Chapter 68: Murder Suspect
Not much.
Wu Bing, the horse, came in a hurry in a carriage.
He was so anxious, not because of the witnesses, but because he had heard of the tragedy here.
The murder of a family of women and children made them angry.
And it just so happened that the former owner of the Liu family was someone he knew.
At the beginning, because of Prince Wei's matter, the owner of the Liu family was innocently implicated, and all the men in the family were beheaded, which was already miserable.
Unexpectedly, the only remaining pair of orphans and widows are now dying tragically.
He was filled with grief and indignation.
When his subordinates reported that the horses had arrived, the gloomy court lieutenant Cheng Wang Yan immediately greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Old Wu, I'm really sorry to bother you to make a trip. It was really the suspect who refused to confess, and the official had no choice but to act. ”
Wang Yan's attitude was very respectful.
Wu Bing's gaze did not look at him, nor at the others in the room, but at the four corpses that had been put down for examination, his face full of anger.
Wang Yan didn't dare to speak again.
A moment later, Yu Tingxue and five other women from Qingyue Tower were also brought over.
Wang Yan glanced at them coldly, then pointed at Wei Yan and said, "Have you ever seen this young man last night?" ”
Yu Tingxue glanced at Wei Yan, nodded and said, "Lord Hui, the concubine has seen it." ”
The other five women all hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"When? Make it clear! ”
Wang Yan shouted.
The other five women all said, "It's probably the time of the child." ”
Yu Tingxue said: "From the time of the sea to the time of this morning, I have seen it." ”
Wang Yan sneered when he heard this, and beckoned to the other five women: "You guys come to the back, and the official will interrogate them separately!" ”
Immediately, he left with five other women.
Wei Yan arched his hand at Yu Tingxue and expressed his gratitude.
Yu Tingxue's face turned pale, and her eyes looked at the four corpses.
After a while, Wang Yan returned with the five women, looked at Yu Tingxue with a sneer on his face and said, "Listen to Xue Girl, this official asks you again, have you seen Wei Yan from last night to this morning?" ”
Yu Tingxue bowed her head and said, "Yes, my lord." ”
Wang Yan smiled coldly, approached her, stared at her coldly, and said, "So, you didn't sleep all night last night and kept staring at him, didn't you?" ”
Yu Tingxue was slightly stunned, hesitated for a moment, and Fang shook his head.
The corners of Wang Yan's mouth showed a touch of smugness, and said, "So, when did you fall asleep?" When didn't you look at him? Recruit from the truth! ”
Yu Tingxue's eyes looked at Wei Yan, and said honestly: "After the concubine took Wei Gongzi back to the Qinglou, she helped Wei Gongzi take off his shoes and socks, wash his feet, and serve him to lie on the bed, and the concubine returned to the table and looked at ......."
"Look at what? Say! ”
Wang Yan snorted coldly.
Yu Tingxue said: "Looking at the poems that the concubine likes, I fell asleep unconsciously, probably when I was ugly." ”
Wang Yan clapped his hands and said, "That's right." ”
After speaking, he turned around, walked in front of Wei Yan, stared at him sharply and said: "After listening to the Snow Maiden falling asleep, you secretly got up, left through the window, and went to Liufu, intending to rape the eldest lady of the Liu family, but was discovered by her family and had to kill people." Annoyed, you hung them all on it, and then walked away, and sneaked back to the room where the Snow Maiden listened to in the green building. That's why the Snow Maiden will say that I have seen you from last night to this morning. Wei Yan, is what the official said right? ”
At this time, Wu Bing, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke: "Lord Wang, what you said is your guess, do you have any evidence?" ”
Wang Yan turned around, arched his hand, and said, "Naturally, there is evidence. ”
Immediately, he pointed to the maid named Cui'er and said, "This little maid is the only survivor of Liufu, after hearing her young lady screaming last night, she saw this villain flee with her own eyes, yes or no?" ”
He questioned the maid.
Cui'er trembled, "Yes." ”
Liu Yi on the side said angrily: "My lord, this maid just said that the figure she saw was only similar, and even the clothes were wrong, how can you think that it is Wei Yan now?" ”
Wang Yan suddenly shouted angrily: "This official didn't let you speak, you have to shut up!" Come on, give me a slap! ”
The little official behind him was just about to step forward and slap his mouth, Wu Bing suddenly said: "Lord Wang, this person is an old man and a junior." What he just said, but the truth? This maid didn't see who that figure was at all? ”
The little official immediately stopped where he was, and did not dare to come forward again.
Wang Yan had no choice but to say: "Old Wu, this is just a quibble between the two, and the evidence is already very clear." This maid saw with her own eyes during the day yesterday that this villain despised her eldest lady and had ill intentions towards her eldest lady, and at night she saw that figure was exactly the same as this villain, hehe. ”
Speaking of this, he smiled and said respectfully: "If it weren't for this villain who said that he was a guest at your house last night, you can come to testify, to be honest, this official would have taken him back to prison a long time ago, and he would have been tortured." ”
The implication is that I'm giving you old face?
Wang Yan frowned and said, "Lord Wang has always been so rash in handling cases?" What you said is just speculation. Even if this Wei Yan despises the eldest lady of the Liu family during the day, it doesn't mean that he will definitely go at night. ”
Liu Yi said loudly: "Old Wu, during the day yesterday, it was not Wei Yan who was light on the eldest lady of the Liu family, but the eldest lady of the Liu family who drowned, and Wei Yan wanted to save her. ”
Wang Yan sneered: "To save people, you need to touch and kiss? This is the first time I've heard of it. ”
Liu Yi has already said: "Then you are lonely and unheard!" ”
"You ......"
Wang Yan's face was pale, but he looked at the face of the colt, so he had to suppress his anger back, looked at Wei Yan, and suddenly sneered: "Wei Yan, you still don't admit it, do you?" ”
Wei Yan said: "What has not been done, will the adults admit it?" ”
Wang Yan nodded and said, "Okay, then the official will convince you!" ”
After that, he turned his head and looked at one of the five women in Qingyue Tower, and said, "Miss Heyue, tell me what you saw last night." ”
The woman named Heyue took two steps forward, bowed, bowed her head and said: "The concubine was sleepless last night, and went for a walk in the courtyard, probably ugly, when she suddenly saw Sister Tingxue's window open, and then saw a young man turn out of the window, and then quickly climbed over the wall and left. ”
Wang Yan said with a cold face: "What you said is the truth? If you dare to make a false confession, you should be punished together! ”
He Yue's body trembled, and she knelt down in a hurry, and said with a crying voice: "What the concubine said is absolutely true, I will never dare to lie, please be enlightened." ”
Wang Yan sneered and said, "Since you have no grievances with this Wei Yan, naturally you won't deliberately frame him, right?" ”
After speaking, his eyes looked at Wei Yan again and said, "Now, do you have anything else to say?" ”
Liu Yi still said loudly: "It's impossible for Brother Yan to do such a thing!" She must be lying! ”
Wu Bing's eyes also began to look at this young man suspiciously.
At this time, Yu Tingxue suddenly spoke: "My lord, the concubine doesn't believe that Wei Gongzi would do such a thing. Although the concubine is not talented, she is still a little confident in her appearance. Last night, the concubine personally brought Wei Gongzi back to the room, not afraid of other sisters seeing it, not afraid of losing her reputation, indicating that the concubine body already belonged to Wei Gongzi. Whatever Wei Gongzi wants to do to the concubine, he can succeed. So why did he go far and turn a blind eye to the concubine, but he wanted to commit a capital crime and mistreat the eldest lady of the Liu family? Isn't that strange? ”
Wu Bing's expression moved, and he nodded: "It's indeed a little unreasonable. ”
Wang Yan snorted coldly: "Listen to the Snow Girl, everyone is eating from the pot and looking at the bowl, this villain is naturally tired of you and wants to find something fresh." ”
Yu Tingxue smiled faintly and said, "This time the adult is really wrong, Wei Gongzi is definitely not that kind of person." Moreover, the concubine's body is still a virgin, and Wei Gongzi has never touched it at all. ”
Wang Yan was annoyed and said angrily: "That is, this villain doesn't look down on you, and he has a crush on the eldest lady of the Liu family!" Men like innocent girls, you are in the Qinglou, even if you are still a virgin now, no one believes it! This scoundrel thinks that your body is already dirty, so he is willing to go far! ”
As soon as these words came out, Yu Tingxue's face suddenly turned pale, and her eyes looked at the young man.
Wei Yan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Listen to Snow Maiden, don't defend me anymore." Obviously, Lord Wang has long decided that I am the villain, and wants to put me to death. I killed five people in a row, all of them stabbed them in the chest, stabbed a lot of knives, and there was blood everywhere, and I was wearing this dress from last night to now, and it was really clean. ”
Everyone's eyes looked at his clothes.
Wu Bing was puzzled: "It's really strange, the old man saw this young man with his own eyes last night, and he was indeed wearing this clothes." As for whether he has exactly the same clothes, a search will be known. ”
Wang Yan was silent for a moment, and Fang squinted his eyes and said to the little official behind him: "You go and search his clothes, inside and out, all of them to see if there are any blood stains." ”
The two officials behind him agreed, and immediately stepped forward to search.
Wei Yan took the initiative to take off his coat and let him search.
A search of the entire body was carried out, and no blood was found.
"Your Excellency, his shoes haven't been searched yet."
At this time, the woman named Heyue suddenly spoke.
Wei Yan's eyes flashed, he glanced at her, and took the initiative to take off his shoes under the gaze of the two officials.
One of the officials picked up his left shoe, flipped it up and down, and suddenly looked at the sole of the shoe and shouted, "My lord! There is blood on the soles of these shoes! ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces changed.
Wei Yan was stunned for a moment, but suddenly raised his head and looked at the girl in a white dress with skin like snow.