The Legend of the Royal Cat

Kaifeng Mansion, Prison

"Little brother, little brother! Don't go—" Shuang'er woke up from the nightmare, stretched out her hand to grab something, but when she opened her eyes, she found that her hands were empty, and there was only a cage in front of her eyes.There was a bitter smile on the corner of his mouth, and tears were already dripping down.I actually cried again?Ah!Everything is irretrievable, what can tears wash away?I killed my own brother!Holy Maiden, why did you let Shuang'er live?Why do you want me to see that scene and remember everything?It's too late to make up, isn't it?

"Girl, are you awake?" Gongsun Ce stood at the door of the prison with food for a long time, surprised that his existence was completely ignored by a killer for so long, and decided to show up automatically in desperation, "You have been in a coma for a long time Let's eat something." Putting down the food, Gongsun Ce turned to leave.

With the experience of reading countless people, Gongsun Ce knows that this girl has a difficult knot in her heart. Usually, under such circumstances, people either want to be alone and absolutely quiet, or they want to find someone to talk to. No matter what the situation is, it is better to retreat. Even if Shin pretended not to pry into her secret unintentionally, it might have an effect.

"Sir, stop!" Finally, Shuang'er whispered.Maybe, it can make up for--

"Ah? Is there something else to do, girl?" Gongsun Ce turned around deliberately pretending to be surprised and puzzled.

"This—give it to the boy's sister. It's the antidote—believe it or not." Picking off the beaded flower on her head and handing it to Gongsun Ce, Shuang'er turned around and sat cross-legged in the corner of the cell, closing her eyes without saying a word .

"Thank you!" Maybe next time, let Zilong come and talk to her.Gongsun Ce smiled faintly, turned around and left the cell.

Kaifeng Mansion, the gate of the government office

Zi Ling, holding a dagger, was stopped by two yamen servants: "Get out of the way! I want to see the female assassin who was detained last night!"

"Master Bao has an order: no one is allowed to approach the criminal without a warrant! Girl, please go back!" Seeing the murderous look on Ziling's face and the murder weapon in her hand, the gate guard dared not let her go.

"What's going on?" Zhao Hu, who rushed back to report the situation, happened to see this deadlocked scene.

"Master Zhao, this girl—"

"My younger brother was poisoned by that woman, and the imperial physician said she would not survive the night. I came to ask for the antidote. If she doesn't hand it over, I will die with her!" Zi Ling clenched the dagger in her hand and said coldly.

"Miss Ziling." Zhao Hu didn't expect Ziling, who was weak and petite, to have such an intimidating aura, so he could only comfort him: "Brother Zilong, auspicious people have their own talents, don't worry, everything will be fine! Master Bao will take care of himself." Make decisions for you. If you are so impulsive, you might risk your own life in vain."

"I and Zilong were born from the same root, and we have been dependent on each other since we were young! If he didn't want to protect me, he wouldn't--if he died, I wouldn't want to live in this world!" Speaking of this, Zi Ling couldn't help crying.

"This—an ant is still alive, girl Ziling, you can't talk about life and death so impulsively!" Zhao Hu felt awe and pity for Ziling's fierceness and affection. Seeing the beautiful woman weeping at this moment, he panicked for a moment, not knowing What to do!

"Miss Ziling, I was going to find you in the hotel—what's the matter? Zhao Hu! Why did you make Miss Ziling cry!?" As soon as Gongsun Ce went out, he saw Ziling's pear blossoms in the rain, and Zhao Hu scratched his head and scratched his head. The two gatekeepers stood aside stupidly.

"Mr. Gongsun, I, I——I was wronged!" Zhao Hu said with a bitter face.

"It's none of Mr. Zhao's business! Mr. Gongsun, what do you want me for?" Zi Ling wiped away her tears with concentration.

"Oh, that female assassin is awake, let me give you Zilong's antidote." Zhao Hu glared at Youzi mournfully, and handed Ziling a pill taken from Zhuhua.

"Ah! Thank you, sir! Please accept Ziling's worship!" Ziling finally broke through her tears and smiled, wanting to bow down to Gongsun Ce.

"No way, no way!" Gongsun Ce hurriedly supported Zi Ling, "It was the antidote that the female assassin offered, and I just handed it over." Seeing Zi Ling's flash of surprise, Gongsun Ce Ce smiled lightly, "I've already checked the antidote, and there's no problem, take it back and save Zilong! Mr. Bao is now hearing the case of Ma Zhifu's murder in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. When he comes back, he will ask you about the assassination of the princess. I hope you can have some help." The clues should find Zhanwei earlier."

"Master Zhan is missing?!" Zi Ling raised her heart that had just let go.

"Rescue Zilong first and then make a long-term plan. Go back quickly! Zhao Hu, escort Miss Ziling for a ride."

Zhao Hu smiled foolishly: "Oh, yes! Miss Zi Ling, I'm right, auspicious people have their own celestial features, and they will be fine!" I hope Master Zhan is the same!Zi Ling smiled and nodded.

"Sir, Shadow also went up the mountain to look for it, but deliberately avoided us." Before leaving, Zhao Hu whispered to Gongsun Ce.

"Understood, go and come back!"

Ministry of punishment, above the court

Jiang Ping was dressed in a prison uniform with iron shackles on his body, kneeling under the hall, with a few goatees slightly raised, and a pair of mung bean eyes shrewd and weird, observing the situation calmly.

Mr. Bao had just suppressed Ding Shangshu's sentence, Xue Cheng had just narrated the murder case, and the bloody clothes, murder weapon and other evidence were displayed in front of the hall.Even though Xue Cheng had clarified all the suspicious points Zhan Zhao said, he also recognized that the Fen Shui Emei thorn was not his own, so he argued vigorously.But the minister of punishment still found himself guilty.Just because my Fenshui Emei thorn was not with me, and because the day when I went to Emei Mountain to pay homage to my old friend was when the crime happened, and the only person who could prove that I was no longer at the scene was the old man who had been buried under the loess and died for many years. friend!

"Jiang Ping, don't you Jianghu people pay attention to the self-defense weapon that cannot be separated from the body? Since you said that this Fenshui Emei thorn is not yours, then where is yours?! When Ma Zhifu was killed, who can prove it? Are you in Mount Emei?! Tell me! Otherwise, you will be punished!" Ding Shangshu patted the startled wood and asked.

"Return to my lord, Caomin is telling the truth! The blade of Caomin's Fenshui Emei thorn was accidentally damaged earlier. It was recommended by someone to send it to Jinji Iron Shop for repair, but it has not been returned yet! My lord called the blacksmith surnamed Jin. Just ask. As for the second point, dare to ask my lord, is there anyone who goes to the grave to burn incense and drags others to prove it?"

"Stop quibbling! Tie Butou has already gone to question Jin Blacksmith, he has never seen you, and he has not repaired any Fenshui Emei thorns!" Ding Shangshu sternly said, hum, let Bao Heizi see my punishment department majesty.

All of this is indeed a trap, planned!What gold and water are born, my Emei thorn must find the iron shop that starts with the word gold, which direction to go, hum, it is indeed a "magic calculation", and I, Jiang Ping, have been included in the calculation!This time it was a big fall, bah, no one blamed himself but himself, why did he believe in these things!

Jiang Ping was repenting bitterly, only to hear Bao Zheng say: "Master Ding, Bao Zheng obtained some evidence last night, Mr. Ding might as well take a look."

What kind of tricks is this bag of sunspots playing? "Alright, Mr. Bao, please!" Ding Shangshu agreed with dissatisfaction and suspicion in his heart.

"Come here, pass on Bai Yutang and Gui Lijin and related evidence." Bao Zheng said in a deep voice.

I saw Bai Yutang holding three long boxes, dragging Gui Lijin, a fat man with weak legs and feet, to the hall, and two yamen servants behind him carried a corpse covered in white cloth.

"Grassman Bai Yutang, I have seen two adults!"

"Bai Yutang, what are you holding in your hand?" Bao Zheng asked.

"My lord, one is my fourth brother's weapon, the Fenshui Emei thorn, and the other two are the real and one fake Nanxia Zhan Zhao's saber—Ju Que! The real Fenshui Emei thorn was made by Guili Jintiepu It was found in the secret room, and this fake giant is also from him! Please take a look at it, my lord!" Some yamen servants took over the evidence from Bai Yutang.

"Bai Yutang, how did you know this? What happened to the corpse behind you?" Bao Zheng continued to ask.

Bai Yutang recounted in detail what happened after he followed Jinji Iron Shop.It turned out that after He Zhanzhao made up his plan, Bai Yutang secretly returned to Xingkong Island, and after hearing about the whereabouts of Fenshui Emei Ci from the fourth brother, he decided to keep an eye on Jinji Iron Shop by himself, and the three brothers went to Xuzhou to protect Xue Cheng and Jiang Ping were arrested on purpose.After bumping into the man in blue from Jinji Iron Shop, Bai Yutang followed.The man in the green shirt was good at martial arts, especially his lightness kung fu, it took a lot of effort for Bai Yutang not to be lost, but also not to be discovered.After discovering that the man in blue had secretly put the fake Juque back into the pawnshop's vault, he hurried away with the real Juque.In the middle of following, the man in green shirt hesitated and changed direction, Bai Yutang knew that he still showed his whereabouts.So he simply showed his face and blocked the way of the man in green shirt.Originally wanted to snatch back Juque and capture the green-clothed man to ask what happened, but the moment the sword touched his neck, the green-clothed man took poison and committed suicide.In desperation, Bai Yutang had no choice but to collect the corpse first, and secretly went back to the pawnshop to put down the 5000 taels of silver bills and took back the fake Juque, then rushed back to the iron shop to capture Gui Lijin and force him to hand over the real Fenshui Emei thorn.Before sending the relevant evidence to Kaifeng Mansion, he saw Zhan Zhao's special fireworks, so he flew to the rescue with the real Juque.

After Bai Yutang finished talking about the incident, Ding Shangshu felt that all this was unimaginable, with an unbelievable expression on his face, while the big catcher Tie Jiu had a livid face, and deliberately arrested him? !Zhan Zhao, Five Rats, how dare you play and humiliate me like this? !

"My lord, this person committed suicide by biting his teeth through a poisonous poison." After finishing the autopsy, Wu replied.

"Gui Lijin, who ordered you to pretend to hide the Fenshui Emei thorn and Zhan's guard's saber, and recruit them as they are!" Bao Zheng slapped the gavel.

"I, I—" At this moment, Gui Lijin huddled into a ball, fell to the ground and trembled more and more, and finally twitched in pain.

"Gui Lijin, what's the matter with you?!" Bai Yutang was startled, he rushed forward a step too late, the fat man died of anger.

"My lord, he has been poisoned by chronic poison, and there is no cure!" Wu Zuo hurriedly stepped forward to check and came to a conclusion.

"Bai Yutang, you and the criminal are brothers, so you will naturally defend him, and it is very likely that you will fabricate all kinds of evidence. Now that the two witnesses have all been poisoned to death, what do you have to say?!" Seeing this situation, Ding Shangshu became more convinced of Bai Yutang. Therefore, Bu Mizhen said, "Lord Bao, Yilu Bai Yutang can't testify for Jiang Ping, and now everything he said is dead without evidence. What does Master Bao think?"

Bao Zheng also had a look of embarrassment on his face, it is true that there is no proof of death.

"Bai Yutang can't testify, I wonder if I can?" A clear voice came from outside the hall, but it was weak.

"Zi Long!" Recognizing that it was the young man delivering the message for Zhan's guard, Bao Zheng smiled, his poison was cured!

"Master Ding, this is Zilong, the shadow of Prince Huai's mansion. Can you let him in to testify?"

"This, um!" Ding Shangshu replied reluctantly.

"Reporting to my lord, Jiang Ping is indeed not the murderer who killed Ma Zhifu. The murderer is someone else?"

"Who is the murderer?"

"It was one of the leaders who assassinated the princess this time, a coquettish woman in purple."

"How did you know?"

"Master Zhan saw that the blood droplet she used was probably a headhunter's murder weapon. After questioning her, she admitted that she was the murderer."

"Where is the murderer?"

"I don't know. When I escorted my sister away, she was knocked unconscious! Where is she now? I can only find out when I find Mr. Zhan."

"There was no such person among the dead at the scene, it seems that they escaped." Bao Zheng thought deeply.

"Since the real culprit has not been found, Jiang Ping is still under suspicion and will continue to be detained pending trial." Ding Shangshu glared at Tie Jiu dissatisfied. How could the case be investigated? There were so many loopholes, and Kaifeng Mansion got the first chance.

"Bao Zheng wishes to keep Jiang Ping out of prison temporarily!"