Volume 1 Zhangqiao Iron Coffin Chapter 42 What do you want?
“Haha…haha…” Cai Kun laughed, “I’ve seen many people who say they are wronged, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone like you!
"Xu Zun," he stopped laughing and said, "I advise you not to test my patience. Those who speak alarmist words in front of me have long been..."
"Master Cai!" Xu Zun suddenly interrupted Cai Kun and said in a strong voice, "I just don't believe that you don't have any doubts about this matter.
"Don't you really think that all this is too deliberate?"
"The iron coffin appeared in the basement of your house, and the entrance is in your bedroom. The house was bought for you by Shen Tiande," Cai Kun said. "Tell me, what else can I doubt?"
"I know," Xu Zun nodded, "I could tell from the beginning that you are not just a bystander, oh no, you are not mediocre.
"Your insights are ahead of the times, your analysis is unique, your intelligence is extraordinary, and you are also very good at guessing people's minds. I really admire you!"
"..." Cai Kun opened his mouth and said after 4 seconds, "Do you think it would be useful to flatter someone at this time?"
"Don't get me wrong," Xu Zun said bluntly, "Your inference is right on the point of this case, but it's a pity that you were used by the real murderer and became their accomplice!"
"..." Cai Kun was speechless for the second time. Since he entered the officialdom, he had never seen such an arrogant suspect.
"You let the real murderer lead you by the nose and fell for his trick!" Xu Zun said, "After you use my life and my father-in-law's life to seek credit, the murderer only needs to make another iron coffin case, and it will be enough to make you suffer.
"As a smart person like you, you definitely don't want to be played around by others, right?"
"..." Cai Kun was speechless for the third time. Xu Zun's words hit a very awkward spot, leaving him speechless.
"Don't forget," Xu Zun reminded, "the mastermind of the Iron Coffin Case is targeting the Queen Mother. If they cause a bigger incident next time and the Queen Mother blames you, do you think you can stay out of it?"
"Boy," Cai Kun finally changed his previous calm attitude and shouted angrily with gritted teeth, "What do you want!?"
"Me?" Xu Zun gritted his teeth and said, "Needless to say, I can help you find out the truth and catch the real culprit!"
"Humph!" Cai Kun laughed in anger, "If you really have this ability, what have you been doing before? You make a lot of sense, but you can't just rely on your mouth, right?
"Master Cai," Xu Zun thought for a moment and said mysteriously, "Please move forward. I will tell you something now. As long as you do as I say, I guarantee you will have an unexpected reward today!"
"Oh?" Cai Kun narrowed his eyes and pondered carefully, and finally leaned over...
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Half an hour later, Cai Kun returned to the second hall of the county government.
He kept his head down all the way, thinking as if he was thinking about something.
Seeing Cai Kun appear, the Imperial Censor Chen Taiji, the Governor Li Yan, and the County Magistrate Taimin hurried forward and asked:
"How is it, Master Cai, have they confessed?"
"Humph!" Cai Kun snorted coldly and said arrogantly, "This case is of great importance, you'd better not ask!"
Gurgle...
The three adults swallowed at the same time , looking extremely embarrassed.
"How are the people in the Shen Mansion being dealt with now?" Cai Kun asked.
"As you ordered," Li Yan replied hastily, "most of the servants have been imprisoned, and Mr. Shen... oh no, Shen Tiande's family members have been imprisoned in the county government office."
"Okay," Cai Kun said to County Magistrate Tai Min, "Immediately dispatch personnel from the surrounding county offices to keep a close watch on these people. No one should make any mistakes!"
"Yes!" Taimin quickly took the order.
Cai Kun thought for a while and walked out of the yamen, but when he looked up, he saw that the county magistrate Qiu Yongnian and Luo Baiwan were still tied up in the yard and guarded by people from the Ministry of Justice.
Their hair was disheveled and they looked extremely dishevelled.
When they saw Cai Kun appear, hope immediately appeared in their eyes.
"Hey?" Cai Kun asked, "Why are they still here?"
"Master Cai," Chen Taiji urged hastily, "since the real murderer has been found, can we ?"
"No!" Cai Kun immediately waved his hand and said, "Xu Zun and others did it so secretly, I guess there must be accomplices in the county government.
"Didn't I tell you before that I would arrest everyone in the county government? How is it going?"
"This..." Chen Taiji said helplessly, "We have been busy searching the Shen Mansion, and we are really short of manpower!"
"Well..." Cai Kun thought seriously for a few seconds, then gestured to Magistrate Qiu and the other two, "Well, then let's release them first!
"You two," he said to them, "I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself from your crimes. From now on, gather your people and conduct an internal investigation.
"If we can find Xu Zun's accomplices, we can atone for our crimes."
"Yes!" The two of them bowed their heads hurriedly, "Thank you, Master Cai, for your mercy! Thank you, Master Cai, for your mercy!"
"Don't thank me so early," Cai Kun said coldly, "I haven't finished what I'm saying. If I can't find out, or one of them escapes, then I can't help you. You can go and explain it to the Queen Mother in person!"
After saying this, without waiting for the two to respond, he turned and walked towards the front hall.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the door, a guard rushed in from outside.
"Sir," the inner guard reported to him excitedly, "Good news, we sent a pigeon message, we found a guerrilla general from Gu Nan County, he used to be a guard of the Eastern Palace, and he was one of the guards who captured the Japanese assassin from the East Sea.
"He himself is very sure that he can recognize the appearance of the assassin from that year!"
"Okay," Cai Kun asked, "When can we get there?"
"Gunan County is only a few dozen miles away. They have already set out," the inner guard said. "Hurry up and you will arrive tomorrow!"
"Okay!" Cai Kun walked towards the front hall and asked the inner guard, "Then...how is the search in Shen's house going?"
"Your Excellency , we have already started the second search, but nothing unusual has been found so far..."
As Cai Kun and the inner guard walked away, their voices gradually disappeared.
As soon as they saw Cai Kun walking away, Chen Taiji, Li Yan and Tai Min hurried forward and untied the ropes for Qiu Yongnian and Luo Baiwan.
"Thank you... Thank you three adults! Thank you, wuuu..." Unexpectedly, the county magistrate Luo Baiwan actually lay on the ground and burst into tears.
After experiencing such a sudden ups and downs, the elderly Luo Baiwan was on the verge of mental collapse.
However, Qiu Yongnian did not feel relieved at all, because Cai Kun had just put forward a condition, requiring them to conduct an internal investigation. If they could not find the accomplices, or if they let them escape, it would still be a disaster!
Therefore, Qiu Yongnian immediately asked the three adults for permission to first call the county's detectives and then summon all the personnel in the county government.
The three adults also hoped to find the traitor as soon as possible, so they naturally did not object and immediately helped Qiu Yongnian to arrange the investigation.
But what they didn't expect was that they searched the entire county government office but couldn't find the figure of the head constable Zhao Yu anymore...
