Chapter 82: Trial and Conviction (I)
At night, Zhou Ruian chartered an inn near Dali Temple, and Jiang Qingyue kept standing in front of the window, staring in the direction of Dali Temple.
Zhou Ruian walked in, and when he saw her appearance, he couldn't help but feel a little helpless: "Qingyue, come over and have something to eat, it's still early, and it won't necessarily come today." ”
Jiang Qingyue walked to the table and sat down, picked up the chopsticks and began to eat, "Alas, I don't know if it's really like you think." ”
Zhou Ruian sandwiched a chopstick dish for her: "So are you worried about me now, or are you worried about Lin Zheyuan?" ”
Jiang Qingyue choked, raised his head and looked at Zhou Rui'an with a smile, and suddenly didn't know how to answer this question, so he couldn't help but silently lower his head and continue to eat.
After eating, it was still calm outside, Jiang Qingyue glanced at Zhou Ruian suspiciously: "Do you say that Fang Mingkun will really send someone?" Will he see that the witnesses are fake? ”
Zhou Ruian didn't speak, just glanced at her slightly embarrassed, then touched his nose and tried to make an innocent expression.
Jiang Qingyue was a little puzzled, but she understood in an instant, and couldn't help but be angry: "You won't tell me that the witnesses there are real, right?" ”
Zhou Ruian nodded silently: "Those two witnesses do live in the house next door to Dali Temple. ”
"You know that Fang Mingkun may come to kill people and kill people, but you still dare to let the witnesses take risks? Did Guan Youwei agree? Jiang Qingyue asked with a look of surprise.
"That's why I didn't tell him." Zhou Ruian said with a smile.
Jiang Qingyue: "......"
Jiang Qingyue was silent for a while, and finally said: "I finally understand why you have been impeached, in fact, it is not for me, I estimate that even if there is no me, you will not be impeached by the imperial history." ”
Zhou Ruian was really embarrassed now, "As the commander of the Jinyi Guard, where is there anyone who is not impeached?" This has nothing to do with me personally, mainly this official position, Qingyue, you have to believe me. ”
Jiang Qingyue laughed dryly twice, noncommittal.
Zhou Ruian was really aggrieved now, he was just about to speak, when he suddenly heard a sound outside.
Zhou Rui'an's face suddenly changed: "It's a signal!" There is a case! ”
Jiang Qingyue stood up instinctively, and Zhou Ruian stopped her: "Don't worry, I have already sent Jinyi Wei to lay a net, and he can't run away!" ”
Jiang Qingyue and Zhou Ruian hurriedly left the inn and rushed out, and there was a sound of fighting in the house, but soon the sound of weapons colliding gradually stopped.
Zhou Rui'an was in front of Jiang Qingyue, the two stood outside the door and did not come forward, Jinyi Wei surrounded the entire house with torches, and the fire illuminated the entire courtyard red.
Soon, Jin Yiwei pressed a black man and walked out.
When Jiang Qingyue saw Lin Zheyuan's face, a deep shock flashed in her eyes, she didn't expect it to really be Lin Zheyuan.
"Big brother." She muttered.
Lin Zheyuan raised his head and saw that it was Jiang Qingyue, and silently avoided his eyes.
Zhou Ruian stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Qingyue's hand, turned his head, but showed no mercy: "Take people away, press them into prison first!" Keep a good watch! ”
"Yes! My lord! ”
Jiang Qingyue didn't step forward, watching Lin Zheyuan being taken down, Zhou Ruian looked at Jiang Qingyue: "I'll send you back first, this is just the beginning, Lin Zheyuan failed, maybe Fang Mingkun will send other killers over, I want to stay here." ”
"I'm with you."
Zhou Ruian hesitated for a moment, but nodded at Shangjiang Qingyue's determined eyes.
The two of them did not leave, so they lived directly in the house, but fortunately, the two witnesses were well protected.
Jiang Qingyue sat on the edge of the bed, Zhou Ruian pushed open the door, walked in with a bowl of medicine: "The injuries on your body haven't healed yet, you can't be sloppy, let's drink the medicine first." ”
Zhou Ruian attaches great importance to Jiang Qingyue's drinking medicine, and he will let her do other things, but this matter is absolutely not discussed, so Jiang Qingyue took it and drank it obediently.
"Don't worry, I've arranged everything outside, you can sleep well."
Jiang Qingyue nodded, I don't know if the medicine has the effect of sleeping well, but he fell asleep quickly.
Early the next morning, Jiang Qingyue woke up inexplicably, she sat up suddenly, and found that it was already bright outside, she walked out quickly, and saw a brocade guard guarding the door.
"Jiang Gongzi!"
Jiang Qingyue asked anxiously, "What about you adults?" ”
"Our adults took our brothers to the Dingguo Mansion early in the morning to get people, and now, I guess we should be back soon."
Jiang Qingyue was stunned for a moment: "Go to the Dingguo Mansion to get people?" ”
"Yes, yesterday the Lord interrogated Lin Zheyuan overnight, and Lin Zheyuan confessed to the little marquis of the Dingguo Mansion, so our adults went over early in the morning to ask for someone."
Jiang Qingyue was caught off guard by this successive news, Lin Zheyuan confessed to Fang Mingkun? Zhou Ruian actually went directly to the Dingguo Mansion to get people?
You must know that although the queen is now grounded in the dormitory, she is still the mother of a country, and the Dingguo Mansion, as the queen's maiden family, is also very confident, after all, there are still two princes, and the second prince is the only adult prince under the emperor's knees!
At the beginning of the Weiyuan Dart Bureau extermination case, Zhou Ruian caught Xu Tianhai and directly handed over Xu Tianhai to Guan Youwei, Xu Tianhai is still the commander of the guards in the Queen's Palace, Guan Youwei is known as decent and selfless, and he didn't dare to go to the Dingguo Mansion to get people, and the skinny camel is bigger than the horse Now just based on Lin Zheyuan's one-sided words, Zhou Ruian dares to go to the Dingguo Mansion? !
Zhou Rui'an, this is going to do something! Jiang Qingyue only now understands that the bowl of medicine last night must have a calming effect, otherwise she would not have slept so late, it turned out that Zhou Ruian had already made plans at that time, he was worried that she would stop him, so he simply let her fall asleep first!
Jiang Qingyue suddenly thought of one thing, Lin Zheyuan confessed to Fang Mingkun, so Zhou Ruian went to the Dingguo Mansion, but was this too fast? Zhou Ruian seemed to have known for a long time that the assassin who came would be Lin Zheyuan, and he didn't have much effort, Lin Zheyuan confessed to Fang Mingkun, was it really so smooth?
Jiang Qingyue's brows were furrowed, and the steps that had been in a hurry to find Zhou Rui'an also paused, and began to think about the whole thing, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was something wrong with this matter.
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, Jiang Qingyue hurriedly walked out, it was Zhou Ruian who brought Fang Mingkun back!
Zhou Ruian rode on a horse, Fang Mingkun was put in a prison car, he was still calm, and he still maintained the demeanor of a son of a family.
Zhou Rui'an and Fang Mingkun are not low-key, and the people in the capital know a lot of them, and they all come out to look lively.
Zhou Rui'an is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and now he has actually arrested the little marquis of the Guogong Mansion, the status of these two people is not low, and such a scene is rarely seen in the capital.
Zhou Rui'an's horse stopped in front of the Dali Temple, Guan Youwei had received the news at this time, he had gone to the Dingguo Mansion, but he pounced, and finally rushed back to the Dali Temple.
"Zhou Rui'an!" Even if Guan Youwei has always been calm and calm, he is a little angry at this time: "What are you doing?" ”
Zhou Ruian looked at Guan Youwei and said calmly: "Yesterday, there were assassins who assassinated two witnesses, fortunately, I had already taken precautions and arrested the assassins, and the assassin identified the little marquis, I was worried that Lord Guan would be embarrassed, so I took this trip for Lord Guan, Lord Guan doesn't have to be grateful to me, this is also my business, after all, Lord Guan and I were ordered to investigate this case thoroughly." ”
After saying that, Guan Youwei lost his temper, and Zhou Ruian was justified and famous, but this did not prevent Guan Youwei from getting angry: "You have already taken precautions? Hmph, you're afraid you're using them as bait! Zhou Rui'an! You're actually using my personal ID card as bait! After a pause, he said anxiously: "I tell you, you must hand over the human certificate to me for protection, and you can't be allowed to act so recklessly!" ”
This made Guan Youwei very dissatisfied, where are the witnesses, he, the Siqing of Dali Temple, doesn't even know about him, Zhou Ruian even hides it, this is not trusting him!
Shi Ziye was a little dissatisfied in his heart, how could he guess that he was using a human certificate as bait?
Zhou Rui'an mouthed at the house next door to Dali Temple, Guan Youwei was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at the house next door to him, the house he would pass by every day...... Inside lived his witnesses.
Zhou Ruian ignored Guan Youwei who was stiff, and ordered someone to bring Fang Mingkun in, and then looked at Guan Youwei: "My lord, don't you go in?" After speaking, he took the lead in entering Dali Temple.
Guan Youwei is angry! Whose yamen is this? Be mighty and blessed in Dali Temple...... Ah no, it was Guan Youwei, who had been in Dali Temple as a temple secretary for the first time, who had doubts.
It wasn't until he sat in the public court that Guan Youwei finally found his home field, "Bring yesterday's assassin first!" ”
Fang Mingkun stood in the center of the main hall, still looking calm and relaxed.
Soon, Lin Zheyuan was brought up, Fang Mingkun saw Lin Zheyuan, glanced at it, and then turned his gaze, looking like he didn't care about himself.
Guan Youwei opened his mouth and said, "Who is in the hall?" What did you commit? ”
Zhou Ruian glanced at Guan Youwei, but at a glance, Guan Youwei saw what the prince meant, this is disgusted that he is too verbose and does not go straight to the topic!
Guan Youwei is grief-stricken and indignant, or you will come! He has been an official for so many years, and he has broken the case for so many years, but it is the first time that he has been disliked and will not ask about the case!
Fang Mingkun's attitude was excellent, "Mingkun below, my father is the prince of Dingguo!" After a pause, he continued: "As for what was committed? I'm even more surprised than adults, I'm going to ask Lord Zhou about this, I'm at home, but I was slandered by him for having something to do with an assassin, it's really ridiculous! Please also ask your Excellency to make the decision below, otherwise, you will sue before the Holy One, and you will never give up below! ”
Guan Youwei looked at Zhou Rui'an, Zhou Rui'an gently curled the corners of his lips, and walked to the lobby, "Did the little marquis know this person next to him?" ”
Fang Mingkun looked at Lin Zheyuan, nodded, and said: "I know myself, the eldest disciple of the Weiyuan Dart Bureau, the Weiyuan Dart Bureau is famous, who doesn't know who in the capital?" But I don't know each other, I've just heard of it, after all, I was born in the Hou Mansion and rarely interacted with people in the rivers and lakes. ”
"The little marquis said that you and Lin Zheyuan are not familiar with each other, I'm afraid it may not be?" Zhou Ruian said lightly: "If you don't know each other, how can the little marquis find Lin Zheyuan and ask him to kill people for you?" ”
"Kill people? I don't know what Lord Zhou means. Fang Mingkun said with an innocent face: "Who did I kill?" If Lord Zhou has no evidence, don't say anything! ”
Zhou Ruian said: "As we all know, Guan and I were ordered to investigate the Chen family's murder tragedy, and the Guogong Mansion is a major suspect, you learned the hiding place of the witness, in order to kill people, you found Lin Zheyuan, promised to give his little sister a doctor, let Lin Zheyuan go to assassinate two assassins!" It's just to hide the fact that the Dingguo Mansion killed people back then! ”
"Nonsense!" Fang Mingkun straightened his face and looked at Zhou Rui'an with an angry face: "Zhou Rui'an, you have to talk about evidence!" What proof do you have that I was the one who instructed me? In addition, why did Lin Zheyuan obey my dispatch? As we all know, the murderer of the Weiyuan Dart Bureau is Xu Tianhai, because Xu Tianhai is already suspected of our Dingguo Mansion, how can Lin Zheyuan obey my orders? ”
The onlookers talked a lot, what Fang Mingkun said was right, Xu Tianhai was the head of the queen's guards, the Dingguo Mansion was the queen's maiden home, the Weiyuan Dart Bureau was destroyed and there were rumors that the queen was the real mastermind, in this way, Lin Zheyuan should hate the Dingguo Mansion to the core, how could he listen to Fang Mingkun's orders?
Therefore, most of the people actually don't believe Zhou Rui'an's statement, and even Guan Youwei doesn't agree with this statement, he frowned deeply and stared at Zhou Rui'an tightly.
At this time, Jiang Qingyue also came to the outside of the public hall, and his eyes fell on Zhou Rui'an in the lobby, Zhou Rui'an saw Jiang Qingyue, looked at her, and immediately avoided his eyes without a trace.
"Well, of course, there is evidence." Zhou Ruian said unhurriedly, and as he spoke, he took out something from his arms, "This jade pendant, the little marquis shouldn't be unfamiliar, right?" After all, this jade pendant has been worn on the body since the birth of the little marquis. ”
Fang Mingkun's eyes fell on the jade pendant in Zhou Rui'an's hand, he glanced at Lin Zheyuan again, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "This is indeed my jade pendant, yes, but this jade pendant was accidentally lost a few days ago, I have worn this jade pendant on my body since I was a child, and I specially sent a lot of people to find it, but I didn't expect it to appear in Lord Zhou's hand, I want to thank Lord Zhou for helping me find my beloved things." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to get the jade pendant.
Zhou Ruian took a step back, avoiding his outstretched hand, "Lost?" So didn't you give the jade pendant to Lin Zheyuan? ”
"He is talking nonsense! This is obviously what he personally handed over to me as a token! Lin Zheyuan said loudly: "My master was killed by Xu Tianhai, of course I didn't believe him so easily, so I offered to let him take out the token as a certificate of the transaction between me and him, and he handed me this jade pendant, Fang Mingkun said that this jade pendant is a token of the Dingguo Mansion!" ”
"This jade pendant is carved by my father when I was born, the meaning to me is extraordinary, I just want to leave it as a token, you can use other things, I Dingguo Mansion and there is no shortage of things, how can I use the jade pendant I have worn on my body since childhood? You don't know where you got the jade pendant, you want to plant it on me, I also want to say that it was Lin Zheyuan who was jealous and hated the Dingguo Mansion, so he deliberately framed me! Fang Mingkun said vigorously, and as he spoke, he looked at Guan Youwei: "Please Lord Guan to make the decision for me, I suspect that Zhou Ruian colluded with Lin Zheyuan and the others to harm me in order to solve the case as soon as possible!" ”
Fang Mingkun's rebuttal was reasonable and reasonable, but when the people heard it, they began to wonder if Fang Mingkun was really wronged? After all, Yu Pei can't speak, and Zhou Rui'an's reputation is really not good, what can't be done by everyone shouting at Jinyiwei?
Guan Youwei had a headache, "A piece of jade pendant alone really can't prove anything, Lin Zheyuan, do you have any other evidence?" ”
Jiang Qingyue looked at the smug look on Fang Mingkun's face in the hall, and couldn't help but shake his head gently, how could Zhou Ruian be such a person to deal with? If he doesn't make a move, if he makes a move, it will definitely make Fang Mingkun realize the power of resistance, and Fang Mingkun is happy too early.
Jiang Qingyue looked at Zhou Rui'an again, the current situation in the hall is actually very unfavorable to Zhou Rui'an, but he has not been affected, he is still calm and relaxed, she is even more sure that Zhou Rui'an must have a back hand.
Lin Zheyuan was silent for a moment, and suddenly spoke, but it was not his own voice: "Young Master, you gave him the jade pendant, what if he turns back?" ”
Fang Mingkun looked at Lin Zheyuan with a stunned expression, this was the voice of his little guy, and this conversation was what he said to his little guy when he was trading with Lin Zheyuan that day, but he didn't expect Lin Zheyuan to hear it!
Everyone was shocked, but Lin Zheyuan continued to speak: "Jade pendant? What jade pendant? Didn't you go out a few days ago and be stolen by a thief? Yu Pei can't speak, what can it say? And this time it was Fang Mingkun's voice.
Everyone suddenly realized that Lin Zheyuan performed ventriloquism, and there is indeed such a person who can imitate other people's voices, but they didn't expect Lin Zheyuan to be one of the best!
Lin Zheyuan did not stop his performance, and continued to say in the voice of the little maid: "The young master is still smart!" ”
"I hope Lin Zheyuan's knife can be sharpened and solve the matter as soon as possible."
Lin Zheyuan's two voices in Xiaowu and Fang Mingkun changed freely, vividly, and even the tone was exactly the same, Fang Mingkun frowned faintly.
"This is the conversation between Fang Mingkun and his little servant after meeting me yesterday this month, when he and I were in a tavern in the west of the city, I think Fang Mingkun's jade pendant was also lost just yesterday, right?" Lin Zheyuan glanced at Fang Mingkun meaningfully.
Then, Lin Zheyuan repeated what Fang Mingkun said to him yesterday, he knew ventriloquism, and imitated Fang Mingkun's voice in the same way, as if the scene was reproduced, which was very picturesque.
Fang Mingkun's face was a little ugly, but he pretended to be calm: "This doesn't mean anything, maybe he came up with it himself?" After a pause, he said mockingly: "Chen Xiu'er is crazy, in my opinion, the people in this Weiyuan dart game are all stimulated, and their minds are not very good!" ”
Fang Mingkun mentioned Chen Xiu'er, which made Lin Zheyuan furious, "Say it again!" ”
Lin Zheyuan was a little excited, and the yacha on the side hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, and Fang Mingkun pointed at him and said, "Lord Guan, please look!" This person can't control his emotions, how can he believe what such a person says?! ”
Guan Youwei patted the shocked wood: "Lin Zheyuan, pay attention to your words and deeds!" ”
"My lord, I suggest that you tie him up, what if he goes crazy and suddenly hurts someone?" Fang Mingkun continued.
When Jiang Qingyue saw this, his eyes looked at Zhou Rui'an, wasn't he ready to make a move?
Zhou Ruian even hooked the corners of his lips, as if he didn't care about the scene in front of him.
"Actually, it is very simple to prove Lin Zheyuan's words," Zhou Ruian said: "The witness of Lin Zheyuan's assassination is a witness to the Chen family's murder tragedy, as long as the murderer of the Chen family's murder case is confirmed, you will find out who has the most motivation to do this!" ”
Guan Youwei thought about it for a while, and then said, "Witness! ”
There are two witnesses in the Chen family's extermination case, one is the husband of the year, who witnessed Chen Hewu and others coming out of the alley of the Chen family when he was on the watch, and the other is the little beggar found by Zhou Rui'an later.
The husband said the scene of the day: "Back to the adult's words, the villain is the husband, who has been an errand in the industry, the villain remembers very clearly, on the day of the crime, the villain was walking to the street next door to the Chen family, and saw Chen Hewu turning out of the alley of the Chen family!" At that time, the villain felt strange, and soon the villain saw the fire of the Chen family! ”
"So, did you find out about the fire in the Chen family?" Zhou Ruian asked.
The husband nodded: "If you go back to the adult, it is true, the villain was a little suspicious at the time, but the person I saw had a murderous face, and it was not easy to provoke at first sight, and if he was not afraid of the adult's jokes, the next day after this incident, the villain was scared and sick......"
"That's nonsense! How do you know that the person you met was Chen Hewu? And it was getting late at that time, how could you, an ordinary husband, recognize Chen Hewu at a glance? Fang Mingkun asked angrily.
The husband was yelled at by him, and said: "The villain didn't know that he was Chen Hewu, but later Chen Hewu opened the Weiyuan Dart Bureau in the capital, and the Weiyuan Dart Bureau never missed, everyone in the world knows, when the villain first saw Chen Hewu, he only felt that he was familiar, and he didn't think of the person he met that day, but then once the villain was on the street, he met Chen Hewu and grabbed a flower child, with a fierce face, and the villain remembered it......"
Fang Mingkun's face was full of frost: "These are your one-sided words!" Can't prove anything! After a pause, he glanced at Lin Zheyuan, his eyes were gloomy: "I heard that Master Lin is Chen Hewu's eldest disciple, and Chen Hewu is even more life-saving to you, and now Master Lin is just watching others slander your master?" It's really a person who walks the tea cool! Ungrateful! ”
Lin Zheyuan stiffened, his hands couldn't help but tremble, at the beginning when he found Zhou Rui'an and told Fang Mingkun's plan in its entirety, he thought of this day, but when Fang Mingkun accused him, he still couldn't help but tremble.
In the end, he still failed to live up to Master's kindness to him.