The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 659

The prime minister felt that this matter was inappropriate.

They've done so much before, Xu Tian is bound to be suspicious.

Now all we need to do is kill that person.

"Do not act rashly for now; I have my own methods."

And the other side.

Xu Tian was reviewing official documents inside the yamen.

Suddenly someone came to report.

"Sir, something happened!"

Xu Tian glanced at the person who submitted the report.

They were government officials.

"Why are you so alarmed?"

"Sir, there has been a murder on the other side of the river!"

Upon hearing that a murder had occurred, Xu Tian immediately stood up and followed the officials out of the yamen.

"What's going on?"

Along the way, he inquired about the officials.

The officer explained the whole story to him.

"Sir, what do you think of this matter...?"

As they spoke, they arrived at the scene.

Xu Tian discovered that the dead person was actually the same person he had released from the yamen earlier.

Xu Tian searched the scene thoroughly, but couldn't find any clues.

There were no injuries on this person's body.

There were no signs of damage.

"Who discovered it first?"

"I am a commoner."

An old man stepped out from the crowd.

"It was discovered by a commoner working in the fields here!"

Xu Tian looked around; this place was right next to the riverbank.

They pulled this person out of the water.

Xu Tian then ordered someone to bring in the coroner.

The coroner examined the body and then reported it.

"Sir, after examination, it was found that this person was poisoned by arsenic."

At first, they all thought the man had drowned.

Upon hearing the coroner's answer, everyone was shocked.

They never imagined that the body they pulled from the river had been poisoned.

Xu Tian hadn't expected that he had specifically asked someone to protect this person.

But his guards were also gone.

He gave Songren a look, signaling him to go find his guards.

Xu Tian himself immediately sent people to the town's pharmacies to look for clues.

"Remember, never overlook any clue."

The official accepted the order.

"Don't worry, sir!"

Xu Tian surveyed the area again.

There is no trace of anything left here.

That person did it very cleanly!

"It's certain that this was a crime committed by someone known to the victim!"

Xu Tian said to the coroner beside him.

His on-site investigation revealed that not only were there no signs of a struggle, but the man also had no external injuries whatsoever.

It's safe to say that he trusted that person completely.

That's why he died.

Xu Tian sighed softly to himself.

Now, not only is the murder of this person being investigated, but the person who destroyed the village's fields can no longer be found.

This person was murdered to silence him.

He has no evidence and cannot frame anyone.

Therefore, the previous suspicions about the prime minister could only remain as suspicions.

Soon, the people who went to the town to investigate returned.

"My lord, I have inquired with all the pharmacies in town, and none of them have sold arsenic these past few days."

"Oh!"

Xu Tian looked into the distance with a suspicious gaze.

Since there has never been any arsenic in the town.

Then this arsenic must have come from somewhere else.

"My lord, who exactly is this person who poisoned us?"

They actually managed to travel from so far away to poison me.

What exactly is their purpose?