The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 1817 Physical Evidence and Witnesses

When Feng Jiuxiao appeared in front of Old Master Zhang, Old Master Zhang was really surprised!

The person who came is really too young!

Can you be eighteen years old?

Feng Jiuxiao was the first to clasp his fists and said, "Junior Long Jiu greets Old Master Zhang!"

Old Master Zhang immediately stood up and clasped his fists: "What can I do for you, Young Master Long? Please take a seat!" He pointed to the seat on the other side of the coffee table and said to the burly man: "Zhang Biao, serve the tea!"

Zhang Biao immediately waved to the maid outside the door and gestured for serving tea. The maid immediately nodded and turned around to prepare the tea.

Feng Jiuxiao got straight to the point after he sat down, "Old Master Zhang, I believe you already know about the Du family's affairs."

Old Master Zhang nodded, his eyes full of inquiry, "I wonder what this has to do with you, young master?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled, took out a gold medal from his arms and placed it on the coffee table, and said calmly: "I am the deputy commander-in-chief of the Great Song Imperial City Division, and I still have the right to inquire about some matters."

Old Master Zhang squinted his eyes and took a look, his face changed drastically, he stood up quickly, and hurriedly knelt down to Feng Jiuxiao, "Ah, my old eyes are blurry, I didn't know that the deputy envoy had arrived, and I didn't come to greet you. I hope you will forgive me!" Of course, he was not kneeling to Feng Jiuxiao, but to the gold medal!

Before he knelt down, Feng Jiuxiao had already supported him, "Hey, old man, we are just chatting, don't be so restrained!"

Old Master Zhang looked terrified and said, "This is the rule of law in the imperial court. How can we do it casually?" He took advantage of the situation and immediately sat back in his original position. But he cursed in his heart: Why did you take it out if I don't want you to restrain me? Isn't showing this thing just forcing me to speak?

Feng Jiuxiao glanced at Old Master Zhang and smiled, "Old Master, I have other things to do, and you should also rest more, so let's not beat around the bush and make it short, is that ok?"

Old Master Zhang smiled and said, "Of course." He thought: What is the Great Song Imperial City Department? Who dares to disobey? The eight words "Execute first and report later, as if I am here in person" on the gold medal are not a joke.

Looking at Old Master Zhang who was smiling like an old fox, Feng Jiuxiao knew that the other party would not fool around anymore!

"The entire Du family was murdered. Some people say that the Zhang family was behind this. Is that true?"

Old Master Zhang immediately shook his head, looking aggrieved. "Although our Zhang family is a wealthy family, we dare not break the law, right? Killing someone means paying with one's life, let alone dozens of lives."

Feng Jiuxiao said: "But all signs show that the Zhang family is indeed involved!"

Old Master Zhang's face changed slightly. "Long... Deputy Envoy Long, Lord Long, you must speak with evidence! The city's prefect, Lord Cao, interrogated everyone in our family the day before yesterday. If our Zhang family was involved, he would have discovered the clues long ago!"

Feng Jiuxiao asked: "Have all the people been interrogated?"

Old Master Zhang's eyes flickered, "What do you mean, sir?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "I mean, has Lord Cao interrogated all the suspects?"

Old Master Zhang said, "That's right!" He thought to himself: This kid's words are strange, does he want to interrogate him again?

Feng Jiuxiao asked: "What is the so-called suspect standard of Lord Cao?" In fact, Lord Cao had already told him, he just wanted to verify it.

Old Master Zhang said, "There is no standard. As long as anyone in my Zhang family has the ability to contact the outside world, they will be screened."

At this time, the maid came in with a tea tray, put tea in the cups of Feng Jiuxiao and the other two, and filled up Old Master Zhang's cup with water. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, Feng Jiuxiao pointed at the maid and said, "Have you interrogated her?"

Old Master Zhang was startled, and the maid also looked nervous and stood there at a loss!

Old Master Zhang looked at Feng Jiuxiao with a puzzled look on his face, "Does your Excellency suspect...her? She is just an illiterate maid, how could she contact the bandits?"

Feng Jiuxiao said calmly: "I'm just stating a possibility! Since she hasn't tried him, then it seems that Zhang Biao hasn't tried him either?"

Zhang Biao's face changed, "Sir, please don't accuse me!" Now that he knew Feng Jiuxiao's identity, he dared not look at him directly!

Feng Jiuxiao said: "I heard from the old master that someone is trying to shift the blame to the Zhang family, is that right?"

Old Master Zhang said, "Not bad!"

Feng Jiuxiao looked at Old Master Zhang, whose face was already a little nervous, and said, "You think you are upright, so you are not afraid of others coming to investigate, right?"

"Correct."

"You think that no one in the Zhang family is colluding with the bandits, and no one is colluding with Mr. Xiao Du, so the Du family's affairs have nothing to do with the Zhang family, right?"

"Correct."

"Then why did the bandits spread the news, saying that Mr. Xiao Du colluded with the Zhang family and murdered the Du family together?"

"Impossible! How could we possibly team up with Xiao Du to harm the Du family?"

"I heard that Mr. Xiao Du is not Old Master Du's biological son, but someone else's child. Have you heard about this news?"

Old Master Zhang frowned, looking solemn.

Feng Jiuxiao raised his eyebrows, "Look, you've heard the news, why don't you believe that Mr. Xiao Du would murder the Du family?"

Old Master Zhang said: "Even if Xiao Du is not from the Du family, if he wants to harm the Du family, that is his own business and has nothing to do with us!"

His attitude was very clear, no matter who harmed whom, no matter whether Xiao Du was of the Du family's bloodline, everything had nothing to do with his Zhang family.

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Okay, now you think that your Zhang family is not involved. Even if you are right, then let me ask you, who do you think is behind this?"

Old Master Zhang stared at Feng Jiuxiao's eyes for a long time before he said, "My Lord, I am old now. I only have one wish, which is that the descendants of the Zhang family can live a peaceful life! I don't ask for great wealth or power..."

Feng Jiuxiao also stared at Old Master Zhang's somewhat cloudy but worldly eyes and said, "Old Master, do you think that I have a grudge against that person and that I came here specifically to collect dirt on him and then to mess with him behind his back?"

Old Master Zhang didn't expect that the young man would look at him without any scruples. His eyes were as deep as the sea, and full of vicissitudes of life, as if an octogenarian was looking at him. He hurriedly looked away and made an excuse to drink a sip of tea to hide his embarrassment.

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Okay, if you don't say anything, it means you agree. I tell you, I have no grudge against that person, and we are not political enemies as you think. I am here just to uphold justice."

Old Master Zhang glanced at Feng Jiuxiao again and said, "Master Long, you keep mentioning that person. Do you know who the person you suspect is?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "Of course I know who that person is! I came here just to help you!"

Old Master Zhang was startled. "Help me?"

Feng Jiuxiao asked, "Do you think that after Lord Cao has finished interrogating you, you will be fine and can rest easy?"

Old Master Zhang said, "Isn't that right? We didn't have the time to commit the crime, and we don't have any witnesses or physical evidence to prove that we were involved in this incident!"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled.

Old Master Zhang suddenly felt his heart sink!

For some reason, he suddenly had a bad feeling!

Feng Jiuxiao asked: "No witnesses? No physical evidence?"

Old Master Zhang looked confused, "Yes!"

Feng Jiuxiao stood up suddenly, with a serious face, "There are no witnesses or physical evidence because Cao Guangshi didn't find any evidence at all during the trial!"

Old Master Zhang also stood up, looking surprised: "What?"

Is there any evidence? Impossible! Who in my family would dare to do something without my knowledge?

Feng Jiuxiao asked: "Can you tell me who that person is?"

Old Master Zhang said, "Didn't I already say that we just want to live in peace... If I tell you that person's name, once the news leaks out, our Zhang family will be ruined."

Feng Jiuxiao asked: "Do you think that if you don't tell me, your Zhang family will be able to survive?"

Old Master Zhang's expression changed, "Lord Long, you...you...what do you mean?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Don't worry! I didn't mean anything! How could I let your family be destroyed just because you didn't reveal Wang Quanbin's name?"

Old Master Zhang's face changed drastically, "You...you..."

Feng Jiuxiao said coldly: "I have already told you, I already knew who that person is! I asked you to tell me, just to save you! But you refused to tell me! In your mind, you think you are helping me! And helping me will take a big risk, right?! You will never take any risk to help others get justice! Right?"

Old Master Zhang was silent.

He could only remain silent.

He also wanted to deny it, but unfortunately he didn't have the confidence.

He could only watch the young man in front of him righteously accusing him!

Feng Jiuxiao said: "I came here today just to meet Old Master Zhang and see if he is worthy of me giving him a chance! Facts have proved that he is not worthy!"

Pang Shiwu said at this time: "Brother, do you mean to ignore the life and death of the Zhang family?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Isn't what I just said clear enough? People think that Wang Quanbin and I are political enemies. I came to the Zhang family just to get some dirt on General Wang, and then report it to the emperor to punish him!"

Pang Shiwu said, "Oh, he's worried that Wang Quanbin will take revenge on him after he finds out, is that what you mean?" Feng Jiuxiao said, "Yes."

"So what do you mean by just letting it go? What about the Du family's case?"

"Stay on schedule."

"What do you mean?"

"Let's just wait and see. We can't do anything about it. Let's go." Feng Jiuxiao said and turned around and left, quickly and decisively without any delay.

Old Master Zhang was left there, with a complicated look on his face.

How could he just leave without even saying hello? What kind of deputy envoy is this?

After Feng Jiuxiao walked away, Zhang Biao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, supported Old Master Zhang and said, "Old Master, don't be angry, sit down." Since the young man said he didn't care, there would be no future troubles!

After sitting down, Old Master Zhang fell into deep thought.

Zhang Biao looked at Old Master Zhang with a sharp look in his eyes! Chengdu will send someone over in the next two days, so you can only wish for good luck when the time comes!

After leaving the Zhang Mansion, Feng Jiuxiao said, "Miss Du, I already know who is the mastermind behind the murder of your entire family."

Miss Du's eyes flickered. "It's that General Wang, right?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Yes!"

Pang Shiwu frowned, "Wang Quanbin would be this kind of person? Why didn't I see it before?"

Feng Jiuxiao said calmly: "Some people actually haven't changed! They just behave differently in different environments! For example, in front of Zhao Kuangyin, he would act like a grandson and not dare to say a word, but in front of his subordinates, he might be bossy and arrogant!"

Pang Shiwu said: "Well, a typical two-faced person. Oh, isn't this life tiring?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Why are they tired? They are enjoying it! They never get tired of it!"

"Ah? There are people like this?"

"Of course. In fact, everyone has different sides. No matter how well you are doing in front of your parents, you have to pretend to be doing well. No matter how serious you are in front of your friends, you will become relaxed. No matter how scared you are in front of your enemies, you have to pretend to be brave!"

"That makes sense. What about the Du family's case? What do you mean by let's wait and see?"

"Miss Du, do you believe me?"

Du Xiaohuan said: "I believe it!"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Okay! Then you should hurry up and take those little sisters to hide at Cao Guangshi's place, and don't show up for a month!"

Du Xiaohuan was not stupid. Her face showed her former fortitude again. "You mean, in a month, someone will make a move on General Wang?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Yes! It may also be faster! The most important thing now is your safety! I will tell Cao Guangshi to keep it a secret! Wang Quanbin is in Chengdu, and you are in Yazhou. The distance is not too close and it is relatively safe. Once there is any disturbance in Chengdu, you will have time to move!"

Du Xiaohuan said: "Okay, I'll listen to you!" She knew that Feng Jiuxiao was the only one who was trustworthy now!

Pang Shiwu said, "Brother, what do you think will happen to the Zhang family? From what you said, they are going to suffer?"

Feng Jiuxiao's face turned cold, "If Old Master Zhang had any compassion for the world, he would have revealed Wang Quanbin's name! As long as he dared to reveal Wang Quanbin, he would naturally write down his suspicions! In fact, the suspicions he mentioned were not suspicions at all, it must be that Wang Quanbin had warned him before! I guess Wang Quanbin asked for too much, and Old Master Zhang did not agree, so Wang Quanbin did not dare to do it openly, and he must have done it secretly!"

Pang Shiwu asked: "Then...what will happen next?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "I will tell Cao Guangshi to control the pace of the development of the situation. Now that the Du family has been destroyed, they must release the news that Miss Du is also dead, so that the Du family is doomed. Then they will naturally push the second link, which is to deal with the Zhang family! Cao Guangshi's investigation of the case is indeed problematic. Since he has even tried a ten-year-old child, why did he miss those maids and servants? That Zhang Biao has been 100% bought by Wang Quanbin! He deliberately wrote a lot of letters to the bandits, not for anything else, just to frame them!"

Pang Shiwu's eyes flickered, "This is physical evidence! Regardless of whether those bandits have any connection with the Zhang family, these letters are irrefutable evidence! So will these letters be in Shuanglong Ridge?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "No matter whether they are in Shuanglong Ridge or not, and no matter where they were found from, Wang Quanbin will have a way to prove that these letters were found in Shuanglong Ridge!"

Pang Shiwu said: "These damn officials are so evil!"

Du Xiaohuan asked, "But Zhang Biao looks so rude, would he imitate Old Master Zhang's handwriting to write a letter?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "There is no need to imitate Old Master Zhang's handwriting! When the time comes, that Zhang Biao will stamp Old Master Zhang's seal, and then when confronted in court, he will say that it was Old Master Zhang who asked him to write for him. Who dares not to believe it?"

Pang Shiwu's eyes flickered, "Zhang Biao is the witness!"

Du Xiaohuan also understood, "The letter is physical evidence, and Zhang Biao is a witness. This time, there is no way to clear the name!"

Pang Shiwu said: "First, they dragged Mr. Xiao Du into the water to muddy the water, and then dragged the Zhang family into the water to muddy the water even more. Finally, they took advantage of the situation and made Mr. Xiao Du and the Zhang family bear a bad reputation. This method is really amazing."

Feng Jiuxiao said, "I have asked Cao Guangshi to write a memorial to Zhao Kuangyin. It is expected that the imperial envoy will come to handle the case within a month. Of course, it is a different case. So within this month, Wang Quanbin will speed up the steps to deal with the Zhang family to avoid more trouble. I estimate that in the next few days, evidence involving the Zhang family will appear one after another. At that time, Chengdu will send a special team to take over the case. Since Cao Guangshi has not been tried, he can be excluded on the pretext of incompetence in handling the case."

Pang Shiwu said, "By that time, the news of the Zhang family's involvement in the case will have spread all over the city, and it will be a natural thing for the Zhang family to be taken to Chengdu, isn't that right, brother? Then how do we take away the Zhang family's property? We can't just swagger and move all their warehouses in broad daylight, right?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Of course. Wouldn't that be a robbery? Wang Quanbin definitely can't do this by himself. He must have an accomplice! At least the person who contacted Zhang Biao must be his confidant, right?"

"Ah, it must be."

"If Wang Quanbin wants to get his hands on the Zhang family's property, the quickest way is to confiscate it! The person who will handle the confiscation must be one of his people!"

"I understand, big brother. When you confiscate and register the property, you can write less. Then all the things that are not recorded will become his. Great! Then what about the wine shops, silk shops, etc.? What should we do?"

"Of course it's auctioned. The principle is the same. Find your own people, sell to your own people, and buy from your own people. As for the price, it's just a number. The lower the price, the better. By then, General Wang's relatives may only need three taels of silver to buy a restaurant that makes a profit of one hundred thousand taels a year!"

"What if someone else offers a high price?"

"Others? What others? How can there be others? Can someone else appear for such a thing?"

"Damn! This money comes too easily, doesn't it? It comes faster than ours!"

"Nonsense, they only dare to do it secretly, and our industries in Guangzhou, Caizhou, and Pengzhou are much larger than here."

"Hehe. Then the Zhang family will be in trouble. Will they die?"

"Not necessarily! That depends on the wisdom of Old Master Zhang! If it goes well, the Zhang family will hand over a scapegoat and all their property, and the case will be closed. If he is unwilling to hand over his property and refuses to plead guilty, then Wang Quanbin will most likely frame the Zhang family with a serious crime of conspiracy and bring all the Zhang family members to justice!"

"That is to say, even if no one in the Zhang family died, this huge family business could not be saved!"

"Not bad!"

"If Wang Quanbin is arrested in a month, will the Zhang family's case be overturned? Will the property be returned to the Zhang family?"

Feng Jiuxiao looked at Pang Shiwu and said, "That depends on whether Old Master Zhang has something that can impress Zhao Kuangyin!"

Pang Shiwu pondered for a while, "The entire Great Shu belongs to the Zhao family, there is no need for him to do this, right?"

Feng Jiuxiao looked towards the north, "It's true that the territory is his, but war requires money and food, what's the use of the territory?"

Pang Shiwu's eyes lit up, "Oh, I see. After defeating Southern Tang and then Western Shu, they must be poor. It's a pity for the Zhang family's hard work over the years."

Feng Jiuxiao said calmly: "Given the callousness of Old Master Zhang, I dare say that every penny he earns is filled with the blood and tears of ordinary people! People like him do not deserve sympathy!"

Miss Du said: "That's right! The reason why our Du family looks down on the Zhang family is because the Zhang family is greedy, profit-seeking, and is obsessed with money and greed!"

Pang Shiwu laughed, "Now that you put it that way, the Zhang family is too shameful!"

Miss Du said, "Not to mention the years of disaster, anyone in our city who has a little money has to build a porridge house, and our family even opened the warehouse to release grain, but the Zhang family took the opportunity to drive up prices..."

Feng Jiuxiao raised his hand to stop him, "Alright, we got it! What goes around, who can escape it? Let's go, we still have to hurry up and explain things to Cao Guangshi."

Pang Shiwu asked, "What if Zhang Biao leaks the news? What if he tells Wang Quanbin that we were here? We won't alert the enemy, will we?"

Feng Jiuxiao's eyes flickered, "Even if Wang Quanbin knew, he wouldn't stop! He relies on his strong relationship with Zhao Kuangyin, and he is so arrogant that he even dares to imitate the flipping of cards. He is not afraid of me, and if I show an attitude of not wanting to intervene in front of Zhang Biao, Wang Quanbin will believe that I will not interfere! After all, in his opinion, we are all Song people!"

Thank you Yudong for your strong support and encouragement!