Lu Wenzheng and Xu Zhi originally wanted to go to the prison of the Criminal Department to visit Xiao Yongnian, but before they approached the prison door, they saw Dong Wu suddenly shouting, "There are assassins!" Then he hurried toward the southwest.

Xu Zhi asked what happened to the two guards?

One of the guards replied: "Just now we were patrolling with Captain Dong, and suddenly we found someone lurking on the roof of the cell, so Captain Dong went to chase after him. Seeing that the situation was not good, the man fled in a southwestern direction. ”

Lu Wenzheng said: "What does that thief look like?" ”

The guard said, "It's dark, and the man is dressed in black and masked, so he can't see it clearly." ”

Lu Wenzheng pondered for a moment, then asked Xu Zhidao: "According to Mr. Zhi's opinion, who will this person be?" ”

Xu Zhi tightened his eyebrows and said, "Could it be that the Heavenly Owl Organization sent him to assassinate?" Oh, if that's the case, wouldn't Xiao Yongnian be dangerous? ”

Lu Wenzheng nodded and asked, "Who else is there besides Dong Wu who is the commander in the mansion now?" ”

Xu Zhidao: "Commander Ling has not returned to arrest Ouyang Zhen so far, and there are also Yuan Ping and Yang Zhen in the mansion. ”

Lu Wenzheng said: "Okay, you immediately notify Yuan Ping, Yang Zhen, Dong Wu and them, let them bring more capable guards to strengthen their defense, ensure the personal safety of Xiao Yongnian and Jiang Chun, and never make any mistakes!" ”

Xu Zhidao: "The student receives the order." After saying that, he turned around and arranged.

After explaining, Lu Wenzheng arranged for the two guards to follow up on Dong Wu's arrest.

said that Dong Wu was searching on the winding path.

It was already dark, and the flowers and branches and leaves that leaned out from the side blocked his vision from time to time.

The man in front of him seemed to be very good at work, and he was very familiar with the terrain of the garden, and he had disappeared into the dark night after three or two turns.

Dong Wu was a little unwilling, wandering where the man in black had disappeared.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of light footsteps in front of me. Under the empty moonlight, the ring sounded, and a charming and graceful young woman came.

Without waiting for her to walk in, he knew who this beautiful woman was from her intoxicating demeanor. Mrs. Lu's eldest girl, Lan Zhu.

From the first time he saw this woman, he was thrilled by it.

And Lan Zhu also "repaid it with a peach and returned it with a plum", Ying Ying smiled, which made him want to be in trouble, and how many times he fell into reverie and fantasy and couldn't extricate himself.

But today he was annoyed that he had lost the thief and couldn't make a deal, and his mood couldn't help but be low.

Instead, Lan Zhu took the initiative to step forward and greeted: "Captain Dong, what are you doing here alone, the dew is so big, it's not good to catch a cold." ”

Dong Wu was moved: "Lan Zhu, thank you. By the way, did you see a masked man dressed in black when you came over there? ”

Lan Zhu said: "What black-clothed masked man? At...... Where is it? ”

Dong Wu saw that her face was pale and her voice trembled, and he hurriedly said, "Don't be afraid, if you don't see it, forget it." ”

Lan Zhu said: "Captain Dong, what happened tonight, right?" I'm so scared, I don't dare to leave alone, I'm afraid of meeting a masked man in black or something again, please send me back! ……”

Looking at her tearful and pitiful appearance, Dong Wu's heart of pity for the jade suddenly rose.

What's more, he already has a very good impression of this woman, and he can't wait to walk with her and act as a messenger to protect flowers.

Dong Wu and Lan Zhu walked side by side on the winding path.

The east wind is curling, and the fragrant mist is empty. The moon turns into a small corridor, and the clear light that pours down is like water on the flowers, and the grass is faintly glowing with attractive brilliance.

Dong Wu peeked at her from time to time. Under the moonlight, he felt more and more the beauty of Yiren, and he couldn't help but feel a little ape in his heart.

Lan Zhu also seemed to feel that the other party was staring at her affectionately, and couldn't help but bow her head silently, shyly and silent.

Dong Wu only focused on her, but forgot the itinerary under his feet, and suddenly heard Lan Zhu whisper: "It's here." ”

Only then did he suddenly regain his senses and let out an unnatural sigh. When I looked, I was already standing in front of Mrs. Lu's house.

Lan Zhu said softly: "Captain Dong, do you want to come and sit?" ”

Dong Wu suddenly remembered his mission, and hurriedly said: "No need, I still have to go to see Lord Lu, you go back first!" ”

Lan Zhu said softly, "That...... I'll go back first. He bowed his head and went in.

Dong Wu looked at her back for a long time, as if he was stunned for a while.

At this time, the two guards who were looking for him had already come over and asked, "Captain Dong, have you caught the thief, Lord Lu is waiting for you to go back and restore your life!" ”

Dong Wu then went with them to see Lord Lu and told Lord Lu about the situation of the murder, but Lan Zhu did not mention anything.

People's feelings are always very delicate, and when it comes to some of the more ambiguous issues, they have already subconsciously avoided them in the depths of their hearts.

Seeing Lord Lu's disappointed look on his face, he hurriedly added his opinion on this matter.

"You're saying that the eavesdropper could be from the house?"

Dong Wudao: "Yes. It is said that our mansions are compounded and overlapped, and the pavilions and pavilions are tortuous, if you are an outsider, how can you be so familiar with the terrain here? ”

Lu Wenzheng was silent, and said for a long time: "Let's discuss this later." The top priority at the moment is to strengthen vigilance and ensure the personal safety of Xiao Yongnian and Jiang Chun.

"Captain Dong, you and Yang Zhen and Yuan Ping will act separately, lead people to defend tightly, and don't let the assassins sneak into the mansion and do anything wrong. Do you understand? ”

Dong Wudao: "Subordinates obey orders. ”

What a tense, long night it was. The hearts of all the people in the Lu Mansion were tense, holding their breath and concentrating, not daring to slack off a little.

Yang Zhen led people to patrol around the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department, and Yuan Ping led his troops to ambush near the prison, waiting for the appearance of the assassin.

Little by little, the moon moved up to the middle of the sky, and it was almost three days.

Yuan Ping became a little impatient after looking at it, and thought to himself: Could it be that this assassin expected that the mansion was already on guard and did not dare to come?

Before he could stop thinking, a guard next to him touched him and whispered, "There is movement!" ……”

Sure enough, on the roof, "stunned!" Suddenly, a shadow flickered. Yuan Ping's heart jumped wildly.

Sure enough, the hard work pays off! Yuan Ping was overjoyed, only to see the shadow on the room flickering, "meow", it turned out to be a cat.

A false alarm. Yuan Ping snorted angrily and scolded the guard: "You kid want to scare me to death? Surprised! ”

It was dawning, and the night was fine. Although everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they couldn't help but be disappointed.

At this time, Dong Wu brought someone to take over. Yuan Ping said hello to him and led the people away tiredly.

Dong Wu had everyone disperse to patrol around the cell, while he sat weakly in his chair and thought nonsense, and the more he thought about it, the more indignant he felt.

He admitted that he had been jealous of others, and even resented Lord Lu for not reusing himself.

Sometimes he can't help but wonder what the point of doing it himself is if he doesn't get the appreciation of his boss and the attention of his colleagues.

That's why he once slacked off himself and borrowed wine to get drunk.

But sometimes he still has some illusions. He wants to return to the high-spirited days of the past through his own efforts.

So, he tried every possible way to find opportunities to show himself, such as the murder last night. It's a pity that God doesn't bless me, and I tossed for a long time but in vain.

And Lord Lu also seemed to be quite unimpressed with his performance, with a plain expression and understated words, he was really a little disheartened now that he thought about it.

Looking at the soldiers patrolling back and forth in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a resentment from the bottom of his heart, complaining that Lord Lu looked down on him too much.

The dangerous moment was last night, in broad daylight, and the bad guys could come? But you sent me, and you clearly looked down on me!

He was feeling that he had nowhere to vent his anger, when he suddenly saw the chief jailer coming in a panic, and said with a face like earth: "Guard Dong, something is wrong!" Xiao Yongnian ...... Suddenly he bled and died! ……”

Dong Wu only felt his head buzz, and he was stupid all of a sudden.

Xiao Yongnian died? No way! Why did the Assassin die before he appeared?

He staggered to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. He himself didn't know how he ended up in the cell where Xiao Yongnian was being held.

A horrific scene unfolded in front of him: Xiao Yongnian was lying on the ground with his teeth and claws, his face was bruised, his eyes were furious, and his face was distorted.

Blood seeped from the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, intertwining and crissling, adding to the sense of horror.

He still clutched half a bun tightly in his hand. Next to it was a rice bowl that was broken into several petals, and the vegetable soup was splashed all over the floor.

At first glance, Dong Wu only shuddered, and at the same time guessed a few points about the cause of Xiao Yongnian's death, but he still asked blankly: "What's going on?" ”

The chief jailer said: "I don't know very well, Fang is fine, after the cook of the room brought the meal, he only ate half of it, and then shouted that it was not good, saying that we were going to poison him, I thought he wanted to play some tricks, so I ignored him, who thought he would ...... him."

Here's a list of exculpatory words.

Dong Wu's face was pale, he naturally didn't have the heart to listen to the other party's long-winded excuses, he was only asking himself: What should I do? What to do?

He was looking forward to something happening during his duty to give himself a "place to be a hero", but this sudden incident in front of him caught him off guard and made him chaotic.

It seems that it is a mirage to take advantage of this to bring a good opportunity for himself to operate; Now it's how you try to exonerate yourself that matters.

After staying for a long time, he had no choice but to go to see Lu Wenzheng.

Needless to say, Lu Wenzheng and Xu Zhi were shocked and annoyed when they heard the news. After looking at each other for a long time, Lu Wenzheng calmed down and sent Xu Zhi to find out the cause and effect of the case.

Xu Zhi went out. Lu Wenzheng was pacing back and forth in the study alone, feeling very heavy.

He had to admit that he had miscalculated in this regard.

From yesterday's contest with Xiao Yongnian, he has seen that Xiao Yongnian is not an invulnerable egg, and with Xiao Yongnian as a breakthrough, he may be able to find a link to attack the Tianxiao organization.

So the appearance of the black-clad masked man made him really nervous; Although it was already on high alert, it still allowed the enemy to take advantage of the loophole.

Who is this mysterious black-clad masked man? As Dong Wu said, is he really a spy in this mansion?

At this time, Xu Zhi came in and reported to him the ins and outs of the case he had investigated:

Xiao Yongnian died of arsenic poison, and the poison was in the cabbage soup he drank half a bowl of.

So Xu Zhi brought in all the cooks who were in charge of the prisoners' meals for interrogation.

The chefs shouted again and again, and the little chef who was in charge of Xiao Yongnian's prisoner's meal confessed: he didn't dare to do anything in the vegetable soup when he died.

"Do you know the details of these chefs?"

Xu Zhidao: "The students have already carefully investigated. The head chef's surname is Ding, Xing Er, known as Ding Er's master; At the age of twelve, he came here with his master to do chores, and it has been twenty-three years now. He is loyal and honest, and he is conscientious, and the students think it can't be him. ”

Lu Wenzheng said: "There are also sanctimonious hypocrites. ”

Xu Zhidao: "But what bad guy would be so stupid? He actually poisoned people in a loud manner, and personally brought food to poison people. ”

Lu Wenzheng nodded with a deep groan.

Xu Zhi said again: "The cabbage soup was cooked by Ding Er and his four apprentices, during which everyone was busy in the kitchen, and the person who poisoned it should not have a chance to do it at this time."

Then, when the vegetable soup was ready, it was put in a bowl according to the portion and amount, and Ding Er instructed the apprentice to send it in turn according to the pieces he was responsible for.

"When it was Xiao Yongnian's turn to send Xiao Yongnian, only Ding Er and his little disciple Liu Xiang were ...... in the kitchen."

At this time, Xu Zhi asked the two separately about some details during the period, and their confessions were basically the same:

They were about to deliver food, when they overheard a "clang" in the courtyard, and there was a lot of movement; The two were startled, and hurriedly came out to look, and saw that the porcelain basin used for washing vegetables had been broken for some reason, and it was running water.

The two thought that the tanuki raised by Liu Xiang was doing tricks, and only scolded the bad luck. After that, the two carried the food burden, and nothing unusual happened on the way.

Lu Wenzheng groaned, and the problem was found: the assassin must have broken the porcelain basin as a way to leave the mountain and take the opportunity to sneak into the kitchen to poison the poison.

Xu Zhi said again: "There are a total of eight people in this piece sent by Ding Er's master and apprentice, but the assassin was able to accurately put the poison into Xiao Yongnian's bowl, which shows that he knows the situation in our mansion well. It seems that this man must be from this house! ”

Lu Wenzheng nodded approvingly. Now it can basically be determined: there is a spy in the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department; Or that there are people from the Heavenly Owl Organization who are undercover in this mansion.

This is a very dangerous thing, and if this person is not removed, it will be an endless trouble!

It's just that there are hundreds of people in the Lu Mansion, all kinds of people, how to find the spies? Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger? Or lure the snake out of its hole?

It's just that the spy is very cunning, and after this action, he may lie dormant for a while, and wait for the opportunity to move after the wind and waves are calm.

Therefore, this matter is not urgent, and it is only necessary to wait for the opportunity to calculate.

Lu Wenzheng and Xu Zhi were discussing their next move, when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

Then, Cai Ming broke in in a rage and shouted excitedly: "Master! Master! ……”

Seeing that she was reckless, Lu Wenzheng couldn't help but say with a sinking face: "What's the matter?" ”

Cai Ming is cheerful and lively by nature, and the joy in his heart at this time is indescribable, and he forgets the etiquette for a while, and he knows that he is out of shape at this time.

She hurriedly concentrated her voice, saluted the two of them, and replied, "Master, Jiang Chun...... Jiang Chun, he's awake! ……”