Reborn, seduced the prince and killed his wife to become his favorite concubine

She was no longer so scared now, so she could listen to everything Yan Chu said.

After she nodded solemnly, Yan Chu let her go, and the two of them walked into the government office, one in front and one behind.

All the relevant people have filled the yard.

There are more than ten victims, so there are at least 300,000 people here.

Shen Jie was regarded as a suspect and was kneeling in the middle of the lobby, awaiting interrogation.

In the lobby, in addition to Li Yushi, a highly respected family member of the victim, there were two fourth-rank officials and three fifth-rank officials.

Those standing in the yard were either rich or noble.

It is no exaggeration to say that the people standing here today can support an entire street in Kyoto with their power and financial resources.

Shen Zhishu was frightened when he saw this.

I knew in my heart that this matter would not be easily resolved.

As Yan Chu sat down, the interrogation officially began.

Shen Zhishu also sat next to Yan Chu. Even though his hands and feet were cold, he tried his best to remain calm.

Especially at this time, we must not lose our composure.

Only by finding out as soon as possible why the other party wanted to frame the Shen family can the situation be resolved.

The case begins.

Because so many people were involved, it took nearly half an hour just to state the case.

Then Censor Li produced the physical evidence.

He found a dagger and claimed that it was the weapon used to commit the crime. It was confirmed that the dagger was bought by Shen Jie at Li's blacksmith shop in the eastern suburbs of Kyoto.

Blacksmith Li was also waiting outside. After being summoned, he confessed that the person who held the dagger was Shen Jie.

The coroner examined the dagger and found it matched the wound perfectly and was stained with blood, so it must be the murder weapon.

Then there are the witnesses.

Miss Zhang from Captain Zhang’s family was almost killed last night, but luckily escaped and is the only survivor so far.

When Miss Zhang went to class, she was trembling all over, especially after seeing Shen Jie, she was so scared that she stepped back and hid far away.

"It was him. He was the one who kidnapped me last night and wanted to kill me. If I hadn't known some martial arts and woken up early, knocked him out when he was not prepared and escaped, I would have died last night..."

Miss Zhang was shivering.

He stuttered a little and his breathing was unstable, but he kept pointing at Shen Jie the whole time.

According to her confession, she was late for a gathering with friends last night and it was very late when she came out of the restaurant.

Someone suddenly appeared with a dagger and started slashing at her, leaving her hands, feet and back with injuries, but no vital parts.

After her whole body was convulsing with pain and she had no strength to resist, they knocked her unconscious and dragged her away.

When I woke up, I was in a cave.

Shen Jie was sharpening a dagger with a basin of hot water beside him.

Miss Zhang described the entire process in great detail.

And after she finished speaking, the police and the coroner who went to collect evidence came back.

It was confirmed that everything Miss Zhang said was true, and because of her testimony, the first crime scene of the twelve homicides has been found.

Clues from other cases were also found there, including the victims' mutilated body parts.

So the case is almost settled at this point.

The witnesses and physical evidence are all there.

Shen Zhishu's limbs turned cold after hearing this. Now she believed what the prince said even more.

This is the conspiracy against their Shen family.

The target is Shen Jie.

"Please be clear, sir. I have never seen this Miss Zhang before. I was at home last night and did not go out. It is even more impossible for me to take her to the cave in the east of the city..."

Shen Jie explained.

But his confession pales in the face of irrefutable evidence.

"At this point, don't try to make excuses. Even if your father wants to protect you, God will not let you, a murderer, get away with it."

"No wonder Lord Shen, who is always known as a detective, has no clue this time. It turns out that the culprit is his own son..."

"Shen Wang, I trusted you so much, but you really abused your power for personal gain and shielded the criminals. I will report this to His Majesty and have you severely punished."

Several officials in the hall could no longer sit still.

They all accused Shen Wang with resentment on their faces.

Outside the hall, those people also became excited and accused Shen Jie of being a cruel and bloodthirsty devil. Shen Wang also condoned his son's indiscriminate killings and covered it up, which was an unforgivable crime.

Others said that the father and son must be brought to justice, no leniency must be shown, and an explanation must be given to the dead.

For a time, the people were in an uproar and wanted to imprison and behead the father and son, and some even wanted to confiscate their homes.

Shen Zhishu became more and more restless as he listened.

It was obvious that someone was deliberately instigating this and wanted to use this incident to bring ruin to the Shen family.

The situation is not favorable for them.

"Master Shen, do you have anything to say about this accusation?"

Yan Chuben had been silent the whole time.

Until Shen Zhishu moved, he held her hand again.

Amidst the noise, his voice is always clear.

The chaotic scene suddenly became quiet.

Even the infuriated Li Yushi, who wanted to rush up and bite Shen Wang, shut up at this moment.

The King of Qin is probably the most terrifying of all the princes.

Shen Wang also took the opportunity to stand up and defend himself.

"It is impossible to verify the authenticity of Miss Zhang's confession. Even if Shen Jie himself said that he was at home last night, and there were testimonies from the Shen family's servants, it is not credible. There is no way to investigate this matter. But except for this attempted murder, the time of the previous eleven crimes can be roughly inferred. My son has evidence of his absence."

It is useless to insist that you are innocent this time; it is hard to prove yourself in the face of evidence.

But it is not that easy to accuse him of being a serial killer.

Shen Wang had been investigating cases for a long time, so he naturally knew how to prove Shen Jie's innocence.

"Anyway, it was him last night. It must be him. I don't know about the other cases. Maybe he has accomplices or partners..."

In response to Shen Wang's words, Miss Zhang pointed at Shen Jie.

"I remember the time of the eleven previous cases clearly, and I can report them now."

Shen Wang continued.

"I have been to many places these days to investigate the case. If I want to verify it, I can find witnesses to testify for me."

Shen Jie also immediately responded.

"Miss Zhang is right. What if you have an accomplice? Even if you can prove that you have an alibi for one of the previous eleven cases, what does that prove? Anyway, Miss Zhang, this case is you. Even if you weren't in the previous cases, you are still an accomplice, an accomplice."

Censor Li spoke again.

Others echoed.

"Based on Miss Zhang's case alone, it would not be an exaggeration to sentence him to beheading."

Some people even used harsh words.

"Master Shen, according to what you said, you have no words to defend Miss Zhang in this case?"

As the presiding judge of this case, Liu Yu also spoke at the right time.

His position is the same as that of the victims' families here.

Just considering the case at hand, Shen Jie could be sentenced to death.

Shen Wang was about to speak anxiously.

Yan Chu spoke again.

"The case is complicated. If Shen Jie really has an accomplice, he should be arrested and tried together."

"There is insufficient evidence at the moment. If it is true as Miss Zhang said, that the crime was committed by a gang, does Lord Liu want to let the others go and only convict Shen Jie?"

Everyone was speechless again.

Liu Yu's face was stiff.