Because after all, no one is perfect, it is not impossible that Xu Zhen collected wrong information and mistakenly identified Cui Meng as the ghost-faced killer.
Moreover, even if Xu Zhen is really causing trouble, he will definitely deny it.
However, what surprised Song Zhili was that Xu Zhen actually admitted it directly!
"Why!?" Song Zhili was incredulous, "Why did you do this?"
"Master Song," Xu Zhen said calmly, "I'm good at everything, but I'm a little narrow-minded.
"I owe Cui Xiaotian some debt, and then I was almost killed by the Dongyou San people you hired, so I feel unhappy..."
When Song Zhili heard "Eastward Travel Sanren", he immediately stopped talking.
"Actually, it's not a big deal," Xu Zhen said with a smile, "You two just want my money and the other wants my life! Haha..."
Xu Zhen smiled with an indescribable coldness that made Song Zhili shudder.
"You..." Song Zhili wanted to deny it, but then he thought, at this time, it would be useless to say this anymore.
"It's a pity that the investigation results still forced me to give up," Xu Zhen said. "During the days when Magistrate Song's children were kidnapped and Lu Yusheng and Liu Sanyang were killed, Shen Mingchen was not at Ziyang Palace at all!"
"So, from then on, I had no choice but to turn the investigation target to Mr. Shen, the catcher.
The monk continued his death gaze, but this time he spoke: "Amitabha..."
"Otherwise, your plan will not be implemented so smoothly." Xu Zhen stopped catching his micro-expressions and continued, "These two people are hidden very deeply, which is unexpected.
"Qi Yunzheng, whether you believe it or not," Xu Zhen said, "at worst, we will call Shen Mingchen for confrontation, but I warn you, by then it will be too late!
"So, can you have a good chat with me now?"
"...Tell me," Xu Zhen said, holding up the blood letter, "What is missing from Magistrate Tong's confession? Others can't see it, but I can see it clearly. There must be a reason why you came to the Yamen to surrender!"
"If an agent acts alone, it is definitely not for official business, so... I asked casually, is the agent lame? What do you think the old neighbor answered me?
"Okay, don't bother Buddha anymore," Xu Zhen put away the blood letter and said coldly, "You are not a real monk at all. You are pretending to be a monk just to disturb the view."
"I was also feeling very uncomfortable at the time," Xu Zhen said, "so I went to Ziyang Palace, because Shen Mingchen had been staying in Ziyang Palace a few days ago, competing with Taoist priests on chess.
"Qi Yunzheng," Xu Zhen put away the blood book, pulled up a chair and sat in front of the monk, and said, "Are you thinking that I am testing you and your tone?
"Think about it, you have already surrendered yourself, why bother to erase your footprints?
"Later," Xu Zhen said again, "I went to the place where your family used to live, and an old neighbor told me that he had seen a policeman who often visited your house and seemed to have given you money.
The monk had a fierce look in his eyes and stared at Xu Zhen without any response.
"You know what? I went to the scene later and searched the area several times by myself, and finally found clues near an ice depression.
"He is a good man. He feels guilty for letting your eldest brother die unjustly, so he gives you money, right?"
"In this case, you have at least two accomplices," Xu Zhen held out two fingers. "Both of them are fully prepared for your plan. One is familiar with Yanping County and the other is familiar with the county government. I can say that.
Right?
"Others haven't figured this out yet, but I already know that there is your insider in the Yanping County Government!"
"The less he wants to leave footprints, the more it means his footprints may be easier to identify than normal people.
"Hmph..." The monk snorted coldly, obviously not taking Xu Zhen's threat seriously.
"Yeah, no one would have thought of it, right? I also find it unbelievable," Xu Zhen said, "No, to be precise, I don't want to believe it, because Mr. Shen, the catcher, is a person I respect very much!"
"From this, I can infer that there was someone else at the scene, and that person didn't want to leave any footprints.
"Okay," Xu Zhen said, "Magistrate Song and the others will come in from outside who knows when, so I will try my best not to waste time and keep the story short with you!
"Let's talk about the first one first. The accomplice who is familiar with Yanping County and helped you kidnap and transport hostages is none other than the arrester thirteen years ago - Shen Mingchen!"
Hearing Song Zhili's doubts, Xu Zhen stared straight ahead, his deep eyes filled with crystal light...
“The ice depression is connected to the glacier lake, and the distance from there to the glacier lake is the shortest, but you need to dismount to cross the ice depression.
However, he still couldn't calm down and asked:
Upon hearing this, Qi Yunzheng's eyes flashed a little strangely, but it disappeared quickly.
"Also," Xu Zhen asked again, "since you explained your intention, Cheng Xiao has become absent-minded and looks at you strangely. Tell me, was he involved in something thirteen years ago?
"
"It so happens that Mr. Shen's left foot is missing. He was accidentally chopped off by a crescent shovel when he was young...
"So, not only did I find horse hoof prints there, but I also found several key footprints.
"The left heel of those footprints is very light, like those left by a person walking on tiptoes.
"Amitabha..." The monk couldn't bear it anymore and chanted the Buddha's name again.
"Of course, since the footprints have been erased, it also shows that this person has anti-reconnaissance capabilities, so at that time, I had already begun to suspect that he was a government official!"
"Huh, huh..." The monk snorted again, as if he wanted to cover up his strangeness and was ready to deny it.
"..." The monk still didn't speak, and even closed his eyes, but his nervousness could not be restrained and was captured by Xu Zhen.
"But... how did you do it? Why... did I fall for you for the second time? The case... you investigated the case, but those evidences, those people... how... how could it be possible?
?”
"I'm not bragging to you, your life and your plans are already in the palm of my hand. If I make a move, you will be doomed!"
Hearing this, the corners of the monk's eyes trembled slightly again.
"Actually, there is no need at all. You have lived here for seven days, and seven days is enough for me to find out a lot of things.
ah?
This time, the monk finally showed his flaw, and a trace of unconcealable surprise flashed in his eyes.
Back in time a few days ago, Xu Zhen took three blood confessions from Magistrate Tong and others to the South Prison and met with the monk Qi Yunzheng alone.
At this moment, the monk could hardly conceal his inner excitement. His face trembled and his lips trembled. He wanted to calm down his excitement by chanting sutras, but the sutras were already out of tune.
"..."
…
"Daxiangguo Temple," Xu Zhen said, "I have already discovered anomalies at the scene where you executed Magistrate Tong. There were traces of deliberate erasure and destruction of footprints.
The monk shut his mouth tightly and still persisted.
"Okay, since you don't give up, then listen to what I say," Xu Zhen said, "While there is still some time, let's talk about your other accomplice!
"Another of your accomplices has been hiding in our Yanping County government office for more than three years. You have worked really hard for today's plan to clear the grievances!"