Chapter 871

Boss: "even if it's a trap, you have to go. Don't forget the owner's explanation. If we leave clues this time, our brothers' heads will be lost."

Of course he knew it was probably a trap set by the enemy.

But the wisdom of this trap is that they knew it was a trap and had to take the initiative to jump in.

They might die if they jump in.

If you don't jump in, you won't be able to tell your master when you go back, and they will die.

In that case, it's better to bet.

Before leaving, the eldest brother paid homage to the Bodhisattva, hoping that the Bodhisattva would bless them and leave.

The Bodhisattva statue in the temple has been tilted to one side, half of its body has been broken, and its body is covered with thick dust, but its face is still hung with a compassionate smile.

When it gets completely dark, the waiting in the post station may be blown out.

Everyone is asleep.

In the silent darkness, someone sneaked into the post station to find the place where the killer was imprisoned.

The killer's rope was cut.

He raised his head, and his disheveled hair spread to both sides, revealing a completely strange face.

That's not a killer at all!

The visitor was shocked. Knowing that he had been tricked, he immediately wanted to jump out of the window and escape, but Xiao Lingfeng, who had been waiting outside for a long time, caught him.

Then, other places in the post station also remembered the crisp sound of weapon collision.

After a long time, these sounds gradually subsided.

The lanterns were lit one by one, and the killers who broke into the post station were tied up and thrown into the backyard.

Li Qingyan put his hands in his sleeves, looked at these embarrassed killers in front of him, remembered the unfortunate sacrifice of the schoolboy and his entourage, his handsome face was covered with frost, and there was no temperature in his eyes.

Xiao Lingfeng strode over with the last killer.

He threw the man to the ground, looked at him and asked.

"People have caught it. What should we do next?"

Li said lightly: "send people to Shengjing city and hand them over to the Ministry of punishment."

Xiao Lingfeng hesitated and said, "what if someone interferes? After all, the real murderer behind the scenes has not been found. No one knows how powerful he is. Let's try it first and see if we can find something useful."

Li Qingyan glanced at him.

Xiao Lingfeng thought he would dissuade himself, but saw that he just smiled vaguely.

"OK, since you don't mind wasting time, try it. Give you one night. If you can't, send someone to the criminal department."

Xiao Lingfeng said there was no problem.

He stayed up all night and interrogated the killers one by one.

At dawn the next day, when Li Qingyan got up for breakfast and saw Xiao Lingfeng's gloomy face, he understood everything at once

Li said with a smile, "it's hard."

Xiao Lingfeng: "they won't say anything."

"Normal," said Li lightly

Seeing that he was so calm, Xiao Lingfeng couldn't help asking.

"Did you guess it would be such a result?"

Li said lightly: "they are not ordinary killers. You can't ask anything by force alone. It should be handed over to professional people to interrogate prisoners. The most professional place to interrogate prisoners in the whole Dasheng Dynasty is the Ministry of punishment except Dali temple."

Xiao Lingfeng sighed: "I didn't believe in evil. I wanted to try. I didn't expect to waste my efforts in the end."

Li Qingyan said: "it's the job of the Ministry of punishment to interrogate prisoners. You don't have to do all the work for them, and they won't give you a bonus."

Hearing the speech, Xiao Lingfeng smiled: "it makes sense."

After breakfast, Xiao Lingfeng set off immediately to escort the killers back to Shengjing.

Li Qingyan had to go to Fengyang County to supervise the tax reform.

The two sides parted ways at the gate of the post station.

Before leaving, Xiao Lingfeng specially selected ten elite soldiers for Li Qingyan and asked them to escort Li Qingyan to Fengyang County.

Li whispered his thanks, turned over and got on his horse and was ready to leave.

Xiao Lingfeng suddenly stopped him.

"I've always wanted to ask you something, but I haven't found a chance before."

Li looked back at him and said with a smile, "do you want to ask Princess Xiao?"

Xiao Lingfeng was surprised: "how do you know?"

Li said lightly: "only concubine Xiao can make general Xiao care so much and have a relationship with me."

Xiao Lingfeng sighed: "I really want to ask about concubine Xiao. I heard that the last person she met before she left was you. I want to know if concubine Xiao is really dead?"

Li said softly, "before she left, she really said she wouldn't live long."

Xiao Lingfeng: "why? Is she seriously ill?"

Li said softly, "I don't know, but it doesn't seem like lying to see her look and reaction at that time."

After such a short two days together, Xiao Lingfeng has learned how strong Li Qingyan's observation is and how smart his brain is. Since he said that concubine Xiao didn't lie, what she said is probably the truth.

She really won't live long.

Time has passed so long, maybe she died quietly in a remote place.

I don't know if anyone will do something for her?

Xiao Lingfeng was silent.

Even if he has no feelings for Xiao Xi's daughter, he is also his daughter.

Now white haired people send black haired people, his heart is always a little uncomfortable.

Li said softly, "I hope I'm sorry."

Xiao Lingfeng waved his hand: "it's all right. Let's go and get together sometime."

Li said softly: "farewell, see you later."

He rode away, followed by ten soldiers.

Xiao Lingfeng stood still for a while.

When those worries in his heart dissipated, he turned over and mounted his horse and returned to Shengjing with people.

It was ten days after they returned to Shengjing.

All the killers were put in the prison of the Ministry of punishment. The emperor ordered that the case be handed over to Dong Mingchun, the Minister of justice of the Ministry of punishment, and ordered him to find out the truth within three days.

In order to complete the task assigned by the emperor, Dong Mingchun had to stay up late and work overtime.

For the next three days, Dong Mingchun directly lived in the Yamen of the Ministry of punishment, investigated the case day and night, and frantically urged the people under his hand to collect data.

As for the killers in the cell, they have tortured them over and over for many times. Now there is only one last breath. It is better to live than to die.

Everything comes to him who waits.

Dong Mingchun finally found out the truth on the last night.

Before dawn on the fourth day, he walked out of the gate of the Yamen of the Ministry of punishment in his wrinkled official clothes and prepared to enter the palace to meet the emperor.

It happened that Mei Guangtao, the governor of Jingzhao mansion, passed here in a carriage.

He saw Dong Mingchun through the window and immediately stopped the carriage.

He jumped out of the car, arched his hands at Dong Mingchun and smiled.

"Dong Shangshu came to work so early?"

Dong Mingchun pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled.

Mei Guangtao must have heard about his crazy overtime recently. This guy came to laugh at him on purpose!

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Good morning, everyone~