Chapter 28 "The Lie Detector"
Gu Panxi shouted these words, and his voice was barely loud enough, just enough to cover the entire Huanyi Bureau, so that the fifty-one eunuchs involved who were still on trial could all hear it clearly, and their hearts immediately struck.
Homicide? Is the princess going to use lynching to extract a confession?
Not only the eunuchs were afraid, but even Di Danqing and Shi Feiqing, as well as the imperial guards present, were also suppressed by Gu Panxi's sudden burst of momentum, and couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
The case hasn't been solved yet, and you want to kill someone first?
Di Danqing and Shi Feiqing were both puzzled in their hearts, but it was inconvenient to openly contradict Gu Panxi in front of the faces of these eunuchs involved.
The matter has come to this point, let's take a look at what kind of medicine is sold in Gu Panxi's gourd! As a last resort, we just intervene to stop it.
Under Gu Panxi's orders, Di Danqing immediately ordered the imperial guards to divide the eunuchs into ten columns, with five people in each column. The extra fifty-first place was added to the first column.
After lining up, Gu Panxi paced back and forth in front of the eunuchs for a while, raised his hand and said, "I believe that all fathers-in-law know that I was escorted to the Huanyi Bureau because of something, right?" Because among you, there is a bad element who even colluded with the Hun assassin and helped him enter the palace to assassinate the emperor. This is a capital offense! ”
Gu Panxi bit the word "death" very hard, which caused the eunuchs present to tremble again, and the two trembled.
Gu Panxi continued her psychological offensive and bluffed: "Most of you are innocent. It's a pity that there is a rat droppings, and he resists stubbornly, thinking that if he doesn't confess, no one can help him, and that's why you suffer. But ladies and gentlemen, this concubine is here, just to repay your innocence! ”
As he spoke, Gu Panxi raised his hand and took out a small brocade box from his arms.
"This is a strange thing that the prince got from the people of Dongdao, a small country south of Dawu, called 'lie detector'. As the name suggests, it can detect whether a person is lying! ”
"Wow!"
Everyone present looked up at the brocade box in Gu Panxi's hand. This brocade box is very luxurious, and it really doesn't look ordinary.
Di Danqing and Shi Feiqing didn't expect Gu Panxi to come out like this, what kind of "lie detector", why didn't she mention a word at all before?
Di Danqing glanced at Shi Feiqing, obviously wondering why Shi Feiqing hid the "lie detector" and didn't say it.
Shi Feiqing shook his head helplessly, indicating that he was also being used by Gu Panxi as a cover.
Thinking of this, Shi Feiqing was a little angry. Gu Panxi moved him out under the guise of moving him out at every turn, what did he treat him as? Thinking about it, his eyes sharpened.
Shameless woman, this king will see what little tricks you are going to play. If you lose the face of this king, see how I treat you tonight!
Gu Panxi didn't know that Shi Feiqing was planning to rectify himself, and he was still concentrating on fooling the eunuchs.
"In order to let your father-in-law know that this 'lie detector' is indeed useful, Concubine Ben, together with General Di, will do a test first, so that you can see is believing and rest assured!"
As he spoke, Gu Panxi turned back to Di Danqing and said, "General Di, you can bring in the condemned prisoners." Bring one first! Also, let the best players you choose come in. ”
Di Danqing vaguely guessed what Gu Panxi was going to do, and was deeply amazed by her boldness, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to bring in a death row prisoner with his head hanging down and his head down.
At the same time as the condemned prisoner, there was also a shirtless man. This big man is muscular, carrying a big knife, and his murderous aura is intimidating.
When the eunuchs saw him come in, they all shrunk their necks like a flock of chickens waiting to be slaughtered.
Di Danqing told Gu Panxi that this big man's name was Ma Ping, and he was a famous 100-person beheader in his army, and he practiced a tough knife technique on the battlefield, cutting people is like chopping melons and vegetables.
Gu Panxi was very satisfied with Ma Ping, nodded happily, and then asked Di Danqing: "General Di, please instruct Ma Ping, and if the princess gives him an order later, please do it without hesitation." ”
Di Danqing agreed, and then turned around and commanded Ma Ping. After hearing this, Ma Ping respectfully bowed to Gu Panxi.
"Villain Ma Ping, obey the princess's orders!"
Gu Panxi clapped his hands with satisfaction, and immediately hooked his fingers, selected three from the six eunuchs in the first column, and then asked the imperial guards to escort the condemned prisoner who did not say a word, and stood with the three eunuchs.
Then, Gu Panxi explained: "Now that Concubine Ben has begun to experiment with the 'lie detector', General Di, the guards, and the fathers-in-law have all opened their eyes and seen clearly. Whether this 'lie detector' is true or false, seeing is believing! ”
"The rules of the test are very simple, the concubine blindfolded, questioned the three fathers-in-law and the death row prisoner one by one, and finally relied on the 'lie detector' to find the death row prisoner. If the concubine is wrong, the three fathers-in-law can leave immediately, and this death row prisoner can also be exempted from the death penalty! ”
"Wow!"
The crowd was amazed.
Gu Panxi did this, whether it was right or wrong, the three eunuchs and the condemned prisoner did not suffer a loss. If Gu Panxi's "lie detector" is useless and points to the wrong person, the condemned prisoner can still escape the catastrophe and no longer need to be executed.
That's a great thing!
The three eunuchs immediately let out a sigh of relief. The condemned prisoner swept away the decline and became excited, and couldn't wait for Gu Panxi's questioning.
Privately exempting a condemned prisoner from the death penalty is a major matter that surpasses the power of Di Danqing and Shi Feiqing. Gu Panxi didn't communicate with the two of them beforehand, and now they are so self-assertive, Shi Feiqing and Di Danqing are a little unable to get off the stage all of a sudden.
Shi Feiqing pulled Gu Panxi and asked, "Gu Panxi, how dare you act so recklessly?" Privately releasing death row prisoners is also a capital crime! ”
Di Danqing also opened his mouth to dissuade: "Princess, Wei Chen knows that you are in a hurry in order to be able to catch the fleeing assassin as soon as possible. It's just so sloppy, it really seems rash, please think twice, princess! ”
Gu Panxi looked at Shi Feiqing, and then at Di Danqing, as if he didn't see the solemn expressions of the two of them at all, shrugged his shoulders, and said with a smile: "It's a capital crime to release a death row prisoner privately, so I just need to guess the prisoner correctly in the test, and don't let the death row prisoner go?" Lord, General, please believe in my 'lie detector', I promise that the condemned prisoners will be correctly pointed out in the test! ”
Shi Feiqing and Di Danqing both made faces and did not answer for a while.
Whether to believe Gu Panxi or not is a tricky problem.
Having been on the battlefield for a long time, Di Danqing knew that sometimes in order to win, he did have to take risks. It's just that now it's in Le'an Mansion, not on the battlefield, and he can "disagree with the orders of foreign monarchs", and he will inevitably be tied up in many things.
Shi Feiqing looked at Gu Panxi coldly, and his heart was mixed.
Gu Panxi has shown too many unexpected flashes of wisdom, Shi Feiqing can't help but think at this moment, if he doesn't believe Gu Panxi, then what way can he come up with to find out the suspect in the fifty-one eunuchs who colluded with the Hun assassin who asked the government at the time of assassination?
No.
Shi Feiqing is narcissistic and self-aware, he knows very well that he is completely passive now.
After thinking about this clearly, Shi Feiqing could only shake his head helplessly and asked, "Gu Panxi, how sure are you?"
Gu Panxi did not hesitate, and said firmly: "Ten percent!"
"Okay."
Shi Feiqing turned his head to look at Di Danqing and said, "General Di, Xiao Wang is willing to guarantee the princess." Please forgive me and let the princess be willful! If something goes wrong, I will take it all in my hand and personally ask the emperor for guilt! ”