Liu Zhongfang didn't think about how to crack this case, but now that the physical evidence is available, the human evidence is ...... Even if there was, it was enough to extort money from Du Ji, so he couldn't wait to return to Yamen.

Twisted up the token and threw it down: "Du Ji shopkeeper He Wannian, buy murder, the evidence is conclusive." Come on, put him in prison and transfer him to the criminal department! ”

Who knows, as soon as the token landed, before the official had time to act, a man wearing the official uniform of the outsider squeezed in outside the hall: "Wait!" The evidence in this case is not sufficient, and I am not convinced! ”

Liu Zhongfang's head began to hurt again, why didn't the Du family understand the rules of officialdom at all?

It took four or five days for the criminal case file to be transferred from Jingzhao Mansion to the Criminal Department, and it stands to reason that the Du family should actively raise money at this time and quietly bribe him to revise the file in the past few days.

This Du Dalang just broke in so aggressively, where did he put his dignified Jingzhao Mansion Yin's face? It's so arbitrary!

He made up his mind to teach this junior official from the fifth grade a lesson, but as soon as he sank his face, before he could say anything, he saw a middle-aged man in a purple robe squeezed in the crowd.

This person is nearly fifty years old, with a long beard on his horse face, a clear figure, and a bitter face, and he is the newly appointed prime minister and military squire Dou Lu Yao.

Dou Lu Yao was older, and his physical strength was not as good as Du Rangneng, and he trotted all the way, already tired and out of breath: "Du Da, what's the matter...... Helter-skelter...... Let you ...... Even official business...... Ignored? ”

It turned out that when Du Rangneng received the news, he was counting the weapons and honor guards at the military headquarters. As soon as he heard that his wife and daughter were embarrassed by Jing Zhaoyin, he threw away the half-recorded roster and hurried over.

His new Shangfeng was a down-to-earth and stern person, and when he saw him suddenly abandon his official duties and run away, he chased him all the way.

Dou Lu Yao finally grabbed Du Rangneng's sleeve, and was about to reprimand him sternly, only to find that he had reached the boundary of Jingzhao Mansion. I saw Yin Liu Zhongfang of Jingzhao Mansion sitting in the high hall, holding a token, as if he was trying some case.

"Cough-" Dou Lu Yao withdrew his hand, coughed lightly, and arched his hand to the hall: "Liu Fuyin." ”

"It turned out to be a bean squire!" Liu Zhongfang immediately changed his face and greeted him with a smile: "What kind of wind blew you here?" ”

"Nothing, nothing." Dou Lu Yao couldn't help but look at Du Rangneng: "I'm here to look for him, Du Dalang, how can I leave my post without permission during business?" Are you wrong? ”

"I don't know!" Du Rangneng stiffened his neck and said: "Jingzhao Mansion tried the case indiscriminately and wronged good people. If you don't come, won't you let your wife and children be wronged in vain? ”

In Du Baozhu's heart, Ayadu Rangneng is a good man who is dedicated to the country, and will never delay official business for personal matters.

She had asked A-Niang to inform A-yya, just in case they didn't succeed in saving people, she folded herself in, at least so that A-ya knew where to find them. Unexpectedly, Du Rangneng actually left his official duties and hurriedly came.

To be honest, she was quite relieved, as if she had seen the sight of herself convincing Ayabe to follow the emperor to Xichuan.

At that end, Liu Zhongfang had already begun to defend himself: there was no arbitrary judgment of the case, there was physical evidence and witnesses, and it was difficult for him to be caught in the middle.

"What kind of evidence is a few wine jars?" Du Rangneng was not convinced: "If I buy a few of the same wine jars and throw them into your yard, can I say that Wang Debao was killed by you?" ”

"Presumptuous!" Liu Zhongfang was annoyed and angry: "Are you saying that the official deliberately slandered He Wannian?" ”

"I didn't say that, but what you're doing so far isn't fair!"

Dou Lu Yao held down the two of them tiredly: "Can Liu Fuyin listen to a certain word?" ”

According to the official rank, Dou Lu Yao is half a step higher than Liu Zhongfang, and he is the current prime minister. Liu Zhongfang naturally wants to give this face: "You just say it." ”

According to a certain humble opinion, just what the plaintiff said and a few ownerless wine jars are indeed not enough to judge the case. Liu Fuyin might as well do some more investigation and find out conclusive evidence that can point to the murderer......"

Even the prime minister does not agree with the hasty judgment of the case, what else can Liu Zhongfang say? had no choice but to nod yes, saying that he would definitely send more people to search for evidence.

"What should the shopkeeper of Du Ji do?"

Liu Zhongfang did not hesitate: "He is a suspect, in order to prevent him from escaping from crime, he should naturally be imprisoned." ”

Now that this case is registered in front of the prime minister, I am afraid that I will not be able to make a lot of money, but I should always make a small amount of money such as a jailer, otherwise it will be too much of a loss for this promotion.

He made up his mind, and refused to let go no matter how much Du Jean could appeal. Dou Lu Yao didn't want to stretch his hand too long, so he had to nod in agreement: "This move has Liu Fuyin's considerations, Du Da, don't mess around anymore." ”

At this time, Du Rangneng had nothing to say.

"If we can't find evidence to clear up the grievances, I'm afraid that the shopkeeper will not escape this catastrophe, what should we do now?" Cui Shi held Du Baozhu, his palms were full of sweat.

Du Baozhu, who was asked, didn't have much of a clue at this time.

When the Tang Dynasty was prosperous, it also paid attention to 'leniency and prudent punishment', but now it is the late Tang Dynasty when the dynasty is on the verge of collapse, and the entire capital is Tian Lingzi's Yiyantang, how can you talk about evidence?

I'm afraid that when the time comes, Liu Zhongfang will hand over Shopkeeper He to the Criminal Department, and at that time, the gods will not be able to save Shopkeeper He!

Zhou was calmer: "I'm familiar with one of Liu Zhongfang's staff, why don't you ask him for help?" ”

This is a bribe. Du Baozhu, who is from modern times, is very resistant to this, but the life of the shopkeeper is more important, and he can't take care of it much.

"Second aunt, I'll go with you!"

"Let's go." Zhou knew that Jiao Jiao'er was not a nonsense person, and she had one more idea, so he nodded and agreed.

The two hurriedly went back to the house to get the money, and were about to board the carriage, when Lu Ming quietly came up: "Little lady, Your Highness has an appointment with you." ”

Li Jie? What does he want to do? Although he was forced to become a companion with Li Jie, Du Baozhu still didn't have much trust in him, and he couldn't help but be alarmed when he heard the words.

Lu Ming handed the received letterhead to Du Baozhu, unfolded it, and there were only three words on it: 'Wang Debao'. Now, Du Baozhu has to go if he doesn't want to go.

After stabilizing the Zhou family, Du Baozhu came to the Ruyi Tea Shop as promised.

At this time, it was not yet dark, the business of Ruyi Tea Shop was still prosperous, and many literati were talking in the lobby on the first floor. Du Baozhu's car was parked at the door, which did not attract the attention of the guests.

When she stepped on the second floor, the first thing she saw was not Li Jie, but Pei Nuan, who was dressed in white.

"Du Niangzi." A trace of discomfort flashed on Pei Nuan's face, and he left in a hurry after a while.

What the hell is going on? Du Baozhu was suspicious, and always felt that Pei Nuan seemed to be hiding something.

"Du Baozhu." The door of the elegant room opened silently, and the dim light and shadow shrouded Li Jie.

"I don't know what His Highness has to call the slaves, what are your orders?"

Li Jie lowered his eyes and hid his thoughts: "For Wang Debao's death, I have found a witness for you. ”

Du Baozhu subconsciously asked: "Who is it?" ”

"An old man watching the boat." Li Jie's tone was flat, and his slightly long eyes swept towards Du Baozhu: "Are you going to talk about this here?" ”

Du Baozhu then remembered that he was in the corridor, and hurriedly followed Li Jie into the elegant room.

The witness mentioned by Li Jie was an old man in his sixties, who was a sailor when he was young, but now he is too old to run a boat, so he stayed at the dock to work as a guard. No matter where the ship comes, as long as it comes out of twenty wen, it can be kept watch by him for the night.

On the night of Wang Debao's accident, he was at the dock and saw two big men throwing a sack into the canal. He thought that the sack was some kind of waste, and after the two of them left, he secretly pulled the sack to the side of the boat with a penny to see if he could pick out anything valuable.

When I opened it and saw a miserable white face, I realized that it was a dead man, and I was so frightened that I didn't dare to guard the boat, and I kept hiding in Xianghao's house.

"What I said is true, little lady, you can do it, let me go, I don't want to die!"

Waving the old man away, Li Jie spoke: "This king has sent someone to find the murderer according to his description, it is a dead man raised by Sun Fang, and he is now hiding in a suburban farm." As long as you take Liu Zhongfang to the farm, you can clear He Wannian's suspicion. ”

Obviously it was a good thing, but Du Baozhu felt a little strange: "Why did Your Highness find the murderer so quickly?" ”

Li Jie's eyes flashed, but he didn't answer.

In a flash of light, Du Baozhu had a terrible guess: "Did you kill Wang Debao?" ”

"Not me." Li Jie pursed his lips and looked gloomy: "The murderer is indeed Sun Fang's dead soldier." ”

"What about you?" Du Baozhu stared at the young man in front of him tightly: "What did you do in the middle?" ”

If it hadn't been premeditated, Li Jie would not have found the murderer so quickly and sent the murderer to her so kindly. All she could think of was that Li Jie unintentionally discovered the murder, deliberately led the disaster to her, and planned to use her hand to deal with Sun Fang.

Li Jie avoided answering her question, just lowered his eyes and said, "This is a good time to break one of Tian Lingzi's arms, and you must not miss it." ”

"What about me?" Du Baozhu clenched his fists and suppressed his anger: "Your Highness keeps saying that we are partners, why did you never consult me before acting?" ”

"After consulting with you, will you agree to deal with Sun Fang?" There was no trace of shame on Li Jie's calm face, and his thick eyelashes cast a shadow in his eyes, making it impossible to see his mood clearly.

No. Du Baozhu had only one purpose from beginning to end, to make money and store grain, save the Du family, and save the innocent people in the capital.

Although Sun Fang is her business opponent, it is not to the point where water and fire are incompatible, and it is not worth her energy to deal with at all.

"But this king is different. The Tang Dynasty fell apart, and if Tian Lingzi was not eliminated, the country would die. This king will never let go of this opportunity! ”

"......" Du Baozhu's eyes flashed, and he suddenly lost the desire to argue with Li Jie.

Li Jie was born a prince, and of course his thoughts and worries are different from her, a flat-headed commoner, and she can't tell whether she is right or wrong. Can......

"Has Your Highness ever thought that Tian Lingzi is now so powerful that even Jingzhao Mansion has become a tool for him to get rid of dissidents, if he wants to protect Sun Fang, he can't do anything with just two dead men who are destined to die, maybe he will be bitten back by Sun Fang and accuse us of a false accusation?"