Chapter 051 The interrogation of the suspect raises new doubts and asks about the inside story. Jia Zheng supervises the case
"The master wants our second master to inherit the family business, and the eldest master has always been dissatisfied with this!"
"Mrs. Zhang is your biological mother. For you, what can't she do?"
"Our master is planning to find a proper job recently. Now is the time to rely on the master. How could he possibly harm the master?! It was the Third Master. When the plague broke out, the master forced Concubine Liu [Ge Xiaoyi's biological mother] to serve Concubine Chen [Ge Xiaoxian's biological mother] who was infected with the plague. As a result, Concubine Chen did not survive, and Concubine Liu also lost her life..."
"Butler Xu has always wanted his son to take over his position, but the master doesn't think highly of the two sons of the Xu family. Butler Xu has complained a lot in private..."
The flower hall in the east wing of the Ge Mansion.
Sun Shaozong and Jia Yucun sat opposite each other, looking at the newly-released interrogation records in their hands, their faces looking somewhat solemn.
According to repeated checks and statistics, there were a total of sixteen people at the scene when they broke into the house and found the body They were Minister Ge's concubine Zhang, the old housekeeper Xu Ren, seven servants, three maids, a woman - and Minister Ge's three sons, Ge Xiaorui, Ge Xiaoxian, and Ge Xiaoyi.
As for Minister Ge's youngest son, Ge Xiaowen, although he also appeared at the crime scene, considering that he is only nine years old and it is impossible for him to commit the crime independently, he was directly ruled out.
After nearly half an hour of surprise interrogation, Zhou Da, Zhao Wuwei and the officials from the Criminal Law Department found out a lot of motives for the murder.
But……
However, these people all have clear alibis, proving that they were not in the study when the 'murderer started barking'!
And it's not just a few people with motives. In fact, all those who were isolated and interrogated were able to provide clear alibis !
As a result, the case was once again shrouded in mystery.
"Shao Zong."
Jia Yucun placed the file on the coffee table, tapped it a few times, and asked, "What do you think of this confession?"
Tsk~
This guy is using the energy of Di Renjie, and he still has to play the role of Li Yuanfang!
Sun Shaozong complained in his heart, threw the file on the coffee table, and said decisively: "Butler Xu, Ge Xiaorui, and Aunt Zhang, because of the high attention they received, almost everyone confirmed that they were outside the door before the door was broken - so the suspicion of committing the crime personally can be basically ruled out, but the suspicion of hiring a killer cannot be ruled out."
"Minister Ge's three personal servants and two maids have been waiting in the east wing. It is too unlikely to bribe five people at the same time for such a life-threatening matter, so we can basically rule them out as suspects."
"The only ones who are directly suspected of committing the crime are the maidservants and old women around Aunt Zhang, the two servants around Ge Xiaorui, and the brothers Ge Xiaoxian and Ge Xiaoyi who came here alone."
"Six people..."
Jia Yucun chewed over Sun Shaozong's analysis several times before he came up with his own idea: "Although hiring someone to kill someone is possible, the risk is too great. Secondly, eating a heart raw is something that cannot be done without deep hatred - so I think Ge Xiaoyi should be the most suspicious person at the moment!"
Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "From the perspective of motive, Ge Xiaoyi is naturally the most suspicious, but motives may not always be obvious. Minister Ge is mysterious and there must be something hidden that we don't know. If we put aside the motive, I think the second son Ge Xiaoxian is very suspicious."
"Ge Xiaoxian?"
Jia Yucun was stunned when he heard this, and frowned, "But according to the confession, this second young master is the most favored in the mansion. He even had a rift with his eldest brother and third brother because of Minister Ge's favoritism. So if Minister Ge dies, not only will he not get any benefits, but he may even be ostracized by his brothers."
Then he shook his head again: "Under this situation, I really don't see any reason why he would want to kill Minister Ge."
"That's why I said to put aside the motive."
Sun Shaozong grinned and said, "His alibi was provided by the maidservant next to him. Brother Yucun should know that women of this status are the easiest to bribe and can keep secrets better than others."
Although Jia Yucun did not quite agree with this last analysis, he did not continue to refute it.
So the two men agreed to temporarily identify the brothers Ge Xiaoxian and Ge Xiaoyi as important suspects and give priority to finding out their situation - as for the other four suspicious servants, they would simply take them back to Shuntian Prefecture and intimidate and interrogate them thoroughly.
By the time we had discussed the details, it was already bright outside.
Jia Yucun was trying hard to invite Sun Shaozong to his home for breakfast when he heard Zhou Da come hurriedly to report that the second master of Rongguo Mansion had arrived and asked to see the prime minister.
When he heard that it was Jia Zheng who wanted to see him, how could Jia Yucun dare to be negligent?
He hurriedly called Sun Shaozong and went out from the east wing to greet him.
When they arrived at the front yard, they saw that the hastily arranged mourning hall was bustling with people inside and outside. It was already crowded with officials who had rushed to pay their respects after hearing the news - two of them took up nearly half of the hall.
One of them was Jia Zheng, and the other had a long beard and was intimidating without even being angry. In terms of momentum and temperament, he was far superior to Jia Zheng.
Seeing this, Jia Yucun hurried forward a few steps and said with a bow, "Shuntian Prefecture Minister Jia Yucun greets Minister Wang."
Then he bowed deeply to Jia Zheng and said, "Uncle has summoned me, but what do you want me to do for you?"
It turned out that the Minister of Works Wang Yan had arrived!
Sun Shaozong followed closely behind and hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects. Just as he was about to introduce himself, Wang Yan's eyes flashed and he asked, "You are the Sun Tongpan who has become famous recently, right? Have you found any clues about this case?"
Damn~
The old guy seems to have bad intentions!
At first glance, there was nothing strange about his words, but according to the unspoken rules of the officialdom, with Jia Yucun, the prime minister, present, whether Sun Shaozong answered yes or no, he would be suspected of overstepping the line and seeking credit!
Fortunately, although Sun Shaozong was young and naive, he was not a rash person. He saw through his intentions at the first time, so he just replied indifferently: "Reporting to the Minister, all matters in this case are supervised . Without the Minister's approval, I dare not disclose the case easily."
Wang Yan was obviously a little surprised to hear Sun Shaozong's response so appropriately. However, Jia Zheng, who was standing by, didn't notice anything and said casually, "My dear nephew, Minister Wang is the immediate superior of Minister Ge, not an outsider. You can say whatever you want!"
When Jia Yucun heard him speak, he quickly echoed him.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong told the whole story of how Jia Yucun and he "jointly" investigated the case - only the identities of a few key suspects were concealed.
Many of the details of the reasoning made Wang Yan and Jia Zheng sigh in regret.
"President Sun really deserves the title of 'divine judge'!"
Finally, Wang Yan praised him, and then discussed with Jia Zheng: "Brother Cunzhou, the unexpected death of Minister Ge is a great misfortune for our Ministry of Works. Since the people handling the case are your sons and nephews, why don't you stay and supervise the case on behalf of our Ministry of Works?"
