Chapter 546

"What about the Grand Minister of Agriculture, how deeply is he involved?"

"It has nothing to do with my father-in-law's family!" Cen Boqing said hurriedly, "Wu Bo acts secretly and never showed any flaws in front of them. The Grand Minister of Agriculture knew nothing about our secret actions!"

Fu Shanyue snorted coldly, fully expressing his disdain.

Bai Ziqi reached out to the small official who recorded the confession: "Let me see."

The confession was presented.

He glanced through it in two or three eyes, saw that the account was quite complete, nodded, and handed it to Cen Boqing: "Sign and press your fingerprint."

Cen Boqing finished reading, signed his name, and pressed his fingerprint.

During this period, the small official quickly copied another copy, and then Cen Boqing signed and pressed his fingerprint.

One copy for each.

Just as these were done, Bai Ziqi's face changed slightly: "Coming."

Immediately after, everyone heard messy footsteps.

At least seven or eight people were approaching.

Soon, He Lingchuan saw several people rushing down the stairs, the leader of whom was a beautiful woman.

She was over thirty, with heroic eyebrows and phoenix eyes; although her lips were red and her cheeks were peach-colored, her gaze was sharp enough to cut people, and she could deter villains at a glance.

Looking at this aura, it was not difficult for He Lingchuan to guess that this was Cen's wife, the eldest daughter of the Grand Minister of Agriculture, Yao Xingning.

She came with her head held high, walking with the wind, Fan Sheng was more like walking with her than blocking her in front, and didn't dare to point at her.

The others were Cen's wife's maids and attendants.

Cen's wife entered as if there was no one there, frowned when she saw Bai Ziqi, and turned a blind eye to Fu Shanyue on the side.

As for He Lingchuan, she didn't seem to see this living person at all.

But she saw Cen Boqing in the prison at a glance, her face changed drastically, and she rushed over in a few steps, pressing on the prison fence: "Er Lang, are you okay, have you suffered any private punishment?"

Cen Boqing was overjoyed, grabbing her hand like a straw, and his eyes turned red all of a sudden: "Xing'er, why, why are you here!"

Bai Ziqi glanced at Fan Sheng, who scratched his head, feeling very guilty.

Just now he tried every possible way to obstruct, taking the Douyun Envoy as a shield, but Cen's wife still rushed forward with her chest held high, rushing straight at him.

Of course, she had cultivation, and Fan Sheng blocked her back and forth, but he didn't dare to really do anything to her. In the end, Cen's wife still found an opportunity to flash past the center line and rushed into the county jail.

Yao Xingning raised her willow eyebrows and glared at Bai Ziqi angrily: "Commandant Bai, my husband has an official position, how can he be easily imprisoned!"

Hearing this, He Lingchuan felt that Lingxu City is not small, but it is not big either; these people all know each other!

Bai Ziqi smiled and shook the confession in his hand: "Lady Cen, Cen Boqing has already confessed."

He exhaled calmly; he finally rushed to make Cen Boqing sign and confess before Cen's wife rushed in. Otherwise, he didn't know how long this interrogation would have become.

Cen's wife looked at Cen Boqing in disbelief: "Why didn't you wait for me to come!"

Cen Boqing lowered his head in shame under her gaze.

Although he sent a message back to Lingxu for help, he was not sure about the major matter. No one came for so many days, so he thought his wife wouldn't come. Besides, Baishajue was so chaotic that he lost his mind, otherwise he would definitely have kept his mouth shut.

He Lingchuan secretly gave a thumbs up to this Lady Cen; could this kind of words be said in front of the Douyun Envoy?

He would never want to provoke such a fierce woman, so he quietly retreated a step behind Fu Shanyue.

Cen's wife took two deep breaths and reached out: "Let me see the confession."

Bai Ziqi handed over the confession.

Cen's wife took it and read it at a glance, the more she read, the tighter her brows became, and the more her face sank.

Until the last word was read, she remained silent for a long time.

Hunting Lingxu City messengers and Beijia demon-folk to take pearls, refining the elixir of immortality, assassinating the envoy of the Chiyan Crown Prince, and framing with false evidence. The first two items are serious crimes, and the latter can be counted or not.

This is much more serious than what she heard.

What's more, Cen Boqing has a connection with Mai Xuewen who hijacked and harmed the Lingxu City Inspector.

The worst thing is that Cen Boqing himself has confessed, and it was in front of Bai Ziqi! Now, it's as difficult as ascending to heaven to want to overturn the confession. How could her husband be so confused? She didn't expect Bai Ziqi to come so fast; if she had arrived a day earlier, how could the situation be like this!

But now...

She wasn't arrogant enough to break out of the siege with the Lingxu wanted criminal, and still under the eyes of the Douyun Envoy.

Only then did Bai Ziqi say slowly: "Lady Cen, can you return the confession to me?"

Cen's wife returned the confession, trying to smooth her breath and said: "My husband handles things in a muddle and was used by Wu Kai. If you want to ask for the mastermind, you have to interrogate Wu Kai. My husband is at most an accomplice!"

The main culprit and the accomplice have very different sentences.

"Wu Kai and Cen Boqing point at each other, calling each other the main culprit," Bai Ziqi shook his head, "Reasonably speaking, how can there be a reason for the old servant to be the main culprit and the master to be the accomplice?"

Cen's wife snorted: "Does interrogating a case not rely on evidence, but on reason?"

"Is there any other evidence?"

Cen's wife said coldly: "Wu Kai has been working in my mansion all year round and cannot leave at will; he also has to pass information through other channels. I have someone here who can testify that Wu Kai often goes to Tinghe Garden to listen to music, taking the opportunity of eating tea and rewarding the actors to receive and send information."

Listening to plays and giving rewards is a common thing; people under the stage all pay money to reward, so Wu Kai wouldn't be conspicuous, which is indeed a good way to cover his tracks.

"Oh?" Bai Ziqi's spirit lifted, "Lady Cen has a witness here?"

He was worried that there would be no new progress in the elixir of immortality case.

"Of course," Cen's wife raised her head slightly, "Without a witness, how would I dare to disturb your handling of the case? I have tied up that actor."

"Good, good, Lady Cen has helped me a lot!" Bai Ziqi smiled, "How did you find out?"

"My husband has been handing over external affairs to Wu Kai, it must be this person who harmed my husband! Wu Kai lived in Lingxu City for so long, how could he not leave any traces? Although he is cautious, the people who connect with him are far less cautious than him, and I tested them out in two or three moves. To save this muddle-headed egg, I really spent a lot of effort!" Cen's wife glanced at Cen Boqing, "To save this muddle-headed egg, I really spent a lot of effort!"

She said finding that actor was easy, but it was actually not that easy.

Cen Boqing lowered his head, not daring to look at her.

Cen's wife asked Bai Ziqi again: "Do you want to keep him in this kind of place?"

"Your husband is now a suspect and can't go anywhere."

"Is that so?" Cen's wife pointed to Cen Boqing's cell, "Open the door, I want to move in!"

Bai Ziqi frowned: "Lady Cen, you haven't committed a crime."

"I have to accompany him, otherwise what if the real mastermind wants to take his life?" Cen's wife sneered, "Can you protect him? Zhong Sunmou is dead!"

Fu Shanyue lowered his head and touched his nose on the side, not saying a word.

Cen's wife urged: "The rules here only say that suspects cannot leave the prison, not that I cannot enter, right?"

Bai Ziqi thought that the rules in the prison are that idlers cannot enter or stay at will. But he didn't want to discuss the definition of "idlers" with this Lady Cen anymore, so he had to say: "Lady Cen, please yourself." Saying that, he gave the jailer a wink.

The jailer came over to open the cell door, and Cen's wife walked in with her head held high.

Bai Ziqi once again exhorted this couple: "If Cen Boqing escapes again, whether by himself or with someone's help, the Grand Minister of Agriculture's family cannot be cleared of suspicion, do you two understand?" Cen Boqing is wearing shackles and cannot use martial power, but Yao Xingning has no shackles.

Cen Boqing nodded, Cen's wife sneered without speaking.

Bai Ziqi turned and walked out to interrogate the "witness" brought by Cen's wife.

Fu Shanyue also walked out.

He watched the whole process without saying a word, but Cen's wife called him: "Fu Shanyue, I heard that it was you who sent people to bite my husband and not let go?"

Fu Shanyue spread his hands: "Official business must be handled officially; I have to give an explanation to the victims."

Cen's wife sneered: "Don't think I don't know what your father and son are planning, hypocritical!"

Fu Shanyue kept his mouth shut and didn't argue with her, and left the county jail quickly.

Walking in the county government courtyard, Fu Shanyue suddenly called out to Bai Ziqi in front:

"Commandant Bai, the one surnamed Cheng hasn't been interrogated yet."

Bai Ziqi realized: "Right, let's go interrogate." Saying that, he ordered people to escort the new prisoner brought by Cen's wife into the county jail.

By the time they walked back to the compartment, they saw Cheng Yu with his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep again.

"What's going on?"

The guard on the side reported: "Envoy, he drank a few sips of water, his injuries are hard to support, and he fell asleep again."

Bai Ziqi pressed Cheng Yu's neck pulse and nodded: "It would be inappropriate to wake him up again." The best way to heal soul injuries is to sleep. "Let's interrogate tomorrow afternoon; he should be awake by then."

He left Cheng Yu to investigate another case, otherwise he wouldn't care if this person lived or died afterwards; he would have woken him up and interrogated him directly.

He Lingchuan felt slightly relieved, looking at the candles in the four corners of the room.

He knew that Cheng Yu's soul injury was likely not healed yet; how powerful the Hundred-Faced Nightmare was, the soul injury caused to Cheng Yu was correspondingly heavy. If it weren't for this person's profound cultivation, other curse masters might have died on the spot.

Originally, soul injuries are the hardest to heal, and Cheng Yu was hit by the lamp spirit just now, and his body also suffered heavy damage.

Injury on top of injury, even if Bai Ziqi held spiritual medicine in his hand, how could it be so easy for Cheng Yu to recover in a short time?

Fu Shanyue hugged his arms: "Then, what does Commandant Bai want to do now?"

"Interrogate others."

Fu Shanyue walked into the county government office and asked: "Who?"

"Second-class guard of the Cen Mansion."

"What is special about this guard?"

"Just follow me."

Bai Ziqi found another compartment. Soon, the guard of the Cen Mansion was brought up.

"Xue San, you just said that Cen Boqing sent you to guard Cheng Yu's room?"

"Yes, yes. Ten days ago, Wu Bo assigned me to take care of someone, that is, Mr. Cheng Yu. When I saw him, he was also unconscious. Saying it's taking care, actually I just sat in the room and guarded him, fed him water at regular intervals, and at the same time observed the bottles on the table, as well as the rope-bell array outside the house."

"What are the bottles and the rope-bell array?"

The guard described the appearance of these two things, and then said: "Wu Bo explained that if the rope-bell rings, notify him to come; if the red lantern in the bottle goes out, open the bottle stopper."

(End of chapter)