Chapter 2008: A step slower

"Then what should we do now? Can we just wait?" Hou Yi said impatiently.

Hou Zhong and Yuan Ji both frowned, having no better idea.

At this moment, people from the Ministry of Punishment arrived.

"Guan Shangshu wants to see me?" Hou Zhong asked slightly surprised.

Hou Zhong had said that he hoped to cooperate with Guanzhuo, but he did not expect that Guanzhuo would respond so quickly.

"Yes, my lord would like to ask Mr. Hou to come over." The official from the Ministry of Punishments said.

"Okay, I'll be there right away." Hou Zhong said without any hesitation.

Now Guan Zhuo is the person in charge of the whole thing, and he is the one they need to rely on. If Guan Zhuo wants to see him, Hou Zhong will naturally not refuse.

"I don't know if Guan Zhuo has made any new discoveries." Hou Yi said to Yuan Ji after Hou Zhong left.

"There should be something discovered." Yuan Ji said: "I still know Guanzhuo. Since he called Mr. Hou over, there must be something important. Moreover, he can take the initiative to contact Mr. Hou. This is also a Very positive sign.”

Hou Yi nodded in agreement. Zhao Ke was arrested. Now they are very passive and urgently need support. Guanzhuo plays a very important role in this matter. He can take the initiative to release positive signals. For them, Words are a very good thing.

Hou Zhong thought so too, so he attached great importance to this meeting.

"Master Shangshu, you are so anxious to see me, have you discovered anything new?" Hou Zhong asked Guanzhuo when he saw Guanzhuo again.

"Not bad." Guanzhuo didn't mince words and said directly: "Let me show you something."

With that said, Guanzhuo handed the prescription prescribed by Dr. Liu to Hou Zhong, who took it and read it carefully.

"Is this a prescription?" Hou Zhong looked at it and said with some confusion: "Master Shangshu, what does this mean? Even my subordinates don't understand prescriptions."

"I'm not asking you to read the content," Guanzhuo said, "but to read the words!"

"Read the words?" Hou Zhong said subconsciously, and then his eyes suddenly lit up: "This word... is the same as the word in the imperial edict!"

Hou Zhong had also read the imperial edict, and the interval was not long, so with Guanzhuo's reminder, he immediately remembered it.

"That's right." Guanzhuo said, "The handwriting on this prescription and the handwriting on the imperial edict were written by the same person."

"Who wrote this prescription?" Hou Zhong asked quickly.

As he asked, Hou Zhong actually had a guess in his mind.

"Mr. Liu!" Guanzhuo said.

"Sure enough!" Hou Zhong didn't show any surprise on his face: "So, the posthumous edict in the hands of His Highness the Third Prince..."

Hou Zhong didn't finish what he said, but the meaning of his words was very obvious.

"But we have no evidence." Guanzhuo naturally understood the meaning of Hou Zhong's words. The two of them had the same idea on this matter.

"This prescription is the evidence!" Hou Zhong shook the prescription in his hand and said.

"Mr. Liu will not plead guilty," Guanzhuo said, "He will blame the matter on His Majesty without any proof. Even if he wrote the imperial edict, it cannot be proved that it is false."

"No, I think he will plead guilty!" Hou Chong smiled and said: "Master Shangshu, if you can trust this official, please leave this matter to me. The interrogation methods of my people are slightly different from those of the Criminal Department. different."

Slightly different?

Guanzhuo thought about some of the information he had heard in the past. It was not slightly different, it was a big difference!

Their punishment department, in order to try cases, would sometimes torture prisoners, but compared with Hou Zhong's people, the punishments they used were trivial and very gentle. It can be said that there is no Hou Zhong. People can't keep their mouth shut.

"Okay." Guanzhuo nodded. That's what he actually meant when he called Hou Zhong back this time. Although he despised some of the practices of Hou Zhong's people, he had to admit that sometimes, their abnormal methods could Get surprising results.

Hou Zhong smiled and said, "Thank you, Lord Shangshu, for your trust."

Although Hou Zhong and the others are mainly looking for the case of the emperor's poisoning, their ultimate goal is the throne, and now Zhao Lun has a posthumous edict in his hands, which will inevitably affect Zhao Ke's accession to the throne. Therefore, the information provided by Guan Zhuo at this time , is very important to them, and Hou Zhong also attaches great importance to it.

"By the way, Lord Shangshu, is there any progress on your side regarding the case of the late emperor being poisoned?" Hou Zhong asked.

For them, the most important thing now is to rescue Zhao Ke first and clear the suspicion on Zhao Ke.

However, Guanzhuo shook his head and said, "Not yet, I plan to start with that little Shunzi in the eldest prince's palace."

Hou Zhong was a little disappointed when he heard this. When he heard Guan Zhuo said that he wanted to investigate Xiao Shunzi, he couldn't help but said, "Master Shangshu, there is no need to look for that Xiao Shunzi."

"Oh? Why?" Guanzhuo asked.

"Because he is already dead." Hou Zhong said: "Not long ago, my people got the news that he suddenly disappeared. The possibility of being killed is very high."

"Dead?" Guanzhuo was a little shocked and a little annoyed.

He's a step too slow!

Guanzhuo did not expect that the other party would act so quickly. His thoughts were similar to those of Hou Zhong. If he suddenly disappeared at this time, he was probably killed, because not only his people were watching near the palace, but Hou Zhong's people were also watching. While staring, he didn't even see him leaving the palace.

Hou Zhong nodded solemnly.

Guan Zhuo's face looked a little ugly, and he said, "Why was he killed at this time? Is it a coincidence?"

"Sir, I dare to guess that this may not be a coincidence." Hou Zhong said, "Perhaps, the other party knew that we were targeting him, so he suddenly took action at this time."

Guan Zhuo's face also became a little solemn, nodded, and did not speak, but he had already had an idea in his mind.

"Sir, I will not disturb you, goodbye." Hou Zhong bowed and said.

Hou Zhong was ready to take action against Doctor Liu. With the previous experience of Xiao Shunzi, he did not dare to delay any more time, lest Doctor Liu was also killed to silence him, and then things would be even more troublesome.

Guan Zhuo also understood this, so he did not keep Hou Zhong.

After Hou Zhong left, Guan Zhuo sat in his seat with an ugly face.

The meaning of Hou Zhong's words just now was very clear. It was very likely that someone in the Ministry of Justice was secretly tipping off others, which led to Xiao Shunzi's murder.

Xiao Shunzi was obviously an important witness. It was a pity to kill him like this. It was also a great loss for them.

"Humph! It seems that I have been too indulgent to you guys! Then let me deal with you!" Guan Zhuo said to himself.