Zhou Gongjin, Zhou Yushi, and Yang Shangshu all frowned as they listened to Mr. Zhang's report.
"Now all the clues point to Mu Zhitao. It will be difficult for her to overturn the verdict." Minister Yang said.
Censor Zhou said with a cold expression, "A perfectly healthy person was suddenly burned to death."
Zhou Gongjin asked, "Can you investigate the cause of the fire?"
Jingzhao Prefecture Governor Zhang said, "We've investigated and found that the fire was caused by accidental spillage of lamp oil."
"You have to be careful when using lamp oil. In the past two years, there have been quite a few fires caused by spilled lamp oil," said Minister Yang.
"Is there any progress on Zhang Er's side?" Zhou Gongjin continued to ask.
"No."
The case seemed to be stuck in a dead end.
"No matter how you look at it, this case is Mu Zhitao's premeditated murder," Minister Yang said. "We can't let the murderer go just because the people plead for mercy, right?"
The most troublesome thing now is that all the people are talking about this matter. People from all major states are petitioning for the same thing, which shows the influence of this person, not to mention that his son has also gone to Dengwen Tower.
If the final result is still execution, I don’t know what will happen.
"This matter still requires the attention of Minister Yang and Prefect Zhang. Go and investigate further," Prime Minister Zhou said. "It's getting late. Please go back."
After leaving the Ministry of Justice, they each left in a sedan chair.
Censor Zhou ordered his servants to catch up with Zhou Gongjin's sedan chair.
"Sir, I wish to speak with you."
"Let's go sit in the teahouse in front."
In the teahouse's private room, two people sat opposite each other with a pot of hot tea placed between them. They sipped the tea slowly without speaking a word.
After a while, Censor Zhou put down the teacup in his hand.
"Prime Minister, what do you think about this matter?"
Zhou Gongjin picked up the teacup, took a slow sip, and said softly, "If she's innocent, the people behind it are meticulous and have done everything perfectly. If she's guilty, it's all logical and flawless."
Censor Zhou wanted to test his attitude towards this matter, but the result he got was ambiguous.
"Prime Minister, don't you think this is too logical? All of this seems like a pre-planned script. Our role in this is just that of an executioner."
Censor Zhou stared at Prime Minister Zhou. He didn't believe it. With Prime Minister Zhou's wisdom, he couldn't see it.
"If nothing goes wrong with this matter, everyone will be happy. But if someone reveals it later, Prime Minister, have you thought about the consequences?" Censor Zhou said slowly.
It's like a net, and when it will be closed depends on the person behind it.
If he was only targeting Mu Zhitao, he would have stopped there. But if his real target was them, the consequences would be disastrous.
Because once Mu Zhitao was sentenced to death, and after his death, the case was exposed as a miscarriage of justice, the presiding officials would face the condemnation of the people of several major prefectures. Losing their official positions would be a small matter, but losing their lives would be a big one.
This is a double-edged sword, it may kill two birds with one stone, or it may be a peach on a needle in a tree, or it may be them.
The trial by the three judges not only concerns Kinomo's life, but also involves them.
If she were just an ordinary woman, she wouldn't have such worries. However, she was the savior of several major prefectures and a well-known philanthropist in the Southern Tang Kingdom. If they unjustly killed such a philanthropist, they would be criminals against the Southern Tang Kingdom.
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