Chapter 525: Grand Tutor Zhao Falls (1)

The Songshan County case was another wake-up call for the emperor, although all the evidence pointed to County Magistrate Yang.

However, the emperor was not stupid. On the contrary, he was more suspicious than any emperor.

Therefore, the more conclusive the evidence was, the more the emperor suspected that there was something fishy going on.

He even thought that the mastermind behind the abduction case was the same person behind Yang Kaiming.

Unfortunately, all clues were cut off with Yang Kaiming's death.

It was also because of this that he began to summon Song Jingchen frequently to ask about the progress of the girl abduction case.

"I know you've always felt that your Song family is innocent, but the evidence back then was conclusive. I'm an emperor. If I don't punish you severely, won't others imitate you?" The emperor looked down at Song Jingchen.