Chapter 167 Handwriting

As soon as Yuwen Mu came on duty, he found that the sky had fallen!

"Haha, Lord Yuwen, from now on you and I will be colleagues."

The eldest prince was wearing a "fresh-from-the-oven" official uniform, looking very proud, and even arrived at the Imperial City Office to report for duty early in the morning.

To be honest, the official position that the emperor arranged for his son was a fifth-rank commander. Yuwen Mu was the commander of the Imperial City Department and the eldest prince's superior.

But who dared to act like a superior in front of the prince? Yuwen Mu felt that going on a business trip with the eldest prince was more tiring than the three previous times, and he was afraid that he would not be able to survive in the future.

In court, Shi Jiarui has consistently denied that he had been to the capital recently, so the case has to be put on hold until new evidence is available.

At the same time, the Shi family was also trying to find a way to exonerate Shi Jiarui.

May 16th, early morning court.

As soon as the morning court began, Du Yushi of the Yushitai stood up and bluntly stated that he wanted to report the commander of the Imperial City Division, Yuwen Mu, for being rude and rude when arresting Shi Jiarui in Yanzhou, beating and intimidating other people who were not related to the case.

"Your Majesty, please understand that whether Shi Jiarui is guilty or not is still under trial in the Dali Temple. Even if he is guilty, it is his own crime and his family should not be implicated. I heard that Madam Shi is seriously ill and bedridden because of this, and that you ordered the envoy to do this. This is inappropriate and should be punished to serve as a warning to others."

As a result, before Yuwen Mu could even open his mouth, the eldest prince came out. After he got the job, the emperor also allowed him to attend court.

"Your Majesty, Lord Du was not present at the scene, so how could he know the inside story? The Shi family was trying to hide the suspect, and it was not Lord Yuwen who ordered the arrest of Shi Jiarui, but your son."

The eldest prince has already cursed the Shi family a hundred times in his heart, yet they still dared to find someone to report him!

The eldest prince explained the inside story of arresting Shi Jiarui to the emperor on the day he returned. He naturally knew that Yuwen Mu was innocent. This Lord Du was a relative of the Shi family... It must have been the Shi family's idea behind him.

What's more, the emperor also knew that the one who was cursing in the historian's house was definitely not Yuwen Mu, but his own son.

"I have already known about the incident in Yanzhou. I believe that what Lord Yuwen did did not violate the laws of Dazhao. Du Yushi, please leave."

Du Yushi was unwilling to accept this. After reporting Yuwen Mu, he also had to report the Dali Temple for its poor handling of the case. However, now that the emperor had spoken, he had nothing more to say.

Then, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice stood up again, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to make."

Originally, this should have been said by the Minister of Justice, but Lord Zong fell into the water for too long during the dragon boat race and is now lying in bed recuperating.

"I think that the case of Shi Jiarui should be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial. I heard that the Dali Temple has not made any progress in this case for a long time, and it has aroused public outcry during the public trial. This is really wrong."

The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple are both judicial departments, but the Ministry of Justice also has the responsibility of supervising all officials, so ordinary cases cannot be brought to the Ministry of Justice.

If the Dali Temple is a quiet government office, then the Ministry of Justice of this dynasty could just be closed and it wouldn't have any impact.

Facing the accusation of the vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, Shen Yun stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this case is about the murder of a prostitute in Yihonglou, not the murder of Shi Jiarui. Moreover, this case has been the responsibility of the Dali Temple since the beginning. There is no reason to transfer it at will."

"Well, this case has been in the Dali Temple from the beginning. It is not convenient to transfer it back and forth, so the Dali Temple will continue to be in charge. However, the palace examination will be held the day after tomorrow. There are many people in the capital who are gossiping recently. This case must have a result as soon as possible."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Okay, if there's nothing else, let's leave."

After Shen Yun and Xie Hui returned to the Dali Temple, they were also troubled by the case. Based on what they had "heard" in court, they had confirmed that Shi Jiarui was the murderer, but now they could not find any evidence to support it.

"Sir, this was sent by the girls from Yihonglou."

"This…"

When Shen Yun saw what Xu Buhuan presented to him, his heart was shocked. What Zi Yan asked Xu Buhuan to deliver was a complaint written in blood.

On it, there was not only Ziyan's name, but also the names of more than 30 other girls in Yihonglou, and bloody fingerprints. They all knew that the madam had said in court that Shi Jiarui had not been to Yihonglou recently, so they jointly wrote a petition, accusing Shi Jiarui of murder, and they all wrote testimonies that Shi Jiarui had often been in and out of Yihonglou for nearly half a year, until Qianqian was killed.

Looking at the bloody complaint, Shen Yun and Xie Hui both felt very heavy. Allowing the people to file a lawsuit in this way was a sign of judicial incompetence.

"Alas, even for their sake, we can't let Shi Jiarui go unpunished."

Xie replied, "Sir, let's go through it again from the beginning. Perhaps there is something we haven't noticed before."

Shi Jiarui was undoubtedly cunning. From beginning to end, no matter where he went, he did not leave even the slightest trace.

Xie Hui brought people to search the house that Shi Jiarui had rented before. This time they turned it upside down, but still found nothing.

Just when they were at a loss, things suddenly took a turn for the better.

"I am from Nianhualou, my name is Yunrou. A few days ago, I heard a guest in the building talking about the case of Yihonglou, so I kept an eye on him and asked the guest to bring me a portrait of "Master Cheng". I recognized him at first sight. He has also been to Nianhualou. I have evidence here."

Yun Rou finished speaking, glanced at the two adults, and then pointed at her chest through her clothes. "He once wrote the word Rui on my body with a pen. At that time, I saw that he had a good family background, so I wanted to please him, so I didn't wipe the word off, but tattooed it. But he never came again after that. I thought that the handwriting could prove that he had been to the capital at that time. I asked Ma Po Po, who is opposite the Nianhua Tower, to do the tattoo. She can prove the date of the tattoo."

Shen Yun immediately called a female detective to examine her. It was just as she said, there was a tattoo of the word "Rui" on her chest. By comparing the handwriting, it could be proved that Shi Jiarui was in the capital at that time.

It is not difficult to compare handwriting, especially since Shi Jiarui wrote the "Rui" in his own name. When people write their own names, it is easy to see their personal style. For example, in Shi Jiarui's "Rui", the right side of the character is always dragged out very long.

Shen Yuan has always been concerned about this case. Even if it can be proved that Shi Jiarui was in the capital before Qianqian was murdered, it may not be enough to prove that he killed Qianqian.

In the final analysis, it still comes down to that sentence. If it cannot be proved that he committed murder, even if the handwriting is exactly the same, he can still argue that the handwriting was imitated by someone.

"Dad, let me try again and ask again. Maybe I can get something new out of it."