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Chapter 246

Liu Qingli looked at Chen Yi blankly, feeling a little dizzy.

What did I hear just now?Who's coming?Minister of the Ministry of punishment?impossible!

Chen Yi looked at Liu Qing, who was full of disbelief, Chen Yi hooked the corners of his mouth, and walked to the backyard of the yamen. As soon as he came out of the hall, he saw Minister of the Ministry of Punishment standing behind the screen, half of his body exposed.

This was obviously an eavesdropping posture. The Minister of the Ministry of Justice bared his teeth at Chen Yi when he saw Chen Yi coming in.

Then he returned to his serious look before, and the speed of this change should not be too fast.

Chen Yi was amused. The more he got along with the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, the more interesting Chen Yi found the Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment coughed lightly, then picked up his shelf, and walked outside. Chen Yi let the Minister of the Ministry of Justice go first, and he followed closely. The two walked out of the back hall and saw the middle of the lobby.

There is no need to introduce this time, Liu Qingli knew that it was really the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment who came, and his boss came.

Secretary Liu Qing hurriedly walked to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, bowed his head and saluted respectfully.

"The next official pays homage to Lord Shangshu. I don't know that Lord Shangshu is here. I'm not well-mannered. Please forgive me."

The Minister of the Criminal Ministry already knew that his subordinate, Liu Qing, was the same as the murderer of the case, but he did not show disgust, but nodded with a cold look.

"Don't be too polite, get up, I will try this case today, you can sit in on it!"

After the Minister of the Ministry of Justice finished speaking, he walked to the middle of the lobby and said to the curious people who came over.

"Fellow folks, this official is the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment of this dynasty, who specializes in the trial and investigation of cases. Today I came to investigate the murder of the county magistrate. Now that the matter has been investigated clearly, all folks please be a witness."

After the Minister of the Ministry of Justice finished speaking, he walked directly to the seat of the trial and sat down, and patted the gavel, announcing: "I am promoted!"

The yamen servants who had been standing on both sides just now began to knock on the board in their hands, and shouted in unison: "Mighty~"

The county lieutenant had already retreated in fright, and was standing behind Liu Qinglisi.

His face was pale, his expression panicked, and he whispered to Liu Qingli, "Brother-in-law, save me!"

Secretary Liu Qing did not dare to speak at all, and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment stared closely at him and the county lieutenant next to him.

He could only lower his head and pretend not to hear, keeping himself out of the matter.

Just kidding, of course he wants to keep his job first, he didn't expect that Chen Shilang would be able to invite the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and now he dare not do any tricks.

Chen Shilang might cause him some trouble, but Chen Shilang often does messy things that are not his job, so he is not worried, as long as he doesn't offend Chen Yi, it's not a big problem, but the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment is different, he directly reports to his superior.

The Minister of Criminal Affairs seemed to see that Liu Qing's official department did not respond, so he directly started the trial of the case.

"Who is in the hall?"

Chen Yipei answered in a straightforward manner: "My name is Chen Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials."

Minister of the Ministry of Justice nodded and asked, "Who do you want to sue?"

"The county lieutenant of this county, the current acting county magistrate."

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice looked at the county lieutenant, with a solemn expression on his face: "The defendant has not come to the lobby to kneel?!"

The county lieutenant was so frightened that he looked at Liu Qinglisi for help, but unfortunately Liu Qinglisi did not dare to take other actions. Seeing this, the county lieutenant knew that his brother-in-law might not be able to help him.

Both of these people have higher official positions than brother-in-law, and one of them is still his boss, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.

The county lieutenant can only pray that Chen Yi did not investigate the truth of the matter, and that there is no evidence, it is just speculation, otherwise he might have explained it here today.

The county lieutenant came out from behind Liu Qing Lisi in despair, and knelt in the lobby.

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice snorted coldly, and looked down on the county magistrate very much. Now that he knew that no one could protect him, he remembered being afraid. Who was he thinking about when he killed someone before?

"Who is in the hall? Report your name yourself!"

"My lord, the next official is the county lieutenant of this county, and now he is the acting county magistrate."

The Secretary of the Criminal Ministry continued to ask: "Chen Shilang sued you for murdering the county magistrate here, and then pretended to be a hero of Heaven's Punishment to commit crimes, do you admit it?"

"The lower official doesn't admit it, my lord, the lower official was wronged. How could it be that the lower official killed him? That's the county magistrate. Why did the lower official do this? Please check clearly, my lord."

The county lieutenant knew that he must not plead guilty now, and once he pleaded guilty, no one would lose him.

Originally, I thought that my brother-in-law was the official secretary, and no one dared to question him, and he could help me get rid of the county magistrate, but I didn't expect that I could only rely on myself now.

Thinking of this, the county captain felt a bit of hatred for Chen Yi in his heart.

If it weren't for this Chen Shilang, how could he have reached the current situation, and he even called the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

If he knew that Chen Shilang was so capable, he would definitely curry favor with him at the first time, then Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment would be on his side, wouldn't he just want wind and rain in the future? !

It's hateful that Chen Shilang hides his identity, making himself misunderstand that he is the guard that the county magistrate hired to protect him.

Now he can only think of a way to get out, the county captain raised his head and glanced at his brother-in-law quietly.

It happened that Liu Qing Lisi was also looking at him, the two saw something in each other's eyes, and then parted their eyes.

The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was not angry when he saw this person's sophistry, but just asked Chen Yi: "Chen Shilang, tell me your evidence."

Chen Yi nodded: "The county lieutenant's motive for killing the county magistrate was very simple. The county lieutenant wanted to be the successor of the county magistrate after he retired and returned home. Unfortunately, the county magistrate didn't like him, so he held a grudge, so he killed the magistrate. Pretend to be the Heavenly Punishment Hero, and frame the county magistrate."

"On the first night when I came here to rest, the county magistrate came to me and told me that someone was going to kill him and asked me to save his life. He then told me that he suspected that the county magistrate had killed the magistrate because he had seen the magistrate and the magistrate. The county magistrate had a dispute over succession."

Chen Yi told the story all at once.

"Also, on the night when the case happened, the county magistrate had seen the magistrate to go to the magistrate, and then the magistrate died, and the magistrate had threatened the magistrate to stop meddling in his own business."

After Chen Yi finished speaking, he stood leisurely in the middle of the lobby.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice looked at Chen Yi: "Where is the county magistrate now? Why can't he see him? Send the county magistrate to come and ask questions."

The county magistrate was taken away by the county lieutenant before, and he probably hasn't done anything yet. After all, the county lieutenant feels that he has a backing, and he is not in a hurry to silence him immediately. He is probably locked up somewhere.

Chen Yi looked directly at the county lieutenant: "The county lieutenant was arrested by the county lieutenant as a suspect before, and now he is somewhere."

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice immediately changed his face, looked at the county captain angrily, and yelled loudly.

"Where did you lock up the county magistrate? Hand him over to me! You are so courageous, but you are just an agent. Who gave you the right?"

(End of this chapter)