Wencheng Wenwu led the way, and everyone walked on the street for a while, and finally came to a thatched hut, the house was neat, but very dilapidated, it was raining heavily outside, and it was raining lightly inside.

The house was deserted and completely unpopular, and there was only an old man sitting in it, with his head down, burning the coins.

Wen Cheng said: "My lord, this is here, this is the old woman's home, since we came yesterday, we have not been able to bear to disturb it."

Song Ci opened the wooden door and walked in slowly, there was a coffin in the house, which was prepared by the old woman for her son, and she wanted to keep it for herself, but unexpectedly, the white-haired person sent the black-haired person.

Song Ci came to the door of the house and said, "Old man, can I come in?"

The old woman glanced at everyone and walked slowly, with tears on her face, and it was obvious that she could not get out of this blow at all.

"Several, the old woman is at home alone, it's inconvenient now, can you leave? I'm not in the mood to accompany you, old woman.

Song Ci said: "Old man, we won't bother you for a long time, Song only needs to ask about the situation."

"Inquire about the situation? What do you need to ask? I'm sorry, my wife is not in the mood and doesn't want to talk to you, I'm really sorry. ”

She was about to close the door, Wenwu immediately blocked the door, Xiaoxiang took the opportunity to say: "Old man, our adult is a criminal prison officer, if you have any grievances, you can tell our lordship, he will definitely help you administer justice."

"Judge?" The old woman was stunned for a moment, and then quickly reacted, and said excitedly: "Childe, do you mean that you are the Song Ci Song Ti Punishment?"

Song Ci said: "Yes, it is Song Ci below, old man, we are inspecting in the Great Song Dynasty, and we just came to this Changting County, and I saw you at the Yamen yesterday, can you tell me about the situation?"

Instructed Song Ci and the others to sit down, and the old woman said: "Lord Song, Lord Qingtian, my son is crying, he is only forty years old, although he has not yet married a wife, but ah, he died like this, do you say that I am willing to be a wife?"

At this point, everyone didn't know how to comfort them, the white-haired person sent the black-haired person, even if you can break the sky, you can't let the other party put down their hearts and feel better.

"Old man, can you tell me about your son, how he died, and how he ended up in prison? If there are any clues, Song will definitely find them, and then magnify them infinitely, and then give him justice. ”

The old man wiped away his tears and said slowly, "Lord Song, although my son said that his hands and feet were not clean, he was imprisoned for theft, but... But the law of the Great Song Dynasty stipulates that all thieves caught will be executed? No, the court doesn't have this provision!"

Song Ci shook his head and said: "This is a real thing, Da Song does not have this regulation, old man, can you tell me about the situation?"

She nodded, and slowly opened the conversation.

"It was five days ago at noon, and the old woman was cooking at home, but soon after a few servants came running and told me that my son had been arrested for theft."

"At first, I didn't think much about it, this bastard boy just loves to steal, his father beat him a lot back then, but this thing is disobedient, even if he beats him to death, he doesn't listen.

"When the official told the old woman that he had been arrested, I was still a little happy, because ah, now the yamen can take care of it for me, but who can know? Just yesterday, just yesterday afternoon, the official brought the body and told me that he had an accident while escaping prison and died.

Song Ci said: "How can an accident happen when you escape from prison? What kind of environment is behind the cell? Are there cliffs?"

"No... Song Ti was sentenced, and the old woman dared to guarantee that behind the cell was a flat land, there was no cliff at all, and there was no river or the like, where was a barren grassland, if this kind of place could have an accident, it would be worth it. ”

Song Ci nodded, the specific situation has to be investigated on the spot, otherwise, it will be difficult to explain clearly now.

"Old man, did the officer tell you where the crime scene was? That is, where was your son's body found?"

She thought for a while and said, "Just a few dozen meters behind the cell, Song Tixing, you say that a seventy or eighty person is okay, why do you have an accident at a young age?" The yamen said that he fell to his death, but why don't I believe the old woman?"

Song Ci didn't answer immediately, but pondered for a while, and then said, "Then can you tell me how long the official sentenced your son?"

"This.... The magistrate didn't say anything, and I didn't ask, I used to be detained for ten days and half a month and pay some money and come out,....."

Song Ci understood a little more, and at this moment he also had doubts, just ask, I don't know how long the sentence will be, is it necessary for him to escape from prison? The price is so great that I'm afraid no one will believe it.

"I don't know why your son was arrested?.. It must have been something stolen!"

.This one.... It seems that a few domestic animals were stolen and found by others, so this .... This bastard boy, although the conditions at home are not good, but the food is not bad for him, for this little thing, as for the loss of his old life?"

Song Ci has understood a lot, but now he can't close the case, because there are still many things that have not been explained clearly.

"Old man, you give the address of the owner's house to Song, and I will take the time to inquire about the situation in a while."

"Address... The address seems to be in.... Five miles to the east, there is a large pond on the other side, and on the edge of the pond is the owner's home. ”

Pond side. Is it on? Where should belong to Xiangyang, many people will walk through here, ordinary novices, or worried people, do not dare to go to steal at all, there may be other hidden reasons for this matter.

Leaving the old woman's house, Song Ci gave her ten taels of silver as funeral expenses, and then everyone left and walked towards their destination.

After about half an hour, he finally came to his destination, and looking at this place, Song Ci's puzzlement became even heavier.

There is a wide road here, and there are horse-drawn carriages on both sides of the road, and many passers-by have come back from the market, and they are walking on the road.

This pond is very large, more than 100 meters long and wide, and the east side is the householder, and this is the only one, presumably, he is the owner.

Behind the house, there were no plants to hide, so it was obvious that this place would be exposed to everyone's noses, and the thief didn't seem to have such courage.

Qin Xiaoyue said: "My lord's place may be the owner's house, if his livestock is not stolen, even if the thief is caught red-handed, there is no need to call the police, after all, they are all neighbors."

Song Ci said: "It's hard to say this question, because we are not the parties involved, I guess, only by asking about the situation in the past can we be clear."

So saying, the people walked over, and when they came to the back of the house, the house dog barked, and soon someone came out of the house, a man in his early forties and wearing an apron.