Chapter 398 Where did the dagger go?
It’s getting dark.
The trial on the theft of books lasted into the night.
Gu Jinchen confessed to the so-called library clerk. It will naturally take time to summon witnesses, and it will also take time to interrogate.
Afterwards, the clerk said that Lan Shaozhong had given him a large sum of money... It was stolen money, and it was regarded as evidence, so naturally he had to send someone to retrieve it.
After such a back-and-forth trial, Lan Shaozhong was finally convicted, and he was taken into custody to be sentenced at a later date.
Of course, the clerk was considered an accessory and had to serve his sentence. However, although he cried and looked remorseful when he was dragged away, Fu Qingzhou didn't see much regret in his eyes.
I am afraid that this is a huge settlement fee from Lan Hongjun...
Fu Qingzhou yawned and glanced at Yue Heng quietly.
Yue Heng also cast a complicated look at him at this moment.
Fu Qingzhou knew that he was probably seeing something fishy.
Not surprising, Brother-in-law is just a bit straight-tempered and naive, but he is not stupid, and he can definitely see the problems.
But...it's not important right now.
With this operation, Gu Jinchen united with Lan Hongjun and poured all the dirty water of stealing books on Lan Shaozhong's head.
But what next?
Fu Qingzhou turned his eyes to Gu Jinchen again, only to see that he was still pretending to be trembling.
That’s right, it’s not over yet.
The matter of stealing books has been settled, but the matter of hurting people has not yet been settled.
Previously, Yue Heng said that he saw Lan Hongjun take out a dagger and decided to use magic to protect himself, thus injuring someone.
If this matter is implemented, then Yue Heng's crime will be reduced to a very minor level, and he may even be classified as self-defense... and be acquitted.
"Lan Hongjun."
Dali frowned and asked: "When you went to Zhangjian Academy that day, did you wear a dagger?"
"Sir... the student did not." Lan Hongjun was weak. He said: "Zhangjian Academy is a place of saints, how dare I bring this murderous weapon into it?"
Yue Heng pursed his lips.
Dali looked at Gu Jinchen again: "You are Lan Hongjun's schoolboy. Do you know whether your son was wearing a weapon that day?"
"My lord, I don't know." Gu Jinchen lowered his head and said.
Dali Zheng frowned even more: "Yue Heng, do you still remember what that dagger looks like?"
"Student... vaguely remembers it."
< br>Yue Heng said solemnly: "That is a gorgeous dagger, about eight or nine inches long, with a snow-white blade and a golden handle. It seems to be inlaid with gems."
Lan Hongjun and Gu Jinchen Neither of them spoke.
Dali was turning his attention to the secret envoy of Mingjiang Pavilion who was watching.
Liu Xingyuan and Wang Dahai understood each other and looked at each other.
"Your Excellency, you want us to look for that dagger?"
Liu Xingyuan said: "But if what Yue Heng said is true and the dagger is missing, then there is only one possibility..."
“There were Lan Hongjun’s companions at the scene, who took the dagger away during the chaos and hid it.” Wang Dahai took the words, shook his head and said, “It may even have been discarded.”
"Hmm..."
Dali was stroking his beard and said: "This dagger is not a murder weapon, and no blood has been seen to hurt anyone. If the secret envoys bother to investigate, it is really making a fuss..."
"Then let's leave this matter to our Ministry of Punishment." An official from the Ministry of Punishment said: "We can transfer people to Yanping Prefecture and send some detectives to search."
Dali Zheng nodded slightly: "Yes, then I'll trouble you, sir. Please carefully investigate all the people involved in the crime scene that day and carefully screen those who are related to Lan Hongjun."
"Understood." The official from the Ministry of Punishment responded. .
During the whole process, Lan Hongjun and Gu Jinchen remained silent and looked calm, as if they really didn't know there was such a dagger.
Fu Qingzhou believed that Yue Heng would not tell lies... He glanced at Yue Heng. Yue Heng's eyes were firm, his face was calm, and he did not look weird at all.
That means that there was really a dagger at the scene, but the dagger was missing. Fu Qingzhou narrowed his eyes.
When Gu Jinchen explained to himself before, he did not mention the dagger at all.
This book boy really hid something from himself.
At this moment, he suddenly noticed that Liu Xingyuan and Wang Dahai, the two secret envoys of Mingjiang Pavilion, were secretly winking at him.
Not only them, but also the official from the Metropolitan Procuratorate was winking at him.
Fu Qingzhou was stunned, what do you mean?
He glanced at Yue Heng, Lan Hongjun and others beside him, and suddenly an electric light flashed in his heart.
yes! Why do you appear here?
The whole case has nothing to do with me! Just to prove that Yue Heng learned the spell from him, there was no need to call him over!
Including the so-called evidence provided by myself, it is completely dispensable.
So, the Procuratorate and Mingjiange had a special reason to bring themselves here?
For...
"Ha, they can't handle this evidence, so they asked you to find a way."
The smoker's voice rang in Fu Qingzhou's mind, and he chuckled: "Boy Fu, you have a reputation for being full of evil."
Fu Qingzhou ignored it, suddenly came over, took a step forward, saluted, and said loudly: "Sir, wait!"
At this time, there was already some chaos in the court, everyone was ready It's time to call it a day. When he shouted, the whole place fell silent and everyone looked at him.
The Dali frowned slightly: "Witness Fu Qingzhou? What do you have to say?"
"My lord."
Fu Qingzhou said in a deep voice: "Actually, it may not be necessary to spend so much manpower and material resources to find the dagger."
Dali just snorted: "You are just a witness ..."
"My lord."
At this moment, the official from the Metropolitan Procuratorate suddenly spoke: "If he has an opinion, why don't you listen?"
"That's right." Liu Xingyuan from Mingjiange also clasped his fists and said, "Sir, please listen to what he has to say."
The Dali was obviously startled, and then he seemed to realize something and nodded slightly: "In this case, Fu Qingzhou , tell me."
"Yes."
Fu Qingzhou clearly felt how much face Bai Jin had, but at the moment he still focused on the case and said slowly: "May I ask your lord, how many days has it been since the case of Yue Heng seriously injuring Lan Hongjun?"
"How many days?"
Dali was flipping through the files and responded: "Less than ten days."
"Less than ten days..." Fu Qingzhou grinned: "In ten days, Mr. Lan was seriously injured again, and he was busy before and after. , You probably don’t have enough time and energy to repair a boot.”
Lan Hongjun’s face suddenly changed!
On the contrary, Yue Heng’s eyes lit up.
Not only Yue Heng, but also the officials on the stage who were reviewing the case and listening in, their eyes lit up.
Only Gu Jinchen raised the corners of his mouth in an extremely invisible way, and then calmed down again.
“Everyone knows that a dagger has a sheath, but if you want to put the dagger in your boot and pull it out at a critical moment, it is impossible to hide a sheath in the boot.”
Fu Qingzhou said leisurely: "Since there is no sheath, the dagger is stuck tightly in the boot, the blade rubs against the boot shaft, and the tip is against the sole of the foot. There can be no traces, right? Mr. Lan has been seriously injured in bed these days. Didn't you throw away the boots that day?"
"Me! I..."
Lan Hongjun was obviously panicked: "After I was injured, I moved from Qingteng Yayuan to Lanjia Villa. There were too many things. During the move, Those boots are long gone!”
"Ah?" Fu Qingzhou raised his eyebrows: "There are so many things, Mr. Lan is paralyzed in bed, and you can know that a pair of boots are missing? Is this a twist of human nature... No, is this random nonsense, or is he afraid of something? Did you throw away the boots in advance?”
Lan Hongjun closed his mouth and did not dare to speak anymore. He was slumped in the wheelchair and did not dare to move. Of course, he could not move. Only his head tilted slightly and he gently Trembling.
"Here comes."
At this time, Dali had already understood something, and said in a deep voice: "Follow Lan Hongjun to the Lan Family Villa, and look for...his A pair of boots.”
(End of this chapter)