Chapter 407 Be a Witness(1/2)
Looking at Wu Tuiguan who was stiff, Lu Qianhu came over and scolded: "You are blind, why don't you tell your people to get out of here."
After hearing this, Wu Tuiguan bowed slightly and said in a deep voice: "This official is blind and didn't see Master Qianhu coming. Please forgive me..."
Lu Qianhu looked at the scene in the yard and saw Li Yi guarding the door, and he made an estimate in his mind. Then he turned around and looked at the pale-faced Wu Tuiguan, and sneered: "Wu Tuiguan has such a big temper.
I don’t even take it seriously.”
Jinyiwei Qianhu is a member of the fifth rank, but because he is a personal soldier of the emperor, he has great power, and even the ministers of the ministries do not dare to offend him easily.
Wu Tuiguan only felt that he was really in trouble for eight lifetimes, why did he provoke Jin Yiwei on impulse.
"Master Qianhu, don't be surprised. I am here to investigate the case, and I don't mean to offend you." Wu Tuiguan said quickly.
He had completely lost his toughness just now. When he saw Lu Qianhu's expression turned ugly, he immediately shouted to the government officials to move away.
The Jin Yiwei behind Lu Qianhu looked at these government officials with disdain. They spread out holding the handles of their swords one by one, scanning the surroundings with sharp eyes, looking very tough.
Under the gaze of so many Jinyi guards, both Wu Tuiguan and Wang Captou did not dare to breathe. They stood aside carefully for fear of provoking these evil spirits.
Lu Qianhu walked over with a solemn expression, took a look at Li Yi, and found that except for some blood stains on his body, there was nothing unusual about him. He nodded and said:
"Are you okay?"
The blood stains on Li Yi's body were all left by the previous gangsters. He was not injured. He shook his head and said, "I'm fine. Thank you Brother Lu."
Lu Qianhu was a member of the Jinyi Guard Qianhu and was considered an official of some status. Li Yi sent an entourage to report the matter, and he rushed over so quickly. It was obvious that he really regarded Li Yi as one of his own.
Lu Qianhu said with a gentle face: "It's good that you're fine. What happened here? Why did the government servants from Shuntian Mansion come here and kill people?"
After hearing this, Li Yi walked over and told everything about what happened.
Lu Qianhu's expression changed, obviously he was surprised by the twists and turns of this incident.
Finally, Li Yi clicked on the details of how many times Captain Wang and Officer Wu wanted to search the house.
Lu Qianhu showed a clear expression, turned around and shouted: "Come here, this Shuntian Prefecture's head catcher kidnapped officials' families, colluded with the gangsters in the capital, and arrested them."
After hearing this, the Jin Yiwei who was guarding the side quickly stepped forward and took out the rope.
"Slow down..." At this time, Wu Tuiguan took a step forward and said, "Mr. Lu, the matter of Capt. Liu's kidnapping of Cheng Fenglang's cousin has not yet been investigated clearly. Is this too hasty?"
Liu Captou is from the Shuntian Mansion Yamen. If he is allowed to be taken away by the Jin Yiwei today, Wu Tuiguan and the Shuntian Mansion Yamen will be disgraced.
Lu Qianhu smiled and said, "What? Does Official Wu want to protect the prisoner?"
Wu Tuiguan hesitated for a moment, but could not refute.
What Jin Yiwei is best at is making excuses for officials. If he steps forward rashly today, it would be terrible if he gets implicated.
At this time, Li Yi said: "Master Lu, since Wu Tuiguan has doubts in his heart, he should confront him in public. I am surrounded by people and almost died, and I just want to find out."
Wu Tuiguan did not expect that Li Yi would speak for him, and immediately said: "What Chengfenglang said makes sense. Today's matter is too complicated. It involves not only Mr. Liu, but also Chengfenglang. It's better to ask more clearly, and
It’s easy to understand the division of cases.”
Although the Jinyiwei Yamen is extremely powerful, you must abide by the rules of the officialdom when you are in the officialdom. If an official is really involved in the case and uses the public for personal gain, it will naturally be interrogated by the Jinyiwei. But if it is just a private grudge plot among the people, then it is within the scope of the Shuntianfu Yamen.
Jin Yiwei cannot seize the right to handle the case.
Li Yi smiled coldly and said: "In that case, I will go and appease my cousin so that she can explain clearly."
After saying that, he walked in.
After hearing this, Lu Qianhu said: "In that case, it's better to find out on the spot. Officer Wu, send someone to search with hundreds of my subordinates to see if there is any evidence."
When Wu Tuiguan heard that he could also intervene in the search, he felt happy and quickly agreed.
In this way, after Li Yi and Lu Qianhu's remarks, the officials and Jinyi guards of Shuntian Prefecture began to search for evidence, and arrested the gangsters involved, including Jia Tufu, and detained them in the yard.
Li Yi went in to explain, and then took Zhuang Rou out of the house.
At this time, a Jin Yiwei came out of the back room with two government servants, holding a stack of documents in his hand, which were the account books and documents in the cabinet before.
"Sir, this was found from the cabinet." Jin Yiwei handed the document to Lu Qianhu.
At this time, the two government officials next to him nodded to Wu Tuiguan, confirming that the booklet was indeed found in the cabinet.
Lu Qianhu looked at it, handed it to Wu Tuiguan, and said, "Wu Tuiguan, look at what this is."
Wu Tuiguan smiled and said: "Your Excellency, you really, really look up to me. If this is the case, then I should be bold enough to take a look at you."
As he said this, Wu Tuiguan quickly took the booklet and looked at it carefully.
He became more and more surprised, and unknowingly opened his mouth and stared at some articles in the booklet.
Isn’t this Taicang’s ledger? Why does it appear here?
Thinking of the fire in the warehouse a few days ago, when the Document Pavilion was burned to the ground, and looking at the account books in his hand, Wu Tuiguan finally understood why Lu Qianhu agreed to try the case here, because he was trying to get himself into trouble.
Thinking of this, Wu Tuiguan suddenly raised his head and saw Lu Qianhu's sarcastic smile.
"This, this, this, this seems to be Taicang's account book." Wu Tuiguan said nervously: "Lu Qianhu, why don't you say that Capt. Liu will be taken away for interrogation? I don't know this person in ordinary times, and I never thought that he would
Committing such a serious crime."
Lu Qianhu said with a smile: "Taicang's account book was stolen a few days ago. I never thought that it would be hidden by a Shuntian Mansion chief. Why, the person who did such treacherous things was actually in the government, and he was still there.
It’s really unexpected.”
After hearing this, Wu Tuiguan felt that his legs were weak and he could hardly stand.
He was an official in Shuntian Prefecture. Although his official rank was underground, he was very well-informed about all kinds of news because he investigated bandits.
In April this year, the emperor began to verify Taicang, and sent Liu Guishan, a caring person, to investigate the case. However, because it involved the Ministry of Revenue and problems with Taicang itself, the verification was very difficult. It was originally expected to be ten months, but the result has not yet been found.
As a result, when the imperial order was issued, there were many difficulties. It was because the matter was so important that Taicang and even the Ministry of Accounts in charge secretly obstructed it.
Involved in such a major case that affects the situation in the court, not only himself, a small official, but also the entire Shuntian Mansion cannot bear the responsibility.
"Sir, this Capt. Li is the younger brother of Liu Quan, the Taicang chief official. He is appointed to the Yamen through many connections, and I don't know much about him. Your Excellency, please ask me to report this important matter to Mr. Fu Yin.
Let’s take a long-term view.” Wu Tuiguan said directly immediately.
He specializes in criminal investigation and interrogation. Although he doesn't understand much about the account books, he knows that this must be extremely important evidence, so he quickly uses the information he knows to show his favor to Lu Qianhu.
After hearing this, Lu Qianhu said: "Don't panic, Mr. Wu. This year is the occasion of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty. The emperor does not want to see such scandals in the administration of officials, nor does he want to cause a large number of prisons. The reason why I keep Mr. Wu is because he wants to
You, Shuntianfu Yamen, should be witnesses."
Hearing that he was only asked to bear witness, Wu Tui breathed a sigh of relief.
What he fears most is that Jin Yiwei will attack Shuntian Mansion by using Capt. Liu's identity as a Shuntian Mansion officer, and he will be the first to suffer. Another meaning is that Lu Qianhu doesn't want to mess with Shuntian Mansion, but he is involved in such a case.
It can be said that it is thankless to offend many people, so he is so afraid of them.
Since he was a witness, it meant that Jin Yiwei wanted to take the case to trial and earn credit.
At that moment, Officer Wu pushed him aside, and a group of Shuntian Mansion policemen looked at him honestly.
Lu Qianhu was sitting on a chair, and a Jin Yiwei clerk next to him was writing the case.
Li Yi looked at Zhuang Rou and whispered: "Don't be nervous, just do as I say."
Zhuang Rou's face was still a little pale, so she nodded and walked forward.
Lu Qianhu is an official of the fifth rank, and the Jin Yiwei is notorious, so Zhuang Rou will kneel down and worship him when he sees him.
Lu Qianhu saw her and said quickly: "Miss Zhuang Rou, don't be too polite. Just stand and say it."
Zhuang Rou turned her head and looked at Li Yi, who nodded immediately.
Seeing Li Yi indicating that it was okay and watching from the side, Zhuang Rou's originally nervous mood suddenly became much calmer and she stood calmly.
Lu Qianhu asked: "Miss Zhuang Rou, Chengfeng Lang said that you were kidnapped and brought here. Is it true?"
Zhuang Rou heard this and said, "That's true."
Hearing Zhuang Rou's affirmative answer, Lu Qianhu nodded, looked at Capt. Liu with sharp eyes, and said sternly: "Capturing Liu, can you admit what Ms. Zhuang Rou said?"
Mr. Liu's face turned pale over this incident, and he remained silent when he heard Lu Qianhu's question.
Lu Qianhu saw it and sneered: "You don't want to say that? I think you still don't know how powerful Jin Yiwei is."
Just when he was about to be tortured, Butcher Jia next to him quickly shouted: "Sir, sir, the younger one knows, the younger one can tell."
Lu Qianhu nodded when he heard this and said, "Then you say it."
Ever since the courtyard was filled with officials, guards, and Jia Tufu, they knew that they were involved in a major case. If they wanted to survive, they had to make meritorious deeds, otherwise their heads would probably be moved in the end.
Thinking of this, Butcher Jia hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Jia San is a butcher in the west of the city. He has some influence because he recognizes some brothers. Mr. Liu came to see me today and asked me to prepare a butcher for him."
The house is mysterious and mysterious. But this noon, the young man still saw him grabbing the girl Zhuang Rou into the house, and then he ordered the young man to monitor Cheng Fenglang. The young man knew
so much."
Although Tufu Jia is just a gangster in the market, he has developed the ability to see all directions and listen to all directions. His own power is in the west of the city, and he has found a house in the west of the city for Liu Captou, so most of the basics are clearly known.
.
Now in detail, it is a beautiful confession.
After hearing this, Lu Qianhu nodded with satisfaction and said, "I guess you know each other."
Seeing that Jin Yiwei Qianhu was satisfied, Jia Butcher immediately showed a flattering smile and carefully crouched down into the crowd again.
To be continued...