From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 277

The moon was crescent, and the earth was dark.

Zhou Yuan pulled Xue Ningyue onto the horse and headed towards Huichun Pavilion at a high speed.

The long wind was whimpering, and the horse's hooves were broken.

Under the illumination of countless flames, the two men and the horse passed through the wide streets, through the dark alleys, and finally arrived in front of Huichun Pavilion.

Two hundred elite soldiers from the five military camps stood straight, with their knives flashing coldly, standing quietly in front of Huichun Pavilion, like statues.

Hundreds of constables gathered together, but dared not say a word. Even the prefect of Shenjing stood aside, looking worried.

Seeing Zhou Yuan, he hurriedly strode over and shouted, "Zhongwu Bo, what's wrong with you? There was a murder in Shenjing City. This is the jurisdiction of my Shenjing government office. How can you take over directly with troops like this!"

Zhou Yuan glanced at him and said, "It is said that the prefect has caught the murderer?"

The prefect of Shenjing said, "Of course, more than 20 thieves were caught on the spot by my prefectural police."

"More than 20 people."

Zhou Yuan sneered and narrowed his eyes and said, "Prefect, do you know how I, Zhou Yuan, have reached such a high position and power now?"

The prefect of Shenjing said, " "Zhongwu Bo, what do you mean?"

Zhou Yuan said: "Last June, I found out about the theft of armor in Yunzhou."

"Last July, I found out about the assassination of Huang Heng, the governor of Zhejiang."

"My most outstanding ability is not leading troops, but investigating cases."

He locked his eyes with the prefect of Shenjing and said word by word: "I have seen the crime scene. Do you think I can't tell how many murderers there are? More than 20 people, who are you fooling!"

The prefect of Shenjing changed his face. He didn't know much about Zhou Yuan, and he didn't know that he was a good investigator.

"Of course, they are not all the masterminds. There are always people watching the door."

Speaking of this, the prefect of Shenjing said: "The specific situation will be known after the case is examined."

Zhou Yuan said lightly: "Very good, you also know that you need to investigate the case. This governor will accompany you to the Shenjing government office."

"I want to see how you investigate the case."

The prefect of Shenjing said loudly: "Zhongwu Bo, the investigation has nothing to do with the Five Military Camps. I'm afraid you are not qualified to listen."

Zhou Yuan said: "You are right. I am listening as a family member of the victim."

After speaking, Xue Ningyue stood up, took a deep breath, and said: "I am a victim. Among the nine female apprentices of Huichun Pavilion, I am the only one who survived."

When these words came out, the prefect of Shenjing was shocked. He never thought that there would be survivors.

Zhou Yuan grinned and said, "She is the only daughter of Xue Changyue, the governor of Xuanfu, the daughter of the first-rank military honor of the dynasty, and also my sister. Do you think I am qualified to listen in!"

The prefect of Shenjing opened his mouth and said with sweat on his forehead, "Of course there is..."

He was already a little scared. How could there be a daughter of a military honor governor among the female apprentices? He didn't receive such information in advance.

When checking the background of these women, there was no such item!

Zhou Yuan said coldly, "My people will guard the crime scene, and I will also supervise the trial process in person."

"You can send a coroner to perform an autopsy, but only one person is allowed."

"Li He!"

Li He half-knelt down hurriedly: "I am here!"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "You leave a hundred elite soldiers to guard this place. Except for the coroner, no one is allowed to enter without permission."

"I obey your order!"

Li He looked serious.

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "The remaining 100 people follow me! Let's see how our prefect judges the case."

So, 100 personal soldiers and hundreds of detectives walked straight to the government office of Shenjing.

At this moment, it was almost dawn, the curfew was over, and the victims' families also ran to the government office to report the case.

Knowing that their daughters were dead, they cried heartbreakingly, and dozens of people went to the government office to listen to the case.

The truth cannot be hidden, and such a shocking case happened in Shenjing, and the news spread quickly.

The people of Shenjing who were eating melons also rushed to the government office to listen, wanting to know what happened.

In the crowd, Zhou Yuan saw Li Yu'an in men's clothes. She was masked, but her temperament was so outstanding that it was impossible not to recognize her.

"The person has been found, no one is missing, waiting for your order."

Her voice reached Zhou Yuan's ears accurately.

Zhou Yuan nodded slightly and remained silent.

The government office was already crowded with people, and dozens of victims' families were crying and extremely angry.

The scene was too big, and the governor of Shenjing was under great pressure.

In the past, such incidents were not so big. If the family members made a fuss, they would be arrested and sent away with some money.

Now, I didn't expect that one of the women was the daughter of a first-class military hero, and she was not dead yet. The key point was that Zhou Yuan, a super-class earl, was involved.

The trouble was too big, and I had to bite that group of people to death. There was no scapegoat.Sheep, everyone will suffer.

Thinking of this, the prefect of Shenjing Prefecture became solemn, slammed the gavel, and shouted loudly: "Call the main culprit Guan Lu! Zhang Fei!"

Soon, Guan Lu and Zhang Fei were tied up and brought to the court.

They saw Zhou Yuan at the first time, and they lowered their heads in shame.

Zhang Fei's face was even more distorted, and he cried and shouted: "My lord! I am guilty! I failed to protect Miss Ningyue! I am ashamed of your trust! I can't redeem myself even if I die!"

A tall man actually burst into tears on the spot.

The prefect of Shenjing Prefecture was stunned, and the other people who heard the case were also stunned.

Soon, Zhang Fei was also stunned, because he saw Xue Ningyue standing there.

Zhou Yuan said calmly: "Lü Song, try the case, I also want to know how my subordinates became the murderers who raped and killed eight decent women."

Oh no, this group of people are also Zhongwu Bo's!

Then it makes sense that they came to rescue people last night.

There is no room for retreat at this moment, and we must bite to the death!

Lu Song has been the prefect of Shenjing for more than ten years. He holds an important position and is already experienced.

In this struggle, we must not be at a disadvantage, otherwise we will never be able to turn around.

After all, Zhou Yuan arrived later. Even if he can investigate the case again, how can he turn the tables!

Thinking of this, Lu Song immediately shouted: "Guan Lu! Zhang Fei! You are the subordinates of Zhongwu Bo, and you dare not serve the country. How dare you do such cruel things? You are simply unscrupulous!"

"In front of the people of Shenjing and the families of dozens of victims, why don't you quickly explain the truth!"

Zhang Fei was so angry that his face turned red. He was about to curse, but was stopped by Guan Lu.

Guan Lu was neither humble nor arrogant, and said in a deep voice: "Excuse me, sir, what evidence do you have to prove that we have committed a crime?"

Lü Song said coldly: "You two stayed up late at night, brought more than 20 people, and were blocked by my government constables in Huichun Pavilion. You were caught red-handed, but you still refused to admit it!"

Guan Lu said: "We found that Miss Xue was in danger, so we took people to rescue her, but we were just caught by the officers and soldiers."

Lü Song grinned and said: "How do you know that Huichun Pavilion will have an accident? In addition, the eight female apprentices were killed, but Xue Ningyue was fine. It's hard for me not to suspect that she, Xue Ningyue, is an insider!"

"Otherwise, why would the door of Huichun Pavilion be locked so that the eight female apprentices couldn't get out."

"How did Xue Ningyue get out when the others couldn't get out?"

Hearing this, Xue Ningyue's figure was shaken, her eyes immediately turned red, and she trembled and said: "You...how can you say such a thing!"

Lv Song shouted: "Xue Ningyue, as a daughter of the first-class military merit, how could you lower yourself to study medicine?"

"Why did all those female apprentices get into trouble just a few days after you started studying medicine?"

"Why did they all get into trouble, but you didn't?"

"Why did these twenty people related to you get arrested at the time of the crime!"

At this point, Lu Song slammed the gavel and said sternly: "Is all this a coincidence!"

"You still dare to say that you are not an insider!"

As an old official, Lu Song has basic logical reasoning ability, and naturally he also has the ability to frame good people.

He has a strong aura and speaks loudly, which obviously also infects the people around him.

The victims' families were angry and lost their minds, pointing at Xue Ningyue and cursing.

The people who were watching the show were also angry and shouted: "This bitch! How can she be so cruel to harm her own senior sister!"

"What a vicious woman! She looks so pretty, but how can she be so cruel!"

"Kill her! Kill this bitch!"

Countless voices and countless roars poured into Xue Ningyue's ears.

She was already weak and depressed, but she couldn't hold on any longer at this moment. Her body was shaky and she fell into Zhou Yuan's arms.

"Brother Zhou, woo!"

She was pale and cried bitterly.