"Lu Jin, you are so confused!" Gao Jian looked at the arrested Lu Jin and said with a sad face, "Now that there are witnesses and evidence, you should confess quickly so that you can get a lighter sentence."
Lu Jin raised his eyelids and stared at Gao Jian for a while. He felt that this man was extremely unfamiliar. He could still remember clearly how Gao Jian had supported him when he first came to the Guard Bureau three years ago.
Because the master and Gao Jian were old friends, Gao Jian treated him very well and acted like an older brother in front of him.
Lu Jin didn't know what role Gao Jian played in today's game. He bit his cheek and said coldly, "I haven't done anything, why should I confess? Wang An was clearly framed by someone. I have no grudge against Zhou Fang, so why would I instruct Wang An to kill him? Besides, what can a counterfeit key prove? Maybe Wang An secretly took a copy of the key while he was emptying Zhou Fang's toilet."
He glanced at Wang An, who was kneeling on the ground and cowering, and said contemptuously, "If I really want to kill someone, would I need to look for him?"
Wang An fell to the ground, not daring to look up at Lu Jin. He only argued in a low voice, "You are afraid that the matter will be exposed, so you deliberately use me as a scapegoat! You even threatened the lives of my family, saying that if I don't help you do this, you will take the lives of my wife and children."
Lu Jin pulled Wang An up from the ground and said angrily, "Who on earth instructed you to frame me like this?"
The bailiff from the Dali Temple immediately stepped forward, pulled Lu Jin away, and grabbed his arm.
Lu Jin remembered what Yu Qizhe said about being cautious in words and actions, and he resisted the urge to use force. He was not stupid. If he attacked the people from the Dali Temple, it would confirm his guilt.
"Are you still trying to quibble? You have your reasons for killing people. Take you back to the Dali Temple for questioning." Yang Xu, Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, waved his hand, and immediately someone escorted Lu Jin back to the Dali Temple.
Shen Ping, who was on good terms with Lu Jin, could not help but speak out, "Commander, Lu Jin has always been an upright person, you also know this, not to mention that our Jinyiwei is directly under the emperor, whether Lu Jin is guilty or not, it is not the turn of the Dali Temple to arrest him!"
Yang Xu, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple, said immediately, "The emperor has entrusted the case of embezzlement of government silver to the Dali Temple. Although Lu Jin is from your Guardian Department, he is also a wanted criminal in this case. To prevent your Guardian Department from shielding his colleagues, I must bring him back to the Dali Temple for interrogation and detention."
He said to Gao Jian, "Commander Gao, I will report everything to His Majesty. You won't stop me from doing my job, right?"
Gao Jian said sternly, "We both work for His Majesty. Although Lu Jin is a member of my Jinyiwei, if he really killed Zhou Fang to silence him, I naturally cannot protect him. You can take him away."
He looked at Lu Jin again, and seemed to feel that it was not appropriate to ask Lu Jin to confess his guilt just now, so he said, "Yang Shaoqing has always been fair and just. If this matter was not done by you, Yang Shaoqing will definitely clear your name. You should go to the Dali Temple with Yang Shaoqing first, and let him investigate the matter."
Lu Jin smiled coldly, not making any comment on Gao Jian's words. He straightened his back and shook off the two Dali Temple runners who were escorting him. "I'll go to the Dali Temple with you. If you want to accuse me of something, you can always find a pretext. I will never admit to something I haven't done!"
"You are being stubborn, but I don't think you will cry until you see the coffin!" Yang Xu ordered people to take Lu Jin back to the Dali Temple, and at the same time asked people to go to Lu Jin's residence to search for evidence of his crime.
As soon as Lu Jin arrived at the Dali Temple, a bailiff came with a letter saying that it was confiscated from Lu Jin's residence, along with a bank deposit receipt.
Lu Jin didn't even know what the content of the letter was, but he was tortured severely by Yang Xu and forced to confess.
Lu Jin gritted his teeth and endured the punishment, refusing to admit anything. "You want to force me to confess? Do you think I'm a spineless person?"
Lu Jin spat fiercely in Yang Xu's face, which made Yang Xu so angry that he asked people to whip Lu Jin a few more times. However, Lu Jin was tough-talking and tough-minded, and he couldn't really beat him to death, otherwise it would ruin his future plans. Yang Xu had to detain Lu Jin temporarily.
Because he did not have a visitor's card to the Annan Marquis's Mansion, Yu Qizhe asked to see Gu Yun, but was turned away by Gu's doorman. He had just arrived in the capital and did not know anyone in the officialdom, so he could only start with Gu Yun.
Moreover, the case of embezzlement of official silver was discovered by Gu Yun in the north, and he was determined to investigate the case thoroughly and made the most noise. Yu Qizhe wanted to get Lu Jin out and break the situation. They now have the same goal. Yu Qizhe is confident that he can persuade Gu Yun to help, but the prerequisite is to meet Gu Yun.
After giving the doorman a piece of silver, the man finally agreed to go and report, "It's uncertain whether the young marquis will see you or not."
"Please tell the young marquis that Miss Yu from Qingzhou wants to see him." Yu Qizhe could only use Yu Jiao's name, knowing that this way there would be a greater chance that Gu Yun would be willing to see him.
The doorman responded, closed the side door, and went in to report.
Yu Qizhe stood outside the Annan Marquis Mansion. The two stone lions at the main entrance were majestic and tall, and the two vermilion doors were spacious and imposing, making people feel insignificant.
Although Yu Qizhe had previously guessed that the official silver for dredging might have been embezzled by the employer, he had never thought that Lu Jin would be involved. When he was reading a book last night, he suddenly thought of Zhou Fang being detained in the Guard Bureau. He suddenly felt that someone might be pushed out to take the blame, so he went to remind Lu Jin, but he didn't expect that he would actually guess it right.
Although he told Lu Jin that he would take care of everything, in reality Yu Qizhe was not as confident and calm as he appeared to be.
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