Chapter 149 It's Him
Old Wang had been pulled up and was lying on the ground beside the dry well. He was surrounded by some Jinlin Guards who greeted Cheng Maoming when they saw him.
Cheng Maoming walked over with a sullen face, squatted down and looked at Lao Wang's body.
Lao Wang did not seem to have any obvious external injuries, but there were some scratches on his exposed skin, which were probably caused when he fell into the well.
An idea suddenly struck him, and he grabbed Lao Wang's wrist through his handkerchief.
Because he had been dead for some time, the other person's hands had turned purple, but his nails were intact and there was no half-moon purple spot.
He was overthinking it.
As soon as this thought came to his mind, his eyes fell on the part of Lao Wang's arm that was exposed because his sleeve had slipped down.
There are several half-moon spots there.
Cheng Maoming stood up, threw his handkerchief on the ground, and glanced at Qi Shuo.
Lao Wang also died from a strange poison called Zi Xin.
"Call the coroner and have him carefully examine the cause of Lao Wang's death."
With so many people talking, Cheng Maoming didn't mention that Lao Wang had died of poisoning. Instead, he asked a confidant, "Did the last person who saw Lao Wang yesterday find out anything?"
The confidant shook his head: "He's shed a lot of skin but hasn't revealed anything useful. I think he really doesn't know anything."
Cheng Maoming frowned and said coldly: "Continue to investigate and see if there are any clues that we have missed."
"yes."
Zhao Helin came over and asked, "I heard that Old Wang, who was in charge of the torture instruments, died?"
Cheng Maoming glanced at him and said coldly: "Is it just hearsay?"
"What does this mean, Grand Commander?"
"What I mean is that Mr. Zhao shouldn't just listen to rumors. He should also help me share some of the worries and find out who the traitor in Jinlin Guard is as soon as possible."
Zhao Helin's eyes flashed, and he said calmly, "It is my duty to help the Grand Commander-in-Chief."
Cheng Maoming raised the corner of his mouth and said word by word, "If everyone could think like Zhao Tongzhi, I would feel relieved."
The tension between the two made the Jinlin Guards present dare not say a word. It was not until Cheng Maoming left first that they felt they could breathe much more easily.
Zhao Helin said sternly to the coroner who had hurried over: "Investigate carefully. If you can't find anything, I'll make you pay!"
The planned assassination failed, and Zhao Helin was in a very bad mood, with his heart as if he was walking on the edge of a cliff.
At this point, his only source of confidence was the prince.
If Cheng Maoming touches him, he will be offending the prince. He wants to see if the other party has the courage to do so.
Cheng Maoming personally escorted Qi Shuo and Cheng Shu to the outside of the yamen, and his attitude was very cordial: "I can't spare time recently. Once the matter is investigated, the prince and Master Cheng will definitely do me the honor of drinking with you."
"No problem." Cheng Shu agreed readily.
Qi Shuo nodded without saying anything more.
When I walked back, the streets were bustling and the faces of the pedestrians coming and going were more lively than those who were rushing on their way before dawn.
Passing that alley, Cheng Shu touched his arm through his clothes and sighed, "I'll never dare take shortcuts again. You have no idea how creepy it was. I was walking with a lantern when I suddenly noticed a bulge on one side of the wall. Just as I was wondering, the bulge moved. It was like a haunted place!"
Qi Shuo nodded seriously: "It's really scary."
"Prince..." Cheng Shu endured it, but couldn't help complaining, "Every time you respond so seriously, I feel like you are speaking in a sarcastic way."
He seemed particularly stupid.
Qi Shuo fell silent.
Is he such a person?
Fortunately, Cheng Shu didn't really care. After complaining, he asked the question he hadn't had time to ask: "Sir, where are the people you arranged to hide?"
Qi Shuo smiled at his subordinate and said, "Tell Master Cheng where we were hiding at that time."
"The small one is hanging on the wall, on the other side."
Cheng Shu was deeply shocked and decided not to talk about such a depressing topic anymore. "Could that Zhao Tongzhi be the traitor?"
"It should be."
"Why didn't General Cheng arrest him?"
Seeing Qi Shuo's serious expression, Cheng Shu hurriedly said, "Prince, let's just chat casually, don't take it too seriously."
Qi Shuo chuckled: "Maybe it's because we need evidence to arrest someone."
Let’s stop chatting!
Cheng Maoming personally interrogated the man in black who assassinated Cheng Shu. Before he could use too many tricks, the man in black confessed.
He did his job for money. The person who paid him was called Yang Wu, the leader of a group of idlers.
Jinlin Guards immediately went out to arrest Yang Wu, but they didn't find him and brought back a group of idlers.
The idlers who usually show off their power became completely wilted like eggplants hit by frost after entering Jinlin Guard, and some even peed their pants out of fear.
Cheng Maoming didn't even ask any questions about this kind of person. He just ordered his subordinates to beat him up and drag him away.
The mob didn't even have the slightest intention to resist. Before the torture instruments were even applied, they even mentioned that Yang Wu had a birthmark on his butt.
Cheng Maoming sat aside and listened to his subordinates' interrogation, and his face became darker the more he listened.
What a mess!
With a glance, several idlers were whipped.
"If you can't tell me anything useful, don't even think about leaving." The Jinlin Guard in charge of the interrogation said coldly.
A few idle men were thinking hard, and one of them suddenly looked at Cheng Maoming, shuddered and shrank back.
Cheng Maoming stood up and strode up to the idle man.
"What do you want to say?"
The idle man's face turned as white as paper and he shook his head violently: "No, nothing!"
Cheng Maoming glanced at his subordinates.
Jinlin Guard came over with a whip.
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you!" The idle man looked at his companions with a look of fear on his face. "If I tell you, sir, please don't be angry."
Cheng Maoming's face grew colder.
The idle man gritted his teeth and said, "Yang Wu actually knows someone like this!"
"presumptuous!"
The Jinlin Guard raised his whip, but was stopped by Cheng Maoming: "Speak clearly, what do you mean by me being like this?"
The idle man was so frightened that he broke out in a sweat and began to stutter: "It's a Jinlin Guard like a sir..."
Seeing that he was quite frightened, Cheng Maoming said gently, "Give him a cup of hot water."
Seeing his companions' treatment significantly improved, another idler spoke up: "I saw it too. The man was wearing the clothes of the Jinlin Guards. He looked very majestic."
"When did you meet?"
"Last year, Xiaomin and Ma Liu—" the idle man pointed at his companion who had hot water to drink, "we saw it together."
"How does Yang Wu address that person?"
The two idlers exchanged a glance, and one of them hesitated and said, "It seems he should be called... Lord Zhao..."
Cheng Maoming's eyes flashed with joy, but his expression remained unchanged: "Do you still remember what Mr. Zhao looked like?"
After listening to the two men's stumbling descriptions, Cheng Maoming coldly ordered, "Please ask Zhao Tongzhi to come over."
After receiving the call, Zhao Helin went to the interrogation room in silence.
When he saw Zhao Helin come in, Cheng Maoming didn't give the two idlers time to think and immediately asked, "Is it him?"
The two idlers said in unison: "That's him!"
Cheng Maoming looked over coldly.
Zhao Helin looked confused. "Grand Commander, what is the matter with calling me here?"
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