The servant walked in with a box containing evidence extracted from the woman's corpse. The two soldiers followed him closely and carried the body up.

Kong Qingyun stood up in shock, "Your Highness, ...... are you?"

"That's right, the on-site autopsy. Master Kong doesn't believe what the living say, I don't know if you believe what the dead say? ”

Gu Huaijin saw that Kong Weizhen's expression was a little unnatural, and he didn't even dare to look back, he raised the corners of his lips and said to the two Yajun: "What's wrong with the second son of Kong?" Isn't it because you can't move anymore? Why don't you help Kong Er Gongzi turn around and let him watch with us. ”

Seeing that the two soldiers carrying the corpses were about to come, Kong Weizhen hurriedly shouted: "Don't touch me, I'll see it myself." ”

He took a deep breath and turned around, the white cloth on the corpse had been lifted, revealing a bruise-purple face. As soon as the wind passed through the hall, it drifted to his side with a slight peculiar smell.

Kong Weizhen resisted the urge to vomit and forced himself to open his eyes.

Gu Huaijin saw it, and said to him with satisfaction: "You can start." ”

The man took out the contents of the box, first two packets of wet soil.

"This bag is the dirt that His Highness took from the Bahe River, and this bag is the dirt scraped from the soles of the corpses. After the inspection of the villain, they do belong to the same kind of soil. ”

Kong Qingyun sneered and looked at the work questioningly, "What difference can this soil make?" There are so many rivers in Chang'an City, why don't you say that the soil on the soles of her shoes comes from the Lihe River, the Chan River or the Wei River? ”

In the face of his questions, he was very calm, and he was very experienced in the post-mortem industry.

"It's true that the soil is similar in many places. Coincidentally, the soil in the Bahe River channel is extremely fertile, so the flowers and plants also grow luxuriantly, so the soil under the feet of the female corpse is mixed with crushed sunset mist flowers and seeds of other plants. Because of its fertility, the wet soil here dries slowly, while the soil in other rivers is a little barren and dries in a few hours. ”

Kong Qingyun has never bothered to try a case, and he doesn't understand it at all. It was precisely because of this ignorance that he could hear it in a fog, and he couldn't find the words to refute it, so he could only wave his hand, "Go on." ”

The servant took out another curtain from the box, "This is the curtain taken from Ye Gongzi's hand." The curtain is slender and fancy, but the middle is hollowed, and the scar on the corpse's neck is obviously thicker after comparison with the villain, although it also has the shape of a curtain, but there is no hollow pattern. If you look closely, there are two scars, the second one being much lighter than the first. It was thought that the murderer first strangled the woman with other objects, and then strangled the woman with a curtain. Because the woman was dead at this time, she didn't use much force when she attacked the second time. ”

He straightened the corpse's neck, and when everyone looked over, they saw that the bruise was indeed much wider, and that there was no hollow texture on the wound.

He took out the shoes he had taken from the corpse and showed the crowd the wear and tear of the soles.

"There are severe signs of wear on the back of the shoe. According to the villain's speculation, the woman should not have died at the place of the crime. After killing her, the murderer dragged her for a long distance before arriving at the place where the crime occurred. In addition, the woman must have struggled hard before she died, there was a missing piece of kodan on her index finger, and there was some dirt hidden in the cracks of her nails. The woman still stared after her death, indicating that she did not expect the murderer to kill her, maybe the two knew each other well and committed the crime suddenly. ”

The speculation of this work is similar to what Gu Huaijin thought.

Gu Huaijin looked at Kong Weizhen with a smile, "Second Master Kong, do you think this murderer is smart?" ”

I don't know if he was frightened, or if he was already weak-hearted, Kong Weizhen's face was even more pale than Fang Cai.

He tugged at the corners of his mouth, "Naturally smart." ”

Gu Huaijin disagreed, "I think the murderer is quite stupid, and at this moment, he still has the idea of hiding from the world." ”

Hearing the meaning of his words, Kong Weizhen had no choice but to smile and say, "I don't understand what His Highness means. ”

"It's best if you don't understand." Gu Huaijin no longer forced him, and said to Yajun: "Take the second son of Kong down first, I have something to say to Master Kong alone." ”

The Yajun received the order, and Kong Weizhen, who was lost in despair, soon disappeared into the hall.

Kong Qingyun glanced at Gu Huaijin suspiciously. This case has not been concluded yet, how can Wei Zhen be allowed to go down, is it possible that he wants to retry it another day.

Gu Huaijin sat for a long time, but he was tired, he stood up, stretched his waist, and said to Kong Qingyun with a smile: "Master Kong is really a good godson, even this king is afraid of the appearance of that dead man, Kong Er Gongzi looks calm. ”

Kong Qingyun couldn't hear his ridicule, but he still said cheekily: "He naturally doesn't have to be afraid of things that have nothing to do with him." ”

The two chatted a few more words, and finally Gu Huaijin calculated the time, and it was almost over, so he said to Kong Qingyun: "Master Kong has been on duty for so many years, I'm afraid he won't go into the cell much." ”

Kong Qingyun was a little surprised. How did he know? He really didn't go often, the place was dirty and smelly, and he would only lower his price when he stepped into it.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Gu Huaijin already knew the answer, "Although it is for prisoners, the jailers also have to stay." Even if Master Kong hates prisoners, he has to be considerate of his subordinates. I happened to go there the other day, and the conditions in that cell were really bad. ”

Kong Qingyun looked dazed, he couldn't keep up with Gu Huaijin's train of thought, and he was thinking about repairing the cell before the case was over.

He could only say: "If Your Highness is dissatisfied with anything, the lower official will let people change it." ”

This sentence is right in Gu Huaijin's arms.

Gu Huaijin said with a smile: "Master Kong, let's go to the prison with me now to see what needs to be repaired." ”

It is said that as soon as Kong Weizhen returned to prison, he was directly dragged to the torture place.

He looked at the torture instruments in the room, revealing fear, "What are you going to do!" ”

Wangshu came out of the shadows, holding a hot soldering iron in his hand, "Naturally, it was tortured to extract a confession." ”

Where had Kong Weizhen ever seen such a steaming object, and when he saw Wangshu leaning over, he was so frightened that his soul flew away, "You dare to lynch, my father will not let you go!" ”

The government pressed him to the ground, but he couldn't escape even if he wanted to.

Wang Shu walked up to him and slowly squatted down, "Gongzi Kong is afraid that he can't even distinguish the dignity of His Highness and the courtiers." You have your father's protection, I have His Highness's protection, which of the two of us is more valuable? ”

Seeing that he was silent, Wangshu chuckled again: "Actually, as long as Gongzi Kong confesses honestly, this torture instrument will not be able to hit you." ”

"I'm not guilty! Don't try to slander me! Kong Weizhen resolutely did not let go.

He couldn't plead guilty, and his father had already sent someone to tell him. As long as he does not admit his sin, everything has room to turn around, and if he confesses, no one can save himself.

Seeing that he insisted, Wangshu smiled and took a few steps back. Over there, the Yajun had already taken off Kong Weizhen's robe.

She took his robe and gently stroked the button on the collar, "Do you know why we are so sure you killed someone?" ”

Seeing that he still didn't speak, Wangshu replied by himself, "Liu Yun's nail is missing a piece of Kodan because she struggled when you killed her, maybe you didn't realize it yourself, she left scratches on your arm." ”

Kong Weizhen looked at his arm and saw that there were indeed two scratches on it, although they were not deep and did not hurt, but they did exist.

He felt weak for a while, and instinctively covered it with his hand.

Wangshu saw these in his eyes, raised his voice and said: "You and Ye Yunqi have a bad relationship, and they had a dispute because of Liu Yun's matter before, and they already have a grudge. You had a conflict with Liu Yun that day, and you killed her on the spur of the moment, but you didn't want to be responsible for it, and you happened to learn that Ye Yunqi was in Liu Yun's room, so you had a plan and planned to take the opportunity to blame Ye Yunqi. ”

"No, I didn't kill Liu Yun, you are slandering!"

The soldering iron in Wangshu's hand dangled in front of Kong Weizhen, he closed his eyes in fear, and the sweat on his forehead seemed to rain.

Wangshu sneered: "You have, otherwise how could Liu Yun's hand hold the button on your body?" That button is exactly the same as the one on your dress! ”

She threw the clothes in her hand in front of Kong Weizhen, who stared at the missing button on the placket, "Impossible!" How is this possible! ”

Kong Weizhen recalled quickly, but the heat in the cell mixed with nervous emotions almost drove him to collapse. He couldn't think of anything.

With a flash of inspiration in his mind, he suddenly sorted out his clue and instinctively retorted: "You are slandering me again!" This wasn't what I wore when I killed her that day! ”

It was only after he finished saying that he realized something, and his eyes widened in horror.

There was an instant silence in the cell. Only the sparks in the furnace burst and made a screeching sound.

Wangshu threw the soldering iron into the stove, she wiped the sweat on her face with relief, and said to the Yajun on the side: "He confessed, wrote a confession, and asked him to draw a confession." ”

"You're lying to me! You're lying to me! Kong Weizhen glared at Wangshu viciously.

Yajun put the confession in front of him and asked him to draw it. He looked at the black and white words in front of him, and there was only despair left in his heart, and he muttered, and began to struggle like crazy.

"I didn't confess my sin, you blamed me! Let me go! ”

Gu Huaijin and Kong Qingyun listened outside the door for a while, Kong Qingyun felt bad before, he wanted to rush in, but was stopped by Gu Huaijin. Hearing his son's confession, his heart instantly sank to the bottom, his hands were clenched tightly, and the tendons on his forehead were even more violent. At this moment, he couldn't bear it anymore, shook off Gu Huaijin's hand, and rushed in.

"Rebel!" He slapped Kong Weizhen in the face.

Kong Weizhen knelt down in fright, "Father, they are the ones who trick me, and they designed me." My son has not confessed, you have to save me! You must save me! ”

This is indeed a game set up by Wang Shu and Gu Huaijin.

The scratches on Kong Weizhen's arm were also scratched by Wangshu's previous orders to the Yajun to let them take the opportunity to arrest him.

They were gambling, betting that his psychology was not so strong, betting that he committed the crime in a hurry, and he couldn't remember the details at that time.

They even took great pains to arrange the atmosphere, and in order to make him even more nervous, they specially prepared a room of torture instruments. After that, Wang Shu brought out the true and false remarks, and he didn't have time to distinguish them. Even if you figure it out, if you want to refute her, you will show your feet again.

As the book says, "A man who does not speak of sin adds to his sin more than the other." That's the clearest truth.

Kong Qingyun calmed down, his eyes showing blame and resentment, "Your Highness, you are so cunning. This confession is uncountable, and you are forcing him to confess. ”

"Why can't you count? These are the words he said himself, and so many people listen to them, how can they regret it casually. Could it be that he has to wait for him to calm down and think about how to deal with the interrogation with lies and sophistries before such a confession can be counted? ”

Gu Huaijin knew that Kong Qingyun was shameless, but he didn't expect him to be so shameless, and he even cheated on him for his son.

"What's more, who's pushing him? Did anyone force him to kill? The torture set up by the ancestors is not a forced confession, but I haven't used the torture, but it has become a forced confession? ”

Kong Qingyun didn't speak, he knew that he was unreasonable, and he couldn't argue anymore, so he could only look at his son with a sad gaze.

Gu Huaijin turned around and walked out, "Bring Kong Weizhen up and continue to try the case." ”

He had never intended to stop the case, not to mention that it had only just begun. If Kong Qingyun was left with the illusion that he was going to suspend the trial, it would be really embarrassing.

And they returned to the church. Yajun stood beside Kong Weizhen with a confession, and he had not yet drawn a charge.

Gu Huaijin said to Kong Weizhen: "You can state the case now, if you still don't want to, this king will personally preside over the torture." ”

Kong Weizhen naturally didn't want to suffer from torture anymore, and now that so many people heard him confess his guilt, he had no way to retreat, so he could only sigh and confess honestly.

"I do hold a grudge against Ye Yunqi. I know that Liu Yun loves money, and she is the person who has the most contact with Ye Yunqi, so I want to buy her to kill Ye Yunqi. I had already said that I asked her out that night to give her silver, but she suddenly repented, she said that she couldn't do such a thing, and she also liked Ye Yunqi. I was angry that she repented, and I was afraid that she would go back to tell Ye Yunqi about it, so I killed her and blamed Ye Yunqi. As for the process of killing Liu Yun, it is no different from what I said. ”

Gu Huaijin and Wang Shu glanced at each other. Their speculation is still flawed. They didn't expect that Liu Yun was going to kill Ye Yunqi in the first place. It seems that the incense was given by Liu Yun, in order to facilitate her to do it later, when Kong Weizhen dragged Liu Yun's body to the house, he found the incense, so he cleared it away.

It's just that some of the motives for this murder are too unreasonable, and some of them even outweigh the losses.

So Gu Huaijin asked, "Do you want to kill Ye Yunqi just because of the previous grudge?" ”

Kong Weizhen replied without thinking about it: "Of course he has to die, I killed Liu Yun just to let Ye Yunqi die, this is Yong......"

"That's enough, Wei Zhen! Now that you've confessed your sins, don't say so much more. Kong Qingyun immediately interrupted him.

Kong Weizhen glanced at Kong Qingyun, as if he understood something, so he kept silent.

Gu Huaijin and Wang Shu had an epiphany.

It seems that Gu Huaiyu gave him this idea. Xiao Shuli was deposed, Gu Huaiyu has always counted this matter on Gu Huaijin and Wang Shu, he knew that Gu Huaijin attached the most importance to the Ye family, so he took such an opportunity to take revenge on the Ye family.

Indeed, Kong Weizhen is Kong Yueyao's younger brother, and it is inevitable that he will have contact with Gu Huaiyu. Helping my brother-in-law do this can not only consolidate the status of my sister and the Kong family, but also relieve my hatred for myself, why not? What's more, he didn't have to play himself at all in his original plan. And Gu Huaiyu sat behind the scenes and watched the fire, and he could leave the matter clean afterwards.

It seems that Gu Huaiyu has grown up, and he is no longer the third highness who only listened to his mother's words and was protected by his mother.

In the end, Kong Weizhen had to draw a charge. Gu Huaijin sorted out the file and prepared it to be handed over to His Majesty for disposal.

Ye Yunqi was also acquitted.

As soon as the three of them walked out of the official mansion, they saw Ye Miaoyi coming over with a worried face, she pulled Ye Yunqi to look left and right, and the corners of her eyes were sour.

"How did you get this way?"

Ye Yunqi was locked up for several days, and his appearance was indeed a little embarrassed, he helped Ye Miaoyi and comforted: "Sister, don't worry, it was the Kong family who framed me, and my cousin has already returned my innocence." ”

Ye Miaoyi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, "You're afraid you're not trying to scare me to death." If you weren't acting absurdly, how could someone else frame you? When exactly will you become sensible? ”

Ye Yunqi didn't know how to answer, so he could only touch his head and deal with it with a smirk.

"How did you know about this?" Wangshu was a little puzzled.

She and Gu Huaijin also specially told the people around Ye Miaoyi not to disclose the matter to her. She knew it now, though she knew it a little later.

Ye Miaoyi didn't know what they were thinking, and said truthfully: "His Royal Highness King Cheng told me." ”

This was what Gu Huaijin expected, and he sneered, "Gu Huaixin also has a conscience, and he won't tell you about this until now." ”

The ridicule in the words was clearly visible, Ye Miaoyi looked at Gu Huaijin's angry back, and looked dazed, "Cousin, what's wrong?" ”

Wangshu sighed softly.

She is also a smart person on weekdays, why can't she see clearly when she is in a relationship. If Gu Huaixin had been afraid that she was a pregnant woman, he would not have told her about it. Obviously, he didn't care about Ye Miaoyi and this child at all. In order not to hurt Ye Miaoyi, they tried their best to conceal it, but she was calculated over and over again by the person next to her.

Ye Miaoyi only thought that Gu Huaixin didn't like her, but she couldn't imagine that the reason why he didn't like her was that she had no use value. The Ye family's fall in the middle of the road not only did not help him in the slightest, but it would also be restrained and threatened because of the relationship between the Ye family and Gu Huaijin.

This path was chosen by her, and Wangshu couldn't say anything, so she could only shake her head helplessly, "You, what a stupid girl." ”