"Xu...Xu Zhen..." Song Zhili leaned forward and asked anxiously, "What do you mean?"
"Sir," Xu Zhen continued, "Let's think about it. If Qiu Batian did not commit this case, and Old Man Li and his daughter were exploited, what would be the purpose of the real murderer? "
Xu Zhen's words were thought-provoking, so Magistrate Song and Cheng Xiao had to use their brains hard to keep up with the rhythm.
"No...it can't be..." Magistrate Song thought of something first, leaned back in his chair in shock, and murmured, "Someone wants to mess with Qiu Batian...No...if it's really a conspiracy, and they do it so ostentatiously , could it be that... you want to touch the person behind Qiu Batian?"
"Huh?" Cheng Xiao was dumbfounded. He never expected that the case would be so complicated and that it would escalate to the level of a court struggle.
"Sir," Xu Zhen said again in a shocking tone, "Let Old Man Li die in the county jail. I obviously want you to be buried with him!"
"ah!!?"
This time, Song Zhili could no longer sit still and stood up from the chair. But because he got up too quickly, he suddenly felt dizzy and his body shook three times.
He hurriedly pressed down on the armrest of the chair. After stabilizing it, he finally straightened out his thoughts:
Someone wants to use Qiu Batian to bring down the Minister of Civil Affairs, but he is already deeply involved in the whirlpool and is likely to become cannon fodder.
"Sir," Xu Zhenze continued, "You are not afraid of doing something wrong, but you are afraid of being on the wrong team. At such a critical moment, you must be cautious!"
"Be cautious... be cautious..." Song Zhili looked at Xu Zhen, his eyes had changed 360 degrees, and asked for help, "Tell me, how should I be cautious?"
"Case!" Xu Zhen said two words without thinking, and then explained, "Sir, the first thing we have to do now is to find out about this case. Only when we find out the case and know what is going on can we deal with you. favorable."
"The case...investigate..." Song Zhili was confused and murmured, "How to investigate? What do you think should be done?"
"First of all," Xu Zhen stretched out a finger, "We need to determine whether Qiu Batian was responsible for this case? After all, everything before was all speculation. Without definite evidence, Qiu Batian's suspicion cannot be ruled out."
"Well," Song Zhili thought for a moment, nodded, and asked, "What next?"
"Then," Xu Zhen stretched out his second finger, "of course we have to find out the truth about this case!"
"Hmph," who knew, Cheng Xiao snorted coldly and complained, "What truth, Xu Zhen, if I look at it, the truth is that you are here to scaremonger!
"Sir," he said to Magistrate Song, "don't listen to his nonsense. Any frame-up or the mastermind behind the scenes, I think it's all nonsense. It's just a case. He is..."
Unexpectedly, before Cheng Xiao finished speaking, he saw Magistrate Song's raised palm, which was a gesture of silence.
"No..." Magistrate Song turned around and paced, thinking thoughtfully, "You don't know... the current court is in a turbulent state, and recently... a lot of changes have indeed happened.
"Yes," he sighed and murmured, "Of course I hope Xu Zhen is talking nonsense, but... I can't afford to bet, and I can't afford to lose!"
ah?
Cheng Xiao was frustrated and quickly shut up.
At this time, Song Zhili turned around again, walked up to Xu Zhen, and said, "You are right, no matter what, this case must be investigated!
"Xu Zhen," he looked up and down, looked at Xu Zhen again, and asked, "In your opinion, how should this case be investigated?"
However, Xu Zhen did not answer immediately, but glanced meaningfully at the head catcher Cheng Xiao next to him.
Song Zhili naturally understood. After thinking for a moment, he waved his hand to Cheng Xiao and said, "Cheng Baotou, please step back first!"
"this……"
You can imagine Cheng Xiao's embarrassment. He originally wanted to expel Xu Zhen, but he didn't expect that he would be kicked out!
However, how dare he not listen to what the county magistrate said, so he could only snort in dissatisfaction and angrily, and then walked out of the inner hall angrily.
"I really can't tell," Song Zhili faced Xu Zhen again, "You can have such insights at such a young age. It seems that I was also blind before!"
"Your Excellency, this is a compliment." Xu Zhen gave a slight salute, appearing to be courteous and courteous.
"At this point," Song Zhili said, "I'm afraid it's impossible to summon Qiu Batian for interrogation. If we want to confirm whether he has committed this case, do you think we can start with Qiu Batian's men?"
"No," Xu Zhen objected directly, "That is just a bad idea. The situation is unclear now. We must remain neutral and neither humble nor arrogant."
"The next best option," Song Zhili asked, "then what's the best option?"
"Sir," Xu Zhen bowed, "This matter needs to be handled by you personally. You go to Qiu Batian and ask him personally whether he is related to this case!"
"Oh?" Song Zhili looked embarrassed, "Is that so..."
"Besides, until the case is revealed," Xu Zhen added, "you can't tell him our speculations!"
Song Zhili squinted his eyes and thought for a long time, then nodded slightly and looked at Xu Zhen with a bit more surprise and appreciation.
Indeed, Qiu Batian cannot be allowed to realize that this is a court dispute before taking sides.
Otherwise, once Qiu Batian told the Minister of Staff, it would mean that he was completely on the side of the Minister of Staff.
In this struggle, the Minister of Civil Affairs is not a sure winner.
"Then..." Song Zhili asked, "If you don't tell the truth, how can Qiu Batian tell the truth?"
"It doesn't matter," Xu Zhen said, "You just need to ask questions as usual, and then tell me Qiu Batian's answers and reactions, and leave the rest to the humble post!"
"What!? You...what can you do?" Song Zhili was surprised, looked at Xu Zhen again, and said, "How about you come with me?"
Xu Zhen said nothing, but his helpless expression already told Song Zhili the answer.
Song Zhili then remembered that Xu Zhen had once forcibly knocked out Qiu Batian. If he followed him, he would be in big trouble.
"Okay," Song Zhili nodded and asked, "Then... what about the rest? How... should we investigate this case?"
"Sir," Xu Zhen clasped his fists, "Captain Cheng is experienced and capable. If you leave the case to him, he will definitely be able to handle it!"
"Hmm..." Song Zhili nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, everything has been considered and everything is leak-proof. I really don't understand, if you understand the world so well, why doesn't Mr. Cheng like you?"
snort!
Xu Zhen said in his heart, I'm afraid you are the one who doesn't like me, right?
"Sir," Xu Zhen continued the theme and said, "There is one more thing you need to know. After Old Man Li's daughter was burned to death in the fire, it has aroused the indignation of the neighboring villagers. They are planning to file a collective complaint at the Yamen, and... they We don’t know yet that Old Man Li has been killed. If we knew, I’m afraid…”
"Well..." County Magistrate Song took a long breath and said, "But if someone is really planning this case, then I'm afraid the news can't be concealed!
"Okay," he made up his mind, "I will go to Zuixianju to have a talk with Qiu Batian early tomorrow morning!"
After saying that, he looked at Xu Zhen again and said with stern eyes: "Xu Zhen, if you can really find out the truth, I will let you stay in the Yamen and give you a promotion and a salary increase!
"But if you can't find out, the consequences...are not just being dismissed from your job..."
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