Chapter 521 The Most Powerful Witness (Part 2)
Zhou Kangxue's face turned pale instantly.
Ye Chutang raised his eyebrows slightly, as if a little surprised: "Master Su also participated in the trial?"
The princess softened her tone and said, "Oh, that's right. Wang Chang was originally sent to the Ministry of Justice for investigation, and Su Wei happened to go to the Ministry of Justice to hand over the case file, so they were investigated together."
Ye Chutang: “…”
No wonder Fan Chengzhuo looked so unhappy just now. It turned out that this testimony was obtained by Su Wei on his territory.
No wonder Wang Chang vomited everything in one night.
Even if Fan Chengzhuo can't get the answer, Lord Su Wei has plenty of strength and means.
The eldest princess looked at Zhou Kangxue.
"Why, you don't recognize it?"
Zhou Kangxue knelt on the ground, trembling all over.
It was because of shock and anger, but more because of fear.
His throat seemed to be blocked by something, and every word he spoke was extremely difficult.
"I...I admit it!"
After saying these two words, he seemed to have lost all his strength and closed his eyes in despair.
"I have been jealous of Zhao Xuanping for a long time, so I had this idea. We are both in the Imperial Hospital, so why should he be assigned to take care of Prince Lie alone? I am unwilling to accept this! So, so... I thought that as long as he can't take care of Prince Lie, it will be my turn sooner or later!"
He spoke angrily, his face was red and white, and veins on his forehead were throbbing. It was hard not to believe him.
"Now that things have come to this, I am willing to accept the loss! You can kill me or chop me up, the princess will do whatever she wants!"
Bang--!
Zhou Kangxue slammed his head heavily to the ground, his hands clenched tightly, his knuckles turning blue and white.
Fan Chengzhuo stepped forward and said, "Princess, Zhou Kangxue has confessed his guilt. I will have him taken back to the Ministry of Justice for a verdict!"
Although Zhou Kangxue has a good family background, the crime he committed this time is a capital crime, so he naturally has nothing to worry about.
The eldest princess had a gloomy expression, as if she was still thinking about something.
Ye Chutang suddenly sighed.
"pity."
The princess came back to her senses, tilted her head and asked, "What's a pity?"
Ye Chutang put down the testimony in his hand, looked at Zhou Kangxue who was kneeling there, and said softly:
"The Minister of the Court had told me before that he was getting older and he would not be able to hold the position of Minister of the Court for much longer. Looking at the entire Imperial Hospital, there are very few people who are both capable and dedicated. Imperial Doctor Zhou is in his prime, his experience and resume are impeccable, and he has excellent medical skills. He is the perfect choice."
Zhou Kangxue was shocked!
He slowly raised his stiff neck, but Ye Chutang's remaining words pierced him like sharp arrows.
"He also said that although he and Doctor Zhou didn't interact much on a daily basis, and even had several arguments over pulse diagnosis and prescriptions, he still favored Doctor Zhou in his heart."
Ye Chutang glanced at Zhou Kangxue, curled the corners of his lips slightly, and shook his head helplessly.
"Originally, the Minister of the Court said that he would retire and return home after he finished treating His Majesty this time. Before he left, the person he wanted to recommend as the successor to the Minister of the Court was——"
Having said this, Ye Chutang paused and didn't say anything else.
However, Zhou Kangxue understood.
He couldn't describe the feeling at that moment. He felt as if he was thrown into a boiling oil pan, and then quickly fished out and thrown into an ice river.
In just a short moment, the difference between life and death, the difference between heaven and earth!
He opened his mouth and knelt forward, almost uncontrollably:
“W-What did you say!?”
Fan Chengzhuo kicked him hard on the shoulder.
"How dare you! It's not enough that you've harmed King Lie, you're also going to disrespect the princess!? Come! Put him in jail immediately!"
Zhou Kangxue fell to the ground with a mouthful of blood.
Ye Chutang raised his eyelids slightly and looked at Fan Chengzhuo quietly.
At this moment, someone outside suddenly reported——
"Shuntian Prefecture Governor Zhao Chengyin requests an audience!"
The princess was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted:
"Let him in!"
Everyone exchanged glances.
Why did Zhao Chengyin come at this time? The princess ordered him to find out the real murderer of Ye Chutang within three days. Logically, he should be very busy now, right?
Zhao Chengyin walked in quickly.
"Your humble servant greets the Princess."
The princess was hopeful and asked directly, "Lord Zhao, you are here at the palace right now, have you made any progress in the case?"
Zhao Chengyin choked.
More than that.
If he had only found some clues, how could he dare to go straight into the palace?
He raised his eyes and quickly glanced at Ye Chutang who was sitting next to the eldest princess.
Ye Chutang raised his eyebrows slightly.
For some reason, she always felt that Zhao Chengyin's eyes were... a little weird.
But before he had time to think it through, he heard Zhao Chengyin respectfully say:
"Your Highness, I have already investigated the case and arrested the murderer behind it!"
This time, even the eldest princess was shocked: "...Ah?"
She hoped that Zhao Chengyin could close the case as soon as possible, but she didn't expect it to be so fast.
But besides being surprised, she was even more delighted.
"So soon? Are you serious about what you said!?"
Zhao Chengyin said: "I dare not deceive the princess. The man has indeed been captured and is now imprisoned in Shuntian Prefecture Prison."
Ye Chutang also showed a little surprise on his face.
Since the princess has issued an urgent order, Shuntian Prefecture will certainly not dare to slack off.
However, there were only five unidentified dead bodies, so how did Shuntian Prefecture manage to investigate everything clearly overnight and even successfully capture the person behind the scenes?
Zhao Chengyin glanced at Ye Chutang from the corner of his eye, looking at her expression, and muttered to himself.
Why does this person seem quite surprised... Could it be that she doesn't know either?
Yes.
After the incident, she went straight to the palace to see His Majesty. I heard that she also went to Prince Lie's palace later. How could she have the free time for that?
Lord Lu went to Shuntian Prefecture so late last night, could it be that... he took advantage of this person's rest to go there?
Thinking of this possibility, Zhao Chengyin's mood suddenly became very complicated.
The princess didn't think too much and asked directly: "Tell me quickly! What happened? Who is so bold!?"
Zhao Chengyin restrained his expression.
"Yesterday morning, after we received the five bodies, we immediately ordered the coroner to perform autopsies one by one. However, they did not carry any other tokens except weapons and hidden weapons, so it was really difficult to identify them. But fortunately, we later found a key witness."
After hearing this, everyone was silent for a moment, and they all looked up at Ye Chutang silently.
Ye Chutang:?
Zhao Chengyin said in a deep voice: "That witness is Lord Lu Yulu who protected Miss Ye Er and killed the assassin on the spot!"
Ye Chutang: “…”
Everyone: “…”
The eldest princess: "...Ah, it's him."
The eldest princess slowly leaned back in her chair. Even though she was used to all kinds of things, she was still a little speechless at this moment.
Hmm...how come he's not considered a witness?
I am afraid there is no more convincing witness in the world than this.
Zhao Chengyin seemed not to notice the different expressions on everyone's faces and continued his impassioned speech:
"Lord Lu told us the details of the situation at that time and provided extremely important clues, which enabled us to find the mastermind behind the assassins as quickly as possible!"
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