Chen Xiaomu asked about Long Hubao's gambling method, then looked at Li Jiange, and said with a smile: "Captain Li, I want to ask you, based on your monthly salary of five taels of silver, excluding what you lost yesterday Nearly one hundred taels of silver and various expenses to support your family. It will take at least more than ten years for you to collect these five hundred taels of silver, right? And you actually staked the money that you have worked hard for more than ten years on the dragon. On the tiger and leopard gambling table, did you know in advance that Baoguan’s hand would definitely be a dragon, tiger and leopard?”
In fact, when Chen Xiaomu just gave out a tael of silver to buy the dragon, tiger and leopard gambling method, Li Jiange knew that something was wrong. At this time, his heart was beating nervously. Facing Chen Xiaomu's repeated questions, I was speechless for a moment! "
Zhuge Cheng never expected that Chen Xiaomu would open up a breakthrough with his gambling money. Seeing that Li Jiange was about to reveal his secret, he quickly walked up to Li Jiange and scolded him angrily: "Captain Li, what will happen to your gambling money?" How did you get it? Did you use your power to get it by accepting bribes from others, or was there another way?"
After Zhuge Cheng's reminder, Li Jiange's blank mind immediately became alive again, and he immediately argued with a grimace: "Sir, I have been working in the yamen for so many years. I have always been impartial and selfless. How have I ever accepted anyone?" Bribery, the money I got from gambling in the casino this time was actually the money I got from selling an ancestral jade in my family!"
Zhuge Cheng stretched out his hand to stroke his beard and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, it would be nice if you could clearly explain the source of your gambling funds to avoid misunderstandings!"
Li Jiange said continuously: "Yes, yes, I would like to thank you sir for reminding me."
Chen Xiaomu was sitting behind the publican with a smile, watching Zhuge Cheng and Li Jiange in silence as they sang together. When the two were almost done, he suddenly said: "What a coincidence, I handed over to Mr. Jia before he left." In the case file, I saw a thief who had recently committed crimes in Xinjing City. When this thief committed crimes at the Shen Family Bank in the west of the city a few days ago, he killed Miss Shen in the bank and stole part of the money in the bank. In addition to the bank, a jade was stolen from Miss Shen’s boudoir. I wonder if Capt. Li’s jade is the same as Miss Shen’s jade?”
Li Jiange's face turned pale when he heard that he was frightened, and he quickly defended: "Master Tongpan, you can't say this nonsense. This jade of mine was handed down from the ancestors of my family. How can it be the same as the one of the Shen family? "
"Oh! Then who did you sell it to?" Chen Xiaomu asked.
Li Jiange rolled his eyes, shook his head and sighed: "Oh, it's all my fault that my hands were itchy and I did something unfilial to my ancestors. I sold the jade bi to an unknown foreign merchant! Now I want to redeem it, but I can't find it. People!"
Chen Xiaomu nodded slightly and suddenly asked him: "Aren't you afraid that your father-in-law will be angry if you sell this jade passed down by your family?"
"Alas...!" Li Jiange sighed heavily again and said sadly: "My father still doesn't know that I sold the family heirloom jade! If he finds out in the future, he will scold me for being an unfilial son!"
"I'm here to help you with this." Chen Xiaomu laughed and said, "Now I will ask someone to prepare paper and pen for you. You can draw the appearance of the jade, including the patterns carved on it, and then I will ask someone to bring paper and pen. Your family told your father that the jade was stolen, and asked him to draw a picture of the jade. If your father and you draw the same, I will ask the government official to go to the street and search according to the picture. The worst thing you can do is spend more money!" However, Chen Xiaomu's face suddenly darkened. If the jade you and your father painted are not the same, then I have reason to suspect that the jade you sold was stolen by Miss Shen from the Shen Family Bank. The piece of jade that was taken away, based on this, I will identify you as the murderer of the three recent murders that occurred in Xinjing City, and submit a document to the Ministry of Punishment, requesting the Ministry of Punishment to approve your beheading! "
"Ah!" When Li Jiange heard this, he was immediately frightened out of his wits. He had been a policeman for so many years, and he had seen too many unjustly killed ghosts! This time, maybe before the real culprit of these three cases comes out to commit crimes again, the head on his neck will already fall to the ground! After all, these three murder cases have now shocked the entire New Capital City, causing everyone in the city to feel in danger and panic! And when Chen Xiaomu takes office as a new official, he will most likely use the head on his neck to claim credit from the court! The imperial court is almost certainly eager to get his head to appease the people in the city. It is estimated that as long as Chen Xiaomu submits a written report to the Ministry of Punishment today, his head will no longer be on the agenda tomorrow! "
Li Jiange's original intention was to make some money from Wu Guanglu, the richest man in the new capital. Of course, being able to get Zhuge Cheng's thick leg through the Wu family's relationship was an unexpected gain for him! But now it cost him his life, which he didn't want to do no matter what. This person was gone, so it would be useless to ask for more money! "
Therefore, after Li Jiange woke up from the great fear, he begged Chen Xiaomu urgently: "Please forgive me, Lord Tongpan, for telling lies because I was confused for a moment. I am now willing to confess everything I know!"
Chen Xiaomu ignored him, turned to the master next to him, Ye Duzheng, and said, "Master Ye, give the pen and paper to Capt. Li!" Then he said to Wei Yu in his heart: "Capt. Wei, please untie Capt. Li. Open it and ask him to draw the style of the jade heirloom passed down from his family."
After hearing Chen Xiaomu's instructions, Ye Duzheng quickly stood up from the stool, picked up the pen and paper on the table and walked towards Li Jiange. Wei Yuxin also stretched out his hand, preparing to untie Li Jiange's hands.
In this way, Li Jiange became more convinced that Chen Xiaomu was going to use him as the scapegoat for three serial murders in New Capital City. When he saw Wei Yuxin trying to untie him, he stepped back and even dodged Wei Yuxin with his hands. Flash, looking very embarrassed! The people watching in the hall couldn't help but burst into laughter when they saw this situation for the first time. Even Wei Yuxin, who had always been serious about words, covered his mouth with his hands and couldn't help laughing! "
Chen Xiaomu suppressed his laughter, slapped the wooden door with a bang, and shouted loudly: "Captain Li, what are you doing? Why don't you want to be released?"
Li Jiange looked sad and begged: "Master Tongpan, I really know that I was wrong. Please let me confess the truth!"
Chen Xiaomu said curiously: "Hey! Capt. Li, haven't you already confessed? I am preparing to help you find the jade!"
"no no". Li Jiange shook his head like a rattle and said incoherently: "Sir, I'm just trying to trick you. In fact, I have some kind of family heirloom jade!"
"Oh!" Chen Xiaomu pretended to be surprised when he heard this: "I know, you are trying to avoid the important and take the easy. The jade you did not inherit from your family is real, but the jade you sold is also real. The difference is that the jade you are selling is also real." The jade that was sold is actually the jade that belonged to Miss Shen from the Shen Family Bank! Isn’t that right?”
After Chen Xiaomu's analysis, Li Jiange immediately felt that he couldn't explain clearly even if he was talking too much. He had no choice but to say in despair: "Master Chen, are you determined to treat me, an innocent person, as someone who has recently happened in Xinjing City?" Is there a scapegoat for these three murders?"
"Hmph," Chen Xiaomu snorted coldly: "You have the nerve to say that you are an innocent person! But I think you are a treacherous person who will not shed tears until he sees the coffin!"
When Li Jiange heard this, he seemed to have seen a glimmer of hope. He knelt down quickly, kowtowed and begged: "Master Chen, please give me another chance. I will tell you all the truth. If there is another lie, If you say that, the sky will strike with thunder!" In desperation, Li Jiange actually swore in court.
Chen Xiaomu pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "Okay, then I'll give you another chance. Let's talk."
Li Jiange was overjoyed and was about to speak when Zhuge Cheng came over with a straight face and interrupted him: "Captain Li, I think you should first explain clearly how you committed three consecutive murders in Xinjing City. Otherwise, as the new capital city under the emperor’s feet, it would be terrible if you alone make people panic all day long!”
"This..." Li Jiange was stunned when he heard this. He had already made up his mind to stop telling Chen Xiaomu about the source of his gambling capital of 500 taels. He did not dare to explain it further, otherwise he would be implicated. Being a big shot like Zhuge Cheng is no joke! Because he knew clearly that even if he dared to recruit Zhuge Cheng, the court would not deal with him easily for such a trivial matter. On the contrary, if Zhuge Cheng wanted to deal with him, he only had to stick out a little finger, and he would be in trouble. Let’s go! "
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhuge Cheng came up to push him to the guillotine as an unjust death penalty. This made him at a loss. He could only kneel in a daze, and urgently thought of countermeasures in his mind.
At this time, Chen Xiaomu smiled and said: "Hey, Mr. Zhuge, if he wants to say it, let him say it! If a person is about to die, his words are also good! In short, if what he says is without evidence, the lower official will naturally not I will believe him!"
Zhuge Cheng shook his head decisively: "No, this extremely evil person must not be allowed to evade important matters. He must first confess to the three consecutive murders in Xinjing City!"
Chen Xiaomu said calmly: "Master Zhuge, I have a way to get him to confess to those three murder cases. It is better to clear Yu Chengwen's grievances first. Besides, if Li Jiange is the culprit in the three cases, the culprit has been captured. What else can you do? What are you worried about?"
Zhuge Cheng blushed and said angrily: "I dare not agree with Chen Tong's verdict. I believe that such extremely evil criminals should be interrogated in court to find out their crimes, and then quickly report to the Ministry of Punishment for execution in order to comfort the innocent people." Those killed by it have their souls in heaven!”
Seeing that Zhuge Cheng refused to make any concessions, Chen Xiaomu's face darkened and he said bluntly: "Master Zhuge, is it because Yu Cheng's copywriting involves your wife's uncle and Jin Niang? Why don't you stop Li Jiange from talking? How about I This general judgment has also given way to you to judge!"
"You...!" Zhuge Cheng was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while. He held it in for a long time before he finally managed to say: "I was ordered to supervise the trial, and I have the right to supervise whether your trial is fair or not!"
Chen Xiaomu chuckled and said teasingly: "Master Zhuge, I think I just heard you say that the emperor ordered you to deliver the oral order, which prohibits me from torturing suspects in the court. It did not ask you to come over and interrogate the suspects on my behalf. Huh? Does this count as a private change of the emperor's decree and a violation of the holy will?"
"This..." Zhuge Cheng was speechless when asked by Chen Xiaomu. At this time, Wei Wen, who had been silent for a long time, saw the opportunity and hurriedly came up to give Zhuge Cheng a blow to express his anger at Zhuge Cheng. He smiled at Chen Xiaomu and said, "Chen Tongpan, in fact, the emperor just called Lieutenant Zhuge and I came here to deliver an oral message. We were not ordered to stay and supervise the trial at all. However, Lieutenant Zhuge also did it for your own good. He was afraid that you would not be able to adapt to your new appointment at the new capital government office, so he stayed here to take care of you. Give it a try. Haha!"
When Chen Xiaomu heard this, he quickly stood up from the official hat chair and faced Wei Wen. Zhuge Cheng cupped his hands and said: "In this way, I would like to thank you two adults for your kindness. It's just that time is running out and I have to continue hearing the case. There are Please forgive me for my neglect!"
Wei Wen waved his hand with a kind expression on his face: "Let's interrogate, let's interrogate. Don't worry about us two old men. We are just here to watch the excitement. We will leave naturally after seeing enough."
Zhuge Cheng was so angry that he couldn't say anything. He could only watch Chen Xiaomu follow his own wishes and continue to hear Yu Chengwen's case. This time he couldn't even get a word in.
As a result, Li Jiange was resentful that Zhuge Cheng wanted to kill him, so he ignored it and recounted the day when he went to the casino to sell a knife to Wu Guanglu to extort money, to the day when he met Zhuge Cheng in a yard, and they discussed how to close the case secretly. Everything must be explained clearly! "
