"After the riot in Huaxianglou, I was brought back to the Shen Mansion by Miss Shen and Huo Anu," Xu Zun said. "You only thought that I was being beaten and punished at home, but you didn't expect that by that time, we had already sounded the clarion call to fight back!
"I knew that Zhao Yu was the most critical person in arresting the head, so I secretly went to Zhao Yu's home to meet with him.
"Unexpectedly, Zhao Yu has long been suspicious of you, so we hit it off immediately and determined our counterattack plan.
"We decided to start with the most suspicious people. As long as these people confess, we will be invincible..."
Having said this, Xu Zun came to the four prisoners and introduced them one by one:
"Bai Xiaolong who picked up the jade pendant; Lu Qing who carried the iron coffin very smoothly; Ji Sheng, the jailer who ate the candied haws, and Wei Zuoyan who guarded You Dalang...
"To be honest," Xu Zun said to "Qiu Yongnian", "At that time, we only wanted to solve the iron coffin case and the murder of You Dalang, and we only thought that you were the culprit in these two cases!
"We don't know the mystery behind that jade pendant, nor do we know the real purpose of your iron coffin case.
"Even the suspicion that you are a fake county magistrate is just suspicion. I sent Liu Dong to your hometown to investigate, just to confirm your identity.
"So, we didn't expect that you would play so big!"
"Yes," Zhao Yu agreed, "We just felt that you might take action when the superior officials arrived in Xinye County, so we took a step ahead of you and secretly captured these important suspects and hid them in my house. In the cellar, prepare to interrogate them.
"Unexpectedly," Zhao Yu said, "before we had time to interrogate them, Master Cai would arrest everyone in the county government for interrogation when we were in Yizhuang.
"I realized something was wrong, so I took the opportunity to run away.
"After I ran home, I thought that my home was not safe, so I wanted to evacuate these four people. But in broad daylight, how easy was it to evacuate four living people?
"So, I wanted to ask Mr. Shen for help. One was to help me transfer these four prisoners, and the other was to find a way to resolve the county government's difficulties.
"But I didn't expect," Zhao Yu said, "When I arrived at Shen's Mansion, I found that Shen's Mansion was sealed!
"When I asked someone to inquire, I realized that something big had happened! An iron coffin was actually dug up in Xu County Lieutenant's house, and Mr. Shen's family was also implicated.
"To be honest, I really didn't know what to do at that time, and I didn't know who the good guys were," Zhao Yu pointed at the four prisoners and said, "I only know that these four are definitely bad guys!
"So, after I got back, I interrogated these four people like crazy, but they were very tough and kept interrogating them until midnight. They even tried to kill them without saying anything, and even tried to commit suicide.
"At that moment, Master Cai's guards broke in. I thought I was at the end of my rope, but unexpectedly, the guards did not come to arrest me. Instead, they came to invite me on Master Cai's orders..."
After saying this, Zhao Yu glanced at Xu Zun, meaning that it was Xu Zun's turn to tell the rest.
So, Xu Zun continued to narrate:
"Originally, Mr. Cai didn't believe me, so I had to make a bet with him, saying that as long as we set a trap, someone would go to Yizhuang tonight to destroy the corpse.
"Master Cai promised me that if it comes true, he will believe that I am innocent.
"As expected, they fell into the trap." Xu Zun said, "So, I asked Mr. Cai to find Zhao Yu overnight and bring these four major suspects back to the Yamen for secret interrogation.
"The inner guards' methods are eye-opening. In less than half an hour, these four people honestly explained everything!
"Bai Xiaolong admitted that he placed the jade pendant in the ruins," Xu Zun pointed to the corresponding prisoner and said, "Lu Qing admitted that he and a large group of his accomplices transported the iron coffin to Zhangqiao.
"Moreover, he also told the facts that the base for manufacturing iron coffins was in an abandoned cave in Qijiawu, and how they made fake iron coffins under my house.
"Prisoners Ji Sheng and Wei Zuoyan were also involved in most of the criminal activities.
"Ji Sheng secretly spied on me examining You Dalang's body. After I discovered it, he ate candied haws next to him like nothing happened!
"Wei Zuoyan is not a good bird either. He participated in the entire process of You Dalang's murder case.
"He has confirmed that You Dalang died of homicide, and the murderer of You Dalang," Xu Zun looked at the fake Qiu Yongnian and said vigorously, "It was also him!!!"
oh……
Exclamations continued at the scene. No one expected that the truth of this case would be like this.
"Haha," Cai Kun said to the fake Qiu Yongnian with a smile, "there are witnesses and physical evidence, what else do you have to say?"
"Huh," Qiu Yongnian snorted coldly and said still unconvinced and angrily, "Why bother trying to incriminate others? These people must have been bribed by you and collaborated to frame me. I want to file a complaint and ask for the power of God.
Take it!
"Everyone," he shouted to the crowd outside, "look at how these people were beaten by them? This is clearly a sign of submission, and I, Qiu, will not accept it!"
"Bold!" Cai Kun glared angrily, "You are so brazen even when you are about to die! Do you also want to try the methods of our internal guards?
"You have committed such a heinous crime. Why don't you tell the truth? What are your intentions in framing Mr. Shen in this way!!?"
"Master Cai," Xu Zun advised, "don't be in a hurry and kill people to get rid of your heart. I will make this guy convinced of his defeat today."
After saying that, Xu Zun said to the fake Qiu Yongnian: "Didn't you say that you can get a move even if you give in with a beating? Okay, then I'll give you a move that can be done without a fight."
The next second, Xu Zun turned around and came to the arrested people, stretched out his finger and said:
"First of all, you should know in your heart that arresting you while leaving others alone means that we have fully grasped your crimes and are convinced that you are all subordinates of this fake Qiu Yongnian.
"Second, you should know the consequences of the crime you have committed. Framing an important minister of the country will commit a capital crime, and concealing the assassin who assassinated the royal family will have the three clans annihilated!
"Third, Mr. Cai now has the power to act at his own convenience based on the decree of the Queen Mother. Mr. Cai has a good life and is merciful outside the law. There are three exemptions for you. Whoever can be the first three to confess will be exempted.
!
"Please note, it is not immunity from death, but immunity from guilt.
"I'll count three times. Don't wait until the expiration date!" Xu Zun didn't give these people time to react. He raised his fingers and started counting, "1...2..."
As a result, before Xu Zun could shout "3", several people knelt down on the spot and shouted:
"I'll do it!"
"I'll do it!"
"Sir, I'll do it too!"
"I admit my guilt. I should be the fastest. I am among the first three. I am..."
"Don't listen to him, sir, it's useless if they recruit you. I know the best, and I'm definitely the first one..."
In the blink of an eye, the criminals present rushed to shout "confess", so that the guards had to use force to knock them all down.
"Hahaha," Xu Zun turned around and said to the fake Qiu Yongnian with a smile, "How about we review the confessions of these people individually to see if they are consistent with the others?
"I have long said that your numerous subordinates are your most fatal weakness!!!"
At this moment, looking at Qiu Yongnian, he seemed to be a completely different person.
But I saw that his eyes were fierce, his face was ferocious, and he had an indescribable evil aura.
"Come on, come on, come on..." Qiu Yongnian said angrily, "Unexpectedly, we have carefully planned for so long, such a perfect plan, but in the end it fell into the hands of the most inconspicuous and ignored confused county captain! It's really...
...I am really unwilling to accept it!
"Xu Zun, you are so cruel!" He said with grief and anger, "But there are still a few things I can't figure out. I...wu...wuwuwu..."
Unexpectedly, before Qiu Yongnian finished speaking, two guards suddenly rushed towards him.
One held down Qiu Yongnian's body, while the other roughly opened Qiu Yongnian's mouth and thrust a pliers-like object into his mouth...
