win the hairpin

Chapter 274 Disputes in the Criminal Division

When the tabloids were spreading all over the streets, two tabloids were delivered to the door of the criminal justice department by a servant in Tsing Yi.

On the dark door plaque are engraved with gold characters "Gyeonggi Tidian Prison Division", appearing and disappearing under the moonlight, and the two stone lions stand silently.

Huang Ting came out from the gate, took the tabloid, didn't say much, turned around and entered the criminal punishment department, turned from Yimen to the prison, and entered the Prison Temple.

In the Prison Temple, King Jin discussed Li Lin's case with the criminal envoy Shen Zhijie and deputy envoy Deng Zhonglun.

While the two envoys were chatting, Huang Ting walked in lightly, looked at King Jin, and King Jin immediately said to the two envoys, "Please wait a moment, both of you."

The two quickly shut up, seeing that Huang Ting seemed to be handing something like a document to King Jin, they sat down and drank tea and waited.

King Jin took the tabloid and looked it over carefully, the God of Prison behind him, Gao Tao, read it with him.

This green-faced Gaoyao sculpture is even better than the magnificent statue of Arhat in Daxiangguo Temple.

The words on the tabloid were densely packed, enough for King Jin to read for a long time. After reading it, King Jin folded it expressionlessly and gave it to Huang Ting.

"Where are we talking?"

Deng Zhonglun hurriedly said: "Speaking of Liu Qiuyu's confession and approval of the Yanyin note, he has great trust in Li Lin, so he didn't investigate in detail, it was a dereliction of duty. As for what Li Lin did, he didn't know."

King Jin looked at him with a half-smile, his face was like a crown of jade, but like Gao Yao, he was dignified: "What else?"

"Liu Qiuyu didn't know anything about Li Lin's affair with salt dealers. According to our investigation, he was indeed in the capital all the time. It was impossible for him to meet these people. That Wu Yang didn't know Liu Qiuyu's name either."

"So what's your conclusion?"

Shen Zhijie said: "We don't dare to make a conclusion. Your Majesty asked you to monitor this matter. Naturally, we all listen to the prince."

After finishing speaking, he handed over the dossier signed by Liu Qiuyu to King Jin.

King Jin opened it, read it carefully from beginning to end, and finally rolled up the file, and said to Shen Zhijie: "You only asked these questions?"

Shen Zhijie was puzzled for a moment, and asked back: "My lord doesn't understand what the prince said."

King Jin sneered: "You are all asking trivial matters, what's the use in this case?"

Shen Zhijie said politely: "Your Majesty, the interrogation of the Criminal Division is based on little knowledge. You have never interrogated the prisoner, so I'm afraid you don't understand the reason. Regarding Li Lin's case, the lower officials think that the trial has already been completed."

King Jin pushed the dossier back to him, tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and said in a low voice, "How did Li Lin get the green and white salt? Is it collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, or is Li Lin himself a secret agent of Xia Guo?
Where did the millions of taels that Li Lin sold go?Was it given to the Zhang family or to someone else?
Li Lin was able to do such a big trick, who helped him hide Dong Tongying?
Since Liu Qiuyu has accepted this case, he must be aware of the collusion, why don't you ask?
This is clearly a major case, not only suspected of corruption, but also suspected of treason. You mentioned such a hasty sentence to the Criminal Division, and you intend to close the case? "

Speaking of this, King Jin's face sank, his peach blossom eyes didn't even have a trace of warmth, and he looked at the two of them coldly.

"Are you incompetent in prosecuting the criminal department, or are you justifying Liu Qiuyu, or are you yourself the accomplices of the Zhang family?"

When he said the last question, his voice was low and terrifying, and Gao Yao on the altar also glared angrily.

Deng Zhonglun couldn't help shivering, feeling the chill in the hot summer, and goosebumps appeared on his arms: "My lord, we are neither exonerating Liu Qiuyu, nor anyone's accomplice, but Li Lin is dead, This case is inherently strange, and many things in it can no longer be verified, nor can it be confronted, and it cannot be fully believed."

"Confrontation?" Jin Wang frowned coldly, "Who do you want to confront the prisoner? Not to mention that Li Lin is dead, even if he is still alive, it is impossible to confront a prisoner! Since ancient times, no prisoner has This right can be confronted with the accuser!"

He simply stood up and stood in front of the statue of the prison god: "You gave the prisoner a chance to confront the prisoner without interrogating him. Could it be that if the prisoner wins the confrontation, he is innocent?"

His eyes swept across the red-faced two people, and he and the statue of Hell God almost became one, weighing heavily and mercilessly on the hearts of these two people.

"You can't take into account the general situation and discern the details. Instead, you gouged out the flesh and mended the sores, and perfunctoryly dealt with the matter. Could it be that the criminal justice has no talent so far? Tomorrow, the Japanese king will tell His Majesty the strength of this, and let His Majesty decide!"

King Jin's words were sonorous, and they were all reasonable. What he said, the chief and deputy envoys were defeated, and their momentum was greatly reduced.

Shen Zhijie was furious, stood up and bent his waist and crossed his hands: "Since the lord has said that the punishment department is useless and asks for orders at every turn, then the lord can ask Liu Qiuyu on his own!"

After finishing speaking, he walked away, obviously not believing that King Jin could hear something useful from Liu Qiuyu's mouth.

As long as Liu Qiuyu wants to survive, he won't talk too much. It is already the best result to punish him for his dereliction of duty.

Deng Zhonglun, who stayed where he was, apologized in embarrassment, got up and left, and left this cold place.

Deng Zhonglun caught up with Shen Zhijie: "Shen Tixing, are we really going to let go of it? If Jin Wang goes to Jinshang to read a book in front of us tomorrow, we will have a hard time."

Shen Zhijie snorted through his nostrils: "Since he wants to be interrogated, let's go to the interrogation. We will wait here to see what tricks he can come up with. How can a barefoot prince still handle the case?"

An anxious Deng Zhonglun followed him out of the prison, ate a supper table in the front hall, and drank two bowls of strong tea to get through the long night.

While drinking, they listened to the movement in the prison, and sent people to inquire about the news.

The servants who were sent out returned without success, because the guards and servants brought by the king of Jin blocked the prison temple, and they couldn't get in at all. They only knew that Liu Qiuyu and the king of Jin were talking inside.

No torture, just talking.

Deng Zhonglun became more and more uneasy, not knowing what would happen.

Li Lin's case is logically a case without a head. Although the King of Jin exposed it in the court, the cover of the Zhang family has always been firmly built, and there is no intention to lift it because of this.

They did not intend to offend the Zhang family by mentioning the punishment department, and judging from the meaning of the present, it seemed that they wanted to take this matter high and put it down lightly, so they also asked perfunctory.

If Liu Qiuyu confessed by himself, then their files just now would become evidence of the incompetence of the prosecutor.

Deng Zhonglun took a sip of tea suddenly, feeling his mouth was full of bitterness, he glanced at Kelouxiang, only to find that two hours had passed.

Shen Zhijie couldn't sit still anymore, and walked in the front hall for a while, staring outside.

Just when the two were anxious, the yamen servant who was inquiring again for the news rushed over: "Come out! Liu Qiuyu has left the Prison Temple!"

Shen Zhijie and Deng Zhonglun walked out immediately.

(End of this chapter)