"Dozens of people have died, and I estimate that the number will definitely increase in the next few days." Zhan Yulong's face was a little gloomy when he spoke, this time the matter was too strange, if it was really said by Lu Zhiyao, it was a trick of the Nangong family, then how did they move it, and how did they poison these vendors?

"If this continues, who will dare to sell things on the street." Ling Yi sighed faintly, glanced at Lu Zhiyao, and said to Zhan Yulong: "Let's go, I'll go out with you to find out the news again." ”

Ling Yi and Zhan Yulong left, and Lu Zhiyao sat there with a frown, all his thoughts were about this matter. If the target is only the street vendors, then the number of people who can be poisoned is limited. Lu Zhiyao is very scared now, afraid that they have other ways to involve more people. Attacking so many people, it is impossible for them to be without flaws. Do you want to use this incident to cause panic among the people in the city, and then take the opportunity to do something? I don't know, is the emperor in the palace in danger?

He hadn't slept well all night, and when Lu Zhiyao saw Ling Yi and Zhan Yulong again, both of them were also obviously tired.

"Today you stay at home, and I will go out."

"Nope." Zhan Yulong firmly rejected Lu Zhiyao's proposal, "If something happens to you, we can't explain it to the Eighth Prince." ”

"I'm not the vase in the house, how can I be so prone to accidents." Lu Zhiyao felt that Zhan Yulong was a little distracted, "Don't worry, I will make some preparations." If you two really can't stay, go for a stroll around Nangong Mansion, remember to be careful, their noses are smarter than dogs. ”

Lu Zhiyao ignored the dissuasion of Zhan Yulong and Ling Yi, simply changed his appearance, and planned to go out. And Bai Lixuan, who knew about it, also took the initiative to ask for help, wanting to help out. Lu Zhiyao thought about it, and went out with Bai Lixuan.

The street has lost the bustle of the previous days, and the stalls that were once crowded on the side of the road are gone. Occasionally, you can see some elderly people selling some home-grown vegetables, maybe they are old and helpless, or they may feel that they will not live long, so they are not as afraid of this disaster as young people.

Lu Zhiyao stood on the street and watched for a long time, and he didn't know where to start for a while.

"Why don't we go to the yamen first?" Bai Lixuan, who was standing behind Lu Zhiyao, spoke in a low voice, and after seeing Lu Zhiyao nodding his head slightly, the two of them went to the yamen.

Looking at the yamen from afar, after a while, Lu Zhiyao saw Lan Ruoya walking out of it alone. strode up to follow, and when Lan Ruoya found out about them, the two didn't want to hide it, and walked directly forward and talked to her.

After Lan Ruoya heard Lu Zhiyao's voice, she was also a little worried about her safety. But thinking about Lu Zhiyao's skills again, Lan Ruoya didn't say much.

"I'm going to see the deceased's house, do you want to be together?"

"Okay." Lu Zhiyao responded without hesitation, and followed Lan Ruoya to the home of a deceased, looking at those who were crying and hissing, Lu Zhiyao was a little depressed, but he also knew better what his purpose was for coming this time.

Lu Zhiyao listened to Lan Ruoyan appease them, and gave them some silver, saying that it was given by the government, and couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous.

Lan Ruoya asked some questions, but in the end, she didn't ask any valuable news. Lu Zhiyao watched Lan Ruoyan walk out of the courtyard with her head down, and took two steps forward to walk side by side with her.

"How many people do you estimate will die this time?" Lu Zhiyao looked at her sideways and asked in a flat tone.

"So many people have died, plus the number of people I know now, who have begun to have coughs, there will be about a hundred to two hundred. This is not a decimal number in the capital. Lan Ruoya's heart was always uneasy, and she talked to Lu Zhiyao about this matter while walking. The small vendors are scattered in a scattered area, and when I asked many people, they couldn't tell what was going on, what they ate or what they shouldn't drink. For those who have already had relatives who have died, we don't want to ask too many questions, after all, they still have to live. Whoever gets involved in this kind of thing is not happy. ”

"It's hard for you." Lu Zhiyao could feel Lan Ruoya's mood, "We will try our best to help you, you can also rest properly, it is your own business that your body collapses." ”

Lu Zhiyao lowered his eyes and thought carefully about what Lan Ruoya had just said, no matter what, something the same thing must have happened to these poisoned people. "The most important thing now is not to find out the murderer behind them, but to find a way to detoxify them and save their lives. Someone should report this matter to the emperor, is there still no movement in the palace? ”

"There has been no news, and I also hope that a trustworthy imperial doctor can come forward to help, but unfortunately Jian Yuheng is not here now."

"Wait two more days, if the emperor knows the truth, he will definitely not sit idly by. If he still doesn't know the Dao, then let's find a way to let him know the Dao. Lu Zhiyao suddenly smiled and said to Lan Ruoya: "Otherwise, if it goes on like this, the little money you take in the imperial court will not be enough for others." ”

Lan Ruoya knew that Lu Zhiyao was talking about what she paid for those people out of her own pocket, and smiled, Lan Ruoyan replied with some weakness: "I hope so." ”

Lu Zhiyao separated from Lan Ruoyan on the way back to the Yamen, walked around most of the capital, and went back to meet Ling Yi and others in the evening. Lu Zhiyao heard Ling Yi say that everything was normal in the Nangong family, but he did not relax his vigilance against the Nangong family because of this. Because she knew that everyone in that family was as cunning as a fox.

Lu Zhiyao ate something and lay down to rest, and the next day he got up early and went out of the road, walking on the deserted street, looking at both sides of the empty road.

She waited a long time for a woman who sold melons and fruits. Walking forward, Lu Zhiyao watched her set up the things to sell with the help of her granddaughter, then squatted down and asked, "Do you come out so late every day?" ”

"No, my dad and I used to come out early." The young girl casually answered Lu Yao's question, and then asked her sweetly, "Is my sister going to buy our things?" These are our own home, very sweet, don't believe you to taste it! ”

After speaking, she picked up the fruit in the basket and was about to stuff it into Lu Zhiyao's hand.

Lu Zhiyao looked at her actions, took the fruit with a light smile, and continued to ask her: "You just said that you used to sell things with your father?" What about your dad? ”

As soon as Lu Zhiyao's question was asked, the two people in front of him stopped talking for a while. Slowly, Lu Zhiyao saw tears in their eyes.

Lu Zhiyao realized something, lowered his head and took out some broken silver from his waist and sent it to the girl's hand. "I'll ask you a few questions, and all you have to do is answer that my money will be yours, how about it?"

The little girl was startled by the silver in her hand, she looked helplessly at the elderly woman beside her, and then at Lu Zhiyao, a little frightened, not daring to move.

"Girl, we can't ask for this silver." The old woman hurriedly shook her head, and she didn't know who Lu Dao Lu Zhiyao was. It's just that when I heard Lu Zhiyao say that she was here to help them, I was stunned for a moment.

"If I'm not mistaken, your son...... It's the same as those vendors, sick, right? Lu Zhiyao asked the old man with a vicissitudes of face in front of him in a low voice, in fact, she was not that old, maybe it was because of the pain of losing her son that she became like this. Lu Zhiyao raised his eyes and could see her white hair mixed with a few black strands, gently raised with the breeze. The clothes on the two of them can be regarded as simple, if it weren't for the fact that the family was poor to a certain extent, they would not have risked this risk and came to set up a stall.

Under Lu Zhiyao's questioning, the old man couldn't help crying emotionally. Lu Zhiyao knew that he had guessed correctly, and the girl's father did not escape this catastrophe. She waited for the old man to cry for a while, then continued to speak, and said, "I am from the imperial court, and I am responsible for investigating this matter, so you can accept this silver." But you all have to answer my questions. ”

After the woman and the little girl's emotions stabilized, Lu Zhiyao asked, "When did your son start to feel unwell, and when did he die, can you still remember clearly?" ”

"I can't remember." The old man shook his head, wiped a handful of tears, and looked at Lu Zhiyao. "He is in good health on weekdays, so he didn't care about the cough for a few days, and he didn't even take medicine, thinking that he would get better in a few days, but who knew that it would be worse day by day, and people said that it would be gone."

The woman was in tears, and Lu Zhiyao saw that she couldn't ask anything from her mouth, so he went to ask the girl. "You said that you and your father came out very early before, aren't you sleepy so early?"

"Not sleepy." The girl shook her head, holding the silver given by Lu Zhiyao in her hand, and answered Lu Zhiyao's question. "My grandmother is not in good health, and my mother is pregnant with my younger brother, so my father and I have to get up early to work. There used to be a tea stall here, and things were very cheap, so if we made a lot of money the first day, my father would take me there the next day to eat something, and then buy something for my grandmother and mother. ”

Lu Zhiyao looked back at where the girl was pointing, and sensed something between the lines of her words.

"Are there a lot of people going there to eat?" Lu Zhiyao asked casually.

"That's a lot, a lot of people eat there. But now there is no one. The girl secretly glanced at the silver in her hand, for fear that Lu Zhiyao would regret it and go back. When Lu Zhiyao saw her actions, he stood up and said with a smile: "This silver belongs to you, take good care of grandma, if I have something in the future, I will come to you again." ”

After Lu Zhiyao finished speaking, he turned around and walked away, thinking about his conversation with the little girl all the way, frowning.

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