Chapter 96: Accomplices
Originally, Song Zhili was just guessing.
Because after all, no one is perfect, and it is not impossible for Xu Zhen to collect the wrong information and mistakenly designate Cui Meng as the ghost face killer.
Moreover, even if it is really Xu Zhen's troublemaker, he will inevitably deny it.
However, to Song Zhili's surprise, Xu Zhen actually admitted it directly!
"Why!?" Song Zhili was incredulous, "Why are you doing this?"
"Lord Song," Xu Zhen said indifferently, "I'm good at everything, but I'm a little small-minded.
"I owe Cui Xiaotian a little debt, and then I was almost killed by the Dongyousan people you hired, so I feel unhappy......
Hearing "Wandering East", Song Zhili stopped speaking for a moment.
"Actually, it's not a big deal," Xu Zhen said with a smile, "You two just want my money and my life!" Hehe......"
Xu Zhen's smile was indescribably cold, which made Song Zhili shudder.
"You ......" Song Zhili wanted to deny it, but after thinking about it, at such a time, it would be useless to say this.
However, he was still uneasy in his heart, and asked:
"But...... How do you do that? Why...... I'm going to fall for you a second time? Case...... You checked the case, but those evidences, those people...... How...... How is that possible?"
Hearing Song Zhili's doubts, Xu Zhen stared straight ahead, and his deep eyes shone with crystal light......
A few days ago, Xu Zhen took the three confessions of Tong County Ling and others to the Nanjian Prison and met with the monk Qi Yunzheng alone.
「…… Say," Xu Zhen said, holding up the blood book, "What is missing in Tong County's confession? Others can't see it, but I can see it clearly, you came to the yamen to surrender, there must be a reason!"
The monk's eyes showed a fierce light, staring at Xu Zhen deadly, without any response.
"Also," Xu Zhen asked again, "Since you explained your intentions, Cheng Xiao has become absent-minded, and his eyes are not right, tell me, thirteen years ago, did he also participate in something?"
The monk continued to stare at death, but this time he spoke: "Amitabha Buddha ......."
"Okay, stop bothering the Buddha," Xu Zhen put away the blood letter and said coldly, "You are not a true monk at all, you are just pretending to be a monk to interfere with the line of sight."
Hearing this, Qi Yunzheng's eyes flashed a little strange, but they were fleeting.
"Qi Yunzheng," Xu Zhen put away the blood book, pulled a chair and sat down in front of the monk, and said, "Are you thinking, I'm testing you, probing your tone?
"Actually, you don't need to be there, you've been living here for seven days, and seven days is enough time for me to find out a lot of things.
"I'm not bragging to you, your life, and your plan are already in the palm of my hand, as long as I move, you will be doomed!"
"Hmph......" The monk snorted coldly, obviously not taking Xu Zhen's threat seriously.
"Okay," Xu Zhen said, "Song County ordered them to come in from the outside without knowing when, so I'll try not to delay time, so let's make a long story short with you!"
"In this case, you have at least two accomplices," Xu Zhen held out two fingers, "both of them are well prepared for your plan, one is familiar with Yanping County, and the other is familiar with the county government. Am I right?
"Others haven't figured out this truth yet, but I already know that in this Yanping County Ya, there is your internal response!"
Hearing this, the corners of the monk's eyes twitched slightly.
"Otherwise, your plan wouldn't have gone so smoothly." Xu Zhen no longer captured his micro-expressions and continued, "These two people are hidden very deeply, which is unexpected.
"Let's talk about the first one first, the accomplice who is familiar with Yanping County and helps you kidnap and transport hostages is none other than the head catcher thirteen years ago - Shen Mingchen!"
Yes?
This time, the monk finally revealed his flaws, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes that could not be concealed.
"yes, no one would have thought of it, would they? I also feel unbelievable," Xu Zhen said, "No, to be precise, I don't want to believe it, because Shen Lao Tou is someone I respect very much!"
"Hmph, hmph......" The monk snorted coldly again, as if he wanted to hide his strangeness and prepare to deny it.
"Daxiangguo Temple," Xu Zhen said, "At the scene of your execution of Tong County, I have already discovered the abnormality. There are traces of deliberate erasure of footprints and destruction of footprints at the scene. Z.br>
"Come to think of it, you've already turned yourself in, so why bother to erase your footprints?
"From this, I can infer that there was someone else at the scene, and that person didn't want to leave footprints.
"The more you don't want to leave footprints, the more your footprints may be more recognizable than normal.
"Of course, since the footprints have been erased, it also means that this person has anti-reconnaissance capabilities, so at that time, I have already begun to suspect that it is a Yamen duke!"
The "......" monk still didn't speak, and even closed his eyes, but his nervousness was still unrestrained by Xu Zhen.
"You know what? I went back to the scene and searched the area several times by myself, and finally found a clue near an ice puddle.
"The crater is connected to the glacial lake, and from there the distance to the glacial lake is the shortest, but to get over the crater, you need to dismount.
"So, not only did I find the horseshoe prints there, but I also found a few key footprints.
"The heel of the left foot of those footprints was very light, like a man walking on tiptoe.
"Coincidentally, Shen Lao's left foot is missing, and he was accidentally cut off by the crescent shovel when he was young......
"Later," Xu Zhen added, "I went to the place where your family used to live, and an old neighbor told me that he once saw a catcher who often went to your house and seemed to have given you money.
"It's definitely not for official business, so ...... I asked in passing, is that catch a little lame? Guess what the old neighbor said to me?
"So, from then on, I had no choice but to turn the subject of the investigation to Shen Lao's head catcher.
"He's a good guy, he thinks that your eldest brother has been wronged, and he feels guilty, that's why he will send you money, right?"
「……」
At this moment, it was difficult for the monk to hide his inner excitement, his face trembled, his lips trembled, and he wanted to calm his excitement by chanting the scriptures, but the scriptures were already out of tune.
"I was also in a very uncomfortable mood at the time," Xu Zhen said, "so I went to Ziyang Palace, because Shen Mingchen had been living in Ziyang Palace a few days ago, and he was playing chess with Taoist priests.
"It's a pity that the results of the investigation still make me have to die," Xu Zhen said, "In the days when Song County's children were kidnapped, and Lu Yusheng and Liu Sanyang were killed, Shen Mingchen was not in Ziyang Palace at all!"
The monk of "Amitabha Buddha ......" couldn't bear it anymore and recited the Buddha's name again.
"Qi Yunzheng, whether you believe it or not," Xu Zhen said, "It's a big deal to call Shen Mingchen to confront him, but I warn you, it's really too late by then!"
"So, can you have a good chat with me now?"
The monk kept his mouth shut, still struggling to hold on.
"Okay, since you don't give up, then I say you listen," Xu Zhen said, "While there's still a little time, let's talk about another of your accomplices!"
"Another accomplice of yours has been hiding in my Yanping County government for more than three years, and you have really taken great pains to clear your grievances for today's plan!"