Daily life in the academy

Chu Shinan sneered: "So what if you want it? But what can I do? Stop pretending. Bring me the confession and I, Chu Shinan, will sign and seal it."

Wen Ting: "What kind of leverage do they have on you that makes you so indifferent to yourself and your family? Think about it carefully. If you really want to bear the infamy of those cruel people for the rest of your life, how will Chu Youyou face her father if she is rescued in the future? I can delay you for one more day. Think carefully about whether to plead guilty or cooperate with us."

Chu Shinan's expression relaxed, and he was a little moved: "Although the Chu family is also a noble family, it has declined and fallen by my generation. I only have one daughter, Youyou, and now it is even more..."

"They captured your daughter and are using her as a threat?" Wen Ting keenly grasped the key point. "Who is threatening you? Tell me now. The Ministry of Justice will definitely apprehend the criminal and help you get your daughter back. We will show no mercy."

"What's the point of telling you? I'm afraid my daughter will be dead by then. Go away and leave me alone."

Wen Ting sighed: "Think about it carefully, I'll come back later."

Wenzhe was waiting for his father to return outside the prison. Seeing his unhappy expression, he knew that the result was not satisfactory.

"Father, Minister Chu..."

Wen Ting waved his hand: "Let him be quiet."

Immediately, Wen Ting instructed the prison guards, "Guard the entrance and do not allow any outsiders to enter."

"Yes, my lord."

On the way out of the prison, Wenzhe suddenly stopped and bowed to Wenting, asking for instructions: "Father, although we are being plotted against, and even though they have already reported it to His Majesty, and it seems that the previous clues are useless, I believe that the owner of Linlang Rouge has provided some clues."

"What do you mean by this?"

"The shopkeeper confessed earlier that he abducted women and sold them. At the time, I only wanted to find more evidence and clues, focusing on his confession, which was full of loopholes. Now I think, aren't the only two cities in Sheng'an City where people could be hiding? There are so many women in the brothels in these two cities, and it wouldn't be surprising if one was more or less. I ask for your permission to send someone to thoroughly investigate the brothels in both cities."

Wen Ting put his hands behind his back and looked up at the clear sky. There were no clouds today. After thinking for a long time, he waved his hand and said, "Let's do as you say."

After saying that, he walked towards the inner courtyard without looking back. Wenzhe asked, "Father, what are you doing?"

"You've made such a big fuss, I, your father, have to think of an excuse to cover it up in front of His Majesty."

Wenzhe: “Oh.”

The prosperity of the two cities is a microcosm of the prosperity of Sheng'an City, and it also reflects the inclusive mind of the State of Yan. In addition to domestic merchants, there are also merchants from other countries stationed and opened shops, which makes it difficult to investigate. However, the Ministry of Justice has always dealt with homicide cases, and people have been afraid of officials since ancient times. Apart from the difficulties of the large number of people and the fact that it takes more time, other things are quite convenient.

However, this time they had to rush the execution, so the people from the Ministry of Justice carried out the order quite roughly, which was even more frightening and made people dare not act rashly.

This investigation lasted for a whole day until only two families were left in the West Market before curfew. The brothers from the Ministry of Justice could only return to the office to report the latest progress and continue the investigation early the next morning.

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Wenzhe remained unhurried at this point, but Baizhi's years of experience watching crime dramas told her that a lot was bound to happen that night, so she couldn't help but interrupt, "Azhe, I guess something happened the next day, which was yesterday morning. But judging by how you rescued us yesterday, it's clear that everything has been resolved. What happened in between?"

Yan Qingchen glanced at Bai Zhi and said, "You're as impatient as Bai Lian. Wait until Ah Zhe finishes what he's saying, and then you'll know."

"Brother Yan, I want to ask you something. What did you do today? How did you meet up with Ah Zhe and Bai Lian?" Bai Zhi's curiosity reached its peak. At this moment, she didn't care about Yan Qingchen's criticism of her. "We are good brothers now, so why don't you tell me?"

Mu Bailian touched the goose bumps on his arms and said, "Bai Zhi, why do I feel like after being locked up with that girl for a few days, you've become... abnormal?"

"Who are you calling abnormal?"

Bai Zhi yelled at him in a rough voice, and Mu Bailian instantly felt that it was right, and his whole body suddenly felt unblocked: "That's right, this is the feeling."

Bai Zhi: "Mu Bailian, you are sick."

"I'm afraid you've become stupid because of this. Not only do you not appreciate it, but you even call me sick. I've been worried about your safety these past few days. I can't eat or sleep. Bai Zhi, do you still have a heart?"

Bai Zhi: “…”

Okay, she loses this round.

Peacemaker Wenzhe shook his head helplessly and pulled one at a time.

"Okay, sit down, are you still listening?"

Bai Zhi: "Listen. Ah Zhe, please speak quickly."

Wenzhe looked at the angry Mu Bailian on the other side and said, "Don't you also want to know what Qingchen and I planned?"

Mu Bailian then reluctantly nodded and stopped making a fuss.

"Let me speak." Yan Qingchen didn't want to listen to the two people's noise anymore, so he took over the conversation: "After I found out about Cao Han, I first sent people to investigate his background, and then went to the Mu Mansion to ask General Mu about Cao Han's background and informed him that he needed to be on guard against this matter."

Mu Bailian: "You went to my house the day before yesterday?..." How come I didn't know?

Yan Qingchen glared at him, not letting him finish. He continued, "That Cao Han was a child soldier. He joined the Southwestern Army from Yizhou when he was young, and later joined the Central Army. So far, two of them have come from Yizhou, and the clues we found later are even more unbelievable. If the facts are indeed consistent with this, the arrow is already on the string, and they will definitely take action immediately. That night, I went to the Wen Mansion and discussed with Azhe, and took advantage of the situation to catch the mantis."

Of the three, only Mu Bai was completely bewildered. What was that clue? And how did it work? He wanted to ask, but he didn't dare...

"Sure enough, during yesterday's morning court session, His Majesty had already received the memorial and the confession from the Minister of Rites. He was furious and immediately issued an order to execute Chu Shinan. The positions of the ministers in the court were immediately clear, and it was time to close the net."

Wenzhe: "At the same time, people from both sides of our group have set their sights on the same brothel, Hongxiulou."

Finally, it was Mu Bailian's turn. He quickly interrupted and said, "I know this. It was me who summoned Zhang Jin and others from the City Defense Battalion with the token from Prince Ning's Mansion."

Bai Zhi: "Then how did you know that Miss Chu and I were in danger?"

Wenzhe: "Yesterday's morning court was originally a play discussed by Your Majesty and Prince Ning. When that group saw their deeds were exposed, they wanted to cut off their own tails to survive. Such actions will inevitably endanger your lives."

Yan Qingchen sneered: "They think that they can cover it up by killing Cao Han. How naive."