night.
In Xu Zhen's house, there was the sound of wine glasses clinking.
"I did it! You can do whatever you want..."
Xu Zhen drank a glass of strong wine up his neck, and then looked to the other side.
Sitting opposite was a female detective with freckles on her face and big eyes, it was Huniu Shen Yu.
Shen Yu was not casual and drank a full glass of wine in one gulp.
"Hahaha," Xu Zhen raised his thumb, "Xiaoyu is so heroic, a hero among women!"
"Senior brother, thank you," Xiaoyu said, picking up the flask and pouring wine, "As long as senior brother is fine, I'll be relieved. Come on, what's the harm in drinking a whole jar of this little wine?"
"Hey..." Xu Zhen waved his hand, "Didn't I agree not to mention this matter? It's because I have no combat experience and I bumped into it myself. It has nothing to do with you at all!"
"Then... senior brother, please don't drink too much," Xiaoyu said worriedly, "After all, you have been unconscious for so long, so you still need to rest more."
While they were talking, the little daughter-in-law came in with a dream.
After hearing this, he whispered in Xu Zhen's ear: "Yes, drink less!"
"It's okay," Xu Zhen said with a smile, "It's rare to have a drink with junior sister, so I have to drink it thoroughly, haha..."
"Oh, look, senior brother," Shen Yu said, scratching his forehead out of habit, "I obviously hurt you by mistake. Even if I treat you, I should treat you! How can I let you spend money..."
"What the hell, what you say is a big mistake," Xu Zhen said, "Actually, I have wanted to invite Junior Sister for a long time. Without you this time, we would not have achieved a complete victory!"
"Come on, come on," Xu Zhen took Youmeng's little hand, asked her to sit next to him, and then pointed at Shen Yu and said, "Youmeng, Junior Sister Xiaoyu is the catcher I admire most, with strong martial arts skills and a kind heart. She has a strong sense of responsibility, come on, let’s toast her together!”
You Meng was reluctant at first, but seeing that Xu Zhen was already drunk, she did not resist and toasted Shen Yu with him.
But Shen Yu, who was simple-minded, was so moved that her eyes were red, because in the entire yamen, everyone regarded herself as a plague god who failed to achieve anything but failed, but they never ignored her conscientiousness.
Being recognized by Xu Zhen made her regain her confidence, so she drank another full glass of strong wine.
In this way, the two of them continued to drink and chat, and the more they talked, the happier they became, and the more they drank, the more they fell in love with each other, and they almost fell in love on the spot...
After drinking until the end of the day, which was almost eleven o'clock in the night, Shen Yu stood up and said goodbye.
Shen Yu has martial arts at her side, so there is no need to worry about her safety.
Xu Zhen sent her out of the door, waved goodbye, and returned to the courtyard.
There is no wind and silence in the winter night.
Xu Zhen stood at the door of the room, watching his daughter-in-law Youmeng clearing the dishes, while falling into his own thoughts:
In fact, he was the one who played a key role in the entire case about Qiu Batian!
As early as when Xu Zhen first saw the scholar Liu Wenbin, later Pan Wending, he had already noticed that there was something different about this person.
Although Pan Wending's performance at the time was perfect, some small details still did not escape Xu Zhen's eyes.
At that time, everyone was busy putting out the fire and did not know the specific location of the deceased, but Pan Wending was the only one who kept pouring water in the direction of the body.
Moreover, when Xu Zhen was rescuing him from the beams that were about to collapse, he also discovered that Pan Wending's footsteps had already moved. Regardless of whether he saved him or not, he would not be hit by the beams...
As a result, Xu Zhen became suspicious of this person and launched an investigation into him.
The investigation is not too difficult. Since Pan Wending is targeting Qiu Batian, he must have a deep hatred for Qiu Batian.
In addition, since Old Man Li can commit suicide willingly, it must be related to Pan Wending.
So after narrowing down the scope and making inquiries, Xu Zhen quickly found out the ins and outs, and the case was already clear.
Logically speaking, since the facts of the case have been found out, Xu Zhen only needed to catch Pan Wending at that time to make a contribution to Song Zhili. This would not only solve the case, but also allow Song Zhili to avoid antagonism with Qiu Batian. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.
However, that kind of best of both worlds is not the best of both worlds that Xu Zhen wants.
Qiu Batian's violent and evil deeds, Song Zhili's selfishness, Cheng Xiao's viciousness, and Pan Wending's ingratitude all made Xu Zhen deeply disgusted.
Therefore, after some careful planning, Xu Zhen decided to set up a game and include all these people in the game.
So he started his performance, escalating what was originally a simple personal grudge into a political struggle. True and false, false and true, the astute Song Zhili and others were stunned to gradually enter the game.
In fact... Ailian's body is real. She was really killed by Pan Wending and then destroyed.
It was Xu Zhen who dug the grave overnight, found another body, and after simply burning it, replaced Ailian's body!
His purpose in doing this was to make Song Zhili and others believe that this was a political struggle.
Because, if it was really Ailian who died, they would still hesitate, fearing that the case was really committed by Qiu Batian. But if the body is not Ailian, then you will be convinced that this is a political struggle!
Ailian's burnt body was now lying in the dug grave. Xu Zhen planned to rebury Ailian in the future after the situation calmed down.
From the death of Ailian, it can be seen that Pan Wending is also a vicious-hearted person. Even though he has the revenge of exterminating his family and is sympathetic, he definitely should not repay kindness and swing the butcher knife to his benefactor.
Therefore, this Pan Wen Ding will definitely not be able to spare him.
Of course, Xu Zhen knew better that if Song Zhili was to take the final step, he would have to make a fuss about the letter. Only if he didn't have to worry about being a minister of official affairs could he dare to take action.
So Xu Zhen asked two more people to help, one was the cattle dealer Jia Yi, and the other was his cousin He Wenxin.
Before that, Xu Zhen had already found Jia Yi and explained to him about poisoning the cattle.
Jia Yi was so frightened that he quickly sold the cattle. At the same time, he was naturally grateful to Xu Zhen as his savior.
Xu Zhen knew that Jia Yi's younger brother was a postman and was familiar with letter delivery, so he specifically asked him for help, asking him to pay attention to the letters sent to the county government, especially the letters to the county magistrate.
At the same time, he asked his cousin to help him prepare a replacement letter.
Although Qing Wenxin knew that this was a serious crime, after listening to Xu Zhen's story, she still agreed to Xu Zhen with a righteous heart.
So, at ten o'clock that evening, they rushed to the suburban post station where the postman rested. With the help of Jia Yi's brother, they secretly exchanged the letter for Song Zhili.
It was written by a court official to Song Zhili. The letter talked about the upcoming promotion of Qiu Kai, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and the inspection of the capital.
He Wenxin's calligraphy was exquisite, and he quickly imitated the handwriting in the letter and changed the content, changing "about to be promoted" to "already dismissed"...
Sure enough, when Song Zhili received the letter, he finally made up his mind to arrest Qiu Batian immediately, and that's what happened next...
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