"Dong Weimin is dead?"
Feng Yuan frowned and said, "He has been assigned at least five yamen runners for protection recently, and he has been living in the county government office. How could he have been killed?"
Ever since Dong Weimin surrendered, he has been under special protection and almost never goes out of the county government office. No matter how bold the Han family is, they dare not send people to the county government office to kill people.
"This morning, the County Magistrate said he was going home to get some clothes, and I was accompanying him..."
Su Dahai paused, "The county magistrate was not murdered, but hanged himself."
"Hang himself?"
Song Chi and Feng Yuan looked at each other and then sighed.
He was not surprised to hear the news. For Dong Weimin, this might be his best destination. He had committed a serious crime and would face severe punishment in the future, so he chose to end it in this way.
However, Dong Weimin had already confessed all his crimes and provided important evidence, so he could be considered to have died a worthy death.
"Give him a proper burial." Feng Yuan gave the order.
Ji County has returned to peace, but there is a feeling that a storm is about to come.
Ning'an Prefecture, government office.
Zhou Zhengan and Han Yu sat opposite each other, leaning in close to each other as they read a secret letter. "This was intercepted today. It's the evidence of our crimes that Feng Yuan was about to send to the capital."
He had already read it. The secret letter contained only evidence of the Han family's crimes and did not mention him.
It seems that Song Chi is trustworthy. Zhou Zhengan thought to himself that this was a good deal, and based on Song Chi's poetry and writing, he should also take first place.
Little did he know that the evidence they intercepted was not the real evidence to be sent to the capital, but was actually a diversionary tactic.
Among those actually sent to the capital, Zhou Zhengan was not mentioned, not even the Han family. Only one person was involved, and that was the Prime Minister Song Shiwen.
This was Song Chi's idea.
It is unlikely to bring down Song Shiwen through this incident, and they have no clear evidence that Song Shiwen did it, but he cannot withstand detailed investigation.
Given Song Shiwen's reputation and status, he naturally didn't want to be involved in this case. The only way was to make a bold move and abandon the Han family.
The Han family is his white glove, and he just needs to let the Han family bear all the blame.
This is what Song Chi meant.
Since we can't take you down, let's take down the helper you rely on.
Once the Han family falls, how could Zhou Zhengan and other local officials of Ning'an Prefecture escape? In this way, their entire Ning'an power will be hit, which is a heavy loss.
In this way, Song Chi’s goal was achieved.
Zhou Zhengan was still unaware of this, and instead was sighing that Song Chi kept his word. Han Yu, on the other hand, was so angry that his face turned blue. This fake secret letter was full of evidence of the Han family's crimes, and it was extremely detailed, as if he had experienced it personally.
Han Yu was shaking with anger and at the same time was terrified.
He didn't expect that Song Chi and Feng Yuan would find out so much information. The main reason was that the Yongsheng Gang was too deeply involved with the Han family, and Song Chi wiped out the Yongsheng Gang.
If these evidences were sent to the capital, they would certainly cause an uproar, and even with the Prime Minister's protection, they would not necessarily be able to get away with it safely.
Han Yu regretted it very much. If he had known this would happen, he should have gotten rid of Song Chi earlier.
He had been letting it go because he was afraid of Liang Qingwu's revenge, but compared with the current situation, even if Liang Qingwu wanted to take revenge, she should have gotten rid of Song Chi early.
"Thank goodness we intercepted it!"
Han Yu felt a wave of fear in his heart. He said in a deep voice, "From now on, you must impose martial law outside Ji County. No secret letters must be allowed to leave Ji County."
"Don't worry, as the prefect, I can still do this." Zhou Zhengan responded readily. He would inevitably be implicated in the downfall of the Han family. Now, they all prosper together and suffer together.
Han Yu continued, "The Prime Minister has already replied to my letter, telling us to delay for another ten days or half a month. He is already trying to transfer Feng Yuan..."
Hearing this, Zhou Zhengan felt much more relieved. As long as the Prime Minister made an effort, the problem would naturally be solved.
As long as they delay sending the evidence to the capital, it won't be difficult for them to delay it for ten days or half a month.
As long as Feng Yuan was transferred, these things would naturally disappear.
Han Yu added, "The Prime Minister was very angry and said we were all useless."
Zhou Zhengan didn't dare to refute.
Before leaving, the Prime Minister specifically instructed them to get rid of Feng Yuan as quickly as possible, but as the prefect, he failed to do so, which was indeed a bit embarrassing.
"I didn't expect that the Prime Minister would have to step in to settle this matter." Han Yu pounded his fist on the table. He had never suffered such a loss before.
"Everything was under control, but Song Chi's appearance disrupted the plan, so he is the culprit!" Han Yu's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Zhou Zhengan asked again: "What if we can't delay?"
Han Yu said coldly, "The Prime Minister has already made it clear that if forced, Feng Yuan can be killed directly!"
"Let's not do that. Killing Feng Yuan wouldn't be a sign of trying to cover up one's own faults." Zhou Zhengan said, "We can kill Song Chi, but he's with Miss Luo all day, so it's not easy to do it."
"The Prime Minister will deal with him personally."
"Ah, has the Prime Minister said that?"
"yes."
Hearing this, Zhou Zhengan shook his head and said, "This ignorant brat has finally gotten himself into big trouble. I also know that after the county exam, the Prime Minister was quite impressed with his essay and even tried to win him over, intending to bring him back to the capital for training, but he refused."
He shook his head and sighed, not knowing whether to admire him or call him stupid.
"Anyway, he's finished."
Han Yu changed the subject, "Did you reach some kind of deal with Song Chi? Why isn't your name mentioned in this secret letter?"
"I... maybe they don't have any evidence of my guilt." Zhou Zhengan felt a little guilty.
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