If it's sunny, what will you do in such a situation?

Ye Xiaoyu shook his head, it's really funny, he is not him, how can he know what he will do?

Could it be that these two people really didn't do it and were wronged? But intuitively, she still felt that the murderer was the warden and the cell boss, at least one of them. But what about the evidence? Seeing that Zou Yu has not settled down for a long time, it is estimated that he is not sure.

*

In the inner courtyard of the government, Zou Youheng was also anxious like an ant on a hot pot. Judging from the court just now, he could only reluctantly target the common people's spearhead at the warden and the cell leader, but he couldn't let Zou Yu completely stay out of the matter.

The two things of being held accountable for not being able to find out clearly and being held accountable for not managing their subordinates well are completely different. If it is the former, it will involve substantive issues, Zou Yu will be reported by Yushitai on suspicion of corruption, needless to say, the Zou family will definitely be affected. But if it's the latter, it's different, it's not good to discipline your subordinates, just write a letter of responsibility, a letter of repentance, and the like. That's why he's so anxious now.

All signs point to these two men, but there is no evidence to be found. In the absence of direct evidence, as long as the two of them bite to the death, there is no way to take them.

What went wrong? Or what is missing that he didn't take into account? Zou Youheng walked back and forth in the study in the inner courtyard, his face heavy as if a big stone had been hung.

Charcoal pots. White ashes, the words of the jailer, the denial of the cell head and the warden, poison, the dead......

These images appeared back and forth in Zou Youheng's mind, and he always felt that as long as one more thing appeared, he could connect all of them together, but he racked his brains and couldn't think of what was missing?

*

"My lord, I was really wronged. I've been a cell boss for so many years. He has always been conscientious and conscientious, not to mention poisoning, and he has hardly ever done anything to blame the prisoners......"

"Your Excellency. Don't listen to the. The charcoal basin was the one he brought to me. I guess this charcoal basin was probably prepared for poisoning, and I am the one who is most wronged. And the prison is my sphere of control, whether by common sense or whatever. I can't be stupid enough to make things happen in my own turf, isn't that why I can't get along with myself? ”

"Lord Liu, you are in charge of the prison well, am I, as the head of the cell, not in charge of the cell? And the men's prison is still under my direct control, and if you say so, it is impossible for me to do such a thing in the place I manage......"

In court, Zou Yu asked several times in a row and changed several questions, but the two still vetoed it. Not only that, but in the end, the two actually had a dispute.

Suddenly, a servant came in from the side door, walked quickly to Zou Yu's side, lowered his head and muttered a few words in his ear.

"Come on, put those three charcoal basins in the public court—"

After listening, Zou Yu turned his head to look at the lobby.

As soon as he finished speaking, several officials on duty came up with a charcoal basin covered with a white cloth and carefully placed it on a wooden table that had been moved.

"These three charcoal basins are the charcoal basins in the three murder cells. We asked a drug expert to conduct an examination, and the results have come out this morning. It's very toxic. ”

As soon as Zou Yu finished speaking, the crowd of onlookers was in an uproar.

"None of that matters, though. Just now, he found out that there is still a remnant of poison in this charcoal basin that has not burned out, and we plan to set it on fire in the public court. ”

"This is poison, if it is ignited, won't even we be poisoned?"

Some of the onlookers dared to ask.

"Don't worry, the poison maker just said that the medicinal properties of this poison will only work at night, and it will not be poisonous during the day."

Zou Yu seemed to be particularly patient.

"My lord, what is your purpose in bringing this charcoal basin containing poison to the court?"

Guo Ming asked.

"According to the poison maker, this poison is not only peculiar in its efficacy, but also has a special affection for those who have used it, that is, as the saying goes, [confession], and when it burns later, its smoke gathers around those who have used it before."

Maybe it was because of the poison seeping people, Zou Yu still explained patiently.

Hearing this, Ye Xiaoyu couldn't help frowning.

Sure enough, there are still high-ranking people, and the poison in the charcoal basin has been detected.

But the toxicity is so peculiar, it seems that his inference is wrong, this thing is not a thousand soul flower. But she still felt something was strange.

"Let's get started."

Looking around again, Zou Yu began to order.

Several officials were ordered to lift the white cloth covering the charcoal basin, cut the fire, and began to light the ashes contained in it.

White smoke began to rise from the charcoal basin, and everyone's eyes widened for fear of missing any scene. The warden, who was kneeling on the ground, also had their eyes wide open, and the cell boss covered his mouth with his hand.

It is estimated that there are not many ashes left in the charcoal basin, and there is little smoke coming out, and the white smoke like a gossamer has not yet formed in the air before it has been blown away by the breeze.

Just when everyone was regretting that there was too little white smoke and there was no way to identify the murderer, a large cloud of white smoke suddenly appeared above the lobby near the cell head, and the smoke curled up, almost encircling him inside.

Seeing this scene, everyone was in an uproar.

"Ahem—"

Choking on the smoke, both the cell boss and the warden, kneeling beside him, began to cough.

"Tell me, boss, what's going on?"

When the white smoke cleared, Zou Yu asked.

"My ......, my lord"

The cell boss always covered his mouth and nose with his hands, so his speech was muffled and inaudible.

"It can't be...... How is this possible? ……”

The words were slurred, and the crowd only heard him repeating all the time.

"You can put down the hand that covers your mouth and nose."

Wait for the smoke to clear. Zou Yu looked at the cell boss who was still panicked, and said lightly.

The cell boss's eyes widened and his face was shocked.

"Do you still have to quibble when the evidence is so conclusive?!"

Seeing that the cell boss had not spoken, Zou Yu's voice became louder.

"My lord, this can't be...... This poison cannot admit the Lord, and you cannot condemn me on the basis of the nonsense of the charlatans. ”

After a moment of silence, the cell boss finally lowered the hand that was covering his mouth.

"How did you know that it wouldn't confess?"

Zou Yu asked rhetorically.

"I ......"

The cell boss was angry for a while.

"The poison in this charcoal pot is a thousand soul flowers, where will a thousand soul flowers recognize the Lord? And judging from just now, no one was poisoned. It shows that there is no poison in these three charcoal basins at all. If that's the case, how can an adult conclude that the perpetrator of the murder is me just because of the white smoke that comes out of nowhere?! ”

"Thousand Soul Flowers?"

Zou Yu frowned.

"What is this Thousand Soul Flower?"

"My lord, hasn't this poison been detected? I think the so-called drug master in the mouth of the adults is just a person who cheats by the charlatans. ”

The cell boss looked smug. Unaware that I had fallen into a pit.

"The Thousand Soul Flowers. What should be the symptoms? ”

Zou Yu asked.

"Back to my lord. Actually, I don't know much about it, but according to the records in the medicine book, this Thousand Soul Flower grows in the land of the Southern Barbarians. It is crushed into powder, and the smoke from the burning of the fire is highly toxic. But judging from the point of view just now, the smoke of these three charcoal basins came out, but everyone was not poisoned without any cover, which means that there is no poison at all, since there is no poison, then there is no one who committed the murder, right? ”

As he spoke, the cell boss turned his head to look at the warden who was kneeling beside him with an unknown expression. He was frightened by the white smoke just now, and he hadn't reacted yet, and he even forgot to shout injustice.

"Didn't the toxin come out at night?"

Guo Ming asked.

"Of course not, poison is poison, where will there be day and night. This is all nonsense from those charlatans. ”

The cell boss laughed.

"So you just covered your mouth and nose with your hands the whole time, and what you were afraid of was poisoning?"

Guo Ming's tone was very flat, as if he was chatting with him.

"There's no antidote in the book, so I'd better cover it just in case. But it turned out that it was not poisonous at all, and the charcoal basin was nothing more than charcoal debris that had not yet burned out. ”

The cell head was a little fluttery.

"My lord, I don't have anything to ask."

Guo Ming turned his head and gestured to Zou Yu.

"Cell boss, let me ask you, how did you know that this poison is a Thousand Soul Flower?"

Zou Yu then asked.

"Didn't the adults just say that this poison is called Thousand Soul Flower?"

The cell boss frowned.

"Today in the public court, the whole process is referred to as poison, and the specific name of this poison has never appeared, how did you know that it is called Thousand Soul Flower?!"

Zou Yu shouted in a deep voice.

"No, it's ...... My lord, you just said that the results of the inspection have come out......"

"With so many people testifying, everyone knows who said the word Thousand Soul Flower. Cell boss, I think you'd better tell the truth. ”

Different from the court trial, Zou Yu's tone today will be relatively kind.

"My lord, this ...... I ......"

The cell boss looked panicked.

"Bold!! In the public court, how can you be allowed to talk nonsense? Come on, drag this person down, and hit forty boards! ”

Shocked, Zou Yu said sharply.

Several officials immediately stepped forward and made a gesture to drag the cell boss down.

"My lord, my lord spares my life, I ...... I planned this whole thing, I mixed the powder of the Thousand Soul Flower into Wushi San, put it in a charcoal basin, and poisoned these ten people......"

There was no argument, and the cell boss showed a look of resignation.

"Why are you doing that?"

"I ...... I just see that they are unhappy, and when I am usually patrolling in the cell, these people are very disobedient and sneering at me, and every time I do this, I finally can't bear it......"

The cell boss sighed, the expression on his face unusually determined. (To be continued......)