"I understand why you are here." The enthusiasm on the prisoner's face subsided a little. "You want to ask me why I did such a thing?"
His "rush to answer" made An's brows slightly raised.
An did not express her opinion immediately, but waited for the other party's next words. Noticing that he kept looking at her, probably to express his sincerity, An closed her eyes when he spoke for the third time.
On the one hand, this is to concentrate, and on the other hand, it is to prevent the other party from seeing what you are thinking.
Judging from his current performance, it is obvious that he is not a reckless man who only knows how to fight and kill.
It's always better to be cautious.
"I know very well what I did and I know I made a mistake, but I have never regretted it so far!" The prisoner hammered his chest with one hand, his face full of sincerity, "Anyone who dares to offend you or even threaten your safety, Must die!"
By the end, he was practically roaring.
There is absolutely no element of performance in the prisoner's every move. Anyone who observes it will conclude that he is just a fanatical believer.
The prisoner's out-of-control words made Erlan look impatient. Even Leonhardt, who always respected his brother, disagreed with what he said.
"According to imperial law, if the former guard captain is really the prisoner who planned the attack, he will be executed sooner or later. But you killed him first, why did you do that?" Without waiting for the other party to answer, An opened his eyes. He looked over with a very oppressive look, "You said you have no regrets? Do you regard yourself as a judge? Or do you think you are above the laws of the empire?!"
Erlan crossed his arms, and Leonhardt nodded slightly unconsciously.
An's question was also what they were thinking.
The man in front of him spoke so righteously, but what he did was exactly the same as a criminal.
It's okay to say that he is really a fanatical believer. It's okay to have some understanding of people with brain problems. Just let him take responsibility for his actions. But this guy is most likely just acting, and the more he looks like him, the more disgusting he will be.
An's questioning made the prisoner kneel down with a plop.
"Please Wang Mingjian! I have absolutely no such idea! Even if someone should be above the laws of the empire, that person can only be you!" The prisoner pressed his forehead tightly to the cool and damp ground, "It's just that he is a villain. Special, with many connections, it is very possible to avoid death. I don't want to see the villain escape the death penalty, so I think of poisoning him."
The word "poison" made Erlan frown. He glanced at An and didn't speak in a hurry.
An frowned and said, "Then have you ever thought that if the former guard captain was actually framed, you would be working for the real murderer?"
"I have kept your teachings in mind, and naturally I have thought about it. It's just that the villain confessed to his crime, and I also found evidence that he sold the empire's assets and secretly raised bandits." Even though he was kneeling on the ground, the prisoner He is very confident in what he has done, "If there is no conclusive evidence, I will definitely not do such a thing - since I know I have made a mistake, at least I can't make more mistakes!"
From the conversation up to now, the prisoner has a complete behavioral logic, and he has deliberately found tangible evidence before taking action. Although what he did was wrong, even if Leko himself is here, it is difficult to blame him.
It's absolutely watertight...
"...Get up." An's tone was calm, with no hint of emotion or anger, "Tell me about the evidence you got."
Erlan mentioned to An that the former guard captain funded the bandits, but it took him a lot of effort to find out about it. The prisoner apparently borrowed the identity of the jailer. How could a jailer easily find out this?
Although he was forgiven by standing up, the prisoner still knelt on the ground, his head lowered like a child who had made a mistake.
"This matter was traced to a businessman named Allen. The villains purchased food, grass and equipment from him many times. He originally thought that the villains were adding supplies to the escort - there had been similar incidents before. The situation. It wasn’t until the gangster incident happened that Allen realized something was wrong, but he was worried that he would be implicated and did not dare to reveal it. It took me a lot of effort to obtain a testimony.”
"Businessman Allen..." An looked at Erlan.
Erlan nodded.
It seems that the sources of the evidence are consistent.
"Then why didn't you submit the evidence?" An asked the prisoner.
The prisoner said with some embarrassment: "I promised Allen not to implicate him, and he was willing to tell me the truth. What's more, the villain has already confessed, and I only need a confirmation."
In that case, the businessman's testimony is only legally meaningful, and indeed not that important to the parties concerned.
"So are you willing to confess now?" An crossed his arms and thought in his mind.
The prisoner said firmly: "Although I am ashamed of Allen, since you did not summon me as a sinner alone, you must be investigating the case, and I should tell everything I know!"
The guards supervise the prisoner very strictly, and he does not know what is happening outside now.
You can make a rough guess just from the current situation, which shows that the prisoner and the jailer he plays have a good level of intelligence.
"You said you used poison to kill?" Erlan asked at the right time.
There was no sign of poisoning on the body of the former guard captain, which was inconsistent with what the prisoner said, and Erlan also confirmed that his former confidant died of a wound in the neck.
The prisoner looked at An, struggling, and soon his expression changed.
On the surface, he seemed to be hesitant to tell this stranger, Erlan.
An had an idea and said calmly: "This is the assistant I invited and also my friend. You can tell everything you know."
"Yes!" The prisoner nodded to An, and then looked at Erlan, "No... yes, I have learned that the villain has good martial arts skills. I was worried about being defeated, so I poisoned him in advance. This... poison is not It has no obvious characteristics and will only make the poisoned person weak. The fatal blow was done by me myself, so there is no abnormality in the autopsy."
The prisoner's speech was unclear at several points. Erlan realized that he had something up his sleeve and planned to deceive him: "Oh, there is nothing unusual? This is contrary to the facts I know..."
"This..." The prisoner immediately broke out in a cold sweat, but quickly calmed down, "That shouldn't be the case. Could it be that someone else poisoned me before me?"
Erlan was surprised by the speed of the opponent's reaction, but since they had discovered the flaw, why not take advantage of the victory and pursue it?
An's tacit cooperation followed.
"Alas -" he sighed, attracting the attention of the slightly bewildered prisoner, "how did what you did make your parents at home feel?"
The prisoner looked solemn: "They will understand me..."
"King, I...I only have my mother at home, and I don't know where my father is..."
Before he finished the first sentence, the prisoner realized his flaw, but trying to fix it at this time was of no use.
"Do you still want to be sophistical?" An closed his eyes and shook his head. After thinking for a while, he added, "I said that he is my friend. Everyone present is someone I trust."
The prisoner stood frozen on the spot.
Erlan heard the implication of An's words, and his surprise was evident on his face.
Leonhardt was a little confused because of the poor information he had. He only thought that An's words were to gain the prisoner's trust.
Miku didn't know what he was thinking about from the beginning and remained silent.
After a long silence, the prisoner suddenly laughed awkwardly: "I couldn't hide it from you, but now that I hear you say it, it seems that I was a little too cautious."
Seeing the prisoner whose temperament had changed drastically, Erlan and Leonhardt suddenly realized that things seemed to have taken a strange turn.
