kvmb Chapter 88 The Murderer Was Not Him
Chapter 88 The Murderer Was Not Him
"Ah Qu!" Lady Zhou, the Crown Prince's wife, worriedly pressed down on Su Fengqu's arm, fearing that he might accidentally hurt himself due to his excitement.
Su Fengqu was so angry she lost her mind: "How many times do I have to say it? It wasn't me!"
"Mother believes in you, mother believes in you. Calm down, calm down, please don't hurt yourself." Zhou was anxious but also coaxed him carefully, pressing her hand firmly on Su Fengqu's arm.
“Lord Ying, now that we have confirmed that Young Master Su is the prime suspect, I think it would be best to bring him back to the Dali Temple for trial.” At this moment, an unfamiliar male voice interrupted.
He was a young man in his early thirties, tall and with a cold and stern expression.
He looked at Su Fengqu as if she were a dead person.
The visitor was Feng Qingyao's father, Feng Su, who served as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.
After saying this, Feng Su turned around and bowed to the Crown Prince and Minister Feng: "Your Highness Feng Su greets Your Highness and my father. I beg Your Highness to do justice for my daughter."
The Crown Prince raised his hand, gesturing for him to stand up: "With Lord Ying here, this case will be thoroughly investigated."
Feng Su stood up and looked at Ying Xun again: "Then may I ask, Lord Ying, now that the suspect has been caught, why not bring him back to the Dali Temple for trial!"
"Reporting to Vice Minister Feng, there are still some doubts in this case. It is not appropriate to take the person away arbitrarily before these doubts are clarified," Ying Xun replied calmly.
As the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, his primary responsibility is to uncover the truth behind the case.
However, as a senior official in the Ministry of Justice, Feng was in charge of criminal cases and was most skilled in interrogation.
Ying Xun immediately understood what Vice Minister Feng meant: if he could not solve the case quickly, he would take the person back to the Ministry of Justice.
“Minister Feng, Lord Ying is right. The matter is not yet clear, so you cannot take Aqu away.” Madam Cheng’en originally wanted to leave with the women, but now that her grandson, their only son, is involved, she is not at ease leaving now.
She knew that this Vice Minister Feng was always incorruptible and impartial. If they were to take Su Fengqu away, she didn't know if he would come back alive.
"Then Madam Cheng'en, please explain what your young master did with that packet of heinous medicine?" Vice Minister Feng had just arrived and happened to see Ying Xun holding the packet of medicine and questioning Su Fengqu.
He couldn't help but snort coldly: "In my opinion, the case is crystal clear. This young master Su said he had a leg injury, but who knows if he was faking it? He used up this packet of medicine, and he's the only one in this room. Who else could it be? The Duchess of Cheng'en refuses to let the Dali Temple take him away. Could it be that she's trying to protect him?"
"You!" Lady Cheng'en gritted her teeth, but didn't know how to refute it. She could only say sternly, "My grandson's injury was examined by the imperial physician himself. His Highness the Crown Prince was also present at the time. Are you questioning the imperial physician or His Highness?"
Vice Minister Feng bowed respectfully to the Crown Prince. “Your Highness, I would never question you. However, given the clarity of the clues, the fact that the Court of Judicial Review failed to take the suspect into custody raises serious questions about its investigative capabilities. I implore Your Highness to allow the Ministry of Justice to take over the case. As a family member of the deceased, I may request to recuse myself.”
"No! Absolutely not!" Lady Cheng'en exclaimed in alarm.
The young master of the Chengen Duke's mansion was also sweating profusely. He pleaded with the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, there are still no results regarding Miss Lu. Please allow us to wait until the cause of Miss Lu's death is found before making a decision!"
“Your Highness, my daughter came to visit, but such a disaster has happened. I beg Your Highness to allow the Ministry of Justice to handle this case and give my daughter justice!” Vice Minister Feng said immediately.
Minister Feng also stepped forward, saying, "Your Highness, this old minister also implores Your Highness to grant the Ministry of Justice permission to try this case!"
The Crown Prince's gaze swept over the crowd indifferently, finally landing on Ying Xun: "As I just said, this case will be handed over to the Dali Temple. I understand the feelings of the two officials, but it is too early to put a final judgment on this case."
Hearing the Crown Prince's words, Lady Chengen and Prince Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but were still very anxious. The entire Chengen family doted on Su Fengqu and knew that Su Fengqu often hung out with his group of bad friends. However, from the Chengen family to the Prince Su and then to Su Fengqu, none of the three members of the family were respectable people.
Therefore, Madam Chengen wanted to say a few more words in defense of her grandson, but she couldn't find a way to get to the point. She was even extremely nervous. How did that packet of medicine end up in Su Fengqu's hands? What kind of rotten friends did he usually make!
For the first time, Lady Cheng'en regretted not disciplining her only grandson properly.
After thinking for a long time, she could only say to Su Fengqu, "Aqu, tell Lord Ying everything honestly. Your grandmother believes you."
They weren't very confident.
Su Fengqu was still intimidated by Vice Minister Feng's display of power, but his face was flushed red, and he still didn't know what to say. He could only repeat over and over, "I told you, I was just sitting here waiting for someone. I don't know anything. I really don't know anything. I woke up here. I didn't go to the bed at all. I have no memory of it, and I've never seen any Miss Feng!"
He was somewhat incoherent, and his whole being seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
Ying Xun quickly grasped the key point: "You said you're waiting for someone here, who are you waiting for?"
Ying Xun stared intently at Su Fengqu: "Just now Wu San said that he gave you this packet of medicine because you wanted to teach a girl a lesson. Who is this girl you want to teach a lesson to? How do you plan to teach her a lesson? Are you going to give her the medicine after you take it? Has she arrived yet? Where did you put the medicine?"
"I, I didn't, I didn't mean to drug you, I didn't drug you..." Su Fengqu was so nervous that her eyes were unfocused, and she was about to completely break down.
He broke free from Zhou's hand, his hands gripping his hair in frustration, as if he were trapped in some kind of snare and couldn't climb out. He was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks, but he was at a loss for what to do.
“Young Master Su, if you cannot answer, I will have to send you to the Dali Temple for trial.” Ying Xun’s voice carried a hint of coercion.
“If I’m not mistaken, the person he’s waiting for is me, and the person he wants to teach a lesson to is me.” At this moment, Lu Yangyang came out from another room, walked around the screen, and stood in front of everyone. She looked down at Su Fengqu and said, “You want to teach me a lesson by having your maid trick me into coming here, is that it?”
Su Fengqu froze, looking at Lu Yangyang in a panic, then quickly lowered her head, seemingly wanting to avoid Lu Yangyang's gaze.
Lu Yangyang pointed out the maid who was cowering in the corner, already terrified out of her wits, and said, "Come here."
The maidservant walked over timidly.
Lu Yangyang added, "I can testify for Su Fengqu that he is not the murderer."