"Why are you here?"
Looking at the two of them, Qingqing's face darkened slightly.
The visitor said coldly: "If I hadn't come, you would have almost regarded yourself as the daughter-in-law of this family. Have you found out any information?"
Qingqing hid the strange color in her eyes, "People are not so easy to deceive. Don't I have to gain their trust first? I got two pieces of information today. I know where the entrance and exit here are. There is only one entrance and exit. Also, the people here plan to build a road."
"That's it?"
Qingqing frowned, "No more."
"It's been so long since we found the place where His Highness is being held. How are we going to explain this to the Master when he asks about it?"
"I will continue to gather information, and you can also try to find out more information in the city."
As they were talking, there were slight footsteps outside the door, and both of them became tense.
The man drew out a sharp knife and hid behind the door, ready to attack at any time.
"Qingqing, are you asleep?"
The two looked at each other, and Qingqing grabbed the man's knife-like hand and replied, "Auntie, I haven't slept yet, and I'm going to lie down. What's the matter?"
"Oh, nothing. I just thought you were tired from working today, and since you didn't eat anything at night, I was afraid you would be hungry, so I cooked you a bowl of noodles. If you haven't slept yet, get up and eat."
Qingqing glanced at the visitor and refused, "Auntie, I've already gone to bed. You can eat this by yourself."
"I'm not hungry, don't be polite to me. I left this outside for you, so hurry up and eat it."
After putting the bowl down, the sound of the old lady's footsteps gradually faded away was heard.
When Qingqing heard the sound of the old lady closing the door, she opened the door and brought the bowl of steaming noodles into the house.
Seeing this, the visitor sneered, took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket, opened it and poured it in.
"It's just some cheap stuff, you won't be moved by it?"
Qingqing's face was tense. "What on earth do you want to say tonight? You said I haven't found out until now, have you found out? We only have half a month. If we can't find His Highness, neither you nor I will have to go back."
The man's face suddenly turned gloomy, and he stared at her coldly and said, "You are a rat in the gutter who hides in the dark. You'd better not forget to stop thinking about things that can't belong to you. Complete the task as soon as possible, otherwise neither you nor I will have a good life!"
The two of them did not notice that the tall figure was hiding in the dark corner of the wall. He saw the whole process when the people in the house came out and left.
…
At night, when Su Yu was about to go to bed, Green Protector came to report that Xie Rui fell ill.
Su Yu lay on the bed without moving, "Are you going to die?"
"Reporting to the city lord, it looks like he is going to die."
Su Yu suddenly opened his eyes, sat up from the bed, and followed Green Protector to the palace prison.
Xie Rui had been carried out of the prison by the guards and placed on a wooden bed, and all the doctors in the city had also been invited over.
When the people in the room heard the noise, they all stood up and looked towards Su Yu.
"Meet the city lord."
Su Yu waved his hand to signal them to stand up, "What's going on?"
She walked to the bed and saw that Xie Rui's face was swollen and there was no trace of his original appearance.
"My Lord, the prisoner didn't show any abnormalities during the day, but when we went to deliver him food at night, we found him lying on the ground motionless. When we went in, we found that his face had changed."
The doctor stepped forward and said, "I checked his pulse and found that his breathing was very weak. It looked like he would not live long."
Su Yu felt Xie Rui's pulse. Xie Rui was still of some use to her, so she had no intention of taking his life now. He had two meals a day and was normal, and she had asked the doctor to treat his injuries so that he wouldn't die. How could he become like this for no reason?
Su Yu loosened his hands and opened his pupils to take a look. They were already showing signs of dilation and it looked like he was really dying.
"Everyone go out and stand guard outside the door."
The people present did not dare to ask more questions and they all retreated outside the door and closed it.
After Su Yu was sure that Xie Rui would not wake up, he took him into the space for further examination and found that his organs had begun to fail.
The lesion cannot be found for the time being, so we can only save his dog’s life first.
After a series of treatments, Xie Rui's vital signs gradually stabilized.
Su Yu began to look for the root cause of the problem.
Finally, they found poison residues in his nose. Did he commit suicide by biting himself?
Su Yu didn't believe it. If Xie Rui wanted to die, he would have died long ago. The only possibility was that someone poisoned him and someone wanted him dead!
Su Yu led the person out of the space with a gloomy face.
I opened the door and it was light outside.
"City Lord, you are out."
"Thank you for your help, City Lord."
Su Yu asked: "What did he eat today?"
"To the city lord, it was a bowl of porridge and two steamed buns. Dinner was also porridge and steamed buns, but the dinner was not eaten. It was left on the table outside."
There were some porridge buns on the table outside, and they looked like they hadn't been touched.
Su Yu picked it up and checked it. There was no problem. The poison was found in his nose. The poison was most likely inhaled through his nose.
Su Yu came to Xie Rui's cell and checked it up and down, then found the problem in the torch in the cell.
"Who lit this torch?"
"Reporting to the city lord, the torches are not lit at ordinary times. They are only lit when delivering meals to check on the prisoners."
“Who ordered it?”
"It's the guard who delivers the food."
Su Yu pinched the crumbs on the torch. This was an acute poison and it would cause a reaction at the first bite. In other words, the poison must have been administered today.
"Go, tell all the guards in the prison today to come here. This city lord has something to ask."
"yes."
The cells in the palace were not usually used, and there were not many guards, only about ten on duty a day. All of them were brought to Su Yu.
Su Yufeng's eyes were heavy and she swept across their faces in a cold and solemn manner. "This city lord will give you a chance to confess your guilt. Who poisoned the prisoner? Stand up and I will give you a quarter of an hour to weigh the pros and cons."
As soon as the words fell, everyone looked at each other.
Su Yu was not in a hurry either, she was keeping the time in her mind.
When the quarter of an hour was almost up, a man walked out of the team and knelt in front of Su Yu.
"Please forgive me, Lord. I was the one who poisoned you."
Su Yu's eyebrows darkened, "Why?"
"He, they attacked us before and killed my eldest brother. I wanted to avenge my eldest brother, so I secretly poisoned the torch, hoping that he would pay for my younger brother's life. I hope the city lord will forgive me."
"Poisoning a prisoner without authorization, do you know what this crime is?"
"I deserve to die. I know I was wrong, City Lord. I beg you to forgive me this time."
Su Yu looked at the guardian in charge of guarding the cell with heavy eyebrows and eyes, "Interrogation."
Guardian Lan stepped forward and responded, "Yes, I will definitely give the city lord a satisfactory answer."
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