Two days later in the morning, Chai Yan was sitting in the courtyard of the library, basking in the sun and drinking tea leisurely, when he suddenly saw Hang Baiqiu walking into the courtyard carrying a stack of books.
"Mr. Hang, good morning..." Chai Yan stood up in a hurry and greeted him with a smile.
Today, Hang Baiqiu is not as energetic as before. She has obvious dark circles under her eyes, and her brows are furrowed as if she is worried.
Hang Baiqiu walked up to Chai Yan, handed him the bundled books, and said slightly depressed: "This is what I borrowed last time..."
Chai Yan took it and said with a smile: "Sir Hang, you can just send someone to return these things. Why bother to go there yourself?"
Hang Baiqiu shook his head gently and said nothing.
Chai Yan said politely: "Sir Hang, please sit down. The pot is filled with the Longjing I just brewed. Do you want to taste it..."
Chai Yan originally thought that Hang Baiqiu would refuse decisively and then turn around and leave, but she didn't expect that after a slight hesitation, she actually walked to Chai Yan's chair and sat down.
"Chai Yan, can I let you sit here for a while?" Hang Baiqiu asked.
Chai Yan was greatly surprised and immediately said: "Yes, of course... Then I will get you a clean tea bowl..."
After saying that, Chai Yan turned and walked away.
When Chai Yan got the tea bowl clean, he found Hang Baiqiu in the yard staring blankly ahead.
Chai Yan immediately understood that something must have happened to Hang Baiqiu...
Chai Yan didn't want to interrupt Hang Baiqiu's thoughts, so he walked over gently holding the tea bowl. Next, from putting down the tea bowl to filling the tea bowl, and then carefully moving the tea bowl to the coffee table next to Hang Bai Qiu, Chai Yan went through the whole process.
Yandu remained quiet.
Chai Yan stood quietly for a while. Seeing that Hang Baiqiu was still immersed in his thoughts, he simply picked up the bundle of books and entered the library silently.
When Chai Yan put the books back on the bookshelf and came out, Hang Baiqiu just came out of his thoughts. Looking from her back, she seemed to be sighing silently.
Chai Yan then reminded: "Sir Hang, if you don't drink tea, you will get cold..."
Hang Baiqiu turned around and saw that there was a new tea bowl on the coffee table next to her. She immediately picked up the tea bowl and said, "Sorry, I was distracted just now..."
After saying that, Hang Baiqiu took a sip of tea.
Chai Yan came to the coffee table and asked, "Sir Hang, what is it that makes you so worried?"
Hang Baiqiu didn't speak, but just raised his eyes and glanced at Chai Yan.
Chai Yan understood and said consciously: "I understand, I understand, you are dealing with confidential matters, I shouldn't pry, haha..."
Hang Baiqiu drank two more sips of tea, then put down the tea bowl and said, "Actually, it's not a secret. You saw it that day..."
"Did I see it?" Chai Yan thought for a moment and then thought: "Is it about interrogating the prisoner?"
Hang Baiqiu nodded: "Yes, that's him!"
"Sir Hang, is the interrogation going poorly?" Chai Yan asked.
Hang Baiqiu sighed helplessly: "Not only is it bad, that man is just like a stone in the pit, smelly and hard!"
Two days ago, Duanmu Yuanwei assigned Hang Baiqiu a task, ordering her to find out the whereabouts of dirty silver from the prisoner within three days, otherwise the emperor would definitely punish him.
But Hang Baiqiu interrogated for two full days, but not a single word of information about the hidden money was found. The prisoner had made up his mind to take the secret into the coffin!
Hang Baiqiu's attitude towards official affairs is extremely serious and meticulous. He will go all out to complete all tasks assigned by his superiors!
Now two days have passed after three days, but the prisoner was so exhausted that he refused to speak. Hang Baiqiu didn't sleep well all night last night, and was worried about this matter all the time.
Although there are countless ways to torture people in the prison, Hang Baiqiu is different. Torture has never been her specialty!
Hang Baiqiu told a lot, and her heart gradually became comfortable. At this time, she breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly stood up and said, "Thank you for the tea..."
With that said, Hang Baiqiu walked towards the entrance of the courtyard.
"Secretary Hang..." Chai Yan stopped her and said, "I have a way to make him speak..."
Hang Baiqiu was stunned, his steps stopped for an instant, and then he turned around: "What did you say?"
Chai Yan said: "Sir Hang, I have a way to make that person tell you everything!"
"What solution?" Hang Baiqiu was worried about this matter. Hearing Chai Yan say that there was a solution, he couldn't help but ask further.
Chai Yan thought for a moment and said, "Just wait, I'll come as soon as I go..."
Chai Yan quickly returned to his dormitory, poured a bowl of cold water, asked Shangguan Peining for a mantra bean, and then threw the mantra bean into the water.
"Sir Hang, take this bowl of water to the prisoner and make sure he confesses immediately!"
Hang Baiqiu was standing in the yard. When he heard the sound, he turned around and saw Chai Yan walking towards him with a water bowl.
She went over to take a look and immediately asked, "What kind of water is this?"
Chai Yan smiled and placed the water bowl firmly in Hang Baiqiu's palm, and said: "Sir Hang, you only need to give the prisoner a sip of this bowl of water. Whatever you want to ask, he will answer you, and I guarantee that he will
Every answer is truthful!"
"Chai Yan, I have something else to do, let's go first!" Hang Baiqiu didn't believe that such a thing would happen, so he put the water bowl back on the coffee table.
Seeing that she didn't believe it, Chai Yan immediately said angrily: "Sir Hang, do you dare to take a sip now?"
"Huh?" Hang Baiqiu was stunned.
"Sir Hang, I won't poison the water. Trust me, take a sip and you will understand!" Chai Yan said with a smile.
Hang Baiqiu frowned and looked at Chai Yan, then looked at the water in the bowl, then thought about it for a while, and finally picked up the bowl and took a sip.
"I drank it, what happens next?" Hang Baiqiu asked.
Chai Yan took the "Truth Water" and put it back on the coffee table, smiling: "Wait a minute..."
After waiting for a short while, Chai Yan suddenly asked: "Sir Hang, how old are you this year?"
Hang Baiqiu blurted out: "Twenty-two..."
As soon as the words came out, Hang Baiqiu was shocked: "What's going on? How can I..."
Chai Yan continued to ask: "Sir Hang, where do you live?"
Hang Baiqiu immediately started to say his address. Halfway through, Hang Baiqiu was covering his mouth hard, but he still couldn't stop his uncontrolled mouth from finishing the sentence.
Hang Baiqiu was so frightened that he looked at Chai Yan in horror: "You...what on earth did you put in the water?"
With a smile on his face, Chai Yan glanced at the water bowl and said, "Sir Hang, I've said before that this bowl of water can make people know everything, and they can tell everything!"