noffsinger Chapter 609 Evidence points to Du Ji, Zhong Yao's cronies are shattered again and again!
Chapter 609 Evidence points to Du Ji, Zhong Yao's cronies are shattered again and again!
"Hey, isn't this Captain Zhong?"
"Why are you coming at this hour?"
Su Yu looked up and asked Zhong Yao.
Zhong Yao's body trembled slightly.
Clearly, Su Yu is demanding an explanation from him!
Behind him, two physicians brought by Sima Yi quickly stepped forward to examine the poison.
The silver needle changed color very quickly after being inserted.
The two doctors' expressions changed drastically.
Zhong Yao almost lost his balance and sat down on the ground with a thud.
"Commander Su... Commander Su, I will give you an explanation as quickly as possible!"
Su Yu smiled and said:
"No need. Commandant Zhong just wants me to stay in Chang'an."
"In that case, I'll leave now."
Zhong Yao's sky has fallen.
If he doesn't give any explanation and lets Su Yu leave now, the Central Plains Daily will report on this matter another day!
Poisoning is no different from assassination.
Although there is no substantial evidence to prove that Zhong Yao did this.
But how outsiders see him is so obvious that you could guess it with your toes!
"Please, Commandant Su, come to my residence."
"I will give Commander Su an explanation today."
Su Yu looked at him suspiciously:
"Captain Zhong, you don't think something like this is happening at your residence either, do you?"
"Su is shy, timid and cowardly, and is afraid of being harmed by villains!"
Zhong Yao's lips twitched like a water pump.
Regardless, he definitely has to find out the truth and see who poisoned him.
If Su Yu poisoned himself, then Zhong Yao will seize the opportunity to turn the tables!
If not, then Su Yu definitely needs an explanation.
"Very well, let's do as the Commandant of the Capital Region says."
"But can Su's people assist in the investigation?"
Zhong Yao quickly said:
"Naturally."
Su Yu nodded and instructed Zhou Buyi:
"Without a doubt, you will take ten personal guards and cooperate with Commandant Zhong."
"Here."
Zhou Buyi stared sharply at Zhong Yao, making Zhong Yao feel as if ants were crawling all over his body.
Soon after Su Yu left, Zhong Yao began a formal investigation into the poisoning incident.
The cooks, the servants who served the food, and the servants who made the purchases—none of them could escape.
Despite being subjected to severe torture, the three men still refused to confess to their "crimes".
Clearly, the three of them did not poison anyone and were innocent.
Zhong Yao couldn't help but smile, thinking that this must have been orchestrated by Su Yu himself.
If that's the case, he will definitely expose Su Yu's hypocritical true colors!
But suddenly, Zhou Buyi kicked the cook.
What's under your fingernails?
The cook was so frightened that his face changed drastically, and he hurriedly tried to clean the nails from under his fingernails.
The next moment, two doctors stepped forward, and the guards held the cook down, and began to examine what was under his fingernails.
The two physicians were hired by Sima Yi to ensure "impartiality".
The two of them looked surprised and said in unison:
"The stuff under the cook's fingernails is the poison in Lord Wei's food!"
Zhong Yao gritted his teeth in anger.
So, this wasn't something Su Yu orchestrated himself; it was actually Zhong Yao's henchmen who disobeyed orders and acted recklessly?
A bunch of idiot teammates!
Zhong Yao cursed inwardly.
Doing bad things, and not doing them cleanly, only leaves evidence against you!
Zhou Buyi sneered:
"Captain Zhong, what do you think we should do about this?"
Zhong Yao looked displeased, but he still had to respond:
"In my opinion, this cook doesn't have the guts to lay a hand on a high-ranking official like the Commandant of the Imperial Guard."
"There must be someone else behind him instigating this!"
Zhou Buyi laughed:
"Commander Zhong is incorruptible and impartial; he is truly a role model for us all."
"In that case, men, take that cook away and interrogate him thoroughly!"
Zhong Yao immediately sent people to follow and assist in the interrogation.
Otherwise, he feared that Zhou Buyi would arbitrarily assign charges against him.
The cook was very brave, but he eventually succumbed to the intelligence guards' methods.
"What!?"
"You're saying the Marquis told you to do this?"
"How can it be!"
Zhong Yao was furious, and his hand trembled as he pointed at the cook.
But the cook, as if he'd drunk two jin of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), suddenly became bold.
"I originally belonged to Lord Du Ji's household!"
“Three months ago, he released me from the manor and made me the head chef at this post station.”
"The day before Commandant Su arrived in Chang'an, Haitang from Lord Du Ji's residence suddenly approached me and asked me to take action against Commandant Su."
The cook not only revealed his relationship with Du Ji in detail, but also implicated an older maid named Haitang.
The truth will be revealed once investigated.
Zhong Yao, unwilling to give up, sent someone to Du Ji's residence to inform him.
It turned out that the situation was exactly as the cook had described.
He had indeed stayed at Du Ji's house for many years and was only released three months ago.
The maid named Haitang was the wet nurse of Du Ji's son, Du Shu, and was a confidante of Madam Du Ji, having served Madam Du for nearly twenty years!
"Tsk, Commander Zhong, you can know a person's face but not their heart."
"I never expected that Prefect Du would harbor such malicious intentions!"
"If it weren't for the fact that the Commandant of the Guards was extra careful today and checked the food for poison before the meal, I'm afraid... the consequences would have been unimaginable!"
Zhong Yao's mind was in complete turmoil.
Faced with Zhou Buyi's sarcastic remarks, she didn't even have the heart to refute them.
He didn't understand why things had suddenly turned out this way.
Just yesterday, he was discussing with Du Ji that they shouldn't lay a hand on Su Yu and should treat Su Yu like an ancestor.
"Could it really be that the Marquis was behind this?"
Zhong Yao thought to himself.
In an instant, he shook his head again.
Du Ji isn't that brainless, otherwise Zhong Yao wouldn't have valued him and promoted him to the second-in-command of the group.
Soon, Du Ji arrived.
Faced with the cook and maid Haitang's accusations, Du Ji was completely dumbfounded.
Zhou Buyi sneered:
"Prefect Du, the evidence is conclusive. Both individuals suspected of poisoning are connected to you. Do you have anything else to say?"
"I……"
Even with Du Ji's considerable wisdom, he was speechless at this moment.
He felt as if a huge net was rushing towards him, and he was powerless to resist it.
Zhong Yao sighed softly.
There are only two solutions to this problem.
First, Du Ji confessed to his crime, was stripped of his official position, and was punished for his crimes.
Second, Du Ji needs to find a way to exonerate himself and shift the blame onto someone else. But this person must be a member of the Du family, and an important figure within the household.
Just when Du Ji was at a loss for what to do.
The maid, Haitang, suddenly coughed up blood and murmured:
"Master, please go back and tell Madam that Haitang will serve her again in her next life!"
Two doctors rushed forward, only to find that the poison in Haitang's mouth had been broken, and she was breathing less and exhaling more.
"Tsk..."
"I never imagined that Magistrate Du's wife was also a heroine, a true heroine!"
"Men, seize Magistrate Du's wife!"
"If I remember correctly, wasn't she a Lady of Imperial Decree conferred a title by the imperial court?"
"Such a vicious woman dared to send someone to assassinate the Commandant of the Guards; her heart deserves to be condemned!"
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