When Shen Lian was taking a nap in the room, Xiao Ju suddenly knocked on the door.

Xiao Ju was arranged by Old Man Wang to be a maid for Shen Lian a few days ago, this little girl is fourteen or fifteen years old, but she is very clever.

When she heard a knock on the door, she sat up yawning.

"Come in."

After Xiao Ju walked in, she couldn't wait to say, "The prefect came to look for you, I see that he looks nervous, it seems that there is something very serious, you can go over and take a look." ”

Hearing this, Shen Lian didn't say a word, and walked out quickly with shoes on.

She knew very well in her heart that the prefect Chuxi suddenly came to look for her, presumably there must be another case happening, and she had to hurry up and go over to see what was going on.

When he saw Chu Xi, he looked nervous.

Before Shen Lian could speak, he couldn't wait to say, "Something is wrong, there is an accident on the county order." ”

He didn't say the point directly, which made Shen Lian feel very strange, "What happened?" "That's right, we just received a notice here that the county magistrate had killed someone, so I sent someone to hurry to his house, and when I went, I found him standing in his house with a dagger, and his seven-year-old son lying on the ground."

Shen Lian's face was surprised by these words, and he asked in disbelief, "You mean, the county ordered him to kill his own son?" After a long sigh, Chu Xi replied, "Judging from the situation at the scene, this is the case, but he is an official of the imperial court, how could he do such a thing?" Moreover, it was his son who died. ”

In his previous work, Shen Lian had many contacts with the county commander, and he was not a short-tempered person.

Although the ability is a little lacking, but it is not mediocre, on the contrary, it is quite able to listen to the advice of others.

How could such a person kill his own son? This made her feel a little strange, and she couldn't figure out the key for a while.

At this time, Yin Chen also walked out of the room, he came out earlier than Shen Lian just now, so he knew what was going on early in the morning.

He swore an oath, "The county magistrate will never do such a thing, he is timid and afraid of things, and he doesn't dare to do ordinary bad things, how could he do this thing of killing his own son?" For his statement, Shen Lian nodded in agreement, feeling quite reasonable.

Now I can't know any important clues by guessing out of thin air, so I can only go to meet the county commander and ask him what happened.

As a person concerned, he must have known what was going on at that time.

Because of the suspicion of murder, the county order has been put in prison by Chu Xi, waiting for the results of the investigation.

A few came to the big guy, and after seeing them, the county commander couldn't wait to start defending himself.

"I really didn't kill anyone, it was my son, how could I do it to him? It's really not me, it's not me! Seeing that he was a little emotional, Shen Lian comforted, "Don't worry, we will definitely investigate this matter, but before that, you must tell us clearly, what happened at that time, how could you hold that bloodstained dagger in your hand?" And, is your son still lying around? After hearing this, the prefectural order's mood finally eased and began to explain.

"Actually, I don't know exactly what happened, after I had lunch, I felt dizzy, so I went home and lay down to think about sleeping, I didn't sleep very well, I had a lot of dreams, and then, I don't know how long it took, I heard an exclamation, opened my eyes, and found my lady standing in the room screaming with a shocked face, and then ran out, and I tried to sit up, but found that my body was very uncomfortable, and then I saw my son lying on the ground, and I had a dagger in my hand, at this time, The prefect sent someone to arrive and arrested me. ”

For this short description of him, after finishing speaking, Shen Lian did not ask immediately, but only asked after a little thought.

"You mean, you felt tired and a little unwell, didn't you?" The county magistrate nodded, "That's right, when I woke up, it was also like this, I felt that my head was very heavy, a bit like a serious illness, in short, I can't describe it, I heard a strange feeling." ”

"When you woke up, your wife was in the room, wasn't she?"

"Yes, she was the one who screamed and I woke up."

After answering, he looked at Shen Lian and pleaded, "You must help me, I'm afraid only you can help me in this matter, otherwise, I may really be finished, you must help me!" Seeing him like this, Shen Lian solemnly promised, "Don't worry, I will definitely find the real murderer, and I will never let you be wronged like this, so don't worry." ”

After coming out of the prison, Chu Xi looked at Shen Lian and asked, "What's the matter, are there any new discoveries?" ”

"Judging from what the county magistrate said just now, I think he may have been hit by a drug or something, so he will have that feeling of exhaustion, but who killed the person is not very clear now, I think we have to meet the county magistrate's wife."

When she found Wang, the woman of the county order, she was crying with grief.

In the face of such a situation, it is normal for her to be difficult to accept for a while, and it is human nature that she can't control herself.

But Shen Lian noticed that she had been carefully dressed, both in terms of dress and makeup, she was very exquisite, and even her hair was meticulously combed.

If it were someone else, I'm afraid she wouldn't be in the mood to take care of herself, but she was different.

This made Shen Lian pay extra attention to her, and because she was the first person to find out, naturally the suspicion was more obvious.

Seeing that the prefect was coming with someone, Wang got up, "It's annoying to the adults when such a thing happens, but I never thought that the person who killed our child turned out to be the child's biological father, my husband, I ......" Speaking of this, her voice suddenly became choked.

She hid her face and cried, she couldn't see her true expression, judging from her crying, Shen Lian felt that it was a little false.

"Are you so sure that the child was killed by the county magistrate?" She looked at Wang and asked.

Being asked so suddenly, Wang was a little surprised, he was stunned for a moment, but then replied, "After all, I saw it with my own eyes, and I don't want to believe it, but I have to believe it!" ”

"Then tell me, why did the county order him do such a thing?" Facing Shen Lian's questioning, Wang Shi seemed a little at a loss, and kept shaking his head, "I don't know very well, and I don't want to believe such a thing, but I also have to believe it." ”

After a pause, she continued, "Originally, I wanted to discuss some family matters with him, but I didn't expect to see such a scene, he was holding a knife, I saw it with my own eyes, this will not be fake." ”

Shen Lian nodded thoughtfully and asked one last question.

"At that time, when the prefectural magistrate was having lunch, were you all with him?" Wang shook his head, "No, I was leading my son to play outside, so I didn't eat, he ate by himself." ”

After getting along for so long, Yin Chen also knew something about Shen Lian.

She kept asking Wang like this, which showed that she was already suspicious, otherwise, it would never be like this.

"Then after you found out at that time, you went to report the crime directly, right?" Yin Chen suddenly asked again.

"I ......" Wang couldn't answer for a while, the whole person seemed to pause, and it took a long time to respond, "I didn't report to the official at the time, and then I didn't know how the people from the government came, and then I took my master away." ”

"Okay, we have already cleared the situation, so let's ask here today, please mourn."

After the prefect made a symbolic remark, they left first.

After walking out, Shen Lian couldn't wait to look at the prefect and asked, "Do you know who went to report to the official at that time?" ”