bookrandom Chapter 426: Interrogation in the Hall, Challenging the Zheng Family
Chapter 426: Interrogation in the Hall, Challenging the Zheng Family
After hearing Yazhi's description of the man's appearance, Xizhu recognized him immediately.
"Shu Yuanqi? Why does he need the antidote for Cartilage Powder? Who was poisoned by Cartilage Powder?"
Jiang Dongping also didn't understand. "There's no one in Kyoto who's related to the Shu family anymore. He probably didn't buy the cartilage powder for anyone else. Maybe he's keeping it for backup?"
"Forget it, I don't have time to take care of him. I have to dispatch some people to monitor the palaces of those princes and see if there is any news about Ah Rou."
After Jiang Dongping left, Xizhu also left. He planned to find someone to keep an eye on Shu Yuanqi's situation.
After all, he is Shu He's second brother. No matter how reckless he is, the blood relationship can never be severed.
On the other side, Shu He was brought in for interrogation not long after staying in prison. In the lobby, she met Zheng Zihe, the eldest son of the Zheng family, as well as the two young ladies of the Zheng family and the wife of the Duke.
Except for Duke Zheng, almost all members of the Zheng family went out.
The Dali Temple official Zhong Sheng, who was sitting in the hall, slammed the gavel and shouted angrily, "The woman in front of the hall, kneel down!"
Shu He pretended not to hear anything and stood there, his eyes sweeping across the angry and hateful faces of the Zheng family, calm and indifferent.
Turning around and looking behind him, he saw that there was no one in the courtyard that should have been filled with people listening to the court.
Humph, they don’t dare to hold a public trial!
That’s true, after all, it doesn’t make much sense.
Zhong Sheng slammed the gavel again, and the "bang" sound startled the young ladies of the Zheng family who were sitting nearby.
"How dare you! Didn't you hear me speaking?"
At this time, Shu He slowly turned around and said, "Please forgive me, my lord, I have a leg injury and cannot kneel!"
Anger flashed across Zhong Sheng's face. Just as he was about to speak, Shu He spoke again, "Since the Lord didn't hold a public trial, he must want a quick resolution."
"In that case, if you have anything to say, please feel free to ask directly. I will definitely cooperate and will never cause any trouble for you!"
After all, she didn't want to waste time here.
Zhong Sheng's angry words were stuck in his chest, neither going up nor down, and he felt very uncomfortable.
He wanted to teach her a lesson, but when he thought about this case and the pressure from the Zheng family and the Fourth Prince, he didn't want to delay any longer and just wanted to resolve it as soon as possible.
In addition, this woman is a kung fu expert, and it is said that her martial arts skills are not bad, otherwise she would not have killed the second son of the Zheng family in prison.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he didn't worry about whether to kneel or not.
He asked, "Did you kill the third son of the Zheng family?"
Shu He nodded, without any intention of making excuses, "Yes, I killed him."
Zhong Sheng was a little surprised. He didn't expect her to be so cooperative!
He asked again, "Why?"
Shu He looked at him, a hint of sarcasm on his face, "Does your Excellency really want to ask?"
Seeing the sarcastic smile on her face, Zhong Sheng's face became a little unnatural.
He didn't want to ask, but this was the procedure and he had to ask.
With a bit of irritation, he slammed the gavel again, "Answer whatever I ask, don't waste your words!"
Shu He shrugged, his whole body exuding a sense of casualness and laziness, "Okay, then ask again, sir!"
Zhong Sheng choked again, his face turning blue and purple, and he felt like he was being teased.
"Why did you kill Mr. Zheng San?"
Shu He answered truthfully, "Because he smashed my precious medicine pavilion and killed my brother, so I want to kill him for revenge."
"Mr. Zheng San has killed someone. This official has ruled and will punish him according to the law. Who allowed you to set up a private torture chamber and kill people for revenge?"
Shu He smiled faintly, "Master Zhong, if the law really worked, my brother wouldn't be dead."
"Is not it?"
Zhong Sheng felt uneasy, knowing that she was talking about what happened at Junlai Restaurant half a year ago.
Everyone knew about that matter, but due to the power of the Zheng family, no one dared to speak about it so openly.
This woman is really brave!
"What about Second Master Zheng? Why did you kill him?"
"Why?" Shu He looked at him with a faint smile on his face. "Because he wanted to do something inappropriate to me, and I killed him in self-defense. Sir, do I have any problem?"
A hint of anger appeared on Zhong Sheng's face.
He hadn't expected this woman to be so composed in the lobby! Her words were well-reasoned and clear, each one of them making sense, leaving him with no loopholes.
"You're talking nonsense! You killed my third brother, how could my second brother have any bad intentions towards you? It's obvious that you are a bloodthirsty person, a demon who kills without blinking an eye!"
A young lady from the Zheng family stood up and pointed at Chu He and started cursing him.
Shu He glanced at her coldly and asked Xiang Zhongsheng, "How come in the Dali Temple, it's the turn of a woman to gossip and disrupt the court?"
"Master Zheng, could it be that your daughter from the Zheng family has some ambitions for the position of 'Minister of the Supreme Court'? If so, I must kindly remind you that women are not allowed to hold official positions in our Tianqi! You'd better make your daughter realize her place!"
Zheng Xiaozhen was very angry. What nonsense was this woman talking about?
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who would be interested in this lousy official position? My father is the Duke of the current dynasty. How could I be interested in such a small, lousy official position? Even if you give it to me, I won't take it!"
After hearing this, Shu He smiled faintly, feeling a little proud that his plan had succeeded.
The daughter of the Zheng family is indeed not easily provoked.
"Xiaozhen, shut up!!"
Zheng Zihe's expression changed, and there was a hint of embarrassment in his eyes. He quickly glanced at Zhong Sheng.
Sure enough, Zhong Sheng's face looked very ugly.
He felt speechless and disgusted, as if he had eaten a fly.
Haha, the third-rank official position of the Dali Temple Minister is just a "small, broken official" in the eyes of the Zheng family!
What a big tone!
The people in the Zheng family are as disgusting as ever!
It's just a title of Duke, but it can raise so many lawless children!
No wonder he was killed!
It's simply "karma"!
He cursed the Zheng family in his heart, but his face showed no expression at all. He was simply a master of expression management.
How could Zheng Zihe not see his displeasure?
But after all, it was his family who was rude first, so he could only soften his tone and say, "Master Zhong, I'm sorry. I'm so unethical and rude. I offended you, Master. Please forgive me."
No matter how much Zhong Sheng cursed in his heart, he didn't dare to show it openly. He just smiled stiffly at Zheng Zihe.
Shu He looked at the interaction between the few people and couldn't help but sneer.
Liu Suyin is absolutely right. In this Apocalypse, power and interests are intertwined, it is so complicated, and officials protect each other, making it harder than climbing to the sky for ordinary people to seek justice!