Sword Qi of the heavens

Chapter 142 The Familiar Prisoner

Compared with the astonishment of the crown prince and the second prince and others.

A trace of astonishment flashed in the eyes of Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping.

As people who had contact with Ye Qingmei back then, they naturally knew of Wuzhu's existence, but due to various reasons, they would not easily mention Wuzhu's name if they were tacit to each other, let alone take the initiative to mention Wuzhu's name. exposed to outsiders.

Who knew that Li Changlan might also be Ye Qingmei's old acquaintance.

But he didn't seem to care about it at all, and he was about to tell everyone about Wu Zhu about it.

"When I rushed to the other courtyard where Lin Gong was hiding at the time, I happened to meet a man dressed in black, holding an iron rod, with..."

"Cough cough!" Chen Pingping forcefully interrupted Li Changlan's explanation, "Li Changlan, there are only so many famous masters in the capital, leaving aside the great masters, there may be people who are capable of doing this, but very few , and there is absolutely no one whose appearance you have mentioned."

"If you want to make up a false character, I advise you not to think about it."

Fan Xian, who had been silent all this time, listened to Chen Pingping's hints.

He couldn't figure out the identity of his mother Ye Qingmei more and more, why did everyone else seem to have a strange attitude towards Wu Zhu except Li Changlan who could deal with it indifferently?
Emperor Qing was silent for a while, and looked at Lin Ruofu.

"What do you think of what he said?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, as Fan Xian's teacher, Li Changlan is also a rank nine swordsman. His strength is obvious to all in the capital. If it were him, it would not be difficult to kill my son Lin Gong with a quick sword!" Lin Ruofu still bit Li Changlan tightly, He was found to be the murderer.

"Uncle Shi, since you say my husband is a killer, do you have evidence?" Fan Xian immediately retorted.

"The facts are right in front of us, what evidence is needed?" Lin Ruofu sneered.

Seeing that several people were about to argue again.

Emperor Qing waved his hand impatiently, motioning for Chen Pingping to express his opinion.

Chen Pingping took a deep look at Li Changlan, and said, "Si Lili, the Northern Qi spy, has been running away a few days ago and has disappeared without a trace. I think if we can find out where Si Lili is, we can find out who is in contact with her." , Maybe this case will get a different answer.”

Lin Ruofu closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"She is an oiran, even if she is extremely capable, how can she hide from the black knights of your Overwatch Council? In my opinion, some people probably don't want her to be caught!"

Chen Pingping smiled and said, "Master Prime Minister, my opinion is different from yours. I think I should see Si Lili soon."

Talking.

Chen Pingping turned the direction of the wheelchair.

"You said yes, Mr. Li Changlan Li?"

Seeing that Chen Pingping almost exposed the truth that Si Lili had fallen into Li Changlan's hands in front of everyone, Fan Xian couldn't help swallowing.

The death of Lin Gong was, in the final analysis, a struggle within the court.

But harboring Si Lili, a spy from the Northern Qi Dynasty, is a crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason if it is not handled properly.

The people talking here have always been elders, let alone Fan Xian, even the First Prince and the Second Prince have been unable to get in the way, or dare not express their personal opinions at will, lest they accidentally stand on the wrong side Team.

The status of the prince is noble, far surpassing the others, but the people who can appear in this room at this moment are not ordinary people.

If he accidentally annoyed one of them, the worst outcome would be to take advantage of his opponent and get the support of a powerful force for nothing, causing him to push himself away from the throne.

Not to mention, with Yan Xiaoyi, Hong Sixiang, and Gong Dian as guards.

They have long understood that Emperor Qing asked the two brothers to come here not to ask for opinions, but to attract Lin Ruofu, Chen Pingping, and Li Changlan later.

At this time, if the crown prince and the second prince still can't tell the difference, their princes for so many years are really in vain.

Li Changlan looked at Chen Pingping with a chuckle, not caring about the atmosphere at all.

"As for Dean Chen's question, I can only say that I don't know, but I heard that Si Lili, as the oiran along the Liujing River, is very beautiful. If there is a chance, I can get to know him."

Chen Pingping looked at Li Changlan coldly, her deep eyes seemed to be satisfied by seeing Li Changlan from inside to outside.

After a while.

Emperor Qing finally stopped looking at the lake outside, and turned his gaze away from the landscape outside.

He spoke again and said, "I have met Li Changlan before. Not to mention his superb martial arts skills, he is also very knowledgeable. I don't think he is a liar, but Prime Minister Lin, your son's death is unclear. It can’t be counted like that.”

"Since the Overwatch Council is in charge of this matter, what do you think Chen Pingping should do?"

Chen Pingping lowered her head slightly to prevent Emperor Qing from seeing his eyes.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Li Changlan, as Master Lin said, is the most suspect in this case, but there is no conclusive evidence. In my opinion, it is better to bring Li Changlan back to the Overwatch Council for serious questioning, and then give the results after the investigation is over. Not too late."

Emperor Qing smiled slightly, nodded his head and said, "That's right, the Overwatch Council should pay attention to evidence in handling cases, and we can't just assume that he is a murderer just because he is suspected, so as not to let the real murderer go unpunished."

He turned to look at Lin Ruofu and asked, "Master Lin, what do you think?"

Lin Ruofu suppressed his emotions, knowing that Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping were acting, but he still had to suppress his dissatisfaction.

"Your Majesty is right. I also ask Dean Chen to find out the real culprit and avenge my son Lin Gong!" Lin Ruofu bowed deeply to Emperor Qing with an extremely sad expression.

Chen Pingping remained expressionless and did not answer.

Emperor Qing nodded solemnly, and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister Lin, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

Seeing that they had come to the conclusion that Li Changlan was going to be imprisoned in the Overwatch Council, Fan Xian's expression changed, and he immediately opened his mouth to defend Li Changlan, so as not to bear false charges in vain.

Who knew that Li Changlan was even faster than Fan Xian.

He looked at Chen Pingping with a half-smile, and asked, "Dean Chen, you won't come here to torture and torture you?"

Chen Pingping said coldly: "My Overwatch Council only seeks the truth, not closing the case."

Li Changlan nodded slowly, acquiescing to Chen Pingping's opinion.

Until Li Changlan was handcuffed with special metal handcuffs by the inspectors, Yan Xiaoyi and Hong Sixiang never left Li Changlan's eyes.

Fan Xian could even feel it very clearly, if he dared to make a move.

I am afraid that the few people who represent the strongest combat power in the palace will resolutely and desperately attack Li Changlan in the name of protecting Emperor Qing.

but.

How could Li Changlan allow Emperor Qing to fulfill his wish, and just use these two guards who are both top-ranking ninth-rank masters to test his true strength?
……

The Jail of the Procuratorate.

Li Changlan's treatment is excellent and unique.

Large cells, single rooms, and a few square meters of iron prison are tied with more than ten wrist-thick iron chains.

In Nuo Da's cell, there were not even windows left, only an iron skylight that could barely be used for ventilation and to confirm the time outside was left at a position more than ten meters above the iron prison.

The people in the Inspection Institute knew that the ninth-rank master was already immune to the toxin.

Therefore, they did not poison the meals.

But in order to minimize Li Changlan's threat as much as possible, he still tried his best to consume Li Changlan's physical strength in order to weaken his strength as much as possible.

Li Changan sat on the ground leaning against the iron prison, with his head resting on his hands.

For several days.

He originally thought that Chen Pingping would come over to test his real identity, or send someone over to ask the truth about Lin Gong's death that day, so that he could go through a process and show it to outsiders.

Who knew it would take so long, let alone interrogation.

Li Changlan didn't even see anyone, as if the whole person was completely forgotten, just locked in the iron prison, no one paid attention to him.

"Now it seems that Fan Xian really doesn't care about me as a teacher."

"He has such a good relationship with Chen Pingping, so why don't he send me some good wine and dishes, so as not to clear up the suspicion for me?"

Li Changlan sighed.

He felt more and more that Fan Xian's ability to take care of others was much worse than that of Fan Ruoruo or Si Lili, and he didn't know how to be considerate of others at all.

When he thought it was another dull day, it was over.

suddenly.

The door of the cell that had not been opened for several days was opened.

A burst of bright light came from outside.

A very familiar figure was pushed back heavily by the staff of the Inspection Institute, and locked into the cell where Li Changlan was.

After the visitor left, the cell became dark again.

This time, there was one more person in the cell.

Li Changlan looked at Si Lili, who was pushed to the ground, thoughtfully, and then looked at Si Lili with a caring smile.

"Si Lili, are you here too?"

Si Lili was already terrified when he was sent to the inspection institute.

Not to mention the dark and quiet surroundings, there were still criminals imprisoned in the iron prison, which frightened her even more.

The whole person is weak and weak, and he has long since lost his confident and proud appearance outside.

However, when she heard a somewhat familiar voice.

Si Lili subconsciously turned to the side, and found that the person in the prison with iron cuffs on his hands and feet, and his body tightly bound to the railing by iron chains was Li Changlan's queen.

She suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and her expression became calm again.

Li Changlan looked at Si Lili's appearance, sighed, and said quietly, "The situation is really different. When you were outside, you were obedient to me, and you didn't even dare to raise your head to look at me when you were talking."

"It's all right now, you don't even want to look at me directly."

Si Lili didn't want to pay attention to Li Changlan at first, but she thought about the many images that Li Changlan used to use her as a maid and used her as a maid.

Si Lili pulled the loose hair behind his ears with his hands, then came to Li Changlan's side, smiled lightly, supported the ground with one hand and looked at Li Changlan, his tone was extremely mocking.

"Li Changlan, thank you for talking so much about yourself, you beat one today and another tomorrow, and you asked me to contact the emperor of Northern Qi, saying that you can help him solve his troubles, and ask him to offer you a suitable exchange."

"Now it seems that you are nothing more than that."

"Except for bullying me, a weak woman, you seem to have nothing to do. What's the use of bragging? Didn't you get locked up by Chen Pingping?"

(End of this chapter)