Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 169: Exposing the Serial Case
Yang Ruihe coughed and signaled Wuzhan to shut up, but seeing that Wuzhan turned a deaf ear to him, he was shocked and suspicious, not knowing what Yang Ruihe wanted to do.

When Ying Zheng saw Wuzhan asking questions, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Wuzhan, what questions do you have?"

Wuzhan took the letter and bowed and replied: "I have many questions, one of which is this letter. Your Majesty, please take a look!"

Zhao Gao took the letter and presented it to Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng looked at the letter and asked, "I don't understand this letter? Just tell me what you mean!"

"The seal on this letter is finely crafted and difficult to forge. From this point of view, it is undoubtedly a secret letter from the Xizhen clan. However, the letter is wrinkled and seems to have been soaked, but the text on it is not blurred. So I suspect that the text was written after being soaked, and it was written not long ago."

Ying Zheng looked at it carefully and nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with Wuzhan's decision.

At this time, Yao Jia stood up and said, "Your Excellency the Censor is worrying too much. Must this word be written on wrinkle-free silk?" He wondered why this 'Wu Zhan' suddenly disobeyed orders. Looking closely at his calm temperament, he found that he was no different from Wu Zhan. He was shocked and thought, "Hasn't he been replaced?" He glanced at Yang Ruihe beside him and was surprised to see that Yang Ruihe was frowning.

"If this seal was made not long ago, I would have no doubts, but this seal has faded, it must be at least a year old. May I ask, Your Excellency, could it be that this secret letter was written a year ago?"

Yao Jia had already determined that the man in front of him was Wuzhan, as he was the only one who could spot the subtle flaws. Therefore, replacing Wuzhan had already been part of his plan. Unexpectedly, something went wrong and Wuzhan appeared here and attacked at this moment, catching him off guard.

Yang Ruihe glanced at the short guard not far away, and saw him frowning and shaking his head slightly. He understood what he meant. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out how the person he had replaced was replaced by himself again. Then who was Wuzhan in the cell? Where did Zhu Baichuan go? Could it be that he had some magical powers? He had a feeling that something bad was going to happen, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

Yao Jiaqiang said calmly, "Your Excellency is making a specious argument. I don't want to argue with you, but this secret letter was intercepted by General Tu. Could it be that you suspect that he forged the secret letter and framed Xu Shi?"

Wuzhan said calmly: "I cannot make any rash judgment on who is framing me, but whether the secret letter is true or false, Your Majesty will make the final decision."

Ying Zheng said: "This letter is indeed suspicious, no problem, continue!"

"Your Majesty, I beg you to see something!" Wuzhan said, and waved to Miaoxin who had been watching him from a distance. Seeing this, Miaoxin walked lightly through the corridor, came to Wuzhan, bowed slightly to Ying Zheng, and made the young men around him envious.

Ying Zheng met Miao Xin and asked, "Isn't this a disciple of Taishan? How is Yuanjun's health these days?"

Miaoxin replied, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I hope Master is in good health." Then she handed the package to Wuzhan.

Wuzhan opened the package, revealing an old armor and three bronze spear heads. He put them on the ground and unfolded them, saying, "After the Lantian incident, I ordered Jin Xingzi to find this in the valley beside the Dan River. Nearly a thousand dead bodies and war horses were buried there, all wearing this kind of armor and using old weapons. The armor is coated with powder that cannot be washed off and will fluoresce on rainy nights. You can go to a dark place to verify it. This powder was painted into the outline of bones, making viewers mistakenly think it is a corpse. There is also mercury on it, which is consistent with what the survivors said. I suspect that the Lantian incident was caused by them." After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be surprised and looked closely.

Feng Jie said, "How is this possible? I have led my troops to search for three days and have also carefully checked the elixir water, but I have never seen so many dead bodies!"

"Of course I don't know why the censor couldn't find it. If you want to check it later, Jin Xingzi can lead the way."

Feng Jie continued, "If it is true, where did so many dead bodies and war horses come from? There are countless corvées in Mount Li. Moreover, those old weapons were collected in Mount Li and used in the construction of the Immortal Palace. It is even more certain that they must be playing tricks!"

Daoxuan and others had nothing to say, but they did not expect Wuzhan to come out alone, which turned the situation around. Seeing Feng Jie falsely accusing Xiandaoyuan, they all cursed him.

Daoxuan said in a clear voice: "Although there are many people in Mount Li's corvée service, most of them only come in and never leave. Even if they are needed temporarily, they are all recorded in the book. My Lord, please don't make up stories and say it was done by the magic soldiers and then say it was Mount Li's corvée service!"

Feng Jie sneered, "You guys are responsible for the registration, it's not easy to forge it!"

Jiang Yuan said coldly: "If that's the case, then wouldn't it be easier for you to mobilize a thousand people?"

"All soldiers have their own organization and titles. If a thousand men are missing, how can we not find out?"

Wuzhan said: "If one team is missing it will of course be discovered. But if each team of the garrisons in various places is only missing two people, it will be difficult to detect. Moreover, although the old weapons have been replaced by iron weapons, they may be found in the army." Everyone suddenly realized that what Wuzhan said was something they had never expected.

Wang Ben looked at him coldly and said in a deep voice, "According to your Excellency, the Lantian case was committed by the Taiwei Mansion?"

Wuzhan smiled slightly and said, "Please forgive me, General. I only said that this is a possibility. Where those people came from, who ordered them, and who killed them, all need to be investigated in detail, but it is certain that it was not done by the terracotta warriors beside us."

Yao Jia said, "My Lord, please don't forget that you and I found these porcelain pieces at the scene, and these porcelain pieces appeared on the hijacked ship. If it wasn't done by Xiandaoyuan, who else could it be?"

Wuzhan said: "This is easy to explain. The porcelain pieces were knocked off before the incident and brought to the crime scene." "Your Excellency is making it sound a little easy. The terracotta warriors here are strictly guarded. We just saw them today, not to mention that someone dared to knock them off and take them out."

"Yes, that is exactly what I am wondering. Who took the porcelain pieces out?"

Jiang Yuan stared at Zhang Han and said, "General Zhang, you are in charge of the terracotta warriors. Didn't you notice that they were damaged?"

Zhang Han said with a smile: "After the terracotta warriors were built, they were hidden underground. Without the order of the Imperial Master, who dares to check them privately? Moreover, when the mechanism is activated, the noise is very loud and can be heard throughout the valley. The Imperial Master will definitely notice it."

Wuzhan immediately asked: "As General Zhang said, when this mechanism is activated, the general will know. May I ask, has it been activated recently?"

Daoxuan and the others were shocked. As long as it was confirmed that the terracotta warriors had never been opened, it would prove that the two incidents had nothing to do with the Terracotta Warriors. The porcelain pieces were taken out secretly by someone to frame Xiandaoyuan, and they were blinded by anger. Why didn't they think of this connection? They couldn't help but be impressed by Wuzhe's keen insight.

Yao Jia and the others were startled. Zhang Han immediately realized that he had spoken out of turn. He snorted coldly and said, "I have been in charge of supervising the construction of the Immortal Palace these days and have not paid attention to it!"

"General Zhang didn't notice it, so someone must have noticed it. Bring all the guards here and we'll know the answer once we ask them!" Jiang Yuan said coldly.

Ying Zheng shouted, "Why didn't I think of this? Hurry up and bring all the guards here for questioning!"

Soon after the order was issued, hundreds of guards nervously came to the center of the crowd. After interrogation, they found out that the agency had been opened twice recently, and the time did not match the time of the two cases.

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "If Wuzhan hadn't said anything today, this Xiandaoyuan would have been wronged. But who is so bold as to sacrifice so many people to frame Xiandaoyuan? Wuzhan, do you have a conclusion?"

Wuzhan said, "All the crucial witnesses were killed, so it's hard to conclude, especially Dong Zhong and Jiang Xin. They had contact with Lishan when they were escorting the mercury. I suspect that the traitor here secretly gave them the porcelain pieces that were knocked down. After the mercury was destroyed, they dropped the porcelain pieces at the scene to frame Xiandaoyuan. When the mission was completed, they were killed by the culprit behind the scenes and died in the prison of the Tingwei Mansion. As for the Lantian case, I will soon find clues. One of them committed suicide by taking poison in the lobby of the Tingwei Mansion, and the other was assassinated by an assassin hiding on the roof."

Yao Jia sighed and said, "It is indeed my fault, but the assassin is too powerful and hard to guard against. Not even Miss Miao can catch up with him!" Everyone whispered to each other and began to doubt some of them.

Ying Zheng said coldly: "After these two incidents, where is the majesty of your Tingwei Mansion and where is the law of my Great Qin!"

Yao Jia bowed and said, "I am a guilty minister who deserves death. Your Majesty, please punish me. However, in the Fenglingdu case, we caught the perpetrators with evidence. The old camel has confessed. It is confirmed that he and He Biliu were responsible. Xiandaoyuan cannot escape responsibility. Your Excellency, this was a joint trial between you and me at the Supreme Court!"

Wuzhan said, "The old camel did admit it himself, but his tone was quite different from before. It was obvious that he was infected with the Nine Yin Brain Devouring Worm at that time and was controlled by the Gu caster. Although the court official didn't know, most cultivators know how powerful this Gu worm is. The Gu worm killed by Taoist Master Daoxuan is definitely not fake, and I can testify to that."

Yao Jia laughed coldly, "Didn't you go with me to collect the stolen goods? What benefit did Xiandaoyuan give you? How could you open your eyes and pretend not to see it?"

Wuzhan said: "Since someone can pretend to be Jiang Yuan Zhenren and deceive Xiandao Academy, there must be someone who can pretend to be them and frame them. Besides, I have seen that person before, and Jiang Yuan Zhenren has also seen him."

Jiang Yuan said, "Hua Qingyue is an expert in disguise. She, Fen Yuan, Xiao Jinghong, and Yang Yingjie attacked us by the Wei River the night before. You must have colluded with each other to frame Xiandaoyuan." He stared at Yao Jia with bloodshot eyes.

Feng Jie shouted: "Without evidence, it's just slander!"

Wuzhan said: "Master, you can't say this casually, but from this point of view, it is possible that the old camel was framed."

Yao Jia said, "Your Excellency is really eloquent. You deny the case with irrefutable evidence. You are stalling for time. Could it be that you and Mayor Xu have colluded with each other?"

Wuzhan smiled slightly and said, "I did not stop you from pursuing the cargo ship. It seems that you have no intention of issuing an order to pursue it. I am just raising my own doubts here." After Wuzhan's reminder, everyone realized that His Majesty's order had indeed not been conveyed.

Wang Ben was about to give an order, but Ying Zheng stopped him with his hand. He turned to Wuzhan and said, "Wuzhan, please continue."

Wuzhan glanced at Fusu beside him, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to ask the eldest prince a few words."

When Yao Jia and others heard this, they were shocked. Their carefully planned plan was ruined by Wuzhan's mouth.

(End of this chapter)