C163 Road of No Return
C163 Road of No Return
Pei Zhongren naturally did not believe him. Originally, he did not want to spend too much energy on this matter, but seeing his teacher's serious expression, he sighed and ordered people to go and get it.
This poison did not need to go to the pharmacy.
Court of Censors originally had it.
It was directly placed in front of Xiao Yun.
Looking at the ambrosia that was like corn flour, Xiao Yun almost rolled his eyes and died from anger.
After putting water, mixing the ammonia with the silver needle, it turned black as expected.
Xiao Yun said, "This is the way you determine the poison?"
"Isn't this the result of the test?"
"Alright."
Xiao Yun sighed helplessly. He asked someone to get more things. Most of them were distillation and the like. With a few ores, it was easy to extract the sulfide from them.
Arsenic was dioxide, so it would not react to silver needles. On the contrary, it was because the extraction was not pure and there were sulfide substances inside. Then, the sulfide reacted to the silver needle and turned into silver sulfide. In fact, as long as there was a sufficient amount of silver, all the sulfide substances could be extracted!
After finishing, he threw the thing in front of him and said, "Let's try again."
Sure enough, the silver needle did not turn black at all!
Warden asked tentatively, "Did Young Master Xiao remove the poison in this? Those methods just now were the antidote, right?"
"The antidote? Then come and have a taste."
"No, no, no!"
Warden quickly shook his head.
Who was stupid? Taking this risk?
However, there were also people who had a trick up their sleeves. They found a dog and fed it. As expected, the dog was quickly poisoned to death!
Xiao Yun frowned at this.
Since it was an experiment, it had to be accompanied by sacrifices. Sacrificing a dog shouldn't be a big deal, but there was something he couldn't accept in his heart.
Perhaps this was the values of assassins. It wasn't a big deal to kill someone, but a dog would die with sorrow.
It was very strange.
"How is it? What I said is quite right, right?"
The group of people looked at each other in dismay.
Leng Xiaohan suddenly said in a stern voice, "Who else would know such a method?"
Xiao Yun was shocked by his Qi. He frowned and said, "Where is your fake corpse? Why did you suddenly roar?"
"Tell me, who else knows about this?"
Xiao Yun scratched his head and said, "Of course I'm the only one. I read this from an ancient book. When I finished reading it, I burned it. No one else would know about it."
"Really burned it? "
"Of course it was burned. There are many things on it, and I feel like they shouldn't be passed down to the world. Even if that book is very precious, I don't lack that bit of stuff."
"Is that so..."
Only then did Leng Xiaohan heave a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that it's burned, it's good that it's burned."
"Why exactly? Why are you so excited?"
Xiao Yun still did not quite understand.
Leng Xiaohan narrowed his eyes and looked at everyone around him. He said in a deep voice, "Everyone in this group, one by one, are not allowed to tell anyone about what happened today. If anyone leaks the news, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Xiao Yun narrowed his eyes and looked at Leng Xiaohan, then at Pei Zhongren who was standing beside him. He couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
Regarding the poison test, whether the food was poisoned or not, all he needed to do was to have a dog eat it to see if it was poisoned.
As long as the dog died, it would prove that what Xiao Yun said was true.
There was no need for so many things to happen. It was to test the silver needles and extract the powder.
This matter seemed to be a coincidence, but everyone was rushing to say it.
But in reality, this was because they were all led by Xiao Yun's nose. It was Xiao Yun who allowed them to participate in this experiment.
As for the purpose...
When His Majesty ate, he also used silver needles to test the poison!
The process of testing the poison was divided into two steps. On the one hand, there were specialized eunuchs who used silver needles to test the poison in every part of the food.
The second step was to let some old eunuchs try some of the food. Only when there was no reaction after fifteen minutes did the food arrive in front of His Majesty.
Xiao Yun knew this. On the one hand, he had asked the old eunuch when they were chatting. On the other hand, he had never seen a steaming hot meal in the Imperial Palace!
Since it was a silver needle testing the poison, he only needed to use the method of extracting the poison in front of these people. With Leng Xiaohan's cautious personality, he was afraid that he would kill all the people here!
But the prison guard was Pei Zhongren's soldier. Naturally, he didn't want to see his subordinates die in this matter.
So, this guy who was rumored to be fair and strict, how would he resolve this matter?
Hehe.
Xiao Yun naturally sneered in his heart.
As the price of capturing him, he naturally wanted to let Pei Zhongren have a taste of what it meant to be in a dilemma!
If Pei Zhongren did not kill his subordinates, then Leng Xiaohan would definitely tell His Majesty about the matter of refining the poison. This technique would directly threaten His Majesty's life, and it would definitely make His Majesty dissatisfied with Pei Zhongren.
If Pei Zhongren was killed, then Pei Zhongren's career would come to an end. No one would want to work under him!
This was a dilemma.
Furthermore, there was nothing he could do. He could only choose one path.
Unless Xiao Yun personally took action, there was no third option!
The current Xiao Yun seemed sinister and cruel.
Being caught had crossed his bottom line.
He understood what His Majesty meant. To put it bluntly, he still wanted to grind down his hostility, but this didn't stop him from getting angry. If this Court of Censors was full of brain-dead people, what would he do if he died here?
His own safety had been threatened. He had to make them pay a sufficient price.
As for this Pei Zhongren, he dared to capture him with just a few words. This didn't mean that he was very powerful. It only meant that the current Xiao Yun wasn't strong enough to protect himself.
Although he was the one who killed Zhao Fengxi, there was no evidence.
When he was chatting with the guards, he had probed them several times. Finally, he found out that this man wasn't a woman, but a young master of a wealthy family. He had also participated in the spring hunting and had come out alive.
This made Xiao Yun heave a sigh of relief. After all, it wasn't a big beauty who reported him, but at the same time, it made him feel a chill down his spine.
Those who came out alive were all saved by him with his life on the line. He didn't ask them to return the favor, but he couldn't stab himself in the back, right? !
This matter was still not over.
Looking at Leng Xiaohan's complicated expression, Xiao Yun gently smiled and asked, "Elder Leng, are you here today to rescue me?"
Leng Xiaohan was stunned for a moment. He pulled his thoughts back and said with a smile, "That's not the case. I just want to see if you have been bullied. Now that I see that you have some status in this prison, I am relieved."
After saying that, he exchanged a few more words and Leng Xiaohan was about to leave.
He did not even care about the poison.
After all, Xiao Yun had already given them a way to solve the case. As long as they followed this method, they could always find the culprit.
When Leng Xiaohan left the cell, Pei Zhongren naturally followed behind.
"Find a quiet place. I have something to tell you."
"Yes, teacher."
One. The walls of the small room were very thick, and there was no one within a hundred feet of them.
Leng Xiaohan couldn't help but size it up before sitting down. He let out a sigh and said, "What do you think about the poison today?"
"I can only say that this Young Master Xiao really has some tricks. He can actually make Arsenic unable to be found with silver needles. He does have some skills."
Pei Zhongren nodded and said with some admiration.
Leng Xiaohan sneered and said, "That's all you think of?"
"Teacher, what else is there?"
"Hmph!"
Leng Xiaohan glared at him and said, "Everyone present saw what happened today. Even if you can't learn it now, as long as you study it carefully, you can always imitate it. Refining the Arsenic that can't be tested by silver needles. "
"Looking at Young Master Xiao's unique technique, the things he uses are also special. But if everyone looks closely, it is possible to imitate it."
"So... things have become troublesome."
"This..."
Pei Zhongren felt that something was not right and quickly asked, "Teacher, please speak frankly!"
Leng Xiaohan sighed and said, "Now the method to test poison in the Imperial Palace is also silver needles. If this method is learned by evil people and this poison is used in the Palace, do you think it is possible?"
"This, the possibility is not high, right?"
"But it is indeed possible, right?"
"This..."
Beads of sweat started to form on Pei Zhongren's forehead again.
Leng Xiaohan gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "If there is no end to this, there will be chaos! Sometimes, when things need to be abandoned, it is better to abandon them."
Pei Zhongren said with a trembling voice, "Teacher's meaning is to let me take care of those subordinates?"
"If you can keep the secret, it would be best if you are dead."
"This... They have been following me for many years. They are usually very conscientious, how can they..."
Pei Zhongren could not continue speaking until here.
Leng Xiaohan said, "Today's matter, I will report it to His Majesty. I will also let the people in the palace to pay attention. This silver needle testing matter is not thorough."
The corners of Pei Zhongren's eyes twitched a few times.
He immediately understood. He also saw the only two paths left in front of him. They were both paths of no return!