It had already been three days since the change of the Sword of Kedu, and the cover of Lu Town could no longer be kept.
Now that the Tianyuan war had ended, the country and its people were resting. It was a time of peace, and human lives were naturally important. In this small village, at least ten people had died. This was a major case that shocked the entire region. Moreover, there were many suspicions surrounding this matter, and it was extremely strange. After a cursory investigation, it was actually related to the Tianyuan Martial Merit and even the imperial family.
The moment the news reached the imperial capital, the various powers in the imperial court moved together. In a short period of time, it was unknown how many fast horses left the capital, secretly heading to this ordinary seaside town in Suizhou. This peaceful Jiangzuo water village was quickly flooded with a large number of outsiders, secretly inquiring about everything that had happened here.
Originally, with the professionalism and skill level of these agents, finding some clues in a small place like Lu Town should have been a sure thing. However, after the elites from all sides entered Lu Town, they quickly discovered that they had encountered the biggest and most f * cking bizarre challenge in their careers.
First, everyone in Lu Town seemed to have been possessed. They were confused about what had happened in the past few days, unable to speak clearly or speak clearly.
Secondly, it was rumored that the corpses of Zhao Laosi, the squire, and the local moneybags, He Chunlai, had all disappeared without a trace. Their homes had also been set on fire, and all the clues had become white ground. When asked the surrounding townspeople who had done it, they thought for a long time in a daze and said that it had been done by a group of monkeys.
— Monkeys your f * cking watermelon.
Then, the second obvious piece of news in Lu Town was that the local wealthy Lu family's Hundred Herb Garden had been razed to the ground. The secret agents all knew that the Lu family, or rather the Lu family's famous Tianyuan doctor, Lu Shu-jen, was one of the key figures in this case. Many secret agents had secret missions to find or kill her, and her already destroyed home clearly left behind important clues.
What?
The Hundred Herb Garden had been razed to the ground?
It didn't matter. Razing the place to the ground meant that they were covering up evidence. The bigger the action, the more thorough the cleanup, the more new clues would be exposed, and the more information they could obtain. Humans, after all, had to leave traces in the world. As long as you existed, you would leave traces of your existence.
That was what the agents thought. They were full of confidence and felt that this was a sure win.
However, the moment they stepped into the ruins of the Hundred Herb Garden, they realized that they were wrong, extremely wrong.
Shit.
It was full of shit, and it was everywhere. It was smeared and splashed very evenly, as if it was an organized and disciplined collective work. It was very obvious that it was done on purpose. The ruins of the Herb Garden had already become an incomparably terrifying ghost town. Everything had been swallowed up by the evil of this world, and all living things with sane minds could not help but shrink back.
What?
Looking for clues?
F * ck, why don't you go and look? Why don't you go in and look?
The various departments of the Empire and the elites of the people felt their chests tighten, and a mouthful of blood was stuck in their hearts. No matter what, they could not spit it out. It was very obvious that their opponent was so cunning, shameless, and unscrupulous. They actually used such a despicable method to cover up the evidence … Most importantly, it was really f * cking useful!
Unable to restrain their anger, the Empire agents changed their target and prepared to take action against the bastard who smeared the wall with shit. However, after asking the NPCs around them, they still received an answer that made them feel complicated — it was done by a group of monkeys.
— — Monkeys, your father's big winter melon!!!!
— — Motherf * cker, you mean, a group of monkeys who knew how to set fire and destroy evidence, and who f * cking ransacked all the cesspits and latrines in Lu Town and the surrounding villages, and then poured all the shit they collected into the Hundred Herb Garden, causing the Empire's most elite spies to all return in defeat!?
For these agents, it was acceptable for the operation to fail, but to lose so miserably really made them feel complicated. The mission had not made any progress for a long time, and the higher-ups were very anxious. There was no choice but to be the poop-picker while making up a f * cking mess of information. They pinched their noses and sent it to the higher-ups.
At this time, the atmosphere in the Imperial Court was very subtle. Politics was a very interesting thing, because most decisions and actions were decided by the ass and not the head.
It was said that a certain evil force in the imperial court was well aware of what had happened in Lu Town because it was this force that had made contact with the b * tch and had a long history of dirty dealings with her. However, since such a big piece of news had come out, they would definitely shift the blame in secret and pretend that nothing had happened on the surface.
On the other hand, another dirty dark force regarded this evil force as a life and death enemy that would never compromise. The key point of a political struggle was that if a trivial matter could not become a dagger to stab oneself, then one must find a way to make it a sharp knife to stab one's political enemy. Facts did not matter. The most important thing was to find a way to f * cking kill them.
Therefore, this dirty dark force immediately sniffed out a good opportunity to make a move. The most amazing thing was that, based on the unreliable evidence sent by the agents, they actually forcibly made up a seemingly reasonable explanation — — the people of Lu Town had lost their memories, so there must be a demon causing trouble. Your master had worked hard to mediate the war with the demon race back then and was very close to them. This must have something to do with you. Moreover, your master had a good relationship with Lu Shu-jen. You must have collaborated with Lu Shu-jen to create a big news about demons.
The evil force that was suddenly stabbed was caught off guard and almost peed in fear — — F * ck, how did they know?
However, once this blame was put on them, the Martial Merits of Tianyuan were not happy.
At this time, although the Tianyuan Faction had no nominal commander and was divided into several factions, under the influence of someone, this group of ruffians had formed a glorious tradition of "I'm an expert in internal strife, but I'm actually more f * cking expert in external strife" — — So, how dare you f * cking bully Aunt Lu?
This group of ruffians immediately began to make a scene, saying that Lu Shu-jen, as a hero of Tianyuan, should have brought glory to her family and made her name known. However, less than two years after the war, her century-old family was destroyed. Even her home and residence were razed to the ground and disappeared silently. Even her whereabouts were unknown. As a noble of Tianyuan, she actually ended up like this — — Such a big case happened under her rule, but she didn't think about solving the case quickly to appease the soldiers of Tianyuan. Instead, she put the blame on the victim who had no evidence. F * ck you, the bloody mother of the provincial governor of Suizhou.
The provincial governor of Suizhou, whose seniority was lower, belonged to the civil official line and was a natural political enemy of the Martial Merits of Tianyuan. He was also a loyal follower of the dark force, so he had to work behind the scenes — — After all, such a big case did happen under his rule. If he didn't quickly shift the blame, he would be the one who lost his official position and suffered a demotion … Anyway, he was a civil official, so he didn't have to worry about whether he would offend the Martial Merits of Tianyuan or not. He was also a dignified governor of a province, so he didn't have to be afraid of them.
… But it was still a very depressing thing to have more than a dozen powerful bastards in the imperial court overnight.
Most importantly, there were too few clues and witnesses. A mysterious force affected everyone in Lu Town, making their memories of the Lu family and the Herb Garden more and more vague. No matter how the secret agents asked, there was no result. Later, the residents of the town couldn't even tell why the Lu family declined. They vaguely remembered that it was a man who gradually made the Lu family decline, took over the Lu family's industry, and nibbled away the Lu family's foundation. But no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't remember the person's name.
The secret agents thought hard for a long time and could only blame it all on the b * tch who smeared feces. Everyone searched like crazy, but they couldn't trace the person's identity.
There were also secret agents who guessed that the perpetrator might be Lu Shu-jen, but such guesses were immediately rejected. Everyone sneered at this idea — — the family declined. The hatred of destroying the family was engraved in her bones, and she couldn't live under the same sky. She must have wanted to cut the culprit into pieces. How could she let people forget this matter?
This also became a strong evidence to prove Lu Shu-jen's innocence and a strong argument in the court.
The incident in Lu Town involved Tianyuan Martial Merit, and also vaguely had something to do with a certain crown prince. This small matter was brought to the capital at the right time, and it happened to destroy a certain delicate balance in the court.
The war was over, the Sky Demon was destroyed, and the biggest external conflict had disappeared. Then, the discussion of who should be the next General Secretary became the main conflict in the court. Now, the demons were dancing wildly, and the court was in a mess. Those who wanted to shift the blame were busy shifting the blame, those who wanted to use it as a pretext to make a fuss, and those who wanted to protect their children were busy protecting their children. It was a mess again.
Contradictions gradually surfaced, but conspiracies were still hidden in the darkness. In the shadows, new plans and decisions were constantly being made. After this ancient country experienced a glorious victory, it would face new internal and external troubles. Only a few people knew that all of this, the new crisis and the old hidden dangers, all of these contradictions, actually stemmed from something they did eight years ago to continue the country's throne … If there was cause and effect, there would be retribution and repayment.
At this time, a certain b * tch, who was constantly on the mind of the intelligence elites of various departments, stepped on the road home with a smile after dealing with all the matters. He was still riding on the Hong Kong Reporter with the red paint on the bow, speeding along the Grand Canal. He was alone and eager to return home. Far away in Mingzhou, there was already someone he missed there.
What he didn't know was that the incident in Lu Town had become the fuse that ignited the conflict. It had exhausted the last bit of patience of a certain person and prompted her to make a decision. A storm was slowly gathering. Very soon, it would sweep across the country and shake the world. The first stop was Mingzhou, where he was.