Chapter 164: Clue Lost
It was also at this time that Shen Wenwen had just finished talking with the shopkeeper about the pattern of the arrow, and was about to go to meet the two.
A step taken is only retracted.
With complicated eyes, he still helped Xie Shiyun send Shen Sijun back.
"Is there really no other way?" In the Shen Mansion, the teacup shattered to the ground, and Shen Wenwen's fingertips trembled slightly.
In a hurry, he couldn't even hold a cup of tea.
He could understand that the farce on the long street was not an accident, it was handled by Xie Yuan. For Xie Yuan, this kind of accident is not enough to mention.
But if it befalls your own family, it will be a catastrophe.
Xie Yuan forced him to choose - whether to choose Xie Shiyun or his family's life.
"What should I do?" The sound of emptiness echoed in the house, and the servants and maidservants were all driven out, leaving him alone. He buried his head tightly in his knees, and the tip of his nose was a little sore......
"Just by him, he also wants to fight with Prince Ben?" In the prince's mansion, Xie Yuan squinted his eyes, listened to the report from the little servant, and curled his lips very viciously.
"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince." The little guy hurriedly followed the trend, "The minion just replied to that Shen Wenwen what you meant, and he threw his face at the minion, which proves that he also looks down on you." ”
"Humph!" Xie Yuan said angrily, "If you don't teach him a lesson, you really think of yourself as a big person." ”
Xie Yuan thought for a moment and explained: "Go and tell the subordinates in the court, just take a handle and give him a little color to see, it can be regarded as a warning to warn this uninteresting boy, and see what waves he can afford." ”
"Yes, Your Highness is wise."
Sure enough.
The next day, a volume of imperial decrees from the imperial court was delivered to the Shen Mansion.
It was the demotion of officials that demoted Shen Wenwen's father to the head of the household department.
Slowly exiting the main hall, he avoided his father's very puzzled eyes with some weakness. The knuckled fingers clenched fiercely, breathing violently, as if smiling rather than laughing, muttering word by word.
"Is this warning me?"
Time is really running out.
The spring breeze blew away the peach blossoms in the house, and Shen Sijun arrived at a wine inn early in the morning, and after making an appointment with Xie Shiyun, he called Shen Wenwen unexpectedly.
"Why so early." About half an hour, Xie Shiyun yawned and walked into the wine house from the long street, and glanced at Shen Sijun's irrepressible joy.
After that, there is Shen Wenwen.
"Found a clue." Shen Sijun said in a deep voice, and waved the pitch-black arrow in his hand again, "That pattern, I took my subordinates to inquire one by one." It was uniformly produced by a group under Xie Yuan, and it is impossible to have a second one. ”
"Therefore, this assassination will be Xie Yuan's trick." Xie Shiyun tapped her fingertips on the table and snorted lightly, "I really didn't expect it." ”
Shen Wenwen's eyes flashed, his chin was raised, and his blazing eyes stared at Xie Shiyun and said, "This arrow is evidence, so be sure to keep it." ”
"That's a good thing, it's natural." Xie Shiyun said with a smile.
"You go out with me again, somewhere." Shen Sijun looked at Xie Shiyun, "Regarding the clues, there is one more thing that I need to verify personally." ”
"Okay." Xie Shiyun did not doubt that there was him, and looked at Shen Wenwen.
The latter surprisingly did not refute this time, and said warmly: "Go ahead." ”
Shen Sijun didn't think much about it, just put it on the table, and left with Xie Shiyun, and didn't notice Shen Wenwen's extremely complicated gaze.
Stunned for a moment, the latter gently picked up the arrow, and moved extremely carefully.
"Shiyun, I'm sorry, I'm sorry for you." Shen Wenwen's voice trembled slightly, he got up, broke the arrow from the middle with force, and then took the part of the arrow to the kitchen of the wine inn, and then threw it into the coal pile in the kitchen.
The flames were burning, and the black arrows were slowly melting, and finally there was no trace of them. The red light of the fire reflected on his face, and he could see the extremely forbearant look.
In between, he finally chose to protect his family. At the same time, it means that there will be a complete break with Xie Shiyun, and there is no room for recovery.
Sitting on the chair of the inn, his knuckles still lightly clasped on the table, but it did not ease his heavy mood in the slightest.
Half an hour later, the two came back, and their faces were still happy.
"Shen Wenwen, where is the arrow placed here?" Almost at the same time as Shen Sijun entered, he instantly noticed the key details, picked up the arrow with the broken arrow, and looked at Shen Wenwen with sharp eyes.
"Huh." Xie Shiyun was also softly surprised, looked around the table, and looked at Shen Wenwen suspiciously.
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." Shen Wenwen's whole body trembled slightly, and he almost didn't dare to look directly into Xie Shiyun's eyes, "I lost it." I didn't expect that the arrow would be gone in just a short moment......"
"You're lying." Shen Sijun didn't give up, and said coldly, "How could the arrow suddenly disappear in a good way?" This mark is obviously deliberately broken, if you have been here, who else would you have taken it if you hadn't taken it? ”
He was angry, he was angry.
If such important evidence is lost, there is no need to think about denouncing Xie Yuan at all. That proves that all the hard work of these days has been in vain.
"I'm ......" Shen Wenwen pursed his lips and didn't say anything else.
After all, his conscience still couldn't get over, and he confessed.
"Okay, don't embarrass him." Xie Shiyun interjected at this moment, her face was not too good-looking, and she looked at Shen Wenwen with an obscure gaze, "I believe he didn't mean it." ”
"How can you!" Shen Sijun turned around suddenly and said in a deep voice, "If there is no evidence, how are you going to report Xie Yuan?" It is absolutely impossible for him not to have anything to do with this matter. ”
"I believe him." Xie Shiyun raised her voice at this moment, and her cold and sharp gaze swept towards Shen Sijun, "I said, I believe in him, he won't be that kind of person." ”
Shen Wenwen's eyes raised slightly, and he was moved in his heart, but he was more ashamed.
"If the clerk hadn't been sitting here, then the arrow might have been taken away by Xie Yuan's eyeliner." Xie Shiyun clasped the table and analyzed, "After all, this is a long street, and there are a lot of fish and dragons, so it is also my carelessness to just put the arrows here." ”
"You should analyze from the facts." Shen Sijun twisted his eyebrows and said contemplatingly, "The pattern on this arrow is a clue, I have always been in a state of secrecy, and no one knows about it except us." How could Xie Yuan come and steal it at this time? Well, even if he came, the appearance of the arrows was the same, and how could he tell at a glance that it was left behind that day? ”
Xie Shiyun was bored, and she was also speechless for a while.
"He's the only one here." Shen Sijun pointed to Shen Wenwen, who was silent, slowed his breathing, and finally said in a deep voice, "That's it, since you think so, I don't want to say anything." ”
"The person you choose to believe is him, not me."