After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

The Jingzhao Prison was located in the northwest corner of the Jingzhao Mansion, and was specifically used to hold prisoners from the capital area. It was directly under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhao Yin. All central government officials who committed crimes in Chang'an, or cases involving central government officials, and prisoners that Chang'an, Wannian and the two counties had no right to deal with, would be sent to the Jingzhao Prison.

After she revealed her identity at the door, Wu Hou at the door led Pei Jiaoran to the main hall. When Jingzhao Yin saw her, he politely bowed and exchanged a few words. Then he personally led the way and took her to Jingzhao Prison.

At this time, the black door with the carved Bi'an outside the prison was tightly closed. After their identities were checked at the door, the two were allowed to enter the prison.

The accompanying defense pavilion was exploring the way ahead, and the Jinwu Guards were stationed inside to guard. In the interrogation hall, there were seven or eight men in black kneeling, all of whom were the assassins she caught this morning.

"These three people couldn't stand the torture and have confessed." Jingzhao Yin pointed to the three people on the left. After several rounds of torture, they were interrogated separately and asked to identify each other. The confessions of these three people were basically the same. They were hired by someone, and the employer's voice was shrill and not like a normal man. The other few people refused to confess, and instead said that the three people who had confessed were talking nonsense. Therefore, Jingzhao Yin did not dare to continue the interrogation, thinking that he would go to find Pei Jiaoran in person after his shift.

As for the other two, they said nothing, no matter how they were tortured or anything else they did.

Pei Jiaoran glanced at the other person and saw blood on the corner of his mouth. His jaw seemed to be dislocated. Although his hands were tied behind his back, he still knelt upright. Jingzhao Yin lowered his voice and said, "There are poison sacs between their teeth. Fortunately, the prison found them in time and stopped them from committing suicide."

Pei Jiaoran raised his eyebrows. It seemed that these two were the death warriors carefully trained by Zhang Rang. They had no home or family members, or their family members' names were all in the hands of others, and they wanted to die. So he sighed and said to Jingzhao Yin: "Take them away and give them some food." After saying that, she smiled and said, "They are the death warriors, and they can go on their way after eating that meal. But you are different from them. You have to explain yourself well, and you will always have a chance to get out."

After rounds of interrogation, his mind had been worn out to the point of collapse. He looked around and saw the tallest of the three who had not confessed. He took a deep breath and seemed to have made up his mind.

"Mr. Pei, I am a humble commoner. I have learned a little bit of Kung Fu and just want to make a living. But I still have parents who need my support. I want to leave alive, and I also hope that my family will still be there when I return."

Pei Jiaoran smiled, "In our dynasty, filial piety is highly valued. It is rare that you still have such a filial heart. I promise you."

The tall assassin said, "Prince Pei is merciful. We will explain everything that needs to be explained, but we only hope that you can agree to one condition for us later."

"As long as it's not excessive, I can agree to it." Pei Jiaoran curled his lips slightly.

Seeing Pei Jiaoran's quick agreement, the tall assassin made a final request. Let everyone else go, leaving only her and Jingzhao Yin in the interrogation room.

Even though Jingzhao Yin was hesitant, Pei Jiaoran was determined, so he had no choice but to dismiss the others.

"Can you tell me now?" Pei Jiaoran tilted his head and glanced at Jingzhao Yin. "He told you to write it down."

Upon hearing this, Jingzhao Yin sat down at the desk beside him and listened attentively to the tall assassin's words.

"We were actually hired by Zhang Rang from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to intercept and kill Yuan Yanchong on the way."

Pei Jiaoran frowned when he heard this, "Why do you want to assassinate Yuan Yanchong?"

The tall man in black said, "Because Yuan Yanchong found something serious in Zhaoying, it was known by Zhang Rang's spy in the county office. In order to prevent his actions from being exposed, he chose us to assassinate. However, we were paid to do the job, so we needed to ask for a general reason. Now we know why the assassination was carried out."

Hearing the words "Yuan Yanchong", the brush in Jingzhao Yin's hand almost fell to the ground. The sound of the brush falling to the ground startled Pei Jiaoran so much that he turned around and looked at him.

In a panic, Jingzhao Yin quickly picked up the pen and looked at Pei Jiaoran in front of him.

"It's okay. Just continue." Pei Jiaoran said gently.

"He gave us a full 100,000 strings of cash and asked us to assassinate Yuan Yanchong. He also faked that he was killed by bandits."

Hearing the words "bandits robbed and murdered", Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but sneer. The capital area has always been peaceful, especially at the foot of Mount Li, where people don't pick up things on the road and don't lock their doors at night. Where did the bandits come from?

"Mr. Pei, this is all I know." The tall man in black told everything with a sincere look in his eyes, as if he had nothing to hide.

After taking a look at the three men, Pei Jiaoran slowly walked to the side of Jingzhao Yin. He picked up the confessions of the first three people on the table and flipped through them. They were not much different from the confessions of these three people.

Pei Jiaoran put away his smile and looked back at the three people, "Have you spent all the 100,000 strings of cash?"

"I haven't had time to spend it yet. Because we were able to kill Yuan Yanchong, the other party only paid half of the money. The money is hidden in the Xiangji Temple outside Chang'an City."

"I will send someone to check the situation. If it is true, I will let you go." Pei Jiaoran looked at Jingzhao Yin again and said, "Detain them separately and don't let others know."

After he responded, Jingzhao Yin summoned the warden to come in. He took the three men away and locked them up separately. When inspecting the prison, someone must accompany them.

The smell in the interrogation room was really turbid. Jingzhao Yin simply asked Pei Jiaoran to leave, cleaned up the inner room, and asked the servants to serve tea and entertain him personally.

"Prince Pei, when Marquis Wu brought his men here this morning, he said that these people were coming to assassinate you. How come he suddenly became Yuan Zhongcheng?" Jingzhao Yin looked puzzled.

Playing with the teacup in his hand, Pei Jiaoran chuckled, "Isn't it a bigger crime to assassinate the prime minister? However, if you want to submit a petition, just write that I assassinated Yuan Yanchong. You don't need to mention me."

"This..." Jingzhao Yin looked hesitant.

The autumn weather was dry, and after another lecture in Jingzhao Prison, Pei Jiaoran felt his mouth was dry and he could not help but drink a few cups of tea.

The tea tasted sweet, and Pei Jiaoran sipped it on his tongue. After a while, he spoke: "Just do as I say. It will only benefit you. The tea from Jingzhao Prefecture is not bad."

When Jingzhao Yin came to his senses, Pei Jiaoran had already stood up and left without a trace. If there were not two empty teacups on the table, he would have almost thought that he was dazzled and did not see clearly.

After frowning and thinking for a while, Jingzhao Yin sighed. Although he was somewhat curious about the reason, he did not seem to have the status to get involved in this matter and find out the truth.

Thinking of this, Jingzhao Yin stood up and walked to the public room. He sat down in front of the desk and picked up the pen to follow Pei Jiaoran's instructions. He wrote down the assassination of Yuan Yanchong and the confession of the assassin together, pointing the finger at Zhang Rang of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.