One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
After a brief silence, the crowd stirred up an uproar!
"What did he say! The person who ordered him to kill Cao Chengwu was actually Cao Chengwen!?"
"How is this possible? They are brothers!"
"Speaking of brothers, those two were not born from the same mother. Didn't Liu Si's family expose this matter in public before, but in the end it was ignored? I didn't expect Liu Si to jump out and bite him now. Son—I can’t say for sure!”
"Yes! I remember that Cao Chengwen was taken to the Yamen for interrogation, but was finally acquitted. Now this..."
Everyone was talking about it, and the executioner's knife was hanging in the air, wondering whether to fall or not. They looked back at Yang Zhen in confusion.
At this time, Yang Zhen was also shocked. He never expected that Liu Si would retract his confession at the execution ground!
What should we do?
In full view of everyone, Liu Si cried out for injustice. If he continued to order executions, he would definitely be criticized.
If this news were heard by people above him, it would be detrimental to his official reputation!
Therefore, no matter how much he wants to end this case immediately, it will not end smoothly!
He looked serious and asked in a deep voice:
"Liu Si, what do you mean by this!"
At the same moment, the Cao family and his son at Caoji Restaurant were also caught off guard by Liu Si's attack.
Cao Deping jumped up from his chair almost immediately, shocked and angry: "Why is he so crazy!"
Cao Chengwen's heart was beating wildly and he was panicking.
"Dad! He, he is slanderous! You have to help me, dad!"
Cao Deping's breath was blocked in his chest, he could not move up and down, and his face was ashen.
Of course he knew the ins and outs of this matter, but he would never allow Liu Si to expose it all!
Otherwise, he would not be able to save his only remaining son!
Cao Deping gritted his teeth and said: "It's his call. As long as he doesn't have evidence in his hand, it's all slander! Didn't they do anything to you that time before? This was just a futile struggle before his death." That’s all!”
Hearing what he said, Cao Chengwen finally felt a little relieved, but for some reason, looking at Liu Si's crazy look, he always felt a little uneasy.
He calculated in a low voice: "No, it will be fine. I have made an agreement with him before. As long as he obeys, I will ensure that his wife and children are safe and sound - wait!"
Cao Chengwen suddenly remembered something, opened his eyes suddenly, and started searching the crowd.
However, I looked back and forth several times, but never saw Zhou's figure.
"Mr. Zhou didn't come to the execution ground to see him off!?"
Cao Chengwen murmured in disbelief.
This was the last time they could see each other. It was supposed that Zhou would definitely come, but now——
Which link is the problem? ?
…
On the execution ground, Yang Zhen asked: "Liu Si! You said that Cao Chengwen ordered you to kill Cao Chengwu. Do you have any evidence!?"
Hearing this, everyone pricked up their ears and scrambled to lean forward, wanting to hear more clearly.
Ye Chutang stood behind the crowd and watched the scene quietly with a calm and indifferent expression.
The next moment, Liu Si gritted his teeth and shouted: "Yes! I have evidence!"
Everyone was in an uproar.
——Liu Si actually has evidence! ?
Yang Zhen was also secretly surprised and his eyelids twitched.
During the last interrogation, Liu Si clearly stated that everything was done by him alone, but now he not only retracted his confession, but even said that he had evidence!
In this situation, Yang Zhen had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue asking: "What evidence?"
Liu Si spat out a mouthful of blood foam and said with hatred: "Cao Chengwen has been jealous of Cao Chengwu for a long time. Hearing that the master planned to hand over the restaurant to Cao Chengwu, he decided to take action. Because Cao Chengwu was allergic to river shrimp, he specially called me there that day. Ask me to catch shrimps in the lake, chop the shrimp meat into minced meat, mix it into the porridge, and send it to Cao Chengwu."
He took a deep breath and continued: "I didn't dare at first, but he promised me that he would give me a very generous reward. He also said that when the child grows up in a few years, he will send my child to an academy. In order to He asked me to help him wholeheartedly, and he gave me two hundred taels of silver notes, as well as one of his jade rings. The jade ring is buried under the third bluestone slab at the corner of Chengxi Street! If you don't believe it, please tell me now Can you send someone to look for it!”
Yang Zhen frowned and asked, "Jade ring? What kind of jade ring?"
Liu Si sneered: "The sapphire finger ring was given to him by his father a few years ago. He has always treasured it."
Hearing this, Cao Chengwen's legs went weak.
He had indeed given this as a token on purpose in order to make Liu Si obedient, but things happened so quickly that before he could find a chance to retrieve the jade finger, Liu Si was caught.
Later, when he was taken to the Yamen for interrogation, he specifically asked Liu Si about this matter. Liu Si said that he lost the thing when he went to the lake and could not find it.
Although Cao Chengwen was worried, he had no other choice but to give up.
In addition, he deliberately threatened Zhou's mother and son at that time, which made Liu Si even more certain that Liu Si did not dare to speak nonsense.
who knows--
Cao Deping kicked Cao Chengwen and shouted angrily: "What are you still doing? Go down and explain!"
…
When Cao Chengwen arrived outside the execution ground, Yang Zhen was already preparing to send people to find the jade finger.
He originally wanted to stop them, but in the end he endured it and hurried to the front, shouting: "Sir! It's unfair! It's unfair!"
Everyone turned around and saw that he was coming. They all exchanged glances and then quickly made way for a path in the middle.
Cao Chengwen was panting: "Sir! I have lost my jade ring for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be stolen by Liu Si! He slandered me! He slandered me!"
This reason does not sound impossible. After all, a finger snap cannot be regarded as ironclad evidence.
Yang Zhen frowned even more tightly.
Unexpectedly, Liu Si spoke again at this moment.
"Sir, I have another piece of evidence! When Cao Chengwen asked me to do this, the banknote he gave me was specially taken out from the bank. At that time, he was looking at the restaurant's account book, and his hands were stained with ink. By chance, half of his fingerprint is on the banknote, and the banknote is also hidden in my house. You can ask someone to get it and compare it on the spot!"
Cao Chengwen could hardly believe what he heard.
He pointed at Liu Si and cursed: "You are talking nonsense! When did I ever give you a banknote?"
Liu Si closed his eyes and stopped looking at him.
Yang Zhen frowned: "Go and find the banknote too!"
The matter was of great importance, so the people below acted quickly and rushed back in a short while.
"Sir! Here is the jade ring and the banknote!"
Yang Zhen looked at Cao Chengwen: "Come and compare, is this your fingerprint?"
Before Cao Chengwen could speak, Wu Xu and another official quickly stepped forward, grabbed his hand, pressed a seal on the paper, and then presented it.
"Sir, please take a look."
Yang Zhen picked up the banknote and compared it with the fingerprints just printed in his hand.
Immediately, he snorted coldly.
"The fingerprints on this are exactly the same as the lines on your left index finger!"
Cao Chengwen didn't even think about it: "Impossible! What I gave him that day was a silver ingot. There is something wrong with this banknote!"
As soon as the words came out, the surroundings fell into dead silence.
Cao Chengwen's mind suddenly went blank, and a bone-chilling chill rose from the soles of his feet.
What did he just... say?
On the other side, Ye's Medical Clinic.
Xiao Wu pinched his purse, held his chin and sighed.
Why.
——The banknotes that I finally saved are gone!
