After the guards brought the person, Ding Shichang, riding on a maroon horse, looked at the person sideways and said slowly.
"Tell me, what do you want to explain to me?"
"Sir, after killing two officials, Ren Shiwang put on the clothes of one of them and ran away from here!"
When the visitor saw Ding Shichang asking a question, he quickly answered with great respect.
"So, he killed those two officials by himself?"
Ding Shichang was obviously not very convinced by this statement. He narrowed his eyes and asked.
"Yes...yes, sir, those two officials were killed by Ren Shiwang alone! They have nothing to do with us."
"Besides, everything that happened before was instigated by him."
When the visitor saw that Ding Shichang didn't believe his words, he hurriedly explained.
"Pass this officer's order, and take them all under custody to await their fate!"
Ding Shichang obviously didn't have the patience to listen anymore, so he casually called the guards on the side and escorted him down.
"Sir, everything I said is true, there is absolutely no lie!"
When being escorted down by the guards, the visitor wanted to continue explaining, but soon after being kicked a few times, he obediently shut up.
Seeing that a major breakthrough had been made in the case, Ding Shichang's tense nerves gradually relaxed, and then he ordered: "Pass this officer's order, the principal criminal Ren Shiwang killed the official, put on the official's clothes and continued to escape!"
"Right now, all officers responsible for apprehending criminals must work in pairs. If you encounter an officer who is alone and sneaky, don't listen to his explanation, just capture him!"
"Yes, Lord Fu Yin!"
After Ding Shichang issued the order, everyone present responded in a deep voice.
…
Forbidden City, Hall of Nourishing Heart.
At this moment, Jiajing was sitting cross-legged on the futon, absorbing the spiritual energy.
After noticing the sound of footsteps coming from outside the hall, Jiajing immediately exited the cultivation state, then stood up from the futon and looked outside the hall.
As soon as Lu Fang entered the door, she found that Jiajing's eyes fell on her.
"His Majesty's senses are so sharp, as if he anticipated my coming in advance."
Seeing this, Lu Fang couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Then, without changing the expression on her face, she walked quickly to Jiajing's side and said respectfully.
"Your Majesty, there is news from Jin Yiwei!"
"Oh, did you find out anything?"
After listening to Lu Fang's words, Jiajing raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Your Majesty, the findings from Jinyiwei are that no one was instigating the whole thing. It was a complete accident!"
"Your Majesty, here is the detailed story."
After Lu Fang finished speaking, he respectfully handed a memorial to Jiajing.
"Um."
Jiajing took the memorial from Lu Fang and began to browse its contents.
For a long time, Jiajing slowly put down the memorial in his hand and remained speechless.
"Your Majesty, how do you plan to handle this matter?"
Seeing this, Lu Fang quickly asked Jiajing respectfully.
"In this whole matter, only the first culprit will be punished, and the others will not be held accountable!"
Jiajing waved his hand quite casually and gave a solution to the matter.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Jiajing's instructions, Lu Fang responded respectfully.
…
After Yan Song and Xu Jie returned to the cabinet, everyone reviewed the memorials sent over as usual.
"The review of today's memorial has finally been completed!"
After Xu Jie finished speaking, he put down the brush in his hand, stood up from his seat, and moved his limbs.
After Xu Jie, others also stopped writing, and their expressions gradually relaxed.
"By the way, how should we handle this matter now?"
Yan Song took off his reading glasses, looked around, and said.
"It doesn't matter, the capital is now under martial law, and this group of people won't be able to escape for long! It's only a matter of time before the case is solved. We just need to wait patiently for the news."
Xu Jie then glanced at Yan Song and said.
"Oh, I hope so! I'm just afraid of His Majesty's side..."
At this moment, there was a burst of panicked footsteps coming from outside the cabinet.
The former clerk was seen holding a letter in his hand and panting: "Here is the letter sent by Yin Ding Shichang of Shuntian Prefecture."
"Oh, let me see it!"
Seeing this, Xu Jie ordered like this.
Soon, Xu Jie took the envelope from the clerk and opened it. After he read the contents above, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm just saying, we just need to wait for the news."
After Xu Jie finished speaking, he handed the letter in his hand to Yan Song.
Yan Song took it and began to put on his reading glasses and browse the contents.
After a while, Yan Song took off his reading glasses and he breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that I am worrying too much."
The content of the letter was the confession given by Wang Ze previously. The incident, the mastermind, etc. were all recorded in detail on the paper.
After Yan Song read the contents of the letter, he handed it to others.
Soon, the whole story was known to everyone.
"It turns out the whole thing was an accident! However, we still can't let down our guard."
Yan Shifan looked at the others without leaving any trace and warned himself.
"Everyone, now that the case has been solved, it is time to report this matter to His Majesty!"
In the end, Yan Song stood up and said this.
"Yes, let's go to His Majesty's place!"
After Yan Song, Xu Jie followed closely and responded.
…
"Quick, he's over there, don't let him get away!"
"Catch him and catch him, we will have achieved great success!"
"Don't use weapons, try to catch them alive!"
On the street, Ren Shiwang was running away in a hurry.
He couldn't understand why the clothes he was wearing didn't serve as any disguise! When he walks on the street, he will soon be noticed by other patrolling officers.
Thanks to his work as a carpenter, he had developed an excellent physique, so he quickly threw away the pursuers behind him.
Just as he dragged his exhausted body into an alley and wanted to hide, he suddenly found several beggars huddled in the alley.
"Are you tired of living? If you are sensible, please get out of here!"
Seeing this, Ren Shiwang pulled out the long knife from his waist and threatened.
"Master, please be alright. This alley is where our brothers live."
"If you drive us away now, aren't you going to kill us? Right now, the government is looking for fugitives!"
"You're not going to put us in jail to make up for the charges, are you? Let's make it clear first, there is no money to be squeezed from us! Maybe by then, the government will have to pay for a few meals."
Seeing Ren Shiwang approaching, the leader among the beggars stood up and said so.
"Okay, you just stay here."
After Ren Shiwang finished speaking, he was about to turn around and leave to find the next hiding place.
"Brother, isn't that right? How can any official in this government be so easy to talk to?"
"Yes, as usual, he would have come up and kicked and punched us a long time ago!"
"Well, I also think there's something wrong with this official. Maybe he's a fake."
"By the way, I suddenly remembered. Didn't the government put up a notice before this? It said that someone killed an official and took his clothes. If you catch him, you can get five hundred taels of silver!"
"I saw that the man before was sneaking around. He might be a wanted criminal wanted by the government."
Before Ren Shiwang took a few steps, the beggars huddled in the alley lowered their voices and began to communicate.
"Don't worry about this, let us take a gamble!"
After the leading beggar finished speaking, several people picked up stones from the ground and slowly approached Ren Shiwang.
Ren Shiwang was extremely exhausted at this moment and did not notice the movement coming from behind.
When he noticed the footsteps, it was already too late. He pulled out the long knife from his waist, turned around suddenly, and angrily shouted: "What do you want to do, attack..."
Before Ren Shiwang finished speaking, he was thrown to the ground!
Immediately afterwards, the beggars, after taking the knife from his hand, picked up the stones in their hands and threw them at his head.
At first, Ren Shiwang still had the strength to resist, but gradually he lost the strength to resist.
"Stop, stop everyone! If we beat someone to death, we won't be able to receive the reward from the government."
Seeing that the fire was almost done, the leader of the group of beggars quickly called for everyone to stop.
Immediately afterwards, he put his hand under Ren Shiwang's nose to test his breathing, and a smile appeared on his face: "Fortunately, he is still alive!"
(End of chapter)
