CHAPTER XXIV

Since the emperor announced the one-month period, Mo Niancong has been tired of running for the case every day, he is convinced that the little girl in prison is definitely not the real murderer, and as the prefect in charge of the case, his close relatives entrust all their hopes to him, but how easy is it to find the real murderer, how can he gain insight into the truth from the thousands of threads in just one month? Helplessly, the emperor's edict has been issued, and there is no room for maneuver. After retiring from the court that day, he took advantage of the situation to go to Duan Shangshu's Mansion to collect testimony, although the people in Duan Mansion were silent about his past deeds because of damaging Duan Ming's reputation, but Mo Niancong would not let them go, he showed his identity as a waiter in the Criminal Department, and chased after everyone, and everyone couldn't resist, so they had to cower and reveal a few words. Although Duan Nantian wanted to stop it, he didn't dare to be blatant because Mo Niancong was under the emperor's order, and glared at everyone with fierce eyes several times, so scared that everyone didn't dare to speak out. Mo Niancong looked at the testimony recorded by his master, his brows were deeply locked, he was not familiar with life in the capital, only relying on such a vague testimony, it was not easy to find the person who had grudges with Duan Ming in the past, and the most troublesome thing was that there were a lot of hearsay in the testimony, and it would take a lot of effort to find out one by one. Seeing that Mo Niancong got up early and returned late for this case, he was very busy and heartbroken, but he didn't dare to say anything, so as not to hinder him. Fortunately, the head catcher is familiar with the topography and personnel of the capital, and he also found a lot of suspicious people according to those fragmentary testimonies, and brought them to the mansion for trial, which really made Mo Niancong very relieved, and his father's subordinates still have people available!

In the blink of an eye and a half, the investigation is still progressing slowly. Mo Niancong also visited Ning Yue in prison from time to time at the beginning, but later he gradually felt shameless and reduced the number of visits to her, and recently he even avoided her. After a few days, I don't know how Xiaoyue is in prison...... Gradually in late autumn, under his secret orders, the officials did not dare to withhold Ning Yue's food and water, and gave her a clean quilt for the purpose of keeping out the cold, expecting that Ning Yue would not have too much trouble in prison. Ay...... It's ridiculous to think that I used to be so clever and now I can't do anything about this case...... Looking at the case file in front of him, Mo Niancong was entangled in his heart. I haven't been to see her for many days, and she must be anxious at the moment...... But the case has not progressed for a long time, so what can I do if I go...... He picked up a case file that had been read many times, which recorded the list of people who had a holiday with Duan Ming and the reason for the grudge, which was full of cinnabar marks, after several days of review, many people had been excluded from the case, and the rest of the people had more or less motives for killing Duan Ming. Mo Niancong sighed, remembering what he said to Ning Yue that day, he felt funny, there was indeed a certain number of people who wanted to kill Duan Ming, but in the past, Duan Ming used his identity as the son of Shangshu to oppress the good people, forcibly seize them, and sow so many evil consequences, now it is really annoying to investigate them one by one. Mo Niancong, who has always been jealous and hateful, found that he did not hate the real murderer as expected, even though he had been scrolling through the case file all night for many days because of his hiding.

Mo Niancong, who was outside, worked hard every day for this case and exhausted his mind, and Ning Yue, who was waiting in prison every day, felt good. The only thing she can do is to recall the scene of that day again and again, hoping to find a clue so that Mo Niancong can solve the case as soon as possible, at the same time, she holds the folding fan tightly all the time, looking forward to Mo Niancong's appearance, telling her that the case has taken a turn and her grievances can be cleared. However, no matter how hard she tried to think about it, she couldn't think of anything wrong with that day. I just woke up from my sleep that day, I was sleepy-eyed, I didn't see carefully, and then Yumei called everyone over, and it was a mess, I was already scared by a pool of blood, and what I saw and heard was not credible, and now I want to know the situation at that time, I have to find Yumei and ask! She wanted to ask Mo Niancong to bring Yu Mei over for a detailed question, but she didn't know when he stopped coming to visit her in prison. Young Master Mo is afraid that he is exhausted because of the case, so how can he come to see me unexpectedly...... The day by day waiting finally came in exchange for despair, and there was no news for many days, so that Ning Yue had to accept her fate. Young Master Mo is benevolent and knowledgeable, such a person must not meet a second one in my life, but even though he tried his best to help, he still lacked the skills to return to heaven, it seems that the will of heaven cannot be violated, what can I do if I don't accept my fate now...... Thinking of this, she couldn't help but burst into tears. She cut her hair and clothes, knelt on her knees, looked at the bright moon outside the window and made a wish: At this time, I no longer want to survive, I just want to be able to look at Brother Qi again...... However, Ning Yue didn't know that An Ruiqi at this time was still thousands of miles away......

After a few more days, Mo Niancong finally couldn't resist the scolding of his conscience, and timidly walked to the prison to visit Ning Yue, looking at her with a weak heart, not daring to make a sound. I saw Ning Yue's eyes curled up in a corner, very desolate, and he didn't notice his arrival for a long time. Seeing her so decadent, Mo Niancong couldn't bear it, but he had nothing to say, so he had to leave quietly. Xiaoyue, if you wait, I will do my best to return your innocence! That night, a strange fragrance wafted from the skylight, and the people in prison fell asleep. Ning Yue, who was already in low spirits, didn't notice this incense and let herself sleep. In an instant, several black-clothed people broke into the prison, their steps were light and did not make the slightest sound, one of them slashed at the iron chain that locked Ning Yue's cell, the chain broke in response, and slammed on the ground with a bang, and the other took out a pill from his arms and stuffed it into Ning Yue's mouth. A burst of spicy spicy spicy struck, and suddenly, Ning Yue regained consciousness, she looked at the several black-clothed people in front of her in surprise, and she was puzzled.

"Get out of here! Don't run away at this time, wait for when! The man in black closest to her urged.

“…… Escape from prison? Ning Yue looked at them with wide eyes in disbelief, who was still worried about her, and actually sent this group of masters to help her escape from prison? After thinking about it, I can't come up with a reason.

"Don't talk nonsense, just follow us!" The man in black lifted Ning Yue up and pulled her out of the prison.

"No! If I escape from prison, I will be punished by many people, and I cannot do such unrighteous deeds! Ning Yue struggled to break free from the hands of the man in black, but he couldn't resist the martial arts practitioner.

Several of the black-clothed men sneered when they heard this, and the first one said, "I can't even save my own life, so why do I care about others?" If you want to go, you can't call the shots! After finishing speaking, he stepped forward, grabbed Ning Yue's other hand, and the two of them performed light skills, picking Ning Yue up and running. The officials and prisoners in the cell were all asleep at this time, and no one witnessed this.