1934. Chapter 1934 Thorough investigation of the truth 2
Cao Yan looked at Wang Er again and said in a cold voice: "Wang Er, I want to ask you, who can prove that you dug out the stone and not forged it yourself?".
"To tell you what, sir, the common man was digging a well in his own yard at that time. The common man lived alone and was alone when he was digging the well, so no one saw him." Wang Er replied with a look of fear on his face.
"Are you teasing me?" Cao Yan snapped and said sternly.
"Sir, have mercy on me, please have mercy on me. It is true that no one else saw it. At that time, the common people did not know that there would be writing on the stone... if it said something like that..., if they knew, the common people would bury it quietly and not give it to others randomly.
Others can see it." Wang Er knelt on the ground and shouted in fear, while shouting, he kept kowtowing.
At this moment, suddenly, someone let out an exclamation.
Everyone followed the sound and found out that it was the yamen man holding the tray. He was looking at the tray with a surprised look on his face. On the tray, there were no stones anywhere, leaving only a pile of gravel.
"What's going on?!" Cao Yan, Prime Minister Fu and King Yan asked in shock at the same time.
"The little one doesn't know either." A look of horror appeared on the Yamen servant's face, and he knelt down with a plop, saying in a panic, "After His Highness King Yan inspected it, the little one was just about to put it back, but as soon as he turned around, the stone fell.
Crushed into powder."
Everyone present was completely dumbfounded.
After being stunned for a moment, Cao Yan looked at Prime Minister Fu and King Yan at a loss, asking them what to do next with his eyes.
Prime Minister Fu pondered for a moment, then made a decision quickly, and said in a cold voice: "...Cao Shangshu, this matter should not be made public. Now, control the people present first, and then make a decision after the truth is found out."
"Yes, Prime Minister." Cao Yan responded quickly.
"Come here, put Wang Er and his compatriots in prison together and keep them under strict guard. Also, those present are not allowed to tell anyone what happened today or discuss it in private. Violators will be severely punished."
"Yes, sir." The officials responded quickly.
However, before Cao Yan and others could figure out why the stone turned into powder, something unexpected happened again.
Early morning, Cao Yan's mansion.
Cao Yan, who had been struggling all day, had just fallen asleep when he was woken up by the cell leader.
"Sir, it's not good, Wang Er died in prison." The cell leader shouted in panic when he saw Cao Yan.
At that time, Cao Yan, who had just woken up from his sleep and was still in a daze, was completely awakened in an instant.
"It's true, let's go to the prison with me." Cao Yan said as he walked out.
After arriving at the prison, Wu Zuo carefully examined Wang Er, but he could not find out the cause of death. He had no disease, no injuries, and no poisoning.
After hearing Wu Zuo's report, Cao Yan's legs suddenly became weak. The development of the matter was getting more and more beyond his imagination.
After standing blankly at the door of Wang Er's cell for a long time, Cao Yan finally regained his composure, then turned around and walked out. As he walked, he ordered: "Prepare the sedan chair. I am going out."
After leaving the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, Cao Yan got on the sedan chair and hurried to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
At this time, dawn has not yet arrived, and the whole world is gray.
When Cao Yan rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Prime Minister Fu had not gotten up yet.
The servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion saw Cao Yan's serious expression and rushed over at this time. There must be something urgent, so they did not dare to neglect and hurriedly went to report to their master.