The prison of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, Yan Suwen is no stranger, but when he came back today, he felt that there was more indescribable and indistinguishable smell in the air. She frowned and thought as she followed Xue Donglai and Gu Changfeng to the scene of the crime.

"How do people die?" Gu Changfeng asked the jailer guarding the door of the cell directly.

"If you go back to Xiangye, you should have died after dinner. If I'm not mistaken, someone must have poisoned the food. ”

"Where's the food?"

"Here, all here, according to the orders of the adults, we didn't move." The jailer trotted over and brought a bowl of rice.

The food in the prison is not very good, at least the bowl in front of him, Yan Suwen would rather starve to death than taste a bite.

"Have you seen it?"

"I did, but the result was a little strange."

"How strange?"

"It is a poison tested with a silver needle. According to common sense, if the food is poisonous, it will immediately turn black when the silver needle is inserted. If there is no poison in the food, the silver needle will not change in the slightest. But after checking it, the silver needle's reaction was a little strange, saying that it was not poisonous, it had turned a little blacker, and it was said that it was poisonous, but it didn't look like it could poison people. ”

The silver needle that came to test for poison was still in the meal, Yan Suwen picked up the silver needle and looked at it carefully. Indeed, as the jailer said, the silver needle is slightly black, and when you get closer, you can smell a particularly faint fragrance.

"Lord Xue, can I go into the cell and take a look?"

"Madame, please." Xue Donglai gave the jailer guarding the door a look, and the jailer hurriedly stepped aside.

Jing Chun's body had been removed, and a simple humanoid drawing had been drawn on the ground with white lime, and there was some vomit next to the humanoid.

"How?"

"I can't see any eyebrows, if they are really poisoned, then this poisoner must be a master. I'm just wondering, wondering how this poison got in. The food in this prison and the jailers who deliver it should all be their own people in Jingzhao Mansion, right? ”

As soon as Yan Su finished asking, he heard a shouting outside the prison, followed by a crazy old man running in. This old man's surname is Yuan, and he is a newcomer to Jingzhao Mansion, and he has rich experience, but he is greedy for cups, and he often makes mistakes because of drinking. The Qiu Lu beside Yan Suwen is now following this old man Yuan, obviously an assistant, but in fact he is equivalent to half an apprentice.

"My lord, my lord, I found the old decay."

"What did you find?"

"Find out what poison this dead man is. The poison is derived from a species of spider, this spider is called the flower-faced spider, which is black overall, but is named after the white pattern on the back that resembles a human face. The spider's silk is poisonous, and the silk melts when exposed to water, making it ideal for assassination. But this kind of flower-faced spider is extremely rare, and the venom extracted from spider silk is even more expensive. Ordinary people can't afford this. As for me, when I was young, I accidentally met once due to fate, and I remembered it. ”

"I've also heard of this flower-faced spider, it is said that it is only found in the primeval jungle of Nanshu, and it is very picky about the environment in which it lives, and does not like to be disturbed by people. Once disturbed by someone, they will immediately change places, so if you can't catch them once, it will be even more difficult to find their traces. The silk of this flower-faced spider is poisonous, and the catcher needs to wear gloves made of silk to catch it and extract it, which is not easy. Because it was so difficult, the master who taught me how to use poison didn't even think about catching it. ”

"You're Mrs. Gu, right? is the master in the mouth of Qiulu's girl. Old man Yuan squinted: "Madame is right, this poison wants to be refined, it is extremely difficult, I have lived for so many years, and I have only seen it once." Oh no, twice, and this time. ”

Old man Yuan patted his head: "This poison must have been sent to Jingzhao Mansion by someone." Although I am a fool, I have also inquired about the valuaries of the jailers, and it is impossible for them to afford such a high price of poison for the little silver they receive every month. ”

"During this time, have any of the jailers behaved abnormally?" Yan Suwen handed the rice bowl in his hand to Xue Donglai.

After Xue Donglai inspected for a while, he lowered his head and replied: "Not for the time being, after the incident happened, the lower officials called someone to investigate." ”

"Who's on duty today?"

"It's Ma Jue." Xue Dong replied: "I've already asked someone to check, and there's nothing unusual about him." ”

"Keep an eye on this Ma Jue."

"Madame suspects there is something wrong with him? Impossible. He did a very normal thing every day, and the officials asked these people in the prison, and they all said that this Ma Jue usually had nothing to do with these dead prisoners. Not to mention the exchanges, but I have never even spoken a sentence in my daily life. ”

"It's even more strange that as a jailer, how can you not communicate with this prisoner. Even if it's something as simple as pieing rice, there will be a few arguments about whether the food is good or not. This Ma Jue's temper is so good? ”

"It's not that you have a good temper, it's that you have a stuffy temperament. This Ma Jue is not good at words, and he rarely speaks, not to mention that he is in prison, that is, outside, in front of the lower officials, he is a stuffy gourd. ”

"When did this Ma Jue come? This prison in Jingzhao Mansion is not the first time I have been here. Why haven't you heard this name before? ”

"Back to Mrs. Hui's words, this Ma Jue came two months before the murder of the inn, and he is the nephew of the former cell head Ma Lian. This Ma Lian is old, and he suffers from that leg problem, saying that he can't see the wind and rain, and he can't see the cold weather. Considering that he was indeed in poor health, he was allowed to return to his hometown, and he sent this Ma Jue in a few days. Our Jingzhao Mansion is different from the other places, and this jailer is also like a family heirloom, passed down from generation to generation, even if it is not a descendant, it is also a nephew. First, everyone knows the rules. Second, after several generations, they have all become their own people, so there is no need to worry about any more chaos in this prison. Although this Ma Jue has a dull temperament, he is still quite regular. ”

"Ma Lian? Send someone to find this Ma Lian, I always feel that the time when this Ma Jue entered the prison of Jingzhao Mansion is a little too timely. After Yan Su finished asking, he looked back at Gu Changfeng: "What does the husband think?" ”

"There is a problem with this Ma Jue, his problem is not that he left any clues, but that he is too clean, leaving nothing, as if he is calculating everything when he does it."

"This Ma Lian won't introduce a problematic nephew over. He knows the rules of our Jingzhao Mansion prison best. ”

"I'm afraid it wasn't recommended by Ma Lian." Gu Changfeng's eyes sank: "Send someone to Ma Lian's house to have a look." This Ma Lian is very likely to be no longer alive. ”

"What about Ma Jue? Isn't he on duty today? Why didn't I see him after coming for so long? ”

"Just now, before the adults came, he was still drinking and chatting with the little one. I heard that the adult came back with Xiangye, so I got up and said that it was convenient to go to the thatched house. It's been so long, and people should be back. You, and a few of you, who saw Ma Jue. Hurry up and look for it, and say that the adult and the master want to see him. ”

"Oh no, my lord is not good, Ma Jue is gone." A jailer walked in with a pile of clothes: "The little one just went to the convenience, and saw a pile of clothes piled up on the ground, and there was a saber on the clothes, and the name of Ma Jue was written on the saber. This Ma Jue is gone. ”

"Chase! Immediately draw a portrait of Ma Jue and post it all over the city, especially the inn and the inn, as well as those who were involved in the murder of the inn before. This Ma Jue wants to escape. At this hour, the city gate has been closed, and there is no way to get out of the city without the edict of the emperor and the prime minister. He must still be hiding in the city. ”

Hearing Gu Changfeng's words, Xue Donglai's face was also gloomy, and he was even a little annoyed: "This Ma Lian has been in Jingzhao Mansion for many years, but I didn't expect ......"

"Everyone has weaknesses, and Ma Lian is just caught by others. I don't think this Ma Jue is what he wants to introduce in. Gu Changfeng said meaningfully.

"The lower official understands, and the lower official will take someone to do things." Xue Donglai arched his hand, turned around, and strode away.

"Don't you think it's strange, husband?"

"Madame wants to say, this Ma Jue...... Or is it Ma Jue's mastermind behind why he used the poison of this flower-faced spider silk to poison Jingchun? ”

"The poison of the other party's choice of flower-faced spider silk must have a deep meaning, but at the moment, we haven't seen it through. I wonder why they killed Jing Chun. Could it be that this Jingchun has a deeper secret, and this secret is more terrifying than collaborating with the enemy. Besides, it's just a matter of poisoning Jing Chun, why do you even want to kill these prisoners around you. Guess what, who are these prisoners who are locked up with Jing Chun? ”

"I'm afraid I can only ask Xue Dong to come."

"Don't you think this Lord Xue is also a little strange? According to the old habit, even if we don't ask, he will take the initiative to inform these prisoners of their situation. But just now, Lord Xue seemed to have forgotten about this at all, and deliberately led the topic elsewhere. Also, Lord Xue just said that this Ma Jue was in the Jingzhao Mansion prison before the murder of the inn. Could it be that at that time, the murderer behind this scene knew that Jing Chun would be arrested and transferred from the prison to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion? Also, does the husband remember, who verified this Jingchun collaborator? It was this Jingzhao Mansion Yin Xue Dong who came to Lord Xue. ”

"Purpose? People have a purpose in doing things, Xue Donglai is now the Jingzhao Mansion Yin of Yecheng, although the official position is not high, although the power position is not heavy, but according to his personal ability, it is not easy to get to this day. He just needs to do his best, and it is not impossible for him to be old in this position. ”

"Ability is a thing that outsiders can see more accurately than themselves, and ability and loyalty may not be together. In this Lord Xue's heart, it is difficult to guarantee that he does not have his own small plans. I also said this casually, husband, just listen to the gossip, there is no evidence pointing to Lord Xue at the moment. ”