Xue Wenjin's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "What's the matter?"

"Do you remember the Red Wedding Dress Murder Case that Liu Yue solved earlier?"

Everyone in the Xue family looked at each other and nodded.

This case was the last one Liu Yue solved before his wedding, so they naturally remembered it.

Zhou Yunke's voice was slightly deep, "The murderer in that case was named Zheng Chengming. Later I found out that the Zheng family he belonged to was a branch of the Xinjing Zheng family in Xuzhou.

Because of this relationship, I did a little more in-depth research on Zheng Chengming, but... not long after I caught him, he suddenly died of poisoning in prison."

Everyone was startled. Xue Chengyi said quickly, "When the murderer is detained in the prison, he will be strictly searched. It is impossible that he took the poison after being caught!"

Zhou Yunke nodded, pursing his lips slightly, "The poison in his body could only have been taken before he was arrested, and from the interrogation of him a few days ago, he didn't know that he was already poisoned and would not live long.

The conflict between the old and new dynasties was completely aroused because he killed Zhong Sitian, the daughter of General Zhong of the previous dynasty. "

Xue Wenjin said solemnly, "Your Highness, you suspect that Zheng Chengming attacked Miss Zhong because someone was guiding him?"

Zheng Chengming did have the intention to kill someone, and the crimes he committed also had strong personal characteristics. His crimes should have nothing to do with others.

But it is also possible that if someone knew the details of his crime and deliberately led him to meet Miss Zhong, which led to her murder, it is also possible!

Moreover, the person behind the scenes must have met Zheng Chengming before, or had contact with Zheng Chengming, so he felt guilty and made Zheng Chengming take the poison which would take effect in a few days!
It is very likely that he managed to make Zheng Chengming take the poison after Miss Zhong was killed.

If Liu Yue and his team had not captured Zheng Chengming in time, Zheng Chengming would have died of poisoning when he was alone, and the murderer in this case would probably never be found!
But the fact that Miss Zhong was killed was a foregone conclusion, which was enough to attract the attention of all the powerful people in the old dynasty. At the same time, the fact that the second son of the Li family forced Miss Zhong to be his concubine was also known to everyone.

Xue Wenbai frowned and asked in confusion, "But who knew that Zheng Chengming would kill someone so early on? This case was solved thanks to Liu Yue, but the mastermind knew that the murderer was Zheng Chengming long ago. Isn't he better than Liu Yue at solving cases?"

Xue Chengyi pondered for a moment, stroked his beard and said, "It shouldn't be. If someone has such a great ability to solve cases, how could we not know about it? I'm afraid he found out about this by chance. The person he wanted to contact at first should not be Zheng Chengming, but the Zheng family."

Xue Chengyi had been in the court for a longer time, so his sense of touch in this regard was more acute than that of his two sons.

Zhou Yunke glanced at him, nodded and said, "Yes, in fact, I noticed a long time ago that there were many reactionary gangs from the previous dynasty who had been trying to contact the previous five major families.

The influence of the five major families in the previous dynasty is unmatched by other families. If they can stand up and help them fight against the Daqing Dynasty, it is equivalent to winning over the strongest and most powerful ally. " "Oh my God!"

Xue Wenbai's eyes suddenly widened, and he said, "Your Highness means that the Zheng family won't... But they spent so much to gain a foothold in the Daqing Dynasty, and the third daughter of the Zheng family is now pregnant with a dragon seed. They are doing well in the Daqing Dynasty, so there is no need to get involved with those remnants of the previous dynasty who are on the verge of collapse!"

Not to mention, they don't look like loyal people.

You know, it was a group of powerful people headed by the Zheng family who besieged the royal family of the previous dynasty and opened the city gates to welcome the emperor!
"The Zheng family in Xinjing would not be so stupid as to get involved with those people. Of the four remaining families among the five major families, the Zheng family is the most prosperous."

Xue Wenjin said in a deep voice: "But the Zheng family is a big family. There is no guarantee that no one among them has such thoughts. Even if they are from the side branches of the Zheng family, they are also members of the Zheng family and can use the resources of the Zheng family to deter the Zheng family."

Zhou Yunke nodded again and said, "That's right, the man behind the scenes wanted to contact the Zheng family in Xuzhou at first, but by coincidence, he discovered that Zheng Chengming was different.

Later, he used Zheng Chengming's trick to intensify the conflict between the old and new dynasties."

Xue Chengyi suddenly took a breath and said, "Your Highness, if your guess is correct, then the identity of the man behind the scenes is probably not simple! He did so many things in secret. If Zheng Chengming had not been caught by us before he died of poison, we would not have been able to catch him until now!"

This is completely different from those small-time reactionary gangs!
Zhou Yunke suddenly sneered and said, "He is not only extraordinary, but he may have great power in Xinjing. Li Erlang forced Miss Zhong to be his concubine because he knew he was not right. If outsiders knew about it, it would definitely cause an uproar. Therefore, he did it very secretly. He not only bribed the people in the Jiaofang Bureau, but also used the Li family to put pressure on them.

Later I sent people to investigate and found out that other people had always thought that Miss Zhong was kept by someone and that was why she had never come out to receive customers. No more than ten people knew that Miss Zhong was Li Erlang's mistress, and most of them were from the Music Bureau.

However, the person behind the scenes noticed something that Li Erlang had hidden so well."

Xue Chengyi's eyes slightly opened, "That person, could it be someone in the court?"

Among those dignitaries of the old dynasty, there would not really be anyone who is in Cao's camp but whose heart is with Han. Although they appear to be loyal to Daqing, they are always thinking about restoring the previous dynasty in their hearts!
Zhou Yunke shook his head and said, "The person behind the scenes is very well hidden and acts very cautiously. I have sent many people to investigate secretly, but have not found any useful information so far.

But if I am not mistaken, the Zheng family in Xuzhou must have had some contact with him. I have already sent people to keep an eye on the Zheng family in Xuzhou around the clock. If they make any unusual moves, I will receive the news. "

Xue Chengyi said worriedly, "But the relationship between the dignitaries of the old and new dynasties cannot be allowed to deteriorate any further. Your Highness, there are some things that I dare to say because I treat you as my own. If Your Highness thinks that my words are treasonous, I will not say them again in the future."

Zhou Yunke raised his eyes to look at him and said, "Uncle, please speak. We are just talking among relatives now. You don't have to worry so much." (End of this chapter)