In the Dali Temple Yamen, Li Jie sat behind the desk, holding a teacup in one hand but didn't take a sip for a long time. He seemed to be in deep thought, and on the desk in front of him, there was a confession.

This confession was interrogated by Xu Zhou's housekeeper Xu Fu, and it was also obtained by Li Jie personally. Xu Fu is not only the housekeeper of Xu's house, but also Xu Zhou's confidant. Xu Fu knows many things that even Xu Zhou's son doesn't know.

Xu Fu was very silent at the beginning and seemed unwilling to say more. However, when Li Jie revealed his identity and purpose, Xu Fu suddenly became excited, and then he told all the things he had not explained before.

According to Xu Fu, Xu Zhou would never be able to participate in the food theft case in Taicang. On the contrary, Xu Zhou was actually investigating the food theft case in Taicang. This incident was discovered by him shortly after Xu Zhou took office as Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

However, although Xu Zhou was nominally in charge of Taicang at that time, the officials below had already undermined him. Therefore, although Xu Zhou noticed that there were problems in Taicang in various parts of Nanjing, he had no idea how to investigate.

However, just a few days before Xu Zhou's death, Xu Zhou investigated some things, which was also the reason why Xu Zhou suddenly became very excited a few days before his death. However, Xu Fu didn't know what these things were.

However, on the day Xu Zhou died, Xu Fu was the last person to meet Xu Zhou. According to him, Xu Zhou had supper with his family that night, and then he returned to the study alone.

This is also Xu Zhou's habit for many years. He likes to practice calligraphy alone for half an hour after dinner. Xu Fu was once Xu Zhou's servant and served Xu Zhou for many years. Of course, he knew his habit.

And Xu Fu remembered it very clearly. That evening, Xu Zhou returned to the study to practice calligraphy. Xu Fu personally helped him grind the ink, and then left the study. Xu Zhou was in a very good mood at that time, and even asked Xu Fu to prepare a midnight snack for him.

However, just after Xu Fu prepared his midnight snack and came to the study again with him, he saw Xu Zhou hanging on the beam of the room and was already dead.

Originally, all of the above were recorded in the Case Sect, but Xu Fu explained the details that he had not told anyone before. The first detail was that Xu Zhou's words were not finished, but only a few words were written.

In addition, there were two tea cups on the desk. It seemed that someone had seen Xu Zhou in the study before, so he interrupted Xu Zhou to practice calligraphy. What made the old butler Xu Fu feel strange was that the teapot and tea cup were empty. You should know that the tea was prepared before and it would never be possible to finish it in a short time.

The above situations also aroused Xu Fu's suspicion, so after reporting the case, he immediately summoned the servants in the mansion and interrogated them carefully. As a result, according to the servants' instructions, they had seen Xu Zhou's younger brother Xu Qing once went to the study room, but no one noticed when he left.

I have to say that Xu Fu is indeed a very careful person. He can still notice these details after Xu Zhou's death, and also found Xu Qing, a person who once appeared in the study before Xu Zhou's death, which made Li Jie lock in the suspect at once.

"Mr. Concubine, this is Xu Qing's information!" At this moment, Huang Hua quickly walked in from outside, and then put a stack of thick information in front of Li Jie and said.

Li Jie also opened the information immediately to check it, but when he saw Xu Qing's situation, he frowned. Compared to Xu Zhou, the smart and capable brother, Xu Qing was simply a scumbag with all kinds of poisons. When the Xu family had not made a fortune in the past, Xu Qing knew to restrain himself, but since his sister's daughter became the queen, Xu Qing has regarded herself as a royal relative and has fewer concerns in doing things.

However, although Xu Qing is a bastard, fortunately, he still has the care of his elder brother Xu Zhou. He usually doesn't dare to do too out of line. However, he does a lot of things like bullying others with his power. Sometimes when he gets into trouble with people he shouldn't be messed with, Xu Zhou will help him wipe his butt.

"Huh? Xu Qing likes to bet, he has a lot of gambling debts outside?" A record on the information attracted Li Jie's attention.

"Yes, Xu Qing has been gambling for a long time. Xu Zhou has helped him pay back a lot of gambling debts before, but later he found out that Xu Qing was really a bottomless pit that could not be filled, so he simply ignored it. Later, Xu Qing asked Xu Zhou to help him pay off his debts many times, but Xu Zhou refused. For this reason, Xu Qing said bad things about Xu Zhou behind his back." Huang Hua replied immediately.

When Li Jie heard this, he looked thoughtful again. According to the confession of the previous butler Xu Fu, Xu Qing lived in Xu Zhou's mansion at that time, as if to avoid debts. After all, Xu Zhou is also a third-rank official, and ordinary people dare not really go to his mansion to ask for debts.

"Where is Xu Qing?" Li Jie immediately asked. Xu Zhou's family had been arrested before, but Xu Qing did not include him. After all, their brothers had already separated. Even if Xu Zhou really committed the crime of corruption and bribery, he would not be involved in Xu Qing's head.

"Xu Qing is not in the capital, and there is no one at home. I have asked someone to investigate, and it will be a result soon." Huang Hua also replied again, with excitement on his face when he spoke. After all, the case has finally made progress, and his previous efforts have not been in vain.

"Very good, bring him to see me immediately if you find someone!" Li Jie immediately ordered that Xu Qing was definitely a very critical figure. As long as he could be found, the case might be solved.

"Yes!" Huang Hua agreed, and then he suddenly showed a hesitant look. After a moment, he said in the weapon, "The Prince Consort, the Imperial Mausoleum, the Imperial Mausoleum Guard is still blocking various yamen, and the officials have complained about it. Some even said they want to write a letter to impeach the Prince Consort, so do you see..."

"Don't worry about them, you must not relax the blockade. This time I entered the city and alerted the snake. If I let them go now, something might happen. At least before finding Xu Qing, you must not let anyone go, especially the Ministry of Revenue and the Censorate. You must keep a close eye on me!" Li Jie said with a firm expression.

This case must have involved a lot of people, so Li Jie could not give them time to discuss and fight back. Now that they have blocked all the yamen, they can only fight each other. When they find Xu Qing, the case may be solved, and he can directly send someone to arrest all the people involved.
Chapter completed!