outside the imperial city

It's noisy, what's the sound?

It stinks, what is it, the smell of blood?

Jing Lishuo staggered and stood up to open the door.It was really bright outside the door, and he covered his eyes with one hand.Slowly adjusting the focus, he could finally see the scene in front of him clearly.

The first thing that came into view were a dozen spears, all pointing at him.

His consciousness suddenly came to his senses, and before he figured out what was going on, Jing Shuo had already put his hand to his waist, habitually trying to draw his sword out of its sheath.

"Don't pull it out!"

"Yao Yao?" Jing Lingshuo paused and looked up.

Yao Fanglan was standing outside the siege of officers and soldiers, looking at him in disbelief.Beside him, Bei Qianling rested his folding fan on his chin, wondering what he was thinking.

"What's the situation?" Jing Yanshuo asked blankly.

"What's the situation?" Wang Pu walked up to him, "You asked us, but we want to ask you. Why don't you look back?"

Jing Lingshuo turned his head as he said, and was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

A room full of dead.From the few closest to him, it can be seen that these people have a sword mark on their necks.Jing Lishuo hastily drew out his saber.The officers and soldiers holding the spears took a few steps back, but the spears got closer to him.

Wuhen was hidden between the inner coat and outer shirt, so what he pulled out was another sword.The blade was covered with blood stains that he had no impression of.

"Where is this?" Jing Lingshuo asked in horror.For yesterday's memory, he lost a big chunk.He suddenly realized that he couldn't even confirm whether these people were killed by himself.

Wang Pu said: "This is the back door of Yinzhen Restaurant. We have been waiting for you here for a long time. The murderer of the serial murder case can be considered to have found you. It is really a good plan to pretend to be blind under the throne of Li to avoid being traced."

"Serial murder?" Jing Yushuo threw the sword to the ground and sneered, "The six people who died before had no scars on their necks, so how can they say that I killed them?"

Wang Puyi also sneered, and said, "The news of no scars was intentionally passed on to you, in order to make you relax your vigilance."

Now Jing Lisuo understood that the government was looking for a scapegoat.Regardless of whether the six people were killed by him or not, they would all be pushed to his head.They don't care who the real culprit is. What they worry about is that they won't be able to find a person who can be put on the stage, and the public will transfer their anger to them.

"Yao Yao." Jing Shuo stopped looking at them, but said to Yao Zanglan, "I don't remember, but I'm sure I didn't kill these innocent people."

Yao Fanglan was struggling.

Of course he knew it wasn't Jing Lingshuo who did it.It is impossible for Jing Shuo to kill innocent people.Besides, he knew the criminal's method of committing the crime, but because of Jing Shuo's sudden departure last night, he hadn't told anyone about it yet.If Jing Lingshuo was arrested by the government in this way, the prisoner would be able to relax his vigilance, and the chance of catching him would be greater.

In addition, he knew very well that if he stepped forward to stand with Jing Shuo now, then he would love him even more.This is definitely not what Yao Fanglan wants to see.

Therefore, the best way is to pretend to be suspicious of Jing Shuo and let the government take him away.It's just a few days in prison, and the government will not kill him until his identity is confirmed, let alone kill him after his identity is confirmed.

Although it was cold and dark in the prison, it was only a few days.I will definitely catch the real culprit within three days——

"Yao Yao?" Seeing that he didn't answer, Jing Shuo began to worry that he doubted himself, and there was a hint of helplessness in his voice, "Don't you believe me?"

It doesn't matter if everyone doesn't believe me, only you must not believe me.One word from you is enough to destroy me.

— but he was reluctant.

It was precisely because Jing Lingshuo had a deep affection for him, if he showed doubts, what kind of injury would it be to Jing Lingshuo?

Moreover, how could such a noble and beautiful person like him be put in such a cold and dirty place?

"Yao Fanglan." Almost begging, Jing Shuo called his name for the last time.

"Yao Fanglan, you used me." That night, that sad face.

"Take care of Jing Junxi." Yao Fanglan whispered to Bei Qianling, "Save the scene for me, and I'll visit again at night."

Bei Qianling seemed to have anticipated his choice, smiling faintly while waving his fan, acting like a fortune teller.

Yao Zanglan made up her mind, she jumped and landed between the tip of the spear and Jing Lishuo.

"Gentlemen, do yourself a favor," Yao Fanglan said with an apologetic smile. "This guy is really not a murderer. He pretended to be blind to joke with you. Why don't you put down your spears and let's go back to the government and have a cup of tea and talk?"

"Yaoguang," Wang Pu yelled, "if you stand in front of him again, we'll catch you too. Just a dog, don't meddle in your own business."

"I'm sorry," Yao Fanglan smiled and raised her hand, "I'll take care of this business."

Smoke rises.

"Yao Yao," Jing Yanshuo and Yao Zanglan ran wildly on the eaves, "You know I didn't do it, why?"

Yao Fanglan said briefly: "There is no motive."

"I don't remember what happened last night at all." Jing Shuo hesitated, "What if—I mean if—someone put a poisonous poison on me and manipulated me to kill those people?"

Medicine Gu is a big knot in Yao Zanglan's heart, Jing Lishuo didn't mention it on purpose, he just wanted to explain everything clearly, so as not to find out all over the place, everything is just a joy in vain.

"Impossible." Yao Fanglan said, "Before I found you, I briefly looked at the corpses. Those people were killed by someone in the same way as those six people, and then they cut their necks with your sword. .”

"How do you know that those people were already dead when they were wounded by the sword?"

"Why do you have to say it's related to you?" Yao Fanglan couldn't laugh or cry, "The bloodstains on the sword marks are very little, some even have no blood, which means that those people were dead before they were injured by the sword."

"Oh. That would be the best." Jing Lingshuo could be considered completely relieved, but replied with some disappointment.

This guy, who loves acting like a baby more and more, is really spoiled.

Yao Fanglan glanced at him, and still said what he wanted to hear: "Trust comes before facts."

As expected, this sentence reached Jing Lingshuo's heart, Jing Lingshuo paused in his footsteps, then twitched the corner of his mouth, and followed Yao Zanglan closely.

How many times can a person fall in love with another person over and over again?

Why do you want to stay away from me, but you always make me more happy with you?

Jing Lishuo suddenly felt that he could not want anything except Yao Zanglan, and it didn't matter.

Yao Zanglan led Jing Lishuo into a room through the window.

"Where is this?" Jing Shuo asked this question for the second time.

Yao Fanglan helplessly spread his hands.He doesn't know either.It's just that there was only this one open window nearby, so he came in.

The two squatted by the window, and outside the window was the sound of the government's pursuers galloping past.

Yao Fanglan breathed a sigh of relief when the sound stopped completely, and began to look around.

This is a very ordinary room. If there is anything strange to say, there is no other furniture in this room except for a table and two chairs. There is only a large black wooden box in the corner.Although the big wooden box is not wide, it is as long as one person.

"Is this the so-called shit luck?" Yao Fanglan said, "When the limelight passes, we have to go back to the inn, change clothes, and then go to Yinzhen Restaurant."

"Last night," Jing Lishuo didn't look at Yao Zanglan, he said to himself, "After I left Yinzhen Restaurant, I didn't chase very far. It seems that something happened to me, and I don't remember anything after that. When I woke up Right where you found me. Strange, never experienced anything like this."

A hand was attached to the back of his head, pressing gently.Jing Lishuo took a breath and looked at Yao Zanglan.

"There are traces of heavy objects impacting." Yao Fanglan said, "How could someone approach you without you noticing?"

"It's hard to say, I didn't pay attention to the situation behind me at the time." Jing Shuo moved Yao Fanglan's hand away, "Don't touch it."

"It hurts?" Yao Fanglan stood up and took out the medicine from the bag, "I'll give you the medicine."

The hair crown was taken off, and the black hair flowed down.Yao Fanglan's heart skipped a beat, then she shook her head, and her slender fingers dipped in plaster penetrated between her hair.

Jing Lingshuo crossed his legs and narrowed his eyes comfortably.

After Yao Zanglan finished taking the medicine, seeing his appearance, she couldn't help stretching out her fingers to scratch his nose: "My lord, are you satisfied with my fingering?"

Jing Shuo nodded, Yao Zanglan smiled, and moved his fingers to his neck.This move touched something, Yao Zanglan pinched Jing Lishuo's neck, and kept pacing somewhere with her thumb.

The key was caught, Jing Lingshuo opened his eyes wide, subconsciously wanting to escape his restraint.

Yao Fanglan shouted: "Don't move!"

His sudden anger confuses Jing Lingshuo, so he has to sit upright and dare not move.

"It's not you." Yao Zanglan realized her gaffe, let go of her hand, and lifted one side of Jing Shuosuo's hair to let herself see more clearly, "Someone did such a thing to you, I just—"

For a moment, he couldn't go on.Thanks to his thick skin, he changed the subject and said naturally: "I realized why you fainted for so long now."

Yao Zanglan put down Jing Lishuo's hair, dipped some plaster on it, and put it where his fingers were lingering before.Jing Lingshuo felt the tingling pain, and pulled his eyebrows together: "What?"

While wrapping gauze around his neck, Yao Zanglan said: "You have a very small wound on your neck, which is only a little bigger than the needle hole of a silver needle, if it wasn't for a little blood, I wouldn't have noticed it. Someone drugged you this way."

"And this happened to be the method used by the murderer to kill those six people." After tidying up, Yao Fanglan sat back in his original seat, "The six people should all have died of trauma."

Yao Zanglan reached out and tapped on his temple: "Someone used a weapon slightly thicker than a silver needle to pierce the dead man's place, and then cleaned up the blood."

"Smart, perfect." Yao Fanglan said, "It took me a lot of effort to discover this wound."

"You are really amazing." Jing Shuo put his hair back together, "This is a glimmer of light that can point us in the right direction."

Yao Fanglan was not happy: "What is 'twilight'? This is obviously a dazzling light! And what is 'us'? I must be the one who can catch the real murderer in the end, okay?"

"Alright, you are the best." Jing Shuo smiled softly.

Like this, there are only two people, it's really been a long time.