Chapter 232 The person who silenced the witnesses was a general
The field mouse's expression suddenly changed, and he blurted out, "You just said it perfectly, how can you go back on your word?"
Song Yanxi chuckled and asked, "What did I promise you?"
The field mouse was startled, and thinking carefully about the conversation between the two just now, he immediately regretted it so much.
Apart from asking him those questions, she didn't promise anything at all!
The field mouse's face changed, and he gritted his teeth and said angrily: "You woman change your face faster than turning the pages of a book. You don't even dare to say a word of promise. How can I trust you?"
Song Yanxi raised her eyebrows, "You have no choice."
"You!" The field mouse was extremely angry, but he didn't dare to say even one more rude word.
He just admitted with his own mouth that he had killed several corrupt officials when he was a killer a few years ago. Putting aside other things, Song Yanxi was able to sentence him to death for the heinous crime of treason based on this one sentence alone.
Even if he was dragged out and beheaded immediately, it could be said that there was nothing wrong in acting in accordance with the law.
He has a miserable life. The few extra years he has lived are just a lucky steal. It doesn't matter if he dies.
But those people outside can't do that.
It was already difficult for them to just stay alive and have enough to eat, and they absolutely could not let him cause them to lose their lives.
Otherwise, even if he went to the underworld, he would not have the face to see that old guy.
The field mouse clenched his fists and said carefully, "I can tell you everything I know, but you must also promise me that no one outside, young or old, will die."
"I'm sorry, I can't do that."
Meeting his angry eyes, Song Yanxi said frankly: "The epidemic is coming with great force, and I haven't found a cure yet."
"That's impossible." The field mouse didn't believe it.
He said, "Everyone has been drinking the medicine you gave them these past two days, and the vomiting and diarrhea symptoms are basically gone. Yang San and the others even have the energy to beat me up. Don't try to trick me."
Song Yanxi sighed softly, "The disappearance of symptoms doesn't mean recovery. Those medicines can only delay the symptoms and make you feel better, but they can't cure it.
You have no choice but to tell the truth. There is no need for me to lie about this kind of thing."
Besides, it wouldn't do her any good to say that.
It might even anger him and make him want to throw the jar into chaos, which would be difficult to resolve if things really get out of hand.
Realizing that what Song Yanxi said was true, Tian Shu knelt down without hesitation and kowtowed to her several times.
He said, "I know you can definitely find a way. As long as you promise to treat them, I will tell you everything, including the matter of Princess Shihan."
Afraid that Song Yanxi would refuse, he quickly added: "I believe in you, you are a doctor who cures illnesses and saves lives, as long as you agree, I will do my best.
If, in the end, there is still no cure, then it will be God's will to take their lives, and it has nothing to do with the girl."
Song Yanxi nodded and said calmly: "You are injured, get up and talk first."
The field mouse refused, and An Yi picked it up like a hare and threw it on the bed made of simple wooden boards next to him.
He was about to speak when another quilt was thrown over his head.
When he was beaten, his blood was boiling and he didn't feel anything. But when he touched the cotton quilt, he shivered with cold and quickly pulled the quilt to wrap himself up like a silkworm cocoon.
Only the head was exposed, which looked quite funny.
He carefully considered his words and said with a stiff upper lip, "Actually, the young lady said something wrong just now."
"Which one?"
"The person who raised the killer, my previous master, was not an official."
Song Yanxi frowned and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Tian Shu said with disdain: "He couldn't even tell the color and style of the official robe. I almost killed the wrong person by mistake. If there really was such a stupid official in the court, Liang State would have invaded long ago."
Although this statement is rough, the logic is sound.
Not to mention officials above the third rank, even for officials of the eighth and ninth ranks who do not need to attend court, the first step in entering the officialdom is to remember the appearance and official uniforms of officials of various ranks above them.
You don't have to actively curry favor with someone, but if you happen to meet someone who doesn't recognize you and offends you without any caution, not only will you have no hope of promotion in the future, you may even have your official hat taken off as soon as you put it on.
Not to mention others, even a young man like Song Xubai, who came from a noble family, had already clearly understood the various forces in the capital, even though he had not yet taken the imperial examinations to seek fame.
If he was really an official in the court, he would not make such a low-level mistake.
Song Yanxi's eyes darkened and she said, "You continue."
The field mouse was about to speak when he suddenly thought of something and asked, "This is old calendar from several years ago. Why do you want to know this?"
An Yi: "Just say what I told you to say. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
The field mouse grinned at him and said, "Sir, I have finished speaking."
An Yi's face suddenly darkened, "How dare you play tricks on me?"
"How dare I? The main reason is that I've never seen that person in person. The letters issuing tasks are usually delivered by special people. It's not good to make up something I haven't seen, right?"
The field mouse thought for a moment and then said, "But I can be sure of one thing: the man who came to silence me that night was a soldier."
Thinking of the pain of having his tendons cut, his eyes were instantly filled with hatred. "Before I passed out, I saw that man's horse. The horseshoes looked like they were made in the military. I think some people even called him General."
"Are you sure you saw and heard it clearly?" Hearing him say that he was not an official and then said that he was a soldier, Song Yanxi couldn't help but suspect that his memory was wrong.
There have been similar cases before where patients had memory disorder when they were near death. After waking up, they talked about many things that had never happened in reality, and insisted that they must have experienced them.
Maybe I heard it from someone before, or maybe I confused it with a dream.
The field mouse gritted his teeth and said, "I absolutely cannot admit my mistake. The old fellow who dug me out of the mass grave said that he saw several cavalrymen leave the night before and he dug me out hoping to find something good."
Without waiting for An Yi to ask, he said with a heavy expression: "The old man has been dead for two or three years. I don't know what disease he had, but he died after a sleep. I had just recovered from my injuries at that time. I originally planned to take care of him in his old age, but he didn't enjoy a single day of happiness.
You said he was dead, but he left me with such a big trouble and asked me to promise him that I would help them no matter what.
This old man has never done anything serious in his life and has only been meddling in other people's affairs."
Hearing his unconsciously drawn-out syllable, Song Yanxi blurted out, "Judging from your accent, you're not from around here."
Tian Shu laughed awkwardly, "Miss, what you said is true. Killers don't have fixed residences. They just go to whoever their superiors tell them to kill."
"Who was the last mission you received to kill?"
"I don't remember."
The field mouse shrank his neck, not daring to look directly into Song Yanxi's eyes, and said casually: "I killed a lot of people in the past few years, but I just forgot about them after I killed them."
He even asked, "If I remember every time I kill someone, with so many lives lost, how can I sleep at night?"
"So, can you sleep at night now?"
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