boyutpedia Chapter 214 Is it a traitor? Or a spy?
Chapter 214 Is it a traitor? Or a spy?
If investigating Mo Yan went relatively smoothly, then investigating Ming Yue would reveal nothing.
It can even be said that I have no clue.
Her life was normal, and apart from some changes in her personality, there was nothing unusual.
If it weren't for finding out that she and the traitor Mo Yan were promoted because of her, and that she had had several contacts with him, they would never have suspected her.
After all, who would suspect a woman living in seclusion in a mansion, especially when they had investigated her before and knew that she had a clean background.
Of course, if you want to know whether she is a traitor or not, you can just arrest Mo Yan and torture her to force the truth, but this will easily alert the enemy.
And it is very likely that nothing can be asked.
Just when they were at a loss on this matter, Hu Zhiyi's arrival became a breakthrough.
In the afternoon, in the imperial study.
The increasingly scorching June sun shone in through the window, raising the temperature in the house significantly.
At this time, Yun Zhi was reviewing memorials one by one.
"squeak"
The door of the imperial study was pushed open, and a female official approached Yunzhi in small steps.
"Your Majesty, Lord Hu requests an audience." The female official's gentle voice sounded in Yun Zhi's ears.
Yun Zhi paused, "Announce."
Soon, Hu Zhiyi walked into the imperial study with steady steps and bowed, "Your Majesty."
Yun Zhi put down the memorial and raised her hand. "Please stand up. What brings you here, Lord Hu?"
"His Majesty……"
Hu Zhiyi took a deep breath, her face full of complexity. She felt that her mind was in a mess. When she thought of what had just been confirmed, her heart was filled with uncontrollable waves.
"General Li's wife, Mingyue, died in a dense forest outside the Bodhi Temple more than a year ago, and the Mingyue who appears today is most likely a fake."
Yun Zhi stood up suddenly, her face filled with shock, "Why do you say that, Lord Hu?"
"Your Majesty, you are aware that my family, in addition to running a jewelry store, also owns several pawnshops."
It was a coincidence that she had a day off a few days ago and had nothing to do so she went to check the accounts of several shops under her name.
When I went to a pawn shop, I happened to see a man holding a jade bracelet and preparing to pawn it.
Hu Zhiyi just took a casual look at it at that time, but he found something wrong at that glance.
Isn’t this the jade bracelet sold from her house?
Their jewelry is so expensive, but people are always willing to pay for it because the jewelry they make is unique.
If she remembered correctly, this style of jade bracelet should have been sold to General Li's wife.
The reason why Hu Zhiyi could remember it so clearly was that Li Shun personally asked her to design the style of this jade bracelet.
So how did this jade bracelet appear in a man's hand now?
Hu Zhiyi immediately became suspicious, thinking that this man had stolen the jade bracelet.
So she calmly walked up to the man and said, "Big brother, the jade bracelet in your hand is really unique. I wonder where you got it from?"
The man's eyes flickered. "You...why are you asking this? This has nothing to do with you."
Hu Zhiyi smiled slightly, "Don't be nervous, big brother. I just saw that this jade bracelet is exquisitely crafted and I like it. How about you sell it to me and I'll give you a hundred taels of silver?"
The man swallowed, his eyes sparkling. "Are you really willing to spend a hundred taels of silver to buy this jade bracelet? It's an heirloom in my family."
Hu Zhiyi nodded and said, "Of course it's real. If you're willing to sell it, I'll give you a hundred taels of silver right away."
The man hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't resist the temptation of money and said, "Okay, I'll sell it to you."
Hu Zhiyi paid the silver, took the jade bracelet, and examined it carefully. After he was completely sure that it was the one he sold to Li Shun, his face darkened.
"Tell me, where did this jade bracelet come from?"
Hearing Hu Zhiyi's cold words, the man immediately became nervous. "You...what do you mean? Didn't I just say it? That's my family's heirloom."
Looking at the man who still refused to admit it, Hu Zhiyi sneered, "Oh? An heirloom? But as far as I know, this jade bracelet was custom-made for General Li's wife. There has never been another like it in the world. Are you lying to me, brother?"
The man's face turned pale in an instant. "I...I remembered it wrongly. I picked it up by chance on the roadside."
Hu Zhiyi snorted coldly, "Picked it up? Big Brother, that's a really bad lie. If you're willing to tell the truth, I'll let it go. Otherwise, I'll report you to the authorities. You could be thrown into jail for theft."
The man shuddered, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. "I...I said, I really found this."
"I'm from Willow Village. Occasionally, I go to the mountains to dig up some herbs to sell. Just yesterday, while digging herbs, I accidentally dug up a skeleton. The jade bracelet was from that skeleton. I saw that the jade bracelet was exquisite and thought I could exchange it for some money, so I..."
As he finished speaking, the man looked at Hu Zhiyi's increasingly cold face and said, "I really didn't steal this. She's dead, so it's ownerless. It would be a waste to leave it there. I just thought I could exchange it for some money. I know I was wrong. I hope Madam won't report it to the authorities."
Hu Zhiyi looked down at the jade bracelet in her hand. According to General Li, his wife liked this jade bracelet very much, so how could this jade bracelet appear on a skeleton?
Looking at the person who was about to kneel down and kowtow to admit his mistake, he said, "You found it there. Take me there. If you behave well, I will pretend that what happened today never happened."
When the man heard this, he nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, I'll take you there right away."
Hu Zhiyi, along with several guards, followed the man to the mountains of Liushu Village.
The man pointed to a secluded corner and said, "It's right here. When I dug with my hoe, I hit something hard. When I looked closely, it turned out to be bones."
Hu Zhiyi ordered people to dig carefully, and the full appearance of the bones gradually emerged.
It was unknown how long this person had been dead. There was not much flesh attached to his bones. His outer clothes had been stripped off by someone, leaving him only with an undergarment.
Looking at the corpse, Hu Zhiyi had a bad guess in his mind.
Could this be the general's wife?
She took a step forward, squatted down and looked through the body, and found a handkerchief in the sleeve with the word "Ming" neatly embroidered in the corner.
Hu Zhiyi's expression grew increasingly serious. She stood up and said to the guards, "Take this skeleton back and examine it carefully."
After returning to the imperial city, the coroner examined the body and confirmed that the skeleton was Ming Yue's.
After confirming this matter, Hu Zhiyi immediately went to the palace to report the matter to Yun Zhi.
"Your Majesty, this is what happened."
After listening to the whole story, Yun Zhi slowly sat down.
So, he is not a traitor, but a spy from the enemy country.