Placid Chang'an

Su Cen narrowed his eyes lightly, "You mean, you didn't kill people?"

He was not surprised that Liu Zhen suddenly retracted his confession, but he was a little excited for no reason.

This case was like a cloud of fog. After he had been groping for so long, he was finally able to see the deeper truth behind the cloud in front of him.

It's just that the face is still as silent as water, and the hearts of those who watch it are cold.

Liu Zhen was relieved a little by the gurgling heat source from his hands, and lowered his eyes and said, "I didn't want to kill him."

"Didn't you order the hazelnut flour?"

Liu Yu pursed her lips: "I did it."

Su Cen frowned, "Then what else do you have to say?"

"I gave him hazelnut powder, but I didn't intend to kill him." Liu Zhen raised his head and glanced at Su Cen in a panic. Seeing that there was no sign of impatience, he continued: "The amount of medicine I gave is basically It's not going to kill me, I just want him to fail the exam and not go to high school."

"why?"

"Because he's in high school, someone will take his life!"

Su Cen raised her eyes sharply and looked over sharply.

It was an instinctive reaction of a hungry wolf when it saw its prey, and Liu Zhen felt a little timid for no reason. For a moment, he was a little confused whether the prey Su Cen was looking for was the truth he was about to reveal, or himself.

Liu Jue collected himself, and started from the beginning: "A few days before the test, someone suddenly came to me and asked me to find a way...to kill Ruoheng."

Su Cen knew Tian Ping's name Ruoheng, but he was a little distracted when he heard someone calling this name for the first time.In the city of Chang'an more than ten years ago, among the two virtuous and talented men of equal fame, perhaps only Liu Xie was worthy of being called "Ruoheng" by Tian Pingzhi.

Liu Zhen pursed her lips lightly, and continued: "I didn't take it seriously at first, I just thought it was someone joking, or someone else who was jealous of Ruoheng wanted to intimidate us, so I just laughed it off as a joke at that time .”

"But what I didn't expect was that he came to me again the day before the test, and this time he said it more clearly, Ruoheng must die because he offended the saint, even if it wasn't me, someone else would do it, If I come, he will keep me in high school, and I will be very successful in the future."

"Saints?" Su Cen frowned. There are only a few people who can be called saints throughout the ages. As a saint, there is...the royal family is honored as "sage".

It is unrealistic to say that Tian Pingzhi offended those sages. After all, those who can be called "sages" have basically come to the sages and became immortals. Then there is only one last guess, and that person can promise Liu Yu The promise of Flying Huang Tengda also confirms this point.

Su Cen said directly: "Tian Pingzhi offended someone in the palace? Who is this person?"

But Liu Zhen shook his head, "Ruoheng is open-minded and free-spirited by nature, and he has never made enemies with anyone. I have never seen him blush with anyone. Moreover, it was the first time he came to Chang'an, and he had never After entering the palace, how could you offend the people in the palace?"

Su Cen pondered for a moment, and guessed: "Tian Pingzhi was a well-known talent at that time, and his poems were widely circulated. Could it be that one of his poems touched the taboo of others?"

"I thought about what you said," Liu Zhen said, "I searched all his poems afterwards, and I didn't see anything wrong with them. And you know, most of his poems are about mountains and rivers. How could impromptu words lead to death?"

Su Cen lowered his head and thought about it. The situation in the palace was too complicated in the year when Tian Pingzhi and the others made their scientific research. The son ascended to the top of the treasure, and several forces competed. It is really hard to tell which one is just based on a "sage".There is still no conclusion here for a while, so Su Cen put it aside for now, and then asked before: "So you promised him this time?"

Liu Zhen nodded, "I agree to help him, provided that I use my own method. During this period, he can't find other people, and he can't interfere with me."

"I didn't intend to kill him." Liu Zhen raised his hand and gently covered his face, "I thought that as long as he didn't go to high school, he wouldn't touch the interests of those people, and he would be able to survive. So I gave him hazelnut powder , I just wanted to affect his performance. As compensation, I handed in a blank paper with him. At worst, I will come back in three years, and those people might have forgotten such little people as us. But I didn't expect... I really I didn't expect..."

"You didn't expect your subordinates to be merciful, but someone made it up for you," Su Cen added for Liu Zhen, "or... your employer didn't trust you much, so he hired someone else."

Liu Jue exerted force with her fingertips, unconsciously making finger marks on Cui Hao's hand.On the face, he was a little dazed and confused, "What did Ruoheng do wrong? Why did those people have to put him to death? Why him? Why must it be him?"

Su Cen noticed the movement of Liu Jue's hand, and looked at Cui Hao intently, but Cui Hao was always looking at Liu Jue with a calm face, unaware of the pinch mark on his hand.

Some people entrusted him with all his heart, some were willing to do so, so he couldn't say anything more, and then asked: "What about Tian Pingzhi? Does he know who he offended at that time? Is there anything unusual about it?"

Liu Yu frowned and thought for a while, then said hesitantly: "Ruoheng has a gentle temper, rarely offends people, and rarely takes anything to heart. If he really offends someone unintentionally, I'm afraid he won't even know it. I don't remember anything unusual about him... If I have to say it, there is one thing. A few days before the exam, he suddenly stopped studying and went out to drink with a bunch of dudes who admired him every day. I told him several times , Later he stopped going and started studying again, so I didn't take it to heart."

"When did that person come to you?" Su Cen's eyes lit up again, looking straight at Liu Zhen and said, "Before or after Tian Pingzhi stopped studying?"

Liu Yu thought about it carefully, "It seems to be after...? Yes! At that time, Ruoheng went out to drink at night and fell asleep during the day. I couldn't bear to say a few words to him, and ran into that person when I went out. But I was angry at the time and didn't take those words to heart, and I didn't realize the seriousness of the matter until he approached me again."

In other words, what happened before the exam made Tian Pingzhi suddenly give up studying, and what happened made Tian Pingzhi start studying again, so what are these two things?Could it be these two incidents that caused Tian Pingzhi's death.

"Can you remember exactly when he stopped reading?" Su Cen asked, "The more specific the better."

Liu Zhen frowned in thought, but his expression became more and more solemn, and the finger marks on Cui Hao's hands became deeper and deeper.

"How can I remember this clearly? It happened more than ten years ago." Cui Hao complained to Su Cen. He didn't feel sorry for his hand, but he felt sorry for Liu Yu and frowned.

Su Cen looked at Liu Zhen and shook his head slightly, "He should remember, even if everyone has forgotten, he should remember."

Over the years, Liu Zhen has been charged with killing Tian Pingzhi in his heart. Such a serious crime, he goes to the tribute courtyard to worship Tian Pingzhi every year, and repeats it in front of his eyes every year. How could he forget it.

It was cold and dewy in autumn, and the cell was even colder and damper, but Liu Xie's forehead was sweating unconsciously.Cui Hao couldn't stand it anymore, and just when he was about to interrupt, Liu Zhen suddenly raised his head.

"Twenty-eight!" Liu Zhen said, "For the examination on the ninth day of February, Ruoheng stopped studying on the twenty-eighth day of the first month, and didn't start reading again until the fourth day of February."

Su Cen's breathing was stagnant, and his heart tensed for no reason. He didn't know what day twenty-eight was, but the fourth day of February... was the day when Li Shi was besieged and surrendered to the city.