Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 397 Pretend to be crazy
Li Canghai frowned, waved the turbid air in front of him, and said, "How can people live in this kind of place? It's unreasonable! I have issued an order from this officer that from today onwards, no prisoners will be held in this cell! After my officer leaves, Immediately transfer Hao Ren to the upper cell!"

"Yes, yes, the little old man will definitely report this matter to Mr. Fu Yin!" The old jailer nodded and bowed hurriedly.

Li Canghai was extremely angry in his heart, how could people be imprisoned in this kind of place?Humid and cold, dark and oppressive, no matter how normal a person is, he will go crazy if he is detained here for more than ten days, let alone more than ten years?
The further you go in, the stronger the strange smell inside.

The two brothers, Ben Boerba and Baboerben, turned green from being suppressed directly.

Li Canghai thought for a while, took out two 'Pihui Pills' from the cloth bag on his body, and gave one to each of the two brothers.

This 'Pihui Pill' is a pill that Zhang Xuan made specially for him before he left.

The two brothers took the 'Pihui Dan' and stuffed it into their mouths, and their complexions gradually improved.

Li Canghai could still bear it. Speaking of it, this smell was far worse than the smell of corpses!

Soon, several people came to Hao Ren's cell.

Along the way, Li Canghai found that more than a dozen cells were empty, and only one in this corner was imprisoned.

"My lord, he is Hao Ren." said the old jailer.

Li Canghai looked towards the cell, and in the dark cell, a man with unkempt hair and a hunchback leaned against the cell with his shoulders shaking constantly.

"What is he doing?" Li Canghai asked with a frown.

The old jailer shook his head, with the same puzzled look on his face. He hesitated for a while and called out, "Hao Ren, Master Li from Dali Temple is here to see you!"

However, the man didn't look back.

The old jailer knocked hard on the wooden fence of the cell, and shouted, "Hao Ren! Master Li is here to see you!"

The old jailer yelled several times in a row, but the man still didn't respond. The old jailer thought for a while, and suddenly shouted: "Dinner is ready!"

Hearing this, the man turned around abruptly.

With this turn around, several people were startled immediately.

This person is skinny and unkempt, and he is gnawing on half a bloody mouse.

He was like a hungry wolf that had been starving for months, his eyes shone with a palpitating light.

"Eat, eat...eat!" The man rushed over suddenly and yelled frantically.

He was chewing on half a mouse, like a hungry ghost crawling out of hell, waving his hands desperately, trying to catch Li Canghai who was closest to the cell.

"My lord, be careful!" Ben Bo Erba suddenly pulled Li Canghai towards him, only to hear a chirp, and a piece of Li Canghai's sleeve was torn off.

Li Canghai was startled, he didn't expect the man to strike so fast, if it wasn't for Ben Bo Erba who pulled him away in time, his arm would have been torn off a large piece of flesh by the man's sharp nails .

"You are so brave, how dare you attack your lord?" Babo'er roared angrily. He rushed over like lightning, grabbed the man's wrist suddenly, and dislocated it with a click.

The man's wrist was charged, and he was immediately restrained by Rabo Erben.

However, even though his wrist was twisted and dislocated, he didn't seem to feel anything, and he was still chewing half a mouse desperately.

His grinning expression, coupled with the bloody mouse in his mouth, looked even more creepy and terrifying.

Li Canghai frowned, and told Ba Bo'er to let go of the man. After breaking free, the man immediately drooped his right hand and curled up in the corner of the wall, with a look of horror in his eyes.

"Open the cell." Li Canghai said.

The old jailer was stunned for a moment, and Ben Bo Erba and Ba Bo Erben were also stunned for a moment, and they hurriedly said: "My lord, no! This man is crazy, what if I hurt my lord?"

"It's okay, I'll open the cell in my own way." Li Canghai said lightly.

The old jailer hesitated, took out the key from his waist, and opened the cell door.

"Go down first!" Li Canghai said to the old jailer.

The old jailer nodded, and then backed out.

"My lord, do you want us to go in with you?" Ben Bo Erba looked at the crazy man and asked.

"No, you can just guard in front of the door." After Li Canghai finished speaking, he opened the cell door and walked in.

Inside the cell, it was gloomy and oppressive, filled with a stench.

Li Canghai frowned, and walked directly towards the man.

The man curled up in the corner, his body trembling constantly, as if he had been quite frightened.

"Hao Ren?" Li Canghai asked.

The man curled up even tighter.

Li Canghai squatted down, stared at him and said, "Hao Ren, do you still remember Qin Fu?"

The man held his legs with his left hand, his body trembling.

"Then do you remember, Lian Yun, Lie Zhan?" Li Canghai stared at him, then asked.

Hao Ren's body was shaking desperately, and suddenly he yelled: "Ghost! There is a ghost! ~ There is a ghost!"

Hao Ren's bloodless face was full of fear, he jumped up suddenly, and slammed his head against the wall.

With a bang, a line of blood flowed from his forehead.

Li Canghai was taken aback. At this time, Ben Boerba, who was guarding outside the cell, rushed in quickly when he heard the screams inside.

"My lord, are you alright?" Ben Bo Erba stood in front of Li Canghai, staring at Hao Ren, and asked.

"I'm fine, let him calm down!" Li Canghai shook his head and said.

Ben Boerba reached out and tapped Hao Ren's shoulder. Hao Ren, who was like a mad cow, suddenly collapsed. He sat down slowly against the wall and kept repeating a sentence: "It's not me, it's not me...it's not I killed, not me!"

Li Canghai stared at him intently, and said, "Fourteen years ago, General Huaihua Qin Fu colluded with the enemy and treasoned, and was sentenced to death. His whole family was ransacked and beheaded. You were thrown into the sky prison because you are Qin Fu's confidant, right?"

Hao Ren's eyes were dull, he was not angry at all, his face was full of horror, and he was trembling all over, as if he didn't hear what Li Canghai said.

Li Canghai frowned slightly, and with his hands behind his back, he said calmly: "I came here this time not to seek your misfortune, but to tell you that the case of Qin Fu has been uncovered by me, and I will investigate again. I am not afraid to tell you that according to the clues I have so far, there is something else hidden about Qin Fu's collaborating with the enemy and treason. General Qin is loyal and definitely not a collaborator. If you were wronged, why did you admit the crime yourself? As Qin Fu's confidant, you should be clear about what happened back then, and I hope you can tell me what happened back then."

Hao Ren leaned against the wall, his dull eyes were only black and white, and he still didn't respond at all.

Li Canghai didn't seem to care. He stared at Hao Ren and said word by word, "I just want to ask you, is this case related to Li Linfu?"

Hao Ren suddenly smirked to himself, saliva mixed with blood flowed out of his mouth, making one's scalp tingle.

"If you are afraid of Li Linfu, you don't have to worry. Li Linfu has been dead for more than a year. Now the Holy Majesty is in Luoyang. Although I raised the case again, the Holy Majesty also allowed a retrial, but the Holy Majesty only gave me seven days to investigate. If the truth comes out, if Qin Fu is wronged, the Holy Majesty will rehabilitate him. But if there is no result within seven days, this matter will never be brought up again."

Li Canghai looked up at the oppressive ceiling of the cell, and said indifferently: "Three days have passed now, and there is not much time left. Regardless of whether you are really stupid or fake, the reason why I said this to you is to Let you understand one thing, this is Qin Fu's only chance to seek revenge, and it is also your only chance to see the light of day again."

After saying this, Li Canghai walked out of the cell without looking back. When he reached the door of the cell, he stopped suddenly and said in a calm tone: "I will order someone to transfer you to the upper cell. If you think of something, You can notify this officer at any time. However, the time limit can only be three days.”

After Li Canghai finished speaking, he left the cell.Before leaving, he glanced at Hao Ren, who still had a dull expression and didn't respond.

After leaving the Luoyang Prison, Li Canghai went to the Luoyang government office to explain something before returning to Di's house.

Seeing Li Canghai came back, Di Huai quickly went up to meet him and inquired about the situation.

Li Canghai told him the story, and Di Huai immediately fell into deep thought.

After a while, Di Huai stroked his beard and suddenly said, "Cang Hai, do you think Hao Ren is really crazy or just pretending to be crazy?"

Li Canghai picked up the teacup, used the tea cover to shake the tea leaves floating on the tea water, and pondered: "It's hard to say, no matter how tough a person is, he was locked in a dark prison for 14 years. This feeling that life is worse than death can definitely drive people crazy."

Di Huai nodded, and sighed: "Poor! Hao Ren fought with Qin Fu in the South and North, and after many lives and deaths, he was imprisoned in a dark cell for 14 years! Since Hao Ren has gone crazy, this Didn't the clue just stop there?"

Li Canghai drank his tea one after another, but he kept thinking about Hao Ren's expression in the cell.

Judging from Hao Ren's performance, he was indeed insane, and not a little crazy.

But in Li Canghai's view, there was a strange feeling. When he mentioned Qin Fuzhi, he keenly noticed that Hao Ren's sluggish eyeballs had obvious signs of moving to the right. This meant that when Li Canghai mentioned Qin Fuzhi, he was recalling .

Since he can recall Qin Fu, it means that he has not forgotten Qin Fu, but he still pretends to be ignorant.

Li Canghai secretly guessed in his heart, if this person is pretending to be crazy, then his determination is so tenacious that it is unimaginable.

During the 14 years in prison, he has been pretending to be crazy, which is simply unbelievable!

"If this person has been pretending to be stupid for 14 years, it is very likely that he has important clues in his hands, but right now he doesn't believe anyone, so it seems that he can only wait." Li Canghai said inwardly as he thought about it.

It was getting late at this time, and in order to welcome Su Wang Li Yu, Di Ying prepared a sumptuous dinner.

At this time, Di Qing's coquettish voice suddenly came from outside: "Go away! Don't follow me! Otherwise, this heroine will want you to look good!"

"Did you hear that? Miss Qing told you to go away! Yunhe, hurry up!" Li Yu shouted.

"This girl wants you to go away! Damn you!" Hearing the voice, Di Qing seemed very angry.

"Oh, Miss Qing, how can I leave? I came to learn how to detect cases with my husband, so I might live in Di's house in the future! I hope Miss Qing will take care of you!" Li Yu laughed. Then the voice came.

The voices of the two were getting closer and closer, and they soon came to the living room.

"What's going on here?" Li Canghai rubbed his nose, a little puzzled. Why did Di Qing and Li Yu conflict?
Di Huai glanced at him strangely, and said meaningfully: "Cang Hai, you have an opponent."

Li Canghai looked at him inexplicably, not knowing what he meant.

While talking, Di Qing walked in with a straight face, followed by Li Yu who was smiling and Qi Yunhe who looked nervous.

Li Canghai couldn't help but feel a little funny, and Qi Yunhe's expression was a little too nervous. Could it be that he was still worried that Li Yu would be injured in Di's house?

When Di Qing saw Li Canghai, her originally angry face burst into a smile like a spring breeze. She walked to Li Canghai's side in two or three steps, and said softly, "Canghai, are you back?"

Li Canghai nodded. He looked behind Di Qing and found Li Yu alone, so he asked, "Qing'er, where is Xuan'er?"

"Oh, Sister Xue said she remembered something important, which might be a useful clue, so she went to investigate." Di Qing said affectionately.

However, Li Canghai did not notice that Li Yu, who was behind Di Qing, scratched his ears and cheeks like a monkey when he saw the intimate movements of the two of them.

"My lord, are you feeling unwell?" Li Canghai asked curiously.

Before Li Yu could speak, Di Qing snorted, "He's sick, he didn't take his medicine when he went out!"

Di Huai was taken aback, he hurriedly said to Di Qing: "Qing'er, don't be rude to the lord, hurry up and apologize to the lord." Then, he bowed to Li Yu and said awkwardly: "My lord, Qing'er You spoke out loud and offended the lord, and I hope the lord will make amends!"

Li Yu squinted his eyes, and laughed indifferently: "It's okay, it's okay, Miss Qing is straightforward, she is a straightforward person, how can I blame her? Ha, ha ha ha..."

Li Canghai smiled and said, "Qing'er, the prince is a prince after all, how can you say that about him?"

"Hmph, he's just a nuisance!" Di Qing raised her eyebrows slightly and pouted.

Li Canghai couldn't help laughing, but Li Yu was indifferent, and said with a playful smile: "Miss Qing has a straightforward personality, and she is a chivalrous woman in the world. It is my luck to know Miss Qing!"

Li Canghai touched his nose in surprise, thinking, how could Li Yu be so excited, could it be that he picked up a treasure?However, he didn't notice Di Huai's reminding look at him.

The dinner party was held in the living room, and everyone sat around a round table, which was filled with delicacies.

Li Canghai and Di Qing were sitting next to each other. Li Yu was supposed to be the guest of honor and should sit on the top table, but he didn't want to sit on the top table. Instead, he pulled a stool and moved closer to Li Canghai and Di Qing. To be precise, it was actually Di Qing. around.

The two brothers Di Huai and Di Ying looked at each other in dismay, but Li Canghai was like a piece of wood, he didn't feel anything wrong.

Half of the seven days had passed, but the more he checked, the more he felt dizzy. After all, it had been 14 years since the incident, and all kinds of evidence had long been obliterated by time, and even the people who knew about it back then were gone.

(End of this chapter)