hell [suspense]

The old man was noncommittal, stroked the sparse beard on his chin and smiled: "My lords, since you have come here, the old man is not afraid to say that all the dwarves working in my place are people like Chen Hu. Well, all of them, the officials have no people in their hearts, the rich are heartless, and regard the lives of the people as nothing, since they oppressed the people in the first half of their lives, they should serve the people in the second half of their lives, which is what they deserve."

To be honest, although Ye Yu and Qin Yan had long thought about the origins of those dwarves, they were still a little irritated by the old man's frank admission. Said: "Are you qualified to decide anyone's fate?"

"The old man does not." The old man did not evade, and said bluntly, "But they are also not qualified..."

Qin Yan, who only said a word after entering the door, suddenly interjected: "What is the difference between you and them in doing such a thing? Can it be done in the name of justice?"

Ye Yu sneered: "You don't really think you are nobler than Chen Hu, do you?"

"The old man never thinks anyone is noble. Since the two adults don't agree, please invite them." The old man made tea slowly, and seemed to have no interest in continuing to talk to them, and gave them an obvious order to evict guests.

The words are not speculative, and Ye Yu and Qin Yan don't want to listen to the old man's big truths anymore, but the matter is not so simple: "Since you are so righteous, please tell us all the crimes of everyone, and we will deal with it on our own." I will give them the punishment they deserve, but you have to let them go first."

The old man shook his head, as if regretting: "The old man doesn't understand."

Qin Yan looked at Ye Yu, Ye Yu also looked at him, and saw a trace of doubt and anxiety in the other's eyes - what is this old man going to do?

"Two distinguished guests, please come to the front hall if you need the services of our museum. This is the resting place for the little old man, so it is inconvenient to receive the two of you."

The old man was blowing steam slowly, his expression and tone were very natural, as if he was not the one who told the dirty things about Chen Hu and others earlier: "You two, please leave."

Ye Yu narrowed his eyes: "Since you know the identities of the two of us, do you think it's still useful to pretend to be stupid?"

"Although the old man is not talented, there is one thing I can assure you." The old man raised his eyelids to look at Ye Yu, and there were a few obvious creases at the corners of his eyes from laughing, "No one can cure the medicine on them except the old man himself| Even if the old man is killed, they will not be able to change back to their original appearance, and they will all follow the old man after a while."

Qin Yan's eyes paled, and his left hand tightened on the scabbard. Ye Yu tugged at his sleeve, half gritted his teeth and smiled at the old man: "Jiang is still hot, so you are not afraid to tell us the truth at all, because we dare not take you for granted. Sample."

The old man spread his hands and said nothing - yes, that's exactly what you said.

Ye Yu knew that it would be useless to continue talking. They came here on His Majesty's order, and they could find officers and soldiers. With their martial arts, they should be able to take down the old man, but—what's the use?The fate of those people is in the hands of the old man alone.

The most important thing is that apart from some people in the museum, it is not clear whether the old man has anyone else's "gate of life" in his hands. If they act rashly at this moment, it will be difficult to continue the matter later.

So Ye Yu got up, and smiled at the old man, "We're leaving now, but I have one last question, can you answer me?"

Old man: "Please tell me."

"He is not the only one in Chen Hu's family to take the medicine, why is he the only one who has become like this?"

The old man raised his eyes and looked over; "Taking medicine is one of the conditions needed to become smaller, but not all people who take medicine will become smaller."

"You mean, they need other means to make them really smaller, don't you?" It was Qin Yan who asked the question this time. If this is the case, this old man is really scary. He didn't dare to move his bargaining chips easily, so he dared to be so grandiose.

The old man smiled: "There is only one question, and I have already answered it, please go ahead, both of you."

Ye Yu and Qin Yan went out, and walked out along the route they came in. Behind them, the door of the room was slowly closed, and there was no one there. It was so quiet that even the cry of cicadas could be heard very clearly.

"Qin Yan, do you think the old man is telling the truth?" Ye Yu asked.

Qin Yan: "According to what we found, it's probably close to ten. Besides, he shouldn't have the need to lie to us."

Ye Yu nodded: "I think so too, so, what shall we do next? Rescue those people? It won't work... At this point, there is only one way."

Qin Yan looked at him expectantly.

"Report to the Holy Majesty." Ye Yu said with a serious face, "We can't be tough or soft, we can only ask His Majesty to make a decision."

Qin Yan: "...Your Majesty asked us to settle the matter before going back."

"There are too many people involved, so reporting is the best policy." Ye Yu thinks it's not too late. He has always disapproved of reckless actions. Many officials are involved in this matter. What they see is part of it, and what they don't see is not yet known. Whatever the situation, after finding this out, the biggest one should decide how to proceed.

If they do it themselves, if they mess up, it will be all their responsibility - Ye Yu doesn't want to take such a "blame": "Go back to the inn to pack your things and leave immediately."

The time to enter the palace is strictly regulated. It was past time when Ye Yu and Qin Yan arrived at Ye Yu's house. The two wanted to enter the palace early tomorrow morning, but just after you, a man in black Entering Ye Yu's study: "Your Majesty announces that the two adults have an audience."

Ye Yu: "Now?"

"Exactly, His Majesty is waiting in the study."

Ye Yu and Qin Yan were helpless, as courtiers, their every word, deed, and every move was under the supervision of the emperor: "Let us change our clothes and go immediately."

It was still in that study room, and after waiting for half an hour, the emperor came over slowly. The two of them were going to salute as usual, but the emperor stopped him, and asked the personal eunuchs to take all the court ladies and eunuchs down. Only the monarch and his ministers were left in the study room. : "You two lovers, return to Beijing at this time, but have you found out the truth?"

Ye Yu: "My lord, the situation we have found so far is roughly like this..."

During the listening process, the emperor maintained a slight smile and listened carefully, until Ye Yu finished speaking, the emperor just nodded and smiled slightly, and rubbed the blood-red wrench on the thumb of the right hand with his left hand, without showing too much surprise He looked surprised, and couldn't see what he was thinking.

"Your Majesty, the truth is roughly the same. Your Majesty has to decide how to deal with it." Ye Yu was a little nervous when he said this, and he couldn't see anything from the emperor's expression. If he was not satisfied with them, he and Qin Yan would be in trouble—— Your Majesty There is no need for any reason, and there is no room for their sophistry.

The study was quiet for a while, Ye Yu and Qin Yan didn't dare to breathe too loudly, they just waited for the instructions from the superior, finally, the emperor moved, and the two held their breath.

"You two lovers, it's so late, and you're on your way back, have you had dinner?"

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This unit will end tomorrow, and then I will enter the second unit~~ (although no one is watching o(╥﹏╥)o)