The last three kingdoms

Chapter 54 Confession
Zhang Le explained: "The meals are made by the cooks in the prison kitchen. These cooks have been cooking in the prison kitchen for a long time, and they have never been poisoned. This time, I don't know why."

"Send the cook up!" Liu Yin shouted in a low voice with stern eyes, and went down to summon the cook himself.

"How about it, can you save me?" Liu Yin asked the doctor.

The doctor bowed and said: "Reporting to Lord Youcheng, the food was mixed with highly poisonous crane top red, Huang Ran had already died of poisoning, Shen Yuan probably ate less, the poisoning was relatively shallow, and the rescue was timely, and the poison in the abdomen was spit out , is now safe."

Huang Ran was already lying there upright, foaming at the mouth, but his eyes were not closed, and they were white like dead fish.After being rescued, Hei Shark's life was not in danger, but his spirit was listless, as if he had aged for many years.

"It was poisoned by someone! What's the use of so many of you guarding? Do you know how important these prisoners are? A bunch of trash!" Liu Yin scolded furiously, not hiding his anger.

Feng Quan, Zhang Le and others looked ashamed, they all lowered their heads and remained silent.

The officer who summoned the cook came back quickly, with a panicked expression, and said: "Reporting to Lord Youcheng, the cook who cooked has hanged himself in the back kitchen."

"What?" Everyone's hearts were shaken, and they killed each other again.The matter couldn't be more obvious. Someone bribed the cook, poisoned the food, attempted to assassinate Hei Sha and Huang Ran, and killed the cook afterward. people.

Liu Yin sighed a long time, the matter has come to this point, and it is useless to hold anyone responsible. He walked up to Hei Sha, glanced at the sluggish Hei Sha, and said, "I'm sorry, Commander Shen, we were careless."

Hei Sha blankly glanced at Huang Ran's stiff body not far away, with a bitter smile on the corner of his mouth, and said faintly: "The birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; the cunning rabbit is dead, the lackey is cooking..."

After a while, Hei Sha raised his head and said, "Your Excellency, what do you want to ask, just ask, I know everything."

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The window contains the Xiling Qianqiu Snow, and the door is anchored by the Dongwu Wanli Ship.

On the west bank of the Shujiang River, at the foot of Xiling, there is a secluded manor, overlooking the snow-capped Xiling to the west, and looking at the brocade sails of the Shujiang River to the east, it really has the poetic flavor of Du Fu's pen.

This was originally a manor of the Ma family. After the death of his uncle Ma Cheng, he did not leave any children. The management of this manor was naturally handed over to Liu Yin's mother, Princess Ma.

In view of the mixed fish and dragons in the Lieutenant's Mansion, which is no longer a safe place, Liu Yin specially moved Hei Sha and Wei Xuewu here.

Hei Sha was very depressed, and Huang Ran's death touched him deeply. Although Hei Sha could foresee his final destination after joining the spy profession, he still felt betrayed for a long time. relieved.

"Commander Shen, don't worry, it's very safe here, I promise nothing like this will happen." The manor is full of trusted family soldiers of the Ma family, and there are dozens of Qiang guards alone. Liu Yin is very confident defensive.

Hei Shark here is no longer treated like a prisoner, but like a distinguished guest, with the best food and the most thoughtful service, but it is impossible for Hei Shark to return to a normal state of health in a short time.

"From the moment I was imprisoned, I had already expected that they would do whatever it takes. I, Shen Yuan, boasted that I was also a strong and tough man. Since I sneaked into Chengdu, I had already put life and death aside, but I didn't expect them to be so aggressive. If you don't trust me, it doesn't matter if I'm not benevolent, and my son is not righteous. Lord Youcheng, what do you want to know?"

There is a trace of sadness in Hei Shark's voice, with unspeakable resentment and pain. Although the wounds on his body have scabbed over, his heart is bleeding. In the end, it was thrown away as a rag, and Black Shark could not accept such an ending calmly anyway.

Liu Yin sat across from him, Zhang Le and Zhao Zhuo stood on his left, and the clerk was a steward of Anping Palace.

"Did you plan the assassination of the Son of Heaven on Mount Qingcheng this time?"

Black Shark said slowly: "Yes. At the end of last year, the Jianjun Commander sent a secret letter saying that our army has assembled in Guanzhong and is preparing to launch a decisive attack on Shu. Carry out an operation to assassinate the emperor of the Shu Kingdom, if the assassination succeeds, it will create chaos in the territory of the Kingdom of Shu and create favorable conditions for the army to march."

"Is Xue Wu someone from your organization?"

"No. Xue Wu is the widowed daughter of a court criminal. Her father was executed by the Shu Han court for the crime of treason, destroying the three tribes. Xue Wu has always been brooding and looking for opportunities to take revenge. We are taking advantage of Xue Wu's eagerness for revenge. , to lure him to join this operation. Xue Wu has superb swordsmanship and extraordinary skills, so this operation, she will assassinate the Emperor of Shu, and the other killers are all from our military department."

"Since Xue Wu is a criminal wanted by the court and kept her name incognito, how did you find her?"

"This... how should I put it, our military department has always used Shu Han to commit crimes, such as Peng Yang's descendants and Liao Li's descendants. They have blood feuds with the Shu Han court, so it is easy to be loyal to us. , to do things for us. However, this Xue Wu is rather special. She was willing to participate in the assassination of the Shu Emperor, but she refused to join our organization and refused to do things for us. This time in the abandoned village, she was originally going to get rid of her If it can’t be used by us, keeping it will be a disaster in the end.”

Liu Yin nodded secretly, and Hei Sha's confession confirmed what Wei Xuewu said. It seems that [-]% to [-]% of Wei Xuewu's words are true.It seems that the truth of this assassination case has come to light. The spies of Wei State and the prison officials jointly planned this operation, and the motive is very clear. Wei State will carry out a large-scale military operation against Shu State, a real war It is imminent.

"Wei State has a list of spies hiding in Chengdu and the territory of Shu State. Please ask Commander Shen to provide it."

There was a slight twist on Hei Sha's face, but he had reached this stage, he hesitated again and again, and finally picked up the pen.

(End of this chapter)