Chapter 528 - 528 Dead (1)
528 Dead (1)
In the dead of night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The dim cell fell into silence.
A few prison guards were lying on the table and dozing off.
Suddenly, a dull thud came from a cell. The prison guards suddenly woke up.
Before they could move, a group of people rushed out of the darkness. The leader was Vice Minister Du.
A knock sounded at the door.
The first knock on the door made Song Jingchen open his eyes. He first glanced at Shen Yijia, who was still sleeping, before getting up, putting on his clothes, and opening the door.
Last night, Shen Yijia drank a little and slept soundly. Actually, Song Jingchen didn’t have to worry about waking her up.
“Master, someone from the Court of Judicial Review is here,” South Wind reported in a low voice.
Song Jingchen turned around and closed the door before asking, “Where is he?”
The person who wanted Grand Tutor Zhao to die the most was probably the person behind him.
Song Jingchen was guarding against this. He instructed Vice Minister Du to bring people to guard the prison. This was an opportunity.
“Outside the door.”
Before South Wind could finish speaking, Song Jingchen had already strode out.
At the entrance of the Song residence, an official was waiting anxiously. When he saw Song Jingchen come out, he hurriedly said, “Sir, bad news. Grand Tutor Zhao is dead.”
Song Jingchen’s eyes turned cold. He snatched the official’s horse and rushed towards the Court of Judicial Review.
Grand Tutor Zhao’s death meant that the clues to this case had been cut off again.
Damn it!
In the prison of the Court of Judicial Review, the fire was burning brightly. Looking at the two corpses in front of him, Song Jingchen’s face darkened.
The two corpses were about the same size. Coupled with their disheveled appearances, it was actually very difficult to tell the difference if one did not look carefully.
One of the corpses was Grand Tutor Zhao, and the other was a death row inmate detained by the Court of Judicial Review.
The cause of their deaths was the same. They bit their tongues and committed suicide.
Song Jingchen guessed that someone would find an opportunity to attack Grand Tutor Zhao, so he specially switched Grand Tutor Zhao’s prison cell with another death row inmate.
As for the real Grand Tutor Zhao, he was locked in an ordinary cell.
This was a trap he had set for the other party. In order not to leak the news, no more than three people knew about this.
He trusted Vice Minister Du and South Wind.
However, Grand Tutor Zhao still died.
The other party killing this substitute was more like a provocation to him.
“Sir, I found this on Grand Tutor Zhao.” Du Shaoqing took out an envelope.
Song Jingchen glanced at it and didn’t take it. He didn’t need to look to know that it was the so-called confession.
He clearly knew that it was fake, but it was enough to end this case.
“Didn’t you see the person who attacked?” Song Jingchen took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.
Vice Minister Du lowered his head in shame. “I rushed out as soon as I heard the prisoner fall to the ground. I also sent people out to investigate, but I didn’t find anything.”
According to the prison guard guarding the ordinary prisoners, Grand Tutor Zhao, who was originally leaning against the corner of the wall, suddenly fell to the ground.
No one had broken in, but the two criminals had been killed silently under their noses.
One was to silence him, and the other was to provoke him. The person who attacked seemed to know the situation in this prison like the back of his hand.
To be precise, he knew Song Jingchen very well.
It was as if he knew all his arrangements, which was why he was so precise.
Song Jingchen didn’t say anything and only looked at Vice Minister Du with a dark gaze.
Vice Minister Du’s heart skipped a beat. He bent his knees and wanted to kneel down. Then, he pointed at the sky and swore that he had definitely not leaked the news.
He felt bitter. Song Jingchen had painted the big picture for him. From then on, he would become the lackey of Song Jingchen in the Court of Judicial Review.
It was so comfortable to hug his wife and children at home at night.
However, in order to catch any potential saboteurs, he stayed here for the entire night. He had been bitten by mosquitoes countless times, and he felt that he was about to become anemic.
Now he had to be suspected. Was it easy for him?
Indeed, those who knew too much would not have a good ending!
What a pity.
Song Jingchen didn’t know that people who usually had their heads empty had so many thoughts in their minds. He asked in a low voice, “Who came to the prison after the prisoners were locked up?”
He was referring to the people who came after changing Grand Tutor Zhao’s cell.
Even if the other party knew him well and knew that he would set a trap, there were so many cells. They couldn’t possibly know where he had switched the prisoners, right?
The prison guards on guard duty usually rotated in two shifts. He only transferred Grand Tutor Zhao to an ordinary cell after the change of duty.
Normally speaking, everyone who had been here should be here.
As expected, the clerk checked the people present with the booklet and finally said, “Sir, everyone is here.”