Demon detective

Chapter 89 Manipulation
next morning.

The sky is bright.

There is frost on the ground.

Under the busyness of the yamen servants, the corpses in the county yamen have been transported away, all the blood has been cleaned up, and the usual appearance has returned.

However, although their appearance has recovered, the massacre last night has already been engraved in everyone's heart, making them feel like a nightmare and cannot be erased.

The entire yamen seemed to still be filled with lingering blood.

Sima Xin's entourage should also be ruthless characters who have been on the battlefield. They turned the fight into a massacre, and they didn't even get injured.

On Cui Xiaotian's side, nineteen people died in total, and countless more were injured.

All the corpses were sent to Yizhuang, and Yizhuang was already full of corpses.

The old man Li who committed suicide in the prison before, the magistrate Tong who just passed away, Lu Yusheng, Liu Sanyang, and even Sang'er, the maid who died in Pan Yulang's house, were all lying there.

Fortunately, it's cold winter now, if it's summer, maybe the smell will be like...

At this moment, Song Zhili, Xu Zhen and others were all in a certain guest room in the backyard of the yamen.

Because Cui Meng's condition suddenly worsened, he was transferred here, and he was treated by a specially invited doctor.

I have asked Cui Xiaotian's subordinates before, and they said that Cui Meng's disease is called sheep dizziness. Once it occurs, he will foam at the mouth and twitch all over the body.

The arrest and interrogation last night induced Cui Meng to fall ill. Although he is not in a coma now, he keeps rolling his eyes and shaking constantly. Not to mention the interrogation, he can't even do basic communication.

Song Zhili was naturally in a hurry, and asked the doctor when he would recover, and the doctor shook his head again and again, saying that the patient needs careful treatment, and it may take two or three days...

Looking at Cui Meng, who was still foaming at the corner of his mouth, Xu Zhen naturally knew that he had severe epilepsy.As long as he doesn't let him bite his tongue, his life should be fine for the time being.

In fact, he remembered that in the chapter on medical skills in "The Way of the Demon", it recorded a pill formula similar to adrenaline, after taking this medicine, Cui Meng could immediately regain his spirit and accept interrogation.

However, that kind of medicine is extremely harmful to the body, and may even hurt life.

Of course, Xu Zhen doesn't plan to configure any pills now, because Cui Meng's current situation is what he is most willing to see.

However, Song Zhili was on the verge of going crazy. After he came out of the ward, he insisted on arguing to interrogate Cui Xiaotian himself, to make Cui Xiaotian reveal the fact that Cui Meng is the ghost-faced killer.

Chen Houlu, Shen Mingchen and the others hurriedly dissuaded him, saying that Cui Xiaotian had rich experience and firm will, but said slowly that Master Sima would not allow torture, even if he was tortured, he would not be able to ask anything.

Moreover, Song Zhili has no interrogation experience, so it is possible that the interrogation will fail, and Cui Xiaotian will trick him with information instead, and the loss outweighs the gain.

"Then what should I do? I don't have experience, but you do." Song Zhili had become nervous, pointing at Cheng Xiao and said, "You have experience, go and interrogate Cui Xiaotian for me, go, go!"

"My lord..." Cheng Xiao hurriedly defended, "It's useless for me to go, if torture is not allowed, I... how can I interrogate? Who is Cui Xiaotian, it's useless to scare him!"

"Then let me go too!" Song Zhili yelled frantically, "Threat him with his son's life, and kill his son if he doesn't tell the truth..."

It was obvious that Song Zhili had lost his mind, his words were flawed in logic, Cui Xiaotian killed his son if he didn't tell the truth, and if he told the truth, his son was a ghost-faced killer, so wouldn't he be dead?

"I...I..." Cheng Xiao was also in a daze. It seemed that he really wanted to interrogate Cui Xiaotian.

"No, no!" Shen Mingchen quickly dissuaded, "None of us can interrogate Cui Xiaotian before we are ready. Think about it, Cui Xiaotian will definitely intimidate the interrogator, frighten him or bribe him. If he succeeds, then All our previous efforts were in vain!"

Shen Mingchen's words are straightforward enough, that is, if the interrogator can't help the temptation to turn his back on him, then he will lose nothing.

Taking Cheng Xiao as an example, he is currently in various troubles, once Cui Xiaotian agrees to help him solve these troubles, and will give him a bright future, then according to Cheng Xiao's character, the possibility of being "recruited" is definitely not small .

In this case, it is better not to judge.

"Then what to do? Then what to do!? What do you say!!?" Song Zhili wailed, "It's already the eighth day, the eighth day! The Ghost Face Killer was caught, and Cui Xiaotian was also caught, but... We can't do anything, why!?

"No...we...we can't wait anymore, I can't wait anymore, I can't wait anymore..."

Unexpectedly, because Song Zhili was too excited, he didn't come up in one breath, and rolled his eyes, and fell on his back.

"Master Song!" Shen Mingchen had quick eyesight and quick hands, and quickly supported him.

But Song Zhili kept twitching, as if he was breathing hard, but he couldn't take in fresh air.

"Master Song!"

The others were all terrified and immediately surrounded them.

Shen Mingchen quickly pinched Song Zhili, and Chen Houlu also lifted his robe and fanned Song Zhili's face...

After waiting for a long time, Song Zhili woke up faintly, but his complexion was extremely weak.

But seeing Master Song with disheveled hair, disheveled face, disheveled clothes with blood stains on them, he looked very embarrassed.

"Hurry up," Chen Houlu hurriedly called his personal servants and ordered, "Hurry up and take Mr. Song home to rest. These few days, Mr. Song has been worrying and worrying, and he can't rest. Hurry up and ask Mrs. Song to make some ginseng soup for you." Take it and have a good rest!"

"Yes Yes Yes……"

The servants were all terrified, and immediately supported Song Zhili to the backyard.

On the way home, Song Zhili couldn't forget to say: "Think... find a way, you guys have to find a way, hurry up and find a way..."

Unexpectedly, while he was talking, he found that there was something extra in his hand.

Looking down, it turned out to be a note, who gave it to him?

He immediately pushed away the servant and opened the note, but saw a line of small characters crookedly written on it: "Water can carry a boat and also capsize it."

Seeing these words, Song Zhili frowned suddenly, but after thinking for a long time, they gradually relaxed.It seems to have realized something...

……

After Song Zhili was sent away, Chen Houlu also lost the strength to pace, and slumped on the grand teacher's chair in the inner hall like a deflated ball.

At this time, he was no longer in a hurry to sign.

Because even if Song Zhili signed it, it would be useless.

Whether it was the monk incident, the resumption of the investigation of the ghost-faced killer, or the arrest of Cui Xiaotian, I was present all the time. Even if I could retire now, how could I stay out of it?
Ugh……

The only thing he regrets now is why he didn't retire early a few years ago, wouldn't it be nice to share family happiness with groups of concubines at home?
such a pity……

I'm afraid the concubines will have to serve other masters soon...

"Song Zhili, Song Zhili...come out!"

Just as Chen Houlu was sighing, Sima Xin rushed in with great strides, calling Song Zhili's name as he walked.

Chen Houlu hurriedly got up and explained to him that Song Zhili had gone to rest in the backyard because he was unwell.

"What did you do?" Sima Xin slumped on his chair and complained, "The people from the Ministry of Punishment haven't come yet, and they kept us waiting all night for nothing!"

"Yes, yes, yes," Chen Houlu bowed his head to bear, but it sounded like something was wrong.

Didn't you make us prepare last night?

We also waited all night in vain, now that no one has come, why are you blaming us instead?

"That's good, the people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice did not wait, but Cui Xiaotian was waiting," Sima Xin was still complaining angrily, "If you hadn't informed us so early, we wouldn't have caught up with this shitty incident, hehe ..."

Hey?
The more Chen Houlu heard it, the more something was wrong.

its not right?
Who notifies whom?
It was obviously you who sent someone to notify us last night!The young man who delivered the message even forgot to ask me for a reward...

Hey?
and many more……

Chen Houlu suddenly realized something, and his heart skipped a beat.

Yes, what happened last night, why does it feel so coincidental and deliberate?

If it wasn't for welcoming the Ministry of Punishment, Sima Xin and others wouldn't have come to the yamen, and they wouldn't have clashed with Cui Xiaotian's people, prompting the yamen to arrest Cui Xiaotian on the spot...

Also, the person who reported the letter didn't seem to be among Sima Xin's entourage?
Is it...

Is it...

The whole thing is manipulative behind the scenes...

Shocked, Chen Houlu quickly raised his head, wanting to confirm with Sima Xin, who informed who first?

But at such a critical moment, the office worker on duty suddenly ran over in a hurry and shouted loudly:
"My lord, the people from the Ministry of Punishment are here, here they are..."

……

(End of this chapter)