Chapter 43: The Headless Corpse by the River (8)

"My lord, the so-called Yun Niang's accomplice is just a speculation. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIf you speculate based on the existing situation alone, Cheng Yao has a bold assumption. After Yun Niang left home that day, someone visited Zhu Neng, and it was this person or this group of people who independently carried out the act of killing people and throwing corpses. Therefore, asking the residents from Yunniang's house to the place where the body was dumped and looking for eyewitnesses is the key to solving the case. ”

Zhang Gu's change of confession was something Cheng Yao expected.

Yesterday, according to Master Lin's identification, Cheng Yao deliberately went to check the rumors about Yun Niang and the person who said the rumors.

In fact, the so-called rumors are just foul language from second-rate people like Zhang Gu.

The progress of things, step by step, was expected by Cheng Yao.

But Cheng Yao's heart was a little deeply uneasy.

"According to you, if you can't find eyewitnesses, then this case is really going to be a headless case!" He Liang asked.

Yes, this is a breakthrough point for Cheng Yao's defense of Yun Niang. But he can't admit it so directly: "Lord Yao is a wise adult. It is never going to let go of a bad person, and it is not bad to catch a good person. The case is full of suspicions. For example, where is Zhu Neng's head? Why did the murderer choose to kill by beheading? In contrast, beheading is much more difficult than other methods! And where are the lost silver tickets? The murderer can't never use those silver tickets! There are many places that need to be verified. If Yun Niang or Zhang Guqu are beaten into tricks, I am afraid that they may not be able to find the lost silver ticket. ”

Master Yao listened thoughtfully.

"My lord, there has been new progress in this case, just now, someone said that they saw Zhu Neng and people clashing!" Master Lin returned the favor.

"Really? Hurry up and pass the witness to court! Lord Yao was overjoyed. It's hard for him to decide!

"The folk woman Zhang Liu knocks to see the adult!" A woman came out of the hall.

"This is Zhang Tao's mother! Unexpectedly, although she doesn't agree with Yun Niang on weekdays, she is willing to testify for her at a critical time! Cheng Bai said to himself.

"Tell me everything you see." Master Lin urged Aunt Zhang, but glanced at Cheng Yao.

When Cheng Yao saw Aunt Zhang, she gently clenched her right hand into a fist and put it under her lips and bit it lightly.

"My lord, in front of the courtyard of the Cheng family's father and daughter the night before, Zhu Neng cursed his mother-in-law for stealing men, probably treating Cheng Yao as Yun Niang! Zhu Neng and Cheng Yao fought. The scratches on Cheng Yao's face were injured by Zhu Neng! ”

"You woman, I saw my daughter beaten last night. You actually stood by and watched, because you said that you are good sisters to Yaoyao and her mother! Cheng Bai jumped to his feet when he heard this, and he really wanted to rush into the public hall to reason with Aunt Zhang!

"This Zhu can be so strong, how can I beat him!" Aunt Zhang shrunk the case.

"Yo, it's okay if you can't beat it! The fat all over the body doesn't hurt even if you block it! Letting such a delicate little girl be in distress is really not something that people can do. Someone outside the court had a good impression of Cheng Yao's performance just now, so he opened his mouth to help satirize Aunt Zhang.

"You!" When Aunt Zhang was said like this, her old face couldn't help but turn red, and she didn't know whether she was ashamed or angry: "What a delicate little girl, Cheng Yao is a dead hand when she fights people." Zhu Neng's arm was pierced with a bloody hole by Cheng Yao with a hairpin.

Hmph, besides, the father and daughter of the Cheng family have always been close to this woman. Zhu Neng wants to find an adulterer to fight, what is the matter with the woman! It was already a quarter of the hour that night, and Cheng Yao was about to return home. And Cheng Bai and Yun Niang also came back together at that time. Both father and daughter are of bad character. ”

"Hey, you make it clear! Don't talk nonsense! Cheng Bai was really angry, he couldn't help rolling up his sleeves, and wanted to rush in, but was stopped outside by the officials.

"Ha, it turns out that I just said so much to exonerate myself!" He Liang arched his hand and said: "Cheng Bai must have had a personal affair with Yun Niang when he returned home late at night. It seems that the father and daughter of the Cheng family are also seriously suspected, and they should be detained for a good interrogation. ”

"This?" Yao Zhixian looked at Master Lin.

"If you only go from Yun Niang's house to the dumping site. Then the timing makes sense! Moreover, not everyone can think of such a method to calculate the time of throwing corpses in such a short period of time. It's more like a premeditation! "Master Lin's volume is not low.

The crowd was in an uproar again.

"Not really. No. Zhu Neng's death had nothing to do with them. I plead guilty. I killed people. Yun Niang hurriedly kowtowed and confessed, the Cheng family's father and daughter were obviously kind to help each other, how could she affect them.

"Yun Niang, don't confess your guilt indiscriminately! It's all speculation! In major homicide cases, there is no direct evidence and eyewitnesses, and convictions are based solely on inference. It's ridiculous! Cheng Yao looked angry. She hated this era of outdated criminal investigation methods.

In this way, there will be more people to be suspected! The person who knew that Zhu Neng had a huge amount of money secretly sneaked into Zhu Neng's house in the middle of the night to seek money and kill him. These bosses should bear the brunt of the interrogation one by one. ”

"We are all victims, how can we kill people!" The bosses cried loudly.

For a while, the court was in chaos!

"Silence, silence!" Yao Zhixian is completely one head and two big. After a series of shocks, the public court returned to quiet.

"Cheng Yao, what the witness Zhang Liu said is true!" Lord Yao frowned and asked.

"My lord, most of what she said is the truth, about a moment ago, our father and daughter arrived home before and after, the injury on my face was caused by Zhu Neng, and it is also a fact that I stabbed Zhu Neng's arm with a hairpin out of legitimate defense! But if my father and Yun Niang have an ambiguous relationship, we can't admit it! Qian Juren bothered you to tell me what was going on on the day of the Celebration Festival? ”

"Yun Niang, Cheng Bai went out with me that day. To be precise, many literati in Qinggang County went to the West Smoky Mountains with their wives and daughters to climb the mountain and compose! It's definitely not because the two of them have a personal relationship. That night, in order to avoid suspicion, my wife sent a slave to accompany them home. Qian raised his right hand to testify.

"As for how to think of using pigs to measure the time of throwing corpses. I just want to say one thing. Don't blame others for being too smart just because you're stupid! Cheng Yao looked straight at Master Lin when he said this.

Today's trial was terminated because of the complexity of the case. Yao Zhixian adopted Cheng Yao's opinion. Look for eyewitnesses who may have been present at the time of the dumping!

Yun Niang, as the first suspect, was still put back in prison!

Standing outside the yamen, Cheng Yao sighed deeply.

"Girl, don't be discouraged! There must be other ways to save Yun Niang! Cheng Bai came up from behind and patted Cheng Yao on the shoulder!

"Dad, I'm fine! Today seems to have made the case more complicated. But I know it! And it's not a bad thing for Yun Niang! As long as I don't have to torture to extract confessions, I will have time and opportunity to find out what I really want! Cheng Yao smiled and said briskly!