bookrandom Chapter 425 A Brilliant Plan, Martial Arts Champion Song Xingzhou
Chapter 425 A Brilliant Plan, Martial Arts Champion Song Xingzhou
Before Luo Zheng arrived in Gusu, King Zhou had already received the news.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
King Zhou was so angry that he smashed everything in the room again, and even cursed, "Ah ...
Jia Rui stood at the door without going in, silently watching King Zhou vent his anger.
It wasn't until King Zhou finished venting his anger and looked up at him that he said, "I'm afraid Yang Jun's actions are intended to provoke Your Highness."
Prince Zhou remained silent, so Jia Rui continued, "He must have become suspicious of the prince, so he deliberately sent Luo Zheng here to find evidence of the prince's guilt."
When King Zhou heard this, he became angry again.
He was so angry that he kicked over the chair next to him. The chair hit the ground with a loud noise, which made people feel even more uneasy.
King Zhou took a deep breath and asked Jia Rui, "What do you think...if I were to take action now..."
Jia Rui shook his head solemnly, "Your Highness, now is not the time. With your current strength, you won't stand a chance of success if you take action now."
These words made King Zhou's face even uglier.
Even though he already knew that he had no chance of winning, when he heard Jia Rui say it so bluntly, he still felt extremely angry, as if he had been slapped hard in the face.
"So, what do we do now?"
King Zhou asked as he stepped over the mess on the floor and walked out of the room.
He walked past Jia Rui and went straight to the next room.
Jia Rui followed in immediately.
King Zhou took the lead and sat down in the main seat, then said calmly, "Sit down."
Jia Rui bowed politely before carefully sitting down and analyzing the situation for King Zhou: "Luo Zheng must have come with ill intentions, but he wants to find evidence of your crime, so you can use the same tactic against him.
As long as they can find evidence that he intends to frame the prince and make the matter public, the prince will be able to turn the tables and make Yang Jun afraid to act rashly.
Unless Yang Jun was willing to disregard his reputation and leave a bad name in history books before taking action against the prince, otherwise, once this happened, not only would his hands and feet be tied in the future, but he would also be able to take the opportunity to get rid of Luo Zheng.
The death of the young master and young lady can also be used as an opportunity to put the blame on Luo Zheng, making his death inevitable!"
King Zhou frowned. "I once secretly left my fiefdom. Fearing a leak, I even had Luo Zheng's father-in-law killed. What should I do if Luo Zheng spreads this?"
Jia Rui smiled complacently: "Does Luo Zheng have any evidence?"
King Zhou's eyes lit up, and he suddenly understood!
Jia Rui continued, "With the prince's ability, he must have already killed all the people involved. In this case, Luo Zheng would be the only witness."
The prince's status is noble, how can he convict him with just his words? Unless he can produce evidence or other witnesses, how can he convince the public?
King Zhou smiled with satisfaction. "Sir, you are absolutely right. It seems I was too concerned and confused. Luo Zheng couldn't produce any evidence. I really shouldn't have worried about him."
Jia Rui reminded him again, "However, Your Highness should still be cautious. Luo Zheng has come this time, and he will certainly use all means to find evidence of Your Highness's guilt. If you are not careful, you may fall into his trap."
King Zhou snorted disdainfully, "Just relying on a rootless eunuch like him, he thinks he can plot against me?"
He looked at Jia Rui again, "I believe the master has already come up with a brilliant plan."
Jia Rui smiled and told the other party his plan without further ado.
After hearing this, King Zhou clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Good, good! I was right, sir! With your brilliant plan, I will make sure that Luo Zheng never returns and dies without a burial place!"
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Luo Zheng was leading his men to Gusu.
The team he led this time included not only the Black Qilin Guards, but also the martial arts champion who had just been crowned not long ago.
This martial arts champion was none other than Song Xingzhou.
Emperor Taihe was very optimistic about him, so this time he specially asked him to follow Luo Zheng to Gusu to investigate the case.
During a break, Song Xingzhou couldn't help but ask Luo Zheng, "I'm afraid that person has already received the news and will definitely take precautions in advance. This trip is extremely dangerous. I wonder how confident you are, sir?"
Luo Zheng smiled faintly: "Your Majesty has given orders, and we only need to obey them. Even if it is a sea of fire and a mountain of swords, a den of dragons and tigers, we will not retreat in the slightest."
At this point, he looked at Song Xingzhou and asked meaningfully, "Since you've participated in the martial arts exam, I think you've already made up your mind to swear allegiance until death. Why are you asking me now?"
Seeing that he was unwilling to speak, Song Xingzhou could only say, "I just hope that this trip will go smoothly. It seems that you have a plan in mind, so I am relieved."
Luo Zheng looked at him deeply and didn't continue.
He naturally had a plan in place, but King Zhou would never sit idly by and wait for death, so he also needed to be cautious at all times.
Although Song Xingzhou was from Tujiazhuang and had been Xie Xiu's neighbor for many years, he did not dare to trust him completely.
I just don’t know how capable this person will be when he goes to Gusu this time?
But don't let him down.
The team traveled day and night and finally arrived in Gusu three days later.
Luo Zheng first went to pay a visit to King Zhou, and then began to thoroughly investigate the unjust case.
The first thing he investigated was the case of the twins.
Because the whole family died in the fire, Luo Zheng chose to open the coffin and perform an autopsy.
This examination indeed revealed problems with the corpse.
Although the bodies were severely burned, some of them were hit by fallen beams, with their bones broken.
However, after a careful examination, the coroner still found knife marks on some of the bones.
Prove that the family's death was no accident.
Unfortunately, the bodies of the "twins" were the most severely burned, and it was impossible to tell the true identity of the owners of the bodies or whether they had been swapped.
Although it is a bit regrettable, these evidences are sufficient to prove that the local authorities neglected their duties and closed the case hastily.
Unfortunately, as soon as the autopsy results came out, the county coroner who was in charge of the case chose to commit suicide. He also left a confession letter, fearing that others would not know that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
Luo Zheng interrogated other people in the county government office, and everyone blamed the crime on the coroner who committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
He was not in a hurry and started to thoroughly investigate other cases in the county government using the excuse that the county magistrate had neglected his duties.
More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye, but Luo Zheng had not found much progress, which made many people secretly relieved.
Even King Zhou began to doubt Luo Zheng's ability.
He asked Jia Rui, "Luo Zheng has been investigating for so long, but there's still no progress. Sir, do you think he's a loser, or is he just putting on an act?"
Jia Rui laughed sarcastically, "The prince has already cleaned up all traces. Unless Luo Zheng can fabricate something out of nothing, he won't be able to find out anything no matter how capable he is.
What's more, every day someone comes to him to complain about injustice. With so many cases added up, it's simply a mess. How can he have the energy to investigate the prince?"
He had barely finished speaking when someone outside hurried in to report, "Your Majesty, Luo Zheng's men have discovered corpses on the mountain!"