"Everyone," Chen Taiji introduced to everyone, "this is Mr. Cai Kuncai, the leader of the Neiwei Pavilion!"
In the Daxuan Dynasty, the Internal Guard was a very powerful official position. Its function was somewhat similar to that of the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty. It was a huge and terrifying intelligence agency that made officials change their minds after hearing the news, and no one dared to offend.
The leader of the Imperial Guard is even more superior. He is a close official of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and has won the trust of the royal family.
"I've met Cai Geling!"
Everyone hurriedly knelt down and said hello to Mr. Cai.
Cai Kun did not raise his head, but carefully put away the imperial decree, and then said expressionlessly:
"Colleagues, the Queen Mother's decree specified that in the event of an emergency, Cai will be asked to handle the case. I think..." He glanced at everyone coldly, "This situation should be considered an emergency, right?"
"Yes!" Everyone dared to disagree and hurriedly agreed.
"I have basically understood the situation of the Iron Coffin Case," Cai Kun said. "As for the assassin, I will send someone to report it to the Queen Mother Ming and find someone to come and identify him!
"However, there is one thing that I can't figure out!"
At this point, he deliberately paused and glanced at everyone. After seeing no one responded, he gestured with his hands and said:
"Such a big iron coffin would require at least a huge carriage and a lot of manpower to push it to the stone bridge, right?
"Such an obvious target," Cai Kun stared at Qiu Yongnian and others and said, "Can you really not find any clues? Could it be that... it fell from the sky?"
"this……"
Qiu Yongnian and others looked at each other, trembling slightly, and no one dared to say anything.
"Where is the Governor of Shangyuan County?" Unexpectedly, the next second, Cai Kun suddenly shouted like this.
"In the!"
Tai Min was startled and hurriedly agreed.
"Governor Shangyuan, do you have any concerns about what I'm talking about?" Cai Kun asked.
"This..." Taimin's mind raced and he answered hurriedly, "I believe that the search scope should not only be limited to Xinye County, but also expand the scope. Well... investigate the surrounding counties and walking merchants to see who has seen that person.
Iron coffin!"
"Huh! Hehehe..."
Unexpectedly, Cai Kun suddenly laughed, but the laughter was so dark that it made people shudder.
"For the iron coffin case two years ago, you also investigated the surrounding counties. Let me ask you, did it work?" Cai Kun raised his eyebrows with a chilling smile on his face.
"This..." Taimin swallowed, not knowing how to answer.
"If it was as easy as you said, then the last iron coffin case should have been solved long ago!" Cai Kun glanced at him and said seriously, "It seems that you still haven't realized that the problem actually lies in Xinye
Within the county!?”
ah!!?
As soon as these words came out, Qiu Yongnian quickly knelt down on the ground, and Na Luo Wanwan was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.
Well, Xu Zun has the smallest official position, so he can only follow behind.
"Hmph," Cai Kun snorted coldly, "With such a big coffin and such a big case, your Xinye County Office can't find any clues. If it's not someone inside you who is causing trouble, what other explanation is there?
"Come here!" he shouted to his men angrily, "arrest all the people in Xinye County Government! My officer, I have to question them!"
"this?"
After hearing this, Chen Taiji, who had been silent all this time, wanted to dissuade him, but after some ideological struggle, he still chose to remain silent.
"Sir, you are unjust!" Qiu Yongnian quickly defended, "We have tried our best in this case, please show mercy!"
"..." Luo Wanwan wanted to defend himself, but he felt his heart was stuffy and he couldn't say anything.
In a daze, he seemed to see the same scene as the iron coffin case. There was no distinction at all, but he was looking for a few scapegoats...
However, the situation this time is even worse. Everyone knows that the methods of the internal guards are much more cruel than those of the criminal department. If they are arrested and questioned, they may escape death!
It’s really an instant hell. One moment we were discussing the case, but now everyone is a prisoner!
Seeing the inner guards coming towards him, Qiu Yongnian begged again:
"Sir, please give us a little more time, or... please tell me the details of the case," he begged. "We don't know what happened back then. This is very detrimental to the investigation. I hope you can give us some help."
What an opportunity!”
"Huh, back then?" Cai Kun smiled coldly, "Back then? Let me tell you, that case back then was probably done by insiders. It was because we were too soft-hearted that it became an unsolved case!"
"Ah?" Qiu Yongnian asked hurriedly, "Sir, where is the iron coffin from back then? Who were the 37 victims?"
"Hey, you really dare to ask!" Cai Kun said with a smile, "Don't worry, I might tell you when we chat later!"
After saying that, following Cai Kun's signal, the internal guards swarmed forward and detained Qiu Yongnian, Luo Wanwan and Xu Zun respectively.
"Leader Cai Ge," seeing the situation gradually getting out of control, Chen Taiji finally couldn't help but whisper to Cai Kun, "Magistrate Qiu is a Jinshi Hanlin, and Xu Zun is the son-in-law of Minister Shen, um..."
"Oh?" Cai Kun glanced at Chen Taiji and smiled sinisterly, "Master Chen, are you teaching me how to do things?"
"Don't dare!" Chen Taiji hurriedly clasped his fists, looking embarrassed.
"Do you know why the Queen Mother sent me here?" Cai Kun leaned close to Chen Taiji's ear and whispered, "It's because she can't trust you people from the Ministry of Justice. If you mention Xu Changlin and Shen Tiande again, I can only go up.
I reported it truthfully!"
"Yes!" Chen Taiji quickly took a step back, not daring to say another word, and the sides of his cheeks were already soaked with cold sweat.
"It's not just these three people!" At this time, Cai Kun looked at Qiu Yongnian and others and said to the internal guards, "Anyone who has some power in the county government, including the servants and police officers, will be arrested by me."
stand up!"
"Sir, this is unjust! Your Majesty!" Qiu Yongnian was so anxious that tears flowed out. "Please give us a few days of grace. We will definitely find out the facts of the case..."
Looking at Luo Wanwan again, he was already lying on the ground, trembling all over...
Here, only Xu Zun remained unmoved and was still thinking calmly.
His mind was filtering the entire case over and over again at high speed, from the time he was framed by You Dalang, to the occurrence of the iron coffin case, to the various accidents he encountered, to the increasingly bizarre case, and
The life and death crisis we are facing now...
All these encounters were like well-designed traps, coming suddenly and fiercely, leaving me unprepared and unable to resist.
However, the more this happened, the more Xu Zun calmed down.
Because, he seemed to see part of the truth through this dense fog!
Although he couldn't see the whole situation yet, he seemed to have thought of his own way to escape.
However, just when Xu Zun thought that the situation was still improving, an even more shocking and terrifying disaster followed.
Cai Kun was arranging the arrest of the inner guards. Suddenly, a policeman from the governor's office hurried into the hall and reported to the governor Li Yanhui with a letter:
"Report to Mr. Li, someone found a letter in the iron coffin, which says that the governor should personally open it!"
After saying this, the messenger handed the letter to Li Yan.
"oh?"
Li Yan first looked at Cai Kun and then at Chen Taiji, then hurriedly opened the letter and checked the content.
Cai Kun and Chen Taiji were very close to each other, and the two of them came forward curiously and read the letter with Li Yan.
The content of the letter didn't seem to be long. After the three of them finished reading it, they all looked at Xu Zun!!!
