Chapter 463: Mysterious person and judgment

"Mysterious person?"

"What mysterious person?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan's previously relaxed brow suddenly knotted, the tail end of his words carrying an imperceptible chill, his gaze locked straight onto Shi Xiuyun's face, "Are there any specific facial features? For example, the shape of the eyebrows and eyes, whether they had a beard, or any obvious scars?"

"Also, think carefully about the clothing patterns and the accent!"

Gao Jiong subconsciously pursed his lips, his lower lip pressed by his teeth into a shallow mark, his brow slightly furrowed, his gaze turning between Shi Xiuyun and Chen Yan, a mutter rolling silently in his throat: "How did another mysterious person appear?"

This case was clearly about to come to an end, now that this character had appeared out of thin air, could it be that there was a more complex involvement hidden behind it?

Thinking of this, a hint of gloom added to his eyes.

Shi Xiuyun's shoulders on the ground trembled slightly, he lowered his eyelids and was silent for a moment, then slowly raised his head, his voice carrying the stagnation of memory: "That person wore a black iron mask that day, wore a black cloak, couldn't see his face or his figure..."

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his Adam's apple rolling, and continued: "The voice during the conversation was also deliberately changed, couldn't hear the accent..."

No sooner had the words fallen than he suddenly shook all over, as if suddenly remembering something, and added urgently: "However, there were five of them!"

Things had reached this point, there was no need to hide anything, so he simply told the truth.

Chen Yan put one hand behind his back, his fingertips unconsciously rubbing his palm repeatedly, his gaze falling on Shi Xiuyun like deep water, his voice adding a hint of chill: "Then how did you contact them?"

He paused slightly, stepping forward half a step, his shadow just covering Shi Xiuyun's figure, "Black market? Or Ghost market?"

These two places were gathering places for all kinds of people in Chang'an...

There was no lack of all kinds of capable people, and being able to buy those things was reasonable.

"No!"

Shi Xiuyun shook his head abruptly, his shoulders pinned down struggling hard, his tone carrying a hint of urgent solemnity: "It was that group of guys who took the initiative to find the little one..."

As he spoke, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his eyes adding a hint of trance, "And provided those drugs, as well as the auxiliary means!"

Before the words had finished, he suddenly paused, his brow knotted, as if he had only just realized the abnormality, his voice also lower: "Speaking of which, it's strange, they only collected a few taels of broken silver from me at the end, saying it was a 'deposit', this little money wasn't even enough for the cost of the medicinal materials, almost equal to helping me for free..."

By the end, he himself revealed a confused expression, obviously unable to figure out why the other party was so "generous"...

And, it belonged to the kind that when sleepiness came, they directly handed over the pillow!

Like timely rain...

Chen Yan's face sank a few points instantly, the action of rubbing his fingertips stopping abruptly, raising his eyebrows, dark light churning in his eyes, his voice dragging slowly: "Then this means..."

He paused, and after a little thought, made a judgment: "They also know the inside story!"

After saying this, the hand behind his back clenched abruptly.

Free medicine, taking the initiative to connect, if they hadn't figured out the bottom line early, how could they have found Shi Xiuyun so accurately?

The trickiness hidden behind this was not just ordinarily unusual...

The most critical thing was that in the intelligence of the Mingjing Si, these people did not exist.

The originally simple and clear situation suddenly became complex...

Shi Xiuyun narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze falling into the cracks of the blue brick floor, replying: "The little one doesn't know very well..."

He paused, his tone adding a hint of bewilderment, "After they gave the things, they disappeared without a trace, as if they had never appeared!"

The more he recalled, the more he felt that the day's events were not quite right...

Shi Qingli widened his eyes abruptly, a flush of abnormal redness rising on his pale face, he grabbed Shi Qingzhao's wrist abruptly, his eyes full of terror, his voice trembling: "Didn't Lord Chen Yan just say that the employer had already been wiped out by Big Brother?"

He gasped for air, his pupils dilated from fear, his tone carrying a hint of incredulous astonishment: "Could it be... could it be that the wronged souls of that family have returned for revenge?!"

Shi Qingzhao beside him had his wrist gripped until it hurt, but his legs couldn't stop shaking, almost swaying and falling to the ground, cold sweat on his forehead sliding down his cheeks, his voice weakly echoing: "It is very likely..."

They brothers, or rather many people in Chang'an, firmly believed in ghosts and monsters...

Chen Yan directly ignored the panicked Shi brothers, his gaze locked onto Shi Xiuyun, stepping forward half a step, calmly opening his mouth: "Young Master Shi, you dare to use things of unknown origin?"

He paused slightly, his fingertips tapping lightly on his palm, his tone adding a hint of questioning: "Aren't you afraid that those people are lying to you, what if there is no medicinal effect at all, wouldn't it..."

Shi Xiuyun curled his lips slightly, his laughter devoid of half a warmth, instead revealing a hint of ruthlessness, speaking righteously: "After the little one got it, he tested it on beggars in the city... the effect was excellent!"

He paused, a hint of sinister malice flashing in his eyes, his voice also colder: "And added three times the dosage to the old thing!"

He wasn't a fool, how could he easily believe it?

But he wasn't a pedantic person either, since someone provided a new idea, it was worth a try...

On the night he got the things, he found a beggar curled up in a ruined temple, and under the guise of charity, let him eat it mixed with roast chicken and wine.

That effect directly shocked Shi Xiuyun!

And to ensure nothing went wrong, he specially increased the dosage for Shi Qingwen...

"Mm."

After listening, Chen Yan only responded perfunctorily from his nasal cavity, his expression unchanged, then asked the question he cared about: "Is there any medicine left?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Xiuyun had a hint of exploration in his eyes, as if he suddenly realized something, his voice lowered, asking with a hint of temptation: "Lord Chen Yan is interested in this thing?"

Chen Yan had no fluctuation on his face, the corners of his lips even curling into a very faint arc, his tone unable to tell the depth: "Just a little curious!"

He was prepared to peel the cocoon from the medicine and follow the vine to find the melon...

To see if he could find any traces or clues!

This sudden mysterious person inexplicably made Chen feel uneasy, a feeling of being out of control...

Just in case, it was better to be careful, it would be best if he could catch them and kill them!

"They gave a lot..."

Shi Xiuyun exhaled a turbid breath and reported the location without hesitation: "The rest is in the little one's room, under the third brick to the right of the door!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan's gaze immediately turned to Gao Jiong in the corner, calling softly: "Commandant Gao!"

Gao Jiong immediately stepped forward, clasped his hands and responded "Here," then turned to look at the two bailiffs waiting behind him, his tone serious: "You two go find it immediately!"

"As you command!" The two bailiffs responded in unison, turned around and walked out of the door quickly, their footsteps fading in the courtyard.

Chen Yan cleared his throat, the nonchalance in his voice fading away, looking down at the person pinned to the ground, the shadow completely covering Shi Xiuyun's figure: "Young Master Shi, do you admit to these crimes?"

Shi Xiuyun took a deep breath, the shoulders pinned to the ground gradually relaxing, leaving only complete frankness, slightly raising his head to look at Chen Yan, his voice clear but without half a defense: "The little one pleads guilty!"

He paused, a hint of complexity flashing in his eyes, then turned into relief, and added loudly: "Lord Chen Yan, losing to you, this one is convinced..."

He straightened his back, his tone decisive: "Kill or cut, whatever you wish!"

Obviously, Shi Xiuyun was very clear that with the great crime he had committed, the person in front of him would never let him go.

Rather than begging bitterly and making meaningless struggles, it was better to face death frankly.

Chen Yan raised his hand to tidy his robe, looking at the pleading Shi Xiuyun, and announced loudly: "There is the eldest son of the Shi family of this county, whose nature is vicious, whose behavior is perverse, committing the crime of murdering his father and harming his kin, which heaven and earth cannot tolerate."

"Investigating his crimes, every one is true, the confession is conclusive, without half a falsehood. Although he pleads guilty and submits to the law, the sin is heavy and not enough to be lightly forgiven."

"According to the Great Zhou Law, the eldest son of the Shi family is sentenced to beheading, scheduled for the hour of the dragon ten days later, to be executed publicly at the bank of the Wei River, to serve as a warning to others, and to announce to the neighbors: whoever rebels against their elders and tramples on the law, even if they have a hundred kinds of sophistry, will eventually be unable to escape the sanctions of the law!"

He paused, looked toward Wei Lanxi on the side, and continued to make the judgment: "Wei, as the second wife of Shi Qingwen, should have adhered to the woman's way and been respectful in managing the household, but harbored evil intentions, had an affair with the stepson, the eldest son of the Shi family, and conspired to do wrong."

"The two first colluded with unknown persons to obtain forbidden drugs, then conspired to harm Shi Qingwen with poison, causing his death, which is a serious crime of betraying the husband, murdering the husband, and disregarding ethics."

"Their actions ruined the etiquette, shook the discipline of the neighbors, the sin is obvious, and heaven and earth cannot tolerate it."

"According to the Great Zhou Law, although Wei is not the mastermind, she acted in collusion, the sin is equivalent, and there is no reason for the slightest light forgiveness."

"Now Wei is sentenced to beheading, scheduled for the hour of the dragon ten days later, to be executed publicly at the bank of the Wei River with the eldest son of the Shi family, to serve as a warning to others, and to announce to all directions: whoever loses virtue and betrays ethics, and tramples on the law, regardless of gender or age, will be unable to escape the severe punishment of the law!"

Su Linyue, pinned to the ground on the other side by the bailiffs, raised her head abruptly, her hair disheveled and sticking to her face, but her eyes were burning with ferocious fire, staring fixedly at Shi Xiuyun not far away, her voice like ice shards laced with poison: "Shi Xiuyun, that day I will go to the side of the Wei River, watching you be executed with extreme punishment, your head and body separated, and your life lost to the yellow springs!"

No sooner had the words fallen than she felt incomparably happy, looking up to the sky and laughing, her laughter crazy and piercing: "Hahahaha!"

Chen Yan's gaze swept coldly toward Su Linyue, who was gloating, his brow slightly raised, a faint but bone-chilling cold smile curling the corners of his lips, and he spoke slowly: "As for you, Su Linyue..."

"Then ten days later, at the bank of the Wei River, you will be drowned in a pig cage!" ===== CHAPTER 464 =====