Reborn, I am doing involution on Jinshan

Liu Shuiling was still crying out for justice, "Sir, please investigate clearly. We practice martial arts for self-defense. Isn't this illegal?"

Chai Lingyun glared at her fiercely, "How shameless! You can even deny your own testimony! You won't cry until you see the coffin. Then bring her family here to stand trial with her."

The deputy captain took the order and left with a few of his men. Liu Shuiling's face changed drastically, and her limbs trembled uncontrollably.

Dongfang Hao said, "Master Chai, this matter is of great importance and involves the reputation of the royal family. My grandmother cannot be wronged again. You must personally supervise it and not slack off in the slightest."

Chai Lingyun clasped his fists and replied, "Yes, Your Highness. I will definitely live up to your trust."

Dongfang Hao knew that the assassination of the Queen Mother became increasingly complicated as the investigation deepened, but he firmly believed that as long as he followed these clues, he would be able to uncover the truth, bring the mastermind behind the incident to justice, and restore peace to the palace and even the entire country...

"I know the general situation. I will detain the two of them separately."

Captain Cao: "Okay, we'll wait until the witness arrives tomorrow for the trial." Chai Lingyun waved his hand, and a guard came with two pairs of handcuffs and took the man away to jail.

"Master Pang, let's go back home." Chai Lingyun from the Ministry of Justice and Captain Cao respectfully sent the prince away.

Back in the interrogation room, he took off his mask and exhaled. He glanced at his colleagues and asked, "What do you think? Of the three witnesses, which one do you think is the most credible?"

A large man shouted, "Master Chai, I believe Liu Shuiling is the mastermind behind this. Firstly, she is a martial artist, and secondly, she is disguised and deliberately concealing her skin color."

Chai Lingyun stroked his beard and said, "There are still many doubts. Right now, we only have confessions, but no physical evidence, so we still can't convict anyone."

One captain disagreed: "The clothes all have the insignia of that concubine, and her family's mark proves complicity. When did the lord become so timid? Ten blows will make her behave. This time, it's the emperor who's been offended. His mother is being humiliated, not just anybody."

Captain Cao was about to speak when a commotion broke out outside. The deputy captain brought in Liu Shuiling's family: her parents, her parents-in-law, her daughter, her son, her husband, and her nephew. The eight of them looked at the officials in bewilderment.

Chai Lingyun immediately put on his mask and returned to his high seat for interrogation. The other detectives immediately formed up. A majestic aura filled the entire hall.

Chai Lingyun slammed the gavel several times with great force, his tone cold and gloomy: "Liu Shuiling is implicated in the assassination of the Queen Mother. If you want to clear your suspicion, you'd better answer my questions honestly."

"We will cooperate, please show mercy, sir." The old man kneeling in the front was trembling.

"Who are you?"

"Xiaomin is Liu Shuiling's father, and these are her mother, parents-in-law, daughter, and son." The old man pointed at the people next to him and introduced them in a cooperative manner.

"This is my nephew Jia Zhen. He's not a member of the Liu family. Why are we arresting him?"

Captain Cao winked at the boss and stood beside the man he called his nephew, looking him up and down. "Jia Zhen, let me ask you, can Liu Shuiling read?"

Jia Zhen was stunned for a moment, then replied, "My... Aunt Xiaomin is in charge of such a large business and has been doing business for a long time, so she must be able to read and do arithmetic. We are in the song and dance troupe and entertain local officials and dignitaries, so most people at all levels can write. My uncle's family is so rich, how could he have assassinated the Queen Mother and helped buy someone's life?"

"Isn't this stupid? Why do you want to be a bounty hunter instead of living a good life?" He laughed dryly in an exaggerated manner.

"Boy, you even know about bounty hunters. You know a lot." The captain said with a cold sarcasm.

"Sir, is there a misunderstanding here? Our family doesn't need to save anyone's life." Liu Shuiling's husband Li Wangcai was in pain from kneeling. He grimaced in pain and asked urgently, enduring the pain.

"My wife is usually a bit strong, but she would never be an enemy of the imperial palace. We have no grudges against each other. No one has participated in the imperial examinations for five generations. We just run a small business to make money. How could we possibly assassinate the empress dowager?" Li Wangcai looked confused and seemed to be still in shock.

Captain Cao asked in return, "What if your wife has no money?"

"Sir, it's impossible, absolutely impossible. My daughter would never assassinate the Queen Mother. Even if she had a hundred guts, she wouldn't dare to do that. How could she have the ability to kill someone?" Liu Shuiling's mother protested loudly.

"Maybe, if she doesn't kill people, it won't affect her ability to threaten people to do bad things." It was the same fat captain who retorted.

"Impossible! Did the adults have some misunderstanding?" The people from Liu Shuiling's husband's family could no longer kneel and started shouting at the top of their voices.

"She was arrested at the imperial palace banquet and injured several dancers. If she didn't do it, why would she run away? She must be guilty and has something to hide," Deputy Chief Zhuang Chen sternly rebuked.

"Impossible, you have the wrong person." The Liu family's main strategy is to not plead guilty, not admit, and not know.

"It's true that if they are not from the same family, they will not enter the same house. The whole family is deadbeats." All the police captains were amused by this family, and some people cursed in a low voice.

Provoking the suspects and making them blame each other is also a method used by the Criminal Department to solve cases. Unravel the mystery and find the real culprit.

Chai Lingyun shouted, "Silence! If you dare to make any more noise, you will be punished!"

At this time, Deputy Chief Constable Zhuang Chen leaned over to Chai Lingyun and whispered, "Sir, I just received news that some suspicious letters were found in Liu Shuiling's home."

Chai Lingyun's eyes lit up and he shouted, "Someone, bring Liu Shuiling up here." A guard hurried to bring her up.

Chai Lingyun: "Show me the letter! It seems the truth of this case will soon be revealed."

Zhuang Chen leaned in and whispered, "We also found Ling, an IOU signed by Liu Shuiling." He took out a few more notes from his arms.

Liu Shuiling was brought up and saw her family, who were surrounded by people. Her face turned pale. Everyone's eyes were focused on the pile of letters, and Liu Shuiling saw it too. She immediately collapsed to the ground, her eyes filled with despair.

With a trembling sound, he said, "Sir, I will tell you everything. Please don't make things difficult for my two children."

The Liu family stared at Liu Shuiling in confusion. Father Liu was displeased: "Shuiling, don't scare your old father. How will we live if something happens to you?"

"Mother." Only then did the Liu family realize that a disaster was about to happen.

Ignoring Liu Shuiling's family, Chai Lingyun lowered his head and carefully read all the letters and IOUs. He slammed the gavel and sneered, "Liu Shuiling, how do you explain this IOU? With your massive debt, does that give you a motive to murder for money and assassinate the Empress Dowager?"

Liu Shuiling's legs went limp, and she nearly collapsed to the ground. She said in a trembling voice, "Sir, this... this IOU was framed. It wasn't me, it must have been those vixens who wanted to replace me."

Chai Lingyun shook the letter in his hand and sneered, "You bold and cunning woman, I gave you the chance long ago, but now the time has come and you're still trying to make excuses. Do you think our Ministry of Justice is too good to you, providing you with good food and drink, and yet you lie and claim you can't read? You bastard, you won't cry until you see the coffin."

"Liu Shuiling, a scoundrel, has disregarded Wumeng laws and plotted to murder the Empress Dowager. Someone, drag Liu Shuiling away and give her 20 strokes of the cane. Then take her to the Heavenly Prison to await her sentence."

Liu Shuiling's eyes turned cold, and she suddenly pounced on Chai Lingyun fiercely and pushed over the chair; Jia Zhen ran out wildly, and the Liu family was still hesitating whether to follow him, but the deputy chief constable Zhuang Chen and two colleagues had already raised their swords and chased after him.

Seeing Liu Shuiling's sudden attack, Chai Lingyun's eyes glared, and he quickly dodged to the side. Liu Shuiling missed, but she wasn't discouraged. She spun around and, like lightning, attacked Chai Lingyun again. Her attacks were brutal and fierce, clearly well prepared.

Chai Lingyun and Captain Cao, armed with swords, easily subdued Liu Shuiling and angrily scolded her, "Liu Shuiling, you sinner, you dare to attack me? It seems you really don't want to leave yourself any chance of survival."

"Who will die first? We don't know yet." Liu Shuiling spoke frantically, her eyes wide open. She cursed profusely.