The Golden Age Chapter 419: Yard by the river

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Everyone knows that the Xing Department is a ghost gate, brick by brick is full of cold breath.

Naturally, Kyoto Prefecture is not as cold and dark as the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but the room dedicated to interrogation in Kyoto Prefecture is very dim. It seems to be to put pressure on the inmates under trial. All around the interrogation room, there are various tortures, and There are also two pawns carrying ghost knives.

When the little Taoist Xuanzhen was brought into the interrogation room of the Kyoto Prefecture, he only felt that his legs were weak. If it weren't for the official position, he would almost collapse.

There are lampposts in the corners, lights are lit inside, but the lights are deliberately not too bright.

Xuanzhen fell to his knees while being escorted by an official, and heard a low voice in front of him: "Xuanzhen, the officer doesn't have time to talk nonsense with you. The palace is still waiting for the case to be closed. Let's talk about why you hire Murder? Where is the assassin named Shadow Bolt now?"

Xuan Zhen raised her head impressively, her face pale, and she lost her voice: "Hire...Hire a murderer? I...I don't!"

"Still speaking hard?" Judge Zhou, who was in charge of the interrogation, had a gloomy face and sneered: "We are all clear about the cause and effect. Are you still quibbling? When you were serving Hongling, you were often beaten and scolded by Hongling. I have resentment in my heart, so hire a murderer, isn't it?"

"No." Although Xuanzhen was terrified, he knew that once he was convicted, he would definitely die, so he immediately shouted: "I didn't kill the Lord, I...I didn't hire any murderers. I was wronged, I was wronged."

"We in Kyoto Prefecture are fair and unselfish." Judge Zhou said sternly: "If we don't have conclusive evidence, we won't arrest you. You are wronged? Real Hongling was murdered by a kid, that was wrong. That day. In the evening, you give Hongling Zhenren's tea the medicine to facilitate the assassin’s murder. Don’t think we don’t know. The official has been dealing with the case for many years, and his eyes are clear, who is guilty and who is innocent. Then Master Yefu Cheng asked you in person, You said that no one went to see the real person that night, it was clearly a lie."

Xuan Zhen changed color in horror, and immediately said: "I...I can't say!"

"Of course I can't say it." Judge Zhou said coldly: "Because you know that Shadow Bolt will assassinate a real person that night, and Shadow Bolt is the assassin you hired, of course you can't say it."

"No, no." Xuan Zhen said anxiously: "Shadow Bolt was not hired by me. That night... the subject was...I wanted to see a woman."

"Woman?" Judge Zhou was startled, and then sneered: "It's really nonsense, the master is a monk, how can you see a woman in the middle of the night? Xuanzhen, it's too big for a person to die, you murdered a real person and wanted to destroy him Your reputation?"

"Really a woman." Xuan Zhen said anxiously, "The Lord asked me to wait at the side door at night. Someone would want to see him. I would wait at the side door. At midnight, a woman knocked on the door. Take her to see the real person, and then...and then left. Later, someone heard strange noises from the yard of the master, I ran over and found that... Shoot."

Judge Zhou said angrily: "Nonsense. You said a woman went to see a real person in the middle of the night, then who did you say?"

"I don't know either, it's...I'm a woman, and...and I'm very rich in clothes, I...!" Xuanzhen's forehead was cold sweat.

"Shut up!" Before Xuan Zhen finished speaking, he heard a stern rebuke from behind him. Xuan Zhen turned his head and saw an official behind him standing with his back, with a cold expression and a cold snort, turning around. Out of the interrogation room, Judge Zhou immediately got up and followed out quickly.

"Master Fu Cheng, you...?" Seeing the official standing not far away, Judge Zhou hurried forward.

The Cheng Tang Jing of Kyoto Prefecture had a cold face, and said solemnly: "Judge Zhou, what are you trying? The prisoner is talking nonsense, and you went to ask who it is. He is obviously talking nonsense. Ask what he said? This case has even been questioned by Chen Shaojian of the Purple Clothes Prison, and the facts of the case are already clear. Today's interrogation is just asking him to sign and detain him quickly, so no nonsense."

Judge Zhou hurriedly said: "The humble job...understand the humble job!"

"I don't think you understand." Tang Jing said with a cold face, and said in a low voice: "Not to mention that this case has already come to light. Even if we haven't figured it out, we have to close the case as soon as possible. Why do you think Chen Shaojian will intervene in person? A case? He is not really going to intervene in this case, nor is he helping Kyoto Prefecture solve this case, but hopes that we can give the palace an explanation as soon as possible."

Judge Zhou's body was shaken, Tang Jing sneered: "That old Taoist was a royal alchemist who was killed under the eyes of the emperor. If he can't solve the case for a long time, where is the face of the court? The case is solved in three days. The limit, if it drags on, people all over the world will feel that the court is incompetent. The big case that happened at the feet of the emperor cannot be solved quickly, and even the face of the saint will be damaged. Since Chen Shaojian has already brought the meaning to it, we are still dragging it here. Procrastination, do you have to get a knife?" Staring at Judge Zhou's eyes, he asked softly: "Do you know why the Criminal Ministry wanted to throw this case over?"

"The humble job...the humble job is dull!"

"Lu Butang is so shrewd. He knows very well that this case has no other requirements. It only needs to be closed as soon as possible, and the fewer people involved, the better." Tang Jing whispered: "For such a case, Lu The ministry naturally didn’t have any interest. It’s just going to go through the scene and find a reason to close the case. I didn’t understand it at first, but when Chen Shaojian came over, I immediately understood. Hong Ling is not a high-ranking minister of the imperial court. The reason is that when the case is closed, the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple dare not say anything, and it is impossible for anyone to complain about the old Taoist priests. When alive, the old Taoist is a royal alchemist, but if he is dead, then even a dog is no better. "

Judge Zhou came to understand, sweating on his forehead, and said: "Understanding the humble position, please rest assured, within an hour, the humble position will surely let him sign and detain the confession letter."

"It's so good." Tang Jing sighed, "Master Fu Yin is waiting for the confession to arrive, and he immediately submits it to him. By the way, Xuan Zhen's mouth, don't let him involve other people, none of them. If someone is really involved, this case cannot be finalized for a while, and the only one who is unlucky is us."

"Understood!" Judge Zhou arched his hands and said, "The humble post will confess the guilt as soon as possible." He turned and returned to the interrogation room.

At sunset, outside a gray-white high wall in the south of Kyoto, there is a small river. This is a branch of Rao Shui. It is quite wide. Just a few meters away from the white high wall, the river is clear and connected by a stone bridge. On both sides of the river.

Under the gray stone bridge, the level of the flow is as slow as a mirror, reflecting the shadow of the small bridge and the branches of the green branches on the side of the road that stretch out onto the water. It looks quiet and beautiful. Occasionally, a gust of wind blows by and the ripples of the water ripple away.

The scenery here is beautiful, but few people dare to approach it.

Because this square yard is where the Purple Clothes Prison is located.

In a rather dim room of the Purple Clothes Prison, an elderly man with no beard on his mouth sat leaning on a slightly worn chair, his eyes closed slightly, watching the projection from the window lattice A trace of sunset, his expression is as calm as water.

"Kyoto Prefecture will close the case soon." Standing in front of the old man was the young superintendent Chen Xi, who was upright, but with a respectful voice: "This case will soon pass on the bright side."

A faint smile appeared on the lips of the old man and asked: "Chen Xi, who do you think is the murderer?"

"At least not

Shadow Bolt. "Chen Xi respectfully said: "Shadow Arrow has been in the capital for two months. We have already found out where it appeared in these two months." However, after the death of Hongling real person, Shadow Arrow was like a drop of rain falling into the sea, completely lost track, and his subordinates were incompetent, and he was not even sure whether he was still in Kyoto. "

The old man laughed and said: "It seems that Shadow Bolt really has some ability. It can be used as an assassin for many years, and there is still some ability." Changed to a more comfortable position, leaning on the chair, and calmly said: "I am not I don’t care where the Shadow Bolt is, I’m just curious, who in the end framed Shadow Bolt and shot and killed the old Taoist priest."

"The subordinates surveyed the scene, and Shadow Arrows confronted people in the forest that night. At least two arrows were shot, but both arrows were shot empty and sank into the tree trunk." Chen Xi whispered: "But those two arrows were both shot. The person pulled out from the tree trunk and put it in the arrow box and left it on the scene. If you do not investigate carefully, it is naturally impossible to find that the shadow arrow has been used in the forest." His last sentence was naturally mocking the officials in Kyoto Prefecture. .

"Shadow Arrow is third-rank, and archery is decent." The old man smiled and said: "At that distance, able to dodge his arrows, the opponent's strength is naturally far above him, at least the fourth-rank Zhongtian It's out."

Chen Xi said: "Yes. The murderer subdued Shadow Arrow. There was no trace of blood on the scene. Naturally, he did not kill him, but Shadow Arrow left the bow and arrows and clothes. Then he used these to cover up his identity and shot the old Taoist priest. The murderer did not necessarily want to blame Shadow Bolt. The subordinates thought that the real purpose was to cover up his identity and confuse the clues, so that we could not find out."

"The murderer is very clever." The old man smiled and said, "However, in the fourth stage of the sky, he has to attack a Taoist priest. Does he have hatred with the old Taoist, or is he instigated by others?" He shook his head and sighed. , Asked: "You said there were other people on the scene that night?"

"There are traces of a carriage." Chen Xi said: "From the depth of the traces, there should be two people in the car. In addition to the driver, there is one person in the car." After a pause, he continued: "Take the car. It is not Shadow Arrow, Shadow Arrow has always been single-handedly, and he will not ride a carriage when he goes to the Longevity View. In addition to alchemy, the real Hongling will also prepare some medicines. Among them are highly poisonous. The shadow arrows are all poisoned. He has high requirements for poisons. He doesn't like ordinary poisons. His subordinates judged that Shadow Bolt secretly had a deal with Hongling real person, and he bought poison from an old Taoist priest."

"You mean, the night the old Taoist priest was killed, Shadow Bolt went to buy poison from him?"

"No." Chen Xi said affirmatively: "Belonging to Kyoto Prefecture, I have seen the arrows in the arrow box. There are still more than a dozen poisonous arrows in it, which proves that the shadow arrows and the old Taoists have already Traded. After Shadow Arrow came to Beijing, except for attacking Qin Xiao that night, he did not use poison arrows in other places. Therefore, the subordinates judged that the poison would not be used up so quickly in the previous transaction. Shadow Arrow went to Taoist Temple that night , Another purpose."

"What is the purpose?"

"The subordinates are not sure, but there is a possibility." Chen Xi's body was as straight as a javelin from beginning to end, and his voice was calm as water without any emotions: "Qin Xiao shot an arrow that night, and Shadow Arrow thought he was bound to die, but Afterwards, Qin Xiao was alive and well. The Shadow Bolt assassin failed, so he doubted the potency of the poison and went to the old Taoist priest, probably because of this."

"Very good." The old man sat up, his eyes showed relief: "Chen Xi, after years of experience, you can be alone." After a moment of silence, he finally asked: "Shadow Arrow and Qin Xiao have a holiday. , The old Taoist and Qin Xiao also had a festival. On the street, Qin Xiao clashed with the old Taoist. That night, the old Taoist was shot and killed. According to your judgment, is it possible that Qin Xiao was the murderer? Or, Is he related to this matter?"