Chapter 57 Zhou Sheng, why are you so confident?
The entry point into the White Lotus case is not difficult to find. Zhou Haochen alone knows two.

One is the courtesan Xia Yuzhi, she is a witch of the White Lotus Sect, and she has accomplices in the Jiaofangsi.

The second is a traitor. The White Lotus Sect can enter and exit the Mother Earth Tree Realm through space nodes, so there must be a traitor who leaked the specific information of the space nodes.

This information is confidential and cannot be accessed at will.

According to Zhou Haochen's guess, the traitor is most likely a high-ranking official in the Secret Realm Bureau.

This can greatly narrow the scope of traitors and conduct targeted investigations.

Although he already had a point of entry, Zhou Haochen still decided to take a look at the investigation files of the Evil Suppression Bureau and the Ministry of Justice first.

"Liyue, help me read the files of the Evil Suppression Bureau and the Ministry of Justice." Zhou Haochen ordered.

Liyue picked up the file of the Evil Suppression Division very obediently. Huang Ying's voice was clear and each word was pronounced like pearls falling on a jade plate.

"...Black Street Beidouye runs 32 underground gambling houses..."

"...The White Fox Lord in the Black Street runs a business of beast girls, including fox girls, rabbit girls, and cat girls..."

"...Mitsukasa, the Black Street..."

Zhou Haochen felt overwhelmed after reading the files of the Evil Suppression Bureau.

The contents recorded in the file were completely different from what Zhou Haochen had expected, and they were all related to the underworld.

Zhou Haochen couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Does Yu Shenxing have a conflict with the underworld?

So targeted at the black street.

Yu Shenxing’s various actions these days always make Zhou Haochen feel incredible.

It doesn't seem like something a veteran criminal would do at all.

The entire investigation process was like a headless fly.

After listening to the files of the Evil Suppression Bureau, Zhou Haochen shook his head and continued to give instructions.

"Liyue, read all the files on the White Lotus Sect from the Ministry of Justice this month."

"Got it, Your Highness!"

Rustling.

The sound of rummaging through files was heard.

Li Yue flipped through the air for a long time, then spoke in an aggrieved voice.

"Your Highness, there is no information about the White Lotus Sect in the Ministry of Justice files in the past month."

"Cough-cough-"

Zhou Haochen almost spit out his tea and let out a cry of surprise.

"No files on the White Lotus?"

"Then how did the Ministry of Justice catch the evil White Lotus Sect member a while ago?"

As soon as Zhou Haochen finished speaking, Lu Liming hesitated for a moment and said.

"Your Highness, I know the whole story of this matter."

"what happened?"

"The White Lotus sect demon that Minister Song captured was actually captured half a year ago and is locked up in the Ministry of Justice. We are trying to pry open their mouths and dig out more clues."

"Later, because of the uproar over the assassination of the Second Prince, Minister Song used these evil people from the White Lotus Sect to take the blame."

Zhou Haochen: …

Ha ha!

This is how the Ministry of Justice investigates cases!

However, considering the subsequent hype, Zhou Haochen understood Song Heng's plan.

He regarded these evil people from the White Lotus Sect as stepping stones to enter the cabinet.

If it weren't for the heinous case that happened during the Earth Mother Festival, Song Heng might have really succeeded!
"No need to read the files!" Zhou Haochen waved his hand and said.

Since the Evil Suppression Division and the Ministry of Justice have no valuable clues, I will investigate the case according to my own plan.

"Sir Lu, go to the Jiaofang Bureau and investigate the background of all the prostitutes." Zhou Haochen ordered.

"Your Highness suspects that among the courtesans of the Jiaofang Bureau, there are evil people from the White Lotus Sect?"

Lu Limin asked in surprise.

Zhou Haochen shook his head.

"It's not doubt, but certainty!"

"My second brother hosted a banquet for everyone, and the time and route of his departure were decided at the last minute. How could the White Lotus Sect accurately find my second brother's whereabouts and ambush him in advance?"

"Among the prostitutes in the Jiaofangsi, there must have been a White Lotus Sect insider."

Hearing Zhou Haochen's well-reasoned analysis, Lu Liming cupped his hands.

"I will go to the Jiaofangsi to investigate immediately."

When Yue Chongshan saw that Lu Liming had received the task, he became a little restless.

"Your Highness, what about me?"

"You? Accompany me to the Heavenly Prison to meet Chief Zhou."

"But His Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to visit Lord Zhou..."

"I will ask my father for permission."

Zhou Sheng committed a serious mistake and was thrown into the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Prison. This was a very normal decree.

But no one is allowed to visit, not even to investigate or inquire, which is a bit strange.

In short, in Zhou Haochen's opinion, the White Lotus case is full of weirdness.

The losses are obviously heavy, but the intensity of the investigation is not as fierce as imagined.

Zhou Haochen asked Emperor Qianyuan for permission to enter the Heavenly Prison and inquire about Zhou Sheng's imperial edict, which was quickly granted.

Taking Yue Chongshan with him, he headed to the Heavenly Prison.

Heaven Prison.

The darkest, most solemn, coldest and most desperate place in the entire Yujing City.

Prisoners who were locked up in the Tianlao could rarely walk out standing.

"Your Highness, the eighteenth floor of the Heavenly Prison is a restricted area. According to His Majesty's order, only you can enter." The prison guard said apologetically, glancing at Yue Chongshan behind Zhou Haochen. "Master Yue, please wait for me outside."

After Zhou Haochen gave some instructions, he followed the jailer to the eighteenth floor of the Heavenly Prison.

In the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Prison.

The air was turbid and exuded an inexplicable stench.

Just smelling it makes me feel nauseous and want to vomit out the leftover food.

"Your Highness, the environment in the prison is terrible. Please forgive me." The jailer of the prison said with an apologetic smile.

"It's okay. Is Lord Zhou okay?"

"Everything is fine. We have three meals a day and they are delicious. How dare we, the little people, make things difficult for Lord Zhou?"

"Your Highness, be careful. There are stairs ahead. Don't miss a step."

Under the guidance of the Tianlao jailer, Zhou Haochen met Zhou Sheng in prison.

In the dim and damp cell, Zhou Sheng sat cross-legged, looking calm and composed, as if he was not in jail but on vacation.

From the outside, one could not tell that Zhou Sheng had been imprisoned on the eighteenth floor of the Heavenly Prison for the past few days.

The noise of Zhou Haochen and others coming in startled Zhou Sheng.

Zhou Sheng's eyelids moved slightly, he opened his eyes, and when he saw the person coming, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

"Meet His Majesty the Thirteenth Prince."

"Why is His Highness Thirteen here?"

"My father has handed the White Lotus case to me. I have many questions in my mind, so I would like to ask Master Zhou to answer them." Zhou Haochen said in a flat tone.

When Zhou Sheng heard that Zhou Haochen took over the case, he was slightly surprised at first, and then the expression on his face changed rapidly, revealing a look of "as expected".

Soon, Zhou Sheng's expression calmed down and he returned to his previous calm and composed self.

With Zhou Sheng's shrewdness, under normal circumstances, there would be no change in his expression.

However, perhaps because he knew that Zhou Haochen was blind, Zhou Sheng let down his guard.

What was going on with Zhou Sheng's expression? Did he already guess that the emperor would give the case to me?
Zhou Haochen was muttering to himself.

"Master Zhou, I want to know who knows the specific situation of the spatial nodes in the Earth Mother Tree Realm?"

"Your Highness, do you suspect that there is a traitor from the White Lotus Sect in the Secret Realm Bureau?" Zhou Sheng asked with a raised eyebrow.

"That's right!"

However, Zhou Sheng’s next reaction was beyond Zhou Haochen’s expectations.

"This will disappoint you, Your Highness."

"There is no way that the White Lotus Sect has any accomplices in the Secret Realm Department, and the information about the spatial nodes of the Earth Mother Tree Realm will never be leaked."

Forehead--

Zhou Sheng’s stubbornness was beyond Zhou Haochen’s expectations.

He never expected that Zhou Sheng would insist that there was no accomplice at all.

Zhou Haochen suppressed the anger in his chest and said, "Master Zhou, please cooperate with me in investigating the case. I am investigating the case to clear your name."

"What is pure will become clear by itself, and what is turbid will become turbid by itself."

"Your Highness, please don't worry about my innocence!"

"Your Majesty is very observant and will surely know my loyalty and will not be deceived by villains."

As he spoke, Zhou Sheng closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep, and no longer paid any attention to Zhou Haochen.

The situation before him made Zhou Haochen feel confused.

Zhou Sheng, why are you so confident?

On the way back, Zhou Haochen kept thinking about a question.

Zhou Sheng, why are you so confident?
Song Heng, the Minister of Justice, has retired and returned to his hometown.

As the head of the Secret Realm Department, his responsibility is obviously greater than that of Song Heng.

Who gave Zhou Sheng the confidence to remain fearless even on the eighteenth floor of the Heavenly Prison?

Prince?
With something on my mind, I returned to the palace.

"Your Highness, this is too much. People are saying bad things about you everywhere." Li Yue was so angry that her cheeks puffed up and a layer of anger covered her pretty face.

"What do people outside say about me?" Zhou Haochen asked curiously.

"It's being said outside that the blind prince is trying a muddled case."

A blind prince is trying a muddled case?

Ha ha!

Zhou Haochen sneered in his heart, not caring about the outside world's evaluation at all.

A bunch of clowns, what do they know?
Not long after Zhou Haochen returned to the palace, Lu Liming also returned from the Jiaofangsi.

"Your Highness, the identity information of all the prostitutes in the Jiaofang Bureau is here."

"Sir Lu, please sort out the list of prostitutes who have no connection with the courtesan Xia Yuzhi." Zhou Haochen ordered.

Lu Liming didn't understand Zhou Haochen's strange request, but he still did as Zhou Haochen said.

Xia Yuzhi and Zhou Haochen have already been confirmed to be the evil spirit of the White Lotus Sect.

If Xia Yuzhi is arrested, then the prostitutes who have close ties with Xia Yuzhi or those who are hostile to him will definitely be investigated.

Thinking in reverse, if he was a member of the White Lotus Sect, he would make sure that the members of the White Lotus Sect had almost no contact with each other, so as to avoid being dragged into trouble.

Soon, after a round of screening, a list came out.

Jianqiu, Shishi, Luzhu, Xiangjun...

There were seven or eight prostitutes in total, and they had almost no connection with Xia Yuzhi.

"Master Yue, Master Lu, you should take the people from the Suppression of Evil and the Ministry of Justice to the Jiaofang Department respectively and keep an eye on all the prostitutes in the Jiaofang Department. The people on the list need special attention."

"Got it, Your Highness!"

Yue Chongshan was eager to try.

Using his brain is his biggest headache.

He loves to use his fists!
(End of this chapter)