Attack Jade (攻玉) - Chapter 89

[Chapter 59]

Teng Yuyi smiled in surprise: “For me?” He

opened the lacquer box, and a warm white air rose up in front of him. The box was full, and it was full of round desserts. The desserts seemed to be mixed with grass juice, and the dough was faintly The color of the dango is a pity that the shape of the dumplings is a bit messy, either too deflated or too drum.

Qizhi was a little embarrassed: “This is the Sanqing Cake in our Guanli. Jue Sheng and I got up early in the morning to make it. The dough was not kneaded well enough, but the taste was not bad. Madam Du, this box is for you. ”

Me too?” Du Tinglan took it with a smile.

Jue Sheng’s face was full of pride: “The recipe for this Sanqing Cake was handed down by the master’s master, and a few flavors of spirit herbs are added to it, which has the effect of strengthening Qi and consolidating the essence. Every spring and summer, the master will instruct Guanli to make a few spare copies. It worked very well. We also mixed a lot of ling sand in the filling, but it was sweet and sweet. Madam Teng and Madam Du have been frightened for the past few days, and they won’t have nightmares after eating this night.”

Teng Yu Yiwang He didn’t speak while eating snacks, and through the sweet heat, he seemed to see the two warm hearts of Juesheng and Jizhi.

She closed her eyes and smelled it, and sighed: “Just smell the taste to know how delicious it is. Chunrong, take these food boxes to the flower hall. I won’t eat anything else for breakfast, just eat us. The little Taoist master made the desserts himself.”

Juesheng and Qizhi were very happy, they didn’t expect Lady Teng to like it so much, it seemed that the idea of giving snacks was right.

In fact, until they went to bed last night, they didn’t think about what gifts to bring to Teng Mansion tomorrow. Mrs. Teng made a special trip to invite them to eat delicious food. He said he would draw some more talismans and give them to Mrs. Teng, and I’ll explain that I will buy some rouge gouache today, but at this time, the senior brother suddenly returned to the temple, maybe he heard what they said, and he casually said something along the corridor: “You guys The rouge gouache that I bought, do people dare to use it? Isn’t she a big lover of snacks? It’s not troublesome to make some Sanqing cakes.”

Juesheng and Qizhi hurriedly ran out of the house, the senior brother had already left, and the lights in the scripture hall were still on. , the door was locked. There are anecdotes and various Taoist classics hidden there. Usually, whenever a brother encounters a difficult matter, he will go to it to seek answers.

Senior brother came back late at night to look at the Tibetan scrolls in the watch, and it seemed that he encountered a difficult problem in the process of investigating Zhuang Mu.

The two opened the door and went in, and there was indeed one of the thickest books on the shelf missing.

When I woke up early in the morning to make Sanqing Cake, my senior brother didn’t even see him.

The group went to the flower hall. On the way, Teng Yuyi asked Chunrong: “Grandpa, can you have breakfast?” Chunrong

smiled and said, “Master is so sleepy like a lady, and he left after breakfast.”

Teng Yuyi thought to himself, Grandpa should take a rest these days. He was so busy early in the morning that last night’s conversation must have played a role. This could not be better. Grandpa is a person who is resolute and resolute. The two women won’t be under the same fate as in the previous life.

During breakfast, Teng Yuyi had a very good appetite and ate a lot of Sanqing cakes in one go.

Du Tinglan was also full of praise for this snack.

Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi were so embarrassed that they were praised, scratched their heads and asked, “There was no more evil in the house last night.”

“No, my sister and I slept soundly last night.” Teng Yuyi smiled. After talking, after thinking about it, he screened and stepped back, “Have you seen your senior brothers in the morning, Zhuang Muke said why he was led to the back alley of the spice shop?”

Juesheng shook his head: “I didn’t see my senior brothers in the morning, yesterday Senior Brother Wan came back, but he only took a copy of the anecdote and left without even drinking a cup of tea. Maybe the trial didn’t go well, or Senior Brother would have gone to catch the real murderer last night. I wouldn’t run back to Guanli so late.”

Teng Yuyi: “Is Zhuang Mu still unwilling to say it?”

Qizhi held his cheeks: “If I were Zhuang Mu, I knew that I had been framed by the real murderer, but when I was caught yesterday, I would have You have told everything you know, why keep your mouth shut.”

Du Tinglan interjected, “This person must have some concerns.”

Jue Sheng was puzzled: “He was caught by Dali Temple. If he refuses to explain, he will definitely be sentenced to a heavy sentence. He will die horizontally and vertically. Why should he bear the notoriety of a murderer for others?” It’s a desperado, the word ‘death’ may not be something to fear for him, but what if there is a bigger disaster than ‘death’ for him?”

The three people at the table were stunned for a moment.

At this time, Uncle Cheng led the servants of the chef in, and each servant was holding a lacquer box, which was filled with all kinds of snacks, and there were about 20 boxes in total.

“Here is Yulu Dumplings, which is the little Taoist’s favorite, and here are other pastries made in spring.” The cook smiled, and opened the boxes one by one for Teng Yuyi to take a look at, “Miss, it seems to be in your heart.

Teng Yuyi took a closer look and nodded with satisfaction: “Let’s add a few more boxes of glutinous rice cakes, the mansion didn’t make them when the priest came last time, so this time I just invited them to try it out.” Juesheng and Qizhi’s fat faces could

n’t help .

Yihong : “It’s all for us? It’s too much, we can’t finish it. Madam Teng, you’re taking too much trouble.” : “The weather is still cold, and the dim sum can be stored. You can take it back and put it away. Eat slowly so you don’t worry about it going bad.

” The body lacquer and glaze are bright, and you can tell it is top quality at a glance.

Teng Yuyi was surprised, and bent down to help Qizhi pick up the pen: “Is this the birthday gift I bought for your senior brother at Mozhai yesterday?

” The guy is stingy with himself, but he really cares about his senior brother.

Qi Zhi hurriedly said, “No, something like that happened yesterday, and we didn’t have time to choose a gift. This is from Mrs. Li Sanzi.”

Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan looked at each other: “Li Huaigu?”

Jue Sheng said, “Aren’t those little ladies and sons terrified yesterday, it was getting late, so we dropped by the way to send them back to their respective houses. This lady Li San lives the farthest, and sent them all the way down by car. She was the only one left. Mrs. Li San was chatting with us, saying that she had not slept peacefully at night since she bumped into a ghost in Osu Chuan. She asked if we had any good ideas. I gave it to her. Madam Li San was very grateful, and said that she knew that the talisman in our temple was very precious, and she did not dare to accept the talisman in vain. She took out two tubes of pens bought in Mozhai and insisted on giving it to us, but we would not accept it. , said Quan should be the incense money in the concept of filial piety.”

Speaking of this, Jue Sheng smiled: “Master Shi is an old man, he has always been very stingy, and he set the rules very early, all the incense money given by the benefactor voluntarily. Don’t refuse. We think Li Niangzi is a good person, and it’s not a particularly valuable thing, so we accept it. But in the morning, Qizhi discussed with me and said that this money can’t be used for incense, so it’s not good to accept it without authorization. , by going out today, why don’t you just go back. If Mrs. Li San feels bad about taking the talisman from the Guanli, she can come and offer the incense in person another day.”

Du Tinglan: “So it is.”

Teng Yuyi lowered her eyelashes and drank it lightly. A sip of tea.

At this time, Cheng Bo entered the flower hall: “Madam, the second wife of the Wu family sent someone to send a post.”

“Wu Qi?”

Cheng Bo had two gilded posts in his hands, one for Teng Yuyi and one for Du Tinglan.

The sisters took a look. It turned out that the peach blossoms of Yuzhen Nu Guanguan were blooming a few days ago, and Wu Qi invited them to watch the flowers and take a green outing today. Cheng Bo said: “The lady just left yesterday, and this post was sent. Originally, the old slave was going

to give it to the lady last night, but she put it aside after seeing the lady and the master talking in the study.”

A flower is nothing, but she promised to take Juesheng and Qizhi to Shanhailou for dinner today.

Cheng Bo warmly reminded: “Miss, Wu Erniang’s father, Wu Ruyun, was promoted to Censor Zhongcheng, and he is the same as Zhongshu.”

Teng Yuyi understood what Cheng Bo meant. Wu Rujun worshipped the prime minister. Grandpa was a strong fan on the side of Megatron. In order not to attract suspicion from the court, the Teng and Wu families had no deep friendship, but there was no harm in the children of the two families walking around. Du Tinglan also said, “After returning to Chang’an, you haven’t had enough time to relax. It’s better for the two of us to go out to play at this opportunity, or come back sooner.” Teng Yuyi looked at Juesheng and Qizhi, still struggling in her heart

. Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi also understood at this time, and hurriedly said to Teng Yuyi: “Miss Teng, go out and relax, just today we are going to follow Lu Zhaoan, and we will have dinner together tomorrow.” Teng Yuyi had no choice but to say: “Then Tomorrow morning, I will go directly to Qingyunguan to pick you up?” Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi said happily: “Okay.” Teng Yuyi handed the post to Cheng Bo: “Tell me that we are going to make an appointment.” The son is here.” Before he finished speaking, Du Shaotang stepped into the flower hall. At the age of eleven, when he was growing tall, Du Shaotang was rather thin, wearing a spring green round-neck tee shirt, which looked like a fine willow from a distance. Thought it was a little girl. Du Shaotang saw Juesheng and Jizhi in the flower hall, and showed a surprised look: “Little Daoist?” Du Tinglan asked curiously: “Why did you come here early in the morning, isn’t the Guozijian not going to school today?” You don’t have to go to class for two days.” Du Shaotang met Juesheng and Qizhi, and as soon as he sat down, he said, “Cousin Yu, yesterday I—” glanced at Juesheng and Qizhi , hesitating whether to speak. Teng Yuyi hurriedly said: “The two little priests are not outsiders, just say anything.” Du Shaotang said, “I was fine at home yesterday, so I bought some things to visit Ji Zhen in Hu Mansion, and took Huoqiu with me when I left. Big brother, I also brought this one that my cousin Jade gave me—”

He took out the bald pen of Dongmingguan and showed it to everyone.

“The Hu residence saw me coming alone. This time, I was allowed to visit Ji Zhen in the inner courtyard, but they still wouldn’t let me in the inner room. They only said that Ji Zhen’s appearance was too terrifying, for fear of scaring me. I was in the outer room. After sitting for a while, I thought to myself that Ji Zhen was sick in bed for a while, and he must have been looking forward to his classmates and friends to visit him. Maybe he would be very happy to know that I was here. I said from outside the curtain: ‘Ji Zhen, I’m Shaotang, I’m here to see you, are you feeling better?’ Then I heard—”

Du Shaotang’s voice trembled: “I heard a strange voice shouting from the back room: ‘Don’t come here, what am I doing? I didn’t see it’. The voice was shrill and hoarse, and I almost didn’t recognize it was Ji Zhen’s voice. After a while, Mr. Hu and Mrs. Hu came out. Mrs. Hu’s face was full of tears, and Mr. Hu’s face was full of tears. It was also ugly, and he came out and said to me: ‘The dog has no symptoms, please ask Du

Gongzi Haihan.’ When talking about Hu Jizhen, he only said that Hu Jizhen became an idiot because he lost his soul and soul. The senior brother went to Hu Mansion to watch it several times in a row, but he could not hear a single word from Hu Jizhen. Unexpectedly, when Duke Du went, Hu Jizhen had such a big reaction.

But if you think about it, you will know that Hu Jizhen is not familiar with his senior brother, but Du Gongzi is really a good friend of Hu Ji. Hearing the voice of his former classmate, Hu Gongzi’s remaining soul has a sense, and it is not surprising that a little vague memory is drawn.

“‘Don’t come here, I didn’t see anything’—” Qizhi chewed this sentence in his mouth, “Young Master Hu shouted like this?”

Du Shaotang nodded with lingering fears.

Teng Yuyi was shocked and suspicious. She had known that Hu Jizhen was very ill. According to this situation, Hu Jizhen seemed to have broken something before being assassinated.

Although there are only two short sentences, it may prove that Mr. Hu had foreseen the danger before the accident. He knew that the other party would not let him go. In a hurry, he could only say such words to protect himself, but it was obvious that the other party was not soft-hearted. .

“Aren’t your brothers investigating this matter all the time?” Teng Yuyi turned to Juesheng Jizhi, “Where did Hu Jizhen go and who he met before the accident, you’ll know if you don’t check.”

Juesheng and Jizhi hesitated, yesterday senior brother When talking about Hu Ji’s really strange illness, it was mentioned that Mrs. Teng had been investigating Lu Zhaoan, but as long as they kept an eye on Lu Zhaoan, the senior brothers didn’t say that they should be kept tight-lipped in front of Mrs. Teng.

Today, Mr. Du has made a new discovery, so there is no need to hide it from Mrs. Teng.

They told Hu Jizhen’s itinerary on the day of the accident.

“The whereabouts of Mr. Hu were unknown for two full hours that day. It happened that Lu Zhaoan was at the British government’s mansion for a banquet, but there was no way to prove that Mr. Hu went to Lu Zhaoan before the accident.”

Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan looked at each other, and Lu Zhaoan was the real wife. Be cautious, even if he has been found on his head, he still can’t catch the real handle.

Du Shaotang interjected: “Even if Ji Zhen broke something, he wouldn’t have been killed like this, is there a greater crime than murder?”

“It must be a deadly reason.” Teng Yuyi thought, “Once If the news is leaked, the murderer himself will suffer the disaster, but it is too obvious to kill, it is better to turn Hu Jizhen into a fool. Secretly stalking Lu Zhaoan, and thus became suspicious of Hu Jizhen’s illness, this matter may not have a follow-up.”

Du Shaotang stayed for a while, and then said angrily: “I still can’t figure it out, Hu Jizhen is not a talkative person, even if he sees it. What, it may not be publicized everywhere, why should that person kill the killer.”

“What if he encounters Lu Zhaoan and kills?” Teng Yuyi said coldly, “Will Young Master Hu also be bored in his stomach and not say anything?”

Everyone was shocked.

Du Tinglan thought about it for a while, then said with trepidation, “Young Master Hu said ‘you’. If this was the last sentence he shouted before the accident, wouldn’t Master Hu see more than one person at the time?”

Jue Sheng came back to his senses: “Yes, otherwise I wouldn’t say ‘you’. Suppose one of them is Lu Zhaoan, and who is the other?”

Teng Yuyi looked at the jasmine petals in the cup, interesting, Lu Zhaoan’s water seems to be more than What I expected was even deeper. The death of my sister in the past life and the strange illness of Young Master Hu in this life are inextricably linked, and the fog is heavy. The more I investigate, the more shocking it becomes. If Mr. Hu was really killed by Lu Zhaoan, who was the person with him at that time? It can make people want to kill on the spot, what Mr. Hu saw is absolutely no trivial matter.

“You have to tell your brothers about this as soon as possible.” Teng Yuyi put down the tea cup and said, “Shaotang, you are going too, this matter is very important. You should tell Lin Chengyou what you saw in the Hu residence yesterday.”

Qizhi hesitated . “But Senior Brother is busy investigating the cases of pregnant women today, and we may not be able to see him.”

“Then wait outside the Dali Temple.” Teng Yu thought about it, she must not let Lu Zhaoan know that Shaotang was investigating him, so he Du Shaotang said, “I’ll ask Cheng Bo to disguise you first, and Huoqiu can’t be left behind.” Without further ado, the

three brothers and sisters returned to the inner courtyard, and Cheng Bo took out some fake beards from the warehouse to help Du Shaotang disguise , in this regard, he is very good at it, but after a cup of tea, Du Shaotang’s face changed.

After it was done, Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan paced around Du Shaotang, gasping in amazement, and Du Shaotang himself was stunned. Cheng Bo’s technique was completely unrecognizable, and this time I was afraid that A-Niang wouldn’t recognize him.

Huo Qiu knew the art of disguise, and when the three of them came out, they had already dressed themselves up.

They went to the flower hall to join Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi, and went out of the mansion together.

On the way, Teng Yuyi told Du Shaotang, “Just say your surname is Tang.”

Du Shaotang nodded. It was the first time he participated in such a “big event”. A fall.

Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi hurriedly supported Du Shaotang: “Du – Master Tang.”

Teng Yuyi dragged Du Shaotang aside and whispered, “It’s just a trip to Dali Temple, why panic like this? Remember, you are a man, no matter what happens outside, you must be steady.”

Du Shaotang looked shyly Looking at Juesheng and Jizhi not far away, these two little Taoists were a few years younger than him, but they were already able to stand on their own.

Not to mention Cousin Yu.

He hurriedly helped his head: “Cousin Yu, don’t worry, I know what to do.”

Teng Yuyi stared at him for a while, before nodding.

Before going out, Du Tinglan warned her younger brother a few more words, while Teng Yuyi watched as people put the boxes of snacks she prepared into Qingyunguan’s cart. After making sure that nothing was missed, she was relieved.

Du Shaotang went with Jue Sheng Qi Zhi, while Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan took another car.

When passing by a mansion on the way, Teng Yuyi heard some noise outside. Looking out through the window curtain, he saw a line of Marquis Wu knocking on the door of the mansion. People are pregnant? Regardless of the master’s family, the servants and

wives under the family must also report it. This matter is very important, and those who dare to hide the government will be severely punished!” Gentlemen, please wait a moment, the villain goes in and asks if the lady in charge is pregnant.”

Teng Yuyi said in surprise: “Is this trying to check the existing pregnant women in Chang’an?”

Du Tinglan was stunned: “Are you afraid that the murderer will make trouble again ? So you are thinking of taking precautions in advance? The last time Grandpa said that Chang’an is now a civil security city with a population of one million, so if you check it from house to house, you don’t know when it will be found.”

Teng Yu thought for a while, but it might not be the case for someone else . It was Lin Chengyou’s idea, so it’s another matter. Lin Chengyou went straight to the sky to listen. The magistrates of Chang’an and Wannian counted for their own future, and they did not dare to reject his orders. Chang’an has a large population and a large number of households. But it is limited. As long as the manpower that can be mobilized can be mobilized to investigate the city, it will be clear in a few days.

She was a little puzzled. The other party went to great lengths to frame Zhuang Mu. Now that Zhuang Mu has been caught, why not Lin Chengyou?

***

Dali Temple.

Yan Sizhi came out of the morgue and said to Lin Chengyou as he walked: “Shu Liniang and Bai’s skirts are not damaged, it can be seen that the murderer didn’t think about wrapping the fetus with their skirts at the time, but when he arrived at Rong Anbo’s wife, Xiao Jiang Shi did this, making it clear that he wanted to put the blame on Zhuang Mu. Lin commented on the matter, so why didn’t he declare that the real murderer had been caught? The murderer might have been able to reveal his guilt sooner when he heard that we were “in the game”. Lin Chengyou looked at the

pines and cypresses in front of the court thoughtfully, and only answered after a while: “Last night, I looked for the evil spirits and magic tricks of several Daoguan to take the fetus. If it is really for the purpose of refining Yueshuo Tongjun, the murderers will definitely be murdered.” I won’t give up after taking only the third child. Once the crime is committed again, it will be meaningless for the murderer to blame Zhuang Mu. How can such a seasoned murderer do something meaningless? I’m thinking, the murderer will give Zhuang Mu I dug so many traps just to clear my suspicions, will there be any other profound meaning?”

Yan Sizhi was stunned: “What else could it be for other than

planting things?” “Shock? Warning?” Lin Chengyou thought about it. Paddle down the steps.

Yan Sizhi was even more confused: “Zhuang Mu has already been caught, who can these so-called ‘shocks’ and ‘warnings’ be used for?”

“If there is someone behind Zhuang Mu…” Lin Chengyou said, “Does the murderer care? Zhuang Mu, and the person behind the scenes of Zhuang Mu. I asked Azan, the owner of You Migui, that Zhuang Mu only earns 500 dollars a month for his work. But Zhuang Muping goes to the pub every day to drink, and from time to time he goes to the casino to gamble for money How can he spend such a mere five hundred dollars? Before he left Chang’an for a month, where did the expenses come from? Obviously, the blacksmith is only his superficial business, and he must have something else behind his back. Master.”

“I had doubts about this for a long time.” Yan Sizhi was stunned for a while, “By the way, Lin Pingshi has checked that Zhuang Mu was not in Chang’an for a month before?”

Lin Chengyou: “After the prince said this yesterday, I sent someone to check. Zhuang Mu did leave Chang’an on the first day of March, and he hired a horse at a post outside the city as soon as he left the city. Far away, Tongzhou and Chang’an are not far away. If Zhuang Mu drove his horse on the road, he would have arrived in Tongzhou in time on the fifth day of March, but whether he was going to commit a crime or do something else, then I don’t know, he is like this It is not difficult to forge ‘passing the place’. It happened that Zhuang Mu was also on the scene in the next two cases. Judging from the existing signs, the murderer deliberately led Zhuang Mu to the place where the incident happened. , but if you look at it from another angle, could Zhuang Mu be investigating the real murderer, so he followed behind the murderer to the scene again and again.”

Yan Sizhi opened his mouth in surprise: “You mean Zhuang Mu Are you stalking the real murderer?”

Lin Chengyou stroked his chin: “I’ll try to guess first. The real murderer is trying to kill someone to get a fetus, and Zhuang Mu is trying to investigate the real murderer. , throw the crime on Zhuang Mu’s head.”

“Wait a minute… wait a minute…” Yan Sizhi tried to clarify his thoughts, “Let’s not talk about how the real murderer set the trap, Zhuang Mu is no better than the West Market. How can a bastard know in advance that the real murderer will commit a crime?”

“I don’t know.” Lin Chengyou hesitated, “First of all, he may not know what the real murderer really looks like, and secondly, he may not know what the real murderer is doing. Maybe he was just instructed to investigate, or to look for something… and he may have started the investigation earlier than the Tongzhou murder case.”

“Since the real murderer found out that Zhuang Mu was investigating himself, why not directly He killed him? If you set such a trap, are you not afraid that Zhuang Mu will tell Dali Temple what he has tracked these days?”

Lin Chengyou thought for a while: “If the real murderer dares to do this, he is sure that there is no reason for it to fall on Zhuang Mu. Mu’s hands. But as long as Zhuang Mu is arrested, we will find out who is behind the scenes from Zhuang Mu. In this way, the real culprit can use the hands of Dali Temple to take Zhuang Mu’s back without spending a single soldier. Find out.”

“Lin Pingshi means…”

Lin Chengyou smiled: “The real murderer is also curious about who the person behind Zhuang Mu is.”

Yan Sizhi was stunned for a moment, and seeing Lin Chengyou walking forward, he quickly followed: “I understand, this case involves two groups of people. One group is the real murderer, and the other group is Zhuang Mu and the people behind the scenes. Zhuang Mu yesterday He was arrested on the spot, but he could not tell the whereabouts of the fetus. In order to obtain complete criminal evidence, Dali Temple will continue to investigate until the details of Zhuang Mu are found out… This tactic of killing people with a knife is very handy.”

“It’s a good calculation. Good enough.” Lin Chengyou groaned, “It’s just that the real murderer didn’t expect that the prince would break into the quiet room yesterday. He lurked in the room for a while before escaping. He should have hesitated whether to attack the prince, and if he stayed Attacking the son, there was not enough time to blame Zhuang Mu. After weighing it again and again, he could only rush away. The room was dark at that time, and the real murderer was very sure of his disguise and dress. The appearance is different, but he never expected that because of his research on spices, Wang Gongzi smelled the rare ‘Tian Shui Shiluo’ on the spot, and because he was so careful, he found a hole in his clothes. With this flaw, we know that Zhuang Mu is not the real murderer.”

Yan Sizhi nodded: “No wonder Lin Pingshi asked people to investigate pregnant women in the city as soon as he came back last night. Several conspiracy cases have spread all over the city. Pregnant women are all in danger. The government does this, which can not only appease the hearts of the people, but also tell the real murderer that Dali Temple has not been fooled by him. The murderer knows that the trap he has painstakingly designed has been seen through, and the follow-up plan will also be Disrupted, messed up, it is easy to make mistakes.”

Lin Chengyou smiled, that’s right, he was sincere in creating chaos for the real murderer.

When Zhuang Mu’s people behind the scenes learned that Zhuang Mu was arrested, he quickly realized that it was a trap set by the real murderer. Since this person could drive a master like Zhuang Mu, it was impossible not to fight back. This person is in the dark, and the real murderer is in the light. The real murderer must not only guard against the investigation by the government, but also pay attention to the people behind the scenes of Zhuang Mu to deal with him. When people are busy, it is easy to reveal flaws. They just wait and see.

“Brother Yan, let’s go to interrogate Zhuang Mu first.” Lin Chengyou walked towards the prison.

Yan Sizhi sighed: “Last night, I was busy investigating the pregnant woman in the city, and I didn’t have time to interrogate Zhuang Mu. I thought he had a lot of words to explain after hanging him overnight, but I went to interrogate him in the morning, and this person is like a piece of hard work. Iron, still don’t speak.”

***

In the dungeon, Zhuang Mu sat in the cage with his eyes closed.

There are many shackles outside the cage, and the dark iron bars glow with a rock-like hard luster. This is a special iron cage specially used by Dali Temple for detaining serious criminals.

Zhuang Mu’s body was tied up with all kinds of flowers, and there was a cloth stick in his mouth. Except for a pair of eyes, he was still free, and he couldn’t move anywhere.

In addition, there were four yamen outside the cage.

The yamen officers were busy chatting, occasionally looking at Zhuang Mu in the iron cage. They were so prepared not to be afraid of Zhuang Mu’s escape, but to prevent him from committing suicide by various strange methods.

Suddenly, they heard footsteps approaching outside the door. As soon as the door opened, a scent wafted into the room. The yamen looked around and saw Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi came in with an old yamen.

The old yamen held a tray on which there were five steaming bowls of houto, as well as meat-stuffed cakes, prison balls, etc., and each plate was full of fragrance. The old yamen greeted the yamen warmly: “Everyone, come and have breakfast, hey, don’t thank me, today’s meal was invited by Lin Jue.

” : “Lin Pingshi, Yan Sizhi, don’t you eat?”

Yan Sizhi shook his head with a smile, walked to the case dedicated to recording prisoners’ confessions, and sat down with his robe up.

Lin Chengyou went straight to the iron prison, squatted down and looked at Zhuang Mu: “Are you hungry?” The

aroma pierced into people’s noses, and everyone would salivate. A person’s willpower is often the most vulnerable when he is hungry. Yes, but Zhuang Mu had obviously undergone a thousand trials and tribulations, like an old monk who had entered into meditation and did not respond to Lin Chengyou’s words.

“I haven’t eaten for a day, so I can’t carry it like this.” Lin Chengyou smiled, “Why don’t you, I’ll leave you a breakfast, and when we’re done talking, I’ll bring you something to eat. ”

Zhuang Mu slowly opened his eyes, both mocking and disdain in his eyes.

Lin Chengyou snorted: “I see. You are not afraid of starvation, let alone death.”

Before Zhuang Mu could respond, he laughed softly: “First, you were fooled to take the blame for others, and then you were confused and starved to death. In prison, if you don’t think you’re useless, I’ll be a fool for you. If I were you, even if I die, I have to find out who framed me first.”

These words were so low that only two people could hear them. The deep irony was replaced by surprise in an instant.

“Yes, I know you were framed.” Lin Chengyou’s eyes kept smiling, “No one can help you clear your crime except me now.”

Small ripples appeared in Zhuang Mu’s eyes, as if hesitating, but also like While thinking, he seemed to remember something and closed his eyes again.

Lin Chengyou was not in a hurry, turned his eyes and looked at Zhuang Mu’s bloodstained hands: “Let me guess, you ran into the back alley of the spice shop yesterday, probably looking for something, but it turned out to be something I didn’t find it, but the murderer had already dug a trap for you. Before you went to Tongzhou, you were hired to do business, but I didn’t know that the real murderer was already planning to deal with you at that time.”

Zhuang Mu opened his eyes suddenly, Compared to the half-believing expression just now, his eyes were a lot more complicated this time, and he looked at Lin Chengyou in shock, as if he was starting to re-examine the young man in front of him.

“The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.” Lin Chengyou said earnestly, “You have been tricked by the opponent, and you have to bear the charge of murder for him, Zhuang Mu, can’t you swallow this bad breath? The real murderer is so hateful, do you want to? Consider working with me once?”

Zhuang Mu’s eyes flickered, but he was absent for a while, and the hesitation in his eyes was replaced by a strong look of defense.

Lin Chengyou looked at Zhuang Mu for a moment, and smiled when he saw it: “Yes, I am very interested in the secrets of you. But compared to these, I want to catch the real murderer as soon as possible. If you want revenge, I want Arrest people, we each get what we need. How about, do you want to join forces with me to make a game, the real murderer tricked Dali Temple and you Zhuang Mu, how about we play him in turn?”

[End of This Chapter]