Chapter 1291
Intensive Investigation into the Case of a Student Killing Another Student
Chapter 1291 Intensive Investigation into the Case of a Student Killing Another Student
"Master Si, you, you..." Si Pei couldn't believe it and cried again: "You've been protecting me for ten years, you've watched me grow up, and now that I've done something that harms the interests of powerful families, you still want to hurt me?"
"Does being contaminated mean you have to be eradicated? Waaaaah!"
Si Pei broke down, crying loudly, as if she was about to cry herself to death.
"Si Jiawa, don't get agitated. Lian Niangzi, quickly go and calm Si Peiwa down." Old Madam Guan hurriedly took Lian Niangzi and rushed towards Si Peiwa.
The servants of the Si family dared not stop her.
When Lady Lian finally encountered Si Pei, she pressed several acupoints on his head and the back of his neck, and Si Pei, who was crying so hard that his hair was all smudged, gradually calmed down.
However, just as he was about to finish, Qin Xiaomi mocked him again: "Tsk tsk tsk, Young Master Si, you're already exhausted from just crying? You want to join the army and keep battlefield records for the heroines? Forget it, you might as well just donate some of your family fortune."
"..." Si Pei was stunned for a moment, her mouth turned down, her lips trembled, and tears welled up again: "Waaah, I'm so useless."
Madam Guan was speechless. She glared at Qin Xiaomi and said, "Xiaomi, you shouldn't say that. It's not good for you."
Si Pei can donate her family property voluntarily, but you can't offer it on your own initiative.
Si Pei was deeply moved. While crying, she bowed to Madam Guan and said, "Thank you so much, Madam Guan, for your compassion for a junior!"
Silly child, the old lady didn't speak up for you; she was protecting Qin Xiaomi.
"Take a break, don't cry anymore, you'll hurt yourself," Old Madam Guan comforted him.
After sobbing for a while, Si Pei finally suppressed his crying and said to Qin Xiaomi, "Don't worry, Master Qin. Although I am from a noble family, I am a student of the Sage Academy. As a student of the Sage Academy, I will never stand by and watch the villains besiege you and the heroines!"
That's great, let's give them a round of applause!
Qin Xiaomi clapped her hands a few times to cheer him on and said, "Thank you, thank you."
That's it?
That's all?
It's really gone.
Si Pei, Madam Guan, and everyone else present were a little confused and looked at Qin Xiaomi.
Qin Xiaomi replied to them: "..."
"Master Qin." The middle-aged man's voice belonged to General Chu. He emerged from the command tent with Commander Gan and asked Qin Xiaomi, "Master Qin, what are your plans? Should we go to the city gate where the trouble is taking place and confront them?"
Qin Xiaomi shook her head: "No rush, let's wait until General Liang arrives safely in Dongfu Town. Anyway, they are the ones who are anxious right now."
"However, we must ask Wei Jun and the Imperial Guards to investigate whether the mastermind behind the student killing case and the riot at the city gate is the same party?"
"Maybe we can find some connection."
The officials in charge of the bestowal and the chief steward felt a mix of fear and relief upon hearing this.
Fortunately, the Si family was not involved in either of these cases. They were worried that the Wei army and the imperial guards would actually find out who the mastermind was, and that another group of powerful families would be cut off.
"If you have anything to say, please bring Madam Guan to the command tent and report to me in detail." General Chu felt that this Mrs. Qin was a bit too talkative. The Si family was still here, and she was saying such things. What if the Si family secretly went to report to her? Wouldn't that be like alerting the enemy?
Qin Xiaomi's goal was to stir up trouble and alert the enemy.
If we don't make the other side panic, how can they make a move to clean up the mess, and then be caught red-handed and killed?
Qin Xiaomi laughed: "I have nothing to hide from others, so I will speak openly and honestly. Only cowards would plot in secret."
Si Feng: I feel like I've been scolded.
Seeing that things had come to this point, General Chu had no choice but to cooperate: "Men, convey my military order: while there is no battle for the time being, please have the Prince of Ye send the Imperial Guards to investigate the case of the student's murder with the Wei army!" "Student Sifeng, although you are the victim, you are also involved in the case. Please come to the interrogation tent for questioning."
Si Feng is furious! Is this attack aimed at me? But I'm innocent!
However, General Chu said, "The students of Sifeng need not be afraid. Just cooperate with the investigation. As long as you have not done anything wrong, you will be cleared of all charges."
No, what if I'm tortured into confessing?
During the Ningkang era, many people were unjustly convicted, and those who convicted the innocent were mostly officials from powerful and influential families!
Si Feng said, "I know too much, so I feel guilty and scared."
However, Sifeng was still taken away.
"Master Sifeng, please." Commander Gan, accompanied by his personal guards, escorted him away.
"Brother, Pei-ge!" Si Feng hurriedly called out to Si Pei.
Si Pei said, "What are you shouting for? Just go and cooperate with the interrogation, nothing will happen."
No, you weren't there, so you don't know how guilty Lu Fenxu was. He managed to escape the investigation temporarily by taking advantage of the enemy's attack and his injuries. Instead of helping me get out of this mess, you want me to cooperate with the interrogation?
Are you deliberately targeting me?!
Si Feng's hard-won clarity of mind almost turned to darkness again.
Zhao Wuming didn't die, and the other victims only suffered minor injuries. Can't this case be left uninvestigated?
Didn't they always close cases carelessly in the past?
Just because there's a new emperor doesn't mean the style has changed!
It has to be said that Si Feng is quite active inside; he's already put on a whole show by himself.
Fortunately, he kept his composure and didn't say anything out of line. He obediently followed Commander Gan to the interrogation tent... As soon as he entered, he almost wet himself in fear.
"Commander Gan, I am the victim! I am not a spy from the enemy country..." Si Feng was about to cry. The torture instruments displayed in this tent were clearly meant to be used against the enemy!
"Ahhhhh..." The enemy soldiers who were not quite dead were being torn apart, letting out weak screams.
Si Feng was, after all, a member of the Si family. The Grand Steward Si came with his servants to accompany him. Upon hearing Si Feng's words and looking at the sign outside the main tent—"Military Camp, Enemy Punishment Tent"—they were greeted by the sign.
This is the place where enemy soldiers are tortured and punished!
His mind was buzzing, and he forgot all about military regulations. He hurriedly shouted, "Sir, sir, our young master Sifeng is the victim! He's the victim! You can't use military torture on him! That's against the law!"
"Shut up! If you dare to make another sound, you'll be the one subjected to military torture." Commander Gan stepped forward and pointed to the open space beside him: "Go wait over there. If you dare to shout again, you'll be punished for communicating secret signals and interfering with the military investigation!"
This?
Brute, brute!
But the Grand Steward was a slave, so what could he do? He could only leave a few servants behind to take care of Si Feng and prevent him from dying in the military camp's torture chamber.
He rushed back and told Si Pei what had happened there.
Si Pei still cared about Si Feng, but Madam Guan revealed to him the reason for the large-scale investigation into the student killing case.
He gritted his teeth and said, "A clear conscience fears no accusation. Si Feng has no guilty conscience and will definitely be able to get out safely. Let Si Feng bear with it, confess honestly, and try to get out of the torture chamber as soon as possible."
This?
The chief steward was dumbfounded. You really don't care?
Si Pei really didn't care and continued to urge Master Si: "If you don't want to go outside Dongfu Town to fight the enemy, then go and transport out the supplies that the Si family has stockpiled for the heroines to use."
If the adults in the Si family were here, they would definitely want to strangle this rebellious son.
"Chief Steward Si, you will fill in for me. Listen to the heroine's deeds with me and write them down." Si Pei thought for a moment, then hurriedly instructed Master Si, "Send another batch of literate maids to record the heroine's deeds."
Since they are all women, it will be easier for them to do things.
This?
The servants of the Si family were numb.
“Aunt Wen, Sister-in-law Ahei, Chief Sun, Master Ye… I’m ready. Come on, continue.” Si Pei ran to the campfire and sat down, saying to them, “After you finish recording, I will send the Si family servants to verify it, so you must tell the truth and not exaggerate your achievements.”