Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1389

Seeing Wei Wu's completely clueless expression, Mao Xiang couldn't help but admire his acting skills.

He then began to showcase his acting skills, just like Wei Wu.

"Lord Zhenguo, he is Mai Zhide, one of the two Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Works."

"Vice Minister of Works? Mai Zhide?"

Upon hearing Mao Xiang's introduction, Wei Wu's eyes widened, and he immediately turned around and lay down on the recliner.

"I don't know him, and I don't want to see him. Tell him to get lost!"

Upon hearing Wei Wu's blunt order to leave without any regard for appearances, Mai Zhide, who was about to speak, was instantly rendered speechless.

Standing at the prison gate, mouth agape, unsure whether to speak or remain silent, he could only look toward Mao Xiang.

However, just as he had said before, Mao Xiang completely ignored him, adopting an attitude of leaving it to fate.

Just when he didn't know what to do, Wei Wu, who had already lain down, got up again.

He turned to look at Mao Xiang again and asked a question with some curiosity.

"Wait a minute, Mao, you said he was the Vice Minister of Works, so how did you manage to arrest him and bring him to the imperial prison? And you just arrested him because you wanted to!"

"Why were only one arrested? Was there another bastard who wasn't brought back? Or was that bastard being held in solitary confinement?"

"If that's the case, then listen to me. Neither of these two bastards is any good. Use torture, use severe torture, use the most brutal torture!"

Wei Wu's words were clearly spoken with anger, which anyone with a little knowledge of reading between the lines could easily see.

Moreover, Mai Zhide, a third-rank official who had been in officialdom for many years, also knew why Wei Wu was so angry.

After all, the money shop case involved the Ministry of Works and Wei Wu regarding the issue of ink, and now the Ministry of Works is fine while Wei Wu is imprisoned in the imperial prison.

Anyone would be angry in that situation.

Seeing that Wei Wu was in a fit of anger, Mai Zhide hesitated to speak the words that were already on the tip of his tongue.

Fortunately, at this moment, Mao Xiang, who was standing nearby, spoke up in response to Wei Wu's words.

"The other Vice Minister of Works was Qian Jinguang, but it wasn't that I didn't arrest him, but that he was already dead when the Embroidered Uniform Guard went there."

"After examination by the coroner, it was found that he died from poisoning. We suspect that he was silenced."

Upon hearing Mao Xiang's words, Wei Wu, who had only been sitting up, immediately jumped up from his recliner.

"died?"

Upon hearing Mao Xiang's words, Wei Wu immediately smiled and then happily said:

"Good riddance! I said during the court meeting that the ink problem must have originated from the Ministry of Works, but none of the officials believed me."

"Look, now the problem has emerged, and I'm stuck in the imperial prison. Where can I go to seek justice?"

After speaking, Wei Wu raised his hand and pointed towards Mai Zhide.

"Oh, and this guy too. I hope he gets killed along with me, so I won't have to take the blame!"

Seeing Wei Wu pointing at him, and then bringing up the ink issue in the money shop case, Mai Zhide immediately seized the opportunity to speak.

"Lord Zhenguo, I have come to see you today specifically to clear your name and exonerate you as soon as possible."

Upon hearing Mai Zhide's words, Wei Wu was taken aback, then looked at him suspiciously, but did not reply.

Instead, he turned his gaze toward Mao Xiang and asked a question with a puzzled look.

"Old Mao, what's going on? Has this guy had a change of heart? Why is he being so kind as to help me prove my innocence?"

"He had no choice but to come!"

As soon as Wei Wu finished speaking, Mao Xiang readily responded, then continued to explain:

“Mai Zhide has just admitted that he was one of the participants in the money exchange case, and the other one is Qian Jinguang.”

"There are other people behind them. It is highly likely that Qian Jingguang was silenced by those people who were afraid of being implicated."

"Furthermore, my Imperial Guards spotted some suspicious individuals nearby, but they managed to escape."