To the west of the city, there is an abandoned bridge. Not far from the abandoned bridge there are two large willow trees, one with lush branches and the other with withered leaves.

There was a dilapidated yard under the big willow tree that was about to die, and there was only a half-sliding door, but a new lock hung from the door.

This courtyard is Wang Pi's home.

Wang Pi was an orphan, his mother died when he was three years old, and his father died when he was eight years old. And everyone in this city who knew the king's skin knew that he was a thief.

When Wang Pi was young, the big guys took pity on his background, even if he was stolen, he would not be held accountable, and at most he would scold him for not learning well. But as Wang Pi grew up day by day, his skills in stealing things became better and better, and in the end, everyone knew that he stole things, but there was no way to go to the yamen to complain, because there was no evidence.

It is an iron law to take the thief and take the dirty, and catch the woman in pairs.

In addition to the skills of stealing better and better, people are becoming more and more scoundrels. This horse has stumbled, people have missed, and Wang Pi will occasionally be twisted to the yamen, but he is not afraid. This theft, to put it bluntly, is not a big crime, and the prison food that has been eaten in prison for a few days will be released. The released Wang Pi not only continues to live by stealing things, but also deliberately seeks revenge from those who "harmed" him. After a long time, everyone began to tacitly avoid Wang Pi and try not to provoke him.

At the age of twenty-three, Wang Pi suddenly got tired of being a thief and began to follow a man named Batian to collect protection money. Batian, of course, is not that person's real name, except for the lord in the official mansion, no one is interested in his real name. Wang Pi has become more and more arrogant since he followed Batian. He is not afraid of officials, but he can avoid those fatal places with ruthless hands, and he became a henchman of the tyrant in a few days.

Later, Batian was arrested by the government for accidentally injuring people's lives and sentenced to be beheaded after the autumn, this Wang Pi turned into a big brother who collected protection money, with dozens of scoundrels under his hands, because he only asked for money, and the amount was not large, and the people in the government also turned a blind eye and were too lazy to care.

This went to collect Tian He's protection fee, slapped Tian He, and let his subordinates beat Tian He was Wang Pi.

Luo San knows Wang Pi, and Wang Pi naturally knows Luo San.

On this day, Luo San went to Wang Pi's house after leaving the inn, and Wang Pi had never walked out of that door since Luo San left.

Wang Pi was found dead at home, and it was one of Wang Pi's subordinates who went to the government to report to the official.

When the arrester arrived at Wang Pi's house, the stench emanating from Wang Pi's body had already filled the entire courtyard. Wang Pi was lying in bed, and the cause of death was that his throat was cut with a knife. Blood ran down his neck, trickled down to the edge of the bed, and then dripped to the ground. By the time he examined it, the bloodstains had dried up, and countless green-headed flies were flying along the bloodstained tracks.

It is assumed that the perpetrator was a right-handed man who often used a knife as a weapon. When Wang Pi died, he was lying on the bed, the bedding was half-opened, and one of the shoes also showed signs of moving. This shows that Wang Pi made a motion to get out of bed when he heard the sound, so why did he lie back on the bed later?

There is only one answer, that is, the person who came is a person whom Wang Pi knows and is familiar with. Because of acquaintance, because of familiarity, Wang Pi was defenseless, and even when the murderer's knife slashed at his neck, he did not make a subconscious avoidance action.

This Wang Pi is a notoriously unscrupulous scoundrel, and it is said that when he is dead, everyone should applaud. But no matter how scoundrel he is, he is still a person, and if he is a human being, he cannot be killed by someone else casually. Being killed shows that this is a human life lawsuit that requires the intervention of the government. No matter how reluctant the county lord is, no matter how unwilling he is to arrest quickly, this case has to be investigated pretendically.

The day after the notice was posted, the government received an anonymous report letter mentioning Luo San and pointing out that the last person he saw before Wang Pi was killed was Luo San. Subsequently, the catcher found a long knife with blood in Luo San's house, and the thickness of the blade was very consistent with the one that killed Wang Pi.

Luo San was arrested and imprisoned, and held in the cell he had previously guarded.

When Tian He went to see Luo San with his things, Luo San was sitting in the corner of the wall with his eyes closed. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he opened his eyes, and the light of his eyes sneaked into Tian He's eyes. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, he looked at the thing in Tian He's hand and asked, "Is it that dish?" ”

Tian He's hand tightened.

"You wrote the letter to the government, right? The reason why you chose that place to set up a stall to sell porridge is to attract my attention. Very good, you succeeded, and I was not only attracted to you, but also willingly fell into the trap you designed. ”

"You deserve it."

Tian He put the basket he was holding at the door of the cell.

"Yes, I deserve it."

Luo San stood up and walked to the opposite side of Tian He.

"Right now, you're done. Murder pays for life, and I can't get out of this prison alive. You can live your own simple life with peace of mind. Hatred, kept in the heart, does not make people happy. ”

Tian He pursed his lips and asked him, "When did you recognize me?" ”

"The first time I saw you, I recognized you." Luo San looked at Tian He's eyes: "I know that you are here to seek revenge on me, I have thought about exposing you, I have thought about avoiding you, and I have even thought about borrowing the hands of others to get rid of you, but I have never thought that I would willingly fall into your trap." ”

Luo San crouched down and reached out of the prison to open the basket containing food.

Chicken, duck and fish meat look very rich, but only Luo San knows that these things are made of materials. Tian He has the ability that ordinary cooks don't have, and this Luo San has long known it. He picked up chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat, lowered his head and smelled it: "It's very fragrant, really fragrant, but unfortunately, I can't eat it." ”

Tian He clenched the corners of his clothes.

"It will cost you a lot of money to buy this colorless and odorless poison. I don't eat it, not because I'm afraid of death, but because I'm afraid of hurting you. This is my father's friend, and I know his skills best. Don't look at him usually confused, but the examination of the corpse is extremely serious. Catch Liu Cheng quickly, the most intelligent, if I am poisoned in prison, he will be able to find you as soon as possible. I, Luo San, am innocent of death. You, Tian He, don't need to accompany me to the Netherworld. ”

Luo San said, closing his eyes.

"Let's go! Get out of here. ”

Tian He bit her lip and turned her back, her shoulders shook slightly.

Outside the palace, a carriage was parked. Next to the carriage, a man and a woman leaned. The woman's appearance is beautiful, and the man's appearance looks plain and unremarkable, these two are like red flowers with green leaves, but they are also commensurate.

Tian He came out of the mansion with his head down, heard the sound of horses' hooves, and raised his head instantly.

When she saw the man and the woman, she walked over quickly and blessed the beautiful woman.

"Tian He thanks Mrs. Yin, if there is no Mrs., Tian He will not be able to avenge my father and brother in this life."

"Shh

The Mrs. Yin in Tian He's mouth is Xing Ruyi. At this time, she put her index finger to her lips and gently shushed and said, "I just taught you to make two kinds of wild vegetable porridge, and I didn't help you much." ”

Tian He nodded and smiled at Xing Ruyi: "Madame has done enough for Tian He. ”

"Luo San, he ......" Xing Ruyi glanced at the yamen.

Tian He pursed his lips, and after a while, he spoke: "He confessed, he admitted that he killed Wang Pi." The confession and physical evidence are there, and he is afraid that he will not survive this autumn. ”

"Now that you know, why do you bother to deliver the food yourself?"

"The vegetable I sent ......" Tian He looked at Xing Ruyi: "He thought I had poisoned the dish, and he refused to eat it for fear of implicating me." Can...... But I didn't do anything with those dishes. He was right, it costs a lot of silver to buy colorless and odorless poisons, and I have a small business, so I can't afford that much silver to buy poisons. ”

Tian He said, tears flowed, she quickly lowered her head and covered most of her face with her cuffs.

Luo San went to find Wang Pi for Tian He.

Luo San admitted that he was the murderer of Wang Pi, and willingly sat in prison waiting for death because he fell in love with Tian He.

Tian He panicked, it was not that she didn't have enough money to buy poison, but she had already bought poison, but she didn't put it in the dish. She went to the prison to deliver food, not to mention poisoning Luo San.

The grievances between Tian He and Luo San began with a book called "The Story of Controlling Food".