Keyboard Immortal - Chapter 1013
[Chapter 1013 The mysterious disappearance]
Not long after Zu An came out of the room, a figure standing in the distance turned and walked towards him: “I’ve seen Master Zu, I’m Gong Pan, Madam said you have something to ask me.”
“Master Gong is serious. , I just want to ask some questions.” Zuan carefully looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, his body was strong, his eyes were sharp, and his cultivation was not low. Moreover, he has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looks like the kind of mature and prudent person. There is a horned dragon-like scar from the chin to the neck, which adds a bit of sturdy meaning to the whole person.
Because he looked at it twice, Gong Pan subconsciously touched the scar: “It was stabbed by a demon master back then. If it were half an inch away, I’m afraid my corpse would already be cold.”
“Sorry.” Zaan Somewhat apologetically, after all, the gaze just now was indeed a little rude.
“It’s okay,” Gong Pan smiled openly, “everyone who sees me for the first time will look here, this is not a shame for me, but a glorious mark, proving that I was a bloody battle with the demon clan back then. , just left such an injury.”
“General Gong can save his life under such an injury, and there will be blessings after death.” Zuan also sighed that this sword was too dangerous.
“I don’t care if I’m lucky or not, I just want the Duke to be okay,” Gong Pan’s tone dropped suddenly, “Thanks to the Duke pulling me an inch to the side, I avoided this fatal blow. It’s a pity that although I’m still alive now, the Duke’s life and death are unknown.”
Zu An was moved, and took the opportunity to ask, “What happened to your Duke?” The
local officials have investigated the relevant case before and submitted a report to the court. , Unfortunately, many details are unclear, and there are contradictions in the logic before and after. Obviously, it is not as useful to ask these people who have experienced it.
Gong Pan hesitated for a while, then said after a while, “Since Madam asked me to come, it proves that Master Zu is a trustworthy person, please come with me.”
As he said that, he led Zaan to an empty yard, and there were no other people around him who were eavesdropping before he said: “The whole matter of the disappearance of the prince is very bizarre. He didn’t make any movement in the days since he was there, and everyone didn’t take it seriously at first. After all, practitioners may not be able to go out of the retreat on time.”
“But after ten days, there was still no movement in the retreat place, so everyone tried to ask the prince what was going on. When the time came out, who knew that there was no response at all.”
“Everyone found out that the door was not locked, and the building was already empty.”
“At first everyone thought that the prince had left the customs early and went to other places, which was not the case before. No. Who knows that after a few months, the Duke has not come back, and the people in the mansion realized that something might have happened.”
“We sent a lot of people to look for the place where the Duke might go, but unfortunately we never found it. In the entire Yunzhong County, and even the surrounding counties, although some people occasionally claim to have seen the Duke appear, but after our investigation, all of them are talking nonsense to deceive the bounty.”
“It’s like this for another half a year, and the Duke still hasn’t appeared. , Everyone now understands that he may have had an accident.”
Speaking of which, his knuckles were pinched, and he was obviously very emotional.
Zu An asked in a deep voice: “Who and when did you last see the Duke of Jun?”
Gong Pan thought for a while and replied, “There were many people who saw the Duke of Duke at the last time. , at that time, many maids and family servants served, and I was there, and I saw them all.”
“You have been there all the time? Then I saw him in retreat after drinking?” Zaan felt a little strange, how could he retreat after drinking.
“That’s not true,” Gong Pan replied. “We were all next to each other at first, but then the Duke asked us to retreat to a distance outside when he wanted to talk to the second master about some confidential matters. Although we didn’t see it with our own eyes later. , but through the shadow of the window, you can see the two of them intertwined, and there are conversations and laughter from time to time.”
Zaan frowned, if he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, there would be a lot of room for manipulation.
There are so many detective novels in previous lives that often have similar murders.
“Could it be that something happened to the Duke at that time, and the voices you saw and heard were actually imitated by others?” Zaan asked.
“It’s impossible!” Gong Pan denied directly, “We are all the people most trusted by the Duke. No one knows his body shape and voice better than us. If someone pretends to be, we will definitely be able to tell the difference.”
Zuan wrinkled He frowned, always feeling that the other party’s judgment was too arbitrary.
The body shape of the person across the window may have been distorted, and the sound is such a thing, there are so many strange people in the world, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no one who is good at ventriloquism.
The “One Side of a Thousand People” that he had obtained before, told how to imitate the target’s voice perfectly.
However, he thought about it, such a secret book should be rare in the world, after all, when he was an embroidered messenger, he had never heard of anyone who could do this.
At this time, Gong Pan continued: “Take ten thousand steps back, even if that person is a fake, how could he do it? You must know that Duke Jun’s cultivation is already the pinnacle of the master, and he is the top master in the world. Who can be so After a short period of time, I pretended to be him in a silent uniform, and we still didn’t find it outside?”
“What if Second Master Jian was there to assist?” Zaan stared straight into the other’s eyes.
Gong Pan’s expression changed, but he still replied: “Impossible, Er Ye Jian’s cultivation base is high, but he is still much worse than the Duke. Outside.”
Zaan fell into silence, he could suspect that someone could use ventriloquist to impersonate, but Xiuwei is the real thing.
If Jian Yanyou was completely unprepared for his younger brother’s sneak attack, it was possible that he would be plotted against him, but with his cultivation level, it was impossible to be subdued silently, as long as the guards outside entered.
Did you guess wrong from the start?
Zuan fell into silence, and suddenly said, “How is the relationship between your wife and the county public?”
“Madam?” Gong Pan’s expression suddenly changed, “You don’t doubt your madam, do you?”
Zuan waved his hand: “I am a friend of your madam, how can I doubt her? Just curious, because I heard her before. Did you mention that you didn’t live with the Duke?”
Gong Pan hesitated for a moment, but replied, “Yes, the madam and the duke are indeed separated, but that is because the lady has to deal with various affairs of the Yu family. They also have to be responsible for the safety of Yunzhong County and resist the invasion of the demon clan. The two sides gather less and leave more, so they separate.”
“But they have a good relationship and have always respected each other like guests.” “Respect each other like guests
.” Zaan raised his eyebrows. , There are two ways to understand this word. One is that the relationship between husband and wife is indeed very harmonious. The second is that there is no real love, and they are just fulfilling their duties, neither salty nor bland…
“I have a presumptuous question,” Zaan asked curiously. Looking at him, “Then why did you come to the Yu family? It stands to reason that you should be from the Duke’s residence.”
Gong Ian’s expression suddenly became a little down: “After the Duke disappeared, everyone was very united at first. , but as we couldn’t find his whereabouts, many things began to change.”
“But this is normal, many people have to support their families, and some people want to go to the future, naturally they will find new backers. ”
Zuan said tentatively, “You mean the backer of the second master Jian?”
Gong Pan nodded: “Yes, he is the younger brother of the prince, and he was originally the second-in-command of the governor’s mansion, and he also has a group of confidants. After the accident of the county magistrate, it is justifiable that everything is represented by him. Many people may not want to rely on him at first, but when they do things with him, they will become his people without realizing it after a long time.”
“But I am not so . I pursued a lot, and I have been waiting for the Duke to come back. It is a bit annoying to stay there now, so I came to the lady’s side. After all, she is the wife of the Duke. There are some people who have the same idea as me and came to the lady together. side.”
Zuan nodded secretly, which is understandable. Others can rely on Jian Taiding, but Gong Pan, the former duke’s chief guard and confidant, is destined to not be used by the other party, so it is wise for him to choose Yu Yanluo. At least he can gain a reputation for loyalty.
“I don’t seem to feel your hatred for Second Master Jian from your tone?” Zaan asked curiously.
Gong Pan looked towards the north and said calmly, “Unless the disappearance of the Duke is related to the Second Master, why should I hate him? It is only natural for him to win over the Duke’s former department, even if I were in his position, most likely It’s the same approach.”
“What’s more, the Dudu’s Mansion is related to the safety of Yunzhong County, and it has to resist the demon clan that has repeatedly committed crimes. After the disappearance of the Duke of the county, a strong leader is needed to stabilize the situation. An ambitious person is always better than a mediocre person.”
“The palace general is really righteous, and his bearing is very high.” Zu An was impressed, and then asked him something about the duke’s mansion. Answer them one by one.
When he was finally leaving, Zuan suddenly turned around, as if he remembered something: “By the way, can you give me a list of the Duke’s personal guard class?”
[End of this Chapter]
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