The efficiency of catching fast is quite high, and after a while, the owner of the charcoal shop in the south of the city was brought to the court. As Ye Xiaoyu thought, his answer didn't mean anything other than to prove that the cell boss wasn't lying.

After the cell boss was taken away after asking questions, the next five jailers to "play" were on the scene.

"Who put the charcoal basin in the cell?"

Zou Yu asked with a calm face.

"Back to my lord, it's me."

A skinny black jailer said.

"Who told you to put the charcoal basin in the cell?"

"My lord, I was told to do this by the cell boss. It happened to be my shift that day. ”

It is estimated that it is the first time to go to court, and when he sees such a battle, his face is full of nervousness, and his speech is a little unfavorable.

"And then you took advantage of this opportunity to put poison in a charcoal basin and poison so many people?! Say! Who instructed you?!! ”

Zou Yu's voice suddenly became louder.

The sudden sound made the people outside the public hall suddenly quiet down, and everyone stared into the public hall.

"My lord, spare my life, my lordship, I ...... I was just...... Put the charcoal basins one by one in the cell...... No...... There was no poison at all...... Your Excellency is discerning......"

When the thin black jailer heard this, he was so frightened that his whole body began to tremble.

"Why are there poison ashes in the charcoal basin of the cell where the murder occurred? And it's still highly toxic? ”

Zou Yu asked in a deep voice.

"I ...... I do not know...... I really didn't put ......"

The emaciated jailer was so frightened that he fainted, barely allowing himself to fall to the ground with his hands on the floor.

"Oh. Right...... By the way, my lord, when I moved halfway that day, I suddenly had a stomachache and went to the thatched house, and I was afraid that it would be too late...... Just let Oda help......"

The jailer said, pointing to Oda, who was also kneeling above the court.

"Your Excellency is discerning...... I did help him carry the charcoal basin, but the poison ...... I really didn't have ......."

Oda was also nervous.

"What about the others? Have you ever touched a charcoal basin? ”

Zou Yu asked casually.

"No—"

As if they had been discussed, the three jailers replied in unison.

The scene couldn't be stiffer, Guo Ming looked up at Zou Yu who was sitting on it, and sighed inexplicably in his heart. To know. Since I have looked down on myself. It's rare to feel this kind of thing anymore. There are many so-called popular people, Zou Yu, this guy, definitely offended anyone in the court, or rather. He was one of those two factions. Something like this that died violently overnight. It's obvious that he was framed, but unfortunately, the other party did too much this time. I can't find out for a while.

"But that's not what the cell boss and warden said to me just now—"

Zou Yu said without being salty.

"Murder is a capital offense, but if it is instigated, the sentence can be reduced."

Seeing that the five people below didn't speak, Zou Yu continued.

"The problem has been found in the charcoal basin in the murder cell, and the murderer has been found, but in order to give you a chance, Lord Zou still hopes that you can say it yourself. The reason why the public interrogation is being conducted in front of the people of the whole city today is to give the suspect a chance to repent and mend himself. ”

Guo Ming also spoke.

Forget it, no matter how unhappy he was, the person sitting on the stage was also a classmate, and if he watched his classmate fall into trouble and didn't make a move, he still couldn't do it.

didn't expect Guo Ming to say such a thing, Zou Yu turned his head and glanced at him.

The identity of Yushitai and the prefect has had a lot of contact in the public court because of the case, but Zou Yu's eyes have not once been like today, with a flash of gratitude in them.

"My lord, we really don't know. The charcoal basins in the three cells where the murder occurred were given to us directly by the cell boss, and they were designated to be placed in those three cells. ”

The scarny jailer spoke again.

"Why specify?"

Zou Yu was in hot pursuit.

"The adults said that the three cells were full of vendors who had committed trivial matters, and they could get out after paying bail, so they found three better charcoal basins for them."

Oda also spoke.

"Did anything unusual happen when you were patrolling the cell before?"

"Back to my lord, there is no abnormality. However, we found that since the charcoal basin was put in, the prisoners in the three cells have been sleeping longer and longer. But it's winter, and we don't feel anything wrong with getting a little more sleep. ”

Another jailer said.

Sleeping longer?

Ye Xiaoyu "chuckled" in her heart.

Could it be that she really guessed that the poison was indeed a thousand soul flowers? But it's still a little wrong, the symptoms of Thousand Soul Flowers in the early stage are just a coma, and they want to die violently overnight, which seems to be a bit difficult to control. Even if the main ingredient of that poison was a Thousand Soul Flower, it was probably mixed with other things.

"Bring the cell boss and the warden in."

Zou Yu said in a deep voice.

Although his face was still expressionless, the expression on his face was obviously relaxed a little. There has finally been some progress in this matter.

"You traitor, kill for your life! ……”

"Our family has never offended you, why do you want to do such a vicious thing......

"This kind of person, you can't get rid of your hatred if you kill it a hundred times!! ――”

When the cell boss and the warden were brought up, the people outside the fence were excited, especially those family members, who rushed in one by one and tore these two people, especially the cell head, alive.

It was fine just now, why did it take so much time to make such a big change?

The cell boss and the warden looked at each other, and they forgot to kneel for a while.

"Don't kneel down when you see your lord!"

Tie Yi stood on the side and shouted.

When the two heard this, they hurriedly knelt down in the public court. Although Cheng Dù is almost the same on the surface, his inner thoughts are different.

"You two, let's tell me how you put poison on the charcoal basin."

Zou Yu said lightly.

He adopted a first-mover approach, turning the blame on the warden and the cell boss.

See here. Guo Ming lowered his head and raised the corners of his mouth.

-- Zou Yu is clever in doing this, but it is not so fair.

"Huh?!"

When the two of them heard this, their faces turned pale with fright, especially the warden, who almost collapsed on the ground.

"My lord, I ...... I didn't put poison on the charcoal basin, and I still don't know what was going on. I don't know anything about putting a charcoal basin in my cell, and I don't know anything about it, and I don't know any of these people. Even if I have some grudge against these people. You won't be stupid enough to do it in prison, my lord......"

The fat on the warden's face looked comical due to nervousness.

"Lord Liu, don't talk nonsense, the matter of that charcoal pot was obviously ordered by you to do it, how did I get here. Instead, it became that I mentioned yì? ”

Compared to the warden's panicked face. The cell boss is much calmer.

"You! What nonsense are you talking about? Obviously, you told me that it was cold recently. The bedding in the prison is too thin, and I am afraid that something will happen to the prisoners, so I will add a charcoal basin to each cell?!! Why is it what I said now? ”

The warden shouted.

"Whose hands are the charcoal basins?"

Zou Yu asked again.

"Lord Hui, of course it's the cell boss. After he mentioned yì to me that day. I agreed without much thought, and then I gave him carte blanche to do it. ”

"My lord, I did the rest of the things right, but I did everything according to Lord Liu's wishes."

The two had completely different answers, in the eyes of the onlookers, it was like a dog eating a dog, with the words of the jailer just now, everyone is now just waiting for Zou Yu to deal with these two people, and nothing else matters.

"Why are the charcoal ashes in three of the basins different from the others?"

Zou Yu asked.

"My lord, I really don't know about this."

The warden's expression was on the verge of crying.

"My lord, I don't know about this. Just now you have asked Boss Li, who sells charcoal, that I bought all my charcoal from him, and this has been confirmed. Whether there is a problem in the charcoal or not, the adults will let them check it. ”

The cell boss looked up at Zou Yu.

"Why did you ask the jailer to put the designated charcoal basin in the three cells where the murder took place?"

"My lord, the three cells are full of traders who have committed trivial matters, and I think they are only committing trivial matters, so I took a better charcoal basin ......."

Knowing that Zou Yu was asking himself, the cell boss replied.

"And then there was poison in those three charcoal basins?"

Zou Yu had a calm face.

"My lord, just drag him out and behead ......"

"How long will this kind of person have to deal with him?"

"If he keeps quibbling, will our family die in vain!?"

Zou Yu's words once again made the onlookers explode.

"Silence!"

The startle sounded again.

"My lord, I was really wronged, I really don't know anything about the poison in the charcoal basin, I just added the charcoal basin according to Lord Liu's wishes."

The cell leader's feelings were not affected by the onlookers, although there was some excitement in his tone, but the overall thinking was still clear.

"You talk nonsense! The addition of a charcoal basin was simply mentioned to me by you! ”

When the warden heard this, the remorseful warden immediately became excited again.

It was past noon, and after standing all morning, even with his back against the pillar, Ye Xiaoyu's legs were still sore.

But looking at the situation in the court, it was not easy to make a little progress just now, and it seems that it has begun to stagnate again. In the absence of conclusive evidence, neither the cell boss nor the warden could have confessed to themselves. But placing the poison is just an act, and even if someone came forward to testify, neither of them would admit it, let alone that there was nothing left now.

A complete stalemate.

Although the jailer's words just now made the people shift their attention to these two people, it was still far from the point where Zou Yu could retreat with his whole body. (To be continued......)