A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1026

[Chapter 1016 The truth]

Chen Ting looked a little ugly, and said to Qi Ning, “Master Hou, the more he talks, the more unbearable he is. He’s a bunch of nonsense, and he can’t be allowed to continue talking.”

Chen Ting has been in the officialdom for many years, and that is the real old fritters. After the man said something, Chen Ting felt that things were getting more and more wrong. He knew that some things could be said, but some things must not be said, even if there were some things that could be said, That also cannot be said in public.

At this time, there are people on the boat, not only the navy officers and soldiers, but also the big and small officials of Gulin City. If this person continues to talk, he will also say some embarrassing things. Today, so many people have heard, That’s definitely hard to keep secret.

“This matter concerns General Shen.” Qi Ning turned his head to look at Shen Liangqiu, and said, “General Shen, this person is here to say with certainty that you were involved in the case of the death of the Great Governor, and you think we are secretly entering the cabin. Interrogation, or just interrogation here?”

Some people thought that if Qi Ning had defeated Shen Liangqiu’s army.

If Shen Liangqiu chooses to enter the cabin for secret interrogation, that is, there is a ghost in his heart, but if the other party says more unfavorable things to Shen Liangqiu in the public eye, things will be a little troublesome.

The corners of Shen Liangqiu’s eyes twitched, but his expression was still very calm.

Qi Ning nodded slightly and said, “General Shen’s personality is clear to this marquis. Righteousness is thin, and love and righteousness are of great importance. After the death of the Grand Governor, General Shen has always been responsible for the affairs of the Grand Governor. These marquis are all It’s in the eyes.” Staring at Shen Liangqiu, he said: “General Shen, someone is here today to slander you, we don’t need to avoid it, let him say that he is ugly in public, and see what evidence he has to prove you. It is related to this matter. If he slandered the general, this prince will never sit idly by, and today will punish this person severely in front of everyone, so that General Shen will be innocent.”

Xin Ci nodded slightly beside him: “Liang Qiu, people are walking on the right path, and I don’t mind knocking on the door in the middle of the night. I also believe that you have nothing to do with this matter. Since we want to prove your innocence, let’s wash it away in front of all the adults present. You are suspicious.” The reincarnated person who complained, with a fierce look in his eyes, said sternly: “If you wantonly slander here, don’t blame me for being ruthless under the knife.” He had raised his hand and pressed the handle of the saber around his waist.

The man was calm and calm, and said calmly: “Master Hou, Caomin came here today, and he didn’t think about leaving alive. It’s just that the governor died unjustly, and Caomin can’t be indifferent for their own sake.”

Qi Ning sneered: “You just said that someone helped cover up, what do you mean?”

“General Manager Hou left the academy of the Grand Governor. Madam Tantai looked very weak at the time. Someone was worried about her body, so she helped her out of the courtyard to rest.” The man said slowly, “Mrs. Tantai ordered at that time, in order to protect the scene, Everyone should not stay in the yard, go out of the yard, and the yard gate was taken away at that time, and only people were guarded outside the yard gate.” After a pause, he said: “So in the yard and the bookstore at that time, there was only that one. Everyone thought it was the murderer of Tantai Governor’s body.”

Qi Ning turned his head and said solemnly, “Where is Wei Yujiang!”

Today, not only did Qi Ning come to participate in the funeral ceremony at sea, but also the officials of the Ministry of Justice who had followed Qi Ning from Beijing. It was just that Wei Yujiang was just a judge of the Ministry of Justice, so he didn’t have much to say. He cupped his hands and said, “I’m in a humble position!”

“You were in charge of the on-site investigation at the time, and you communicated with Director Hou.” Qi Ning said, “Is this the case at the time?”

Wei Yujiang said: “Report to Lord Hou, after Manager Hou left, the servants of the Governor’s Mansion saw Madam Tantai looking very bad and worried that they would hurt her body, so they really helped Madam Tantai to leave the yard first, and Madam Tantai did Instructed everyone present, in order to protect the scene, no one should stay in the courtyard, so as not to destroy the clues at the scene. At that time, the lady was waiting at the pavilion next to the academy, and there were two guards outside the academy gate. ”

“That is to say, no one was able to enter at that time?” Qi Ning asked.

Wei Yujiang said: “No one can enter from the main entrance of the academy,

But during the period between the closing of the courtyard gate and the arrival of General Shen at the Governor’s Mansion, what happened in the courtyard, people outside did not know.

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Qi Ning pondered for a while before asking the man, “You said that the person who pretended to be the governor’s body was the murderer. Did you say that before General Shen arrived, the murderer replaced the real body of the governor?”

“Yes.” The man nodded and said, “Although the time is short, if you plan carefully and your hands and feet are neat, you can steal the pillars and change the beams.”

“The time is in a hurry?” Qi Ning shook his head and said, “If it is as you said, the time is not in a hurry. It took more than an hour from Director Hou’s departure to the arrival of General Shen. If only a corpse was replaced. , In fact, the time is very abundant, and it is not in a hurry.”

“Master Marquis, if you just replace the body, there will be more than enough time, but what the murderer does is more than that.” The man said: “The murderer has to get off the collar by himself, and he has to hang the body, and then he has to do more. Quickly leave the Governor’s Mansion, go out of the city overnight, and rush to the naval camp before Director Hou arrives at the naval camp, so as to prove that he has been in the naval camp and has not left.”

As soon as these words came out, many people were shocked, and Shen Liangqiu was also shocked, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

Wei Yujiang, who was standing beside Qi Ning, had an expression that he had known for a long time, and glanced at Shen Liangqiu, his eyebrows stretched out.

“No, you said that the murderer had replaced the body of the Governor General, so where did the Governor General’s body come from?” Chen Ting frowned and said, “The body was discovered at that time, but General Manager Hou took people to inspect it inside and out, and it was a big deal. The governor’s study is very simple, and there is no secret room, if there is a corpse hidden, it will be easy to find.”

The man smiled faintly: “Of course the body of the Great Governor is still in the yard, but the murderer used a trick to deceive people in that kind of panic, and easily deceived many people.”

“in the yard?”

“Master Hou, Caomin dare to ask, is there a suitable place to hide things in the yard of the Great Governor’s study?” The man looked at Qi Ning with a solemn expression.

Qi Ning turned to look at Wei Yujiang and asked, “Wei Sishen, you have carefully inspected the scene. Do you know where to hide a body?”

“Yes!” Wei Yujiang said without hesitation: “Master Hou still remembers that when we entered the scene that day, when we entered the yard, there was an old locust tree in the corner of the yard, with luxuriant branches, and I still remember that Master Hou stopped to watch at that time. Pass that old locust tree.”

“That’s right.” Qi Ning sighed, “This Marquis does remember very clearly that in the corner of the yard, there was an old locust tree, at least for decades, with a thick trunk and luxuriant branches. It’s really hard to find.”

That person said: “After the gate of the courtyard was closed, the murderer quickly took the body of the governor from the old locust tree, hung it up, and after completing the trick of stealing the column and replacing the beam, he climbed the wall and left the governor’s mansion. The pattern is very familiar, he can leave the Governor’s Mansion as soon as possible, and then ride the prepared horses out of the city.

Shen Liangqiu said with a sneer, “You tell a good story, it’s a pity not to be a storyteller.” His eyes turned cold, and he said, “As we all know, the gate of Gulin City was closed at Hai Shi, and that When the time has passed, how can we get out of the city?”

“Master Hou, the Governor’s Mansion discovered that the Governor-General had committed suicide. It was about the time of Hai Shi, and Director Hou was immediately dispatched to the naval camp. When Director Hou left the city, it happened to be around the time of Hai.” The man explained: “The murderer had to set up the scene, so it took a little bit of night to leave the city than Director Hou, and that night, the school captain who guarded the city didn’t close the city gate on time, in fact, it was half a stick of incense late, which made the murderer rush before the gate was closed. Get out of town in an instant.”

Chen Ting turned around and asked, “Where is Li Chengsi?”

Immediately, a person squeezed in from behind, cupped his hands and said, “I’m here!”

The City Secretary was in charge of guarding the four gates of Gulin City. Chen Ting frowned and asked, “Who was in charge of guarding the east gate that night?”

“Master, it should be Captain Zhao.” Li Chengsi said.

“The city gates are always closed at Hai. Did the east gate close on time that night?”

“This!” Li Chengsi hesitated for a while, before he said bravely: “I am not sure about the low post, but the low post has strict orders. When it arrives at Hai, the four doors are closed, and it cannot be neglected.”

When everyone saw Li Chengsi’s hesitation, they knew that the East Gate might have really delayed the time that night.

Chen Ting snorted coldly, and the man continued: “Why did the East Gate delay the time for half a column of incense, Caomin dare not speak falsely, but Lord Hou and Lord Chen only need to check carefully, they will know what Caomin said. Not fake.”

Shen Liangqiu sneered: “You said so much, you mean that the murderer who did all this that night was the general?”

“General Manager Hou arrived at the main camp, found this General Shen, returned to the Governor’s Mansion, and this General Shen removed the body of the Governor General from above.” The man didn’t look at Shen Liangqiu, and said slowly, “Big General. The Governor’s body was placed in the study, but no one else could approach it. For the next few days, in order to avoid being seen through the flaws, General Shen stayed in the Governor’s Mansion. Everyone thought that the Governor had committed suicide in the secret room. , can’t find any flaws.”

Wei Yujiang finally shook his head at this time and said: “This statement is wrong. After we arrived at the Governor’s Mansion from the capital, we immediately checked the body of the Governor. The Governor was indeed strangled and suffocated to death, and the scars showed that, It is indeed because of the hanging beam.” He frowned and said, “You said that General Shen deliberately pretended to be the Grand Governor and committed suicide by hanging himself in order to confuse everyone, but the body of the Grand Governor is indeed hanging himself. In this case, what is the need for General Shen to do this. , to pretend to be the Grand Governor? At that time, as long as the Grand Governor’s body was placed on the beam, no one would think that the Grand Governor was harmed by others.”

Shen Liangqiu looked at Wei Yujiang, nodded and said, “Wei Sishen hit the nail on the head.” Looking at the man, he said coldly, “How do you explain this?”

“Xuanliang committed suicide?” The man shook his head and said indifferently: “Master Hou, all adults, the Governor did not commit suicide by hanging Liang at all. He was killed by someone, and as long as you look at the body, you can see it immediately.”

A person behind Wei Yujiang said: “I personally checked the body of the Governor, and there were no other wounds on his body, and it was definitely not a death of poisoning. It was indeed a suicide. I can guarantee this with my life.” It was the autopsy that day. The penal officer.