Dali Temple has his Lord Luo

Chapter 108

Luo Ning saw the waiter crying and said to him sternly: "Although you did not kill Xu Fang, if Xu Fang was not involved in the accident that day, can you say that you were not at fault?"

The guy didn't dare to raise his head. It was true that his thoughts were not pure that day.

"From now on, you should be a good person and put away all your crooked thoughts!" Qin Zhao had a straight face, which was scary to look at.

The guy agreed again and again!

The case was sorted out, everything was expected and unexpected.

Qin Zhao asked Luo Ning: "What should we do? Arrest people and interrogate them directly?"

"There is insufficient evidence for Dou Yang, no witnesses, no evidence, so he has been sitting back and relax for the past few months."

Luo Ning blinked:
"Even if we overturn the case, we can't rely solely on oral confessions, but as the person in charge of the Sanatorium, there must be something wrong with him. Let's start with Zhang Wen first, try to get evidence in this regard, and then arrest him."

The moon was already above the willow trees, and Luo Ning still had no intention of resting. Qin Zhao felt very sorry for her:

"Do you want to take a break? The case has been sorted out. Can we continue tomorrow?"

Luo Ning took his arm:

"The last stop is to see if there are any clues from Zhang Wen. Then, thank you Mr. Qin for accompanying you all day, and treat you to some delicious food!"

"This move is very popular with me!"

The two came to the prison again, and Zhang Wen was lying if he said he was not moved.

When Luo Ning explained that he had suspected Dou Yang to be the murderer and that Zhang Wen's jade pendant was brought to Zhang's house by Gao Lang, Zhang Wen bowed deeply to Luo Ning:
"I sincerely thank you, Mr. Luo!"

"Then tell the truth, let's see what happened when you recruited us all the way from Anyang City to come here!"

Luo Ning didn't feel tired until he sat down. However, the case has already taken shape, and there is nothing more gratifying than this.

Zhang Wen gave up his seat to Qin Zhao and sat on the straw mat in the cell:

"Because I don't know how the case will be tried, I hold on to a glimmer of hope that the three courts will try it together and make the case known to the world."

Luo Ning nodded, and deeply lamented Zhang Wen's courage. He was breaking the boat and had deep trust in Zhao Guosansi.

"I am the general magistrate of Yanzhou. Your Excellency should have a certain understanding of my responsibilities."

Luo Ning first expressed his understanding. Starting from the late emperor, in order to strictly manage the officials of the state government and restrict their excessive power, the Ministry of Personnel established the post of general judge.

Under the governor of the state capital, he is in charge of grain transportation, farmland, water conservancy, litigation and other matters. He also has the responsibility of supervising the governor of the state capital.

Zhang Wen continued: "A few months ago, someone reported that the orphans at the Sanatorium were sick a lot, but the treatment was not timely and several children had died."

Luo Ning was horrified after hearing this.

"So I conducted an investigation and found that Dou Yang of the Sanitation Agency had embezzled a lot of silver issued by the court!"

Qin Zhao clenched his fists, hating these court bugs the most: "Why don't you report it?"

Zhang Wen shook his head:
"Master Qin, I'm afraid you don't know that Dou Yang's embezzlement of silver coins was not the act of one person. My private investigation found that from the time when the subordinates of the household department were given the silver coins, there were people stripping him down."

"Is there someone from the household department involved too?"

Luo Ning was very shocked!

Zhang Wen sighed:
"Sir, my abilities are limited and I cannot touch many points and faces. I was only followed after the silver coins were sent to the state government. Most of them were embezzled by Dou Yang and used for other purposes."

"Dou Zhi, the state official, was also involved?" Luo Ning asked.

"I haven't verified this yet, sir. I collected the evidence secretly. It's very difficult!"

Luo Ning can understand that this is a confrontation between one person and a group of people.

"Where is the evidence?"

"They're all in the study partition of my room. What a coincidence, the person who really leaked the news turned out to be Xu Fang!"

Zhang Wen shook his head lightly:
"That Dou Yang is a lustful person. After one party became dominant, there was no supervision on the silver issued by the court, so he was allowed to squander it. Xu Fang was his wife."

Luo Ning asked: "Has Xu Fang admitted this relationship to the outside world?"

Zhang Wen replied:
"She showed off occasionally at the dinner table at home, and I picked up on it. Later, I followed her and found out about Dou Yang."

"Is this evidence enough for Dou Yang to bear the punishment?"

"It's enough, but I want to bring out more people behind Dou Yang. These silver coins are for the children of the Relief Agency. They contain the emperor's love for the people, and they should be used in the right place."

"So after Xu Fang's case, you didn't argue, but you just wanted to wait for the three courts to hear it?"

Qin Zhao couldn't help but admire Zhang Wen's patience and courage.

Zhang Wen nodded:

"Xu Fang's murder was a complete accident, but when the finger was pointed at me, I was a little excited. This was a very good opportunity to expose the corruption case."

"I really admire your courage, Mr. Zhang, you are a good official!" Luo Ning was very emotional and sincerely praised.

Zhang Wen was a little embarrassed:
"I admire Master Luo and Master Qin very much. One is ranked No. [-] and the other is No. [-]. They are both outstanding people and are my role models."

Qin Zhao is very sure:
"You work hard to take part in the imperial examination this year. When you get to Anyang City, I'll treat you to a meal!"

Zhang Wen said with a smile: "Then thank you Master Qin first!"

The three of them were chatting and laughing so happily that they even forgot that they were in the prison of the state government.

The next day, Qin Zhao found three large bundles of paper in Zhang Wen's study room in Zhang Mansion according to what Zhang Wen said. Qin Zhao took these things and put them on the carriage back to Anyang City.

Luo Ning and Zhang Wen walked out of the prison together. Zhang Wen still had the torture lock on his hand, and Qin Zhao took him into the carriage.

Luo Ning said to Dou Zhi, the official of Yanzhou:

"Lord Dou, relevant evidence has been obtained in this case, but Zhang Wen has applied for a three-court trial. Lord Qin and I will take him back to Anyang City first."

Dou Zhi said hello repeatedly and waved goodbye. Seeing Qin Zhao and Luo Ning driving a carriage out of the city gate, Dou Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: Finally, the case has been handed over to Dali Temple.

Qin Zhao stopped the carriage at the official road station far away from Yanzhou City, borrowed a horse, and said to Luo Ning:
"Wait for me for half an hour."

Then he rode away.

As Qin Zhao expected, in less than half an hour, there was another person on Qin Zhao's side. He poured water on the person to wake him up. When Zhang Wen saw it, it was none other than Dou Yang from the Relief Department.

Dou Yang cursed loudly, but was subdued by Qin Zhao several times.

"Dou Yang, stop struggling. You embezzled money from the National Pension Service. There are both witnesses and physical evidence. You killed Xu Fang, and the evidence is conclusive. You'd better save some energy and go back to Anyang City to defend yourself!"

Qin Zhao was not polite and directly picked Dou Yang's chin with the tip of his sword. Dou Yang was in pain and did not dare to struggle anymore. He was locked in the carriage with Zhang Wen.

They were talking and laughing when they came, but when they returned, they escorted the suspect. Luo Ning sat outside the carriage and was deeply disappointed. He thought that the case was solved and he would enjoy a relaxing trip back home.

Qin Zhao tied up Dou Yang tightly, but Zhang Wen closed his eyes and rested in silence all the way.

Seeing Luo Ning's disappointment, Qin Zhao teased her:

"Then you want to see the scenery with me?"

Needless to say!
(End of this chapter)