When night fell, the sky turned into a dark and dark color, and the thick clouds in the sky tightly hid the starlight and moonlight. The tall buildings in the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department also cast a heavy shadow.

It was already late, and the lights were still on in Lu Wenzheng's study. Lu Wenzheng sat alone in front of the desk, his expression was solemn and sad, he supported himself with his hands, his eyebrows were locked, and he seemed to be thinking about something.

At this time, Rong'er quietly walked in, whispered in Lu Wenzheng's ear, "My lord, Mr. Xu is here." ”

Lu Wenzheng's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he said dumbly: "Let him in." ”

Rong'er lowered her eyebrows and went out.

Suddenly, Xu Zhi's face was gloomy, and he walked in step by step from the outside, and bowed his hand respectfully to Lu Wenzheng.

There were only Lu Wenzheng and Xu Zhi in the huge study.

The room was surprisingly quiet at this time, terrifyingly quiet, and even the autumn wind outside weakly stirred the window lattice, and faintly let out a faint burst of hoarse and low whimpering sounds.

Xu Zhi said softly: "I don't know what the adults have to tell the students to come over?" ”

Lu Wenzheng was pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, sometimes frowning, sometimes falling into deep thought, and the look of worry was unmistakable.

Finally, he slowly stopped in front of Xu Zhi, his eyes staring at Xu Zhi's face like a blade without blinking.

Xu Zhi was slightly flustered, clearly at a loss, but he still had to force his composure; In the end, under the pressure of Lord Lu's torch-like gaze, he couldn't hold on any longer, and couldn't help but hang his head and say, "Your Excellency, ......"

Lu Wenzheng sighed lightly and said, "Mr. Xu, you tell this mansion the truth, what is going on with Jiang Chun?" ”

Xu Zhi snorted: "Adult, student......"

Lu Wenzheng said in a deep voice: "There are only you and me in this room, what else do you want to hide?" In fact, when Commander Ling came to the mansion to inquire about this matter during the day, the mansion had already understood the truth of the matter.

"This government still remembers that you came to this government the morning before the incident and asked this government to get rid of Jiang Chun; However, the government had promised Qiuyue that after she married Ding Jiying, she would let Jiang Chun leave safely, so the government did not agree. But Mr. Xu, you shouldn't ......"

Xu Zhiping knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "The student is guilty!" The students should not have taken matters into their own hands and poisoned Jiang Chun in the wine......"

Lu Wenzheng's face tightened, and his dark face became more and more gloomy. He forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, "Alas, Mr. Xu, you have been smart all your life, but in the end you have done such a foolish thing, you really make this mansion sad!" ”

Xu Zhi's body stiffened, fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and he choked up: "Actually, the students are doing this for the sake of the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department, and for the sake of adults......

Lu Wenzheng's thick eyebrows were raised, and he said sharply: "But you can't poison and kill people because of this!" As a copywriter of the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department, don't you know what kind of crime it is to poison and kill people? But you shouldn't know the law and break the law and do such a ridiculous thing. Now, you have committed this heinous crime, how can this government deal with it? ”

Xu Zhi's legs trembled slightly, and there was a slight cool air on his back, as if a cold wind had penetrated his body, and he burst into tears and said: "My lord, the student knows that the death penalty is inevitable, how can he ruin the reputation of the adult's life because he saved his own cheap life?" Please don't be embarrassed, just follow the rules, no matter how adults deal with students, students will never say anything! ……”

Lu Wenzheng suddenly felt choked in his throat, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily a few times, and the tears in his eyes slid down his cheeks like a flood that burst the embankment:

"Mr. Xu, don't say it! You and Commander Ling are the right-hand men of the mansion, and they complement each other with each other's literature and martial arts; With your help, whether the government is in the court or in the criminal department, it will feel handy and strengthened.

"But now that so many things have happened, Commander Ling seems to have changed as a person, and I'm afraid that this mansion will not be able to get his heart back; If I lose you now, how can I make this house embarrassed? ”

Xu Zhi was a little overwhelmed for a while, "But the adults ......"

Lu Wenzheng lowered his head, and after thinking for a long time, he finally made up his mind, "This government has been handling cases all my life, and I think I am fair and honest, and I am selfless, but today this government will bend the law for the sake of you, Mr. ”

Xu Zhi said in a trembling voice: "No, my lord, I can't help it, I can't help it!" ”

Lu Wenzheng said: "Only God knows about this matter, you know and I know, as long as you don't tell me, who will know?" ”

Xu Zhidao: "However, how can Commander Ling explain it?" ”

Lu Wenzheng sighed and said, "This Rong Mansion will think about it again." ”

"Just ......"

Lu Wenzheng waved his hand and said, "Don't just stop it, this matter is over, don't mention it again in the future - it's getting late, you go back and rest first!" ”

Xu Zhi lowered his eyebrows, bowed deeply to Lu Wenzheng, turned around and walked out.

But when he pushed the door open, he felt that the blood all over his body suddenly rushed to the top of his head, and the man stood there like a withered and rotten wood.

Ling Yun stood outside the door, his cold eyes did not feel any temperature at all, and when he was blown by the cold night wind, a touch of anger and ridicule that could not be concealed appeared.

Xu Zhi was a little overwhelmed for a while, and said in panic: "Commander Ling, why are you ......?"

The look in Ling Yun's eyes was almost numb, showing a dead ash of emotions. He didn't say a word.

Lu Wenzheng slowly approached, his eyes full of inquiry and questioning looked him up and down a few times, and asked, "How long have you been here?" ”

Ling Yun turned his face to the side and didn't speak.

Lu Wenzheng said: "Did you hear what this mansion and Mr. Xu said?" ”

Ling Yun remained silent.

Lu Wenzheng sighed: "Then what are you going to do?" ”

Ling Yun pursed lightly, and finally opened his mouth, with a bit of mocking coldness in his cool voice, "What else can I do, haven't you two discussed everything, what else can I say?" ”

Lu Wenzheng's eyes trembled violently, and a bleak smile tugged at the corner of his mouth; He let out a long sigh of frustration and was speechless.

Ling Yun raised his head and exhaled softly, then turned and walked out.

Lu Wenzheng suddenly said, "Commander Ling." ”

Ling Yun's body trembled unconsciously and stood still.

Lu Wenzheng approached him almost step by step, and said in an almost begging tone: "Promise me, don't tell me about this matter, okay?" ”

Ling Yun's heart was extremely confused. Xu Zhi and Jiang Chun are both his best friends, whether he agrees or not, he will hurt and fail one of them. After staying for a long time, he walked forward without looking back.

I only heard Xu Zhi say dumbly behind him: "Commander Ling." ”

Ling Yun stood still, his deep voice without a trace of ups and downs, "What else do you want to say?" ”

Xu Zhidao: "I know very well what kind of crime I have committed, and I also know that you must hate me very much now." But I'm doing this for the sake of the entire Criminal Department Shangshu Mansion, for the sake of Lord Lu! ”

Ling Yun said: "So you're going to kill an innocent person?" Ask yourself, are you worthy of your conscience? ”

Xu Zhi said bitterly: "Yes, I can't regret it now." Alas, if you know now, why bother in the beginning? ”

Ling Yun said: "How is it now, what was it at the beginning?" ”

Xu Zhidao: "If I had known that there would be such an ending now, I shouldn't have been lucky in the first place." At the beginning, I poisoned Jiang Chun's cup, and when he went out, I asked two henchmen to follow him.

"This poison is a chronic poison that sets in an hour later. According to the calculation of the itinerary, it should have occurred ten miles away from the city, where it was a barren wilderness, uninhabited, and it was estimated that no one would be discovered.

"I told those two guards to bury him on the spot after he died of poison, so that the gods would not know it, who would know? I never expected that he would encounter a killer as soon as he left the city, and Commander Ling would follow......" At this point, he couldn't cry.

Ling Yun turned his back to him and said nothing.

Xu Zhi sighed: "One thought has made a big mistake, since the crime has been committed, I also know that it is futile for me to say anything, now I only ask Commander Ling to give me a good time, alas! It's an honor to die under Commander Ling's sword......"

Ling Yun clenched his fists tightly, his chest rose and fell violently, his originally pale face was even whiter at this time, his scarlet eyes were filled with fine shimmers, and his two rows of teeth were also clenching.

His long sword came out of the sheath, and the brush pressed Xu Zhi's heart.

Lu Wenzheng said in a trembling voice: "Commander Ling! ……”

Ling Yun turned a deaf ear and said word by word: "I promised Miss Lu to protect Jiang Chun and leave safely, but you killed him!" ……

"Mr. Xu, you and I have worked together for many years and have been close friends, but if I let you go like this, how can I be worthy of Miss Lu, and how can I be worthy of Jiang Chun's unjust soul?"

Xu Zhi sighed: "Commander Ling, you just have to do it, I will never blame you, I deserve it." As he spoke, he closed his eyes and waited for death.

The light in the room mingled with the darkness outside, like dead silence and heartache mixed together; A bleak night breeze blew, whimpering like a heartbroken man.

Ling Yun felt as if his soul was aching inch by inch with a knife, and his heart was in a mess. He felt his sword-wielding hand tremble slightly.

He tried to reach forward with his sword, but the strength in his hand was weak. At last he let out a long sigh, threw his sword to the ground, and turned away as if fleeing.

He was about to walk out of the courtyard gate when he suddenly heard a scream behind him. The voice was dull, hoarse, and creepy.

At that moment, he felt like his blood was almost clotting. He spun around and staggered back into his study as if he had gone mad.

I saw that Xu Zhi had already used the long sword he had just thrown on the ground to penetrate his own chest without a handle! ……