Chapter 67 The Six Doors Suppressed by the Crown Prince
The Crown Prince had come to demand people, something Li Jin hadn't expected.
When he bowed, he didn't even lower his head: "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
This cold, hostile expression has been the dominant theme between the two of them for the past six years.
“Even His Highness Prince Jing should bow to the Crown Prince. Your light bow is inappropriate, isn’t it?” Chen Wen, standing to the side, displayed his petty nature to the fullest, looking at Li Jin with narrow eyes and acting like a dog relying on its master’s power.
Before Li Jingdu could even speak, he blurted out.
"Chen Wen, as everyone in the court knows, I bow to the Emperor above and to the souls of fallen soldiers below. May I ask, Chen Wen, where do you place the Crown Prince? Tell me." Li Jin remained calm, a smile on his face, which made Chen Wen's face turn pale and then red.
Prince Jing, Li Jin, was the third prince of the Great Wei Dynasty. Like the former Crown Prince Li Mu, he was born to Consort Xiao.
The current Crown Prince, Li Jing, is the only son born to the current Consort Shu.
Who is Consort Shu? She is the legitimate daughter of Xu Weiyou, the Minister of Justice.
The two camps are irreconcilably opposed, which is obvious at a glance.
Honestly, although Shen Wen initially told Li Jin that the dead person was the second young master of the Chen family, Li Jin, seeing Chen Wen's current state, reasonably suspected that he was one of the suspects.
His own son died, yet the father was still fighting for the crown prince. With such awareness, it would be a waste of his talents to only serve as a vice minister of the Ministry of Justice.
"Alright." Standing in the middle, Li Jing, expressionless, took two steps forward: "I heard that the Third Prince collected a skeleton at Yanxing Gate, and Lord Chen has already identified it."
Li Jing turned around and gave Chen Wen a cold look, his eyes filled with the meaning of "you idiot".
He paused, crossed his arms, raised his chin slightly, and said with a hint of contempt, "The one who died was Lord Chen's second son. Lord Chen can take his remains back."
The Crown Prince and Chen Wen actually wanted the decapitated corpse in the coroner's office.
Li Jin narrowed her eyes, staring at his face.
Six years ago, when he took over the Six Doors, the first law he issued was that murder victims and their families must not obstruct the investigation and detection of murder cases in any way.
This law was issued by the emperor in the form of a decree, and everyone from the emperor to ordinary people knew it. Li Jing couldn't possibly not know it.
But since he could come to Li Jin so openly to ask for people, Li Jin really had no way to stop him.
He has the Six Doors, Li Jing has the Ministry of Justice, and if the dead person is indeed Chen Wen's son, he is a commoner without official position. It just so happens that the Ministry of Justice also has some overlapping powers in some cases.
"Just keep a close eye on your Six Doors. You're always so lazy and idle, traveling and having fun. How can anyone trust you to handle cases?" Li Jing said expressionlessly. "The Ministry of Justice will take care of the remains and physical evidence. You don't need to worry about the rest."
After saying that, he glanced at Li Jinru's face, didn't say another word, flicked his sleeve, and strode away with Chen Wen.
"Your Highness, why didn't you stop them?"
Seeing them leave, Zhou Zheng spoke with a hint of resentment.
"Stop them?" Li Jin's face darkened. "How can we stop them?"
“The Ministry of Justice is responsible for two things: ordinary people and officials below the seventh rank. Although it’s a small ministry, it really has the authority to take charge of this case.” Li Jin let out a long breath, as if he could squeeze out the anger in his chest with that force.
"Then what should we do?" Zhou Zheng pursed his lips. "How about... I go and steal it back tonight?"
Li Jin paused, stopped in his tracks, turned his head to the side, and raised his eyebrows incredulously: "Stolen it back? And then what? Wait for Li Jing to accuse us in front of all the officials?"
He tapped his palm with the fan in his hand: "Go and watch them move the goods, and write down everything they take."
He turned around and looked towards the main gate of the Six Doors: "However they carried me out today, they shall carry me back with the same respect in the future, not a single hair shall be missing!"
Since Consort Xiao was sent to the Cold Palace because of the "Crown Prince's Rebellion" case, Li Jin's maternal grandfather General Xiao's faction has had to keep a very low profile.
In the current situation, Li Jin is at a disadvantage, having nothing in his hand except for his grandfather, whom he cannot use.
But Li Jing was different. While Consort Xiao was counting fallen leaves in the Cold Palace, Consort Shu was at the height of her power and had made many friends among the women of the harem.
He also arranged a marriage between Li Jing and the prime minister's eldest daughter, and personally escorted Li Jing to the position of crown prince.
Therefore, in addition to his maternal grandfather, Xu Weiyou, the Minister of Justice, Crown Prince Li Jing also had the faction of the Prime Minister.
When Li Jin learned that Xu Weiyou was "Bird" in the case of Fan Yin, he immediately linked this hidden force in the shadows with the Crown Prince.
That's why he had no choice but to try to get the case back.
If the Fang Qing case is the "prelude" and the Fan Yin case is the "tenth," then this headless case, which is involved with the Ministry of Justice and even required the Crown Prince's personal intervention, is very likely also part of the chain.
After everyone left the Six Doors, Li Jincai stepped into the courtyard of the coroner's office.
Jin Shu stood at the entrance of the main hall, watching his late arrival, and pursed her lips repeatedly.
For some reason, the moment Li Jin saw Jin Shu, he felt an overwhelming sense of guilt for failing to save the body.
He hesitated for a moment, then walked up to Jin Shu, but before he could utter a single word, Jin Shu spoke first: "Continue the investigation."
She said, looking at Li Jin's face.
Li Jin was stunned by these words. He peeked into the morgue and found it to be completely empty. The three beds were spotless, without even a speck of blood.
Everything is gone. Can Mr. Jin still continue his investigation?
He looked at Jin Shu in surprise: "How do you investigate?"
To everyone's surprise, Jin Shu nodded and said in a serious tone, "I want a pig."
Li Jin was stunned.
He looked around, but Yan Zhao was nowhere to be seen, and there was no one to even confirm his presence. He could only turn his gaze to Zhou Zheng.
But Zhou Zheng looked even more surprised than him. His once fierce and menacing face now had wide-open eyes, as if he couldn't breathe.
"You heard me right." Jin Shu looked at his "never seen the world" look and said with disdain, "A pig, a whole one, preferably with a complete carcass."
Seeing that she was serious and not joking, Li Jin raised his voice slightly: "Is this pig related to the case?"
“It’s related,” she said. “I’ll buy a few more daggers and a few more kitchen knives.”
After saying that, he raised his hand to show the width: "The blade should be this wide."
Looking at the three-inch gap between her two fingers, Li Jin was completely confused. After a long while, she nodded and said, "Okay, okay... a pig, and a dagger and a kitchen knife."
He frowned and couldn't help but ask, "Do you want star anise and cinnamon?"
To everyone's surprise, Jin Shu replied thoughtfully, "If the sect leader likes them, you can buy some."
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