son, don't mess around

Government office, in the lobby!

As Chen Hongsheng spoke, there was a brief silence all around.

Ouyang Zhen's expression changed slightly!

It seems that no one expected that Chen Hongsheng would deny all crimes!
Ouyang Zhen's face was gloomy: "The suspect in prison has confessed that it was you who ordered it. Are you still going to resist and make excuses?"

Chen Hongsheng, dressed in a gray robe, stood in the hall, looking at Ouyang Zhen calmly, "I have never instructed anyone to rob a prisoner. Justice is in the hearts of the people... As for the identity of the person detained in the prefect's prison, I don't know."

"The prefect wants to convict me, but it's hard to convince everyone with just my confession. There are so many people watching today. Since the prefect says I'm guilty, please produce evidence that will convince everyone!"

"Otherwise, you have slandered me without any basis. Even if I am torn to pieces, I will never accept such an injustice!"

Chen Hongsheng's voice was not loud, but his tone was powerful and could be heard clearly inside and outside the hall.

Silence all around!

At this moment, Chen Hongsheng's calm expression and unhurried tone shocked many of the onlookers around.

Many people who had already determined that Chen Hongsheng was the suspect who ordered the prisoner hijacking began to waver.

"Why does it sound like Mr. Chen doesn't seem like a suspect? He's so calm and confident, and doesn't seem to be pretending... Is he really being wronged?"

"That's really possible. I think it's probably that Prince Lin deliberately retaliated and teamed up with the government to slander Master Chen and pin the crime of prisoner kidnapping on Master Chen!"

"I have long said that Master Chen was wrongly accused, but you still don't believe me. As the head of the Chen family, Master Chen is loved by many people. How could he do such a thing?!"

"It must be that Prince Lin colluded with the government and deliberately framed me... I don't think they can produce any evidence at all!"

"..."

It must be said that Chen Hongsheng's expression at the moment was calm and unperturbed, without any trace of guilt or panic. Coupled with his innate calm temperament, many people actually began to doubt and waver at this moment.

In the hall, Ouyang Zhen's expression was unpredictable.

He subconsciously glanced at Commander Lin on the left side of the hall.

At this moment, Lin Qingqing's expression was slightly cold. She still underestimated the mentality and calmness of the head of the Chen family, and she also underestimated and looked down on Chen Hongsheng's methods!

The fact that Chen Hongsheng could say such a thing meant that he was not afraid of the evidence found by the government at all.

This is indeed the case.

The government was indeed unable to prove that the suspects arrested that day were the ones who had committed the prison break.

Even though the confessions of these suspects had been obtained, that was the result of torture at the Lin Wang Mansion. Under the severe interrogation at the Lin Wang Mansion, these suspects confessed their purpose and their identity as Chen family guards.

But Chen Hongsheng's reaction now made Lin Qingqing feel fearful again.

His Highness had told her to be careful.

Lin Qingqing was worried that if the suspects came before the court, would they suddenly change their confessions?

More importantly, Lin Qingqing was even more suspicious. How could such a cautious person like Chen Hongsheng easily reveal such an obvious flaw?

Are these confessed suspects really the Chen family’s guards and servants?
Lin Qingqing, who was originally confident, had to be cautious at this moment. She looked at Ouyang Zhen in front of the hall and signaled with her eyes.

Receiving the hint from Commander Lin, Ouyang Zhen's originally hanging heart was slightly relieved. He then looked at Chen Hongsheng in front of the hall with a slightly gloomy look in his eyes: "Master Chen is really eloquent and good at speaking."

"However, you have committed a heinous crime this time. No matter how you try to argue, it is difficult to clear you of suspicion. Since Master Chen will not cry until he sees the coffin, then I will grant your wish!"

"Someone, bring up the death row prisoner Chen Junru!"

As soon as Ouyang Zhen finished speaking, two jailers appeared in the hall, one on each side carrying Chen Junru.

As Chen Junru appeared, there was another round of discussion around.

When many people saw that the once high-handed and arrogant prince Chen Junru had now become so miserable and haggard, they couldn't help but feel happy!

If the yamen runners hadn't stopped them, many people would have wanted to spit at him.

This is enough to show how hateful Chen Junru is in the eyes of the people!

At this moment, Chen Junru was in a state of disarray, with a look of fear in his eyes. When he saw countless pairs of eyes staring at him in the hall, he trembled violently, and his eyes became filled with fear.

He was extremely ashamed and angry!
Until he saw the figure standing not far away from him again.

"Father, father..."

Chen Junru's eyes were filled with surprise at first, then he was stunned: "Dad, you, why are you here?!"

Chen Hongsheng's eyes were calm and he said nothing.

Chen Junru wanted to say something, but the sound of a gavel suddenly rang in his ears, and he shuddered. He subconsciously raised his head and met Ouyang Zhen's cold, questioning eyes.

"Chen Junru, when I ask you a question, you must tell the truth. If you lie, don't blame me for being rude!"

Ouyang Zhen stared at him and said, "I want to ask you, who kidnapped you in Linjiang City that day? Where did they take you?"

Chen Junru's heart trembled, as if he realized something. His eyes widened slightly, and he subconsciously wanted to turn his head to look at Chen Hongsheng next to him.

But he held back again!

He gritted his teeth and said, "I, I don't know..."

"At that time, I was taken away by a group of men in black... They all had their faces covered, wore strange clothes, and spoke strange words that I couldn't understand..."

"After they captured me, they locked me up outside the city... I was knocked unconscious by them, and I don't know what happened afterwards..."

Chen Junru's words caused the hall to fall silent for a moment.

Ouyang Zhen's expression suddenly changed.

broken!

Didn’t this kid say that before?

As if realizing something, Ouyang Zhen suddenly looked towards Chen Hongsheng. However, he saw Chen Hongsheng already standing in the hall, looking normal, as if nothing had anything to do with him.

"A man in black? Masked, speaking in an incomprehensible language? Aren't these followers of the Celestial God Cult?"

"It turns out that it was the remnants of the Celestial God Cult who captured him. It has nothing to do with the Chen family!"

"That's hard to say. What if the Chen family is colluding with the Celestial God Cult?"

"But didn't the government say it was someone from the Chen family who did it? Now Chen Junru is saying that the Tianshen Cult robbed him... Who is lying here?"

"..."

Chen Junru's words immediately caused an uproar in the lobby!

Ouyang Zhen's face turned ugly. When he heard Chen Junru mention the Celestial God Religion, he realized that things were getting out of control. He also instantly understood Chen Hongsheng's purpose... Chen Hongsheng wanted to confuse this matter!

The evidence before us now shows that Chen Hongsheng cannot clear himself of suspicion. But the government office does not have enough evidence to prove that all this is related to Chen Hongsheng!

As such, it is difficult to easily come to a conclusion on this case.

And this is also Chen Hongsheng's purpose. Realizing this, Ouyang Zhen's face changed again and again. Today he has completely offended Chen Hongsheng and the Chen family. If he can't get rid of Chen Hongsheng today, he may have endless troubles in the future.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Zhen's heart suddenly sank.

He stared at Chen Junru: "Are you really sure that it was a group of men in black who kidnapped you?!"

Chen Junru looked terrified, his voice trembling: "No, that's right..."

"Then what were the origins of the people around you who escorted you out of Linjiang City when the government arrested you that day?"

"I, I don't know either..."

Chen Junru's face turned pale, and he insisted, "I was kidnapped by those men in black and then I fell into a coma. When I woke up, I met them... Then, then your government officials came..."

"What do you mean by escape from Linjiang City? I, I don't know..."

Chen Junru insisted that he knew nothing.

Ouyang Zhen frowned even deeper, his face gloomy. He knew very well that Chen Junru must have been instructed by someone!

Right now, the situation might be a little bad...

As long as Chen Junru insists that the people who kidnapped him are the remnants of the Tianshen Sect, Chen Hongsheng's charges will be cleared.

unless……

"Master Prefect!"

At this time, Chen Hongsheng, who had been silent all this time, spoke again: "From my son's description, the group of black-clothed men who kidnapped him are clearly the remnants of the Tianshen Cult that have been lurking near Linjiang City recently!"

"That day, many people in Linjiang City saw it with their own eyes. The murderer who kidnapped my son was indeed the remnant of the Heavenly God Cult. Now the prefect insists that it was me, Chen, who did it. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to lie so blatantly, right?!"

Chen Hongsheng's tone was neither hurried nor slow, but it was full of oppression.

As he spoke slowly, many common people and children of aristocratic families not far behind him responded one after another!
Ouyang Zhen was anxious. He did not expect things to develop to this point. He was a little panicked at the moment and could only look for help to Commander Lin who was not far away.

Lin Qingqing, who had been silent all this time, finally stepped forward and asked in a cold voice, "Master Chen, are you sure that the person who kidnapped Chen Junru that day was the remnant of the Tianshen Cult, not Master Chen?"

Chen Hongsheng raised his eyes and stared at Lin Qingqing who suddenly walked out, his expression normal: "Countless people saw it with their own eyes that day, this is well known!"

"is it?"

Lin Qingqing suddenly sneered: "I have two people I want Master Chen to meet!"

Chen Hongsheng frowned slightly, and then he heard Lin Qingqing coldly order: "Bring the person up!"

Soon, two guards from the Prince Lin's Mansion escorted two prisoners who were tied with chains into the hall.

When Chen Hongsheng's gaze fell on the two people, his eyes moved slightly.

Two prisoners in black robes appeared in everyone's sight. They were in a dishevel and covered in blood. Both of them were tightly chained with iron chains.

The two prisoners were wearing strange black robes with strange patterns embroidered on them, which was totally out of place with the people of Linzhou. More importantly, the appearance of these two people... was completely similar to the appearance of the people in Southern Xinjiang? !

This is the remnant of the Celestial God Cult? !

Lin Qingqing glanced at the two coldly: "Master Chen, do you know the identities of these two people?"

Chen Hongsheng looked at the two calmly and said, "Remnants of the Celestial God Cult?"

"That's right, these two are the two young guardians of the Celestial God Cult. They were captured by my Lin Wang Mansion a few days ago."

As she spoke, Lin Qingqing glanced at the two of them coldly and pointed at Chen Junru standing beside her: "Let me ask you, was he kidnapped by the remnants of your Tianshen Sect before?"

At this moment, the two men looked embarrassed, with a hint of fear and terror in their eyes. It was obvious that they had suffered a lot when they fell into Prince Lin's Mansion.

Facing Lin Qingqing's questioning, one of them trembled, looked up at Chen Junru, and then shook his head: "We haven't robbed anyone, let alone him!"

Lin Qingqing sneered: "Are you sure you are not lying?"

The little guardian trembled and said in fear: "I, we are just low-level followers of the Heavenly God Religion. We don't even know this person. Why would we rob him?"

"Besides... a year ago, our Tianshen Sect was almost wiped out by the Lin Wang Mansion. Now our vitality is seriously damaged. We can't even keep a low profile and hide. How could we dare to rob the people of the Lin Wang Mansion openly..."

"..."

The people around were in turmoil again.

Judging from the looks of these two people, one can almost conclude that they are the remnants of the Celestial God Cult.

But they denied kidnapping Chen Junru, and their reasons were sufficient and well-founded... Why did they kidnap Chen Junru for no reason?
It seems a bit unreasonable to rob a death row inmate!

When many people realized this, their eyes changed slightly when they looked at Chen Hongsheng.

So... Chen Hongsheng lied? !

The crowd was in an uproar, talking about it. Lin Qingqing looked up and stared at Chen Hongsheng: "Master Chen, how do you explain it?"

Chen Hongsheng's expression remained unchanged: "There is no need for Chen to explain. Since it was not the Tianshen Cult that kidnapped my son, it must be someone else. Even so, it cannot prove that this is related to Chen!"

Lin Qingqing sneered: "At this point, Master Chen still doesn't intend to admit it?"

Chen Hongsheng said calmly: "Chen has never done it, how can I admit it?"

"It seems that you won't shed tears until you see the coffin."

Lin Qingqing obviously lost her patience. She said in a cold voice: "You directed and acted all this yourself. You ordered people to impersonate the remnants of the Heavenly God Religion to kidnap Chen Junru, intending to put the blame on the Heavenly God Religion. You also tried to send Chen Junru away from Linzhou without anyone noticing..."

"But you didn't expect that my prince had already seen through your conspiracy! Recapture Chen Junru before you try to send him away..."

At this point, Lin Qingqing paused, her eyes cold, "Chen Hongsheng, three days ago you secretly left the city to meet Chen Junru, right?"

Chen Hongsheng's expression changed slightly, but then he recovered and said calmly: "Commander Lin is the commander of the guards of Prince Lin's Palace. Now he is slandering Chen with one-sided words. Is this appropriate?"

"A one-sided statement?"

Lin Qingqing sneered: "Chen Hongsheng, you don't think that my son didn't anticipate this step, do you?"

"Aren't you curious about why my prince knew Chen Junru's whereabouts and sent us to capture him?!"

Lin Qingqing's words finally made Chen Hongsheng's face change slightly. He stared at Lin Qingqing and said in a low voice: "Who is it?!"

"it's me!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from behind Chen Hongsheng.

The pronunciation is clear and full of energy.

Hearing this voice, Chen Hongsheng turned his head suddenly. The next second, his face suddenly turned gloomy.

Shocked and unbelievable!
He saw the person he least wanted to see!

"It's you?!"

"..." (End of this chapter)