Li Canghai closed his eyes, thought about it carefully, and then asked, "Last question, what was written in the holy decree back then?" It will take several days for the holy decree to be sent from Chang'an to Luoyang, but the Qin family was beheaded by the whole door the day after the holy decree was issued. ”

Wang Ji was stunned for a moment, he thought about it, shook his head and said: "It is Luo Xizao who is responsible for dealing with Qin Fu, and no one knows what the holy decree is written. After saying this, Wang Ji said with a haggard expression: "Master Li, I have told all the things, all of this is done by Li Linfu and Luo Xizao, and it has nothing to do with me!" ”

Li Canghai didn't speak, but walked towards Tao Jizhu.

Tao Jizhu stood outside the cell, writing the back of a clerk with paper on his back.

"Have you written it all down?" Li Canghai asked.

"Back to my lord, I've written it all down." Tao Jizhu put away the wolf pen and handed over a few pieces of paper with ink that had not yet dried.

Li Canghai looked at it carefully, nodded with satisfaction, and walked up to Wang Jiao and placed the paper in front of him.

Wang Ji was stunned at first, but then understood that Li Canghai wanted him to sign and draw a pledge.

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Wang Ji bit his finger and pressed a bright red handprint on the paper.

After that, Li Canghai took a pen and wrote his name on it.

In addition, Cui Lian, the Ministry of Shangshu, and Li Yu all signed their names.

In this way, everything Wang Ji said became a testimony in court, but he couldn't rely on it if he wanted to.

"Take care of him, don't let anyone get close." After Li Canghai finished his order, he left the cell.

"I really didn't expect the truth to be like this back then!" The official secretary sighed with emotion.

"I am afraid that everyone knows what happened back then, but it was taken by Li Linfu's power. I didn't dare to speak. Cui Jian shook his head and sighed.

"This is Li Linfu's purpose, except for Qin Fu, no one in the entire court dares to oppose him." Li Canghai said lightly.

Everyone was silent all the way out of the prison.

"Master Li, when do you plan to start trying this case?" Cui asked asked.

Li Canghai looked up at the dark night and said, "Now is not the time. Wait. ”

"Isn't there already evidence, why do you say that the time has not come?" Li Yu was a little puzzled.

Li Canghai frowned and said, "Because, there are still some mysteries that have not yet been answered. ”

"What mystery?" Li Yu hurriedly asked.

Li Canghai did not speak, but fell into deep thought.

When they saw that his brows were furrowed, they did not know what he was thinking, so they had to follow him and walk slowly and slowly.

A group of people followed him inexplicably. No one knew what to say, and the atmosphere became a little strange for a while.

Li Yu touched his nose and whispered, "Sir, what are you thinking?" ”

After calling several times in a row, Li Canghai reacted, he looked at the people around him blankly, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I'm a little distracted." Let's go our separate ways for now, I want to go alone. ”

"Sir. Do you want me to accompany you? Li Yu asked.

"No need, it's late at night, the prince should go back and rest early!" Li Canghai Road.

Everyone looked at each other and nodded their heads in absolution.

"Sir, you have to be more careful alone!" Li Yu thought for a while and said, "Why don't I let Yunhe accompany you." If something happens, someone will protect you. ”

"Thank you for your love, but the safety of the prince is the most important, and I will be fine." Li Canghai arched his hand and said.

Seeing that he was so insistent, Li Yu had no choice but to nod. Leave with Qi Yunhe.

After everyone left, Li Canghai walked alone on the street carrying a lantern.

At this point, it's already midnight.

The bustling and lively city of Luoyang has long fallen into a deep sleep.

Colorful lanterns hang in the streets, swaying in the breeze like twinkling stars in the night sky.

Li Canghai walked on the bluestone paved streets, thinking as he walked.

As he walked around the corner, there was a faint cry in front of him, and it sounded like a woman.

Li Canghai was a little puzzled, how could there be a woman crying in the middle of the night?

After thinking about it, Li Canghai followed the voice and walked over.

After passing through the alley, Li Canghai came to a house, but saw a woman sitting in front of the door, crying.

"Girl, why are you sitting here in the middle of the night?" Li Canghai stepped forward and asked.

The woman was crying to herself, but she didn't expect someone to speak suddenly, and she was startled.

"You...... Who are you? The woman's face turned pale and she asked in horror.

"Don't be afraid, girl, I just passed by here and heard crying from here, so I came to take a look." Li Canghai said gently.

The woman's shoulders trembled slightly, and she still looked a little scared.

"Girl, why are you crying here in the dead of night?" Li Canghai asked.

"You...... Don't come here! The woman cried out cautiously with tears on her face.

Li Canghai smiled and said, "Okay, I won't go." However, it is getting late, and it is dangerous for you to be here alone. ”

The woman shuddered a few times, she saw that Li Canghai looked elegant and did not look like a bad person, and after hesitating for a moment, she cried: "I ...... I lost the key to my house, and my brother went to find someone to open the lock and hasn't come back yet. I was a little scared ....... ”

Li Canghai nodded, seeing the woman's frightened look, Li Canghai thought about it, handed the lantern to the woman, and then sat three feet away from the woman.

"Don't be afraid, girl, I'm here with you." Li Canghai smiled softly at her.

The woman held the lantern in her hand, and with the light of the fire, the woman's fear was greatly reduced.

But she still looked at Li Canghai cautiously, for fear that Li Canghai would plot against her.

Li Canghai knew that the woman was afraid, so he turned around and didn't look at her.

After a while, two people came from the alley, one of them was a little younger, and the other was an old man.

The old man carried a small toolbox and followed behind the young man. The two of them walked towards here with lanterns.

"Sister? Are you okay? Who is he? Seeing the woman sitting in front of the door with a strange man sitting next to him, the young man suddenly rushed over and stared at Li Canghai cautiously.

"Brother, you're finally back, I'm afraid ......." The woman's eyes were red. After crying for a while, he pointed to Li Canghai and said, "Thanks to this son, he has been here with me when he saw that I was afraid." ”

"Really?" The man looked at Li Canghai suspiciously, as if he didn't believe it.

The woman nodded heavily and said, "Brother, this son is a good person." ”

Hearing the woman say this, the young man exhaled and saluted Li Canghai and said, "Childe." Thank you for being here with you. ”

Li Canghai nodded, and said with a slight smile: "The effort of a hand is not enough to worry about." Now that you've found a locksmith, let's open the lock quickly and go back to the house. This night is heavy and heavy, which makes my sister's body tight. ”

The young man hurriedly beckoned the locksmith to open the lock, and the old locksmith took out the locksmith from the toolbox and opened the lock in three or two clicks.

"Yuanzhi. Your lock cylinder is broken, I'm afraid it won't work. The only way to do this is to change the locks again. The old locksmith said as he handed the open lock to the young man.

"Uncle Gong, how much does it cost to change the key?" The young man asked, somewhat embarrassed.

"Alas, they are all neighbors, and I know that it is not easy for you brothers and sisters, so give six copper coins!" The old locksmith sighed and said.

"Six...... Six copper coins? The young man squirmed suddenly. He lowered his head and thought about it, and said with a red face: "Uncle Gong, forget it, this lock can still be used, we won't change it." ”

Look at the young man and the woman with their heads down. Li Canghai opened his mouth and said: "Give them a good lock, and the rest of the money will be your hard work." ”

As he spoke, Li Canghai took out a piece of broken silver and gave it to the locksmith.

The old locksmith answered, and then took out a new copper lock from the toolbox and handed it to the stunned young man.

"This is the key, it must be kept." The old locksmith had a key in his hand, and he thought for a moment, and then took out a small wooden box the length of his fingers, and in the wooden box was something like flour and mud.

The old locksmith pressed the key the thing, and a model of the key appeared.

Giving the two things to the young man, the old locksmith said, "This is the key mold, you can keep it, if you lose the key, take this to me, and I will give you a new key." ”

The young man took the key and the key mold in a daze, and couldn't believe it for a while.

"Childe, how does this work? You don't know us! The woman said stunned.

Li Canghai looked at the key model in the young man's hand, and a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he instantly seemed to have figured out something.

"You have done me a great favor, and you deserve it. Oh, by the way, I still have a few taels of silver, and I don't need it anyway, so I'll give it to you to supplement the family! Li Canghai's eyes lit up, and he casually stuffed the money bag to the man, and then left laughing.

The next day, Li Canghai greeted Xiao Wu early in the morning, gathered people, took shovels and hoes, and went straight to the Qin family's house.

Coming to the Qin family's mansion, Xiao Wu asked with some puzzlement: "My lord, what are we going to do?" ”

Li Canghai pointed to the graves in the courtyard and said in a deep voice: "Dig graves!" ”

"Dig ...... Grave digging? Xiao Wu almost didn't bite off his tongue, he was stunned and said, "My lord, you want to dig a grave?" Why is that? ”

Li Canghai touched his smooth chin and said meaningfully: "In order to verify a guess." Don't waste any more time digging in! ”

"Do you have to dig all the graves?" Xiao Wu asked in surprise.

Li Canghai nodded, "Yes, all the graves!" ”

Xiao Wu immediately beckoned everyone and began to dig in full swing.

Piles of mounds were dug up, and yellowed bones were dragged out of them.

Every time he dug up a mound, Li Canghai ordered someone to carefully pick out all the dry bones, and then restore and place the dry bones with the help of Xiao Wu.

It was nearly noon, and the excavated bones had filled the open space, and dozens of yellowed dry bones gathered together, making people can't help but feel a little numb in their scalps.

Li Canghai and Xiao Wu didn't think so, and the two carefully examined each corpse.

Judging from the examination, each of these bones had no less than three fatal wounds, and some even had as many as seven fatal wounds on their bodies!

It can be seen from this that these people were so brutally slaughtered that the scars were carved into their bones.

"My lord, this is too ruthless! Even if it's all over the house, you don't have to be so ruthless, right? Xiao Wu looked at the bones in front of him and gasped.

Li Canghai's face was also solemn, none of these people were killed at once, but they all died tragically after torture. It is simply outrageous to use such cruel methods against unarmed ordinary people.

Just then, a servant came running up and said, "My lord, we have dug an empty grave!" ”

Li Canghai's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly walked over.

This was already the last tomb, Li Canghai walked to the excavated grave and asked, "Have you taken a closer look?" Are you sure it's an empty tomb? ”

The official who dug the grave said respectfully: "Lord Hui, my subordinates have searched back and forth several times, and they have not found any dry bones, so they are sure that this is an empty grave." ”

Li Canghai nodded, he looked at the house that had been dug into a honeycomb, and asked, "Little Wu, how many bones have been dug up?" ”

"Lord Hui, there are sixty-four corpses. And all of them are adults. Xiao Wu replied.

"Interesting." Li Canghai touched his chin and whispered to himself.

"What did you say, sir?" Xiao Wu asked suspiciously.

"It's okay, you can take care of these corpses, don't make a mistake, I'll go out for a walk." Li Canghai said casually.

Xiao Wu scratched his head, looked at Li Canghai's distant back, and looked puzzled, he couldn't figure it out, at this time, Li Canghai actually had the heart to go out for a walk.

But it was said that Li Canghai was stretching out his hands behind his back, walking alone on the street, and after he identified the direction, he walked towards Xishi.

Unconsciously, Li Canghai came to the mutton restaurant, and the fragrant smell of meat was still wafting around.

Li Canghai thought about it and walked in directly.

"Yo, guest officer, are you here? Or is it the same as before? The shopkeeper had a deep impression of Li Canghai, and when he saw him come in, he hurriedly greeted him.

Li Canghai glanced at the store and actually found a familiar figure.

He smiled, nodded to the shopkeeper, and walked over to the figure.

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet Childe here." The figure looked up and saw the person sitting in front of him, obviously stunned, and then said politely.

"Yes, no book is written without coincidence!" Li Canghai smiled casually and said, "I heard that Master Xiong is a frequent visitor here?" ”

This person is none other than Xiong Ah Si.

Xiong Ah Si nodded and said, "It's been more than ten years, and I've been used to the taste here, but if I change to another house, I'm a little unaccustomed to it." ”

At this time, the store had already filled a bowl of steaming broth and walked up with a basket of steamed buns.

"Guest, your broth and buns!" After putting down the broth and buns, the shopkeeper smiled at the two of them and went to work.

Li Canghai grabbed the bun, took a bite, and drank the broth, and his mouth was suddenly full. (To be continued.) )