Although Wang Jian was uneasy, he could still manage to keep his composure.
Although the trip to the imperial city in the morning did not achieve the original goal, fortunately, it was not nothing.
Now after returning, I went to Xuanqing Guard Qianhu Station to find Shen Hao. While reporting the situation, I also wanted to hear the next move. At the same time, the situation on the Fourth Department is also being analyzed and deduced, and there is no explanation yet.
Wang Jian stood there with his hands tied and asked him to sit down, but Wang Jian didn't dare. He felt guilty that the matter was not done well. Mr. Shen in front of him leaned back in his chair, frowning, and had been silent for a long time.
This made Wang Jian even more embarrassed and did not dare to express his anger.
The main reason is that time is too tight. Today and tomorrow afternoon, the time set aside by the emperor to help will be gone. When those senior officials come back, the Ministry of War will definitely be shaken. Even the civil servants in the temple may not be willing to be spectators and do it secretly. Small moves are entirely possible.
So now it's a race against time. Wang Jian felt that he was of no use here.
"So we can logically infer that "Fengxiao Camp is the relationship link between these ten people" and Xu Hong, the left minister of the Ministry of War, is their top line? Is that correct?" Shen Hao spoke, but he did not blame Wang Jian. the meaning of. Handling cases is inherently full of uncertainties, and things that go smoothly are abnormal.
"Yes, sir, this is what we have learned so far. Feng Xiaoying and Xu Hong, as well as those ten strong bones, must be closely connected. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are direct descendants.
Currently, according to the information from other people's interrogations, basically all the clues are found on these ten people. If they don't speak up, the deduction will not be possible. Even if they know that Xu Hong is likely to be related to this matter, no evidence can be found. "Wang Jian didn't dare to raise his head after saying that. He has no other moves now.
Shen Hao nodded his chin slightly and continued: "It would be good to have a high degree of confidence in the speculation. This means that we have chosen the right direction for the investigation. And if I read correctly, these ten hard bones should be given by them. It was the first defensive ditch I set up. Huh, I was very accurate about these ten people. They all went through the entire torture method, but no one confessed."
Shen Hao gritted his teeth when talking about this matter. After being a Xuan Qing Guard for so many years, this was the first time he saw so many people who could withstand the torture of Xuan Qing Guard. They are all hard, they are all stones from the latrine, and they smell bad.
"Where's that Yu Wei Baihu from the Ministry of War? Didn't you say you took away his family? Does scaring him have any effect?" Shen Hao rubbed his brows and changed the question.
"No. That guy Zeng Wenhe still didn't say a word. Even if I threatened him to cut off his little daughter's nose, he would be indifferent. He just stared at me with wide eyes. It was like a ghost was possessed. Do you think he should move a little bit? Really show it to him?"
"No. It's okay to torture criminals, but to do something serious to someone's family is over the line." Shen Hao knew what Wang Jian meant, but he would not agree. He hasn't reached that level at all, and his bottom line cannot be violated randomly.
"But these people are definitely not going to survive. The Yi tribe is certain. Let's do something first..."
Shen Hao interrupted again: "No. That's something for the Yi clan. If you touch their children now, do you know how bad the criticism will be? You really think our Xuanqing Guard's brand is not black enough, right? I'm warning you. Don’t cause trouble for me by acting on your own initiative!”
"I don't dare." Wang Jian stopped mentioning this issue and could only secretly say in his heart that he would release Zeng Wenhe's primary school child first when he returned. It looked like he wouldn't be able to use it anyway.
In fact, Shen Hao, like Wang Jian, has no options for the time being. But the difference is that Shen Hao still has an idea in mind, but he still has to wait for a reply.
"You can urge those guys from the Impermanence Department again. It's been an hour, why haven't they heard back yet?"
"Okay, sir." Wang Jian actually only went to Qianliyin to urge the staff of the Impermanence Department half an hour ago, but his own master was anxious and he could only do as he was told. But I was also thinking: Your Excellency, do you value that piece of news so much? Is there really a way?
Coincidentally, Wang Jian had just taken out the matching Thousand Miles Note, but before he could send the message, the Thousand Miles Note vibrated first. The message came from the other side first.
Wang Jian raised his head and glanced at Shen Hao who was sitting, and then unfolded the Qianli Note to receive the message from the other side.
"Sir, there is news! People from the Wuchang Department have found the Yamen's Population Department in Xinliang City and checked the roster. Xu Hong's mother, Xu Zhou, and Zhou Qing's great-aunt, Zhou Yueyu, are the same person!"
"That is to say, Xu Hong and Zhou Qing are actually cousins!" Shen Hao stood up from his chair, with a long-lost smile on his face.
"Yes, sir, Xu Hong should be Zhou Qing's grandfather. No wonder that guy gritted his teeth and refused to confess. It turns out there is still such a relationship."
In fact, the kinship relationship between Zhou Qing and Xu Hong is very common in the military. This is what the saying goes, "Father and son are never separated from each other in battle". The closer the relationship, the less likely it will be to become isolated and helpless on the battlefield. It's just that this relationship was not directly written in Zhou Qing's documents. The description is deliberately vague.
"Haha, print out the roll of the Population Department's roster, and then leave the witness as supporting evidence. It must be reliable."
"I understand, sir. I have explained these things before. At present, the people from the Impermanence Department are using the documents of the commander's yamen to endorse the Xinliang City yamen's permission to print the roster as Xuanqing Guards. There shouldn't be a big problem. "
Shen Hao nodded and couldn't help but walk back and forth in the room. The joy on his face was obvious.
"Sir, have you thought of a solution?"
"Didn't you mention the method just now?"
"Huh? Sir, I don't understand."
"Didn't you just say that Zeng Wenhe was convicted of a serious crime against the Yi tribe? Why did you forget it now?"
Of course Wang Jian remembered this, but... "My subordinates still don't understand."
"Zeng Wenhe's current crime is a serious crime of treason. Not to mention the three Yi tribes, it is not impossible for the nine Yi tribes. And although Zhou Qing's current actions do not seem to be as eye-catching as Zeng Wenhe's, they can still be charged. Isn't it enough to "collude with other people with evil intentions" to sin against the three tribes?"
"That's certainly enough."
"Then do the math, who are Zhou Qing's three tribes?"
"Including the father's clan, the mother's clan, and the wife's clan...are you planning to include Xu Hong in Zhou Qing's three clans?!" Wang Jian finally came to his senses and was surprised. I don't admire my lord's sharp mind for being able to rely on this. It really seems that Xu Hong is somewhat related to Zhou Qing's father's family.
However, Wang Jian still had doubts in his heart: Although Zhou Qing's three clans could really include Xu Hong, how could they implement it? You must know that under normal circumstances, the three Yi tribes will not be killed. They just choose the main population to deal with. The relationship between Xu Hong and Zhou Qing is quite distant, and Xu Hong's status makes it difficult to use this as an excuse to trouble each other, right?
