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Zhao Hui died.

Shen Yan rushed to Yushitai in a hurry, rushed all the way in, walked through the long corridor, and saw Zhao Hui lying on his side facing the wall in the cell at the end.The jailer thought he was asleep, but he was breathless, his hands and feet were stiff, and he had obviously been dead for a long time.

Tan Zhaohui followed behind Shen Yan, and when he saw this, he was furious, and asked the guard in a sharp voice: "What's going on? This person is the key criminal in the ice-drinking case, and you actually neglected your duties and caused the suspect to commit suicide in prison. What's the point?"

The jailer hurriedly knelt down and made a statement: "My lord, the suspect was fine yesterday. He ate two bowls of rice and then fell asleep. Last night he complained of abdominal distension, and the younger ones even brought him hawthorn tea. It is better than serving his parents." You still put your heart into it, how dare you neglect your duty!"

Shen Yan sneered, and asked, "Master Tan hasn't invited his wife to come for an autopsy, why did he insist that he committed suicide?"

Tan Zhaohui was stunned, and quickly bowed and said, "General, I'm sorry, but I'm just guessing. Although the prison in Yushitai is not as good as the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, it is also very strong. It is usually under strict supervision. If it is not for suicide , it seems... there is no other possibility."

"I heard that Mr. Tan is alert and diligent. Yan Yushiqianer still kept a copy of his master in front of the emperor. I am afraid that he will be named Yushi Zhongcheng soon. This general is surprised. Is your excellency always so alert and diligent?" When the clue was interrupted, he felt angry and said whatever came to his mind.

Embarrassed, Tan Zhaohui gradually calmed down. He cupped his hands and said, "The general's words, I'm sorry I don't understand. If the general has other evidence, which can prove that the suspect did not commit suicide, please explain it. The officer did not check the evidence and acted rashly." The conclusion is indeed inappropriate, but the charge of 'lack of diligence' is absolutely unacceptable."

Shen Yan snorted, but did not answer, and personally called Wu Zuo to examine Zhao Hui's body, saying that he died of poisoning and suffocation.He knew there was something strange in it, so he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Master Tan, do you still say this is suicide?"

Tan Zhaohui blushed and bowed her head in silence.

Shen Yan ordered the jailer guarding Zhao Hui, the cook who delivered meals to the suspects, and the fire worker who boiled water and made tea for the prisoners in the prison to be captured and sent to prison.

Seeing that he was issuing orders here, and locked up so many people, everyone on the Yushitai was very upset, but he was a relative of the emperor, and he was ordered to assist the three divisions in investigating the case, so no one dared to stop him, but secretly criticized him.

When Yan Jun came back from the palace, he heard that he was so powerful that he had been interrogating prisoners in prison for more than an hour.When he heard the report about Tan Zhaohui from the subordinates, he frowned and comforted him: "The fault of this matter is yours. If you don't check it, it can be easily concluded. And the suspect died in prison. The censor cannot escape the blame. General Shen did not accuse you of any crime, which shows that he is lenient and trusts you. He has found clues, and once the suspect died, he stopped again. It's a bit heavier, but it's true. His temperament has always been like this, so you don't have to take it to heart, let alone feel resentful."

Tan Zhaohui hurriedly said: "The lower officials don't dare, General Shen taught me a lesson very well."

Yan Jun didn't know what clues Shen Yan had found, but he was so desperate, he must have something to use Zhao Hui.During this period of interrogation, he had already forced Zhao Hui to confess all the ins and outs.Judging from the case, even if he was silenced, his confession would have little effect.

But the matter of silence is very strange, since he has already confessed, who would take the risk to silence him?Is there any hidden secret about him?

Logically, although Zhao Hui offended the Shangguan, he was not guilty of any serious crime, and he was also the victim of this case.Yan Jun could have let him go, but first, he was afraid that he would leak the news after he went out; The reason and timing of Beijing's meeting were too coincidental, and it seemed strange.

Therefore, Yan Jun didn't let him out for a while, thinking that he would be released when the truth of the case came to light, but he died in prison instead.

Shen Yan tried his best, but couldn't find any clues.He had no evidence, so he had to let everyone go.Yan Jun prepared tea and had already waited in the back yamen. When he saw him come out, he rushed to make amends.

"It's rare!" Shen Yan snorted, "You actually have to make amends to me, I just think I've fallen into your hands in this life!"

Yan Jun was at fault, and said with a smile, "This matter is my Yushitai's fault. Naturally, I should make amends. This is just a matter of reason. It's just that you are doing well. Why do you want to interrogate Zhao Hui all of a sudden?"

Shen Yan took out the half pill from his bosom, pinched a little and melted it into the tea, reached out and took away the silver hairpin on Yan Jun's head, only to hear a sound of "Dang", the silver ring on the hairpin on the back of his head hit on the back of the chair.

Yan Jun's black hair was loose, and he saw Shen Yan put the silver hairpin into the teacup and stirred it, and when he took it out again, there was a little black on the silver hairpin, which is self-evident.

"What kind of medicine is this?" He was not surprised, and he had seen many cases of poisoning.

Shen Yan said with a smile: "The longevity pill that King Qi presented to the emperor, the emperor gave it to me."

"What are you talking about!" Yan Jun stood up abruptly, took two steps back and forth, and said, "King Qi would not be so stupid. His Majesty's every drink and food will be tested by his servants. Not only will this method fail, it will also You will harm yourself. Do you suspect that someone is going to take this opportunity to poison the emperor and blame King Qi? Who is it? You already have the answer, don't you?"

"No." Shen Yan shook his head, he couldn't tell the truth, after all, he suspected that Lu Yu was because of the pot of poisoned tea he gave to Xiao Suo.He didn't want to involve Xiao Suo in this matter, let alone tell Yan Jun that he and Xiao Suo still had contact.

"I'm just suspicious. The half-immortal who instructed Zhao Hui to go to Nancheng to find Xiao Suo may be the person who poisoned him." Shen Yan said, "I have been to King Qi's mansion, and it is said that this elixir was refined by a Mangshan Taoist named Zhaoxue. .This person previously lived in Nanshan Yunqi Temple, but now his whereabouts are unknown. Only I know about this matter, and I haven't said anything about it to the emperor."

Yan Jun was startled for a while, then suddenly his figure swayed, and he leaned on the edge of the table and asked him, "Do you know who sent Zhao back to Beijing?"

"Who?" Shen Yan was puzzled, "Didn't he come to look for his wife and brother? How could someone instigate him?"

Yan Jun smiled wryly and said, "His brother-in-law Zhang Yuan has long since died, and he never wrote any letters to him. I asked the Yabao Hong Balang who rented the house for him. According to him, Zhang Yuan had been missing for more than ten months. But Zhao Hui said that the family letter Zhang Yuan gave him was broken three months ago, so it can be seen that the family letter for the past seven months in the middle was forged by others, and it was not written by Zhang Yuan at all."

This person forged a letter to flirt with Zhao Hui, deliberately wrote the clues of the ice-drinking case ambiguously in it, and suddenly broke off the family letter seven months later, arousing Zhao Hui's suspicion, and then went to Beijing to find relatives, and then borrowed the fake half-immortal The mouth instructed him to find Shen Yan through Xiao Suo.

His purpose is clear and clear, it is clearly to use Zhao Hui to expose Chen Jidao, so as to punish him.Most of what happened today was because he saw that his goal had been achieved, and in order to avoid Zhao Hui's confession of the whereabouts of the fake half-immortal and implicate himself, he silenced him.

Yan Jun sighed: "Zhao Hui is from Jingzhou, and the timing of his entry to Beijing is quite suspicious. I have always had a suspicion in my mind, so I asked people to go to the letter bureau to investigate secretly, and only then did I learn about it. During this time, I He also ordered people to investigate the details of Zhang Yuan, and found out that this person did not die because of the ice case, but because he took the opportunity to seduce Chen Jidao's wife after he became a clean-up guest of Chen's house, and wanted to get rid of it. It was only after he made great progress that he was silenced by him. Then Zhao Hui was just deceived by someone who pretended to write a family letter, and it was just wishful thinking."

"Who is this person?" Shen Yan naturally knew who it was, but he could only pretend not to know. "You said he was from Jingzhou, so you became suspicious. What do you mean?"

Yan Jun twitched the corner of his mouth: "Isn't that obvious enough? Knowing your relationship with Xiao Suo, and knowing everything about Chen Jidao's family, Lu Yu, who is familiar with you and me, and has a blood feud with Chen Jidao, Who else could it be?"

Shen Yan knew that the relationship between him and Lu Yu was unusual, so he held his arm and patted him on the shoulder, comforting him: "He bears blood and deep hatred, so it's understandable to act like this. It's not your fault, you don't have to do it yourself. responsibility."

Just as she was talking, Tan Zhaohui suddenly stepped in, and saw the two of them sticking together, the shorter one with disheveled hair and a sad face, and the taller one bowed his head slightly with a gentle expression.

The three of them paused at the same time, and Tan Zhaohui had a flash of inspiration, and hurriedly said: "I'm rude, I'm rude! My lords, continue, continue!" Said and ran away like a gust of wind.

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When Xiao Suo came home, two pieces of skin had been worn off on his feet.

This Sanhuafang is in the northeast of Dongcheng, and Gouwei Lane is in the southwest of Nancheng. Walking back and forth is equivalent to going around the capital.He still stayed in Qingtong Street for a long time today, and he really walked a lot.

Shan Gu gave him a bottle of medicinal wine boiled from safflower, saying that it was very good for healing wounds.He thought about it, but he was afraid that the smell would not go away, and he would not like it when he saw Shen Yan in the future, so he didn't apply it, but just took some cotton pads in his shoes.

Leaning on the bed with bare feet, Xiao Suo thought of the dagger he saw in Zhenwu Trading Company in the afternoon. The handle was engraved with engravings and a piece of square-eyed sapphire was inlaid. The blade was like autumn water, with a cold light.

He really wanted to buy it as a gift to Shen Yan, but he asked for 80 taels of silver.

There are very few antique shops in Nancheng, and he has been to weapon shops, but they are all clumsy-looking swords and swords.Shen Yan is particular about the things he uses, so naturally such weapons cannot be given to him.

Xiao Suo thought that there are many rich and noble families living in the east and west cities, and probably good things can be found there.So after work today, he specially turned to Qingtong Street, randomly found a gorgeous antique shop, and wanted to pick something as a gift.

This store specializes in antique weapons, Xiao Suo originally wanted to buy a long sword, but when he asked the price, he quickly gave up the idea and turned to look at daggers, for which he was teased by the waiter in the store.

Xiao Suo felt that his knowledge was indeed humble, and he was full of joy thinking that he would receive monthly money soon. With so much money, he could always give Shen Yan a decent thing, although it was not as good as the Black Pearl King he gave him, but at least it was His heart.

But he didn't want the price of goods in the capital to be so high, and the value of any item played by the rich was more than the sum of all the money he had earned in his life, so he couldn't help being very frustrated.

But he still wanted to buy the dagger, cut down on food and clothing, and negotiated the price. Before Chunwei, he had earned enough money, but he had to wait a little longer.

Maybe you can pay on credit, and let him pay it back slowly month by month.But when he thought of borrowing money on credit to buy things for Shen Yan, he felt weird again, as if borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, giving gifts with other people's things.

Xiao Suo went to the Zhenwu shop again the next day.

The clerk was sweeping the floor. When he saw him coming in, he greeted him with the broom on his robe, sneering and sarcasm: "Hey, isn't this Mr. Xiao Dajian! Are all the students so idle these days? Be careful not to knock off your sleeves." Those two big boys here!"

"Brother," Xiao Suo clasped his hands together, and said awkwardly, "I don't know where the dagger is yesterday, can you take it out and show it to me?"

Leaning on the broomstick, the clerk curled his lips and waved his fingers: "That's what the master has in his hand. He came here with money!"

Xiao Suo looked back, and across two shelves, Lu Yu was smiling at himself with a dagger.