Now that things have come to this, Zhang Jing gritted his teeth and started pouring beans directly into the bamboo tube.
"You said it was Marquis Yangling who contacted you. Do you have any other evidence?"
"Of course there is evidence, just when I..."
"puff--"
Before Zhang Jing finished speaking, a crossbow arrow suddenly shot into his heart from a distance.
"This is unreasonable. Catch the assassin!"
Before he could finish speaking, he was already silenced.
This made Zhidu's anger completely ignited. He had spent so much effort, but in the end, he didn't get any useful information. How could Zhidu not be angry?
"Where is the evidence? Where is the evidence? As long as you give me the things, I promise to try my best to exonerate your wife and children!"
The officers of Tingwei's Mansion rushed out to search for the assassin, and at the same time, they separated out a dozen people and stood in front of Zhidu. Zhidu pushed them away and rushed to Zhang Jing's side. After checking his injuries, he quickly asked.
"The evidence is in my study, under the desk in the study, there are, there are secrets..."
Zhang Jing was still too weak after all. He struggled hard to finish the sentence, but he still didn't finish it. Just died.
"Come here, go to the Jinwu Guards and recruit a thousand elite soldiers to search all the corners of the area. No suspicious persons will be let go. The rest of you will follow me!"
Although Zhang Jing has not finished speaking, he has already revealed a lot of information. It seems that there is a secret compartment hidden in his study.
This kind of thing is considered common among the wealthy families in Chang'an. Which family doesn't have a secret grid or something like that.
It's just that this kid may know too much, which is why he caused this unnecessary disaster.
However, no matter who did it, this made Zhidu lose face. The murderer was directly assassinated in the lobby of Tingwei Mansion, which almost made Zhidu curse.
What he, a court lieutenant, has done during this time is really frustrating. What kind of cat and dog, he dared to step on him.
If you want to do such evil things in Chang'an City without anyone noticing, it might be possible if it is late at night.
"Sir, the person is dead..."
What the other party did was really incredible, and they actually used dead soldiers to complete such a task.
Zhi Du felt so depressed. At this time, he could only hope that Zhang Jing's family could find some useful clues.
But obviously, he might be disappointed again this time. Zhidu had a hunch that the other party would not leave him such an obvious clue. I'm afraid if I can go there. There is nothing left in the Zhang family.
In fact, his guess was accurate. When the officials from Tingwei Mansion arrived again, the Zhang family had turned into a sea of fire.
Several sneaky figures were desperately escaping into the distance.
"Dazou all over the city, be sure to catch a few of them. I will expose their skins."
No matter how angry Zhi was, by the time the Water Dragon Team arrived, the entire Zhang family had turned into a sea of fire, and the fire was so intense that it was impossible to save them.
Zhidu's face was frighteningly gloomy. Once again, the prisoner was directly assassinated in his hands.
This is almost unforgivable. If these people are not exposed, he will not have to do his job as a court lieutenant.
"Sir, it has been burned to this state. I'm afraid there won't be any useful clues left..."
Zhidu just stood there and waited for the water dragon team to put out the fire. In fact, the fire was like this and there was no way to save it. People were just waiting, waiting for the fire to slowly become smaller.
A full three hours passed, and when it was almost dawn, the fire finally stopped. With a gloomy face, Zhi Du commanded the officers and soldiers on the scene to completely knock down the houses that had not yet collapsed, and then began to search.
Since it's a secret grid, maybe there really is a glimmer of hope.
Although the servants of the Zhang family escaped, they were still lucky. Only an old servant was left. The old servant found the approximate location of Zhang Jing's bookcase based on his impression.
"Dig! Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you have to find something for me!"
Zhidu gave the order directly with red eyes. Although the officers and soldiers beside him felt that it was in vain, they did not dare to sit idle now that Zhidu had spoken.
"Sir, come and see here!"
After cleaning up the ruins, the officers and soldiers carefully removed the bluestone flooring on the ground. Several pieces of bluestone were particularly loose, and the gaps were obviously larger than in other places.
"Be careful, pry this place open for me!"
Zhidu's heart was beating wildly. If he could really find any clues here, then his work would not be in vain. No matter who it was, as long as he found one, he would have an explanation!
The officers and soldiers found a crowbar and spent a lot of effort to force it open.
It's just that the things inside are dilapidated. The secret compartment is very small, and there are several silk books hidden in it. Because of the fire, although these things did not burn, they have become incomplete.
Zhidu carefully took them out, unfolded them bit by bit, and carefully identified the words on them.
But there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart. This was the whole story of Yanglinghou hiring him in order to get rid of a retainer who had defected from Yanglinghou's mansion.
Zhang Jing wrote in great detail that after the man came out of the Hou Mansion, he directly joined the Shentu family.
He holds a large amount of criminal evidence of Marquis Yangling, so he wants to seek refuge with Shen Tujia to find a way for him to be promoted.
Shen Tujia was not on good terms with Marquis Yangling, and this was known to both the government and the public. However, before the man had time to flatter him, he was immediately exterminated.
Everyone in the Tingwei Mansion also knew that Marquis Yangling did it, but there was no evidence, and Marquis Yangling held a high position of power. Although the matter caused uproar in the city in the end, they had no choice but to let it go. It became an unsolved case.
Unexpectedly, I found groundbreaking evidence here today. This can be regarded as a deliberate attempt to plant flowers but not to bloom, and an unintentional planting of willows to create shade.
"Come here, come back with me to mobilize troops!"
After having this thing, Zhidu needs to go to the palace immediately to ask for instructions.
Such a big thing happened in Chang'an City, and he finally had an explanation to the court.
There was such a hookup between this man and Marquis Yangling, which really surprised everyone.
What's more, the man named Zhang came out of Yanglinghou Mansion that night and went straight to Moyu Villa.
This is extremely suspicious in itself, but there is just no evidence. Now that we have this thing, as long as we take down Marquis Yangling, there will be so many mouths in the Marquis's house, someone will always speak!
