"Master, someone just surrendered and has a major relationship with the case!"
As the saying goes, double happiness comes to the door. When everyone carried the skull altar back to the government office, before they walked in, they saw the clerk coming out and reporting to Chen Yaozi.
"Bring it here quickly!"
Riding back and forth, the horse's back was bumpy, but it took a lot of energy. Chen Yaozi was not an ordinary civil servant, but after all, he was old, and his face could not hide his tiredness. However, after hearing the words, he still managed to cheer up and went to the lobby to take charge in person.
Not long after, an idle man who was very familiar to Di Jin was brought in by two government servants. When he saw Chen Yaozi, he knelt down and said, "Qingtian, help me! Someone wants to kill me! He wants to kill me!"
When Chen Yaozi took a look at it, he knew that this man was a scoundrel who was idle on the street. He was often addicted to gambling. He was not polite and scolded him directly: "If you dare to lie even half a word, I will stick you three times first." Ten, let me talk properly again!"
"Don't dare! Don't dare!" Xian Han was excited and said fearfully: "My surname is Sun... The second eldest child in the family, my name is Sun Erlang!"
"Why do you hesitate to mention your last name?" Di Jin said calmly from the side: "You use a fake name? What is your last name?"
The idle man looked sad and waved his hands again: "Don't dare! Don't dare! My surname is indeed Sun now. It was my father who changed his surname to Sun. Naturally, my surname is Sun too. My previous surname was Zheng..."
The words were a bit confusing, but everyone vaguely understood what he meant. Chen Yaozi narrowed his eyes: "Who is your father?"
Sun Erlang did not avoid any taboos and said directly: "My father is Zheng Qing, ah no... Sun Qing! He is the housekeeper who is currently investigating the family murder case! My father was also killed three years ago, but he told Many of the things that have been told to me are all true! If there is even half a word of lies, I will be struck by lightning without the official hitting me with a stick!"
Everyone present disliked this street gangster's style of gambling and swearing, but they still asked patiently: "What did your father tell you?"
Sun Erlang said: "The secret of the Sun family! In fact, the Sun family is not the Sun family at all. The head of the family, Sun Hong, cannot take charge of anything. My father is strict about everything, because my father is the subordinate of a noble man. House, house, house The women inside and the children born by women all belong to nobles. Sun Hong is just a doctor who specializes in treating children. But to the outside world, he is the head of the family, so that those nobles will not be suspected by their head wives. My father said that they have some. Don’t be afraid of suspicion, I just like this! Hey!”
He fully expected that when he said these words, the prefect in front of him would tremble and be shocked. However, Chen Yaozi looked on calmly, his expression did not change, and even the few people next to him were quiet.
Only Wang Boyang heard it inexplicably at first, but then he suddenly realized it when he combined with the prince-in-law who suddenly got involved in the temple.
He actually still didn't understand what was going on, but the powerful people involved behind it were basically determined.
The consort is actually the culprit behind this case?
But when I think about it carefully, my face looks much better.
The culprit behind this case is actually the consort?
"Keep talking!"
Chen Yaozi's indifferent words broke up his divergent thinking, and made Sun Erlang swallow his saliva, and said intermittently: "It's just...it was that those nobles and Sun Hong had a falling out later, and Sun Hong took their wives. Shi and Wazi were killed, but the nobles were afraid of losing face and suppressed the case. I heard that the officials of the yamen were killed... I was not convinced, so I went to ask for an explanation. They even poisoned me. I suffered from pain the day before. I had to roll on the ground and almost died!"
Chen Yaozi said: "Can you be sure which family poisoned you?"
Sun Erlang immediately said: "Yes! Yes! I ate the food from that family. I still remember their servant. He spoke in a strange voice, but the food served was really delicious! I ran away at that time Several mansions are really hungry, thinking it’s outside again, who knows they really dare to poison!”
Chen Yaozi asked again: "After you ate the food from that restaurant, you never ate anything else again?"
Sun Erlang hesitated and said: "No..."
Chen Yaozi's eyes widened: "If you lied and the other party found a witness to prove that you had eaten food from another store later, how would you go to court with him?"
Sun Erlang quickly changed his mind: "Yes, but those people will not poison me. Only they want me to die!"
Chen Yaozi frowned, thinking that for a street scoundrel like this, if he really met those impeccable palace officials, he would be refuted in just a few words, but the Kaifeng government office couldn't teach him how to deal with the testimony and spread it like that. You will find yourself in an extremely disadvantageous situation.
Just as he was thinking to himself, Di Jin spoke again: "Niu Yida, do you recognize it?"
"A great sword? Is that the disciple who is very fast with swordsmanship?"
Sun Erlang was stunned, and immediately said: "I recognize him! That man was originally a robber. Later, he was caught by the government and sent to the capital camp to serve as an army. He also wounded people. Later, somehow, he climbed up a high branch and became that man. A nobleman’s retainer!”
This testimony was no small matter. Chen Yaozi's eyes lit up: "Are there any witnesses?"
Sun Erlang said: "This Niu Yidao was very bold at the time. One time he went crazy after drinking, and even stabbed a businessman from other places. He was taken to the government office, and then redeemed money and got away with it. After he came out, he was even more arrogant. No Everyone should recognize him, right?"
Chen Yao asked: "How many years ago was that?"
Sun Erlang thought for a while: "Five years... four years... four years ago!"
Chen Yaozi ordered: "Go and retrieve the case files from four years ago and check with the Zhongyi Society!"
With this unexpected gain, both the identity of the deceased and the connection of the clues became more precise. Chen Yaozi finally asked in a deep voice: "Who hired your father to cover up the evidence afterwards, and now he wants to poison him?" Which noble person did you silence?"
Sun Erlang swallowed his saliva, thinking of Wu Ben's care when he came, but he no longer dared to talk about all the mansions of the nobles, and aimed at the person who poisoned him: "It's the prince-in-law! The one who hired my father, he took the bull and cut him off. The servants and the ones who poisoned me were all done by the eldest princess’s consort!”
Chen Yaozi said: "Let's not talk about accepting a cow as a retainer and poisoning you. The prince-in-law hired your father to be the elder of the Sun family. Is there any evidence?"
Sun Erlang said repeatedly: "Yes! Yes! My father paid a lot of money to hire those servants back then, half as much as others. Even if he wanted to find someone with a strict mouth, the money was given by the steward of the princess's house. I have seen that. If you pass that person once, every time he gives money to my father, the money for a car is definitely found!"
Chen Yaozi raised his brows, but he didn't expect that this person was quite capable. It was a very wise choice not to engage in verbal disputes, but to stick closely to the line of money and keep the consort from getting involved.
Lu Andao couldn't help it anymore: "What about the former official Yuan Hongjing? Was his murder also caused by the orders of the consort Li Zunxu?"
Sun Erlang kept Wu Ben's words in mind and could not bite him at will. If the Kaifeng government office could not get rid of the nobleman who wanted to poison him, then his fate would still be death. He quickly shook his head: "I don't know, I just know that my father thing!"
"well said!"
Chen Yaozi stopped Lu Andao with his eyes and said slowly: "In the case of Yuan Tuiguan, we already have the scribe who tried to force him to burn the case files. Although this person was bitten to death in prison, he just refused to admit it. But as long as the culprit is taken to the government office, I don’t believe he can still handle it!”
Lu Andao also woke up and closed his mouth.
Indeed, interrogations are interrelated. Once the prince-in-law is really brought into the Kaifeng government office and enters the interrogation process, the scribe who originally had a lucky hope will indeed have a great chance to speak.
And all this requires this scoundrel and idle man in front of him.
The truth of the case was clear and the key witnesses were in place. The atmosphere in the hall had changed. Even Wang Boyang, who was most afraid of offending the powerful, became excited.
It is not easy to win over Li Zunxu, but relatively speaking, it is already an easier one.
After all, Li Zunxu had a bad record of having an affair with the princess's wet nurse. He had a bad reputation and many bad records. Now it is not the Zhenzong Dynasty. The eldest princess has become the eldest princess. Although she is a generation higher, the person in power has stopped doting on her. Her brother Zhenzong became the third sister-in-law Liu E. It is completely foreseeable what the current ruling queen mother's attitude towards this sister-in-law will be and whether she will be partial to her.
"No wonder the Queen Mother wants to investigate the case and agrees to get to the bottom of it..."
Chen Yaozi also woke up.
On the one hand, when the Imperial College recommended Jie Yuandi to investigate the case, there was this strict and upright ethos. On the other hand, the Queen Mother probably already knew that there were some ulterior motives behind the murder case three years ago. The secret and the spread of the notoriety of her maternal relative Liu allowed her to push the case forward.
After all, the court can suppress the spread of the case through political struggle, but if you really want the government and the public to stop talking about the Liu family's human tragedy, the best thing is to overshadow it with another more topical case!
In this way, as long as the truth is found out and the prince-in-law is killed, the Queen Mother will be the first supporter.
These thoughts swirled in Chen Yaozi's mind, and at the same time he felt certain, he couldn't help but sigh secretly: "I was still caught and followed the path the other party wanted... whatever!"
After calming down, Chen Yaozi said to Sun Erlang: "Don't worry, I will seek justice for you. You should protect him well and there can be no mistakes!"
"yes!"
Wang Boyang and Lu Andao felt their hearts tremble and they all took orders.
There must be high-ranking officials in Kaifeng government offices, and any government office is no exception. Since Li Zunxu dared to poison Sun Erlang once, there might be a second or third time, so he must be on guard against it.
Chen Yaozi also knew this, so he directly wrote down the document, stamped it with a big seal, and handed it to Lu An, saying: "You will go to the princess's house tomorrow. Even if the consort falls ill in bed, I will bring him back. Don't worry! "
Lu Andao replied loudly: "Yes!"
After doing all this, the old man was too tired. He pressed his eyebrows and almost tilted his body when he stood up.
Di Jin stretched out his hand and held him firmly.
Chen Yaozi felt a little emotional and patted the back of his hand: "Age is not forgiving! Shilin, from now on, such big cases will be handed over to young people like you!"
Di Jin solemnly said: "Please rest assured, Master!"
This title made Chen Yaozi laugh, and with the help of the old servant who came over, he left the execution room.
Seeing this, Wang Boyang hurriedly came over and said affectionately: "Shi Lin has solved this mysterious case, and the people in the capital will definitely spread the name of the detective. Congratulations!"
Di Jin smiled slightly: "Thanks to Brother Wang for finding the location of the skull, significant progress can be made in this case."
Wang Boyang was overjoyed: "Thank you! Thank you! I just followed the orders of the government... Haha!"
When he left excitedly, Lu Andao said in a deep voice: "I will guard Sun Erlang tonight. I will go to the Princess Mansion tomorrow. I must bring this evil thief to justice and avenge Yuan Hongjing and Sun Hong! "
Di Jin said: "Brother Dao An, take care of yourself!"
Lu Andao clenched his fists: "Don't worry, I can bear it. I still want to see the fate of that consort!"
After saying goodbye to him, Di Jin walked out of Kaifeng Mansion Office carrying a lantern, and saw a figure anxiously wandering not far from the door.
When Di Jin saw clearly who the other party was, he roughly knew what was going on and walked over: "Brother Qian, what's wrong with Wu Jing?"
Brother Qian said eagerly: "Young master, the senior brother is missing! He left a message, not that he did not abide by the agreement with the young master, but the teacher's kindness is more important than anything else, so it has to be like this!"
"Revenge for Sun Hong is his deepest obsession. This is not surprising..." Di Jin sounded helpless and said in a deep voice, "Drive! Let's go to Puji Temple outside the city. I hope it's not too late!"
