In the entire Great Zhao Dynasty, Emperor Taizu enshrined a total of six vassal kings, including two founding generals who contributed to the Zhao State - King Yu and King Cheng, and four sons, who were named King Yan, King Liang, King Yue, and King Yan.

Among them, King Yu and King Cheng were kings with different surnames who had no real power, and the four princes led their troops to guard the border, and the king of Yan went to Yan to protect the northeastern border of the empire, and took on the responsibility of resisting the invasion of the northern nomadic Tatars; King Feng of Liang went to Liangdi to guard the northwest frontier, and King Feng of Yue went to Fujian to guard the southeast coast and resist the raids of the Japanese invaders.

The king of Shu was sealed to Shu, defending the southwest of Tubo and Nanzhao and other countries, the most is a large number of generals, only the palace of the guard army reached 50,000, and tens of thousands of border troops are ready to be dispatched at any time.

If the biggest threat to the empire at the moment is none other than the powerful King of Shu.

Shen Luo asked, "How is Cao Shaocheng's injury?" ”

Li Mi smiled, "Although that kid is seriously injured, he has a good body and has not been beaten to the point, and the medical officer said that he can walk on the ground after half a month of meditation and cultivation." ”

After speaking, he said a little stunned: "This round-up operation, I thought it was already a bamboo in my chest, just waiting for the red-clothed lama to throw himself into the net, but I didn't expect to underestimate his combat strength, and he was able to fight the Jianrui battalion with only guns and horses, and people turned over on their backs, so that such a good hand failed to die on the battlefield, but was surrounded and intercepted by officers and soldiers, it is really a pity and sad." ”

He remembered something again and asked, "What happened to Lin Fu's body, this time thanks to him desperately dragging Chen Xiongxin, otherwise it would be difficult to knock him down with me." ”

Shen Luo said: "I have written a document to play the queen of heaven, for the six doors of the brothers to ask for credit, you and Lin Fu are the first merit, the Lin Fu who died in the battle will be posthumously sealed thousands of households, buried in the specifications of thousands of households." As for your reward, I think the Queen of Heaven will dispose of it differently. ”

"I don't care about this, now that this shocking serial murder case has been successfully solved and the first culprit has been caught, I still feel that my heart is beating suddenly, as if there are still some details that have been overlooked."

Shen Luo laughed, "Maybe it's because you haven't been worried about this case in vain or black these days, and you're overworked and haggard, just go back and rest for a few more days." Since you came to the capital, I will let you get involved in this case, and before you have time to treat yourself with the friendship of the landlord, when you are rested, I will take you to Yueyang Tower in the East City to taste the unique Laoqiu water seat in Bianliang. ”

Li Mi hugged his fists, "Then I can remember Lord Shen's favor, don't deny it when the time comes!" ”

Subsequently, bidding farewell to Shen Luo, Li Mi went to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and with the identification of the tiger stripe waist card and several familiar captains with six doors in the prison, he successfully passed the inspection and met Chen Xiongxin.

Chen Xiongxin was tortured very badly in the prison, his shoulders were nailed through the pipa bones, his body was covered with bloody whip marks, his head hung down with his head, and his body was hung from a wooden stake by chains, dying.

Feeling the movement in front of him, Chen Xiongxin sensed something, and pushed his bloody eyes open a crack, and he saw Li Mi.

"It turned out to be you, Detective Li Mi, what, did you come to see my joke?" Chen Xiongxin tugged at the corners of his mouth with difficulty.

Li Mi pulled a chair and sat in front of him, waving his hand to let the people around him withdraw, he wanted to meet Chen Xiongxin alone.

The flag officer of the six doors who was in charge of guarding the guards beside him hesitated a little, "My lord, Chen Xiongxin, this guy is too dangerous, even if he is chained, it is difficult to guarantee that he does not have the means to riot and hurt people, in order to ensure safety, ......"

Li Mi shook his head, "I know in my heart, you guys wait outside, Chen Xiongxin looks like a ghost now, he can't do anything to me." ”

Seeing Li Mi's tough attitude, the little flag officer didn't dare to force it, and withdrew from the prison with the captains, and before leaving, he paused, "If there is any danger, the adults shout loudly, brothers come in immediately!" ”

After the flag officer led his subordinates out of the iron gate of the prison and closed the prison door to death, Li Mi looked at Chen Xiongxin again, looking at this once majestic and murderous executioner, and now he was miserable to such a deplorable situation.

"Chen Xiongxin, maybe you have heard my name from the people outside, then you should know that my current fate should be caused by me. To be exact, we have an unforgettable hatred now. Li Mi said.

Chen Xiongxin slowly raised his head, his cold eyes slashed at Li Mi like a knife, and he instantly held his breath.

What kind of eyes should this be, from the dim oil lamp in the cell, Chen Xiongxin's eyes were gray, like two tombstones on his face, without the slightest vitality and hope.

In the mist was a dead graveyard, dead branches swaying in the wind, and in the distance there were looming ruins and broken blood-stained flags.

For a moment, Li Mi seemed to be dragged into a void by him, in a terrible nightmare from which he could not extricate himself, and there was a faint sound of terrifying death knells and crows in his ears.

After staring at each other for a few seconds, it wasn't until Chen Xiongxin lowered his head again that Li Mi woke up from a big dream, and before he knew it, his back was covered with cold sweat, and his hands were shaking.

Chen Xiongxin said coldly: "Defeated in your hands, I have never complained, this should be my fate." I don't have any hatred for you, on the contrary, you are the smartest person I have ever met, and even a little sympathetic, and if I could, I would like to be friends with you, the kind with whom I can make friends. ”

Chen Xiongxin's tone was a little pathetic, "From beginning to end, there is only one enemy of mine, and that is Song Chenyi. Every day I dream of how to cramp and skin him, eat his flesh and eat his blood, and then crush his corpse and scatter ashes into the Yellow River, and whenever I think about it, I laugh and drink three bowls of wine. It's a pity that now that I'm in prison, I can no longer kill the enemy myself, but Song Chenyi's beast was also imprisoned, and I finally died a well-deserved death! ”

Li Mi looked at him quietly and said, "Your martial arts are strong, far surpassing those first-class masters on the rivers and lakes, and you are even expected to catch up with the top ten masters within a few years." This kind of martial arts is something you can't learn in the border battlefield, and it has nothing to do with whether you are a 10,000-strong enemy on the battlefield, but because all the moves you use when you fight and kill people are not something that the military can learn. ”

Li Mi tried his best to make his tone calm, "So I want to know, who taught you martial arts, who is behind the scenes planning revenge for you, and who are your comrades?" ”

Chen Xiongxin didn't react, still hanging his head.

"I'm not here today to torture anything out of your mouth, and I'm not here as a lobbyist for the Six Gates or the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department, I'm just representing myself. Because I'm very interested in these puzzles, if you don't mind, I hope you can talk to me about all this, and I will talk to you and me today, and I can promise that I will never leak it. ”

Chen Xiongxin was still silent, and Li Mi noticed that he was shaking his body back and forth, slightly, but very rhythmically.

"With your skills, if you want to find a gap for Song Chenyi to relax, even if you fight to break into the Shizi Mansion and kill all those enemies who are subordinate to the sword, I don't think it's a problem. But you didn't, but instead you were bent on leading the case to the Six Gates, and the Six Doors would vindicate you? ”

Li Mi laughed again, "But these are not what you think, because you have long hated the government, how can you pin your hopes of revenge on the six gates?" I'm afraid someone instructed you to do this, and your martial arts were also taught by that person, and that person has a great kindness to you, so you don't dare to disobey, so you can only cooperate with him to perform this play. ”

In the end, Li Mi slapped the chair heavily and said, "That person wants to lead the case to me, and even my Li Mi's name is what he told you, right?" ”

Chen Xiongxin was still indifferent, and after a few seconds, he raised his head again, "In your eyes, I am a murderous demon, right?" ”

Li Mi nodded.

Chen Xiongxin seemed to laugh miserably and shook his head, "Actually, at the beginning, I didn't want revenge, I just wanted to die, and follow Chen Er to go underground to honor my parents." ”

"That person bewitched you?"

Chen Xiongxin didn't make a sound, staring blankly at the iron gate behind Li Mi, and his body began to shake back and forth rhythmically.

"It's not demagogy, it's guidance. It was he who persuaded me to survive well, a man who had been on the battlefield of blood, he couldn't even avenge his own brother's revenge, but he was bent on seeking death, what kind of brother is this, life in the world, you can't go in vain, even if you die, you must die a dignified and earth-shattering death, instead of dying in obscurity in a corner, and no one will care if you die until the corpse stinks. ”

So under his constant persuasion, you changed your mind, and the desire for revenge in your heart gradually swelled, and finally took possession of everything. Are you determined to avenge your brother, and willingly be at his mercy and become a pawn? Li Mi said.

Chen Xiongxin was silent.

"Tell me, who is he?"

Chen Xiongxin shook his head, "He treats me like a mountain, I can't tell you." I can only advise you to leave Bianliang, a place of right and wrong, as soon as possible, you are not his opponent at all. He's already eyeing you, his abilities are beyond your realization, before you are played to death by him, find a place where no one is, hide quietly, and maybe live the rest of your life in peace. ”

Li Mi said: "I'm not afraid of him. ”

A trace of contempt flashed in Chen Xiongxin's eyes, "He doesn't want you to die, but will cultivate you little by little to become the prey he wants, and then play with it in the palm of his hand, so that you can experience unprecedented fear, which is not something you can imagine and bear." You may feel like you're resourceful enough to rival him, but every step you're taking now is in his calculations, like our conversation today. ”

"Today's conversation?" Li Mi was stunned at first, and then some cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he shook his head, "It's impossible." ”