Chapter 138 Report to Yuan Qingyi

Chapter 138 Report to Yuan Qingyi

Chapter 138 Report to Yuan Qingyi
"Wang Shan? You mean, Eunuch Wang's adopted son? When did he become related to Zhao Duan?"

He Zheng was stunned for a moment, thinking back to this person.

After the Xuanmen coup, Eunuch Wang died in the chaos. After the new emperor ascended the throne, there was a major reshuffle in the court.

When Wang Zhen's tree fell, his followers scattered like monkeys. The power network that he had painstakingly built during his lifetime collapsed in an instant.

Wang Shan, the adopted son, resigned on his own initiative because he had no one to rely on, and took control of the "legacy" business left by his adoptive father.

There is no such person in the court of Dayu, but he is doing well in the circle of powerful people.

The subordinate reported:

"After Zhao Duan rose to prominence last year, he was led by Qin Qiu into the circle of the children of the rich and powerful in the capital.

On one occasion, he went to Wang's house to visit Wang Shan. According to Qin Qiu's confession, Wang Shan set up a banquet and invited Zhao Du'an to eat and drink. In order to make friends with the Zhao family, he deliberately prepared a beautiful girl.

After the banquet, Wang Shan personally took Zhao Duan to see the beautiful girl. Qin Qiu had no chance to go in. He only knew that Zhao Duan came to look for him the next morning and left Wang's house. When he left, his face was pale and his steps were unsteady.

But for some reason, I rarely interacted with Wang Shan afterwards."

"Oh?" He Zheng's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously touched his beard with his fingertips, and said with a smile:
"That's normal. What friendship? Wang Shan is probably trying to get something on Zhao Duan. So, Zhao Duan must have slept with that beautiful lady."

He couldn't hide his excitement in his tone.

In this way, as long as he could get the evidence that Zhao Duan slept with a woman from Wang Shan, he could complete the task assigned by the Lord Chief Justice.

"Sir, shall we go and capture Wang Shan now?" the subordinate asked.

He Zheng shook his head: "Not appropriate."

As Zhou Cheng's trusted subordinate, he knew more or less that Zhou Cheng and Wang Shan both worked under Eunuch Wang in the past and they had a close relationship.

Although people forget about you when you leave, it is better to report to Zhou Cheng first for safety reasons.

"Throw this Qin Qu into the Dali Temple prison and don't let the news leak out."

The green-robed civil servant was very proud:

"Let's go back and see the Lord of the Court."

……

"Wang Shan?"

Dongcheng, the backyard of Xue family’s private school.

Upon hearing the name, Zhang Han and Haitang didn't react much, but Zhao Duan's pupils suddenly contracted.

In his mind, some dusty memories were triggered, and messy pictures, like randomly edited movie shots, churning in his mind.

This name... sounds familiar... Wait, I seem to have seen him before, and even had a drink with him? Such a vague memory, it seems that it was not long after I came to power...

Zhao Duan pressed his thumb between his eyebrows, trying his best to obtain useful information from his messy and fragmented memories.

In a trance, he seemed to see "himself" and Wang Shan arm in arm, leaving the banquet hall drunkenly and walking along the corridor.

Finally stopping outside a bedroom, Wang Shan pushed open the door with a smile, and then... forgot about it.

"what happened to you?"

With an oval face and a teardrop mole at the corner of the eye, the heroic Haitang looked at him suspiciously.

"Nothing, I just thought the name sounded familiar." Zhao Duan forced a smile to hide his gaffe.

"It's normal to sound familiar. Although this person has retired from officialdom for several years, he is still somewhat famous in the Beijing playboy circle." Zhang Han hinted at something.

So, I was the one who used to hang out with him when I was a playboy in the capital? A bad friend like Qin Qu? No way... Zhao Duan was a little embarrassed.

I can only sigh that the world is really small.

Haitang asked a few more small questions, and Xue Xuan answered them all, but as she said, these were all she knew.

He ordered Xue Xuan to go out and wait. After the door was closed, "King of Scrolls" Zhang Han looked at his two colleagues:

What do you think? Is what she said true or false? "

Haitang said:

"It may not be completely true, but it must be true. Besides, it is hard for her to make up such a complicated case.

I think this is an excellent breakthrough point. As long as we can get more evidence, this case will be enough to put Zhou Cheng in ruins."

After saying that, the two of them looked at Zhao Duan together, waiting for him, the "host officer", to speak.

Zhao Duan also agreed with their views and nodded slowly:
“It’s indeed a good breakthrough.”

Haitang was very excited and entered a state of reasoning:
"However, Xue Xuan's testimony alone is meaningless, and the relevant files have been lost. It is extremely difficult to overturn the case. Perhaps we can start with Wang Shan."

Zhang Han shook his head and disagreed:
"Wang Shan is the key person in this case and is indeed our target. But looking at the entire case, even if Wang Shan tells the truth, Zhou Cheng can still claim that he handled the case impartially and was deceived by false testimony."

Haitang stroked her pointed chin, her face falling:
"That makes sense. So, the only things that can really identify him are those lost files, physical evidence, or the people who handled the case. But he must have erased those things long ago."

Zhang Han shook his head and said:
“It’s not necessarily possible to erase it. Just think about it, this case was by no means a trivial matter back then. Many people were involved, and the three courts and the imperial court were involved.

Even though Zhou Cheng is powerful, it is almost impossible for him to make all the insiders and evidence "disappear" without attracting the attention of the government."

Haitang was refreshed and analyzed:
"That is to say, there must be evidence, but the problem is how to find it. Even if there is any remaining evidence, it is probably in the Censorate or the Ministry of Justice, and they will not show it to us easily.

The people involved in the case back then have now been promoted or demoted, and are scattered across various government offices, so it is even more difficult to find them and ask them questions."

The female detective stood up and paced in the main room.

Anxiety appeared on her pretty face: "Although we have the power to supervise all officials, if we want to order the three judicial departments and other major government offices to cooperate, I am afraid that even if the governor comes forward, it may not work. Moreover, that will certainly cause a huge stir, wouldn't it alert the enemy?"

Zhang Han also frowned and said nothing.

Deadlock!

Two detectives who are good at investigating cases found themselves in a dead end.

They seriously underestimated the difficulty of overturning a major case that happened thirteen years ago.

"Well, that is to say, as long as there is someone strong enough, who can move freely between the various government offices, retrieve the files, and can make many people involved in the case speak up, and can cover up the situation, then it will be fine, right?"

In an anxious atmosphere.

Zhao Duan, who was drinking tea leisurely, looking like a bystander, suddenly asked.

The two people who were immersed in discussing the case suddenly remembered him and turned to look at him.

Haitang said unhappily:

"You sound as if you think this is easy. In the entire imperial court, there are no more than a handful of people who can do what you said. No, there are even fewer than that! Wait, you don't want to report this to the Saint, do you?"

Zhang Han also thought of this possibility and tried to dissuade them. They had just found a clue and it was inappropriate to alarm the empress and start a war.

What's more, in the empress's position, countless eyes were watching her every move, so it was difficult to conceal her movements.

Zhao Duan smiled, spat out a mouthful of inferior tea leaves, and stood up without bothering to explain.

"Don't worry, I'm talking about someone else. It's getting late, come with me."

The two were confused and could only follow. When they walked out of the backyard, they caught a glimpse of Xue Xuan waiting quietly.

When they passed each other, Zhao Duan stopped in front of her and suddenly smiled brightly:
"We will meet again."

Xue Xuan's heart trembled. She didn't dare to look at the infamous "Envoy Zhao" and lowered her head humbly.

"Miss, they've left." After a while, Uncle Fu came over and said in a low voice.

Xue Xuan then slowly raised his head, his eyes full of sadness.

"Miss, this group of people are digging into what happened back then. Could it be that they want to overturn the verdict for the master?" Uncle Fu suddenly asked.

Overturn the verdict? Xue Xuan shook his head and said with a bitter smile:
"Do you think that a despicable person like Zhao Duan would go against a third-rank official for the sake of those wronged souls who have long lost their value?
I guess they just happened to be investigating something that involved this old case, and even if they knew the truth, they would pretend not to know.

Overturning the verdict... I had dreamed of that back then, but I no longer have that dream."

Uncle Fu was speechless. Thinking of Zhao Duan's bad reputation, he shook his head and sighed, picked up the flower basket on the ground, and went out to buy paper flowers and candles.

As I walked out of the courtyard, the sound of children reading aloud could be heard again in the private school.

……

……

"Don't tell us that the helper you are looking for is Mr. Yuan."

One of the Three Judicial Departments, formerly known as the "Imperial Censorate" and later renamed the "Supervisory Office".

On the street, Haitang tightly grasped the reins, expressionless, looking at Mr. Zhao who was in the carriage with a lazy posture.

"if not?"

Zhao Duan yawned, got out of the car slowly, and looked as if it was a matter of course:

"Zhou Cheng was in office when he judged this case. Most of the relevant files, witnesses, evidence, and people who handled the case are in the Censorate. If the Censorate is willing to help, it will be much easier to collect the evidence than it is for us."

Haitang's expression was full of disbelief. She opened her mouth, speechless for a moment.

Even Zhang Han's expressionless face showed a strange expression, and he finally managed only one sentence:
"That's Mr. Yuan."

Yuan Li!

The leader of the Qingliu Party, whose influence covers half of the court, is a big figure who competes with Prime Minister Li Yanfu.

Haitang frowned and said:
"Are you going to use His Majesty's name to ask Lord Yuan to help you? I remind you that not everyone can be driven and threatened by you."

After a pause, she softened her tone and tried to persuade him:

"I've also heard that you once worked for Mr. Yuan, but..."

She wanted to say:

With our status, we are not worthy of meeting them at all. There is a huge gap between the levels of both sides.

Yes, in the case of Pei Kai, only a few people know about the personal relationship between Zhao Duan and Yuan Li.

In the eyes of almost everyone, the only intersection between Zhao Duan and Yuan Li was that they were in the same camp in the "Behead Pei" operation.

That's it.

As for "friendship"? What is that?
Haitang and Zhang Han couldn't even imagine that the top person on the list Zhao Duan was looking for was the Imperial Censor, a first-rank court official!
Even the coachman Xiao Wang, although he didn't know the specific situation, was a little scared when he saw the gate of the Censorate:

"Sir, I'm afraid Lord Yuan won't see us..."

"..." Zhao Duan was criticized by several people one after another, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry:
"Mr. Yuan is not a monster, why do you have to do this? Well, if you don't want to go, then wait at the door."

As he said this, he jumped off the carriage, patted his butt, left behind a few good-for-nothing teammates, and walked straight to the middle of the two majestic stone lions in the Censorate, revealed his identity, and immediately someone came in to report.

After a while, an official ran out and said something. Zhao Duan walked straight into the gate of the Censorate and disappeared from the sight of the three people.

(End of this chapter)