Imperial City Secretary Cui Lue Shang looked at Sun Tu with a nervous and confusion: "How is this possible? Marquis, the villain said nothing before, I, I will never deceive you in this matter."

He was really panicked. As soon as the yamen was dispersed, he was called here by Sun Tu's people. Then he learned from him that the "Zhou Xiong" who was imprisoned in the Kaifeng Prefecture prison was not himself. This was indeed strange enough and enough to make Sun Tu suspicious of his words.

However, Sun Tu's reaction was quite calm, and he smiled and comforted him: "Old Cui, you don't have to do this. You and I can still believe it. I came to you today just to understand the inside story. After all, if you hadn't told me honestly, I wouldn't know that Master and the others had made a mistake."

After hearing his sincere words, Cui Lue Shang finally calmed down and then thought, "If it is true as the Marquis said, this matter is really strange. Although the man was not a small person, the matter was very troubled at that time. Moreover, as soon as he was arrested, he was directly imprisoned and could not be replaced by someone."

"What if someone in the yamen cooperates with Li Dai Tao Zan?" Sun Tu frowned again. He asked. The truth about the master's murder was that he could not let go of any possibility.

This question really made Cui Lue Shang stunned: "This...but what do they want? Who would take such a risk for such a criminal who has no money and power and murders in the street?"

Sun Tu quickly savored something: "Is there such a thing? Can anyone really replace a prisoner from the prison?"

"This is just a young man who heard from some of his predecessors. It is not only in our Kaifeng Prefecture prison, but also in the Tianzhu of the Ministry of Justice. As long as they are willing to pay enough price and the criminals are not too important, they will be replaced. It is said that a few years ago, a prisoner with a wealthy family bribed the prison guards and asked someone to go to the punishment stage for him. Later, it was leaked because someone said he had leaked. But at that time, everyone had already been killed, and the other family had already left the country, and in the end they could only punish some prisoners."

"Do you kill a white duck?" Sun Tu said with a serious expression: "I have heard people talk about this. Some local governments use this trick to protect the rich and unkind, and often let some people at the end of their lives die, and they make a fortune. But they didn't expect that such illegal things would happen under the feet of the emperor in Tokyo!"

Cui Lushang smiled bitterly. How could Tokyo be immune to this world? But he still felt that this matter was too incredible: "But this matter has a great relationship after all, and Zhou Xiong is not a wealthy person. How could someone take such a big risk and spend his time and countless money to save him?"

"Yes, so this matter looks too weird, it's completely unreasonable." Sun Tu tapped the table with his fingers: "How many people in Kaifeng Prefecture can do this?"

"This, besides the prefect, it's just Judge Zhong Tong."

Sun Tu immediately shook his head: "The Prime Minister Zhou has nothing to do with this matter, and he is a smart person and he will never be able to wade into this muddy water. As for Zhong Yang, I can see that he has told everything he knows to the truth. If he really does this, he will never be able to hide it from me!" If he really does this, he will not cooperate so much and help him enter the prison to see the fake Zhou Xiong.

The bigger question about this matter is that what is the purpose of someone doing this? What are they trying to do? Zhou Xiong is not a powerful figure, and he can't stand any side with the big figures in the court, so he has something to do with Sun Tu. How could anyone think of saving him? And he still takes such a big risk. The only value he has in his murder is Zhou Tong's murder, but Zhou Tong is certainly a master in the martial arts world and is highly respected by Sun Tu and other disciples, but in the court officialdom, it is really a cheap life. Who would spend this thought for him?

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that this matter was unreasonable and strange, which made Sun Tu not know what to make. After pondering for a while, he said, "In this way, you have been in the yamen for indirect investigations in the past few days. You must not let go of any doubts."

"I understand, little." Cui Lue Shang nodded quickly, but a trace of uneasiness flashed in his eyes. After all, this is not a trivial matter. Maybe he would offend some official, and he was just a small person after all.

Sun Tu immediately saw the worry in his heart, and then smiled and said, "In this way, as long as this matter occurs, I will transfer you to my Imperial City Office as a servant, and at least give you a serious official."

After this made Cui Lue Shang stunned, he was overjoyed. You should know that from a clerk to an official, he had to cross a gap. How many people and generations still were just low-ranking officials, and with his identity as Cui Lue Shang, it would be impossible for him to make a name for himself in his life. But now he has received the guarantee of Yue Hou. This is a big deal for others, but for officials who are truly noble and have real power, it is just a matter of one sentence.

Since Sun Tu made a promise, it was impossible for him to break his promise. After a moment, Cui Lue Shang, who was surprised, quickly knelt down: "Thank you, please, Mr. Marquis. Mr. Marquis don't worry, Mr. Marquis, I will try my best to find out the truth and will never disappoint you."

"Haha, get up and talk." Sun Tu reached out and helped him, then said seriously: "But this matter is important. The most important thing for you is to investigate in secret. Don't let others know my intention."

"If you are small, you will act carefully."

After Cui Lue and Shang left happily, Di Yingyang, who had been listening, frowned and asked, "General, I always feel that this matter is not that simple. Although I have heard of such activities as stealing dragons and turning phoenixes, it is mostly used for prisoners and rarely replaced with death row prisoners. And as you said, it is even more difficult to accomplish this matter with the care of the doctor of the Ministry of Justice."

"Yes, this matter is strange from beginning to end. Now that I think about it, even Zhou Xiong was captured alive is a bit weird." Sun Tu frowned and said, "He is good at martial arts. Since he has killed people in public, he will inevitably think about how to escape. Why was he taken down by the people of Kaifeng Prefecture so easily? But the most important thing is Yang Huaichang, the doctor of the Ministry of Justice. Why did he, a fourth-rank official, target such a murder case, become interested in an ordinary murderer, and specifically instruct Zhong Yang to imprison him alone and not let anyone contact him?"

"Unless he has a grudge with Zhou Xiong, for example, Zhou Xiong had his relatives and friends in the rambie who fought that day." Di Yingyang quickly denied himself: "Impossible, how could Yang's relatives and friends be so unbearable? Moreover, this matter is too obvious, he will not take risks, otherwise it will be even more difficult to explain."

"Yes, but it is inevitable that this person has big problems, so if you want to know the inside story, you must start with this Doctor Yang!" Sun Tu said and looked at the other party: "Since Brother Jiu, you are not used to training in the army, I will hand this matter over to you. I heard that others have been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison of the Ministry of Justice, can you see him?"

The second half of the sentence made Di Yingyang's old face turn red. It is said that since the battle against the Hu Ben Army officially started training, the oldest and most precious young master of the Di family, he really can't bear the hardship. The training in the army was too hard and too boring, and it was far from something he could adapt to, so he began to find various reasons to run out of the military camp and no longer share the joys and sorrows with those "brothers". After Sun Tu learned about this, he was extremely tolerant of him and did not deal with it or pursue it. Now he directly helped him find a legitimate excuse to not practice.

He smiled at Sun Tu with some guilt, and Di Yingyang patted his chest and promised: "Just rest assured, leave this matter to me. In a few days, I will see Yang Huaichang and will definitely be able to draw key clues from him." He does have this confidence because he has a wide range of friendships in Beijing and is the best at communicating with others.

Sun Tu nodded: "Then please, Brother Jiu. It's important. This is the thing I want to find the truth most recently." The Gu family's collusion with the Liao spies has been destroyed by the court, and Sun Tu didn't have much interest in continuing to investigate, so he put all his heart on the murder of his master.

I originally thought that as long as Zhou Xiong was found, I could get an answer, but now it seems that things are becoming more suspicious and there are even more doubts behind it.

With doubts, Sun Tu soon went to see Zhong Yang again. When the judge Zhong Tong saw Sun Tu again, he thought he could leave, but he didn't expect that he could learn such a strange result from him, which made him puzzled. After a while, he said anxiously: "This is impossible. It is impossible for a prisoner in the prison to be stolen."

"Oh? Is that true? But as far as I know, there have been such things in the past."

"That was the past, but since I took office and strictly rectified, all the shortcomings in the prison have been eliminated. Not to mention that such murders have been repeatedly committed, even if a thief enters my Kaifeng Prison, it will never be easily replaced by someone! Moreover, I personally verified that he was then sent to the prison. Just a few days ago, I had just visited him and there was no replacement."

"Hmm? Then what kind of person do you see Zhou Xiong is?" Sun Tu suddenly noticed the key to the problem and asked anxiously.

"He is a thin and thin person, and because he just killed someone, he was still a little confused and seemed to be greatly stimulated..."

As soon as this statement was said, Sun Tu's eyes lit up! If what Zhong Yang said was true, then one could infer that the prisoner was replaced early in the morning, but in this way, the problem would be even greater. Who was stealing the dragon and turning the phoenix, and where was the real Zhou Xiong?

Of course, he may not be able to believe everything. He still has to wait until Cui Lue Shang investigates it before he can make a conclusion.
Chapter completed!