Case Solved {2}
After listening to Ji Yunshu's words from the government.
Without another word, Liu Qian immediately ordered his subordinates, "Men, hurry to Qing An Temple. We must arrest the murderer and bring him to justice."
"Yes!"
The bailiffs were about to go …
However, Ji Yunshu stopped him. "Actually, there's a more convenient way."
How could there be a convenient way to catch a murderer?
The bailiffs froze on the spot as they looked at the lord seated on the high seat. Liu Qian waved his hand and sent the two of them to the side.
Then, he asked, "What convenient way?"
Ji Yunshu did not answer.
He frowned and looked at Old Chu, who had retreated to the side.
She said in a thought-provoking tone, "Master Chu, you should know that even a novice coroner would not be able to see the suspicious points I just mentioned. But Master Chu, you've been a coroner for decades. There's no reason that you can't understand such a simple case, right? He even made a mistake that even a novice coroner wouldn't make. "
"I …"
He stuttered!
He felt a bad premonition coming towards him.
"Master Chu, you don't have to be nervous. As the saying goes, birds die for food and men die for wealth. Who hasn't been greedy before?"
There was a hidden meaning in his words. It was strange!
As she spoke, a mysterious smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Old Chu tilted his head, not daring to meet Ji Yunshu's gaze. His voice trembled, "I … I don't understand what you mean."
Ji Yunshu leisurely walked to his side, her gaze landing on the jade pendant hanging from his waist. She said, "Being a coroner doesn't earn a lot of salary. Master Chu, I see that you haven't changed your shoes even though they're worn out. Moreover, there are a few patches on your clothes. You don't look like someone who suddenly became rich. However, that jade pendant on your waist is obviously a new piece of jade. Moreover, it must be worth quite a lot of money. It's strange that a coroner who doesn't even change his shoes would have a piece of jade of such high quality."
Old Chu's face was full of panic. He immediately covered his waist with both hands, trying to block the jade.
It was precisely this action that made him feel even more guilty!
He even pouted and argued, "Can't I even buy a piece of jade?"
"Of course you can. However, you didn't buy this jade yourself. Someone else gave it to you."
"This … I bought it myself."
Ji Yunshu's expression was solemn, but she still spoke slowly, "As I said earlier, you've been a coroner for decades. There's no reason for you to make such a low-level mistake. Moreover, the jade pendant on your waist proves one thing – you purposely mixed up the evidence and pointed the finger at Fu Bo as the murderer. This is because someone gave you a priceless jade pendant and asked you to make a false testimony to cover up the fact that he raped you."
Ugh!
"I … I didn't."
He raised his head abruptly. His eyes were wide open and filled with fear.
"Master Chu, are you still not willing to tell us who that person is? You should know that as long as we go to Qing An Temple, we will still be able to find that person. Why don't you say it yourself to avoid a heavy punishment? "
Yes!
He should become a tainted witness!
Old Chu's heart was filled with fear. His pair of unfocused eyes trembled as they swept across the ground. He was probably weighing the severity of the matter in his heart.
Finally …
He knelt down with a thud.
He fished out the jade pendant on his waist and held it in his hands. With tears in his eyes, he said, "Lord Liu, this lowly one was blinded by money. I accepted this jade pendant and agreed to make a false testimony to frame Fu Bo. This lowly one was wrong. Please have mercy on this lowly one."
He kowtowed heavily to the ground.
Liu Qian's entire face was as cold as frost. "Speak. Who ordered you to do this?"
"It was Master Xie Yuan from the jade shop in the north of the city. He knew that this lowly one was going to examine the corpse, so he came to this lowly one's house that very night and stuffed this jade pendant into my hands. This lowly one saw that this jade pendant was worth a lot of money and was momentarily blinded by greed. This lowly one agreed. This lowly one has to take care of the elderly and children, and the entire family depends on me. Lord, please have mercy and spare this lowly one."
It was heart-wrenching!
The clerk who was taking notes seemed to recall something and said, "Lord, that Xie Yuan's right hand is indeed missing a finger."
Liu Qian was annoyed. He slammed the gavel on the desk. "Men, bring Xie Yuan here for this official."
"Yes!"
The yamen runner left in a hurry.
"Damn you, Old Chu. This official saw that you've held this position for many years, so I invited him back to the yamen to help solve the case. Yet, you're doing this kind of shady business behind his back. Men, drag him away and flog him fifty times. Remove him from his position and lock him up in the dungeon. We'll deal with him later."
Old Chu was dragged away as he screamed to the heavens.
This case was finally solved!
The surrounding crowd praised Teacher Ji as they gorged themselves on the food.
However, due to Liu Qian's background as a military general, he was very strict with the rules and regulations, to the point of being meticulous. Now that the case of burying a corpse and killing someone was over, it was only natural that he had to examine Ji Yunshu's act of breaking into the yamen.
He said, "Teacher Ji, can you answer this official's doubts now?"
Ji Yunshu did not hide anything and said frankly, "This lowly one knows that intruding into the yamen at night was wrong, and that conducting an autopsy was even more disorderly. However, this lowly one had no choice but to investigate the truth."
"This is the yamen. Teacher Ji, this official cannot turn a blind eye to your intrusion into the yamen at night. You deserve to be punished."
Ji Yunshu only smiled.
Another voice rose from the crowd.
"Then, are you going to interrogate me as well?"
Jing Rong walked in, his extraordinary temperament seemed to be condensed with a cold aura.
Liu Qian recognized him.
Five years ago, after the war between the Great Lin and Qujiang, he had followed his commanding general to the palace to meet the Emperor. He had met Jing Rong once during the court session. At that time, Jing Rong did not speak much. In fact, he did not even say a single word during the entire session. It was the Crown Prince and Prince Yi who chattered on.
Now that he saw Jing Rong, he was stunned for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.
He had heard that the Emperor had ordered Prince Rong to Yufu to investigate the case of the disaster relief silvers. According to his schedule, he should have arrived at Yufu long ago. Unexpectedly, he had only just arrived at Jinjiang.
Liu Qian hurried down from the hall, but he was not as timid as Liu Qingping. Instead, he had the spirit of a soldier.
Since there were still commoners present, he could only say, "Young Master, please move to the rear courtyard."
Jing Rong nodded.
The rear courtyard.
Jing Rong sat on the main seat with Ji Yunshu by his side and Liu Qian standing.
A pot of good tea was served.
No one spoke first.
It was only when Tang Si's shrill voice came from outside that the silence was broken.
"Why doesn't your yamen have a martial arts training platform? There is one in Anfu yamen. "
He looked outside and saw Tang Si grumbling to a yamen runner.
She was just like a little shrew.
Lang Po hurriedly pulled her back and said, "Miss Tang, His Highness is talking inside. You should either be quiet, or I'll send you away now."
"I was just asking if there was a training platform. Why are you being so fierce?"
"When was I fierce?"
"Just now!"
Lang Po was at a loss for words.
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