The murder of Gong Shilin quickly spread in Gaoding City.
No one could believe that the gentle, gentle-tempered Young Master Gong would be a beastly killer.
And no one knows why!
On the contrary, the storytellers in the major teahouses in the city spoke vividly.
Youdao Gong Shilin was jealous of Du Mu and Bai Junmei's face and wanted to kill.
There is a saying that Du Mubai broke Gong Shilin's beloved jade cup, but threatened that it was just a few broken pieces of porcelain, and it was not worth a lot of money.
There is also a story that Du Mubai robbed Gong Shilin's beloved woman and was retaliated for.
And even more outrageous! It was said that Gong Shilin was born with the habit of breaking his sleeves, and he fell in love with Du Mubai, and wanted to accept him as a good man, but the talented Nan Shen was not happy, and he kept sarcastic him and said he wanted to publicize him. , this angered Gong Shilin, "beauty" is not allowed, it will be destroyed, so he intends to kill
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The people in the teahouse applauded after hearing these messy and interesting stories.
Can't stop.
Crying for more stories.
When the storyteller got the reward money, his mouth was like clockwork, and he kept talking.
Outrageous, funny, disgusting, weird... Anyway, it's all about it.
After Song Zhi listened to the gossip, he returned to the old house and told Ji Yunshu and the others.
And sighed: "Those people are just too idle."
Bai Yin smiled and said, "Others are free, aren't you more free? It's almost the exam, you don't study books in your own room, and you don't go to the bookstore to read, but you have time to go to the teahouse to listen to the nonsense of those talkative storytellers. ."
"you misunderstood!"
"Did you say it wrong?"
"Don't you know, it's spreading everywhere now. I went to the bookstore for a walk, and the people inside were also saying that I felt noisy, so I had to go to the teahouse to sit for a while, and I happened to hear it." innocent face.
Bai Yin didn't want to pay attention to him, and rolled his eyes at him.
After hearing this, Jing Rong walked out of the hall alone, standing under the eaves outside, looking at the heavy snow in front of him.
His face was solemn.
Ji Yunshu followed him out of the house: "Are you wondering why Gong Shilin doesn't want to tell the reason?"
Jing Rong glanced at her: "Actually, you know the reason."
"Um."
"It has something to do with that girl Xing'er from the Drunk Moon Pavilion?"
"I think... yes," she said.
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In the interrogation room of the prison.
Gong Shilin was tied to the shelf by the ropes!
There was a pot of stove in front of him, and the flames flashed, making the dark compartment extremely red.
A few soldering irons were inserted into the stove, and the iron pieces were burned very red.
The case was transferred from the City Department to the Criminal Department, and Liu He is now solely responsible for it.
Although Gong Shilin admitted to killing himself, he did not mention the reason for it.
But the dossier needs to be entered in detail!
Therefore, this important task was also handed over to Liu He. He was also distressed for a long time at that time, and felt that Mr. Li of the City Division was embarrassing himself. It is reasonable to say that they should send people to the Punishment Division after they have interrogated them clearly, but now it is better to throw the problem directly to him! Don't ask him if he wants it or not. Besides, everyone knows that he was originally an official of the Ministry of Personnel.
There are all the evidence of some corrupt officials, where have you tried the work of interrogating criminals? So he wanted to die, and he planned to use the usual trick in every prison - to extract a confession!
Might be of some use.
Looking at the red-hot iron block, he walked up to Gong Shilin with a serious face and asked, "Gong Shilin, as long as you tell the reason, you will be exempted from punishment."
Gong Shilin looked up at him without any fear: "Whatever."
Those two words made Liu He's heart skip a beat.
In fact, he didn't plan to use the punishment at all, no matter what, this man is also the son of Minister Gong Zuo.
Besides, Gong Shilin was working in the Hanlin Academy, and some things from the Ministry of Personnel would also be brought to the Hanlin Academy, so the two of them also had contacts.
The relationship isn't good, but it's definitely not bad.
If you really want to make a ruthless attack, Liu He really can't do it!
Besides, Gong Shilin's mouth was too tight, even if countless red marks were branded on him, he wouldn't say anything.
Can you scare the head office
Holding a glimmer of hope, Liu He still picked up a soldering iron.
Sparks fly in the brazier.
He aimed the soldering iron directly at Gong Shilin's chest.
Gong Shilin didn't have the desire to struggle, nor was there a trace of horror.
"I will ask you again, what did you say? Or not?"
He closed his mouth tightly.
Not a word was said.
Seeing the red-hot iron block gradually approaching Gong Shilin, the jailer on the side hurried forward and said to Liu He, "Sir, it's impossible! If Minister Gong Zuo knows about this, he will definitely be held accountable."
Liu He's face sank, and he glared at the jailer.
He hadn't planned to really burn, but now he was very angry when he heard these words.
For a moment, I really wanted to scorch an iron block on Gong Shilin, to see if Minister Gong Zuo dared to take him
But the impulsive thoughts were immediately suppressed by him.
"Gong Shilin, why are you embarrassing this official? Since you have already admitted the murder, why don't you tell the reason?"
Gong Shilin said: "Master Liu, I know you are an honest official! I don't want to embarrass you. Even if I did say it, I must have lied to you."
"You are really stubborn."
"Maybe." He smiled bitterly.
Liu He sighed, and put the soldering iron back in his hand: "You and I are colleagues after all, and I don't want to torture you, and if you don't tell me again, I can only give up, the big deal is that the court will detain me for ineffectiveness. It's just a hat."
"Lord Liu, thank you."
"That's all." Liu He waved his hand and ordered someone to loosen him.
back to jail.
Before Liu He left, he said to Gong Shilin in the cell, "Up to now, I only have the word "pity" in my heart.
Reluctant to leave.
After returning, Liu He wrote a few words in the case—the motive for the murder is unknown.
The case was then included in the file.
As the saying goes, kill for life!
The case was transferred to the Ministry of Punishment, and he should handle it in accordance with the laws of Huyi.
He immediately picked up the pen, intending to write the words "Qian Zhan" at the end of the case file.
But it hasn't fallen yet.
He also held the idea of in case of a turnaround.
I really can't bear to have a literati like Gong Shilin fall to the ground like this.
At this time, a small official outside hurried to report: "Sir, the third prince is here."
Gong Shilin had an accident, Natuo had no reason to ignore it.
Liu He quickly closed the file and went to greet him.
I was also a little nervous.
He knew the relationship between the third prince and Gong Shilin. If the third prince had the heart to save people, the trial of the case would definitely have an impact.
As soon as he thought of this, he wanted to learn to pretend to be sick and avoid guests like Master Huang did! But now, where can he avoid it!