jdhmnovel Chapter 398 Every cause has its effect; your retribution is me.
Chapter 398 Every cause has its effect; your retribution is me.
Zhu Jian collapsed to the ground as if all his bones had been removed.
evidence?
Zhu Jian cried out in despair, "Your Highness, neither the Duke of Yansheng nor Zhu Kang are people I can afford to offend. How could they possibly allow me to leave any evidence?"
Yang Shaofeng glared at Zhu Jian with exasperation and snorted coldly, "Such a critical matter, and you didn't even know to leave any evidence?"
Zhu Jian stammered, unsure how to answer, but Zhu Biao suddenly laughed and said, "Brother-in-law, it's really not his fault."
Zhu Jian's eyes lit up, and he was about to exclaim twice that His Highness the Crown Prince was wise, but then he heard Zhu Biao say, "It's not that he didn't know to leave evidence, but that he simply didn't realize how serious this matter was."
"First, it was commonplace for Hu Yuan to print blank money and grain registers. Neither Zhu Jian nor the gentry and officials involved in the case took it seriously."
"Secondly, these people thought that the law would not punish everyone, since there were as many as six or seven hundred officials involved in the case."
"This is the third one..."
Zhu Biao suddenly turned his gaze to Zhu Jian and said with a smile, "He may not necessarily want to leave any evidence, after all, he is different from those gentry and officials."
"Many of those people did not know where the ironware went, but he certainly knew where the ironware went and knew that this was a heinous crime that would lead to the confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire clan."
"Therefore, he may not want to leave any evidence, nor dare to leave any evidence."
As Zhu Biao finished speaking, Zhu Jian's face turned even more ashen.
Yang Shaofeng smiled dismissively and said, "As the saying goes, if you don't want others to know, don't do it in the first place."
"Since these bastards dare to do such lousy things, they must have left some clues."
"Even if they deliberately destroyed all the evidence, they couldn't possibly have destroyed the silver."
"And the exchange of silver will inevitably involve the manpower of both parties."
"They can't possibly kill someone every time they exchange silver, can they?"
Zhu Jian's eyes lit up immediately, and he exclaimed, "That's right! Every six months, I send silver to the Duke of Yansheng and Zhu Kang. The people who deliver the silver to them are Zhu Er and Zhu San!"
"The one who came forward on Zhu Kang's side was the head steward of Zhu Kang's residence, while the one who came forward on the Duke Yansheng's side was Kong Xida, the magistrate of Qufu. I wonder if he has been arrested?"
"If he's also arrested, the Prince Consort will find out immediately after the interrogation!"
Xia Yu bowed directly to Zhu Biao and Yang Shaofeng, saying, "Your Highness, Prince Consort, Kong Xida is also on the list of convicted officials this time."
Yang Shaofeng smiled and looked at Zhu Jian, asking, "Let me ask you again, where did the ironware involved in the Empty Seal case go? Who helped you transport it?"
Since he had already confessed to the Duke of Yansheng and Zhu Kang, Zhu Jian didn't mind confessing to a few more.
At least, having them by my side on the road to the underworld is much better than being all alone.
Zhu Jian gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, the Empty Seal Case involves a lot of ironware and money. If I want to drag people into this, I have to spend money to buy ironware first."
"The people who provide money and food are some Semu people arranged by the Left Chancellor of the Central Secretariat."
"One group of people who helped me transport ironware and money were arranged by the Left Chancellor of the Central Secretariat, and the other group were contacted by Zhu Kang's chief steward."
"The men arranged by the Left Chancellor of the Central Secretariat were mostly pirates posing as Japanese pirates, while the men contacted by Zhu Kang's chief steward were Semu people."
Upon hearing this, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but rub his forehead.
How did this case of breaking the seal get so big?
It's one thing to involve Wang Baobao, but what the hell are those pirates who pretend to be Japanese pirates?
And those Semu people.
Wang Baobao could arrange for some Semu people, and Zhu Kang's head steward could also contact some Semu people. So what were the backgrounds of these Semu people?
As for the claim that Wang Baobao helped Zhu Jian contact some pirates posing as Japanese pirates to handle transportation... just take that nonsense with a grain of salt.
After thinking it over carefully, Yang Shaofeng simply looked at Zhu Jian and asked, "Who are those Semu people? What are their names? Where do they live? And who are those pirates who claim to be Japanese pirates? Where do they live?"
Zhu Biao answered honestly, "Your Highness, the leader of the Semu people appointed by the Left Prime Minister is surnamed Zhao, named Zhao Siyuan, and his home is in Kaifeng."
"Zhu Kang's chief steward contacted the Semu leader named Bu Shunming, whose home was in Quanzhou."
"As for the pirate leader who falsely claimed to be a Japanese pirate, he was the original Songjiang thief Hegao."
Ok?
They've dragged Qian Hegao into this again, damn it.
After ordering Lame Five to take Zhu Jian away, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but rub his forehead again and sighed, "This case is getting more and more troublesome."
Zhu Biao sighed and said, "Kong Kejian is dead, Qian Hegao is dead, and we don't know if Zhao Siyuan and Bu Shunming are still alive. If they are dead or have escaped, this case will be very difficult to investigate."
After sighing, Zhu Biao simply instructed Xia Yu, "Check if Zhao Siyuan and Bu Shunming have been arrested. If they haven't been apprehended yet, send someone to arrest them immediately."
Xia Yu bowed directly to Zhu Biao and said, "Your Highness, Zhao Siyi and Bu Shunming are both among the arrested gentry."
Zhu Biao turned his gaze to Yang Shaofeng, who snorted coldly and said, "Directly interrogate Zhao Siyi and Bu Shunming."
Just as Xia Yu was about to interrogate the two men, Yang Shaofeng continued, "Thank you, Inspector Xia. Break both of Zhao Siyi's legs first, then give him twenty strokes of the cane and fifty lashes. Just leave him alive."
"As for that Bu Shunming, there's no need to torture him."
Xia Yu immediately bowed and agreed, but after Xia Yu left, Zhu Biao asked, "Does brother-in-law know Zhao Siyi and Bu Shunming?"
Yang Shaofeng said with a look of disgust, "I have always been a man of integrity, how could I possibly know someone like Zhao Siyi?"
"The reason we tortured him first was simply because he lived in Kaifeng, his surname was Zhao, and he could also give Zhu Jian money."
Seeing that Zhu Biao still looked completely bewildered, Yang Shaofeng continued, "This person's surname, Zhao, was most likely bestowed upon them by the painter Zhao."
Zhu Biao suddenly realized.
That Zhao Siyi should be a member of the entertainment industry, and in her brother-in-law's eyes, she's probably not even a person.
What happened after Xia Yu returned with Zhao Siyi and Bu Shunming completely confirmed Zhu Biao's suspicions.
Yang Shaofeng gave Bu Shunming a look of disdain, then said to Xia Yu, "I'd like to trouble Inspector Xia to have someone take Bu away and let him enjoy the same treatment as Zhao Siyi."
Damn it, I miscalculated. I didn't expect that Bu Shunming was actually a Semu person who had changed his surname to Han Chinese, and he looked almost exactly like Zhao Siyi.
Isn't this just deceiving me, the official?
Home shovel!
That bastard almost escaped with his life.
What a pity! As the saying goes, every cause has its effect, and your retribution is me.
I, Yang, hate you bastards who treat me like a fool more than anything in my life!