Mu Chen wanted to send someone to inform the police, but Inspector Zhang and the yamen runners followed Mu Chen closely, so he had to suppress his thoughts and led Inspector Zhang to the backyard.
Madam Mu came back from the storehouse with something. Just as she was about to send her maid to the front yard to inquire about what the people from the capital's government office were doing when she saw Master Mu leading a team of officials approaching.
How could outsiders easily get into a place like the backyard?
Seeing that the master was leading his men towards Taoxuanyuan, Madam Mu wondered if the master had already informed the government offices in the capital and was now going to catch Wang Min red-handed?
She stopped at the gate of the courtyard, waiting for Mu Chen to come.
Mu Chen winked at Madam Mu from a distance. Although he was a fourth-rank official, he could not openly stop the people from the government offices in the capital from doing their work. However, the matter happened suddenly, and Madam Mu could not read minds, so how could she understand what he meant.
When they reached the gate of the courtyard, Inspector Zhang asked, "Is the female doctor in the courtyard now?"
Mu Chen glanced into the courtyard and said, "She should be there, but my daughter-in-law lives in Taoxuan Courtyard. She just gave birth and she is afraid of being frightened. Inspector Zhang, please wait for a moment and let my wife go in to talk."
Inspector Zhang smiled faintly, "I'm afraid it won't work. What if the female doctor gets the news and runs away? My mission will be ruined. Sir Mu, I'm sorry."
After Inspector Zhang finished speaking, he ordered his runners to cordon off the entire yard and go in to arrest the man.
Madam Mu also heard something wrong. Are these people here to arrest Female Doctor Yu? She looked at Mu Chen with a puzzled look, but this was not the time to explain. Seeing that Inspector Zhang had entered the yard, Mu Chen hurriedly followed him and said with a somewhat unpleasant expression, "The women live in the back house. Since Inspector Zhang is only arresting criminals who have nothing to do with my Mu family, he disturbed the women in my Mu family mansion so wantonly. This is very inappropriate!"
Inspector Zhang smiled and said, "I will apologize to Lord Mu after I catch the prisoner."
He rushed into the main hall at a rapid pace with the yamen runners.
In the main hall, Wang Min was drinking tea calmly, looking in a good mood. Hearing the noise in the yard, he looked up and saw Inspector Zhang who was in the lead. The smile on his face deepened and he looked at Yu Jiao with a gloating look.
Seeing that she was still sitting there with a calm face, Wang Min sighed in his heart, this person, she doesn’t even realize that disaster is approaching!
Inspector Zhang led his men into the main hall, glanced around the room, and his eyes fell on Yu Jiao who was sitting upright. He saw Wang Min nodded slightly, so he shouted, "Catch her!"
Jianjia and Bailu immediately protected Yu Jiao behind them. When they saw the police coming forward to arrest someone, Bailu said coldly, "Let's see who dares. Who gave you the courage to arrest our young lady without any reason?"
Inspector Zhang had already discussed this with Wang Min and knew that Yu Jiao was just a female doctor from Qingzhou countryside, with no support or background in the capital.
He said coldly, "Resisting arrest is a serious crime! Arrest them all and bring them back to the government offices in the capital for questioning!"
Yu Jiao, who was sitting on the chair, did not look panicked at all. Instead, she was calm, not like a girl of thirteen or fourteen. She pursed her lips slightly and glanced at Wang Min indifferently. It turned out that he was waiting for her here.
She stood up and asked calmly, "Do you dare to ask what crime I have committed? No matter which government office you are from, you have to catch the thief with the dirty stuff. You can't just accuse someone of a crime for no reason."
Although the eldest lady of the Mu family didn't know what had happened, she also said, "That's right. Doctor Yu is the doctor hired by our Mu family. How can Inspector Zhang arrest someone without knowing the truth?"
Inspector Zhang had a stern face and said to Yu Jiao, "Don't pretend to be ignorant. It was you who destroyed the corpse in the charity cemetery outside the capital, right? If you want evidence, Madam Mu lying in the room is the evidence!"
He waved his hand and ordered the runner to go forward and snatch the medical box from Yu Fuling's hands. How could Yu Fuling be able to match the runner's strength, and the medical box was snatched away immediately!
Inspector Zhang opened the medical box, revealing the glittering silver instruments inside. He smiled coldly and picked up the scalpel inside, which was smaller and thinner than a dagger. "Is this the knife you used for the caesarean section? The abdomen of Yizhuang's body has a wound made by this knife, and there are also traces of stitches. I have asked the maid to look at the abdomen of the third wife of the Wu family, and I have already found out that it was you who did it. I have caught you red-handed today. If you have anything else to say, go to the prison to defend yourself!"
After saying this, Inspector Zhang closed his medical box, asked his men to keep the evidence in the box, and ordered the bailiffs to arrest the man.
Yu Fuling was so frightened that her face turned pale. She was totally confused and didn't know what to do, so she tried to grab Yu Jiao's hand.
At this time, a servant came in and said, "Master, Lord Mei, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, is here, and he brought a lot of people with him. He said he came to the mansion to investigate a case. The gatekeeper couldn't stop him, and he's almost in the backyard."
Mu Chen frowned. What happened today? One thing after another.
Inspector Zhang was dignified and was also surprised. How did he alert the Ministry of Justice? The destruction of corpses in the charity cemetery outside Beijing was just a small case, and he had not reported it to the Ministry of Justice.
While he was in a daze, he heard footsteps in the yard and Mei Xuanlang, the right vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, walked in with his men. When he saw the situation in the house, he was slightly startled.
Mu Chen had already bowed and asked, "Why did Minister Mei come to your house at noon?"
Although Mu Chen was the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, he was only a fourth-rank official. The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice was a third-rank official, one level higher than Mu Chen.
Inspector Zhang also changed his solemn look and bowed with a smile, saying, "Zhang Cong, the inspector of the capital, greets Minister Mei."
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