Ci Jinzhi

Hundreds of people were stationed around the ruined temple, and only twenty people were actually on guard duty close to the ruined temple.

These twenty people are also divided into two shifts, and there are ten people responsible for the second half of the night.

The venomous snake was released in the latter half of the night. He Qingxiao speculated that besides the guards in the temple, the most suspicious people were the ten people who were on duty outside the temple in the middle of the night.

 After a search, a bunch of odds and ends were found, but nothing special was found.

 No, it was nothing special in the eyes of everyone, but not in the eyes of He Qingxiao.

 A few lamps have been added to the temple, which can be said to be brightly lit. He Qingxiao stared at the pile of found items, picked up a dagger from it, and looked at it carefully.

Everyone looked at his actions with confusion.

 What’s so special about a dagger?

 Let alone those on duty who are guards, even ordinary people use daggers to defend themselves.

 Da Xia prohibited the private possession of armor, but not swords and guns.

He Qingxiao put down the dagger and picked up another one. He picked up and put down the dagger in this way. He checked all the daggers found on the body of the guards inside and outside the temple. He pointed at one dagger and asked, "Whose dagger is this?"

 The guards looked at each other.

 One of the guards stood up with his head lowered.

 “It’s a villain’s dagger.”

He Qingxiao said calmly: "You are -"

“The villain’s name is Zhou Ming, and he comes from Jingying.”

 Bai Ying had some impression of Zhou Ming: "Master He, does he have a problem?"

Although Bai Ying was the leader of the imperial troops heading south this time, he was not familiar with these people.

“I want to know why there are bamboo shavings left on your dagger?” He Qingxiao stared at Zhou Ming and asked calmly.

Zhou Ming looked nervous: "When I was walking, there were bamboo branches in the way, so I cut them off with a dagger."

"Oh, are you cutting off the obstructing bamboo branches, or are you trying to make a bamboo tube to hold the poisonous snake?" He Qingxiao rubbed the bamboo tube Huang Cheng found in the grass.

Zhou Ming immediately knelt down and said, "No matter how brave a villain is, he would not dare to murder Mr. Xin. Please congratulate your lord for your understanding!"

"This bamboo tube is newly made and is still very rough." He Qingxiao raised the bamboo tube and attracted countless eyes to the bamboo tube. "I just checked the bamboo tube and found that some bamboo thorns were stained with dried blood, indicating that they had been in contact with it. The person probably had his hand cut."

 Speaking of this, he paused slightly and stared at Zhou Ming with ice-like eyes: "Can you stretch out your hands and let me see?"

Zhou Ming couldn't bear the pressure anymore, got up, turned around and ran away.

 Jinlinwei, who was well prepared, rushed forward and pushed Zhou Ming to the ground.

 A pair of soap boots stopped in front of him.

Zhou Ming raised his head with difficulty and looked at the man with a cold face in embarrassment: "Sir, spare my life—"

He Qingxiao squatted down and asked expressionlessly: "Who told you to do this?"

 “Yes—” Zhou Ming’s eyes flickered and he was struggling in his heart.

Once he speaks out, the crime he committed will be confirmed, and there will be no chance for him to escape. But he just didn't calm down and ran away. Even if he didn't admit it, his life would be worse than death in the hands of Jin Linwei.

Just when Zhou Ming was about to speak, a sound broke through the air.

He Qingxiao raised his hand to pick it up. Bai Ying took the first step and caught the hidden weapon that was going to kill Zhou Ming with his fingers.

 “Who!” She shouted sharply and looked towards the direction from which the hidden weapon was flying.

There were several guards standing there who were responsible for guarding the temple in the middle of the night. They were all young people in their early twenties. One of them had blood slowly dripping from the corner of his mouth and fell forward.

“Wang Peng—” Other guards who knew the young man shouted his name in shock.

Huang Cheng walked over quickly, leaned over to check and reported back: "Sir, there is poison in his mouth." He Qingxiao stared at Wang Peng's body silently.

 Obviously this man bit his fangs after Zhou Ming was exposed. Such decisiveness is not something ordinary people can do.

It seems like Zhou Ming probably doesn’t know much.

Even though he thought so, He Qingxiao pinched open Zhou Ming's mouth to check.

“What is your relationship with Wang Peng?”

The cheeks that had been pinched so hard were numb and painful. Zhou Ming was frightened by Wang Peng's death and trembled: "I, we are friends..."

"Friend?" He Qingxiao sneered, "He asked you to kill Xin Taizhao with a poisonous snake, so you killed him?"

 Zhou Ming shouted excitedly: "The master knows clearly, the villain has been deceived by him!"

 “Speak clearly.”

 Zhou Ming looked at Xin You subconsciously.

The young man has not yet grown up, with a thin figure and a pair of black eyes as calm as a deep pool. He does not show any weakness in the midst of a group of tall and powerful guards.

Zhou Ming's tears of grievance flowed down: "This villain has no idea that what Wang Peng wants to harm is Mr. Xin -"

Bai Ying came over angrily and kicked Zhou Ming in the face: "Tell me the important point, no one wants to hear you cry!"

Several people were involved, but it was the people she led who committed the murder. Fortunately, Mr. Xin was fine. If there was anything, how could she explain it to her mother?

King Xiu looked at the girl in military uniform in shock.

 It turns out that this is Miss Bai’s true temperament.

He couldn't help but look at other people's reactions, and found that Xin You and He Qingxiao had calm faces, and even General Li didn't react at all.

General Li thought to himself that General Bai would dare to punch Yan Guan down in the court hall. Like mother, like daughter, it was nothing for Miss Bai to kick the offending guard in the face.

 Wang Xiu frowned.

 Is it possible that he has little knowledge?

His eyes swept over the prince, and saw the same shocked expression on his face, which gave him some comfort.

There are still people like him - after realizing that being like a **** is not something to be happy about, King Xiu silently turned his attention back to Zhou Ming.

The muddy footprints on Zhou Ming's face were particularly clear, and he said honestly: "Wang Peng told me that he wanted to kill Qian Da and asked me to help. I refused at first, but he gave me one hundred taels of silver..."

 The gift is too much!

 “How much money?” He Qingxiao raised his eyebrows.

 Several guards looked at a young man, who was obviously the "Qian Da" mentioned by Zhou Ming.

Qian Dasheng knelt down and looked at Zhou Ming with a confused and angry look: "Wang Peng and I have no enmity, why did he want to harm me?"

　　Zhou Ming’s eyes were dull: “He said you were hooking up with his unmarried daughter-in-law.”

 “Nonsense! Where can I go to meet his unmarried daughter-in-law?”

Bai Ying glared at Qian Da coldly: "Why are you so excited? Wang Peng deceived Zhou Ming, wasn't he?"

 Qian Da became quiet all of a sudden.

Zhou Ming continued: "When I heard that the hatred of seizing a wife is irreconcilable, I really can't bear this tone. Friends should help. I'm worried about accidentally hurting a few noble people. Wang Peng said he would sprinkle snake luring powder In Qian Da's case, the poisonous snake will only go to Qian Da. After Qian Da was bitten, he pretended to find the poisonous snake immediately and got rid of the poisonous snake without hurting the nobles. In this way, he can still make meritorious deeds. .”

Bai Ying was in disbelief: "For a hundred taels of silver, why would you listen to such loopholes? Even if he wants to harm Qian Da Da, poisonous snakes are living creatures after all. Aren't you afraid that if you make a mistake and end up harming yourself or even your family?"

Zhou Ming regretted it endlessly: "The villain was confused for a moment—"

He Qingxiao said calmly: "One hundred taels is indeed a lot."

　　There are people who kill people and take wealth for a few taels of silver. Death for money can never be eliminated.