Chapter 1310
Evidence is in place [2]
Chapter 1310 Evidence is in place [2]
"???" Zheng Qianming was full of questions. Looking at the confession, he cried out, "It's fake! I didn't give such a confession! Wei Jun is framing me!"
But he was also very guilty and flustered, because the confession was extremely similar to the truth, as if it were a confession from their accomplices.
Who? Which accomplice was so cowardly as to confess such a deadly confession?
Young Master Ming...
Recalling the methods used by Young Master Ming against Liu Fangyu and his mother, Zheng Qianming was filled with extreme fear and couldn't help but tremble.
Si Pei burst into tears, pointing at him and saying, "Look at you, you're trembling with guilt. How can you be a good person? How did you become like this? Although you're not smart, your family background isn't good, and your studies aren't great, you've already been given a tremendous opportunity to study with Master Qiong and to do great things with Prince Ye and the others to resist the enemy and protect the country. As long as you work hard, you can have a bright future. Why did you commit a crime, harming yourself and others?!"
Zheng Qianming was about the same age as Si Pei, so he was far from being cunning and shrewd. Upon hearing this, he instinctively defended himself: "It's precisely because I'm inferior to you in every way that I need to take a different approach..."
"Si Pei, you beast! How dare you slander your classmate like this? Are you even human? Do you have any sense of camaraderie? Do you even have any basic sense of the principle of seeking concrete evidence in a case?!" Zheng Qianjia wanted to kill Zheng Qianming. Why wouldn't this idiot die? Why wouldn't he die?
If he dies, he and Master Zheng will take the blame for the case, and he can get away with it and enjoy all the support resources.
Now that he's not dead, this idiot almost exposed his own crimes!
Zheng Qianming was interrupted and came to his senses. He then shouted after Zheng Qianjia, "Si Pei, you've slandered me! I misjudged you... If you want to accuse me, then produce concrete evidence. Otherwise, my Zheng family will take this to His Majesty and demand justice from your Si family!"
Clap clap clap clap!
The sound of whips striking the ground filled the air as Commander Gan roared, "Shut up! The Wei army is going to search your residences for evidence."
"Let me remind you that because the case is so serious, this search will not only be conducted on your camps, but also on all the residences you have ever lived in, visited, or registered under the Zheng family's name, your own name, or your maternal grandfather's name. If we find any evidence, you should weigh the consequences yourselves. Therefore, I, the commander, suggest that you confess in advance and seize the opportunity to make amends."
"Now that we are at war, as long as you are willing to fight the enemy with your lives, there is a very high chance that you will not be punished for this case."
"Nonsense! You've gone to such lengths to frame us, and you think you can get away with it without any punishment?!" Zheng Qianjia refused to believe it and, desperate, choked out, "I, Zheng Qianjia, swear on my life that I am innocent and have never been involved in any case. I beg Heaven, I beg His Majesty Emperor Taizong of Great Wei, to give me justice!"
Damn it, Commander Gan's hands were itching; he wished he could whip Zheng Qianjia's mouth.
"Men, gag Zheng Qianjia and Zheng Qianming, take them away and search them... General Chu, please mobilize Cui Qianhu's troops to search Lin Zongqi's residence and thoroughly investigate who Lin Zongqi has been in contact with recently... In short, leave no stone unturned, we must investigate thoroughly and handle the case without any ambiguity!"
"Yes."
"Yes."
"Yes."
His elder brother, Commander Gan's elite guards, and the personal guards of General Chu, all responded and went to carry out the order.
"Imperial Guards, keep a close eye on Zheng Qianming and Zheng Qianjia, and make sure they are not shot down from a distance."
Jiaming and his companion: "..."
I was terrified; this was indeed highly likely to happen. This was because there were assassins planted by the Ming family within the Wei army.
If Mr. Tong sees that they have been captured and does not trust their determination to die, he may very well send someone to shoot them from a distance in order to protect the Ming family.
"Yes." The three imperial guards responded, two of them escorting Jiaming and the other, while one held a crossbow on guard.
"Prefect Zheng, please come in." Commander Gan greeted Prefect Zheng.
"Hmm." Judge Zheng got up heavily and followed Commander Gan and the others, along with Mr. Wen Tao, Master Qu, Madam Guan, Grandpa Qin, Uncle Qin, Aunt Wen, and others, heading towards the tent where Zheng Qianjia had lived.
Naturally, no evidence of wrongdoing was found. This was because Zheng Qianming had never stayed in that tent; it was Zheng Qianjia who had stayed there, and Mr. Tong had previously felt that there was no need to kill Zheng Qianjia as well.
Therefore, the evidence of Zheng Qianming's conspiracy with Master Zheng to plan the killing of students was kept in their residence in the city.
Indeed, Mr. Tong, or rather the power of the aristocratic alliance, is that formidable, spreading like fungal mycelium to every corner of the Great Wei.
But when Mr. Tong saw Zheng Qianjia being escorted past his tent, he regretted it and wished he could rush to the tent right now and stuff the evidence into the tent where Zheng Qianjia was staying!
General Chu quickly issued a special order, sending a secret report to the city with minimal disturbance, instructing the Prince of Ye, the hidden Northwest Army forces, and the Liang family army to search every inch of the ground for the places Jiaming and his companion, Commander Lin, and their trusted soldiers had been.
In short, Lin Zongqi was caught red-handed committing the crime. Lin Zongqi and Zheng Qianming must have had an improper relationship, which is why it came to the point of killing each other to cover it up.
Therefore, this thorough investigation is absolutely reasonable and will most likely uncover evidence and the truth.
"Hahaha! Heaven has eyes! The treacherous officials failed to frame us!" Zheng Qianjia laughed loudly in front of the tent where he had briefly stayed, acting very arrogantly. He even put on a crying act: "Waaah, the military man is using the war to eliminate future civil officials. Your Majesty, open your eyes and see! Your Great Wei has fallen to such a state. The upright spirit of Wei Wu is gone!"
???
Wasn't your mouth stuffed? How can you speak again?
After checking their mouths and finding no poison sacs, Madam Guan ordered the imperial guards to remove the gags.
After all, it's very difficult for a creature to successfully kill itself by biting its tongue.
If Jiaming and his companion aren't afraid of pain, let them chew on their own tongues as they please.
"Report!" Three guards rode up and shouted, "A small box containing a mechanism has been unearthed from under Commander Lin's tent. It has been delivered to General Chu's command tent. General Chu requests that all witnesses move to the command tent, open the box, and examine its contents. Could it be evidence in the case?!"
"Pfft, hahaha." Uncle Qin couldn't help but slap his thigh with his still-functioning left hand and laugh: "You've had too much fun, haven't you? If Commander Lin leaves behind some evidence, you two are finished!"
Zheng Qianjia's laughter stopped abruptly, like a duck being choked, and her face turned dark and gloomy.
Zheng Qianming panicked again and instinctively looked at Zheng Qianjia.
Fool, why are you looking at me like that?
Do you realize that your actions are clear evidence that you are highly suspicious?
Ugh, how come this idiot wasn't poisoned to death?!
Zheng Qianjia was going crazy... It was normal for Zheng Qianjia to lose his composure so quickly, after all, he was not a suicide soldier and had not undergone more than ten years of suicide soldier training. How much composure could he have when faced with a major crisis?
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After a long journey, the group gathered at General Chu's command tent.
A group of military doctors have already examined the exterior of the box: "No poison."
The soldier in charge of controlling the equipment also said, "There are no hidden weapons in the box, it can be opened."
Zheng Qianjia was so angry she wanted to kill Chief Lin. Couldn't you have made a box with hidden weapons and poison? So that anyone other than you could open it and die instantly?!
"Now that it's safe and all the witnesses are present, let's proceed!" General Chu ordered.
The machine gunners were very professional; they opened the box in less than a quarter of an hour and handed it directly to Magistrate Zheng, who, as a member of a prominent family, took out the contents.
Judge Zheng sighed inwardly and had no choice but to take the items out one by one. Then, in the third compartment of the box, he found evidence of the connection.