Chapter Seventeen: The Return of the Treasured Sword, Suspicion Heaped Upon Suspicion
Kaifeng Prefecture, Bai Yutang brought Xianzhao directly into Bao Zheng's study!
Bao Daidaoren, Gong Sun Ce, and the four mice from Trap Island are all here. Zhang Zhao hastily paid his respects, but everyone waved their hands to indicate that there was no need for excessive courtesy!
"Has the Shangfang treasure sword been found?" Zhan Zhao asked aloud!
Bai Yutang burst out laughing and said, "Meow, since big brothers have all taken action, of course they will be found!"
Jiang Ping waved his goose feather fan, and Bao Daren smiled, making way for his majestic figure in front of the case. "Zhan Huwei, the treasure sword is here!"
Jewels shine brightly, gold and jade inlaid, dazzling the eyes, shining with golden light. What a fine sword! The scabbard alone is so luxurious, just looking at it makes Bao Zheng's heart feel refreshed. This should be the authentic "First Cut, Then Play" Shangfang Treasure Sword, shouldn't it? Come to think of it, this is probably my first time seeing the Shangfang Treasure Sword.
"Master Bao, now that the precious sword has returned, I can finally be at ease!" Zhan Zhao smiled lightly and turned to ask the Four Rats, "Where did you brothers find the Shangfang Treasure Sword?"
Jiang Ping smiled and said, "In Commander Pang's bedroom, after Xian brothers went to that commander's mansion, there were suddenly many more guards in Commander Pang's bedroom, so we guessed that the sword must be in Commander Pang's bedroom!"
"Because the guard was strict, I dug a hole and directly dug into Master Pong's bedroom!" Han Zhang also burst out laughing and said, "Indeed, the Shangfang treasure sword was found under Master Pong's bed!"
"And..." Han Zhang burst out laughing, "Although I've already filled up the hole I dug, yes, Fourth Brother instructed me to dig in another spot in the bedroom. Whoops, accidentally dug another hole, heh heh, not deep, just three meters from the surface, only a thin layer left on top. If that Peng Taishi weren't careful and walked over there, heh heh~~"
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. With the weight of Pang Taishi, if he walked to where there was only one layer of skin left, and underneath was a three-meter-deep hole...
Zhan Zhao hastily cupped his hands together and said, "Brother, you are absolutely right!"
"By the way," Zhan Zhao suddenly asked, "have any of you brothers found out about the Xiang brothers and that Liu Keyan?"
Lu Fang's face turned solemn, and he said, "Not found. According to Fifth Brother, based on Xian Brothers' speculation, then, Liu Keyan and the Xiang brothers should be in the Taishi Mansion. However, there is no news at all. But, there is one thing: three days ago, three people escaped from the Taishi Mansion! At that time, we didn't pay attention to it. Now thinking about it, maybe they were the Xiang brothers and Liu Keyan!"
"It should be that the three of them had some conflict with the Imperial Tutor's residence and then they left!" Jiang Ping continued to say.
Zhan Zhao nodded, Bao Zheng's face was dark and couldn't see anything, but Gong Sun Ce was stroking his beard with a smile, as if he had thought of something!
Zhan Zhao bowed his hands to Bao Quan and said, "Lord Bao, although the Shangfang Sword has been found, there are still many doubts in this matter!"
"Oh?" Bao Zheng looked at Zhan Zhao and said, "Zhan, come and take a look!"
Gongsun Ce smiled and nodded slightly!
"Firstly, the Shangfang treasure sword was stolen by Bai Ge, which is a confidential matter. However, it was stolen again by others and eventually fell into the hands of Pang Taishi. The twists and turns of this conspiracy are unknown to us, nor do we know who our enemy will be!" Zhan Zhao pondered for a moment before saying, "This is the first suspicious point!"
"Secondly, it's that Liu Keyan. Why would Pang Taishi look for Liu Keyan? How could Pang Taishi be so familiar with Jianghu affairs? And actually find an assassin through Liu Keyan?"
"This raises another question, if Liu Keyan is the contact person for the killers, then he should be contacting the killers. The Blood Butcher Brothers are killers, so why did they also become thieves?" Zhan Zhao furrowed his brow and said, "This is the second point of doubt!"
"Thirdly, the Taishi Mansion couldn't find Xiangshi brothers and Liu Keyan, but several older brothers said that two days ago someone escaped from the Taishi Mansion. Who are these three people? Could it be Xiangshi brothers and Liu Keyan? If so, why did they escape from the Taishi Mansion? What happened between them and the Taishi?"
"These three doubts are all the existing doubts now!" Zhan Zhao said, "If we combine these three points to look at it, I think this matter should be a big conspiracy!"
Bao Zheng nodded, Gong Sun Ce also nodded, Wu Mouse lowered his head in contemplation, and for a moment, the room became quiet.
"Not bad!" Gong Sun Ce smiled and said, "I think that Zhan Hu Wei's analysis makes a lot of sense. Now we have no leads, no evidence, and there is basically no way to continue investigating further. If I'm not mistaken, I think something else will happen later on!"
"Mr. Gong Sun is absolutely right!" Magistrate Bao nodded his head, "This matter can no longer be investigated now!"
However, Zhan felt that Tai Shi seemed to be being used by someone! Zhan Zhao calmly analyzed.
Bao Zheng nodded and glanced at Gong Sun Ce, saying, "Alright, let's put this matter aside for now. Everyone is also tired, go rest first!"
Everyone immediately left, but Mr. Gong Sun stayed behind!
The two men stared at each other in dismay, and finally, Mr. Bao spoke up first.
"Gongsun sir, what's your take on Bai Yutang stealing the Shangfang Sword?"
"Your Honor, at that time Zhan Huwei had not returned to the capital yet, so relying on the Four Constables would be enough. Moreover, the four of them were not involved in the case, so there's no need to pursue the matter further. As for Bai Yutang, it was just an unintentional mistake. Therefore, Your Honor, pardoning these few people would be a good thing!"
"What the master said is very true, and besides, the people behind the scenes are still unclear, so at that time we will need to rely on the help of the five mice even more."
"The teacher thinks deeply and plans carefully, the students admire!"
Moreover, a big hole was dug in the bedroom of Master Pang Taishi, and Mr. Gong Sun also knew about it... If some day, Kaifeng Prefecture also has such a big hole...
"It's unwise to be an enemy of Wu Zhi! Moreover, Zhang Heng has already sworn brotherhood with Wu Zhi, what a fortunate event!"
"You're absolutely right!"
The case of the stolen magic sword was thus closed, and on the second day when Bao Zheng went to court, he learned that Pang Taishi was bedridden with illness and had taken a half-month leave. Bao Zheng smiled slightly, but in his heart, he still felt a twinge of sadness for Pang Taishi!
Isn't he bedridden with illness? He should have fallen directly into that big hole dug by Han Zhang, and hurt his bones...
The five mice of Trap Island will certainly continue to return to Trap Island to travel and uphold justice, except for a certain person.
"Big brothers, you all go back, I have to make a trip to Jiangling Prefecture, to the Liu manor, to see if that Liu Keyan has returned. If not, I still need to tell that Hu Rui guy! Moreover, although the cat can now use internal energy, her martial arts skills are still no good. I'll stay behind and keep watch, or else when there's an assassin coming to kill Lord Bao, this stinky cat won't be able to protect him!"
The key is that we still have to wait for Miao's martial arts to recover and fight him again, how can we go home!?
"What Fifth Brother said is absolutely right! Then we'll have to trouble Fifth Brother. Let's head back to Trapped Emptiness Island first!" Jiang Ping and the others said with a smile.
After bidding farewell, the four mice went away quickly, and Bai Yutang smiled and returned to Kaifeng Prefecture!
The second is that Bai Yutang left Kaifeng Prefecture and rushed towards Jiangling!
