Shen Hao took the new case file he was about to get. This one was completely different from the one he got before.
In the final analysis, the previous one was just an extremely crude summary of the situation, less like a case file and more like a briefing in an official newspaper. It was written in one stroke in the clouds and fog, and it was extremely perfunctory.
The new file this time is much more normal. It not only contains complete records of the crime scene, but also has very detailed autopsy records, and finally has key follow-up investigation direction plans.
Just as Shen Hao thought, the Major Case Department also attributed Qin Xiuyuan's death to the possibility of "accidental ingestion of poison." But no direct suspicion was raised.
As for the actual progress of the case investigation, this file did not mention it. I don’t know how much has been hidden.
But these are not important to Shen Hao. From the moment he got this file, it means that all his previous arrangements were successful. The case file cannot be treated as perfunctory, and being able to give it to him shows that the Criminal Department is ready to put aside its concerns. Compared to King Shou, they obviously chose to protect their own interests from infringement.
After returning from the Ministry of Punishment, Shen Hao stayed in the barracks and wrote notes. He planned to sort out the case files within Xuanqing Guard before the afternoon. Unlike the Criminal Department's, Xuan Qingwei's case files are much more in-depth and rich.
Not only did it include Qin Xiuyuan's death, but also Shen Hao's jumping left and right, instigating, and coaxing, which finally led to the current situation where the Punishment Department rushes forward, King Shou holds the sword at the side, and Xuanqing Guard hides behind.
This time is the good opportunity Shen Hao has been waiting for. No one cares about me, I don't take the blame, and in the end I can do what I want to do secretly.
Although there is a lot more content than the file from the Ministry of Justice, there has been no substantial progress in the case itself. We need to wait for news from Zhang Liao, but the situation is still very optimistic.
This busy time came in the afternoon. Shen Hao took some files and went straight to Jiang Cheng's apartment. Fortunately, Jiang Cheng didn't go out.
By the time Shen Hao's report was completed, it was almost Xu Zheng time.
"Sir, are you leaving now?"
"Let's go. Is it far from here?"
"It's quite far, but it shouldn't be too late to get there."
Although the appointment place was also in the city, the imperial city was huge and there were so many people along the way that the carriage could not move quickly. It took a full meal to reach the tea house.
Lechi Teahouse.
Like the tea houses that Shen Hao had visited before, they all had the same elegant decoration style. The difference is that the music seems to have been added. Because as soon as he entered the door, he saw several musicians in simple clothes playing sweet and light music on a stage. Pure music, the kind without vocals.
"Master Shen, the prince has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come this way."
Before he could even look around the hall, an attendant came to guide him. Shen Hao nodded and followed. He sensed that this attendant was not weak in cultivation. He should be a royal guard in civilian clothes?
The tea house is not small, divided into small compartments, with wooden doors, but they are very soundproof. There must be a covering array, otherwise a wooden door would not prevent Shen Hao from hearing the sounds inside.
How could a mere teahouse be willing to spend such a huge amount of money?
Going all the way in, the inner guard in civilian clothes finally pointed to a tea room and motioned for Shen Hao to go in, but Wang Yiming who followed him was left outside.
When you push the door open, you will see that it is very spacious, and the bamboo forest is quiet and smells of earth. This is indoors, so this is a lot of effort.
"Master Shen."
"The lower official Shen Hao has met the prince."
"Sit wherever you like. You can try the freshly brewed tea."
The two have met each other, and they even quarreled with each other once. It can't be called happy. There is definitely a gap, but it is definitely not to the point of "enemies meeting". The difference in status between the two of them was too great, and neither of them kept thinking about their previous unhappiness. This time, it’s okay to call it a coincidence.
Now that the two of them meet, it is still such an occasion, and it cannot but be said that things are unpredictable.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Hao has no knowledge of tea and has always just drank it as water. But many people in this world like to drink tea and study tea art, which is the most common way of socializing. Shen Hao has seen this kind of situation many times. He doesn't know how to taste it, but he can pretend. He takes a small sip with empty eyes, then keeps it in his mouth for a while before swallowing it, and finally taps his lips.
“Good tea!”
"Haha, this is this year's spring tea. It has been stored in the ice cellar, and some seasonal flavors are still left on it. But it can only be drunk in the past few days. This batch of spring tea will be old after August. ." Yang Lin knows tea, and he can actually tell that Shen Hao is just pretending and not exposing it.
"Master Shen, you and I are old acquaintances, so I'll get right to the point. Do you, Xuanqing Guard, have to investigate Qin Xiuyuan's case thoroughly?"
Shen Hao also likes to talk straight to the point, but Yang Lin's directness saves him a lot of effort.
"What do you mean, Your Majesty? Xuan Qingwei is only acting as an assisting party this time, and the investigation power has always been in the hands of the Major Case Department of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. However... As for the cases that Xuan Qingwei participated in, they were fully investigated. ”
Shen Hao clearly felt that the other party was a little panicked. Who is Yang Lin? Will he kindly invite someone he has a relationship with to have tea and chat calmly?
Therefore, when Shen Hao faced Yang Lin's words, he did not directly respond or completely avoid them, but gave an answer with enough room for maneuver.
"Assist? Haha, Mr. Shen, your people tried to cross the crime area several times in my house. They were so sneaky that they were not handling the case, right? Or do you already regard me as a criminal?"
"Your Majesty, this is serious. Those killers are used to being wild. They tend to have brain twitches when handling cases. I will punish them severely when I go back!"
Yang Lin frowned slightly and took a deep breath: "Master Shen, let's be honest. What you are planning to do now is very detrimental to me. How can you stop?"
"Your Majesty, I am not lying to you. You see, this is the file that I just got from the Major Case Department this morning. It is clearly written in black and white. It has nothing to do with our Xuanqing Guards."
As Shen Hao spoke, he took out the new file he got from Xue Gui in the morning from his storage bag and handed it to Yang Lin's hand.
Isn't this just a coincidence? Invite me to tea today, just in time to get the new dossier from Xue Gui, which saved Shen Hao a lot of drool. Showing it directly is definitely better than anything else.
After reading it, Yang Lin felt a fire in his chest and almost burst out. After careful inspection, it was determined that this was indeed the official file from the Ministry of Punishment. Many of the contents were more detailed than what the internal guard had "peeped" before, and they were basically the same. To put it bluntly, he, the fish in the pond, is going to be in trouble.
"Your Majesty. To be honest, we Xuanqing Guards always talk about things as they happen. Although we are annoying, we are not hateful, because we treat everyone the same. But others are not as upright as us. They may smile at you today and treat you tomorrow. If you cut it into pieces, that's disgusting."
