Li Jing didn't dare to delay. He cupped his hands and immediately went to ask,
"Yes, sir!"
The atmosphere became strange.
Zhang Liang was one of the twenty-four meritorious officials of the Lingyan Pavilion, and everyone present knew of his merits!
If he were to kill Princess Ping Yang and State Duke Qiao, what was his motive?
Li Yu walked over to Zhang Liang and bent down to pick up the jade pendant on the ground.
The jade pendant was crystal clear and was an excellent item.
Li Yu's fingers gently rubbed the jade pendant as he looked at the Minister of Justice in disdain.
"Lord Zhang, do you know that the plan you thought was flawless is full of loopholes?”
"One of them is this jade pendant!”
Zhang Liang was puzzled and snorted coldly!
"This jade pendant is State Duke Qiao's personal item, a symbol of his status!”
"Could it be that this jade pendant was forged by a fake?”
Li Yu laughed softly, his tone filled with danger.
"Your problem is that this jade pendant is real!”
"State Duke Qiao has been burned into a charred corpse, but other than the charred rope on the jade pendant, there's no trace of it on its entire body!”
"Do you know that no matter how good the jade is, it will lose its original luster after experiencing the burning of the corpse? Cracks will appear on its body, and it will even shatter!”
Therefore, this jade pendant was not evidence of the charred corpse being burned!
Instead, it was placed next to the charred corpse and forged as proof of his identity!
Using fire to determine the authenticity of a jade was simply a fallacy!
Zhang Liang looked at Li Yu in shock, and his hands could not help but tremble!
Li Yu handed the jade pendant to Zhang Liang.
"Lord Zhang, if it wasn't for your protection and concealment, who else would be able to enter the back garden and place the jade pendant here under the layers of security in Princess Ping Yang's residence?!”
Zhang Liang turned his head away." I'm loyal to His Majesty. I don't know what you mean!”
"You're clearly imagining things and framing me!”
Everyone looked at the situation in front of them and swallowed their saliva. This was the most tense stage!
Li Yu smiled as he played with the jade pendant.
"I forgot to mention that when I examined this charred corpse, it had been dead for two days!”
"The unburned corpse meat has already started to stink!”
"May I ask the loyal Lord Zhang!”
"As long as you enter this back garden, you will be able to smell the stench of corpses and charred flesh.”
"Why didn't you find this charred corpse when you first sealed Princess Ping Yang's residence?”
"This is just your carelessness.”
"Lord Zhang, why did His Majesty send you and General Li to investigate Princess Ping Yang's residence when everyone found out that State Duke Qiao was missing?”
"A charred corpse swaggered into the back garden! Let you and General Li see it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Liang's expression completely changed!
Her eyes narrowed as she bit her lower lip.
Li Shi Min snorted coldly.
Whether it was the murderer or dereliction of duty, they were unforgivable!
"Zhang Liang! Should I punish you for not conducting a thorough search, or should I punish you for murdering State Duke Qiao and Princess Ping Yang?!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jing's footsteps could be heard!
He was back!
"Your Majesty! I have finished my interrogation!"
"When Princess Ping Yang's residence is under martial law!"
"The back garden will be personally searched by the Minister of Justice, Zhang Liang!”
"There are no soldiers accompanying us!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was stunned.
Zhang Liang closed his eyes, his face ashen!
When Li Yu had appeared, he had already said,
He had a bad feeling!
It was really…over!
Zhang Liang knelt on the ground with a thud. His head hung low. He opened his mouth and spoke with difficulty!
"This…this is all this minister's doing!”
"I plotted to kill Princess Ping Yang and State Duke Qiao!”
He couldn't let everyone continue investigating!!
Li Shi Min was furious, and a mouthful of anger gathered in his chest as he glared at him!
His chest heaved up and down violently!
"Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang! You are really unworthy of the importance I have placed on you!”
"Why are you so cruel and merciless to kill Princess Ping Yang and State Duke Qiao?”
Wei Zheng was also puzzled. He sighed heavily!
"Zhang Liang, you are also a loyal and courageous official in the court. Why did you murder Princess Ping Yang and State Duke Qiao and cause such a huge commotion?”
Princess Chang Le covered her red lips with her hand as tears fell. She could not help but sob softly!
"Why did you poison Aunt?!"
"Tell me! Why did you poison auntie to death?”
Princess Chang Le's eyes were bloodshot, and her pupils were filled with confusion and hatred!
Li Yu took off his gloves and took out a handkerchief from his lapel, handing it to Princess Chang Le to wipe her tears.
"Princess, please hold back your tears. Even if you question him like this, he will not be able to give you a reason!”
"After all, he is just a small character in this serial case!”
Princess Changle held the handkerchief in her hand and was stunned." He…is not the murderer. There is someone else who killed my aunt?"”
Zhangsun Wuji looked at the chaotic situation in front of him. Everyone was panicking and couldn't grasp the situation. Only Li Yu analyzed it step by step!
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This kid clearly controlled every step of the entire situation!
"Li Yu, your ability to understand the entire situation and search for evidence really makes this old man admire you!”
"Just now, you said that Zhang Liang had an accomplice. However, if it is as you said, Zhang Liang did not kill Princess Ping Yang, why did he stop all the evidence?!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Liang raised his head and looked at Li Yu hatefully.
"What murderer? I designed all of this!"
"If I wasn't the murderer, I would have been stupid enough to bear the death penalty!!”
Everyone nodded in agreement. Admitting it was a death sentence!
As the Minister of Justice, Zhang Liang knew best what would happen to these people!
Li Yu walked up to Zhang Liang and looked down at him condescendingly. The jade pendant in his hand smashed in front of him!
"Lord Zhang, your brain isn't muddled!”
"Today, you led everyone to this point!”
"Your original plan was to make the serial cases in Princess Ping Yang's residence an unsolved case!”
"And with your help, State Duke Qiao managed to escape, right?”
When everyone heard this, they looked at Li Yu in shock!
" Li Yu, what did you say?!"
Princess Chang Le's legs went soft and she took a step back. Her brain seemed to have crashed and she could not react in time!
"Li Yu, do you mean that State Duke Qiao is not dead?”
"The other murderer you mentioned, is…is State Duke Qiao?!”
"But State Duke Qiao is lying there, and you've already done an autopsy!”
Princess Chang Le pointed at the charred corpse and was completely confused!
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I'm sorry, I went out to accompany Grandma to the temple in the morning. I was forced to kowtow to the Bodhisattva on the third floor and overslept when I came back.
The storyline had been delayed for a long time, so the update was a little late.
There are three more chapters tonight,
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Thank you!
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