The darkness hid the grief in Murong Jie's eyes, "No news from Jichun yet?"
"Not yet. The Cao Gang has already gone in to look for it, but, as they say, looking for a body on the bottom of the sea is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and..."
Ni Rong was dejected and didn't say anything else. The people from the Cao Gang said that those who died in the sea might not be able to keep their bodies.
The early autumn wind in the dark night blew away the heat of the day. Murong Jie raised his sleeves and walked down the tower with a gloomy face.
"Send an order to the Ministry of Justice, saying that they have received an anonymous tip-off that the zombie disease outbreak was caused intentionally by someone in an attempt to disrupt our Great Zhou capital. The Ministry of Justice is ordered to investigate and send the evidence of the anonymous tip-off together tomorrow. Then the Ministry of Justice and Xiao Tuo are ordered to go to Madman Island together to investigate the cause of the incident and brew the pills."
"yes!"
"Tell the Jichun military camp to continue to intensify the search for Jichun in the sea area. No matter whether she is alive or dead, even a piece of her clothing must be brought back to me."
"Yes!" Ni Rong's voice was already choked.
"Tell the cabinet to draft a notice and post it nationwide, saying that Xia Zian has found the secret recipe to cure the zombie disease, but she herself has been murdered and her life or death is uncertain."
Murong Jie issued several decrees in succession, but there was no way to ease his heartache. Guilt surged in his heart, and he should have gone there in person.
He chose to stay in the capital at that time, destroyed all the dens of zombie patients, and captured the nun for interrogation. The nun didn't know much, only that it was related to the old lady of the prime minister's mansion. He let the nun be bitten by Wang Yu and waited for the old lady's summons.
If the old lady had stopped spreading the news of zombie patients and nuns after killing Zi'an, she would not have fallen into the trap and been bitten.
However, she wanted to help Taifu Liang disrupt the capital and consolidate the status of the Xia family. Therefore, even if she killed Xia Zian as she wished, she was unwilling to let go of the opportunity to make merit for the prince and Taifu.
Zi'an's life or death is uncertain, and many people are sad and upset, but everyone still has a glimmer of hope in their hearts because no one has seen Zi'an's body.
I always feel that Zi'an is immortal and she will come back.
Chen Liuliu went to find Zhuangzhuang and cried a lot.
Zhuangzhuang tried to comfort her, but she suddenly raised her head and said, "Princess, I think I'm going to die too."
Zhuangzhuang cursed: "What nonsense are you talking about? Who said you were going to die?"
Liu Liu wiped away her tears, sadness shrouded her eyes, "During the time when Zi'an and Xiao Tuo went to Madman Island, I was very worried about Xiao Tuo. I was thinking about Xiao Tuo in my heart and dreaming about him at night. I thought that if Su Qing was willing to marry me, I would not marry him. I wanted to be Xiao Tuo's bride, but Xiao Tuo would not marry me."
"If he doesn't marry you, you won't die. Don't believe those words. No one's destiny is predetermined. Believe me." Zhuangzhuang couldn't bear to see Chen Liuliu's face, which had never known sorrow, become so sad. The word love can hurt people a lot.
"But my grandmother said she would, and if I didn't marry, I would die."
"Your grandmother is just trying to scare you so that you can get married soon."
Liu Liu didn't say anything. Her grandmother had told her these words since she was a child. They had seeped into her bones, and she believed them.
Because grandma never talks nonsense.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
The old lady was looking at herself in the mirror. Behind her stood Aunt Cuiyu, who was shivering in fear. The nun had been beaten to death with sticks. Even her brains had been beaten out. She had died a miserable death.
The wound on the old lady's neck has stopped bleeding, but the wound is very deep and shocking. The most shocking thing is not the wound, but the fact that the old lady was bitten by a zombie patient and she will also become a zombie patient.
Her hands were shaking slightly, and fear filled her heart. She had seen many zombie patients and knew that they would die after going crazy, and would only survive for ten days at most.
Is she going to die? No, she can't die, she is unwilling to do so.
Why did the heaven treat her like this? Xia Zian sank to the bottom of the sea with the medicine jar, and she was bitten. Did the heaven not want her to have a good life
She was afraid of death, more than anyone else. Because she was afraid of death, she had to constantly consolidate the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion. She wanted to live a glorious life and become the best person.
Aunt Cuiyu said tremblingly: "Madam, that person is here, right at the door, should he come in now?"
"Please come in!" said the old lady, clenching her fist.
Aunt Cuiyu hurried out, opened the door and invited the killer in.
The old lady pulled up her collar to cover the wound, "Go and help me find Xia Zian immediately, no matter what the cost."
The killer said calmly: "In the vast ocean, I'm afraid we won't be able to find him. Even if we do find him, he won't be alive."
The old lady slammed the table, her face grim, "I don't care, even if I have to spend all my wealth, I will find her back."
The killer sneered, "Madam, we won't take this mission. Find someone else."
The old lady stood up suddenly and stared at him with an indescribable fierceness in her eyes. "Don't you just want more silver? Tell me how much you want. I can afford it."
The killer looked at her with contempt. "First, I shouldn't have accepted this mission in the first place, but I'm greedy for money, so I won't say this. Second, there are some things in this world that you may not get what you want even if you spend all your wealth."
He pulled open the old lady's collar with one hand, revealing the distinct tooth marks, and sneered, "Evil will be punished, who says it's not? In the old lady, I see my own sins."
After saying that, he turned and left.
The old lady was in a state of panic and anger. She was shaking, touching the dressing table, and looking at the teeth marks on her neck. "No, what have I done wrong? I have worked so hard for the prime minister's mansion. What have I done wrong?"
Prime Minister Xia walked over slowly. He learned from Cui Yu that the old lady had been bitten, but he came over despite his injuries.
"Mother?" he asked tremblingly, "Were you really bitten?"
The old lady raised her head suddenly and stared at him fiercely. That look contained too much, and finally turned into a wail, "If you had been more motivated, I wouldn't be like this."
Prime Minister Xia fell into a chair and looked at the old lady in despair.
Both mother and son have never been so desperate as they are now.
Aunt Cuiyu stood outside the door, not daring to come in. Her body was still shaking as she thought of the nun who had been beaten to death. It was so tragic.
Yuan family mansion.
Nanny Yang walked in quickly with someone and said to Yuan Cuiyu, "County Lady, Cuiyu is here."
Yuan Cuiyu put down the cup in her hand and said, "Hmm." She raised her head and glanced at Aunt Cuiyu.
Aunt Cuiyu bowed and said, "Greetings to the county lady. I wonder what the county lady wants me to do this time?"
She did not look up at Yuan Cuiyu, nor did she seem afraid, because Yuan Cuiyu's presence in the prime minister's residence was almost zero.
Just now Yuan Cuiyu ordered someone to find her. She didn't want to come, but then she thought about it and decided to see what this woman who had just been beaten had to say.
Yuan Cuiyu smiled and said, "Aunt, please sit down."
Aunt Cuiyu was still a little arrogant. "No, the county lady can say whatever she wants. I have to go back to serve the old lady."
Yuan Cuiyu's smile deepened. "Okay, in that case, I won't beat around the bush. Now that the Ministry of Justice has begun investigating the zombie disease case, I want my aunt to go to the Ministry of Justice to testify that all this was done by the old lady and Prime Minister Xia."
Aunt Cuiyu almost thought she had heard wrongly, and sneered, "County Lady, are you joking? Or do you think I am the kind of villain who changes with the wind? Don't you think too highly of me?"
(End of this chapter)