After one night, early the next morning, Li Maicheng had dinner, and went to Suping County with Zhou Xiaotian, Bai Ruoxue, and Su Chengxuan.

When they came to Suping County, they saw that the county was a little dilapidated, and there were many caravans from the Western Regions on the street.

Then they entered the county office, Li Maicheng beat the drum, and after a while, several catchers came over.

One of them, a bearded catcher, said, "Brother, what are you doing with the drums?

Li Maicheng said: "Lord Catcher, in Xia Li Maicheng, I heard that you have a prisoner named Liu Jiulang locked up here, and I heard that he will be executed at noon today. ”

The catcher nodded and said, "Yes, that's true, then Liu Jiulang killed someone and has been sentenced to behead by the county magistrate." ”

Li Maicheng said suspiciously: "Lord Head Catcher, I heard that the prisoner's wife said that there is a grievance, and I want to help you re-investigate this case." ”

Lord Headcatcher said: "Brother Maicheng, now that the evidence is conclusive, you don't want to get involved." ”

Li Maicheng said sharply: "Lord Catcher, if there is a grievance, it must be retried, don't kill innocent people indiscriminately, and wronged innocent people." ”

The headcatcher said, "Okay then. ”

While they were talking, Liu Jiulang's wife Su Xiaoyan also came at this time.

Su Xiaoyan said: "Brother Maicheng, you are here so early, thank you for coming." ”

Li Maicheng replied: "Miss Xiaoyan, don't worry, we will avenge your grievances." ”

Then the catcher said, "You guys come with me, and I'll take you to meet Liu Jiulang." ”

Then the head catcher took Li Maicheng and them into the county dungeon.

In that dungeon, Su Xiaoyan saw his husband Jiulang, and said cryingly: "Jiulang, I came to see you." ”

Jiulang cried and said, "Xiao Yan, I didn't kill anyone, believe me and avenge me." ”

Xiao Yan cried and said, "Jiulang, I've already asked someone to help, and a few of them are." ”

Jiulang then said, "That's great, thank you brothers." ”

Li Maicheng immediately asked Liu Jiulang: "Liu Jiulang, do you know the dead person?"

Liu Jiulang said: "The dead man is called Wang Xingyu, he used to often come to my store to buy ceramics, once he bought ceramics, took it back and accidentally broke it, so he took it back, I didn't give it back, so I quarreled with him, and then he couldn't quarrel, so he went back, and then he was found dead at home that night, stabbed to death by a sword." ”

Li Maicheng said suspiciously: "Okay, then what were you doing that night?"

Liu Jiulang replied: "That night I finished selling ceramics, the shop closed late at night, I ate in the shop and fell asleep, but I didn't expect that the next morning, Zhou Zhutou brought someone to arrest me." ”

At this time, Zhou Zhutou said: "Yes, what Liu Jiulang said is right, we also received a complaint from Wang Xingyu's wife early that morning, saying that there was a dispute with the owner of the porcelain shop during the day, and we arrested him." ”

Li Maicheng said: "Okay, that week, you will conclude that Liu Jiulang killed him?"

Zhou Zhutou replied: "We saw that there were footprints at the scene, and the footprints were exactly the same size as Liu Jiulang's footprints, and then we tortured Liu Jiulang, and then he recruited them." ”

When Li Maicheng heard this, he said suspiciously: "Liu Jiulang, have you recruited?"

Liu Jiulang said: "I couldn't bear the torture at that time, I was hung up and beaten, and my body was burned with a fiery red iron, and my hands were severely clamped with bamboo clips. I really couldn't bear the pain, so I recruited it

Finish. ”

Li Maicheng sighed: "Okay, then did you kill Wang Xingyu?"

Liu Jiulang cried and said, "I didn't, I was wronged." ”

Seeing this, Li Maicheng said: "Zhou Zhutou, then let this case go first, don't be in a hurry to behead Liu Jiulang, maybe there is really another murderer behind the scenes, you lock Liu Jiulang well, and we will help you solve the case in the next few days." ”

Zhou Zhutou said: "Okay then, then will you go to Wang Xingyu's house?"

Li Maicheng nodded and said, "Okay, take us there." ”

Zhou Zhutou said: "Okay." ”

Then Zhou Zhutou took Li Maicheng, Zhou Xiaotian and a few of them to Wang Xingyu's house in the east of the city, and Su Xiaoyan also went with him. They walked through the streets and gradually came to Wang Xingyu's house.

I saw that Wang Xingyu's house was a dilapidated yard, Wang Xingyu's wife Zhang Cuihua was watering flowers in the yard, she saw Zhou Zhutou bringing people here, so she said: "Zhou Zhutou, you are here, isn't my father-in-law's case closed?"

Zhou Zhutou said: "Mrs. Zhang, now the case is suspicious and needs to be retried. ”

Zhang Cuihua said: "Okay then. ”

Zhou Zhutou said: "Mrs. Zhang, we need to search your home carefully again, how much offended." ”

When Zhang Cuihua heard this, her expression was a little flustered, and she said hesitantly: "Okay then." ”

Then Li Maicheng and Zhou Zhutou entered the house and searched around.

Li Maicheng came to Zhang Cuihua's room, he saw that there were a lot of rouge gouache in the room, he searched for those cabinets and drawers, and then rummaged through her bed, and suddenly found a handkerchief under her mattress, and there were words on the handkerchief.

He read: "I love Cuihua, I really miss you, I miss you day and night, remember to come to see me in the future, Qin Jinhu." ”

Li Maicheng looked at the handkerchief and felt very suspicious, so he immediately came out with the handkerchief and shouted, "Zhou Zhutou, there is a situation." ”

Then Zhou Zhutou and others came around, Li Maicheng read the words on the handkerchief to everyone, he read: "I love Cuihua, I really miss you, I miss you day and night, remember to come to see me in the future, Qin Jinhu." ”

When Zhou Zhutou heard this, he questioned Cuihua, "Cuihua, who is Qin Jinhu?"

Cuihua said in a panic: "Zhou Zhutou, Qin Jinhu is a fellow villager of mine, who sells fabrics in the city, and he is innocent between me and him." ”

Zhou Zhutou said sharply: "Cuihua, tell me honestly, is it that Qin Jinhu likes you, and then kills you Xianggong Wang Xingyu." ”

Cuihua was so frightened that she cried and said, "Zhou Zhutou, wronged, it's not like this." Qin Jinhu and I are just fellow countrymen, not what you think. ”

Then Zhou Zhutou said: "Cuihua, then let's go to Qin Jinhu's silk shop." ”

Cuihua cried and said, "Okay, Zhou Zhutou. ”

Then Cuihua led Zhou Zhutou and Li Maicheng to Qin Jinhu's Ayaluo Fang. They walked through the streets, past the rows of pavilions, and finally came to the Nayaluo Place.

After entering the workshop, he saw Qin Jinhu holding an abacus to settle accounts, he saw so many people coming to the store at one time, and also saw Cuihua, and suddenly looked panicked and wanted to escape, Li Maicheng immediately rushed over quickly, kicked Qin Jinhu over, and then Zhou Zhutou came over and held him down and tied him with an iron chain.

The customers who were looking at the silk and silk in the shop were so frightened that they fled.

Zhou Zhutou said sharply to Qin Jinhu: "Qin Jinhu, what are you running, what are you panicking?"

Qin Jinhu said in horror: "Who are you?

I'm going to report to the police. ”

Zhou Zhutou said: "Qin Jinhu, I am the head catcher of the county government, tell me honestly, did you kill Wang Xingyu?"

Qin Jinhu pretended not to understand, and he said, "Who is Wang Xingyu?"

Zhou Zhutou shouted: "Qin Jinhu, don't pretend to be garlic, quickly say if you like Cuihua, and then kill him." ”

Qin Jinhu was so frightened that he cried and said: "Lord Head Catcher, I was wronged, Wang Xingyu really didn't kill me, Cuihua is just my fellow countryman, I ran away because I knew that Wang Xingyu was dead, I was afraid of doubting me, so I escaped." ”

Zhou Zhutou said: "Okay, Qin Jinhu, you have been arrested, I will arrest you in the county jail now, and wait for the county magistrate to judge you." ”

Qin Jinhu was so frightened that he cried: "Lord Headcatcher, I was wronged." ”

Then Zhou Zhutou and Li Maicheng took Qin Jinhu to the county jail.

In that prison, Liu Jiulang saw that a prisoner had been arrested, and he said, "Zhou Zhutou, who is this prisoner?"

Zhou Zhutou said: "This prisoner is Qin Jinhu, and he may have an affair with Wang Xingyu's wife Cuihua, so he is very suspicious. ”

Liu Jiulang said: "Okay, that's good, I can finally clear my name." ”

Then Zhou Zhutou said to Li Maicheng and them: "Everyone, you should go back first, tomorrow the county magistrate will try this case, and then you will come over." ”

Li Maicheng nodded and said, "Okay, Zhou Zhutou." ”

Then Li Maicheng, Zhou Xiaotian, Xiao Yan, and Cuihua all went home one by one.

After Li Maicheng and Bai Ruoxue returned to the small mountain village, Zhang Qian was watching the sunset in the courtyard.

Zhang Qian saw Li Maicheng and a few of them enter the courtyard, and he said, "Maicheng, Xiaotian, Ruoxue, Chengxuan, you are back." ”

Li Maicheng and the others said in unison, "Yes, Master." ”

Zhang Qian said: "Maicheng, do you have anything to gain when you go to the county office?"

Li Maicheng said: "Master, we have found a new suspect, that person is engaged in silk business, and he has an affair with Wang Xingyu's wife Cuihua, so we arrested him. ”

Zhang Qian sighed: "Well, over the years, there have been too many cases of some people killing people because of love, hating because of love, and killing because of hate." ”

Li Maicheng nodded and said, "Master, what I said is that tomorrow the county commander will retry this case, and then the truth will be revealed." ”

Zhang Qian nodded and said, "Okay then." ”

Then they went into the house, and had supper with the soldiers of the mission, and when they had eaten, they went to sleep.

Li Maicheng couldn't sleep in bed, he tossed and turned on the bed, still thinking about the case, and then he got up and walked in the courtyard, and then Wu Shitong also got up.

Wu Shitong saw that Li Maicheng couldn't sleep, so he said: "Maicheng, what's wrong, why can't you sleep, are you thinking about things?"

Li Maicheng said: "Shitong, today we encountered a very complicated case, a person named Wang Xingyu in Suping Town was killed, and now two suspects have been arrested, one is Liu Jiulang, who sells ceramics, because he had a dispute with Wang Xingyu on the day of the incident, and the other is Qin Jinhu, who sells silk, he is because he has a personal affair with Wang Xingyu's wife Cuihua, I have been thinking now, what is the truth of this case?"

Wu Shitong said: "Maicheng, in my opinion, they are not necessarily the murderers, maybe the murderers are others. Let's sleep, don't think about it, homicide is not simple in general, let's go back to the house and sleep. ”

Li Maicheng nodded and said, "Okay, Shitong." ”

Then they went into the house and went to sleep.