Wu Gengji, I will become Zi Yu's apprentice at the beginning! ! !

Wang Hun led four people. Among the four, only Wu Geng did not ride a horse. He was behind Jiang Shang, and the other three were all riding horses. They had been riding horses for half a day, and both the people and horses were exhausted. After all, they were all teenagers or even less than ten years old, so they were naturally eager to rest.

So, when they saw an inn on the road, Wang Hun stopped his horse and suggested that everyone take a rest here. The others were also very happy to hear this and dismounted to enter the inn.

When the innkeeper saw Wang Hun and the other four people about to enter the store, he hurriedly greeted them and asked the waiter to quickly come forward to greet them.

This inn was originally a place to provide services for ordinary people, so there was not much discrimination against ragged guests. What's more, Wang Hun and others had four horses, and horses were an expensive property.

The shopkeeper smiled and said to everyone, "Dear guests, are you here to have a meal or do you need a hotel?" Wang Hun replied, "We want both a meal and a hotel, and we would like to trouble you to help feed the horses." After saying that, he immediately took out some silver that Xia Shu had given him from his arms and handed it to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was overjoyed, and quickly took the silver and said, "Welcome, guests! Please come in!"

Wang Hun and his four companions quickly entered the inn and found a table to sit down. The innkeeper came over warmly and asked them what they would like to order.

"A few side dishes and a pot of tea." Wang Hun replied succinctly. He then turned to the four people, motioning them to order whatever they wanted, and indicated that he would pay the bill.

Except for Wu Geng, the other three people expressed their gratitude to Wang Hun, and each of them only ordered a small dish. However, Wu Geng said loudly and unceremoniously: "Bring us all the delicious food and drinks!"

This statement surprised everyone present, especially the shopkeeper and the waiter. They looked at Wang Hun in surprise, not knowing how to respond. Wang Hun just smiled and said to the shopkeeper, "No problem, you can do it. I'll pay the bill."

The shopkeeper was relieved and hurriedly took the waiter to prepare food. Before long, the table was filled with several exquisite side dishes, a pot of steaming hot tea, and the store's most famous delicacies. Everyone began to enjoy this sumptuous meal.

Everyone was very satisfied with the meal. After having enough wine and food, Wang Hun suggested that they could stay one more day and set off the day after tomorrow. This proposal surprised everyone else and they all agreed. Afterwards, they each went to the room arranged by the shopkeeper to rest.

At about this time, the atmosphere in the Beishan Mine was extremely heavy. As the rest time came to an end, all the slaves were forced to get up and start the day's work. They knew that this kind of day would continue forever, with no end.

At this time, the centurion leader Lao Feng was inspecting the work. He carefully observed every place to make sure everything was going on in an orderly manner. Soon, he searched all his centurions and asked in detail about the progress of the work. However, when he wanted to find his centurion leader Lao Cai, he found that he could not find him no matter what.

Lao Feng could not help but frown, feeling somewhat worried. You know, the bloodstone production that Lao Cai was in charge of had the highest production among all the centurions he managed, and was vital to the entire Beishan Mine. At first, Lao Feng thought that Lao Cai might have gone to inspect the slaves' work, but after a long time, he still did not come back. At this time, Lao Feng realized that something might be wrong.

So, he decided to personally lead several soldiers to search for Lao Cai's whereabouts. After some twists and turns, they finally found a secret mine in a remote corner. Lao Feng led his men into the mine carefully, full of doubts and uneasiness.

"How come there is a mine here?" Lao Feng said to himself. The soldiers were puzzled, but they did not stop and continued to go deeper into the mine. Not long after, Lao Feng suddenly stopped and stared straight ahead. His face became very ugly, as if he had seen something horrible.

A soldier walked forward curiously and followed Lao Feng's gaze, only to see a head lying on the ground. It was Lao Cai's head! The soldier was immediately horrified.

Lao Feng quickly picked up the stick on the ground and turned the head over to check. After confirming that it was correct, Lao Feng's face became even gloomier.

Old Feng was very surprised. He looked not far away and saw a headless corpse.

"Hurry up and report to Lord Li Jing!" Old Feng shouted anxiously, and the soldiers also took action and hurried to report the situation.

Lao Feng hurried out of the mine and said to a slave, "Go and count the number of slaves under my command." The slave did not dare to ask any more questions and immediately did as he was told...

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An hour later, Li Jing's mansion stood proudly on the ground of Beishan Mine.

Sitting on the high hall of the mansion was an old man who looked to be in his sixties with white hair and beard. Old Feng reported to him all the details of his discovery in detail.

The old man's voice was deep and deep: "So, when you found him, he was already dead?"

Old Feng replied respectfully, "That's right, Master Li Jing."

The old man was Li Jing. He slammed the table angrily and shouted, "Who dares to kill people in Beishan Mine?"

Lao Feng answered carefully: "Sir, according to our investigation, four slaves are missing from the mine, three boys and one girl. They all entered the mine recently and are children. Now, all four of them are missing."

At this time, a captain of soldiers stood up and reported: "Sir, after careful inspection, we found that there are exactly four horses missing from the mine."

After hearing what Lao Feng and the captain of the soldiers said, Li Jing's face turned gloomy. He frowned, stared at the two men coldly, and asked coldly, "You mean, they killed him, stole the horse and ran away?"

Old Feng and the captain of the soldiers looked at each other, feeling somewhat uneasy, but they still answered in unison: "I dare not make a decision on my own, please make the decision, sir!"

Li Jing snorted coldly, a hint of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes. He turned to look at the coroner beside him and asked sternly: "Coroner, what are the results of the autopsy?"

Next to Lao Feng stood a serious-looking middle-aged man. He stepped forward and answered respectfully, "Your Excellency, according to preliminary examination, the cause of death was indeed a sharp weapon piercing the neck. But judging from the wound, the murder weapon does not look like the draft of a mine slave, but more like an extremely sharp sword."

Li Jing frowned slightly, his eyes showing doubt, and muttered to himself: "Could it be that those kids really killed someone? But where did they get the sword?"

The coroner shook his head and said affirmatively: "Sir, given the age and physical condition of these children, they are simply incapable of wielding such a sharp sword. To inflict such a wound, great strength and speed must be possessed. Even an adult man may not be able to do this. So I believe the murderer is someone else."

The words of the coroner made everyone present fall into deep thought, and everyone had a solemn expression on their face. If it wasn't these children who did it, then who was the real murderer?