Three hundred and eighty-eighth chapter blood red kapok (a)
Di Guangyuan gritted his teeth and his face turned pale.
On the one hand, the captured prisoner died in the blink of an eye, leaving him blank; on the other hand, he felt a bone-broken chill that made him frightened.
The county government hall was brightly lit.
More than twenty corpses were placed side by side on the ground, six of which were the six dead soldiers who had been captured before...
These people are bold and reckless, and they are extremely cruel.
They can commit suicide without hesitation, which to some extent shows how powerful the people behind them are.
Yang Shouwen and Lv Chengzhi looked at the bodies one by one in the lobby.
Suddenly, Lu Chengzhi stopped, stood in front of one of the corpses and observed for a while, then suddenly turned back and came to the other corpse.
"Come on the knife."
With his order, Yang Chou'er immediately presented the sheep's horn dagger to him.
Lu Chengzhi squatted down and used a sheep's horn dagger to separate the corpse's clothes. He saw a tattoo pattern on the shoulders of the corpse.
"Alang, look."
Lu Chengzhi looked up and said to Yang Shouwen.
Yang Shouwen immediately took a large butter wax from Fei Fugui's hand and came forward to take a closer look.
The tattoo is a flower, with blood-red colors, and five petals with strong curves surrounded by a bunch of dense yellow stamens, which are tied to the tight flower holder. The flowers are very big and vivid, covering the shoulders of the corpse.
"What kind of flower is this?"
The shape of the flower is very strange, and Di Guangyuan has never seen it before.
Even Lu Chengzhi had never seen such a flower shape, so he looked at each other with Di Guangyuan.
"Kapok!"
"ah?"
Yang Shouwen stood up and handed the candle to Fei Fugui.
"Check the others to see if there is any such tattoo."
Tattoo culture has a long history, but it is rare in the Central Plains. Generally speaking, most of the tattooed groups are barbarian races in wastelands. There are often records in historical books. It is said that the Shanyue barbarians in the south have their hair and faces, and are described as ghosts.
Yang Shouwen said: "This peanut is in the south, but its origin is ominous. It is said to be from India.
I remember that there seems to be records in ancient books that it was said that during the Han Dynasty, Zhao Tuo, the King of Nanyue, once paid a tribute to the Han court. This kind of saying is not tolerant of the severe cold, so it is rare in the north. I have also seen this kind of flower and tree in a book."
Before Yang Shouwen finished speaking, Fei Fugui and Yang Chou'er shouted: "Alang, more than half of the people have this kind of tattoo."
What is the meaning of Kapok, blood-colored Kapok?
Yang Shouwen is sure now that this bloody kapok flower may also represent the black hand behind these dead soldiers.
He looked at Lu Chengzhi and Di Guangyuan, and the two looked at each other.
At this moment, Yao Sanlang beside him suddenly said, "County Master, Conqueror... the villain seems to have seen such a tattoo."
"What?"
When Di Guangyuan heard this, he became excited and grabbed Yao Sanlang's arm.
"Have you seen this kind of tattoo? Where have you seen it?"
His excited look really scared Yao Sanlang, so that Yao Sanlang was speechless and couldn't speak.
Yang Shouwen smiled and walked forward and said, "County Master, calm down! If you do this, Sanlang will be afraid."
"call!"
Di Guangyuan also realized that he had lost his composure and let go of his hand and let himself calm down.
As the magistrate of Changzhou County, he has such a terrible force under his rule. Now that Yang Shouwen is there, he can help him. But what should he do if Yang Shouwen leaves in the future? Di Guangyuan is very clear that the matter here is very complicated.
"Sanlang. Don't worry, say slowly, where have you ever seen this kind of tattoo?"
Yao Sanlang took a few deep breaths and tried to calm himself down.
He thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "When talking about this kind of tattoo, the villain has seen it at Puhui Temple."
"ah?"
"Don't misunderstand the county master. The villain is not talking about the monks, but... There has always been a custom in Puhui Temple, that is, on the third day of every month, monks will be summoned to bathe in the temple. Over time, even people in Changzhou City know about it, and even attend such rituals. Among them, there are no merchants in the fish market, and the villain has seen them there."
According to legend, the customs of this bathhouse started from the Buddhist temple, and Yang Shouwen didn't find it strange.
"Sanlang, please make it clear."
Yao Sanlang nodded, thought for a while, organized the language for a while, and said, "I have seen some people with this kind of tattoo on their bodies in the Buddha Ridge in Puhui Temple. The villain was surprised at the time and asked those people what kind of flowers they had.
They said it was Kapok!”
The villain still remembers that those people are from Annan.
But where is Annan? The villain is not very clear... However, they said that there are many such flowers in their hometown. The reason why kapok is placed on their bodies is to miss their hometown. So the villain didn't ask more questions."
Annan, it’s Annan again!
Yang Shouwen closed his eyes and pondered and said nothing.
Su Wei made his fortune in Annan, and his wife was from Annan.
Previously, Mingxiu asked him to inquire about a man named Qulan, which was later confirmed by Di Guangyuan that he was the Protector of Annan Protectorate.
Everything seemed to point to the Annan Protectorate.
Could it be that all this was secretly instructed by Annan Protectorate? Or, this is just a coincidence or a misunderstanding?
Thinking of this, Yang Shouwen opened his eyes and looked at Lu Chengzhi.
Su Wei!
Turning around, it seemed to be back to Su Wei. Yang Shouwen was a little amused and cried. He exchanged opinions with Lu Chengzhi with his eyes, then turned around and looked at Di Guangyuan.
"County Master, it seems that this matter cannot be avoided by Su Wei in Changzhou."
"Su Wei?" Di Guangyuan was stunned for a moment and blurted out: "What does this matter have to do with Su Wei?"
However, when he said it, he immediately reacted.
Among the wealthy families in Suzhou, the Su family is the most closely related to Annan. The person Su family is responsible for contacting Annan is Su Wei; Su Wei lives in Changzhou, and his wife seems to be from Annan. In addition, Shenhui also comes from Annan!
Don't say that all this is a coincidence.
If this is all coincidence, then everything in the world can probably be explained by the word coincidence.
Di Guangyuan's reaction was not fast, but after all, he had followed Di Renjie for many years. He was not stupid, but was just a bit pedantic. So when Yang Shouwen said the name of "Su Wei", Di Guangyuan was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood the key.
Su Wei, Su Wei, Su Wei...
Di Guangyuan returned to the table and sat down slowly.
He bit his lip and remained silent.
Yang Shouwen did not urge him because he knew that Di Guangyuan was considering the consequences of breaking up with the Su family at this time.
How could the Su family let it go if they arrest Su Wei?
Chapter completed!