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More than 50 people gathered in the front hall again, and when they heard that Hu Guiyang had "solved the case," few people expressed their belief that the righteous sons were all veterans of interrogation and believed that their answers were impeccable.

The empty coffin was still there, and Hu Guiyang stood next to it, two stacks of confessions placed on the coffin lid, one thick and one thin.

"My father-in-law died, and there have been many people who have come to mourn in the past few days, and one of them must be known to everyone, that is, Wang Zhi, the new factory director of the West Factory."

The hall was silent, and no one understood why Hu Guiyang suddenly mentioned this person.

"It's very strange, there is only one captain from the East Factory, and Jinyiwei didn't even send anyone to come, but the West Factory Gong came to condole in person, and at first he refused to disclose his identity, pretending to be a small guy and asking East and West."

The eldest Hu Guishen interjected: "Third and sixth brother, what do you want to say?" Wang Changgong won't steal his father-in-law's body, right? He didn't have this chance, and the brothers sent him out of the gate together. ”

"After all, the factory is the factory father, you don't have to do it yourself what you like, someone will naturally send it to the door."

Hu Guishen's face changed suddenly, in order to compete with the fifth elder Hu Gui for the position, he had already thrown himself into the West Factory, which was a semi-open secret, "Third and sixth brothers, you ...... You ......"

Hu Guiyang laughed, "It's not you, big brother, your confession is the most innocent, and there are always other brothers by your side for three days, and they can all testify for you." ”

Hu Guishen snorted, but his face never recovered.

"Wang Zhi is here to win over people, at noon on the day my father-in-law passed away, I saw him come out of a room in the West Chamber, with a smug face, he must have succeeded. Interestingly, in everyone's confessions—" Hu Guiyang pointed to the paper on the lid of the coffin, "only I admit to seeing Wang Zhi alone." ”

"The person who was co-opted is you." The boss Hu Guishen said coldly, knowing that this was not the truth.

"Hehe, of course it's not me, Lord Yuan promised to try the position of 100 households in order to let me investigate the case, and Eunuch Wang will only make friends, without any actual promises, and he can't win over people as greedy as me."

Hu Guishen's face turned red.

"There was a man, to be precise, a brother who had seen Eunuch Wang in private and accepted the wooing, but did not admit it. I hope this brother will stand up now and explain it in public, so that I don't have to guess here. ”

No one squeaked.

"I didn't say that Eunuch Wang stole the body, but if this brother refuses to come forward to explain, I have to guess in this regard."

Still no one squeaked.

Hu Guiyang picked up the thicker stack of confessions on the coffin lid and said with a smile: "Okay, I have to name names." These confessions were fine, they were all there at noon that day, and there were witnesses around. ”

He put back the confession and picked up another stack, "The seven parts here are different, the seven brothers happened to be alone during that time, and no one else can testify. ”

A man took two steps forward and said, "I'm one of them, but I didn't see the Xichang factory in private." ”

"The double third brother has stepped forward, very good, what about the other six?"

Yizi looked at each other, and seven more people walked to Hu Guineng's side one after another, one of them walked a few steps and retreated, Hu Guiyang smiled and said: "Brother Erqi's memory is still so bad, it is true that there is no you." ”

The seven people stood in front of Hu Guiyang, either with their heads raised or their heads bowed, all with a look of disdain.

Hu Guiyang picked up the first confession, "The third brother can step down, you're fine, you didn't see anyone else at that time, but someone saw you, Lao Zhou, who was buying vegetables, said in his confession that at noon, he saw you coming out of Mrs. Zhang's house and greeted you, but you didn't see it." ”

Many people laughed, Mrs. Zhang is very famous in the Dongcheng area, there will only be one reason to go to her, Thirty San Lang Hu Gui can blush, and said angrily: "Who colluded with Wang Zhi, just say it directly, why let us stand up?" ”

"I'm sorry, but I think that's impressive."

Hu Gui Neng walked away angrily, the laughter in the hall was louder, and the fifth brother Hu Gui said fiercely: "Third or sixth brother, don't be joking, the whereabouts of your father-in-law are unknown, if you have clues, tell them quickly." ”

"Fifth brother is right, I'll speed up. One brother was not at home at the time, and the two brothers had the best relationship with the eldest brother, so they would not make friends with the eldest brother behind their backs, and there was no need, and the two brothers were the hardcore of the fifth brother, and they would soon be able to enter the Jinyi Guard, and they couldn't take refuge in the West Factory at such a time, so - you were left, third brother. ”

The hall was silent, all eyes looked at San Lang Hu Guijing, and after a while, the eldest brother Hu Guishen said: "Third and sixth brother, are you mistaken?" ”

"That's right, it's the third brother." Hu Guiyang is sure, "Eunuch Wang has already won over the eldest brother before, and he can be regarded as winning the big head, and next, he is very interested in the scattered people among our brothers, and he is very familiar with us, so he has looked for me, according to this line of thinking, the other brother he is looking for should also be a loose person." ”

Looking at San Lang Hu Guijing's gaze, it didn't all matter.

Hu Guijing is indeed a loose person, Sanliulang Hu Guiyang is famous for being lazy, Sanlang Hu Guijing is characterized by gluttony, he has been fat since he was a child, the bigger he gets, the fatter he is, and now he is a big ball, his movements are slow, and his mind is slow, so that he can't follow his father-in-law to go out to catch thieves, so he can only stay at home to take care of the slaves, he is nearly thirty years old, he has no marriage, and he has no independent door.

Hu Guijing also has a problem, that is, he is greedy, and he is so greedy that he is justifiable, the money for slaves to buy vegetables and rice, the gifts of the brothers to honor their father-in-law, etc., as long as they pass through his hands, they have to deduct a few points, which is called "hard money", everyone says that this is "fat money", and Zhao Ying also let it go.

"You, you bloody mouth!" In the face of the accusations, Hu Guijing finally spoke, his face flushed, as if he was aggrieved and angry, and as if he was weak and afraid.

Some people believe it, some people don't believe it, the old five Hu Guimeng said at this time: "The accusations of the third and sixth brothers are too arbitrary, why did the Xichang factory recruit the third brother, just to steal the body?" How was it stolen? ”

"I'll answer the latter question first, how did the body get stolen? Everyone should remember that after Wang Zhi revealed his identity that day, everyone went to flatter, not only the brothers, but even other guests also saw the stitches and wanted to see the factory father. ”

Hu Guiyang actually didn't see it in person, he went to the teahouse at the mouth of the alley to drink, but he guessed right, everyone in the hall did not refute, and some even lowered their heads embarrassedly.

"When Wang Zhi said goodbye, almost everyone was sent outside the gate, and that whole day, only at that moment, no one was waiting for his father-in-law's coffin."

Everyone nodded, only the third Hu Guijing's face became redder and redder, "I was arranging dinner for everyone...... Lao Wu, the old Wu of the kitchen can prove it! ”

Lao Wu and the other servants stood in the corner of the hall, and when they heard someone talking about themselves, they were frightened, and hurriedly said, "I'm busy cooking and stir-frying, I really didn't pay attention to ......."

Hu Gui has a lot of meat and not much guts, although he ranks third, he doesn't dare to compete with his brothers, so he can only say to Lao Wu: "You obviously see me ......"

"That's enough, third brother." Old Fifth Hu Gui shouted fiercely, he has authority, Hu Guijing immediately shut up, sweat on his face.

"Third and sixth brother, it's not that I'm picky, your evidence is still not enough." Hu Guimeng said again, which can be regarded as a kind of justification.

Hu Guiyang chuckled, and then became serious, "It's true that the evidence is insufficient, but the fifth brother's doubts have ready-made explanations. Why did Wang Zhi steal the body? Because of the Reiji Palace. I don't need to say much about the grievances between Lingji Palace and my father-in-law, Xichang chose to set up a government office opposite Lingji Palace, is it just a coincidence? Also, my father-in-law was transferred to Xichang, and he didn't see Eunuch Wang that day, but was received by another eunuch, Brother Sanjiu, who is that? ”

Hu Gui in the crowd immediately said, "Yundan." ”

has followed his father-in-law for many years, everyone knows the name "Yundan", and knows that this is one of the eunuchs who castrated boys back then, and one of the key criminals that his father-in-law has been chasing is also deeply related to this person and the Taoist priest of Lingji Palace.

Everything seems to be connected, and it instantly pushes the reason back to more than ten years ago, which is closely related to all righteous sons.

"Someone is going to make soup for their children and grandchildren." Hu Guiyang said.

Hu Gui said in a trembling voice: "Wang Zhi is also a person from Broken Tengxia." ”

The descendant soup is an evil medicine, it is said that it can make the eunuch regrow the root of the descendants, and one of the many medicinal materials needed is the root of the child, Zhao Ying saved the righteous sons from the knife back then, and more boys, including Wang Zhi, became eunuchs.

"Wang Zhi is a native of Broken Tengxia, and he is also a eunuch, and he has already parted ways with us." Hu Guiyang looked at the brothers, they all forgot all the previous experiences of Broken Tengxia, but they still remembered the fear when they were waiting for castration.

Even the eldest brother Hu Guishen believed it a little, "Even if Wang Zhi really has this intention, let's ...... I'm not a boy anymore. ”

"This is not a new medicine, but a continuation of the old medicine back then, so we still have to ask for our things and the help of the old Dao of Lingji Palace. Big brother, you escaped. ”

Hu Guishen was the first righteous son to fall to Xichang, hearing this, he couldn't help but look down at his crotch, and hurriedly raised his head again, "This kind of thing can't be concluded lightly, there has to be ...... Unequivocal evidence. ”

Hu Guiyang smiled, "Of course, tomorrow I will take my third brother to the West Factory in person and come back with a piece of conclusive evidence." ”

"Do you have a way?" Boss Hu Guishen asked.

"I have my own clever plan, and I won't leak it." Hu Guiyang laughed again, this time his laughter was not so annoying, but it made the brothers feel a little more at ease.

"Take the third brother down, whether he can get evidence from Eunuch Wang tomorrow is up to him."

Several people stepped forward and dragged the third child out, Hu Guijing was stunned, just crying, couldn't stand up at all, and when he left the front hall, he suddenly let out a howl like killing a pig.

"Okay, the person has been found, don't be nervous, let's disperse, what should I do, see how I fight the eunuch tomorrow."

"You...... All right? The boss Hu Guishen had to ask, "That's the Xichang factory appointed by His Majesty." ”

"I am a test hundred households appointed by the former military governor's office." Hu Guiyang blinked, "I also have a backer." ”

Everyone was skeptical and slowly retreated.

Hu Guiyang stopped the third and ninth brother Hu Guida, "Aren't you going to run errands for me?" Remain. ”

"Oh." Hu Guida was reluctant, and he was scared at the thought of going to the West Factory to confront him.

When the people were almost gone, Hu Guiyang whispered to the third and ninth brothers: "Go and invite the fifth brother back." ”

The fifth brother Hu Guimeng was already going back to his house, and he was invited back, his face was not very happy, and as soon as he entered the door, he said: "Third and sixth brother, you had better really have a backer, and you will go tomorrow ......"

"I won't go to Xichang tomorrow, most of what I said just now is nonsense, and the third brother may have been wronged by me." Hu Guiyang said with a smile.

Hu Gui, who came in, was so shocked that his legs were weak, and Hu Guimeng was furious, "What did you say?" ”

Hu Guiyang put away his smile, "Such a fuss, the person who has really been bought, will definitely contact Xichang tonight, fifth brother, third and ninth brother, I know that you two have not been bought, and it will depend on you to arrest people tonight." ”