Relatively speaking, the damage on the first floor of Zhaixing Tower is relatively small. If Zhaixing Tower is rebuilt in the future, the foundation structure of the first floor only needs to be reinforced. In this sense, the symbol of Xu's spirit has not completely collapsed.

Walking into Zhaixing Tower, a gloomy cold wind suddenly came. Chen Lang couldn't help but tremble. He turned his head and asked, "The fire last night, how many people were burned to death in Zhaixing Tower?"

Tang Quan replied without hesitation: "Nine people, mainly for the kitchen worker, and the scary palace maid."

From Tang Quan's tone, he seemed to have no concern for the nine dead. After all, these nine people were humble and could not compare to those princes and nobles, so there was no need to be sad about them.

Why!

Chen Lang sighed in his heart. Tang Quan was so cold, but he was not really aware of him. In this world, people’s values ​​are like this.

"Look separately!" Tang Quan waved his hand, and the yamen runners who had been with him for a long time dispersed in groups of three or three. They all had rich experience in handling cases, and what should be searched and what to pay attention to at the crime scene was considered familiar with.

Chen Lang looked at the busy yamen runners, turned his head and whispered: "If you guessed correctly, the fire point should be located on the second floor of Zhaixing Tower."

Tang Quan said slowly: "You are right, but the arsonist may also leave clues on the first floor."

As soon as he finished speaking, a young yamen runner suddenly came in at the door. He looked very tired. He was not a subordinate of Tang Quan, but Meng Ye from Nancheng Prefecture.

Meng Ye had already heard that Chen Lang was thrown into the Heavenly Prison by Emperor Xu last night, so when he found out that Chen Lang was obviously shocked. Could it be that Tang Quan was escorting Chen Lang to Zhaixing Tower for interrogation?

"You are the one sent by Teng Qing to assist in the investigation of the case. I ask you, are the Nancheng yamen runners guarding Zhaixing Tower all night?" Tang Quan raised his neck and said with a blank expression. He was one level higher than the Nancheng ruling Teng Qing, so he spoke with a clear sense of oppression.

"Yes, we are on duty all night to ensure that no irrelevant people enter Zhaixing Tower." Meng Ye replied in a deep voice.

"Have you found suspicious people wandering around here?" Tang Quan continued.

"In the early morning, many ordinary people watched the fun and were driven away by us one after another. Gradually, people became scarce. Adhering to the principle of rather than letting go of mistakes, we arrested all the suspicious people with sting and eyes and sneaky eyes and sent them to the government office for interrogation." Meng Ye stated the facts.

"You must be vigilant. Many criminals like to return to the scene after the crime." Tang Quan reminded.

"I understand." Meng Ye bowed with both hands. When he said this, he looked at Chen Lang nervously, thinking that after Tang Quan said that he would return to the crime scene, he would not call Prince Liang, who was scolding and calling him.

However, his concern was unnecessary, and Chen Lang asked softly: "After the fire is extinguished, will you clear the fire scene?"

This question dispelled Meng Ye's doubts, because Chen Lang didn't look like the one being investigated, but more like a senior official who took the initiative to investigate the case.

"That's right, our Nancheng Government Office is responsible for cleaning up the fire scene." Meng Ye replied immediately, with a faint excitement in his tone. He knew that no matter what arson or assassination was, it had nothing to do with Chen Lang.

"Have the corpse moved out of Zhaixing Tower verified the identity and background?" Chen Lang continued to ask, and he specifically emphasized the word background.

Meng Ye slowly shook his head: "This aspect is not clear. Anyway, all the staff who survived Zhaixing Tower last night, whether the chefs in the kitchen or the palace maids who handed over the dishes, or the guards and the imperial guards, must undergo strict inspections, especially the chefs assigned to the second floor, which are more focused on the inspection targets. As for those who are dead,..."

He didn't say everything, worried that something would be wrong. Tang Quan added indifferently: "No one cares about those who died in the fire for the time being."

"That's right." Meng Ye quickly agreed.

"Don't miss those who died in the fire. Perhaps the one who carried out the mission last night was a dead soldier raised by a certain force." Chen Lang conjectured cautiously.

Meng Ye did not reply, but Tang Quan suddenly patted his forehead: "That's right, the assassin who assassinated Xu Huang can commit suicide, and of course the criminal who set fire on Zhaixing Tower can also commit suicide."

Chen Lang nodded: "The nine corpses carried out from Zhaixing Tower not only need to verify their identity and background, but also have to let the coroner perform a post-mortem. If someone is determined to set fire with a mortal determination, then he may take poison before the fire spreads, so he will die more easily."

Tang Quan thought for a moment: "It seems to make sense. Judging from the assassin's assassin's way of assassination, the arson suspect in Zhaixing Tower may have been holding poison in his mouth for a long time and would rather die than be caught and tortured."

"Or I want to protect the sect behind the scenes." Chen Lang gritted his teeth. If this is true, the dead soldiers involved in the conspiracy have chosen to commit suicide, then the whole case will be difficult to reveal, and Chen Lang's suspicion will be difficult to clear.

...

Not long after, the search at the bottom of Zhaixing Tower was announced to end. It was similar to Chen Lang's expectation. Although the yamen runners were busy without advanced technology, they had little effect. Overall, no clues needed to be paid attention to were found.

"Go up!" Tang Quan waved his hand and everyone walked along the steps towards the second floor. The second floor was dilapidated, but he could still vaguely distinguish the main structure.

Looking around, I quickly found the location of the kitchen. According to the survivors on the scene, the initial fire point was in the kitchen. Just as everyone was busy extinguishing the fire source in the kitchen, blue smoke suddenly appeared in several places.

More than one arsonist?

Maybe. Of course, it is also possible that the arsonist can arrange the mechanism in advance and then start it secretly.

Tang Quan stood in the center of the second floor and watched, then he reached out and pointed at several darkest places. Usually, the darker the fire during a fire, the more likely it is to be the fire point.

Soon a yamen runner understood and walked towards the direction pointed by Tang Quan, and Chen Lang also walked to a certain corner of it.

To be honest, now that it is burned like this, there is probably no way to see anything. However, Chen Lang judged that the arsonist must have used some ignition material to quickly spread the fire. Otherwise, with the staffing of Zhaixing Tower last night, the fire source should be extinguished.

Oil?

The so-called ignition is oil first, but oil is more eye-catching and difficult to hide from the world. Last night, Zhaixing Tower has sufficient defense and should not make low-level mistakes.

Therefore, the ignition materials used by the arsonist may be very common items, and it is very likely that the arsonist will enter the Zhaixing Tower in advance and arrange the ignition materials at the predetermined fire point.

Chen Lang squatted down, touching the darkest wall with his fingertips, and began to outline the scene at that time in his mind. It seemed that the flames suddenly ignited from the base of the wall and then spread.
Chapter completed!