Chapter 38: The Last Chance
"Yan Zixi, now that the evidence is conclusive, do you still have something to say? Come on, take Yan Zixi down for me and put her in prison! ”
Cheng Sanshui couldn't wait to give orders to his subordinates.
"Master Cheng, I still have something to say!"
"Hmph, no need to say any more, now the facts are in front of us, and everyone has witnessed it with their own eyes. Alright, take it with me! ”
After Cheng Sanshui finished speaking, he immediately urged the officials and said, "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and escort Yan Zixi down!" ”
When several officials heard this, they came over and grabbed Yan Zixi, Yan Zixi was distressed and didn't know what to do, when a majestic and magnetic voice suddenly sounded from outside the courtyard.
"Wait!"
Everyone looked for prestige, only to see Xiao Jingcong escorting Li and Song Yuanlin hurriedly walked in.
When Yan Zixi saw Xiao Jingcong, she immediately shouted happily: "Xiao Jingcong, great, I knew you would definitely come." ”
And when Cheng Sanshui saw Xiao Jingcong coming, his face suddenly changed greatly, especially when he saw that he was still escorting the Li family and Song Yuanlin, he shouted in his heart.
Li Erde saw that his wife was escorted over, and there was another man by his side, so he hurriedly ran over to ask.
"Lady, where have you been, why have you disappeared...... Also, isn't this man who is traveling with you Song Yuanlin, who framed Miss Yan Zixi a few days ago and fled abroad? Why are you with him? ”
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
When many ordinary people in the county yali courtyard heard Li Erde say Song Yuanlin's name, they discussed it again.
"What, is he Doctor Song Yuanlin?"
"Phew, what doctor? Don't you know, before Song Yuanlin bought a sick person to deliberately frame Dr. Yan, he was found out in public by Lord Cheng's son! ”
"yes, I heard that he is wanted by the whole city, why is he here?"
"Could it be that this time he wants to frame Dr. Yan again?"
Xiao Jingcong listened to the discussions of the people around him, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and then turned to Cheng Sanshuidao.
"Master Cheng, I heard someone say just now that you are waiting for the Li family, now not only the Li family is here, but I also brought you a special witness, I think it should be more conducive to this case, right?"
Cheng Sanshui tried to maintain his composure, arched his hand and said to Xiao Jingcong: "Young Master Xiao, the official has already made the final verdict, and the murderer is indeed Yan Zixi. ”
Saying that, Cheng Sanshui glanced at the Li family, and then fell on Song Yuanlin's body, "This case of Song Yuanlin framing Yan Zixi before, this official has also heard about it, but this is not the case that is being tried this time, so Song Yuanlin has nothing to do with this case and cannot be used as a witness......
"Unrelated? Master Cheng, who told you that it has nothing to do with it? ”
Xiao Jingcong kicked Song Yuanlin violently, and said coldly.
"Song Yuanlin, repeat what you said to the Li family in the woods on the outskirts!"
"This ......" Song Yuanlin showed a look of embarrassment, he knew that if he really said it, he might have to die.
So Song Yuanlin quickly knelt down in front of Cheng Sanshui, crying and begging for mercy.
"Lord Cheng, save me! I was caught by this thief just now, he wanted me to make perjury to prove Yan Zixi's innocence, and now that I have met the adult, please let the adult call the shots for me. I did frame Yan Zixi before, but this time her murder case has nothing to do with me! ”
"Song Yuanlin, you dare to backtrack?!"
Xiao Jingcong didn't expect that Song Yuanlin would ignore his previous warning and retract his confession in front of Cheng Sanshui and everyone, which immediately made Xiao Jingcong furious.
It was the first time for Yan Zixi to see such an angry Xiao Jingcong.
"Jingcong......" Yan Zixi screamed dumbly.
Cheng Sanshui proudly helped up Song Yuanlin, who was kneeling on the ground, and his mouth showed a hint of pride.
"Doctor Song, don't be afraid! This official is the parent official here, and he will not let anyone wronged you, if someone dares to kill you at will in front of so many people, then this official will not sit idly by! ”
Cheng Sanshui's words were not only used to threaten Xiao Jingcong, but also to win the hearts of the people in Ningcheng County.
Xiao Jingcong was trembling with anger, and Yan Zixi hurriedly grabbed him.
"Jingcong, don't be impulsive......"
"Okay, Xiao Gongzi, do you have any other evidence? Do you want Li to answer? ”
Xiao Jingcong gritted his teeth, and took out the contract list and the unspent twenty taels of snowflake silver from the Li family and Song Yuanlin when they met just now.
"Master Cheng, I still have the contract that the Li family and Song Yuanlin once conspired to trade, which says that Song Yuanlin spent fifty taels of snowflake silver to buy off the Li family, and asked the Li family to help him complete one thing......"
"Oh, is it? Did that ever write what it was? ”
"This ......" This contract agreement Xiao Jingcong had already read this contract agreement on the spot when he caught the Li family and Song Yuanlin, and it did not directly state that Song Yuanlin bought the Li family to kill Mrs. Li.
So Xiao Jingcong didn't come up with this agreement for the first time.
Originally, time was in a hurry, and Xiao Jingcong couldn't think of any good way for a while. can only threaten him with Song Yuanlin's life, and let him go to the county government with the Li family to testify for Yan Zixi and tell the truth of the case.
But he never expected that Song Yuanlin would really change his confession here, so Xiao Jingcong suddenly fell into passivity.
Cheng Sanshui saw that Xiao Jingcong was suddenly silent, so he said with a smile: "Young Master Xiao, this contract can only show that Song Yuanlin and the Li family have had a monetary transaction, I'm afraid it can't be used as evidence, right?" ”
Xiao Jingcong clenched his fists with both hands, and he made a "crackling" sound, but he had nothing to say.
At this time, Yan Zixi shook Xiao Jingcong's hand and said to him with a smile: "Jingcong, enough, enough, you have done a lot for me." I still didn't understand some things before, but now I've finally solved them all. ”
"Zixi, ...... you" Xiao Jingcong frowned slightly, looking at Yan Zixi in confusion.
Yan Zixi turned around, looked at Cheng Sanshui and said, "Master Cheng, I already know the real murderer, and I know how he committed the crime. ”
Cheng Sanshui didn't want to listen to Yan Zixi's argument at all: "Yan Zixi, you are already the biggest suspect in this case, and what you said can't be believed at all." ”
"Master Cheng, you took a lot of trouble to open the coffin and conduct the autopsy today, don't you just want to find out about this case? Are you still afraid that Yan Zixi will tell the truth? Xiao Jingcong immediately fought for Yan Zixi.
"This ......"
Cheng Sanshui didn't know what to do, although he didn't know what Yan Zixi wanted to say, he always felt that she would toss out a moth.
But now that Xiao Gongzi is supporting her, if she doesn't let her continue, wouldn't she offend Xiao Gongzi?
Just as he was thinking about it, a voice suddenly appeared from the onlookers.
"Yan Zixi is a good doctor, my child's illness is what she cares about, I want to hear her tell the truth of the matter and let her say it!"
"Yes, Dr. Yan has also seen a doctor for me, I have seen the poor and miserable, and even the medical expenses have not been confiscated, I also want to listen to it and let her say!"
After a while, more people raised their hands and shouted, "Let her speak!" ”
"Let her speak!"
……
When Yan Zixi saw this scene, she "banged", tears swirled in her eyes, and Xiao Jingcong couldn't help but be moved.
Cheng Sanshui's eyes quickly rolled twice, and he suddenly had an idea.
"Xiao Gongzi, I think it's better to do this, it's better to let the people of the Li family decide whether to let Yan Zixi continue, what do you think?"
"Li is also a suspect in this case now, she can't decide, I don't have an opinion on the rest." Xiao Jingcong said with his back hand.
"Okay, that's right!" Cheng Sanshui nodded, then walked in front of Li Erde, and asked with a mouth: "Li Erde, this official asks you, as a family member of the deceased, do you agree with Yan Zixi to continue to tell her so-called truth?" ”
Li Erde hesitated when he heard this, "This ......"
"Erdezi, save me!" Li put on a teary and hazy look of grievance, crying and wanting to ask Li Erde for help, but was stopped by Xiao Jingcong.
Cheng Sanshui continued to threaten on the side: "You have to think clearly, Li Erde, if you really let Yan Zixi overturn the case, then the murderer is likely to be your wife Li, and she will be killed!" ”
"I ...... I ...... "Li Erde is an honest man and loves his wife, after saying this, I wanted to forget it."
Xiao Jingcong stood up, pointed to the corpse lying in the coffin, and yelled at Li Erde.
"Li Erde, wake up! There's your old mother's body lying in there, do you see? Don't you really want to find out the real murderer for your old mother? ”
Li Erde cried again when he heard this, recalling the bits and pieces that his old mother had done to him for more than forty years, Li Erde finally opened his mouth and nodded sadly.
Let her speak...... Let Dr. Yan Zixi continue......"
Li was stunned on the spot, Cheng Sanshui was even more angry and blew his beard and glared, and reluctantly shouted at Yan Zixi with a wave of his sleeves: "Okay, Yan Zixi, you can say it!" But if you say the wrong word, the official will not be polite to you at all! ”
Yan Zixi glanced at the firm gaze cast by Xiao Jingcong next to her, then clenched her fists, and slowly spoke in front of everyone.
"I'll talk about the murderer later, I'll talk about how the murderer killed Mrs. Li ......"
"After I left Mrs. Li's thatched hut that day, someone got the news and went to visit her that night. The man had boiled the sugar water with the poison in advance and gave it to Mrs. Li to drink. Because she was a close person, Mrs. Li drank the sugar water without any suspicion and died of poison on the spot. ”
After a pause, Yan Zixi continued: "After Mrs. Li died, that person stabbed the knife he got before, that is, my scalpel, into Mrs. Li's abdomen, creating the illusion that Mrs. Li was killed with a sharp weapon......"
"Ridiculous! It's just gibberish! Yan Zixi, even if you want to be guilty, you don't have to make up such a clumsy murder method, right? Poisoning? Why did Liu Cheng not find traces of Mrs. Li's poisoning when he conducted the first autopsy? ”