Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 930 Interrogation
In Xie Minghua's cave mansion, Xie Xuan pushed the door in and saluted: "Uncle, I just got the news that Fan Zheng has returned, and he is probably reporting the situation to He Lian at this time, and Fang Dasheng's disciple Xu Mengyuan is also here. He should have gone to see Yu Qingxiao."

"Oh? Came here so soon."

"It should be Fang Dasheng who was informed by Yu Qingxiao after Tangning was detained in the brigade. However, Fang Dasheng responded so quickly. Sending Xu Mengyuan to inquire about the news shows that he is taken seriously." Xie Xuan's voice fell, and the outside room Footsteps sounded, and a man came in from the outside, bowed to Xie Minghua and saluted: "Master Uncle, Uncle He Lian is asking to see you outside."

"Please come in."

"Yes." The man responded and left.

Not long after, He Lian walked in. The two exchanged pleasantries. He flipped through his hands and took out a file, "This is the whole story of the investigation into Tangning's case. Please read it."

Xie Minghua took the file, flipped through it for a while, and closed it: "What do you think of this matter?"

"It's obvious that Tangning acted in a presumptuous manner and blatantly killed the disciples recruited by the head office. She should be punished severely. I intend to immediately remove her from the position of acting team leader and submit it to the three sect's tribunals for trial and conviction."

Xie Minghua nodded slightly, "Let's do this! Let's interrogate Tangning together. After obtaining his testimony, we can deal with it if the facts are correct."

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Tang Ning sat cross-legged on the ground, and the stone door was pushed open with a creak. Xie Minghua led the inspector He Lian, deputy captain Yu Qingxiao, and several disciples entered.

He opened his eyes, got up and saluted: "Disciple pays respects to Uncle Xie."

Xie Minghua took his seat directly, and several other people sat on both sides.

"Tangning, we have received news that someone has accused you of murdering and recruiting disciple Lin Quan without permission. Is there such a thing?"

"The disciple does not deny that he accidentally killed Lin Quan, but there was a reason for it, not out of personal grudges. Please make a clear judgment on this section."

"Tell me! What's going on?"

"Yes." Tangning replied, "On the sixth day of December, when Deputy Team Yu led the brigade's disciples to the headquarters to hand over supplies, they found that one of the stone boxes containing Ziyan fruit had been stolen. The Ziyan fruit has been replaced with an ordinary fruit."

"The disciple immediately sent someone to re-check all the materials handed over, and finally found that [-] beads of purple smoke fruit had been exchanged."

"Afterwards, the disciple launched an investigation. According to the image information left by the Eye of Heaven and Earth and the confessions of others, the suspect is locked in the seven monks recruited by the guard hall who accompanied him to pick up the elixir."

"When the disciples interrogated them, Lin Quan denied the theft of the elixir and assured others that no one would steal it. The disciple killed him in a moment of righteous indignation."

"Finally, after investigation, this person is indeed the mastermind of stealing the elixir."

"Hmph." He Lian snorted coldly, "It's a bunch of nonsense, Uncle Xie, Junior Brother Yu, you all heard that when Tangning killed Lin Quan, he didn't know that he was the one who stole the elixir. It is an excuse for him to impose slander in order to escape guilt."

"The disciple admits that he killed Lin Quan in a moment of righteous anger, but the evidence that Lin Quan was the mastermind who stole the elixir is solid. Everyone in the main hall can testify that day. The other six accompanying guards all unanimously identified Lin Quan as the mastermind. He is also an accomplice, and has personally seen Lin Quan stealing a post, but under the lure of Lin Quan, he just turned a blind eye."

He Lian said, "Catch people for dirt, catch rape for double. Tangning, you said that Lin Quan was the mastermind who stole the elixir. After you killed Lin Quan, did you find dirt from him?"

"The dirty things have already been transferred by him. The disciple ordered people to search and investigate after the incident. As evidenced by the team's entry and exit records, Lin Quan went out once on the fourth day of December. The stolen goods should have been transferred at this time."

"What a joke, just one record of his going out can prove that he is the mastermind of stealing the elixir?"

"Of course not, but among the seven suspects, he was the only one who went out during this period. In addition to the testimonies of the other six fellow guard monks, although there is no specific physical evidence, the witnesses are sufficient and the time can be matched. Therefore, it is certain that he is the mastermind behind the theft of the elixir."

He Lian pressed on step by step: "You keep saying that there are seven suspects, how did you come to this conclusion?"

Tangning then told the story of the future.

"When the disciple went to Fengyan Mountain to collect the elixir materials that day, he took [-] monks from the guard hall recruited by the team. From picking the elixir to escorting it to the storage hall, the disciple participated in the whole process, and only two of them were out of sight for two hours. Within, is the period of time when the disciple took people to check the images left in the herb garden after picking the elixir."

"In the storage hall of Pingling Mountain, there is an eye of heaven and earth, which can illuminate the entire area in all directions without dead ends. After the incident, the disciple and everyone in the team checked the images left over from this period of time, and confirmed that from the time the materials were transported to the storage hall until No one came in or out during the period before the brigade took over."

"Two hundred and fifty pearls and elixir are not a small amount. It is impossible for someone to cheat under the eyes of this disciple."

"Therefore, it can only be that the disciple checked the image left by the Eye of Heaven and Earth in the herb garden. During this period of time, only seven guards were left on the Yuanling ship to recruit monks. The disciple asked them to guard and check the inspection The number of each stone box, so as not to be mistaken."

"So the suspect is locked among these seven people."

He Lian asked urgently: "Are you sure that the escorted supplies have always been within your field of vision?"

"Yes, except for those two hours."

"Uncle Xie, Junior Brother Yu, take a look, this is the testimony signed by the entourage that day." He Lian took out a few of them from the thick stack of files and handed them to Xie Minghua next to him.

Xie Minghua just glanced roughly and passed it to Yu Qingxiao at the bottom left.

Yu Qingxiao took the file, but slowly frowned.

Seeing this, Tang Ning knew something was wrong. Although he didn't know what was written in the file, he was sure that it was extremely unfavorable testimony for him. He still remained calm and sat upright.

"I think we can settle the case directly. This kid is completely nonsense. His inference is completely wishful thinking and has no value. The so-called Lin Quan is the mastermind of stealing the elixir is even more false. It is a crime he wanted to add after killing Lin Quan. "

"I don't know why Inspector He is so arbitrary? But what I say is true, there is absolutely no falsehood."

Xie Minghua said calmly, "Tangning, there are several testimonies of the accompanying people in these files. According to their account, you stayed in the cabin of the ship and did not come out when the Xuanyuan ship left Fengyan Mountain to escort the supplies back to Pingling Mountain. Yes, yes?"

Tangning's heart tightened when she heard this, "Yes."

"From Pingling Mountain to Fengyan Mountain, the Yuanling ship sailed for a day, and the stone room in the cabin was cast with the god-breaking stone. That is to say, for more than a day, you completely lost control of the outside world. , then the suspects who stole the elixir are not just those seven people, everyone may be."

Tang Ning argued, "At that time, except for the disciples on the Yuanling ship, everyone else was guarding on the deck, including Huang Qiansheng who was in charge of the specific matters of the guard hall. If someone secretly exchanged so many elixir, he would not be able to hide it from his eyes and ears."

"How can you guarantee that Huang Qiansheng's words are correct, if he also participated? And according to Huang Qiansheng's testimony, he was not on the deck all the time, and went back to the cabin for a few hours."

Tangning was speechless for a while, and said in silence for a while, "The other six disciples in the guard hall of our team have all witnessed Lin Quan's behavior of stealing and changing positions."

He Lian smiled coldly, and took out a few more files from the pile of files and handed them to Xie Minghua: "Uncle Xie, Junior Brother Yu, please take a look at this again. This is the testimony of the other six members of the Hall of Guards."

The two circulated them one after another, and after reading it, Yu Qingxiao said, "Tangning, according to the testimonies of several people, they did not witness Lin Quan's theft with their own eyes, and they only identified Lin Quan, who was killed by you, as the mastermind under your coercion. The purpose is to shirk responsibility."

Upon hearing this, Tangning's pupils shrank.

"Tangning, do you have anything else to say?" Xie Minghua asked.

"The disciple asked the joint team to re-examine and meet with Master Fang Dasheng." Tangning said in a low voice.

"Let's stop here for today! Before the case is finalized, you are not allowed to leave here, and you are not allowed to have any contact with the outside world." Xie Minghua did not clearly respond to his request, got up and walked out, a group of people came out in a file, and the stone door creaked again. Close up.

"How do you think this case should be handled? If you have any ideas, let's talk about it." After several people left the room, Xie Minghua asked.

He Lian said, "The facts of Tangning's murder of Lin Quan are clear and indisputable. I suggest that the case should be finalized immediately. First, he should be removed from the position of acting captain, and then the case will be reported."

Yu Qingxiao said: "Is this too arbitrary? I think it's better to report the case first, and have the joint team review it before finalizing the case."

"Junior Brother Yu, don't forget that Tang Ning is a disciple under the headquarters. Since she committed a crime, it is reasonable and legal for the headquarters to make a verdict. It is also the right granted to us by the sect. Why should we hand it over to the alliance to finalize the case? Everything is handled directly by the alliance, so what else do we need?"

"I just think that since the case will be reported to the alliance sooner or later, it is safer to wait for their review before finalizing the case. Otherwise, we will confirm the case here and find new evidence there, and we will be passive at that time."

He Lian said: "According to what you said, after we report the case to the regiment, the regiment will also report it to the column, then it will have to wait for the column to review it before finalizing the case, and the column will report it to the legion. Like this, every eight years The case cannot be finalized in one year, so it is better to have a joint trial by the three ministries and then finalize the case."

Yu Qingxiao said: "Senior Brother He, you're just bragging. According to the sect's regulations, the case reported by the lower level must be reviewed by the higher level. As the captain of Tangning's team, the case will be heard by the brigade. Whether or not the team agrees with the conclusion of the case will undergo a new round of review."

"Our side has decided the case in such a hasty way. If the alliance comes to a different conclusion during the review, when the two different conclusions of the case are handed over to the column, it will inevitably attract the column to send people to review again. If our conclusion is wrong Yes, it is bound to bear certain responsibilities, such as fines, deduction of meritorious service, or reduction of headquarters funds, so who will bear this responsibility?"

"Now the facts are clear and the evidence is conclusive. We interrogated together just now, and Tangning also confessed to killing Lin Quan. What else can't be settled?"

"Since the evidence is convincing, why not decide the case after the joint review, and Tang Ning, the person involved in the case, also questioned the veracity of the testimony. If Senior Brother He insists on finalizing the case, then I will reserve my opinion and will not sign the case."

Just as He Lian was about to speak, Xie Minghua waved his hand, "I know the opinions of both of you, so there is no need to argue. In my opinion, Tangning can be dismissed first. The case will not be finalized yet, and the case will be submitted to the joint team .”

"I agree." Yu Qingxiao nodded.

He Lian hesitated for a while, then nodded slowly.

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