Chapter 23 That's it, sir, you've taken the bait
"Go to hell! You two dogs!"
The man in black had already been holding a grudge, and when they were not paying attention, he quickly picked up the dagger and stabbed Xiao Zhinian in the back.
Xiao Zhinian reacted very quickly, and moved sideways to dodge. Just as he moved his feet, a bold idea popped into his mind -
In just a moment, the pain of the blade cutting through the flesh quickly spread from the spine to the whole body.
"Xiao Zhinian!"
Shen Zhejiang's tone was anxious, even he himself was not aware of the urgency. He broke away from Xiao Zhinian and was eager to check the condition of Xiao Zhinian's wound.
But obviously, he underestimated Xiao Zhinian's strength.
"Are you okay? Where are you hurt? Xiao Zhinian, let go!"
It is easy for people to lose the ability to think when they are extremely worried, even Shen Zhejiang, who is usually calm and composed, is the same.
Therefore, when he heard a chuckle beside his ear, he slowly realized that he had fallen into the trap set by Xiao Zhinian.
"I'm happy that you're worried about me."
Xiao Zhinian hugged him tightly, his joy was visibly evident, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, like the warm sunshine, indicating that his plan had succeeded.
Shen Zhejiang cares about him.
very nice.
"Seeing them being so affectionate in the street is so disgusting!" The man in black who was left aside was furious and raised his dagger to kill them.
Xiao Zhinian's interest was interrupted and his face suddenly darkened.
He forgot about this extra person.
It only took two or three moves to knock the man in black to the ground. Xiao Zhinian said coldly, "With your mediocre skills, do you really think you can hurt me?"
The man in black collapsed on the road like mud, watching Xiao Zhinian pick up the short blade, and then approached, saying in horror: "What are you going to do? If you dare to kill me, Yang, Yang Zhifu will not let you go!"
Xiao Zhinian played with his short blade and said, "You mentioned Prefect Yang again and again. It seems that you have a special relationship with him. Let's see, if we kill you, what can he do to us?"
Xiao Zhinian stepped on the black-clothed man's shoulders and arms, pointed the short blade at his head, and as soon as he let go, the tip of the blade fell straight down.
"Help! No!"
The man in black was terrified and twisted his body desperately to escape from Xiao Zhinian's clutches, but it was of no avail.
At this moment, Shen Zhejiang said anxiously: "Stop!"
The tip of the knife stopped half a millimeter away from the back of the black-clad man's head.
Xiao Zhinian didn't understand, so he turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
"His dagger," Shen Zhejiang paused and took a deep breath, "is embedded with an emerald jade."
The dagger fell to the ground, emitting a strange green light in the moonlight.
Three years ago, the murderer behind the Shen Zhejiang drowning case was this person!
Xiao Zhinian could no longer bear it, and with murderous intent, he grabbed the man in black, ripped off the black cloth covering his face, and demanded, "Tell me! Why do you want to kill him?"
The man in black was frightened by Xiao Zhinian's fierce eyes, and he was trembling and talking nonsense: "I... I didn't kill anyone! Please spare my life! I just got carried away and wanted to have sex with her because she was pretty. I, I definitely didn't kill anyone! How dare I! Spare my life!"
This timid attitude doesn't look like someone who dares to kill people, and Shen Zhejiang doesn't know this person.
Xiao Zhinian continued to ask: "Three years ago, have you ever been to the capital? Have you ever hired someone to kill someone?!"
"I didn't! Really not!! I've always been in Luocheng. The mountains are far away and the roads are long. How could I have never been to the capital?"
"Where did you get this dagger?"
Before the man in black could continue to argue, hurried footsteps were heard in the distance, and a group of people holding torches were rushing towards this side.
The leader was none other than Magistrate Yang.
The man in black was delighted when he saw an acquaintance, thinking that reinforcements had arrived, and shouted, "Uncle..."
Prefect Yang had a stern look on his face, and he shouted, "Catch this lunatic for me!"
Immediately, an officer came forward and tied up the man in black. The man in black was stunned and struggled, "What are you doing? You arrested the wrong people! If you want to arrest someone, arrest this pair of immoral men! Let go... um..."
A ball of white cloth was stuffed into his noisy mouth.
At this point, Yang Zhifu finally breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to Xiao Zhinian, saying, "I came too late to save you, and your Majesty is seriously injured. I deserve death! Your Majesty, please return to the posthouse quickly. I will send someone to call for a doctor right away."
Xiao Zhinian glanced at him: "What's going on?"
"Recently, there have been many murders in the city, and the people are in a panic. I have been tracking down the murderer for many days, but I have never been able to catch him. Today, I finally caught him in the act! I never thought that this thief was so bold as to dare to offend Your Majesty! I will take him away and interrogate him!"
The man in black was mumbling incoherently. Prefect Yang frowned and signaled the bailiff to take the man away quickly.
Xiao Zhinian has been investigating Shen Zhejiang's case for the past few years, but the clues always get cut off at the critical moment. Now that he has found a breakthrough, how could he let it go easily? So he stopped him and said, "Wait, I want to interrogate him personally."
Prefect Yang was worried and said repeatedly, "Your Majesty is injured. It is better to treat it as soon as possible to avoid a chronic illness in the future. I will handle the rest of the matter. I dare not trouble Your Majesty."
After saying this, he turned around and shouted, "Hurry up and take him away, what are you waiting for?!"
Xiao Zhinian said in a deep voice: "What I, the emperor, say, doesn't work in Luocheng?"
The air seemed to be stagnant for a moment.
Prefect Yang lifted his official robe and knelt in front of Xiao Zhinian. The group of people following him followed suit. Xiao Zhinian looked over their heads one by one with an expressionless face. The night wind suddenly rose and the stalemate continued.
Prefect Yang carefully defended himself, "All the people in the land are subjects of the king. Our Yan Dynasty is your majesty's kingdom. How dare we disobey your majesty? I was worried about your majesty's injury just now and lost my sense of propriety. It's not that I don't want your majesty to try the case. You were injured in Luocheng, which was my fault. If your majesty is ill, how can I explain to my colleagues in the court and the people of the world?"
What a cliché.
"you......"
Xiao Zhinian was about to scold him.
Shen Zhejiang pulled Xiao Zhinian's sleeve from behind, and said in a tone that left no room for doubt: "Treat the wound first."
The ruffled fur was easily smoothed down.
Originally, he was extremely ferocious towards Prefect Yang, but when he turned around, he retracted his fangs and immediately became obedient and cute. Xiao Zhinian whispered to Shen Zhejiang, "I will listen to you."
"Well, let's go."
Shen Zhejiang responded indifferently.
"Alright, all of you go down. I'm keeping a close eye on this thief. I'm going to personally try him tomorrow. If he escapes, I'll have you, Yang Shihui, on my head! Do you understand?"
Prefect Yang kowtowed and said, "I obey your order."
"Everyone, step back!"
"yes!"
The group escorted the criminal back along the same route, and the jade dagger was also taken away as evidence.
It was quiet all around.
Xiao Zhinian was afraid that Shen Zhejiang would disappear again, so he tried to hold his hand, but before he could touch him, Shen Zhejiang ruthlessly avoided him. He tried several more times, but still failed.
"Why can't I hold it? There's no one here..."
He muttered aggrievedly.
Shen Zhejiang was still annoyed that he was playing tricks on his body, and now he was trying to be nice again. He was still sulking and sulking, so he ignored him and turned around to walk along the alley.
"Sir, your home is over there."
Xiao Zhinian pointed in the opposite direction.
Shen Zhejiang glared at him: “Go to the posthouse.”
"oh......"
Xiao Zhinian knew that he had angered Shen Zhejiang as soon as they met. Like a wolfhound that had made a mistake and was scolded, he followed Shen Zhejiang closely with his head down, thinking about countermeasures.
However, Shen Zhejiang's pace was getting faster and faster, and he didn't intend to wait for him. Xiao Zhinian thought for a moment and pretended to be in great pain: "Hiss! It hurts!"
Shen Zhejiang really slowed down.
"Now that you feel the pain, why didn't you dodge just now? The self-torture trick is quite effective."
"That's right, sir, you've taken the bait."
"......"
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