Zheng Xian had a barely perceptible sneer on his face. He turned around and said, "It turns out that Manager Niu has finally figured it out. Tell me."
Silence, a long silence. Zheng Xian was not in a hurry. This kind of psychological tactic was already commonplace for Hu Yasi. He knew that this was Shopkeeper Niu's last struggle and his psychological defenses were about to collapse.
As expected, Shopkeeper Niu sighed deeply and said, "I got the test paper from Zheng Yinian, the Junior Secretary."
Zheng Xian was secretly surprised, but his expression remained calm. "How did Zheng Yinian get his hands on the Imperial College exam papers? They're all guarded by layers of guards. Not even a fly could get out, let alone him."
Shopkeeper Niu shook his head and said, "Sir, I don't know about this. Zheng Yinian just handed the test paper to me, and I will handle the rest."
"How do you know Zheng Yinian?" Fan Guangtu asked.
Wang Dabao, who was standing next to him, was stunned for a moment, then whispered, "This Zheng Yinian is Zheng Juzhong's son."
Fan Guangtu entered the palace later and knew little about the Huizong era. After hearing Wang Dabao's explanation, he suddenly understood.
"Search the Zheng Mansion immediately!" Zheng Xian ordered.
The Hu Yasi quickly assembled, Wang Dabao stayed behind in the Hu Yasi, and Zheng Xian and Fan Guangtu brought people to Zheng Juzhong's mansion.
When Zheng Xian arrived outside Zheng Yinian's mansion, he already had a bad feeling. He saw the gate of the Zheng mansion open, and a bloody smell rushed out, and there was a faint sound of weapons clashing inside.
Zheng Xian waved his hand, and the officers split into two teams. One team surrounded the outside of the mansion to prevent anyone from escaping, while the other team rushed in.
The Zheng family was in a mess with dead and wounded, and servants were lying all over the yard. Only in the hall could one hear the sound of fighting.
Fan Guangtu rushed to the front and kicked the hall door open, and the Tiger Yamen officers came in one after another.
Zheng Yinian, barefoot and with disheveled hair, was seen battling several men in black. Lying on the ground were two young children and several women: his wives, concubines, and two young children.
"Catch him!" Fan Guangtu gave an order, and the officers of the Tiger Yasi immediately pounced on him.
Several of the men in black had some kung fu skills, but they were no match for the sheer number of men from the Tiger Yasi. After killing two of them, the remaining six were captured.
At this time, Zheng Xian walked in and removed the masks of the men in black one by one. He saw two of them were exactly what Niwa described: a bearded man named Lu and a round-faced man named Tu.
"Who are you! Who sent you here?" Zheng Xian asked coldly.
The bearded man spat, "Hawk! If you have any tricks, just show them to me."
Zheng Xian snorted. "Lu Cailiang, in the second year of Xuanhe, you murdered seventeen members of the Guo family in Jingzhou. Simply because Mr. Guo refused to marry his daughter off, you raped her and abandoned her body, beginning your escape. You subsequently committed crimes in Xiangzhou, Qixian, and Fenzhou. You were apprehended in Bazhou and escaped en route to the capital. You've only been out of sight for a few years now. I didn't expect you to make it to the capital. Perhaps you've found someone to protect you."
The bearded man was terrified when he heard this. His life story was extremely secretive. Even the round-faced man named Lu didn't know his origins, so how did this man know?
Zheng Xian said coldly, "There's no case that Hu Yasi can't investigate. Tell me! Who sent you here?"
Lu Cailiang angrily said, "My life was saved by my master. If you want to get a single word out of me, forget it!"
Zheng Xian sneered, "If you refuse to confess, these people may not have your backbone." He was pointing at the round-faced man named Tu and others.
Sure enough, some of the other men in black showed fear on their faces. Lu Cailiang was furious: "You are all deeply indebted to the master. If anyone dares to betray the master, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!"
Zheng Yinian threw himself on his two children and burst into tears. He raised his head and looked at Lu Cailiang coldly: "Your master is Wang Zhongkui!"
Lu Cailiang was shocked. He hadn't expected Zheng Yinian to know his master's identity. Zheng Yinian said coldly, "Why did Wang Zhongkui send you to kill and silence him? It's because I know too many of his secrets. You colluded with the Imperial College..."
With a whoosh, Zheng Yinian was struck by a poisonous needle in the throat. He clutched his neck and whimpered, but no words came out. With a thud, he collapsed to the ground, his eyes wide open, his face wide open as he died.
Looking at Lu Cailiang again, it turned out that it was him who had just spit out a poisonous needle from his mouth and shot Zheng Yinian's throat.
Zheng Xian and the others on the right side were too late to rescue him. Fan Guangtu rushed forward, pinched Lu Cailiang's mouth open, and pulled out two teeth from his right mouth. It turned out to be a mechanism. The poison needle shot out from these two teeth made of mechanism.
Zheng Xian was furious: "You still want to make a desperate struggle? Take them all back to the Tiger Court!"
The men from the Tiger Yasi escorted the men in black away. Fan Guangtu asked, "Sir, what should we do next?"
"Go to Wang Zhongkui's house and capture all the members of the Wang family!"
The next day, at daybreak, Zhao Huan discussed disaster relief with his ministers in the Purple Palace.
"Duan Xiaorong, I order you to gather another 10,000 dan of grain. You must depart within three days. Wu Ge, you will personally escort them to Haizhou, specifically Langya County, and ensure the relief grain is delivered."
Duan Xiaorong and Wu Ge bowed and accepted the order. Li Gang asked, "Your Majesty, what decision should be made regarding the imperial examination on the third day of next month?"
Zhao Huan frowned. "Zheng Xian, how's the investigation into the exam cheating going?"
Zheng Xian bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I was just about to tell you about this matter. In half a day, I can close the case."
The moment these words were spoken, the entire court was shocked. This Tiger Yasi was truly formidable, having closed the case so quietly. Even before the court session, the officials had heard that Zheng Yinian, the Junior Secretary, had been executed for his role in the case.
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