Huo Yushen's refusal left Emperor Tantai Hongyuan looking displeased as well.
He said in a deep voice, "The case from nineteen years ago may be difficult to investigate, but what about the recent case?!"
"The Crown Princess was murdered, shaking the very foundations of the state!"
"How did you close such a major case, Inspector Huo?!"
"It's only been a few days, and you've already reached a conclusion?!"
Huo Yushen said calmly, "Tantai Jing set a trap to kill the other party first. The other party only killed her in self-defense."
"Under the law, whether it is commoners against commoners or commoners against citizens, any means used in self-defense is not excessive."
"Therefore, the other party bears no criminal liability."
Emperor Tantai Hongyuan asked darkly, "Who is the murderer?"
Huo Yushen knew this could not be concealed, nor did he want to conceal it. He said directly, "It was Xia Chujian, a student at Imperial First Military University."
Emperor Tantai Hongyuan was somewhat surprised. "It was actually her?!"
"Why did she kill the Crown Princess?"
Huo Yushen stressed again, "The Crown Princess set a trap to kill Xia Chujian, and intended to kill her entire family. Xia Chujian only fought back in self-defense."
Emperor Tantai Hongyuan snorted coldly. "This Xia Chujian is far too bold!"
"She even dared to kill the Crown Princess?!"
Huo Yushen said, "Under the law, Tantai Jing was not the Crown Princess."
Emperor Tantai Hongyuan glared at him. "You're still protecting her?!"
"Do you dare say that, when she killed Tantai Jing, she already knew Tantai Jing was not born to the Empress?"
Huo Yushen fell silent.
How could Xia Chujian possibly have known such a thing beforehand? It was only after one event piled onto another that she learned the truth in the end...
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