The sudden change caught Sun Tu off guard, and they immediately returned to the Kaifeng Mansion to learn more about the inside story.

After entering the yamen, Sun Tu heard many people talking about Xu Tieying, who was being severely interrogated in the second hall, but he did not ask these people about the relevant news, but went straight to the Tongju Hall to see Xue Yuanpeng. This time, Xue Tong didn't avoid seeing him, and quickly let him in to speak.

Sun Tu suppressed the irritability in his heart a little, and then saluted and asked: "General judgment, Xia Guan just got the news that Xu Tieying, a suspect who is very related to the arson case in Changxingfang, was suddenly taken down by the people of my Kaifeng Mansion, I don't know if this matter is true?" ”

"Yes, this official also learned about this, and was about to send someone to inform you, but you are very well informed." Xue Yuanpeng said with a smile, looking at him, he was obviously prepared, and it was expected that Sun Tu would come to him.

Sun Tu frowned: "But didn't the general judgment hand over this case to the lower officials for investigation and punishment early in the morning?" Why did it suddenly change in just two or three days? ”

"What you said is a bit wronged by the official, this matter is not a decision made by the official, but the meaning of Han Fuyin. Moreover, just last night, Fang Boyan and Peng Gang suddenly reported that they had found the key clues in the case and believed that Xu Tieying was behind the planning and caused the fire, so Han Fuyin sent them to bring people to arrest the suspect Xu Tieying. Speaking of this, Xue Tongju said with some confusion: "What, Sun Dutou, have you also found this person?" ”

Sun Tu's mouth was bitter, although he could see that the other party was insincere and hidden, but he couldn't come up with any words to refute it. After a while, he said: "Xia Guan also heard that he was able to successfully win Xu Tieying this time thanks to Yan Miao, the leader of the Shunshui Gang, but is there such a thing?" ”

"This official didn't ask in detail, if you are interested, you can go to Fu Yin's side to hear the trial at this time, presumably the case has not been completely concluded at this time." Xue Yuanpeng already had the meaning of letting him step back in his words.

Sun Tu glanced at the other party deeply, and then he wanted to resign. Unexpectedly, at this time, Xue Tongju suddenly said: "Sun Dutou seems to be very dissatisfied with such a result when he looks at you?" Could it be that you rushed to ask for your guilt because you felt that you had been robbed of your credit? That's a bit of a heart.

Sun Tu's face changed slightly, and then he replied: "Xia Guan will not have such thoughts if he has no interest." I'm just wondering, my brothers and I have been working hard for a few days to find out the relevant news, how can they have the answer quietly and easily? And I'm afraid Fang Abshiji himself has nothing to do with the fire......"

"Sun Dutou said cautiously, how could Fang Zhusi be such a person?" Xue Yuanpeng immediately interrupted: "As long as you are not dissatisfied, as for the reason, I think you will soon know." ”

Sun Tu was indeed full of doubts about this, and after leaving the Tong Judge Hall, he went straight to the second hall of the Fu Yin Official Hall located in the middle of the Fu Ya. At this time, a lot of people were gathering near the second hall, all of them were curious to listen to the trial, and Shen Liang and the others had already been in place, and as soon as they saw Sun Tu, they let him go to the front: "The head is just right, then Xu Tieying is about to confess everything." ”

Sun Tu frowned slightly and looked inside, but saw Han Changzhou, the governor in a vermilion official uniform, sitting behind the long case with a serious face, and shouted: "Xu Tieying, now that the witnesses have clearly explained your crimes, why don't you honestly invite you to set the fire to the truth?" Just because of your own selfishness, you actually caused a catastrophe, resulting in dozens of lives in the sea of fire, and a square of people homeless, as long as you still have a little conscience, you should confess your guilt and surrender to the law! ”

As Han Fu Yin slapped the shocked wood heavily, Xu Tieying, who was thin and had a fierce face, shuddered violently, and then muttered: "I confess, all this is indeed what I made people do." It's just that Qi Xuanwen refused to sell Shu Jin to me at the price of five yuan a horse three months ago, and he also refused to pay all the relevant fees on the dock, so I couldn't explain it to the gang. So I always had a sense of revenge. ”

"So you thought of arson? But I don't understand, since this happened a few months ago, why didn't you retaliate until two days ago? ”

"Because I'm afraid that if I retaliate too quickly, the government will find out about me. Moreover, after all, this is Bianliang, Tokyo, and arson is a serious crime, and it must be foolproof before you can do it. After a pause, he confessed again: "And just a few days ago, my brother heard Huang Qi and You Laoba in a wine shop talking in private that they wanted to let out a bad breath and planned to set fire to the house of Zhang Laosi in Maojia Lane. After learning about this, I felt that this was an opportunity, because the Qi family silk shop was on the edge of Maojia Lane, and as long as the time was controlled, and when they set fire to the Zhang family, I could take the opportunity to lose the silk shop, and if the government wanted to investigate, it would only suspect the three of them. ”

"You're really scheming. But I don't want Skynet to be restored without leaking, since you have done this evil thing, there will always be a day when you will be subdued! Han Changzhou slapped the table angrily: "Come on, bring Fang Qi and the three of them to the hall for me." ”

With the sound of chains mopping the floor, the three wounded prisoners were half-dragged to the hall, and the three of them looked like they had suffered enough, and their bodies were full of blood, not to mention, they didn't even have the strength to stand there and speak, so they could only kneel on the ground, looking pitiful.

After Sun Tu saw this scene outside, his brows furrowed even tighter. It only took a few days to torture the three of them like this, obviously someone was cruel to them in prison, but is this really necessary?

Han Fu Yin in the hall had already spoken: "Huang Qi, You Ba, Yan Huan, this official asks you, are you the ones who set fire to Zhang Laosi's house late at night a few days ago?" ”

The three of them were silent for a while, but then they cried out, "It's us...... It was because we were confused for a while that we set fire to Zhang Laosi's house in order to vent our anger, we are guilty, and we ask Fu Yin to spare his life...... "Saying that, a few people kowtowed vigorously and begged for mercy, and the thumping movement could even be heard clearly by everyone outside.

However, their pitiful appearance did not win the sympathy of their former colleagues, and many people even shouted disdainfully: "These people really deserve to die, they are so vicious, why didn't they recognize them before!" ”

Sun Tu was surprised, obviously why the three of them refused to admit that there was arson, why did they change their words in a few days? Is it because I've suffered enough in prison in the past few days that I suddenly changed my tune?

Han Changzhou in the hall was quite satisfied with this, and then looked at Xu Tieying again: "Since you have confessed your guilt, then tell the official in detail the process of committing murder and arson." ”

"That night, I took three brothers out and hid near Maojia Lane in Changxingfang. Sure enough, the three of them sneaked into the alley before the third watch, and after a while, there was a fire in the alley. In the meantime, I had the oil prepared in the morning poured on the outside of the Qi family's silk shop, only to be heard by two men who had stayed in the shop. We didn't do anything, and we killed them before they could react. When the fire broke out in the alley, we also lit the fire, thinking that when the government arrived, we would only think that the two people in the store were burned to death. Then, he took advantage of the chaos in the workshop to escape. "Xu Tieying can be regarded as quite cooperative, not only did he confess all the crimes, but even took care of some details, and there was almost no omission.

In this regard, Han Fuyin was naturally quite satisfied, and immediately gave a look to the scribe who recorded the confession at the starting point, and the latter immediately took a well-written confession and sent it to the other party: "Since you confess, let's sign it!" ”

Xu Tieying only hesitated slightly, and then pressed his handprint on the confession, but did not look closely at the contents of it, because he was illiterate.

When the last formalities were completed, Han Changzhou accepted the confession and read it at a glance and nodded: "This case is over here." All of this was the mastermind behind Xu Tieying, and Huang Qi's three criminals jointly committed the crime to cause the fire in Changxingfang. When the official arrives, he will report the case to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and the court will punish you. When they came, they were all taken back to the prison and kept under strict guard, and no one was allowed to come into contact with them during this period. Speaking of this, he slapped the shocked wood again: "Retreat!" ”

At this point, in the mighty roar of the officers, this trial was finally over, and this arson case involving dozens of lives was also concluded.