Li Cheng did not expect Gong Shilin to come out, much less be willing to go with him to the city department.
He had thought that either Left Minister Gong had hidden him somewhere.
Or he had already left Gao Ding.
Who would have thought that the two of them would be standing face to face like this.
Li Cheng's hands in his sleeves clenched.
And Gong Shilin was already prepared to die.
He did not want to run anymore.
He did not want to hide anymore.
Because to him, every minute and every second was an endless torture.
When he said he wanted to go with Li Cheng to the city department, Left Minister Gong quickly stepped forward and grabbed his arm.
She pulled him back forcefully.
He ordered sternly, "You have no business here, leave!"
His eyes were sharp.
He could not let anything happen to his son!
But Gong Shilin did not listen to him, "Father, things have come to this.
I have to go to the city department. "
"Did you not hear what I said? If I say leave, then leave. In short, no one can take you away today. "Left Minister Gong was almost roaring.
"Your son has made up his mind!"
"Shut up …"
"Father, I know what I am doing, and I know what I will face."
Left Minister Gong gritted his teeth in anger. He raised his hand to swing at his son's face, but his hand suddenly stopped in midair!
His palm felt like it was on fire.
But it trembled violently.
In the end, Left Minister Gong clenched his fist and swung it down, but he did not strike.
His face was full of tears and wrinkles.
He could not help but tremble.
And the veins on his clenched fist were bulging.
He seemed to have aged more than ten years at this moment!
Gong Shilin looked at his father, his heart full of guilt and pain.
But he had been hiding for six years!
He did not want to continue hiding.
"Father, your son is unfilial! But things have come to this, I have to go. No matter what the result is, I am willing. "He persisted.
Left Minister Gong was angry and also grieved.
But in front of everyone, he could not lose his dignity.
He did his best to restrain the emotions in his heart.
He opened his mouth, but could not say a word.
In the end, Gong Shilin had already strode out and walked towards the outside.
Seeing this, the guards of the city department scattered to the sides.
The armed guards of the Prime Minister's residence also retreated.
It cleared a path for him to take.
No one dared to stop him.
Then, Li Cheng left with his people.
Naturally, Minister Gong of the Left and Marquis Pingyang followed him to the City Department.
After the time it took for two incense sticks to burn, in the city department.
The court opened for trial.
The atmosphere was solemn.
The officials inside all held their breaths, not daring to make a sound.
Each and every one of them wore a solemn expression!
Li Cheng, who was dressed in an official's robe, sat majestically behind the square table in the hall.
Hanging over your head is a plaque with the words "Ming Gong Wade."
Gong Shilin stood in the middle of the hall.
His expression was calm and indiscernible.
Dressed in a plain robe, he looked extremely fragile.
Who would believe that such a handsome and courteous scholar was the murderer of Du Mubai?
On the left side of the hall, Gong Zuoxiang was sitting there with his eyes squinted. His hands were tightly grasping the handles of his chair.
Opposite him, on the right side of the hall, Marquis Pingyang had already taken his seat.
Unlike Gong Zuoxiang, he was sweating profusely in his heart!
After a long while, Li Cheng finally opened his mouth and said, "Gong Shilin, I have already sent people to investigate. Six years ago, the Nan Shen gifted scholar Du Mubai's murder case was related to you. There is also direct evidence. Now I am asking you, do you have anything to say? Do you want to explain? "
Hearing this, Gong Shilin's eyes flickered slightly.
His gaze was fixed on the ground in front of him, and he did not speak for a long time.
He did not want to explain!
But —
"Where is the evidence? Just take it out. "Gong Zuoxiang said.
He glared fiercely at Li Cheng.
Like a burning ball of fire. Then, Li Cheng said, "Previously, we already knew the murderer's method and process of murder. According to the results of Young Master Ji's autopsy, there were three identical bumps on Du Mubai's ribs, and they were equidistant from each other, as if he had hit a nail. After investigation, we finally found that place. It was a cauldron bell! And the place where the cauldron bell is located is in an abandoned pavilion! There is also a lake next to it, and to go to that place, one must go through the alley in front. I have already asked the beggar at the end of the alley, and the beggar said that on the day of Du Mubai's death, he did see him go in.
Then, it can be confirmed that the murderer and Du Mubai met in that pavilion … "
He explained the process of how the murderer knocked out Du Mubai, and how he transported him to the opposite forest.
He also explained how the murderer disguised himself as Du Mubai and used the height of the rope to confuse the public.
With Gong Shilin's clever mind, such a meticulous murder process was indeed something he could think of.
After listening to all of this, Gong Shilin, who was standing in the hall, was very calm.
Because all of this, he had experienced it himself. Then, Li Cheng talked about the method the murderer used to transport Du Mubai into the scholar's room, "The murderer knew that every year before the imperial examinations, many scholars and some rich children would pack up their unused books and send them to the scholar's room for those scholars who could not even afford to buy books. The murderer used this to his advantage that night.
He hid Du Mubai in a large box containing books and transported him in through the back door. After the murderer disguised himself as Du Mubai and went in, he moved the real Du Mubai out of the box, creating the illusion of him hanging himself to confuse the public! But no matter how much he calculated, he still missed a step in the end … "
As he said this, he signaled the imperial guard with his eyes.
The imperial guard brought out the patterns that Ji Yunshu had drawn on the paper and a book.
Li Cheng raised the book and said, "This is the book!"
Gong Shilin raised his head and looked at the tattered book he was holding tightly in his hand.
Li Cheng stared at him and asked, "This book, you should be familiar with it, right?"
"It's mine," he said indifferently. "Then, you definitely would not have thought that because of this ordinary book, it would unexpectedly point out the murderer for us." Li Cheng opened the book and flipped to the page with the imprint, showing it to him, "The imprint on this page might not even be noticed by you! Perhaps you don't even know what it is! But …
This imprint has already been restored by Young Master Ji. This is not a footprint, nor is it any other kind of imprint, but a seal. "
After saying this, he picked up a piece of paper in front of him.
On the paper, four striking words were written: Han Chang's Seal!
Next to it, there was a flower that he could not name.
Gong Shilin's face was still expressionless.
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