Chapter 176: Grabbing the Corpse
“There is another problem.”
"There are fewer corpses?" Zhao Que thought for a while and expressed his doubts.
"There are fewer corpses?" Li Chen seemed to have noticed the key to solving the case. Why are there fewer corpses? In theory, people from the Ministry of Justice will not leave such flaws.
"Look for these corpses, you must find them." Li Chen said.
At the same time, Jiang Wei, Guo Yu and Eunuch Wang in the Ministry of Justice Courtyard are gathering together.
"The people from Xuan Jingsi started asking, and there might be something wrong with the remaining ten bodies." Doctor Guo said.
"The people below should not talk nonsense, right?" asked Eunuch Wang.
"The people under us are even tighter than their belts, but these dozen bodies are not small objects. People from Dongshan County Government are afraid of being seen by migrant workers." Langzhong Jiang from the Ministry of Justice expressed his concerns.
"Some things that cannot be handled will always be a problem," said Doctor Guo.
"I'm afraid that the emperor will have to come forward. The county government office below is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel. Our Ministry of Justice cannot stretch out the hand that long, so I'm afraid the body will not come back." said Langzhong Jiang.
"Okay, I'll go there. This little county magistrate must be selling his face to the Queen." said Eunuch Wang. Now these three people are grasshoppers on the same rope, and he can't refuse.
"If you want to get the body back, it will be burned directly." Langzhong Jiang said. This matter cannot be delayed. Eunuch Wang immediately rushed towards Dongshan County with more than ten guards.
"These incompetent officials eat people's fat and ointment all day long, from top to bottom to protect each other. This is drinking the blood of the Qin Dynasty and sucking the marrow of the Qin Dynasty." Li Chen shouted angrily in the courtyard.
As expected, from top to bottom, from rank officials to some minor officials, they were all unified. Everyone didn't know where the little corpse had gone, and asked more deeply and answered that they might have been taken away by wild beasts in the mountains.
"Marty, why not be punished?" Zhao Que could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.
"No, it's too deeply involved at this time. If you torture confessions, you will be afraid that you will lose your word." Li Chen said.
This case not only involves people from the royal family, but also involves a large number of civil and military officials who are sheltered. The things that are severely tortured and forced confessions may be the result of investigation and punishment, and some people will escape through this excuse.
"Zhao Que, send someone to ask the migrant workers. These dozens of corpses are not small objects and will never disappear out of thin air." Li Chen said.
"Marty, good news, the body should be in the Dongshan County Government." As expected, Zhao Que brought back good news not long after.
On the day of the accident, the people from the Ministry of Justice had not arrived yet. The group of technical gangs from the Ministry of Works were obviously a little unfamiliar with handling such matters. The case occurred in Dongshan, and it was reasonable for the people from Dongshan County to take away the bodies. When the Dongshan County Department took away the bodies, it was not covered up, so there were still migrant workers who happened to pass by. If you don’t ask about this kind of thing, you might not be able to remember these migrant workers who don’t know a single word. But if you ask, you may not be able to withstand verification.
"Driving, driving, driving."
Zhao Que led the people of Xuan Jingsi to Dongshan County, but Eunuch Wang set out a few hours earlier than him, but Zhao Que's speed was a little faster than the eunuch. For a moment, the case became a battle between time and speed.
Dongshan County is directly under the jurisdiction of the Inner History. Because it is close to Xianyang, it is also a wealthy county with a large population. A plague occurred in Dongshan Village under his control, so naturally he sent someone to check it out as soon as possible. Originally, the county magistrate wanted to make some achievements, so he was not impeached.
But it would be fine if this matter was not mixed up, but it was discovered that it was far from being as simple as it appeared. These people died of plague, they were obviously poisoned. Who would have thought that this matter actually involved the prince. Now these corpses have become hot potatoes, and they are not eaten or thrown away.
Dongshan County, County Yamen
"Eunuch Wang, I am the magistrate of Dongshan County. I don't know what kind of work is there for you." The magistrate of Dongshan County said politely.
This prince is the popular man in front of Empress Li Ji, and it is not something he, a county magistrate, can be punished.
"I heard that your county government has pulled a few corpses from Dongshan Village. The weather is hot and there are corpses who have had plagues. If the plague spreads, you can bear the blame." said Wang Eunuch Greece.
The county magistrate is also a wise man. When he heard Eunuch Wang say something, how could he not know what it means, and immediately responded: "The people below are ignorant. Let them check the situation and pull anything into the county government. But now this case is not something that our small county government can handle. No one from the Ministry of Justice will take the body, so we can only keep it first."
"Even if we help Langzhong Jiang from the Ministry of Justice pick up the body, we can save the county magistrate from being embarrassed," said Eunuch Wang.
"Okay, let's hand over now." The county magistrate said impatiently.
The county magistrate was also readily and handed over the body to the people under Eunuch Wang. As the saying goes, the gods fight, and the mortals suffer. The corpse is now the bargaining chip for the big guys to play. It is placed in the Dongshan County Government for one day, and the Dongshan County Magistrate was worried for a whole day.
Eunuch Wang and his group did not dare to delay for a moment. They put on several carriages, wrapped the body in a straw mat, and put it in the carriage. After being treated by coroners, the body still emitted a disgusting smell.
"Go, go, go." The group drove the carriage and burned the body when they left the city.
"Governor, see if there is the old turtle in front of you."
Outside Dongshan County, Zhao Que looked in the direction pointed by his subordinates. He saw that Eunuch Wang had already built a fire platform and was about to light the fire to burn the body.
"Damn it, let this old turtle take the lead."
"They want to destroy the corpse and steal the corpse for me." Zhao Que gritted his teeth and said fiercely.
"Immediately, hurry up." Eunuch Wang shouted hysterically.
When Zhao Que and others saw them, they naturally saw Zhao Que.
"Governor Zhao, what's the point?" Eunuch Wang stopped Zhao Que and others. Although Zhao Que was Ying Shu's son-in-law, his official position was still the governor of the Qingjingsi, and he was still called an official position on weekdays.
"Bang."
"Run in, if there is any obstacle, you will be killed without mercy." Zhao Que kicked the prince out with one kick and rushed inside with his men.
Zhao Que didn't know that the old turtle wanted to delay time. If he was delaying for a while, these corpses might have become burnt corpses again.
"Stop them?" Eunuch Wang gritted his teeth and shouted to his guards.
This old turtle could see clearly that although it was a serious crime to stop Xuan Jingsi from handling the case, as long as the body was burned, the people behind him would be saved. At that time, the people behind him would naturally save his life. If the people behind him were gone, it would be a real disaster for him.
"Bang, bang, bang."
But the ideal is full, and the reality is very skinny. How could he, the more than ten guards, blocked the Hanging Mirror Flag Commander several times that of his own? The fire was extinguished as soon as it was ignited.
"It's over." Eunuch Wang sat on the ground, closed his eyes, as if he was poured on his head by a basin of cold water.
Chapter completed!