Chapter 1444: Don’t cheat
Immediately, four men jumped out and rushed towards the thieves.
The other party seemed to know that he couldn't escape, so he stopped running and picked up the gem and smashed it hard on the ground, as if he wanted to destroy it.
Four people jumped over, two attacked the thief, and two went to pick up the gems.
One person kicked, another reached out to catch it, then jumped back and left the battlefield. The remaining three people attacked together with the thief.
When the other party saw this, he simply bit the poison sac in his mouth and committed suicide. The captain saw this and hurriedly pinched his mouth, but it was too late. He fell to the ground, twitched twice, and died with his head tilted.
The captain frowned, looked up and shook his head at Yin Li.
Yin Li looked down at the gem in his hand and raised an eyebrow at Tang He, "Is this true?"
Tang He took a deep breath and said, "Sir, you didn't tell me to use the gems as bait."
Yin Li smiled and said, "But Master Xiao Tang finally realized it, didn't he?"
He turned his head to glance at the Ministry of Justice compound within the wall and said with a smile, "What a pity! If there were more guards in the Ministry of Justice, I wouldn't be needed tonight."
Lord Tang pretended not to hear and pointed inside and said, "Sir, there are two more people inside. Judging from the sound, they are trapped."
Yin Li lowered his head and thought for a moment, "We are from Jingzhao Prefecture. Wouldn't it be a bad idea to go to the Ministry of Justice to arrest a thief?"
Lord Tang was extremely tired. "Don't worry, sir. I will personally apologize to Minister Feng tomorrow."
This was the sentence Yin Li was waiting for. With a wave of his hand, the people behind him drew their swords and rushed into the Ministry of Justice compound like wolves and tigers.
After a while, the battle inside ended, and Yin Li went in with Tang He. Because of the previous experience, the two assassins inside had their jaws cut off before they could commit suicide. Now their mouths were tilted to one side and they couldn't close them at all.
Yin Li was also straightforward and said directly: "Carry him back and have someone remove the poison from his mouth."
Lord Tang did not stop him, but the official from the Ministry of Justice who was also working overtime and was disturbed by this farce could not help but stop Yin Li and said, "Lord Yin, these people are here to steal from our Ministry of Justice. Let's hand them over to our Ministry of Justice for trial."
Yin Li said, "They are trying to steal evidence from a case that I, Jingzhao Prefecture, am responsible for, so naturally, we will be the ones to conduct the trial."
After saying this, he waved his hand, and the people from Jingzhao Prefecture carried the man away. They tried to stop them, but Lord Tang reached out and grabbed their outstretched hands, saying meaningfully, "Lord Fang, this case involves the Eastern Palace. Today, the thieves entered the Ministry of Justice as if they were in an empty place. It's obvious that there is an insider. Do you want to jointly try this case with Jingzhao Prefecture?"
Lord Fang and the others immediately took a step back in fear.
This afternoon, Tang He was thinking about this gem, but he didn't know that the Donggong poisoning case had spread to all six ministries. There was absolutely no benefit in getting involved with the Donggong case at this time.
Upon seeing this, Lord Tang turned around and nodded to Yin Li. Without caring about the things that were broken in the Ministry of Justice compound, he left with Yin Li.
The two men moved their office to Jingzhao Prefecture. The two assassins were dragged away and dealt with. Yin Li placed the gem on the table, examining it. Frowning, he asked, "Is the poison gone?"
"Lord Yin has such a sharp eye and ear. In just one afternoon, he not only found out that he had obtained the gem and removed the poison, but he also spread the news to everyone who should know, and everyone who shouldn't know."
Yin Li smiled and said, "There's only one chance. When the Eastern Palace gave the gem to Zhou Man to take out of the palace, it was placed in a box. The gift list only listed the gem. The Eastern Palace often gave Zhou Man gifts, so no one would deliberately keep an eye on what the Eastern Palace gave him."
"Plus, since that day, the Crown Prince moved from the Grand Study back to the main courtyard, and the Grand Study was sealed. Furthermore, the Crown Prince kept silent about the poisoning. Even Eunuch Wu, who was by his side, didn't know about the poisoning, let alone outsiders."
Yin Li looked at the gem on the table and said, "If this gem is really as the Crown Prince and Zhou Man say, that prolonged contact will cause poisoning, and then cause unconscious and feeble death that cannot be detected by pulse, then the other party will definitely be very proud of this plan. If he knew that this matter had been leaked, the first thing he would want to do would be to take the gem back, or destroy it on the spot, right?"
The prince had someone investigate the origins of the gem, and his most trusted confidants knew that he was poisoned, but even Eunuch Wu didn't know, which shows how well he kept it secret.
As soon as Tang He entered the palace to confirm the authenticity of the gem, Yin Li immediately asked people to search the capital with the portrait of the gem given by the prince. He also went to the leaders of the six ministries and told them about the prince's poisoning case that he had just taken on.
So in less than half a day, most people in the officialdom of the capital knew that the prince had been poisoned some time ago. The poison was a gem, and just touching it would cause poisoning.
What Yin Li wanted was to catch them off guard and make them do something wrong in panic.
Otherwise, what is the point of guarding the evidence so strictly?
He and Tang He had been investigating the case of the drunken prince for so long but they only got some specious clues.
Only if the other party takes action again can they get more.
The more hastily they act, the greater the possibility of error, and the more they will find out.
Tang He naturally thought of what Yin Li thought of.
As he left his room and tried to go home, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
He had mentioned to Yin Li yesterday that the things were with Zhou Man and he would go to get them today, but he didn't see Yin Li at all throughout the day.
Lord Yin didn't even come to take a look at the main evidence that caused the prince to be poisoned.
Yin Li sat across from Tang He and said with a smile, "Now it depends on how hard they can keep their mouths shut."
Unlike Tang He, who used torture mainly to scare people with his harsh appearance, Yin Li used real torture. He had survived the battlefield and didn't like blood, but he could endure it better than Tang He.
Tang He had seen his people being tortured.
He took a sip of tea with some discomfort.
Yin Li smiled nonchalantly and said, "Master Tang, please go back first. Leave this stone here. Even if they try to be soft-hearted, they should still be able to get through this night."
Tang He didn't stay long and just got up, said goodbye and went home.
The commotion here might not quiet down all night, but Manbao, Baishan and others in Changqing Lane who knew nothing about it were using the light to watch the cartload of peonies they brought back.
This is what Bai Shan saw this afternoon when Manbao specially pulled him into the alley after school. Well, he didn't see anything. He just arrived at an empty alley. Bai Shan went to rent a cart and workers, and when he came back, there were nine pots of peonies in full bloom in front of Manbao.
Each one is of the finest quality.
The two of them asked the cart pusher to take the cart back to Changqing Lane.
When Zhou Lijun saw it after work at the restaurant, she immediately patted Manbao's chest and said that she could help her sell it.
Manbao refused, saying, "This is for pruning branches and hairpins. I won't sell it."
Zhou Lijun was surprised. "Why? Isn't it more expensive to sell them pot by pot than branch by branch?"
Manbao didn't say anything, so Bai Erlang chuckled and said, "Don't you know that her flowers can only be grown for one year? You can't be sure what will grow in the second year. She can't cheat people."
See you at 8pm
(End of this chapter)
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