The people at the Yamen Gate were easy to fool. After listening to Deng Tong's eloquent speech, they all felt grateful to him and thanked him profusely.
Deng Tong had never seen such a big scene in his life. He was very relieved. While stroking his beard, he made a downward motion with his hands.
"Common people, don't do this. This is our duty to inspect the Yamen."
Xia Dezhang and other members of the night watch team felt angry and ridiculous when they saw Inspector Deng being so shameless.
Inspector Deng was almost sold out, and he didn't even know it. He was still gloating about it, as stupid as a pig.
Originally, the situation was urgent, and Zhou Yiming should hurry up and carry out his plan, but when he saw Deng Tong's dying look, he hesitated and thought, let him be happy for a while, otherwise, he might not be able to accept the reality all of a sudden. of cruelty.
After enjoying the praises of the people and having enough fun, Deng Tong reluctantly walked back to the Yamen and asked Yi Ming and the others seriously.
"Now that the murderer has been killed, half of the disappearance case has been solved. How are you doing with the identity of the murderer? Do you have any clues?"
Xia Dezhang and the other night watchmen remained silent, waiting for Zhou Ming to speak.
"The identity of the murderer has been identified." Zhou Ming said angrily.
"Oh?" Deng Tong felt even happier. Not only did he solve the case, but he also found out the identity of the murderer. Wouldn't this be doubled?
As he sat on the seat, he raised his hand to signal for Zhou Ming to continue speaking.
"According to the murderer's confession before his death, the main criminal in this case was named Yan Shikuan, and he was the grandson of Yan Qiu, the general of the Northern Army. As for the identity of the accomplice, it has yet to be verified."
Before Zhou Ming finished speaking, Deng Tong was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, sweating all over his body, and asked tremblingly: "What did you say? Whose grandson is it? What's his name?"
Xia Dezhang and all his men almost laughed out loud.
Zhou Yiming suppressed a smile: "The grandson of Yan Qiu, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, is Yan Shikuan."
How much Deng Tong hoped that Yi Ming would say another person's name, but Yi Ming shattered his beautiful fantasy.
Was it Yan Shikuan who was killed by the night watch team?
Deng Tong felt like the sky was falling.
If this disappearance case is not solved, he will be exiled at best. If he spends a little more money and makes some arrangements, he still has a chance to be pardoned.
It's good now that the case has been solved, but what he has to face is the crime of being raped and executed.
Yan Qiu, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, not only held the power of the imperial guards to defend the imperial city, but was also the most popular person around the emperor. He also controlled the terrifying secret organization White Guards.
He was ruthless, killed without blinking an eye, and relied on the emperor's favor to run rampant and tyrannical in the court. The civil and military officials in the court dared not speak out against him, and even the current prince was afraid of him.
How could he, a mere inspector, offend such a ruthless person?
Seeing Zhou Yiming and Xia Dezhang, they all looked calm. Only then did Deng Tong realize that he had fallen into their trap.
They had known the seriousness of this matter for a long time, and they called themselves here overnight, not to preside over the overall situation at all, but to make themselves the scapegoat.
These damn beasts, you killed me.
Deng Tong is not a pure waste. At the critical moment, he calmed down and tried to find a way to save himself.
Now that he has been dragged into the water, it is impossible to distance himself from this matter. The only thing he can do now is to block the news, control all the people who know the inside story of the case, and then take the initiative to go to Yan Qiu to inform Zhou Ming. If the rest of them were left to the old thief, they might still have a chance of survival.
But before that, he had to determine one thing first. How many people knew the truth about this case? If there were too many people, it would be impossible for him to completely block it based on his ability.
After Deng Tong made up his mind, he calmly ordered the yamen servants to drive away the people at the yamen gate, then closed the yamen gate and called Yi Ming and all the people from the night watch team into the back hall.
Before leaving, Deng Tong also asked people to use white cloth to cover the bodies of Yan Shikuan and his men.
Zhou Yiming and Xia Dezhang looked at each other and understood Deng Tong's intention.
Zhou Yiming winked, telling everyone to calm down and follow his lead.
When they arrived at the back hall, Deng Tongping withdrew, leaving only Zhou Ming and the others behind. He said with a pleasant expression: "Zhou Zhizhu, you have made an extraordinary contribution today. As your patrol envoy, I feel very honored.
It's just that this case is of great importance, and the credit is so tempting. To prevent anyone from interfering with it, interfering in it, and robbing you of your credit, I have something I must ask you clearly. "
Yi Mingzao guessed his intention and smiled slightly: "Inspector Deng, if you have anything to say, just ask. We will tell you everything we know."
Deng Tong was overjoyed, thinking that although these guys were ruthless, their skills were still immature after all, and it would be easy to deal with them.
"From the time you killed the murderer until you returned to the Yamen, who else knew the identity of the murderer besides you? How many people know the inside story of the case? You must answer these two questions truthfully."
After hearing these two questions, Xia Dezhang and his brothers all broke into a cold sweat. Only then did they understand why Yi Ming had returned to the Yamen with great fanfare just now, for fear that the people on the street would not know that they had killed Yan Shikuan. .
Because as long as one more person knows Yan Shikuan's identity, they will have one more chance of survival.
If Yi Ming hadn't done that just now, now that Deng Tong knew the answers to these two questions, he would definitely kill them immediately in order to save his own life.
After the murder was silenced, he took this surrender letter and took refuge with the old thief Yan Qiu.
After a moment of fear, everyone looked at Zhou Ming with admiration.
This young man is really unusual.
Faced with Deng Tong's questioning, Zhou Yiming pretended to be relaxed and thoughtful. After a moment, he stretched out his fingers again and started counting in his mouth.
"One, two..."
Deng Tong beamed when he heard Zhou Ming counting one or two.
It seems that not many people know the inside story, and my family still has a chance to survive.
"One thousand and twenty-four, eh," Zhou Yiming raised his eyes and looked at Xia Dezhang, "Lao Xia, Lame King Blacksmith, did you come out to watch too? I remember that there was a whole family of people behind him, including his second cousin. As for aunt, there are more than thirty people, right?"
Xia Dezhang was very cooperative: "If you count, Blacksmith Wang's own family has more than thirty people. Counting his second cousin's family, there are more than fifty people."
Everyone in the night watch team suppressed their laughter until their stomachs ached.
This boy Zhou Ming is so bad.
As Zhou Ming's calculations grew larger and larger, Deng Tong's mood went from joy, to loss, to despair, in less than a quarter of the time it took to burn incense.
In the end, he couldn't pretend anymore, so he collapsed and shouted: "Zhou Yiming, Xia Dezhang, I will fight with you!"
He pulled out his sword and said fiercely: "I have no grudges against you in the past, and I have no grudges in the recent days. Why do you want to harm me like this?
You killed Yan Shikuan, but you asked me to be the scapegoat. Don't think about it, I will drag you together to be your backer. "
As he spoke, he slashed at Zhou Ming with his knife.
Deng Tong was able to reach the position of inspection envoy, and he also had certain strength. His martial arts level was above the first level. Among the inspection yamen in the four cities, with such strength, he could be ranked among the top three.
But he didn't expect that the young man opposite him didn't have martial ethics.
Zhou Ming didn't even pull out his sword, he directly held the scabbard and blocked it.
There was a clang.
The knife in Deng Tong's hand flew out, the tiger's mouth burst open, and blood flowed out.
He was so shaken by the powerful force that he collapsed on the ground, completely confused.
"Who...are you?"
Time was running out at this time, and Zhou Yiming was no longer in the mood to play around with him.
"Inspector Deng, we are all smart people. If you have anything to say, you and I can talk openly. Why bother to use knives and guns like this?"
Deng Tong lowered his head and said in despair: "What is there to say now? You killed the grandson of the Northern Army's Zhonglang General and caused a great disaster. The whole family was killed for a minor crime.
I only hate you. You know your death is imminent, so why do you drag me into the water? "
Deng Tong usually looked arrogant and arrogant. No one had ever seen him so desperate.
The members of the night watch team couldn't help but feel suspicious when they saw this scene.
Even Inspector Deng was frightened like this. Can Zhou Ming's plan be implemented smoothly?
Xia Dezhang had no distracting thoughts. Things had reached such a stage that he could only take one step at a time and follow Yi Ming to the end.
Before Zhou Ming could say anything, he walked up to Deng Tong, pulled up his boss, and said, "Inspector Deng, now is not the time to say dejected words.
Killing Yan Shikuan for no reason will definitely be a capital crime for us, and we will not be able to escape the blame.
But Zhou Zhuanzhi killed the missing person in accordance with the laws of Dachu. With this alone, we have a chance to survive. "
Deng Tong was inspired and looked up at everyone: "Really? What should we do?"
Zhou Yiming smiled and said: "Inspector Deng, as long as you do what I say, I will ensure that your family and your family are safe."
Deng Tong smiled bitterly: "Do I still have a choice now? If you have a way, just tell me and I will fully cooperate."
Zhou Yiming immediately told his plan: "Inspector Deng, what you have to do is actually very simple. Just enforce the law impartially, follow normal procedures, and report the truth of this case to a higher level, the better chance we have." Stay alive.”
Deng Tong rolled his eyes and immediately understood Zhou Ming's intention: "You want to let the people in the city, and even the civil and military officials, know the truth of this case before Yan Qiu discovers it, causing the whole court to know the truth." Civil and military forces, as well as the anger of the people in Liming, were the first to convict Yan Shikuan.
When all the dust settles, even if Yan Qiu wants to reverse the truth and reverse the case for his grandson, it will be too late.
And if he dares to harm us afterwards, it will definitely trigger the anger of the world. By then, I am afraid that even the current emperor will not be able to protect him. "
"It's so satisfying to talk to smart people." Zhou Ming smiled slightly.
Everyone smiled heartily, and everyone felt that the hope of saving their lives was just around the corner.
After Yiming and Deng Tong agreed on the plan, they immediately took action.
He first asked Xia Dezhang to bring the women who had been victimized and asked Inspector Deng to ask for their confessions in person.
