I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 112 The shocking truth
Jia Cong was reading in the garden when he was informed that Ni Er wanted to see him. Jia Cong was overjoyed.

He hurriedly asked someone to invite Ni Er into the study to talk.

Soon, Ni Er was led into the study.

Jia Cong saw that although Ni Er had just bathed and changed into new clothes, it was still difficult to hide the dusty look on his body.

I guess he suffered a lot on the road.

Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "Thank you for your hard work along the way, Ni Zhuangshi. I wonder what the results of the investigation are?"

Ni Er couldn't help but smile and said, "Third Master, I have fulfilled my mission. After two months of investigation, I have thoroughly found out the truth."

"As expected by Third Master, there is something fishy going on in this case."

"Feng Yuan's parents died when he was young, and he has no brothers. He lives alone with his meager property."

"While competing with the Master of the Xue Family for a maid, she was severely beaten by the servants of the Master of the Xue Family. She died three days after being carried home."

"After I arrived in Jinling, I thought that Feng Yuan died three days after returning home, so there must be something fishy going on."

"I secretly investigated and found out that after Feng Yuan died, all his property and houses fell into the hands of his two cousins."

"As for the compensation from the Xue family, it was divided among their clansmen."

"I think his two cousins ​​are suitable, so I will start with them and investigate secretly."

"I secretly set up a trap to make my two cousins ​​addicted to gambling. They got deeper and deeper into it, and eventually they owed a large sum of money and mortgaged all their houses and land."

"I took the IOUs and arrested the two men. After some interrogation, I finally got the truth."

"It turns out that Feng Yuan was carried back home after being beaten. Although the beating was horrific, it was not fatal. He will hopefully recover after a month or two of rest."

"Unexpectedly, the two cousins ​​who were responsible for taking care of him had evil intentions."

"They thought that if Feng Yuan died, all his properties and land would fall into their hands."

"And if Feng Yuan gets well, gets married and has children in the future, his real estate and land will have nothing to do with them."

"So they actually hoped that Feng Yuan would die, but Feng Yuan's injuries were not fatal. The two brothers secretly had evil thoughts and made some moves, and they secretly killed Feng Yuan."

"Then the two brothers occupied Feng Yuan's real estate and land, and joined forces with their clansmen to falsely accuse the Xue family. In the end, they received compensation from the Xue family and divided the money with their clansmen."

"So everyone was happy, and no one cared how Feng Yuan died."

"I went to find the doctor who treated Feng Yuan's injury. After threatening him, I asked him to write a document to prove that Feng Yuan's injury was not fatal."

"I also brought Feng Yuan's two cousins ​​with me, and they are now locked up in my home."

"If the Third Master wants someone, he can take them away at any time."

After Ni Er finished speaking, Jia Cong couldn't help but applaud.

This Ni Er is indeed a talented person.

If it were someone else, I'm afraid they might not be able to do it to this extent.

Although his methods were a bit despicable, the people he dealt with were not good people. It was indeed the case that evildoers need to be dealt with by evildoers.

Not only did he find out the truth of the matter, but he also prepared all the evidence and witnesses.

With this evidence and witnesses, Xue Pan’s murder case can be overturned.

Of course, we must find an honest official to try the case.

If the case were handed over to officials from Prince Yizhong's faction for trial, I'm afraid the evidence would be destroyed in minutes.

I'm afraid that those two witnesses will either overturn the verdict or be silenced.

This matter is actually easy to handle. Just go find Feng Ziying directly.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong felt relieved.

He couldn't help but say to Ni Er: "Ni Zhuangshi did a really great job on this matter. Thank you for your hard work."

"Here is a silver note worth one thousand taels. Please take it and have tea, Mr. Ni." This was what Jia Cong had agreed on in advance.

He asked Ni Er to go to Jinling to investigate the case and gave him 1,200 taels of silver first.

If Ni Er can investigate the case thoroughly, he will receive an additional 1,000 taels of silver as a reward when he returns.

Now that Ni Er has investigated the case so well, Jia Cong will naturally not be stingy with the one thousand taels of silver.

But Ni Er was too embarrassed to take the silver.

He couldn't help but clasp his fists and say, "The Third Master gave me one thousand taels of silver earlier. After this trip, I can also earn a few hundred taels of silver."

"Third Master, you have already given me enough. I cannot take any more of this one thousand taels of silver. Please take it back, Third Master."

Jia Cong laughed and said, "How can we go back on our word when we have already agreed on something? If Ni Zhuangshi refuses, won't that put me in an unjust position?"

"Master Ni, there is no need to say more. If you don't accept this silver, I will not let you leave my house today."

Jia Cong stuffed the banknote into Ni Er's hand, and Ni Er took it.

He clasped his fists again and said, "Thank you for the reward, Third Master. You are so righteous, so I will take it with impudence. If you have any errands in the future, just tell me."

"In the midst of fire and water, if I frown, I am not a hero."

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Those two witnesses are of great use to me, but it is not convenient to bring them over now."

"So I'll have to trouble Master Ni for a few days to detain the man in your house first."

Ni Er clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Third Master. The person will be detained in my house first. If you need anything, you can come and pick him up anytime."

After seeing Ni Er off, Jia Cong set out to look for Feng Ziying.

Soon, Jia Cong found Feng Ziying.

Feng Ziying couldn't help but sigh and said, "Little Junior Brother, don't be too anxious."

"Although it is difficult to overturn Xue Pan's case, there are ways to save his life."

"What Prince Yizhong wants is the Xue family's shares and the Xue family's assets."

"If we want to save Xue Pan's life this time, I'm afraid the Xue family will have to bleed heavily."

"I'm still trying my best, but Xue Pan's case left too much evidence, so it's really not easy to deal with."

Hearing this, Jia Cong nodded slightly.

Strong winds reveal strong grass; true friendship is revealed in times of adversity.

Feng Ziying was really wholeheartedly working to save Xue Pan.

This shows that he is a man who truly values ​​friendship and loyalty, and is someone worth making friends with.

Jia Cong smiled slightly and immediately told Ni Er the truth that he had found out in Jinling.

Feng Ziying was pleasantly surprised after hearing this.

He stood up and asked, "Junior brother, are you serious?"

Jia Cong laughed and said, "How dare I deceive you, Senior Brother? The person who conducted the investigation was found by Senior Brother for me. It was Ni Er."

"If you don't believe me, call Ni Er over and ask him."

Hearing this, Feng Ziying couldn't help but laugh and said, "How can I not believe what Junior Brother said?"

"In that case, this matter will be easy to handle!"

"Not only will Xue Pan be safe, but Jia Yucun and even Prince Yi Zhong will also be in trouble!"

"Okay, very good! I will get someone to do this now!"

(End of this chapter)