Officials from Dali Temple brought the case over. In fact, the case was not complicated at all. The body was found at the gate of the backyard of An Wenhou's house. When it was found, it was covered with bruises and breathless.
This case has been dragging on for more than ten days, and the businessman has no way to sue, and I heard he was even beaten.
Zhao Feng looked at the detailed case report and felt his temples twitching.
Zhao Feng knew the darkness of this era, but he never expected that there would be someone so rampant in the capital, at the feet of the emperor.
But at this time, Zhao Feng could only endure it, because although he wanted to catch the prisoner directly and execute him in public, he had to consider the overall situation.
The current Great Zhou Dynasty can be considered to be in turmoil, but it has finally stabilized. If some problems arise at this time, it will be really difficult to solve.
Zhao Feng turned around and looked at Zhou Rui's expression, only to find that Zhou Rui's eyes were also full of anger.
This made Zhao Feng sigh. He didn't know much about Zhou Rui before, but he only heard from Zhou Kang that Zhou Rui had been forbearing.
Zhao Feng didn't know Zhou Rui's talents, but if a person could endure it for so many years, establish himself in such an awkward position in the capital surrounded by wolves, and persist until now, it would mean that Zhou Rui was There is indeed something extraordinary about it.
Seeing the anger in Zhou Rui's eyes at this time, Zhao Feng knew that Zhou Rui still had a sense of justice in his heart.
Zhao Feng took Zhou Rui to the room in Dali Temple specially used to discuss the case, and then lowered his voice and asked Zhou Rui.
"First Prince, we still need to re-investigate this case."
"After all, half a month has passed now. Should we interrogate him directly, or should we visit and investigate first?"
Zhou Rui thought for a moment and said directly.
"Let's go and visit first. Have you noticed that there is no physical evidence found on it, and there is no witness testimony at all."
"This shows that this case has already been designed by An Wenhou. If we can't come up with evidence that he was beaten to death, then he is very likely to reverse the case!"
Zhao Feng nodded slightly. It seemed that Zhou Rui was not without brains. He could see the most important thing about the current case at a glance.
Due to the different identities of the suspect and the victim, no one testified about the incident.
Zhou Rui and Zhao Feng first went to find the businessman who was detained in the Penal Department Prison.
It's funny to talk about it. The businessman was imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, not as a punishment for him, but as a kind of protection for him.
Not only did the businessman's daughter die, but he himself was also beaten and bruised. If he was not locked up here, he would be released and he would die soon.
Fortunately, Shuntian Fuyin helped, otherwise he would not be able to enter even the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
When Zhao Feng and Zhou Rui arrived at the prison of the Criminal Department, they saw the businessman lying in the cell with bruises all over his body.
The environment in the cell was of course very bad. Seeing this scene, Zhao Feng couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Zhou Rui asked the jailer to open the cell door. The jailer never expected that Zhou Rui and Zhao Feng would come to the prison. At this time, they nodded and bowed, looking attentive.
"What do you feed him every day? How did you make him like this?"
The jailer scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Your Highness, what else can we have in this prison? It's just the same food as those prisoners!"
Zhou Rui gritted his teeth and walked over to help the businessman up, only to find that he was so weak that he didn't even have the strength to get up.
"Damn it!"
"Mr. Zhao, please lend a hand. Let's take him to the hospital for treatment first."
"With his current condition, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on!"
Zhao Feng nodded and helped the businessman out with Zhou Rui. This scene made the jailers widen their eyes and couldn't believe what they saw.
When he came outside, Zhao Feng called a carriage and took the businessman to the hospital.
The treating doctor gave the businessman a full body examination and treatment. Zhao Feng discussed with Zhou Rui that the businessman could not be allowed to return to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. If he was left in this state, he would have to wait for death in vain.
His own daughter had died, so he was the main culprit in this incident. If such a thing were to happen, both Zhao Feng and Zhou Rui would be condemned by their consciences.
Zhao Feng's family had female relatives and it was not suitable to take him back, so he could only be placed in Zhou Rui's house.
After finally finishing this matter, Zhao Feng and Zhou Rui looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
"They also said they wanted to visit, but I can't ask anything now. Let's go to Marquis Anwen's home first and have a look!"
After hearing Zhao Feng's words, Zhou Rui asked with some confusion.
"It's been so long, even if there are some traces, they should have been washed away long ago."
Zhao Feng also nodded with a headache and rubbed his temples.
"I hope I can find some clues!"
Marquis Anwen's residence is in a very prosperous area of the capital, and this is just one of his residences. He also has his own fief, and he usually lives in his own fief.
This time, because something like this happened, Marquis Anwen came to the capital specifically to build momentum for his son.
Zhao Feng and Zhou Rui arrived at Anwenhou's residence. Anwenhou Zheng Xiong welcomed Zhao Feng and Zhou Rui in with a smile. Zheng Xiong had a big belly, fat head and big ears, and his face was shiny. He looked very peaceful. look like.
But Zhao Feng could notice that Zheng Xiong's small eyes flickered from time to time.
"I didn't expect that His Highness the First Prince would come to visit Mr. Zhao, who is also the new rich man in the court. It really makes this humble house shine!"
Zheng Xiong spoke very smoothly. After hearing his words, Zhou Rui smiled and waved his hand.
"Master Hou, you are serious. This time we came because we heard that Master Hou was in the capital, so we came here to say hello."
Zhao Feng also nodded, cupped his hands and said.
"Yes, the Marquis came down to visit the Marquis to promote the New Deal. I heard that the land owned by the Marquis' family is the largest among the nobles of the Zhou Dynasty. If the Marquis is willing to support the New Deal, I will be grateful. ah!"
Zheng Xiong smiled slightly and did not answer hastily.
At this moment, a very arrogant voice came from outside.
"Dad, who is here?"
Zhao Feng and Zhou Rui turned around and saw a fat man with a height of 1.7 meters and a waist circumference of 1.8 meters walking in from the outside. They thought Zheng Xiong was fat enough, but they didn't expect that his son was better than him. .
Zhao Feng's eyebrows jumped wildly. Now he finally understood what it means to be thick but not tall!
