Zhuzhou City, which had always been peaceful and happy, seemed to have suddenly become the center of turmoil, shocking everyone to look at it and discuss it one after another.
In addition to arresting so many people from Zhuzhou City, Yunting Villa also surrounded the government office. Is this the beginning of a rebellion?
But this news had just spread, and another breaking news swept across - His Royal Highness Ding Wang of the Daye Dynasty went on patrol incognito, and came to Zhuzhou City to thoroughly investigate the cases of girls being murdered one after another. This Yunting Villa was just ordered
act.
What? You don’t know about this case yet? Why don’t you go to the Yamen quickly? His Highness Prince Ding is currently hearing it in public at the Yamen!
Above the courtroom, Mr. Chen, the prefect of various states, who was carried directly from the back hall, was leaning weakly on the chair, as if he was hanging with only one breath left and would fall off at any time.
On both sides of the court, the shadow guards temporarily acted as yamen servants, holding water and fire sticks and beating them together, shouting: "Mighty——"
The shouting was so loud that it seemed extremely solemn and solemn in conjunction with the wooden signs of "Silence" and "Avoid" in the courtroom.
And amid the shouting, Mo Jingxiao led Ning Yujin, Xu Jinsong and Xu Zhongsheng and walked straight out of the back hall.
At this moment, Mo Jingxiao put on a purple and gold embroidered python and dragon pattern brocade robe, with a jade belt around his waist, a lapel with complex patterns of dark gold, and a long purple jade hairpin in his hair, exuding luxury all over his body.
And the sword-shaped eyebrows flew into the temples, the thin lips were as sharp as a knife, and the pair of phoenix eyes seemed to be more dazzling than the scorching sun, more brilliant than the stars in the sky, and he was so rampant and domineering that no one dared to look directly at him.
The people who were watching the excitement outside the court were stunned. It was not until someone shouted inside that "His Royal Highness Ding Wang has arrived——" that everyone hurriedly fell to the ground and kowtowed to welcome the arrival.
Mo Jingxiao walked straight to the back of the publican and sat down. He stretched out his hand and a clear and gentle voice spread all the way to the outside: "Everyone, get up."
Xu Zhongsheng, who was standing aside, narrowed his eyes and said secretly: What a mellow internal force!
Before, he only thought that this person was not simple, and the owner of the village was so polite to him and did not allow him to investigate. At that time, he knew that this "Master Mo" had a lot of background.
However, no matter how much I thought about it, I never imagined that he would have such a powerful background. When the Nine Dragons Order was revealed just now, it was really a surprise.
But when I think about it, I dared to let them surround the prefect's Yamen before. In fact, my identity is already revealed.
"Let's get started." Mo Jingxiao sat at the top, looking down at Mr. Chen above the court, with his deep and sharp phoenix eyes, "Are you recruiting yourself or do you have to go through trial?"
Mr. Chen suddenly coughed twice violently and said angrily: "Xiaguan is already half buried in the loess. What did His Highness Prince Ding ask Xiaguan to do?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the people outside immediately started talking.
"Isn't this the trial of a girl's murder case? Why are you trying Mr. Chen?"
"Although Mr. Chen has been bedridden and has not done much in the past few years, he still did a lot of practical things for the people of various states in the past few years."
"Did His Highness Prince Ding try the wrong person? Look at Mr. Chen like this, how could he kill someone?"
"Well, there must be a mistake..."
While there was a lot of discussion, Mo Jingxiao was heard saying to Ning Yujin who was standing aside: "Let's check him out."
Yun Danfeng's words made all the people outside suddenly shut up. It seemed like this ordinary sentence, but there was an invisible pressure permeating the court.
Ning Yujin was ordered to step forward and inspect Mr. Chen. She suddenly raised her lips and said with a smile, "How long has Mr. Chen been unable to walk?"
Mr. Chen seemed to have no energy to answer, and he leaned back on the chair slumpingly.
Xu Jinsong, who was next to him, answered for him: "I was sick and lay in bed for more than a year. Later I got better and could walk. But more than two months ago, my legs suddenly became paralyzed. I called a doctor.
It didn’t seem to have any effect, so I never went out to the ground and walked around.”
"Oh? I've been paralyzed for more than two months..."
Ning Yujin looked at Mr. Chen with a half-smile, turned her wrist, and suddenly pierced Mr. Chen's knee with a silver needle between her two fingers.
Mr. Chen screamed and suddenly stood up from his chair!
Everyone exclaimed——
"Stand up!"
"He's not paralyzed!
"Why did he stand up!"
Xu Jinsong had already thought that this was the case, but his expression showed disappointment and resentment: "Master Chen, why did you lie to Xu?"
"Because cheating you means cheating all the people in Zhuzhou City. Who would associate him with a cruel and ruthless murderer?" Ning Yujin sneered, put away the silver needle, and stepped aside.
I should have known that he was just faking it. He was so angry when he yelled at his thirteenth aunt, and he didn't even think about someone who was seriously ill.
Seeing that he could no longer pretend, Mr. Chen lowered his head and pretended to wipe away a few tears, and cried to Mo Jingxiao: "Your Highness Prince Ding, please spare your life. I... I was also confused for a moment. I am afraid of this case."
If the investigation is carried out, the official's reputation will be ruined, so I thought of pretending to be ill. I just want to delay it until I leave office. I have no other intention! Please give me a clear warning from His Highness Prince Ding!"
This is called not shedding tears without seeing the coffin. Before the conclusive evidence is presented, the prisoner will always squeeze two tears and cry "unjust" twice.
Ning Yujin looked at Mr. Chen coldly, holding a few silver needles tightly in her hands, resisting the urge to rush forward and stab him to death.
Mo Jingxiao even cast his stingy eyes at him, not to mention his facial expressions. He waved his hand and said, "Come up here."
The guests brought here were all guests who had been to the Qingming Tower. They were all extremely wealthy officials and foreigners in Zhuzhou City. However, at this moment, all of them had blue eye circles and sallow faces, and they no longer had the same wealthy figure as before.
Their families have all been protected, and Ning Yujin has also given each of them a Qingxin Ningshen Pill. The situation at this moment is much better than when he first saw them.
Mo Jingxiao looked at them, opened his thin lips, and said calmly: "Tell me everything you know, and I will make the decision for you."
The presence of His Highness Prince Ding was a reassurance for those outsiders, and they all opened their mouths and told what happened.
Ning Yujin and the others had already listened to what Member Shi had said in advance, but after listening to it for the second time, they still couldn't hide their anger.
When the people who were listening to the trial outside heard about this inhumane crime, they all clenched their fists with indignation, as if they wanted to rush in and beat someone up.
Especially the family members of the victims also rushed over at this moment. When they heard this, they all rushed inside, and the scene once got out of control.
However, Mo Jingxiao silenced them all with just one look. His intimidating gaze swept the whole place and slowly said: "It is also a crime to disrupt the court. What we are interrogating now is a felon who is despised by thousands of people. You also want to come in and talk to him."
He stands together?"
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, and then they all shouted at Mr. Chen: "Bah, who wants to stand with him!"