noffsinger Chapter 610 Su Yu and Zhong Yao's exchange of interests, who is the murderer?
Chapter 610 Su Yu and Zhong Yao's exchange of interests, who is the murderer?
Du Ji felt as if God had suddenly slapped him hard across the face without any warning!
And that maid, Haitang, is she a complete idiot?!
Even if... even if it was my wife who ordered you to poison me, the farewell you left before you died was telling everyone that the mastermind behind the murder was my wife, wasn't it?
"Prefect Du, I apologize for my offense."
Zhou Buyi didn't care about Du Ji and Zhong Yao's psychological journey.
He turned and led his men to Du Ji's residence, intending to bring Du Ji's wife to justice.
Du Ji hurriedly followed, fearing that Zhou Buyi and the others would become violent towards his wife.
Du Ji and his wife have always had a very good relationship. There are no other concubines in the household, and he has only married his wife so far.
The couple has two sons, who are now teenagers.
Such feelings were extremely rare during the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.
At least our Commandant Su is definitely not that kind of person.
Passing through a sea of flowers is Su Weiwei's life pursuit.
Therefore, sacrificing his wife to save himself was unacceptable to Du Ji.
The group arrived at the gate of the Du residence in a grand procession.
Several servants rushed out of the mansion, their faces filled with fear, muttering:
"Madam...Madam has committed suicide!"
"What!?"
It was like being struck by a heavy hammer.
Du Ji felt a sudden dizziness and almost fainted on the spot.
Zhou Buyi frowned slightly, looking around in confusion.
In the next instant, Du Ji rushed into the room and saw that the lady's body was hanging in mid-air with two white ribbons tied around her head.
"You are the ones who drove my wife to her death!"
Du Ji was furious and pointed angrily at Zhou Buyi.
In an instant, Zhou Buyi's face showed a mixture of emotions, including doubt, shock, and fear.
"Master, this has been found in the study!"
The Du family steward came running over, panting.
What he was holding was a farewell letter from Mrs. Du Ji.
Du Ji quickly opened it, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.
The gist of it is that she arranged for the person who murdered Su Yu, and she apologized for not having the master's (referring to Du Ji) consent.
Her death was also a suicide out of fear of punishment.
Zhou Buyi, observing the situation, snatched the letter and sneered:
"Lord Du, I never imagined that your wife had such a ruthless mind!"
"I just don't understand why your wife would poison my Commandant's food when we have no grudge against each other."
"Could it be that your wife suffers from hysteria?"
"you!!!"
Du Ji's face flushed red with anger, but Zhou Buyi's gaze was sharp as an arrow.
The poisoning was indeed not something Su Yu did to himself.
Although he really wanted to see Zhong Yao cosplay as a Teru Teru Bozu doll.
But these things can't be forced.
Our Commandant Su is most fond of going with the flow and letting things take their natural course.
Upon probing, he discovered that someone intended to poison his food.
At this moment, Zhou Buyi's doubts about Madam Du's death stemmed from the following main points.
First, Du Ji and his wife have always had a good relationship. If his wife is the real culprit, did Du Ji know about it?
Second, if Madam Du was not the real culprit, then who planned this poisoning incident? And what was their purpose?
"I'm sorry, Prefect Du, but your wife is suspected of poisoning Lord Weiwei."
"I will temporarily take over the care of her body."
Upon hearing this, Du Ji rushed forward without hesitation, trying to grab Zhou Buyi's collar, but was pushed away by the guards.
"Prefect Du, if you are unwilling to cooperate, may I assume that you are the one who poisoned the Commandant of the Guards?"
Du Ji shut his mouth.
Zhou Buyi ordered his personal guards to watch over Madam Du's body.
They even sent a doctor to examine him to see if there were any signs of poisoning, but it was faked as suicide.
Du Ji looked as if he had lost his parents, and turned away angrily, seemingly lost in thought.
"Oh? He really committed suicide out of fear of punishment."
Zhou Buyi sent someone to deliver the relevant information to Su Yu, awaiting Su Yu's decision.
If Su Yu were to forcefully take down Du Ji, Zhou Buyi would definitely become a loyal lackey and knock Du Ji unconscious on the spot!
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Since something like that happened with Su Yu's food, Zhong Yao has to give an explanation no matter what.
So he personally brought Su Yu to live in his mansion.
"Mrs. Zhong, it's been a long time."
Soon, Su Yu saw Madam Zhong Yao standing at the door.
However, the expression on Lady Zhong Yao's face was as if she wanted to devour Su Yu whole.
Zhang Changpu was originally a maidservant of Zhong Yao's wife. Zhong Yao had previously tried to use Zhang Changpu to frame Su Yu.
In the end, his attempt to frame Zhang Changpu backfired, resulting in him losing Zhang Changpu as well.
But Lady Zhong Yao would certainly not blame Zhong Yao.
Therefore, she naturally didn't give Su Yu a friendly look.
Su Yu shrugged indifferently.
Now he's the living ancestor.
If even a single hair were missing, it would be Zhong Yao's fault!
"Please rest here for a while, Commandant Su."
"I will go and continue the investigation immediately, and give Commander Su an explanation as soon as possible."
Zhong Yao spoke politely, but in reality, he was grinding his teeth to dust.
Although it is unknown why Madam Du would poison Su Yu.
But with Zhong Yao's wisdom, it wasn't hard to guess that there must be another hidden reason.
Just then, Zhou Buyi's men arrived and informed Su Yu that Madam Du had committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
"Tsk, Captain Zhong, what do you suggest we do now?"
"Su is just a timid and shy person, yet there are always evil people who want to harm him!"
"Perfectly, this person is none other than Prefect Du's wife."
"Captain Zhong, what do you think I should do about this?"
"I……"
Zhong Yao fell silent.
He understood that Su Yu was demanding an explanation from him.
Lady Du poisoned him and then committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
Although there is no substantial evidence to name Du Ji as the manipulator behind this,
But the legal wife represents a man's face.
If Su Yu insists on convicting Du Ji, Du Ji will definitely be affected.
At the very least, the positions of Zhong Yao's second-in-command and the governor of Chang'an are definitely not going to be retained.
But there's an old saying that goes something like this.
Everything is negotiable.
If it's not negotiable, it means the benefits aren't yet in place.
If Zhong Yao can offer Su Yu a satisfactory deal, this matter can be resolved without involving Du Ji, and can be concluded with Madam Du Ji.
"What does Commander Su want?"
Zhong Yao tentatively asked Su Yu.
Su Yu shook his head slightly:
"Commander Zhong should really keep a closer eye on his men."
"There's something I, Su, have to say."
"Once you have a lot of people under your command, you'll naturally have a lot of disobedient and unruly ones as well."
"I wonder if Commander Zhong has considered this possibility."
"Someone was hiding behind Commandant Zhong and Prefect Du, plotting all of this!"
A look of shock flashed in Zhong Yao's eyes.
Immediately afterwards, he reluctantly cupped his hands towards Su Yu:
"I... thank you for the reminder, Commandant Su."
"But I will definitely repay what I owe Commander Su."
"I wonder how Commandant Su intends for me to repay this debt?"
Su Yu's lips slowly parted into a smile:
"No problem, no problem. I always value ambitious young people."
"I've heard that Commandant Zhong has some excellent talents under his command."
"Why not let them serve as officials?"
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