Compared with Jingzhao Mansion, the conditions in the prison of Dali Temple are obviously much better, the space is larger, and the dampness is not so serious.

Some of the cells specially used to hold princes and nobles are quite elegantly furnished, and there is no shortage of desk cushions, pens, ink, paper, and inkstones.

Before making contact with the criminals, Zhao Ning gathered the main masters together and assigned tasks to the wide torture chamber of the dungeon.

There were no superfluous orders, and everyone had already discussed what should have been discussed when they were in the Zhenguo Mansion. At that time, many clan elders were involved in the arrangement to ensure that nothing was missed.

With the cooperation of the officials of Dali Temple, the other clansmen went to complete their own tasks, and there were several clansmen in front of Zhao Ning who did not leave.

Zhao Ning looked at these people, his brows furrowed slightly.

The murders involved in these clansmen are not so easy to clear.

Including the wharf murder case, the Shimen County dam fighting case, and the murder case of the Zhao family framed by Mendi, each of them has sufficient evidence, and it can be said to be flawless.

Zhao Ning was able to solve these murders, on the one hand, he relied on early preparation, and on the other hand, he relied on the strong strength of Yipinlou, and many of the other party's actions were under his own monitoring;

The third aspect is the recognition of the power struggle, the existence that can affect the fate of everyone - the psychology of the emperor and even the accurate judgment of the national policy.

If Zhao Ning was not a reborn person and did not grasp these three points, under normal circumstances, even if Zhao Ning was extraordinarily intelligent, it would be difficult to defeat the conspiracy of the sect at the moment by relying only on the Zhao clan and a few generals.

But even if Zhao Ning has done all of the above, he still can't easily solve all the cases in front of him. Xu Minglang planned these murders with the old foxes in many families, and several of them can be said to be seamless.

These cases were all plotted by taking advantage of the character weaknesses of those mediocre Zhao clansmen.

Zhao Ning sat everyone down, his eyes fell on a bearded man on the left-hand side, and he groaned slightly, and said:

"Sixth uncle, the fact that you beat someone to death in the street was seen by many people, and you were drinking at the time. Although your actions are a sword to help you in the face of injustice, the guilt is still real in the law. ”

This strong man with bulging arms and chest muscles like a hill, sitting there like a rhinoceros, named Zhao Lie, has a straightforward personality, is extremely full of a sense of justice, and he can't look down on bullying the weak.

From childhood to adulthood, he has done a lot of hoeing to help the weak, and he actually has a good reputation in Yanping City, and is called Zhao Liuxia.

Hearing Zhao Ning's words, Zhao Lie wanted to speak again and again, his face full of bitterness.

Today is his day of rest, and he doesn't need to go to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion on a business trip, so he meets a colleague to drink in the restaurant.

When I came out of the restaurant, I saw a few ruffians on the street, bullying and beating an old woman who was carrying a basket to sell cakes.

Where can Zhao Lie endure this kind of thing, he immediately stepped forward to stop it, he finally remembered the order issued by the family not to cause trouble recently, at first he just pushed a few ruffians away, and did not add fists and kicks.

But those ruffians were extremely arrogant, probably thinking that Zhao Lie was a drunkard, some spat at Zhao Lie, some came forward to beat, and some still didn't give up, and wanted to continue to bully the old woman.

During the conflict, Zhao Lie, who had drunk a lot of alcohol, finally failed to control himself, and according to his temperament and the situation at the time, he couldn't control it, so he beat those ruffians.

What Zhao Lie didn't expect was that those ruffians didn't beat him, and after a few punches and kicks from him, one of them fell to the ground, vomiting blood and dying.

As a cultivator of the Yuan Shen Realm, even if Zhao Lie drank too much wine, he also had precise control over the strength of his shots, and it was actually difficult to kill people if he didn't want to kill them.

But the ruffian was killed.

Later, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion came to the scene to inquire and examined the body, and confirmed that the dead ruffian himself suffered from tuberculosis, and his health was very poor and could not withstand the heavy blow, so it was logical that he was killed on the spot.

"Brother Ning, I am responsible for what I do myself, I will not cause chaos to the family, I just admit my guilt!" Zhao Lie said in a low voice with red eyes.

Zhao Ning shook his head, "If it were an ordinary time, the sixth uncle's confession would indeed not bring much trouble to the family, but under today's circumstances, any crime committed by any member of the Zhao clan would greatly affect the fate of the Zhao family." ”

Seeing that Zhao Lie opened his mouth to speak, Zhao Ning waved his hand, signaling that the other party did not need to be anxious, "The matter of the sixth uncle killing someone today is indeed strange, and the responsibility is not on the sixth uncle." ”

Zhao Lie was stunned, surprised, puzzled, and asked expectantly: "I killed someone with my own hands, and the responsibility is not on me?"

Although he is jealous and hateful, and has a noble character, his brain is really not very smart. Zhao Ning didn't care, and said slowly: "If my expectations are correct, the sixth uncle went to drink with his colleagues today, and he was invited by the other party, right?"

Zhao Lie nodded, "Yes." ”

"The other party must have been constantly persuading him to drink during the banquet, so the sixth uncle drank a lot?" Zhao Ning asked again.

Zhao Lie thought for a while, and said disturbedly: "When we drink, we don't get drunk and don't return...... But Brother Ning is right, that guy from Lao Duan today is indeed very enthusiastic. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Zhao Ning sighed, "The other party is a son of a poor family?"

"Although he is a poor child, he is also a temperamental person, and he has a very good appetite for me...... Brother Ning, don't look down on Lao Duan, Lao Duan is also a capable person, but he just doesn't meet him. Zhao Lie said seriously.

Seeing that Zhao Lie was still talking for the other party, Zhao Ning had the urge to hold his forehead with his hand. Don't blame the people of the sect for targeting Zhao Lie, if the other party is not not wise enough, the sect will not choose him.

Zhao Ning didn't think Zhao Lie was hateful, his character performance was indeed flawed in this case, but if it was placed in normal times, as a disciple of the general, it would be a great advantage.

When he really arrives on the battlefield, his heroic and righteous spirit will cultivate his subordinates to be very brave, he will treat people sincerely and peacefully, and his subordinates will be willing to follow him to die.

From this point of view, Zhao Lie is actually the kind of talent that Jiangmen needs very much. It's a pity that the talents on the battlefield, when it comes to the conspiracy of the power struggle, are only weak and will only be calculated.

Zhao Ning said: "If my expectations are correct, that colleague of the sixth uncle has been bought by the family.

"He drunk Uncle Six today, not so that Uncle Six couldn't control his cultivation and strength, so that Uncle Six would kill people by mistake, but so that Uncle Six couldn't find out, he secretly did something when Uncle Six was fighting with the ruffians.

"Even if he is a tuberculosis ghost, if Uncle Sixth doesn't hit him in the chest with a punch, he won't die. And the reason why the sixth uncle was able to hit the opponent's chest must be that the other party made the opponent's movements change on the spot, so that the chest met the sixth uncle's fist. ”

During the battle, although Zhao Lie intended to control the strength, after all, he drank too much wine, and he was angry at the time, so he would not shoot lightly, and it was indeed nothing to kill a tuberculosis ghost with one punch.

Hearing this, Zhao Lie thought about it carefully, but because he did drink too much wine at that time, he didn't notice these details, and he couldn't remember it for a while.

"Lao Duan is an upright person, he should ...... He is a good man from the army, how can he be bought by the family?" Zhao Lie said this very confidently.

"It has nothing to do with whether he came out of the army or not. ”

Zhao Ning shook his head, "The easiest people in the world to be bought are actually the poor. The more a person lacks something, the more likely he is to be tempted and impressed by something.

"A person from a poor family undoubtedly lacks money the most. And in a person's life, whether it is marrying a wife and having children, or supporting parents, money is too important. ”

Zhao Lie was speechless, and after a half-loud snort, he asked in a loud voice: "Then can I still be saved? Arrest the other party and torture him?"

Zhao Ning still shook his head, "Once the other party hides the money, we have no evidence, he won't admit it, and his life will be ruined if he admits it." It is also not appropriate to act rashly. ”

Without waiting for Zhao Lie to speak, Zhao Ning continued: "We can start with that tuberculosis ghost. ”

"Isn't that tuberculosis ghost dead?"

"He is dead, but who made him beat an old woman in front of the restaurant when Uncle Six came out of the restaurant?"

"Who is it?"

"A ruffian who suffers from tuberculosis and is easily beaten to death, although the door needs it, he will not notice it on weekdays. ”

"Who will notice?"

"Naturally, he is a person who often deals with ruffians and is very familiar with them. ”

"Who's that?"

"The official of Jingzhao Mansion. ”

"Oh...... Indeed, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion used to patrol the streets to settle disputes in the market, and these ruffians did not do their jobs, often stealing chickens and dogs, and clashing with people, so the officials of Jingzhao Mansion must be familiar with him!"

"An official, a poor official who came out of the army, has a tough temperament and thinks far, it is difficult for us to pry his mouth open, and it is not easy for us to move the punishment, but an ordinary street patrol officer is much easier to deal with. ”

"Brother Ning is so right! But there are so many officials in Jingzhao Mansion, how do we know who instructed that tuberculosis ruffian?"

"It's easy to find out where the ruffian lives, where he often moves, and which officials run that place. ”

Zhao Lie opened his mouth, he was so surprised and happy that he didn't know what to say, rubbed his hands vigorously, looked at Zhao Ning's eyes full of admiration, and said a little strangely:

"I really don't know how Brother Ning'er has such a brain, you are so smart, and such a difficult thing can be understood by you in just a few words!"

Zhao Ning waved his hand, signaling that Zhao Lie didn't have to praise himself.

The door needs a frail ruffian with a dark illness to frame Zhao Lie, and the people in the yamen who are most familiar with the people in the market are undoubtedly the officials patrolling the streets, and Pang Sheng, as Jing Zhaoyin, will naturally come to the officials to find this object.

It's not hard to deduce.

The ruffians who did it with the tuberculosis ruffian, because they had been interrogated by Zhou Junchen, determined that they didn't know anything about the intentions of the tuberculosis ruffian, and they were just doing evil with the tuberculosis ruffian, so Zhao Ning didn't have any special plans for them.

The fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better, and Pang Sheng will not arrange for the officials to buy multiple ruffians.

According to Zhao Ning's inference, that tuberculosis ruffian probably took the money from bullying an old woman who sold cakes, and he didn't know anything about it. After all, the other party is just a ruffian, and if he knew that he would die, there was a high probability that he would not agree to this action.

Not everyone is like Feng San and them, who have the courage to go out for their families. Not to mention being a hooligan.

Pity this ruffian, who dies and doesn't know why he died.

Therefore, checking the Jingzhao Mansion official is the most effective arrangement.

After clarifying this matter, Zhao Ning arranged for Zhao Lie to leave, and Tang Xing, who had listened to the entire conversation on the side, of course knew how to arrange manpower to cooperate with Zhao Lie to investigate the case.

After Zhao Lie left, Zhao Ning's gaze fell on a middle-aged man on his right hand with a thin face, deep-set eye sockets, and blue eyelids. The other party's overindulgent and physically exhausted face has already shown that he is a lustful person.

Zhao Ning was silent for a moment.

In the past, it was Zhao Yujie who was adopted by the other party.