After Zhao Er went to the hall, he obviously hadn't recovered from the panic last night. He kept looking around in the hall, as if two killers would jump out and kill him at any time.
"Is this Mr. Zhao?"
The government officials all snickered. This Master Xiao was really interesting. Zhao Er could only call him "Master" in front of ordinary people.
Not to mention officials, not even the police officers of Shuntian Prefecture would call him that.
Zhao Er grinned and kowtowed quickly.
"The adults have offended the younger ones. The younger one is none other than Zhao Er."
"Oh, I made a mistake. I kept hearing people call you Second Master Zhao, and I thought your surname was Second Master Zhao."
"Don't dare, don't dare, this is all because others think that I am the boss of Mr. Zhao from the Ministry of Industry, so I will give you some thin noodles."
"Oh, you mean, because you are Mr. Zhao Wenhua's second master, everyone follows Zhao Wenhua's call, well, you are of high seniority."
Zhao Er almost cried and denied it again and again.
"Sir, please stop joking. The junior level is not that high. Before the adults are developed, the villains are blind and cannot see the mountains. I hope the adults will understand."
Yan Song from the back hall snorted: "Long live, this Xiao Feng is so careless and has no demeanor of a court official. It is really unbecoming."
Jiajing said calmly: "The way of investigating cases should not stick to one pattern, as long as it can solve the case. Guo Jun's official airs are quite full, what's the use if he can't solve the case, I have to find someone to help him personally.
He is a young man and it is inevitable that he will escape. Yan Aiqing will just remind him more in the future."
Yan Song said this without expecting Jiajing to do anything, he was just testing the tone of Jiajing's words to him.
Now the tone seems to be the same as before, the feeling between friends is still there, I feel certain in my heart, and my back is not so cold anymore.
"Have you ever instigated others to steal King Yu's jade pendant?"
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the front and back of the hall, and everyone waited with bated breath.
After Zhao Er was captured last night, he had already been educated. At this time, he no longer hesitated and just gritted his teeth and glared.
"The villain lost a lot of gambling debts, got drunk with lard, and let people 'hunt' on the streets. They are all my men who steal everything regardless of high or low."
His Highness Prince Yu was probably traveling incognito, and those bastards didn’t know His Highness, so they also took action.”
This was the limit that Zhao Er could admit. Even if Yan Shifan wanted to kill him to silence him, he would never dare to testify against Yan Shifan, or even Zhao Wenhua.
He admitted that he stole the jade pendant by mistake, and it would not be a capital crime. Yan Shifan saw that he had not betrayed him, so it would be meaningless to kill him after this matter was over.
Of course, if no one had assassinated him last night, he would not have even taken this step, and would have denied it at all costs, and had nothing to do with King Yu's jade pendant.
Yan Shifan stood beside Yan Song with a solemn expression, his demeanor calm, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, but in his heart he was scolding Zhao Er for being a weakling.
As long as Zhao Er can carry it through and refuse to admit it, then the suspicion of King Yu framed King Jing will not be cleared away.
No matter what the outcome is now, King Yu's jade pendant was indeed stolen, so most of the suspicion that he framed King Jing has been eliminated.
But Yan Shifan didn't expect what kind of life and death moment Zhao Er experienced last night.
Jiajing's face softened slightly, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he glanced at Lu Bing: "Xiao Feng is good at doing things, and he has the style of Jin Yiwei."
This was not only a compliment to Xiao Feng but also a compliment to Jin Yiwei. Lu Bing quickly saluted and thanked him.
Xiao Feng slapped the table: "When did you steal the jade pendant? Answer the truth! If the time is not right at all, the whole thing will fall on you!"
Zhao Eryi trembled and kowtowed repeatedly.
"The villain remembers it clearly and there is no mistake. It was on the 22nd of last month that the villain's men brought the jade pendant to the villain."
Xiao Feng nodded, that was three days before the female corpse case occurred.
"To whom did you give the jade pendant? Tell me!"
"The villain sold it to a passing jade merchant. As for who that person is, the villain really doesn't know!"
Of course this is also a lie, but Zhao Er can only say this. He certainly dare not say that the jade pendant was given to Yan Zhihu.
Xiao Feng ordered people to take Zhao Er back to the prison and imprison him. Everyone was waiting for him to call someone up, such as the person who discovered the female body, or the second housekeeper of Prince Jing's Mansion. Unexpectedly, Xiao Feng waved his hand.
"Quit."
The government officials retreated behind the curtain, while Xiao Feng tidied up his clothes and walked into the back hall calmly.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, Xiao Feng was ordered to investigate the case, and the investigation has been completed."
Yan Song frowned and said, "Is the trial over now?" Lu Bing and Huang Jin also looked at Xiao Feng, obviously asking the same question.
Jiajing frowned, thinking about what Xiao Feng meant.
"Long live, I said, this woman's identity is one of the keys to the case.
This woman's nickname is Lan Nu. She was originally a beauty who was unsuccessful in the draft, but she was taken away from her hometown in the name of being drafted.
After missing for three years, she appeared in the capital and died in a dry well. What happened to Lan Nu in the past three years is probably only known to the official in charge of recruitment, Lai Tiansheng.
Lai Tiansheng is now the prefect of Ningbo. I cannot act rashly without my purpose. This is another case. Please handle it as appropriate."
Jiajing nodded and turned to look at Lu Bing: "Jin Yiwei can investigate this matter!"
Yan Song secretly glanced at Yan Shifan, who looked calm and had obviously expected this move.
"Long live, in this draft of girls three years ago, I sent people to investigate secretly. It turns out that the girls who were actually unsuccessful and were taken away by local officials under the pretense of being selected were not only Lan Nu, but eight of them!"
Jiajing opened his eyes suddenly, he was really surprised.
But Lu Bing's surprise seemed a bit false to Xiao Feng, and it was obvious that he was not completely unaware of the matter.
Jiajing sneered and said: "Xiao Feng, these women can't all be through Lai Tiansheng alone."
Xiao Feng shook his head and said: "A total of six counties were involved, that is, the six county magistrates back then. Now some of these people have become prefects, and some are still county magistrates."
Jiajing stood up and gave Yan Song a cold look. The sweat that had not yet dried on Yan Song's back immediately started flowing out again.
But surprisingly, Jiajing did not order Lu Bing to investigate again. He just stared at Yan Song until both father and son lowered their heads.
Xiao Feng sighed inwardly, he had guessed the ending.
Although Jiajing was angry, he would not turn the matter upside down. Those county magistrates were definitely doomed, but Jiajing would not stop there with regard to Xiu Nu.
If he investigates this matter in a big way, there may not be any officials to do such dirty work when he recruits show girls next time.
The strict party, and only strict party officials, would do such dirty work under the command of the Yan family and his son, just like taking the blame for Jiajing for other things.
It's just that the person who took the blame this time put his hand into the pot and ate the most delicious meat first while Comrade Jiajing was still knocking on his rice bowl and waiting for his meal.
"Lu Bing, please ask Xiao Feng to make a list of these officials and arrest them in prison for interrogation."
With this sentence, those county magistrates were sentenced to death. As for where those women had gone, Jiajing no longer cared. Anyway, it had been three years, and those girls were useless.
Xiao Feng took a deep breath: "Long live this, this happened only three years ago. I thought it was time to find out the list of all the failed draft girls in previous years and let Jin Yiwei verify them one by one.
Those officials deceived the emperor and ignored their superiors, and their crimes are unpardonable."
Jiajing frowned, he actually didn't want to cause such a big fuss.
Yan Song was also frightened. If this investigation continues, the entire Yan Party may fall into pieces.
But Xiao Feng's next words made Jiajing make up his mind.
"Banzai, these women were recruited by Banzai and were deceived midway. Their fate is secretly determined by Banzai.
Long Live Taoism is profound, you should know that the sin of the butcher is not that of the cook, the sin of the cook is not that of the diners, and the sin of the diners is not that of the person entertaining the guests!
Once a grain of rice is put into the bowl of Long Live, whether Long Live eats it or discards it, it is the cause and effect of Long Live, and it is the blessing of Long Live.
Even if one meter is like this, how much more is it related to human life?
If those women had died at this time, their lives would also be counted in the long live karma, and the resentment of their families would also be counted in the long live karma.
Those people have done evil, but such heavy karmic losses have been recorded in Long Live's account. Long Live's road to becoming an immortal will inevitably be more tribulations!"
Jiajing was horrified and shocked: Yes, those bastards took advantage of my will to do evil, but in the end the blame was placed on my head. Didn't I take the blame for them and be the big one?
Jiajing's long-standing principle is that I will take care of those who take the blame for me, I will treat those who do not take the blame for me normally, and those who dare to let me take the blame will die!
"Huang Ban! Take out the roster of girls from previous drafts and check!"
Yan Shifan finally became anxious. He could not just watch the Yan Party collapse like this, so he relied on Jiajing's appreciation of the Yan family and took the risk to speak.
"Xiao Feng, you are uttering arrogant words and talking about cause and effect. You are clearly despising Long Live. It is wrong to accuse the beautiful girl of Long Live Omen! You are so cruel!"