Ci Jinzhi

A team of several hundred people were stationed around the ruined temple, and only 20 people were actually on guard duty close to the ruined temple.

These 20 people are also divided into two shifts, and there are ten people responsible for the second half of the night.

The poisonous snake was released in the middle of the night. He Qingxiao speculated that besides the guards in the temple, the most suspicious people were the ten people who were on duty outside the temple in the middle of the night.

After a search, a bunch of bits and pieces were found, but nothing special was found.

No, it was nothing special in the eyes of everyone, but not in the eyes of He Qingxiao.

Several lamps have been added to the temple, which can be said to be brightly lit.He Qingxiao stared at the pile of found items, picked up a dagger from it, and looked at it carefully.

Everyone looked at his actions with confusion.

Is there anything special about a dagger?

Not to mention that those on duty are actually guards, even ordinary people use daggers to defend themselves.

Daxia forbids private possession of armor, but not swords and guns.

He Qingxiao put down the dagger and picked up another one. He picked up and put down the dagger in this way. He checked all the daggers found by the guards inside and outside the temple. He pointed at a dagger and asked, "Whose dagger is this?"

The guards looked at each other.

One of the guards stood up with his head lowered.

"It's the villain's dagger."

He Qingxiao said calmly: "You are -"

"The villain's name is Zhou Ming, and he comes from Jingying."

Bai Ying had some impression of Zhou Ming: "Master He, does he have a problem?"

Although Bai Ying was the leader of the imperial troops heading south this time, he was not familiar with these people.

"I want to know why there are bamboo shavings left on your dagger?" He Qingxiao stared at Zhou Ming and asked lightly.

Zhou Ming's face was tense: "When I was walking, there were bamboo branches in the way, so I cut them off with a dagger."

"Oh, are you cutting off the bamboo branches that are in the way, or are you trying to make a bamboo tube to contain poisonous snakes?" He Qingxiao rubbed the bamboo tube Huang Cheng found in the grass.

Zhou Ming immediately knelt down and said: "No matter how brave I am, I would not dare to murder Mr. Xin. Please be careful, Sir!"

"This bamboo tube is newly made and is still very rough." He Qingxiao raised the bamboo tube and attracted countless eyes to the bamboo tube. "I just checked the bamboo tube and found that some bamboo thorns were stained with dried blood, indicating that they had been in contact with it. The person probably had his hand cut."

Having said this, he paused slightly and stared at Zhou Ming with ice-like eyes: "Can you stretch out your hands and let me see?"

Zhou Ming couldn't bear the pressure anymore, got up, turned around and ran away.

Jin Linwei, who was well prepared, rushed forward and pushed Zhou Ming to the ground.

A pair of soap boots stopped in front of him.

Zhou Ming raised his head with difficulty and looked at the man with a cold face in embarrassment: "Sir, spare my life——"

He Qingxiao squatted down and asked expressionlessly: "Who told you to do this?"

"Yes -" Zhou Ming's eyes flickered and he was struggling in his heart.

Once he says it, he will be convicted of the crime and there will be no chance to escape.But he just didn't calm down and ran away. Even if he didn't admit it, his life would be worse than death in the hands of Jin Linwei.

When Zhou Ming was about to speak, a sound broke through the air.

He Qingxiao raised his hand to take it, and Bai Ying took the first step to catch the hidden weapon that was going to kill Zhou Ming with his fingers.

"Who!" She shouted sharply and looked towards the direction from which the hidden weapon was flying.

There were several guards standing there who were responsible for guarding the temple in the middle of the night. They were all young people in their early twenties.One of them had blood slowly dripping from the corner of his mouth and fell forward.

"Wang Peng——" Other guards who knew the young man shouted his name in shock.

Huang Cheng walked over quickly, leaned over to check and reported back: "Sir, he has poison in his mouth." He Qingxiao stared at Wang Peng's body silently.

Obviously, this man bit his fangs after Zhou Ming was exposed. Such decisiveness is not something ordinary people can do.

It seems that Zhou Ming may not know much.

Although he thought so, He Qingxiao pinched open Zhou Ming's mouth to check.

"What is your relationship with Wang Peng?"

The cheeks that had been pinched so hard were numb and painful. Zhou Ming was frightened by Wang Peng's death and said tremblingly: "I, we are friends..."

"Friend?" He Qingxiao sneered, "He asked you to kill Xin Taizhao with a poisonous snake, so you killed him?"

Zhou Ming shouted excitedly: "Sir, you must be aware of this, and this villain was deceived by him!"

"Please make it clear."

Zhou Ming looked at Xin You subconsciously.

The thin boy has not yet grown up, with a pair of black eyes as calm as a deep pool. He does not show any weakness in the midst of a group of tall and powerful guards.

Zhou Ming shed tears of grievance: "The villain has no idea that what Wang Peng wants to harm is Mr. Xin——"

Bai Ying came over angrily and kicked Zhou Ming in the face: "Tell me the important point, no one wants to hear you cry!"

There were several people, but it was the people she led who committed the murder.Fortunately, Mr. Xin was fine. If there was anything, how could she explain it to her mother?

King Xiu looked at the girl in military uniform in shock.

It turns out that this is Miss Bai's true temperament.

He couldn't help but look at other people's reactions, and found that Xin You and He Qingxiao had calm faces, and even General Li didn't react at all.

General Li thought to himself that General Bai would dare to punch Yan Guan down in the court hall. Like mother, like daughter, it would not matter if Miss Bai kicked the offending guard in the face.

King Xiu frowned.

Could it be that he has little knowledge?

His eyes swept over the prince, and saw the same shocked expression on the prince's face, which gave him some comfort.

There were still people like him - after realizing that being like a eunuch was not something to be happy about, King Xiu silently turned his attention back to Zhou Ming.

The muddy footprints on Zhou Ming's face were particularly clear, and he said honestly: "Wang Peng told me that he wanted to kill Qian Da and asked me to help. I refused at first, but he gave me 100 taels of silver..."

It's too much to give!
"Money?" He Qingxiao raised an eyebrow.

Several guards looked at a young man, who was obviously the "Qian Da" mentioned by Zhou Ming.

Qian Dasheng knelt down and looked at Zhou Ming with blank and angry eyes: "Wang Peng and I have no enmity, why did he want to harm me?"

Zhou Ming's eyes were dull: "He said you were hooking up with his unmarried wife."

"Nonsense! How can I meet his unmarried daughter-in-law?"

Bai Ying glared at Qian Da coldly: "Why are you excited? Wasn't it Wang Peng who deceived Zhou Ming?"

Qian Da suddenly became quiet.

Zhou Ming continued: "When I heard that the hatred of seizing a wife is irreconcilable, I really can't bear this tone. Friends should help. I'm worried about accidentally hurting a few noble people. Wang Peng said he would sprinkle snake-inducing powder In Qian Da's case, the poisonous snake will only go to Qian Da. After Qian Da was bitten, he pretended to find the poisonous snake immediately and got rid of the poisonous snake without hurting the nobles. In this way, he can still make meritorious deeds. .”

Bai Ying was in disbelief: "For 100 taels of silver, you would just listen to such a loophole? Even if he wants to harm Qian Da, poisonous snakes are living creatures after all. Aren't you afraid that if you make a mistake and end up harming yourself or even your family?"

Zhou Ming regretted it endlessly: "The villain was confused for a moment——"

He Qingxiao said calmly: "100 taels is indeed a lot."

There are people who kill people to steal money just for a few taels of silver. Death for money can never be eliminated.