Chapter 1308
Caught in the Act of Murder
Chapter 1308 Caught in the Act of Murder
He also cursed Commander Gan, saying how vicious he was for saying such divisive things.
Although it was the truth—he considered all the talented individuals in his clan and from various prefectures as enemies—it was extremely bad that the man surnamed Gan had made it clear to Zheng Qianming.
"To speak up for the people." Zheng Qianjia only said these four words before turning to join Si Pei and the others.
Lin Zongqi stood there for a while before accepting the fact, then gritted his teeth and strode to catch up with Si Pei and the others.
Speaking up for the people sounds perfectly reasonable.
But only they themselves knew that this was a secret signal for the elite family's assassins to die and eliminate anything that was detrimental to them.
Tsk tsk, no wonder he's a scholar, even his coded messages when doing bad things are so righteous and awe-inspiring.
Mr. Tong was very uneasy and hadn't slept all night. So he saw Commander Lin pass by his tent and go to Si Pei's tent.
He hid in his tent, peeking... and then saw Commander Lin leading Zheng Qianjia, Si Pei, Shi Songxin and others past his tent.
Mr. Tong pinched the flesh of his wrist hard, using the pain to suppress his impulse, so that he did not rush out of the tent to ask them what they were going to do.
There's no need to ask anymore. Commander Lin patrols the area around the prison camps. If he's coming to invite Zheng Qianjia at this time, it must mean that something went wrong with Zheng Qianming.
Zheng Qianming cannot be allowed to stay.
Lin Zongqi will deal with Zheng Qianming, so this vital piece must be kept far away.
But he couldn't do nothing; he had to plan the next step to protect himself.
After all, Wei Jun wasn't stupid; he wouldn't just investigate Zheng Qianming. He would continue investigating, so he thoughtfully placed the evidence of Zheng Qianming's collusion with Master Zheng in places where Wei Jun would search.
They framed Master Zheng for the student killing case... Anyway, Master Zheng is here to be a suicide squad member. He'll die whether he commits one case or several, so let him take the blame for a few more cases for the aristocratic alliance!
All I can say is that they're all ruthless people.
The enemy forces in the Eastern Desert were overjoyed; the allied forces of Great Wei were indeed capable.
“Zheng Qianming, look at your confession, isn’t it correct? You and Zheng Qianjia took the mission from the Aristocratic Alliance and conspired to kill students to ruin the reputation of the Rural Martial Arts Hall and cut off the path to rise for the children of farmers?” came the voice of Commander Gan.
"Yes, it was Zheng Qianjia who dragged me into doing evil. It was him, it was him. I didn't know anything before, but he was too eager to climb the social ladder, and then he used this kind of task to gain the support of the powerful clans alliance..."
"That's good, then put your fingerprint on it."
"Commander Lin, stop! You must wait for Commander Gan's order before you can bring the students in!" The guards of the Death Squad stopped Commander Lin and his men who were trying to rush into the torture tent.
Zheng Qianjia's face turned pale, and he choked out, "Brother Ming, Brother Ming, don't be afraid, your brother is here. Your brother doesn't believe that this confession was given voluntarily. Your brother will seek justice for you."
“Even if I am incompetent, I still have the noble families and scholars, and the righteous people of the world. No one with a conscience will stand by and watch you suffer!”
These words contained a reminder to Zheng Qianming to change his testimony, saying that the Wei army had used torture to extract a confession; they also served as a warning to Zheng Qianming to be brave enough to die, otherwise the aristocratic alliance and the Ming family would not let him off the hook!
We've all seen how Young Master Ming dealt with Liu Fangyu and his mother. You might as well kill yourself and give Wei Jun a charge of torture that led to the student's death. That way, Emperor Wuxing and Wei Jun will owe the aristocratic families and civil officials a blood debt, and the aristocratic families and civil officials will forever use this blood case to curse Emperor Wuxing and Wei Jun!
To the virtuous families and officials: Get out! Don't tarnish our reputation! It's a curse to encounter people like you!
"What's all the commotion about?" Commander Gan was angry. He lifted the curtain and came out, saying, "You..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zheng Qianjia, Lin Zongqi, Si Pei, and Shi Songxin rushed into the torture tent, only to find Zheng Qianming still unconscious.
"Judge Zheng, Uncle Zheng, as a witness, how could you watch Mingdi be tortured to confess!" Zheng Qianjia wished she could stab Judge Zheng to death.
I thought he could help cover for Zheng Qianming while he was in the torture chamber, but I never expected him to just watch as Zheng Qianming was successfully interrogated. Traitor!
Zheng Qianjia mouthed the two words silently.
To be a scion of a noble family and yet not help the family is a betrayal of the family and one's own ancestors!
You're finished. Your life is over. You will be besieged and killed by the aristocratic alliance, losing both your reputation and your life.
Judge Zheng looked at him and said coldly, "Zheng Qianjia has shown disrespect to an official of the imperial court and is suspected of obstructing the handling of a case by the government and military. As a judge of the yamen, you are hereby fined ten taels of silver, to be paid in full within ten days. If you fail to pay within the time limit, the fine will be doubled."
Judge Zheng was not bribed by the Wei army. He accepted the proposal of Commander Gan to conduct a false trial because of his connection with the Imperial Guard and the Emperor.
Therefore, without supporting evidence, Xiao Gan Qianhu cannot convict Zheng Qianjia and Zheng Qianming based on their so-called confessions.
If the fraudulent trial yields concrete evidence, and Zheng Qianjia and Zheng Qianming are convicted as a result, it will be their own fault.
Therefore, Judge Zheng felt no guilt for betraying the aristocratic family, only sorrow at the increasingly unrecognizable state of the family.
Once, these aristocratic families were those who spoke out for the people, wrote biographies for the country, for the people, for wise rulers, and for heaven and earth, forging righteous spirits. But now…
LOL, better not to say anything.
Judge Zheng said, "This criminal trial has its pros and cons. Once we've gone through it, it will prove the innocence of the Zheng family. Why not do it?"
The problem is, we're not innocent!
If the Wei army finds out about me based on Zheng Qianming's confession, I will die; if they find out about Young Master Ming, Zheng will die!
They won't die. Although the Ming family is the head of the aristocratic alliance, if the Zheng family is destroyed because of this, the other aristocratic allies will definitely replace them with a new head of the aristocratic alliance.
However, Zheng Qianjia's little family might be doomed.
"Where is the confession? Show it to me!" Zheng Qianjia roared, his gaze involuntarily glancing at Commander Lin... You dog lackey, while I'm making a scene and attracting everyone's attention, hurry up and do it!
Zheng Qianjia is very smart; everything he does has a purpose.
It's terrifying! He's only about the same age as Jiang Dalang. If he lives another ten or eight years, and then gets promoted to an official position through support... I don't even want to think about it, it's terrifying!
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Zongqi pulled Shi Songxin and rushed towards Zheng Qianming, who was still unconscious, saying, "Student Shi, quickly pinch Zheng Qianming's philtrum to see if you can wake him up."
"Okay." Shi Songxin hurriedly pinched Zheng Qianming.
Si Pei shouted, "Medical officer, please have a medical officer give me a couple of acupuncture treatments, that will wake me up faster!"
"Yes, yes, Commander Gan, summon your best military doctors to treat him... We can't let any more aristocratic students get into trouble in our Wei army camp." Commander Lin pleaded with a worried expression.
Commander Gan snorted, but still agreed: "Fine, I'll personally go and fetch the best military doctor. But if he dies in the meantime, don't blame me, I wasn't even there!"
After saying that, he left.
Shameless! Utterly shameless!
Si Pei wanted to curse Little Gan Qianhu.
Commander Lin was so excited that his hands trembled. He never expected that Commander Gan could leave the prison camp. Hahaha, heaven is helping me!
Fearing he would miss such a golden opportunity, Commander Lin suppressed his excitement and began to commit the crime... While examining Zheng Qianming's wounds, he smeared the poison powder in his hand into Zheng Qianming's wounds.
Just a few swipes are enough to quickly kill Zheng Qianming with the poison.
However, he had long been targeted by the Imperial Guards.
The imperial guards, clad in Wei army armor, swiftly struck, striking Lin Zongqi's hand that was applying poison, and with a snap, dislocated his arm!