Upon hearing the prefect Wang's exaggerated praise of Yin Nuo and Wen Xiaoyun, Yin Qianhua's face suddenly darkened in the room.
He placed the brush on the red sandalwood pen mountain, raised his head and stared at Yinnuo, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, and his voice was extremely stern, "The prefect just pities you two for their hard work on this trip. On the other hand, you two have brought back a few things from this trip. You are an individual, but you made your own inferences and almost misplaced the real culprit. I just don’t punish you two, and you still have the nerve to come here?!"
Wen Xiaoyun had never seen Yin Qianhua act so harshly, so he subconsciously bent his knees and knelt down on one knee towards Yin Qianhua.
Yinnuo's expression also changed when he was suddenly scolded by his father.
He is not afraid of the prefect, nor will he submit to his father. If it were normal, he would definitely speak out his objections with a stiff neck.
But this time, after a brief hesitation, he immediately gave up arguing and objecting, and followed Wen Xiaoyun on his knees.
There was only one reason for him to do this, and that was his father's posture and movements.
The prefect Wang was also startled by the sudden roar from behind. He turned to look at Yin Qianhua and tried to smooth things over with a smile, "Oh, Mr. Yin, in my opinion, you are too kind to the children below. That's harsh. These children usually travel through wind and rain, traveling across mountains and rivers, even risking their lives in order to investigate cases. It's already very rare. To say the least, if they didn't bring the real murderer back to the Yamen , and a lot of evidence was found. Even if we solved the case, we couldn't find any clues.
Besides, it is our duty as officials to try and judge cases. No matter how many conclusions they make in investigating the case, they are still paving the way for us to decide the case. Why are you so angry?"
Yin Qianhua sat on the chair and leaned back slightly, staring at Yin Nuo and Wen Xiaoyun with increasingly cold eyes, "Working hard does not mean doing the right thing and doing good deeds. Once the direction is deviated, innocent people will be wronged." The crime of killing innocent people in vain is even greater if the real culprit escapes.
The result of their investigation this time will not only misplace the real culprit, damaging the reputation of the Yamen, but also unjustly accuse innocent people, resulting in an irreversible wrongful conviction. They should be severely punished no matter what!"
Wen Xiaoyun raised her head carefully and carefully discerned the subtle expressions of Yin Qianhua.
She always felt that there was something in Yin Qianhua's scolding of them.
She instinctively suppressed all her previous questions and quietly waited for Yin Qianhua's instructions.
Not only because she believed in Yin Qianhua's character, but it was impossible for an upright prosecutor who could stay up all night to check and compare various evidences to solve the case, so that he could deteriorate in such a short period of time.
Especially because compared to Yinqianhua, Wang Zhifu is obviously less trustworthy.
There must be complex reasons behind why such an upright and conscientious promoter can change his mind in an instant, wrongfully accuse innocent people, and wrongly convict the real culprit.
She and Yin Nuo's current wings are not full enough, and their power is not strong enough. If tough officials like Yin Qianhua are forced to judge the wrong case, then it will be impossible for her and Yin Nuo to argue forcefully with the Wang Prefect at this time. You won't get a good response.
Maybe when things got to this point, she should wait for Yin Qianhua to finish the work at hand and then talk to him privately.
Thinking of this, Wen Xiaoyun clenched her hands tightly and raised her ears, waiting for Yin Qianhua's final decision on her and Yin Nuo.
When the prefect Wang saw Yin Qianhua's attitude toward Yin Nuo, Wen Xiaoyun's attitude became more and more cold. He smiled and waved his hand, stepped forward, and tried to help Wen Xiaoyun up, "Wen Xingfang, you official official is such a straight-tempered person, you don't want to I was scared. No matter what others say, in my case, the two of you have made a great contribution to the investigation this time. Although the inference is a bit biased, fortunately, there is a Yin officer who can determine the truth at the last moment and find out the fake. The witness is the real murderer. However, although the truth of this case has been revealed, for the sake of rigor, I still want to ask you, do you still have any other questions about this result? Or is there any other evidence that can provide evidence for your previous results? Provide supporting evidence for the inference?”
Wen Xiaoyun raised her head, frowned and pondered, and repeated the question asked by Magistrate Wang as if recalling it, "Any other questions and evidence?"
"How outrageous!" Seeing that Wen Xiaoyun seemed to be about to reveal some other evidence, Yin Qian turned into a ignited explosive barrel, slapped his palm on the table, and stood up angrily, "How dare you hide the evidence? Do you know how serious a crime this is for not handing over all the evidence after returning to the Yamen?"
He glared at Wen Xiaoyun and Yin Nuo with cold eyes.
When his eyes fell on Yin Nuo, Yin Nuo immediately reacted, pulled Wen Xiaoyun's sleeves, nodded and saluted to the prefect, "Returning to the prefect, my subordinates will hand over all the evidence when they return to the Yamen." It was handed over to the Recording Officer. You were there at the time and you must have felt it."
The former prefect Wang glanced back at Yin Qianhua and shook his head with a smile, "Master Yin, I just said that you were a little too strict, why are you angry now? Their credit is due anyway. It cannot be erased. Talented people like them, who go out to hunt down murderers, go through life and death, and are not afraid of hardships and dangers. If they really come back, they will be punished. Wouldn't it be a shame to those subordinates who sincerely work for the yamen? There will be more in the future. Who dares to work hard for the Yamen?"