Lu Wan paused.
It's not that she was trying to keep people in suspense, but she just hadn't figured out how to explain it.
"How do you explain it? The one who betrayed his brother was Liu Shen's younger brother. Liu Shen may have died a long time ago. It was his younger brother who was pretending to be him all along."
This also explains why there were no signs of fighting in Liu Shen's residence.
Liu Shen must have often helped his younger brother over the years, and they must have a good relationship, otherwise people in the military camp would not know him.
In this case, it can be basically inferred that Liu Shen's younger brother stole military intelligence, betrayed Lu Changxin, broke up with Liu Shen, poisoned Liu Shen and replaced him.
"I understand."
Chen Yan frowned tightly and had to admit that this was indeed the most plausible inference so far.
In other words, the person who is alive now is most likely Liu Shen’s younger brother, the real Liu Shen is dead, and the culprit is still at large.
It is even possible that he will commit a crime again... It is heartbreaking to think about it. All Liu Shen's efforts over the years have been wasted.
Before today, everyone including Shen Yan believed that Liu Shen had betrayed Lu Changxin.
"He's also a poor man."
Lu Wan sighed. There was no way to make up for it now.
The most important thing at the moment is to catch the culprit.
The funniest thing is that the man had been in and out of the military camp countless times, and almost everyone who was familiar with Liu Shen knew of the existence of such a person.
No one knew his name, and no one thought that it was the bookish younger brother who did it.
"Ying, the rest is up to you."
Shen Yan is still immersed in Lu Wan’s inference just now.
If it was really as Lu Wan inferred, then Liu Shen's brother would definitely not be able to escape from the villa's impregnable defense.
So... he might still be in the other courtyard!
"Does your Highness still remember the jailer?"
Lu Wan was also frowning. She didn't know why she felt that there was something wrong with the jailer.
There is no light in her eyes when she looks at people. This is an ambiguous statement, just her own feeling.
"He's locked up in a cell. Don't worry. There are people guarding him. He can't run away or die."
Shen Yan sighed. He no longer felt that there was anything wrong with the jailer.
Since it has been confirmed that it was the younger brother who did it, then the others are not likely to be suspects.
There is not enough manpower to begin with, so there is no need to waste unnecessary manpower.
"Interrogate him as soon as possible. I think there is definitely something wrong with him."
Lu Wan was still very persistent, and to be honest she didn't know the reason.
This is probably just an intuition.
"Give me a reason. I can't use my limited manpower and resources just because of your suspicion."
Shen Yan believed in Lu Wan, but doing this really couldn't convince the public.
This was the fact, and Lu Wan could understand it, but it was just such an intuitive thing that she couldn't give any reason for.
"I understand that Your Majesty also needs a reason. Why not use my life as a guarantee? If the truth comes out and it really has nothing to do with the jailer, I am willing to die to apologize."
Lu Wan didn't know what kind of mood he was in when he said this.
She has only been in this world for a few days... She clearly came here just to study history, but how did she get dragged into the vortex of court struggles?
History cannot be changed, Lu Wan still firmly believes this.
"In that case, you will be in charge of this matter."
Chen Yan smiled knowingly. The two of them had only been together for a few days, but they had already formed a tacit understanding.
Just like Lu Wan believed that the jailer must be related to this matter, Shen Yan also believed that this matter could be resolved.
The jailer looked harmless, and when he heard that he was going to be interrogated, he showed no intention of resisting at all.
"Were you present at the scene of Liu Shen's death?"
Lu Wan asked as usual.
They spoke with one voice and unanimously decided not to tell anyone about Lu Wan's inference for the time being. No one knew who the "ghost" was.
"No, sir, you have asked this question many times. Are you planning to torture me to extract a confession?"
The jailer's attitude could be described as neither humble nor arrogant.
Now, the news that Lu Wan signed a military order in order to interrogate the jailer has basically spread throughout the other courtyard, but there are all kinds of rumors, which can be said to be very bizarre.
At the moment, Lu Wan really didn't have any better way to ask what he wanted.
"In that case, then just sit here. If you don't say anything, I won't be able to report back. Just hang out here for a while."
Lu Wan smiled and sat down.
He had no intention of continuing the interrogation and began to close his eyes and rest.
What a joke. There are things that are more cruel than torture. Standing there for days without sleep or water, even gods and men cannot stand it, let alone such a weak-looking person.
"Someone, go find all the people who are close to this jailer."
Since we can't break through this person, we can't just sit there and do nothing. "You guys are responsible for guarding him. Don't let him sleep, and don't give him food or water."
She wanted to see how long she could hold out.
It was naturally impossible for Lu Wan to stay here for several days in person, so after instructing his men to pay attention, he left the interrogation dungeon and went to see someone who was usually close to the jailer to inquire about the situation.
The findings were within expectations, but also somewhat unexpected.
It was easy to find out that the jailer's name was Ergou. His father was a butcher. He offended the local tyrant and had his hands chopped off. Ergou was fleeing here.
"What do you think of this matter, Your Highness? I think that this person who has been battling wits and courage with us would not leave such a serious loophole for us to exploit."
This is why Lu Wan doesn’t really believe this information.
There was no explanation, it was just like she intuitively felt that there was something wrong with Ergou.
"I have roughly the same idea as you, but how can you know if you don't try it?"
That's true. Now there is really no other breakthrough except this one.
Lu Wan decided to investigate the authenticity of the information according to the records filled out by Ergou before, but this task takes time and is difficult to complete immediately in a short period of time. Of course, she cannot go there in person.
"I will arrange this. Your current task is to interrogate Ergou and anyone who might be his accomplice."
Shen Yan made a promise, and he naturally knew that Lu Wan would not be able to complete this task in a short period of time.
The so-called military order was just an attempt to find a reasonable reason for their actions.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Your Majesty. Does Brother Ying have any missions recently?"
Lu Wan asked tentatively, she actually really needed Ying's help.
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