Li Jinzhi, a Young Woman - Third Watch

After placating Li Wenshan with a few words, Sun Shaozong returned to the Left Temple offices. He first dealt with several trivial matters that had been reported to him, then began poring over Wei Ruolan's case file again.

People said that knowledge gained from books always felt shallow, but this case had dragged on for a full two years and undergone several joint trials. Not only were many pieces of evidence long impossible to verify, but the case file itself contained quite a few contradictions.

That was precisely why Sun Shaozong needed to sort out his thoughts before reopening the court to question the case.

To be honest, the case was now essentially one where the dead could not testify. Under the current circumstances, though things were somewhat unfavorable to Wei Ruolan, it was not as though there were no ways to clear him of guilt.

But this was, after all, the first case he had heard since becoming Vice Minister of Dali Temple. Even if he could not produce irrefutable evidence, he still had to make it look convincing, didn't he?

Sigh~

If he had known this case would end up in his hands after all, he should have investigated it in secret beforehand.

Just as regret gnawed at him, someone outside announced that Chou Yunfei had sent over a letter.

Sun Shaozong hurriedly had the letter brought in, then tore it open and quickly skimmed its contents.

Tsk~

Sure enough, it was no good news.

Previously, following Sun Shaozong's instructions, Chou Yunfei had intended to have Ge Zhizhong submit the case to Dali Temple. After all, he had submitted it before, so doing so once more should not have mattered.

And when Ge Zhizhong heard how complicated the case was, he had indeed decided to report it to