"Master Zhang is absolutely right," Xu Qinghuan said, "We can't just believe what she said."
Zhang Yucong looked at Xu Qinghuan, wondering what trick Xu was playing again.
Xu Qinghuan continued: "If you can put someone in prison just by saying something casually, I'm afraid the prisons in Dazhou would already be overcrowded."
After saying this, Xu Qinghuan took a step back. She just wanted to lure Mother Wu to say everything at this time, and she would not be needed for the next thing.
Huang Qinghe arranged his official uniform and stepped forward and said: "What Wu said today has never been confessed in prison. It cannot be used as evidence in court. Wu must be detained separately from other prisoners, and other prisoners must be detained."
For interrogation, unless what Wu said can be corroborated by other people's confessions, what she said today cannot be used as testimony." At this point, he looked at Wu, "If Wu has evidence in his hand, it must be retrieved for examination.
."
Xu Qinghuan and Huang Qinghe worked well together.
Cheng Ruhai, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, and Xu Changrong, the minister, also rushed over. Cheng Ruhai saw Zhao Yunying not far away. This man was deeply trusted by the emperor and he would report everything that happened here to the emperor.
Xu Changrong obviously hadn't figured out the situation at hand yet, so he scolded Huang Qinghe: "You brought the criminal here? How courageous, you are a small Shuntian Mansion judge..."
"That's enough," Cheng Ruhai glanced at Xu Changrong coldly and ordered, "Keep the criminal in custody and look after him carefully so that no mistakes can be made." This Wu family's confession is of great importance, and how many people have heard it?
If you don't handle it properly, you will definitely get burned.
Xu Changrong was startled. He subconsciously looked at Zhang Yucong's face and saw that Zhang Yucong's face was bloodless and he was in an indescribable embarrassment.
"My lords, the time to go to court has already arrived, why don't we keep the emperor waiting for us!"
When everyone looked over, they saw only a few people walking towards them. It was Hong Chuanting, the Minister of the Ministry of War. Next to Hong Chuanting was An Yihou.
Zhang Yucong raised his head and took a look, only to feel that the two men were coming fiercely. It seemed that they would never give up unless he was punished by the court this time.
Zhang Yucong took a deep look at Zhang Yuci.
Zhang Yuci nodded to him.
Zhang Yucong took a deep breath, unable to escape, so he had no choice but to walk on.
…
Seeing Zhang Yuci and Zhang Yucong walking towards the palace gate, Hong Chuanting saw Song Chengxuan not far away. Although he had not rested all night, there was no tired look on Song Chengxuan's face. He breathed a sigh of relief. Song Chengxuan was indispensable for the next thing.
Hong Chuanting patted Song Chengxuan's uninjured shoulder: "I was supposed to let you go back and rest, but the emperor will definitely ask about those firearms later. You know it well."
Song Chengxuan's expression was indifferent, and his eyes were unchangingly calm and composed: "The firearm used by the murderer is similar to the gunpowder cannon of Dazhou. It has a stone shell on the outside and gunpowder on the inside. It can be ignited and detonated by friction of flint. Its power is listed in the "Weaponry Book"
There are records.”
Hong Chuanting frowned: "The secret recipes for the firearms in the "Weaponry Book" are all kept in the Shenji Camp. There is no way..."
Thinking of this, Hong Chuanting understood why Song Chengxuan mentioned the "Arms Alert". He almost laughed out loud, but this kid was smart enough to give him such a big gift without saying a word.
Hong Chuanting stroked his beard: "Yes, the source of these firearms must be found. If these firearms have nothing to do with the Zhang family, they must be investigated from the Shenji Camp."
The emperor has placed internal officials in the Shenji camp. These internal officials are quite trusted by the emperor. They do not want to bear such responsibility for the Zhang family, so they will naturally help the Sanfa Division to find out about the matter.
In this way, the Zhang family has nowhere to escape.
Hong Chuanting had an idea and told Song Chengxuan: "Go to the duty room to hear the news. If there is news from the court, I will go there to find you."
Song Chengxuan nodded slightly in agreement.
An Yihou stood aside and kept looking at Song Chengxuan, his eyes slightly distracted. He did not know when he had fallen into deep thought. It was not until Hong Chuanting called him that the two of them walked towards the palace gate together.
Hong Chuanting said: "Why are you so distracted? Is it because you were frightened by what happened last night?"
Marquis Anyi said "grace", but that was not entirely true. There was also Song Chengxuan's attitude towards the Marquis Anyi Mansion. He had often lamented that Prince Wei was actually a man with an innocent heart. Under Song Chengxuan's cold appearance, there were also
Such a big heart.
Ever since he became suspicious of Song Chengxuan's identity, he felt more and more similar to that child.
If this is the case, he should be happy that Prince Wei finally has his bloodline alive. Qing Huan is right, he cannot expect that everything he did back then will be forgiven.
But... it is already his dream to watch the son of his old friend return to the throne.
Thinking of this section, he felt grateful and felt even more guilty.
…
Except for Shuntian Mansion, people from the Criminal Department Yamen stayed to clean up the mess, and the rest left one after another.
Xu Qinghuan had a few words with Mrs. Chang. Without the interference of the Zhang family, Mrs. Chang could help the old man in Shuntian Mansion. This time about the firearms, the Yamen in Beijing was busy again. First, they had to find the bodies of the murderers.
This alone gives everyone a headache.
"Miss Xu."
Xu Qinghuan raised his head when he heard the voice and saw Li Xu wearing a blue official uniform.
Li Xu's eyes were shining brightly, his lips were slightly raised, and he showed a soft smile. He looked modest and gentle. His coldness and majesty were only slowly revealed after he arrived in Northern Xinjiang.
In his previous life, as his official position became higher and higher, he became more and more ruthless. He would always handle all matters rationally and would not allow himself to make any mistakes.
The staff at home always praised him, and several gentlemen said that if this continues, they will have nothing to do.
Staff members often have to help others solve their problems. Li Xu rarely seems to be trapped in emotions and cannot extricate himself, so naturally he does not need to ask anyone for help.
Xu Qinghuan responded: "Master Li." There was no other words.
Li Xu said: "Miss Xu has found out the truth about this case, which is really admirable."
Xu Qinghuan said: "The court is investigating the case. I just discovered some clues and reported them to the Yamen truthfully."
While they were talking, the people in the yamen brought a portrait of the murderer: "The murderer suddenly appeared, and many people didn't see it clearly. Although Wu Zuo found the murderer's head, the head was blown to pieces, so we could only draw it.
Maybe someone who saw the murderer can identify it and see if it looks like him."
Xu Qinghuan looked at it carefully: "It looks like this."
The officer breathed a sigh of relief.
The portrait shows a man with prominent cheekbones and thick eyebrows, but there is a bit of sternness in his eyes. The people in the yamen must have brought in their personal emotions when painting.
A murderer who kills people with a firearm is naturally different from ordinary people.
But most of the time they look like just ordinary people.
Li Xu asked: "Is this person tall?"
The Yamen almost nodded: "It's true if we check it with you."
Li Xu looked at Xu Qinghuan: "Miss Xu has determined that the case is related to Wang Yun. Just now, the eldest lady will recognize the murderer at a glance. Did you remember that I once told Mr. Xu Wu that I suspected that Wang Yun let him go without permission?
A merchant transporting private goods."
Li Xu is still so smart and can guess the overall situation from a small thing. Xu Qinghuan said: "I heard my fifth uncle mentioned that I happened to see a tall person appear, so I made this guess."
Li Xu still looked at Xu Qinghuan with a smile. Obviously he didn't believe it, but he never showed the slightest doubt: "I heard that these firearms were transported to Dazhou via smuggling ships. I think everything was privately traded with the Zhang family.
The merchant arranged the goods. If the merchant wants to accomplish this, he must understand the connections between the Zhang family, the Sun family, and the Yan family. Someone must pass the news to the merchant. The Yan family used to be pirates and were very concerned about maritime affairs.
Understand that the Zhang family happens to need manpower to serve them, so helping the Zhang family and the Sun family to buy and sell private goods is the best way to get close to the Zhang family.
I guess the eldest lady was able to find the traces left by the murderer after thinking like this."