"A bunch of trash!!"
A beautiful ceramic teacup suddenly fell to the ground and shattered into pieces with a bang.
Ling Mo was furious and furious.
In front of them, a dozen domestic slaves were trembling and kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to apologize.
"A bunch of losers! If you can't even catch an injured woman, what do I need from you?"
He was so angry that he pointed at the slaves with a trembling hand and cursed fiercely.
"Sir, this... this can't be entirely our fault. If that pretty boy hadn't insisted on keeping that woman, we would have caught him long ago, and Butler Du wouldn't have been detained..."
One person spoke up to argue.
After hearing this, Ling Mo became even more angry. He looked at the slave and said with a half-smile.
"Are you talking back to me?"
Looking at his appearance, the house slave suddenly became frightened.
He quickly waved his hands and kowtowed.
"No, I don't dare."
"Humph...don't you dare?"
Ling Mo smiled coldly, picked up a cane from the side and whipped it directly on the slave.
"I think you dare! Dare to talk back to me? I can't beat you to death!!"
As he spoke, the cane in his hand immediately lifted up and landed heavily on the slave's face.
Snapped!
A red mark suddenly appeared on the man's face, showing a look of unbearable pain.
"Pa bang..."
The cane fell on the slave again and again, causing him to roll on the ground in pain.
But Ling Mo had no intention of stopping at all.
"Dare you talk back to me, young master? I ask you to talk back to me, let you talk back to me?"
While yelling and cursing fiercely, he kept beating the slave.
Screams kept echoing in the room.
On the side, other slaves saw this and showed frightened expressions.
Obviously, they were frightened.
At this moment, a man dressed as a guard suddenly walked in outside the door.
"Master, there is someone outside asking to see him, and he also brings Du San with him."
After hearing this, Ling Mo's movements stopped.
"Hmph, I'll give you an advantage this time. If you dare to talk back to me next time, I'll let you keep company with those ferocious beasts."
Ling Mo dropped the cane in his hand, wiped his hands gently with a handkerchief, and then asked the guard.
"What kind of person is here?"
"I don't know. He didn't identify himself, but he said he is very familiar with you, young master. As long as you see him, young master, you will definitely know him."
"Oh? I want to see who dares to detain my young master!"
After hearing this, Ling Mo's expression darkened.
Then he left the room and walked towards the hall.
As soon as he arrived in the hall, he saw a person.
A man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, tied up with a colorful rope.
It was the steward Du San whom he mentioned just now.
And when Ling Mo's eyes followed Du San to the figure beside him, he suddenly froze!
There was a hint of vague fear emerging in his widened eyes.
I saw a handsome young man sitting next to Du San.
His facial features were like carefully carved jade.
Sharp yet handsome eyebrows, dark and deep eyes, straight yet slightly tilted nose...
His long black hair was tied neatly behind his head, he was dressed in white clothes, and he held a jade fracture fan in his right hand, which made his whole person exude a gentle and elegant atmosphere.
Like a humble and courteous gentleman.
Chen Yutian!
The first time he saw this young man, Ling Mo recognized the imperial envoy who once wanted to kill him.
He walked into the hall, a stiff smile appeared on his face, and he slightly arched his hands.
"No... I didn't know that the imperial envoy is here to visit me. I'm sorry that I missed you from afar, but I hope you'll forgive me."
Chen Yutian gently put down the teacup in his hand and smiled.
"Young Master Ling is so polite. I am here this time because I have some personal matters that I need to deal with, Mr. Ling."
"I wonder if the imperial envoy has any personal matters to discuss with this villain?"
Ling Mo's expression changed and he glanced at Du San.
Such an action naturally cannot be hidden from Chen Yutian's eyes.
"It seems that the young master really knows this person."
Chen Yutian smiled, and then pointed at Du San, who was tied up next to him.
At this time, Du San was looking at Ling Mo with eyes full of expectation.
Ling Mo looked at Du San with a slightly unhappy expression.
But there was nothing he could do.
Denial, of course, doesn’t work.
Not to mention whether he can deceive Chen Yutian in front of him.
Just say the way Du San looks at him now, if he really denies it, I'm afraid Du San's loyalty to him will immediately be wiped out.
This person helped him do a lot of shameful things on weekdays. Once those things were exposed, he would not have enough life to behead him.
Therefore, he must not be disappointed in himself.
In this case, there is only recognition.
"This man's name is Du San, and he is a steward of the villain's house."
Hearing Ling Mo's answer, the smile on Chen Yutian's face became even brighter.
"It turns out that he is really the steward of the young master's house. I thought he was lying before."
Ling Mo smiled even more awkwardly.
"No, he is indeed a steward of the villain's house. But, I wonder what exactly he committed and fell into the hands of an adult?"
Chen Yutian gently shook his folding fan and nodded slightly.
"I see. But he didn't make any serious mistakes. He just made rude remarks to the officer."
When he said this sentence, it was calm and calm, but when it fell in Ling Mo's ears, it was like thunder that shocked the world, and a stormy sea suddenly arose in his heart.
A flash of shock suddenly engulfed his mind.
"What? He actually committed such a serious crime?"
"Then I don't know, sir...what's the punishment?"
Hearing this, Chen Yutian grinned slightly.
But for some reason, when he saw this warm smile like a sun board, Ling Mo felt a chill of cold air rushing straight to his forehead.
Feeling cold all over!
"Young Master also knows, and those who do not know are not guilty. Although this person made rude remarks to me, at that time, I did not reveal his identity."
"Therefore, I will not pursue this matter..."
"It's just that he still needs to be held accountable for robbing civilian girls on the street."
"According to our Daxuan laws, anyone who robs a woman in the street shall be fined a thousand pieces of gold and twenty feet. So..."
Before Chen Yutian finished speaking, Ling Mo stood up quickly, called two guards, tied up Du Sansong and pushed him to the ground, and beat him with twenty big boards.
He also ordered someone to take out one thousand taels of gold from the treasury and give it to Chen Yutian as a fine.
However, Chen Yutian did not collect this fine.
"Master, you'd better hand this fine to the Yamen in person."
"Of course, I hope you won't play any tricks, sir, otherwise..."
After the last word fell, Chen Yutian Shi Shiran left Ling Mo's private residence.
Ling Mo and Du San looked at each other in the hall.
What is this guy doing here?
Could it be...really just for me to give Du San the punishment he deserves?
Ling Mo was confused.
He never imagined that Chen Yutian came to the private residence this time just for such a simple reason.
But is this really the case?
The answer is of course no.
In fact, Chen Yutian's visit to Ling Mo's private residence was only secondary to punishing Du San. The most important thing was that he came to investigate the source of the fragrant powder found on Liu Dahai and the mysterious woman.
And long before Ling Mo came to the hall, he had actually made a discovery in the hall.
He found a sachet.
He found the sachet under his seat.
Although he didn't know whether someone put it here intentionally or accidentally threw it here, Chen Yutian discovered that the fragrant powder in this sachet was found on Liu Dahai's corpse and the mysteriously hunted woman. Exactly the same!
You can be sure, it should be the same kind of fragrance powder!
And he also asked the maid who served him tea, and he was sure that this fragrant powder came from a private residence.
Moreover, the maid also told him that this kind of fragrant powder was bought by Ling Yuntian from the Western Regions, and it was the only one in Youzhou that had it.
Moreover, this kind of sachet is also common in the mansion.
Almost all the maids favored by Ling Mo will have one.
This also symbolizes their unique status in the mansion.
Walking on the road to the guild hall, Chen Yutian recalled what the maid serving tea in the private residence just said and smiled slightly.
"It seems that there are quite a lot of unknown secrets in this private mansion..."
…
Outside Youzhou City
In a deserted mountain road...
A woodcutter who makes a living by chopping firewood is walking on this deserted narrow mountain road, carrying a bundle of firewood on his back.
He walks this road several times every day, and he already knows the road conditions well.
But today, it is obviously a little different from the past.
Although the mountain road was as deserted as ever, he always felt that something was wrong.
Soon, he discovered the problem.
Because not far ahead, an overturned carriage actually appeared.
This surprised the woodcutter.
You know, on weekdays, not even half a person would pass by here except myself. Why did an overturned carriage appear today?
With curiosity in his heart, he cautiously approached the dilapidated carriage.
Suddenly, he heard a strange sound.
This sound is like human breathing. But the strange thing is that there is no one here except himself.
Have you seen a ghost?
Thinking of this, the woodcutter couldn't help but become afraid.
He turned around to leave, but just as he turned around, the voice got louder.
There are also a few words mixed in there.
"Save...save...life..."
Hearing this sound, the woodcutter was stunned.
It doesn't sound like it's a ghost, it sounds like someone is asking for help?
And the sound seemed to come from behind the carriage...
Could it be...
The woodcutter plucked up the courage and came to the dilapidated carriage, and the voice became more real.
"Help……"
The woodcutter struggled to push the carriage away. However, when the carriage was pushed away, the scene before his eyes made him suddenly change his expression!
I saw many corpses in the ditch where the carriage overturned!
There are adults, children, women...
They were all dripping with blood and their bodies were covered with stab wounds, which was shocking!
Among the countless dead bodies, a man whose face was blurred with blood was using his last breath to desperately cry for help.
"Help……"
…
Guanyi
Huo Yuanji's room.
Huo Yuanji frowned slightly and sat at the wooden table, seeming to be pondering.
Opposite him, a beautiful girl was staring at him with extremely satisfied eyes and a smiling face.
On the table between them was a plate of freshly made spiced tofu.
"What are you thinking? You don't even care about the food?"
Lin Feifei's eyes suddenly filled with curiosity.
"Are you still thinking about those people who suddenly moved away?"
Hearing this, Huo Yuanji sighed slightly.
"That's okay. Actually, I was thinking, how can I get a tight-lipped person to talk? Why don't you help me think about it."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Lin Feifei had a look of interest in her eyes and straightened her body slightly.
Huo Yuanji picked up a piece of tofu with chopsticks, put it into his mouth, and said.
"Then, that is to say, if you catch a very important prisoner and he holds some important clues, and you want him to spit out all these clues, but this person's mouth is very tight, what will you do? What to do?"
"Isn't this simple? Just use torture to extract a confession."
Lin Feifei said nonchalantly.
"Of course this won't work. Let's not talk about whether Brother Chen can do such a thing as beating him into a trap. Let's talk about the prisoner. He is a person who is not even afraid of death. How could he succumb to those tortures? It's simply not possible. It’s impossible.”
Huo Yuanji shook his head and rejected Lin Feifei's proposal.
At the same time, he took another chopstick of tofu and put it into his mouth, with a slightly thoughtful look in his eyes.
"So, that prisoner is not afraid of torture at all?"
"You can say that."
Huo Yuanji nodded slightly.
Lin Feifei fell into deep thought.
"Well...if that's the case, then we can only see if that person has any weaknesses. As long as we grasp his weaknesses, we won't be afraid that he won't give in..."
After listening to her words, Huo Yuanji suddenly stared at her with an extremely strange look.
Lin Feifei looked a little strange in her heart.
"Why...isn't this method good too?"
She hesitated for a long time and then said with a slight hesitation.
"No, it's not... I'm just wondering, am I a person whose weakness you have caught?"
Huo Yuanji shook his head and smiled.
The girl also smiled lightly and stuck out her tongue.
"What do you think?"
"I should be the one... However, I would rather you seize on my weakness..."
"Oh? Why?"
"Because of this, I can see you every day."
Huo Yuanji smiled faintly, but the girl's pretty face suddenly turned red.
"But, what kind of weaknesses does Huadie have that she can exploit?"
As soon as these words came out, Lin Feifei was shocked.
"What? Butterfly? Have you caught the murderer?"
"Yes, Brother Chen caught her, but she refused to speak, which made all of us very distressed..."
Huo Yuanji smiled bitterly.
At this moment, the door to the room suddenly opened, and Wu Dongtian hurriedly walked in from the outside.
"Brother Huo, it's not good! The state government just received a report and found a body in a ravine fifty miles outside the city..."
"What?"
Huo Yuanji and Lin Feifei were surprised at the same time!
