The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

Xie Tingwen looked at Wei Peng's anxious expression, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes inadvertently.

He cleared his throat and asked with pretended concern: "Master Wei! Why are you so flustered?"

"Thank you, sir! Just now... just now was there... an official from the Ministry of Punishment present?" Wei Peng asked hesitantly with a pale face.

Xie Tingwen laughed secretly in his heart, but a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He raised his hand and pointed at Qi Yue beside him and said, "Oh? I thought Lord Wei was a little forgetful and couldn't even recognize Lord Qi, the lieutenant of the Ministry of Punishment."

"Master Qi? Captain? Just now..."

Wei Peng was still in shock, and he glanced at the heroic Qi Yue, knowing that he would not be able to save Liu Qing today. He wanted to beg for mercy, but before he could say anything, Xie Tingwen saw through him.

"Master Wei! Please attend the trial of Liu Qing today, to prevent anyone from catching your eye and causing you unnecessary trouble."

Wei Peng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looked at Qi Yue and nodded in agreement. Then he sat aside obediently, not daring to move at all.

"Crack!~"

Xie Tingwen slammed the gavel and said in a cold voice: "Official Liu Qing, quickly confess the truth about the Zhang family's murder, otherwise I don't mind torturing you."

"What? The Zhang's corpse case is actually related to him?"

"He is the county lieutenant! How could he do such a thing as robbery?"

Outside the yamen, there was a sudden roar of noise, and the topic naturally revolved around Liu Qing.

Wu Wu was full of disdain for Liu Qing, but Zhao Zhen in the courtyard was a little confused and felt that the development of things was a little strange.

"Kejun! Aren't you trying the case of Liu Qing killing an imperial official? Why did you turn to the case of hiding a corpse in Zhang's house?" Zhao Zhen asked with a hint of confusion on his face.

Yan Shuang shook his head, then glanced at Zhang Yuan and Zhang Lei who were kneeling in the corner. A hint of wisdom suddenly appeared in his slightly narrowed eyes.

Liu Qing stood up unsteadily, looked at Xie Tingwen with a look of despair, and said, "I don't understand what you are saying, sir."

"What a misunderstood sentence! Wasn't it you who did the Zhang residence thing on purpose? If you dare to conceal it today, I will definitely not show you mercy."

"Hahaha! Anyway, you are now sitting firmly in the court, and what you say is the truth. As long as there is evidence, I will plead guilty. If there is no evidence, I will not admit to anything that is completely false." Liu Qing responded calmly, still with an attitude of a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water.

Xie Tingwen was not angry, at this moment he was even a little happy. If Liu Qing explained clearly, he would not be able to hand the case over to the Ministry of Punishment.

Thinking of this, Xie Tingwen sneered and said, "A year ago, you detained Zhang Lei for murder and sealed off Zhang's house. I have read the case file. Who is the deceased? Why was he killed? When was it done? All the information is blank. You are not going to give me an explanation for this unjust, false and wrong case."

"explain?"

Liu Qing couldn't help but sneer when he heard this: "Sir! At worst, I made a wrong judgment. At worst, I will be dismissed and investigated. What other explanation do you want?"

"Crack!~"

Xie Tingwen angrily slammed the gavel, glanced at Qi Yue from the corner of his eye, and said coldly: "How dare you! Shouldn't you explain to me the identities of the 19 corpses and the origin of the 50,000 strings of silver hidden in Zhang's house?"

"How do you know that there are 50,000 strings of silver hidden in Zhang's house? Could it be that you..." Liu Qing had a look of astonishment on his face, and his words were full of confusion.

It took him more than three years to search for the 50,000 strings of silver, but he found no information at all.

If it weren't for the urging from above, the position of Gu County magistrate would have been vacant for more than three years. A year ago, he would not have dared to arrest Zhang Lei on trumped-up charges.

It has only been over half a month since Xie Tingwen took over the case, but he has successfully found 50,000 strings of silver. Such an accurate number made him suspect that the money had been found by Xie Tingwen.

Not only Liu Qing, but even Wei Peng who was standing beside him felt a tremor in his heart.

The purpose of his visit this time was not to save Liu Qing, but to find out from Liu Qing where the 50,000 strings of silver had gone.

Unexpectedly! This matter was not learned through Liu Qing's oral narration, but was brought up by Xie Tingwen. His words seemed to have known the whereabouts of the 50,000 strings of silver.

"My Lord! How much do you know about this matter?"

Liu Qing lowered his head as he spoke, and said with a dazed look, "Or does the Lord already know the whole story?"

Xie Tingwen narrowed his eyes, stared at Liu Qing and said in a deep voice: "I don't know much, but I can guess roughly from the case files. Did you admit it yourself or did I tell you orally?"

Sweat was already oozing out of Liu Qing's forehead at this moment. He was desperately thinking about the response policy. Who would want to die when they could live?

After thinking for a long time, Liu Qing said sadly: "Sir! If I explain clearly, can I have a chance to survive?"

At this time, Qi Yue, who had been silent all this time, slowly spoke up: "If you can explain one or two of these, I will consider Mr. Xie's judgment."

Xie Tingwen's expression froze when he heard this. He had no intention of getting involved in this mess. He then changed the subject and said, "I will consider this matter, and I will start with you accepting the Ten Evils of Mangdang Mountain."

"Thank you, sir."

Liu Qing thanked him, then pondered for a moment and said aloud: "This matter has to start from the 24th year of Jingyun. That year, I went out of the city to investigate bandits and met the Nine Evils of Mangdang Mountain. From those nine people, I learned a secret..."

The people inside and outside the county government listened to Liu Qing's story, and all of them looked fierce. They knew that there were bandits entrenched outside Laigu County, but they didn't expect that the leader of the bandits was actually the county lieutenant.

"Liu Qing! How can you be so sure that what the Nine Evils of Mangdang Mountain said is true? If they deceive you, it will be more trouble than it is worth for you." Xie Tingwen said with a puzzled look on his face.

"I had considered this at first, and later it was confirmed through official channels. In addition to the entire family being killed in Caojiazhuang, Shouyang County, a hundred thousand strings of cash were lost from the family. Later, I conspired with the nine villains."

"How did you conspire?"

"I used my connections with Zhou Ziyan, the head of the User Office, to help these nine people get official identities. In addition to providing them with a place to stay, it also made it easier for them to investigate Wu Fushi's identity."

"Who is Wu Fu?" Xie Tingwen asked.

"Reporting to you, sir! Wu Fu was one of the ten evildoers who defected. He brought 50,000 strings of silver to Laigu County, hiding his real name as Zhang Lei. The nine evildoers discovered his identity by coincidence."

When everyone heard this, they held their breath and looked at Zhang Lei who seemed a little crazy. He was called crazy because he kept wearing a hada and laughed foolishly.

"It must have taken some effort for the Nine Evils to recognize Wu Fu. Do you know what method they used?"

"I don't know about this. When Jiu Xiong found me, I offered to help them deal with Zhang Lei, but the 50,000 strings of silver had to be divided in half when we met in accordance with the rules of the underworld, and Jiu Xiong agreed."

Xie Tingwen glanced at Zhang Lei, then looked at Zhang Yuan and asked coldly, "Zhang Shuli! How much do you know about this matter?"