son, don't mess around

In the courtyard, Lin Qingqing, dressed in tight clothes, walked quickly into the lobby.

Ouyang Zhen hurried out of the lobby, smiling as he came forward to greet him: "Commander Lin, you're here?!"

Ouyang Zhen had a respectful and ingratiating smile on his face and entertained the guests carefully.

Although he was the prefect of Linjiang City, Ouyang Zhen acted extremely humble when facing the young and elegant woman in front of him, without any awareness of being a prefect.

Ouyang Zhen knew very well that everything he had now came from the Commander Lin in front of him!
To be precise, it comes from the Crown Prince behind Commander Lin!

A few days ago, it was this Commander Lin who, on the orders of His Highness, led his troops into the government office, arrested the former prefect and put him in jail, and then temporarily took over the government office.

And it was at this time that Ouyang Zhen finally got the opportunity in his life.

Therefore, Ouyang Zhen has a very high level of ideological awareness!

Commander Lin, who had walked into the courtyard exhausted, saw Ouyang Zhen approaching with a flattering smile on his face, and said calmly, "Sir, are you ready?"

Ouyang Zhen's eyes flashed with determination, and he nodded heavily: "Don't worry, Commander Lin, I'm ready!"

Lin Qingqing looked calm and said, "As the prefect, the case of Chen Hongsheng is entirely yours to try. Just follow the procedures."

"Subordinate to obey!"

Ouyang Zhen nodded his head, but a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Follow the process?

This matter has caused a lot of uproar, and Ouyang Zhen must be aware of it. He knows very well that the Lin Wang Mansion is targeting the Chen family this time.

The purpose of arresting Chen Hongsheng is to kill the Chen family!
In this case, the Chen family should be killed. Regardless of whether there is evidence or not, Chen Hongsheng should not be able to turn over... Ouyang Zhen was preparing to directly prove Chen Hongsheng's guilt during the interrogation!

But now Commander Lin asked him to follow the procedures, which surprised Ouyang Zhen a little... Shouldn't he be allowed to secretly trip up Chen Hongsheng, frame him, and throw dirty water on him to prove his guilt?

The Prince Lin's Mansion now even controls the government offices. Isn't this exercising privilege?
Otherwise, what's the point of having him as the prefect?
Although he was confused, Ouyang Zhen did not dare to ask more questions. He looked up at Commander Lin in front of him, and seemed to think of something, and asked carefully: "Excuse me, Commander Lin, what about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

"This is not something you need to worry about!" Lin Qingqing glanced at him indifferently.

Ouyang Zhen was shocked and said immediately: "I understand. I will do my best to interrogate Chen Hongsheng and live up to the expectations of His Royal Highness and Commander Lin!"

Seeing that the person in front of her was so aware of the current situation, Lin Qingqing nodded, very satisfied.

The man in front of him was the prefect selected by His Highness. His Highness saw that he had no power or influence behind him and was a talent worth cultivating. Therefore, at His Highness' instruction, he gave him a chance!
And this person did not disappoint Your Highness and was extremely aware!
As for whether he can benefit from it, it depends on this time!
"Today's interrogation is extremely important. You just need to do your duty. As for the rest, we will see what happens. You will understand when the time comes!"

After Lin Qingqing gave Ouyang Zhen some instructions, she turned and left.

Ouyang Zhen stood there, his face respectful and his eyes solemn. He knew that today was about the future of his career. Even... about his life.

Once he took this step, he would never be able to turn back. He would stand on the opposite side of the aristocratic family. From then on, the Linwang Mansion became his only support!
But at the same time, this is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If you hold on to the Lin Wang Mansion, you will be able to rise to prominence in the future.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Zhen's breathing became a little faster and his eyes became hot.

At this time, the sound of yamen runners coming to report was heard outside the courtyard.

"My lord, it's almost time!"

Ouyang Zhen's heart trembled, and he came back to his senses, took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and then walked out of the yard with his head held high.

……

At this moment, the government offices in the city were already crowded with people. Countless people gathered here, looking forward to witnessing the next trial.

In the huge government office, the usually empty lobby was now filled with countless figures. Outside the government office, many people gathered to watch the excitement. It was a huge crowd!

The sounds of discussion all around made the government office inside and outside a vast ocean.

The sound was so loud that it almost blew the roof of the government office off!
Finally, a light shout was heard.

"The prefect has arrived!"

The penetrating sound echoed inside and outside the hall, spreading to every corner in an instant. The originally noisy scene seemed to have suddenly become silent.

In an instant, everything became peaceful.

At the same time, countless pairs of eyes looked towards the lobby.

When Ouyang Zhen, who came out from the back hall, saw this scene, although he was mentally prepared, he was still a little shocked by the scene before him!
Too many people!

When had he ever seen such a scene? !
At this moment, countless pairs of eyes were staring at him, with different expressions, looking forward to it, which made Ouyang Zhen inevitably nervous.

Even my palms started sweating!
He realized that the government office would be very busy today, but he still underestimated the enthusiasm of the people to watch the fun.

Ouyang Zhen's eyes swept through the crowd, and soon he caught a glimpse of many familiar figures... People from various families were hiding in the crowd. The eyes of those families fell on him, and there was a hint of hostility. Ouyang Zhen couldn't help but feel a little creepy.

It was not until his eyes caught sight of Lin Qingqing standing quietly at one side of the lobby, and the other expert guards from the Prince Lin's Mansion scattered throughout the lobby, that he felt a little relieved.

He took a deep breath and walked into the lobby calmly.

Ascend to the hall!

……

Strictly speaking, the Linjiang City government office is actually a puppet organization most of the time.

Linjiang City was the fief of the Linwang Mansion, and almost all administrative powers were in the hands of the Linwang Mansion. There were very few things that the government office could decide, and more often the government office served as an executive department to assist the Linwang Mansion in conveying and executing orders.

Of course, the government office is also responsible for maintaining order in Linjiang City and handling some minor matters of people's livelihood that the royal palace has no time to take care of.

However, once it involves matters of life and death, the government has no power to make decisions and must report the matter to the Prince Lin's Palace, which will issue orders and handle the matter.

On weekdays, the government office dealt with trivial matters, and more importantly, maintained the order of Linjiang City. But today, the government office was trying such a big case for the first time in history!
And the person being interrogated is the dignified head of the Chen family!

Although it was still the Lin Wang Mansion who was behind this, it was a first for the government. After Ouyang Zhen's nervousness gradually dissipated, he officially began to judge the case!

First, several yamen runners came forward to report the case.

A few days ago, Chen Junru, a prisoner sentenced to death by the government, was kidnapped by a mysterious master on his way to the execution ground. These days, the Linwang Mansion and the government officials have conducted a thorough search inside and outside Linjiang City. Finally, three days ago, Chen Junru, who was trying to escape, was arrested outside the city. At the same time, the suspects who kidnapped the prisoner that day were also caught!
Immediately afterwards, another jailer came forward to report the results of the interrogation.

After several days of interrogation of the suspects of prisoner hijacking, they finally confessed... and revealed that the person behind the prisoner hijacking was none other than Chen Hongsheng, the head of the Chen family!

And these suspects are all expert guards recruited by the Chen family!

At the same time, the jailers submitted confessions of these suspects.

In this way, the evidence is almost conclusive!

When the evidence was reported to this point, the whole government office was in an uproar. Although the Lin Wang Mansion had already announced that Chen Hongsheng was the mastermind behind the prisoner robbery, there were still many "knowers" who believed that this was a frame-up and revenge by the Lin Wang Mansion against the Chen family, and they spread it widely among the people.

It was not until the evidence was laid out in public that countless people were finally convinced... The evidence was all there, and it was indeed Chen Hongsheng who did it!
One stone caused a thousand waves!

There were many members of the Chen family among the crowd.

When the Lin Wangfu arrested Chen Hongsheng this time, they did not attack other members of the Chen family, but only took Chen Hongsheng away.

The purpose is also very obvious, which is to provoke internal strife in the Chen family!

In the past few days, the Chen family has indeed become a mess. Chen Hongsheng was arrested, and the Chen family was leaderless, fighting for power and profit. Those old guys who had retired behind the scenes appeared one after another, and the other side branch children also began to compete secretly, coveting the position of the head of the family.

Of course, some of the Chen family members were also worried.

Once Chen Hongsheng falls, can their Chen family really remain unscathed?
At this time, many of the Chen family members who were close to Chen Hongsheng in the crowd changed their expressions when they saw the evidence presented by the government.

Finished!

I'm afraid it's really over!

In the lobby, Ouyang Zhen ordered the suspect Chen Hongsheng to be brought up! Not long after, led by two jailers, Chen Hongsheng walked into the lobby.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and countless people's eyes fell on the head of the Chen family, wanting to catch a glimpse of this high and mighty figure who was rarely seen in daily life!
However, to everyone's surprise and what no one had expected was that... the head of the Chen family in front of them was not as embarrassed as they had imagined.

Even...still looking energetic!
Many people thought that no matter who you were, you were the head of the Chen family. Now that you were a prisoner, you must have suffered a lot in the cell these days. Not to mention being tortured to death, at least you would never be so calm.

However, the scene before them was something no one had expected... Chen Hongsheng in front of them did not look at all embarrassed.

He was dressed in a dark grey robe, with a steady aura, and no trace of torture or suffering on his body. Apart from his haggard look and listless spirit, he did not look like a prisoner at all!
As the head of the Chen family, Chen Hongsheng has an innate aristocratic temperament. He is calm, profound, and unpredictable.

This is especially true at this moment!
This made many people who wanted to watch the fun, or even see the joke, stunned for a moment... No, this is a prisoner?
How does this look like someone who has been detained or imprisoned?
Didn’t he say that he was captured and taken to Prince Lin’s mansion, where he suffered a lot?
Why does it look like he went to the Prince Lin's Palace for a vacation?

……

Chen Hongsheng walked into the lobby with a calm expression. His deep and calm eyes swept through the crowd not far away. At a glance, he saw many familiar figures in the crowd.

There were people from various families, some old friends, descendants, and the children of his Chen family...

Chen Hongsheng glanced calmly and saw Lin Qingqing standing under the eaves of the lobby in a tight suit. She stood there expressionlessly, with a sword on her waist, looking heroic and indifferent, staring at Chen Hongsheng.

There was no sign of the Prince Lin beside her.

Didn't he come?

Chen Hongsheng looked calm, what happened today was a good show planned by the prince!
Doesn't he plan to show up?

Chen Hongsheng withdrew his gaze and looked at Ouyang Zhen, who was sitting on the main seat in the court and staring at him with a serious expression.

Some familiar faces!
Chen Hongsheng frowned slightly, then quickly recognized this person... He was Yu Feng's deputy, and he had met him several times before.

Although this person has good abilities, he has no background or foundation. Yu Feng was imprisoned, but unexpectedly, it helped him succeed!
At this moment, Ouyang Zhen, who was sitting on the main seat, felt a little nervous when he looked at Chen Hongsheng.

It is obvious that he is now the prefect of the government, and Chen Hongsheng in front of him is already a prisoner and a suspect.

However, the other party's eyes were so calm! He even seemed to be more powerful than him!
Ouyang Zhen felt uneasy, but he forced himself to hold it back.

At this moment, the noisy sounds around gradually quieted down.

Ouyang Zhen collected his thoughts and stared at Chen Hongsheng in the hall: "Chen Hongsheng, as the head of the Chen family, you have a great reputation and should set an example. But you indulged your only son Chen Junru to act recklessly, bully men and women, and hire killers to kill people... Now you even ignore the laws of our Daning Dynasty and order people to snatch prisoners in public, kidnap the death row prisoner Chen Junru, and kill our government officials..."

"Now that the evidence is irrefutable, will you plead guilty?!"

Ouyang Zhen asked in a low, questioning voice.

The tone was full of oppression, as if trying to suppress the breath of Chen Hongsheng in front of him.

Facing Ouyang Zhen's questioning, Chen Hongsheng in the middle of the hall remained calm and looked at him quietly: "The prefect said that the evidence is conclusive, where is the evidence?"

"You still dare to quibble?!"

Ouyang was furious and said, "The people who robbed the prisoner that day have been arrested. They are the guards of your Chen family. They have confessed in prison and admitted that they were ordered by you. Do you still want to quibble?!"

Facing Ouyang Zhen's questioning, Chen Hongsheng remained calm: "How can you prove, sir, that the person arrested by the government office is the one who robbed the prisoner that day?"

"My Lord said those people are my Chen family guards, but what evidence do you have to prove their identities?"

"My son has committed a heinous crime, and he deserves it. Although I am sad, since he has broken the law, he cannot be forgiven. As the head of the Chen family, how could I break the law and do such a stupid thing that everyone would suspect?"

Chen Hongsheng stared at Ouyang Zhen with a calm expression, and said word by word: "If the prefect wants to accuse me, he will find a pretext."

As soon as these words were spoken, Ouyang Zhen's expression changed instantly.

...(End of chapter)