The prince's personal bodyguard

Chapter 124: Weird Things in Prison

I only knew that Shangguan Qing was good at handling cases, but I didn't expect that he was also quite eloquent. As a storyteller, he would surely excel and be a leader among his peers.

He told the story in a coherent manner, with ups and downs in his tone and a pace that knew the importance of things, and with appropriate movements. If the emperor had not been sitting in front of him and a wooden stick had made a "snap" sound, Bai Xinyin would have felt like he was sitting in a teahouse listening to a storyteller.

Everyone heard every word of it.

It turns out that there has been progress in the case only in the past two days.

In the case of Minister Bu's family, there were clues that Huangfu Yun had murdered Bu Shiren, but due to the lack of key evidence, the case had not been concluded. Now that the truth has come to light, Huangfu Yun confessed to his crime.

According to her confession, she and Wu Li had been having an affair for a long time, and the two of them conspired to plan this case. They tried to curse Bu Shiren's horoscope through elaborate means, so that Bu Shiren would pass away quietly without arousing suspicion from others.

Afterwards, he followed the same method and got rid of Minister Bu and his wife, ultimately achieving his goal of monopolizing all the property and escaping the law.

What is shocking is that Huangfu Yun was already pregnant with Wu Li's child. In this way, this case is not just a simple adultery and murder, but also involves the distortion of human nature and the loss of morality.

Looking at the person who usually keeps quiet, he seems to be holding back on a big move.

What a vicious person.

Now, Huangfu Yun and Wu Li were both imprisoned, awaiting severe punishment by law.

However, behind this seemingly calm case, there are countless unknown secrets and conspiracies.

As the investigation deepened, more details gradually surfaced, and the whole incident became more and more confusing...

A few days ago, when Chang Sun Di was approaching Chang'an, a strange thing happened in the prison.

There was a jailer who was responsible for delivering meals to prisoners. That day, after delivering meals to Huangfu Yun as usual, he may have been careless and left the cell key there. When he remembered it, he hurried back to the cell to look for it.

Just as she was about to reach Huangfu Yun's cell, she suddenly heard a whisper coming from inside: "...I want to throw away these meals. Madam told you to only eat the food I brought. In addition, Madam also told you to be patient until General Changsun breaks through the city..."

The voice gradually weakened.

"That's not right. She is the only one in Huangfu Yun's prison. Where did the sound come from?" The jailer was confused, but he didn't dare to step forward to confirm. He couldn't figure it out.

Fearing that the other party would kill again to silence the witness, he hurried back to report the matter to Shangguan Qing.

Shangguan Qing was also deeply confused and puzzled after hearing this. After all, Bu Shiren had not been killed yet, and Huangfu Yun was pregnant, so a separate small cell was specially prepared for her and only she was arranged to live in it.

"Did you hear it wrong?" Shangguan Qing asked doubtfully.

"Although my martial arts skills are not that great, my hearing is still very good, so I am not deaf. There was indeed a voice in the prison, and it sounded like a middle-aged woman. I don't know how she got in. I asked the soldiers guarding the prison, but no one had entered or left."

After thinking for a while, Shangguan Qing hurriedly led a group of people to the prison where Huangfu Yun was.

When they arrived at their destination and opened the cell door, they found keys discarded by the jailer scattered at the door. Shangguan Qingchao carefully looked around the cell, and then said in a tone that was neither warm nor cold: "Miss Huangfu, considering that you are pregnant, your father specifically asked us to take care of you and arrange for you to move to a better room. Please pack your things and get ready to go with the jailer!"

His voice was calm and firm, seemingly without any emotional fluctuations, but it revealed an irresistible majesty. After saying this, Shangguan Qing stared at Huangfu Yun quietly, waiting for her reaction.

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Shangguan. I think this place is great. I don't dare to trouble you to make any special arrangements and make things difficult for you. Let's just stay here." Huangfu Yun lowered his eyebrows and spoke in a sincere tone, as if he really didn't want to cause trouble for others.

"Oh? It has been arranged. If you continue to refuse, Miss Huangfu, you will be betraying the kindness of your father and me. Your father will think that I am deliberately making things difficult for you by not changing your room. This is really making things difficult for me!" Shangguan Qing's tone of negotiation was so majestic that people could no longer resist.

"Okay, then I'll do as you say. Please tell my father to thank you."

"You're welcome!" Shangguan Qing looked at Huangfu Yun as if he was thinking about something.

"Go and give Miss Huangfu a bath and change her clothes!" Shangguan Qing ordered the female jailer to take Huangfu Yun to take a bath and change her clothes.

Huangfu Yun just thought that it was arranged by his father and did not doubt anything.

After Huangfu Yun was transferred to another cell, Shangguan Qing began to carefully examine this small cell.

According to the jailer who delivered the food, if there really were traps or secret holes here, they must be hidden very deeply. Who would have the guts to set up traps in the prison of the Dali Temple?

However, after hammering the floor, the bed and the wall for a long time, Shangguan Qing did not find anything suspicious. He was also well versed in the art of Qimen Dunjia and mechanical devices, and there seemed to be no flaws in these places.

Did the jailer hear wrongly?

This is also unlikely!

Shangguan Qing has always been known for his rigor and never let go of any clues in solving a case. His subordinates have always been in awe of him and would never dare to neglect or deceive him. However, the facts before him have plunged him into deep confusion.

Shangguan Qing couldn't help but look up at a small window above the prison. The window was extremely narrow, not to mention adults, even children of six or seven years old would have difficulty getting in.

What on earth was going on? Shangguan Qing pondered over it, but could not figure it out.

At this time, the female jailer brought Huangfu Yun's changed clothes. In order to find out the truth, Shangguan Qing decided to find a female head constable who was similar to Huangfu Yun to replace her in the mysterious cell, and set up a dragnet around the cell.

That night, the jailer came to deliver food as usual. He suddenly remembered that Huangfu Yun seemed to only eat the lunch meal in the past, and kept the evening meal intact.

The jailer delivered the food as usual, but she didn't want to eat it, so he packed it up and gave it to the beggars outside.

Then I should be able to have a little fun tonight by getting the fake female constable.

"Don't eat it," the jailer whispered, "she never ate it before."

"What? You're only eating one meal? If I had known, I would have eaten my fill before coming in." The female detective had a sad face.

"Think of it as losing weight. You've been a little fat lately. If you lose a little, you'll be stunningly beautiful. You're just a little bit short. Come on!"

The female police chief didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but for the sake of the mission, she had to endure it. She had endured more difficult things before, so what was this?

Indeed, no one came at dinner time, and there was no conversation all night, nothing unusual.

The sun rises in the morning, and some sunlight shines in through the small window on the wall. I have to say that the treatment in this small room is really good.

At breakfast, the replacement female constable took the food and ate only a few bites, then continued to wait with full concentration.

At noon, the jailer brought the meal and left for a while. The female captain suddenly felt that the cell was a little dark. She looked up and was shocked.