Da Tang: Father, can I resign?

Chapter 78 Your Highness is truly a god!
"Investigating a case is no joke!"

Sun Fujia angrily rejected the wretched boy.

Allowing outsiders to take over responsibilities is unacceptable for any government office.

Let’s put face aside for now. If something goes wrong and the investigation is delayed, who will be responsible?
"Minister Li, please also persuade His Highness." Sun Fujia sought support from Li Daozon.

They all come from the same yamen system, so the Minister of Rites will definitely be able to understand each other with the Dali Temple.

"Sun Tingwei."

However, Li Dao Zong just patted Sun Fujia's shoulder earnestly and said:

"I suggest that you should consider accepting His Highness's proposal."

"Why?" Sun Fujia had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation.

Li Ming's mouth slanted, and the words at -37 degrees popped out of his 273-degree mouth:

"Which incompetent court judge thought that Li Xiaogong died of natural causes rather than being poisoned? And which good-for-nothing mobilized the efforts of three government offices and investigated for half a year, but still couldn't find out how the poison was used?

"And who is the wise and powerful one who helps this incompetent judge to break the impasse every time?"

"Well……!"

Sun Fujia covered his heart in pain.

He was so angry that he almost died without catching his breath.

but……

Can't refute...

No matter how furious he was, he was completely unable to refute it.

Every major breakthrough in the case was indeed entirely dependent on the step-by-step guidance of His Highness Li Ming...

Li Daozon looked at his colleague in the court who almost died suddenly with sympathy, his eyes full of "you see".

…………

Led by Sun Fujia and accompanied by all the senior officials of the Dali Temple, Li Ming and his team were allowed to enter the prison where the prisoners were held to "assist in the investigation."

Deep in the gloomy Dali Temple Prison, the Seventh Aunt was held solitary in a cell in the corner.

The main suspects in the Li Xiaogong case were all held in solitary confinement to prevent them from colluding with each other.

When she heard someone coming in, Seventh Aunt had almost no reaction.

In the past few months, she had obviously undergone a lot of "big memory recovery surgery", and her miserable appearance made Li Ming almost unrecognizable.

"Her Chinese is not very good, so it is difficult to ask her questions."

The warden in charge of the interrogation explained everything to the distinguished guests, then opened the cell door and ferociously banged on the iron bars with a fire poker.

The sound of metal colliding was deafening in the small space.

"Get up! Sun Tingwei wants to interrogate you personally!"

The Seventh Aunt's empty eyes moved and she looked outside the prison, with no expression on her numb face.

"My aunt is dead."

The corner of the prison minister's mouth twitched:

"It's not aunt, it's interrogation! Ask you questions!

"Before the poison took effect on Prince Hejian, were you the one who used the charcoal stove to warm the wine for him?"

"Scouting? I'm a dancer, not a warrior. Exploring the way is not my responsibility." As if to confirm what the warden said, Seventh Aunt acted very confused.

The prison warden couldn't hold it in any longer and yelled:
"It's not for exploring the way, it's for heating the wine, a charcoal stove! You use it to serve your husband a drink!"

"Wolves don't drink alcohol, not even wolves on the grasslands."

One is talking about the front gate, and the other is talking about the hips and elbows, they don't fit together at all.

Li Ming saw the problem.

After several months of torture and interrogation, it was obvious that this Turkic woman had been "trained".

Could Lai Junchen, who was still in his developmental stage, deal with such a veteran?
He looked around uncertainly.

Lai Junchen opened his eyes wide, full of excitement, as if he was a child coveting a gift.

There are geniuses in every field, and Lai Junchen is a genius at abuse.

The experience of struggling in the quagmire of the bottom of society, coupled with a distorted personality.

The reason why this guy became a famous cruel official in history and created a series of tortures without any guidance was because of his genius.

It’s stable... Li Ming felt relieved, but inexplicably felt that his men were a little scary.

"Ah~" The prison warden was a little tired from working non-stop, and bowed to the nobles:

"Please move to the interrogation room..."

"No need, it's fine here." Lai Junchen said on his own initiative.

This guy feels right at home in prison, his blood is awakened.

The warden did not dare to make a decision. He looked at Sun Fujia, and Sun Fujia looked at Li Ming.

"Just do as he says." Li Ming gave his younger brother 100% support.

The jailers immediately made preparations according to Lai Junchen's arrangements.

A basin of water and a stack of toilet paper, that's all.

The Seventh Aunt was tied up on the bed with her back facing up.

"I've told you everything I know. I didn't mean it!"

She felt a strong sense of uneasiness and struggled desperately.

But the jailers tied her up so tightly that she couldn't move at all.

"You misunderstood." Lai Junchen smiled gently and slowly dipped a piece of rough straw paper into the water:

“You don’t have to say anything, you just have to experience it with your body and mind.”

Lai Junchen seemed like a completely different person. With graceful and gentle movements, he gently covered Seventh Aunt's entire face with the straw paper.

"Woo~woo!"

The wet paper fit tightly against Seventh Aunt's mouth and nose; her voice was muffled, as if separated by a layer of pillow.

Lai Junchen's hands kept adding wet straw paper to her face one by one.

Seventh Aunt was finding it increasingly difficult to breathe.

She seemed to sense the approach of death and shook her head frantically.

However, everything was in vain. The straw paper that had absorbed enough moisture was like glue and could not be removed at all.

"I suggest you save your energy, maybe you can hold out longer... but you probably can't hear me."

Lai Junchen spoke in a gentle voice, and continued to stick wet tissues on her face, one by one, two by two...

Seventh Aunt's movements became weaker and weaker, only her chest was still rising and falling in vain, and her hands and feet began to spasm uncontrollably.

"Enough, enough! Don't let her die!" Li Daozon couldn't help but yell.

Tsk... Lai Junchen seemed to be awakened from a sweet dream, and reluctantly moved the thick paper away from Seventh Aunt's face.

"Hoo! Hoo!" Seventh Aunt finally came back to life, breathing heavily.

The other people present also seemed to have their noses blocked and started breathing heavily.

Only then did I realize that my back was already wet with sweat.

"I'll tell you! I'll tell you!" Seventh Aunt's face was covered with tears and snot, and she cried heartbreakingly.

Even the Chinese language has become standard.

However, before she could finish, her mouth was blocked by a ball of paper.

"Hush." ​​Lai Junchen put his index finger to his mouth and said to her softly:
"Like I said, you don't have to say anything, just experience it with all your heart."

"Woo, woo!" Seventh Aunt's eyes were filled with despair.

Gulp...Sun Fujia swallowed hard, feeling horrified.

Having been doing this job for decades, he has seen all kinds of scenes... No, no, he has never seen such a cruel scene.

He realized that he was wrong, very wrong.

This young man named Lai Junchen is definitely not a novice in interrogation!

He is a genius that is rarely seen in the interrogation world in a hundred years, no, a thousand years!

Compared with him, the entire Dali Temple, including his Sun Fujia, are real outsiders!
Are His Highness Li Ming's subordinates all monsters...

Sun Fujia glanced at Li Ming fearfully, then pulled Li Dao Zong aside and asked:

"Such a scary guy... could he also be your Highness's man?"

Li Dao Zong understood his colleague's surprise very well. He curled his lips and whispered in his ear:
"That's nothing. Your Highness has even more powerful minions."

Seeing the Dali Temple Minister so frightened, Li Daozon was very satisfied.

His Highness Li Ming has brought honor to the entire royal family. Well done, very spirited and not losing face!

…………

"I'll do it, I'll do it all!"

Seventh Aunt fell to her knees and kowtowed like a madman, her forehead was broken and blood was flowing.

She was tortured to death by Lai Junchen, and cried loudly in a mental breakdown, recounting all her experiences from birth to the present, speaking very fast and with confusing logic.

The veteran criminal investigators present realized that she was telling the truth this time.

The Seventh Aunt continued to tell her story for two quarters of an hour, while the clerks wrote down her confession in a hurry.

From the reversed word order, everyone pieced together the key facts.

"I was born a slave. I was bought by Ashina Jieshe and given to his brother Tuli Khan after training. I was called a dancer, but I was actually a spy..."

Hearing the name of Ashina Jiesheli, Li Daozon was shocked.

"After Tuli Khan died, I became Li Xiaogong's concubine and provided information about the royal family to Jieshelu."

Seventh Aunt hugged her knees and huddled into a ball. She cried until her tears dried up and cried out:
“A few months ago, Jieshelu said he learned a very covert method of poisoning, which is to heat realgar wine.

"This method of poisoning does not require the addition of additional poisons and will not leave any traces. It is very suitable for use in the palace..."

There was total silence.

The palace, your majesty, the prince...

Everyone felt like the sky was falling.

Ashina Jieshelu, a dignified Lieutenant General of the Imperial Guards, actually has a problem?!
"The Prince's Mansion is not the palace. What does this matter have to do with Li Xiaogong? Why do you want to kill him?" Li Ming asked everyone.

The Seventh Aunt said without hesitation:

"The Society Leader said that there is only one chance to take action in the palace. I don't know if the Southerner's method will work. Let me find someone to try it first."

Everyone shuddered.

"Just to 'try', you murdered your own husband, the peaceful Prince of Hejian?!"

Li Ming was like a furious King Kong, his eyes spewing fire.

Our daring little princess Li Ming... The day when the sisters were conferred the title of princesses, Li Xiaogong's kind words are still ringing in my ears.

Goodbye, we are already separated by Yin and Yang...

"Oh, oh, oh, no!" Seventh Aunt was so frightened by him that she held her head.

She was clearly insane.

Sun Fujia was so excited that he trembled all over:

“It’s all strung together!
"The number one suspect behind this is General Ashina Jieshe!

"He attempted to assassinate the emperor and instigated the Seventh Aunt to poison Li Xiaogong with warm realgar wine.

“After this method became feasible, he followed suit in the palace.

"But with the blessing of God, your Majesty and the Crown Prince did not drink alcohol. They only smeared their bodies with realgar wine to drive away the parasites, so the poisoning was relatively minor and they were both saved!"

The entire system of the three judicial departments has been running at full capacity for several months, but the result is just these few words.

The dark clouds that lingered in his heart dissipated, he straightened his crooked clothes, and bowed deeply to Li Ming:

"Your Highness is truly a wise king rarely seen in ancient and modern times! If it weren't for your guidance, we would still be groping in the fog!"

All the Dali Temple officials present saluted Li Ming in unison.

This was not a gesture of courtesy to the royal family, but rather an act of admiration for a genius.

The conclusion seems simple and can be explained in one sentence.

But those who were personally involved in the case knew how much brainpower was needed just to get this sentence!
His Highness Li Ming just gave a slight hint and everything became clear.

Everyone was impressed.

This is simply a magical technique. A single move can break through anything.

If it weren't for His Highness' generous help, they would never have been able to give His Majesty a satisfactory explanation within the time limit.

Everyone involved in this case felt like they had survived a disaster.

The official hat is almost gone...

This is what Sun Fujia and the entire Dali Temple owe to His Highness Li Ming.

"No time for politeness." Li Ming waved his hand decisively, interrupting the new dog's worship:
"Quickly capture the rebel Ashina Jieshe!"

After confirming that the Turkic imperial guards general was a werewolf, Li Ming became increasingly uneasy.

Things are rapidly sliding towards the worst and most dangerous situation.

Ashina Jieshelu, the murderer who killed the prince and attempted to assassinate the king, also went to Jiucheng Palace with his Turkic imperial guards!

(End of this chapter)