Chapter 106: The Ministry of Justice Arrests People
"The Ministry of Justice is investigating a case. All people in Wanjuan Study will be taken to the Ministry of Justice!" The leading official from the Ministry of Justice held a search warrant.
The officers and soldiers rushed in like wolves and tigers.
Mr. Zhou turned pale with fright.
Qiu Niang immediately ordered the maid, "Quick, go out the back door and go to the Northern Prince's Mansion to find the Crown Prince's Consort!"
"Yes!" The maid ran out through the back door in a hurry.
Qiu Niang, Song Heng and Mr. Zhou were taken to the Ministry of Justice.
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Northern Palace, Jinyu Garden.
Jiang Rong received news that something happened in Wanjuan Study...
He immediately looked at Emerald and asked:
"How is Chu Jue's case going?"
The Northern Palace has been sending people to secretly monitor Chu Jue's progress in handling the case...
"We found a victim. The other people were unwilling to admit that the cloth was poisonous and all denied it..." Jade said in embarrassment:
"Lord Chu is still looking for witnesses..."
"Inform Chu Jue of the news. Let's go to the Ministry of Justice." Jiang Rong said.
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Ministry of Justice, court.
Minister Zhou sat in the main seat.
Zhou Yanghong sat on the stretcher, his face full of gloating.
After his last leg was broken, he had been recuperating in the mansion. Now his leg was not healed yet, but when he heard that Wanjuan Study was going to be in trouble, he specially ordered the servants to carry a stretcher for him to watch the show.
"Master Zhou, please help us. This Wanjuan Bookstore wrote an article that slandered our Jinxiu Cloth Shop. It was widely circulated, causing a great impact on the reputation of our cloth shop and countless losses!" Shang Yanwen looked angry:
"Please, Lord Zhou, make the decision for the people!"
Standing next to Shang Yanwen was his third uncle, who was in charge of all the Shang family's business.
"Sir Zhou, our cloth shop is clean and innocent. You can go and check it out. There is no problem with the fabrics in our shop!" Shang Lao San said righteously.
From the first day of publishing "Qianqiu Volume 3".
The Shang family responded quickly.
All the poisonous fabrics were destroyed from the warehouse, and the people who bought the fabrics went to each household to settle the matter.
The people didn't dare to offend the Shang family at all.
They all chose to swallow their anger.
Apart from one "stubborn" person, there was no big trouble.
"Someone, go check the fabrics at Jinxiu Cloth Shop." Minister Zhou said.
The officer took the order and went to do it.
After a while, they brought back some fabrics from the fabric shop and confirmed that there were no problems.
At this time, Song Heng and others were also brought to the Ministry of Justice.
"Who among you wrote the article that slandered Jinxiu Cloth Shop?" Minister Zhou stared at the people in Wanjuan Study and said sternly:
"If you dare to conceal it, you will be severely punished!"
Ever since Mr. Zhou entered the Ministry of Justice, he has been trembling with fear and cannot even speak a complete sentence.
Song Heng stood up and said, "I wrote the article. But it's not slander!"
"I have checked and there is nothing wrong with the fabrics of Jinxiu Cloth Shop. You are slandering me! According to the laws of Daxia, any scholar who makes up such a rumor will be stripped of his official title and punished with fifty strokes of the cane!" Minister Zhou slammed the gavel and pronounced the verdict directly:
"Wanjuan Bookstore failed to conduct strict review, which resulted in the spread of such absurd articles. This is a crime of negligence. The storekeeper shall be caned thirty times! Wanjuan Bookstore shall be sealed and ordered to close for rectification."
"Drag him away and execute him!"
His son's leg was broken by Xie Lingxi, and he had been secretly holding a grudge against him. Now that he had the chance, he was determined to deal ruthlessly to Wanjuan Shuzhai.
Zhou Yanghong laughed happily, "Good judgment!"
"Everyone has his own responsibility. I wrote the article, and it has nothing to do with others." Song Heng looked at Minister Zhou, fearless:
"Mr. Zhou has not conducted a thorough investigation, but has directly made a judgment. This is a disregard for human life and a reckless judgment!"
If the case is mishandled, the crime will be serious.
But the Zhou family and the Shang family had already discussed this matter privately, and the Shang family had already dealt with the people.
Minister Zhou just needs to make the judgment.
"Do I need you to teach me how to handle a case? Come, drag them away and beat them!" Minister Zhou said sternly.
At this moment, the official came in and reported: "Sir, the Northern Prince's wife is here, and we can't stop her..."
As soon as the words fell...
The guards of the Northern Prince's Palace cleared the way, and several officers who tried to stop them were pushed aside.
A woman in a crimson dress walked in, surrounded by her entourage.
That’s right, Jiang Rong.
"The fabrics from Jinxiu Cloth Shop harmed people, and the Mingxin Division has already found the victim. Your Ministry of Justice cannot investigate the case clearly, so you can learn more from the Mingxin Division." Jiang Rong looked at Minister Zhou coldly.
"How dare you trespass into the Ministry of Justice..." Minister Zhou said angrily.
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of captains from the Mingxin Division rushed in.
"Minister Zhou, if your Ministry of Justice doesn't know how to handle cases, then don't take the case." Chu Jue rushed over and said in a hurry:
"Jinxiu Cloth Shop deserves what it gets! You believed their nonsense and arrested innocent people. How did you become the Minister of Justice?"
He was busy chasing clues.
Suddenly hearing that the Ministry of Justice had intervened, he immediately rushed over to uphold justice.
"You...are so bold!" Minister Zhou's face turned pale. Your father and I were always polite to each other, but you are so lawless.
"Captain Chu came here specially to clarify the truth because he was afraid that you would make a wrong judgment and wrongly accuse a good person. Minister Zhou, you should thank him." Jiang Rong said lightly.
Chu Jue agreed, "Right! That's right! I have found a victim. The cloth from Jinxiu Cloth Shop killed her daughter! You should release all the people from Wanjuan Bookstore and arrest the people from Shang family."
Minister Zhou was confident and said calmly, "What victim?"
"Someone, please invite Mrs. Wu to the court." Chu Jue immediately summoned a witness.
A woman in her twenties, with a haggard face, knelt down and saluted:
"Please help me, gentlemen. I bought some brocade cloth and made a small coat for my child... I didn't expect that the child... the child got a poisonous sore... and there was no way to save him..."
As she spoke, she began to cry.
He stretched out his hands again and said, "Please understand, it was this poisonous sore...that killed my child..."
The materials sold at Jinxiu Fabric Shop are relatively expensive.
But thinking of using the softest silk for the child, she gritted her teeth and bought a piece of silk. She put some in the cradle and made a few small clothes...
Although she herself did not wear any clothes, her hands were covered with sores from touching the fabric while making clothes...
Chu Jue found many victims.
Only Mrs. Wu was willing to testify because her child was killed. Other victims also had poisonous sores on their bodies...
But they denied that they had ever bought fabric from Jinxiu Fabric Shop, and said that they had done it accidentally.
Children are weak and the carbuncle is fatal. Adults are better and have not yet died.
"You look very pitiful, but how can you say that it was the fabric from Jinxiu Cloth Shop that caused you and your child to have poisonous sores? Maybe you touched some wild flowers or weeds?" Minister Zhou was calm and unhurried.
"You are the only one who said that there was something wrong with the fabric from Jinxiu Cloth Shop. How come nothing happened to the other people who bought the fabric?"
"Isolated evidence is not enough. Captain Chu must know the truth that these ignorant people don't understand."
Minister Zhou looked towards Chu Jue, his tone full of condescending sarcasm.
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