Chapter 97 Interrogation
Xinnuo wanted to help Lu Fan, but he couldn't say anything without evidence.

If the encounter between Cheng Xuelian and the others was really just a coincidence, Xin Nuo would not feel sorry for her, but if this was the result of her design, she really had to focus on guarding against this person.

Chu Wei said to Xinnuo: "These two people are sent to the quarry. Then you and I will continue to investigate the Qianji Sect."

Xinnuo still wants to investigate Cheng Xuelian's matter, but he must obey the orders of the adults.

"Don't you have any doubts about Cheng Xuelian?" When they came out, Xinnuo asked beside him.

Chu Wei raised his eyebrows. It's not that he didn't have doubts. On the contrary, he was sure that Cheng Xuelian's master and servant were blocked in the cave by strong men, and it couldn't be explained by coincidence.

Sometimes, careful people deliberately tell the relevant people at relevant places some information, just like placing a piece of honeycomb under the nose of a bear. The sweet smell will naturally attract the bear to chase him.

However, it is impossible to find evidence for this kind of thing, and asking for more details seems like excessive conjecture.

Could someone deliberately put themselves in danger?

In this matter, Cheng Xuelian gained far more than she lost.

"It's not that I don't have suspicions, but there will never be any evidence for this kind of insider tactics."

Internal means?

Xinnuo walked up to him and looked at him and said, "Do you know much about such things?"

According to what she heard during this period, the life of the Chu family was very simple. There were no wives or concubines, let alone any fights.

Chu Wei said: "I have been in the palace for a long time and I have seen many such things." He glanced at her and said, "Almost every year, someone takes a risk because of someone else's unintentional words."

When the bad things are exposed and caught, it is impossible to deal with someone who inadvertently let out a certain message.

Her sister can be said to be a leader in this field.

Chu Wei thought for a while and reminded Xin Nuo: "Be more careful with your concubine sister."

They walked from the front hall to the back, and when they got there, they saw Zhang Ku running past the path in front.

"Brother Zhang, what's the matter with being so anxious?" Xin Nuo shouted.

Zhang Ku, who was running with great strides, heard the sound and turned his head to look. Then he turned and ran towards this direction. As he ran, he shouted excitedly: "My lord, girl, we have a new clue."

"The scholar who lived in the same courtyard as Du Dongyuan in the Luohua Lane alley moved out today and moved to an inn in Dongcheng. We checked and found that the inn is related to the Qianji Sect."

Zhang Ku finished speaking in one breath and asked for instructions: "Should we go get someone now?"

They all knew that the pattern formed around Ning Cui's body was highly similar to one from the Thousand Machines Cult.

Zhang Ku found a gangster at the bottom and got from him a pamphlet circulated within the Qianji Sect. It didn't have many profound teachings, it was just some propaganda about enduring hardship in this life and enjoying supreme blessings in the next life.

Only at the end, there are several patterns, some of which can make wishes come true by reciting them, some of which can cause evil people to suffer retribution, and some of which can eliminate diseases.

There were not that many people who could read and write in the Dayue Dynasty, so this booklet was only circulated among the upper echelons of Qianji Sect.

Occasionally, one or two books will sink, and no one will read the previous content. Most of them will learn to draw the patterns on it.

After many visits to the courtyard, the scholar surnamed Liu was the most suspicious person.

On the night when Ning Cui died, there were no witnesses except Du Dongyuan.

However, Du Dongyuan had already taken it to the Yamen for review on the day he found the body, and the suspicion could basically be ruled out.

Therefore, when the scholar Liu who was the focus of attention moved out of the small courtyard at a seemingly peaceful time, the suspicion on him was immediately raised to the maximum.

Xin Nuo had nothing to do when he returned, so he asked Ying and Zhang Ku to go get the person together.

Chu Wei nodded, "Go ahead. Be careful."

"Yes, sir." Xin Nuo stood up straight and raised his hand.

Zhang Ku suppressed a smile, motioned for the new girl to go together, and waited until they were far away before asking, "Xin girl, what kind of etiquette did you just do?"

Xinnuo smiled and said, "Don't you think that's very impressive?"

In fact, she was quite confused just now, because she had never done such an action before, but thinking that she often said something familiar and unfamiliar, she quickly put her doubts behind her.

Listening to the sound floating in the distance, Chu Wei's eyes softened a little.

The little girl is like a lively little fish in the water. When she is full, she can flick her tail to make a lot of splashes.

This was the first time that Xin Nuo went on a business trip with the government officials. She and Zhang Ku walked at the front, followed by seven or eight government officials in black and red uniforms. As they walked on the street, passers-by on both sides were frightened and turned to the side. hide.

Of course, there are some who don't hide, after all, there are many officials and nobles in the capital.

On an oncoming horse, the young master sat crookedly on the saddle. When he saw Xinnuo, he raised the whip in his hand and pointed it at her, with a disgusted expression.

Zhang Ku also saw it, and strode around to Xinnuo's side, blocking the view there.

The man didn't chase after him, and the expression on his face was that he said wait and see.

Xin Nuo, who didn't even know who this person was at first, remembered, "Who was that person who bullied a girl from a good family before?"

Zhang Ku remembered it clearly. After all, he knew all the families in the capital very well. He had known the person who was about to provoke him before. "Girl, I have a good memory. That person's name is Zhang Xi, and he has the same surname as the villain. However, their Zhang family is in the imperial court." There are several officials. This Mr. Zhang can be considered a tyrant in the capital."

Xinnuo nodded and planned to go see Meizi during his break.

----

There was a small bed in the small room, with a table turned around. Liu Pingyuan pulled a piece of cloth and put it on the bed, and was hurriedly packing up the few things.

Suddenly, a series of footsteps came from outside, which almost hit my heart. Without caring about anything else, I threw my wallet in and wrapped it around randomly before running away.

I just opened the window and took a look, and there were already two guards standing below with handcuffs in their hands. When they saw him, they stretched out their hands and shook their hands and smiled.

His calves were trembling slightly, and he was already hitting the door behind him. He felt like he was a bird caught in a net.

When Xinnuo kicked the door open, Liu Pingyuan gritted his teeth and jumped twice from the window.

This was the second floor, not high, and he wasn't hurt even if he jumped down. He picked up his baggage and ran away. Before the two officers could catch up, another person fell down at the window, and they chased after him without even a moment's pause.

"Why arrest me?"

Liu Pingyuan, who was handcuffed, was breathing heavily, and his whole body was in extreme tension.

The people had been taken over by Zhang Ku and the guards, and Xinnuo was very free, so he replied: "Then why did you run away?"

Liu Pingyuan said angrily: "You arrest me, why don't I run away?"

"You have a good reason," Xin Nuo said. "Didn't the Yamen tell you that before the case is solved, it is best for everyone in the courtyard not to leave."

Liu Pingyuan said: "I just came here to buy books. I will be able to take the test in two months. You can't convict me at will."

"Our Master Chu is as clear as a mirror. If you are wronged, we can release you tonight." Xin Nuo said with a smile.

But Liu Pingyuan didn't listen. He either threatened or shouted with his fame.

He didn't stop until he arrived at the Yamen. Xin Nuo whispered to a guard next to him: "Can such a person kill someone with such cruel means?"

The servant blushed and stammered for a while before stammering: "No, it doesn't look like it."

Xinnuo:---
Because the evidence was not sufficient, everyone sent Liu Shusheng directly to the prison behind the government office, and waited for Mr. Chu to finish what he was doing before going to interrogate him.

Xinnuo followed along and saw the prisons in the government offices. Compared to Xiangshui County, the prisons in Jingzhao Mansion were more spacious, but they were not much cleaner.

Liu Pingyuan was pushed into a cell where three or four people were already locked up. The jailer locked the door and smiled and asked Xin Nuo and Zhang Ku, who were escorting the people, to go to the front to drink tea.

Xinnuo waved his hand, he didn't dare to take a big breath in this place, and he still drank tea?
After walking out of the prison and looking at the blue sky and white clouds in the sky, Xin Nuo couldn't help but take a deep breath. Zhang Ku smiled and said, "Girl, I can come alone."

Xinnuo said: "I just want to come and take a look."

She just wanted to see if the sanitary environment in prisons in the capital would be better.She always felt that there should be basic hygiene in prisons, but the same was true in the capital. Could it be that her own view was wrong?
Chu Wei had time in the afternoon and ordered people to bring Liu Pingyuan out. Naturally, Xin Nuo also wanted to come with him. Chu Wei didn't say anything, so she put down her work, picked up a pen and red-lined paper for interrogation, and followed.

"Sir, is there an interrogation room in the Yamen?"

She thought she was talking about the government office.

Chu Wei said: "The interrogation room is in the prison, are you sure you want to go with us?"

"Of course, I am your assistant." Xinnuo shook the pen in his hand.

Chu Wei stepped forward, "Let's go."

There are two forked roads in the prison, one leads to cells, and the other leads to a darker place.

When sending people here in the morning, Xin Nuo took a look at this side, and then walked in, and the strong smell of blood spread over the surface in an instant. Among the smell of blood, there was also a stench that was so obvious that it could not be ignored.

Finally reaching the end, it was a very large room with torture instruments hanging on all four walls, and it looked quite clean.

The petty officials and jailers followed behind and said flatteringly, "Sir, these chairs are all clean. Please sit down."

Xinnuo looked down and saw that the ground was still a little damp. They must have temporarily washed the floor with water. If he looked carefully, there were still faint traces of the broom.

"Everyone, get down." Chu Wei sat down on the chair in the middle, opposite Liu Pingyuan who was tied to a wooden frame.

This formation was so frightening that Liu Pingyuan's calves were shaking. If he hadn't been tied to the rack, he would have collapsed on the ground like a puddle of mud.

"Tell me, why did you want to kill Ning Cui?" Chu Wei said quietly.

"I, I didn't kill her," Liu Pingyuan said, although his voice was trembling, but he still refused, "I didn't, I didn't."

Xinnuo: This guy looks very timid, but he is actually quite persistent.

Chu Wei was not in a hurry, and asked, "You didn't kill anyone, why didn't you stay in Luohua Lane honestly? I remember that when I went to the small courtyard for interrogation, I made it clear that you had better not walk around until the case is clear. .”

"I'm here to buy books," Liu Pingyuan said with trembling legs and a trembling voice.

Chu Wei motioned to Xin Nuo, "Show him the Qianji Sect's pamphlet."

Xin Nuo turned to the page where reciting this can make people fall into hell, and when he saw Liu Pingyuan, his legs shook even more, and his pupils shrank to the extreme because of fear.

You can bet this guy had something to do with the "Descent into Hell" pattern.

If you didn't do anything, it would be impossible to just see such a pattern and have such a huge reaction.

"What do you think of this pattern?" Chu Wei stood up, walked closer, looked at Liu Pingyuan and asked.

Liu Pingyuan's eyes were blank. He seemed to see the woman's dead-eyed face again, but it was indeed not him who did it.

"I didn't do it. I was unjustly accused," Liu Pingyuan didn't want to take the blame himself, so he finally said loudly: "It's Boss Feng. Boss Feng heard of a method somewhere, saying that he only needs to kill a person and drain his blood. By draining the water and arranging it into the patterns in Qianji Sect's notebook, he could think of things. He wanted to eradicate his daughter's tuberculosis, so he made a sudden move, then took the woman's heart blood and mixed it with In her daughter’s medicine.”

"Then you are innocent?" Xin Nuo said.

She meant it sarcastically, but she didn't expect that Liu Pingyuan nodded eagerly: "I just had a small dispute with that woman that day. If Boss Feng hadn't persuaded me again and again, I wouldn't have done it."

When he said this, he seemed to think of something again, "And it was Boss Feng who pulled the woman into the small courtyard that day. I didn't expect that the next day, the woman would hook up with Du Dongyuan. Du Dongyuan was so poor that he didn't even have good clothes. I was so happy that I got a bed warmer for free, and without even telling Boss Feng, I took him to his place."

There are quite a few bald people coming out this time, but you can’t believe them all.

Chu Wei asked: "What did you use to kill the deceased?"

Liu Pingyuan thought that he had made it so clear that they should go and arrest Boss Feng. He just shook his head and said, "I don't know. I am a scholar with no power to restrain a chicken, so I don't dare to do anything. That woman is a whore, and she always He said he wanted revenge or something, so he just gave her two coins, and she went to my room. Boss Feng asked me to get her drunk, and then he went in and killed the person. I didn't dare to look, she was hiding outside. .”

Then you are really innocent and hiding from the white lotus.

Xinnuo looked at Chu Wei, who said: "Take the people to the cell and watch them carefully. When Boss Feng comes, let them confront them."

Liu Pingyuan trembled, and the smell of urine instantly filled the air.

Xinnuo almost vomited, but she felt better after standing on the other side of Chu Wei and smelling the faint scent of pine on his body.

However, Liu Pingyuan didn't care about making a fool of himself at all, and shouted: "Sir, I know you have said it, but that matter really has nothing to do with me."

He couldn't confront him, and he didn't want to confront him.

Chu Wei said no more, stretched out his hand to hold Xin Nuo's wrist, and led the person out.

Zhang Ku and Piaofeng waited until the adults and the girl had gone far, then they stuffed their noses and took Liu Pingyuan to the cell next door.

(End of this chapter)

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