The lobby of the Ministry of Justice.
"Your humble servant greets His Highness!"
Xiao Shizhong came to the hall, still calm and composed, and first bowed to the Sixth Prince Liu Jing.
"No need to be so polite!"
Liu Jing waved his hands. He felt somewhat uncomfortable about having to interrogate his own uncle.
Xiao Shizhong was now a suspect, so naturally he would not be given a seat. After straightening up, he first glanced at the housekeeper who was kneeling on the ground, and then looked at Cui Sheng, who was avoiding his gaze guiltily. He had a rough idea in his mind that this bastard must have confessed everything.
Then, Xiao Shizhong straightened his body and clasped his fists in the court, "I wonder why Your Highness summoned me here?"
He really is a man who doesn't show his hand until he gets the rabbit. He's really pretending, as if this case has nothing to do with him.
However, Xiao Shizhong was not completely pretending to be calm. What was there to be afraid of at this point? He would have to admit it eventually anyway. Besides, the man sitting in the hall was his nephew after all, so he would not give him any face.
"Master Xiao, the housekeeper has confessed that you are the culprit of the case of the female corpse in the dry well, and Prime Minister Cui has also confessed. Do you have anything to defend yourself?"
Liu Jing felt somewhat uncomfortable in his heart. This was different from the last incident at the Jiaofangsi. This time it was a murder case, and there were more than a dozen lives lost. The cruelty was appalling. He thought that he could never do such a thing.
"Cui Sheng, you are still sitting here in such a blatant manner. You have become a suspect. Can you still have some shame?"
Xiao Shizhong did not answer in a hurry, but turned to Cui Sheng with a sarcastic look, "I'm standing here, why are you sitting there? If you make me unhappy, you won't be happy either."
"Master Xiao, you can't talk nonsense. You did it to those girls alone. It has nothing to do with me. I was just forced to hide it for you..."
Cui Sheng's old face turned red, and he forced himself to sit still and not stand up, otherwise he would feel guilty.
Xiao Shizhong slapped his forehead, then laughed: "Yes, I almost forgot, you have a very capable concubine in your family. May I ask Lord Cui, did you ask her to find someone to smooth things over for you in advance?"
"You..." Cui Sheng's face turned red, and then he stood up and clasped his fists towards Liu Jingyi, "Your Highness, you see that what Lord Xiao said is not only irrelevant to this case, but also insulting. Your Highness, please make a decision for me."
"Master Cui, how can it be unrelated to this case? If it wasn't for your concubine coming forward, I would not have come to your house to drink and not even piss on your stinky behavior. Don't you know what's going on?"
Before Liu Jing opened his mouth, Xiao Shizhong spoke first, directly stating that what he was talking about was not off-topic.
"Xiao Shizhong, who the hell are you? You just have a good father to back you up, otherwise I would have fought you to death long ago!"
Cui Sheng was so angry that he cursed, thinking that since we are already at loggerheads, there is no reason for me to be afraid of you.
"You are so good, Cui Turtle, you have become so capable now, do you think I can't deal with you..."
Xiao Shizhong suddenly became furious. As he spoke, he quickly stepped forward and kicked Cui Sheng.
Cui Sheng was so angry that he dared to kill people, let alone beat them.
"How dare you hit me? I'm going to fight you!"
Cui Sheng suffered a loss, and when would he stop? He went straight up and started fighting with Xiao Shizhong.
Both of them were drained of their bodies by alcohol and sex, so they were equally matched...
Liu Jing was stunned for a moment and watched the two people fighting in the lobby.
Xing Bang also remained silent, the dogs bit each other and got a mouth full of fur!
The Minister of Justice Wu Jingzhi saw that the two men did not move and just stood by and watched. If the news got out, the Ministry of Justice would really become a place where people played tricks and had no dignity at all.
Thinking of this, Wu Jingzhi stood up, but did not dare to go forward. If those who tried to stop the fight got beaten, it would be a big loss.
"You two are high officials of the imperial court after all. Do you really have no respect for your dignity at all?"
However, the two were not moved at all. Xiao Shizhong was fearless and it didn't matter to him no matter how big the incident was. Cui Sheng was always restrained by Xiao Shizhong and dared not speak out. Anyway, he took action and settled the new and old grudges together.
Xiao Shizhong has always coveted Qin Bingyan's beauty. He knows it very well in his heart. Although he has never succeeded, she is probably better than her husband. How can he not explode at this moment?
"What are you still standing there for? Pull the two adults apart!"
Wu Jingzhi saw that his words were useless. He felt very embarrassed as the Ministry of Justice was his territory, so he pointed at the officers next to him and started yelling.
The officers looked at each other and made gestures to step forward, but no one dared to go up and pull them apart. No one was stupid, even His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince didn't say a word. They thought that small people like them were nothing and might even get slapped in the face if they failed to pull the people apart.
"Why did I keep a bunch of rubbish like you!"
Wu Jingzhi's face turned pale with anger, and he waved his sleeves heavily with a look of helplessness.
"Your Highness, look at this..."
There was no other choice, so Wu Jingzhi turned to Liu Jing again.
Seeing Xing Bang sitting there as if nothing had happened, Liu Jing simply ignored it and said directly: "Since we can't pull them apart, why not let them fight for a while, and they will naturally stop when they get tired."
Hearing this, Xing Bang smiled at Liu Jing, who also smiled foolishly, and then sat there watching with contentment.
Wu Jingzhi was speechless after seeing this situation, so he had to go back to his original seat and sit down. He didn't care anymore and just watched the show.
At this time, Xiao Shizhong and Cui Sheng had both fallen to the ground and were fighting each other. Both of them were fat and big, and were evenly matched. They were both panting and looked exhausted.
"Uncle, you are such a disgrace, get up and beat him up!"
Liu Jing, who was sitting in the hall, was dancing with joy. Seeing Xiao Shizhong being pinned down and beaten by Cui Sheng, he began to cheer.
Wow, they are all into the role!
After a while, it is estimated that everyone present will be mobilized and cheer as if it were a boxing match.
"Haha, uncle, you are amazing. You can't rob others... This is too funny. I am dying of laughter."
"Xiao Shizhong, you bastard, you are playing dirty tricks on me, right? Who wouldn't do that?"
Cui Sheng was in pain and started cursing...
The atmosphere became tense, and the yamen runners threw aside the sticks in their hands, and the people watching the two of them all started laughing.
"This case is about..."
Wu Jingzhi shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Cui Sheng, damn it, let go!"
"You, why don't you let go first? I'll fight you to the death today. The worst that can happen is that we'll both become eunuchs!"
One of them tried hard, and the other, not wanting to be outdone, tried even harder. Both Xiao Shizhong and Cui Sheng were sweating profusely from the pain.
"Xiao Shizhong, if you have the ability, don't play dirty tricks. Let go... I will accompany you to the end!"
"You son of a bitch, if you let go first, I'll let go too."
Both of them were in so much pain that their faces turned red and they could no longer bear it.
"Then let's do this. When I say one, two, three, we both let go!"
"Okay then, whoever doesn't let go is a son of a bitch."
Xing Bang couldn't help but laugh. Is this the so-called high-ranking official of the imperial court?
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