"My lord, the grass people were confused for a while, and they regarded adults as ...... Seeing it as a raccoon dog like them, the grass people know that they are wrong, and the grass people let the adults punish them, even if they kill the villain, they are not wronged," Cao Jian finally lowered his stubborn head, and his voice was a little lower, "But there is no mastermind behind the scenes, it is the grass people's own idea, everything is the fault of the villain." ”

"No mastermind?" Li Zicheng played with the short knife he had stabbed just now, and blew on the blade, and the blade made a "buzzing" sound, "This short knife, so sharp, should be worth a few taels of silver, if it is sold, it can be exchanged for a few stones of grain, or a few decent clothes." ”

"That's it, this knife ......" Cao Jian suddenly realized that something was wrong, and he didn't dare to take it anymore, and his face was flushed.

"yes, there is such a good knife, why not change your clothes?" Li Zicheng sneered: "Cao Jian, is this your knife?" ”

"This ......" Cao Jian was speechless for a moment.

"You did everything possible to defend others, but you didn't know that you were used as a gunman," Li Zicheng's face was like frost, and his eyes were like cold swords, "Do you think he is really helping you?" Hum...... I don't know if I've been used! ”

"Adult ......"

"Let me ask you, you have been poor for so long, has he ever cared about your life and death, and supported you in the slightest?" Li Zicheng glared at Cao Jian fiercely, and then quickly looked away, looking like he hated iron but not steel, "Although he promised you benefits and let you assassinate, do you know that no matter whether you succeed in assassination or not, it is inevitable to die, and no matter how much benefit you have, you must have a life flower." ”

"Adults ......" Cao Jian struggled to break free from the soldiers holding him down, nodded to the ground with his head, his hands were tied, and his waist was arched like a prawn, "The grass people hate not to be taught by the adults early, but the grass people made a promise and never confided half a word, and the grass people are willing to die to apologize for their sins, and ask the adults to fulfill them." ”

"Nonsense," Li Zicheng said hatefully: "You are not only deceived, but also aided in the abuse, if you assassinate me, those craftsmen who are as poor as you, and the lonely people, what hope is there?" ”

"My lord......" Cao Jian raised his head, his eyes were already full of tears, he held back his grief and indignation, and did not let the tears flow out of his eyes.

Li Zicheng knew that Cao Jian was facing a painful choice, and he couldn't bear it, but if he didn't get rid of the inner ghosts, it would be rare for Xining to be peaceful in the future, "Do you know why he asked you to assassinate me?" ”

"Why?" Cao Jian's tone at this moment was unexpectedly calm.

"Because I became his greedy road, blocking people's money, such as killing my parents, that's why he wanted to put me to death," Li Zicheng continued: "For his own selfishness, he actually disregarded the lives and deaths of others, and this Lord rectified Xiningwei, he didn't repent, and he wanted to get worse, is such a person worth your life?" You don't want to think about yourself, you also have to think about your parents who are dead and blind, and there are many people who are as poor as you are and find it difficult to survive, do you really want to see a beggar walking all over Xining? ”

"My lord," a teardrop the size of a bean dripped from the corner of Cao Jian's eyes, "I can tell you who is the mastermind behind the scenes," he seemed to have made a huge decision, and slowly stood up, his misty eyes had long lost their lustre, and his scaly shirt was like a butterfly dancing, "The mastermind behind the scenes is the conductor Li Ertiao!" ”

At this moment, He Xiaomi stepped forward and whispered a few words in Li Zicheng's ear, Li Zicheng nodded, and when He Xiaomi returned to his place, Li Zicheng said: "Cao Jian, you said the mastermind behind the scenes, just to show your attitude, in fact, the murderer has been punished at the moment, do you want to take a look?" ”

"Can you tell the grass people, how do you know that the mastermind behind the scenes is Li Ertiao?" Cao Jian's eyes gradually became dry, and he began to regain a trace of expression.

"It's very simple, I'm going to summon the craftsman, except for my own soldiers, only a few officers in the guard know, from last night to now, in such a short period of time, to be able to arrange things so properly, this person's status and energy must not be low, at this moment Li Ertiao is drinking tea in the hall, do you want to go over and take a look?"

"No," Cao Jian's gaze was fixed on Li Zicheng's face, and while shaking his head, the look in his eyes faded little by little, "Cao Jian couldn't see adults early, and being taught by adults is really the biggest regret in this life." His head slowly lowered, and just when everyone thought he was depressed, Cao Jian's eyes suddenly shone brightly, his body shook, and he used his strength to eat milk and crashed into front of Li Zicheng.

Everyone was shocked, and even Shen Dao almost exhaled, this Cao Jian, who said it well, why do you have to fight with adults? He Xiaomi, except for saying a few words to Li Zicheng just now, kept his eyes on Cao Jian, he always felt guilty about the assassin in the afternoon, no matter what, such a thing can't be repeated, otherwise he, the commander of the army, wouldn't have to do it anymore.

At the same time that Cao Jian collided in front of Li Zicheng, He Xiaomihe collided with Cao Jian, and he didn't have time to draw his knife, even if he took the method of ending up together, he also had to protect the adults.

Cao Jian was tied to a rope, although he used all his strength, his speed was still much slower, and he was hit by He Xiaomi, and suddenly both of them fell under the square table in front of Li Zicheng, and the pro-soldiers on both sides hurriedly stepped forward, holding down Cao Jian while helping He Xiaomi, He Xiaomi had not yet seen the situation clearly, and shouted in his mouth: "Don't care about me, protect your lord!" ”

Li Zicheng's face was also pale just now, and when he saw that Cao Jian and He Xiaomi were all fine at this moment, he said slowly: "Xiaomi, you hit this time, but you saved Cao Jian!" ”

"Huh?" He Xiaomi's mouth suddenly strengthened and he couldn't speak, and he stood in the center of the small hall like a hippo.

Cao Jian raised his head, his eyes were unusually clear, "My lord, the grass people were deceived by others, and they actually plotted to assassinate the adult, and they broke their promises, and now they can only atone for their sins with death, and ask the adults to fulfill them!" ”

"Cao Jian, you listened to slanderous rumors, and you dared to plot to assassinate Lord Ben, and you should be punished for the crime," Li Zicheng said, "However, you are captured by Lord Ben, this life is Lord Ben's, whether you are dead or alive, it should be sent by Lord Ben," paused for a moment, and said slowly: "If a person encounters ups and downs, a death should show the temperament, however, those poor craftsmen and displaced people, who else should be appeased and taken care of?" You have tasted the pain of poverty, don't you want these sufferers to meet the rescuers? ”

"Is your lord really the savior of the craftsmen?" Cao Jian's face turned pale, and he didn't seem to have completely escaped from the suicide just now.

"Lord Ben never claims to be a savior, and I don't know if there is a savior in this world," Li Zicheng said leisurely: "Lord Ben just knows how much he can help those in need by doing his best." ”

Cao Jian thought about it for a while, his eyes regained some essence, and his complexion returned to its original brown and black, he suddenly knelt on the ground, knocked his head on the ground, his vertebrae were almost bent into a full bow, and the distance between his forehead and his knees was less than half a step, "My lord, the grass people are no longer looking for death and life, and the life of the grass people will be an adult's from now on!" ”

Li Zicheng bowed slightly, but said to He Xiaomi: "Take it down, keep it under strict guard, and be careful not to abuse it." ”

"Yes, sir!" He Xiaomi didn't dare to leave Li Zicheng, and he was worried several times tonight, but he just ordered his soldiers to go and arrange Cao Jian's affairs.

Li Zicheng waited for Cao Jian to go, and then looked at Shen Dao who was on the side, "Lord Shen, the mastermind behind the scenes is in the hall, Lord Shen might as well go over and have a look!" ”

"Nature wants to see, nature wants to see!" Shen Dao hurriedly got up from his seat, bowed down and followed Li Zicheng's side, clasped his fists with both hands and said: "My lord is really a detective, a case of assassination, in a few words, the question is clear, the murderer is willing to die, the mastermind is exposed, his subordinates admire, admire, really admire!" ”

What Shen Dao admired even more was that when Li Zicheng was assassinated, not only did he not have a psychological breakdown, but also made the whole case clear in one go.

At the time of the assassination, he was afraid, entangled, and angry in his heart, and the murderer was even more emotionally advanced because of the gamble of his life, so timely interrogation could easily make the murderer's psychological defense line collapse, at the beginning of the interrogation, Cao Jian's emotions were out of control, which was naturally a manifestation of the collapse of the mental defense line, if Cao Jian was allowed to stay in prison for a day or two, so that Cao Jian had enough mental preparation, I am afraid it would not be so easy for him to completely disarm and surrender.

Of course, to be able to decisively make the decision to try in person at such a tangled moment as the assassination, this strong heart is not comparable to ordinary people, and the murderer fights the method, it is not that you can't win, it depends on whether your heart is strong enough.

Li Zicheng smiled slightly, "Lord Shen won the award, because the mastermind behind the scenes is too clumsy, not to mention anything else, but in terms of the fate of the murderer, no matter whether the assassination succeeds or not, the murderer can't escape, as long as the murderer is right, still worry about not being able to find the mastermind behind the scenes?" ”

Shen Dao nodded yes, but he didn't agree with it in his heart, if the murderer's assassination was successful, Li Zicheng died, what would happen to the situation in Xining, no one could say, in the reshuffle, the mastermind behind the scenes was a great meritorious, maybe he could still get to the top in one fell swoop, and with the murderer's mind, if he missed and was caught, most of them would still be shut, he had seen the murderer's determination to die tonight, and took a step back and said, even if the murderer did not die, the mastermind behind the scenes could let him be killed in prison.

What made Shen Dao even more shocking was that Li Zicheng was able to accurately judge that the mastermind behind the assassination was an officer of Weili at the first time of the murderer's assassination, this mentality was as terrifying as his timely judgment of the case, could it be as he himself said, just from a sharp short knife that could be seen the clue? Or did the people who were hidden around the high-ranking officials of the guard play a role?

Whatever the reason, the results can be terrifying.

When Li Zicheng and Shen Dao came to the hall, the officers in Weili were already sitting and waiting in their respective positions, except for Du Youheng, who went to Beichuan and did not return, no one was missed, Liang Wencheng sat on the right side of the main seat, and the false main seat was naturally waiting for Li Zicheng.

The atmosphere was extremely solemn, no one had touched the tea in front of him, and Li Zicheng slowly sat down in the main seat when everyone was waiting, anxious and a little uneasy.