Mu Shou was an official in the Honglu Tai, whose duty was to assist Taishi Daozun in handling the affairs of the Honglu Tai.
On the left side of the Qianguang Hall sat the Judge Lieyi of the Ministry of Justice, four other senior judges, and the Junior Judge of the Ministry of Justice who came with these senior judges. There was also a row of sandalwood chairs on the right side of the hall, which was empty now. It seemed that they were reserved for the people in the garrison.
After the people from the Garrison Office followed the Three Void Ministers into the palace, everyone from the Honglutai and the Court of Justice stood up and saluted the Three Void Ministers.
The Three Void Lords returned the greetings one by one, and then led everyone from the Garrison Yamen to sit down. The Three Void Lords sat at the front, followed by several Junior Lords from the Garrison Yamen, while Fang Jian and Gu Zhenqing sat in the two seats at the end.
After everyone in the Garrison Yamen took their seats, the first person to speak was Lie Yi, the Minister of Justice. He looked directly at Fang Jian and asked, "Did the Night Patrol Captain's Office apprehend the murderer who killed Yun Dan, the hostage of the Jingshan Dao Kingdom?"
When Fang Jian saw that Lie Yi Shangqing had directed his words towards him right from the start, he knew that he had come with ill intentions. After all, he had 'extorted' a great power of 1.3 million dust from him.
"Not yet," Fang Jian said, "We blocked off the entire Qilin Street for investigation after the incident, but the murderer had already escaped."
Lie Yi Shangqing said, "This case occurred during the time you were assigned to the Night Patrol Captain's Office. Why haven't you caught the murderer yet?"
Fang Jian asked Lie Yi, "Lord Lie Yi, it has been three months since the criminal Lie Heng was transferred to the Court of Justice. Has he been sentenced?"
Upon hearing this, Lie Yi Shangqing's face darkened and he said, "Captain Fang, please don't change the subject. We are talking about the murder of Yundan hostage, not Lie Heng's case."
Fang Jian said, "Lie Heng was also a criminal transferred from my Night Patrol Captain's Office. Can't I even ask him?"
At this time, Sanxu Shangqing continued Fang Jian's words and said, "Yes, Lieyi Shangqing, Captain Fang was just asking casually. You don't have to answer."
When Lie Yi Shangqing heard this, his face turned pale. No answer? If he didn't answer after being asked, wouldn't it make him look guilty?
So, Lie Yi Shang Qing could only say, "Some of Lie Heng's crimes are still unclear and are under investigation. Once they are clear, a verdict will be announced."
Fang Jian laughed and said, "Even with the authority of Lord Lie Yi, it's taken you three months to fully investigate Lie Heng's crimes. And the Yundan hostage was murdered last night, yet Lord Lie Yi wants me to investigate the case and apprehend the murderer this morning. Apparently, Lord Lie Yi thinks a mere night patrol lieutenant like me is more capable than you."
"Ahem." Upon hearing this, Jiang E Shangqing, who was sitting at the foot of the steps in the hall, couldn't help but cough. A smile appeared on her face, but she quickly suppressed it.
Lie Yi Shangqing's face turned pale. He glanced uncomfortably at the people around him and said, "I was just asking about the progress of the case. Captain Fang, why are you so excited?"
Fang Jian smiled faintly and said, "It's not that I'm excited, but Lord Lie Yi may be too concerned about the affairs of my Night Patrol Captain's Mansion."
Lie Yi Shang Qing glanced at Fang Jian, then turned to Gu Peng Shang Qing who was sitting at the top of the table and said, "Shou Mu, is there any news from the Jingshan Dao Kingdom?"
Senior Minister Gu Peng nodded and said, "Jingshan Daoguo's Crown Prince Yun Yan will arrive in Yujing in about fifteen days. Therefore, the Garrison Office must quickly coordinate with the Night Patrol Captain's Office to investigate the case and apprehend the murderer within fifteen days."
Hearing this, Sanxu Shangqing and Gu Zhenqing were both stunned. This was wrong. Where were the traditional rules? Why didn't they put all the blame on the Night Patrol Captain's Mansion?
Or did they get false information? Sanxu Shangqing and Gu Zhenqing were unable to figure it out for a moment.
But even though he couldn't figure it out, after hearing what Gupeng Shangqing said, Sanxu Shangqing immediately said, "Fifteen days... I'm afraid it's a little short."
Gu Peng Shang Qing said: "This incident mainly occurred within the jurisdiction of the Night Patrol Captain's Office, and it should be investigated by the Night Patrol Captain's Office, Captain Fang."
Fang Jian stood up and said, "I'm here."
Gu Peng Shang Qing asked, "What do you think of fifteen days?"
Fang Jian thought for a moment and said, "On the fifteenth..."
But before Fang Jian could finish, Shangqing Jiang'e said, "I also think fifteen days is a bit too short. If you want to give me one month, I'll tell the prince of Jingshan Dao Kingdom when he comes."
Hearing Jiang E's words, everyone present was shocked, especially Shangqing Lie Yi and Shangqing Sanxu. They didn't understand why Shangqing Jiang E was speaking for Fang Jian.
She even took the initiative to buy him fifteen more days. Even Gupeng Shangqing looked at Jiang E in surprise.
But given Jiang E's status, her words carried great weight, so Senior Minister Gu Peng immediately said, "Since Senior Minister Jiang E is willing to personally communicate with the Crown Prince of Jingshan Dao Kingdom, let's set a deadline of one month. I wonder if the Senior Ministers of the Court of Justice and Senior Minister Sanxu have any objections?"
No matter what the other party thought, Jiang E still had to give face, and even Lie Yi Shangqing nodded and agreed to a one-month deadline.
But at this moment, Gu Peng Shang Qing said to Fang Jian: "Captain Fang, there is one more thing you need to investigate first. This matter is very likely related to the murder of Yun Dan's hostage."
Fang Jian raised his eyebrows upon hearing this and asked, "May I ask Lord Gu Peng, what is the matter?"
Senior Minister Gu Peng said, "Last night, Zhen Qian, the special envoy of the Heavenly Court Dao Kingdom stationed in Yujing, forged a decree from the Daoist Court and left the city. We at the Honglutai believe that Zhen Qian, the special envoy of the Heavenly Court Dao Kingdom, murdered the Yundan hostage. Therefore, we suggest that Captain Fang capture Zhen Qian and interrogate him first."
Hearing this, Sanxu Shangqing suddenly realized that it was not that they had received false information. The Honglutai was indeed preparing to push the responsibility, but not to the Night Patrol Captain's Office, nor to Fang Jian, but to the special envoy of the Heavenly Court Dao Kingdom.
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