After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen
Chapter 161 - 160 Who Can She See Apart from Xu Yin?

Chapter 161: Chapter 160 Who Can She See Apart from Xu Yin?

Fu Zhen’s gaze turned cold upon hearing the words "Five City Military and Horse Division".

"So that’s it!"

The bloody case in Baiyu Lane was handled so cleanly, without any rumors from either the government or the public, not even alarming the patrolling soldiers. If the Five City Military and Horse Division were involved, then nothing would be impossible!

The Five City Military and Horse Division manages city patrols. Since Zhang Shicheng happened to be on duty those nights, it is highly likely he came into contact with this case.

There were no rumors of the bloody case afterward, either by sheer luck that the Five City Camp people didn’t encounter it, or the witnesses’ mouths were simply silenced!

"Boss," Cheng Chili gritted his teeth, "the murderer must be Prince Rong!"

"Indeed!" Liang Zhi said, "Prince Rong’s Mansion has the capability to make everything disappear! If Zhang Shicheng, who was holding a significant position in the Five City Military and Horse Division at the time, participated and assisted the murderer in covering up the case, then Zhang Shicheng’s promotion would follow naturally!

"The Zhang family is not easily controlled, especially since Zhang Shicheng is their last legitimate heir. So, to keep him in line, the murderer can only give him benefits.

"And promoting an inept Zhang Shicheng to a mid-level general with real power, isn’t that the best reward for the Zhang family?

"With such a reward, Zhang Shicheng would naturally be willing to keep this secret!

"So, the garrison position obtained by Prince Rong’s Mansion is the cloth twisting Zhang Shicheng’s mouth shut!

"Aunt, Xu Yin and Prince Rong’s Mansion are in cahoots; she must be the accomplice who killed you!"

Liang Zhi and the others were no longer impulsive youngsters, with the clues they uncovered, whether the murderer was Prince Rong or related to Prince Rong’s Mansion, the answer was already apparent.

There’s no reason for Xu Yin, as Prince Rong’s son-in-law, to be the murderer; Zhang Shicheng, related by marriage to Prince Rong’s Mansion, happened to be on duty at the Five City Military and Horse Division on the night of the incident, and was later promoted by Prince Rong to the garrison; yet Prince Rong himself is innocent!

"What’s the rush?"

Though Fu Zhen held a bellyful of anger, she remained composed, "Six years have passed; there’s no hurry. If they are indeed the culprits, they can’t escape. But if not, we can’t let them be scapegoats. Otherwise, we turn reasonable into unreasonable!

"Have Chen Er and Zhan Er made any headway from questioning the historians yesterday? Send someone to inquire about their progress first!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Zhi clapped his hands, "Big brother seemed to return quite late last night; I’ll send someone to ask."

With that, he turned to run outside.

Almost bumping into Zhang Cheng who rushed in!

Zhang Cheng had no time for greetings, side-stepped, rushed into the room:

"Young Lady! General Liang and General Pei are waiting for you at the teahouse, saying to hurry over!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Zhen immediately stood up, "Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao appears! — What are we waiting for? Quickly, prepare the carriage."

Pei Zhan and the others were at a teahouse between the Pei family and the Ning Family — after all, the families were just separated by a lane.

When Fu Zhen and others arrived, the two inside were already eating.

Fu Zhen found a stool and sat down, "Did you discover something?"

Pei Zhan took a cup, filled it with tea, and pushed it towards her, "Indeed."

"Quick, tell us then!"

"Sun Luo was silenced six years ago." Liang Chen explained what they discovered yesterday, then said, "The one who took the dagger was Zhou Biao, the brother of the Guard Commander of Prince Rong’s Mansion, Zhou Dao."

"It is indeed Prince Rong’s Mansion again!"

Before Fu Zhen could respond, Liang Zhi already slapped the table! "I knew they were involved!"

Fu Zhen let out a tsk, pulling him back to sit.

Pei Zhan looked over, "What’s the meaning of this?"

"...Miss Fu also discovered clues last night!"

Liang Zhi said as he recounted Fu Zhen’s interrogation of the Prince Mansion’s servants.

Pei Zhan immediately exchanged a glance with Liang Chen, "Prince Rong’s Mansion is indeed suspicious."

Liang Chen frowned, "So many coincidences converging on Prince Rong’s Mansion, it’s hard to exonerate them.

"Commander Chen died on August 14th; Aunt’s incident was on August 16th. Based on the time of the incident provided by Miss Fu, Commander Chen died shortly after the bloody case.

"Although Sun Luo was a bit later, he must have been silenced too.

"This means, if the silencing murderer is the person wielding the knife, then the surname Zhou couldn’t have the power to kill several people in succession."

Pei Zhan continued, "Since Xu Yin went to such extreme lengths to silence your aunt, it’s also not something the surname Zhou could accomplish."

Liang Chen wholeheartedly agreed. But suddenly, he looked up after hearing this, "How do you know it was Xu Yin, that dog, who silenced my aunt?!"

Everyone in the room held their breath...

Pei Zhan’s expression remained calm and collected, "It’s a guess."

The way he held the cup was as steady as if holding a command token!

Three almost inaudible sighs moved through the room.

Liang Zhi cautiously, "How did you guess?"

Pei Zhan glanced at him, "Didn’t your aunt take the dagger? Besides Xu Yin, who else could she have had in her eyes? If it wasn’t Xu Yin who set that fire close to her, who else could do it?"

Halfway through, his gaze slid towards Fu Zhen, pausing for two seconds before retracting.

When Fu Zhen met his gaze, she inexplicably felt guilty, wondering why she suddenly felt as if he saw through the embarrassing incident of rescuing a scumbag only to be harmed by him? What a disgrace!

She cleared her throat, "Even tigers take naps sometimes, I’ve heard Lady Liang spread many favors but only capsized this one time.

"Careless youth, General Pei must understand!"

Pei Zhan glanced at her, said nothing more.

The four eyes of Liang brother darting between the two.

Cheng Chili, feeling guilty, quickly said, "Fifth brother is wise! Miss Fu is mighty! ...Shall we quickly move to the next step? We have clues, but the deceased are nowhere to be found, what should we do with Prince Rong’s Mansion?"

Everyone returned their gaze.

Fu Zhen said, "Next, we need to verify if Prince Rong’s Mansion is indeed the murderer.

"If they are, then they can’t be detached from the Baihe Temple fire. Xu Yin is the arsonist, and Prince Rong’s Mansion the accomplice behind it."

Cheng Chili frowned, "Verification isn’t difficult, but punishing them using the law isn’t easy. Times have changed, and even if we find those two deceased, there’s no way to verify their injuries. Moreover, they definitely won’t let us find them.

"Without the bodies, the lane’s bloody case cannot be confirmed to have existed, and without existence, naturally, there can be no accusation."

"Then don’t file a lawsuit." Fu Zhen said, "Whether or not they are the main culprits, as long as they participated in the case, and openly cannot be accused, then it simply means doing what must be done. What the law can’t punish, heaven will! I’ll be that heaven!"

"Exactly!"

A speech that got Liang Zhi and Cheng Chili’s blood boiling, making them stand up and slap the table in unison, "As long as they are the murderers, then we shall act for the heavens!"

Liang Chen looked at them, "Once this matter is clarified, I’ll handle it myself. This is a personal vendetta, it doesn’t need to involve others."

"That’s not necessarily true."

Pei Zhan said, "For Prince Rong’s Mansion to go to such lengths, killing two court officials to silence them, and even killing one distinguished contributor, not hesitating to promote a cowardly fool to the garrison position, then the dead father and son can’t be ordinary people?

"In short, burned to death Taiping was, just like Commander Chen and Sun Luo, merely a part of their plan to cover up the entire case, harboring sinister intentions.

"With the noble status of Prince Rong’s Mansion, pulling one hair affects the whole body. This is not just a private matter of the Liang family; it concerns the stability of the court."