The lobby of the Ministry of Justice.
Because Jiang Yuanwu fished out the body, the guards brought them along as well.
The coroner was performing an autopsy on the side.
"Your Excellency, this man was strangled by a rope around his neck and died of suffocation."
The Minister of Justice Ji Tai never expected that a murder would occur during the Lantern Festival.
I just had a drink with an old friend, and the alcohol hasn't worn off yet.
"Who is here in the hall?" He sat there lazily with his eyes hazy.
"The villain is Wu Haoran."
Ji Zhen burped: "Huh?"
The master beside him hurriedly said, "Sir, it's Wu Haoran, the son of the Chief Censor."
"Oh, he's not some high-ranking official."
Wu Haoran held himself up and continued, "I want to sue the prince of the Duke of Li for disregarding the law and taking human life lightly."
Ji Zhen was sobered up by the name "Duke Li".
"Boy, do you know what you are talking about?" Ji Yan sat up.
Wu Haoran looked solemn.
"I saw with my own eyes that Sun Enguang, the son of the Duke of Li, committed murder and threw the person into the Han River."
Ji Yan frowned: "Are there any other witnesses?"
"The villain is the witness."
Hearing this, Ji Yan's brows relaxed.
"Someone, please invite the Prince of Anguo here."
Jiang Yuanxi shook his head secretly.
[It's over. Ji Zhen is the lackey of Duke Anguo. Little brother is going to be in trouble this time. ]
Jiang Yuansheng looked at Ji Yan in disbelief.
Would he really take human life just to curry favor with Duke Anguo?
[To save Ji Yan, we can only place our hopes on the emperor and the crown prince. ]
Only these two people can suppress Duke Anguo.
Jiang Yuancheng had finally saved someone, so he wouldn't watch him die.
[Hey, what are you doing, Brother Four? Do you want to find help? ]
Jiang Yuancheng slowed down.
[The helper is in the west of the city, and the evidence is in the bushes by the river. Don’t go the wrong way, fourth brother!]
Hearing this, Jiang Yuancheng turned around and chased in another direction.
Jiang Yuanxi let out a long sigh. Fourth brother was unreliable and he didn't know if he could find the person.
Jiang Yuansheng understood his sister's concerns.
Jiang Yuanwu lowered his voice and said, "Brother, is Xiao Si okay? How about I go?"
"No," Jiang Yuansheng explained, "Everyone here is from the Shangshu family. Besides, you and I are witnesses. We can't leave. On the other hand, no one will care about Xiao Si, a child."
"Besides, Xiao Si won't be careless about this matter."
After hearing this, Jiang Yuanxi had no choice but to feel relieved.
I hope fourth brother can invite someone here.
Above, the Minister of Justice saw a child running away and didn't pay any attention to it.
After a while, the guard came with two people.
The Minister of Justice stood up immediately.
"Sir, the suspect has been brought in."
Ji Yan sat down slowly and clapped the wooden stick to wake himself up.
"Someone has accused the prince of murder and dumping a body. Does the prince have anything to say?"
Sun Enguang looked at Wu Haoran with a cold expression.
Obviously he didn't expect the other party to sue him.
"Sir, this is slander. The one who actually killed someone was Wu Haoran. I saw it with my own eyes."
Ji Yan: “Is there any witness?
Qian Tong immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency, I am the witness. Wu Haoran was jealous of this boy's knowledge, so he wanted to kill him. When he saw us, he wanted to kill us to silence us, but we beat him instead."
In this way, Wu Haoran’s injuries also make sense.
Wu Haoran said sternly, "Nonsense! It's obviously you who killed someone, why are you framing him? Sir, don't believe the murderer's words."
Ji Zhen coughed and said, "He killed someone and dumped the body. He happened to run into the prince and wanted to kill him to silence him, but he was beaten by the prince instead. This makes sense."
"How dare you, Wu Haoran, refuse to plead guilty!"
Wu Haoran was horrified. He knelt down and took two steps forward.
"Sir, they killed the man, how can you believe the murderer's words!"
Jiang Hui in the crowd seemed to be thinking about something.
Duke Li is very powerful and had a dispute with my grandfather last time. If he doesn't curry favor with him now, he will have no chance in the future.
Besides, this year's imperial examination will be presided over by Duke Anguo.
"Sir, I can be a witness. I was in hiding and saw Wu Haoran kill someone with my own eyes, and he was trying to murder the Duke's son."
Jiang Yuansheng didn't expect Jiang Hui to interfere.
"Brother, I'll go," Jiang Yuanwu took a step forward.
As long as he testifies for Wu Haoran, the guy will survive.
Jiang Yuansheng stretched out his hand to stop him and said in a deep voice: "Wait."
Now is not the time.
Sun Enguang smiled smugly.
His grandfather was the Duke of Li, so even if he was the Minister of Justice, he had to consider his grandfather's face.
He didn't even take the son of a mere fourth-rank censor seriously.
Even if he tells the truth, someone has to believe him.
Sun Enguang winked at Ji Zhen, and Ji Zhen got the wink.
"Come here, take the mortal away and torture him severely until he tells the truth!"
Looking at the hypocritical face of the Minister of Justice, Ji Yan finally understood.
From beginning to end, the Minister of Justice did not listen to his testimony at all.
"Hahaha," he laughed out loud, his eyes flashing with anger, like an enraged lion.
"Officials protect each other. Ji Yan, you dare to be a local official. Sooner or later, you will be punished!"
"Sun Enguang, you rely on your grandfather's protection to do whatever you want in the capital."
He pointed at the body on the ground and said, "This man was a candidate who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination. You murdered him and disregarded the laws of our dynasty. Good people are wronged, and evil people are in power."
"Oh my God, open your eyes and take a look!"
Affected by his emotions, Jiang Yuanwu could no longer bear it.
"You dog official!" Jiang Yuanwu glared at Ji Yan, "The case hasn't even been tried yet, and you want to convict him!"
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