Chapter 423 Fried Rice Balls (5)

Although Wen Mingtang said it was possible, Lin Fei knew that if she was not 80% sure, she would not say this to him at all.

A concubine of the late emperor, now the concubine, became pregnant a year after the death of the late emperor. At the same time, she once intended to poison Wen Mingtang, and now the confidant of the concubine around Concubine Jing is also suspected of being pregnant... Lin Fei slightly Narrowing his eyes, if he just wanted to pull Concubine Jing down, it would not be difficult.

After calming down, Lin Fei nodded towards Wen Mingtang. Seeing that the guard in that compartment looked over, the two of them stopped talking.

At this moment, the official from the Ministry of Justice named Zhang Rang walked out of the palace together with Bai Zhu. After leaving the palace, the two walked straight over.

When they arrived at Lin Fei, Zhang Rang raised his hand and saluted him and called out, "Lin Shaoqing."

Although he was about the same age as the deceased Zhao Mengzhuo, Zhang Rang's official career was obviously not going smoothly. Not only compared with Zhao Mengzhuo, he was also two steps lower than Lin Fei.

Lin Fei raised his hand and saluted him: "Master Zhang."

Since I was not familiar with him, I started to talk about business after giving him polite greetings.

Zhang Rang said: "This case... the Lin family should have made plans early."

Although the words were euphemistic, they were not too euphemistic. Not only Lin Fei, but also Wen Mingtang on the side understood the meaning of Zhang Rang's words: Duke Jingguo was extremely suspicious.

"The Duke of Guo already recognized him when he entered and exited the palace. In addition, before the incident, he had a dispute with Mr. Chang. Today, when he met the Holy Spirit, His Majesty only summoned the Duke of Guo, but the Duke specially brought Mr. Chang with him... According to what the Duke said, Mr. Chang did something wrong, so he brought Mr. Chang with him to ask His Majesty to forgive him." Zhang Rang said.

As for what he did wrong... Zhang Rang looked at Lin Fei: "The Duke said it was for Mr. Zhao's sake. He wanted Mr. Chang to reveal the truth in front of His Majesty."

It is an indisputable fact that Zhao Mengzhuo fell from the Star Picking Tower. Duke Jingguo naturally knew that no matter how stupid he was, if he fell from the Star Picking Tower, Chang Shi and others were also present. As for Duke Jing, he would definitely find Chang Shi. Shi and others asked in detail why.

Lin Fei heard this and asked Zhang Rang: "What is the truth that my grandfather wanted Mr. Chang to reveal? Mr. Zhao's death... what is the truth? Is it murder or an accident?"

Zhang Rang glanced at him and said: "The Duke said that he didn't know the specific reason, but Mr. Zhao's death may have been indirectly caused by Mr. Chang and the others, so he simply brought Mr. Chang into the palace and wanted Chang to come. Your Majesty, please tell me the truth before your Majesty." At this point, Zhang Rang couldn't help but said, "Lin Shaoqing, forgive Zhang for speaking frankly, this statement is indeed a bit far-fetched. However, although it is far-fetched, one case will be the same, let's not mention the case of Mr. Zhao falling from the building for now. Regarding the case of Mr. Chang's death, Mr. Guo and Mr. Chang had a rift. Today, Mr. Chang is asked to explain the reasons. The relationship between the two people must be uneasy, and Mr. Chang also has a lot of criticisms about Mr. Guo. It is not impossible for the two of them to argue or even fight over this."

Naturally, there was nothing wrong with this statement. Lin Fei nodded and said, "What Mr. Zhang said is indeed reasonable."

Seeing Lin Fei nodding, Zhang Rang added: "So, the Duke of Guo has a motive, or perhaps Master Chang wants to kill the Duke of Guo. It is possible that the Duke of Guo takes action to protect himself."

Lin Fei nodded again and waited for Zhang Rang to continue. Although he was an official of the Ministry of Punishment, he was also from Dali Temple, so Zhang Rang's investigative ability was naturally good.

"Furthermore," Zhang Rang paused and looked at Lin Fei, "I heard that several adults have been out of the city for two days and have not returned? As far as Zhang knows, those adults told the people in the mansion that they were the relatives of Duke Ying before they left the city. We were invited out of the city to do something. Those adults were none other than the ones who acted suspiciously in Mr. Zhao’s falling case. Yesterday, I heard that it was because these adults had not returned yet that Mr. Chang, who did not go out of the city with them, went there specially. The Duke was found in the Duke's Mansion. I don't know the content of the conversation, but it was probably not pleasant. When he came out, Mr. Chang kicked the stone lion in front of the Duke's Mansion to pieces. There were many witnesses to this matter. Does Lin Shaoqing know this? "

He knows it. Lin Fei nodded, looked at Zhang Rang and said, "Master Zhang is right."

When the news about their grandfather came from the palace, they immediately entered the palace without delay. Before Zhang Rang entered the palace, the messenger should have revealed some inside information to him, so Zhang Rang made a special trip to the Duke's Mansion to meet Chang Shi and others. Otherwise, he would not have been so fully prepared.

Lin Fei looked at Zhang Rang's serious expression and his gray hair on his temples. He was the same age as Zhao Mengzhuo, but Zhao Mengzhuo's temples were not stained until his death. If your official career is not going well and you are unable to put your talents to use, you will naturally feel depressed and unfulfilled. For Zhang Rang, now...is a great opportunity to prove his talents.

Lin Fei sighed in his heart: I'm afraid it will be difficult for Zhang Rang to deal with his grandfather's case this time.

Seeing Lin Fei nodding, Zhang Rang said again: "Now Master Chang is dead again, and Master Chang and others are heavily suspected in Master Zhao's case. Forgive Zhang for speaking frankly, the Duke of Guo... is not only responsible for the death of Master Chang." Suspicion, in Mr. Zhao's case, although the Duke himself is not suspected of direct involvement, it is not necessarily impossible that he is an insider...or even the mastermind behind it."

As soon as he said this, Bai Zhu on the side immediately interrupted him: "Master Zhang, this official does not agree with this statement. It is true that the Duke of Guo is a serious suspect in this case, but how come he is also implicated in Zhao?" Your Excellency, is this a case?" He said, although he was inferior to Zhang Rang in terms of official rank, age, experience, etc., but facing Zhang Rang at this time, Bai Zhu did not flinch, "Forgive me for speaking frankly, is Mr. Zhang a little too eager? Convicted the Duke? We, the investigators, must abide by justice. What Mr. Zhang just said seems to be random suspicion!"

In response to this, Zhang Rang only raised his eyelids and said calmly: "If Zhang is suspected of believing that the Duke is guilty, doesn't Bai Sicheng also suspect that the Duke is innocent? He has reprimanded Zhang for not abiding by justice. , has Bai Si Cheng himself complied with it?"

Bai Zhudao: "Investigators must not make false accusations against good people. Once convicted, it will be a matter of human life. It is of great importance. If the evidence of the crime is not conclusive, we cannot mess around. How is Bai's behavior not abiding by justice?"

Zhang Rang glanced at Lin Fei who was standing aside, and raised his eyebrows suddenly: "The person related to this case is the grandfather of your Shangfeng Lin Fei. If not, he would not avoid suspicion. All the officials of your Dali Temple are with him. My subordinates are loyal when doing things, why is it so surprising that they subconsciously excuse them when handling cases?"

Although Bai Zhu usually doesn't talk as much as Liu Yuan, he is more confident than Liu Yuan in refuting the opponent. After all, he has had enough food and clothing since he was a child, and he doesn't care much about his salary. Therefore, when facing Zhang Rang, who had a higher official rank than him, he immediately sneered and said: "You are falsely accusing me of excusing the Duke of the country and being an incompetent official. What you want to say is that Lord Zhang is so eager to convict the Duke of the country. , don’t you mean to use the Duke as a stepping stone for your official career?”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Rang's expression suddenly changed. He glanced at Lin Fei who was silent on the side and flicked his sleeves. The initial politeness and alienation disappeared and turned into a sneer: "Stepping stone? If he really did something evil, So what if you use it as a stepping stone?"

These words were not polite. Lin Fei's eyes turned cold and he looked at Zhang Rang who sneered in front of him and said that he wanted to use Duke Jingguo as a stepping stone.

"Zhao Mengzhuo fell from the building in front of everyone," Zhang Rang said. "Chang Shi and others are suspected of serious crimes. The Duke of Guo has always been on good terms with them. The whereabouts of the rest of the people are unknown now. Chang Shi is dead. Only one country is alive and here. Mr. Duke. Although your Dali Temple has not imprisoned those people, you can go and take a walk in the city and see who doesn’t say that Zhao Mengzhuo died at the hands of these people? It is speculated that the Duke killed someone to protect himself. Isn’t it unreasonable? Does Zhang have no reason to suspect that Mr. Guo is the mastermind of this case?”

Apart from anything else, Bai Zhu knew the inside story about Zhao Mengzhuo's fall from the building. Hearing what Zhang Rang said at this time, he immediately said: "The investigation is about evidence, not the rumors of the people in the city. The truth of Mr. Zhao's death has not yet been determined. Mr. Zhang is too arbitrary!"

The sneer on Zhang Rang's face remained: "Arbitrary?" He sneered, "In full view of the public, how many people saw that Zhao Mengzhuo was pushed downstairs by Chang Shi and others? Is there anything else to investigate?" At this point, Suddenly he turned his head and looked at Wen Mingtang, who was silent as if he didn't exist: "Your surname is Wen? Are you Wen Xuance's daughter?"

Wen Mingtang, who was suddenly noticed, looked at Zhang Rang who was looking at him. He turned to Bai Zhutong and Lin Fei from the corner of his eye. Just as he was about to nod, Zhang Rang said, "I'm asking you, what do you think they did? Is this the case?" Did the kindness of taking you in at Dali Temple make you forget your father's hatred? Do you think you are Wen Xuance's daughter and you still have to look at their faces to admit it or not? "

As soon as the words "father's hatred" came out, Wen Mingtang knew something was wrong. The last sentence directly put her on top of the fire, so he quickly said: "My lord, I have misunderstood. My daughter is indeed Wen Xuance's daughter, but she didn't I’ve seen a few adults quarreling like this, and I was just a little worried for a while!”

When Zhang Rang heard this, his cold expression softened slightly, he looked at her and reprimanded her: "Since you are Wen Xuance's daughter, how come you have such an air of a small family, how can you be huddled aside and worried? There is no one around you. Can’t teach?”

Wen Mingtang had already come to his senses at this time. After hearing this, he calmly replied: "My daughter entered Yeting when she was eight years old." The implication is that no one really taught her. Is it any wonder that the young family is so angry?

Zhang Rang, who had been scolding people since he opened his mouth, choked at Wen Mingtang's words, paused, and then said: "If nothing had happened to Wen Xuance, you were the daughter of the Wen family, how could you be like this now?" Do you want to thank Dali Temple for taking him in?" After saying that, he glanced at Lin Fei aside and said, "The Wen Xuance case was the most intense one, and the one who wanted to severely punish Wen Xuance was the Duke of Jingguo. Have you forgotten? ?”

Wen Mingtang recalled the memory of the original owner, lowered his head and said: "I have been raised in the backyard. I don't know anything about what happened in the past. The night before my house was ransacked, I told my mother that I wanted to eat red bean paste dumplings."

Zhang Rang: "..."

Looking at Wen Mingtang who was being raised in the backyard, he frowned and said, "That's all, you just need to know that it was Duke Jingguo who took the lead in writing the letter back then!"

Wen Mingtang nodded and said "I understand", then looked at Zhang Rang and clenched his fists: "Sir, please don't worry, little girl. My father's death was all blamed on Duke Jing. If it hadn't been for his letter, he might have been able to escape. Once he dies, he will kill his father and destroy his family. The little girl will definitely..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Rang: "What are you talking about?" As he spoke, he glanced at Bai Zhutong and Lin Fei who were close at hand, as well as the people who were looking in this direction not far away. The guards are fellow palace mates.

In the case of Wen Xuance, under the circumstances at that time, Duke Jingguo couldn't help but submit a letter. Even if he begged for mercy, it would be useless and he would die.

His original intention was to remind Wen Xuance's daughter. After all, she was also one of the witnesses in the regular case. Who would have thought that Wen Xuance would actually give birth to such a stupid daughter? Not only did he get angry, but he also said, "My father's death is all due to Duke Jingguo." How could he say this in front of so many people, especially Duke Jingguo? Did Sun say it when he was present? There was no need to accuse him of "inciting hatred" and invalidate her witness's testimony, which would make the case more difficult to handle.