"That's what I picked up in the river." When he came to the county office, the guests and hosts sat down, and Liansheng put the oiled paper bag on the table.

Niu Xian Ling opened the oil paper bag and gasped: "It is quite strange to use lime to dry Xiao'er, it seems that he is going to summon this how expensive it is." ”

"Yes, this child's umbilical cord is still alive, and he died after birth, which is the most suspicious. Listening to Cheng Liu's words just now, this person looks like a splash in the market? ”

"I wanted to wash the dust for Lord Gu immediately, but this case is urgent, and I can only grieve my lord." Niu County ordered someone to serve a few breakfasts, let Mrs. Niu accompany the meal, and go to the lobby to arrange the affairs of the Lu family brothers.

Lu Dalang died, the property was naturally inherited by his wife and son, Lu Erlang coveted the property of his brother, pretended to be a ghost, and beat the twenty boards, Lu Dalang's wife was more aware of the righteousness, and took the initiative to beg for mercy for Lu Erlang, and begged to find the family of the woman who fell into the water at the same time, and to send a pension silver for peace of mind.

This case was clearly determined after a while, and won the cheers of the people in the hall.

Niu County Ling was also very proud, twisting his long beard and saying in his heart that this Gu Tixing is really a lucky star, he just encountered such a rare case in Yangzhou, and he can make a name for himself with this case.

Therefore, in line with the idea of repaying the favor, Niu County decided that the case of the dead child would be handed over to Liansheng to be fully responsible.

After breakfast, He Gui was summoned to the lobby.

This He Gui is not a proper person at first glance, with sharp-beaked monkey gills, looking like he is in his thirties, with a pair of mouse eyes rolling slightly, and a large black mole on his cheeks, with a tuft of hair on it. The first impression is very cunning and restless. Such a person would never throw sauce beef into the river as a sacrifice, and it is no wonder that Cheng Liu suspected him of being a ghost at that time.

"He Gui, do you recognize this oiled paper bag?"

Liansheng and Niu County Commander were polite, and sat down in the main seat of the county order to try the case, and the plaque hanging high in the lobby was Mingjing, and the soaps on both sides were majestic, and the feeling of this parent official was really good.

"This kind of oil paper is everywhere, wrapped in steamed buns, wrapped in dim sum, wrapped in sauce beef. The small ones have been eaten. Naturally, I recognize it. ”

He Gui is obviously flamboyant.

Niu Xian Ling glanced at the head of the fast team, and the head of the team nodded to the ground with a board, coughed, and signaled He Gui to be honest.

He Gui is such a broken market. Usually I am most afraid of such a soap. See the head of the team. put away his smiling face and knelt down honestly.

"Someone saw you throw this paper bag into the river, why is that?"

"The little one didn't do that. Someone must have framed it. He Gui didn't want to deny it in a hurry, Xu Yan stood behind Liansheng and muttered, "Master, he lied." ”

"Remember this kind of person who lies without thinking at all, there must be a ghost in his heart. This man is a liar, and if he doesn't beat him, he probably won't tell the truth. ”

Lian Sheng looked at Niu Xianling, who frowned and looked at He Gui who was kneeling in the hall, and said, "You Diao Min won't tell the truth if you don't fight, so drag it down and beat it first." ”

The head of the squad asked, "Master, how many boards do you play?" ”

"Twenty."

He Gui was so frightened that he hurriedly cried: "It's the small one that throws it, it's the small one that throws it, the master spares his life." ”

"You killed this child?"

Liansheng struck while the iron was hot.

"No, I didn't kill it, I ...... Picked up. He Gui paused slightly when he said that he had picked it up. Liansheng grabbed him with this subtle expression: "You're lying!" Say, where did this paper bag come from? ”

He Gui shuddered, gritted his teeth and simply made all the moves: "Yes, the small one grabbed it!" ”

It turned out that late at night the day before yesterday, He Gui had bad luck in the gambling house, lost all his money, and staggered to the broken temple in the suburbs alone. He has been living there lately, there is a mass grave nearby, and there is a little phosphorus fire at night, and people like him dare to steal graves for money, so he has no scruples about living here. After walking for a while, he saw a figure appear in front of him. The figure was a little thin, slender and tall, carrying a lantern, and the light candle flame flickered in the middle of the night in the wilderness, which was very strange.

Walking like this in the middle of the night must not be a good thing to get along with.

Thinking of this, He Gui took a few steps into the forest, took a shortcut and walked in front of this person, picked up the bushes and looked at the road, muttering in his heart, God if a rich man threw me some silver, if it was a female ghost, it would be better to become more beautiful and call me upside down.

As the man drew nearer, he saw by the faint light a young man carrying a rattan box in his hand.

Seeing that there was no one left and right in the wilderness, the bad heart in He Gui's heart was instantly infinitely magnified, He Gui hid in the bushes and suddenly screamed three times, and the young man was so frightened that he threw the box down.

He Gui pinched his nose, and his voice trembled: "I died so miserably~ You return my life!" ~”

The young man was so frightened that he turned his head and ran, and when the man ran away, he couldn't see the shadow, so he got out of the woods and picked up the box, afraid that the young man would come and chase after him, so he ran back to the broken temple.

When he arrived at the temple, because it was getting late, he was too lazy to light the fire, so he leaned on the rattan box and fell asleep in a daze.

When I got up the next day, I carried my suitcase and planned to try my luck by the canal. When he arrived at the canal, he opened the box and saw that there was only an oily paper bag inside, and he secretly said that he was unlucky, how could there only be this bag of things? Hey, it's better to open it and take a look, maybe it's sauce meat and you can eat it.

So the little one opened the paper bag, and was so frightened that he almost cried out, and I don't know who actually pickled the child in lime. The villain was so frightened that he threw the oiled paper bag into the river. was seen by Cheng Liu, and the little one told him that it was a sacrifice to Lu Dalang. The little one was really picked up, who knew that the young man was carrying such a box in the middle of the night, if he knew that it was a dead child inside, he would not dare to do this to the little ones, adults, what the little ones said was true. ”

"Since you said you picked it up, where is the rattan box now?"

The little one threw away the paper bag, carried the box to the street to sell, and was bought by the shopkeeper of the Liu family's butcher shop. The little one can take the head brother to find the boss lady to find the box back, and the adults will know that what the little one said is true. ”

"Lord Niu, what do you think?"

Liansheng looked at Niu Zhixian.

"Wang Bantou, you and He Gui will go to the shopkeeper and get the box back, it is important physical evidence."

He Gui took Wang Bantou to find the box, and the Niu County Order announced a temporary rest, and he would be interrogated again when the box was obtained.

The people in the hall dispersed in twos and threes, and suddenly someone hurriedly ran over, and shouted before they could stand firmly: "Master, grandfather, report the case to the little one!" ”

The master hurriedly stopped the man and asked, "What case are you reporting?" ”

"Murder, homicide, the little one went to the paddy field at home just now, but he saw a dead man lying inside, covered in mud, and scared people to death."

The man wiped the sweat from his head and face, gasping for breath.

"Homicide?" Niu Xian Ling glanced at Liansheng and said with a wry smile: "This Yangzhou is prosperous, and all kinds of things are always emerging. Alas, this has to be picked up by adults, and it is always disappointed. ”

"Lord Niu, let's eat the king's Lu as a loyal king, there is no need to catch the wind, the qualifications of the lower officials are still shallow, follow Lord Niu to see more local things, and you can learn more things."

"Then let's go to the paddy field first?" Niu Zhixian thought for a while and asked, "Why don't you ride a horse in a hurry, can Master Gu ride a horse?" ”

"Okay, go on horseback."

Liansheng didn't expect that Niu Zhixian, who looked like a white-faced and long-bearded scholar, still liked to ride horses, yes, this was much more comfortable than sitting in a carriage. (To be continued......)

PS: What is the purpose of keeping the baby's dry corpse with lime? Think about it!