Chapter 477: Questioning
The will is unpredictable! That's why something was needed to extrapolate to prove her guess. Qiao Ran wrote seriously.
Of course, in her selfish heart, since Yuan Jiaojiao wanted to drive her away, she couldn't sit still.
After all, Shanxi Road is so dangerous, and many emotionally unstable Yuan Jiaojiao are prone to accidents!
And this bad person, it's good for her to do it, she is already the biggest enemy in Yuan Jiaojiao's eyes, so she doesn't mind being a little worse and bullying people.
The last word fell on the paper, Qiao Ran put down the pen, blew, and waited for the ink on the letter to dry.
The door wasn't completely closed, for she was thinking about things and didn't pay attention to the noise. At this time, when the matter was done, I heard Pei Qingqing's giggling happy voice, and it seemed that she was having a good time.
Qiao Ran got up, walked to the door and opened the door, and saw Pei Qingqing sitting on the handrail of the stairs sliding up and down, with a rope tied around her waist, and the other end of the rope was pulled in Bai Zhijun's hand, probably because she was afraid that she would fall, so she deliberately tied a rope, and did not forget to shout "be careful" and "It's too dangerous". I don't know if he thinks this scene is too funny or something else, Zhang Xie only sighed and shook his head on the side, looking unbearable.
However, he couldn't bear to see that the two people on the side were playing happily, and when he heard the sound of her opening the door, Pei Qingqing immediately turned his head, and jumped in front of her with his hand on the handrail in a blink of an eye, and said happily: "Miss Qiao, are you done?" ”
Can you play with them when you're done?
Qiao Ran smiled and nodded, looking down at the rope tied around her waist.
Pei Qingqing's face turned red, and he hurriedly untied the rope and turned his head to shout "continue", and then threw the rope back to Bai Zhijun downstairs, and then patted his chest and said: "They don't worry about me, in fact, you know that I am the most stable, right!" ”
Qiao Ran raised her eyebrows and snorted lightly: "Steady? Is it steady to slide up and down the stairs? Your steadiness is hidden a little deep, and you may not be able to see it if you look closely. ”
Pei Qingqing flattened her mouth and snorted at her twice, and the ball on the back of her head was rubbed again. After a while, I saw Qiao Ran turn around and go back to the house, but in the blink of an eye, she walked out with something like a letter.
She took the letter and said to the two people downstairs: "I want to play Your Majesty." ”
Is it playing? Zhang Xie nodded and looked at her: "I understand, give it to me!" ”
Qiao Ran snorted, walked down the stairs, and handed the letter to Zhang Xie that he had just written.
It's like playing a dumb riddle again, as long as the two of them can understand, Pei Qingqing rolled her eyes, made a grimace at Zhang Jie, and said in a timely manner: "This time, don't send a letter to another woman." ”
She remembered that Miss Qiao told her a very interesting story, about a monk who took a few monsters to the west to learn scriptures, and the master and apprentice always turned into a fairy and a beautiful woman's house, and they couldn't get out as soon as they entered.
Pei Qingqing frowned, showing unprecedented concern about what happened to Zhang Xie who might not be able to come out. After all, it's not just beautiful women who are dangerous outside the world, but good-looking men are also dangerous.
This kid always has all kinds of weird thoughts, Bai Zhijun glanced at the subtle Zhang Xie on his face, and turned his face to snicker.
Although he doesn't have any children, he still likes to see such a quirky cutie.
was smiling, but Qiao Ran opened his mouth and called him at this time: "General Bai, can you lend me a look at the rope?" ”
Looking at the ropes? Bai Zhijun was a little surprised, but he still handed over the rope in his hand.
Qiao Ran took the bundle of ropes and thanked him, then lowered his head and pinched the rope with his fingers and looked down, his expression was rare serious.
Such a look made Pei Qingqing, who had been tied to the rope before, feel a little hairy, lest there be something wrong with the rope, so she opened her mouth and shouted: "Miss Qiao......"
"Mistress Joe." Outside the door, Zhou Shilin's voice rang out, easily overshadowing Pei Qingqing's voice.
Pei Qingqing looked back with a flat mouth, and saw Zhou Shilin walking in with a few officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers behind him were still holding a person with a black sack in their hands.
The figure in the black sack was short and shivering.
"I've got someone for you!" Zhou Shilin said in a loud voice, and his hand did not forget to pat the person who was covered in the black sack, "This may be the suspect." ”
The person who was called the suspect "whined" a few times, apparently his mouth was gagged.
Zhou Shilin waved his hand, and several officers and soldiers behind him glanced at each other, except for the two who were left to hold the "suspect", the rest of them all consciously retreated, and then did not forget to close the door for them.
Adults talk, not to be disturbed.
Zhou Shilin was still satisfied with the actions of his subordinates, and after doing all this, he strode to their side, hooked a stool with his foot and sat down, and then slapped the table and said, "Judge!" ”
It seemed that he was ready to watch from the sidelines, of course, there was no problem, and Qiao Ran didn't hide it from him, so he nodded.
Seeing her nodding, Zhou Shilin immediately high-fived, and the two officers and soldiers holding the "suspected murderer" immediately shook their hands and tore off the black sack on the suspect's head.
A short, thin little guy was blindfolded all the way, and at first sight, he raised his hand to cover his eyes, and after relieving his discomfort a little, he immediately looked at them in a panic, and then struggled with "whining ......" as if trying to say something.
Qiao Ran turned his head to look at Zhou Shilin.
Zhou Shilin said: "What do you want me to do? ”
Qiao Ran said, "...... Let him speak! ”
Even if you want to ask, you can't ask.
Zhou Shilin let out an "oh" at this time, waved his hand, and asked the two officers and soldiers to tear open the cloth that blocked his mouth, and then explained: "I forgot." ”
It's better to explain than not to explain.
Without the gagged cloth, the little guy breathed a sigh of relief and immediately shouted "wronged".
"Wronged your!" Zhou Shilin scolded, "There are only a few of you in the house, didn't you do it, could it be that General Gu and Lord Zhao committed suicide?" ”
The little guy shuddered and shouted, "Really wronged......"
Just when the three of them thought that Zhou Shilin would continue to drink and scold, he suddenly snorted coldly, glanced at Qiao Ran, and said: "It's useless to tell me if you are wronged, just tell this Lord Qiao from Dali Temple!" ”
Qiao Ran, who was suddenly pushed out by Zhou Shilin, was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.
This kind of thing...... Sure enough, it was Zhou Shilin who did it.
The little guy immediately obediently turned to Qiao Ran, and shouted again in a trembling voice: "Wronged ......"
As soon as these two words came out, I heard Zhou Shilin slap the table over there, and sneered: "Speaking of which, there are only these two words, how could Zhao Daren, who was such a well-spoken person in his life, choose you to be such a clumsy little guy?" ”
Qiao Ran looked at Zhou Shilin, her eyebrows slightly together: "What the Great Governor said is reasonable." ”
To be honest, compared to Zhou Shilin's feeling that this little guy was the murderer of the assassination, Qiao Ran didn't have such thoughts. However, what Zhou Shilin said just now also makes sense.
Although she didn't put too much effort into General Gu and Lord Zhao, the people who could be sent by His Majesty to Shanxi Road to do things should all be trusted by His Majesty, and there would be no problem with his identity. It's just that although she didn't spend too much effort, she still knew a little about Gu and Zhao before.
Able to speak well, a frequent visitor to the speculative museum. Leisure after meals is often easy to argue with. Such a straightforward person with "mouth addiction" would really choose a little guy who can't say anything clumsy?
Qiao Ran looked at the little guy, although it looked terrible at first glance, she was cowering and scared, her head was full of messy straw, and she looked frightened.
Just take a closer look...... Her gaze moved up and fell on his eyes, and she couldn't catch a glance, and the little guy was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he turned into panic and exclaimed, "Master Qiao......"
After Qiao Ran looked at him for a while, she said, "What are you doing with arsenic when you go out with Lord Zhao?" ”
The little guy said: "Medicine...... Medicine rats. As he spoke, he nodded to himself, his gaze turned firm, and he said affirmatively, "Yes, medicine rat." Adults don't know, my adults love books, suffering from books being bitten by rats, this trip also brought some books, the little ones are afraid that adults love books to be bitten, so they bring arsenic medicine mice. ”
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Shilin immediately rolled his eyes, and knocked on the table again with a "pop", seeing that the little guy was startled by this sound, he sneered: "Medicine mouse? You can't figure it out! Lord Zhao only brought a few books with him on this trip, and he wants you to bring arsenic medicine mice? ”
The little guy straightened his back, looked at Qiao Ran firmly, and said loudly: "It's a medicine mouse." If I wasn't always thoughtful, why wouldn't I have come with you? ”
He is not an ordinary little guy around Lord Zhao, so naturally he can't be measured by common sense, so it doesn't seem unreasonable for the master to take into account the various situations he should deal with on the road in advance and bring some arsenic.
Zhou Shilin kicked the chair next to him and was furious: "How can there be such a coincidence? ”
The little guy was frightened by the chair that kicked in front of him, and then instinctively looked at Qiao Ran, who was looking at him calmly, and pleaded: "Master Qiao......"
Qiao Ran snorted lightly, and turned to Zhou Shilin: "Although it is a little bizarre, it is not impossible. ”
As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly fell silent.
The little guy didn't dare to speak, the two officers and soldiers hadn't opened their mouths since the beginning, after all, Zhou Shilin was at the top of the mountain, what did they do?
However, the remaining people in the hall not only did not speak, but even the expressions on their faces became subtle.
It's a bit bizarre, but it's not impossible.
This sentence is all too familiar. When Zhou Shilin gave the speculation of "suspected murderer" before, she also said the same, and now in the face of this little guy's defense, she said the same thing.
Zhou Shilin stared at the smiling girl in front of him for a moment, raised his hand and poured himself a cup of tea and drank it all, and then put the teacup on the table: "Lord Qiao, where are you?" ”
Helping him at one time, and helping this little guy at the same time, standing in line repeatedly, I don't know what she wants to do.
Qiao Ran made a calm gesture to him and turned to the little guy: "You are right. ”
The little girl breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to continue talking, but heard the girl speak again: "However, since you are the one who brought the medicine mouse, why do you put arsenic on the wolf hair commonly used by Lord Zhao?" ”
Arsenic...... Down on the wolf's hair? Zhou Shilin was stunned, how did she know?
The little girl was startled when she heard this, her mouth opened, as if she wanted to say something, but the girl didn't give him this chance, and continued to speak: "You know that Lord Zhao has the habit of biting the pen, but he put arsenic on the pen, do you want to poison the mouse or poison Lord Zhao?" ”
The little girl's face turned white immediately, and she looked at her in disbelief, and when she came back to her senses and her reaction was wrong, the girl didn't even look at him and continued.
"You think arsenic can be wiped clean by simply wiping and rinsing?" She shook her head as she spoke, and continued, "As everyone knows, as long as they touch the table, the pen holder can leave traces of arsenic poison. ”
The little girl's lips trembled, and he seemed to want to say the word "evidence" when he looked at his mouth, but he didn't make any sound when it came to his mouth.
"You may not know that there is a very powerful trick in my Dali Temple, that is, ten or twenty years after death, you can find out what poison this person has had before his death." Qiao Ran said and looked at the trembling little girl, "If Lord Zhao has ever been poisoned by arsenic......
Zhao ...... Lord Zhao and General Gu didn't kill me! The little guy sat down on the ground softly, and his voice lost the strength he had when he shouted "wronged" before, and became hoarse.
"I ...... I just scribbled a little bit on the pen of my family......" Looking at Zhou Shilin's cold gaze, he lowered his head and said, "It won't die immediately, this is not ordinary arsenic, it is not very toxic, it just makes adults lack energy......"
Zhou Shilin sneered: "In other words, if you eat too much, you will die." ”
The usual dose of arsenic went down and immediately kicked his legs to see the king of Hades, he was little by little, slowly damaging Lord Zhao's body, and some of them were confused, maybe they would only think that their health was not good until they died.
Such a little guy who betrays the Lord...... Zhou Shilin slapped the table and shouted, "You still said that you didn't kill the person?" ”
The little guy shook his head and turned to Qiao Ran: "Master Qiao Mingjian, the little one is indeed poisoned, but General Gu doesn't know the little one at all, even if the little one wants to be poisoned, there is no chance!" The death of my family and General Gu really has nothing to do with the little one! ”
Qiao Ran looked at him and said, "In this case, you need to explain who made you do such a betrayal thing." ”
The little guy shrank back, looking a little scared.
Qiao Ran said: "If you don't want to say it, forget it, that is, the death of Lord Zhao and General Gu has nothing to do with you, but according to the laws of Great Chu, poisoning people is a serious crime, plus the master-servant relationship between you and Lord Zhao, betraying the master's servant is not only a capital crime, but also a ......crime."
As soon as the word "Zhulian" came out, the little girl's face changed greatly, and he couldn't care about anything else at this time, so he hurriedly knelt down and crawled over to Qiao Ran, begging: "Lord Qiao, help, Lord Qiao, ......"
Qiao Ran glanced at him and continued: "So, for that little bit of money, it's not enough to lose yourself, but also to affect the whole family, including your newly married lady......"
A newly married lady? Zhou Shilin's eyes widened, and he looked at her in disbelief: How did she know this? It would have been fine if people had been here for days, but they had only arrived today!
Oh today! How did she know about these things? Even he doesn't know! Zhou Shilin glanced at Zhang Xie on the side suspiciously: This is too mysterious!
The little girl's eyes changed, and he lowered his head suddenly, and after a while, he slowly spoke: "It was given to me by Brother Dong." ”
Qiao Ran said, "Who is Brother Dong?" ”
The little girl swallowed his saliva and raised his eyes to look at her: "Yes...... The little guy next to the eldest son of the Xie family. ”
The eldest son of the Xie family? Qiao Ran didn't know much about the sons in the Cui, Wang, and Xie clans, so he turned his head to look at Zhang Jie.
Zhang explained: "Xie Yi, the sister-in-law of the Xie family. However, when he said this, I remembered that Cheng Ze had said that his lobby brother seemed to be a frequent visitor to the Speculative Pavilion. ”