Great Emperor's Grandson of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 148 Chapter 148 Alarmed the court and got a scapegoat
Zhu Congxin breathed a long sigh of relief and said.

He is not afraid of the bizarre case.

What he was afraid of was that the case was bizarre but there were no clues.

Now that he had a clue, he naturally had nothing to be sad about.

but
"How can it be that simple? Do you think every woman in the Ming Dynasty is a lady? According to our survey, there are hundreds of rich and powerful daughters like this in the entire Suzhou and Hangzhou areas. How can we have so many manpower? Staring at these women?”

Xia Lipin smiled silently.

This is not the 21st century after all.

Even if you know that you can catch the murderer just by staring at a specific object, you still feel very powerless when you actually do it.

"Have there been any similar cases recently?"

Zhu Congxin frowned deeply.

"Yes! According to the letters sent by the left-behind team members. So far, there have been ten similar corpses in the West Lake. However, in the last two, the dead were not some ladies, but two prostitutes. The kind that doesn’t sell itself.”

Xia Lipin nodded.

"Is there a wedding dress too?"

Zhu Congxin asked again.

"Yes! And the colors are different every time! The most recent deceased was even wearing a white wedding dress. But this time, we were unable to find the source of the wedding dress." Xia Lipin said.

"That is to say, the murderer has noticed your investigation, but he is still not going to change his killing pattern! He is provoking you! Xia Lipin!"

Zhu Congxin raised his eyebrows.

Although he had seen many perverts on TV in his previous life, this time, Zhu Congxin was really shocked.

"This is obvious. If not, he would not have stayed in West Lake to commit crimes. From kidnapping, to killing, to dumping the body, he did it perfectly! If he continues, our six doors will probably become For a big joke.”

Xia Lipin smiled bitterly again.

"It's not just you who will become a joke! Even me and the emperor behind me will become a joke to the world."

"I'll go to Hangzhou with you tomorrow!"

"I want to see how powerful he is, that he can throw the body into the West Lake without everyone's knowledge."

Zhu Congxin smiled coldly.

He finally decided to do some on-the-spot investigation.

Although looking at the case as a whole, the biggest breakthrough in this case should be the murderer's motivation, but due to the lack of manpower, he can no longer think about the problem according to normal thinking logic.

It's like you're facing a fully armored enemy.

When you can't find the gap in its armor, using the strong to defeat the strong will be the only way for you to defeat it.

the other side.

When Zhu Congxin decided to go to Hangzhou, a group of officials in the court also started a heated discussion because of the murder case in Hangzhou.

"Your Majesty! I suggest that Kaiji be exempted from the culpability for the time being, and let him perform meritorious service and thoroughly investigate the case. Otherwise, if this continues, people's hearts may be unstable."

"Yes! Your Majesty! The Punishment Department cannot be left without a master for a day. Although the Six Gates have outstanding abilities, they cannot replace the Punishment Department after all. This case must be handed over to the Punishment Department to solve it."

"This case has caused great panic now! If it is not solved for a day, the people of Suzhou and Hangzhou may have trouble sleeping and eating. Please re-activate the Kaiji! Temporarily pardon him for the crime of corruption."

Some brave enough even made such suggestions.

And the Kaiji they were talking about was the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment who had argued with Jinyiwei to handle the case of the missing children in Yingtian Mansion.

It's just that now, because of accepting bribes and releasing the death row without authorization, he has already been sent to death row.

"Is it possible that even though I am a great Ming Dynasty, I still cannot do without a Kaiji? You have said so much, recommending this and that. Why is no one willing to stand up and share my worries? Are you all just doing nothing? Trash?"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed angrily.

"Your Majesty, you have special skills. This kind of criminal case is really not what I am good at."

"Yes, Your Majesty! If the ministers had such talents, they would have stopped hanging out with the Ministry of Rites a long time ago," the ministers all exclaimed.

And since they all said this, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally couldn't make any more accusations.

"Mao Xiang. What did the Jin Yiwei over there who was assisting with the case say? Isn't that Xia Lipin known as the best catcher in the world? Why can a mere serial murder case cause uproar in the city?"

He began to deflect his anger.

As long as Mao Xiang's answer was slightly inappropriate, he would use all his firepower to scold him.

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Xia Lipin should have returned to Yingtian by now."

Mao Xiang obviously knew Zhu Yuanzhang very well. He immediately wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly transferred the conflict.

"What? The case has not been solved, but he still has the nerve to come back? Where is he? Bring him to the palace!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed popular.

As if he had found a breakthrough, he clapped his big hand and ordered.

But the next moment, Mao Xiang's answer made him dumbfounded again on the spot.

"Actually. He came here to ask for help. If my minister's expectations are correct, he should have arrived at the little emperor's grandson's residence by now."

He said so.

In just one moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned on the spot.

Even if he wanted to have an attack, a sense of reason forcefully occupied his high ground.

"What a loser! You can't solve the case on your own! You actually have the nerve to come to my grandson for help! So are you! A high-ranking official in the court is worse than a child with a yellow mouth! I simply don't know what to say."

After brewing for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang finally suppressed the unknown anger in his heart.

Seeing that the matter was about to be revealed, the court officials finally let out a long sigh of relief.

"I am ashamed. Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

they chanted in unison.

As for how ashamed they are, probably only they themselves know.

".Mao Xiang! Go and release Kaiji! Let him handle the case with the little one. If it is done, I can spare his life! If it is not done, he will be late in the busy city!"

In order not to embarrass Zhu Congxin, Zhu Yuanzhang finally issued such a decree after thinking for a long time.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The ministers shouted again.

Day two.

When Zhu Congxin packed up her belongings and carefully climbed onto the carriage under the watchful eye of Guanyin Nu, a downcast figure slowly walked over from a distance.

"Slave Kaiji! Meet Your Highness!"

This person is none other than Kaiji!
The once famous Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

He was also one of the few capable ministers in the Ming Dynasty.

It's a pity that now, he seems to have lost the charm of the past. What is left is just a loneliness that has seen through the world, and a desire to continue living.

"My young master, this is His Majesty's decree. From now on, Kaiji will be your slave. He will fully assist you in investigating the murder case in Hangzhou."

There was also an old eunuch who came with him.

As he spoke, he handed a secret letter into Zhu Congxin's hand.

[A scapegoat has been found for you.If something cannot be done, remember to be wise and protect yourself.Don't fight to the end. 】

When I unfolded it and read it, there was only this line of text on the letter.

(End of this chapter)