After coming out of the prison cell of the Department of Commerce, Zhu Wenqi went straight to the Metropolitan Prosecutor's Office.

Although he touched the dust of Ma Chi's nose here, Zhu Wenqi didn't believe that everyone could be as difficult to deal with as Ma Chi, such as the former Judge Si Zheng Ge Biao, who was being examined by the Metropolitan Prosecutor.

"Jianwen joined the army in the second year, and Jianwen retired in the eleventh year, and successively served as the head of the Yamen of the Quanzhou Prefect, the chief arrester, and the chief bookkeeper of the torture room.

In the office of the Metropolitan Prosecutor Sizheng, Zhu Wenqi obtained the relevant files of Ge Biao and the first-hand materials of the Metropolitan Inspectorate's inspection.

"The possibility that Zhao Wu is a spy of Dongying does not exist, and it is easy to find out, Xichang is considered a manslaughter, but considering that Zhao Wu was indeed suspected of escaping at that time, Xichang was directly killed, we are not a system after all, and it is not easy to say anything."

Si Zheng is also an old man from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Han Linlang was born, and he was also transferred to Quanzhou from the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, called Yan Lian, a native of Jiangxi.

"Ge Biao can recruit basically all the recruits, Zhao Wu is indeed on his orders to take people to Quanzhou Port, the intention is to obstruct your Department of Commerce to investigate and investigate the case of smuggling, as for why obstruction, Ge Biao said that he has an interest in several businessmen of the Quanzhou Chamber of Commerce, and he acted like this because he was afraid that the smuggling case would be exposed."

Looking at the materials in his hand, he saw that Ma Chi's name was not in the list provided by Ge Biao, but he was bitten to death, and he Ge Biao himself was the umbrella of several smugglers, which made Zhu Wenqi laugh angrily.

Can such a crude confession be believed?

No one can believe it.

"Is there any other useful information that can be dug up?"

Zhu Wenqi glanced up at Yan Lian, hoping that the latter could still give a little help, but in exchange he shook his head.

"There is not much hope, this Ge Biao is determined to die, it is not realistic to want him to continue to climb, Quanzhou hides a large network of interests, Ma Chi may be one of the cores, and the other one you know, is the former shipping director who was poisoned in the prison.

If smuggling is something that the whole of Quanzhou is doing, then only the person who divides the money knows the most, Ge Biao is the most penny, he doesn't know much, there must be someone behind him, but who is it at present, Ge Biao is reluctant to say that it is difficult to find out. ”

Zhu Wenqi was a little unhappy, and opened his mouth to make a proposal: "Can I talk to Ge Biao alone?" ”

Faced with this proposal, Yan Lian shook his head helplessly and refused: "The person was transferred to the Metropolitan Prosecutor's Division, according to the rights and responsibilities of the subordinates, even the Quanzhou Prefect Yamen has no right to interrogate, his rank is here, I need to send him to Nanjing, and he will be tried and executed by the Three Law Divisions, and you can't see it." ”

Regarding this refusal, Zhu Wenqi also understood in his heart that the Metropolitan Prosecutor also had the worries of the Metropolitan Prosecutor, in case Zhu Wenqi killed Ge Biao when they met, then he Yan Lian would not be able to finish the calf.

Where can this kind of back door be opened casually.

Scratching his head, Zhu Wenqi was about to say goodbye, and before leaving, he turned his head and asked: "In the current Quanzhou prefect's yamen, are the bank accounts of the various divisions clean?" ”

"Huh." Yan Lian laughed directly: "At the end of each year, officials go to the Metropolitan Prosecutor's Office to declare their personal assets, and the bank will also dock, so easy to find out, which official would be stupid enough to open an account in his own name or that of his family." ”

Shrugging his shoulders, Zhu Wenqi left the Metropolitan Inspectorate with great interest, raised his head, looked at the scorching sun above his head, and suddenly felt a sharp frustration.

I thought I had cracked a big case, but the case turned out to be really not small, but only two or three kittens were caught.

There is no direct evidence to prove that Ma Chi is involved in smuggling, so he can't be falsely accused, in the end, he is one of the deacons of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, and he was cut indiscriminately, and he couldn't pay the difference in Nanjing.

And now Ge Biao has also bitten his mouth, and all the clues have been interrupted again.

Thinking that the first clue was provided by Chen Tianzheng, Zhu Wenqi cheered up, took the relevant materials after the arrest of the businessman of the Quanzhou Chamber of Commerce, and went straight to the prefect's yamen, and found Chen Tianzheng's office all the way.

I still have to report this matter to Chen Tianzheng to see if I can get any new and useful clues.

Although Zhu Wenqi said that he was in his heart that Chen Tianzheng was using him as a gunman, but now that he wants to make achievements, he really can't do without this Chen Tianzheng, who can't see the depth of loyalty.

"As far as the prior evidence is concerned, if there is no further excavation progress, then, in the eighteenth district of Quanzhou Port Warehousing, there are only five businessmen involved in the smuggling case of the Quanzhou Chamber of Commerce, as well as the former shipping secretary Si Cheng, deputy Si Cheng and the three people who provided help and protection for their smuggling."

Zhu Wenqi sighed and put the materials on Chen Tianzheng's table: "Ma Chi's subordinates are not in a good position, and they didn't ask anything and didn't say anything, but they were blackmailed. ”

Hearing Zhu Wenqi's words, Chen Tianzheng laughed.

"That bastard, I guess it's talking about the port workers again, will be these tricks that can't be put on the table."

"Do you know that?"

Zhu Wenqi was also amused.

"He's something." Chen Tianzheng smiled disdainfully: "Is it true that those workers are all members of their chamber of commerce?" People earn money to support their families, and they don't accompany him to rebel, the development of enterprises belonging to the imperial court finance in Quanzhou in the past two years has not been slow, even if there is no Quanshang and Huangshang branches, the big deal is that the official finds the Nanjing cabinet and borrows three or five billion, and is afraid that he will not be able to hold the bottom of the two chambers of commerce?

Quanzhou can't be chaotic, Daming, it's not the turn of a businessman to show off his might here and be the king. ”

As soon as he heard Chen Tianzheng's words, Zhu Wenqi suddenly felt full of confidence, and immediately planned to leave and continue to interrogate Ma Chi, but was stopped by Chen Tianzheng: "Even if we are not coerced by him, do you think there is any hope for him to open his mouth?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Wenqi immediately stopped.

That's right, even if the local people in Quanzhou have the strength to hold the bottom of 100,000 workers, and even say that the imperial court intervenes, what about the bottom of the entire Quanzhou 700,000 Li Shu?

Now there is no evidence at all pointing to Ma Chi as the mastermind behind the scenes, what can you do if Ma Chi is killed and doesn't admit it?

Do you cut off your head directly as a scoundrel?

It's not easy to kill a gallop, but is it necessary?

To put it mildly, is there no possibility that Ma Chi is innocent?

In the eyes of the common people, Ma Chi is a rich and benevolent businessman, who donates tens of millions of charity funds every year, and kills people just because he said two words to blackmail the court officials.

Putting on a posture that an official can take innocent lives at will does not benefit the face of the imperial court.

"Actually, what Ma Chi said is still very reasonable."

Unexpectedly, Chen Tianzheng said a good word to Ma Chi: "Stability is the most important thing in the affairs of the country." ”

At this moment, Zhu Wenqi's mind suddenly remembered the book that Fang Cai Ma Chi was reading.

In the first chapter of the title page of the political volume, Zhu Yunwen gave basic instructions on political stability.

Then, Zhu Wenqi remembered his father's two-word message to his eldest brother before he entered the palace after his eldest brother got married and served as the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

Stable!

"That's it."

After Chen Tianzheng flipped through the materials, he handed them back to Zhu Wenqi and explained: "In the retrial, if the trial really can't be done, the person will be released, and there is nothing to say about the guilty who should be sentenced to death, but don't arbitrarily convict people to death because of personal speculation and conjecture, that is illegal homicide, and it should not be an act of a mature official exercising power." ”

"Yes."

With a slick throat, Zhu Wenqi said goodbye and left, and it was not until he left the prefect's yamen that Zhu Wenqi suddenly woke up.

I forgot to ask Chen Tianzheng about the progress of the case in which the former shipping director Si Cheng was poisoned to death in prison!