The prison hall interrogated the post house personnel overnight, and Utu and Budajang sent a message to ask for the trial.

The court did not allow it, and only said that it would be strictly interrogated, and did not believe that anyone could withstand the eighteen kinds of torture of Cao.

On this night, the lights in the hall of the torture cao were bright, and the twenty-five people in the post house were not in the ranks, except for the post house, and the court trial really started the big punishment. The cold in the month of Layue was so cold that he stripped off his clothes and beat him, but the door was closed tightly, and the people sent by Ledin to wait for the news of the trial could not see the situation inside, nor could they understand the words asked in the court, but only heard the sticks hitting the people, the sound was dull, and they could smell the wind blowing through the high wall of the official office of the criminal Cao, and there was a faint smell of blood.

The man raised his eyes and looked at the rock-solid night sky, and a snowflake fell on his cheeks, slightly cool.

It's snowing.

Half an hour, the long street was paved with a layer of white, the man waited outside the official office, listening to the angry reprimands of the people in the court, the people on trial screamed loudly, and vaguely interrogated five or six people, but no one opened the door and said that the murderer had been asked, only the smell of blood became stronger and stronger.

Looking at it like this, it will be difficult to have a result for a while, and I am afraid that it will be tried overnight.

The man remembered that when he came out, the two adults said that they would return at any time, shook the snow on their shoulders and left the door of the official office.

The moonlight is cold, the snow is white, and the footprints of a trip are gradually moving away, turning the long street and going to the post house.

In the inn, the imperial doctor and the doctor boy took care of Dorje, and he took a bowl of antidote in the palace, but it was not enough to relieve all the poison in his body. Wu Jin ordered, take the medicine once every hour tonight, a bowl needs to be divided into three small amounts, and he will come back tomorrow morning.

Utu believed in the Daxing officials, and personally watched from Dorje's house, and the priest Buddarjang waited for the letter from the official office.

The man told Buddarjan about the affairs inside and outside the official office, and then he was ordered to go out.

The snow outside was heavier, and the man came out wearing a black robe and a hood to face the wind and snow and walked out of the inn. Turning the long street, the man did not go to the post house, but turned into an alley, and walked around into an old temple.

The temple was abandoned, and the old door was rotten, but the man took out the key from his bosom and opened the door and entered the temple. The courtyard of the temple is overgrown with wild grass, the snow is half a foot thick, and the moonlight shines obliquely into the temple, illuminating a Buddha's hand.

The Buddha's hand knotted the magic seal, the right hand covered the knee, the four fingers touched the ground, there was a slit between the thumb and the knee, the man's cuffs drooped, stuffed something into the slit, and then quickly walked out of the temple.

When the door opened, the man was shocked!

There was a young man standing at the door, dressed in a sable coat, without a hood, with a cold silver crown and cold eyes, and asked, "Where is the priest going?" ”

The man woke up suddenly, turned around and fled to the southwest corner, there was a piece of bluestone, the man stepped on it, his body was like a black swallow, he flew diagonally over the temple wall, but there was a sudden strong wind under the wall, the wind carried the snow, rolled up on the flat ground, flew the snow into a knife, and threw himself on the face, the man choked, suddenly felt a cold throat, and the abdomen was given a fierce fist, and the skin and stomach seemed to be twisted into one place, and the pain made the person's face white, and his throat was hot, and a mouthful of blood vomited out, and the person slammed into the wall.

A few people came out of the alley, led by Yuan Xiu, and the rest were generals of the Northwest Army.

"Really?" Yuan Xiu stared at the man incredulously.

When the man climbed over the wall, the hood was shaken down by Yuan Xiu's fist wind, revealing a sven face with thin eyes and an eagle nose, which was none other than Budjang, the priest of Ledan!

Twilight walked into the alley from the temple gate and said, "He put something in the temple and let the people from the Patrol Division come and find it." ”

Yuan Xiu nodded and said to Zhao Liangyi: "Go to Xingcao and bring someone." ”

Zhao Liangyi took the order and went, about two moments later, there was a chaotic footstep in the distance, Lin Meng and Shengjing Mansion Yin and the commander of the Five Cities Patrol Division led people to arrive, the torches illuminated half of the sky, the alley was brightly lit, as soon as they saw Buda Jean, everyone's incredible expressions were the same as Yuan Xiu's prescription.

Just now Zhao Liangyi arrived at the hall of the torture Cao, saying that the mastermind behind the poisoning was found, tonight's court trial, the cook and the person who delivered the buns all bit and denied it, the punishment moved several times, the person fainted several times, and the mastermind behind the scenes was found first?

As soon as Lin Meng saw Twilight Qing in the alley, he knew that she had seen through it, and he suddenly felt that his face was disgraceful, and he felt that this matter was incredible, so he questioned: "But there is a misunderstanding?" How could the poisoner be a priest of Le Dan? ”

Everyone looked at Twilight Qing together, Buda Jean fell to the ground, holding his chest and abdomen and couldn't speak, Yuan Xiu injured his internal organs with a punch, he couldn't escape, he couldn't even speak, only stared at Twilight.

"Your modus operandi betrays too many motives." Twilight Road.

Motivation?

Yuan Xiu's brows were furrowed, if Buda Rang killed the envoys of other tribes, he would think that Le Dan wanted to profit from the death of the envoys at the palace banquet, but he killed his own people, why is this?

"I didn't know the murderer was you at first, I was just guessing the murderer's motives. Dorje almost died when he was poisoned, and it was obvious that the murderer wanted to put him to death, so it was meaningful to use Thunder Fordii to kill people. If you want to put a person to death, why not use the poison of blood to seal the throat, but use the one with an incubation period? The answer is obvious, the murderer not only wants people to die, but also wants people to be poisoned at the palace banquet! So what is the motive of the murderer? ”

"Just think about the pros and cons of Dorje's death. If Dorje dies, it is not beneficial to Wuhu, but to Ledan, and the envoys of Ledan, who died, will be compensated by Daxing and will also be compensated to Ledan, and there is no reason to compensate other tribes, this is beneficial! There are two harms, one is harmful to the imperial court, and the other is harmful to the Northwest Army! ”

"Northwest Army?" Yuan Xiu and all the generals were stunned.

"Nature." Twilight looked at the crowd, "Think about it, if I hadn't rescued Dorje, and the court wanted to investigate the murderer of the Letan envoys, who would have been suspected of having a motive for the murder?" ”

Everyone's complexion changed suddenly!

The imperial chef and the palace people who passed on the food and cloth dishes were already suspected in the palace tonight, because they were people who could touch wine and food. But in terms of the motive for killing the Hu people, it is possible for those who hate peace and those who hate the Hu people, and the one who hates the Hu people the most is not the Northwest Army?

The Northwest Army was not suspected tonight, probably because Twilight Qing saved Dorje, she was the left general of the Northwest Army, and secondly, because the person who asked the case was Lin Meng, he may not have thought of this, and even if he thought of it, he didn't dare to offend Yuan Xiangguo, so he didn't mention it.

But if Dorje really died, I'm afraid even Yuan Xiangguo would have to doubt his son.

Yuan Xiu's expression became solemn, and Twilight Qing said to him: "King Ledan was deposed by you, the eldest prince died in your hands, Sultan, the first warrior of Ledan Sultan, was killed by General Wang, and the Ledan tribe has a deep grudge against our Northwest Army. Dorje's death was both good for Letan and a blame for the Northwest Army, and it is hard for me not to suspect that the murderer was among the Ledans. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that there are people in the DPRK who are hostile to the Northwest Army and want to smear the Northwest Army regardless of the interests of the imperial court. At this point, I can't be sure who the murderer is, but one thing is certain, whether the murderer is a Letan or a person from the court, it is unlikely that he will personally wrap the meat bun, so there must be an accomplice in the inn, so I didn't stop Lord Lin from asking who Dorje had come into contact with and what he had eaten before entering the palace, but what I didn't expect was that your answer betrayed you. ”

Budjan was stunned, and everyone couldn't help but recall what Buda Jean said at that time.

"Lord Lin asked you if you had ever noticed refreshments in front of the inn, and you replied, 'I was in Dorje's house at that time, he was strong and had a lot of food, and he heard that he would not be able to eat enough at the palace banquet of your Daxing people, so he asked the post house to bring meat buns and a basket of steamed buns before entering the palace, and he complained about the small buns when he ate them. At that time, he was about to rush into the palace, and the convoy was already waiting at the gate of the post house, so he grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth and went out. This is perfect at first glance, but in fact perfection is a flaw! ”

Everyone frowned and listened, but no one knew why.

Twilight Qing didn't explain, but looked at Yuan Xiu and asked coldly, "What did the general eat last night?" ”

Yuan Xiu was stunned for a moment, remembering that he hadn't returned to the dynasty last night, they were in the new military camp outside the city, and he had dinner at Duqing's place, so he said: "Big pot dishes, pickled cakes!" You haven't been back to the court last night, have you forgotten? ”

Twilight nodded, "That's it, that's the normal answer." ”

"What do you mean?"

"It means that when I asked you what you had eaten last night, you told me about the big pot of vegetables and cakes, not that you were timid yesterday and took me to see the terrain of the new barracks, and did not return with me until sunset. Because I was used to eating with me at night on the way back to the court, I still stayed in my tent to eat last night, eating the usual big pot of vegetables and cakes, because I thought that I would return to Beijing before dawn this morning, so I left without staying long after dinner. ”

“…… Cough! Yuan Xiu coughed and turned his back in embarrassment, the torch reflecting the side of his face, a little suspiciously red.

She...... She knows his mind?

In the same way, Lord Lin asked Dorje, the priest of Ledan, what he had eaten, and if he had no ghost in his heart, he should have eaten steamed buns, at most he had eaten steamed buns and mutton. And what did he actually answer? He talked about it from his time in Dorje's house, about why he called for steamed buns to eat before the palace feast, and then about complaining about the small size of the buns when he ate them, and even the reason why he ate them quickly, and the order was not reversed, which was not like a memory at all. ”

Is "......" yes?

"People's memories of a thing, especially the details, are clear and vague, and when recalling the narrative, those who remember clearly will be said first, and those who remember it later will be said later, so it is rare to come in order. For example, if you tell me what I ate last night, you tell me that I haven't returned to the court last night. Twilight turned to look at Buddajan, "And what about him?" His words are not reversed from his house in Dorje's house to the Dorje inn, and he also explains why Dorje asked Baozi to eat and why he ate quickly, so thoughtful thinking is questionable in itself, not to mention that his colleagues were almost poisoned in front of him, and the murderer has not yet been identified, normal people's feelings will definitely be affected, and when people's feelings are affected, the coherence of speech will not be so clear. Therefore, the absence of any flaws in his words is the biggest flaw! ”

Yuan Xiu pondered when he heard this, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it really made sense, and he couldn't help but look at Twilight Qing's gaze with some scrutiny. He remembered that when she was in the Border Pass General's Mansion, she investigated the case of Yuanrui's poisoning, and the same was true when she tried the three people brought by Wu Zheng, and she seemed to know quite well about people's minds.

"The same flaw appeared later, when Lord Lin asked Dorje what kind of buns he was eating, he replied: 'We are grassland people, and we eat more beef and mutton, and the people from the post house sent mutton buns.' Does that sound strange now? Twilight asked.

Yuan Xiu looked at Buda Jean with deep thought, it was indeed a little strange, after all, no one asked him why he wanted to eat mutton buns, so it was inevitable that he would be a little redundant, as if he was afraid that others would not believe him. He remembered that when she was interrogating Wu Zheng, she said that those who tell the truth are confident and will not worry about being suspicious because of their simple words, and only those who lie will worry that they will be questioned if they answer too simply, thinking that they can only be trusted if they say too much.

So, was Dorje's poison really caused by Budarang?

But the Shengjing Post House is full of Daxing people, can he buy Daxing people to poison his own people?

Lin Meng was dizzy when he heard this, he had been the torturer of Cao Shangshu for many years, and the reason for such a trial was really unheard of, so he didn't have the heart to think deeply about the truth at this time, and only asked: "Why did he kill his own people?" ”

"Maybe there is a personal grudge, maybe there are other reasons, so I have to ask the priest." Twilight looked at Buddajan.

"What the general said, this priest can't understand a word!" Buda Jean sneered, and the pain in his abdomen was like a knife.

Seeing that Buda Jean refused to admit it, Lin Meng asked Du Qing, "General Yingrui said so much, is there any evidence?" ”

The people of Le Dam are killing each other, trying to blame Daxing and reap the benefits of peace, and if the truth of the case is true, then it is naturally wonderful! But if there is no evidence, when the Ledin people bite back, he can't afford to take this responsibility!

"The evidence is for Lord Lin to search, he has hidden something in the temple, it depends on whether Lord Lin can find it." Twilight Road.

They followed Buddarjan to the outside of the temple, the door was closed, and no one saw what he had put inside, but she could probably guess what it was.

When Lin Meng and the commander of the Five Cities Patrol Division heard this, they hurriedly led people into the temple. I saw that the moonlight shone on the wild grass and snow in the courtyard, and there were only two footprints, one was in and out of the temple, and the other was to the southwest corner of the temple wall. Outside the temple wall was the place where Budajan was arrested, so the commander of the Five Cities Patrol Division led the people into the temple with a wave of his hand.

There are only snow footprints in front of the Buddha statue in the temple, and the people of the patrol department did not go to the back to search, but only looked for the Buddha statue by the moonlight, and after a while, they heard someone say: "There is something here!" ”

A note was taken out of the Buddha's hand, handed over to the commander of the patrol department, opened it and looked at it, and only one sentence was written on it: "The person has fallen into the prison of the criminal Cao, get rid of it quickly!" ”

Lin Meng hissed, took the note out of the temple and handed it to Yuan Xiu, Du Qing glanced at it from the side, and his heart sank, but at the same time, his heart sank.

The letter was written in Daxing characters!

To whom is this letter addressed? Say! Lin Meng asked in a deep voice, there are Ledan spies in Shengjing!

Buda Jean looked at Lin Meng and smiled coldly, "What do you believe? ”

"The letter has been found in the temple, do you still dare to pretend to be crazy and stupid?"

"You say it's a letter from a priest, who can prove it?"

Lin Meng was stunned for a moment, looked at the letter, and found that the letter was not written with the word Ledan, but with the word Daxing!

This man is so cunning!

"The priest doesn't admit it, can you explain why you came to this temple instead of being in the post house late at night?" Lin Meng sneered.

"This priest still wants to ask you about this matter, didn't he say that he would interrogate the poisoned person at night? Why did you hold the official hostage here and wound the official? Buddajan asked rhetorically.

"You!" Lin Meng was very angry, he didn't expect this person to be so difficult to deal with, he didn't have a problem for a while, and couldn't help but look at Du Qing.

Twilight didn't ask anything, just looked at the letter and stated the facts, "Daxing is well written. ”

Buda's face changed suddenly!

Twilight didn't miss the look on his face, and said, "Your Daxing words are still nonsense, but Daxing characters are well written." ”

Buddarjean's face seemed to freeze, and he stared only at Twilight.

"The person you're connecting with is a Ledan?"

“……”

"The person who connected with you is from Daxing?"

“……”

"The man you're dealing with is powerful?"

“……”

"The person who connected with you is from the Shi clan and has a high family?"

“……”

Twilight asked four questions in a row, but Buda Jean didn't answer a single one, but Twilight continued to ask.

"You killed Dorje out of a personal vendetta?"

"You killed Dorje at the behest of King Ledan?"

"You killed Dorje Utu know?"

"The poison was given to you by King Ledan before leaving?"

"The poison was given to you by the connector?"

"The poison was given to the people of the inn?"

Buddarjan still didn't speak, Twilight knew it, but she still had questions.

"How do you know there's an old temple in this alley?"

When Twilight asked in front of him, everyone couldn't hear the answer, but this sentence made everyone's faces change - Buda Jean is from Ledan, he only entered Beijing yesterday, how do you know the road in the inner city?

"Have a spy draw for you?" Lin Meng asked.

Yuan Xiu felt that it was impossible, tonight he followed the Ledan priest all the way from the post house to the temple, he was quite familiar with the alleys in the city, even if someone had drawn a picture for him, he could not be so familiar with the road, especially at night, the Beijing alleys extend in all directions, and it is easy to get lost.

Twilight was also suspicious of this, and asked, "No one drew a picture for you, you are familiar with this path!" ”

Lin Meng turned his head to look at her and sneered, how could this be possible?

Twilight's face sank, "You've been to Shengjing before?" ”

"Impossible!" Lin Meng couldn't listen anymore, and said, "I haven't allowed the Hu people to enter Beijing for a hundred years. ”

Only the first emperor had a rebellion in the northwest border pass, and the Hu people had entered the pass, but they did not hit Shengjing City. If Buda Jean once came to Shengjing in disguise, then how did he get in and out of the northwest border pass?

No one can figure out why Buda Jean is familiar with Shengjing's road when he first comes back to Shengjing.

Twilight couldn't figure it out for a moment, staring at Buddajang and falling into deep thought.

The torches shone on the alley, and the snow became dense at some point, and by the time I had only asked for a while, the snow on the ground had accumulated half an inch. Buda Jean was wounded internally, and sat against the wall in the cold snow, the blood at the corner of his mouth bright red in the firelight, but he did not seem to be seriously injured, conscious, and his face was not pale.

Twilight looked at Buddajan, her face suddenly changed, and she crouched down and raised her hand to tear Buddajan's face.

Buda was so frightened that he raised his hand to block it, but he saw a cold blade reflecting the firelight, flickering in front of his eyes, and his eyes couldn't help but be empty.

This effort to close the eyes, only to hear a hissing, the cold wind is quite subtle, but it is enough to make the scalp of the person who hears it tingle.

Yuan Xiu, Lin Meng, and the people of the Five Cities Patrol Division were all shocked.

Twilight was also stunned, looking at the human skin mask with the temperature in her hand, and the face of the Daxing people under the mask, and asked, "Who are you?" ”