Chapter 12: The Evidence Is Conclusive
As soon as the city guard's words fell, Qiao Lan walked in from outside with a middle-aged woman who pushed through the crowd: "Miss, someone has been invited." ”
"Are you the old bustard of Wancaoju?" Yin Qi'an asked softly.
The old bustard nodded slightly, and his voice was a little low: "Yes." ”
"Do you recognize this person?" Yin Qi'an stretched out his hand and pointed at the city guard and continued to ask.
The old bustard's hands kept rubbing the hems of the clothes on his body, obviously not daring to offend the city guard.
"Old bustard, you have to see clearly, the one sitting in front of you is the national teacher of the dynasty, and with him supporting you, what else do you dare not say?" Yin Qi'an pointed to the man in front of him and said to the old bustard.
The expression on the man's face stiffened slightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched unnaturally, this woman is really good at taking advantage of all the favorable conditions around her! It's really bold enough to blatantly turn herself into a pawn to complete her plan!
After the old bustard heard Yin Qi'an's words, he looked at the man uncertainly, and the man waved his hand slightly: "Old bustard, it doesn't matter if you say it's okay, the national teacher is okay with you!" ”
"Yes, I've seen this ......," the bustard hesitated for a moment, then spoke.
"Don't talk nonsense, old bustard! When has this official been to Lincheng? When have you ever seen this thing that is neither male nor female! The city guard's eyes widened angrily, and he stared at the old bustard in front of him with a threatening meaning: "Do you know the consequences of slandering and framing the court officials?" ”
After hearing the threatening words of the city guard, the old bustard's eyes swept to the national teacher, who did not see her, just looked at her quietly, waiting for her next testimony.
"The little one did see Lord Cheng Shou, he came to Wancaoju that day, and asked to find the top male servant Chu Xiao by name, Chu Xiao was accompanying a guest at that time, but the city guard spoke in a tough tone, and said that if he couldn't see Chu Xiao himself within half a pillar of incense, he would send troops to seal our Wancaoju." Speaking of this, the old bustard secretly glanced at the national teacher, obviously having palpitations.
Before the city guard could continue to threaten, the national teacher had already spoken indifferently: "Well, you go on." ”
"In desperation, I had to go to Chu Xiao's room and explain the reason to him, and I learned from him that he didn't know this city guard before this incident." The old bustard whispered.
When Yin Qi'an heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter, and the next correction of the old bustard must be the key to the existence of this witness.
The old bustard paused, recalled the scene at that time, and then continued: "Later, the two of them entered a private room, and the two of them discussed for a long time in it. Then, it was Lord Cheng Shou who proposed to take Chu Xiao to leave Wancaoju temporarily, and Chu Xiao himself told me that he expressed the same meaning. ”
When the city guard heard this, he already knew that his current human and physical evidence were there, and it was only a matter of time before he was convicted and imprisoned and became a ghost under the knife, so he began to subconsciously retreat to the crowd behind him.
Yin Qi'an and the national teacher had been monitoring his every move, and seeing that he had already shown signs of escaping at this moment, he was even more sure of the authenticity of his guess.
"Lord Castle Guard, now that the human and material evidence is in front of you, do you have anything to explain?" Yin Qi'an's eyes became cold, this guy, the killing methods are ruthless and vicious, and he actually wants to blame himself, and connive at the rumors in the market, so that the people are panicked, and the people in the city are afraid, it is simply hateful!