At this point, Gan Jinming paused.
Wen Yuanting pressed, "What happened next?"
The previous statement matched exactly with what was on the case files; Zhan Baoqing forced Gan Jinming's sister to her death, and there were witnesses to confirm it.
The crucial evidence wasn't here, it was in what followed.
According to the case files, Gan Jinming would speak of who the murderer was. Wen Yuanting thought Hua Yuanming and Gu Hongxin might not be innocent, but implicating Xia Wanqing lacked sufficient evidence.
However, given the Duke of England's special status and his repeated pressure, the Emperor also wanted to give him an explanation. Junior Minister Sun Liangcai was eager to make achievements, so he added this charge based only on testimony without solid evidence. The Duke of England, preferring to wrongly kill a thousand rather than let one go unpunished, naturally wanted all involved to die for his beloved grandson.
