Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

Chapter 223: Merchant? Rebel!

The merchant who hired the escort to accompany him on his journey was completely stunned. He had never expected that there would be someone so bold in Jing County.

In broad daylight, the gangster chased and hacked the man for almost a mile. After hacking the man to death, he not only did not leave immediately, but instead used something to wipe the blood off the knife before quickly going up the mountain and leaving.

This is so fucking audacious!

In less than half an hour, Li Cunxi and his companions arrived at the crime scene.

The crime scene was not in a mess at the moment. Instead, it gave people a clear feeling at a glance.

There were only five bodies on the ground, and they were not far apart. Basically, there was a person falling down every four or five steps.

Four of the dead were struck down by a single blow and had their heads chopped off. They bled profusely and died in a short period of time. Only the last corpse died in a different way. The dead was beheaded by a single blow.

The merchants and escorts who witnessed the entire murder stood on the roadside trembling, and their goods were pushed to the crime scene.

"How is this going?"

Wu Yanhao turned around and asked the businessman.

"Sir, I don't know either. I am planning to go to Fuyi Village with my escort to sell Hu silk..."

The businessman was trembling and almost in tears.

"Bring an escort? Selling lake silk in March?"

Wu Yanhao supported his chin with a frown.

Merchants have long been allowed to bring guards with them, and guards have always been allowed to carry weapons, but...

It's a problem for a businessman to hire a bodyguard when he goes out. Wu Yanhao has been wandering around the world for many years, but he has never heard of a bodyguard delivering a head.

The human head dart is only the first suspicious point. The second suspicious point is, selling lake silk in spring, isn’t this bullshit.

There are no merchants who would come out to sell Hu silk in March. I, Wu Yanhao, may be a little younger, but I am not stupid.

"Sir, I run a small business and my family cannot afford to hire bodyguards. This time, I brought too much silk and had no other choice but to hire a bodyguard from the escort agency to protect me."

The businessman explained to Wu Yanhao in a thick Sichuan accent.

There is nothing wrong with this explanation, but now that the businessman’s behavior is fine, a new problem has popped up.

"Shopkeeper, where are you from?"

"Sir, I am from Sichuan!"

Li Cunxi squatted on the ground and examined the body at the scene. He seemed to have seen the wounds on the body several times.

Isn’t this Ma Rong’s usual knife technique!

Wu Yanhao did not question him any further, but returned to Li Cunxi and whispered:

"There is something wrong with this businessman. A Sichuanese hired escorts to come and sell Hu silk in March. He must be mentally ill or have some premeditated plan."

Li Cunxi said indifferently: "What's wrong with selling Hu silk in March?"

Wu Yanhao bared his teeth and said, "Why are you so stupid all of a sudden? The silk from the lake is usually sold in May, and the earliest is April. Why is it so late now?"

"Too……"

"Moreover, the roads in Sichuan are rugged and difficult to travel, and there are many thieves. Do you dare not hire guards to do business and instead bring escorts? Can you believe it?"

"It seems to make sense."

"Most importantly, this boss is hiding an important piece of information. His box is not full of silk. When he was driving the carriage, I clearly heard the sound of swords clashing inside."

Li Cunxi suddenly raised his head and looked back at the trembling merchants and the bodyguards who had always been fearless.

The sword is covered with a layer of lake silk, and the merchants from the land of abundance hire bodyguards but have no guards...

Taking a deep breath, Li Cunxi turned to Hu Jinghui and then glanced at Li Yuanfang.

The next second, Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang flashed out together and knocked a group of bodyguards to the ground in a few moves.

After seven or eight escorts fell to the ground, the merchant was so scared that he immediately knelt on the ground.

"Shen Tao Xiao Bao, can you check what's in this box?"

Hu Jinghui held his sword and pointed at the big box.

The two military leaders quickly got on the carriage, cut the hemp ropes that tied the box, and opened the lid.

Under the lid of the box, there was Hu silk, but the quality of the Hu silk was not good. Shen Tao reached out and grabbed a layer of Hu silk on the top, and looked down, and it turned out to be a partition.

"There is a mezzanine here!" Shen Tao shouted.

"Open it and see what's underneath!" Hu Jinghui ordered.

Shen Tao took out the Hu silk and used force to pull out the partition, only to see dozens of swords underneath the partition.

"Report, all are swords."

Li Cunxi couldn't help but laugh and said, "It seems we have a new clue."

The businessman suddenly raised his head, his eyes were extremely fierce, and he shouted: "Brothers, we would rather die than let these dog officials get any clues from us!"

The businessman rushed towards Li Cunxi and shouted, "I will strangle you to death, you dog official who aided and abetted the tyrant, to avenge my brother who died tragically at the hands of the dog emperor!"

The escorts were furious and struggled to get up to fight Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang.

Hu Jinghui raised his sword and slashed at the head of one of the escorts. Li Yuanfang was not to be outdone and raised his chain knife to pierce through the bodies of the two escorts. Hu Jinghui noticed this and swung his sword to sweep the troops, cutting the two escorts in half.

Li Yuanfang retracted the chain knife, rushed forward and slashed with the knife. One of the only two remaining bodyguards, a short man, had no time to dodge and was hit directly in the chest by the knife, tearing a long gash that went straight to the abdomen, and all the intestines flowed out.

"Okay, cruel enough!"

Hu Jinghui raised his foot and kicked the last escort. The escort quickly crossed his hands in front of his chest to defend himself.

Unexpectedly, Hu Jinghui's kick was so powerful that it broke the bones of the escort's hands as soon as it made contact. With a scream, the escort flew backwards and fell into the field. His head hit the sharp edge of a bluestone, leaving a bloody hole and bleeding profusely.

"General Hu's kick was truly brutal." Li Yuanfang exclaimed in admiration and turned back to look at the businessman.

The businessman just rushed to Li Cunxi at this moment, and Li Cunxi indifferently put his hand on the hilt of the Youlan sword at his waist.

The next second, the buff "Sword Through the Heart" was activated, and the Orchid Sword drew a gorgeous arc in front of Li Cunxi, and then stabbed straight into the merchant's chest, giving the merchant a chill.

Li Cunxi, who used a sword to pierce the heart for the first time, drew out the sword expressionlessly, made a sword flower, shook the blood off the sword, and took out an embroidered handkerchief from his arms and wiped the sword carefully.

When did you learn swordsmanship?" Wu Yanhao's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief, "I always thought you hung a sword on your waist just to look cool, but I didn't expect you to actually use it!"

"You still know too little about me, Brother Yanhao. If you really get to know me, you will know that I can't be seen through."