Shen Haolin, Shen Cha and Bai Meng looked at the files spread out on the table. Their expressions were not particularly good. The three of them fell into silence at the same time with a tacit understanding.
After reading the contents of these files, the three of them were shocked. They did not expect that Mr. Chige was silent on the surface, but what he did behind the scenes was so appalling. Jingzhao Mansion, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Punishment sealed some unknown The first public case is more or less related to him.
Among them, there was one case that left a very deep impression on them. It was the winter about three years ago, when Shen Haolin and Shen Cha returned to Beijing for the New Year. In the first month of the year, a serial murder case occurred in Xijing City. , every deceased person was drowned in a bathtub after being drunk. There was no trace of outsiders entering or leaving the scene, just like a secret room.
The reason why this case left a deep impression on them was that the Shen Jiajun cooperated with the patrol camp, the Forbidden Army, and the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen to investigate for ten days, but they could not find any clues left by the murderer. In the end, they could only shelve it and let this case go. The case became a mystery.
But who could have imagined that three years after this case became unsolved, they actually found the real culprit who planned this series of murders, and the real culprit was the seemingly harmless dean of the Taipei University.
Xuanyuan Liang and Tantai Pingchuan, who have already read these materials, especially understand and understand these children. When they read this, they felt very complicated. Even Tantai Pingchuan could not imagine that a person like Old Man Chi would A scholar who was born and raised in Daxia and the head of Daxia's civil servants who was deeply favored by two generations of kings actually had such a strong hatred for Daxia in his heart. He actually did so many things that were harmful to Daxia without anyone noticing. In fact, even in the past ten years, many serious cases and unsolved cases in Daxia have the shadow of Mr. Chi Ge.
"Two old generals..." Shen Haolin heard his own voice, which was hoarse. He picked up the tea cup at hand and drank the cold tea in it to make himself sober, "Why? Give these to us? These are already conclusive evidence and should be handed over to His Majesty for His Majesty’s Holy Judgment.”
"It has been sent to the palace. This share is entrusted to you. Naturally, I have to listen to Your Majesty on how to do it." Xuanyuan Liang smiled at Shen Haolin, "It's a coincidence. First, Mrs. Something happened to the school, and then Chi Hong ordered an assassin to assassinate His Highness Prince Ning, which also revealed Chi Hong's life experience." He sneered, "Tomorrow the court should be very lively."
"It can be expected." Bai Meng nodded, "However, Chi Mansion has been controlled in advance today, and even Chi Ge Lao's other sons are under custody, waiting for the morning session to end tomorrow, and they will all be thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. "
"I have a question for you two." Shen Cha took a deep breath, "How did you two think of investigating him? Mr. Chige has been in office for many years, and there is only one president left. False title, if the gentlemen of Taixue had not been plotted, they would not have shown up today. How did such a person attract the attention of you two? "
"Being entrusted by others is a matter of loyalty." Tantai Pingchuan smiled slightly, "It's not that we want to investigate him, but His Highness Prince Ning wants to investigate him."
"Uncle Ning Wang?" Shen Haolin and Shen Cha looked at each other and at the same time looked at Tantai Pingchuan, "Uncle Ning Wang wants to know what Chi Ge Lao did secretly behind his back when he was in trouble. , I didn’t expect that so much information was found. However, when did Uncle Ning ask you to investigate this matter?" Shen Cha reached out and flipped through the information, "Such a lot of information cannot be collected in a day or two. complete?"
"On the second night after he came back, Prince Ying and Prince Dai accompanied him to my place and asked us to help investigate everyone in Prince Ning's Mansion."
"Everyone? This is a very wide range!"
"Yes, from the confidants around him to the handymen and girls in Prince Ning's Mansion, no matter how many days they stay in Prince Ning's Mansion, they must be investigated one by one." Xuanyuan Liang looked at Shen Haolin and then at Shen Cha. "The reason they didn't come to you is because they felt that this investigation might take up too much of your energy. You have more important things to do. You are short of manpower, so there is no need to waste it on this."
"This is understandable. After all, strong dragons cannot suppress local snakes. Shadow's activities in Xijing will be somewhat stretched. It is not as good as Senior Tantai's people who can do well here." Shen Cha nodded, "Has this thing been handed over? Is it in the hands of Uncle Ning Wang?"
"Not yet." Tantai Pingchuan shook his head gently, "It's a very important matter. We have to say hello to you and His Majesty first. After all..." He sighed deeply, "His Royal Highness Prince Ning said to Mr. Chi Ge Our feelings are still very deep. Once we give this thing to him rashly, if he can't accept it and relapses, it will be our fault."
"Senior, your worries no longer exist." Bai Meng told Xuanyuan Liang and Tantai Pingchuan about His Highness Prince Ning's reaction at the restaurant during the day, "His Highness Prince Ning has already made preparations for this and even accepted it. He and Chi Hong conspired to find an assassin to kill him." He spread his hands, "Actually, since he promised to investigate the people in Ning Prince's Mansion, he has accepted any possible outcome."
"According to Uncle Ning, he has figured out a lot of things during the years of guarding the imperial mausoleum. The so-called authorities are confused and bystanders are clear. Take yourself out of this puzzle and look at what happened as a bystander. We will get some new clues about the matter." Shen Cha picked up a file and started to read it from the beginning. "It's just that, as a native of Daxia, Mr. Chige, a person who has never been out of Xijing, how can he behave like this? How come he has a relationship with many foreigners? Moreover, why does he have such a strong hatred for Daxia?"
"Not considered native, the Chi family is a prominent family that moved to Xijing from the south of the Yangtze River a hundred years ago. At that time, the population of Xijing was too small to support an imperial city. Therefore, the emperor at that time ordered a population migration, and the first to bear the brunt It’s the Jiangnan area where there are many people and rich people.”
"I've heard about this too." Shen Haolin took over Tantai Pingchuan's words and explained to Shen Cha and Bai Meng, "Some families who were moved here were happy, and some were forced to do so. . It is normal for those who were forced to leave their homeland to have hatred in their hearts." He pointed to the file in Shen Cha's hand, "Almost the families who had close contact with Mr. Chige all moved here from Jiangnan together. Yes, after so many years, their knot has never been resolved, it has always existed."
"Is this the reason why they colluded with foreign tribes and betrayed Daxia?" Shen Cha shook his head in disbelief, "Too confused!"
