Get ready for the meeting.
They were discussing what crime they should charge Mumu with.
An accomplice?
Or a witness?
"Actually, that Mu Mu can't be counted as an accomplice. After all, she didn't know that Yu Wang would kill people, so, she can't be convicted." One person said.
Someone immediately added, "But if it wasn't for her, the murder case wouldn't have happened. She doesn't seem to be an accomplice, but after all, the case was started by her, so this crime can't be light."
Each of them held their own opinions. If Mumu was just an eyewitness, the Ministry of Justice would still convict her of a crime, which was really unreasonable ah! However, from another perspective, she was the one who bewitched Hua Ling and sent her to Yu Wang's room. She clearly saw Yu Wang strangling Hua Ling through the window, but she didn't go in to stop him.
She also committed a crime.
Official Li was distressed. He didn't know how to judge this case.
In the end, he could only look at Ji Yunshu and ask for her opinion.
However, Ji Yunshu had been silent since she came in.
"Lord Ji, since you took over this case, do you have any opinions on how to judge it?"
She shook her head.
The officials from the Ministry of Justice looked at each other in dismay. What's wrong with Lord Ji?
Thus, they began to discuss again.
In the end, Mumu was convicted of being an "accomplice" and sentenced to 50 strokes of the cane and three years of imprisonment.
It was settled!
It was written into the dossier and handed over to the Supreme Court for review.
But when the Ministry of Justice finished writing the dossier and was about to send it to the Supreme Court, Ji Yunshu took over the task.
He also said, "I will personally go to the Supreme Court."
Sir Li did not say anything and nodded in agreement.
When Ji Yunshu arrived at the Supreme Court, she discovered that Wang Ye had only been in office for two days, but he had already changed all the original guards in the Supreme Court. He transferred all the people who previously followed Yu Dali to other places.
It was not unusual for a new official to be like this.
When Wang Ye learned that Ji Yunshu had personally delivered the dossier, he welcomed her into the inner hall and served her tea and snacks.
"Lord Ji, you don't have to come in person for such a small matter. You can just send a lowly official to deliver it." Wang Ye was polite to her.
Ji Yunshu smiled politely. "I wanted to congratulate Wang Dali on his appointment."
"You're welcome."
"I wonder if Wang Dali has adapted to it? After all, you used to work in the Ministry of Works. Now that you've entered the Supreme Court, you're in charge of different things. "
Wang Ye smiled and said, "His Majesty thinks highly of me and appointed me as the Grand Court of Justice's Chancellor. As an official, I naturally have to do my best."
She sipped her tea.
Wang Ye thought, 'One would not come to the Hall of Three Jewels for no reason. It's impossible that Lord Ji came here just to congratulate me.'
I'm afraid … there's a big mystery behind this!
Sure enough, Ji Yunshu suddenly asked with interest, "Oh right, Lord Wang, I heard that you were the one who approved the renovation of the Yu Residence. You were also the one who gave the order, is that true?"
Wang Ye didn't know why she asked about this. He nodded, "Yes, I sent people to repair it and supervise it. But I don't understand Lord Ji's meaning."
"Lord Wang, please don't misunderstand. I'm just curious. I heard that the wall of Yu Manor's main residence collapsed because there was a problem with the material used to construct the wall. I wonder if it's true?" Ji Yunshu's words carried a hidden meaning. She insinuated that Wang Ye had skimped on materials during the construction process to enrich his own pockets.
He just didn't say it out loud.
But when Wang Ye heard it, his expression stiffened. He wasn't a fool, so he knew what Ji Yunshu meant.
Sure enough, Lord Ji came here on purpose.
He was a little anxious, "I don't know who was the one who spouted nonsense to spread such a nonsensical story. The Yu Residence was built with the best materials, so there must be another reason for the wall to collapse this time."
Ji Yunshu had a gossipy expression. "Oh? If it wasn't a problem with the materials, then what could it be? "
"There are too many external factors. Lord Ji is a layman, so naturally, you don't understand. Moreover, when it was completed, I personally inspected it. There was no problem with the wall." He spoke with absolute certainty.
"Are you sure?"
Wang Ye was startled. Ji Yunshu's continuous questions made him suspicious. He tried his best to recall. "On the day when the work was done and the trellis was removed, I personally went to the site to inspect it. I also carefully inspected every place. Because there was no problem, I ordered the removal of the trellis."
When he finished speaking, Ji Yunshu smiled.
This smile stunned Wang Ye. He frowned and asked, "Why did Lord Ji suddenly ask about this?" Ji Yunshu said, "Lord Wang, please don't blame me for talking too much. According to what I know, the wall with the corpses buried in the main house was built three days before you removed the trellis. However, the corpses died the day before you removed the trellis. In other words, if the murderer wanted to put the corpses into the wall, he would need to reconstruct the wall.
The wall had to be dug out and rebuilt, but if a hole was dug out and then resealed, even a blind person wouldn't be able to tell that something was wrong, right? How could Lord Wang not have noticed it when he inspected it? “
I doubt it!
Ah! "
Wang Ye wasn't nervous. Instead, it was as if Ji Yunshu had suddenly pointed out his weak point.
"…" Ji Yunshu said, "Lord Wang, think about it carefully. Are you sure that there is no problem with the wall? If you knew there was a problem, why didn't Lord Wang order people to repair it in time? Instead, he ordered the work to be completed and removed the trellis. Was it because Lord Wang found it troublesome and didn't want to continue the work?
Once? Or could it be that … there really was a problem with the materials, and if he continued the work, he was afraid that people would notice the problem, so he simply gave up. "
She was obviously "leading" Wang Ye to say what she wanted on purpose!
And Wang Ye accidentally fell into her trap! Wang Ye frowned and said, "Lord Ji, you're exaggerating! At that time, that wall indeed didn't seem to have any abnormalities. Moreover, it was painted very well and tidy. There were no traces of it being dug. Moreover, the workers at the time can prove it. Even Lord Yu was at the scene.
He followed me to inspect it. Everyone in the imperial court knows that we have a tense relationship. If there was even the slightest problem with the wall, he would definitely not let me go. How could he let me order the work to be completed? Moreover, it is an official residence, so we can't be careless. "
His explanation was clear and logical!
Ji Yunshu listened attentively to his words. She asked again in a serious tone, "Then why didn't the entire Ministry of Works notice that the murderer dug a hole in the wall and placed a corpse in it?"
From the problem of the materials, she slowly jumped to the Yu Family's murder case!
Wang Ye thought for a moment and said, "Presumably … the murderer is a very skilled craftsman and knows the structure of the wall very well. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to make the surface of the wall look so normal after putting a corpse in it."
Haha.
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