His tone of voice was light and normal, as if he was saying "This food is good."
The corners of his eyes twitched: "Is there any reason to get back the things you gave away?"
Yu Qiansi patted his arm with the back of her hand: "Don't worry, I will make you a new one. If you are willing, I can even customize a unique one for you."
If it weren't for the distance between Yuli Pavilion and Ti Xing Si and the time wasted on the way, she would definitely have gone there in person.
After hearing that "unique", Boyi reluctantly took out the wooden sign and returned to the Criminal Division with her.
Returning to the backyard again, Boyi had mixed feelings.
The last time he came here, he was caught climbing over the wall of Guang'an Marquis Mansion, and was thrown here by Sui Feng and imprisoned for a day and night. At that time, he kept talking about Jade Rakshasa, but he didn't expect to come back again, but he would already be with her and run for her willingly.
"You stay outside and I'll go in by myself."
Boyi unconsciously had a smile on his lips, and the memory in his dark eyes gradually faded: "Then be careful, I'm right outside."
Pushing open the door, Ma Jian's hands and feet were locked by chains hanging on the wall, and he could barely sit in the middle of the room.
At this time, he had regained some clarity, but he was willing to be trapped in the darkness. When he saw the door of the house opened and a little moonlight seeping in from outside, he shrank and moved a few inches deeper. The chain was rattling.
It made a clanking sound and made a thick friction sound.
It seems that Sui Lai was worried that the crazy Ma Jian would harm himself, so she used this method to lock him up so that he could not get close to the wall.
Yu Qiansi squatted on the spot, eye level with him, her eyes filled with compassion.
"Don't you have anything to ask me?"
Ma Jian seemed to have just realized that there was someone in front of him. He shuddered at the sound and then trembled uncontrollably. His broad back arched like a crawling shrimp.
She didn't rush her, she simply sat down cross-legged and played with a reed pole she picked up casually.
It wasn't until the moonlight turned a little farther that Ma Jian asked in a dumb voice.
"That palace maid...how did she die?"
That voice seemed to come from a pile of withered corpses. It seemed like a lonely and huge network of skeletons that had been eroded by wind and sand for thousands of years on the hilltop in the silent night.
"About three nights ago, the cause of death was drowning. However, there are still doubts about the case, and I am still investigating."
Three days ago, it was the day they entered the palace to examine the body.
It was the day after the falling incident. She remembered that Shang Fu once said that Ma Jian felt unwell and took leave of absence that day.
Ma Jian lowered his head and looked at the clear moonlight in front of his eyes, and sat there, saying nothing.
Seeing how useless he was, Yu Qiansi felt a lot of unknown fire rising in his heart.
He raised his hand to cover the moonlight and said coldly: "Do you know what the suspicion is? The pond is inside Jinxiu Gate, not far from the Qianniu Guard station, but separated by a wall. The princess screamed in the daytime
We can all hear it, let alone late at night in the palace?"
Ma Jian moved slightly, but it seemed like an illusion.
"It can be seen from the marks on her body that she struggled at the lake for a long time before she died, until she was exhausted and fell into the water. Tell me, why did she lie there for so long, gradually exhausted, until
You let go of your hands in despair and are not willing to shout for help?"
The friction sound of the four chains continued, but the black shadow at the intersection of the chains seemed motionless.
The corners of Yu Qiansi's eyes were slightly moist, and her voice was soft but cold. Every word she spoke was like an ice pick, trying to pierce the black shadow in front of her into a sieve. Every word, every word, pressed directly into people's hearts.
"Tell me, what danger did she encounter that was more terrifying than calling for help? In fact, if she screamed, it might be more dangerous. Or maybe, was she willing to die to protect something?"
He kept saying "guess" and "maybe", but every word was like a sharp knife engraved on Ma Jian's heart.
She wanted to force him to recognize reality instead of trying to escape like a rag like a rag now.
The huddled black shadow let out a desperate howl, like the scream of a lone wolf who had lost its lover on the moonlit peak.
Boyi, who had been waiting outside, heard the mournful screams and quickly came over to check.
I saw Ma Jian falling into madness again.
"It's all my fault...it's all my fault." As he said this, he tried to hit himself, but unfortunately the length of the chain was just right. Even with all his strength, he couldn't reach his face with his hands.
He could only roar helplessly. Even so, he could not express any pain in his heart.
He was supposed to be on duty that day, but he found that Xiaodie was missing, so he looked around for it, so he took leave and was not on duty.
Boyi was afraid that he would go crazy and hurt others, so he quickly stood in front of Yu Qiansi.
However, Yu Qiansi pushed him away calmly, her eyes were firm. It seemed like two bright moons were hanging in it, filled with empathy and compassion.
The three of them were in a stalemate.
I don’t know how long it took, but the dark clouds gathered the bright moon in my arms, and the surroundings were as quiet as cold ink. The painful sound of the chains gradually subsided, leaving only intermittent sobs.
Yu Qiansi handed a wooden sign to Ma Jian.
The hollow carvings reveal scattered and blurry pictures on the ground: carp playing in the water, floating and undulating.
A carp swims in the clear water of a river.
"She was killed, but I can find the murderer. As long as you accept this receipt and answer a question for me, I promise you that no matter where you are in the world, as long as I am still alive, I will help you find the murderer."
Every commission at Yuli Pavilion has a beginning and an end.
This humble, even somewhat eerie wooden sign made of locust wood is the most solemn promise in the world.
Ma Jian stood motionless like a ball of dry mud.
After a long time, he took the sign, held it tightly in his hand, and asked, "What do you want to know?"
"Where did you get the phantom face?"
"Yunzhong City, Xuan Taiping Yutian*, he calls himself 'Jade Master'."
Yu Qiansi stood up slowly, feeling slightly dizzy after squatting for a long time.
Boyi held her steady and looked at the woman beside him with doubt.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But I saw her with a cold smile, and her eyebrows were not angry but there was a hint of snow.
"Master Jade?" He seemed to be thinking of the nameless person engraved on the tombstone.
Where did Mr. Yu come from in the Yu family now?
Whether it was to pamper her, or she had other agendas, she would uproot these evil spirits and snake gods and send them all to Abi Hell.
Returning to Fajintang, she sat in a state of confusion after sitting through several cases.
The summer insects were noisy, but she felt chilled all over her body. Because of Ma Jian's incident, she also felt a lot of indescribable grief.
Boyi thought he was still worried about the so-called "Jade Master".
He squatted beside her and comforted her softly: "When the soldiers come, we will stop you, and when the water comes, the earth will cover you up."
What exactly is this Yunzhong City? He has heard this name more than once.
Yu Qiansi blinked and looked at the night sky outside the eaves, covered lightly with black gauze, and the moon was about to be full.
"Almost fifteen, right?"
Boyi counted the days: "Today is precisely the fifteenth day."
Yu Qiansi raised her hand and pinched her fingers, murmuring in her mouth, with a bright look on her face, and sighed: "What a coincidence, these two days are both good days."
"Bo Yi, do you still remember the half wooden sign in front of the blacksmith shop?"
"Of course I remember."
The half-engraved smiling face of Buddha is very unique.
"Early tomorrow morning, I need you to find a salesman in the capital, a salesman with this half wooden sign hanging on his load."
Boyi agreed immediately. He just wanted to dispel the sadness between her brows. No matter what he did, he would be happy to do it.
"Remember, you can only find it yourself, don't alert the officials."
Since we are talking about the wooden sign of the blacksmith shop, both the salesman and the blacksmith shop must have something to do with Yunzhong City.
What's more, all of this is related to this young master with the name of the Yu family. He is feeling uneasy and somewhat hopeful. Perhaps, he is one step closer to truly understanding the woman in front of him.
"When I find this salesman, I'll know what you want to do, right?"
"yes."
"Okay, let me help you!"
"Thank you."
This thank you was as gentle as a lament, and it seemed that she had exhausted all her strength.
"You're welcome, don't forget, you still owe me a special Yuli Pavilion receipt!"
Yu Qiansi lowered her head and looked at the man in black who was half-kneeling at the side of the table, with a faint look in her eyes. Boyi looked up at her, and his eyes seemed to miss each other, so she moved away calmly: "Of course I remember.
"
He thought of the previous topic between the two of them, and now it was a good time to explain everything. However, the two of them were in the punishment department, and there might be the ears and eyes of the Duke of Qi around them. He hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to speak.
Familiar footsteps came from the door again.
"Master Jade——" Suifeng came with Shang Fu who was panting like an ox and interrupted Boyi again.
This time Shang Fu learned the lesson wisely. Seeing that it was getting late, he pulled Sui Feng to move together, so that he would not be stopped by the Jinwu Guards.
Boyi stood up and stepped aside: "Master Shaoqing, you have news so soon?"
Coming here at midnight and being so impatient can naturally only be related to matters at the Ministry of War.
"Of course, don't look at who I am!" Shang Fu shook his head proudly, and the corners on both sides of his official hat swayed slightly, showing a proud and dissolute look.
He really liked this official uniform and didn't want to take it off most of the night.
"According to Mr. Yu's punishment, we immediately found out that a person from the Ministry of War did not come to answer today. He was similar in age to those adults in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and because he was responsible for cleaning up trivial matters, no one had noticed it before.
I have ordered people from Dali Temple to check his whereabouts!"
However, Yu Qiansi did not look happy at all, and raised his hand casually, indicating that they could help themselves.
Then he played with Yuli Qiankun and said firmly: "Just look for the corpse. It might be faster."
This is a sure sign that this person is in serious danger.
"Master Jade," Shang Fu said exaggeratedly with a tearful tone: "What kind of deity are you? Not only can you guess that people from the Ministry of War are related to the fire, but you can also guess that people are dead?"
Sui Feng curled her lips, this flattery really had no technical content.
She turned the jade world with her left hand, raised her hand, and watched it rotate on her index finger, constantly changing the background color.
"Bo Yi, what do you think?"
Boyi followed his advice and looked at Shang Fu with some provocation: "If the perpetrator's goal is really a map, he must make sure that what he gets is true. Then he must be an insider."
In addition, he also had to ensure that after obtaining the map, he would immediately eliminate all people who might find problems with the map, so the people in the Fang Division had to die.
