Chapter XXXI

Looking at the dense number of 100 people, Qingqin had a headache for Zhou Zheng. With so many people, even if they are screened one by one, it will take at least three or four days. And now, what they lack most is time!

Zhou Zheng was not in a hurry, he asked the internal attendant to pick out all the people in this group who had been to the pharmacy within a month, and all the others went back. In this way, there were only eleven people left in the room at once.

Of these eleven people, Zhou Zheng asked the internal attendants to divide them again, and then divided them into those who had intersections with the drug addiction antidote pharmacy, a total of three.

Zhou Zheng did not rush to interrogate these three people, but asked the remaining eight people to say who were the people from the pharmacy who went to the pharmacy to connect with them?

This was quickly investigated, and there were only a few people in charge of the pharmacy who were responsible for taking medicine from outside, and according to the registration, there were a total of five people who had docking with these eight people, and they were also invited by Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng still didn't start the trial, but took out the five people from the pharmacy and investigated in detail who among them had intersected with the pharmacy.

The position of the pharmacy in the whole pharmacy is equivalent to the position of the Haishi warehouse in the entire warehouse, not only a separate hospital, but all the personnel in it are also required to eat and wear in the park, and the precautions are also quite strict.

However, after all, people are not like objects, there is always a need to communicate with the outside world, such as passing a letter to the family, such as going out to buy a drink and food. Therefore, those servants who often deliver and pick up medicines and can move freely outside shoulder the heavy responsibility of delivering letters and picking up things for the people in the courtyard.

The soldiers in charge of the guards also turned a blind eye to such things, and as long as these servants did not stay outside for too long, they often raised their noble hands and acquiesced in such things.

Two of the five men in the pharmacy had been in contact with the servants who delivered and fetched the medicine in the past month, and all of them had more than once.

Zhou Zheng left these two people, as well as the four attendants who had been in contact with these two people, and the four servants who delivered medicine and took medicine, and kept them in solitary confinement. The others were all let go.

"The murderer is among them?" Qingqin never understood how Zhou Zheng found out about the problem, but she had already vaguely felt that the murderer had been found!

"Want to know who the killer is?"

"Of course!"

"Well, you need to cooperate with me like this!"

"Okay! I'll do it! ā€

Waiting for Qingqin to leave, Zhou Zheng sent someone to call in the four servants who took and delivered the medicine.

These four people were so frightened that they saw Zhou Zheng lying on the ground and shouting that they were wronged.

Zhou Zheng waved his hand, "You don't have to shout!" I know that there is only one spy among you, and that everyone else is wronged. But I can't tell now, and I don't have the patience! In this way, I will give you a bowl of tea to think about it, and I will take the initiative to say it myself, and I will cut off one of his arms and legs, and spare his life! Otherwise, all four of you will be pulled out and killed! ā€

After speaking, Zhou Zheng turned around and went out. It's just that when they went out, they deliberately left a big crack so that they could see the two people in the pharmacy who had been in contact with them, covered in blood, being dragged by the soldiers from the door.

After a bowl of tea, Zhou Zheng strode in.

"Have you thought about it? Who is it? Nobody said yes, right? Come on, drag them all out, kill them! ā€

"My lord, spare your life! It's Chen San! That's right, it's Chen San! I saw the blind man trembling as he dragged him past the door! ā€

"My lord! I saw it too! In order to prevent his hands from shaking, he secretly pinched his arm with his hand! ā€

"Come on, roll up Chen San's sleeves!" Zhou Zheng immediately ordered the soldiers to set up Chen San, and sure enough, his forearms were full of nail and blood marks.

"Bold, Chen San! Why don't you recruit it truthfully? ā€

"My lord, the villain is wronged! I'm not a spy! I'm just greedy for money, and I have a few taels of silver from the blind, and I have nothing else to do! ā€

The blind man in their mouth is one of the two pharmacy guys, because his surname is Xia and his name is Xia Yu, so everyone nicknames him Blind.

"Why do you take money from the blind?"

"Because, because, because..."

"Come on, hit thirty rods first!"

"My lord, don't fight!" Thinking of the miserable situation of the blind man, Chen San was completely frightened, "Because, the blind man has a leg with the demon king's favorite concubine, and I accidentally saw it!" I used this as a blackmail and blackmailed the blind man a few times! ā€

Zhou Zheng couldn't smile bitterly when he heard it! I tried the spy myself, and I found out the secret of the family scandal! I definitely can't come forward in this matter, so I can only hand it over to Qingqin later!

"How much money did you swindle?"

"More than seventy taels of gold."

"You didn't lie to me?"

"What the villain said is true! Don't dare to deceive adults! ā€

"Someone! Pull Chen San down and detain him in solitary confinement! ā€

After Chen San was dragged out, Zhou Zheng looked at the remaining three people, "What about the three of you?" ā€

The three of them shouted in unison!

"Less of this! If no one takes the initiative, then let's ask and kill together! So, I'll give you one last chance! As long as I take the initiative to recruit it, and then talk about the accomplices, I will only cut off one arm, how about it?

My patience is limited, only a few dozen! One, two..."

At this moment, Qingqin walked in.

"Recruited?"

"No one is willing to recruit!"

"Then pull it out and kill it!"

"What do you mean? Where did you recruit you? ā€

"Recruited!" Qingqin was extremely proud, "According to what I said before, I cut off an arm and a leg, but my life was saved for him." Now the doctor is bandaging him! ā€

"Great! Come on, push them all out, cut them down! ā€

"My lord! My lord! Seeing that he was about to be dragged out, one of them shouted, "I'll do it!" I've recruited my accomplices! Did the adults just cut off one of my arms? Don't kill me? ā€

"Did I say that? Chop off only one arm? ā€

Qingqin shook her head, "I don't know! Maybe you really said it! Just your good heart! ā€

"That's it! That's it! My lord really said it! ā€

"Okay! Even if I say it! As long as you tell the truth, I will only cut off one of your arms! ā€

"Thank you, sir! The villain said, all said! ā€

It turned out that this person's name was Chen Si, and he was Chen San's cousin. His family was already poor, but later, his mother fell ill and his sister also fell ill, and his meager income could not ask for medical advice for his family.

Later, Zhong Yi, the partner of the pharmacy, who was left behind with the blind man, took the initiative to help his family after knowing the situation of his family, and also cured the illness of A-Niang and his sister.

Chen Si always wanted to repay Zhong Yi. Once, Zhong Yi told him that a small amount of the sea market could be bought at a large price in the outside market, and asked him to scrape off a little bit every time he went to pick up the sea market, and then give it to Zhong Yi.

Zhong Yi promised him that when the money was sold, the two of them would share it equally.

It took Chen Si a month to scrape off the thumbnails of Haishi so much, and all of them were handed over to Zhong Yi. Because the amount of scraping off each time is within the range of wear, it has not been detected.

Zhou Zheng took out a shortbread from his arms, "If I guessed correctly, this is the shortbread that Zhong Yi gave you, right?" ā€

"Yes. How can it be where the adults are? ā€

"Why didn't you eat it?"

"The villain wanted to take it home for my mother and sister to taste, so I didn't want to eat it. Then, he was taken here, and he didn't go home yet. ā€

"You should thank us for catching you in time, otherwise, your whole family would have died!"

"What? Adults say, poisonous? ā€

"Yes, it's still the poison of the sea market!"

"Zhong Yi! you! I have no grievances with you, no enmity, why do you want to harm me! Bell clothes! I can't spare you if you become a ghost! ā€

Zhou Zheng ordered someone to take Chen Si down and detain him alone, although the other two people were not guilty, but they couldn't go out for the time being, so they had to be wronged to be locked up for a few more days!

"Chen Si is no longer tried?"

"He's just a tool to be used and doesn't know anything! Our focus now is on the bells! ā€

"You have forgotten one more, that is, the chamberlain who poisoned my father. You said that the person who poisoned my father must be someone close to him! ā€

"That's right! Still, that person, I guess it's time for the poison now! ā€

As soon as Zhou Zheng's voice fell, a soldier came to report that an attendant suddenly fell to the ground and died, looking like he was poisoned.

"Okay, let's leave the body alone first." Then, he rushed to Qingqin and said, "We need to hurry up and see what else we can pry out of Zhong Yi's mouth before the poison is released?" ā€

"What? He was also poisoned? ā€

Zhou Zheng nodded, "When I found Chen Si's poisoned shortbread, I knew that several of them must have been poisoned!" ā€

"Then you're not hurrying?" Qingqin almost grabbed Zhou Zheng's hand and rushed into the cell where Zhong Yi was held.

"Zhong Yi, you tell me honestly, why did you poison my father? Is there someone behind you? Who the hell is it? ā€

Zhong Yi looked at Qingqin with a calm face, "Second princess, seeing that you are so anxious, come to think of it, they are all dead!" ā€

"Why, they're all dead, and there's no one to correct you?"

Zhong Yi shook his head, "You can come, it means that you already know what happened, so I don't plan to live!" I'm just curious, Zhou Zheng Zhenjun, how could he find me so quickly? ā€

"You're not convinced?" Zhou Zheng looked at Zhong Yi with interest.

"Honestly, sort of. I've heard of Zhou Zhengzhenjun's name early on, and I didn't dare to underestimate you! Originally, I wanted to escape while the guests were in chaos, but I didn't expect you to react so quickly! And, will catch me so quickly! Where did I slip a flaw? ā€

"Flaws? You think you're smart, but you're full of flaws! First of all, it was quite difficult to poison a person of the ninth layer of the Immortal Rank. And you did! I admire that!

Then, according to this line of thought, in order to poison it, it is necessary to first destroy the immunity of this person who has cultivated so profoundly. So, there was the time half a month ago when the demon king suddenly fell ill and suddenly recovered.

As long as you pay attention to this matter, compare that day with the list of servants who served the demon king today, and the person who poisoned it has already jumped on the paper. The chamberlain could not have poison, but only from the treasury and the antidote shop, and he, or his accomplices, had to go to these two places to get it. It's easy to find it like this! What's that person's name? ā€

"Ah Fu!"

"What favor did he receive from you?"

"He has a disabled sister, and I found her a well-off family to be a lady, and their whole family is grateful to me!"

"It's almost the same as that Chen Si! Sister Afu's disability was caused by you, right? Zhou Zheng suddenly asked.

"You're smart!"

"Chen Si's mother and sister's illness are also your handiwork?"

"Not bad! I have observed these two people for a long time, they are both affectionate people, and only when they do this kind of thing can they feel at ease! ā€

"Despicable indeed! However, the results are really good! I want to ask, what did you give the demon king food before? Why can't it be detected? ā€

"Zhenjun is so smart, can't you guess?"

"You're not good enough! It's all here, what else is there to hide? ā€

"Is Zhenjun interrogating or asking? If you ask for advice, you have to show the attitude of asking for advice! Zhong Yi looked at Zhou Zheng with a smile.

"You're the kind of person!" Zhou Zheng pointed to Zhong Yi, "A little clever is self-righteous!" Do you really think I don't know? Picture Cordyceps! It is an excellent tranquilizing drug, which can be blended with other drugs to calm the nerves and restore the essence and blood. However, this kind of Cordyceps can't be used alone, because there is no corresponding drug restraint, it doesn't know how to converge, it doesn't know how to stop, it will turn tranquility into a god, make people become flustered and short of breath, insufficient blood supply, and the immunity will drop significantly! Am I right? ā€

Zhong Yi really didn't expect Zhou Zheng to really know, he was surprised.

"Even Lang Zhong, many people don't know Cordyceps, how do you know?"

"Want to know? Don't tell you! "Zhou Zheng deliberately Qi Zhongyi." But if you really want to know, it doesn't hurt to tell you, but..."

"Need me to tell me who's behind the scenes?" Zhong Yi is indeed very smart.

"Not bad! I've checked you, you don't have a deep hatred with the demon king, but the demon king is quite kind to you! Tell me, who told you to poison the Demon King? How did you plan to take advantage of the chaos to escape? Who else are your accomplices? ā€

"Good! Fair! You speak first! ā€

"This picture of Cordyceps was once told to me by a poison master named Han Liuzi in Luqi Town, I have a good memory, I just remember it!"

"Han Liuzi? I've heard of his name! He knows this picture of Cordyceps, and it makes sense! Okay, now it's my turn! I'll start with the last two.

Originally, I planned that after the demon king was poisoned, it would inevitably cause panic among everyone, and then, when the news of the Black Dragon Clan's army came again, it would definitely cause a riot, and the guests would flock down the mountain. I'll take advantage of that time to sneak in with the guests and escape! ā€

"Who is the one who answered you?"

"The people from the Stake Chamber of Commerce, they're the vendors who set up the wedding scene. I'll hide in their chests then. ā€

"You know the news of the Black Dragon Clan's army, it seems that you are a spy of the Black Dragon Clan! Let's talk about it, what is the purpose of the Black Dragon Clan's fight this time? ā€

"I'm just an executor, and there are people on top of me. Perhaps, she knows better! ā€

"Who is she?"

"If I say it, can you spare me not to die?" Zhong Yi asked suddenly.

"Are you sure you don't plan to die?" Zhou Zheng was surprised. "Of course, if you don't want to die, better! I'm reluctant to let you die! ā€

"Why?"

"Because, if you live, your role will be greater!"

Zhong Yi pondered for a while, "Forget it, I'd better die!" If you're dead, you're gone! The Demon King's favorite concubine! ā€

Zhou Zheng was not surprised at all by Zhong Yi's answer!

"You don't believe it? It's true! The gold cake she gave me is still buried under my bed! You can find out just by searching! ā€

"What about other than this? Anything else? Can you prove that she is the favorite concubine of the demon king? ā€

"Nope! How can we leave an obvious handle in our line of work? She has a task to ask the maid to come to the pharmacy to pick up the medicine, and pick up a few common medicines that are unique. According to the name of the medicine and the date of taking the medicine, I went to a dense forest at the foot of Sanwei Mountain to pick up the task! We barely see each other! ā€

"Done! I know! Zhou Zheng didn't seem too excited.

"You still don't believe me?" Zhong Yi stared at Zhou Zheng.

"How can I believe you if you don't tell the truth?"

"I—" Zhong Yi suddenly stopped arguing, "I'm telling the truth!" Believe it or not! ā€