Song Tingshan asked half-dead people one after another, and the information they got was basically the same.

These people all said that they heard the people from the Secret Investigation Department shouting "Catch her! She is the princess of Donglun", so they all took action, and then the princess went straight to Wu Jichang.

Feng Renke has always stood with Wu Jichang, so his account is the most complete:

"Princess Donglun went straight to Master Wu with a clear goal, that is, to kill him! But he had many guards, so she ran away when she saw that she couldn't be killed, and he chased after him..."

Song Tingshan: "Why did Mr. Wu go after him personally?"

Feng Renke: "The guards were held back by the princess's accomplices, who helped the princess escape!"

Feng Renke told him everything he saw and heard, emphasizing that the princess's accomplices called her to kill Wu Jichang and shouted something in Donglun dialect, causing the surrounding Donglun miners to avoid and make way for her to escape.

road.

Gan Lai did shout words in Dong Analects to get the miners out of the way at that time. The volume was not low. Feng Renke heard it when he was chasing Wu Jichang against the wall. The other pursuers also heard it, but they just couldn't understand it.

Song Tingshan ordered people to isolate the people present at the time and question them separately, including the miners, Wu Jichang's guards, Secret Detectives and Feng Renke.

After all, Xiaobao and Chu Yuan had guilty consciences, so they relied on their familiarity with their house to secretly go under the window to snoop.

Then they smacked their lips at each other: "It's the same as when we were interrogated. The same question was asked out of order, to try to make it difficult, and asked over and over again."

When Song Tingshan gathered everyone in the main hall again, it was already dark.

We didn't sleep all night and everyone was very tired.

Chu Qing and the others were fine, they had been staying at home, just staying up late, it was nothing. What's more, Huang Rong and the little wives took turns giving them refreshments to replenish their strength.

The ones who really couldn't bear it were the miners who had been cutting rocks and digging without rest the day before, those who were injured, and those who fought in the mines.

When people are in a state of fatigue, their thinking is sluggish and they are prone to making mistakes. If someone lies or deliberately conceals something, it is most likely to be exposed at this time.

However, Song Tingshan and his colleagues synthesized all the confessions and found that what everyone said was basically consistent. The only difference was the time they saw or participated.

Then we can only draw one conclusion: Princess Donglun really appeared and assassinated Wu Jichang, and in the end they both died together.

Especially Feng Renke's confession.

Because he was just a weak man who wanted to chase Wu Jichang and save his life, he kept sneaking away to catch up. Therefore, he saw the process more comprehensively than others. Only the period when Wu Jichang jumped off the roof and reached the blast furnace.

Because I couldn't catch up, I didn't see it.

In other words, you have seen both the beginning and the end.

Regarding the beginning, he said: "That person is the princess. She has a woman's voice and speaks the Donglun dialect. If she is not the princess, how could Mr. Wu be so smart and pursue her persistently?"

As for the ending, he said: "Master Wu's guard captain is tall and strong, and it is rare to see anyone taller and stronger than him.

When we arrived, there were three people on the shelf. Two of them fell into the stove mouth. Then the shelf collapsed. When the guard fell from the shelf, he screamed, "It's too late!"

But then the furnace exploded and the scene was really chaotic. Everyone was busy rescuing people and we didn’t see him again.”

When the frame collapsed in the end, Feng Renke preconceived the idea that the tall and strong black figure who fell was the captain of the guard, so all the detectives from the Secret Investigation Department followed his train of thought, or they didn't want to dwell on that horrific scene anymore, just like that

Confirmed.

In their confessions, they all said that the guard captain fell from the shelf, but no one was seen afterward.

Everyone present was questioned, including those in the Chu residence.

Chu and Qing could all prove to each other that they had not gone out these days, and the subordinates Wu Jichang left behind also admitted it.

As for Chu Yuan, he sneaked out and chased Wu Jichang to the mine, but no one noticed him.

Chu's house is very big, and there are a lot of people, especially women. Chu Yuan is the person Chu Qing calls upon the most, so it feels like whack-a-mole, everywhere.

Coupled with Xiaobao's deliberate cover, even Zhuo Yao and the others didn't notice.

Thanks to the lack of cameras, Chu Qing thought.

The first step - the cause of Wu Jichang's death was clearly examined and the conclusion was: he died in the line of duty.

This kind of sets the tone.

In addition, Princess Donglun also died, so Wu Jichang's death was not in vain.

Next comes the second link - why Wu Jichang went to the mine.

"Is there any need to ask?" shouted Deputy Han Qianhu, who had stayed up so late that he was already grumpy: "Of course I want to trace the whereabouts of Princess Donglun!"

"Oh?" Song Tingshan asked unhurriedly: "Master Wu told you?"

After staying up all night, Song Tingshan also had some red eyes, but he was in good spirits and kept a steady rhythm.

"Um..." Han Xuexi stuttered.

He didn't know. He only found out about it when he heard that Wu Jichang was dead, but he couldn't tell him. If he did, it would be a personal act for Wu Jichang to go to the mine.

So, the purpose of Wu Jichang coming to Xinlun Prefecture and Han Xuexin acting as director is unclear.

So he replied: "Of course it is!"

Song Tingshan: "That is to say, you knew that Mr. Wu went to the mine?"

Han Xuexin: "Yes, I know!"

Song Tingshan slapped the gavel with a bang, and everyone became energetic: "Since you know, why don't you send more people to follow Mr. Wu? If there are enough people, how can Mr. Wu be in trouble!"

Han Xuexi's words.

If they really wanted to investigate the whereabouts of the princess, they should send more manpower.

There are thousands of corvees in the mine, but only a few dozen people are there. How can we conduct an interrogation?

Bai Hua immediately answered: "Just tell me, you have nothing to do with Mr. Wu's death, it was you who caused it!"

"I, I'm not, I mean, I knew Master Wu wanted to track down Princess Donglun, but I didn't know he was going to the mine!" Han Xuexin immediately changed his confession.

Song Tingshan gently rubbed the gavel with his fingers, as if he was blindly guessing the color of a mahjong piece.

Ever since Xiaobao was assassinated, Princess Donglun has disappeared from the world, and no more news can be found.

The assassins who were arrested were only hired by the princess with money. They didn't know much about it. Those who knew the details died on the spot of the assassination.

No more clues emerged, and the case of the princess' assassination of Xiaobao was shelved. Therefore, more than a year has passed without any progress.

This is an objective reason.

But Wu Jichang said he wanted to find out his whereabouts, and he was found, and they died together. What does this mean? It means that Xinlun Prefecture, both the governor and the governing body, are a bunch of trash.

Bai Hua was suspended, but Song Tingshan was not, so Song Tingshan would have to bear more responsibility for this matter.

Isn’t this an injustice?

Since Wu Jichang had clues about the whereabouts of the princess, why didn't he notify the state government? Why did he pursue it privately?

Only for cases designated by the emperor, Beizhen Fusi can ask for independent investigation or the cooperation of the state government. For the rest, both parties need to share resources, assist each other, and supervise each other in handling cases.
Chapter completed!