After that incident at the beginning, the two were finally able to talk properly. Lu Zheng handed a packet of external injury medicine to Jian Yu and said stiffly: "I just bought it from a random drugstore on the roadside. You're welcome."

Jian Yu took it and just glanced at it: "It's Qianjintang's stick sore medicine. I heard it's hard to buy. You must have spent a lot of effort on it."

"..."

Lu Zheng remembered the food he had taken from the basket and suddenly didn't want to give it to him.

Jian Yu's nose twitched: "Yipinzhou's medicinal food, black bean pig's trotter soup, seems to be specially ordered for me..."

"Shut up!" Lu Zheng couldn't stand it any longer, "I just bought it on the street! I just bought it casually, don't be self-indulgent, I tell you!"

Jian Yu didn't say anything else, but his last helpless and tolerant look almost made Lu Zheng explode. I always felt that after giving him the medicine that day, the relationship between the two began to run wildly in a weird direction.

Lu Zheng didn't dare to think too much, and quickly asked him about the matter: "Hey, what did you do at Shui Miao Temple that day?" Jian

Yu's face froze slightly, and he asked casually: "Why are you asking this?"

"Of course, I was investigating the case and finding the murderer!"

"Murderer?" Jian Yu showed a sarcastic smile, "Even my father doesn't believe me, what makes you think I'm innocent?"

Lu Zheng wanted to grab his collar and tell him that it was just because I spent a week cramming homework at the end of the semester and finished the 20-centimeter-thick case questions in a semester, but the reality was that he could only snort aggrievedly: "I just know."

"The Ministry of Justice has worked so hard for so long and finally caught me as a scapegoat. You should at least consider your brother."

"Why didn't I think about him? If they catch the wrong person, the murderer will only laugh at them in secret and continue to commit crimes." Jian Yu

's eyes flashed with surprise.

Lu Zheng quickly responded: "Wait, wasn't I asking you? If you make trouble again, I will ignore you."

Jian Yu shut up obediently.

Lu Zheng was satisfied.

"When did you go to Shui Miao Temple? When did you leave?" Lu Zheng took out a small homemade notebook and a rough charcoal pencil, and looked at Jian Yu with burning eyes. Jian Yu

tilted his face a little uncomfortably, and thought for a while: "I probably went there at the hour of You, and left at almost the hour of Xu."

Yanjing City started the curfew at the hour of Xu, so it was indeed very late.

"Why did you come back so late..." Lu Zheng muttered, and then asked, "Did you hear any strange sounds, such as... bells or something?"

Jian Yu shook his head.

Lu Zheng asked all his doubts again, and then he put away the notebook and charcoal pencil with satisfaction. Seeing Jian Yu still standing there looking at him, he couldn't help but ask: "Why are you looking at me? Why don't you take medicine and eat something?"

"I'm just thinking about what you said." Jian Yu asked, "Will the murderer really commit crimes again?"

Lu Zheng replied reluctantly: "Maybe."

"Maybe?"

"Maybe, maybe, you can choose one. Anyway, if the murderer is going to commit crimes, it should be in the next few days." So this is what Lu Zheng is most worried about. If his guess is right, another innocent girl will be killed soon.

Jian Yu didn't know whether he believed it or not, he nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Seeing Jian Yu obediently taking medicine and drinking the soup, Lu Zheng felt something was wrong again: "Hey, did we know each other before?"

Jian Yu paused, then said nonchalantly: "So what if we knew each other? So what if we didn't know each other?"

"So, we really knew each other?" Lu Zheng was a little panicked. There was no such person as Jian Yu in the original owner's memory. It was as if someone used the keyword "extract" and deleted all memories about Jian Yu. This unknown made him feel uneasy.

Jian Yu's voice was vague: "I know him, but not very well. Why, you don't remember him?"

Lu Zheng touched his forehead and said unnaturally: "I was injured before, and after I woke up... I don't remember some things."

Jian Yu didn't say anything. Lu Zheng also felt that amnesia was too stupid. He was about to say a few words to add to it, but he heard Jian Yu say: "Oh, just forget it." His tone was flat, as if he was saying that the weather was very good today.

Lu Zheng had a lot of words stuck in his throat. After thinking for a while, he asked tentatively: "Then how did we meet?"

Jian Yu turned around and looked at him with a smile: "Do you want to know?"

That bad premonition came again, but before Lu Zheng could refuse, Jian Yu had already spoken in a flat tone: "We met a year ago. You fell in love with me at first sight. You kept pestering me and even wanted to recommend yourself to me, but I kicked you off the bed..."

"Nonsense!"

"Oh, actually you wanted to be on top but you couldn't beat me, so you ran away crying..."

"Shut up!"

Lu Zheng's face turned red, and he didn't know whether he was angry or ashamed. If he believed it, then something weird would happen! You can't judge a person by his appearance. You can't fight the sea. You look cold on the outside, but you are violent on the inside. I can't tell that you are such a person, Jian Yu! I didn't know you were so cold when I first met you! Did your moral integrity get eaten by dogs?

Seeing his expression, Jian Yu couldn't help laughing. A smile slowly spread across his overly gorgeous face. It was the warmth that was born from the bottom of his heart, which made this gloomy and terrifying prison a little warmer.

"Forget it, I was just kidding you."

Lu Zheng glared at him. He didn't know why, but in front of Jian Yu, his emotions were easily exposed, and he was completely led by him.

Seeing that the time for the visit was about to come, Lu Zheng, who was originally ready to leave immediately, hesitated for a moment, and still took out a purse.

"Take care of the jailers, at least let them get you a cotton coat..."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Zheng looked at Jian Yu with a wave of his hand and stuffed the purse into his arms. He was frank and honest, not treating himself as an outsider at all.

"You don't even try to refuse?!"

Jian Yu blinked, very innocent: "What are you refusing? Didn't you plan to give it to me in the first place?"

Brother, go be a robber. With your logic, you will definitely be able to reach the pinnacle of your life in that position!

Lu Zheng, who was frustrated, didn't want to say anything, and turned around and left. However, he had just taken a step when someone grabbed his sleeve.

"What are you doing!" Lu Zheng asked unhappily.

"Nothing, I just think... it's nice that you came to see me."

Lu Zheng was stunned. He didn't look back to see the other person's expression, but the hoarse voice was like a small brush rubbing against his heart, making his heart numb and itchy.

At this moment, a noise came from the other end of the passage. Before Lu Zheng could react, he saw a man dressed as a scholar walked in, followed by a prison guard with a gray face and Bao Zheng with a bitter face. The two wanted to stop him but didn't dare to, but they couldn't stop the man at all.

The scholar also saw him and Jian Yu, who was behind him and had not yet let go of his sleeve, and said in a cold voice: "The Lord has repeatedly ordered that outsiders are not allowed to spy on the prison, but I didn't expect you to break the law. Zhao must report this matter to Minister Liu."

Lu Zheng frowned and realized that the scholar looked very familiar. It was Zhao Xueqin, whom he had seen in his eldest brother's study.

Zhao Xueqian also recognized him and frowned, "Master Lu, even if you have a distinguished family background, you cannot ignore the law of the country, let alone the suspect's crime is extremely serious and it is against the law. You'd better not interfere."

"Law is law, and human feelings are human feelings." Lu Zheng said dissatisfiedly, "The case hasn't been closed yet, Jian Yu is still just a suspect, I don't know how visiting a prisoner can be related to the law of the country."

He was right. The suspect's family members bribed the jailers to give them some gifts or to meet people. This has happened in every dynasty and has almost become a consensus. Officials also turned a blind eye to it, and it has never been discussed so seriously.

"But you and the suspect are neither brothers nor friends. Why do you want to visit the prison when you have never met each other? Moreover, Lord Lu is the chief judge of this case, and you are his brother. How will outsiders view Lord Lu if you come to visit a suspect for no reason?" Zhao Xueqian said calmly.

Lu Zheng was stunned and didn't know how to refute him.

Zhao Xueqian pressed on step by step: "Chapter 27 of the Daxia Code states: Those who commit the ten evil deeds shall be punished as the offender until a verdict is reached. Chapter 43 states: Those sentenced to flogging or above and death or below can be redeemed, but those who commit the ten evil deeds are not subject to this law. There is also an additional provision: Those who commit the ten evil deeds shall not receive food, clothing or money, but may feed their relatives, comb their hair, and wipe their faces before being sentenced."

Lu Zheng was confused by what he heard, but when he saw Bao Zheng and the jailer beside him both had dejected looks on their faces, he knew that Zhao Xueqian had caught him.

The other party had a good argument, and Lu Zheng's rebuttal seemed very pale. He couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Zhao, have I ever offended you?"

Zhao Xueqian still looked righteous: "I am not targeting you, I just can't stand the law being trampled on."

After he finished speaking, he heard a chuckle from behind Lu Zheng, and frowned: "Why is the suspect laughing?"

Jian Yu let go of Lu Zheng's sleeve, stretched his body and stood up straight: "Mr. Zhao, you said you saw me at Shuimiao Temple that day, but who can prove that it was not you who committed the crime?"

Zhao Xueqian frowned: "The coroner has determined that the deceased died after midnight. At that time, I had already returned home, and the neighbors can all testify."

"Since you had already returned home at that time, how can you determine that I didn't go back then?"

Zhao Xueqin's face darkened: "If you had already returned home at that time, why was there no one in Decheng Hou's mansion to testify for you? Besides, you are very skilled in martial arts, and it is not difficult for you to avoid the eyes and ears of the patrol camp during curfew."

"So you conclude that I am guilty?" Jian Yu suddenly laughed, "Based on your conjecture, you said that I killed someone. Can I also sue Mr. Zhao for false accusation? What is the punishment for false accusation in Daxia law? It seems that there is an item of deprivation of official title? It's a pity that I am not as familiar with Daxia law as Mr. Zhao. Why don't you tell me?"

Zhao Xueqin's face suddenly turned very ugly. Lu Zhengjian looked at Jian Yu with admiration. This Zhao Xueqin was so eloquent that he was actually talked back by him.

At this moment, a deep voice came from the passage: "Zhao Shuling is just telling the truth based on what he saw. The officials of the Ministry of Justice will make the judgment. There is no need for a suspect to interfere."

Zhao Xueqin seemed to be relieved and saluted Lu Che: "Sir."

Lu Che nodded slightly to him, then looked at Lu Zheng and said: "Shouldn't you be studying at home at this time? What are you doing here?"

Thinking of how Lu Che had repeatedly warned him not to have anything to do with Jian Yu, but now he was caught red-handed, Lu Zheng felt a little embarrassed, but still looked at his elder brother bravely: "You have caught the wrong person, the murderer is someone else."

Lu Che's expression did not change: "What does that have to do with you?"

Lu Zheng was stunned.

"You are neither an official of the Ministry of Justice nor a constable of Jingzhao Prefecture. Why do you need to make decisions about how to handle this case?"

Lu Che's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Lu Zheng's head. He stared at him blankly, but Lu Che's cold expression was like a mask, swallowing up everything Lu Zheng wanted to say.

"Since Changshan and Changshui can't keep an eye on you, then add a few more people." Lu Che said, "Come on, send the third young master home."

Lu Zheng was taken away half-forced, and only had time to cast a worried look at Jian Yu.