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Chapter 527: He Jingzhong's Interrogation

"Why are you here, Lord Shangshu? If you have any instructions, just send someone to call me." Qiu Yuan said
"Haha, you and I are colleagues, there's no need to be so polite. Actually, I came here today because I want to discuss something with you." Qi Min said directly
"Oh? Sir Qi, you don't want to ask about the case of He Jingzhong, do you?" Qiu Yuan asked directly
Qi Min was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Qiu Yuan to say it so directly and not pretend to be confused.

"Haha, yes, I am here for He Jingzhong's case. Lord Qiu, His Majesty has given this case to you to preside over. I wonder when you plan to start?" Qi Min said
"Start? Start what? Sir Qi, don't you know what's going on in this case? Is there any need for an interrogation?" Qiu Yuan asked directly.
"Well, Lord Qiu, that's true, but this person is still in the Xuan Jing Division. Do you think we should bring him back?" Qi Min continued.
"Master Qi, Minister Qi, you and I are in the same boat, why are you doing this? Now both His Royal Highness Prince Yu and the Crown Prince are keeping a close eye on us."

"It's only been a few days. You didn't let these two use all your tricks outside. Do you want to bring them to our Ministry of Justice and let them use them?" Qiu Yuan said
Qi Min was no fool, so he understood immediately. He said quickly, "Look at me, I'm really old and confused. I can't even understand such a simple principle."

"It's all thanks to you, Master Qiu, otherwise I would have almost made a big mistake. I'm really getting old."

"Hey, sir, please don't say that. In fact, this humble official is just a little clever, it's nothing, I was forced to do this."

"This humble official has been struck by a sudden disaster. This case has fallen on my head without any reason. I am helpless and have to think of a way to save myself." Qiu Yuan complained.
"Haha, why is it so? Why is it so? Sir Qiu, you are too serious. You are too serious." Qi Min said
After hearing this, Qiu Yuan just smiled and said nothing. Just when Qi Min wanted to say something, he heard an official outside report that the Xuan Jing Division had come to hand over the prisoner.

After sending the person away, Qi Min said solemnly, "Master Qiu, the one you are worried about is here."

"Sir Shangshu, let's not rush to hand over the case. It just so happens that you are here today, so I would like to talk to you about He Jingzhong's case this time."

"I know that He Jingzhong is the confidant of His Royal Highness Prince Yu. He and you are both considered as followers of Prince Yu. To be honest, compared to the Crown Prince, I am more optimistic about His Royal Highness Prince Yu."

"If it weren't for my sensitive wife, you and I would have been standing on the same boat right now, so I might as well say some things directly."

"I don't care who is involved in this case, and I don't care what His Royal Highness Prince Yu wants to do, but this person must be alive. This is my bottom line. I hope that the Minister will not make it difficult for me."

"I don't know much about criminal law. I just want to get the job done and give an explanation to His Majesty. This request shouldn't be too much trouble for you, right?" Qiu Yuan said directly.
"Ah, hahaha, Lord Qiu is really honest. Now that you have said this, I can also make you a promise. This person will definitely live well." Qi Min said with a smile

"In that case, that's perfect. Lord Shangshu, shall we go now? Don't let the people from Xuan Jingsi wait anxiously." Qiu Yuan also laughed.

Then the two men left the public housing one after another and walked to the lobby. At this time, Xia Dong was already there with two people, escorting He Jingzhong and others.

Naturally, Qi Min had to be the one to hand over the prisoner. Qiu Yuan naturally wouldn't join in the fun. Xia Dong didn't delay either. He just completed the transfer documents and left with his men.

Qiu Yuan had no intention of interrogating He Jingzhong now, and went back to the public housing. Qi Min took He Jingzhong to a spacious cell.

After letting everyone leave, Qi Min said, "Brother He, you should have heard the rumors. I am not the chief judge this time, so I cannot make the decision on many things."

"If you want anything, just tell the jailer at any time and he will do it for you. I'm sorry for being so sorry this time, I hope you don't mind."

He Jingzhong just smiled after hearing this, and then said, "Brother Qi, there is no need to be like this. I have thought about this day since the day I decided to participate in the fight for the throne."

"I'm not surprised by what happened today, but I'm a little worried now. I'm worried about my family. I wonder if Brother Qi can take care of them? I'll be grateful."

"Brother He, don't worry. I will take care of your family from now on. Not only me, but also His Royal Highness Prince Yu will do the same. As for Qiu Yuan, you don't need to worry about him."

"If it weren't for Princess Nihuang, he would have been the same as us. He just wants a result now. As for what the result is, he doesn't really care." Qi Min said
After hearing this, He Jingzhong bowed to Qi Min and said, "Thank you, Brother Qi. Please tell His Highness that I, He Jingzhong, will never let him down."

After hearing this, Qi Min showed a satisfied smile on his face, and then exchanged a few more pleasantries, then left the cell, and directly left the Ministry of Justice and went to Prince Yu's Mansion.

"Hmm? Did he really say that? Are you sure what he said is true?" Prince Yu asked
"Your Highness, Qiu Yuan did say that. I think it should be credible. Otherwise, he could have just gone to ask for the person first. Why delay time?" Qi Min said
"Well, you are right. That is indeed the case. If he had any other thoughts, he would not delay the time. Well, well, what about He Jingzhong?" Prince Yu said
"Your Highness, the same is true for He Jingzhong. Apart from asking me to take care of his family, he has no other requests." Qi Min bowed and said
"Good, good, good, that's great, that's great, I can finally put my heart at ease. By the way, how is the investigation of that private brothel going?" Prince Yu continued.
"Your Highness, I have already found out the location of the private gun room and their transportation and shipment. However, I have not yet found out where he bought the black fire from."

"Please give me some time, Your Highness. I promise to get to the bottom of this matter." Qi Min said
"Well, okay, you've worked really hard on this matter. After this, I will definitely ask my father for credit for you." Prince Yu said with a smile

Qi Min naturally wouldn't care about these words. After all, this was Prince Yu's private matter. How could His Majesty reward her? He just wanted Prince Yu's attitude.

After getting the answer he wanted, Qi Min naturally went straight back to the Ministry of Justice, then went directly to find Qiu Yuan and told him everything.

"Hmm? Sir Qi, are you sure everything is ready? If everything is ready, then I will start. Once I start, some things will be difficult to do later." Qiu Yuan said directly
"Master Qiu, please rest assured. What I said is true. You can start at any time." Qi Min said
"Okay, then I understand, Your Excellency, I will interrogate He Jingzhong tomorrow." Qiu Yuan said directly
Qi Min nodded after hearing this, and then turned and left Qiu Yuan's public house. After Qi Min left, Qiu Yuan began to think about tomorrow's affairs. At the same time, Mei Changsu was meeting with Prince Jing in the tunnel.

"Your Highness, let them handle this matter and we should not get involved. As for the matter of the private brothel, you must hurry up and deal with it." Mei Changsu said

"Okay, I understand. I will ask Shen Zhui about it when I return." Prince Jing said directly
After hearing this, Mei Changsu didn't say anything else. Then the people who came to give you went back. After returning, Mei Changsu directly wrote a letter and sent it out.

At the same time, the prince naturally also received the news about the handover of He Jingzhong today. At this time, the prince was discussing the next countermeasures with Xie Yu.

"Qi Min has met Jing Huan, and he has already been sent to the Ministry of Justice. Do you think we should do something? Otherwise, I will always feel uneasy." The prince said
"Your Highness, I think we don't need to do anything at this time. If we really do something, it will easily cause problems. Your Majesty agreed to give this task to Qiu Yuan today."

"Then we might as well wait and see. If Qiu Yuan really did something, I'm sure His Majesty will never let him go, even if Princess Nihuang comes forward."

"Perhaps the Ministry of Justice itself has your Majesty's spies watching it. If I go there at this time, I'm afraid it will backfire." Xie Yu said
"Well, what you said does make sense. However, do you think Jing Huan did something in the Xuan Jing Division? If it was done there, then the Ministry of Justice could do it as well?" the prince said.
After hearing this, Xie Yu was about to say that it was absolutely impossible, but he swallowed his words back in the end, because he couldn't be sure that Xia Jiang would really not help Prince Yu.

"Why don't you say anything? Do you also think that what I said is correct? If so, then the Xuanjing Division will have to investigate."

"Think of a way and ask someone to find out if there are any strange things happening in Xuan Jing Division recently. The key is the personnel changes." The prince said directly
After hearing this, Xie Yu naturally stood up hurriedly, bowed and left. After he left, the prince stood up and went to visit his mother.

Xie Yu looked solemn when he came out of the East Palace, because he knew very well that if Prince Yu really intended to do something, Xia Jiang might not care if it was not too excessive.

So he directly sent out a meeting signal, and then waited at the old place. About half an hour later, Xia Jiang arrived here.

"Why are you in such a hurry to see me? What happened?" Xia Jiang asked directly as soon as they met.

"Master Xia, I want to see you today because I want to ask you if Prince Yu had done anything unnecessary before. What did you do?" Xie Yu asked in a deep voice.

"Hmm? Lord Xie, what do you mean by that? Are you doubting me? You should know that I will not get involved in the fight for the throne." Xia Jiang said directly
"Xia Shouzun, of course I know you won't participate, but it is precisely because you won't participate that I ask you these questions, but now it seems that I don't need to ask."

"Master Xia, your words have already given the answer, right?" Xie Yu said directly
"Haha, Lord Xie, I am not as decisive as you. All I want is peace. As for the rest, that is not something I can think of."

"Since you have already guessed it, I will not hide it from you. That's right, Prince Yu bribed the jailer in my Xuanjing Prison and sent a message to He Jingzhong."

"Prince Yu has decided to give up He Jingzhong. I don't care what you guys are going to do next, but I hope that next time, I won't meet you, Lord Xie, here again." Xia Jiang said directly.
After saying this, Xia Jiang turned around and left. Xie Yu looked at his departing back and sighed softly. He knew that his relationship with Xia Jiang had ended here.

If he wants to use the same reason as before in the future, he will only make enemies, but fortunately he got the answer he wanted, so this meeting was worth it.

Time passed quickly to the next day. On this day, Qiu Yuan, who had been idle for a long time, finally got down to work. He directly interrogated He Jingzhong.

Looking at He Jingzhong kneeling there, Qiu Yuan smiled and said, "Sir He, do you admit the crime mentioned above?"

"I admit that the above content is all true. I did it." He Jingzhong said

"Okay, it's good that you admit it. That saves me a lot of effort. Then let me ask you again, when you did these things, were you paying attention on your own or were you instructed by others?" Qiu Yuan continued.
"Does buying and selling official positions require instructions from others? I am the Minister of Personnel, and I am in charge of these promotions and transfers. Do I need instructions from others?" He Jingzhong said directly

"Oh? So you mean that no one is instructing you? But Sir He, are you sure that no one else knows what you did?" Qiu Yuan said directly
"Hmm? Qiu Yuan, what do you want to say? You want to ask me whether what I did has anything to do with Prince Yu, right? You might as well be direct and don't beat around the bush." ​​He Jingzhong said

"He Jingzhong, He Jingzhong, I used to respect you as my colleague, so I gave you face everywhere. But you are really born in the Year of the Dog. In this case, I don't need to show you any mercy."

"You have been buying and selling official positions for a long time. Now you tell me that Prince Yu has no idea about it. Do you think I will believe you?"

"I advise you to speak out like this, so as to avoid physical pain!" Qiu Yuan said directly
"Huh? What's the matter? Are you trying to force a confession out of me? Or have you, Lord Qiu, entered the East Palace and are trying to curry favor with your master?" He Jingzhong said angrily.

"Hahaha, good, good, good, that's great, great, Lord He is worthy of being Lord He, you are really eloquent, but I don't know if your body is that strong!" Qiu Yuan laughed in anger after hearing this and threatened directly
(End of this chapter)