On the third night after Pang Ban set a deadline for Shen Hao, the murder case of King Qian suddenly progressed rapidly.
It was so fast that Shen Hao was a little stunned. There is a sense of déjà vu like "I thought you were a master, but you turned out to be just a fool." so easy.
The quickest news came from a salesman. This kind of small traders who walk around the streets all day are very familiar with the corners and nooks and corners of the imperial city, and so are the faces of the people.
When the person from the Major Case Department showed the portrait of the "snake", the salesman hesitated for a moment and recalled that he had seen it.
It may still be unsafe to recognize a person, but news came back one after another. From horse racing shops, flower houses, and restaurants, there were reports that they had seen the person in the painting.
Who is it?
"Lu Wangshang?" Jiang Cheng was a little surprised by the news brought back by Shen Hao. Because Lu Wang Yang Shang is not very eye-catching among the remaining six princes, and his strength is even inferior to that of the three junior princes. If he hadn't inexplicably taken the guard position at the north gate of the imperial city before, the final result of the "big test" might really have nothing to do with him.
"Yes, sir, this is the news from the Major Case Department. The person named "Snake" is a guest minister in Prince Lu's Mansion, and he is not a new recruit. It can be traced back to four years ago at the longest. He can be regarded as an old man in Prince Lu's palace. And his identity is mysterious. I don't know if he is a counselor or a force. The people in the major case department said that he is a dead man of Prince Lu, but the information from Xuanqing Guard tends to be under Prince Lu Shang's command. Spies, even the leader of spies.”
Shen Hao sat on the chair in front of Jiang Cheng with a serious expression. He was a little confused now. He hurriedly came back from the Ministry of Justice and immediately went to Jiang Cheng's house for ventilation.
It is said to be news from Xuan Qingwei, but actually there is also some information from Heishui. While confirming the real existence of "Snake", it also corrected the Ministry of Punishment's analysis, believing that "Snake"'s identity is not as simple as a force or a counselor, but more inclined to the role of an intelligence leader.
This can also explain why "Snake" has been in Prince Lu's Mansion for more than four years, but the outside world has not much impression of his existence.
Shen Hao continued to introduce: "The original name of this "snake" is Li Wenhao. Snake is a crooked name he gave himself, used in situations where it is inconvenient to reveal his name."
"Spy chief? Intelligence chief? Are you sure?"
"The people responsible for the investigation are the elites of the Major Case Department. The news they sent back is very firm. At the same time, Xue Gui has begun to control the surrounding areas of Prince Lu's Mansion. When I left the Ministry of Punishment, Xue Gui had already gone to the Minister of Punishment, Ma Xuanlin, to ask for a warrant. It seemed that I want to pick someone up directly at my door.”
"Get someone?!" Jiang Cheng sat upright as he leaned back in his chair. He was shocked by the thoughts of the Major Case Department. When did the people from the Ministry of Punishment become so agile?
"Yes, Xue Gui gave his subordinates the feeling that he was about to take action."
"Who to take? Li Wenhao? Or Lu Wangshang?"
"We should take Li Wenhao first. Lu Wangshang will not be involved until the case files are confirmed."
Jiang Cheng frowned, looked deeply at Shen Hao in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "What do you think? It seems that you are not optimistic about these actions of the Major Case Department?"
Jiang Cheng got to know his protégé very well and knew that Shen Hao was a thoughtful and lively person. Moreover, the task has always been done to the extent required. Now it is obvious that the Criminal Department has made a major breakthrough in the case, but Shen Hao's expression clearly shows hesitation, which makes Jiang Cheng pay special attention to it.
In Jiang Cheng's opinion, his disciple was much better than the losers in the Major Case Department, so he wanted to ask why Shen Hao's frown was frowning.
"My lord, something is wrong. There is something wrong with the whole case from the very beginning."
"Huh? There's no need to show off. Just say whatever you think. What's wrong?"
On the way here, Shen Hao sorted out the details of the case several times in his mind. When Jiang Cheng asked about it, he said: "Sir, I feel that the investigation path of the Major Case Division is not entirely right.
An assassination operation with the goal of killing the prince of the country takes at least half a year to prepare, and all the details must have been considered over and over again, and there will even be several rehearsals. Finally, waiting for the right opportunity to take action, it must be done The hit is immediate, and after one hit, he can escape thousands of miles away or directly cut off all connections between the middle and lower levels, making the action undetectable.
The old book collector and the bookshop clerk were directly poisoned or kidnapped and then buried. Who can investigate? Even if it is found, it will probably take quite a long time, right? There will be plenty of time to take care of everything.
To put it bluntly, if the subordinates were asked to do this, then the Department of Custody and Major Cases would be unable to investigate further from the beginning. Of course, if we use Xuan Qingwei's method, it is not impossible to arbitrarily resort to outsiders and conduct reverse checks. However, the Major Case Division clearly does not have this ability.
This is one of the reasons why it doesn't make sense logically. It's like treating King Lu as a fool.
Secondly, Lu Wangshang's reputation has always been average, and his management of power is obvious to all, not bad at all. It shows that King Lu is by no means an unreasonable person. Taking the initiative to collude with a person or force who may be related to the evil monks, and using the evil methods of this person or force to assassinate another prince, is this probably not appropriate during the "big exam"?
Can the prince who colludes with evil monks win the "big test"? I'm afraid His Majesty won't approve of this, right? "
Shen Hao has been hanging around in the Xuanqing Guards for many years, and he knows how annoying this small group of evil monks are in the Jingjiu Dynasty. It's not enough to say it's a rat crossing the street, it can only be described as a rage. These are the hatreds built from the blood and tears of thousands of innocent people who died tragically at the hands of evil monks.
Not to mention ordinary people, if the royal family dares to associate with or even collude with evil monks, it will be unacceptable. Would King Lu be so ignorant of the importance? Shen Hao didn’t believe it anyway.
Jiang Cheng's normally normal mood was disturbed by Shen Hao's words. Indeed, these two things Shen Hao said didn't seem right upon reflection. It really felt like he was treating King Lu as a fool.
Will King Lu be a fool? If you are a fool, you may be killed within five years of opening the mansion. Who can survive until now and not be a human being? Can you not see this shallow truth?
Shen Hao paused, then continued: "Based on the above two reasons, my subordinates believe that the path taken by the Major Case Department is completely wrong. It is even possible that someone deliberately set a path for the Major Case Department to follow this path. Check the way down."
Jiang Cheng's eyes flashed sharply, he stood up from the chair, raised his eyes, and said, "You mean someone is borrowing the Ministry of Punishment's knife to attack King Lu?"
Shen Hao: "Yes, sir, I think this is very possible."
