Chapter 23 The Human Heart Is Unfathomable
Ruolan Temple
The hall is not luxurious, only a few simple decorations, compared with the ordinary women's boudoir, it is much larger.
This is the first time the three of them have entered this place in a few days, although it is the princess's residence, but since they came, the three of them have no scruples to look at it casually.
After admiring it for a while, Chu Feng praised: "It is worthy of being the residence of the princess, luxurious and atmospheric!"
Qing'er also kept nodding in agreement.
And Jiang Li said when he heard it: "Sycophant! Xuanming Hall is bigger and more luxurious, and I haven't seen you like this."
If he didn't know this person's temperament, he would have thought that Chu Feng had taken a fancy to someone else.
Well, it seems to be a little bigger than the broken wooden yard where I live.
"Yes, delicate but not extravagant!" he flattered.
"I'm a cultivator, I don't care about things outside my body, besides, I have lived in the sect for a long time, and I rarely live here!" Ye Lan said casually.
After a few people chatted a few words, Jiang Li said, "Girl Lan, you invited me here to ask about what happened today, right?"
"Exactly, Lan'er hasn't thanked Mr. for helping me find out the real culprit, but today's events are too surprising, and I was about to ask Mr. for advice. ”
She spoke quite politely, and changed from "Brother Li" to "Sir", Jiang Li felt a little funny when she looked at her.
Then he explained: "Today's events are all about luck, and I was not completely sure. ”
In less than an hour, the real culprit was found, and it was not all about luck.
Although Chu Feng and Qing'er were also involved, they didn't know the specific situation, so the three of them were curiously waiting for him to continue to explain.
"You should also know that if you want to poison the palace, it is extremely difficult to do it without anyone discovering it.
Especially as the king of a country, there will be a master around him to protect him at any time, so the most likely person to be poisoned quietly must be the people around King Ye.
As a result, there are fewer targets of suspicion, but whether it's a guard, a prisoner, or a palace maid, everyone is possible.
But in the absence of evidence, if they were all killed, the murderers might be among them, but it would not be possible to find out the mastermind behind them, let alone the large number of people, and they would not be allowed to do such a cruel thing.
There were no external injuries on Ye Wang's body, which meant that the poison was in the food, but all the food, along with the wine, had been examined by a special person, and it was also difficult to do it. ”
After finishing speaking, he asked Ye Lan again, "Do you remember what happened when the two of us wandered in the courtyard that day?"
"That day...... I met two palace maids...... You mean, you suspected it on the drinking utensils at the time?" Ye Lan tried to say after thinking about it.
Then he expressed the doubts in his heart, "But after my father was poisoned, Commander Yan took the guards to supervise the application of the tools, and he did not find any loss, nor did he find any toxins. ”
"That's right, all this looks perfect, so you can imagine the clever methods of the person who poisoned him!" Jiang Li really admired the other party's thoughtfulness, and did not continue to sell Guanzi, and then patiently explained.
"In the past few days, I have asked Qing'er and Brother Feng to explore around the palace.
Qing'er found a corner of a burned silk handkerchief in the waste disposal place, and after talking to the palace maid, she learned that it was one used by the inner prison.
The princess should also remember the garden where the palace maid and the inner prison rested that day I mentioned.
It was in the flower and grass that I pointed out today that Brother Feng found a little bit of finesse, and after my research, I found that it was exactly the same type of tea set used by the king. ”
Ye Lan looked at the three of them separately, she had seen the skills of the person who spoke early, Qing'er was a woman, and it was normal to be careful.
It's just that I never thought that this nerd with a hippie and smiling face on weekdays would be so careful, and he couldn't help but look at Chu Feng a little differently.
Before she could think about it, she heard Jiang Li say again: "After that, I personally asked Commander Yan again, and found that on the day of the incident, nothing else was missing, except for the teacup lid.
At that time, although I had some suspicions, I couldn't be sure, until today, after more than half of the toxins in Ye Wang's body were cleared and there was no need to worry about his life, I had the heart to verify, so I had today's matter. ”
Although he explained everything, there were still many unclear points, which made Ye Lan really itch, and asked continuously: "But how do you think that it is that meadow? How do you know that it is poisonous? Is it just a few scraps? However, after eating the pastry, it is not poisonous?"
This is not only a question in Ye Lan's heart, I am afraid that almost everyone except for the mirage that has been dissipated.
In this regard, Jiang Li shook his head and said: "I just have some suspicions, even if there is some dead grass on that meadow, it will only be considered to be sunburned, and it cannot be proved that it is caused by residual poison."
It's just that Lan'er, as a monk, you have overlooked one thing, ordinary people can't crush such a hard thing into powder.
Moreover, the pastry is non-toxic, naturally, the grass is also non-toxic, but it just takes advantage of people's hearts. ”
Ye Lan instantly understood a lot.
It turned out to be just a "trick", and it was thanks to the scraps that Chu Feng found, and it was because of this that there was a direction for the temptation.
Of course, the key is that the mirage is too careless, thinking that it is seamless but still leaving clues.
At that time, everyone was "invited" to taste the pastries, and I am afraid that no one thought much about it, after all, Jiang Li said that it was reasonable, at least on the surface.
It is also the human heart that he uses, and people often say that "if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if".
People who don't know naturally don't suspect that they will be poisoned, so even if there are some reasons why they don't want to eat the pastry at that time, they finally obey the order.
And people who "have ghosts in their hearts" are naturally afraid, what if the one in their hands happens to be poisonous?
Especially when everyone is intact after swallowing, the "what if" in the heart immediately becomes "10,000", who is willing to gamble with their lives easily?
It was too late after the mirage found out, and he wanted to prove his innocence again, but he had a feeling of "there is no silver here".
Under Jiang Li's several inquiries, he has been at a disadvantage.
In particular, Jiang Li told the guess in his heart in detail, and the whole process described in it was extremely detailed.
I know my own family affairs, and when I hear what he describes, almost the same as what I have done, I even feel like my past actions are seen by others, how can I not panic?
The so-called "being a thief with a weak heart" is like this, so that the wrong words came out later.
In the end, Jiang Li directly pointed out his origin and identity.
Then no matter how much you quibble, it is useless, and I am afraid that if you continue to disguise, you will only be tortured.
If he had thought more about it at the beginning, he should have known that a heavy rain a few days ago would have washed away the residual toxins, and he would not have been fooled one after another.
However, as the saying goes, "Skynet is magnificent, negligent but not leaky", no one can do things so perfectly that they really leave no traces.
Although he was cunning and abnormal, he still lost to Jiang Li, and even if he was unpredictable, he ended up with a scattered soul.
Of course, this is also thanks to Jiang Li's extraordinary knowledge, and when he was bedridden since he was a child, he learned a lot of things that others did not know, so he was able to guess the identity of "Mirage".
What is even more admirable to several people is that he only relied on a few clues, without any evidence, relying on associations, clever arrangements, and taking advantage of people's hearts.
It is said that people's hearts are unpredictable, but he just took advantage of people's hearts.
Ye Lan suddenly found that she didn't know Jiang Li at all, and compared to him, she was really much "simpler", but fortunately, this person was a friend rather than an enemy.
At the same time, she also sighed a little, even if he didn't have cultivation, he still had extraordinary means.
And the temperament of talking and laughing and being fearless in danger made her impressed from the bottom of her heart.
Even her uncle obeyed his arrangement, and seemed to be very optimistic about him, and he was just as her uncle appreciated: he was as careful as a hair, and he had no last resort.
At this time, Chu Feng and Qing'er were also full of admiration when they looked at Jiang Li.
In more than ten years, this is only the third time that Chu Feng and Jiang Li have met, and they haven't been together for too long before.
But every time they met, Chu Feng could feel that he was different, and couldn't help but feel proud and honored to have such a big brother.
And Qing'er has been by Jiang Li's side since she was a child, and she knows her husband's ability, and after seeing it again, she naturally adds a little admiration.
On the other hand, through today, several people also have a better understanding of the demon clan, and they are even more surprised by the strangeness of the "mirage" clan.
If it weren't for the Seven Realms Grandmaster and the Supreme Treasure, I'm afraid that mirage would really be able to escape, if it was really escaped by him, with his ability, the consequences would be unimaginable......