Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 191 You still haven’t confessed your guilt?
The news that Zhang Ruo invited Chen Zhi to assist spread quickly in Pengcheng. This move was like throwing a huge stone into an already unstable lake, causing ripples immediately.

The ripples spread quickly, causing all parties in the city to discuss and speculate on the intentions.

One day later, Zhang Ruo finally made some noise——

He suddenly spread the news that important progress had been made in the Wang Mi case, and it seemed that he got the clue from Zhuge Yan's servants and guards.

The guards and servants were summoned, ostensibly on Zhang Ruo's orders, but in fact it was Zhang Ruo's decision that was made only after he invited Chen Zhi. Anyone with a discerning eye would know what was going on.

In contrast, the commotion on Yu Liang's side is getting louder and louder. In the past two days, criminals have been tortured one after another, but without any effect. When the rumors about Zhang Ruo gradually started to rise, they also reached Yu Liang's side. in the ears.

"Zhang Ruo said there has been progress? What progress?" Yu Liang was also eager to speed up the progress. The last thing he wanted to hear was that he was lagging behind in solving the case.

The subordinate said: "I haven't found out what the specific progress is. People at Zhang Ruo's side are tight-lipped and can't find out. Several informants we arranged to come in have been discovered and excluded from the inner circle. I can’t get any more news from you.”

"Don't let our eyeliners come into contact?" Yu Liang's eyes narrowed, "That's interesting. Zhang Ruo knew those eyeliners a long time ago. The reason why they didn't remove them was to paralyze me and give me wrong information. , It’s a trick to take advantage of the situation, but he doesn’t know that I already know that he knows about the spy. This arrangement is worthy of consideration and shows that there is really something discovered.”

The subordinate was already dizzy when he heard the "I know, I know, I know", but he still understood the deep meaning of the words and asked: "What do you mean, this is not to spread suspicion, but to deliberately spread rumors?"

"It's very possible that Zhang Ruo has always followed the rules when doing things. The reason why I was so anxious before was because I wanted to get things done in advance before Zhang Ruo made any move, otherwise I would have to fall into a passive position. Unfortunately, things have backfired now. ." Speaking of this, Yu Liang's face became a little gloomy.

Immediately afterwards, someone ran over and informed him that Wei Tingzheng had a message and asked him to go and listen.

"It's still here. Zhang Ruobao has probably made some discoveries, but I am very curious, what exactly is this discovery? How come Chen Zhi made such progress as soon as he moved, is it possible?" Suddenly, Yu Liang stopped talking and revealed As he thought, several key points flashed through his mind——

Wang Mi’s purpose, the man behind the thief, the thief’s split into two parts, the servants and guards of Wobinglou...

Suddenly, a thought popped out from the bottom of his heart, which made Yu Liang very angry. He finally realized where he had been negligent!

"I never thought that with the situation of the Zhuge family, even if there are people behind Wang Mi and the people sent are martial arts masters, it will not be so easy to succeed. From Chen Zhi's description, Tao Ya's description Regardless, the situation at that time was very strange. It seemed that as soon as Wang Mi took action, many of Zhuge Yan's guards were defeated. There must be some reason for this. In the end, I just think it was due to the thieves' high martial arts skills! Oversight!"

In fact, Yu Liang came here unprepared. On the way, he deduced several possibilities through limited intelligence, including the inference that there was someone behind Wang Mi, and that this incident was not an isolated incident.

After arriving here, his actions were based on this consideration. He captured more thieves, collected intelligence from multiple aspects, and used jigsaw puzzle methods to restore the original appearance of the incident.

It's a pity that not much is known about these puzzles, which has led to slow progress. Now he is lagging behind Zhang Ruo, who came later?
The subordinate noticed Yu Liang's expression and said, "Censor, what should we do? Do you want to go?"

Yu Liang sneered, nodded and said: "Of course I want to go. If I don't go, others will say that I am narrow-minded, and if I are not there, wouldn't Zhang Ruo be able to do whatever he wants? What if he decides on a random name? Who can supervise that?”

After saying that, before his subordinates could recover, Yu Liang took the lead and headed towards the county governor's office.

This time the case trial was still held in the back hall of the county magistrate's mansion, but not in the side hall, but in the middle hall - there were three halls behind the Yamen, one big and two small, with the big one in the middle and the smaller ones on both sides.

When the special envoy first arrived, Chen Zhi was interviewed in a small room, but now the number of people involved in the case has increased. There are more than ten or twenty servants alone, plus a few tall and powerful guards. Suddenly, even the lobby is full of people. It looks crowded.

When Yu Liang and others arrived, they saw such a scene. Looking inside, they could see Zhang Ruo sitting on the main seat, while Chen Zhi was sitting on the side, and the officials in charge of recording were beside him.

This scene was the same as the one when Chen Zhichu came and saw Zhang Ruo and Yu Liang, but the situation had changed. At that time, Yu Liang was sitting next to Zhang Ruo.

Yu Liang also had similar thoughts, his expression became more and more ugly, but without saying much, he walked through the crowd in the lobby and came to Zhang Ruobian, where a place had been prepared for him, on the left.

Yu Liang sat on it without saying a word, and then remained silent.

Zhang Ruoze said: "Since Yu Congguan is here, let's get started. You will explain the situation again."

His words were directed at the servants and guards in the hall. After all, these people were trained by big families and knew how to be quiet in the hall, so they were in order while waiting. Now when Zhang Ruo asked, there was someone who was obviously the leader. The man stood up and recounted the situation on the day Wang Mi attacked.However, this person was obviously introducing it from the perspective of a servant. The details described were slightly different from those of Chen Zhi, Tao Ya and others, but there were many additions, including when encountering situations on the first floor, and on the second floor. What's going on, and what's going on with Zhuge Yan's third uncle, Zhuge Meng.

After this person finished speaking, Zhang Ruo did not express his position and let others tell their own stories in turn.

There is a person in it who is quite special, and his narrative is different from others——

"I was in the backyard at the time. As soon as I walked into the kitchen, I heard a scream from behind. When I turned around, I saw the thief wielding a long knife and slashing directly on my body, because there was a cook beside me who was also killed. I was hit, and blood spattered on my body. Maybe the thieves misunderstood me, and I was able to escape with my life. It’s a pity for those people, alas..."

The person who said this was a servant named Ji Fu, who was a survivor of the Wang Mi incident. At that time, Wang Mi led his troops in two groups, one of which came from the backyard, and the other of which knocked down the guards of the Zhuge family outside the door. .

There were actually guards in the backyard. After a fight, they were all suppressed, and the thief was even more brutal. He killed all the servants and cooks in the backyard with clean and neat methods, leaving no one alive.

This Ji Fu appeared in his own kitchen after the incident. He was the only survivor, and his injuries were not serious. Although there was a lot of blood on his body at the time, most of it belonged to others.

When he narrated, he was obviously frightened and couldn't bear to recall it. When he talked about the tragic death of several colleagues, he even choked up, which was unbearable to watch.

"Okay, I know everything. You can rest assured and it will be fair." Zhang Ruo's words were still cold and sounded comforting, but there were no emotional fluctuations, making it unclear what he was thinking.

On the other hand, Yu Liang, after hearing Ji Fu's words, snorted coldly, with a stiff expression, and glanced at Chen Zhi, seeing that the latter's expression was normal, he frowned immediately.

Over there, a report came from outside the hall, followed by several people, including Xu Hui and Su Jun. They heard about the progress of the case and came over to express their concern.

After some pleasantries, a few more seats suddenly appeared in the hall for a few people to sit down.

Xu Hui and others were not surprised when they saw Chen Zhi. Instead, they looked at the people in the hall and fell into deep thought. They had a feeling that something might happen during today's normal court hearing.

On the other side, Zhang Ruo asked a few more guards.

All of these guards were injured. They were all defeated that day, and a few of their colleagues were killed. Now, listening to other people's narrations and recalling the scene that day, I feel hateful, ashamed, and sad.

"Zhuge Jing, I heard that you are the leader of the guards. You used to serve in the barracks. You were also a soldier of the previous generation of Marquis of Wuxiang. You are one of the best in the army. In your opinion, how skilled are those thieves?"

Zhuge Jing was a tall man with wounds on his face. Hearing this, he said: "The thieves who attacked us are all masters of martial arts. In terms of reaching out alone, they are on par with me. Especially when it comes to surprise attacks, plus they He has obviously been in the military, and he has good coordination between advance and retreat."

"You are the elite of the elite, and your martial arts are even more extraordinary, so you were sent to protect Zhuge Yan. You are not a match for the thief, so the thief is even more elite than you?" Zhang Ruo said with a normal expression. , "The thieves are just rogues, and you are all elites, but you were quickly knocked down. I'm afraid this doesn't make sense."

"This..." Zhuge Jing felt ashamed and annoyed, but he had to answer, "Maybe it was due to the surprise attack. We lost the first move, so we were passive and felt a little uncomfortable."

Zhang Ruo asked back: "Isn't that a shirk?"

"No!" Zhuge Jing quickly shook his head, "This is a dereliction of duty on my part, how dare I shirk it."

Zhang Ruo asked again: "Is this your feeling alone, or is it common to everyone?"

Zhuge Jing was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Both of them."

Zhang Ruo shook his head and said, "This is strange. Didn't you encounter surprise attacks in the past when you were in the army? Since you are the elite of the army, it is really hard to understand that you would often perform because of such things."

Zhuge Jing suddenly blushed and wished he could get through a crack in the ground.

But Zhang Ruo continued: "Unless, there is another reason..." As he spoke, his eyes suddenly moved to Ji Fu, and he suddenly raised his voice: "Ji Fu, you still haven't pleaded guilty?!"

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