Chu Ci did pretend to be outside the court at that time. He watched Mu Yuanxiu press forward step by step, and Lin Futong became panicked from the beginning. But he didn't expect that this old man would have done it long ago.

It's time to prepare for someone to take the blame, otherwise it wouldn't be possible to hand over the evidence in such a short time.

Now he is on the commanding heights of morality. If he is smart, he will send someone to spread the matter and make something like "the people's request for the people". Maybe he can be acquitted and can still get it.

A good reputation that is not favorable to one's own feelings.

Mu Yuanxiu listened to his analysis, his expression getting stranger, and then stared at Chu Ci with a strange look, confusing Chu Ci.

"Uncle Mu, there is something wrong with my nephew. Why do you think of me like this?" Chu Ci looked down at his clothes unconfidently, and found that although he was not wearing new clothes, he was also very clean and tidy.

Relieved.

Mu Yuanxiu shook his head and sighed: "Fortunately you are not the kind of person with inappropriate minds, otherwise... I really don't know what kind of person can deal with you." I don't know which master he taught.

Chu Ci smiled: "Since ancient times, evil cannot defeat righteousness. If there are smart bad people, there will naturally be smarter good people. A smart person like Lord Lin will just hit you in the hands of Lord Mu?"

Mu Yuanxiu was amused by his flattery, and after laughing, he was a little worried again.

"A Ci, you said, the one with the surname Lin wouldn't really do what you said, right?"

Chu Ci shook his head. He couldn't guess Lin Futong's idea, but it was also very likely. After all, it was not surprising that others could think of what he could think of.

"What should I do? It's almost time to hit the ball, but now I'm asking him to win a game." Mu Yuanxiu was helpless. He did not say anything about his mistake this time. As the saying goes, he will suffer if he doesn't die by hitting a snake.

If Lin Futong cannot be brought to justice, I am afraid that he and the people behind him will take action.

"Now Lin Futong is being locked in a prison, and he should not be able to take time to do these things for a while." Just now, the people in the court were talking a lot. If the hasty case is closed, the impact would be bad, so Lin Futong was temporarily detained and waited for the

It will be broken again tomorrow.

"The most important thing at the moment is to find a way to find evidence to prove Lin Futong's crime." Although this is difficult, Lin Futong has pushed everything on Qi Luzhi, that is, the ones he caught last night

People are useless.

The spy has found out the origin of Hongyu and others, and has also found that they have only contact with Lord Qi. If Qi Lu is not dead, they can still follow the clues, but now he is a dead person who cannot speak. I have to say, kill him

This step of death from Qilu is the smartest step Lin Futong has taken.

While the two were thinking, someone suddenly knocked on the door. When they opened the door, they saw that it was one of Mu Yuanxiu's subordinates. The subordinate looked heavy and said, "Sir, it's not good, butler Zhao is dead."

What?

Mu Yuanxiu and Chu Ci hurriedly followed the hands to the house where Butler Zhao was originally housed, and found that the person who was seriously injured and unconscious was completely dead at this moment.

Although they were prepared for a long time, they still sighed a little. Once a witness died, no one could identify Lin Futong again.

"Buried him and his family together, keep your actions secret, don't be known." Mu Yuanxiu ordered that although this housekeeper Zhao is not a good person, he would not fall into this place, so

He ordered his subordinates to bury him well.

The subordinates received the order and went out. Mu Yuanxiu closed the door and walked to the table to sit down. His face could not hide his fatigue. Chu Ci poured out a cup of warm tea and handed it over. Mu Yuanxiu took it, but he didn't drink it for a long time.

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Chu Ci also knew his concerns, but he really couldn't think of any solution for a while. Now Lin Futong admitted to the murder, but there was a reason for it. He pushed all the sins on Qi Luzhi and chose to do it.

Two cleans.

In fact, everyone knows that Qi Luzhi and Lin Fu have a close relationship. He took out the evidence of Qi Luzhi's crime, but he was innocent? But, their open contact is normal, private contact,

No one can come up with evidence.

While Chu Ci felt it was difficult, he also had a deeper understanding of the people in the officialdom. They were not only scheming, but also ruthless. In their eyes, probably all the friendships are false, and everyone is their way forward.

Just a stepping stone on it.

If you don’t want to become a chess piece that you can discard at any time, you have to work hard to stand higher! At this time, Chu Ci burst into an unprecedented ** that wants to make progress.

He took out the previously copied account book from his arms and stroked the cover with his hands. In fact, it was not all his random accounts. One day after he learned that the secret account disappeared, he went to find Zhao again.

Kuan, let him try to repeat the contents in it. Although he remembers it incompletely, he can also see many things after pieced together.

For example, there are at least a dozen officials in Nanmin Province recorded above who have received bribes. These people may not be the heads of the department, but must be people who occupy important positions, so that they can provide help at critical moments. Among them, this forest

Fu Tong received the most, but he always showed himself as a poor person. When he went to the mansion to search today, he found that it was indeed the case. Therefore, a large part of the money he received from bribes should have been given to the behind-the-scenes.

people.

If the secret account had not disappeared at the beginning, it would have been estimated that Nanmin Province would usher in a major purge, which would have a great impact on the current official structure. Now that it has disappeared, I don’t know whether it is good or bad.

Mu Yuanxiu saw him caressing the secret account and not speaking, and knew that he wanted to start from this aspect. The two of them discussed the countermeasures one by one, and they discussed it until very late.

The next day, Chu Ci, who had been late to rest, got up early. Although he liked to stay in bed, he could still tell the importance of the matter. Today there was a tough battle, and he had to score 120,000 points.

Only the spirit of

Soon, the time for the transfer to the church was up. Because of yesterday's incident, there were many people coming to see the trial today. When they saw Lin Futong being arraigned, the people were even more excited and shouted "Mr. Lin"

Good officials and other words.

Lin Futong's eyes were filled with tears again, and he looked moved and hugged the people. After this interaction, the people not only insisted that Lin Futong was not guilty, but even felt that Lord Lin was particularly approachable.

Mu Yuanxiu looked at all this coldly, and always felt that Chu Ci's words yesterday might have been fulfilled. He picked up the gavel and patted hard, finally calming the noisy sounds.

"Lin Futong, the prisoner in the hall, you admitted in the court yesterday that you personally killed Lord Qi of Tixue Si. Is this a matter?"

Lin Futong stood in the hall and replied: "This is true, Lord Qi..." He repeated what happened yesterday, emphasizing that Qi Lu was going to kill him first.

"Mr. Lin, I have a question. I wonder if you can answer it for me?" Chu Ci walked out of the side of the court. After Lin Fu saw the person clearly, he became alert.

Chu Ci has always been cunning, and when he appears, there will be no good things. I remember that he will end up like this because Chu Ci meddled with other people's business on that day, Lin Futong hated her teeth. The appearance was born from the heart, and he looked at Chu.

Ci's expression became more and more ferocious.

"Mr. Chu, it seems that the matter in the court is not yours, right? Is the imperial envoy allowed him to do so much more than his authority? "Lin Futong asked loudly.

Mu Yuan Xiu Dao: "Chu Ci is an official under the Tixue Department, so he naturally has the right to listen. Now he raises doubts about his Shangguan's death, which is also a common human nature. It is related to murder cases and should not be ignored. Naturally, it must be investigated clearly.

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Lin Futong had a secret hatred in his heart, but he could not refute it. He had to remember the two of them again in his heart, and waited for this escape to return.

So he swallowed his anger and asked, "Mr. Chu has any doubts, so why not speak out."

Chu Ci nodded, then took out yesterday's concluding remarks and picked a paragraph and read them. After reading, he asked, "Did you say that Lord Qi took out a knife from his chest and stabbed you? The weapon he used yesterday was,

This one?" He took out a tray, and a dagger stained with blood was lying on it with a faint cold light.

When Lin Futong first saw this dagger, he immediately remembered his unbelievable eyes when he killed Qi Luzhi, and immediately had a cold war.

"Yes, it's this knife."

"Okay, this is also the question of the Xiaguan. This knife is very sharp. If you want to carry it, it must be accompanied by a scabbard, otherwise you will be stabbed. However, when the autopsy was performed yesterday, it was not found on the ground or Lord Qi's body.

The scabbard, and then the Yamen went to Qi Mansion to search, did not find it. I wonder if you would like to ask Lord Lin, where did this scabbard go?"

Lin Futong was stunned and suddenly recalled yesterday when he took out the knife from the drawer, the scabbard seemed to be left directly in the drawer. Suddenly, a hot flash appeared on his palm and became wet and sticky.

He clenched his fists and replied calmly: "How did this official know? Maybe someone took it away in a hurry. The scabbard was inlaid with two rubies, and the servant was also greedy for a moment.

of."

Chu Ci laughed, and Lin Futong lowered his face: "Why are you laughing at?"

"Mr. Xiaolin, I am very sensitive to observation and not afraid of danger. Facing Lord Qi's assassination, I can even distract myself from seeing the ruby ​​on the scabbard."

Lin Fu was in the same stalker and suddenly felt careless again, but now he could only try his best to save it: "Mr. Qi has given it to me before, so I remember it."

"If I remember correctly, this dagger came from a Western Region merchant. In order to please the local officials, he gave it to Lord Qi at a private banquet. Unexpectedly, Lord Lin and Lord Qi were indeed very close to each other. For such a thing, he

How dare you use it for Lord Lin to appreciate it?"

"Nothing nonsense! I am just an official in the same court, so where did I get a close friendship? I don't know that he came from the knife because he took it out, so I took it out and saw it. What's wrong with this?" Lin

Fu Tong was very angry. There was a trap hidden under every sentence of this little fox.

"Is that? In this way, the scabbard should be still in the mansion. After the murder case occurred yesterday, the governor's office was strictly under supervision, and everyone was allowed to enter and not leave. I think he should not have time to sell the stolen goods.

Let’s do this, Lord Mu, please send someone to the governor’s office to search carefully to see where the scabbard fell.”

After saying that, Chu Ci looked at Lin Futong meaningfully, making him creepy. Lin Futong wished he could fly back to the yamen and throw the scabbard hidden in the drawer away.

Far away.

When he was in a panic, he suddenly caught a familiar face among the people outside the door. He immediately passed him a look and the man knew how to leave.
Chapter completed!