Chapter 140
The next day, seeing that Shanwei was no longer in trouble, Zhou Zheng left him in the inn to self-recuperate for a few days. He took Yue Xiaoyue and rushed back to the Department of Punishment.
Zhou Zheng's original plan was to let Yue Xiaoyue go back to Tianlu Mountain. Chen Xiao's matter has been settled, and now the main battlefield has returned to the Department of Law and Punishment. Therefore, Yue Xiaoyue's role in staying here is no longer significant.
However, Cheng E's worries before leaving made Zhou Zheng change his mind. Cheng E is right, now, it is difficult to distinguish who is friend or foe in the Law and Punishment Division. There are many things that you can't do yourself, and you have to entrust them to someone you trust.
Moreover, Yue Xiaoyue is completely a newcomer, and she has not had any intersection with those people within the Department of Law and Punishment, and she is absolutely innocent in this matter. Leave some confidential things to her to do, and everyone will rest assured.
Based on this, after Zhou Zheng obtained the consent of the little girl, Zhou Zheng took her to the office hall of the Patrol Division.
As soon as Zhou Zheng's front foot arrived, Cheng E and Yang Shan followed in with his back foot. Seeing Yue Xiaoyue beside Zhou Zheng, both of them were stunned.
Zhou Zheng hurriedly introduced them and expressed his concerns.
In this regard, Cheng E and Yang Shan strongly agreed.
"Great! In the future, I can rest assured that Xiaoyue will do a lot of things! "Yang Shan has a headache these days, and he hasn't been able to identify the loyal traitors under his own command, and he has to do many things himself, and he can't be idle for a moment.
"Not bad! With Xiaoyue as a newcomer, we are not afraid of the disclosure of the secrets of the progress of the case! Cheng E also gave pertinent affirmation.
Being able to get the approval of the two envoys, Yue Xiaoyue's heart blossomed. At this time, she became extremely sensible and well-behaved, and after serving tea to the two of them, she served them in a proper manner and without saying a word.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"I circled six people," Cheng E's report was brief, so he spoke first. "All six of them have access to the Secret History, and, in the space of a year and a half, they have all found the right reason to look through the Secret History."
After speaking, Cheng E presented the list to Zhou Zheng.
"Four counselors, two chief secretaries. Who do you suspect the most? ”
"Dong Huan!"
"Dong Huan?" Zhou Zheng remembered that this person had dreamed with him, and almost died in Chen Xiao's dream.
"Not bad! This Dong Huan is an old man from the Patrol Division, and he was promoted to counselor three years ago. He is honest, but he is exquisite, and his popularity is excellent. Up and down the Department of Laws and Punishments, everyone regards him as a true friend, and everyone can talk to him for a while. I have also complained to him about my dissatisfaction with the Department of Punishment and Punishment, and I have never treated him as an outsider! It is very much in line with the standards of the true monarch. ”
"Is there anything suspicious about anything else?"
"Uh," Cheng E hesitated, "he is a neighbor of Zhang Ran, the chief secretary of the Dian Zheng Division, and he has an excellent relationship. ”
"Zhang Ran?"
"Zhang Ran is the chief official under Huang Cheng, and he has been in contact with the case files of Tianlu Mountain and Jiuhua Mountain to report the disappearance of disciples." Yang Shan also took out a list and put it on the bookcase.
"It's just that when he first asked, Zhang Ran swore that he reported it to Huang Cheng."
"What did Huang Cheng say?"
Huang Cheng naturally said no! It's just that on the same day, Huang Cheng did have something to go out for a while. And Zhang Ran also admitted that he did not see Huang Cheng, and his case file was placed on Huang Cheng's case. Huang Cheng said that when he returned, he did not see the case file. ”
"Later, Zhang Ran didn't report this matter to Huang Cheng again?"
"Nope! Zhang Ran said that at that time, it felt like it was just an ordinary disappearance case, and such cases had happened before. Many of them are disciples of immortal cultivation who can't endure the hardships on the mountain, so they secretly go to the mortal world to relax for a few days. Will go back after that. So, he didn't take it seriously. Later, seeing that Huang Cheng didn't ask him, he didn't say much. ”
"One of the two of them is lying?"
"This," Yang Shan was not sure, "Perhaps, neither of them lied. It is also possible that a third person took the case file. ”
"Who else was on duty that day?"
"There are two priests, Zhangwu and Xingliu. However, I have already checked, and it is unlikely that the two of them will secretly change the case file! ”
"Was there anyone else there that day?"
"Nope! No, there is also Jun Renfei, the envoy of the Criminal Trial Hall, who once came to the Dianlu Hall to look for Huang Cheng, and when he saw that he was not there, he left directly. He was in the Dianlu Hall for more than a quarter of an hour, and Zhang Wu and Xing Liu, as well as Zhang Ran, could testify, and he did not have time to take the case file. ”
"The three of them have been with him all the time?"
Zhou Zheng did not let go of a single detail.
"That's not true, it's just that from the testimony of the time provided by the three of them to meet Ren Fei, unless Ren Fei knew that the case file was on Huang Cheng's desk early on, he really didn't have the time to carefully search for and take away the case file."
Yang Shan was very sure of this, because he had been so suspicious, so he personally did experiments to prove that Ren Fei had no time to commit crimes.
"Why did Ren Fei go to Huang Cheng?"
"I've checked this too. It was Ren Fei's coming-of-age ceremony that day, and all the people in the company were invited to participate. He had a good relationship with Huang Cheng, so when he left, he reminded Huang Cheng not to forget the appointment at night. ”
"Oh? On the same day, did Huang Cheng go? ”
"I went, but not for long. Because, that day it was his turn to be on duty. He drank a few glasses of wine and went back. ”
"Did Zhang Ran and Dong Huan go?"
"Dong Huan doesn't know, I'll send someone to check now. Zhang Ran didn't go, because he was on duty that day. ”
Zhou Zheng pondered for a long time, "What did Huang Cheng do when he left the Department of Law and Punishment that day?" Did you find it? ”
"Got it." Yang Shan's work is quite meticulous. He went to appease his concubine. He married a new concubine and placed her in a secret courtyard. However, I don't know how to let his wife know. His wife was a vinegar jar, and that day, he brought someone to the door and beat and made trouble, and almost killed someone. Huang Cheng left without reporting, just to deal with this matter! ”
"According to you, Huang Cheng is not very suspicious?"
Yang Shan thought for a while, "It's really not big!" ”
"Ren Fei is not very suspicious?"
"Yes. At present, Ren Fei is not suspicious. ”
"So, what about Zhang Ran?"
Yang Shan hesitated, "Zhenjun, it is said that Zhang Ran is the most suspicious. However, I always feel that if he is really a mole, there is no need to say that Huang Cheng did not receive the case file, anyway, there is no third person to prove it. In addition, there is no need for him to testify to Ren Fei, saying that he left after a circle in the Dianlu Hall, ruling out Ren Fei's suspicion! ”
"That means Zhang Ran is not very suspicious?"
Yang Shan pondered for a long time, "You can't say that." The other cases happened to be reported during Zhang Ran's duty period, and as the chief secretary, these cases would be handed over to him first. However, except for Jiuhua Mountain and Tianlu Mountain, Zhang Ran did not admit to seeing other case files. ”
"What about the officials who received the report?"
"There are a total of five people who took over the report. Except for Zhangwu and Xingliu, who received six reports before and after they were on duty, the other three people each received one report. They are all archived and classified according to the process, and then handed over to Zhang Ran, the chief secretary. ”
"Zhang Ran said that he didn't see these case files?"
"Yes! Zhang Ran said that he was an old man, so he naturally knew the seriousness of this matter, and if he saw that there were so many cases like this, he would definitely report it to Huang Cheng or Hu Tu Zhenjun as soon as possible! ”
"What about Zhangwu and Xingliu? They are also old people and will not be unaware of the seriousness of this matter. Why didn't they report it directly? ”
"They said, they reported it. Xing Liu's eloquence is good, so the two of them combined, and let Xing Liu report to Jun Renfei, the envoy on duty that day.
However, Ren Fei doesn't admit that there is such a thing! ”
"I can't find the files of the nine cases?"
Yang Shan shook his head in frustration, "I haven't found it yet!" ”
"From this point of view, Xing Liu and Ren Fei, one of these two people must be lying! Yang Shan, tell me, who do you suspect? ”
"I suspect torture!"
"Why?"
Because, he also said that he handed over the case file to Zhang Ran by hand. However, Zhang Ran said that he had not seen the case file. Zhangwu and Xingliu said that it was because Zhang Ran was indifferent in the face of such a major case that they decided to skip the level to find Ren Fei to report. I think so, the two people who Xing Liu has found so-called have denied his statement, indicating that he is lying and deliberately concealing the truth! ”
"Why aren't Zhang Ran and Ren Fei lying?"
This stunned Yang Shan. In his consciousness, he felt that it was a bit unlikely that an envoy and a chief secretary would collude to frame a secretary!
Zhou Zheng didn't continue to ask, but looked back at Yue Xiaoyue.
"Xiaoyue, you've been listening to it for a long time. You help sort things out as an outsider and see if there's anything new to discover. ”
Being named by Zhou Zheng, Yue Xiaoyue was both surprised and a little apprehensive.
Yang Shan and Cheng E have been following Zhou Zheng for a long time, and they know that Zhou Zheng will never deliberately create a chance for her to get ahead because of Yue Xiaoyue's beauty, but he really wants to broaden his mind through different ideas, and finally see the light of day and find out the real clues in the hemp ball.
Therefore, they all gave Yue Xiaoyue encouraging eyes, allowing her to feel at ease and boldly express her opinions.
Yue Xiaoyue calmed down her slightly nervous mood a little, and then sorted out her thoughts and spoke.
"Suppose, judging Zhang Ran and Huang Cheng, one of them is really lying. If, assuming Zhang Ran lied, his purpose was to destroy the case file and blame Huang Cheng. Then, it is very likely that the matter of Zhangwu and Xingliu sending him the case file after that is true. They are not in the same group as Zhang Ran. Similarly, what they reported to Ren Fei may also be true.
It can be inferred from this that Zhang Ran and Ren Fei are lying. Zhang Ran lied to cover up the truth, what did Ren Fei lie for? Unless, too, he wants to cover it up. Or, he's covering for his accomplices! He and Zhang Ran are accomplices!
If, assuming that Huang Cheng was lying, Zhang Ran did not lie. Then, what Zhangwu and Xing Liu said is likely to be a lie, and the so-called words reported to Ren Fei may also be false. So why are they doing it? There is only one possibility, they are protecting Huang Cheng and framing Zhang Ran and Ren Fei.
If, Zhang Ran and Huang Chengdu did not lie. The only one most likely to take the original case file is Ren Fei.
Then, after that, once Zhang Ran sees the follow-up case files, he will definitely pay attention to it and report it in time. But he said he had not seen the case file.
This shows that Zhangwu and Xingliu, as well as several other officials, have lied. It's kind of incredible.
Even if, let's assume that Zhangwu and the five of them lied, why did Xing Liu still have to climb Ren Fei? In order to muddy the waters of this pool? Then why didn't they pull Huang Cheng into the water? Huang Cheng is their top boss, and his credibility should be greater!
Judging from the above analysis, I think the odds of all five people lying are too small. At the same time, when Xing Liu said that Ren Fei was not a climbing, but should be true. Therefore, I deduce that Zhang Ran and Ren Fei are the most suspicious! ”
"It's really unlikely that five people will lie together. But is there still a possibility? Cheng E, who had been sitting on the side, pondered for a long time before slowly speaking.
"According to the process, the Dianlutang receives a lot of case files every day, and they are not summarized and classified until the end of the afternoon and handed over to the chief clerk. I don't think the three officials are lying. However, they also said that after they received the report, they treated the case as an ordinary case, and did not specifically report it to Zhang Ran. Could it be that Zhang Ran was careless and didn't notice these missing cases? And, the real person with a heart secretly took the case file away when he returned home, or the next day when he was not paying attention?
This is one of them. Second, Zhang Wu and Xingliu had received a total of six such reports, so as long as they saw such a case file for the second or third time, they should inform Zhang Ran as soon as possible. However, Zhang Ran didn't know. Could it be that these two people never mentioned this to Zhang Ran at all? Could it be that they stole the case file early in the morning and turned around to beat Zhang Ran?
Third, if my inference is correct. Then, when Zhang Ran put the case file on Huang Cheng's desk for the first time, it was not Ren Fei who was most likely to take the case file, but Zhang Wu and Xing Liu! Later, they bit Ren Fei again because we were suspicious of Ren Fei and they wanted to create chaos! ”
Yang Shan sat aside and didn't say a word, his mind was a little messy now. Yue Xiaoyue's analysis made sense to him, and he also felt that Cheng E's inference was good. So, who's right? You can't arrest all the people involved, right?
Zhou Zheng also didn't say a word, listened with a smile on his face and was not impatient. After everyone had expressed their opinions, he tapped lightly on the bookcase.
"In addition to Zhang Ran, Dong Huan also has a good relationship with a few of them, who has a good relationship? Or is there a lot of contact in this section? ”
"I'll check this again." Cheng E stood up and had to arrange it immediately.
Zhou Zheng waved his hand to let him calm down.
"I'm a spirit thing, how many of them know?"
"Huang Cheng, Ren Fei should know. However, I didn't specifically ask any of them. I'll send them a message! Yang Shan also stood up.
Zhou Zheng motioned for both of them to sit down first.
"Dong Huan knows the secret history, and he also knows about my spirit body. I don't know if there are any of his accomplices among those people. However, the top priority now is to secretly interrogate Dong Huan! He's the key! ”
At the same time, in a dark room of the patrol division, a priest sneakily poked his head out, and saw that there was no one around, so he quickly came out of the dark room. What he had to do today was too important, and of course, he took quite a lot of risks! But, as long as it's successful, it's all worth it!