Chapter 109: The Fish in the Net
If it weren't for Hetai staring at the back, it is estimated that he would have snorted casually, and checked one by one with a strong spirit, and when he reached the sixth, his eyes lit up, and he found that this woman was very beautiful, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and affectionate eyebrows, and she was a little beauty! But the next moment he was stunned in his heart, something was wrong with this woman's face!
He slowly looked back at Hetai, but his subordinates did not stop, and with a forceful unveiling, the woman's beautiful face was torn off. Looking at the face in his hand, he subconsciously thought that this woman was an assassin who killed people without blinking, so he ran to Hetai's side.
"Lord Wang, Lord Wang, it's her!" Cui Li was wearing a eunuch robe, running in the wind.
"Jing Lan, your face?" exclaimed the man next to the woman.
"How did she change?"
"There's a ghost!"
The people behind the woman didn't know what was happening, but the people next to her and in front of her saw it clearly, and the people in her group scattered in a hurry, and ran to the guards in panic for protection.
These guards were also shocked, how could this woman's face be removed?
"Lord Wang?" Commander Xu was also taken aback, but after all, he was the commander, and he still kept his composure and looked at Hetai.
"She is the qin master Jing Lan, and she is good at the piano! she is especially proficient in the score of the guqin, how can her face be?" Chief Tin was shocked, and couldn't believe what was happening in front of him.
"It's a disguise technique, she's an assassin!" said Hetai lightly.
"Huh?" Commander Xu pulled out his sword with a loud voice, wanting to step forward to catch the murderer. was stopped by Hetai, he was puzzled, but he still obeyed the order. The next moment, he also understood why Hetai stopped him from stepping forward, because he was not needed at all.
Because at the same moment when he was torn off, he saw that Chao Hetai, who was named Jing Lan, said hatefully: "King Jinyang, there is you!" and then jumped forward, performed light skills, and stepped in the void to escape. But he was surrounded by dozens of figures who appeared from nowhere.
The cold arrows in the crossbowmen were all aimed at the Assassin, seemingly ready to shoot her into a hedgehog at any moment.
After seeing Cui Li's search method focusing on his face, the assassin was actually faintly aware of it, but he was very confident in his human skin mask, and he didn't choose to escape with a fluke mentality, but chose to accept the search, but he didn't expect Cui Li to be able to easily uncover his mask, but even if he escaped at the beginning, it was impossible to escape.
But she only felt that Cui Li was to blame at this time, and glanced at Cui Li hatefully. Then with a flick of his wrist, two darts flew out, straight in the direction of Cui Li, and when he saw it, he secretly pinched a cold sweat, and the person next to Cui Li avoided it even more lifelessly.
At the same time as the dart was fired, the assassin held a short sword, the blade of which was extremely sharp in the candlelight, and the tip of the knife stabbed straight into the chest of one of the people who surrounded her.
Although the women's martial arts are not low, the evil tiger is still difficult to defeat the wolves, not to mention that these dozens of people are all elites, but they are tigers. Under the siege, he fell to the upper hand in an instant at this moment, and was captured in less than two moves.
Hetai sneered, "Carving insect skills!" A palm of the wind actually shook the dart away, and when it hit the ground, it was rare for the internal force to be so deep.
"That's right, this dart is the dart that killed the maid in Concubine Zhuang's palace, it's exactly the same. Commander Xu carried the dart rope. It was then handed over for safekeeping, which was physical evidence.
She wasn't frightened when she was caught, she just said in disbelief, "How do you know, how do you know that I'm hiding in the Celestial Prison." After saying that, he smiled sadly, with sadness and seemed to have self-deprecation, and he should understand that this is a matter of time.
The besiegers were all elites, and after capturing her, they pinched her cheeks and pulled out the poison that the assassins had used to commit suicide at the last moment before escorting her to Hetai.
After Jing Lan was captured, the noisy chatter in the crowd came out. It seems that only words can calm the surprise in my heart. Jing Lan, who played with her every day and slept in a house, was an assassin?
When she arrived in front of Hetai, she looked at him stubbornly, her eyes did not dodge or fear, as if she had already looked down on life and death, and she could accept this result calmly.
"Your calmness is admired by this king, but unfortunately, now that you have been captured, you have only one way to die. Hetai said lightly.
"Hahaha!" the assassin laughed until his voice was a little sad, "If you want to kill or chop, listen to it." She red-eyed, "Do you think I'm going to be scared to death?"
From the moment you become a killer, your life is no longer your own, you can only live for the task, die for the task, and want to dominate your own life?
"You killed Concubine Zhuang?" asked Hetai bluntly.
"Knowingly asked. "The Assassin was impatient. It seems that he only wants a quick death.
Her presumptuousness and disdain made Tsurutai furious, and he immediately exuded a murderous aura, as if the next moment the assassin would die without a place to bury.
"The prince is angry, don't fall for her, save her life and interrogate. Among the guards behind him, an older crepe man walked out, and he looked very out of place in the guard's clothes. As he walked out of the crowd of guards, several old men dressed like this came.
"Exactly, King Jinyang, I still have to interrogate her, don't hurt her first. ”
"In my opinion, I should be interrogated overnight, so as not to have many dreams at night. "The last person to speak said that the one who wore the guard uniform was Qian Shilang. It's hard to hide your joy when you speak.
"How did the prince think that the assassin would hide in the light with the art of disguise?" one of them asked with a strange expression. It was clear that he was not expecting to catch the murderer.
Looking at them, Hetai did not answer, the reaction of these people is exactly the desired result, kill the assassin? Will he be so stupid? The people in the Sentencing Department can at least be trusted, but the other few people, still need to be verified, they are in important positions, let them wear the clothes of guards and mix among the sergeants, just let them witness their own arrest of the murderer, and then interrogate the assassin together, and the multi-party personnel will hear together, no one should think about black and white. lest he stand on the side of Prince Hui when he gets it, and instead frame himself for making a false confession and looking for a scapegoat.
If you want to kill the Assassins, you just want to see if these people are stopping you, or do you want to kill the Assassins but let them go?
They blocked it, which shows that the loyalty of these people to the court has not been completely extinguished, and Qian Shilang's proposal is even more in the hands of Hetai. The assassin has a deep foundation, and there are other forces that want to prevent him from investigating the case, and it is true that there are many dreams at night, and an immediate trial is the best choice.
Sun took charge of the prison and took the assassin to the Sentencing Division, where the interrogation began immediately. He instructed the head of the Sentencing Division.
A team of guards escorted the Assassins, and the masters who besieged the Assassins naturally accompanied them to ensure their safety.
Hetai is still here until everyone checks it out. Originally, he didn't think so, but when he saw that the assassin was really found, Cui Li didn't dare to slack off, and became more cautious, and the speed was much faster. In less than an hour, all the people were checked.
Handed over the follow-up matters to Commander Xu, Hetai also rushed to the Sentencing Division, and met the emperor who came in a hurry at the door.
"Your Majesty, the starry night of the son-in-law disturbed the father's sleep, but he should be punished!"
"It's a big deal, and I don't blame you. The emperor's eyes were full of surprise, "Tai'er really caught the murderer?"
"Yes, the murderer hid in the Si Le Jian with the technique of disguise, and was discovered by the ministers, took off the mask, and was arrested. Hetai told the truth and paused, "Erchen also used the emperor's token to invite all three judges. "The word 'please' bites very hard, where is the please, it is clearly forced with a token. Otherwise, with their usual relationship with Prince Hui, how could they be willing to come with them and see that they were caught and not reported to them?
"Good, good, you're doing the right thing, you're thoughtful. The emperor is pleased, the three divisions are here, as long as the evidence and confession are confirmed, Prince Hui is expected to have nothing to do, "Go, go in!"
In the sentencing department, Sun Zhangjian, Qian Shilang, Dali Siqing, and Yu Shi Dafu chattered endlessly.
"Master Zhu, I think it's still you who is the judge. ”
"The old man wants to do his best, but his throat hurts these days, so it's not appropriate to talk more, Master Cui, it's better for you to come. ”
"I can't do it, I have a cold and a headache, so it's better to be a juror. ”
"Qian Shilang, then only you have to work to take on this big responsibility. ”
"There are a few officials here, how can it be my turn to be a squire to be the chief official?" Qian Hongyuan shook his hand again and again.
"Sun is in charge, then Sun is in charge, the Sentencing Department is in charge of the palace punishment department, and this assassin is the harem concubine who was killed, so Sun should be in charge of the trial. ”
"Yes, Sun is in charge. ”
Finally caught the assassin, but several people passed the buck to each other, and the interrogation had not started for so long? As soon as the emperor and Hetai entered the lobby, they saw such a picture.
The emperor frowned, how could he not understand the thoughts of these people, but he was afraid that if he became the chief judge, Prince Hui would not spare them. But aren't you afraid that you will delay the opportunity and not be able to give an account to the emperor?
Hetai took a step forward: "For so long, your lords are still arguing here, is this kind of work efficiency worthy of being in a high position for the emperor and generals, and worthy of the soul of Concubine Zhuang?"
"Long live, the crimes of the ministers deserve death. "A few people just noticed that the emperor was coming, why didn't anyone report it?" "Prince, we, this case is very important, and the prince has not decided who will preside over the trial for us, so he does not dare to start the trial arbitrarily." ”
Well, a ball has been kicked to Hetai.
The emperor snorted coldly and sat down on a chair under the hall, "This case is serious, I will be tried by the three divisions, and the criminal department Shangshu, Dali Siqing, and Yushi Dafu will jointly try this case, Zhu Aiqing, you are the chief official." Qian Aiqing and Sun were in charge of the prison and did side trials. ”
"Yes!" said the crowd, and then got up and took their seats.
Lord Zhu couldn't hide from it, he was handpicked by the emperor, and he didn't dare to shirk it anymore, alas! Who made himself half a level higher than Lord Cui. At the critical moment, the senior officials killed people. Now Prince Zihui must not be able to explain it, but if he doesn't ask the case well, the emperor will not be able to pass this hurdle. He sat down in the middle of the hall with a heart of seven up and eight down.
Hak-tae and Choi-sama sat down on the left and right. Under the watchful eye of the Emperor, the interrogation of the Assassins began. Assassins are dead, and their mouths are so easy to pry open.
The candles in the lobby of the Sentencing Division flickered and remained unextinguished all night.