As a result, due to Zeng Tai's interference, Shen and Xiong's plan to solve the case went bankrupt. They could only investigate step by step according to his wishes first.
After Zeng Tai and others withdrew, Xiong Qitai couldn't help but cursed: "Zeng Tai is a bitch, he usually keeps quiet, but he pops up out of the blue to bite people! What is he trying to do against us?"
"I guess I received a letter from the prince." Shen Liben said without surprise: "He is an official of the East Palace promoted by the prince. He is the purest princeling. He uses the prince's chicken feathers as arrows. It is normal."
"Damn it!" Xiong Qitai said angrily: "It's really shameful for him! He should have poured a cup of tea in his face just now!"
"What's the use of your harsh words here?" Shen Liben said dissatisfied: "This case cannot bypass a provincial prosecutor, so we can only show it first. The interrogation that should be brought and the punishment that should be punished are nothing more than too much. After a few days of delay, shouldn’t it be up to me to decide how to conclude the case and how to report it?”
"Who will be interrogated? Who will be tortured?" Xiong Qitai asked.
"All persons involved in the case shall be tried to the fullest." Shen Liben said calmly: "As for the punishment, the official in the Ministry of Punishment will naturally be punished by the villain."
"Understood." Xiong Qitai said with a smile: "Those cooks, servants and maids don't know anything. Even if you skin them, it will be useless!"
"There are also the two long-term followers of Liu Shenzheng." Shen Li was narrow-minded and hated Liu Jing for slapping him in the face. But the other party was Liu Bowen's second son and a doctor in the Ministry of Industry, so he had no choice but to take it. Those two family members vented their anger first.
"They are the most suspicious, we must pry open their mouths!"
"Understood, don't worry, sir." Xiong Qitai nodded knowingly and said, "The humble office will send people to keep an eye on them. I won't agree if Zeng Tai doesn't take care of them."
"Hmm." Shen Liben chuckled and said, "I wonder how Zeng can pretend to be a good person now? If he wants to fight with me, he's still a bit immature."
"Yes, yes, this time we have to let him live inside and outside as a human being!" Xiong Qitai nodded heavily.
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Early the next morning, when visiting the imperial envoy, Zeng Tai received the above instructions from Shen Liben.
After leaving the imperial envoy's office and returning to his Yamen, he was so worried that his head hit the carriage.
He is not a rotten scholar, and is not that resistant to torture to extract confessions. But Shen Liben strictly limited the targets of torture for him, which was disgusting... He knew that those servants of Cao Shenzheng's family and those from Hexianglou The cooks and waiters are actually just foils. What Shen Liben really wants to fight is Liu Kong and Liu Meng.
Who told the second master of the Liu family not to give any face? Of course, he must deal with the two elders of his family. Firstly, this is a humiliation in itself; secondly, under the circumstances, if Liu can be forced to find out something The powerful information from the family can directly hit Liu Jing.
And it was Zeng Tai who did the trick. What does he have to do with Shen Liben?
If he didn't dare to torture those Liu Kong and Liu Meng, he would have no choice but to keep his mouth shut in the future. He would no longer have the shame to go against the imperial envoy.
Shen Liben's plan was really clear.
He really doesn't dare to hit the two Liu family members - His Highness the King of Chu has come to Nanchang for the Liu family's affairs. What a close relationship is this? If he dares to hit the Liu family, beat the dog and bully the master, His Highness can Break his legs.
Thinking that all these troubles were caused by his opposition to Shen Liben, Zeng Tai couldn't help but secretly laugh at himself, saying that he was really like an 'old sow urinating in his own bed - he brought it upon himself'.
After much thought and deliberation, he had no choice but to continue to adhere to His Highness's method of playing devil's advocate. I would oppose whatever the other party advocated!
It's okay to arrest people, but I don't want to torture them. I insist on making them fat and white, and I will piss off the maid Shen Liben...
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In the afternoon of the same day, another group of people came to express their condolences. This group claimed to be from Qingtian. After the announcement, Liu Meng came out and took them into the Chief Secretary's Yamen through the back door and came to Liu Shenzhen's mansion.
After entering the mourning hall, this group of Qingtian fellow villagers began to cry hard in order to cover up the cry of a little girl...
That's right, this group of Qingtian fellows were disguised by Zhu Zhen, Hu Quan and others, and one of them was a thin young man named Liu Li.
When the little girl finally saw her father's coffin, she threw herself on it and burst into tears.
In order to cover up her cries, everyone had to howl together. People outside couldn't help but marvel when they heard this, but they didn't expect that Qingtian people loved Liu Bowen so much and actually loved his son to such an extent.
In fact, Liu Jing was also shocked. The moment the young boy threw himself on the coffin, he recognized that she was actually his niece.
"Liu Li?" Liu Jing was stunned.
"That's right, Second Senior Brother, she is Liu Li." A tall man with a beard opened his mouth and his chin dropped to the ground in shock.
"Your Highness, Your Highness?!" Liu Jing exclaimed in surprise.
"Shh." Lao Liu made a silent gesture and said to him seriously: "This king is paying a private visit incognito. Don't make any noise."
"Yeah." Liu Jing hurriedly covered her mouth to calm down her shocked mood, then looked at her niece, then at her sixth child, her eyes suddenly a little strange.
"It's my fault. It's all because I'm too soft-hearted." Lao Liu explained vaguely, not wanting to elaborate on the details. He felt that it would make Liu Li lose face.
"Oh, they all blame me. I should have agreed to bring her with me then, so that I wouldn't have caused so much trouble to His Highness." Liu Jing didn't dare to blame His Highness, so she quickly took the blame.
But now that we have come, we can only do this. After the two exchanged brief greetings, Zhu Zhen asked about the whereabouts of his two guards.
Of course Liu Jing didn't know anything, so she looked at Liu Kong.
"Didn't Brother Zhang and Brother Zhao go back to report to His Highness?" Liu Kong was also shocked and said: "Since my uncle gave them a holiday on the first day of the new year, I have never seen them again. I also went to their regular place. I’ve asked around everywhere I’ve gone, but I’ve never seen them.”
"That's really strange. It's been almost a month since there was no one alive or dead." Lao Liu's thick eyebrows were twisted into knots.
"Then there are only two possibilities, either he fled out of fear of crime, or something happened." The uncle's thick eyebrows were also twisted into twists, and he said in a deep voice:
"They are my most reliable old brothers in Hujiazhuang. Their nephews are also in our army. They will not abscond in fear of crime even if they die."
"You mean something happened to them?" Lao Liu's face sank. He has been practicing martial arts with his brothers for some years. Although he still has a good eye but a low hand and cannot be called a master, his vision is not bad anymore.
He knew that the two guards were elite experts, and even dozens of people could not do anything to attack them. If he wanted to keep the two of them, even if they were caught by surprise, they would have to spend a lot of money!
And the most important thing is that they are his bodyguards. Unless there is a compelling reason, no one is willing to disturb Tai Sui!
If we say that the case of Liu Lian falling into a well was most likely the result of a hot-headed and lucky move by the other party in order to prevent the old thief New Deal. But adding two of his own bodyguards to it, it can only mean that there is a more fatal reason behind it.
