"Who am I?" Huo Gang sneered, "Is it still important now?"
Huo Gang raised his hands, locked in iron chains, and looked at the prefect of Jingzhao with contempt. "I will be the scapegoat in not long. However, I remind you that if I die, the murder will continue."
"you……"
The prefect of Jingzhao was furious by Huo Gang's attitude. If it weren't for Mu Jingrui's presence, he would have let the prisoner be punished.
Shangguan Wanning felt that Huo Gang had something to hide, so she quietly pulled Mu Jingrui's hand and winked at Mu Jingrui.
Mu Jingrui understood and turned to the prefect of Jingzhao and said, "Prefect, this matter is of great importance. Why don't you and I discuss how to explain to His Highness the Crown Prince?"
The prefect of Jingzhao calmed down instantly.
He really wants to find someone to discuss. If something really happens, he won't take the blame alone.
"Mr. Mu said, please."
The prefect of Jingzhao made a gesture of invitation, and Mu Jingrui walked out with him and stayed quietly to Shangguan Wanning.
Until everyone left, Shangguan Wanning lay on the wooden railing and asked: "Brother Huo, do you know something? Life is at stake. If you know, please tell me, so as not to harm those innocent girls again.
.”
Huo Gang was always grateful to Shangguan Wanning and restrained his arrogance and indifference in front of her.
"Miss Shangguan, how about my sister?"
"Don't worry, she is now in the prime minister's mansion, and no one can bully her."
Huo Gang breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good."
Shangguan Wanning looked at Huo Gang's tired appearance, took out the dessert wrapped in a handkerchief from her sleeve and handed it over.
"Brother Huo, give it."
Huo Gang saw what Shangguan Wanning brought, and a faint smile appeared on his face. He looked at Shangguan Wanning as if he had seen his sister.
After taking it, he ate it in a few bites, sat down again, and said, "Miss Shangguan doesn't know that in Southeast Prefecture, such murders have occurred in four years. Every victim
He was brutally killed, but the government has never found the real murderer."
"When the public was filled with grievances and the emotions of the victim's family were uncontrollable, the government found a scapegoat. You just heard what the prefect of Jingzhao said. Even if the government caught the murderer, it did not report it to the Ministry of Justice."
"If they arrested the real murderer, such a sensational case would have to be a great achievement, why wouldn't they be willing to report it?"
Huo Gang's words make sense, and Shangguan Wanning cannot refute it.
"Then, what basis does Brother Huo have to think that the murders that occurred in the capital during these days are the same as those in the Southeast Prefecture?"
Huo Gang lowered his eyes and said no. His fists were clenched, and the veins on his hands were bulging.
After a long time, he asked slowly, "Does Miss Shangguan know about the Southeast Jiedushi?"
Shangguan Wanning's heart skipped a beat.
"Ling Ruiying?"
"However, the girl has lived in the capital for a long time and may not know much about the outside world. For the people of the Southeast Prefecture, the Southeast Jiedushi Ling Ruiying is the master of their destiny. He holds military power and is also a royal relative.
Anyone who offends him will have no choice but to die."
Huo Gang mentioned Ling Ruiying at this time, which gave Shangguan Wanning an ominous premonition.
“Brother Huo means…”
"To be honest, my sister and I are from Lihe County, and I am very familiar with Ling Ruiying. After those murders, I investigated for a while, and all the clues pointed to the Ling family, which is a pity..."
Huo Gang's eyes were red, as if he was enduring great pain.
"Nothing is useful now. My sister and I were forced to leave our hometown and come to the capital. We originally wanted to avoid those disputes and make a living, but we didn't expect... I didn't care when the murder case first broke out. After all, it wasn't something I could do.
.”
"But I heard that the Ling family and the whole family arrived in the capital. So I sneaked into the Ministry of Justice to check the body of the victim. They were exactly the same as the death case of the victim in Southeast Prefecture. I don't believe that it was such a coincidence. The Ling family members walked up to him.
Wherever there, the murder will happen."
Shangguan Wanning was a little shocked.
Eighteen lives are definitely a major case that can cause a sensation across the country, but the Ministry of Justice has never received any news.
"Brother Huo, you just said that you have investigated this case, and all the clues point to the Ling family, those clues..."
Huo Gang shook his head in disappointment.
"All the people involved are dead, and the clues... are gone."
Shangguan Wanning was unsure of her mind for a moment. This matter was very involved and exceeded the scope of her ability to solve.
"Miss Shangguan, you are a kind and good girl. Be sure to stay away from the Ling family. Don't interfere in this matter."
Huo Gang knelt down at Shangguan Wanning. "I beg you another thing to take care of Momo for me. She is a miserable child. You can eat with her and don't let her stay away and let others bully her."
"Brother Huo, get up quickly." Shangguan Wanning couldn't stand such a strong man kneeling towards her, "Don't worry, if the matter really has nothing to do with you, I will find a way to save you. Su Mo, or
You took good care of yourself.”
Shangguan Wanning walked out of the cell and saw Mu Jingrui's carriage parked not far away. She lifted up the curtain and climbed up.
"How is it?" Mu Jingrui wiped the sweat from Shangguan Wanning's forehead and asked gently.
Shangguan Wanning repeated Huo Gang's words.
"What do you think?" Mu Jingrui fell into deep thought.
Shangguan Wanning held her chin and thoughtfully.
"It doesn't look like he is lying, but this involves many lives after all. Behind the Ling family are the queen mother and the queen, which is very good. Pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and those mud are not small characters."
"Not many people know about Huo Gang's arrest. I asked the prefect to block the news. I will go to discuss with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I think..."
Mu Jingrui is more inclined to believe Huo Gang's words.
"Then you go find the prince, I'll go..."
"Don't worry about anything." Mu Jingrui interrupted Shangguan Wanning's words.
If the Ling family really had such a cruel murderer hidden, Shangguan Wan was a woman, and if they found out that she was investigating them, there would be danger.
"Obe obedient, Your Highness and I will deal with this matter." Mu Jingrui patted Shangguan Wanning's shoulder and pulled her into his arms.
After Shangguan Wanning returned home, she tried hard to search for the little things about Ling Ruiying and his son in her memory, but there was no trace at all.
In her memory of the previous life, Ling Ruiying didn't even return to the capital at this time.
Everything seems to have changed.
Where did the change happen?
Shangguan Wanning lay on the bed toss and turns and couldn't sleep. In a daze, she seemed to see the bright red flower of the other side in her dream.