Zhang Wenda said angrily: "Zhang Ke, I understand that you are a judge. If you interrupt my trial again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Zhang Ke bowed and apologized. Zhang Wenda stared at Zhang Qi for a long time before saying, "Zhang Qi, I want to ask you, where were you on the night before Zhang Liang died?"

Zhang Qi trembled, recalling the conversation with Zhao Xin in the prison, and then said: "I was drinking with the third young master at Zuixiang Building..."

"Is there anyone accompanying you during this period?" Zhang Wenda then asked.

Zhang Qi's eyes were wandering, and anyone with a discerning eye would see something wrong at the first sight. Xiong Mingyu shouted angrily: "Master Shangshu asked questions, and hesitantly refused to answer. A severe punishment is waiting for you."

Zhang Qi was so frightened, and coupled with what Zhao Xin told him before, he immediately said tremblingly: "Back to your lord, there is indeed someone accompanying me during this period, and he is... the third young master's classmate in the Imperial College."

The person who invited Zhang Liang to drink was really none other than Zhao Cheng. When he heard Zhang Qi say these words, Zhao Cheng couldn't bear it and fainted. There were more than a hundred people from all walks of life watching the trial outside the hall.

As a young man in a green shirt fell to the ground, they all whispered to each other. If you listen carefully, most of them laughed.

Chen Cao looked back and saw Gu Linsheng slapping the fainted Zhao Cheng. He couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth.

"In the courtroom, keep quiet. If you make any louder noises, the officers on the left and right will obey orders and send all those people out to me." Chen Yiyuan slammed the table and said angrily, and then apologized to Zhang Wenda with his hands raised.

"I'm asking you, do you know who classmate Zhang Liang is?" Zhang Wenda then asked.

Zhang Qi trembled all over and said in a trembling voice: "I don't know very well... I only know that the third young master calls him 'Mr. Zhao'."

Chen Cao stared at Zhang Qi and couldn't help but said: "Zhang Qi, didn't Mr. Zhao say that he was treating the whole audience?"

Zhang Qi shook his head without knowing it: "I don't know about this, but the money for the drink that night was indeed paid by Mr. Zhao."

Zhang Wenda didn't take Chen Cao's sudden joke seriously, but said to the people in the hall: "My lords, the case has basically begun to take shape at this point. Apart from Song Che, the most important person on the night before Zhang Liang died was the person named Zhao.

Mr. Qin, I would like to collect the list of Imperial College students in the Nanjing Academic Affairs Office to see how many students named Zhao there are."

Qin Weimin quickly handed over to Zhang Wenda, then silently left the auditorium and went to the Yamen to get the roster.

After things have been arranged here, Zhang Wenda is about to ask the key point: "Zhang Qi, I'm going to ask you again, why did Zhang Liang conflict with Song Che, and do you know the causes and consequences of his death? Also, why did you run away with your family?

, where the property in your home comes from, please tell me carefully one by one."

"Sir, the reason why the Third Young Master had a conflict with Mr. Song Qi was because...because..." Zhang Qi raised his head and stared at Cao Yubian.

The silence in the hall was terrifying. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Zhang Qi. His every move was in the eyes of the people in the hall. Cao Yubian noticed that Zhang Qi was staring at him, and his whole body went numb. Many people also looked at Cao Yubian.

Bian, Cao Yubian's face turned red instantly, so he slapped the table and shouted: "You bastard, just say what you say, why are you looking at me?"

Xu Xianchun and Luo Yangxing in the auditorium both sneered. They had been Jin Yiwei for many years and were very good at investigating and reviewing cases. They knew why Zhang Qi was looking at Cao Yubian, but it was just not easy to find out.

.

Xu Hongji, on the other hand, couldn't help but sneer and said: "Humph, Mr. Cao, when others look at you, you will blush and burst into laughter. I don't know how involved you are in this case..."

Phew...

I don't know who couldn't help laughing, and Cao Yubian was even more embarrassed. Zhang Wenda interrupted the embarrassment and asked coldly: "Zhang Qi, come here quickly."

Zhang Qi immediately kowtowed, and then cried: "Your Majesty, it is clear to me that the little ghost is obsessed with things and was tricked, causing the death of the family master. After the little one was captured by the Jin Yiwei Master Zhao, he communicated with Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao said that as long as the little one is

If you give an honest account, you can become a tainted witness and receive a lighter punishment."

"Tainted witness?" Zhang Wenda frowned. This was the first time he had heard this term, but he was an old treacherous man after all. Zhao Xin was Chen Cao's confidant. Zhao Xin's words must have meant what Chen Cao meant. Seeing Chen Cao

Cao Cao looked at himself with a smile on his face, and Zhang Wenda made a calculation: "As the so-called weakness is nothing more than a favor, you have repented and took the initiative to explain. If it is combined with the situation at that time, I can consider it.

"

Zhang Qi quickly kowtowed again, then took a deep breath and said loudly: "Come back to your lord, my third young master is not very good-tempered. He will faint when he is provoked. However, he is a servant. How dare he speak ill of his master?"

, one day when the third young master was studying, Mr. Zhao wrote a letter to the third young master and invited him to have a drink at Zuixianglou.

When we arrived at the place, my young master was drunk by Mr. Zhao. It happened that Mr. Song Qi brought people to Zuixiang Building to collect regular money. Mr. Zhao didn’t know what he said to the young master, so my young master got up and blocked Mr. Song’s way.

To provoke Song Zongqi, his words are full of filth."

"You are so rebellious that you speak ill of your master like this." Seeing that something was wrong, Gu Dazhang couldn't help but interject. The purpose was to arouse everyone's resentment towards Zhang Qi and make his words untrustworthy.

Zhang Wenda had a higher official position than Gu Dazhang, and he looked at Gu Dazhang angrily: "I would like to reiterate one last thing, if anyone interrupts again, no matter who it is, don't blame me for being ruthless." He looked at Zhang Qida and said, "You go on.

explain."

Zhang Qi nodded and continued: "Song Zongqi was angered by my young master, and the two parties started fighting. My young master was injured at that time, but the injury was not fatal."

Here comes the point...

"On the way, Mr. Zhao brought another group of people and blocked the young man's way. The person who came said that he was Gu Yuncheng, the minister of Taipu Temple in Nanjing, and the housekeeper of Mr. Gu's family. He wanted to see the young master for something, so the young man asked them to get on the carriage.

, after a while the young master groaned, and they got out of the car and left. Then Mr. Zhao gave the young man five hundred taels of silver notes and asked him to leave with his family, accompanied by a middle-aged man from another group.

They took us from Jiangning to Shangyuan and then to Chunhua Town."

"How dare you talk nonsense, you bitch." Gu Dazhang couldn't help it. Gu Yuncheng was his father, and he couldn't clear himself of suspicion after being involved in this case, so he couldn't help but cursed.

"Come here, take Gu Dazhang out to me." Zhang Wenda said angrily.

The Jin Yiwei on both sides stepped forward immediately, holding Gu Dazhang in his arms and left without caring about anything else.

"I later found out that the young master died the next day. I can swear that the young master was injured at that time. I asked a doctor in the city to diagnose and treat the young master. The doctor said that it was just a skin injury and it was not serious, so he gave me a prescription

Yao then asked the younger one to take the young master back."

"Which pharmacy doctor treated me?" Chen Yiyuan couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Qi thought for a while: "It's the Huichun Hall on the street of Zuixianglou, the famous Dr. Zhu."

"Come, please go to Huichun Hall immediately to ask Dr. Zhu to verify Zhang Qi's words." Zhang Wenda ordered.

The case has basically come to light now. Song Che was wrongly accused, so there is another mastermind in Zhang Liang's case, and Chen Cao can also be cleared of suspicion. In order to end the case as soon as possible, Zhang Wenda immediately announced: "The case officer has been

It's clear. I believe everyone can also confirm Zhang Qi's testimony. I just received a reply that the account numbers at Chen Cao's home are all correct, and all major bank accounts in the city have confirmed that there is no record of Chen Cao withdrawing cash. In this way,

It was determined that Chen Cao was not guilty. I inspected Southern Zhili on behalf of the emperor and had certain rights. It was announced in court that Chen Cao was acquitted and the official was reinstated. He also cooperated with the trial of Zhang Liang's case. Sirs, what do you think?

?”

Zhang Wenda looked at Luo Yangxing and Xu Xianchun, and they both nodded at the same time, expressing no objection. Xu Hongji, the person behind Chen Cao, also nodded. For this reason, Zhang Wenda specially took a photo of Gaiden.
Chapter completed!