At this time, Emperor Jingming was too lazy to give Wang Hai face, and said directly: "Let Han Ran go and ask."

When it comes to interrogation and torture, Jinlin Guard Commander Han Ran is certainly better than Jinwu Guard Commander Wang Hai.

Zhen Shicheng then said, "Your Majesty, I want to ask him a few questions."

When dealing with Zhen Shicheng, Emperor Jingming's expression softened a lot and he nodded slightly.

Zhen Shicheng walked out.

At this moment, the Jinwu Guard was already covered in blood. When he saw Zhen Shicheng coming over, he just opened his eyes slightly and then closed them again.

Zhen Shicheng stood in front of him, silent.

Such silence instead made the Jinwu Guard open his eyes again, and he looked at Zhen Shicheng with confusion.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Zhen Shicheng suddenly smiled.

His smile made the other party even more confused.

"I have solved hundreds of cases and have discovered a pattern." Zhen Shicheng spoke in the tone of a gossipy parent.

The man moved his eyelids and looked over.

Zhen Shicheng stroked his beard and said slowly, "People kill for a few reasons: for money, for profit, for sex, for revenge..."

As he said this, he carefully watched the changes in the man's expression and clearly noticed that the man's eyelids twitched twice when he mentioned "for color".

Zhen Shicheng immediately had a direction in his mind.

Perhaps it may seem ridiculous to others to determine the direction of solving a case just because the other party has a slightly strange expression, but only those who have really worked in this field for many years can understand the mystery.

Sometimes a flash of inspiration is the key to solving a case.

Zhen Shicheng continued, "I just asked about your situation. You are the youngest son of the Earl of Qingchun. After your parents passed away, you lived separately. You don't interact much with your brother who inherited the title. You can say that you spend most of the year working in the imperial city. Under these circumstances, I can't imagine that you would be enemies with Prince An."

The man lowered his eyes and did not respond.

"You don't like gambling, you don't drink too much, and you don't have much fun during your days off. It shouldn't be for money..." Zhen Shicheng stared at him closely and said in a positive tone, "It's for women, right?"

The man suddenly raised his eyes and looked over, a hint of panic flashing in the depths of his eyes.

Zhen Shicheng saw all these reactions and became more confident. He stroked his beard and smiled with determination: "Let me infer the most likely identity of that woman."

Because Zhen Shicheng wanted to ask questions, Emperor Jingming had already walked out of the inner room and was eavesdropping through the screen. When he heard that the young guard killed someone for a woman, he became so curious that he almost put his ear to the screen.

Pan Hai hurriedly grabbed Emperor Jingming and pointed at the screen.

If the emperor sticks anything on the screen again, the screen will be pushed down.

Emperor Jingming stepped back and raised his chin with dignity.

Outside the screen, Zhen Shicheng's words had already aroused the full attention of the Jinwu Guard.

In the face of the other party's determined smile, Kingowei's heart was lifted and he felt extremely nervous.

Zhen Shicheng, however, was very happy to see the pressure from the Jinwu Guards.

He continued, "As I said earlier, you have been working in the Imperial City for most of the past year. Home is just a place for you to relax occasionally. I guess the woman is more likely to be in the Imperial City. Then who is the woman you are most likely to come into contact with in the Imperial City? A palace maid?"

The corners of Emperor Jingming's mouth twitched as he hid behind the screen.

If a guard had an affair with a palace maid, it would be a crime punishable by death.

Although there is a rule in the palace that maids over the age of 25 can leave the palace, in a sense, all women in the imperial city, except the empress dowager, princesses and others who are related to the emperor by blood, can be considered the emperor's women.

Emperor Jingming had no habit of sleeping with palace maids, but he still felt sick when he heard about this.

The guards are so bold as to seduce the palace maids, so can they seduce the concubines as well?

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, Zhen Shicheng asked, "Or a concubine?"

Emperor Jingming's body swayed and he almost knocked over the screen.

Pan Hai hurriedly supported Emperor Jingming and wiped the cold sweat from his sweaty face with his sleeves.

This Zhen Shicheng really dares to say anything!

On the side, Jinlin Guard Commander Han Ran and Jinwu Guard Commander Wang Hai drooped their eyelids and pretended to be dead.

The Jinwu Guard sneered: "My Lord, you are making such a wild guess, aren't you afraid that the Emperor will punish you?"

Zhen Shicheng sneered even louder: "All speculations are for the purpose of solving the case. The emperor is not a tyrant, why would he punish me? If you really have an affair with a certain woman in the imperial city, it is better to find out than to hide it and let it rot!"

Emperor Jingming nodded behind the screen.

Although Zhen Shicheng's words sound unpleasant, they do make sense.

Jinwuwei snorted coldly and turned his head away from Zhen Shicheng.

Zhen Shicheng smiled and said, "Getting angry is often to cover up the fear in one's heart. It seems my guess is right."

"How ridiculous! You, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, slandered a little guard like me, and I shouldn't be angry?"

"Of course you can get angry because of shame." Zhen Shicheng said calmly.

Jinwuwei immediately shut up.

It seems to be getting worse the more I talk about it...

Zhen Shicheng paced a few steps with his hands behind his back, slightly distanced himself from the Jinwu Guards, and said meaningfully: "Today's victim, Prince An, has some connection with a case I have examined before. I happen to know who he has offended recently."

Emperor Jingming behind the screen suddenly looked serious, and the expression of the Jinwu Guard changed slightly when he heard this.

Zhen Shicheng ignored all this and continued, "Last year, when I came to Beijing to take up my post, the first case I took over was the sudden death of 'Uncle Yang'. 'Uncle Yang' was killed at the post station. Later, the case was solved. It was the servant of Prince An who did it. The reason was that 'Uncle Yang' and Prince An both fell in love with an oiran on the Jinshui River..."

As Zhen Shicheng spoke, everyone couldn't help but recall the case that shocked the capital last year.

Well, there were quite a few cases that shocked the capital last year. In addition to the sudden death of "Uncle Yang", there was also the case of the son of the Marquis of Changxing who tortured and killed ten women...

"Although the case has been investigated, because the murderer was the servant of Prince An, Prince An received no other punishment except for a salary deduction. I'm sure Concubine Yang is dissatisfied..."

Everyone with a discerning eye at the time knew that Prince An's attendants were just scapegoats, and the one who really wanted to kill "Uncle Yang" was naturally Prince An.

Prince An was the cousin of Emperor Jingming. Although Emperor Jingming was annoyed by Prince An's audacity, he did not punish him severely for many reasons.

It was also because of this that Concubine Yang had many complaints against Emperor Jingming over the past six months.

Zhen Shicheng looked at the Jinwu Guard and said word by word: "The person who instigated you to kill Prince An was Concubine Yang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the screen fell to the ground with a loud bang.

"emperor--"

Emperor Jingming ignored the calls from others and strode to Zhen Shicheng, his tone more serious than ever before: "My dear Zhen, are you serious about what you said?"

Zhen Shicheng bowed to Emperor Jingming and said calmly, "These are just my bold speculations. Why don't you ask Concubine Yang whether they are true?"