I'm a detective for Dongchang

Chapter 151 Confession
"It started when you conspired with Chang Yao." Lu Xizhi's tone was aggressive and full of displeasure.

Wei Qianzhou didn't move his brows, his expression was light, and he began to say:
Three months ago, Chang Yao started to approach me. At that time, he didn't feel that he had other intentions, because I was just a small boss and had no place to use.

Suddenly one day, he asked me if I wanted to be the head of the Wei family. Although he had mentioned his dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction with Wei Qianfan when we were drinking tea and wine, but... I never thought of hurting him.

But Chang Yao is very good at judging people's hearts. He was just testing at first, but gradually, when the two chatted, he began to talk about the Wei family, the kiln factory, and the preferences of officials and rich people in the capital, saying that if there was his Help recommend, maybe the Wei family's property can grow faster, and even said that if the elder brother's consent can be obtained, the Wei kiln can become an official kiln within five years at the earliest.

Yuan Yanxi interrupted him, his sharp eyes slashed across Wei Qianzhou's slovenly face like a knife's edge: "Chang Yao really said that?"

Wei Qianzhou twitched the corners of his lips: "At this point, I don't need to deceive Mr. Yuan."

"Chang Yao really went to my elder brother. The next day, he told his parents and me about it. I thought he would agree. After all, Chang Yao's promise was too tempting. But... elder brother But I feel that Chang Yao doesn't have this ability, on the contrary, if there is a slight mistake, the whole Wei family will fall."

Yuan Yanxi frowned, unusually indifferent and tough: "What did he ask you to do?"

His aura made it difficult for Wei Qianzhou to resist.

He buried his head and was still struggling with the final entanglement. He knew what kind of ruthless character Dongchang was. If he resisted, he might die here before Chang Yao; It's out of reach, even if you go to the sky, you can't fly out of his palm, and it's even easier to kill him quietly.

Yuan Yanxi stared straight at Wei Qianzhou, with killing intent surging in his heart, Lu Xizhi pinched his palm before suppressing his anger.

Wei Qianzhou also noticed the man with a cold and unfriendly face, and he pretended to be calm, "I advise you, don't act rashly, otherwise, you will regret it!" He changed his posture, "You came to me just to know Yao’s arrangement and plan, if you kill me, nothing will be left.”

Yuan Yanxi laughed back angrily: "Oh? I want to ask the last question, how can you make me regret it!"

Nanyang and Xifeng who stood aside heard something strange, and quickly clenched the sword in their hands, because anyone who is familiar with Yuan Yanxi's temper knows that the factory superintendent has murderous intentions.

There was sarcasm in Yuan Yanxi's eyes: "Wei Qianzhou, do you think you have the right to put on airs here? It's just right, I'll let you try the new torture tools made by Dongchang first, and use your blood to open it up."

Wei Qianzhou frowned, Yuan Yanxi's words made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, terrified.

"Chang Yao brought a person to meet me. This person claimed to be the son of the prince, and he was trusted by the prince. If he cooperates with him, the prince will ascend the throne and become emperor in the future. The Wei family will become the unique official kiln of the Dajin Kingdom, and the benefits will be endless. The Wei family will become the top business house in the capital, and even the current Mie family will have to give up a little bit of their place."

Hearing the prince's name, Yuan Yanxi and Lu Xizhi looked at each other, but they were not surprised. Since they started investigating the case of the Lu family, all the clues and evidence had already pointed to Qi Yuzhang. Be fair and square.

To Lu Xizhi's surprise, he heard a familiar name again, Mr. Yu!

"That Mr. Yu, what does it look like?"

"He's always wearing a mask, you can't see him at all."

"Does he have any characteristics? Or something strange." Lu Xizhi continued to ask.

Wei Qianzhou thought for a while, "He always wears white clothes, and he loves to be clean. If he gets dirty, he will..."

"Just what?"

"I'm going to be furious, and I'm going to beat up the servants and maids around me."

so vicious?

Lu Xizhi frowned, and glanced at Yuan Yanxi, only to see a trace of surprise...and unexpectedness in the other's eyes.

Looking at Wei Qianzhou with a lonely expression, the strong hatred in his heart was no longer concealed, and it was obvious in his eyes: "Wei Qianzhou! For the sake of power and wealth, you will use any means to kill your own brother! You are so cruel and merciless! Wei Qian Fan worked hard for the Wei family, treated his parents kindly, and cared for his brothers and sisters, but was deceived by your hypocrisy, and devoted all his heart to being close to you, but he never thought that he would die at the hands of his own brother."

The last sentence was spoken very calmly, but Wei Qianzhou felt chills all over his body when he heard it.

He raised his hands, thinking that his hands were covered with blood that day, and the elder brother died before he could say the last words...

He hugged his head tightly in pain and cried again.

Yuan Yanxi's eyes flickered and flickered, and his ruthless face changed again and again: "Do you know Lu Zhonglian?"

Wei Qianzhou was still howling, his nose and tears mixed together, making people sick.

"Shut up! The factory supervisor is asking you something." Nanyang pointed his sword at his head.

Wei Qianzhou was so frightened by Jianfeng that he froze there and forgot to cry.

"No, no... I don't know."

"The word 'Lu' written by Jia Dafu's hand was done by you?"

The man nodded.

Lu Xizhi was so angry that she went up and gave him a kick, kicking him to the ground: "To kill someone with a knife, you gang up on a traitor to frame Zhongliang, and you don't care about the life or death of others for your own self-interest.

Yuan Yanxi pulled her back, patted her on the shoulder, "Leave everything to me."

"Do you know who killed Jia Dafu's family?"

"I don't know. That day Yao came to me and said that everything had been arranged, and I would start today. Then I followed them to the ruined temple. Jia Dafu was dead at that time. They asked me to write the word 'Lu' to return There is a suicide note, so let me go first."

Lu Xizhi sat down angrily, damn it!If these testimonies alone are not enough to get rid of Lu Zhonglian's suspicion, how can he explain to the emperor that there is no proof of his death.

"I... I also heard that Chang Yao told Mr. Yu that everything was done and it was very clean."

"Jingming, do you have any impression of Mr. Yu?" Lu Xizhi asked in a low voice.

Yuan Yanxi looked sideways, as if thinking about something, and tapped his fingers on the table.

Suddenly, a slight sound came from outside the courtyard and the roof, Yuan Yanxi flashed sharply, and people had already jumped onto the roof, except Beixue and Xingyun who stayed inside to protect Lu Xizhi, the rest all ran to the courtyard, ready to fight at any time.

Lu Xizhi was worried, and regardless of Beixue's obstruction, she also came to the center of the courtyard and looked towards the roof.

I saw Yuan Yanxi and a strong man standing face to face.

The moonlight is soft, like tulle covering the courtyard.

With a sudden cry, the strong man rushed forward, and the double knives in his hands stabbed Yuan Yanxi's face and abdomen in a row.

Beixue seemed to be talking to herself: "Shuangfeiyan! One knife is straight and the other is reverse. The front knife stabs the door to cover the sight and attract attention, and the other knife stabs the abdomen. This is the real killing move. Just by surprise."

"Beixue, you know him, who is he?"

"The second biggest killer in Purgatory Valley, Heisha."

It's Purgatory Valley again.

"Be careful!" Xing Yun came suddenly, picked up Lu Xizhi and flashed back into the room.

Bei Xue turned her head, eyes full of frost, she drew her sword, grabbed the attacker by the collar with her uninjured hand, and threw him to the ground, the enemy screamed in pain, wanting to stand up Get up, but the sword in Bei Xue's hand stopped him.She swung the sword in her hand beautifully, and the edge of the sword pierced through the man's loose pants, and stabbed firmly into the thigh. The sword pierced deeply, and the man screamed.

"No one wants to leave!" Yuan Yanxi shouted from the roof.

Everyone in the courtyard got the approval and began to join the battle one after another. There was another wave of swords and swords, and the piercing sound of weapons clashing continued.

"Wei Qianzhou, I didn't expect you to be so face-saving. They even hired a professional killer from all over the world to kill you. It seems that your life is very valuable." Lu Xizhi mocked him.

The man on the ground was silent, he would rather die now than live.

The battle didn't last long, and Yuan Yanxi suddenly called out, "Do you still like the gift I gave you?"

"Yuan Gou! You suppressed me in Purgatory Valley, killed hundreds of brothers in my valley, and even if I die, I will hold you back!"

After a while, there was another round of back and forth moves, but after a while, there was a dull sound of heavy objects falling from the courtyard.

The strong man vomited blood and fell to the ground. It was obvious that he was seriously injured.

This face was supposed to be no different from everyone else's face, but there were seven or eight centipede-like scars on his face, one of which bulged out and landed obliquely on his eyes.

She glanced at Yuan Yanxi, walked to the man's side, and with some effort, pulled out a dagger stuck in his shoulder.

Yuan Yanxi watched her move with bright eyes, and nodded appreciatively, his pity always surprised him.

The man held his head up, looking at her with fire in his eyes, and Lu Xizhi did not show any weakness, returning the same look, no one spoke first.

The atmosphere is eerie.

"Are you here to kill him?" Yuan Yanxi pointed at Wei Qianzhou and asked Heisha.

No one answered.

"Do you think it's useful if you don't talk?" He sneered: "Two years ago, the governor let the Purgatory Valley go, because he promised Taoist Sanqing to give you a chance to reform, and each returned home to live a peaceful life. , you still don’t know how to repent.”

"Stop talking nonsense, I am not afraid of death, but even if I die, I will take you to be buried with me!" After speaking, one hand quickly took out an object from his bosom.

Everyone in the East Factory was not afraid at all, and Yuan Yanxi took two steps forward: "The governor suddenly wants to know whether it is the governor's quick skill or your hidden weapon."

Yuan Yanxi's arrogant words made Heisha slightly taken aback.

"Heisha, the governor knows that you hate the court because of your sister's death, but if I tell you that the murderer who killed your sister has been found, why don't you give me a favor too?"

Heisha's body clutching his wound was startled, he rushed to him, and said viciously, "Don't mention my sister!"

"Stand back!" Nanyang's sword was already on Heisha's chest, if he moved any further, it would pierce through his heart.

Yuan Yanxi gently pushed aside the sword, behind his hands, his tall body made him look down at Heisha.

"It's true, there are witnesses."

Heisha squinted his eyes, as if he was distinguishing the truth from what he said.

Yuan Yanxi opened the corner of his mouth: "I just want to know who asked you to kill Wei Qianzhou."

Royal Palace
Qi Tianyin is on the path next to Kunning Palace, along the way, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant, the pavilion is decorated with crystal bead curtains, behind the curtains there are women playing the piano with gauze, the sound of the piano is flowing between the fingertips, whether virtual or real, changing, like a ghost Jiandiquan is clear and ethereal, and then the water converges into gurgling streams, merges into the turbulent river and sea, and finally calms down.

As soon as his eyes became clear, a trace of imperceptible sternness flashed across, and when he raised his head again, he disappeared again.

"The emperor is here." The eunuch's sharp voice sounded.

"Long live the emperor..."

"Greetings to the royal father."

"When did you come?" Qi Tianyin asked Qi Yuzhang.

"I have half a stick of incense when I come here, and my mother has a headache for the past two days, so give her some medicine."

"Well, you have a heart."

After Qi Tianyin asked a few more questions, he turned to Chang Xinyue, "Has the headache improved?"

Chang Xinyue replied cautiously: "Back to the emperor, my concubine is much better today, just now Zhang Er accompanied me for a walk in the garden."

Qi Tianyin nodded, sat on the chair and said nothing more.

Next, spread the meal and set the meal, eat without talking, sleep without talking, with the emperor present, the dinner table is extraordinarily quiet.

The royal family has experienced almost strict etiquette education since childhood, and the table manners are impeccable.

It's just that Qi Yuzhang was a little restrained, his father only asked a few questions, but it made him mutter in his heart, and the original joy and joy disappeared quietly, replaced by a little bit of depression.

He hasn't had dinner with his father for a long time.

After lunch, Qi Yuzhang took his leave, and Emperor Taihe did not leave in a hurry, and sat in Chang Xinyue's bedroom for a while.

Chang Xinyue personally offered Qi Tianyin a cup of tea.

The emperor was sipping tea, and the empress sat beside him quietly, the atmosphere was a little dull.

Finally, Qi Tianyin put down his teacup, looked at Chang Xinyue with soft eyebrows, and said suddenly: "Queen, I remember that when you married me, you were a delicate and articulate person. Over the years, you have become less and less talkative." .”

Chang Xinyue's heart tightened, and she replied softly: "The concubine has been suffering from illness for the past few years, intermittently, and she never gets better, just lingering on her last breath. The emperor attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and treats the concubine as always. In front of the emperor, I have no face to say more."

He glanced at Chang Xinyue again, sneered in his heart, and said lightly: "Others are trembling in front of me, you and I are married, there is no need to be like this."

Chang Xinyue should be respectful.

"I heard that Chang Shangshu has been to your Kunning Palace very frequently recently."

"I don't know who is talking too much. He told my father about my illness. He found a folk remedy and brought it. He was afraid that something might go wrong, so he would come and see it every now and then." Chang Xinyue replied casually as if nothing had happened.

"Well... I also think it should be like this." Qi Tianyin put down the teacup, and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "But how did I hear that besides Chang Shangshu, your concubine brother also came five days ago?"

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(End of this chapter)