"Because someone threatened us in the prison before!"
"What?"
The words these two exchanged were like a thunderbolt from the blue, shaking the many officials present from the inside out. Normally, there is nothing wrong with some small cases, but for such a big case that resounded throughout the capital, they dared to take action. Aren't you looking for death?
At this moment, some people had cast sympathetic glances at Shuntian Prefecture Yin Ding Shichang, who was sitting in the corner. At this moment, Ding Shichang was distraught, sweating profusely, and trembling, not knowing what explanation he should give.
It’s okay to forget that there was something wrong with the confession submitted before. Now the prisoner in the case is being threatened in the prison under his jurisdiction, but he is still unaware of it, and the prisoner has retracted his confession in court. If Mr. Ge is offended...
Ding Shichang didn't dare to think about it any more. He ignored the beads of sweat rolling down his forehead and hurriedly knelt down and said, "My subordinates didn't do a good job. Please blame me!"
But those high-ranking elders had no intention of holding him accountable, and just said lightly: "Get up."
Ding Shichang returned to his seat in fear, and secretly made up his mind to deal with those guys when he went back!
"Go on, tell me who is threatening you in prison. Can you see his face clearly?" Yan Shifan couldn't help but become interested after hearing that there was such an inside story about the case.
"Sir, no one came. I found the note in the food, and the note is still on me."
"Oh, bring it up."
"Sir, for the sake of safety, I hid the note in my crotch. Now that my hands and feet are handcuffed, I am really helpless!" After struggling twice, the prisoner looked embarrassed.
"Bold!" Soon an official from the Ministry of Justice scolded him.
"I really didn't lie, that note was hidden in my crotch!" The prisoner was almost crying when he was scolded, and his words were full of grievances.
"Hey, let's find someone to take it out for him." Xu Jie sighed and said.
"yes!"
Soon, the note hidden in the crotch was taken out and handed to the elders. After everyone read the content on it, they put it aside.
"You two guys are interesting. Since the note asked you to hide the case and promised to protect your family's wealth, why would you take such a big risk and tell the truth?" Gao Gong glanced at him and knelt down. Zhu Qilu, who was on the ground, mocked.
"Sir, although we haven't read any books, we are lucky enough to know a few words! In a family like ours, it would be as easy for those dignitaries to crush us to death as it would be to crush a bed bug."
"After the news of this case is over, our remaining family members will be wiped out immediately. As for the wealth they promised, I think it should be the wealth in the underworld. We killed people, knowing that we would not escape death! But in order to save the remaining family members , I had no choice but to take this step, please forgive me."
"Yes, yes, you two are quite smart. It's a pity that we don't use this intelligence on the right path!" Xu Jie stroked his beard and felt a little emotional.
"My lords, the people who went to dig up corpses at the scene have returned!"
Ever since the two men confessed that there were other corpses hidden, Yin Ding Shichang of Shuntian Prefecture had sent people non-stop to dig up the corpses under the big willow tree by the moat. The result must have been achieved now.
"I'm afraid I can give the elders an explanation now." In the corner, Ding Shichang breathed a sigh of relief and his breathing became bolder.
"Let them in!"
"yes!"
Soon, the people who had been sent out to dig up the corpse came back in a dusty manner. Their bodies were covered with mud, and they responded breathlessly: "Sir... Sirs, we did not find the body in the place mentioned by the suspect. However, the soil at the scene showed signs of being turned over, and there were still some traces of blood remaining, so it seemed that the body had been moved elsewhere.”
"What? It's impossible! It was obviously buried there at that time, how could it be possible..."
When the two killers heard the news brought by the Yamen servants, their faces suddenly lost all color, and they kept mumbling as if they were mad.
"Haha, these two people are framed. There is no such thing as other corpses! All these are lies made up by the two of them to reduce their sentences." Zhu Qilu on the side heard the news, with a trace of pride on his face.
As long as the body is not found, those officials will have no way to convict Zhu Qilu! To decide a case, it is important to have all the witnesses and material evidence available.
Now that the body cannot be found, key physical evidence is missing. If the government usually encounters this kind of thing, they will directly torture you to extract a confession and make you admit it. Zhu Qilu is a member of the clan, a member of the royal family! Torture to extract a confession would not happen to him.
The case is now at a deadlock. Everyone looks at me and I look at you, but they can't come up with a solution for a while.
While everyone was thinking hard about what to do, the guards outside the door rushed in to report, with obvious panic on their faces.
"Report...reveal, sirs!"
"What are you afraid of? Keep talking." Yan Shifan frowned and urged.
"His Royal Highness King Han Fanzhao of Pingliang Mansion and his family are kneeling down and approaching here step by step. We dare not stop..."
"What?" Yan Song, who had always been around, heard the guard's report, his eyes full of shock.
Even with Yan Song's thick skin, he was shocked by what His Royal Highness King Han Fanzhao of Pingliang Mansion did. He did not expect that a noble and hereditary feudal prince would do such a shameless thing, and the purpose was just to plead for mercy for the guilty concubine.
At this time, Yan Song no longer knows what words to use to describe His Royal Highness Prince Zhao. The key is that you can kneel by yourself, but you can kneel with your family! Where do you think this is? This is the Forbidden City. If you do this, you will bring shame on the royal family. Even His Majesty will have to step forward.
As my thoughts were swirling, the pitiful cries were getting closer and closer: "You are wronged! My son is wronged!"
"Let's pause for a moment. I'll go and greet His Royal Highness Prince Zhao." Yan Song looked at each other and said with a wry smile.
The officials who were watching the excitement outside the lobby of the Ministry of Justice were avoiding King Zhao and his family like the plague. Some of them were clever. Seeing that the situation was not going well, they were ready to sneak away while their colleagues were not paying attention. Unexpectedly, they were caught by sharp eyes. When my colleagues found out, they just rolled their eyes.
"Everyone, you have to make the decision for my son. He was wronged!"
"His Royal Highness King Zhao, this case is being tried by Mr. Ge and others, so we can't be of much help." The enthusiastic official explained.
"It's unjust!" Another burst of crying and choking sounded.
When everyone saw this, they quickly dispersed like swarms. There was no time left to watch the excitement, and they all left the Criminal Department as quickly as possible, for fear that their parents would lose two legs.
"Who is making noise outside the lobby of the Criminal Department?"
Yan Song led the cabinet ministers and officials from the Ministry of Justice out of the lobby, frowned when he looked at King Zhao and his family members who were kneeling on the ground.
"Old Yan Ge, my son was wronged! Please let him go." Zhao Wang Zhu Zaibi, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head and said solemnly.
"His Royal Highness Prince Zhao, why are you doing this? Breaking into the Forbidden City without permission, interfering with the normal handling of cases, and shielding criminals are all serious crimes! Moreover, you are the vassal king and represent the face of the royal family. You should not..."
Yan Song had no choice but to comfort him.
"I, Han Fan, of Pingliang Mansion, only have two sons. One is in poor health, and the other is going to be killed by you! I am already very old, do you have the heart to let my family die?"
