

Everyone present also showed relief.

There are more than 70 horses in the caravan, and Xiling horses are of course very valuable. Even the horses used by the caravan to pull goods are also very strong.

Although the Tang Dynasty and Wu Tuo people traded frequently, they never traded horses with each other. Datang opened a horse market in the north. Although there will be horse trade with Tu Sun people, Tu Sun people are also very cunning, never Ken took out the good horse and traded with Datang.

As a result, horses in Datang are extremely expensive, and ordinary horses are very valuable. If they are strong horses, they cannot be bought with silver.

There are dozens of horses here, and the value does not belong to the caravan’s goods.

“Wu Tuo robbing horses?” Ning Zhifeng shook his head: “They have more horses than us, there is no need to do so. Ordinary horse bandits, it is impossible to have such guts.” Leng laughed: “If there are really horses here The bandits will snatch, even if we don’t do it, the White Wolf King will not condone.”

The shopkeeper Tian said anxiously: “Princess, no matter who is going to attack the caravan, the form is already very dangerous. It is only two roads away from Kunlun Pass. If you send someone to ride fast horses and go to seek help day and night, will you Someone came to the rescue?”

“Tang Jun entered Wutu people’s territory?” Yu Wencheng Zhao glanced at him coldly and said: “Brother Narusheng has been coveting the Xiling, and is worried that there is no excuse. If Tang Jun ran to their territory, they immediately It would be said that we invaded their territory, and those who opposed the war in the Wutu Khanate would be speechless.”

Tian shopkeeper smiled bitterly: “Do we have to wait here to die?”

Yuwen Chengchao ignored him and said in a deep voice: “This day, we must be fully alert. Everyone in the caravan has to be prepared. The coachman and the porter all give me a knife. We also have nearly a hundred people. At that time, the caravan’s guards will be the main force, and the others will work together to defend the enemy. I would like to see who dares to touch the tiger beard.”

“If you can find Ling Zixiao, you might be able to ask some questions.” Ning Zhifeng turned to look at the camp, his face dignified: “I’m only worried about people who can’t find him.”

Everyone waited for a moment, but they saw Zhao Yi flying away, panting: “Master, not good…!”

“what happened?”

“At dusk, someone… Someone saw Ling Zixiao go to work on the **** on the left.” Zhao Yi gasped: “Dapeng and I went to the **** to find him, only to find out…! “Lifting your finger to the hillside on the left: “Master, you should check it out!”

Yuwen Chengchao knew that things weren’t going well, and quickly walked up the slope. Qin Xiao and Ning Zhifeng and other people were agile and quickly kept up, but Tian Zhang and others couldn’t keep up.

Going out of the camp and climbing up the hill, I saw Dapeng and another person standing on it, and saw Yu Wencheng and others coming. Dapeng’s face was also very ugly, and he turned his head to look at one place, and several people went up the hill, But under the hillside, a corpse was lying on the ground.

“It is the bodyguard of the trade bank, named Zhao Dayong.” Dapeng said: “I was arranged to stay here with another person. At dusk, Ling Zixiao came up to replace the other person…!” pointed to the side That man.

The man arched his hand: “Little Chen Yu, and Zhao Dayong, as commanded, look at the wind here. Before dark, Leader Ling came over and asked me to rest. He came to look for the wind for me and let me come back in the middle of the night to replace. Looking for Team Leader Ling in the camp, I took them over here and found out that…I found Zhao Dayong had been killed and Team Leader Ling was nowhere to be seen.”

“Princess, it was Ling Zixiao who really poisoned.” Zhao Yi clenched his fists and hately said: “That dog-brother, knowing that things will be exposed, so she ran away.”

Qin Xiao walked over, looked at the wound, and turned back: “Master, the fatal wound was a cut in the throat, but there was a mark on his neck, and there was clearly a trace of his mouth being covered with force. If he did not guess wrong, The murderer covered Zhao Dayong’s mouth from behind, worried that he would make a sound, and then cut his throat with a knife.”

“It’s a cruel shot.” Zhao Yi said: “They have been together for many years, and Ling Zixiao was able to win.”

Yuwen Chengchao stood on the slope, looking far away, and the hills undulated in the night. I couldn’t really see how far away, and naturally it was impossible to see Ling Zixiao’s figure.

“Why did he do this?” Ning Zhifeng sighed: “For the sake of the money? Don’t even care about the family?”

“Princess, if Ling Zixiao really wants to run away, he can find a reason to go further.” Qin Xiao’s brows are slightly locked: “He can say that he can go a little further and investigate, Zhao Dayong can’t stop, then he can completely disappear. He fled with a loud voice.” He glanced at Zhao Dayong’s corpse: “But why did he kill Zhao Dayong before he fled? It’s not necessary at all. Once accidentally, Zhao Dayong saw that he had the intention to kill and even yelled out, he instead Would be more troublesome.”

“You’re right.” Yu Wencheng looked dignified: “What do you think it’s because of?”

Qin Xiao thought for a while, and then said: “There is only one possibility. Zhao Dayong may know things that should not be known. His killing may be the killing of his mouth.”