Lady Wan Guan

No. 7 gritted his teeth, no matter how alarmist the white-faced scholar was.

"Since you don't choose, let's try the same thing."

Jiang Wanning handed the first medicine bottle to Zheng Guan.

Zheng Guan opened the medicine bottle, and two of his men opened No. 7's mouth and drank half the bottle of medicine.

Then he poured the second bottle.

"Bind him tightly and gagged him tightly."

Then everyone stood there and looked at No. 7 expectantly, wondering if the medicine was really as powerful as it said.

After a cup of tea, the effects of the medicine took effect. No. 7 was gagged, whimpering like a wild beast, and beads of sweat broke out on his forehead. It was obvious that he was in extreme pain.

No. 7 held on for half a stick of incense, his eyes full of fear.

This kind of pain, no blood, no death, pain everywhere, extreme pain.

It would be easier to be skinned alive than this.

Finally, No. 7 nodded sharply.

Zheng Caring and Xi, Mrs. Jiang’s medicine is really powerful.

But Jiang Wan Ning was indifferent and said sarcastically: "Can't you bear this? Aren't you very capable of carrying it? This medicine will still be effective for about two hours. Be tough and carry it through. We will try another one."

No. 7 burst into tears and shouted vaguely: "I'll move, I'll move."

Jiang Wanning walked slowly to No. 7: "If you make any untrue statement later, I have plenty of ways to deal with you."

No. 7 nodded like a fool, wailing in his heart: End this torture!

Number seven is recruited. They are all raised dead soldiers. He has no name and is codenamed Shanying. They don't know who their lord is. They have always listened to the orders of a man named Master Meng. This time, Master Meng asked them to cooperate with Wang Xin in assassinating Master Gu. , they don’t know anything else.

"Where is your base?"

"In Puji Temple in the eastern suburbs, there is a secret passage under the Maitreya Buddha altar table."

"What does Mr. Meng look like?"

"I've never seen Master Meng's true face. He always comes wearing a mask."

"How many more of you are there?"

"There are thirty-six people here in Puji Temple, and they belong to Feihe Hall. As far as I know, there are several more such halls. What are their specific names? I can't access them in my capacity."

The hardest bones softened into a puddle of mud, and the rest was easy to handle.

Jiang Wanning had a breakthrough, while Gu Zhouting was still arguing with Qin Bochong in Beida Camp.

The thirty-seven crossbows in the warehouse of Beida Camp were all there, so Qin Bochong was very confident: "Sir Gu, since I took over Beida Camp, I have strictly controlled the ordnance, and it is impossible for the ordnance to be stolen. "

"If it is true that the 200 crossbows from the Imperial Guard Camp are all there as your Excellency said, there is only one possibility. Someone had tampered with the burned crossbows. At that time, Uncle Ben had just taken over the Beida Camp, and the situation was very chaotic. , this kind of thing may happen, but don’t worry, sir, I will investigate the matter strictly and give you an explanation.”

Gu Zhouting sneered in his heart, Qin Bochong was really good at dumping the blame, and took all the blame from himself, alluding to Ji Yunchen's poor management.

The so-called rigorous investigation is just perfunctory. At worst, it will find a scapegoat for him.

Gu Zhou stopped and sighed: "Then there is Uncle Lao. This case is urgent. I hope that uncle will find out as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the Emperor to explain. After all, Prince Ji Xiaojun was suspended by the Emperor on the day of the fire. I am the official I remember that after my uncle took over, when he entered the palace to meet the saint, he said that everything was under his control."

The corner of Qin Bochong's mouth twitched. Gu Zhouting was relying on him to excuse Ji Yunchen, so he said: "Don't worry, Mr. Gu, I will start investigating immediately."

Gu Zhou stopped and said goodbye: "Then let's wait for the good news from my uncle."

Gu Zhou stopped and met Han Shu halfway back to the city.

"Sir, the confession has been obtained from Zheng Guan. The killers' stronghold is at Puji Temple in the eastern suburbs. Madam Jiang has already taken people to Puji Temple."

Gu Zhouting looked stern and ordered Xing Feng to go directly to Puji Temple.

When Gu Zhouting arrived, Jiang Wanning stepped forward to greet him. "The temple was empty of people. Even the monks in the temple ran away."

In fact, I didn't have any hope when I came. Those killers failed to return last night, so they knew something was wrong and they must have evacuated in advance.

"However, I found this inside." Jiang Wanning spread out his hand, and there was some white powder and black powder in his palm.

"Found in the corner of the warehouse."

Gu Zhouting's pupils tightened: "Is this saltpeter and charcoal?"

"Yes, it's a material for making explosives."

Now that he had arrived, Gu Zhouting still went in to take a look.

There is a huge space under the secret passage where the altar table is. There is a rest area, a martial arts area, and a large warehouse, but the warehouse is empty now.

"Judging from the traces of stacking, a large amount of saltpeter and charcoal were once stacked here." Gu Zhouting looked grim. If all the materials here were made into explosives, it would probably burn the entire palace to the ground.

"Gu Zhouting, I have a bad feeling. Maybe we need to go to Yongshou Palace to check again."

Gu Zhouding nodded: "Let's go!"

The group of people quickly returned to Dali Temple.

Zheng Guandao: "Sir, everyone has been recruited, but Wang Xin still refuses to say anything except admitting that he wanted to assassinate you last night."

"Where's the handyman?"

"The handyman ran away. He ran away after the Lord and Lady Jiang left yesterday. Someone saw him leaving the city. According to people from the Ministry of Works, this handyman's name is Guan San. He is a widower. He has no relatives and is usually old. To be honest, no one paid much attention to him."

Gu Zhouting looked gloomy: "We missed the move by one."

"It doesn't matter, what we need now is to find out those explosives and the real reason why Mr. Huang was assassinated." Jiang Wanning said.

To assassinate Gu Zhouting last night, she was more inclined to think that someone would use Mr. Huang's case to set up a trap to confuse the public and divert attention.

If the assassination is successful, the other party will naturally want it. If the assassination is unsuccessful, Gu Zhouting will think that the whole incident is directed at him.

It has to be said that the person who set up the situation is very clever, and it is difficult to figure out whether it is true or false.

Or, the person who set up the trap wanted to kill two birds with one stone.

Gu Zhou stopped and said, "Let's go to the Yongshou Palace together!"

Zheng Guan interjected: "Sir, today's interrogation is thanks to Madam Jiang's magical medicine. I am thinking that Mu En has not spoken yet, so can I try using Madam Jiang's medicine?"

Gu Zhou stopped and looked at Jiang Wan Ning.

Jiang Wan Ning said: "I don't prepare much. If I need it, I will prepare some more tonight. Anyway, the materials haven't been used up yet."

Zheng Guanxi said, "Can you prepare more of it? Your medicine is so useful."

"No problem, I'll deliver it tomorrow." Jiang Wanning agreed.

The two of them left Dali Temple and happened to run into Ji Yunchen.

"Where are you going?"

"Enter the palace to investigate the case." Gu Zhouting said calmly.

"Let's go together." Ji Yunchen's eyes lit up when he heard about the investigation.

"You're done with the affairs of Huben Camp."

"The deputy general is here, so I don't have to do it myself. I was about to enter the palace. I heard from Gao Shi that you were assassinated last night and the killers were caught. I came here to take care of you. Do you know who instigated it?"

"Do you still need to ask who instigated it? There is just a lack of evidence right now."