"That means that you, the shopkeeper, are you a small gamble here, aren't you? Is there a gambling hall with a big win or loss?

The shopkeeper sighed, "Yes, my lord, we are all ordinary people, and we don't dare to make a big deal about it, and if the yamen is held accountable, I can't afford to wait." ”

Song Qing nodded, and finally talked about the topic at this moment.

"Shopkeeper, Song wants to ask you, have you ever heard of a gambler named Hu San? This man actually lost ten taels of silver overnight. ”

The shopkeeper opened his mouth without thinking about it, "My lord, you really asked the right person, this Hu San, the little one has really heard of it, didn't this person be cut down last year because of homicide?"

"My lord, why did you ask this person? Although this Hu San is not a small guest here, but, because of this person's gambling addiction, as long as it is a gambling house in the county, no one does not know him. ”

Song Qing was silent for a while, and continued: "I don't hide it from the shopkeeper, this Hu San may have died unjustly, and at this moment Song urgently needs to ask about him. "Died unjustly? Now the shopkeeper was shocked, this is a case personally tried by the magistrate, why is there an unjust case?

He was a little afraid to answer, for fear of offending Qin Shuizhi County, so he shook his head at this moment and said, "Adult, the little one knows that this Hu San owed a lot of foreign debts before he died."

"These foreign debts are all lent out by gambling houses, in our local area, there are many forces, my lord, you said that this Hu San did not kill anyone, I think it is impossible, and besides, he may kill people and rob money."

Song Qing thought to himself, it may be right to owe gambling debts, although this Hu San said that he didn't dare to kill people, but he knew that gambling debts were difficult to repay.

Besides, these people are powerful people, he doesn't think that he has any power to duel with the other party, and he has some resentment at the moment.

"Shopkeeper, Song wants to know, is there a saying in your local area that people are dead?"

"My lord, this statement is not only in our county, but also in the whole Song Dynasty, but if the silver is not too much, such as tens of thousands of taels, then it should all leave with the departure of people.

Song Qing understood, the case was exactly as he thought, and the truth of the matter had been solved little by little.

After leaving this place, Song Qing came to a gambling hall again, and it can be seen that this place is larger and can accommodate hundreds of people, which is even better than before.

"Miss Yueyue, write down this place, as long as you wait until this case is resolved, this place will definitely be over."

"Yes, my lord."

Coming inside through the door, it was empty, and a few guests were shouting at the table, very presumptuous.

A junior came over and was startled when he saw Song Qingshi, why are there still adults here? I guess it's a gamble.

Xiao Erdao.... My lord, I wonder what kind of wind is blowing you?"

Song Qinger didn't say a word, glared at the other party, "Xiao Er, call your boss out to Song, put it down, Song is not here to investigate you today."

Xiao Er didn't dare to refuse, and immediately walked away, for fear of delaying half a minute, Song Qing boarded for a while, and then one by one fat middle-aged people trotted over, and immediately knelt down when they came to Song Qing's side.

"The little one greets the adults, and may the adults live long live.....

Song Qing hurriedly stopped, this was trying to kill himself, right?

"I said shopkeeper, don't shout like that, in case the people in the palace know, thinking that you are going to rebel, thinking that Song is going to usurp the throne, at that time, you and I will definitely die.

The shopkeeper was afraid, and hurriedly apologized, the official is an official or a bandit, even if he has great strength, he will not dare to fight against the people of the court, otherwise there will be no place to die.

Song Qingdao: "Shopkeeper, your gambling house is doing a prosperous business, but I don't know if the monthly tax has been paid on time?" When the officer asks you, you must answer truthfully. ”

He trembled, almost dying, and his face was afraid.

"Adult, the small ones don't dare to come here, there are magistrates in this place, and the small ones don't dare to evade taxes even if they have the courage to do so, otherwise the small ones are willing to hand over the heads of the people.

Song Qing would not believe this, this person must have an unusual relationship here, because he was solving the case and not gambling, he didn't want to care about this matter.

"Shopkeeper, about your gambling house, the official doesn't want to investigate, there are a few questions I don't know if you can answer truthfully, if the official gets an important clue, maybe he can let you go at this moment.

The shopkeeper respectfully didn't dare to slack off, "My lord, if you have something to say, just ask, as long as the little one knows, there will never be a word to hide, otherwise you will arrest me directly." ”

Song Qingdao: "There is nothing else, Song just wants to know, about a gambler named Hu San a year ago, you should know, right?"

Hu San? The shopkeeper had an impression and immediately said: "My lord, I really know that this person has been beheaded because he killed someone last year, my lord, what are you asking this thing for?" This man owes the little eighty taels of silver. ”

Song Qing knew that Hu San had come here to gamble, and due to bad luck or someone framed him, he owed a lot of usury.

"So the shopkeeper, do you mean that this Hu San is your frequent visitor here? But Song didn't know, how did he owe the eighty taels? I can't borrow it from you.

The shopkeeper didn't dare to hide it at all, "My lord, you are really right about this, since the small one is a gambling house, then you can't ignore it when the guests have no money, if that's the case, who else will dare to play in the future?"

Tang Yueyue opened her mouth at this moment, "So the shopkeeper, at this moment, I want to know, did this Hu San lose eighty taels of silver overnight?" He borrowed money from you all? Did you get interest?"

The shopkeeper seemed to feel something, and his body trembled involuntarily.

"My lord, it's true, this Hu San is very lucky, almost every game will lose, so he was also anxious, after losing all the silver, he found a small one to borrow eighty taels of silver, but after a few hours, he lost a clean one." "My lord, as for the interest, the small one can't be lent to him for nothing, can it? Besides, we also collect less, eighty taels, and I want him to pay me back only one hundred taels a month. ”

Song Qing thought to himself, this interest is also a lot, but compared to other loan sharks, it is much better.

"But my lord, who could have known that this Hu San went to block the road and robbed the next day, killed a person, and was arrested by the magistrate shortly after, hey, it's a pity that I have eighty taels of silver, how do you say you want this back?"

Saying that, he looked very sad, and Song Qing couldn't help but want to scold him.

"Shopkeeper, now that Hu San is dead, you didn't think about going over to his wife to ask for money? That's eighty taels, aren't you distressed?"

"Looking for his family? Hey, he was poor, and there was no note at the time, and Hu San was also dead, his wife might not admit it, and even if he took the things at home, he wouldn't have to pay for it.

Song Qing nodded, this shopkeeper still has some conscience, but since he has violated the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, he can't be let go.

"Shopkeeper, thank you very much for telling this official, the yamen is currently dealing with this Hu San murder case, and you may need to appear in court to testify, this official hopes that you should not stay away recently, because the yamen will summon you at any time.

The latter was gracious and did not dare to refuse.

Song Qing led everyone to finally walk out and walk on the way to the yamen. Tang Yueyue said: "My lord, I have a hunch about things, it may be that this Hu San deliberately confessed his guilt, eighty taels of silver, he knew that he couldn't afford it, so he wanted to die, after all, the debt of death is gone."

Song Qing also had this meaning, he felt that this matter might be possible, and as for what was going on, he had to re-examine it.

"Miss Yueyue, it seems that during the time you have followed Song, you have actually grown a lot, and you may become Song's right-hand man one day?"

Tang Yueyue said: "Isn't it the right hand now?" Don't worry, my lord, I'll be your left shoulder from now on, and I'll be your right shoulder with the lieutenant general?"

They walked back, and finally after a while, they finally came to the yamen, in the hall, Qin Shui sat on the high platform godlessly, he was waiting for Song Qing's questioning.

With the stride of several people, he has not yet noticed that he has been distracted, and he is still stunned, looking at the ground with his eyes as if he is demented.

"Qin Zhixian, I don't know what to do early in the morning?" Song Qing's voice came, and it was only then that Qin Zhixian woke up from his distraction, and when he looked at Song Qing, he was very guilty and hurriedly walked down.

He knelt down with Shushi and said: "Song Ti Xing, until today, the humble official knows that this case is very, very absurd, and the low official feels that Song Ti's inference of the sentence is correct, and this case is indeed unjust."

What Qin Shui said surprised Song Qing a little, he didn't expect the other party to say such a thing.

"Qin Zhixian, since you have already said so, then Song Mou doesn't have much to say, to put it bluntly, this case actually has little to do with Qin Zhixian, even if it is an unjust case, Song Mou will not blame you."

This time, it was already Qin Shui's turn to be shocked, he didn't expect Song Qing to treat him like this.

"Song Tixing, the lowly duty accidentally created an unjust case, how can you not blame the lowly duty? In this way, I will not be happy in my heart, and I will always feel guilty. ”

Song Qingdao: "Qin Zhixian, all kinds of clues in this case are actually inseparable from Hu San, and he also took the initiative to admit his guilt, in fact, he can't complain about you, today Song is going to give you a careful analysis of this case."

"By the way, Miss Yueyue, please go and bring Hu San's wife to the yamen], just say that Song is going to correct his husband's name today."

"What a big man." Tang Yueyue ran out with a few soldiers.

In the yamen hall, Song Qing and Qin Shui, the magistrate of the county, sat looking at each other, and the two were talking about the case.