Chapter 921: Chapter 921

Capítulo 921: Chapter 47: Final Judgment (Part 2)

“Are you investigating the New Heaven Association case?”

He Jian took a sip of tea and calmly said, “The main person in charge is Master Lou, I am just participating.”

Although he said so, Li Fei knew that He Jian must have played a significant role.

In more than two months, following the lead on Qi Zhou, tracing the connections and finding so many officials related to the New Heaven Association, He Jian’s contributions were indispensable!

“After this case, you will certainly be promoted one level no matter what, and I will have to address you as Cabinet Minister He.”

With He Jian’s ability, if not for personality issues, he would have been promoted long ago and not stuck at the level 15 position for so many years.

Now, with Li Fei as his ‘backer,’ no one in the Monitoring Pavilion dared to trouble this detective deliberately, nor did anyone dare to steal his credit.

So now, with He Jian solving the New Heaven Association case, a promotion is expected.

He Jian’s expression remained calm, “I am only interested in investigating cases; whether as a cabinet official or a sitting official, it is all just about solving cases.”

Li Fei understood his character and did not think he was pretending:

“Master He, you investigated Qi Zhou, why do you think he betrayed?”

He Jian pointed to the materials placed aside by Li Fei:

“In these materials, I specifically noted: In the first year of Hong Guang, a level 14 military general named Shi Taiyu was found by the Monitoring Pavilion to have colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, eventually sentenced to execution of the entire household.”

Li Fei recalled, he seemed to have seen this record but did not pay attention at the time.

He Jian: “This military general named Shi Taiyu supported another Prince during the succession dispute, and was hostile to the then-supporter Qi Zhou. But after the case was judged, Qi Zhou deliberately pursued the evidence, but it was left unresolved halfway.”

“The Qi Family colluding and betraying the country, and this Shi military general as well… Your meaning is that Qi Zhou lost faith in the court because of this incident?”

Li Fei somewhat grasped He Jian’s meaning.

This military general named Shi Taiyu was likely wronged.

But who made him choose the wrong side?

With the new Emperor’s ascension, those who were on the wrong side during the succession dispute were naturally purged, a common occurrence throughout history.

“Qi Zhou initially chose to follow the Crown Prince, now Emperor, largely to clear the Qi Family’s unjust accusations. The Qi Family’s injustice was caused by internal court struggles, and the official who led the false case was backed by a favored Prince back then.”

He Jian continued, “Qi Zhou wanted revenge, and to do so could only assist someone opposing that Prince, hence he chose the then Crown Prince.”

Li Fei pondered: “But the case of Shi Taiyu colluding with the enemy and the execution of his entire household reminded him of his own family, of those innocent loved ones unjustly killed.

Initially he was a victim, but now indirectly became a perpetrator. He spent half his life pursuing the justice in his heart, finally cleared the Qi Family’s injustice, but found that his pursuit might be a joke, thus his mindset changed?”

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The Qi Family had been loyal across generations, serving the Emperor and the country, yet ended up falsely accused due to internal struggles.

Clearing their name was merely because Qi Zhou won the internal struggle.

Whether the Qi Family was truly innocent, and what the truth was, did not really matter.

Just look at Shi Taiyu’s family’s fate.

Did anyone care if Shi Taiyu truly colluded and betrayed the country?

Except for Qi Zhou, no one cared.

That’s why Qi Zhou decided to establish the New Heaven Association!

Solving cases often requires deeply analyzing the criminal’s psychological motives and emotional changes from the criminal’s perspective, finding the causal relationships.

All of these are the causal relationships He Jian deduced from Qi Zhou’s perspective.

Li Fei somewhat understood why Qi Zhou, already a trusted minister of the Emperor, still chose to rebel.

“Then why did Your Majesty not publicly announce Qi Zhou’s crimes, but instead dealt with it quietly?”

He Jian shook his head: “That I do not know; guessing the Emperor’s intentions is inappropriate.”

Li Fei decided to stop worrying about this question:

“What about Qi Ming? Has his identity been confirmed?”

This part of the information was listed as ‘top secret,’ and even level 16 cabinet officials of the Monitoring Pavilion do not have access!

But since Li Fei participated in the battle of Qi Ming’s demise, He Jian was authorized beforehand—if Li Fei asked about this matter, he could directly inform him.

There are few magicians in the world proficient in the curse skill, and even fewer who have achieved a high realm in it.

Back when Qi Ming remotely cursed Ye Zhao, who was imprisoned in the Righteous Law Pavilion dungeon, the court already had suspicions about his identity:

Firstly, Bei Wan, the original True Master of the Righteous Law Pavilion who defected from the court thirteen years ago.

Secondly, Han Jinpeng, a magician from the world of cults.

Thirdly, the Sect Leader from the Curse Spirit Sect who went missing for over twenty years.

All three have lifebound magic items with curse-type divine skills, capable of advancing to top-level True Man, and have all been missing for many years.

Now, according to Qi Zhou’s information, He Jian finally confirmed Qi Ming’s identity—

The Sect Leader of the Curse Spirit Sect, Bi Ze.

“The Curse Spirit Sect was established in the seventh year of Jiawen, now over eighty years ago. The first Sect Leader was merely a True Spirit Realm True Master, and due to his mysterious cultivation methods and offending people, was classified by the court as a cult.”

He Jian introduced to Li Fei:

“In the twenty-ninth year of Jiawen, the first Sect Leader of the Curse Spirit Sect died, and under the court’s siege, the sect was left with only a few people. Bi Ze’s parents were disciples of the Curse Spirit Sect and also died during the court’s siege.