Chapter 177 Do You Doubt Me?

After stopping writing, Lu Wenyu watched the housekeeper bring a cup of hot tea to Zhao Jiu, her facial features almost twisted together.

What's going on with this kid? Come here every day, doesn’t he have a home? I remember I gave him a small house!

After Zhao put down the tea cup, Lu Wenyu sat opposite him, frowned and asked, "No, you don't have a home? If you don't like being hospitalized, it's okay to live in Zhao Prison. What's so good about my home? Is it worth your coming here every day?" I remember I don’t have a daughter either!”

"Uncle... you can't be so heartless!"

"No! It's just acting, and you showed your true feelings." Lu Wenyu flatly refused, but there was always an uneasy feeling in his heart.

So he then asked, "Is there something wrong with Zhao Prison? I always feel that you kid didn't hold anything back."

"What a wonderful calculation, Mr. Lu." I have to say that Lu Wenyu is still good at calculation. Zhao guessed it before he opened his mouth. But Zhao was still thinking about how to use a tactful way to tell him that the person had died.

After much deliberation, when Lu Wenyu wanted to speak, he decisively asked, "Uncle, what do you think will happen if Zhao Yu dies on the second day of the Lunar New Year?"

"Let's bury it outside the city! Do you still want to bury it in my house? Why don't a few people die in Zhao Prison? What a fuss!" Lu Wenyu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that only one person died, but he was a little confused.

Logically speaking, Zhao wouldn't know how to deal with these things. Even if he didn't, Yu Jielin would always understand. Why did you let him come? Didn't you stop him? It shouldn't be...

After hesitation, he asked tentatively, "Is it the prisoner who died? One of them, right?"

"Yes! Prisoner! One! Not one more!" Zhao immediately replied.

Lu Wenyu breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the teacup and took a sip. I thought to myself, this guy is just too careful, what will happen if someone dies? There are so many people in the world, and people are dying every day. There is no difference between one more and one less.

"It was a pity that he died within a few days before he was captured."

He died within a few days of being captured! Lu Wenyu came back to his senses instantly and turned to stare at him, "You're not talking about the ones you arrested on New Year's Eve, are you?"

"Then what if? We have arrested two groups of people this month, and the first group even beheaded..."

"If they weren't caught on New Year's Eve, when else could they be caught?" After muttering a few words while holding the tea cup, Zhao continued, "You said it wasn't a big deal. Don't worry, they will be buried tomorrow. I will carry it to the outside of the city myself." !”

After Zhao said that, he stood up and was about to leave. Lu Wenyu quickly raised his hand, "No, don't bury it yet! It's a big deal, it's a big deal! Who died? It can't be..."

"Yes! That's the Minister!"

After putting down the teacup, Lu Wenyu let out a sigh of relief. This year has been really unsatisfactory! Either this one is dead or that one is gone, it’s all a matter of course!

"Do you want me to bury it now while it's dark?"

His thoughts were interrupted, and Lu Wenyu said angrily, "I think I'll bury you too!"

"How did he die? Have the relevant people been put on trial? What was the process like?"

After a silent organizational meeting, Zhao explained the process in detail. He even talked about the results of the interrogation and his own analysis, trying his best to show that he didn't do nothing.

"You mean you poisoned one person, but nothing happened to the others?"

"It seems, maybe, that might be the case."

"This is completely impossible. There is no poison that only works on one person!" Lu Wenyu was very suspicious of Zhao Jiu's words. He always felt that it was an excuse to avoid responsibility, and it was still a childish excuse!

"Don't say you don't believe it, I don't believe it either!" Looking back on the whole process, Zhao didn't have the slightest clue, let alone Lu Wenyu, who only heard what others said.

The two stared at each other, one sincere and the other full of doubt. In Zhao Ju's view, as long as it concerns his own money, he must be sincere and serious; while Lu Wenyu is a little skeptical. After all, this kind of thing cannot be done carelessly. It was annoying enough that a marquis died two days ago, and he died again today. A minister. Even if he believed in Zhao Jiu, he still had to doubt him.

"What should we do next? Since everyone is dead, I think it's better to bury them."

"Are you sure he died of poisoning?"

"Um……"

Lu Wenyu only thought for a while and then made the decision. This matter must be kept hidden from the emperor, otherwise he would not know how much trouble it would involve. "Pack up the body, ventilate with the executioner, and perform the execution as usual on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year."

"Isn't it bad to hide it from the emperor?"

Zhao spoke very slowly to ensure that Lu Wenyu could hear every word clearly. This is the rule when you are a subordinate, let the superiors make decisions, and you only give suggestions. On the one hand, it’s because I can’t make the decision, and on the other hand, it’s because I don’t want to take the blame.

But after all, Lu Wenyu has been in a high position for a long time, so how could such a little trick escape his ears, so he asked with a bit of joking, "What do you mean, should there be a discount?"

Zhao couldn't answer this. He said he should, because he couldn't afford it and it was inappropriate. He said he shouldn't, because he was just acting as a substitute. It doesn’t make sense in front of my immediate boss.

So Zhao simply kept silent and pretended not to hear, hoping that Lu Wenyu would be wise enough not to mention it again.

Fortunately, Lu Wenyu was just joking and didn't have much real intention. He patted Zhao Jiu on the shoulder and said in a pretentious manner, "You still have to learn..." and then asked, "Do you think the death of Shangshu was accidental, or..."

"Quiet." Zhao didn't think twice. This expensive method could only be used to silence the minister, not to let the minister confess himself, and he didn't want to expose any flaws.

"You mean..."

Although he only said half of the words, Zhao couldn't wait to nod and said, "The person who killed the Shangshu or the other party must know that the execution will be carried out on the fourth day of the first lunar month. And they also know the list of people we want to arrest, otherwise the time would not be so accurate."

"So, they are afraid that we will ask something and they may kill us in advance."

"Fifth Master, we are naked and have been seen by others!"

Lu Wenyu scratched his head with embarrassment, but he had no way to deal with it.

Only three people knew the complete list, and only four people knew the execution time. With such a level of confidentiality, two of the seven people died. How can they still be naked? They were literally stripped naked!

"Alas, don't mention it... don't say it... Alas."

"To be honest, Mu Zhi. I can understand the death of the Shangshu, and I can kill a person silently from a distance. But I can't explain the death of Lord Chen. Only three people knew about it, and one of them was the emperor. How could it be?" Lu Wenyu's face was gloomy. From the moment he left Qingxuan Palace, he had been thinking about this matter. Zhao Jue also sent people to check, and there was no problem at all.

How could it be?

Zhao Jue pointed at himself and asked, "You suspect me?"

"I suspected you, shouldn't I? Only the three of us know the list. If I don't suspect you, I will suspect the emperor?" Picking up the teacup, Lu Wenyu said as a matter of course.

Then he sighed and said helplessly, "Let's not talk about this matter. Although I don't know where the problem is, the news has leaked out after all."

"Fortunately, the situation in the capital ends here..."

"After these people are executed, you should rest for a while. Wait for my news, and go out of the capital for a walk after the 15th..."

Zhao Jue, who knew the meaning of "go for a walk", didn't say anything, but just nodded. He had expected this day to come. It's better to leave early to avoid suspicion.

Although the capital is big, it is just a drop in the ocean compared to the world.

"Okay, I understand."

"Before leaving, please give me more advice, Fifth Master..."