Song Ci here, everyone had already set off from the barracks early in the morning, and they didn't dare to delay at all, this matter was a matter of human life, and they didn't dare to be careless, and the difficulty of doing it was reflected here.

Meizhou County is only 100 miles away from Lanzhu County, but the direction is exactly the opposite of the Taihe River.

Everyone walked straight all the way until noon the next day, and finally entered the county seat, and after inquiry, they came to the gate of the yamen.

Although it was broad daylight, the gate was closed, and even the officials at the gate did not guard it, for some reason.

Song Ci was not in a hurry, he simply came to a noodle restaurant opposite and stopped and ordered some food, and hundreds of people came at once, which made the boss very busy, and after a full hour, everyone served a bowl of noodles.

"My lord, I don't think it's okay for us to wait here all the time, or else, can we just call someone to knock on the door? As long as the magistrate opens the door, he won't be scared when he sees so many of us?"

Song Ci shook his head, but he didn't have this thought at the moment.

"Xiaoxiang, no matter how long we have been waiting here, anyway, I believe that this magistrate will always come out, after all, people also have to eat, right?"

"But my lord..."

"Okay, if I'm not mistaken, within an hour, the yamen of the gate will be opened, otherwise, Song will personally go to beat the drum of injustice."

Hundreds of people eating noodles at the same time can be regarded as a relatively spectacular scene, and the pedestrians on the street all walk away when they see it, for fear of being persecuted.

After a long time, the big I gate of the yamen was finally opened, and then He Di walked out, and several officials carried a cloth bag, walked out of the gate, got into a carriage outside, and drove out, not knowing where to go.

Song Ci said: "Wencheng Wenwu, you take someone to follow and take a look, to see what is being transported, so sneaky, I guess it will not be a good thing."

"Yes, my lord."

At the same time, He Di also noticed Song Ci and hundreds of soldiers on the other side, he was shocked in his heart, and walked over timidly, with a smile on his face: "This must be Song Tixing, Xia Guan He Di, I have been waiting for a long time, I don't know when Lord Song will come?"

Song Ci looked at him for a while, but he didn't want to say anything, "He Zhixian, Song has been waiting for you for a long time, I want to know, what made the yamen close for several hours?"

"No, He Zhixian is doing some sneaky things inside, Song is very puzzled by this, and at the same time, can He Zhixian explain what he took out and threw away just now?"

He Di's expression remained unchanged, still confident, and he didn't seem to care about the situation in front of him at all.

"I said Lord Song, the gate was closed just now, but the official caught the snake in the yamen, the weather has been too hot recently, resulting in a snake infested, in order to prevent it from escaping to the street and biting the people, the official is actually forced to do so."

Song Ci smiled bitterly, this excuse can only deceive a three-year-old child, how can he believe it?

"If it is according to He Zhixian's statement, it means that what was transported just now is a snake? Song has seen a lot of them, could it be that the yamen has become a snake's nest?"

He Di continued to explain, Song Ci didn't have that patience either, and the topic finally came to the topic.

"Lord He, when Song was still in Lanzhu County, he received your file, which recorded that there was a murderer here, but this is the case?"

"Yes, Lord Song, the official severely punished this person for intentional homicide and theft, but the other party actually confessed, and at the same time, Lord Song also said that there were loopholes in the case file, and the lower official was not allowed to cut the other party."

"So there are still a lot of things that the lower officials don't understand, I hope the adults can explain to the lower officials, and say, how about it?"

Song Ci said: "It's okay, Lord He, the premise is, can you give Song a new look at this case?" From beginning to end, Song didn't want to see anything missing. ”

He Di also agreed, and everyone walked into the yamen and sat on both sides. "Lord Song, in fact, this is the thing, as early as a month ago, the official in the yamen received a report from the restaurant, the deceased was the owner of the restaurant, and the person who reported the case was his nephew.

"According to the visits and investigation and evidence collection of many parties, the official finally arrested the murderer, that is, the murderer Zhao Xuan of the county seat, but this person confessed, so the official just handed over the file to Lord Song, hoping that after the adult could sign it, the official could forcibly hack the murderer to death."

Song Ci thought for a while, and then said, "Lord He, you said a lot of useless, and now Song wants to know, how did you determine the identity of the murderer?" In other words, where did you find evidence to prove the identity of the murderer?"

He Tu said: "I don't hide it from my lord, at that time, Xia Guan was through a visit, and someone told Xia Guan that someone in his neighbor secretly went out in the middle of the night with a night suit, I think, this person is the murderer, otherwise who else will be?"

Song Ci sneered, just based on this, he wanted to prove that the murderer was probably not enough, the chain of evidence was insufficient, and at the same time there was nothing else, such as the murder weapon and so on.

"He Zhixian, don't blame Song for being too talkative, at this moment I just want to know, what is the murder weapon of the killer? At the same time, what is the time of death of the deceased, and the autopsy results, can you show Song a look?"

He Zhixian was stunned, not knowing how to answer, he hadn't thought about this kind of question at all, and he hadn't even thought of it.

But at this moment, he is not afraid, because the murderer Zhao Xuan is dead, and now who can ask something from the mouth of the dead man?

"I said, Lord Song, you are picking the bones of the lower officials, the lower officials only need to solve the case, as for these details, I don't think it matters.

Song Ci shook his head and said: "No, these are very important, Lord Zhixian, if you can't come up with clues, then Song can only remand this case for retrial, and you can handle it yourself."

He Tu was stunned, he didn't know what was wrong with the case, everything he did was very true, even the confession was written on the file after being revised to ensure that there were no loopholes, and it was overturned at once, and he couldn't accept it.

"I said, Lord Song, if you like to pick bones in eggs, it's fine, but at least you know where the bones are in my eggs? You don't know what to do, how can you say that the lower officials can know?"

Song Ci didn't want to say more, but smashed the file on the table, and said angrily: "He Zhi County, He Zhi County, you are really confused, Song doesn't know, how did a person like you sit in this position?"

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"What are you doing? In that case, then Song will tell you, what is the murderer's intention to kill? What is the murder weapon? What wounds did the deceased have? Which of these wounds are fatal?"

He Di didn't know what to ask, and sweat flowed from his forehead.

Song Ci continued: "At the same time, how did the murderer enter the restaurant, and after the murder, how did he leave the crime scene? At the same time, what is the exact time of implementation of this case?"

He Di felt that his head was empty, he didn't expect Song Ci to throw several questions in a row, which made him at a loss.

Song Ci said: "He Zhixian, if you can't answer these things, then it's easy to do, overturn this case, and Song will try it, do you have any opinions?"

"You're here to try the case? Lord Song, it's a pity that it's too late, this murderer Zhao Xuan had already hanged himself yesterday, how can this be investigated?"

Committed suicide? Song Ci's pupils shrank, and he didn't know if this matter was true or false. He Di continued: "I'm sorry Lord Song, it's all to blame for the lack of strict guards, which is why the murderer committed suicide, if Lord Song wants to blame, then blame it!"

Song Ci didn't speak, he felt that this matter was not simple, and at the same time, he didn't take the murderer's suicide for granted, and it was possible that he was killed.

"He Zhixian, you said that the murderer committed suicide? Then why didn't you tell Song earlier? In my opinion, I'm afraid it's not as simple as suicide!"

Not only did Song Ci feel strange, but so did others, including Qin Xiaoyue and others, especially the bag that was transported out of the yamen just now, could it be a corpse?

Wen Cheng had already taken someone to chase him, and Song Ci said in his heart that if he got some clues, it would be much more convenient for him.

"He Zhixian, you said that the murderer committed suicide, that's good, Song believes it, but where is the body of the deceased? Song, as a criminal officer, is also a pretend, shouldn't an autopsy be performed?"

He Di was silent for a while, he knew that he couldn't tell the matter, otherwise it would be over.

This Song Ci is not simple, as long as there is a little clue, he will magnify it infinitely, and then find out the absolute evidence.

"This.... I'm sorry for not hiding it, Lord Song, about the corpse, Xia Guan had already given special treatment yesterday, and besides, the murderer was alone, could Xia Guan still put him back in the house? I'm afraid that's not right!"

Is there any special treatment? Song Ci didn't think much about it, "Lord Zhixian, okay, then you tell Song, how do you have a special treatment?" You can't still break the corpse into pieces!"

"Besides, the imperial court has a rule that illegal disposal of corpses is not allowed, I want to know, what is the method of dealing with the county magistrate?"

He Tu said: "Simple, the lower officials took them to the mass grave for burial, there is no one here, only the corpses sent every day, these are the chassis for the common people to bury their families, and the graves are hundreds, almost thousands."

Song Ci said: "He Zhixian thinks too much, he was just buried yesterday, and at the same time there is no grass growing on the soil, isn't it clear that the grave is the murderer?"

It's a pity that Song Ci also thinks too much, He Di is obviously prepared, and he has made many preparations in all aspects.