Zhuge Nan thought for a while and said loudly: "Hei Te Changzhi will definitely report the case and say that Gao Lan poisoned Lu Zhining!"
"Then if Gao Lan says that Hei Chi Changzhi did it, who will we believe?"
Zheng Lingxuan was startled for a moment and said: "The wine glass is from Hei Te Chang Zhi, and the poison in the wine glass is also the "cabbage" from Baekje. I think we will think that Hei Te Chang Zhi is more suspicious!"
Zhuge Nan smiled bitterly and said: "If we take into account Hei Chi Changzhi's status as a demoted official, and he is at odds with Lu Zhining, he has a motive for committing the crime. We will definitely identify the murderer as him!"
Han Cheng wondered: "Since Gao Lan is an accomplice, why did the person behind the scenes kill him?"
Wu Chengsi said in a deep voice: "Because those people were still worried and worried that Gao Lan would spill the beans when being interrogated. Just to be sure, they poisoned Gao Lan together, so that Hei Te Changzhi would not be able to defend himself!"
"Don't Gao Lan know that there is poison in his wine glass?" Zheng Lingxuan asked doubtfully.
Zhuge Nan guessed: "Gao Lan, a weak scholar, should not be able to steal Hei Te Changzhi's wine glass. Someone else must have stolen it and given it to him, and told him that one of the wine glasses was poisonous."
Zheng Lingxuan suddenly said: "No wonder there is a scratch on one of the wine glasses. It must be Gao Lan trying to distinguish poisonous from non-toxic ones! But why did Gao Lan do this? Aren't he and Lu Zhining good friends?"
Han Cheng glanced at Wu Chengsi and whispered: "It should be related to his recent promotion. My father-in-law went to the Ministry of Works in the afternoon and learned that he was about to be promoted to a member of the Ministry of Works. Those things about him
My colleagues were all surprised because this promotion came so suddenly."
"Do you know who promoted him?" Zhuge Nan asked anxiously.
Wu Chengsi shook his head: "I only know that he was promoted because of his excellent performance in the evaluation. The Ministry of Industry is in deep water, and it may be difficult to find out who is behind the scenes."
Zheng Lingxuan shook her head and sighed: "It would be too vicious to poison one's friends just for the official position of a foreign minister."
Wu Chengsi was silent for a while and said slowly: "So the whole case goes like this. Someone stole the black-toothed jade wine glass and smeared 'cabbage' poison on it. Then he gave it to Gao Lan in exchange for promotion.
Under the conditions, let him poison Lu Zhining and frame the blame on Hei Te Changzhi."
"Gao Lan first found Hei Te Changzhi, said that Lu Zhining wanted to reconcile with him, and tricked him into going to the Hanlin Academy. Then he entered the Hanlin Academy and poisoned Lu Zhining, but he didn't know that both wine glasses were poisonous, and he was also poisoned to death."
"When Hei Te Changzhi came to the Hanlin Academy, he saw the bodies of two people. He saw that the wine glass on the table was his own stolen emerald wine glass, so he did not dare to report the crime. He took his own wine glass in a hurry and put it on the table again.
He took two bronze wine glasses from the cabinet and placed them on the table before leaving in a hurry."
Zheng Lingxuan nodded and said: "It's perfect, no flaws!"
Zhuge Nan was not satisfied, however, and looked at Wu Chengsi with burning eyes.
Wu Chengsi shook his head and said: "If you ask me why the people behind the scenes killed Lu Zhining and put the blame on Hei Te Changzhi, I can't answer it for the time being."
Zhuge Nan frowned and said: "A Baekje prince alone will never have such great power. Why do I feel that this case is getting more and more complicated?"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "We have to do it step by step. Without Gao Lan's cover, I will find out the person behind the scenes sooner or later. Although I don't know who he is yet, I can at least be sure that that person must be a high-ranking official of the imperial court."
Zhuge Nan nodded and said: "Although we haven't found the real culprit yet, at least we have eliminated the suspicion of Hei Te Changzhi. Let's let him go as soon as possible and restore his innocence!"
"No, before we figure out why the person behind the scenes wanted to frame Hei Chi Changzhi, it would be safer to lock him in a prison." Wu Chengsi shook his head.
Zhuge Nan thought about it and thought it made sense, so he asked: "Then what should we do next?"
"Did you gain anything from hunting down the Prince of Baekje today?" Wu Chengsi asked back.
Zhuge Nan shook his head and said: "I have asked all the inns in the city and found no suspicious Baekje people!"
"There is no need to search openly for the time being." Wu Chengsi said: "If that high-ranking official in the court has colluded with him, it will be impossible to find him easily."
Zhuge Nan understood and said: "Do you want us to search for you secretly?"
"Yes, there are currently three lines in this case. One is the line of Prince Baekje, and you will investigate it secretly. The Ministry of Punishment is investigated by Miss Zheng. I will investigate Gao Lan's line to see if I can dig out the person in the court.
Senior official!" Wu Chengsi said slowly.
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The sun sets in the west and the afterglow fades away.
When Su Dingjie returned to the British Palace, he found that there were lanterns and colorful decorations everywhere in the palace, and the servants were busy coming in and out, making it a lively scene.
He knew that these people were here to entertain Wu Chengsi, so he felt a little unhappy and walked all the way to the backyard. When he passed the martial arts field, he saw a group of people surrounding the school field.
When I got closer, I saw an old man dancing with a spear in the middle of the crowd. If I looked closely, I saw that the old man was Li Ji. The spear in his hand was like a dragon flying around, and there was an unparalleled murderous aura wrapped around his marksmanship.
After watching it for a while, Su Dingjie was secretly shocked: "I always thought that the British Duke was able to reach his current position by trying to please the emperor and the queen. I didn't expect the gun to be so fierce. It seems that he is not inferior to his grandfather."
Before that, apart from his grandfather, the only Tang general he admired most was Xue Rengui.
Even Pei Xingjian, whom Su Dingfang was full of praise for, he felt was a bit weak and lacked the indestructible murderous spirit of Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui.
Now that I saw that Li Ji was usually so kind and calm, but his marksmanship was so fierce, I knew that I had underestimated the heroes of the world, so I stepped forward and watched with everyone.
Looking sideways, Li Zhiying was also in the crowd. She was wearing a lavender dress and seemed to have light makeup on her face. Under the bright lights, she looked more beautiful than usual.
However, her face seemed unhappy, and Su Dingjie thought to himself: "It seems that she is not happy about Wu Chengsi's passing."
Next to Li Zhiying, Su Dingjie also saw Xue Yujin's figure. She was extremely keen. After feeling the light of Su Ding's show, she immediately looked back and glared at Su Dingjie.
Soon, Li Ji finished a set of marksmanship, and everyone cheered in unison. Li Ji smiled and said, "How old is my sword?"
Li Siwen said sincerely: "What did my father say? Among all the generals in the current dynasty, who's shooting skills are as good as yours?"
Xue Yujin, who was about to praise him, frowned and said: "That's not necessarily true, my father's marksmanship is better than that of the old general!"
Li Siwen's expression changed slightly, and when he was about to retort, Li Ji stroked his beard and said with a smile: "At my age, I can still be compared with General Xue Rengui, so Xue Yatou still thinks highly of me."
"General, why do you have to belittle yourself? In my opinion, Xue Rengui's reputation is all blown out of proportion. How can he compare to you?" said the steward Zhang Long.
He was originally an old subordinate of Li Ji. After Li Ji was idle, he resigned from his official position and worked as a steward in the British government.
Xue Yujin didn't care whether Li Ji was present or not, and immediately said angrily: "Nonsense! My father's achievements were all achieved through fighting. If you dare to speak rudely again, don't blame me for being rude."
Li Ji stretched out his hand to stop Zhang Long who was still talking, looked at Xue Yujin and said slightly: "You girl, your fiery temper is exactly the same as your father's. I admit that even at his age, his martial arts skills are not as good as his, but if your father can't Get rid of that bad temper, and you will suffer losses sooner or later in the future!"
Xue Yujin was very dissatisfied, but seeing that Li Ji admitted that his martial arts skills were not as good as his father's, he stopped arguing.
At this moment, a servant came to report that Duke Zhou had arrived. Everyone immediately walked to the lobby. After a while, Su Dingjie was the only one left in the school, and it seemed that no one had noticed him.
After standing quietly for a moment, Su Dingjie turned around and returned to the guest room, walked to the bed and lay down.
I remembered that when I was in Yingzhou, I would be surrounded by people every time I went out. Everyone rushed to talk to him. Wherever I went, I would be warmly welcomed by the host.
Comparing it with the deserted feeling of living under someone else's roof now, he stretched out his hand to cover his eyes.
I don't know how much time passed, but suddenly there was a knock on the door. When I opened the door, I saw a handsome and strange man. Behind the man, there were Li Zhiying and Xue Yujin.
The handsome man's eyes sparkled, he looked at Su Dingjie and said with cupped hands: "Brother Su, I'm Wu Chengsi, I'm here to pay you a special visit."