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"Back to my lord, there is something... I don't know if I should say it or not?"

When everyone was silent, the thin jailer on the edge of the last row took a step sideways, stared at Bai Shile who was sitting in the porch from a distance, and spoke anxiously;
After saying this, he glanced uneasily at Lei Ting and Mao Yu standing in the corridor, and then looked down at his own toes.

In this split second, Bai Shile quickly looked up and down, and carefully observed the young jailer.

"My lord, his name is Li Buhung. He is honest and responsible. He speaks less and is diligent on weekdays, so what he says should be credible!"

Before Bai Shile could speak, Zhou Kang, the leader of the jailer standing at the bottom of the steps, carefully stepped up the steps and bent down to explain.

After listening to his words, Bai Shile took another look at the young jailer standing with his head bowed below——Li Buhung, and then said slowly;

"you say--"

"Your Excellency has ordered you to just tell the truth, don't be careless!"

Xu Shi was also anxious to find some clues to solve the case as soon as possible, so as to get rid of the entanglement. After Bai Shile finished speaking, the jailer Zhou Kang on the side said to Li Buhung below.

In an instant, the twenty or so people below all stared at the shy Li Buhung, wondering what clues he had found, and afraid that they would be implicated in this matter, so they couldn't help feeling nervous.

"Back... back to my lord, the little one suddenly remembered that yesterday's prisoner's dinner seemed a little... a little..."

When Li Buhung, who raised his head, said this, his hands hanging on both sides of his body were restlessly overlapping, and his words stopped.

Although they were not close, Bai Shile could still see his nervousness, and just as he was about to comfort him, he heard Mao Yu who was next to him speak slowly;
"Don't worry, if you find anything, just tell the truth, no matter whether what you say is useful or not, or involve anyone, as long as the matter has nothing to do with you, it will not affect you in any way. On this point, my lord and this Officer, and Lord Lei can guarantee it."

"Master Mao is right!"

After Mao Yu finished speaking, Bai Shile also hurriedly opened his mouth to express his opinion, just to dispel all the worries and uneasiness in Li Buhung's heart.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Li Buxie relaxed obviously, and slowly let go of the fists hanging on both sides of his body. He raised his head to look at Bai Shile in the corridor and continued;
"The young one found out that the meals given to those two people were different from those of other prisoners. At first, the young one thought it was the difference because of the adults' care, so he didn't think much about it. Now that I think about it, the porridge given to those two people was not only different from that of other prisoners. Other people's porridge is thick, and there are slices of raw meat in the porridge..."

"Raw meat? Are you sure you read it right?"

Upon hearing the word 'raw meat', Bai Shile suddenly stood up, stared at Li Buhung below with a sullen face and asked;

Seeing the reaction of 'her', after the serious Mao Yu and Lei Ting looked at each other, they also stared at Li Buhung below.

After being stared at by the three people, Li Buhung, who had just relaxed, couldn't help becoming nervous again. He raised his head and then lowered it quickly, listening to his stammering reply;
"Small...you read it right, and..."

"And how can you say it quickly! Hesitating to death!"

Li Buhung swallowed nervously in the middle of his words, and Zhou Kang, the cell leader, urged him loudly, even the others gave up and waited for the answer.

"And the meat... seems to be fish meat!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Li Buxie mustered up the courage to tell his discovery.

Hearing this, Bai Shile was obviously taken aback. Under the gaze of Li Buhung and everyone else, she saw 'she' frowned a few times, and then asked a question;
"Such an important matter, why didn't you say it earlier?"

Bai Shile's voice was not loud, but with inexplicable momentum and majesty, he approached Li Buhung below, which instantly made him panic, and he knelt down and said in panic;

"Big... my lord, forgive me, the little one... I didn't think about it before, but I just thought about it now... The little one really didn't mean to deceive, please sir..."

"Get up!"

Seeing Li Buhung kneeling on the ground begging with a crying voice, Bai Shile raised her hand to him with a headache, then turned to look at Mao Yu;
"Who is responsible for the food in the cell?"

"Return to your lord, Zhang Liezi and Mrs. Shen are responsible for the food in the cell. The subordinate officials have carefully interrogated them before, and there is nothing suspicious about the two of them."

After listening to Mao Yu's answer, Bai Shile frowned and thought for a while, then looked at Li Buhung again;
"Who saw the person who delivered food to the cell last night?"

"My lord, it is Zhang Tiangui, the son of Zhang Laizi, who delivered the food."

Li Buxi raised his head and answered with great certainty.

However, as soon as these words were said, Mao Yu and Lei Ting's complexions gradually became ugly, and even the cell boss at the side - Zhou Kang, began to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead non-stop.

"Is lame Zhang's son also working in Jingwei?"

Bai Shile's question made Zhou Kang's face turn pale, and he bravely stepped forward to answer;

"Responding to my lord, Zhang Tiangui didn't work here, but occasionally he would come to replace Zhang Laizi when he was unwell, and it was only a few times, he..."

"Is lame Zhang coming today?"

Having no time to listen to Zhou Kang's explanation, Bai Shile turned around and asked Lei Ting.

"My lord, the cripple is taking leave today..."

Before Lei Ting could speak, Zhou Kang on the side took a step forward to answer.

At this point, Bai Shile finally felt that she had some clues, and her mood became anxious.

"Do you know where lame Zhang's home is?"

"This……"

Zhou Kang was taken aback by Bai Shile's question, and then he looked embarrassed.

"My lord, I know about Lame Zhang's house."

At this time, Xia Guang, who had been standing quietly by the side, answered loudly.

"Master Mao stay and continue to question, any clues must not be let go, and before we come back, no one is allowed to take a step away!"

Bai Shile, who was worried that someone would pass on the news to the outside, gave the order extremely seriously, with a stern look in her eyes that made people shudder.

"Yes, the officer obeys!"

Mao Yu, who knew that he had been negligent in his work, immediately took orders respectfully and loudly.

"Lord Lei is with me!"

"Yes--"

After saying this to Lei Ting, Bai Shile walked out in a hurry, while Xia Guang trotted out to get ready.

After a while, a group of people galloped and headed out of the city.

……

"My lord, it's here!"

Half an hour later, led by Xia Guang and two guards, Bai Shile and his party arrived at a small village called Zhangjiabao, ten miles outside the capital.

"Excuse me, who are the officials looking for?"

After a few people got off their horses at the entrance of Zhangjiabao Village, they just wanted to find someone to inquire about the home of the lame Zhang, when they saw an old man with crutches, hunched over, gray hair, pale and wrinkled face, coming out of the nearby yard. , and asked in a low voice after looking at them carefully.

"Old man, where is lame Zhang's house?"

Xia Guang immediately stepped forward to ask the old man.

(End of this chapter)