Chapter 672: Fruitless Verification Requires Reflection
Li Miben guessed that Concubine Li Jingfei designed to frame Zhu Youxiao for the sake of the Seventh Prince Zhu Changying, but after Chen Ju told the truth, he brought out Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian has always been close to the crown prince Zhu Changluo, after all, Li Mi also deliberately guided him in this regard.
But not long ago, Wei Zhongxian revealed to Li Mi that he and Baba had become a palace food, and Li Mi had to warn Wei Zhongxian and let him stay away from Baba in order to prevent a slight situation.
As soon as these thoughts sprung up, Li Mi suppressed them.
Because Wei Zhongxian is not a short-sighted person, he should not be so bold to take revenge on the crown prince and the eldest grandson of the emperor because of a palace maid, and no matter how bold he is, he will not dare to do so.
So what was his motive?
If you want to find out, you can only interrogate Wei Zhongxian, but Wei Zhongxian is hiding in the deep palace at this time, Zhu Yijun is angry, even Zhu Changluo doesn't dare to enter the palace to touch the moldy head, how can he see Wei Zhongxian?
Li Mi thought about it, and finally said to Chen Ju: "I want to enter the palace to ask for a meeting, can Gonggong Chen help me play Your Majesty?" ”
Chen Ju also knew that the matter was very important, if it was really Wei Zhongxian's doing, he let Wei Zhongxian take the shift, and he was also responsible for it, so he didn't dare to refuse at the moment, and obediently entered the palace.
However, it didn't take long for Chen Ju to come back, shake his head at Li Mi and say, "Long live Lord doesn't want to see you...... Also said...... And said you should stop meddling......"
When Li Mi heard this, he also shook his head and smiled bitterly, this Zhu Yijun was still angry about Li Mi's refusal to marry.
Although Zhen Mi listened to Zhu Xuan's secret and already knew that she was not a virgin, she knew that she was wrong, and she was even more afraid of the scandal going public, and she didn't dare to go to the Guogong Mansion to find trouble, but it did not prevent her from saying bad things about Li Mi in front of the emperor.
Unable to see Wei Zhongxian, Li Mi could only find another way, and after leaving the Twelve Prisons, he finally came to Zhengyangmen and boarded the Arrow Tower.
At this time, the arrow tower of Zhengyangmen has not yet had time to be repaired, and it is in a state of martial law blockade, and the forbidden army is heavily guarded, and it does not dare to make a mistake.
Li Mi, the mad dog of the Imperial Palace, has long been a detective in the capital, and the forbidden army does not look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, even if he does not look at the face of His Royal Highness the Prince, he does not dare to offend Li Mi, the only grandfather of the country for more than a hundred years, after all, not everyone is Zhu Xuan, and his head is not so iron.
It is not the first time that Li Mi has investigated the fire scene, and the fire investigation has extremely important criminal investigation significance and value, which goes without saying.
It was only when he saw the fire that Li Mi deeply realized how big this fire was, and the entire arrow tower was almost burned to ashes, except for a few heavy masonry load-bearing columns, the rest of the structures were almost all burned down.
Zhu Changluo and the others were also secretly frightened, but they also sighed.
Because the fire burned so thoroughly, there were not too many clues left at all, perhaps this is the reason why many criminals like to use fire to destroy evidence.
"Sir, what should I do if the fire has burned all the way and nothing is left?"
Zhu Changluo looked extremely depressed, although he knew that Li Mi had great ability in criminal investigation, but the fire took away everything, and it was Song Ci's reincarnation, so I was afraid that it would be difficult to find some clues.
knew that his son was wronged, and even framed by others, but he had no way out and was helpless, Zhu Changluo was also very depressed in his heart.
Li Mi didn't answer Zhu Changluo, but just stood in front of the ruined wall, closed his eyes slightly, and fell into deep thought.
After careful investigation, Li Mi really failed to find any direct evidence, and he couldn't even distinguish the point of the fire, which was really a headache.
Li Mi was not too disappointed, because his original expectations were not very large, although there is no direct evidence, but there are still some indirect inferences.
After thinking for a long time, Li Mi finally opened his eyes and said to Zhu Changluo.
"It's only been a drum for a while, and the fire has reached an irreparable level, and if there is nothing to ignite, it can't be done."
"Although it was not possible to find out what the ignition was at the scene, it was clear that the ignition was there."
"Looking at the entire palace, there are not many people who can come to Zhengyangmen with fire-causing things under the noses of the forbidden army, after all, they need to pass the investigation of the forbidden army, so Wei Zhongxian's suspicion is still the greatest."
When Li Mi said this, everyone was also stunned.
Wei Zhongxian is the great eunuch of the Salary Saving Division, and it is too easy to carry the things that cause fire, not to mention that it is still the cold winter season, which is the most prosperous and lively time of the year for the Salary Saving Division.
"But we don't have any evidence, and we can't get a confession, so how can we verify it?"
"Can you just watch my son be wronged and suffer and suffer?" Zhu Changluo was also sad and indignant.
Li Mi also fell into deep thought, he didn't say anything for a long time, and everyone was even more anxious when they saw this, after all, counting today, Zhu Youxiao has been locked up for three days, and he is just a child under ten years old!
Zhu Changluo encountered such dark days when he was a child, and he knew very well how bad an experience would have on children of this age, and what a huge shadow and trauma it would leave on his future life.
At this time, he took Li Mi's hand and pleaded: "Sir, you must think of a way to save Wu'er!" ”
He was already a cowardly character, and now when he encountered such a tricky matter, he blamed himself even more, although Li Mi locked him in the study, so that he could overcome the fear in his heart, and finally be able to think rationally and calmly.
But being rational and calm does not mean that you can think of a way, and watching your son suffer and not being able to do anything about it is the feeling that is the most torturous.
Li Mi is not in a hurry, but the more impatient he is at this time, the more troublesome it is, and he must eliminate distracting thoughts and concentrate on thinking.
The current dilemma is that he knows that Wei Zhongxian is the most suspicious, but he can't confirm it, because Zhu Yijun has cut off the only way to investigate, Wei Zhongxian is hiding in the deep palace, and neither Li Mi nor Zhu Changluo can verify it.
"Since it can't be proved that Wei Zhongxian is the murderer, then we can only change one angle and prove that Zhu Youxiao is not the murderer as much as possible......"
Thinking so, Li Mi asked Xiang Mu and Shi Chongsheng, "When did you leave Zhengyangmen, do you have any witnesses other than you?" It's best to be a third-party witness, after all, your relationship with the prince is too close, and the credibility of the confession is not high......"
"Those slaves and maids in the family know about themselves, but they can't even trust our two old men, and the confessions of the slaves and maids in the family are inadmissible......" Xiang Mu is also a delicate person, and said at the moment.
But Shi Chongsheng was silent, and when Li Mi turned his eyes to him, the old man suddenly opened his eyes and said to Li Mi.
"There really is one!"
Hearing Shi Chongsheng say this, Zhu Changluo suddenly came to his senses and asked him urgently, "Who is it?!" ”
Shi Chongsheng looked at Xiang Mu, and then said, "It's Qin Tianjian's winter official Zheng Su Xiu!" ”
Xiang Mu also suddenly realized at this time, and pointed at Shi Chongsheng and said, "No wonder you left halfway and ran into Su Xiu?" ”
Shi Chongsheng nodded and said: "Yes, when you and Shizi were cleaning up the guys, Su Xiu passed by, saying that the leaky pot was broken, and he was afraid of delaying the change, so he asked him to go to the Shenwu Gate in advance to check, Su Xiu saw me, so he chatted with me for a few words, just to show how he repaired the leaky pot, and the old man didn't care about it at the moment......"
"In other words, he saw you leave Zhengyangmen? And there was no fire at that time? Li Mi also cheered up a little, this Su Xiu is a person from Qin Tianjian, and he has no interests with Zhu Youxiao and others, if he can come forward to testify, his credibility is higher than that of Xiang Mu and Shi Chongsheng and others.
"It's just that he just saw you leave, but he can't prove whether you came back to set fire to it later, let alone prove that you stayed in the Armory Bureau and didn't go out......"
Li Mi is still a little dissatisfied, after all, someone else has a calculating or unintentional, and he really wants to frame Zhu Youxiao, without evidence, the testimony must stand up and withstand any rebuttal!
However, Shi Chongsheng shook his head and said, "No, he can prove it!" ”
"Although Su Xiu is only a pot from the eight-rank winter official, he is very disciplined, the drums have not stopped, and he has not yet started, he will not leave, after all, he is also a straight person that day!"
Zhu Changluo was also overjoyed, and asked Shi Chongsheng: "You mean that this person will wait until the beginning of the shift to leave?" This means that not only can he prove that you have left and have not returned to set the fire, but it is very likely that he witnessed the process of arson, and even met the culprit of the arson? ”
As soon as Zhu Changluo said this, everyone was very excited, it was Li Mi, and there was also some meaning of willow and flower.
Through the collection of eyewitness information, it can provide a large amount of intuitive information and restore the process of the crime, and the witness is the first choice!
Li Mi is not stunned, let alone a criminal investigator, he has already asked Zhu Changluo to do an eyewitness investigation, but there are no witnesses to the forbidden army, this is the weirdest and weirdest place.
There are guards in the entire Zhengyang Gate, and there are guards on the arrow tower, and no one has seen the arsonist, which is a bit abnormal in itself!
Now that a witness has finally been found, Li Mi and the others are overjoyed, and after Chaoshi Chongsheng confirmed it again and again, Li Mi did not delay any longer, led everyone, and came to Qin Tianjian without stopping.
Because Zhu Yijun placed Matteo Ricci and other Western priests in the Qintianjian and wanted to have a combination of Chinese and Western cultures and the whole school calendar, so after coming to the Qintianjian, Li Mi was not too unfamiliar.
This Qin Tianjian is a small yamen, and the chief official is the chief supervisor, deputy supervisor and chief bookkeeper, mainly responsible for the personnel and other management affairs of the yamen.
Under the chief official are many subordinate officials who do business, and the Qin Tianjian is also divided into four departments: astronomy, omission and calendar.
The so-called five senses refer to spring, summer, mid-autumn and winter, and each season has a corresponding official to push the calendar, setting the four hours.
There are all kinds of officials, all of them are following Qin Tianjian at this time, and they are able to go out to greet the driver, after all, it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Xu Guogong who are here, just ask who dares to sit stupidly!
Li Mi and Matteo Ricci nodded and gestured, and then glanced around, but Zhu Changluo was straightforward, and asked Qin Tianjian, "Where is the Dongguan Zhuju Zheng Su Xiu?" ”
When the prisoner heard this, his face turned pale!