Chapter 105: Detailed

The incident with Xiaoyao Pills was discovered early and dealt with quickly, so it did not cause as big an impact as it did 20 years ago.

Even in Minzhou, the worst hit city, things are gradually returning to normal after a new group of officials were appointed. The newly appointed prefect of Minzhou set up several halls in the city to house those addicted to Xiaoyao Pills and help them quit.

The incident of Xiaoyao Pills did not cause serious consequences, and almost everyone in the court, including the emperor, breathed a sigh of relief. However, in the process of investigating the Xiaoyao Pills in the capital, one thing was discovered that made the emperor feel relieved again.

"The people from the Imperial City Bureau have previously captured two people who are suspected to be marmoset spies. They are now locked up in the dungeon of the Imperial City Bureau. Yuwen Mu, please tell the adults about your findings."

On the morning court of the sixth day, after the morning court session, the emperor kept behind the commander of the Imperial City Division, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of the Supreme Court, and the Vice Minister of the Supreme Court.

"My Lords, during the interrogation of the detectives, I discovered that they were not marmosets, but imposters."

The Minister of Justice asked, "How do you know? Did he say so?"

Yuwen Mu shook his head. This was also what troubled him.

"I am incompetent. No matter how I interrogated them, they just kept silent. It turned out that in their hiding place, I found furs and wolf teeth, which are often worn by marmosets. In addition, the letters I received were written in the language of marmosets. So I thought they were marmosets. But after I arrested them and put them in the dungeon, I found that they might not be marmosets."

Next, Yuwen Mu began to tell everyone about the interrogation process of the Imperial City Bureau.

The spies all sneaked into other countries with the intention of dying, so ordinary interrogation methods were naturally useless to them. However, the interrogation methods of the Imperial City Bureau were always varied.

One of them is to starve the person half to death, then lure him with a delicious meal, say something, and feed him a mouthful.

Don't underestimate this method. When people are extremely hungry, few people can resist it.

The same was true for the Imperial City Division. After starving the two little guys to death, they brought in two large plates full of mutton.

Marmosets are a nomadic people who like beef and mutton the most. However, one of them doesn't seem to like mutton. Even though he is so hungry, he still frowns subconsciously when he smells mutton. This makes Yuwen Mu feel something is wrong.

In addition, there are some noteworthy clues.

"Marmosets, regardless of gender, are almost all born on horseback. They have to learn to ride horses to hunt since childhood. But I have seen these two people. There is only a thin layer of coils on the inner thighs, which is different from the marmosets I have seen before. And the coils in their hands do not look like they have been using bows and arrows for a long time. Instead, they look like they are using knives."

"Master Yuwen, could it be that the marmoset sent them to do spies just because they are different from others?"

"I have thought of this possibility, but later I thought about it and found that they never said they were marmosets. It was just our assumption."

"Master Yuwen means that after we found those things, we simply regarded them as marmosets, or that this was their intention, to disguise themselves as marmosets."

"That's right. If they really were marmosets who infiltrated our capital city of Dazhao as spies, why would they bring along those things that represent marmosets? How is this any different from announcing their identity?"

"Lord Xie and Lord Shen are right. Your Majesty..." Yuwen Mu bowed to the emperor, "I think that the two spies may not be marmosets, but they want us to think they are marmosets, so as to use this opportunity to sow discord between Dazhao and marmosets."

Hearing this, everyone's faces darkened. The fact that these two spies were not marmosets meant that there was a bigger conspiracy hidden underneath.

The Marmosets are a nomadic people in the north. Although their national strength is not as strong as that of the Zhao Kingdom, their cavalry are brave and good at fighting. After several decades of recuperation, it is hard to guarantee that they will not have ambitions.

If the conflict and friction turn into a war, even if Dazhao wins, it may pay a heavy price.

Moreover, if a war breaks out, it will mean casualties and displacement of civilians, and no one wants to see such a scene.

Emperor Zhaoming was always worried whenever he thought that someone was secretly coveting Dazhao.

"Now, the most urgent task is to find out where these two spies came from!"

"Your Majesty, since the Imperial City Bureau can't get anything out of the interrogation, why not send the prisoner to the Ministry of Justice? The Ministry of Justice has talents who are proficient in interrogation and may be able to make a breakthrough or two."

Yuwen Mu was displeased when he heard what the Minister of Justice said. In the officialdom, different departments should avoid interfering in other people's affairs. What the Minister of Justice did was no different from slapping the face of the Imperial City Administration.

"Lord Feng, I heard that the prison of the Ministry of Justice has been vacant for a long time, but this is not a reason for you to interfere in the affairs of the secret police."

"Sir Yuwen, I am here to share your concerns. Your job as the Imperial City Officer is to protect the Imperial City, so it is not uncommon for you not to know how to interrogate people."

"Alright, stop arguing." Emperor Zhaoming was already upset, and the quarrel between the two made him even more upset.

"There is a time limit. Tell me what you want."

"Your Majesty, I think there is a place that is most suitable for detaining the spy, but the person to be interrogated still needs to be carefully discussed."

When Emperor Zhaoming heard this, he sat up straight and asked, "You mean... the secret prison?"

"Yes. In my humble opinion, since this is a very important matter, it is better to be independent from all other places."

The secret prison is located in the palace, but it has been abandoned for a long time. During the time of the previous emperor, it was used to detain and interrogate foreign assassins who attempted to assassinate the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I think what Lord Xie said makes sense."

The emperor pondered for a moment and finally agreed to the proposal. He asked the Imperial City Bureau to send the person to the secret prison three days later, and then he would personally appoint someone to be responsible for the interrogation.

"Let's leave it at that for now. Remember not to spread this."

This matter weighed on his mind, and Shen Yun was frowning until he returned home in the evening. He also seemed to be in a low mood when the family had dinner together.

After dinner, the brother and sister looked at each other and decided that Shen Yuan would go and see what happened to their father.

"Dad, what happened today? Why do you look so worried? Is there another difficult case in the Dali Temple?"

"It's not the Dali Temple, but it's much more difficult than the Dali Temple case."

Shen Yun looked at his daughter. Interrogation is difficult in itself, and interrogating spies is even more difficult. Spies are trained since childhood, and it is not so easy for them to confess.

But this difficulty is only for ordinary people, but for Manman, it is nothing.

but……

Shen Yun looked into his daughter's clear eyes. Was he really going to drag her into the affairs of the government?