"You said that this blood-stained dagger was engraved with the Sima family crest, and it was found next to an unknown corpse outside Shouchun City... But just this, you should know that this does not explain the nameless corpse
It was one of the two messengers they killed, am I right?"
Huang Cheng nodded quickly:
"Yes...yes, sir."
"You should have one more piece of evidence. Don't be pretentious and take it out as soon as possible."
Man Chong's voice was calm but filled with irresistible majesty.
"The other piece of evidence is the fragments of the messenger's armor that were torn off together with the dagger. This thing is at..."
"Just...eh?"
Huang Cheng was suddenly stunned. He was horrified to find that a piece of armor that was supposed to be in the cloth bag had disappeared at this moment.
Huang Cheng, who was suddenly in a panic, was stunned.
This scene also caused everyone present to cast doubtful glances at him.
"Ah...could it be possible that Huang Cheng has lost important evidence?"
"I don't think so... maybe he doesn't have the evidence at all... his previous remarks were just a bluff."
Huang Cheng was so anxious that he threw the cloth bag on the ground, turned it over and over again, trying to find out if he missed it because he didn't see it clearly...
However, the fact is that the fragment of armor that he had repeatedly confirmed at that time has disappeared now.
Huang Cheng, whose mind was completely blank, simply couldn't imagine it... Even before he came to the palace last night and this morning, he had checked the contents of the package. After confirming that it was correct, he followed Xun You into the carriage...
The contents of the package could only have been lost when he arrived outside the palace and within the short journey of less than a stick of incense.
Thinking of this... Huang Cheng suddenly knew how things were lost.
He yelled quickly:
"It's the little attendant! The little eunuch who brought me to the front of the palace - he helped me take the package for a moment. It must be him! He must have stolen the pieces of armor in my package! My lords! My lords
! I have no intention of cheating in my humble position. This is a lesson for all to learn from! I also ask the adults to quickly look for the little eunuch outside the palace. His hands must be——"
Huang Cheng's sudden hysteria can be said to have filled the palace with an atmosphere of suspense.
He was so panicked that it didn't look like he was lying, but... was this really possible?
Man Chong frowned. He didn't know what happened, and he didn't have any position. Because of Huang Cheng's reaction, he just continued to ask:
"Huang Cheng, I don't care where your evidence is. If you don't have it in your hands right now, it's impossible for me to convict the Second Young Master and the others with just this dagger."
Man Chong's speech seemed to have pronounced Huang Cheng's failure, which made many people sigh.
Huang Cheng sat on the ground blankly, his eyes glazed over.
He didn't know that among the people in the team, Cui Yan and Sima Fu had smiles on their faces at the same time.
Especially Cui Yan, he cast aside admiring glances at Sima Fu, and his meaning was already obvious... Huang Cheng did not guess wrong. It was indeed Sima Fu who sent someone to do something, and the person in the package was tricked.
The little eunuch he was talking about...
While Huang Cheng was sorting his clothes in front of the palace, the young eunuch quickly replaced the packages without Huang Cheng noticing at all.
But...Sima Fu did more than just that.
Man Chong didn't pay attention to him, he just continued the work at hand.
"Let me lend you this dagger for now."
Huang Cheng was already stunned on the spot. No matter what Man Chong said, he didn't respond.
Man Chong made a show of picking up the dagger on the ground with the cloth bag and walked straight to the front of the team.
"Although there is no decisive evidence, it does not mean that the Sima family has nothing to do with the murder. I will send someone to inspect the unnamed body later. Before that, I would like to ask Mr. Sima Fu from the Imperial Academy to take a look.
Look, what is on this dagger is the family crest of the Sima family in Hanoi?"
coming.
Sima Fu trembled all over, but he was not afraid of Man Chong, he was so excited that he couldn't restrain the joy in his heart.
Following Man Chong's instructions, Sima Fu respectfully walked out of the team, came to him without changing his expression and looked at the blood-stained dagger.
Immediately afterwards, he told a fact that shocked everyone even more:
"Sir Huiman, it is true that the dagger is stained with blood, but the lines on the dagger have nothing to do with the family crest of my Sima family in Hanoi."
As soon as these words came out, the discussion in the venue exploded.
"real or fake?
Isn’t it the family crest of the Sima family?
This guy is really talking nonsense!"
"Okay now, the case has been reversed directly. It would be better to say...that Guo Jia is even more uneasy and kind-hearted!"
"Ah, could this mean that the people at Youjian Villa are deliberately trying to frame the Second Young Master and the others?"
It was good that the public opinion exploded, but Cao Cao in the hall couldn't stand it anymore.
"Huang Cheng! Are these the evidences you pledged with your life?"
Huang Cheng had lost all ability to resist at this moment.
He just looked around blankly, never expecting that the situation would develop like this.
"Lost...lost?"
He knew he must have been framed...
But what kind of counterattack can he make now that he is alone?
Public opinion has completely reversed, and no one is willing to believe him anymore.
Cui Yan, on the other hand, looked at everything with a smile and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master Cui, you look nervous?"
Suddenly... Cui Yan was startled by the inexplicable appearance of a figure in front of him.
At some point, Man Chong had arrived in front of him, and the distance between them was only one step... The other party clearly heard his sigh, which made Cui Yan feel like he was facing a formidable enemy.
"No...it's nothing. I just feel that there are still many bad people in Wei Dynasty who want to destroy the internal unity...but, as long as I am here, this kind of thing will never be allowed to happen."
"Oh...that's good. I thought Mr. Cui saw something was wrong with the evidence, and finally sighed with relief."
"Man... Lord Man... you... what are you talking about?
It was obviously Huang Cheng who was talking nonsense... This is what you saw with your own eyes, so there is no need to frame me again, right?"
Cui Yan broke out in a cold sweat... mainly because Man Chong's pressure was too strong.
He vaguely felt that Man Chong had even seen through everything, but... fortunately, Man Chong suddenly smiled:
"It's just a joke, adults, please don't take it seriously."
"only…"
Man Chong suddenly turned around and left, which made Cui Yan confused for a moment.
Cao Cao was very disappointed... He looked at Huang Cheng... and thought that everything was just like what Huang Cheng said, and that everything failed because Cao Pi and Sima Yi were messing around...
If this is the reason, Cao Cao may be able to accept it.
but now…
He actually had to focus on Youjian Villa...on his extremely trusted brother Yi.
At this moment, Man Chong suddenly came to Huang Chen's side. With his back straight and no hesitation in his eyes, he said loudly to everyone:
"Everyone, although the evidence is indeed not as Huang Cheng said, it can directly identify the crimes of the second young master and the others."
"But I believe that this does not mean that Huang Cheng did it intentionally——"
"Because in addition to the two pieces of evidence he said, there is another piece of evidence, which is now in the hands of this officer."
Under everyone's gaze, Man Chong dropped the dagger and raised the indigo package in his hand.
"This is newly dyed fabric this month. Although it looks shabby, you can tell from the degree of wear and tear that this cloth bag is definitely not as new as it should be after the wear and tear of traveling and traveling!"
"In other words, I believe that this cloth bag does not belong to Huang Cheng, but that its owner is someone else!"