Wen Chan was really tired after running around all day.
After he simply took a shower and washed off the dust all over his body, he was overwhelmed by sleepiness and couldn't open his eyelids.
Leaving a small candle lamp behind, he threw himself on the couch, sighed comfortably, and fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.
When Liang Yanbei entered the room, Wen Chan was sleeping soundly. Because of the summer heat, his body was uncovered, his hands and feet were stretched out, his black hair was loosely draped over the loose robe, revealing his white collarbone.
He stood by the bed and looked at the person on the bed. The dim light gave his sleeping face a layer of tranquility and softness, and a smile slowly formed on the corner of his mouth.
Black eyebrows and nose, long eyelashes and red lips, plus that inconspicuous little mole, matched every detail in his memory. Only then did Liang Yanbei realize that he might not have noticed it. , I have thoroughly memorized his appearance.
This feeling is weird and strange, like an emotion that I have never experienced before, but it is inexplicably beautiful.
Even if he just stood motionless and watched, he wouldn't feel bored.
Liang Yanbei looked at it for a while, and suddenly remembered what he had just said to Shan Ke, so he slowly squatted down beside the bed, reached out and pinched Wen Chan's face.
When the fingertips touched the smooth face, throbbing flashed from the bottom of his heart, and Liang Yanbei's eyes widened in surprise.
I didn't expect his face to be so soft.
Before he could pinch it a second time, Wen Chan's breathing suddenly became heavy, his hazy sleeping face slowly opened a crack, and looked at Liang Yanbei with moist eyes.
He choked for breath, his hands froze and he didn't dare to move, for fear of waking up the unconscious person completely.
Wen Chan was indeed sleepy and temporarily lost his ability to think. When he opened his eyes and saw Liang Yanbei beside his bed, he woke up a little.
This dream again
Countless times, as long as he opened his eyes after sleeping, he could see Liang Yanbei who was thinking about him standing by the bed, looking at him tenderly.
But when he really opened his eyes, he realized that it was just a dream.
He had dreamed too many times, and Wen Chan got used to it, and continued the dream carefully.
He looked down and saw Liang Yanbei's hand resting on the bed, so he stretched out a hand, pried his fingers up between his fingers, got into his covered palm, and slowly held it.
The overwhelming sleepiness made him dazed, but he still looked at Liang Yanbei and asked in a lazy and hoarse voice, "Aren't you going to sleep?"
Liang Yanbei looked at himself holding a soft little hand, and was a little surprised, but he couldn't help but didn't repel it in his heart. Instead, he unconsciously retracted his fingers, moved the other hand away from his face, and stroked his forehead gently , quietly said, "Sleep, sleep now."
Obviously, I have never felt empty, but at this moment I feel inexplicably full.
"En..." Wen Chan replied with a long voice, and then slowly closed his eyes.
Only a moment later, one of the clasped hands loosened, and the sound of long and regular breathing sounded again, and Liang Yanbei knew that he had fallen asleep again.
After staring at his face for a long time, Liang Yanbei came up with an extremely absurd idea, just as Shan Ke said.
want to kiss him.
The more he looked at it, the more dazed he became, and the more he thought about it, the more outrageous he became. Liang Yanbei hurriedly drove those thoughts out, and carefully took his hand out of Wen Chan's hand, and moved away from the side of the bed.
He turned his head and took a look, and saw that the floor rugs made by piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting were still neatly stacked, so he gently spread out the two rugs to form a bed, and then went out to ask for hot water to wash at will, took off his coat and went to sleep down.
It was almost noon when I woke up from Wenzen on the second day.
A good night's sleep made him feel good and happy. He hummed a little song and put on his clothes.
When he was putting on his boots, he was surprised to find that the two beds on the floor that were originally separated had somehow joined together, but they were neatly folded, and it didn't look like they had been touched.
Perhaps it was put together for convenience when the servants were cleaning.
He thought about it for a while and then revealed it, without delving into it.
As soon as Wen Chan went out, a servant had already prepared lunch and brought it to him in the room, but because he just woke up and didn't feel hungry, he just ate a few mouthfuls before being taken away.
He asked the people about Liang Yanbei, but no one knew his whereabouts. Wen Chan, who had nothing to do, wandered aimlessly in the city lord's mansion, and then really gave him something useful.
He met Fang Han and Fang Xue.
Fang Han is the head disciple of the Songhua Sect, and Fang Xue is his junior sister. This time, the person who brought them here was Fang Yiyang, one of the elders of the Songhua Sect and the head disciple. Wen Chan only met him yesterday.
Fang Han broke bearded Li's wrist at the May Island Ferry, which was also a help to Li Wen Chan, so Wen Chan had memories of him.
"Mr. Wen, I haven't seen you for a few days, are you okay?" Fang Han had already heard what happened yesterday, so he spoke with a caring tone.
"It's fine, thank you Mr. Fang for your concern." Wen Chan replied.
"We all know what happened to you, how is your investigation going?" Fang Xue asked immediately.
"It's not clear yet."
"Yao Er's death is not a pity, but I don't want anyone to frame you with this matter. It's really annoying!" Fang Xue said indignantly.
Her elder brother didn't blindly stand on Wen Chan's side. After hearing this, he gestured to Fang Xue with his eyes, and then said, "Mr. Wen, rest assured, I believe that God will not let innocent people be wronged." .”
"Borrow the son's auspicious words." He cupped his hands a little, and was about to leave, but was interrupted by Fang Xue.
"Mr. Wen, I have something to tell you." She said, "I know a little about medicine. When I went to Yao Yanming's house yesterday, I found that the wine he drank was poisonous. One of the poisonous herbs was horse ear grass."
Wen Chan nodded slightly, I know all of this.
"This horse ear grass is a bit special. If you mash it to get its juice within ten hours after picking it, it can be used as poison for medicine, but if the time passes, the leaves will turn yellow and become useless." She continued, "And That kind of poison can only dissolve in water, the longer it takes, the less toxic it will be."
After hearing these words, Wen Chan's eyes lit up, "Is this really true?"
"Naturally." Fang Xue said, "I don't know much, I just hope it can be useful to you."
"Thank you, Miss Fang. If I have a chance in the future, I will definitely repay the gift." Wen Chan was very happy when he heard the news.
After thanking the two of them, he went back to the house and waited for Liang Yanbei to come back.
After hearing what Fang Xue said, he finally wanted to understand what Liang Yanbei meant by "this time is just right" last night.
The horse ear grass could not survive, so it had to be taken and used at that time, so the poison was prepared a few hours before Yao Yanming was killed, because the poison would weaken after a long time.
In other words, the person who made the poison picked the horse ear grass yesterday or the day before yesterday, and the person who made the poison must have a guilty conscience, and it is very likely that he will go there at night.
Therefore, it is the most suitable time to check the piece of horse ear grass at night, especially as late as possible, when the city of Paradise enters silence and there are few pedestrians on the street.
Wen Chan waited and waited for no one to be seen, and took a short sleep in the afternoon, and he came back late when the moon was high in the sky.
"You walked like this for a day? Did you investigate behind my back?" Wen Chan was the first to ask after seeing him.
Liang Yanbei glanced at him, his eyes were mixed with something that he didn't have before, and he slightly bent his lips, "How dare I, I just heard that there is a Longyang storytelling library in the north of the city, so I went to sit for a while."
"You sat there for a day?" Wen Chan felt a little annoyed, "Coincidentally, I also sat for a day, but I was waiting for you."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I apologize to you." Liang Yanbei took out a bracelet made of gold and red threads from his arms. copper plate.
He stuffed something into Wen Chan's hands, "Here you are."
"What is this?" Wen Chan forgot to be angry when he saw such an exquisite thing, and asked strangely, "What are you doing for me?"
"This is the most expensive thing in my whole body." Liang Yanbei said, "It's my fault for keeping you waiting for a day today. I can promise you a request and use this bracelet as evidence."
"You make me a request?" Wen Chan asked in surprise.
Although he was a little angry, he never thought that Liang Yanbei would feel so guilty and apologize with a promise.
Liang Yanbei nodded and added, "Anything."
Wen Chandi glanced at the bracelet for a while, thinking that what you can give away casually can't be anything precious
But even though he thought so, he still put his things into the hidden pocket of his sleeve and asked, "Why did you go to that so-so library?"
"Go and listen to the book." Seeing him put away the bracelet, Liang Yanbei replied casually with a smile in his eyes.
"What book are you listening to? How old are you?" Wen Chan just felt a little unbelievable, and even a little suspicious that Liang Yanbei had something wrong with his mind today.
"This book is different from the ones I've heard before." He said, "It's about the love between two men, their kindness and hatred. It's quite popular in this city, and the restaurant is full."
Wen Chan's eyelids twitched suddenly, "Two men?"
He suddenly remembered that there is indeed a kind of book that is very popular among the people. The books are full of love stories between men, and some even use relatively famous characters as the protagonists.
In the previous life, Wen Chan and Liang Yanbei had a very good relationship, and the folks published many books about their stories. Wen Chan alone collected many books, and secretly read them when no one was around.
He quietly took a look at Liang Yanbei, and saw that his expression was calm, showing no likes or dislikes. He was afraid that he might say something nasty, so he quickly changed the subject, "Now it's late at night, and we still have to focus on the murder case."
"It's true." Liang Yanbei didn't notice that his expression was abnormal.
At this time, Bliss City had gradually entered a state of sleep, the streets were sparsely populated, and the two of them were driving on the Baoguan Road, so there was no one there.
Walking at night is much slower than during the day, but fortunately it is not far away, so it didn't take long to reach the Yamen.
The yamen in the horse ear grass is very close, how close is it, it is only a few dozen steps away.
And to go to the grass, you have to go through the Yamen.
Liang Yanbei stopped directly beside the yamen, attracting the attention of the yamen guards at the door, and the four of them looked at him warily at the same time.
The four people are all new faces, and they have never met two of them.
"Who are you? Why did you come to the Yamen in the middle of the night?" One of the Yamen servants asked with a serious face.
"Don't worry, everyone, we are just passing by, not here to report to the officials." Liang Yanbei said with a smile.
When they heard that they didn't come to report to the officials, the four yamen servants breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and said the same way as before, "Don't stay here, leave quickly."
"Wait a minute, I have something to ask." He was very familiar with these twists and turns, and before he could ask, he took a piece of silver and handed it to the yamen servant who was speaking, "Please help me."
A few people are typically open-eyed when they see money, and immediately grinned after receiving the money, "It's easy to say."
Seeing this scene, the former emperor snorted coldly and dared to bribe me right under my nose!
However, under the pressure of the situation, Wen Chan decided to turn a blind eye.
"A few nights ago, during the night watch, did you see a girl coming here?" Liang Yanbei said, "About a blue shirt and black dress, she looks beautiful."
The woman's celibacy at night is already eye-catching, and with Liang Yanbei's general description, someone immediately thinks, "There is indeed such a person. Just the night before yesterday, I watched her go south along the road."
Liang Yanbei looked at him, "Did you see clearly?"
"It's clear, it's a blue shirt and black skirt." He said, "It was the time for the change of guards, and they were still changing clothes, so I came a little earlier."
Liang Yanbei cupped his hands, "Thank you."
"Be polite." Several yamen servants received Liang Yanbei's money, and waved at him as if they had met the uncle, "Brother, if you have other questions, feel free to ask."
He responded with a smile, said goodbye to the four of them, and turned around to come to Wen Chan.
Wen Chan heard the conversation just now clearly, and asked doubtfully, "Is the question over?"
He nodded, "It's Tan Yuji, that's right."
"How do you know what clothes she's wearing?" Wen Chan asked.
"When we entered her yard yesterday, I saw blue shirts and black skirts among the clothes hanging out on the air. I guessed that if she came at night, she would definitely not be wearing brightly colored clothes." Liang Yanbei spoke slowly, but Very well explained.
"No one is guarding her residence, which means that she not only rejected the servants arranged by the City Lord's Mansion, but also has no one around her. As a result, she can only pick horse ear grass by herself."
"Just now the yamen servant said that she went to the south of the road. She probably went around behind the yamen and went to the grass."
"So that's how it is." Wen Chan said clearly after hearing this, "She made poison after picking horse ear grass, mixed it in wine, gave the wine to Yao Yanming, and then pointed Qinqi and Ah Fu to Yao Yanming's house on the way. residence, and put the blame on the two of them."
"That's right." Liang Yanbei said with a smile.
"However, how did she know that Yao Yanming would definitely die? And how did she know that Qinqi and Ah Fu would happen to go there?"
"It depends on how well Tang Yixiao investigates." He said, "Tan Yuji cast a non-lethal poison, and the other cast another poison. The combination of the two poisons killed Yao Er. Although it seems to be a coincidence, But in fact, the two were indeed working together in a murder case, and Tan Yuji wanted Yao Er's life from the very beginning."
"As for blaming your two subordinates, I think she may have just met by chance, and she also thought about our conflict with Yao Er the day before yesterday, and there are enough reasons, so she came up with this thought." Liang Yanbei hooked mockingly. The corner of her mouth curled up, "Even without your two subordinates, she would just find an excuse to let the servants of the mansion go there."
"So, I was framed, but she happened to meet me by chance?" Wen Chan was puzzled.
"Murder is a long-planned plan, but framing is a whim." Liang Yanbei concluded.
"Heh." Wen Chan sneered, "What a hateful woman."
Just because of her whim, he was busy for two days to investigate the poison murder case, and he was still in the wilderness in the middle of the night.
It's so hateful!
Seeing that his teeth were itching with hatred, Liang Yanbei was inexplicably happy, and stretched out his hand to pinch his face, "Don't be angry, I will teach her a lesson tomorrow."
Wen Chan slapped his paw away in shock, "What are you doing?!"
He touched the back of his hand that had been slapped, humming and muddling past.
I thought secretly in my heart, it's cuter when I'm asleep.
Wen Chan rubbed his pinched face indiscriminately, and said angrily, "Is there anything else? Go back if you have nothing to do!"
"Yes, yes." Liang Yanbei admitted his mistake very positively, and quickly said, "Let's go to He County Magistrate and ask him for a favor."