However, Qi Xiao's case was not left alone as Yin Tao imagined.
What he is investigating now is the case related to his cheap nephew Xiao Qixiao.
According to reports from informants in the market, suspected traces of the key witness Yao Hongyun were accidentally discovered in a gambling house in Tongzhou City, not far from the capital.
Yao Hongyun is the brother of Zhou Chunsheng’s wife Yao.
On the day of the incident, this guy appeared strangely near the scene and picked up his nephew Zhou Junmao who was attending a party at the time.
According to Yao's later confession, his brother had received a generous sum of money from his enemy, and in exchange, he agreed to do the dirty work of luring Qi Xiao out.
If he can be caught and brought to justice, the missing chain of evidence will be complete.
Yin Jun knew very well that the enemy was also looking for this person, trying to kill him and silence him. Therefore, his actions must be ahead of the opponent's. If he was slow, he would have no choice but to restrain his body.
right!
Strike first to gain the upper hand!
Yin Jun smiled and thought: This guy is really stupid!
Now that you have taken the money, why don't you fly away immediately? You are still hanging around Tongzhou. You are really stupid.
Objectively speaking, Yin Jun guessed wrong this time.
It's not that Yao Hongyun doesn't want to leave, it's just that he can't escape at all.
The docks and traffic fortresses are all tightly guarded by Ying Tianfu's government officials. Not even a mini version of Xiaoqiang can climb through, let alone a human being.
Unless you can soar like an eagle, it will be impossible to cross.
In view of this, he had no choice but to find a remote place to hide.
However, this day after day of exhaustion was really boring, and his hands were itching unbearably, so he carefully slipped away to the gambling house.
He was also unlucky enough that he had just won money when he was noticed by a low-life person who was interested in informants.
In this way, Yin Jun got the message immediately.
The subsequent arrests could be described as time-consuming.
Yao Hongyun seemed to see that the other party wanted to capture him alive, so he ran towards the crowds of people unscrupulously, trying to fight for a chance of survival in the chaos.
However, everything is in vain.
After nearly an hour of cat-and-mouse, Yao Hongyun finally fell into the Huihui French Open.
"I thought that this case had reached a dead end, but I never thought that it would suddenly become clear again!"
"Bring that guy over quickly, I want to start a public trial in Dali Temple!"
Yin Jun laughed happily, and his frown relaxed.
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Qi Xiao's case was jointly tried by Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Punishment also listened in due to pressure from the outside world.
It can be seen that although this case is not a three-judicial trial in name, it is actually similar.
The more departments involved, the more efficient the work will be. This is the effect of one plus one being greater than two produced by mutual supervision.
really!
It only took half a day for Yao Hongyun to explain everything in a very knowledgeable and interesting manner.
Again, in front of the ten ancient tortures of Dali Temple, there are no iron teeth or bronze teeth that cannot be pried open.
If it weren't for Zhou Chunsheng's face, Yao Hongyun would have been tortured to the point of being transformed into a human.
According to his confession, it was the housekeeper of Liang Shoufu's family who found him in private and gave him a large sum of money to lure Qi Xiao out using Zhou Chunsheng's relationship with the Qi family. But he, who was in urgent need of money, didn't even think about it.
I immediately agreed.
This matter is not difficult to handle, as long as you convince your sister, you can make it happen.
Yao Shisu had no independent opinion, and lost his judgment after being slightly nudged by his brother. What's more, there are still benefits to be gained.
It's done!
So, Qi Xiao went to attend a party in the suburbs.
To be honest, neither Yao Hongyun nor Yao Shi knew the other's motives.
Are they really meeting to strengthen communication?
Afterwards, the more Yao Hongyun thought about it, the more something was wrong, so he returned to the Shouxing Mansion for detailed inquiries. In order to better find out the truth, he even specially gave an old wild ginseng he had stolen as a filial piety.
Seeing that he was so sensible, the old housekeeper of the First Assistant Mansion started chatting.
He said that Liang Shoufu's real purpose was to kill Qi Yu's son Qi Xiao in order to avenge Liang Kesheng's untimely death!
Let Qi Yu have a good taste of the pain of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person to him.
However, Qi Xiao is the son of a feudal official, and he must not directly slaughter ordinary people like squeezing them to death. If he doesn't do it right, he will get burned.
The best thing to do is to be clean and neat.
For example, if you give this kid an accidental death where no injuries can be detected, even if you investigate clearly, you won't be able to find anything abnormal.
So, they made a perfect plan to get Qi Xiao drunk first and then drown him.
After hearing this, Yao Hongyun couldn't help being shocked.
It didn't matter whether Qi Xiao died or not, but his own nephew was also dragged into the water.
What should I do?
No, we have to try to save him!
Yao Hongyun was not stupid, and he quickly figured out how to recall Zhou Junmao.
What happens next is consistent with what is already known.
After the court adjourned, the Minister of Punishment was the first to run away. The reason he gave was that he had a bad stomach after drinking water and needed urgent medical treatment.
As a result, the only people who made the proposal were Fu Renyi, the minister of Dali Temple, and Yin Jun, the censor of the Zuodu Procuratorate.
"Hmph, as soon as he heard that Liang Shoufu was involved, he immediately became ill and ran away. The old minister is really a smart man!"
"Sir Yin, it doesn't hurt your back to stand and talk, but who would want to wade into such muddy waters? To be honest, if I hadn't been the presiding judge and couldn't avoid it, even I would have wanted to run away!"
Fu Renyi is Zhong Yi's disciple, so he is quite candid when talking to Yin Jun.
However, having said that, this case is becoming more and more involved. How will the case be concluded later?
Is it possible that Liang Shoufu was really arrested?
If he is found guilty, his co-conspirators Zongzheng Li Zuoyi, Jiumen Admiral Xiang Baichuan, and the Minister of War Kang Yu will all be involved.
With so many court officials involved, who dares to make a real judgment?
Yin Jun said, "What is there to be afraid of? As the saying goes, when the emperor breaks the law, he is as guilty as the people, let alone the ministers who are deprived of their salary. In my opinion, you should boldly pronounce the sentence. As for whether it is finally implemented, we will discuss it separately.
"
"You dare to judge! But I don't dare!" After saying these words, Fu Renyi left with great bitterness and hatred.
gone?
Okay, I'll go too!
Just as he was about to leave, Yin Jun suddenly realized something was wrong.
You said, Yao Hongyun is just a dirty gambler. How could he have the opportunity to meet the chief steward of the Shouxing Mansion?
People often say that there are seven officials in front of the prime minister.
Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, it is not without some basis. Let alone a high-status housekeeper, just an ordinary servant girl cannot be seen by anyone who wants to see her.
Driven by this question, Yin Jun made a special trip to the prison cell of Dali Temple.
He was going to interrogate Yao Hongyun in private.