Chapter 22: Shen Qingtian
"Sun, you said before that you saw Wu Huai poisoned, is this serious?" Seeing that Sun's expression was slightly nervous, Shen Yan waved his hand to let him relax, and his face showed a hearty smile, and he asked slowly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"What the women say is true." Sun's eyes flickered slightly, and then he lowered his head and replied affirmatively.
"Are you sure?" A hint of doubt appeared in Shen Yan's eyes, "Who do you see every day, and you can clearly remember their appearance?" ”
"The women are sure." Sun said affirmatively.
"So you have a great memory, at least you can't do it." The corners of Shen Yan's mouth flashed with an indifferent smile, and he looked thoughtful, and suddenly said with a serious face, "How did this official hear that after the case, there were officials from the Beijing suburb county who came to look for you?" ”
"Huh?" A look of life appeared on Sun's face, his eyes were wide open, and he glanced at Shen Yan with an incredible look, "My lord, the woman didn't want to testify, it was the official Song who came to the door to find the woman, saying that this case was ironclad, but it was best to need some testimony and let the woman testify, the woman didn't want to come forward at the time, but the government officer Song threatened the woman, and the woman had no choice, as the saying goes, the people don't fight with the officials, and the woman had no choice but to agree to testify." ”
"Oh, what you mean by your words is that the official Song used both soft and hard to force you to come forward and commit perjury, right?" A smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's eyebrows, and now that the case has been verified, there is basically a possibility that the case will be reversed, or the flaws in the case have finally been found by himself.
"Yes, sir." A tear welled up in Sun's eyes.
"Sun, this official asked you if you heard or saw anything special before the crime?" Shen Yan's confidence was even more sufficient, and a smile appeared in his eyes, and he suddenly asked.
"Back to my lord, the woman knows that the relationship between Wu Huai and Bian has never been harmonious, before the case, the woman heard Bian and Wu Huai quarrel, and finally Wu Huai slammed the door and went out, and after Wu Huai went out, the woman vaguely heard a dog barking, as if there were several screams from Bian in the middle." Sun thought about it, and suddenly thought of the quarrel between Bian and Wu Huai, and hurriedly said.
"Well, very well, you go down first, sign this testimony." Shen Yan nodded lightly and said indifferently, "Bring the shopkeeper of the arsenic shop to ask." ”
"How much arsenic did Wu Huai buy from you, and what is it for?" After the arsenic shop shopkeeper came in, Shen Yan asked with a smile.
"Back to my lord, Wu Huai bought two taels of arsenic in a small store, as for what it is used for, the small one is unknown." The shopkeeper lowered his head and said.
"You deal in this kind of poisonous substance, when you buy it, don't you ask the customer what it will be used for after buying it?" Shen Yan's brows furrowed slightly, this kind of item is extremely lethal, how can it circulate in the market at will? In order to reduce the harm, the government should carry out the necessary control, of course, this is only Shen Yan's feeling, and there is no power and ability to do this for the time being.
"Back to the adult, the little one asked at the time, but Wu Huai didn't answer, and the little one didn't ask much, and he didn't dare to ask more." The shopkeeper had a trace of fear in his heart, and summarized the use of arsenic that most people buy, "But most of the people who buy arsenic are used to poison rats, who would be stupid to buy arsenic to take it." “
It seems that the seller of steamed buns and the Sun family were forced by the official Song to come forward to testify falsely, but the arsenic seller said that it was true, and Wu Huai did buy some arsenic from him. After questioning the three of them one after another, Shen Yan quickly thought about the authenticity in his mind.
"My lord, after the questioning of the lower officials, there are flaws in the case as predicted by the adults." Waiting for the arsenic seller to go down, Shen Yan glanced at Cui Mingshi with an indifferent smile on the corner of his mouth, "But whether the flaws can be clarified in the end, the lower officials still need to ask about the original autopsy, I wonder if the work came with me?" ”
Shen Yan knew that Cui Mingshi and others must have done their homework in order to give themselves a dismissal, and it was impossible to give themselves enough time to find more clues and find the flaws in the case.
"The official was puzzled when he saw the case file, so he also asked the servant to come with him, ready to ask about it." Cui Mingshi's mind had a hint of bad thoughts, but at this stage of the case, even if he wanted to stop Shen Yan from investigating, it would only delay some time for the other party, unless Shen Yan was not allowed to contact this case again, otherwise the flaws and truth would soon be found by Shen Yan, and he seemed to want to see how capable Shen Yan was in his heart, which was not only to receive Shen Yan's benefits, but also to have an overall understanding of Shen Yan's ability and prepare for follow-up measures.
"Adults are really thoughtful." Shen Yan hurriedly gave him a tall hat that was not clever, but it made Cui Mingshi a little crying and laughing, "Spread it." ”
"What did you find when you examined the corpse after the crime?" After he arrived, Shen Yan didn't say the slightest greeting, and asked straight to the point.
"Back to my lord, after the crime, I went to the scene of the crime with the county honor, and when I saw that Bian Mou's lips were Q county zun and the small one were suspected of being poisoned to death, it happened that Wu Huai had an argument with Bian that day, and before that, Wu Huai bought some arsenic from the arsenic shop, and after the county lord asked the neighbors, he agreed that Wu Huai was holding a grudge, so he poisoned Bian to death, killing people to vent his anger." He briefly stated the process of the crime scene and the verification process of the county order in the suburbs of Beijing.
"Oh, then after returning to the county office, how did the county order try the case." Shen Yanran was interested in asking County D to interrogate Wu Huai, but Wu Huai did not admit it, and the county lord was a little impatient to torture, but Wu Huai was beaten several times and finally confessed that he poisoned and killed. A look of course appeared on his face.
"Why do these officials like to use heavy punishments, is this unclear to force criminal suspects to take the initiative to resist the evidence of the crime, when will these officials change this inhumane method, and really want to help criminal suspects clear their crimes and catch the real criminals." After listening to the words, Shen Yan pursed his mouth, a trace of mockery and helplessness appeared in his eyes, glanced at Cui Mingshi, and said indifferently.
"Uh-huh." A stiff expression appeared on Cui Mingshi's face.
"Zuo, have you done an autopsy or verification of Bian's corpse?" A hint of expectation flashed in Shen Yan's eyes.
"Back to my lord, the county lord has already decided the case, and the small one is not much to do." A hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes.
"As a servant, it is my responsibility to conduct an autopsy, not how the county respects it, and I don't do it." A hint of fierceness flashed in Shen Yan's eyes, and he said solemnly, "Bring Bian Mou's body here, prepare a long silver needle, and the official will personally conduct an autopsy." ”
"Master Shen, the deceased is the greatest, so such an autopsy is disrespectful to the deceased." Cui Mingshi's eyes flashed with a trace of contempt, disgust and fear, and he said softly to Shen Yan.
"My lord, the purpose of the autopsy is to let the deceased go with peace of mind, and also to prevent the real murderer from going unpunished." Shen Yan said with some disagreement.
"Look, there is no black on the silver needle at all, which proves that the deceased was not poisoned by arsenic." After the corpse was carried over, Shen Yan held the silver needle in his hand, stood quietly in front of the corpse for a long time, and muttered in a low voice, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do this, just to let you go with peace of mind, not to wronged a good person, let the real murderer be caught, I have to be sorry for you, after chanting in his mouth, his right hand trembled slightly, and then took a deep breath, slammed it into the stomach of the deceased, and then pulled it out tremblingly, seeing that the silver needle had not changed in the slightest, Shen Yan raised his head, shook off the trace of fear in his heart, and said loudly.
"The throat is not black." After Shen Yan finished speaking, he inserted it in his throat again, and after pulling it out, the silver needle did not look black, "If the deceased is poisoned, the silver needle inserted into the throat and stomach will turn black, but the silver needle in the official's hand has not changed in the slightest, which is enough to prove that the deceased was not poisoned." ”
"My lord, after the investigation of the lower officials and the clues before and after the clues are connected, the lower officials have found out the truth of this case." Shen Yan stood up, his eyes flashed with confidence, and he said loudly, "Wu Huai, the culprit with the case, is a witness to the Sun family, the steamed bun seller and the arsenic seller." ”
"Wu Huai, you and Bian Mou have always been at odds, Bian Mou had a big quarrel with you before he died, and it happened that one day you went to the arsenic shop to sell two taels of arsenic in order to poison the rats at home, so the neighbors all thought that you poisoned Bian, which Sun and others can use as witnesses." After waiting for someone to bring it, Shen Yan pondered for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and said slowly.
"The county magistrate and the gang in the suburbs of Beijing rushed to the scene of the crime and found that the deceased's lips were blue, coupled with the testimony provided by the neighbors, the county magistrate determined that you had poisoned Bian, and later saw that you did not recruit, so he used a heavy punishment, and you couldn't stand the punishment, so you reluctantly admitted that you poisoned the deceased." Shen Yan first glanced at Wu Huai, who was kneeling on the ground, then glanced at everyone present, and then said, "The deceased's lips were blue, not because he was poisoned by arsenic, but because he was bitten by a dog a few times, and finally died of rabies, so his lips were blue, which Sun's testimony can testify." ”
"Don't ask me why I get rabies when I am bitten by a dog, my lips will be blue, these are basic common sense." Seeing a hint of surprise flashing on the faces of Cui Mingshi and the others, the corners of Shen Yan's mouth rose slightly, and he said indifferently, "In order to increase the persuasiveness, the county order in the suburbs of Beijing sent the official Song to find the steamed bun seller and the Sun family to give false testimony, this is a serious dereliction of duty. ”
"Sun, the seller of steamed buns, this official knows that it is not easy for you to be a small person, and he also thinks that you are a first-time offender, so I will not investigate your criminal responsibility in this case, I hope you will hold your chest up in the future and be an upright person." A trace of righteousness flashed in Shen Yan's eyes, "Wu Huai, now that the case is revealed, this official will acquit you and release you on the spot." ”
"My lord, you are really the Lord Qingtian who solves cases like a god." After Wu Huai and the others heard Shen Yan's verdict, they shouted loudly.