The man in the hat had nothing to say, he lowered his head, he really just wanted to steal a few fruits, but he didn't expect to be discovered like this.

Song Ci also looked at the orchard boss and whispered: "Boss, your orchard can produce 10,000 catties of fruit a year, as for the sake of a few fruits, move the people to the yamen?" It's all neighbors, there's no need to stir up a lot of people for this little thing, what do you say?"

They didn't dare to speak when asked, and they were a little ashamed, Qin Xiaoyue said; "Several, this is our criminal officer, and others may not be able to see the problem, but he is different."

"Ah, is it the Detective?"

They apologized one after another, and then left, and did not go to the yamen, anyway, there was not much of a matter.

Song Ci and the others got into the carriage and left again, "Miss Xiaoyue, now this big Song always likes to magnify some things infinitely, for example, just now, Song Mou dares to guarantee that if there is a party with a hot temper, it may not be so easy today, believe it or not, there may be a murder?"

Qin Xiaoyue said: "What the adults said is that the people also think so, fortunately I met you, the adults, otherwise, I am afraid that it will be enough for the yamen to have a headache."

"By the way, my lord, I see that you are already in your twenties, why haven't you found a girl to marry?"

Song Ci smiled bitterly, "Song has been studying with his father for many years, so there is still time to get married?" No, I just won the first place in the competition, no, the emperor gave me an errand, you say there is still time?"

"Isn't there time for this, my lord, we are now circling around the Great Song Dynasty, especially Jiangnan, it is said that there are many beauties in these places, in case you meet the right one, the folk girl doesn't mind introducing you to one.

Song Ci smiled bitterly, it doesn't seem appropriate for him to find a wife now, two years, maybe there are many people in the court who want to deal with him.

The carriage continued to walk forward, and suddenly saw a pond, and many people gathered nearby, including people from the yamen, as well as local people, and in the distance, Song Ci saw a person lying on the ground without clothes and pants, as if he had drowned.

Song Ci said: "Wencheng Wenwu, stop the carriage, Song wants to see what the situation is."

"Yes, sir!"

Wenwu got out of the car, lifted the curtain and said, "My lord, we have left Zhendong County, which is currently Hexi County, but it is still under the jurisdiction of Lin'an."

Looking at the edge of the pond, it was even more noisy at the moment, Song Ci heard a shouting and scolding in an official uniform, and there was also a shouting of grievances, which kept coming.

"My lord, there seems to be a death over there, why don't we go and take a look?"

Song Ci said: "Song Mou has this intention, by the way, don't show your identity first, Song Mou will take a look first."

On the edge of the pond, Guo Chengjun, the commander of Hexi County, said: "Bold Lu clan, you dare to kill innocent people in broad daylight, this official asks you, are you guilty?"

Lu Sheng said: "My lord, the villain just passed by here and saw someone drowning, how did the villain become a murderer after he came to report to the official?" My lord, this is too arbitrary, right, at least you still have to try the case, right?"

Guo Chengjun said: "Presumptuous, do you still need you to handle the case?" If you are not suspected, why should you report the crime? According to my officer's guess, you killed the person, and you deliberately reported the crime, trying to deliberately get rid of suspicion, can you admit it?"

The family members of the deceased cried non-stop on the side, constantly crying and shouting that Guo Chengjun would severely punish the murderer, and it was best to cut off his head to show the public.

"Adult, if the villain kills someone, he will already be peach every day at this moment, why do you have to call the police? Wouldn't it be nothing to find a place to bury the dead?"

Guo Chengjun said: "Why? Because you know that you have made a meritorious report to the case, and you expect the official to reward you with some silver, but you can't see it, the official can see the truth of the matter at a glance, so you can confess your guilt, come here, put shackles on you, put them in prison, and the official will choose a day to try the case. ”

"Yes!"

Seeing this, Song Ci walked up and asked, "My lord, I don't know if you have evidence of this person's crime, otherwise, how can you directly put on the shackles?"

Guo Chengjun looked at Song Ci and said angrily: "Bold, this official is trying the case, and you need a passer-by to come and ask?" Guo saw that you came in a carriage, it seems that your identity is not simple, listen to the official, go back to be your young master, don't ask if you shouldn't ask about this matter. ”

Song Ci said: "My lord misunderstood, Song just thought it was strange, this Lu Sheng came to report the case, why can you see that he is suspected of murder?" Could it be that it's a guess?"

"I don't want to repeat the extra words of this official for the second time, Xiaoyou, where should you go back, this matter has its own measure, there is no need for you to meddle in things, come to someone, go back to the yamen immediately."

After that, Guo Chengjun sat on the slide bar, and a few catchers carried him and walked out slowly, but the body of the deceased and his family members were still there.

As soon as Song Ci looked at the face of the deceased, he had already seen the clue, but he didn't say anything, but said: "Old man, don't be sad, take the deceased home first, but remember not to bury it, store it in a damp and cold place to prevent the body from decomposing."

The two old men raised their heads, "It's not easy to bury, it's even more sad to put it at home, it's better to bury it, save it from seeing." ”

Wen Chengdao: "Old man, we adults are criminal officers, he can see what is going on in this case, although your son drowned, but we can't wronged a good person, and at the same time, we can't let the murderer go unpunished, right?"

"Ahh Is it a criminal officer?" They exclaimed, "This lord is the punishment officer personally given by the emperor himself?"

Song Ci said: "Yes, Song is exact, two old people, Song is walking around in the Great Song Dynasty, if there is an unjust case, Song doesn't mind breaking it to redress the grievances of the people, if not, it should be taken out to play."

The two knelt on the ground at once, and Song Ci helped them up and said: "Old man, if you have anything to say, you can tell me directly, Song promises, if your son really drowns, then that's it, if he is framed, Song promises to find out the murderer and bring him to justice."

The old man was grateful, and then he opened his mouth, "My son is in his early twenties, and he has not yet married a wife, and when he went out early this morning, he said that he would come to the pond to catch some fish to sell, and at the same time, he would go to the street to collect the money owed by others."

"Fishing? But why did he go down shirtless? Isn't this going to be swimming?"

"Who knows, his father and I didn't care, after all, he was usually alone, so he didn't think much about it, but who could know, at noon today, I received news that he was drowned."

"Who told you that? Is it a member of the Yamen? Do you know this person?"

"It was he who owed a debt, called Huang Mazi, that is, the person who owed us money, and he came to tell us, but it was Lu Sheng who reported to the official."

This Huang Mazi came to inform him of the death, so it means that Lu Sheng may not be the first person to discover, and the creditor is very suspicious, saying not necessarily, this person just didn't want to repay the money, and then deliberately killed people.

"Old man, quickly search for any silver taels on your son's body, don't fall into the water, you know?"

When the old couple heard this, they immediately took action, but after searching all over the place, they found nothing, and there was no nearby grass or falling water.

This means that it is possible that the deceased did not have time to collect the silver, or it is possible that after the collection was finished, someone killed him, and then took the silver.