The gloomy cell, because the sun does not shine in, is filled with a musty smell. In the long and narrow corridor, two people came. In the cells on both sides, the prisoners held the cells, stretched out their hands, and kept moaning, "What a wrong! Wronged! ”

The jailer who led the way in front banged on the cell door with a wooden stick in his hand, and scolded viciously, "Be honest, watch your heads." ”

Some of the prisoners waved their hands disdainfully and sat down against the wall again, going about their own business. If they could die, they would definitely choose to die, and it would be far more uncomfortable to stay here than to die. Other prisoners watched with dull eyes as the jailers hugged the two of them toward the cell at the end of the hallway.

When he came to the door of the cell, the jailer bowed slightly and turned back.

It was Li Jue who was being imprisoned in the cell, and at this moment, Li Jue's hair was unkempt, and he was holding a piece of grass and leaning against the wall of the cell in a daze. Seeing that someone came to see him, Li Jue hurriedly got up, and the correspondents approached. Seeing the person coming, Li Jue hurriedly saluted, "Childe, why are you here?" ”

"I'll take a look, and I'll ask you something." Cao Shuang asked very simply.

Li Jue nodded, without the slightest trace of the sharpness of the previous two days.

"Did you kill Wei Tong?" Cao Shuang asked very directly.

"Childe, don't you know my Li Jue? If I really wanted to kill him, would I use that kind of indiscriminate trick? Li Jue suddenly became very excited, with tears in his eyes and disappointment in his eyes. Perhaps this is the biggest grievance Li Jue has suffered since he was a child.

Through the fence, Cao Shuang grabbed Li Jue's arm tightly and said very firmly, "Believe me, I will definitely rescue you!" Cao Shuang's tone was unquestionable and very firm.

After listening to Cao Shuang's words, Li Jue knelt down, hugged his head and cried, holding it for so long, and finally broke out. Cao Shuang patted Li Jue's head and left the cell. Li Jue's sobs echoed in the cell.

After that, Cao Shuang took Qin Xiu to the place where the body was stored in the Xuchang official mansion. In the case of homicide, the body must be stored by the government and can only be buried on the day the case is concluded.

Lifting the white cloth covering the corpse, Qin Xiu began to examine it carefully, ignoring the faint smell emanating from the corpse. After Qin Xiu's examination, no wounds were found on the body surface. Since there is no wound to be found outside, then it is necessary to verify whether Wei Tong was poisoned and died. Qin Xiu took out a silver needle, gently inserted it into Wei Tong's stomach, and then slowly pulled it out, and found that the silver needle was intact without any changes, and then tried many parts without finding any signs of poisoning.

"It shouldn't be!" Qin Xiu was very puzzled, he smeared the poison test that Huangfu Li taught him on the silver needle, as long as it was poison, the silver needle would immediately turn black.

Cao Shuang gently patted Qin Xiu's shoulder and comforted, "Don't be discouraged, there is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of people with hearts." ”

Hearing Cao Shuang's words of comfort, Qin Xiu had a flash of inspiration, smeared some poison test pills on the silver needle, and then quickly inserted it into Wei Tong's heart. Pulling out the silver needle, I saw that the silver needle was pitch black, and it turned out that the poisonous hair was in the heart. There are no traces of poison in the stomach, only the heart, which means that the poison that made Wei Tong lose his life did not enter the body through eating and drinking. Although he knew this result, Cao Shuang still shook his head, even this still couldn't clear Li Jue's suspicion, after all, only Cao Shuang and Li Jue had contact with Wei Tong that night.

Cao Shuang's heart was like a big stone, and he was very depressed in his heart. Helpless, he could only watch Li Jue wait for death, and Cao Shuang wanted to cry because he had no choice at all.

Just when Cao Shuang was depressed, Sima Shi quietly came to Wei Zhen's mansion.

Unlike the last time we met, Wei Zhen was much older at this time, and his spirit was not good. Wei Zhen looked at Sima Shi and didn't say anything, he didn't have the heart to greet politely at this time.

"It's only been a few days since I saw him, and my uncle is so haggard." Sima Shi was very surprised, and hurriedly comforted, "Please also ask my uncle to mourn the change, after all, people can't be resurrected after death." ”

Wei Zhen nodded weakly, thanking Sima Shi for his comfort, he still sat there blankly, his eyes were empty, and he looked straight into the distance.

"Why is Uncle so sad, the most important thing at this time is to avenge Brother Wei." Sima Shi raised his voice and said what Wei Zhen should do most at this time, instead of sitting here in a daze.

"How to get revenge? The most suspicious Li Jue has been imprisoned, and the rest of the things are beyond my control. Wei Zhen turned his head to look at Sima Shi, with a little more doubt in his heart. It seems that this person is determined to deal with Cao Shuang.

Sure enough, Sima Shi's next words verified Wei Zhen's thoughts. Sima Shi shook his head, looking like he didn't approve, "Li Jue is just an accompaniment to Cao Mansion, how dare he poison Brother Wei, obviously there are people behind him." The nephew heard that Cao Shuang was running around for Li Jue, wanting to clear Li Jue's name. ”

"So what should I do?" Wei Zhen continued to ask with interest, he wanted to see what kind of tricks Sima Shi had.

"Forced Zhang Wei to report this case to Dali Temple! Thoroughly investigate Cao Shuang, and he will definitely avenge Brother Wei. Sima Shi lowered his voice and said with a ruthless face. Dali Temple is Tingwei Temple, responsible for hearing cases, please respond to the crime of rebellion, during the Jian'an period of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, it was changed to Dali Temple, which is equivalent to the current public procuratorate and law enforcement organs.

After a deep sigh, Wei Zhen asked Sima Shi, "Is this your intention, or your father's intention?" ”

As for that, Sima Shi knew that he was in too much of a hurry, and he had fanned the flames without a trace, but now it was exposed. Sima Shi smiled slightly, sat upright, and arched his hand towards Wei Zhen, "All this is what I mean, is there something wrong?" ”

Wei Zhen swept the decadence on his face and laughed, "That's right, not only is it right, but it also reminded me." As for whether Cao Shuang is involved, please ask Dali Temple to check this matter! "The meaning is simple and clear, I won't move Cao Shuang. Even if Cao Shuang is really involved in this matter, it should be Dali Temple to investigate.

Sima Shi got up to say goodbye and hurried back home.

"How?" As soon as Sima Shi entered the room, a voice came, startling Sima Shi.

Seeing the person who spoke clearly, Sima Shi hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Participate in the father!" It's so late and my father hasn't slept yet? ”

The middle-aged man sitting behind the desk was Sima Shi's father, Sima Yi, who was the prime minister's chief secretary at the time. Sima Yi put down the bamboo slip in his hand, got up and came to Sima Shi, "Discovered?" ”

Sima Shi didn't speak, just nodded in frustration.

"I have long said that even if my son dies, the treacherous and cunning Wei Zhen will not offend Cao Shuang. The relationship behind Cao Shuang is complicated, even if Cao Shuang really kills Wei Tong, Wei Zhen will not move easily. Sima Shi stroked a few strands of beard under his chin and said softly.

Saying this, Sima Shi's face became even more ugly, and he lowered his head, "The child is stupid, it's the child who is reckless." ”

Sima Yi patted Sima Shi's shoulder, and said meaningfully, "You can see that Cao Shuang will be our great enemy in the future, which is already good." This kind of thing can't be rushed, you have to take your time! Remember, don't hang anything on your face in the future! ”

After saying this, Sima Yi left Sima Shi's room, looking at Sima Yi's back in the corridor, Sima Shi nodded heavily, and said, "The child has written it down!" ”