Chapter 117: Unraveling the Mystery (6k)

While Yang Chang and Hu Sanniang were stunned, a lieutenant rushed in to report that the carriage and horses were ready.

"Hurry up, help King Chao onto the car and send him back to Liangshan for treatment overnight."

While Lin Chong was giving orders, he frowned and said, "The journey back to the mountain is quite long. We need a few brothers to escort us."

"I go."

"I'll follow you too!"

"And I."

The three Ruans, Liu Tang, Du Qian, Song Wan, Bai Sheng and others all vied to send the gift, leaving Yang Chang, who really wanted to send the gift, unable to interrupt.

Unable to prevent the recurrence of the same plot, Yang Chang felt that it was pointless to stay here, and decided to return to Liangshan with Chao Gai first, thinking that if he died on the way, he would not miss the chance to pick up the corpse and win the prize.

"I also."

"All right."

Yang Chang followed behind the others and just as he opened his mouth, Lin Chong interrupted him with a wave of his hand and said sternly, "The battle in Zengtou City is not over yet, so we can't all go there at once. I think it would be better to pick a few brothers. Then, the Ruan brothers, Du Qian, and Song Wan, you will have been with King Chao for a long time, and they should be able to take good care of you on the way."

"I'll meet you."

"We will."

The five people who were named nodded quickly and followed the doctor out of the central army.

I haven't gotten on the bus yet?

Yang Chang was thinking of finding an excuse to leave first, and Lin Chong and other leaders started discussing it in the tent.

"Brother came to conquer Zengtou City, but he didn't expect to be caught like this. Now we are leaderless and far away from the stronghold. What can we do?"

"King Chao was shot by an arrow tonight. I'm afraid it's a sign of the wind breaking the flag before he leaves. How can anyone be in the mood to fight now? We can only withdraw our troops. We can't take Zengtou City in a hurry."

"That's right."

"When will you return?"

"No!"

Everyone was originally discussing the same direction, but suddenly there was a resounding objection. Yang Chang turned his head and saw that it was Hu Yanzhuo.

Hu Yanzhuo still wore his armor and stood in the tent like a strong pine tree, looking majestic and domineering.

Seeing that he had attracted everyone's attention, he stroked his beard and reminded them sternly: "How can we play with the military? We must wait for Brother Song Gongming to give us the order before we can return to the army."

"This"

The dozen or so leaders in the tent seemed to be intimidated by Hu Yanzhuo's aura, and they all lowered their heads in silence.

Hu Yanzhuo was originally the commander-in-chief of Runing County and indeed had the most say in military matters, but this move seemed like an attempt to seize command power, and he did not take Lin Chong, the deputy general designated by Chao Gai, seriously.

Unfortunately, Lin Chong has a cowardly side to his character. When faced with Hu Yanzhuo's attack, he chose to acquiesce, which made Yang Chang on the side very angry.

He took a step forward, stared at Hu Yanzhuo and asked sternly: "It's 500 miles to Liangshan, and it will take at least ten days to go back and forth by fast horse. If we wait for Brother Gongming to order us to withdraw, will you be responsible if something goes wrong during this time?"

"You actually question the importance of obeying orders? This is the most important moral principle in the military. What is your intention?"

Hu Yanzhuo's original intention was not to seize power. He saw that the leaders had no fighting spirit, so he stood up to stabilize the morale of the army based on his experience. He used Song Jiang's name to show that he had a backer and also intended to take advantage of the power of another. However, he did not expect that a thorn would emerge.

Yang Chang crossed his arms and said calmly, "What's your intention? If you want to wait for the general's order, you can stay and wait. I'm sorry that I can't accompany you. I have to lead my troops and accompany King Chao back to the mountain."

"How dare you act on your own? Aren't you afraid of being punished by Brother Gongming?"

"This is not called acting on one's own initiative, but knowing how to adapt. King Chao was shot and injured, and the soldiers were demoralized. Should they stay where they are and wait for Zengtou City to counterattack? Or should they wait for the surrounding government troops to surround them?"

"Are you teaching me how to do things? How many times have you led troops?"

Hu Yanzhuo was unable to refute and could only talk nonsense off topic, but his momentum was obviously much weaker.

"Ah"

Yang Chang spread his hands and replied coldly: "How dare I tell the commander to do anything? I have indeed led troops only a few times. I don't want to argue now. Sanniang, follow me to organize the army and march immediately."

"it is good."

Hu Sanniang's heart was pounding when she heard this. It was the first time she saw her man get angry. Although he acted a little impulsively and recklessly, which woman would not be fascinated by seeing that?
After Yang Chang finished speaking, he clasped his fists and was about to leave. Lin Chong hurriedly stopped him and said earnestly, "We are all brothers. Is there anything that cannot be discussed peacefully? Now that such a big thing has happened, we should be more united."

"The battlefield is unpredictable, how can we just wait?"

Yang Chang looked at Lin Chong and shook his head. Before leaving, he reminded him, "Chao Tianwang gave you half of the troops, and obviously made you the deputy general. You can make the decision now. I'm leaving first. Goodbye."

"you"

These words stunned Lin Chong and everyone else, and Hu Yanzhuo was so angry that he was shaking.

"Master Lin, you saw everything. How can we just let Yang Chang act on his own?"

"Commander Huyan, calm down. Brother Yang is right. At this moment, King Chao is seriously injured and unconscious. Who are we to intervene? Don't forget that he is the commander of the Houshan Stronghold and has the power to mobilize his troops."

"This"

While Hu Yanzhuo was thinking about countermeasures, Lin Chong said to the leaders: "Now we are leaderless, it is up to you whether to leave or stay. Anyway, we will have our own plans when we return to the mountains."

"I will escort King Chao"

"Sun went ahead."

The leaders in the tent were all young, and each of them had a plan in mind. Almost no one would learn from Yang Chang's "greenhorn", but there were some exceptions. Liu Tang and Sun Li stood up one after another.

Except for Yang Chang, Hu Sanniang, Liu Tang, and Sun Li, who led 500 to 700 followers to leave the team, the remaining 2,000 followers stayed where they were waiting for news.

The next night, five armies of the Zeng family marched out of the city and attacked Liangshan stronghold at night.

Seeing the countless torches, Lin Chong, Hu Yanzhuo and others discussed it and decided to retreat to Liangshan.

The troops from Zengtou City pursued them relentlessly, and the two armies fought and retreated for fifty or sixty miles before the Liangshan side broke through the encirclement.

Although Lin Chong, Hu Yanzhuo and others were brave, more than 500 soldiers were killed after the battle, and finally only less than 2,000 were left on the return trip. The leaders felt mixed emotions and regretted not following Yang Changxian a day earlier.

After marching slowly southward for two days, they met Dai Zong who came with orders. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and comforted themselves that they were ordered to retreat.

In mid-March, Yang Chang and others escorted Chao Gai's sick body and rushed back to the mountain stronghold day and night.

Upon hearing the news, all the leaders of Liushan were shocked and came to Chao Gai's house to visit.

Chao Gai had the medicine arrow in front of him, and the bumpy journey for days behind him.

When he was sent to the mountain, his head was already swollen. Unfortunately, there was no good doctor on the mountain, so he had to watch the patient suffer.

Chao Gai was sometimes conscious and sometimes unconscious, but when he woke up he was unable to speak.

Looking at the patient on the couch, Song Jiang was restless as if he had lost his parents. He was angry at the doctor who took his pulse, and then sent people to look for a good doctor nearby. He was extremely panicked.

When the leaders went in to check, someone mentioned An Daoquan. Song Jiang's eyes lit up immediately, and he rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Yes, yes, yes, An Daoquan, the genius doctor of Jiankang Prefecture. Please invite Dean Dai here immediately."

"Brother Gongming, Dean Dai just came down from the mountain not long ago, how could you forget?"

"Yeah."

Hearing Wu Yong's reminder, Song Jiang slapped his forehead and said self-deprecatingly: "Look at my brain? I actually forgot about this. I have to send someone out again."

"Brother, don't panic. Worrying will only make you confused."

Wu Yong held Song Jiang's hand and reminded him again: "It's a long way to Jinling. If we send ordinary brothers to invite him, how can Chao Tianwang wait? Let's wait for Dean Dai to return to the mountain."

"Well, it's hard for my brother the king."

Song Jiang was so moved by his speech that he burst into tears, and the other leaders also cried.

Yang Chang secretly observed Heisablang's expression and wondered to himself, are you just crying over the poor boy or are you really moved and crying?

On that night, Shi Wengong was fighting with the couple, so he would never shoot an arrow at Chao Gai from more than ten miles away. Judging from the carefully prepared poisoned arrows, it could not have been done by someone from Zengtou City, so the conspiracy theory is completely valid.

Chao Gai and Song Jiang had been fighting secretly for a long time. Song Jiang was the biggest beneficiary of the accident. Regardless of whether the murderer was instructed by him or not, the person who shot the arrow must be the leader of Liangshan.

Yang Chang returned to the mountain and asked Wu Song, Hua Rong had been staying in the mountain for some time, which directly eliminated the biggest suspect in his mind.

Then, the murderer must be on the front line, who is he?
Let's exclude the leaders who entered Zengtou City as bait, because except Ou Peng, all of them are Chao Gai's confidants.

Yang Chang had communicated with Liu Tang before, and Ou Peng was next to the Red-haired Ghost at the time, so the murderer must be one of the leaders of the ambush.

The leaders who set up an ambush at the village entrance that night were Lin Chong, Hu Yanzhuo, Xu Ning, Mu Hong, Sun Li, Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu, Yan Shun, Huang Xin, Yang Lin, and Deng Fei, a total of eleven people.

Lin Chong is a veteran of Liangshan, and the probability of him killing his master for the second time is very low. If Sun Li meets Yang Chang halfway, he can eliminate him directly.

Among the remaining nine leaders, Yang Changchu screened out five suspects.

First of all, Yan Shun and Huang Xin had Song Jiang written on their foreheads, and they were the biggest suspects in Yang Chang's mind; secondly, Song Jiang's die-hard fans Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu. These two had impersonated Liangshan and caused trouble, and were almost beheaded by Chao Gai, so there was a cause and effect in their past; finally, there was Hu Yanzhuo, who "jumped to police" that night, and it was too obvious that he was licking Song Jiang.

As for who among the five people was the real murderer, Yang Chang could not guess at this time. He planned to wait for Lin Chong to return to the mountain for a detailed discussion, review the specific ambush arrangements that night, accurately match the location where Chao Gai was shot by the arrow, and find out who was responsible for which area.

Yang Chang didn't want to be Di Renjie, he was just interested in this mystery.

Chao Gai was seriously ill and bedridden, and his brothers kept him company in the room. But as time passed, most of the leaders finished their visit and asked Song Jiang for leave.

Those who had little affection for Chao Gai were only here to visit him, how could they protect him like brothers? Coming once a day would be considered completing the mission.

Compared to these people who were just going through the motions, the three Ruan brothers and Liu Tang were Chao Gai's confidants. They always stayed by the bedside like family members, but would go back to rest when they were too tired. Only Yang Chang seemed to be the most independent.

He did not hustle and bustle inside the house, but stayed outside at all times of day and night.

He would pace back and forth, sit under the eaves to bask in the sun, or lie down to watch the clouds move. In short, he never left Chao Gai's residence too far, and had Yang Jian deliver every meal to him.

Since this was Chao Gai's fate, Yang Chang naturally waited to pick up the body. He was afraid that he would miss it if he stayed in the back mountain for too long.

However, it was Yang Chang's strange behavior that attracted the attention of Hua Rong and Wu Yong, and they both told Song Jiang one after another.

Song Jiang didn't take it seriously at first, until the second night after Chao Gai returned to the mountain, when he saw Yang Chang still squatting outside the house, he took the initiative to squat beside him and said meaningfully: "As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. I just learned about this friendship between Sanlang and Chao Tianwang today. Come with me to guard the house. It's not summer yet, and it's easy to catch a cold at night. If you fall ill because of this, I won't be able to explain to my sister."

"Hmm? No."

Yang Chang heard the hidden meaning in Song Jiang's words, and then he realized that he was too anxious, so he shook his head and explained: "Brother, you have misunderstood. I am preparing to go back and rest. I am staying here for an important matter, and I have been hesitating whether to say it out."

"What's the important matter? You can't even tell me?" Song Jiang immediately became interested.

"Uh"

Yang Chang hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "The person who shot and injured Chao Tianwang should not be Shi Wengong."

"What did you say?"

Song Jiang stood up excitedly, and the loud noise startled Wu Yong, but he quickly evaded the question.

"follow me."

"Oh"

Yang Chang was taken to a secluded place by Song Jiang, who asked in a low voice, "Sanlang, do you have any clues? Tell us in detail."

"On the night when King Chao was shot by an arrow, Sanniang and I were the rear guard for the army. On the way, we met Shi Wengong. My husband and I fought with him for a long time, so..."

"hiss"

Song Jiang took a deep breath and asked hurriedly, "Sanlang, you are so sure. Did he tell us his name in person? You should know that war is a game of trickery. You cannot trust everything the enemy says." "He rode on the Jade Lion of Zhaoye. He was able to fight two enemies at once and his martial arts were extraordinary. I asked him about his name and he didn't deny it, so it shouldn't be false. By the way, Sun Tixia came to help at that time and can testify for me."

It happened to be a full moon that night. After Yang Chang finished speaking, he glanced at Song Jiang's expression, but saw that Hei Sanlang looked calm, which showed that he had a strong psychological quality.

Song Jiang frowned and nodded slightly, stroking his beard and muttering, "Sanlang's inference is not unreasonable. Shi Wengong is a teacher in Zengtou City. Maybe his students took his arrows. In any case, the enemy is in Zengtou City."

"Brother, the scene was very chaotic that night. Do you think there is a possibility that the brothers of Liangshan mistook the wrong person?"

"What? Absolutely not!"

Before Yang Chang finished his words, Song Jiang, who had been as calm as an old dog just now, suddenly became excited and out of control.

He roared out his conclusion, and then tightly grabbed Yang Chang's collar, reminding him in a deep voice: "Why do you have such dangerous ideas? We are all brothers in the same village, how can we do such a rebellious thing? I don't want to hear such words that will affect unity!"

"I"

Before Yang Chang could reply, Song Jiang interrupted him and asked, "You didn't tell anyone else, did you?"

"not yet"

"That's good."

Having said this, Song Jiang's tone softened again.

"I know Sanlang has a quick mind and having many ideas is a good thing, but it's not good to talk nonsense like this, it will cause chaos in Liangshan. By the way, were you just guessing randomly, or do you have some basis for it?"

“Some ideas”

Yang Chang deliberately explained the method of replay matching, which finally made him see a hint of panic in Song Jiang's eyes.

The old fox finally showed his tail?
Are you going to kill to silence the witness or give a warning to the murderer?
Am I a genius to let the mastermind point out the real murderer?
Yang Changzheng was secretly delighted. Song Jiang had adjusted his mentality. He patted him on the back and said, "Sanlang's idea is very good. When Instructor Lin returns to the mountain, we will go to him to confirm it. But before that, you can't say anything nonsense, otherwise it will be out of control and Brother will hold you accountable."

"Hmm? I got it, little brother."

Song Jiang spoke in a light tone, but his words were full of weight, and Yang Chang had no choice but to agree.

After the two parted, Yang Chang did not return to the back mountain to rest, but went to ask Wu Song for a place to stay. By then, if Chao Gai had any news, he could rush over in time.

Of course, Yang Chang agreed to Song Jiang and did not share his guess with Wu Song.

If Song Jiang was really pushed into a corner and put a big hat on himself, I'm afraid Wu Song would not be able to save himself. After all, after Chao Gai died, he became the local emperor of Liangshan.

With Yang Changxing's current connections and abilities, he cannot shake Song Jiang's position in Liangshan at all. His desire to find out the truth is also due to his melon-eating mentality.

In the battle of Zengtou City, although Yang Chang picked up hundreds of corpses, only his riding skills were upgraded to advanced levels, and his life skills and weapon skills were not improved. If he wanted to become stronger, he could only continue to participate in the battle and pick up corpses.

If you think about it carefully, compared with the internal power struggle between Chao and Song, if Song Jiang takes control of Liangshan, he will frequently launch wars against other countries, which will benefit Yang Chang more.

In the evening of the next day, Lin Chong and others also rushed back to Liangshan.

All the leaders went to visit Chao Gai, but Lin Chong and Hu Yanzhuo were called away by Song Jiang.

The two men arrived at Song Jiang's residence and saw Yang Chang waiting there. Lin Chong and Hu Yanzhuo looked at each other and both thought that Song Jiang was trying to resolve the conflict, but unexpectedly he opened his mouth with explosive news.

"Master Lin, on the night that Chao Tianwang was shot, Yang Chang said that he and Sanniang had fought against Shi Wengong, so Shi Wengong was not the one who released the poisoned arrow. And near the crooked tree where the accident happened, there should be people of ours setting up an ambush there. He believes that the possibility of a traitor cannot be ruled out. Do you remember who is in charge of that area?"

"hiss"

Lin Chong and Hu Yanzhuo both took a deep breath and looked at Yang Chang at the same time.

Both of them had shock in their eyes, as if to say, "How dare you, kid? This guess is even more outrageous than taking the initiative."

"The coach doesn't remember? Then does Commander Huyan remember? I asked you to come along to serve as a witness and also to fill in the gaps."

"Uh, I remember it."

"Yang Lin, the leopard!"

When Hu Yanzhuo was hesitant, Lin Chong called out his name first. Yang Chang almost popped his eyes out of shock after hearing it. This person was completely beyond his expectations.

Isn't he a free man? He was introduced by Gongsun Sheng.

Yang Chang didn't have much contact with Yang Lin, but he felt that Yang Lin's character was above average in Liangshan. How could he serve as a glove for Song Jiang?
Yang Lin had no motive for committing the crime, but he had the ability to do it.

When they attacked Gaotang Prefecture, the Liangshan heroes were defeated by Gao Lian. However, Yang Lin defeated Gao Lian with only 300 men, and shot Gao Lian, who was skilled in witchcraft, with a crossbow, thus buying time to invite Gongsun Sheng to come down the mountain.

Yang Lin is the only person recommended by Gongsun Sheng. Could he be a hidden master?

The moment Lin Chong gave the answer, countless thoughts flashed through Yang Chang's mind.

When he came to his senses, he saw that Song Jiang was as calm as before. He did not say a word of excuse to Yang Lin, and immediately sent someone to ask him about it.

The look of indifference made Yang Chang doubt himself.

Did I analyze it wrong? Didn't Song Jiang eliminate the objection? Or did someone in Zeng Toushi shoot the arrow?

No, Song Jiang's eyes looked flustered last night, so he must be involved.

After a while, Yang Lin hurried to see Song Jiang, but saw Lin Chong, Hu Yanzhuo and Yang Chang were all there, and instantly showed a puzzled expression.

After Song Jiang motioned Yang Lin to take a seat, he immediately asked bluntly, "On the night when King Chao was shot, your ambush was near Crooked Neck? Did you stay there the whole time?"

"Ok?"

Yang Lin was startled when he heard this, then shook his head and replied, "We were near there at first, but then the ambush troops from Zengtou City appeared, so we started fighting and naturally left the original ambush point."

"That is to say." Song Jiang suddenly frowned and stroked his beard, and asked in a scrutinizing tone: "When King Chao was shot by an arrow, you and your people were not nearby?"

"no."

Yang Lin scratched his head and raised his eyes, then asked, "We should kill the enemy wherever they are. Isn't that the same for everyone? The fighting at the entrance of the village was so chaotic that we lost our original position long ago. Brother Gongming, did I do anything wrong?"

Song Jiang did not answer directly, but looked at Lin Chong, Hu Yanzhuo, and Yang Chang and asked, "Do you have anything to add?"

"No."

Seeing the three people either respond or shake their heads, Song Jiang smiled and explained to Yang Lin: "I asked you these questions just now because I wanted to know the details of the war. It seems that it was indeed a mess that night. You should go back and rest first."

"Oh"

After Yang Lin closed the door and left, Song Jiang looked at Yang Chang again and said seriously, "Yang Lin is right. We should kill the enemy wherever they are. How can we stand still? Since there was a chaotic battle that night, the enemy could have gone there. Therefore, the person who shot and injured Chao Tianwang can only be someone from Zengtou City. We have to trust our brothers. Sanlang, what do you think?"

"Uh," Yang Chang smiled awkwardly, rubbing his hands and responding, "I am just speculating, I just want to find the real murderer."

"All right."

Song Jiang interrupted Yang Chang and sighed, "I asked Sun Tixia this morning. He saw you fighting with the man on the white horse, but he couldn't be sure it was the Jade Lion of Zhaoye. Even if it was that horse, it wasn't necessarily ridden by Shi Wengong that night, so he is the most suspicious."

"But that man is very powerful. Sanniang and I think we are good at martial arts. That night I stabbed Zeng's son to death before joining the battle. But it was difficult to fight two against one."

Hu Yanzhuo was very unhappy about being contradicted last time, so he would not miss the opportunity to ridicule Yang Chang. When he heard Yang Chang's weak defense, he immediately stood up and expressed his opinion.

"Although you have captured Han Tao and Peng Qi alive, don't be too proud of your martial arts. Forget that when we first arrived in Zengtou City, Zeng Kui, the fourth son of the Zeng family, fought with Master Lin for twenty rounds without a clear winner. Master Lin's martial arts are the best in Liangshan."

"Brother, stop bragging."

After Lin Chong responded to Hu Yanzhuo, he secretly winked at Yang Chang, signaling him to be patient and not to talk back.

Yang Chang smiled bitterly and thought to himself, if it weren't for Shi Wengong, I would have eaten three pounds of shit.

"No need to say anything. Sanlang's martial arts are good, but there are many capable people in Zengtou City. Let's stop talking about this matter. I will always believe in my brothers. Let's disperse."

"Brother!"

Before Song Jiang could finish his words, the door was suddenly pushed open with a bang.

The man who came was Song Qing. He held his chest with his hand and panted, saying, "Brother, Wu Xuejiu asks you to go over quickly. King Chao is dying and may need to make arrangements for his funeral!"

"What? Go!"

Song Jiang lifted his hem and rushed out with his short legs, followed by Yang Chang and others.

Soon, everyone hurried over and saw that Chao Gai's bed was surrounded by people, including the three Ruans, Liu Tang, Bai Sheng, Hua Rong, and Wu Yong.

When Wu Yong saw Song Jiang appear, he hurriedly drove the people around him out.

"All of you please make way. Brother Gongming wants to ask about the aftermath."

"Brother, take care of yourself."

Song Jiang walked forward and sat beside the couch, grabbing Chao Gai's arm and crying out in grief. Wu Yong whispered in his ear, "Brother Tianwang, Brother Gongming is here. Don't you have something to say? Hurry up!"

After hearing what Wu Yong said, Chao Gai suddenly struggled to sit up, grabbed Song Jiang's hand with his backhand, and said with difficulty: "Take care, my dear brother. If anyone can catch the one who shot me to death, let him be the master of Liangshanpo."

"I got it. Brother? Brother!"

Chao Gai suddenly fell on Song Jiang, but the big hand that was grabbing Song Jiang's right arm was fixed on it like an iron claw.

What's wrong with him?

I turned around and saw Chao Gai with his eyes open, as if he had died with his eyes open.

Seeing this, Song Jiang hurriedly leaned over to his ear and whispered, "Don't worry, brother. The matter of Wang Ying is settled now."

After saying this, Chao Gai's grip loosened, his eyes closed, and a corpse appeared with a flash of light.

Song Jiang burst into tears, Wu Yong, Hua Rong and Lin Chong sobbed, and the three Ruan brothers fell down in front of the couch and cried.

Yang Chang took the opportunity to step forward and squeezed out a position on Ruan Xiaoqi's right so that he could touch Chao Gai's body.

[Obtain a grassroots hero. Use it to increase your prestige and charm. Please choose to use or discard. 】

[Get sword experience (high amount), use it to improve sword skill proficiency, please choose to use or discard. ]

[Gain gun and stick experience. Use it to improve your gun and stick skill proficiency. Please choose to use or discard.]

[Obtain the Pagoda to Suppress Evil Spirits. Use it to learn the special skill of calming down the spirit and imprisoning the power. Please choose to use it or discard it.]

[Obtain the corpse's obsession. After using it, you can learn the biggest secret of this corpse before its death. Please choose to use it or discard it. ]

[Your voice sounds so familiar. How can you have archery skills comparable to Hua Rong's? Why haven't others discovered you? Who are you? ]

The treasure dropped by the leader of Liangshan was indeed much stronger than Zeng Mi's. Yang Chang used it all at once, and the last clue left by Chao Gai made Yang Chang continue to burn his brain cells.

Unraveling a mess?

Chao Gai died suddenly from his injuries. Song Jiang cried so much that he fainted and was helped back to his residence to rest.

While the leaders were rushing to attend the funeral, a six-foot-five-inch strong man knocked on Song Jiang's door under the cover of night.

"Brother Gongming."

"What are you here for?"

"No one is paying attention at this time. I heard someone is checking it out."

"You act so cautiously that you have even chosen someone to take the blame. What are you still worried about? I have already made the final decision on this matter. Wait for the amnesty before returning to Tokyo to serve as an official. Tell your cousin to keep his mouth shut."

"He will."

　The answer has been given at the end. Please express your opinions. The author arranged it this way based on the Spring and Autumn style of Shi Gong, who outlined the biggest suspect. There are only three people who are praised for their high archery skills in poems in the whole book. The other two are Hua Rong and Pang Wanchun, but this person never fired an arrow from beginning to end.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)