In the back hall, Jia Mu and others are closely waiting for the results of the investigation.
Suddenly the housekeeper's daughters-in-law ran in and shouted in a hurry: "Grandma, it's bad, it's Uncle Xiao Rong, it was Uncle Xiao Rong who did this!!"
"What!?"
Youshi, Jia Mu and others were shocked and stood up one after another.
"Brother Rong, the prefect and the second master Lian have found evidence of the crime. The murder weapon that killed Uncle Zhen was buried under the wall behind his study by Uncle Rong.
Sure enough, it was Uncle Xiao Rong who did it..."
The housekeeper and his daughters-in-law were cheering, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.
Jia Mu and others hurriedly inquired about the situation, and the results they received made them all fall silent.
It turned out to be Jia Rong!
How can it be……
It seems very reasonable.
In the side hall of the front yard, a dozen or so clan members from other houses of the Jia family who were not allowed to follow the investigation also heard the same news at this time.
"What a sin..."
As the eldest son of the Jia family, the Ningguo Mansion is watched by the vast majority of the Jia family day and night.
Even the slightest disturbance in Ningguo Mansion cannot escape their eyes.
Therefore, most of them had heard of the rumors about Jia Zhen crawling into ashes, and had cursed and ridiculed them behind their backs.
In addition, they all knew that Jia Zhen was strict and even arrogant in raising children, so when they heard that the person who attacked Jia Zhen was Jia Rong, they, like Jia Mu and others, were shocked and became clear and even certain.
Some shallow and arbitrary people have already begun to scold Jia Rong!
This is this era, most people are ignorant and ignorant, and they have no ability to think independently.
In addition, in a society governed by humans, sometimes it is so simple to unjustly accuse and slander a person. It only takes a little bit of so-called evidence to convict a person.
This is why there are so many unjust and false accusations.
Because in this era, there are no more means and methods to check the beginning and end of an item, so it is easy for people to believe what they see and hear, and they are not willing to think about it again and again.
Unless the person being wronged is themselves!
Most people in Jia's family have already concluded that Jia Rong is guilty.
As elite figures in today's society, Jia Lian and Weng Ziqin would naturally not be so reckless and arbitrary.
They came to the point where the incriminating evidence was found and carefully examined and collected the evidence.
However, nothing unreasonable was found. It seems that this dagger was buried in the yard in a hurry after Jia Rong impulsively committed a crime. It happened that the people who searched along the high wall discovered the dagger and dug it out.
Jia Rong could no longer stand. He fell to the ground and hurriedly crawled to Jia Lian, crying: "Second Uncle Lian, it's really not me, it's really not me.
Someone must have deliberately framed me. You know me. Even if you gave me a hundred courages, I wouldn't have committed such an unforgivable crime!
I am really innocent, and I also ask Uncle Lian to investigate carefully and make sure not to let the real murderer go unpunished..."
Jia Rong cried bitterly and begged for mercy, which made Jia Lian look a little embarrassed.
And Weng Ziqin was also carefully observing the reactions and emotions of everyone in the Jia family.
He found that when the suspect focused on Jia Rong, the Jia family was not too surprised!!
This is interesting.
If the situation is true, this is a case of patricide, and the deceased is still the heir to the imperial title. I am afraid that even His Majesty will know about it tomorrow!
The Jia family is going to be famous now.
However, after working for so long in the evening, there was finally some progress, and Weng Ziqin breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that many aristocratic families had the habit of folding their arms and hiding them in their sleeves. In order to avoid trouble, he put on a fair and impartial expression and said to Jia Lian: "I also ask General Jia to recruit the people around Young Master Xiao Rong.
, I would like to interrogate Mr. Xiao Rong in detail, so as not to mislead Young Master Xiao Rong."
Although Jia Lian has a second-grade title and he modestly calls himself a lower official, in terms of official rank, he is two grades higher than Jia Lian!
He didn't know that Jia Lian's commander had been fucked.
So from the moment he arrived, he, the parent official, was still the chief judge, and Jia Lian could only assist.
Jia Lian sighed to Jia Rong: "Don't worry, if you are really innocent, no one can wrongly accuse me, a descendant of Jia's family!"
Jia Lian's words seemed to have been specially addressed to Weng Ziqin. Weng Ziqin just smiled, but Jia Rong seemed to have the backbone and quickly thanked him.
Next, with a suspect, the direction of the investigation was finally established.
Everyone around Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, including the concierges in Ningguo Mansion, were all interrogated.
Almost half an hour passed, but nothing particularly important was discovered. Instead, a lot of shady secrets about Ningguo Mansion were revealed.
Including the matter of Jia Zhen crawling into ashes...
In response to this, Weng Ziqin just smiled inwardly, did not show anything, and was not prepared to reveal it to the outside world.
On the one hand, he was afraid of being resented by the people of the Jia family, and on the other hand, this kind of thing was actually not too rare.
As far as he knew, he didn't know how many there were...
From this, he almost believed that Jia Rong was the murderer.
No way, under such rigorous investigation by him and Jia Lian, no clues pointing to the second suspect were found for such a long time!
Under such circumstances, if Jia Rong was still framed, how secretive and savvy would the real murderer be?
If this is the case, even if it is investigated at dawn, the real culprit may not be caught.
This is not something he wants to do. He is a parent official, but not a real parent. He also has to consider the cost of the investigation.
So if he couldn't get married, he would rather arrest Jia Rong first and then wait for the people from the Ministry of Punishment to take over.
"General Jia, please forgive me for being rude.
In view of the testimonies and evidence, it is believed that Young Master Xiao Rong is the murderer. The subordinate wants to lead people to search Young Master Xiao Rong's residence, including all the places where Young Master Xiao Rong lives, to see if there are other evidences that can be investigated for the purpose of making a conclusion.
file."
Hearing Weng Ziqin's tone that he was the murderer, Jia Rong was completely panicked.
He hugged Jia Lian's thigh first, and then hugged Jia Zheng's thigh, begging with tears and howls not to search his house...
Jia Zheng looked sad and sighed: "Let Mr. Fu Yin search it. Those who purify themselves will purify themselves. Why should you be afraid of investigation?"
Seeing that Jia Lian and Jia Zheng agreed, Weng Ziqin was not polite and immediately led his people to Jia Rong's study and residence.
Then Weng Ziqin, including other bureaucrats and government officials in Shuntian Mansion, all knew why Jia Rong was afraid that others would investigate him.
This Young Master Xiao Rong’s study, apart from the appearance of it, looks like a study. After rummaging through it, there are quite a lot of things...
There are all kinds of "playing objects" made of jade and wood, many of which they have never even heard of!
You can imagine how fancy Mr. Rong usually plays in the study.
Jia Rong's face was ashen, he knew that his innocence was gone...
But at the same time, I am still praying in my heart, I must not find out, I must not find out...
But things often go against expectations.
Under the search of an experienced government officer in Shuntian Prefecture, the things Jia Rong carefully concealed were completely hidden.
"Sir, I made a discovery!"
The sharp-eyed Jia Rong hid behind and saw it. His face turned ashen and he lay on the ground and passed out.
But no one cared about him.
Weng Ziqin and others looked at the newly discovered evidence.
A series of paper figurines with steel pins inserted into them...
For Weng Ziqin, who has extensive experience in business affairs, he is too familiar with this kind of stuff!
The technique of nightmare curse is the favorite and relied upon method of those people in the world who have the intention to harm others but have the ability to do no harm.
Although Weng Ziqin does not think it is useful, there are still countless people who firmly believe in it.
Even the imperial court, which enacted laws, believed that such actions were a serious crime with ulterior motives and confusing people's hearts. Once discovered, they would be severely punished.
Because everyone in the world believes in ghosts and gods.
Even those who are brave at heart do not dare to face difficulties with ghosts and gods.
Therefore, if this kind of secretive and treacherous magic is discovered, a person will be convicted.
Weng Ziqin glanced at Jia Rong, who was lying unconscious on the ground, and shook his head. This kind of thing can actually become the heir to the Duke's palace, and he actually has the courage to kill his father?
"Mr. Zheng, General Jia, you have also seen the situation.
Young Master Xiao Rong had long had the intention of killing his father, so the death of General Wei Lie was probably premeditated by him.
I want to capture him and bring him back to prison, I wonder what you two think?"
Jia Zheng shook his head and turned his head away unbearably.
If you are charged with patricide, the lightest sentence is the death penalty.
Jia Lian said, "I still know that my nephew is not a vicious person. I really can't believe that he did such a bold thing."
Weng Ziqin could understand Jia Lian's considerations. If this incident spread, it would have a great impact on the reputation of Jia's family.
However, he didn't even go to bed to check his eucalyptus. It had been two or three hours and he was already tired.
"I understand General Jia's love and care for his nephew. Please rest assured, General. I will never execute Young Master Xiao Rong until your government gives up on his behalf.
With the capabilities of your government, I believe it would be very easy to invite adults from the Ministry of Punishment to come for review.
Even though Young Master Xiao Rong was not guilty of patricide, it is still true that he cursed his father with sorcery.
Therefore, I ask General Jia not to be too protective and allow me to take Young Master Xiao Rong into custody first.
I also promised the general that as long as the general finds out new clues and sends them to Shuntian Mansion, I will re-examine this case."
Weng Ziqin was a third-rank official in the imperial court. If he hadn't been facing the Jia family, he wouldn't be so easy to talk to.
Jia Zheng also shook his head at Jia Lian.
Seeing this, Jia Lian had no choice but to give up and bowed his hand to Weng Ziqin.
"Hahaha." Weng Ziqin chuckled softly. After working for most of the night, he could finally collect the team and go back to the office. (To be continued)