ancient criminal minds

After the first encounter, the two were finally able to talk properly. Lu Zheng handed Jian Yu a pack of trauma medicine, and said bluntly, "I just bought it from a random pharmacy by the side of the road. You're welcome."

Jian Yu took it over, and just glanced at it lightly: "I heard that Qianjintang's sore medicine is very difficult to buy. You must have put a lot of effort into it."

"..."

Lu Zheng remembered the basket of food he took, and suddenly he didn't want to give it to him.

Jian Yu's nose twitched: "Yipin porridge's herbal diet, black bean and pig's trotter soup, seems to be specially ordered for me..."

"Shut up!" Lu Zheng couldn't bear it anymore, "I bought it on the side of the road! I bought it casually, don't be too sentimental, let me tell you!"

Jian Yu didn't speak any more, but his last helpless and tolerant glance almost made Lu Zheng blow up.I always feel that after the drug was given to him that day, the relationship between the two began to run in a strange direction.

Lu Zheng didn't dare to think deeply, and quickly asked him about his business: "Hey, what did you go to Shuimiao Temple that day?"

Jian Yu's face froze slightly, and he asked nonchalantly, "Why are you asking this?"

"Of course we want to investigate the case and find the murderer!"

"Murderer?" A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of Jian Yu's mouth, "Even my father doesn't believe me, so why do you think I'm innocent?"

Lu Zheng really wanted to grab him by the collar and tell him, just rely on me to make up for a week of homework at the end of the semester, just rely on my [-] cm thick case questions in one semester, but the reality is that he can only be wronged He snorted, "I just know."

"The Ministry of Punishment has worked hard for so long, and finally caught me as a scapegoat. You should give your brother some consideration."

"Why didn't I think about him? If I catch the wrong person, the murderer will only laugh at them secretly, and then continue to commit crimes."

A trace of surprise flashed in Jian Yu's eyes.

Lu Zheng quickly reacted: "Wait, didn't I ask you? If you make trouble again, I will ignore you."

Jian Yu shut up obediently.

Lu Zheng was satisfied with this.

"When did you go to Shui Miao Temple? And when did you leave?" Lu Zheng took out a small self-made notebook and a piece of rough charcoal pencil, and looked at Jian Yu with burning eyes.

Jian Yu turned his face a little uncomfortably, and thought for a while: "I probably went there at You hour, and I didn't leave until Xu hour."

The curfew in Yanjing City began at Xu time, and it was indeed very late for him.

"Why did you come back so late..." Lu Zheng muttered, and then asked, "Then did you hear any strange sounds, such as... bells or something?"

Jian Yu shook her head.

Lu Zheng asked himself a few doubts again, and then put away his notebook and charcoal pens contentedly. Seeing that Jian Yu was still standing there looking at him, he couldn't help saying: "Why are you looking at me? Why don't you hurry up and take the medicine?" eat?"

"I was just thinking about what you said." Jian Yu asked, "Will the murderer really commit another crime?"

Lu Zheng reluctantly responded: "Probably so."

"perhaps?"

"Probably maybe you can choose one yourself. Anyway, if the murderer is going to commit a crime, it should be these few days." So this is what Lu Zheng is most anxious about. If his guess is right, there will be another innocent person soon. The girl is going to be killed.

Jian Yu didn't know whether she believed it or not, so she nodded and stopped asking.

Seeing Jian Yu obediently going to apply medicine and drink soup, Lu Zheng felt something was wrong again: "Hey, did we know each other before?"

Jian Yu paused for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "So what if you know it? So what if you don't know it?"

"So, do we really know each other?" Lu Zheng was a little flustered. The original owner didn't have Jian Yu in his memory at all, as if someone used an extraction keyword to delete all memories about Jian Yu. , This unknown made him feel uneasy.

Jian Yu's voice was vague: "I know her, but I'm not very familiar with them. What, you don't remember?"

Lu Zheng touched his forehead, and said somewhat unnaturally: "I was injured earlier, and after waking up... I can't remember some things."

Jian Yu didn't speak, and Lu Zheng also felt that amnesia is too stupid, and he was about to say a few words to add, when he heard Jian Yu say: "Oh, if you forget it, forget it." His tone was flat, as if he was talking about today's weather Very good same.

Lu Zheng held his words in his throat, thought for a while, and then asked tentatively: "Then how did we know each other?"

Jian Yu turned around and looked at him with a half-smile: "You want to know?"

That bad premonition came again, but before Lu Zheng could refuse, Jian Yu had already said in a flat tone: "We met a year ago, you fell in love with me at first sight, you fell in love with me at first sight, you kept pestering me and recommended yourself as a pillow, but you were rejected I kicked off the bed..."

"nonsense!"

"Oh, actually you wanted to be on the top but couldn't beat me and finally ran away..."

"To shut up!"

Lu Zheng's face was flushed, he didn't know whether he was angry or ashamed, he would be a ghost if he believed it!You really can't be compared by appearance and water, you can't see that you are such Jian Yu!It's the first time I've met your aloofness!Have you been eaten by dogs along with your integrity!

Seeing his expression, Jian Yu couldn't help laughing, a smile slowly spread on that overly gorgeous face, it was the warmth that was born from the bottom of my heart, and it set off the eerie prison It's a little warmer.

"Forget it, I'm just kidding you."

Lu Zheng glared at him.He didn't know why, his emotions were easily revealed in front of Jian Yu, and he was completely led by the nose.

Seeing that the time to visit the prison was approaching, Lu Zheng, who was about to leave immediately, hesitated for a moment, but took out a purse.

"Take care of the jailers, at least let them get you a cotton coat..."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Zheng watched Jian Yu put the purse into his arms with a wave of his big hand, with a calm attitude and magnanimous behavior, and he didn't treat himself as an outsider at all.

"Aren't you going to shirk it?!"

Jian Yu blinked, very innocent: "What are you evading, didn't you plan to give it to me?"

Brother, go and be a robber. With your logic, you will definitely be able to reach the pinnacle of life in that position!

The heartbroken Lu Zheng didn't want to say anything, he turned around and left neatly.However, just as he took a step, someone grabbed his sleeve.

"Why!" Lu Zheng asked angrily.

"It's okay, I just think...it's great that you came to see me."

Lu Zheng was stunned, he didn't look back at the other person's expression, but the hoarse voice was like a small brush brushing against his heart, making his heart numb and itchy all of a sudden.

At this moment, there was a commotion from the other end of the passage.Before Lu Zheng could react, he saw a man dressed as a scholar walking in, followed by a gray-faced jailer and a bitter-faced Bao Zheng. The two wanted to stop but dared not, but they couldn't stop him at all. human steps.

The scholar also saw him and Jian Yu who hadn't let go of his sleeves behind him, and said coldly: "My lord has ordered that outsiders are not allowed to visit the prison, but I don't want you to know the law and break the law. Zhao must report this matter to Liu Shangshu .”

Lu Zheng frowned, only to realize that this scholar was very familiar, it was Zhao Xueqian whom he had seen in his eldest brother's study.

Zhao Xueqian also recognized him, and frowned: "Master Lu third, even if your family background is extraordinary, you can't ignore the laws of the country. What's more, the crime committed by the suspect is extremely serious. It is legally unacceptable. It is better for you not to intervene."

"The legal principle is the legal principle, and the human relationship is the human relationship." Lu Zheng said dissatisfied, "The case is not closed yet, and Jian Yu is still only a suspect. I don't know that visiting a prison can bring the national law."

He was right. The family members of the suspects bribed the jailer to give them something or to meet people. This has happened in every dynasty, and it has almost become a consensus. The officials also turned a blind eye. Take it online for discussion.

"However, you and the suspect are neither brothers nor friends. You have never met before, why did you come to visit the prison? Besides, Mr. Lu is the presiding judge of this case, and you are his younger brother. You came to find a suspect for no reason, and you let him What do outsiders think of Mr. Lu?" Zhao Xueqian said unhurriedly.

Lu Zheng was stunned, not knowing how to refute him.

Zhao Xueqian presses on step by step: "Chapter 27 of the Law of Great Xia says: Those who commit the ten evils will not be punished, but should be judged as criminals. Chapter 43 says: There is a redemption for those who commit the ten evils. There is no need for this law. There is an addition: those who commit the ten evils are not allowed to receive food, clothing, food, money and things, but relatives may be given food, comb hair, and wipe face when they are sentenced."

Lu Zheng was confused when he heard this, but seeing Bao Zheng and the jailer beside him looked ashamed, he also knew that Zhao Xueqian had caught him.

The other party had reasons and evidence, but Lu Zheng's rebuttal seemed very pale. He couldn't help asking: "Mr. Zhao, when did I offend you?"

Zhao Xueqian still had a righteous face: "I'm not targeting you, I just can't see the law being trampled on."

After he finished speaking, he heard a chuckle from behind Lu Zheng, and he frowned: "Why is the suspect laughing?"

Jian Yu let go of Lu Zheng's sleeve, stretched his body and stood up straight: "Mr. Zhao, you said that you saw me in Shuimiao Temple that day, but who can prove that it wasn't you who committed the crime?"

Zhao Xueqian frowned: "Wu Zuo has concluded that the deceased died after Zishi, and I have already returned home by then, and all neighbors and neighbors can testify."

"Since you had already gone back then, how can you be sure that I didn't go back then?"

Zhao Xueqian's expression darkened: "If you had already returned home at that time, why is there no one in the Marquis of Decheng to testify for you, and your kung fu is so strong, it is not difficult to avoid the eyes and ears of the patrolling camp during the curfew."

"So you conclude that I'm guilty?" Jian Yu suddenly laughed, "If you accuse me of murder based on your conjecture, can I also sue Mr. Zhao for false accusation? What is the punishment for false accusation in the Great Xia Law? Is there such thing as expulsion from fame? It’s a pity that I’m not as familiar with Daxia’s Law as Mr. Zhao, why don’t you tell me?”

Zhao Xueqian's complexion suddenly became ugly, Lu Zheng looked at Jian Yu with admiration, this Zhao Xueqian was so talkative, he was actually stunned by him.

At this moment, a deep voice came from the passage: "Zhao Shuling just told the truth based on what he saw, and the officials of the Ministry of Punishment concluded that there is no need for a suspect to talk too much."

Zhao Xueqian seemed relieved, and saluted Lu Che: "My lord."

Lu Che nodded slightly at him, then looked at Lu Zheng and said, "Aren't you supposed to be studying at home at this time, what are you doing here?"

Thinking of Lu Che's strict instructions to him not to have anything to do with Jian Yu, but now he was caught straight, Lu Zheng felt a little embarrassed in his heart, but he still looked at his elder brother bravely: "You caught the wrong man The murderer is someone else."

Lu Che's face remained unchanged: "What does that have to do with you?"

Lu Zheng was stunned.

"You are not an official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and you are not an officer of the Jingzhao Mansion. Why do you need to tell me what to do with this case?"

Lu Che's words were like pouring a basin of cold water on Lu Zheng's head. He stared blankly at the other party, but Lu Che's indifferent expression was like a mask, swallowing everything Lu Zheng wanted to say.

"Since Chang Shan Chang Shui didn't keep an eye on you, let's add a few more people." Lu Che said, "Come here, take the third young master home."

Lu Zheng was half-forcibly taken away, and he only had time to cast a worried look at Jian Yu.