"Haha, you say I killed him, so I killed him? What evidence do you have?" Zhang Hao said with disdain.
Li Yuanting said sternly, "You still dare to argue? If you didn't kill him, why are you here? Besides you, who else is at the scene?"
Zhang Hao stared at Li Yuanting and said, "Besides me, there is naturally Ge Xia as well. Aren't you people? I am suspected, and I'm afraid Ge Xia's suspicion is not small either!"
"Who killed my son, who killed my son..."
A terrifying aura came from a distance. This was a Middle-aged man wearing armor, about fifty years old, dressed in black armor. He had a square face and exuded boundless Killing Intent. It was precisely General Iron Zhongguo, the General guarding the north.
At this moment, two Li Family guards carried Iron Donghai's body out of the ruined temple.
"My son, you died so tragically!" Iron Zhongguo immediately pounced over, holding Iron Donghai's body in his arms, heartbroken.
Zhang Hao could naturally understand. The Tie Family had only one heir per generation, and Iron Zhongguo had a son late in life. Naturally, he doted on Iron Donghua excessively. Now that Iron Donghua had died here, Iron Zhongguo was naturally extremely sad.
"Who, who exactly is the murderer? Esteemed General, even if I have to die ten thousand times, I will avenge my son." Iron Zhongguo stood up from the ground, exuding terrifying Killing Intent.
Even Zhang Hao couldn't help but be intimidated by that Killing Intent. Iron Zhongguo had guarded the border for years, commanding hundreds of thousands of troops. He had fought for decades, killing hundreds of thousands of enemies. He had long carried boundless Killing Intent. That palpable Killing Intent shocked Zhang Hao as well, making him almost unable to breathe.
"General Iron, the murderer of your esteemed son is this person, Zhang Hao, the Young Master of the Zhang Family." Li Yuanting pointed at Zhang Hao and said.
"You have great audacity. Even if Ge Xia is the Young Master of the Zhang Family, Esteemed General will surely kill you!" Iron Zhongguo's Killing Intent locked onto Zhang Hao.
Seeing that Iron Zhongguo was about to strike, Zhang Hao's heart tightened, and he shouted, "Wait!"
Iron Zhongguo looked at Zhang Hao and snorted coldly, "What last words do you have?"
Zhang Hao stared at Iron Zhongguo and smiled faintly, "Old General, why do you believe one side of the story and do something that hurts your loved ones and pleases your enemies?"
Iron Zhongguo looked at Zhang Hao coldly and asked, "Why does Ge Xia say this?"
Zhang Hao looked at Iron Zhongguo and said, "General Iron, there is no evidence to prove that I am the murderer. Is it just based on Li Yuanting's one-sided statement? Li Yuanting is not the Dali Temple Minister, is he?"
Li Yuanting said, "The facts are all here. You are the only one at the scene. If it's not you, who is it?"
"That's right!" Wang Zhanfeng, the Family Head of the Wang Family, also chimed in.
Zhang Hao smiled disdainfully, "Am I really the only one at the scene? If I were truly the only one, how would you have appeared here? Could you foresee the future and know that a murder case occurred here?"
"Huh!" Wang Zhanfeng didn't expect Zhang Hao to be so eloquent and was at a loss for words.
"In any case, you can't clear yourself of suspicion." Li Yuanting was now insisting that Zhang Hao was the murderer.
"Kid, no matter what, you are the most suspected person at the scene. What else do you have to say?" Iron Zhongguo looked at Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao was also somewhat helpless. Although this situation wasn't perfect. But facing the might of the General guarding the north, he was temporarily in a difficult position. Suddenly, a thought flashed in his mind, and he looked at Iron Zhongguo and said, "Old General Iron, I wonder if you believe the new Dali Temple Minister?"
"The new Dali Temple Minister, Bao Dahai, is said to be upright and impartial, solving cases like a god. I naturally believe him." Iron Zhongguo nodded.
"Alright, Old General Iron, for this kind of matter, the Dali Temple Minister should be invited. I believe he can restore my innocence." Zhang Hao said.
Zhang Hao didn't know if the Dali Temple Minister could find the murderer, but as long as he could prove that he wasn't the murderer, that would be enough.
Although Li Yuanting and Wang Zhanfeng also didn't want to create complications. But Zhang Hao insisted on insufficient evidence. The two of them couldn't force him.
The Dali Temple Minister was a Middle-aged man with a Goatee, wearing a black official robe. After inspecting the scene, Bao Dahai looked at Zhang Hao and asked, "Zhang Gongzi, this ruined temple is located in a remote area, why did you come here?"
Zhang Hao was already prepared and handed the letter to Bao Dahai.
Bao Dahai nodded slightly.
"Haha, Jin Dali is also from your Family. His testimony is not credible. Who knows if your letter was just forged?" Wang Zhanfeng sneered coldly.
Bao Dahai nodded slightly, looked at Zhang Hao, and said, "The strength of this testimony is not strong enough, Zhang Gongzi. Even if Jin Dali testifies for you, it's not enough to prove that you are not the murderer. After all, Jin Dali is from your Family, and the strength of the human testimony is insufficient."
"That's right, Lord Bao is indeed insightful. This person is extremely cunning. Don't easily believe him. Let's apprehend him and throw him into the death row!" Li Yuanting said.
"That's right, Esteemed One also thinks so." Wang Zhanfeng echoed.
"Haha, Lord Bao. Judging from the time the blood on Young Master Tie solidified, it has been one hour until now. Do you agree?" Zhang Hao looked at Bao Dahai.
Bao Dahai nodded and said, "That's right. Judging from the degree of blood blackening, Iron Donghai has indeed been dead for over an hour." Bao Dahai acknowledged Zhang Hao's conclusion. After all, as the Dali Temple Minister, Bao Dahai had inspected countless bodies and naturally understood.
"Then it's very clear. An hour ago, I was drinking with friends. How could I have come here to kill someone? Moreover, I had no previous acquaintance with Young Master Tie, nor did I have a motive for murder!" Zhang Hao was very innocent.
"Sophistry! Do you have a witness?"
Li Yuanting saw that Zhang Hao's conclusion was gradually convincing the Dali Temple Minister. He was also getting anxious. If even the Dali Temple Minister was convinced by him, this plan would be in vain. Therefore, Li Yuanting and Wang Zhanfeng were preparing to unite their front. No matter what evidence Zhang Hao had, they would deny it outright. If it was just ordinary human testimony, they would deny it by claiming collusion, thus creating pressure on the Dali Temple Minister.
"Yes, I certainly have witnesses." Zhang Hao said immediately.
"Hmph, what if you have witnesses? They're still people from your Zhang Family." Wang Zhanfeng said disdainfully.
Wang Zhanfeng and Li Yuanting simply didn't believe that Zhang Hao could find any witnesses.
"We are all Zhang Brother's witnesses."
After a clear voice, a man and a woman walked out from the crowd.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Li Yuanting and Wang Zhanfeng were both startled.
"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Everyone bowed to Crown Prince Murong Fei.
Murong Fei walked up to Iron Zhongguo and said, "Uncle Tie, I am also very saddened by Donghai's matter. Please accept my condolences and move on."
"Crown Prince, please be the judge for this old subject!"
After Iron Zhongguo finished speaking, he knelt on one knee and cupped his hands.
Murong Fei quickly said, "Uncle Tie, please rise."
After Iron Zhongguo stood up, Murong Fei said to Iron Zhongguo, "Uncle Tie, after returning to the palace, I will definitely ask Father Emperor to thoroughly investigate this case, but Brother Zhang Hao is indeed not the murderer."
"Crown Prince!"
Wang Zhanfeng and Li Yuanting looked at the Crown Prince in astonishment.