The Ultimate Prodigal Son - Chapter 198

[Chapter 198: Confusing]

The guards on the side were about to step forward to grab Song Zijie and beat him with a stick, but a sharp voice came from behind the crowd.

Two guards with swords held up their swords to separate the crowd, and when they came to the front of the hall, Eunuch Shun was revealed behind them!

When the Dali Temple saw that the person coming was Eunuch Shun, he panicked all of a sudden.

It’s over, the black gauze hat on his head is not safe!

But he is at least an old-fashioned man who has been immersed in officialdom for many years, and he still has the ability to protect himself.

Many things are done by the manager for him, and he only needs to shirk it, and it’s not a big deal.

At most, he will be sentenced to a lax discipline, or dereliction of duty.

“Eunuch Shun, why are you here?”

The Dali Temple Minister skipped thousands of thoughts in his mind, and now he calmed down, stood up and saluted Eunuch Shun and greeted him.

“If I don’t come, I’m afraid your black gauze hat on your head will not be safe!”

Eunuch Shun said with a slightly angry tone.

Saying that the black gauze hat is not safe is considered light, if the collusion between officials and businessmen is found out, it will be a death sentence!

“That’s right, please take a seat, Eunuch Shun!”

The Dali Temple responded respectfully, and gave up his seat to Eunuch Shun.

“No, you are the presiding judge. You are the boss in the court. We dare not overstep the line!”

Eunuch Shun refused righteously, and the Dali Temple had to ask someone to bring a chair and let Eunuch Shun sit next to him.

“Eunuch Shun, then I will continue to try the case?”

The Dali Temple asked Eunuch Shun tentatively.

“Well, please, I just passed by and came in to take a look, don’t mind!”

Eunuch Shun replied politely.

The Dali Temple had a lot of complaints in his heart. Who would believe that he was just passing by!

This Eunuch Shun dared to come to the court without the emperor’s intention?

But for now, he had to re-examine the case. At most, he would be slower and give Zhu Jinquan time to react. It’s just

a little money from him, and it’s not worth losing his life for it!

The Dali Temple slowly began to question them one by one from the beginning. Only those homeless people were still stubborn and said that they had eaten Lin Tian’s hot pot and had problems.

However, under the suggestion of Shun Gonggong, the Dali Temple Minister had them beaten with a few boards, and then they confessed honestly! The

Dali Temple Minister then sent people to the Zhu family’s hot pot restaurant to collect evidence, and then sent people to escort Zhu Jinquan over!

At the same time, the Zhu family’s spies had returned to the Zhu family to report the situation.

They were immediately scolded by the angry Zhu Jinquan!

“You bunch of trash, you are so unreliable to find a killer, what’s the point of keeping you!”

Zhu Jinquan was also depressed. Why is Lin Tian so difficult to deal with? Even the people in his family are so perverted, and the assassins hired at a high price have turned against him!

The people above Zhu Jinquan did not come forward again. It was the last time to help him in the court. Now he can only rely on himself!

“Ading, what do you say now?”

Zhu Jinquan can only pin his hopes on Ading, otherwise it will be a dead end!

“Master, for now, the only way is for you to push me out to take the blame and put all the blame on me!”

Ading thought for a while and said solemnly.

Put all the blame on Ading, who had already “run away”, and there was evidence but no one could be caught.

Moreover, the matter was not a big deal, and no one was killed. At most, Zhu’s hot pot restaurant, like Lin Tian’s, would all go bankrupt, but losing money is better than losing life!

After listening to Ading’s explanation, Zhu Jinquan was no longer so worried. It was nothing to lose some money. With his ability, making money was not difficult!

“Ading, you are really my right-hand man!”

Zhu Jinquan couldn’t help but praise. If Ading hadn’t been helping him find solutions, he wouldn’t have the family business he has today!

After a while, the people sent by the Dali Temple arrived, and Zhu Jinquan didn’t resist, and followed the yamen runners to the court!

“I am Zhu Jinquan, a humble citizen, and I am honored to meet you, sir!”

Zhu Jinquan politely saluted the Dali Temple when he arrived in the court, but when the two looked at each other, there was an inadvertent eye exchange.

“Get up, now there are witnesses and evidence that show that there is poppy in your hot pot, and you also sent people to frame Lin Tian’s ‘Heaven on Earth’!”

The Dali Temple Minister presented the evidence one by one, and then slammed the gavel and shouted at Zhu Jinquan.

“Criminal Zhu Jinquan, do you plead guilty?”

“I plead guilty, but not completely!”

Zhu Jinquan retorted.

“The poppy in my hot pot is just a seasoning, which is similar to the medicinal materials in the Lin family’s hot pot!”

“Don’t quibble, the Lin family’s hot pot will at most make people get angry, but your hot pot will cause hysteria!”

The Dali Temple Minister knew these things, and with Eunuch Shun on the side, he had to deal with it impartially, and didn’t dare to have the idea of mudging it!

“Who can prove that eating my hot pot caused hysteria, and some people are fine!”

Zhu Jinquan was not panicking at all. He had already asked people to reduce the dosage. Just put more at the beginning to make people addicted. Later, as long as there was a little taste, it would arouse people’s desire. After

all, there was not much opium. The main purpose was to make people eat hot pot and grab business!

The yamen runners who went out to Zhu’s hot pot restaurant to collect evidence also came back. The Dali Temple ordered people to check the things they brought back and found that the dosage was indeed very small.

The medical officer also said that this dosage was not enough to cause hysteria. At most, it would make people feel that the hot pot was more fragrant. The medicinal effect or toxicity was no different from the medicinal materials used in Lin Tian’s hot pot seasoning.

Medicines are three-point poisonous. No one dares to guarantee that something is not poisonous. Drinking too much water can kill people!

“There is nothing wrong with this hot pot, but how do you explain hiring homeless people to cause trouble in “Heaven on Earth” and hiring assassins to assassinate witnesses!”

Seeing that the question about the hot pot could not get anything out of him, the Dali Temple changed the question.

“Sir, I was the one who ordered the homeless people to cause trouble, but I just couldn’t stand the good business of ‘Heaven on Earth’ and asked them to smash things. No one was killed. I am willing to compensate for the loss that day!”

Zhu Jinquan was not panicked at all. These were all small things. Just pay some money.

“As for the accusation that I hired a killer to kill someone, that’s unjust. It’s just a business dispute. There’s no need to solve it by killing people!”

“How do you explain the letter with your private seal and fingerprints found on the assassin?”

Dali Temple continued to ask. Now it seems that Zhu Jinquan is well prepared, so he doesn’t have to worry.

“My private seal was stolen by a servant around me a long time ago. I haven’t used it for a long time. As for the fingerprints, can’t you compare them to know whether it is mine?”

Zhu Jinquan answered slowly. The fingerprints did not exist. He didn’t handle this matter at all.