On the galloping carriage, Di Renjie finished his breakfast voraciously, and then introduced the progress of the case to Zhang Zong. He had already talked a lot before, but there were still some details that had not been discussed yet.

Zhang Zong also listened very seriously, and from time to time he would interrupt and ask a few questions, and then discuss the case with the other party. However, the fire almost destroyed all the evidence, which made their discussion not very optimistic.

Soon Jiuting Street arrived, the fire in Anrenfang had been extinguished, and the temperature was no longer as hot as before. The court had closed all intersections entering Anrenfang, but now the control has been lifted, so that some people can return home. Although the home has been burned, they may be able to collect some useful things, such as hidden copper coins, which are generally not burned.

However, you can enter other places, but Jiupin Street is strictly prohibited from entering. It is still blocked by the army. After all, a family massacre occurred inside, and the death was still a close minister of the prince Zhou Futong, so it is impossible to lift the blockade before the case is investigated.

When Zhang Zong's carriage arrived at Jiupin Street, he was quickly stopped. However, after Di Renjie revealed his identity, he was quickly released. Finally, they also came to Zhou Futong's mansion, which was also the second time Zhang Zong came here.

Compared to the last time I came, the Zhou Mansion in front of me had undergone some changes, mainly because some ruins were cleared out, revealing a large open space below. Some things on the open space were covered with white cloth. Judging from the shape of the outside, they should be the cleaned corpse.

"Brother Zhang, I kept these cleaned corpses as they were, but most of them were seriously damaged, so it was difficult to find any valuable clues." Di Renjie also pointed to the white cloth on the open space and introduced.

After hearing this, Zhang Zong nodded, and then came forward to check it out in person. When he lifted the white cloth on the first corpse, he couldn't help frowning. This was also a burnt corpse. To be precise, it was burnt, and the flesh and flesh had merged into the ground, which looked very disgusting.

At that moment, Zhang Zong also suppressed his disgust and checked the situation of the corpse. He finally found that because the corpse was damaged too seriously, he could not find any valuable clues. In the end, he could only cover the corpse again.

Next, Zhang Zong also carefully checked all the bodies found. Some corpses in better situations have some clues, but most of them are useless.

For the last corpse, Di Renjie personally helped Zhang Zong lift the white cloth above and introduced: "This is the headless corpse we found, which is the corpse suspected to be General Zhou. However, the corpse was burned too seriously and we cannot judge, but the corpse was holding a sword tightly in his hand, which was suspected to be General Zhou's object."

After hearing this, Zhang Zong also went up to check carefully and saw that the corpse was lying on the ground facing up. Due to the fire, the corpse curled up and looked very short. However, if you measure the length of the bone, you will find that the corpse should have been a very tall person during his lifetime.

As far as Zhang Zong knows, Zhou Futong is indeed a very tall general, which is consistent with the corpse. However, almost all the surface of the corpse is burnt and it is impossible to find characteristics from the surface. However, on the right hand of the corpse, he was indeed holding a sword tightly, and even after death, the burnt right hand did not let go.

Zhang Zong leaned forward and looked at the sword carefully. Speaking of the generals of the Tang Dynasty generally prefer horizontal swords, because on the battlefield, the chopping effect of the sword is more effective than that of the sword. Of course, some generals like to use swords, but they are usually only for decoration or command, and are basically not used for actual combat.

However, according to the news that Zhang Zong got from Li Hong, Zhou Futong likes to use swords very much. He is even a famous sword dancer in the capital. Moreover, he is not only good at sword dance, but also can use swordsmanship in actual combat. Some people have come to Zhou Futong for advice on swordsmanship.

"Can I take off the sword?" Zhang Zong turned his head and asked Di Renjie. Because the sword was held in the corpse, it was very inconvenient to observe. In addition, after the sword was burned by the fire, it had become deformed and black. If you don't observe carefully, you might even think that he was holding a black stick in his hand.

"No problem. Actually, I have wanted to take off the sword. The reason why I didn't take it was because I wanted to wait for Brother Zhang to come and take it together!" Di Renjie immediately nodded in agreement.

Zhang Zong was not polite after hearing this. He reached out and picked up the sword on the ground, but found that the corpse was holding very tightly and could not be taken down for a while. In the end, Di Renjie stepped forward until he broke the corpse's burnt fingers and then took down the sword.

This is a very heavy sword, and the blade is lengthened and widened, and the sword spine is also very thick, which is also very consistent with Li Hong's introduction to Zhou Futong. Because Zhou Futong is tall and has a much stronger strength, the sword he uses is specially made, and it is said that he can cut off the horse's head with one sword, which is almost comparable to Modao.

"This should be General Zhou's sword. Most people can't use such a long and heavy sword!" Zhang Zong held the sword in both hands and barely lifted the sword. It was very difficult to swing it, so he could only turn the tip of the sword into the tunnel.

"Yes, we also determined that this sword was General Zhou's sword based on this point." Di Renjie also nodded.

"It is impossible to determine that the corpse is General Zhou just by relying on a sword. After all, someone else may have taken his sword. The most important thing now is to find the head of the corpse. Have you made any progress?" Zhang Zong asked Di Renjie again.

Regarding this question, Di Renjie also smiled bitterly and pointed at the surroundings and said, "Brother Zhang, you have also seen it. The entire hall is the place where the corpses are most concentrated. We have almost cleared all the ruins, but the headless corpse still has not been found. If it is not found here, we can only wait for us to clear out the ruins of the entire mansion, and the missing heads may be found at that time."

After hearing this, Zhang Zong did not speak, but pondered for a while before looking up and said, "Brother Di, where is the body of General Zhou's wife and children? Take me to see!"

Di Renjie nodded immediately and agreed, then took Zhang Zong away from the ruins of the hall. After turning a few piles of ruins, he finally came to the burned inner house behind, which was where Zhang Zong discovered his head before. It was also being cleaned up. On the cleared open space, there were also a large, three, and four corpses.
Chapter completed!