That afternoon, Yan Jinxuan sent a letter to Liu Chengze, asking him to meet him in a teahouse on the outskirts of the city.

"You must not give Situ Yuan and Yan Shichong a chance to further catch your mistakes, otherwise your black yarn hat will be difficult to protect. And once you lose your black hat, Yan Shichong's henchmen will inevitably enter the Metropolitan Procuratorate immediately, and at that time, the three divisions (Dali Temple, Criminal Department, and Metropolitan Procuratorate) will all fall into his hands. If this is the case, he will be even more unscrupulous in the future, and the entire Ming Kingdom will be chaotic at that time. Yan Jinxuan said solemnly.

"I understand, so I won't let them take advantage of it this time anyway. After returning to the yamen today, he directly interrogated the doorman, and he also said that he had not slept soundly in the middle of the night last night. Liu Chengze said respectfully.

"If it's as the doorman says, it means that someone is deliberately causing trouble behind his back, but if it's just an excuse for him to escape punishment, that's another story." Yan Jinxuan said.

"But how do you tell?" Liu Cheng hurriedly asked, this is what he has the most headache now.

"If it's the first case, we can take this opportunity to find out the truth of the matter step by step, and if it's the second case, you and the envoy Fu will be in the limelight, so no matter what, you need to get the guard's truth out today."

"Yes. I'll go back and interrogate him properly. ”

"After the trial, no matter what the outcome is, he must be dismissed immediately." Yan Jinxuan said.

"Okay."

And so the two were separated.

However, when Liu Chengze returned to the yamen, he was told by his subordinates that the doorman had committed suicide by biting his tongue in the interrogation room.

Liu Chengze immediately discussed with Fu Dapeng.

"His death has tilted the whole situation in Situ Yuan's side, what should we do?" Fu Dapeng asked.

Liu Chengze is also puzzled. So he said, "Let me think again." ”

"Do you think what he said earlier is credible?" Fu Dapeng asked Liu Chengze.

"I think it's quite credible, but he chose to commit suicide in the end, which is a bit difficult to explain." Liu Chengze said distressedly.

"Then now we can't argue." Fu Dapeng smiled bitterly.

"However, no matter what, we must not be discouraged and retreat in the slightest, we must work hard to keep our current position, and we must not let the Yan Party take advantage of it." Liu Chengze said.

If the three divisions fall into the hands of Yan Shichong, it will be tantamount to letting Yan Shichong monopolize the judicial department of the Ming Kingdom, and then the people will really have nowhere to redress their grievances. ”

"yes, we'll have to work together for that."

The two tapped each other on the shoulder and continued to get about their work.

In the evening. Someone came in and reported: "Two adults. Situ Shangshu asked to see him. ”

That's a real thing to avoid!

Liu Chengze and Fu Dapeng exchanged glances.

Immediately, Fu Dapeng said to the visitor, "Let him come in." ”

After Situ Yuan came in, he asked, "How was the cross-examination?" ”

"He said he wasn't asleep and thought someone was trying to frame him." Liu Chengze said busily.

"Frame him? It's nonsense, who would be so boring to do such a thing? Situ Yuan knew that they couldn't catch any handle on this matter, so he asked calmly.

The two were silent.

Du Bai, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, who was sitting next to the two of them, spoke slowly: "Lord Situ." The doorman had killed himself two quarters of an hour earlier. ”

As the supervisor appointed by the emperor to do this, Du Bai is naturally towards his own head.

"Oh? So it doesn't seem that we have wronged him. Lord Liu, Lord Fu. Then we'll see you in court tomorrow. Situ Yuan smiled and got up to leave.

"How's that okay?" Fu Dapeng hurriedly asked Liu Chengze.

"Who were the people next to him when he bit his tongue and killed himself?" Liu Chengze asked.

"Me, Du Bai, and the two interrogators." Fu Dapeng replied truthfully.

Liu Chengze's expression was awe-inspiring.

"Did he do anything unusual during this time?" Liu Chengze asked.

"Nope."

"Were you in there all the time?"

"Yes. Oh, and I heard some noise outside the window halfway through, so I walked over to take a look. ”

"And then?"

Then I noticed that it was very quiet outside. So he turned his head and talked to them. ”

"Did the doorman bite his tongue and kill himself after this incident?"

"Yes."

"How long does it take to interval?"

"About a quarter of an hour."

"Let's go check the doorman's tongue." Liu Chengze said.

Fu Dapeng immediately realized something, and hurriedly said, "Okay." ”

The two of them looked closely at the guard's severed tongue and found that there were indeed tooth marks.

This means that there are no flaws.

The two of them took a deep breath of cold air, but they were still very unwilling.

This doorman doesn't look like a liar, and if he hasn't done anything he needs to commit suicide in fear of sin?

But they have to come up with a better way to deal with it tonight, or they'll be very passive tomorrow morning.

"I'm going to meet Lord Yan." Liu Chengze, who really has no choice, said.

"Good. Then I'll be waiting for you in the yamen. Fu Dapeng said softly.

So Liu Chengze set off from the back door of the Imperial Court to Yanfu overnight.

It was late at night, and there was silence in Yanfu.

When the person in charge of the door came to knock on Yan Jinxuan's door, Yan Jinxuan immediately put on his clothes and got up.

"Second master, there is an adult surnamed Liu who asks to see you." The man in charge of the door whispered.

"Uh-huh, you can let him come to the living room."

"Yes."

Yan Jinxuan changed into formal clothes in twos and threes.

After Liu Chengze saw Yan Jinxuan, he told the doorman about biting his tongue and committing suicide.

"What do you think you can do?" Liu Chengze asked.

"The movement outside the window is a big suspicion, so I think it's very likely that the doorman didn't bite his tongue." Yan Jinxuan said.

"Huh? But if someone else makes a move, won't they make a sound? However, Fu Dapeng was always present at that time, and he didn't notice anything unusual about the doorman. ”

Yan Jinxuan pondered for a while and said, "I'll go and take a look." ”

"Then you're up for you."

The two of them soon arrived at the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

After some careful observation, Yan Jinxuan said: "His tongue was cut off with a sharp object similar to a tooth, not bitten by himself. ”

The audience was shocked.

"Usually the tongue doesn't die immediately after it is broken, so it's a good explanation why the people who were there didn't notice it." Yan Jinxuan said again.

"But won't he make a sound out of pain?" Fu Dapeng asked.

"Maybe I was intimidated by my attacker, so I didn't dare to make a sound." Yan Jinxuan said.

"Then it's obvious that it's Du Bai, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, who started it." Fu Dapeng said.

"Uh-huh."

"Then it's much easier." Yoo Seung-taek was overjoyed.

Adjudication is his forte.

The worry in his heart suddenly diminished. (To be continued......)

PS: Dear friends, the third watch is coming, good night!