Chapter 1311
: The number of people involved in the case is increasing.
Chapter 1311: The number of people involved in the case is increasing.
Inside the command tent, there was a deathly silence. Many people were shocked by the evidence of collusion that Commander Lin had hidden.
After a while...
"Impossible! It's fake! It's fake! Wei Mufeng deliberately fabricated this evidence to frame me. I don't know him, and I've never written him any such correspondence!" Zheng Qianming roared, devastated by the evidence.
He never imagined that the letters he wrote to the elite military officers of powerful families would be collected by Commander Lin and used as evidence to kill him!
Little did he know that the military officer he contacted was none other than Commander Lin…
The powerful clans and the Ming family secretly maintain a group of military officers. When they need to use these officers for a mission, they will inform the clansmen carrying out the mission locally.
Jiaming and his companion thus learned of Wei Mufeng's existence...
Zheng Qianming had never encountered such a valuable resource as a military officer before. He was extremely excited when he first came across one, and secretly sent a letter of communication and five hundred taels of silver to Commander Lin, hoping to gain some loyalty from this loyal military officer.
To put it bluntly, they wanted to seize this assassin officer and use him for their own purposes.
After all, he could only borrow the assassins and military officers from the aristocratic clans alliance, but he wanted to have such assassins and military officers of his own!
See, being too ambitious will inevitably lead to trouble; he's brought this upon himself.
"It's fake! I never wrote such a letter! You're fabricating evidence to frame me!" Zheng Qianming continued to shout. As long as he refused to confess, the military authorities would never be able to convict him.
By refusing to admit guilt, one can shift the blame to doubt, and with a little manipulation, transform the guilty party into the victim... This tactic was taught to me by my advisors and strategists.
"Shut up, Zheng Qianming! Whether you're innocent or not, the investigation will tell. What you should do now is shut up and cooperate with the police investigation!" Zheng Qianjia was practically giving Zheng Qianming a blatant warning. If he still didn't understand, he... he...
Ahhh, he's going to kill Zheng Qianming! That idiot actually sent out a personal letter to win over the assassin officers, leaving behind such deadly evidence!
Kill Zheng Qianming, kill this idiot! Even as a ghost, Zheng Qianjia will grind Zheng Qianming to dust!
However, by the time Zheng Qianming uttered the name Wei Mufeng, it was all too late.
Zheng Tongpan said to them with a broken heart, "Chief Lin's real name is Lin Fengwei, but he used the alias Wei Mufeng in the letter... So no matter how you try to deny it, Zheng Qianming, this letter of collusion is undoubtedly proof that you colluded with Chief Lin."
Zheng Qianming was stunned for a moment before he realized that in his haste he had said Wei Mufeng's name, but his mind told him that he had said Commander Lin!
Waaah, why is this happening? Heaven is going to kill him!
General Chu, Commander Gan, and Commander Cui ignored Jiaming and his companion, all busy examining the evidence of their collusion.
The evidence of collusion was not just one piece, but a total of five, exposing five people.
"Investigate the backgrounds of these four people," General Chu ordered.
Mr. Wen Tao, who had been living in the capital city for a long time, recognized a name—Tong Simin, the chief steward of the Tong Family Escort Agency who secretly contacted martial arts masters.
The servants of the Tong family were given the surname Tong, which sounds the same as the surname Tong.
Wen Tao's mouth moved as if he wanted to say what he knew, but he was afraid of ruining Young Master Ming's plans (that's right, this guy knew Young Master Ming; Young Master Ming stayed at his place when he was in Taifeng Town).
"Reporting to General Chu, I recognize this Tong Simin. He is from the Tong Family Escort Agency..." Master Qu explained Tong Simin's identity.
Master Qu had spent his entire life in the capital city, and he knew a lot about various people, both overt and covert, including Tong Simin.
"He was a human trafficker, specializing in providing shady services for martial arts masters and bodyguards."
Well, those escort agencies, ostensibly they transport goods and people, but behind the scenes they run much bigger businesses and make even more money.
For example, arson, crippling people's limbs, etc.
"Qu Si, you..." Wen Tao's voice wasn't loud, but his anger was about to explode.
The Qu family was originally half-slaves of the Wen family, but ever since the Duke of Yan safely took Qu Si's two children away from the Wen family in the capital, the Qu family has essentially broken away from the Wen family and submitted to the Duke of Yan. The Wen family in the capital sent a letter saying that they would not deal with the Qu family for the time being, but would wait until ten or eight years later, and then let the Qu family suffer a disaster and be wiped out.
Therefore, Wen Tao didn't interfere with Master Qu for a year, letting him work for the Xue family.
But at this moment, this half-slave stole his credit!
If he had known that Tong Simin couldn't be saved, he would have spoken up himself instead of letting Qu Si get away with it!
"As expected of Fourth Master Qu, who has lived in the capital for generations, he knows a great deal. This is quite an achievement." Old Madam Guan openly defended Fourth Master Qu, and added, "Do General Chu and Prefect Zheng agree?"
“Of course we acknowledge it, otherwise our Wei army would be completely baffled, not even knowing where to begin investigating.” General Chu nodded in agreement, which was also the reason why Master Qu was able to enter the camp to help with errands.
General Chu's troops, who had come from out of town, needed the assistance of locals like Master Qu.
Master Qu was excited, but also felt a great sense of grievance, the grievance of being oppressed as a half-slave for many years: "This is my duty as a citizen of Wei, and I do not deserve the thanks of Old Madam Guan, General Chu, and Prefect Zheng."
traitor!
Mr. Wen Tao was furious.
*Slap!* Uncle Qin slapped him on the shoulder and asked with concern, "Brother Tao, what's wrong? You look like you're about to faint from anger. Brother Tao, you need to take better care of your health. Old Man Xun said that at your age, if you get too angry, it can cause a stroke and paralysis."
You scoundrel, are you cursing me?!
Wen Tao wished he could beat Uncle Qin to death... Ever since he met the Qin family, nothing good had ever happened to him, only terrible things!
???
Hey you old ingrate, how many times have you taken advantage of the Qin family?
You want everything, but if you were only loyal to the court, you would have become the Duke of Yan's confidant long ago.
But Wen Tao was used to being a wanderer, wanting to get a piece of everything that seemed good, which led to his current miserable state.
General Chu slammed his fist on the table twice to draw everyone's attention, and then said, "Now that the case involves the Tong Family Escort Agency, which has many martial arts practitioners, in case the Tong Family Escort Agency does something bad, everyone here must stay in the camp and not send any messages to any other location until the case is solved. This is a military order."
Military orders are absolute; there is no room for negotiation.
"Yes, madam Guan led the way, directing the rest of the people in the tent to echo her.
"Master Qu, you may have to return to the city with the Wei army..."
"Commander Gan, lead the elite suicide squad back to the city..."
“Students such as Gao Zhenzhi, Lu Qian, Wen Xiangnan, and Yang Zeru; Bai Peijian, Chen Yusheng, and Lu Juren should continue to be interrogated… Some troublesome students can be subjected to physical torture; there is no need to be polite to them anymore.”
General Chu kept issuing new orders.
Mr. Wen Tao disagreed: "General Chu, Tai Zhou Academy holds a prestigious position. These are all students of Tai Zhou Academy. If we torture them without evidence, the civil officials will surely report us to the authorities."
General Chu was determined: "Improve them then! Zheng Qianming is just a young scholar, yet he has connections with military officials of the court. Who can guarantee the innocence of the other scholars? Besides, they are really quite ignorant. Even at a time like this, they are still causing trouble. Let's give them a beating first!"
"Mmm!" Zheng Qianming cried out as the imperial guards covered his mouth, trying to continue proclaiming his innocence.
It would have been better if he hadn't shouted, because shouting reminded General Chu of him: "Take him to the torture chamber and have him interrogated jointly by the Imperial Guards and the Death Squad."
This?
It was like being interrogated as a death row inmate in a prison.