Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

Chapter 221 Action, Unkind Mother and Unfilial Daughter

The old man was so angry that he jumped up and down, shouting, "What on earth are you trying to do? Not only did you ambush us for no reason, but now you are showing contempt for me!"

Ma Rong was sure that the old man would not survive today, and he was too lazy to hide it, so he just spoke the truth:

"I am the descendant of Duke Huang and a retainer of Li Cunxi, the current Minister of the Court. I am here on the orders of the head of the family to kill you."

The old man blew his beard and glared, "You are talking nonsense. How could the descendants of Huang Guogong help this old dog-like tyrant? The entire family of Huang Guogong was executed because the tyrant believed in slander. Your family head Li Cunxi is willing to die to protect such a tyrant. What a bastard!"

"You are presumptuous!"

"How dare you! Young man, let me tell you, my whole family was also killed by this tyrant, but I will never serve him as a dog. This time I am going to join forces with the Flying Dragon Envoy to rebel and kill the tyrant!"

"I'm sorry, you don't have this chance. You will never leave here alive today."

Ma Rong walked forward with a single sword in hand, his expression becoming much more ferocious.

"You are not the one to judge how our master is. How can you know the great ambitions of our master? If we meet here today, we will fight to the death. Come on, old dog!"

The old man was too lazy to waste time talking. He exerted all his strength, swung his sword and attacked Ma Rong with a powerful move.

The long sword drew a crescent moon in the air, then it was raised above the head and smashed fiercely towards Ma Rong's head.

"Brother Ma!" Wu Xiang shouted.

Ma Rong swung his knife ferociously, but he didn't chop the old man, but the big knife that was used to chop the old man.

The single sword and the broadsword collided half an inch above Ma Rong's head. The heart-piercing sound of "sizzling" lasted for a long time. Finally, the old man was exhausted and could no longer hold the broadsword with his hands.

"Death!"

Ma Rong threw away the sword, stepped forward, and chopped off the old man's head with one blow.

"Are you sure they are all dead? You, the Snake Spirits, can't leave anyone alive when you're doing business."

Ma Rong held the head and glanced at the other bodies.

"Don't worry, we've already made up for it."

Wu Xiang wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Brother Ma, you scared me to death just now. How can you fight against others like this? If he killed you with his Huashan Pi move, how can I explain to the hall master?"

"What can he use to kill me? If it weren't for his exquisite sword dance and his refusal to let me get close to him, I would have killed him long ago."

Ma Rong frowned and said unhappily, "By the way, where is the next group?"

"Majiapo." Wu Xiang said, "Let's go. Don't complain about being tired. We still have to deal with five or six groups of people today."

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Luoyang, Ganquan Palace.

Li Cunxi held the confession in his hand. After reading it, he did not rush to refute it, but handed it directly to Wu Yanhao.

Wu Yanhao took a quick look and immediately jumped out, shouting:

"It's unfair, Your Majesty!"

Wu Zetian found it funny and asked:

"I haven't said anything yet, why are you jumping out to speak up for Cun Xi?"

Hu Jinghui was also curious, so he took the confession and read it with Li Yuanfang.

"Your Majesty." Wu Yanhao said bitterly, "It says here that on the day of the Spring Equinox, Cunxi wrote him a letter asking him to prepare hallucinogens. However, on the day of the Spring Equinox, Cunxi and I attended a banquet at Yufeng Pavilion. The banquet was hosted by Zhang Yuan, the grandson of Zhang Jianzhi, and Cunxi, Li Guinian, the grandson of Li Huaiyuan, the Minister of State, and I drank for a whole day."

"Well, I know you attended the banquet at Yufeng Pavilion." Wu Zetian said calmly, "I saw Wang Zhiyuan framed Cunxi earlier, and his words were very convincing, but after seeing the description of the day of the Spring Equinox, I no longer believe him."

"Your Majesty, this... Your Majesty always cares about us, your descendants." Wu Yanhao scratched his head, thinking that something was wrong.

"You will figure it out even if I don't tell you. You two are the best of the younger generation, so you should be able to guess it. I won't tell you. Wang Zhiyuan framed Cunxi. I have ordered Huang Shengyan to re-examine the case. I believe there will be a result soon."

Wu Zetian took a sip of tea, and her expression became a little lonely.

She had thought about it carefully and realized that there were not many people in the world who could do such a cruel thing.

This person must be as cruel as her, must have the same crazy mentality as her, and must have the mentality of throwing off all burdens at the critical moment.

Who could this person be? The answer is obvious.

Wu Zetian became even more lonely, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes. Her gaze shifted from Xiao Qingfang to Hu Jinghui, then to Li Yuanfang, then to Wu Yanhao, and finally stopped on Li Cunxi's face.

Li Cunxi's expression was so calm, as if he knew everything.

Wu Zetian asked dejectedly: "Cunxi, can you guess who is the mastermind behind this?"

After thinking for a long time, Li Cunxi asked, "Your Majesty, can't you guess it?"

It was obvious that Wu Zetian was about to die. She was an old woman in her sixties or almost seventies. She sat on the dragon throne and looked at Li Cunxi with a dull look.

Could she really not guess it? How could she not guess it? It was just like when she guessed that the culprit was Li Qingxia in the Youzhou case, and when she guessed that the prince had left Chang'an to meet Li Gui in the Huzhou case.

Couldn't she guess who was behind this case? Of course she could.

After a long while, Wu Zetian regained her stern look and asked, "You are my loyal and important minister. Now, you help me make a choice. How do you think it would be best to deal with her?"

"I, your Majesty, cannot interfere in your Majesty's family affairs." Li Cunxi evaded the question.

"This is not my family affair. The emperor has no family affairs, only state affairs."

"National Master?" Li Cunxi pretended to be deaf. "In the past, there was an emperor who wanted me to go to his country to be the national master, but Cunxi is the descendant of a criminal. Your Majesty, if you spare my life, I must do my best to repay Your Majesty, so I refused!"

"Are you pretending to be deaf and dumb to me?"

"Mute horse, I only know dumb people, not dumb horses. Can horses suddenly become mute like people, Your Majesty?"

"Cun Xi!" Wu Zetian grabbed the handrail tightly, already a little crazy.

"Chen is here!"

"I want your answer!"

"I haven't found out the truth yet, and I dare not sow discord between Your Majesty's mother and daughter here!" Li Cunxi knelt down with a thud and knocked his head to the ground.

"Mother-daughter love, what mother-daughter love is there? There is nothing they can't do for the throne. Just like me, didn't I do everything for the throne?"

Wu Zetian sneered.

"Emperor Taizong once said to us when he was young that the imperial family is the most ruthless. I am ruthless, and so are my children. They are all pigs! They are dogs! They are beasts, they are maggots!"

Wu Zetian grabbed the cups at hand and smashed them all to the ground.

The furious Wu Zetian was almost like a raging volcano. Her ferocity made Li Cunxi, who dared not look up, shudder.

"Cunxi! Go investigate the case! Find out the truth, and then help me make this choice!"