The first person to come to see Yao Jin was Jin Liancheng.

His steps were scattered and heavy, Yao Jin heard the approach of footsteps in a daze, almost thought that he was delivering prison food, her stomach suddenly rolled, she reached out to grab the iron bar, trying to pull herself closer, but grabbed a hand—or rather, it was Jin Liancheng's hand that held her.

Yao Jin...... Is that you?"

This short sentence, full of sadness and disbelief, seemed to give Yao Jin a shot in the arm, she struggled to grab Jin Liancheng's hand, and said hoarsely, "Save me, save me, I'm dying." ”

After a few seconds of silence, Jin Liancheng held her hand, which was very tight, but it was cold and cold. Yao Jin really didn't have the strength to speak anymore, so he could only look at Jin Liancheng with wide eyes, only to find that his face was full of stubble and his eyes were full of red bloodshots.

"I ...... can't save you. ”

What he said was "can't", not "can't be saved" or "how to save", but "can't be saved". The difference is so obvious, although Yao Jin's physical condition is extremely poor, her head is still clear at the moment, she still looks at this only ally she can trust, who has always been weak, and the expectation and hope in her eyes have become full of questions.

Jin Liancheng turned his face away and said in a voice that was so low that it was almost faint, "I'm here to persuade you to confess." ”

Yao Jin heard this, and heard it very clearly, she was like a stationary balloon suddenly popped by someone, and it exploded with a "boom". Hearing the rattling of the iron chain, she actually climbed up crookedly by holding on to the iron railing, "What do you say, what do you say! What crime do I confess, what crime do I have? I don't even know why I am arrested, what crime I have!"

Jin Liancheng was still half-squatting, motionless. His deathly calm and Yao Jin's excited roar formed a strange scene, until a few mice squeaked past, and Jin Liancheng suddenly laughed, "The rats here are really bold, and they are different from other places." ”

Yao Jin didn't speak, and it suddenly became clear in her heart that Jin Liancheng didn't come to visit him, didn't spend all his poor money and used up his insignificant connections to see his only friend for the last time, nor did he sneak in to have a lifelong friendship with her at the risk of killing his head, parting with life and death, or going all the way. He was a different identity, a different purpose, and even seemed or might have been, not her friend. So, who is he? Yao Jin didn't know, she could only accumulate a little strength in silence, and more importantly, she was waiting, waiting for the person in front of her to tell the true purpose of his trip.

"I ...... I was sent by them. Jin Liancheng seemed to have ended his hesitation and struggle, and also stood up, his voice no longer trembling or blurred, and said clearly and coldly, "You and your master are the masterminds of this incident. She has already confessed, and it would have been irrelevant to you that there is one left, but Your Majesty is suddenly going to summon you, so let me persuade you to confess your guilt and confess to the law when Your Majesty personally arraigns him three days later. ”

"Who are they?"

"Queen. ”

"What do you want me to confess?"

"Illicit with the Wei State, deliver the news, and intend to assassinate His Majesty. ”

Yao Jin stretched out her hand from the fence and grabbed Jin Liancheng's clothes, she approached him, gritted her teeth and said, "In order not to be a goof in front of the emperor, you should always explain clearly, how I fornicated with this Wei State that I had never heard of, and how I tried to assassinate the emperor I had never seen." And why did you send this, and what does it have to do with you?"

Jin Liancheng took a deep breath, "Your master is a spy sent by the Wei State, and you have tried to approach Your Majesty many times to assassinate him on the pretext of competing for favor, and have been spreading the news obtained from the investigation outside the palace - and I am the one who was deceived and tempted by you to deliver the news for you." ”

Hearing the last sentence, Yao Jin suddenly let go of the hand that grabbed Jin Liancheng's shirt, and a chill and fear from the scalp to the soles of her feet spread throughout her body, and in her heart, she asked in disbelief, "I tempted you?

"Yes, it's me!" After saying this, Jin Liancheng finally dared to look at her, looking at this former good friend and colleague, who should have been the only person he could trust in this palace city, she was covered in injuries and blood, she was about to die, and he was one of the people who sent her to the guillotine! This didn't make him suffer and let him collapse, but he knew that he had no second choice at all, "Because I was humble, had no power, I don't have the ability, in order to keep myself from dying, I can only betray you, it is you who seduce me, **I will spread the news out of the north gate for you...... It's me!"

Yao Jin looked at the person in front of him, listening to what he said, such a naked betrayal and frame-up, such a shameless lie, and she suddenly couldn't say anything to refute, and there was no angry expression on her face, she seemed to be a dead computer, and she didn't react at the moment.

"You scold me, you hate me, I will admit whatever you say! But in front of His Majesty, you must confess, you must confess!" Jin Liancheng was already in tears, the green tendons on his hand holding the iron bar were bulging, and his other hand reached out to Yao Jin, wanting to wipe the blood on her face for her, but the moment he touched Yao Jin's cheek, Yao Jin turned his face sideways and "spitted" at him.

"I actually believed you for so many years, and I also introduced Yuebai to you, I'm really stupid—"

"It's because there is still Yuebai," Jin Liancheng resolutely raised his face, "I was going to confess my guilt with you, and I might be able to return to modern times if I die, but I heard the news of Yuebai, I want to find her, I can't let her stay in this place alone!"

"At this time, you still lie to me?" Yao Jin twitched the corners of his mouth and sneered, "You are afraid of death, I am not afraid! I am going to die anyway, I will never let you be satisfied, in front of the emperor, I will say whatever I want." ”

"Yao Jin," Jin Liancheng said angrily, "Don't be so naïve, if you don't agree, you will already die when you can't meet the saint at all, there are many ways to torture you here, and death will not make you happy!"

Do you know that I'm lying here like a mess of mud, and rats are crawling all over me, and my wounds are festering, and I really want me to die soon......! How many loopholes and how many fakes are there, and no one will check them...... There is no reason, there is no truth!"

"This is not 2017, there is no reason here, there is no truth, there is only power, and power is the truth. Jin Liancheng finally calmed down, then took out a large orange from his cuff and put it inside the iron bar, "I remember that you like to eat this, it is a very sweet orange with no seeds." This is my last bit of thought as a friend. From today onwards, no matter what you say or do, it will no longer matter to me. ”

After that, he didn't stop any longer, turned around and walked towards the door, but after two steps, Yao Jin leaned between the iron bars and asked loudly, "Is there really news of Yuebai?"

Jin Liancheng turned around, his eyes were full of determination, looked at her and said word by word, "Chen Cheng swore to Yao Jin that he would definitely find Yuebai in this life, protect her forever, and never let her suffer any harm." ”

Yao Jin covered her face and slowly squatted down, crying, her already blurry eyes hurt again, she carefully picked up the orange, and shouted at Jin Liancheng's back that was gradually disappearing into darkness with all her might, "Don't tell Yuebai about me! Don't let her ...... Sad. ”

The last light flickered with the blackened wick of the candle on the wall, and finally disappeared, and everything was reduced to endless darkness, and at the same time, all the vitality and hope of Yao Jin were extinguished.