Updated: 2012-08-26

Eunuchs and palace maids of all sizes in the palace were summoned and questioned one by one, especially those living near the side hall of the Meridian Gate, who were the key candidates to be asked.

Of course, this question was asked from the night Xiaoharuko was kidnapped. What were you doing at that time? Does anyone prove it? Have you heard anything? Have you noticed that someone has unusual behavior that makes you suspicious?

In order to find useful clues and break some people's mentality of "it's better to have less than more things and want to keep silent", the joint crime team will reward all those who can provide clues of murder (including promotion) for those who can provide clues to murder!

For a moment, the palace was shrouded in an extremely depressing and extremely tense atmosphere. Everyone was talking with their throats, worried, and worried that they would be betrayed by the guy who usually made grudges, so that the murderer's place on their heads.

After careful investigation, it was also because of the heavy reward that three suspects finally surfaced as the evening approached.

First, he is responsible for beating drums every day and sending all civil and military officials to the palace to attend the palace eunuch Zhang Yanping.

He was the first to be controlled because... there were two beds in his room, and both were equipped with mattresses, with only a screen between them. An old eunuch originally lived with him, but he had been sick and returned home for many days. The Jingshi Room did not arrange for other eunuchs to move in, so the bed was always empty.

Although no one proved whether Zhang Yanping had been sleeping last night, the quilt on the other bed was missing... It was the quilt wrapped in Xiaochunzi.

Faced with the questioning, Zhang Yanping could not explain and said that he had not paid attention to the bed on the screen for a long time, and did not know when the quilt on the bed was lost.

Of course this explanation is unreasonable. If you take it down, you will definitely be torture and forced confession waiting for him.

The second suspect was Huang Yong, a guard who changed his guard in the middle of the night last night and was resting nearby.

He was betrayed by his partner who was resting in the room.

It was said that it was in the early morning, and he was sleeping in a daze. He found Huang Yong tiptoed out of the room, and he didn't know when he would go back to the room. When Huang Yong was sent to the message, he said that he had been sleeping in the room. Even if he confronted him in person, he would never admit that he had slipped out in the early morning. It was just a dream for his companion. But his companion obviously wanted to turn against him for a heavy reward, so he insisted that he had gone out. He clearly remembered that when Huang Yong opened the door, a gust of wind and snow storm came in, which made him unable to help but wrap his quilt and turn over.

In this way, Huang Yong was also taken down...

But the third suspect is extraordinary.

In terms of identity, status, and power, he is also a giant among the twelve prisons in the palace, not as strong as Lai Shui, and how much worse is Liu Jin.

It was Fu Xingsheng, the supervisor of the Imperial Horse Supervisor who was in charge last night.

He also has another identity, which is the deputy owner of the West Factory, which was set up by the emperor for the Imperial Horse Supervisor to check and balance the Lijian. From this point of view, Fu Xingsheng was bound to fight openly and secretly with Liu Jin in order to fight for power and profit.

He was not only listed as a suspect, but also listed as the number one suspect.

Because, when the Crime Team showed a piece of cloth rope that was obviously made of torn off the old clothes, there was a eunuch... Hu Bing, the young eunuch who served Fu Xingsheng, soon remembered that Eunuch Fu entered the house yesterday morning with a ball of old clothes. The fabric and color were very similar to the old clothes that made the cloth rope. He asked strangely at that time, "Eunuch Fu, what are you doing with this old clothes?" But Eunuch Fu scolded me and said, "It's so troublesome!" and then went into the inner room.

However, when Eunuch Fu saw the cloth rope, he had never seen it before. Even if Wei Youliang reminded... someone saw him entering the house with a bunch of old clothes yesterday, he denied it, saying that the reporter was framed.

Of course, when I searched in Eunuch Fu's house, I couldn't find any clues, even the thread that was pulled off from an old garment.

However, he could not take Fu Xingsheng down immediately. No matter how severe the punishment was, he had to be dealt with, and he had to rely on the facts. He could not rely on the words of the little eunuch Hu Bing. Especially after understanding, Fu Xingsheng shouted at Hu Bing and fisted and fucked each other every day. It was really impossible to rule out that Hu Bing took the opportunity to retaliate and accused Fu Xingsheng.

Therefore, he let Fu Xingsheng leave, but monitored Hu Bing. However, he looked confident and did not seem to be lying, and did not torture him.

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Kunning Palace.

Queen Zhou seemed to be sitting lazily on a phoenix chair, but her phoenix eyes were sometimes wide and sometimes slightly narrowed. When she opened and closed, she exuded a terrifying majesty from her deep eyes, and was accompanied by a faint light flash.

Lai Shuiqiang, the governor of the Sili Supervisor, is burly and handsome. Although he is a birdless eunuch, he feels a bit wise and powerful. However, at this time, he stood beside him with a trembling feeling, which makes people feel vulgar.

"...You are still the owner of the Dongchang Factory. You have handled so many cases, but you can't handle such a small matter..." Queen Zhou said, slowly closing her eyes and said lightly: "Eunuch Lai, you have disappointed me too much."

"Slave is incompetent! Slave deserves to die! Please calm down..." Although Lai Shuiqiang's tone was panic, his expression was very calm. "However, please don't worry, Empress, this matter will never involve you, and even the slave will not be involved..."

Lai Shui hadn't finished speaking, but Empress Zhou opened her eyes slightly and snorted coldly and interrupted: "According to what you mean, if you are involved, you will also be involved in this palace?"

Queen Zhou snorted coldly, which made Lai Shuiqiang's heart beat, his calves tremble, and he was scared to sweat. When Queen Zhou heard the words of neither yin nor yang, he immediately trembled all over, his legs became weak, and he knelt down, and his expression could no longer be calm. He slapped himself repeatedly: "I must never dare! I have no intention..."

Although the slap sounded like a slap in the face, his skin was dark and he did not show "Five Fingers Mountain".

Queen Zhou squinted her eyes and waved her hand gently after a while, and said lightly: "Okay, okay, I know you are loyal, I just asked..." As she said that, Queen Zhou changed her subject and seemed to be careless: "By the way, I heard that I have taken two suspects... Well, it seems that a little eunuch named Hu Bing was also locked up. Do you think...who will be the murderer?"

Lai Shuiqiang was stunned at first, but soon understood what Queen Zhou meant, and still knelt on the ground, saying respectfully in a very confident tone: "I think... Huang Yong is the most suspected, and he thinks it is the real murderer who killed Xiaochunzi."

Empress Zhou nodded slightly imperceptibly, and expressed satisfaction that the deadbeat could understand his intentions, but sighed lightly and said in a worried tone: "I have also heard that he refused to plead guilty."

"My lady, please rest assured. If the evidence is conclusive, he will not plead guilty."

"Um... that's good, that's good..." After hearing Lai Shuiqiang say this, Empress Zhou leaned gently on the phoenix chair and closed her eyes again.

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Respect the room.

Two people were sitting under the tall candlelight.

As the eunuch in charge of seals in the Sili Supervisor, Liu Jin sat in the lower throne with him in his territory, because the other one was the chief minister of the cabinet and the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhou Yanru.

At this time, Zhou Yanru looked calm and clear, and looked at Liu Jin slowly and said: "Everyone in the palace knows that Zhang Yanping is your person. This matter is obviously someone in the Yinxi Factory. You guessed it was Xia Kexiong, but I don't agree. Regardless of the motive of the Jinyiwei killing the little eunuch, just saying that Huang Yong is also one of the suspects. He cannot trap his own people. But Fu Xingsheng is questionable... However, he himself cannot escape the suspicion... In fact, you don't have to panic, and you don't need to get angry. This matter has nothing to do with you and me anyway. Let's just wait and see."

"What Lord Zhou said is very... However, our family is also angry. The West Factory is now setting in the west, and there are still people who don't let the West Factory go and want to kill the West Factory. Isn't this the biggest loss the right one?"

"The economic losses are incomparable to the political losses..." Zhou Yanru shook his head and said earnestly: "This matter has become a big deal. Don't get involved. Now Zhang Yanping is implicated. If you can't get rid of it, let it go. At most, let him take the blame. It's important to keep you and the West Factory."

"Can……"

"Nothing but..." Zhou Yanru waved his hand and interrupted, "I know you are not convinced and can't bear to part with Zhang Yanping, but you can't wait and see, this matter will not be solved so easily. It is very likely that the more you make a big fuss, it's better for you to stay out of the matter."

Liu Jin was silent for a while and whispered: "Mr. Zhou, what should our West Factory do in the joint case handling team?"

"Listen more and talk less, keep the losses to a minimum, and the most important thing to do is to find ways to protect yourself from being implicated."

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ps: I learned dance with my daughter. I updated a little late, and I had no hope for the third one...
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