After crossing the road

Very early in the morning, the person who invited Liu Hanxi arrived at the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion.

The people who came were Minister of the Ministry of Justice and Jing Ran.Such a big man, but behind him there is only a light carriage, very low-key, and only eight guards.It was expected that Liu Hanxi would not resist, so no one brought a few.

She sneered, and then she realized why Hua Qingkong was invited by someone from the palace early in the morning, leaving her alone in the mansion.

This time, I'm afraid something big will happen again.

Liu Hanxi sighed, changed her clothes, combed her bun, followed He Jingran neatly into the car.The car did not go to the palace, but went in the opposite direction.

It seems that they are afraid of collusion between the two, so they have to interrogate them separately.

What happened this time has something to do with the palace?Liu Hanxi carefully thought about everything he did after returning to Tiandu, to see where he offended anyone.Thinking about it again, as long as she and Hua Qingkong lived, they would be needles in their eyes and thorns in their flesh. What else could they think about, but these few things left them, so they gave up.

In the car, Liu Hanxi and He Jingran sat facing each other. The car was small, and the two sat very close to each other. If the car bumped, their knees would bump into each other once or twice.They are not familiar with each other, so they can only look at each other from a distance and know each other's existence.

Compared with several other ministers, this minister of punishment is the youngest. He is in his 30s and looks like a military officer with a sword.If it weren't for the official uniform, you might think it was a general from the Ministry of War.

Liu Hanxi heard from Yu Bizhang that he was vicious and decisive in killing. He was originally the emperor's close guard, and he fought with the emperor in all directions when he was more than ten years old.He is the most trusted person of the emperor besides Leng Yuhuan.

When she observed He Jingran, He Jingran was also looking at her with interest.

"The world's way: Miss Liu Qi, love at first glance, and never forget again." He Jingran said these words, his eyes fixed on Liu Hanxi.

The implication is that I know you very well and know your details, so be honest.

Liu Hanxi really showed him a charming smile and didn't answer.

"The savior of the world? The imperial beast? It's just some tricks, pretending to be a ghost." He Jingran continued, with a face full of jokes.

The implication is, don't try to fool me, I'm not afraid of you.

"My lord, I'm used to seeing big scenes, so our little tricks won't catch your eye." Liu Hanxi still smiled at his provocation.

He Jingran's courtiers have such an attitude towards her, the imperial concubine, they must have real abilities or real backers, otherwise they would not dare to be so presumptuous.And it seems that he is the chief judge, and he still doesn't know what's going on, so it's better not to be quick-spoken.

The car drifted further and further, leaving the city and heading for the suburbs.

He Jingran didn't say to forgive her, but he was surprised in his heart.This clearly knew that something serious happened, but the woman in front of her was calm and composed, like going out for an outing with relatives and friends, without any nervousness.Originally, he thought that she was just a woman, and she would not be able to do the thing that needs to be investigated today, but now it seems that he really believes it.

The car drove straight to a courtyard in the suburbs before stopping.

Liu Hanxi got out of the car with He Jingran.This other courtyard is located at the foot of the mountain, hidden in the forest, with a lake in front and a mountain in the back, with a quiet environment.

"It's such a good place. It seems that the emperor still misses me! He doesn't want me to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial." Liu Hanxi looked around and said with a smile.

"If there is something in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, it is available here. If the Ministry of Criminal Justice does not have it, there is also here." He Jingran sneered. He neither saluted her nor invited her, and walked forward on his own, as if he knew that she could not run or could not Dare to run.

"Really think I'm incapable." Liu Hanxi thought to herself, and she also resisted the displeasure He Jingran caused her, and followed him into the yard.

This is exactly what he wanted to do, to irritate her and let her make a move, then there are probably archers around the yard who will tie her into a sieve, Liu Hanxi understands.

At least, it's good to know that he is an enemy.

Liu Hanxi turned the ring in his hand as he walked, but he could feel Hua Qingkong's magic power. If something really happened, he could just call him, so he was relieved.

The two walked the yard.

The snow had just melted, and the stone slabs in the yard were wet. In the middle were three corpses covered with white cloth, which were placed on the corpse-carrying board specially used by the Ministry of Punishment.

Oh, the old routine, saying that he killed someone.

"You came all this way to see this?" Liu Hanxi walked towards the three corpses.

"Hmph! You are quite courageous." He Jingran sneered again, his eyes full of disdain.

"There are quite a few people killed, so I'm not afraid." Liu Hanxi couldn't bear it any longer, so he retorted.

He Jingran waved his hand, and several criminal officers came forward to lift off the white cloth covering the corpse one by one.Liu Hanxi saw that they were three men, and their bodies were almost all broken and incomplete, all of which were bitten.One person even had half of his head gnawed off, and his brain was drained away, leaving only a black hole.

Liu Hanxi raised his eyebrows and asked, "In this forest...are there tigers or wolves?"

"Then I'll ask you." He Jingran looked sideways at Liu Hanxi.

"This is a firewood worker. If I'm not mistaken, it should be Lao Guo who often delivers firewood to the Prince's Mansion; this one is Liu San from the Grain Shop on Zhengyang Street, from my Liu family; the last one... has lost his head. , I can't recognize..." Liu Hanxi walked around the three corpses and identified them.

"Boss He of 'He Qilou' on Linyang Street." He Jingran answered for her.

"Ah! So it was him." Liu Hanxi nodded.

"What else is there to say?" He Jingran's face was a little tense, and the corner of his mouth slightly twitched at this moment.He didn't expect that Liu Hanxi didn't feel any fear when he saw these corpses, let alone a woman, seeing such shocking corpses, even the arrester who delivered the corpses vomited for several rounds.

She swayed three times, walked among the corpses, blooming flowers every step, and occasionally looked back at him with a charming smile, just like admiring flowers in the courtyard.

"So, Mr. He, because I met them, and then they were killed by beasts, the murderer is me, right?" Liu Hanxi smiled, it turned out that it was just such a thing.

"The five cities of Tiandu, the terrain is flat, there are no big mountains and rivers, only Qiyang Mountain and Yushen Mountain. People often walk around in these two mountains, and there are no wild animals. Apart from the beasts you guard, what else could have caused it?" of it?" He Jingran approached her, stared at her closely, and said.

"Hehe..." Liu Hanxi covered her face with a handkerchief, and couldn't help laughing.

"Why are you laughing?!" He Jingran asked.

"Just now in the car, you were still saying that my beast-monitoring method is a cover-up, so now that three people have been killed by the beast, my cover-up has come true again, isn't it?" Liu Hanxi replied.

"Hmph!" He Jingran withdrew his body and stood up straight. He found that her pupils and pulse hadn't changed. If it wasn't her, she could control herself.

The murder happened last night. As soon as the people below found the body, they reported it to He Jingran. The important thing was not only the three people who died, but three days ago, there were three bodies in the same situation. The reporter also provided him with a suspect.

He had no choice but to enter the palace in the middle of the night to ask for an order to arrest people.

As soon as the emperor heard this, he felt that she must have done this, but he didn't want to hurt her, so he asked He Jingran to take her to the suburbs for interrogation.

"Why don't I ask them, who did it?" Liu Hanxi chuckled, already showing her mana, holding the golden thread with both hands, "You guys, you'd better stand far away!"