After Wang Huili and the second ark returned from the palace, the Romans watched them more closely, and all the familiar guards had been replaced, and from then on they could no longer get any news from outside, and the two had to resign themselves to fate.

Wang Huili followed his father in business since he was a child, traveled south and north, and was very sophisticated, and later served as an official of the imperial court, so his knowledge was even more extensive.

After a period of observation, especially after the scene of going to the palace, Wang Huili has already seen that someone is using him to make a fuss, which is probably the main reason why he has been able to live until now.

Although he did not know what the Romans were up to, it alarmed him, and he guessed that at least one of them was trying to put them to death, so he became more careful.

After Wang Huili understood the joints, he told the second cabinet his guess, because it was mainly Wang Huili who was interrogated before, and the second cabinet didn't know what was going on, so he asked: "Shopkeeper, which group of people do you think want to harm us?" ”

Wang Huili said: "The person who harmed us, needless to say, is the tax officer's gang, as for who is behind him, we don't know." The person who protects us should be the judicial officer, the prison is under the jurisdiction of the judicial officer, and the new guard must be the confidant of the judicial officer. The reason why we have survived until now is that these people are protecting us. However, the tax officer's gang will definitely find a way to harm us. ”

The second cabinet said depressedly: "We are now the meat on someone's chopping board, if you want to kill us, it is not easy!" ”

Wang Huili shook his head and said, "Not really. Think about it, what methods will they use to harm us? It's nothing more than two kinds, one is to rush in and kill the two of us directly, and the other is to poison the food and poison us to death. ”

The second cabinet asked puzzledly, "What can we do?" How can we prevent it? ”

Wang Huili said: "If they want to come in and harm us, they will definitely choose to come in secretly in the absence of the guards." From now on, the two of us will have to take turns sleeping, and someone will always be awake, and as long as we see a guard who is not familiar, we will shout loudly, and the men under the judicial officer will soon come when they hear the shouting, and those who want to harm us will not be able to succeed. ”

The second cabinet nodded and said, "That makes sense." If people are going to poison them, what are we going to do? You can't skip a meal, right? ”

Wang Huili pondered for a while, and said with difficulty: "I have a way to do this, in the future, after the jailer brings food, I will eat first, and you will eat after you see that I am safe, no matter what, we will find a way to live." ”

Wang Huili's words made the second cabinet very moved, he really wanted to be able to live, but he couldn't let Wang Huili die for him! He gritted his teeth and said, "Shopkeeper, you are more important than me, let me do the poison test." ”

Wang Huili shook his head and said, "This is not good, you have a wife and children, and they need you more." ”

The second cabinet said movingly: "Shopkeeper, aren't you also married?" ”

Wang Huili said: "Fortunately, I don't have a child yet, so it's a big deal to let that person remarry, I will write a letter of resignation, and you will transfer it to her in the future." ”

The second cabinet resolutely disagreed, and argued with Wang Huili.

Wang Huili and the second cabinet have a very good relationship, but now they share hardships and hardships, and the relationship is even closer.

Seeing that the dispute continued, Wang Huili said: "Otherwise, let's each take turns to test the poison for one day, life and death, no matter who dies, the survivors will help him take care of his family." ”

The second cabinet agreed with Wang Huili's opinion.

At this moment, the two of them were very emotional, and the second cabinet said expectantly: "Shopkeeper, if you don't dislike it, I want to worship you as a brother." ”

Wang Huili immediately said: "You and I share weal and woe, we are originally brothers, so we will worship." ”

The two of them made incense and bowed in prison.

After the bow, the two talked for a long time, and the excitement gradually calmed down.

The second cabinet said regretfully: "If only we could all go back alive." “

Wang Huili said with confidence: "Didn't the prince already say it? He'll send someone to rescue us. ”

Although the second cabinet has no contact with Li You, he has heard a lot of magical stories about the prince, which makes his heart full of hope. He clenched his fists and said, "Brother is right, I also believe that the prince will rescue us." ”

From this day on, Wang Huili and the second cabinet maintained a high degree of vigilance in accordance with the methods they discussed.

A guard accidentally saw that Wang Huili had finished eating, but the second cabinet was not eating, and he asked curiously, "Why don't you eat?" ”

Wang Huili guessed that these guards were responsible for protecting them, so he explained the reason.

The warden felt that he had a point, and he was a little embarrassed that he had not thought of it, but it was impossible for him to show his cowardice in front of the king, so he scoffed, "You fools, why do you want to use people to try? ”

Soon after, he brought a white kitten and said, "Why don't you let this cat eat it first?" ”

Wang Huili hurriedly complimented: "My lord, you are really smart, thank you, my lord." ”

Wang Huili has always been worried that they are more likely to be poisoned, and now that this problem has been solved unexpectedly, the mood of the two has improved a lot, especially the arrival of the kitten, which has added a lot of fun to their boring life.

In the following days, the two worked shifts with each other, changing people every hour, and staying awake.

During the day, Wang Huili was taken to the city hall.

The legal officer learned in detail about the process of their goods being defrauded, and asked Wang Huili to write a complaint in his own handwriting.

On the way back to prison, Wang Huili felt a chill down his spine, as if someone was secretly peeping at him.

After returning to the cell, he instructed the second cabinet to be extra careful in the future.

At two o'clock in the morning, it was Wang Huili's turn to be on duty, and in order to prevent him from falling asleep, he sat on the bed with his back against the wall.

Cats are nocturnal animals, and at night, they have to go out and have fun. But it couldn't get out, and after wandering on the ground for a while, it was bored and leaned on Wang Huili's side and pretended to sleep.

Suddenly, it stood up, then arched its back, a slight whine coming out of its mouth.

When Wang Huili saw it like this, he immediately became alert, and he listened attentively, and sure enough, there was a slight noise at the cell door, and he heard the slight impact of iron chains.