HLnovel Chapter 832 Fang Jin Case 16
Chapter 832 Fang Jin Case 16
The people from Jingzhao Prefecture searched the house and found not only account books, various deeds, etc., but also gold and silver.
When the evidence was brought back, the clerks of Jingzhao Prefecture were busy sorting it out one by one. They did have a lot of evidence against the Bo Mansion, but there was no letter.
Su Muan's face looked very ugly, but he didn't say anything.
"If there is no letter, do you have any other evidence?"
Manager Chen became anxious.
"No, I put the letters and the account books together..."
They are all deadly things.
But the fact is that there is no such thing.
Chen Daguanshi was unwilling to give in. "Sir, I swear on my life that Fang Jin is the biological and adoptive father of the two young ladies in the Bo Mansion. How could I dare to take action without the master's approval?"
"Butler, of course you dare." Fang Jin sneered.
"Because your master is someone else."
He looked at me strangely, and Manager Chen couldn't understand.
"By the moat, I told you to be clear-headed. This was all done by the Bo family. The Wang family is watching you, and Master Chen is using it to suppress you..."
Fang Jin remained unmoved.
"Yes, because of what you said, I hated the Changping Marquis' Mansion for a while, but I have already found out that your real master is the Prince of Ning. The Marquis' Mansion and the Prince's Mansion are married, so you have long since defected to the Ning Prince's Mansion."
Manager Chen was confused and didn't wait for him to say anything.
Fang Jin has already knelt down and asked for permission from the lord to bring the witness on stage.
The prefect looked at the sky and an official immediately stepped forward to remind him.
"Sir, it's time to leave the court."
"Then we'll hold the trial tomorrow. There are so many corpses in the courtroom, and we need to arrange for some of them." The prefect said.
The people were confused, but Fang Nanzhi could understand a little.
At this point, everything changed too quickly. First, Butler Chen ran to the court on his deathbed and interrupted the trial. Then, Chief Steward Chen went back on his word, and in the end, Fang Jin actually hid a witness.
Each scene followed another, as if carefully prepared by someone.
And there are many doubts.
For example, why was the Changping Marquis's Mansion so anxious to silence the witnesses? If they really wanted to take action, they could have waited for the Chen family to confess their crimes and then dealt with them one by one. This would have been beneficial both in terms of keeping their subordinates under control and in completely clearing themselves of the case.
For example, if the Bo Mansion wanted to do something like this to silence someone, it would definitely be heavily guarded. How on earth did Housekeeper Chen escape from all the siege and even make it all the way to Jingzhao Prefecture?
You know, when people are nervous, it is possible that they will panic and lose their way.
Also, did the letter that Manager Chen swore to keep go away?
If the prefect continues the interrogation, he will only be following the script arranged by the other party.
That would be too passive.
So the prefect didn't want to hold the trial any longer. He could do a lot of things by stopping for one night.
"Lord Yue, this case has dragged on for far too long, causing widespread unrest in the capital. Now that we have the evidence, why not conduct a thorough trial and give the victim justice?"
Just as we were about to leave the court, someone else arrived.
The one who came was the third prince. He was wearing a purple robe and holding a folding fan. He looked quite dignified.
However, Fang Nanzhi felt that his nose was not clear and straight, his eyes were not big enough, and his forehead was too wide.
Although they are brothers, there is a big difference in their appearance.
By the way, this case has nothing to do with the Third Prince, right? Why would he get involved?
The third prince is here.
The prefect - Lord Yue had no choice but to proceed with the trial.
Fang Jin's witness came on stage, and he was carried up by someone.
The visitor was a middle-aged man whose lower body was completely disabled. He could only sit, and his legs and feet were inconvenient, so he could not salute.
Seeing the newcomer, Chen Daguanshi was puzzled: "You are not dead?"
Landlord Wang also frowned. He knew this man. This was Manager Su.
When Manager Su lost the silver, he ran away. Later, he was caught by Manager Chen. After interrogation, Manager Chen ordered that he be dealt with.
"I'm not dead. Are you disappointed, Steward?" Steward Su smiled at him.
"Back then, I only made a small mistake, but you ordered me to be killed. You didn't realize that I had served in the Bo Mansion for so many years and had connections."
"The guard's stab was a little off target."
As Manager Su spoke, he opened his clothes on his chest, revealing the scar on the left side of his heart.
"I didn't die, but was thrown in a mass grave for many days before being discovered. The people who saved me weren't good people either. They broke my legs and forced me to become a beggar. For all these years, I've been begging for a living. Being looked down upon, insulted, trampled on, and beaten is my daily life."
"Every time I feel like I can't get through it, I think of Manager Chen."
"We both work in the Earl's Mansion, and we both betrayed our master and joined the Ning Wang Mansion. Chief Steward, why are you so cruel that you can't lend me a hand?"
Manager Su questioned repeatedly.
Chen Daguanshi was only angry: "What nonsense are you talking about? I am loyal to the Bo Mansion, and they are being unkind and unjust..."
"Tsk! Loyal? Loyal, why would you hide evidence of the Bo family in your private residence for so many years?"
Manager Su interrupted directly.
"Back then, when the Bo Mansion and the Ning Wang Mansion formed a marriage alliance, in order to keep a close eye on their in-laws, the Ning Wang Mansion bribed and arranged many obstacles."
"I received a hundred taels at the time and became a sting in the palace. The chief steward has a high position, so he should have received more, right?"
"In the beginning, Landlord Wang and Master Chen were indeed arranged by the Bo Mansion. They wanted to keep an eye on Fang Jin because they were afraid that he would go to the capital and cause trouble, disturbing the two young ladies."
"Later, Fang Jin fell on bad luck and offended the Prince of Ning. The Prince personally cut off Old Man Fang's hand, but he still wasn't satisfied. He wanted to make Fang Jin lose everything and even his life, so that he could completely eliminate the root of the problem."
"I just got the order, and I think Steward Chen got it too."
"The prince wanted us to do it so as not to dirty our hands. After the incident, we can only trace it back to the Changping Marquis' Mansion."
"But I didn't expect that in order to make the play more realistic and to explain it to Master later, Chen Daguanshi wanted to kill me."
Manager Su's words were clear and concise.
He and the steward Chen were both from the Bo Mansion on the surface, but they actually defected to the Ning Wang Mansion.
In addition, Mr. Fang once confirmed that they had offended the Prince of Ning.
The timelines of both parties actually match.
But the steward Chen was furious: "You lied! Why did you lie? I never betrayed the Bo Mansion. Even if I didn't kill you, you would not have survived if you had lost the money and returned to the mansion."