I was just solving crimes, how could I become an immortal?

Chapter 65 The Poison of Qiwen Tower

Pardon the death penalty?

This man is absolutely crazy. He actually wants to exchange a clue for his own life?

But thinking about it, it seems that for a death row prisoner, living is the only hope.

Otherwise, no matter how much gold, silver, jewelry, beautiful wife and son, Cao An still has to inherit it?

But is it really possible to change the sentence to death?

"Okay, I promise you." Beside him, Mo Xiaoming suddenly spoke.

Seeing everyone watching, he raised his head even more proudly: "I am the Young Minister of Dali Temple, and no one knows the laws of Daxing better than me. If you have made merit this time, I will ask for the emperor's grace and give you your If the death penalty is changed to 10 years of exile, there must be no problem."

With a high position and authority, one naturally has more say.

But Pang Shi frowned at the side. As a close confidant of the emperor, he did not dare to make such an assertion. Is Mo Xiaoming really sure?
  After receiving this promise, Gong Shilang became even more excited. He held his prison uniform as if he was about to escape from the trap.

"A gentleman's word."

"Hurry up and whip your horse."

"Okay, let me tell you, that group of people are desperadoes from Nanchu. They used Tu Liuli to bribe me and asked me to rent an old house for them in the south of the city, where the underground fire mines are stored."

After the deal was concluded, Gong Shilang finally stopped hiding and told everything he knew in a few words.

Without thinking about Mo Xiaoming, who was a villain, he only left a message after receiving the news, "I will help you later to ask for credit," and turned around and left without saying a word.

What do you mean?
  This guy wants to take credit? Everyone quickly chased him out.

Cao An was the slowest and fell at the end. He looked at Gong Shilang thoughtfully and said softly: "Your wife, I have redeemed her life."

This sentence can be regarded as an answer to Gong Shilang. At least Cao An did not live up to this entrustment.

As for Gong Shilang, he slowly recovered from his frantic state of survival and leaned against the stiff wall with a relieved smile on his lips.

"Thank you. She has never been a party to the situation. I am very grateful that you can take care of her on your behalf. Good people will be rewarded."

Gong Shilang's words still sounded ambiguous, but Cao An understood the implication.

Good people are rewarded, so the evil-minded Mo Xiaoming will definitely be unlucky.

Sure enough, as soon as he walked out of the cell door, he heard Zhu Xian complaining.

"Mo Shaoqing, isn't it appropriate for you to do this? We obviously found clues about this case, but you took the information to yourself?" Zhu Xian's face was full of displeasure.

But Mo Xiaoming was shameless. He unfolded the paper fan in his hand, revealing a picture of a maid dancing with a sword, fanning the wind coquettishly:

"Although the clues were found by your Tsing Yi Department, the interrogation took place in my Dali Temple Prison. What's more, it was only after I agreed to plead for his life that I got the clues. Naturally, confidential information cannot be leaked to outsiders."

Pang Shi, who was standing by, couldn't stand it: "Are you really going to plead for his life? I'm afraid you won't even mention it after you have made a meritorious service."

Gong Shilang's death sentence was sentenced by the Emperor Jinkou. If he wanted to change it, he had to ask the Emperor to take back the death sentence. Needless to say, it was very difficult.

Judging from the triumphant look on this villain's face, it would be surprising if he would be able to fulfill his promise.

"Making up some lies at the right time is also a negotiation skill. Everyone, I'm not going to accompany you." Mo Xiaoming finally said harshly and led the people away.

As long as he solves the case and makes a great contribution, he will definitely get the emperor's grace. He just deceived a death row prisoner. He has no psychological burden at all.

But he rushed out so fast that he didn't notice that the Imperial City Department and the Tsing Yi Department behind him were motionless.

The group of people slowly walked out of the Dali Temple Prison. Looking at the bright and scorching sun falling on a group of fools in a hurry, Cao An couldn't help it.

"I would like to ask, how did such an idiot become the young minister of Dali Temple?"

Cao An once thought that Mo Xiaoming was very capable. After all, he was in an important position at a young age, and he was at least a talent of Pang Shi's level. But looking at it now, the innocence is a bit scary.

"Also, he just said that he went to practice outside for two years? Can our official office still provide paid leave?"

"Of course not." Chief Liang Qifeng rejected it on the spot without hesitation.

He has been single for so many years and has never found a good man, let alone a wife and children. You actually want to take a paid vacation? Absolutely impossible.

"Then why can this young minister of Dali Temple do it?"

"Because his father is the minister of Dali Temple."

"...Okay, just pretend I didn't say it."

Sure enough, the second-generation officials don't have much real ability. Just look at Cao An and Pang Shi. They are not in a hurry at all.

Looking at the line going away, Pang Shi took out a booklet from his arms and drew two strokes. He didn't know if he was memorizing the villain, and said disdainfully:

"Ground fire mines are used to siege cities on the battlefield. Although they are powerful, they are completely inconsistent with the explosion at the dock. I don't know what he is excited about."

When attacking a city, it is natural to blow open the city gates and rush in to fight. It is impossible to leave too many open flames on the ground, so as not to affect the army's charge.

The dock they saw exploded that day, and combustibles like kerosene floated on the river. It burned for several miles and was indestructible when exposed to water. It was completely different from the [earth fire mine].

As for Cao An, he didn't believe it even more.

Because Gong Shilang had already asked him to be an orphan, and he obviously knew that his death date was determined. If there was really such a thing as the secret, why did he need to tell it now?

Moreover, when he was in day care, even his colleagues in the Ministry of Justice hid the news. It was obvious that no one believed it.

Can you deceive the former Minister of Justice with just an empty promise? Do you think others are fools?
  I don’t know who is cheating who.

"But what should we do now? Your clue seems to be of little use." Pang Shi sighed from the side.

It is very difficult for a person who knows he will die to find out clues. Even if he is severely punished, it is difficult to tell whether it is true or false.

What's more, those thieves are not fools. They knew clearly that Gong Shilang was arrested, and their base must have been moved, so they couldn't catch anyone at all.

"That's why I asked you to investigate the black market! How about it? Are there any results?"

"No, as for the kerosene and earth colored glaze, they have not been circulating in large quantities in the ghost market recently. However, the Qiwen Building does seem to have some connection with Nanchu's caravan."

The Hundred Water Sword in Cao An's hand came from Nanchu. Sanyang helped him go to Qiwen Tower to beg for alms.

This kind of approach is not available to ordinary traders.

"Unfortunately, this clue has also been in trouble recently."

"What trouble?"

"The owners of Qiwen Building have been collectively poisoned recently."

"Mass poisoning? It's not such a coincidence. Is it deliberately obstructing the investigation?"

"Probably not. I have sent several famous doctors to him, but unfortunately they have been of no avail. They cannot find the source of the poison. Now he is dying."

Whether you are seeking death or trying to delay time, there is no need to make your whole family miserable. Maybe it was indeed an accident.

"In that case, let me go over and take a look."

"Eh? You go and take a look? Are you also proficient in toxins?"

"I know a little bit about the poison on the dead."

(End of this chapter)