Tang Yin agreed with Guo Jue's words in his heart, but he would not admit it with his mouth. He sneered disapprovingly and said: "Huh! You are eloquent and eloquent." After saying that, he asked slowly: "Master Guo, what's going on at Laifu Teahouse?"
How did you handle the case?"
Guo Jue said seriously: "All the minor officials have been identified."
"Oh?" Tang Yin was stunned and asked with a smile: "I gave you two days, and you didn't even use a day to find out the truth?"
"Yes, His Highness Feng Wang." Guo Jueyan said firmly.
Tang Yin stared at him for a moment and said quietly: "Master Guo, I have to remind you not to exaggerate in front of me, otherwise you will be convicted of deceiving the king."
Guo Jue nodded and said, "Wei Chen understands this."
"Yes!" Tang Yin also wanted to see what the so-called truth that Guo Jue found out was. He waved his hand and said, "Get up and speak!"
"Thank you, His Highness Feng Wang." Guo Jue stood up and said in a leisurely manner: "I have found out that the murderers in Laifu Tea House are all the guards in the guard camp next to His Highness Feng Wang..."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Wen said angrily: "Guo Jue, don't frame me for this!" As he spoke, he raised his hand to Tang Yin and said: "Your Majesty, the general dares to guarantee with his head, this matter has nothing to do with the guard camp.
It has absolutely nothing to do with it..."
"General Lu, please don't talk too much now, otherwise it will be difficult to end the matter later."
"you……"
"Come here, bring the criminals and their confessions!" Guo Jue turned around and shouted outside. Following his words, a group of subordinate sergeants walked in one after another. Some of them were holding trays, while others were holding up big men in white prison uniforms.
.The prisoners they brought were all covered with bruises, their white prison clothes were stained with blood, and they had their heads hanging over each other. It was unclear whether they were awake or unconscious.
After they stood still, Guo Jue pointed at the prisoners and said: "They are Zhao Hu, Yu Chang, Zhang Tu from the guard camp..." Guo Jue pointed and said, calling out the names of ten people in one breath.
Lu Wen's heart trembled and he looked carefully. Yes, these prisoners were indeed Zhao Hu and others. He stood up and said angrily: "Guo Jue, how dare you to lynch people in my guard camp?
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"The official did not use lynching, but an upright public trial!" As he spoke, Guo Jie reached out to pick up a stack of papers on the tray, shook it vigorously, and said: "These are their confessions, please read it to His Majesty Feng Wang.
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Ah San stepped forward, took the confession, and turned around and handed it to Tang Yin. The latter looked down and saw that the contents of the confession were basically the same, but they were different from what he had heard. At that time, the guards said that the wife of the teahouse owner had taken off her clothes.
The clothes tempted them, but in the confession, it was said that the shopkeeper's wife seemed to be sick and bedridden. When the guards were ordered to search, they saw that her clothes were disheveled, and they became interested and had thoughts.
Tang Yin secretly nodded. The words in these confessions were obviously more credible. Even if they were not the truth, they were not far off. Just as he was thinking about it, Lu Wen shouted unconvinced: "What bullshit confession? This is not a lie on your part."
It’s what you got by surrendering!”
As if he had expected that such questions would arise, Guo Jie said calmly: "These confessions are absolutely credible because there is someone who can testify?"
"who?"
"Xiang Qiu!" Guo Jue said confidently: "When the lower official interrogated Zhao Hu and others, he was afraid that the interrogation would go wrong, so he specially invited Qiu Xiang to be an observer. In addition, the lower official interrogated separately. Although there was torture, no execution was done.
However, the confessions given by Zhao Hu and others are exactly the same. It would be such a coincidence if they were really forced to do so!"
"This..." Lu Wen was speechless and turned to look at Qiu Zhen. Tang Yin and everyone else also looked at Qiu Zhen, silently asking him if it was true.
Qiu Zhen admitted generously, nodded and said: "What Master Guo said is true. When Master Guo interrogated Zhao Hu and others, the truth was indeed present. Master Guo's description was also correct. The prisoners were indeed interrogated separately.
Since no confession was made, there is only one possibility that the confessions of Zhao Hu and others are exactly the same. They are telling the truth!"
Qiu Zhen, a powerful witness, stood up and spoke, perfectly sealing the mouths of everyone present. Even Lu Wen was like a deflated ball. He swayed a few times, and finally sat back on the mat feebly.
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If the witness Guo Jie invited was someone else, the generals would have dared to express their dissatisfaction and even verbally abuse him. But this witness happened to be Qiu Zhen, the general’s immediate boss. No one dared to say anything.
Hang your head and choose silence.
Tang Yin looked at Qiu Zhen with a half-smile but asked in a strange way: "I wonder when Qiu Xiang and Mr. Guo became so close?"
Qiu Zhen smiled and said: "The king appointed Mr. Guo to investigate the case. When Mr. Guo asked me for help, I really couldn't refuse!"
The corners of Tang Yin's mouth moved, as if he was speaking, but he didn't say anything.
Guo Jue cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness Feng Wang, Zhao Hu and others have confessed and confessed. I wonder how His Highness Feng Wang will deal with them?"
Tang Yin said absently: "What do you think?"
Guo Jue said categorically: "It should be dealt with according to military law."
Tang Yin stared at Guo Jue, clenching his fists, then clenching them again, and was speechless for a long time.
Qiu Zhen said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you are not joking. Since the case was originally handed over to Mr. Guo, and now the results have been obtained, you can't break your trust!"
Tang Yin glared at Qiu Zhen angrily and finally said, "How to punish according to military law is left to Mr. Guo!" After speaking, Tang Yin drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
He stood up and said in a dull voice: "Mo Guo's wine is too unpalatable to drink. Today's banquet ends here!"
Seeing that Tang Yin was about to leave the table, everyone stood up one after another, cupped their hands and said, "The general will send you off to your Majesty..."
"Your Highness, King Feng, please wait!" Guo Jue always contradicted everyone. Others were sending Tang Yin off respectfully, but he was the only one who made an uncoordinated sound.
Tang Yin said patiently: "Oh, by the way, I haven't given you a reward yet, have I? You can go to Xiang Qiu to receive a reward of one hundred taels of gold." He waved his hand casually as if dismissing a beggar.
"Wei Chen is not asking for a reward from His Highness Feng Wang." Guo Jue said with a solemn expression: "The reason why Wei Chen retains His Highness Feng Wang is because Wei Chen has not yet finished explaining the case."
"What else?" Tang Yin raised his eyebrows.
"That's right!" Guo Jue said: "Last night, Wei Chen went to do an autopsy and found that the teahouse shopkeeper, his wife and the waiter were all killed by swords and other sharp weapons. Only the shopkeeper's daughter did not, but suffered a neck fracture due to external force.
Break and suffocate to death!"
These words changed the expressions of Tang Yin and the generals present. The one who strangled the shopkeeper's daughter's neck was none other than Tang Yin.
Tang Yin slowly narrowed his eyes and asked quietly: "Are you so sure?"
"Yes, His Highness Feng Wang!" Guo Jue said sternly: "There are obvious scratch marks and bruises on the neck of the shopkeeper's daughter. It was obvious that her neck was strangled forcefully. The murderer's method was extremely vicious and cruel.
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"Ahem!" Qiu Zhen coughed twice and reminded in a deep voice: "Master Guo, you only need to tell the facts of the case. As for the murderer's methods, you don't need to elaborate!"
Guo Jue's mind was shaken, and he immediately realized that he was too excited and said something he shouldn't have said. He hurriedly raised his hands and said, "What Qiu Xiang reminds me is that this official made a mistake."
The corners of Tang Yin's mouth twitched, and his face was gloomy and ugly. He slowly raised his hand, pointed at Zhao Hu and others, and asked coldly: "Which murderer does Mr. Guo think killed the shopkeeper's daughter?"
Guo Jue said: "The murderer is not any of them. Zhao Hu and others have never practiced Lingwu. Even with their brute strength, they cannot break a person's neck bone. Therefore, except Zhao Hu, the murderer is
Besides Hu and others, there is someone else!"
Tang Yin was about to continue questioning, but Ye Tang, Gao Yu and other generals couldn't bear it any longer. They stood up nervously and shouted: "Shut up! Guo Jue, the murderer is obviously Zhao Hu and others, don't make any further trouble!"
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"Since His Highness Feng Wang asked his subordinate to investigate the case, he must investigate clearly. When explaining the case, he must also explain it clearly. How can he only tell half of it? Isn't this the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
Guo Jue looked around at everyone without fear.
"You..." The generals were about to speak. At this time, Tang Yin waved his hand and said, "Okay, let Mr. Guo finish his sentence. I also want to hear who the other murderer is!"
, he stared at Guo Jue without blinking.
Guo Jue raised his hand without hesitation, pointed at Tang Yin, and said in a shocking voice: "The other murderer is His Royal Highness Feng Wang!"
Wow - as soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the banquet hall, and then the sound of rustling swords could be heard. A dozen generals headed by Lu Wen rushed to Guo Jue with their swords in hand, and couldn't help but say,
Pushing him to his knees, Lu Wen raised his sword high and said in a ferocious voice: "I'll kill you, you rebellious Mo dog!"
"Stop!" At the critical moment, Qiu Zhen stood up, stopped Lu Wen, and then turned to look at Tang Yin wordlessly.
Tang Yin had rarely been as embarrassed as he was now. He was ashamed, angry and resentful, and couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. His fists clenched loudly, and it took a while before he calmed down.
He smiled slightly, his face returned to normal, and he waved his hands to everyone, indicating that they should not use violence. Then, he asked calmly: "Master Guo, you said that this king is the murderer, do you have any evidence?"
Guo Jue stood up with difficulty, reached into his arms, took out a handkerchief, raised it high in the air, and said, "This is the evidence!"
Whoa! People's eyes all fell on the handkerchief. The handkerchief was pure white and embroidered with patterns, but it was obvious that there was blood on it.
Guo Jue met Tang Yin's gaze and said like a barrage: "Last night, Wei Chen went to investigate the scene overnight. In the corner of the inner room, Wei Chen happened to find this handkerchief. The blood stains on the handkerchief were like palm prints.
It was obviously carelessly discarded by the murderer after he wiped his hands after committing the crime. The soldiers at that time were all wearing armor, so it was impossible to carry a handkerchief. Even if they did, it would be impossible to take it out because it was blocked by the armor. In addition, the texture of this handkerchief
The handkerchief is precious and of fine workmanship. It is made by a famous artist and cannot be owned by ordinary people. The most important thing is that the two corners of the handkerchief are embroidered with the characters 'Feng' and 'Yin' respectively. Wei Chen was chatting with the servants of His Highness King Feng.
, I learned that His Highness the Wind King uses exactly this kind of handkerchief on daily basis."