Chapter 20 Home Search
"Evidence found?!"
"Where is the evidence?!"
Everyone looked towards Chen Ji, and the scrutiny and doubts in their eyes came all at once.
But he stood at the door of the main room and refused to give in. He repeated with great certainty: "I found the evidence."
Lin Chaoqing's sharp gaze crossed the white rabbit and looked at Chen Yi, whose face was still covered: "Who is this?"
Yunyang took a step forward and blocked half of Chen Ji's body: "This is the falcon of my secret spy department."
"It turns out to be Harrier. He has not yet become a full-time secret agent. He must have a special identity that requires him to cover his face." Lin Chaoqing asked in a deep voice: "But please trouble me to clarify my doubts. Is there any evidence in the book? If you lie, I'm afraid you will follow me to the inner prison."
Chen Ji pulled up the gray cloth covering his face and looked at Yunyang: "Can you tell me?"
"explain."
Chen Ji nodded and said: "Master Yunyang, please take out those two books and give them to Commander Lin to read."
Yunyang took out the two books from his arms and handed them to Lin Chaoqing.
Lin Chaoqing opened it and glanced at it for a few times, then said flatly: "How can you get information from an ordinary book?"
Chen Jiping explained: "If you don't know enough about the Commentary on the Four Books and Chapters, it is indeed difficult to see the problem. But the method of hiding information in this book is actually very simple. You only need to compare it with the original version."
"Original version?" Yunyang took the two books back from Lin Chaoqing's hands. He opened one and Jiaotu opened one, and the two of them read under the moonlight.
Chen Ji said: "The original sentence in the book is 'gain from the heart but not lose', and the word 'lose' is 'lose'. But when Zhou Chengyi copied it, he deliberately wrote 'gain from the heart without losing anything', and the word 'lose' was replaced by The word '事' refers to something."
"Looking back to the third page, where the word 'cheng' should have been in the original sentence, Zhou Chengyi changed it to the word 'cheng' for success."
These words are scattered in every corner of the book, several pages apart. If someone hadn't checked the original version word by word, it would be difficult to tell the difference.
Originally, Chen Ji thought that Zhou Chengyi might use the Tibetan calligraphy method, the calligraphy verification method, the reverse cutting method, and the calligraphy analysis method. These were all actually used by people in historical records.
However, after analyzing it, he found that the other party used a simpler method.
Lin Chaoqing took the two books and looked at them. Sure enough, as Chen Ji said, his brows calmed down slightly: "What is the complete message conveyed in this book?"
Chen Ji said: "Because of the rush of time, I was not able to completely compare the entire book. So far, I only got one message: 'It's done, the boss will meet you.'"
"Director!" Yun Yang's eyes suddenly flashed with light: "Are you sure he was talking about the Director in the message? I thought it was the Director who came, but I didn't expect that it was the Director of the Military Intelligence Department who came in person. Los Angeles!"
Jiaotu said solemnly: "This news must be sent back to the capital as soon as possible. It must be a big deal for the head of the Military Intelligence Department to go south in person... What on earth is this Liu family kid going to do to get the Military Intelligence Department to be like this? trust?!"
The solemn atmosphere in the mansion suddenly relaxed, and Chen Ji even felt that everyone let out a long sigh of relief.
Lin Chaoqing sheathed the knife, and Jiaotu wiped his forehead with his thumb. The cut wound healed instantly and disappeared.
Lin Chaoqing looked at Chen Ji and said calmly: "Young man, you are just a harrier in the Secret Intelligence Department, and you don't even have a rank. Why don't you come to me to head the Criminal Division?"
Yunyang: "Huh?"
White Rabbit: "Huh?"
Lin Chaoqing continued: "I know that these clues and evidence were all found tonight. It is absolutely impossible with the abilities of Yun Yang and Jing Hao. With your ability, I will ensure that you will rise higher and higher after you come to the Criminal Division."
"Lin Chaoqing, do you have any sense of shame in poaching people in front of me?" Yunyang shouted angrily.
"In your Secret Intelligence Department, he is just a tool to help you earn credit, but when he comes to head the Criminal Department, he can serve the emperor and the country," Lin Chaoqing sneered.
"He is from my Secret Service!"
"He is not yet a member of your Secret Service. If he agrees, I can write a memorial tonight to plead for him," Lin Chaoqing said, "What, can you two do it?"
Yunyang and Jiaotu looked at each other, hesitating whether to give up the credit they had gained.
Lin Chaoqing sneered: "It's better to let him choose."
Everyone looked at Chen Ji, only to see this young man standing in front of their eyes, his expression hidden under the gray cloth covering his face.
After being silent for a long time, Chen Ji said: "Thank you very much for your kindness, Commander. Now I would rather work under Lord Yunyang and Lord White Rabbit."
Lin Chaoqing said: "Well, everyone has their own ambitions, but if one day you regret it, you can always come to the Luo City Lord Criminal Division Yamen to find me. I should be here within two months."
"Thank you very much, Commander Lin."
While he was talking, he heard a noise coming from outside the mansion. It was hundreds of people from the Liu family who came over and surrounded Liu Shiyu's mansion from front to back!
Someone shouted loudly outside: "Master Yunyang, the golden cicada's plan to escape from its shell is very clever, but my Liu family is not a low-income person. If you don't give me an explanation, I will definitely avenge the old man today. Later, the court wants to kill him."
I, Liu Mingming, would not complain if I was killed or if I was exiled to Lingnan!"
As soon as they finished speaking, they heard the sound of someone placing dry firewood outside and splashing oil, and the pungent smell of oil hit their faces!
Everyone in the mansion looked at each other.
This time, it was Lin Chaoqing who took the initiative and said: "Li Dabian, Li Dapao, you two take people out to resist the Liu family. No one is allowed to set fire to the house, otherwise they will be killed!"
After that, he looked at Chen Ji: "Where is the evidence to convict the Liu family's children? How can we be sure that the news about Zhou Chengyi was passed on to the Liu family's children?"
Tonight's incident started due to the death of a member of the Liu family in prison. Although the Secret Intelligence Department found important information, this book can only show that the head of the Military Intelligence Department is about to go south, but how can it prove that Zhou Chengyi wanted to pass this information to the Liu family's children?
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If it cannot be proven, the Liu family will still not give up.
Chen Ji raised the book in his hand and asked, "Everyone, how many chapters are there in the Commentary on the Four Books and Chapters?"
Lin Chaoqing responded calmly: "There are thirty-nine articles in total. Each article is printed separately, totaling thirty-nine volumes."
Chen Ji asked again: "So which chapter is "Wei Zheng Second" among them?"
Lin Chaoqing replied: "Chapter 8..."
Chen Ji nodded and said: "No one would start copying from the eighth chapter. They must have copied from the first chapter, the second chapter... to the eighth chapter. I didn't find the handwritten copies of the first seven chapters at Zhou Chengyi's house.
edition, so he must have sent the first seven chapters. In other words, Zhou Chengyi should have borrowed the book and passed on the information seven times on the pretext of copying."
Lin Chaoqing suddenly realized: "As long as we find the copy of Qi Zhou Chengyi's handwriting, we can prove who received the information!"
"That's right," Chen Ji raised the book in his hand: "This is the seventh chapter of the Commentary on the Four Books of Chapters and Sentences I just found in Liu Shiyu's house, "For Learning First". Judging from the handwriting, it should be Zhou Chengyi's handwriting.
Then Liu Shiyu can be convicted."
His words were loud and clear, like thunder piercing through the layers of fog tonight, pointing out the truth to everyone.
Everyone went into the house and rummaged through the bookshelf, while Chen Ji rummaged around in other places in the house. When he opened a cabinet in the back room, he was suddenly stunned.
Just when he opened the cabinet, the ice flow in his body that had been dormant for a long time surged again.
There were several wooden boxes in the cabinet. He opened it quietly, only to see two white jade bracelets in the first wooden box, some account books in the second box, and... in the third box...
Holding a ginseng plant!
He looked behind him, took out the box and put it on the table, wanting to touch the ginseng with his hands.
Before they met, I heard Lin Chaoqing's words: "Young man, no property in the criminal's house is allowed to be touched. I am in charge of the Criminal Division and guard the Secret Intelligence Division. My most important duty is to prevent all the secret spies from enriching their own pockets.
Put those things back, and in the future, the internal minister will send someone to search your home and record them."
Chen Ji: "..."
He thought that a character like the Secret Service, who confiscated homes and silenced people, could collect property at will... No wonder Yunyang looked pained when he was bargaining with him. It turned out that he was being watched by the Chief of Crime every day!
Chen Ji stood in front of the table and tapped the box with his fingers. After thinking for a moment, he finally put the box back. He returned to the bookshelf, found a book to browse at will, and then stuffed the book back.
At this time, everyone had found all the first seven chapters of the Commentary on the Four Books and Chapters and Sentences, and they were sure that they were all written by Zhou Chengyi!
Yunyang let out a long breath: "We win! The Liu family's matter is finally settled. No matter whether Mr. Liu died of anger or illness, our Secret Service will handle the case impartially, which is a great achievement!"
Lin Chaoqing said casually: "I hope you won't be so lucky next time. This time you are lucky. If you meet the Hu family, Xu family, or Chen family again next time... there may not be anyone who can protect you."
Yunyang sneered: "Thank you, Commander Lin, for reminding me."
He smoothed his hair, straightened his wrinkled clothes, and finally picked up the pile of compiled books: "Let's go, take the evidence and shut up the Liu family!"
"Wait a minute," Lin Chaoqing said coldly: "No one can leave here with any property, check it out."
Yunyang and Jiaotu opened their sleeves, patted their clothes up and down, and said impatiently: "It's just a few copper coins, nothing is included, we understand the rules!"
Lin Chaoqing looked at Chen Ji again. Chen Ji helplessly opened his cuffs and patted his clothes as usual: "I didn't bring them with me either."
"very good."
Everyone walked out together. When they reached the door, they saw a group of black kittens standing up from the beams in the room just now and stretching.
Wu Yun jumped down from the beam lightly and took out the ginseng that Chen Ji had just put back in the cabinet. He then climbed up to the bookshelf with the ginseng in his mouth and bit the book that Chen Ji had just read in his mouth.
The dark, fluffy clouds looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, then climbed up onto the beams again and slipped into the night through a gap.
Chapter completed!