Placid Chang'an

There was a moment of silence in the lobby, and a needle could be heard, but a moment later, the pot exploded completely.

It was more than ten years ago when Chaoyou confessed that he had killed someone, that is to say, Liu Xiang, who had held half of the court and had power over the years, turned out to be a murderer!

Su Cen patted the gavel a few times to no avail, he swept his eyebrows, and the yamen servants standing on both sides immediately understood, the water and fire sticks hit the ground heavily, the mountains shook and the ground shook, and the noise outside the venue was gradually suppressed.

Su Cen looked at Liu Zhen quietly, not without shock, but he had been involved with this case for too long, and had already anticipated all the results.He knew early on that this case had nothing to do with Liu Zhen, but he didn't think it should end with Liu Zhen.

"How did you kill him?"

Liu Yu pursed her lips: "Don't you already know everything..."

Su Cen frowned: "To be honest, how did you kill him?!"

Liu Zhen raised her head and frowned, until she met the sharpness in Su Cen's eyes, she turned her gaze away, "I, I drugged him."

"What medicine?"

"..." Liu Xie was so stunned that he almost didn't come up. Just as he was about to throw up his sleeves and leave, he suddenly remembered his identity as a criminal. Looking at Su Cen in the hall, then at the yamen servants and passers-by on both sides, the tone in his heart suddenly Just leaked.

Ruin and ruin are just a matter of one sentence.

"He has asthma, so I added hazelnut powder to the sugar water boiled by Old Man Tian the night before the scientific examination. I knew he would drink a bowl of sugar water before entering the tribute hospital. Sure enough, he didn't hesitate at all. He drank it all and ended up having an asthma attack during the exam and died."

Su Cen nodded silently. He told Liu Yu that Tian Pingzhi died of asthma induced by hazelnut powder, but he never mentioned the word sugar water. Now that Liu Zhen can order sugar water without hesitation, he can only say that it is true The suspicion is confirmed.

Su Cen then asked, "How did you know he had asthma, and how could you poison Old Man Tian's sugar water?"

Liu Zhen lowered his head and replied softly: "I have a very close relationship with him, he regards me as a friend..."

Su Cen frowned fiercely, "He treats you as a friend, but you poisoned him to kill him!"

"I..." Liu Zhen raised his head, hesitated to speak for a moment, but lowered his head again, "I'm the one who failed him."

"You're not only sorry for him, but also Old Man Tian. You forced a father into a murderer. Even if you go to hell, you have to find out the murderer who killed his son." Su Cen lowered his eyes gently, " But he never doubted you from the beginning to the end."

Liu Yu was silent for a moment before saying: "Old man Tian...he has been treating me very well. I saw him when I came out of the Gongyuan. He asked me 'how is the answer' and 'is the test difficult?', but he kept staring at the Gongyuan. The door. He told me, 'I knew Ping'er was not as good as you. He was too restless and angry. You did well in the first exam. It just killed his arrogance.' He didn't know that Tian Pingzhi was dead, and he couldn't wait. until he comes out."

Liu Yu's face was full of hurt and regret, it didn't seem to be fake, Su Cen frowned slightly, "Then why did you kill him?"

Liu Yu smiled helplessly, "I killed them all, so why are there so many?"

Su Cen said calmly: "If you say you are jealous of Tian Pingzhi's talent, but you handed in a blank paper. But if you say no, you are indeed the number one scholar in that session. So it is very important to ask why, otherwise I will How do you know whether you killed people for fame, love, or... entrusted by others?"

There was a moment of panic in Liu Zhen's eyes, and he quickly looked away, "I don't know what you are talking about."

Immediately afterwards, he might feel suspicious again, so he turned his head up, looked at Su Cen and said, "Whether it's my name or love, it's all done by me alone and has nothing to do with others. Why did the reason at that time change to today's?" It may not be mentioned at all, there are people who kill in anger, and there are also people who kill people by mistake, I killed people, I just plead guilty."

"Then do you know that Tian Pingzhi didn't die from the hazelnut powder you gave him?"

Liu Zhen raised his head sharply.

Su Cen's eyes drooped slightly, taking a panoramic view of every move on Liu Zhen's face, and said word by word: "He was buried alive."

The blood on Liu Yu's face receded in an instant, his figure was unstable, and he took two steps back. After a while, he shook his head as if waking up from a dream, "No...impossible..."

"Do you know what it's like to be buried alive?" Su Cen tried his best to suppress his tone and said calmly, "He drank the sugar water you ate with hazelnut powder, and passed out from an asthma attack. He was buried on the spot behind the Gongyuan. When Tian Pingzhi woke up, he would first feel pressure on his chest and a strong sense of suffocation. It was even more difficult for him to breathe. But the heavy soil covered him tightly, and he couldn't move. , can only die with great effort, bit by bit.”

"But the most uncomfortable thing is the fear in his heart. He knows that he is going to die, and he can hear his broken breath in his ears, but there is only darkness in front of him. He should have been brilliant, quick-witted, and a pillar of talent. What is more important is the issue of the separatist rule of the feudal town and the self-respect of the local supporters, pointing out the contradictions and penetrating into it, but it is a pity that it is only half done. Do you think the moment before his death, is it fear, or unwillingness? Or resentment, why him?"

"He won't resent." Liu Zhen said softly, "He is free and easy by nature, he doesn't care about anything, he has a lot of talent and learning but doesn't know it, and he doesn't defend himself against anyone, so he often suffers. But he never resents It’s okay to just smile, and I still don’t have a long memory next time. But I’m different. I hold grudges, resentment, and seek profits. Be friends with me."

Liu Zhen raised his head and smiled slightly at the plaque of Dali Temple. The moment he lowered his head, Su Cen clearly saw something flash by and hit the scarlet floor tiles of Dali Temple, instantly drowning his traces.

Liu Zhen bowed his head and muttered silently, "Why him?"

The matter has come to this point, and there is nothing to ask if you ask again. Su Cen was silent for a moment, patted the gavel, and said: "The Zhongshu ordered Liu Yu to be imprisoned first because of the case of killing Tian Ping, the official son of Liuzhou. Prison, waiting for the next interrogation. Zhang He, the doctor of Guanglu, disregarded human life, and brought them back together, waiting to be dealt with. Retire!"

The yamen servants on both sides stepped forward and handcuffed a pair of long chain shackles on the man's hand. Once he let go, the chain fell down with a clatter, and fell down together with the slightly thin wrist.

Liu Jue pursed his lips, and finally said nothing, let the guards on both sides escort him, and walked towards the cell of Dali Temple step by step.

The crowd in the lobby gradually dispersed, some sighed, some sighed, and finally dissipated in the vast air, annihilated together with the flow of people.On the contrary, the one who should speak out the most didn't say a word, silently took the record made by the court hearing, and flipped through it page by page.

Zhang Jun stood up when everyone was gone, leaned in front of Su Cen and whispered, "Did Xiang Liu kill him?"

Su Cen nodded slightly, "He confessed to the process of committing the crime, and he is very clear about some details. He can understand Tian Pingzhi's daily habits, and he can not arouse suspicion after taking medicine. It is in line with the characteristics of an acquaintance committing a crime. This person It should be Liu Zhen."

Zhang Jun nodded, then frowned again, "Then why did he want to kill Tian Pingzhi?"

Su Cen tapped the table with his index finger knuckles, "This is the crux of the matter. He was still methodical when talking about the process of prescribing the medicine, but he began to be vague when asked why."

Su Cen put the record of the court trial in front of Zhang Jun, "He guarded me strictly, never leaked, and in the end he just forced out a sentence of 'Why him'."

"'Why him'?" Su Cen said Zhang Junji's sentence, and Liu Zhen also said it. A sentence that seemed to have nothing to do with the case was repeated twice. He felt strange at the time, but I didn't take it to heart, and now I brought it up again, and I couldn't help asking: "What does this mean?"

Su Cen smiled softly, "It literally means that the one who died was why Tian Pingzhi, not someone else. Since Liu Yu said that, it means that he doesn't understand why Tian Pingzhi died. At least he thinks that Tian Pingzhi died. He didn’t deserve to die. He killed people who didn’t deserve to die, why do you say?”

Zhang Jun is worthy of being an old oily man in the officialdom, and he understands everything, "You mean that there is someone behind Liu Zhen who ordered him to do this."

"And this person is worth his life to protect."

Zhang Jun read aloud silently, feeling a chill in his heart, "You mean..."

Su Cen nodded lightly, "Why did Liu Zhen become the champion after handing in the blank paper, why Tian Pingzhi's case was suppressed and not allowed to investigate, and how did Mr. Chen get from Tian Pingzhi's case to Lujiazhuang? There is no conclusion. In this case, Liu Yu is just one, and the bigger mastermind is yet to come." He smiled at Zhang Jun, "Do you still want me to investigate?"

"I don't want you to check it?" Zhang Jun snorted coldly, "I have already seen that you, like the teacher, belong to the donkey. If you don't hit the south wall, you will not die. He can stay in Lujiazhuang for a lifetime. , you can kill a case and swear not to let go."

Zhang Jun flicked his sleeves and walked away, "No one, old or young, can worry about it!"

Su Cen smiled, watched the person leave before looking away, and fixed her eyes on Liu Zhen's last sentence "Why him", sighed after a long time, packed her things, and went home.

After leaving the gate of Dali Temple, there were only a few people left in front of the bustling yamen just now.Su Cen suddenly understood why Liu Zhen let his carriage go back first.He had made up his mind a long time ago, this time he entered this door, and he didn't intend to come out again.

After passing through Xingqing Palace and returning to Changlefang, Su Cen was taken aback when he turned into his own alley, and saw a figure suddenly standing in front of his small house, it was Cui Hao who was supposed to leave Beijing.

Seeing him come back, Cui Hao took a few steps forward.As he got closer, Su Cen hadn't decided whether to hide or not, but Cui Hao knelt down on the bluestone slab in front of Su's house with a plop.

It was only then that Su Cen realized that Cui Hao's eyes were staring at him like sharp knives, blurred like weeping blood.

Cui Hao knocked his head on the bluestone slab, "I beg you, save Zhong Pei."