I saw Song Ci leading a team of guards to suddenly break into a house. Dozens of guards rushed in and took people directly.
The large formation of Song Ci and his party naturally attracted many people to watch.
The people gathered around outside and talked among themselves, pointing fingers, saying that they had committed something, and that the imperial guard in front of the palace was required to arrest someone. It seemed to be a big crime.
Immediately, Song Ci's sharp scolding was heard from inside.
"Where are you running? Do you think I don't know what your father did? No one can get away with the matter of handing over your son. Take him away."
Soon, a man with a cloth covering his head was brought out. However, because he could not see his face clearly and did not know who this man was, the people began to speculate about his identity and the crimes he might have committed.
But after speculating for a long time, there was no result. However, this aroused the curiosity of the people even more. Everyone asked each other to tell each other, and for a while, the city was full of uproar, and everyone was talking about this matter.
At Li Qin's house, his butler Li Kuan soon learned the news and felt uneasy. All he could think about was Jiaozi's affairs. Who was this person Song Ci had arrested?
Could it be the son of Zhao Siyou? Or the son of Qian Chu, the shopkeeper of Wuji Silk and Satin Store? Or the son of the shopkeeper of Zhangji Liang Company?
Now that things might be revealed, Li Kuan was so frightened that he became restless and kept pacing back and forth.
Seeing that it was time for Sanyamen to go on duty, but his master Li Qin was still not back, he became even more flustered, so he left the mansion and went to the Sansi Yamen to look for him and report the latest situation to him.
However, before he reached the Sansi Yamen, he was blocked by someone. The person blocking the way was Zhang Bao.
Li Kuan said angrily: "What are you going to do? I am the housekeeper of Li Shijun's house, the deputy envoy of the Third Division. I am not someone you can afford to offend. Get out of my way."
"snort."
Seeing that he looked down on him, Zhang Bao felt angry in his heart. He drew out his knife and slashed at him fiercely.
"ah."
A sharp and pitiful howl sounded, and when he looked over, he saw Li Kuan folding his arms and shouting loudly. His face was twisted in pain, but there was no blood.
It turns out that Zhang Bao just hit him with the back of a knife, so it was not fatal. However, even so, the arm was hit hard and the bones inside may have been broken.
At this time, Song Ci came out, looked at Li Kuan, smiled with satisfaction, and said: "I ordered people to monitor the residence of Li Qin, Wang Chongshi, He Mengcai, and Wu Yuankai, but you were the only one who came out to report the news. Yes, yes,
The case can now be closed."
Li Kuan denied it, saying: "It's not me, nor my lord. We have nothing to do with Jiaozi's matter."
"Did I say it was Jiaozi's case?"
"I,,,"
Li Kuan had no choice but to escape Song Ci's grasp. "Come on, take him back to me. I want to interrogate him carefully. I want to see how many pounds of his bones he has."
Song Ci found Zhu Zhu, the Minister of Punishment, and after communicating with him, he imprisoned Li Kuan and immediately interrogated him.
Under Song Ci's questioning, Li Kuan told Li Qin that Li Qin had instructed him to sell Jiaozi.
Speaking of Zhen Dexiu, when he saw that it was getting late, he did not detain Li Qin, Wang Chongshi, He Mengcai and Wu Yuankai, but released them one by one and let them go.
As soon as he left, He Mengcai couldn't help but caught up with Li Qin, pulled him to a deserted place, and asked: "Your Majesty, just now Zhen Dexiu said that someone had recruited someone, didn't you sell me to protect yourself? This is
You dragged me into the water, don't you want to escape alone?"
Li Qin was startled and quickly made a gesture of silence. He whispered: "Your Highness, please keep your voice down. If someone sees you, won't it cause trouble? We'll talk about it in a few days."
After Li Qin finished speaking, he was about to leave, but He Mengcai grabbed him and said, "It was you who asked me to do this in the first place. Do you want to ignore it now?"
Li Qin screamed in his heart, and with a crying look on his face, he said: "My Lord He, please don't be confused. You and I are both grasshoppers on a rope. Once someone knows, who can escape? Now
Zhen Dexiu has been ordered by the officials to investigate this matter, but don’t let him get caught. You and I are both senior officials in the ministry. As long as there is no evidence, who dares to do anything to us?"
After saying that, Li Qin turned around to leave, but suddenly stopped. He turned back in confusion, looked at He Mengcai and said, "You just said it was me who confessed?"
He Mengcai stared at Li Qin, "Who else could it be if it wasn't you? I personally saw Yu Tianxi tell Zhen Dexiu that someone had confessed, but it wasn't you. Could it be that Wang Chongshi and Wu Yuankai were also bribed by you?"
Li Qin suddenly seemed to have been evacuated from his body and lost his mind. He almost lost his balance and fell to the ground.
He Mengcai was surprised and said, "What's wrong with you?"
Li Qin didn't answer, he just opened his head and looked around, as if he was looking for something.
"Hahaha,,,"
At this time, a burst of laughter came, and both of them were shocked. They hurriedly followed the sound and saw Zhen Dexiu and Song Ci striding in front of them. Zhen Dexiu's eagle-like eyes made Zhen Dexiu
People are timid.
Before Li Qin and He Mengcai could react, a group of Imperial Guards rushed out. Each of them held a knife and looked fierce, and surrounded Li Qin and He Mengcai.
"snort."
Zhen Dexiu snorted heavily and said: "Who would have thought that Li Shijun, the deputy envoy of the Third Division, and He Shijun, the dignified member of the Ministry of Finance and Finance, would collude with each other and commit such a shameless act. Now you are still
What do you have to say?"
Li Qin was weak, but it was a matter of life and death. He still summoned up all his strength and said forcefully: "Why do you say it's me when you have no evidence? Real envoy, you must know that if you frame an official of the imperial court, even the official will not be able to protect you."
He Mengcai followed closely and said: "Zhen Dexiu, you,,, you are such a mouthful, I will sue you in front of the officials."
Song Ci, who was on the side, looked down on them. He snorted coldly and said, "Now that things have happened, you still want to make excuses. What do you think this is?"
Song Ci took out Li Kuan's confession and showed it in front of them. Song Ci said: "I used to lure the snake out of the hole. Li Kuan got into trouble and was arrested by me on the spot. Now that he has confessed everything, what else can you say.
"
When He Mengcai saw this, his liver and gallbladder were split apart. He rolled his eyes in fright and passed out.
And Li Qin had a wry smile on his face, as if he was hopeless, and said: "I didn't expect that I, Li Qin, who is smart all my life, but was confused for a moment, would be defeated by your little tricks. I deserve my fate."
There is such a calamity."
Zhen Dexiu was too lazy to talk nonsense with them and waved his hand, "Take them away."
Zhang Bao and his men all came forward, dragged the two of them up from the ground, held them with their hands behind their backs, and took them away for further interrogation.