Volume 1 Chapter 541 Zou Chang is brought to justice
After leaving the Audit Office of Linshi City, Ren Tianxiang went straight to the City Lord's Mansion in Linshi City.
Previously, he asked Wang Hongyu to inform Wang Yixian to arrest Zou Chang back, and asked him to take Zou Chang to the City Lord's Mansion in Linshi City.
With the speed of Wang Yixian, a saint-level monk, he should have arrived at the City Lord's Mansion at this time.
After nearly a month's time, Ren Tianxiang has basically figured out this place, and he has already memorized the streets and alleys, and he can go anywhere he wants to go without someone leading the way.
In comparison, Zhang Bantang, who hadn't been to other places much, was a little struggling to follow him. Ren Tianxiang's pace was extremely fast, and Zhang Bantang almost had to trot to barely keep up with him.
It didn't take long for Ren Tianxiang to take Zhang Bantang to the City Lord's Mansion in Linshi City.
To Ren Tianxiang's surprise, there were a lot of people standing outside the City Lord's Mansion, all of whom were wearing the uniforms of the Criminal Prison Department of the Ministry of Justice of the Star Emperor Kingdom, and they were all in good spirits.
Seeing Ren Tianxiang coming over with Zhang Bantang, the leader of the group hurriedly walked out, and after saluting Ren Tianxiang, he said to Ren Tianxiang:
"My subordinates have seen Lord Ren. My lord, we are Deng Yuankui, the first-level commissioner of the Criminal Prison Department of Star City, and we have come to assist you in escorting Zou Chang and his accomplices back to Star City under the secret order of Lord Li. ”
This person's posture was very low, probably before they left Star City, Li Siming told them that Ren Tianxiang's identity was not ordinary, so after seeing Ren Tianxiang, this Deng Yuankui was even careful to speak, for fear of disturbing Ren Tianxiang.
"From Star City?, Lord Li sent you?" Ren Tianxiang frowned slightly, showing his doubts.
It stands to reason that Zou Chang's matter should be the responsibility of the Star Emperor's Procuratorial Department, whether it is Hu Yaoyu and others, or Kou Zhemao, who was assassinated before, they are all procurators of the Procuratorial Department, and Ren Tianxiangding is also the procuratorial authority of His Majesty the Emperor.
But now Li Siming suddenly sent someone over, saying that he wanted to assist in the arrest of Zou Chang...... Thinking that Zou Chang's power is not small, and there is a killer organization as a backer, Ren Tianxiang is not so easy to believe them.
And even if His Majesty the Emperor felt that he was short of manpower, he should not have asked Li Siming to send someone over, no matter how he said it, it should have been Lord Lin Zhengkun, who was in charge of the procuratorial department, who sent the procurator.
"My lord, they were indeed sent by Master Li. At this time, Wang Yixian walked out of the City Lord's Mansion, and when it came to the innocence of his colleagues, he also had more words.
Because this incident involved a number of official assassinations, the interrogation of Zou Chang has risen from internal punishment to legal punishment. The next matter will be taken over by our Criminal Prison Department to investigate Zou Chang's crimes. ”
"That's what Master Li told you?"
"Yes, when Deng Yuankui and the others set off from Star City a few days ago, Master Li delivered me the news. ”
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. Ren Tianxiang nodded, and then said to Deng Yuankui, "You send a few more people to the Linshi City Audit Office, where there are still a few people waiting to be escorted back for interrogation." ”
"Yes, my lord, I'll send someone there. Deng Yuankui leaned over Ren Tianxiang slightly, then turned around and pointed at five or six of his subordinates, asking them to immediately rush to the Linshi City Audit Office to get people.
Seeing that Deng Yuankui had arranged people here, Ren Tianxiang no longer paid attention to this side, but looked at Wang Yixian and asked, "Yixian, Zou Chang is inside?"
"Yes, he was in his own office, and Mr. Luo, Miss Ren, and Miss Mo were guarding him inside. ”
"Okay, I'll go in and have a look. Ren Tianxiang nodded, and then didn't say anything more, and walked straight into the City Lord's Mansion.
Ren Tianxiang had been here for almost a month, but it was impossible to say how much he knew about the City Lord's Mansion. Except for the reception room they had gone to when they first came, the office they were in, and the finance office they had gone to for the purpose of investigation, Ren Tianxiang had never been to the rest of the City Lord's Mansion again.
Although they came here to investigate Zou Chang's problem, Ren Tianxiang was busy with the affairs of the City Lord's Mansion in Linshi City, so he didn't let Hu Yaoyu and the others disturb the officials of the City Lord's Mansion too much, even if they retrieved information from the City Lord's Mansion, they only asked Hu Yaoyu and the others to get back quickly.
However, this does not mean that Ren Tianxiang does not know where the City Lord's Office is, on the contrary, he has already made the location of the various departments of the City Lord's Mansion clear on the architectural drawings of the City Lord's Mansion.
He was also walking in front, and Zhang Bantang followed him honestly.
They passed through many departments of the City Lord's Mansion all the way, and most of the offices of these departments were open, and when they saw Ren Tianxiang and Zhang Bantang passing by the door, the officials among them were also angry.
They all knew what Ren Tianxiang was doing this time, and Ren Tianxiang and the people from the City Lord's Mansion were polite because they didn't have conclusive evidence to prove that Zou Chang had a problem. And now......
Everyone has sent people to block the City Lord's Mansion, and Zou Chang was directly arrested by the other party's saint-level monks because he was out of town, doesn't this prove anything?
They were very stunned when they looked at Ren Tianxiang now, for fear that they would accidentally provoke him, and then he casually arranged a crime for himself, and this life would be over.
However, what reassured these officials was that Ren Tianxiang just hurriedly walked through the doors of the offices of these departments with Zhang Bantang, and had no intention of stopping.
Soon, Ren Tianxiang walked to the deepest part of the City Lord's Mansion, which was also where the City Lord's office was located.
Gently pushing open the door, Ren Tianxiang walked directly into the city lord's office.
Somewhat different from what Ren Tianxiang imagined, this office not only has no flashy furnishings, but also a simple one, and even except for some ordinary greenery used to attract the eyes, this office only has a desk, an office chair and a bookcase that occupies an entire wall.
Is this the office space that a person who has embezzled 110,000 gold coins should have?
Such a question appeared in Ren Tianxiang's heart, but he immediately answered himself - if they could see through Zou Chang's disguise just by looking at the surface, then their investigation this month would be in vain.
In the city lord's office, Zou Chang sat quietly in his place, staring blankly at the empty desktop in front of him. Ren Tianqing and the others stood in front of the door and the two windows respectively to prevent Zou Chang from being cornered, grabbing the door or grabbing the window and escaping.
Seeing Ren Tianxiang coming, Luo Si, who was guarding the door, immediately turned sideways and nodded to Ren Tianxiang.
Ren Tianxiang also returned the favor to him slightly, and then bowed to Zou Changnu, and asked in a low voice, "Is he like this since he was just caught?"
"Yes, he has been like this since Lord Wang captured him. Los nodded.
To be honest, even Ren Tianxiang, who had always wanted to catch Zou Chang, felt a little inexplicable when he saw Zou Chang's appearance at this time.
Thinking about the first time they met Zou Chang before, how high-spirited the latter was? In the face of their repeated temptations, he was not panicked at all, and responded indifferently.
If Ren Tianxiang hadn't found out about Zou Chang, if the winding mountain road hadn't collapsed, maybe after Zou Chang had completed his tenure in Linshi City, he would have gone to Jincheng, the capital of Xifeng Province, as an official, and in more than ten years, he might even have the possibility of entering the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Star Emperor Kingdom.
But now, everything is over, whether it is his family fortune or his career, it has all dissipated because of his own actions.
Although Ren Tianxiang and the others still have a clear understanding of how much profit Zou Chang has earned over the years, Ren Tianxiang believes that the Procuratorate and the Ministry of Justice will definitely find out these things clearly, and all the ill-gotten gains obtained because of the 110,000 gold coins of that year will also be traced back.
At that time, it will not be just Zou Chang's business, including Xue He, Qiu Wenle, and Zou Chang's wife's cousin and other accomplices, all of whom will be arrested.
And now, Ren Tianxiang has found evidence of Zou Chang's corruption, and this matter is over.
Hearing the sound of the wooden door of the office, Zou Chang slowly raised his head and saw Ren Tianxiang talking to Los who was guarding the door.
His eyes seemed to regain a hint of brightness, and gradually, he grinned.
It's just that his laughter is very ugly, as if he hasn't drunk water for decades, and his voice makes a sound similar to "Boom", which makes it difficult for Ren Tianxiang to associate this sound with laughter.
Ren Tianxiang didn't understand why Zou Chang made such a move, so he walked to the desk, propped his hands on the desk, and looked at Zou Chang condescendingly.
He said, "City Lord Zou, what do you mean by this?"
Hearing Ren Tianxiang's question, Zou Chang slowly raised his eyes and stared at him with both eyes.
"Hey...... Lord Ren, I never thought that it would be planted in your hands......"
"You should have something to think of. Ren Tianxiang's expression remained unchanged, still staring at Zou Chang, "Since the day we arrived in Jincheng, you should be a little more vigilant." ”
"Vigilant? Heh, am I not vigilant enough? Lord Ren, you said that if the mountain road does not collapse, can you catch me?"
Listening to Zou Chang's disdainful tone, Ren Tianxiang shrugged his shoulders and pouted, "If you can't do it for the time being, it doesn't mean that you will never be able to find your problem." As long as you do it, then there is always evidence that you can't cover up. ”
"Hehehe, it's too late to say this, it's all an afterthought, a fart in vain. ”
"It seems that you are still not convinced by the fact that you were arrested?"
“......”
"Okay, come with me, I'll take you to see something. ”
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