The magistrate of Mingli City, who was sitting high above the public hall, glanced at the man under the hall and immediately asked, "The people under the hall raised their heads, and the official asked you, where did you find this corpse?" ”

At this moment, the gorgeously dressed gentleman replied, "If you go out for a walk, you suddenly ran to an abandoned house in the west of the city, but unexpectedly saw this corpse under the dry well!" Only then did the patrol arresters come to collect the body. ”

Learned that the female corpse was found in an abandoned dry well in the west of the city? This makes the magistrate of Mingli City guess that the person who committed the crime must be from this county?

There are three reasons for this: first; Licheng County is a county seat connected to Jinan Wei, all checkpoints are basically guarded by people, if the murderer wants to enter the county to commit murder and successfully throw the body, then it must be before the night ban, and the average outsider is impossible to know in a short period of time that there is an abandoned dry well in the west of the city, the most important thing is from the murder to the end of the body throwing and the successful evacuation, so a short time to complete? If this person is not from this county, then he is a person who can do light work? Otherwise, it is impossible to successfully evade the night patrol spies.

Second; Those who can quickly commit crimes, evade night patrols, and abandon corpses must be familiar with the routes around the county, and under normal circumstances, only the people of the county or long-term residents can be familiar with it.

Thirdly; People who feel that they can do this without revealing a trace of wind should also be long-term residents! After all, outsiders must evacuate after committing crimes, because rape is a capital crime according to the Ming law.

Comprehensive analysis of the situation The prisoner must be from this county, but after such an analysis by the magistrate of Mingli City, it is not very reasonable? Because such speculation is meaningless! And there are coincidences in everything, so this reasoning is not recognized by the people in the court, even the master who wrote the record and the master of Mingli City: Rong Lianping, also feel that it seems inappropriate to make such a hasty decision?

However, the magistrate of Mingli City still picked up the shocking wood and prepared to shoot the case and retreat, but at the critical moment, a servant broke in and shouted loudly, "The magistrate of the county has just received the news that a female corpse was found on a hillside outside the Acropolis of Jinan?" ”

Wu Junzhen and Liu Ruilin in the crowd of onlookers heard that there were still female corpses? Feeling something's wrong? Those who dare to commit crimes one after another must be caught and beheaded!

So under the enthusiasm, Wu Junzhen was ready to come forward to participate in solving the case, but was pulled back by Liu Ruilin, he shook his head and signaled not to be impulsive, first look at the situation!

I saw a soldier wearing a flying saucer hat carrying up a corpse covered with a white cloth on a stretcher, and he was very excited to see that the magistrate of Mingli City was very excited, so he hurriedly asked the military doctor to check it again.

At this moment, the middle-aged and elderly man who was wandering at the gate of the county government saw that there were many people watching here, and he was definitely a little curious, and he also squeezed through the crowd to go from the corridor to the back of the public hall and continued to listen through the curtain.

The military doctor lifted the white cloth and found that the corpse had been pierced through the neck by some sharp object and bled to death! However, judging from the clothes of the corpse, there are also traces of sexual assault as the corpse just now, that is, there are obvious signs of being taken off if the clothes are not neatly dressed, and the most important thing is that the deceased are all good-looking women.

This also means that there have been flower thieves in Licheng County recently? According to this clue, the magistrate of Mingli City immediately asked people to investigate the people entering and exiting the checkpoints, and the second is to investigate the account books registered to see if there are any habitual criminals who have wandered here?

Because in ancient times, ordinary people were far away from their hometowns, and they needed to hold the (road guide) issued by the local agency to pass through the state capital and county health office, and if they couldn't get the road guide or didn't match it, they would be arrested and investigated.

But the farmer in the hall said with a sad face: "Lord Qiqi Zhixian, the grass people also picked up this corpse when they found it in the grass!" Please take a look. ”

After speaking, the farmer took out a hairpin stained with mud from his chest, handed it over to the official and handed it over, and the magistrate who took the hairpin and watched it carefully did not find any flaws?

Is this the middle-aged man behind the curtain a little fascinated? He thought to himself; This hairpin is so familiar? Isn't it the crowning thing I gave to Lian'er? Could it be that Lian'er has something to do with this?

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and hurriedly walked out from behind the scenes, walked to the master, sat down and continued to listen, the master made a salute and said, "Ouch! The little one to see the scriptures.... ”

Before he could salute, he was interrupted by the middle-aged old man and asked him to sit down and listen to the interrogation quietly, and the master had to continue to pick up the notes, and the middle-aged old man on the side whispered: "Later, the old man also wants a transcript." ”

Then the head catcher of Mingli City County under the public court: Liang Pusong, analyzed, "Lord Zhixian, my subordinates have found a trace of suspicion!" The two deceased were both young and beautiful women, and one was an unmarried woman who was ruined and guarded the palace! The other is a married woman, so it can be seen that the perpetrator is a flower thief who dares to break into the house and kidnap a woman? Your subordinates requested that a notice be immediately circulated for the family of the deceased to come and verify as soon as possible. ”

For this, Mingli City Zhixian is naturally very happy! He was already eager to quit, so he pushed the boat down the river and said, "Someone! Carry the deceased into Yizhuang and park, post a notice for the family of the deceased to come to the county office to sign and draw, and leave the church! ”

The officials on both sides gently struck the ground with their canes, and shouted "mighty!" ”

The head catchers and catchers of Mingli City County, who were sitting in the public court, went down and hurriedly posted notices, and Wu Junzhen saw that he quit the hall like this? Is he unwilling to go to the magistrate to ask for clarification?

But after thinking about it, I have a task on my body, and I have made an appointment to meet the political envoy in person, so it is better to go back and take His Royal Highness the county lord to the yamen of the political secretary!

At this time, the playboy on the street at the entrance of the yamen took a man to the gate of the county yamen, and the playboy said triumphantly, "Dare to come to my Yang Mansion to make trouble!" I met the magistrate and you have a good look. ”

As soon as the words fell, the playboy saw a familiar figure standing in front of him? He stopped, looked nervous, and quickly turned around, hoping not to be discovered by him, but unexpectedly, the middle-aged old man said, "Lian'er, are you going?" ”

The family next to him saluted one after another, "My lord, my son, this ......." ”

I saw the middle-aged old man say, "You came out with the old man behind your back again, right?" Who is this man? Why did you bring me here? ”

The playboy said in a trance, "Oh Dad, he's a suspicious character!" Early in the morning, he broke into our Yang Mansion, and this child was worried that it was a rebel or an assassin, so he arrested the county government and planned to hand it over to the county magistrate to deal with. ”

The man in custody immediately explained, "No, no, no! This old man! I came to find the lady, and they caught me by mistake. ”

As soon as he heard that this person was here to find the dead lady, it made the middle-aged old man nervous! He hurriedly turned around and ordered, "It is a big crime to trespass on my Yang Mansion!" Quickly brought into the county government for interrogation. ”

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and walked away!

Hearing that his father supported his accusation against this man, this had to make the playboy very proud, and he grabbed the man with his arms tied and entered the county office.

happened to pass by Wu Junzhen and Liu Ruilin who came out, and the triumphant playboy swaggered past them with a fan, and Wu Junzhen also glanced at the middle-aged and old man.

I was distracted when I saw Wu Junzhen! Liu Ruilin patted his shoulder and asked, "Brother Wu, what's wrong with you?" ”

When he came to his senses, he shook his head and said it was okay! Maybe he was thinking too much about the man who was taken, maybe he was a thief? After all, the men who came to watch them were dressed like rich and noble.

After entering the county office, the middle-aged old man couldn't help but say, stepped forward and snatched the "water and fire stick" in the hand of the officer, turned around and hit the man who was escorted to the leg, before the man could speak! The middle-aged man slapped him in the face again.

Seeing this, the officials were taken aback and said, "My lord, who are you?" ”

The man who had been beaten with two sticks immediately fell, and the middle-aged man handed the water and fire sticks to the officials and ordered, "This person is an assassin who has infiltrated the palace, and you will serve me well." ”

Seeing this, the officials hurriedly nodded in agreement, and took the man to the dungeon to experience the eighteen kinds of criminal law. Binding and whipping of crosses, the use of small blunt knives, the use of bows and arrows through the heart and strangulation, the insertion of bamboo sticks into the fingers, the beating of boards with killing sticks, the soldering iron, the tiger's head and the dog's head, the gallows, the tiger chair, the nail board, the oil pot, the capital punishment (killing the head), the cooking, the division of the corpse of the five horses, the crossing of the legs with two wooden sticks, poison (including chili water, etc.), the hanging of white silk, and the stone (stoned to death).

This man looking for a lady can't bear it after only two criminal punishments! He vomited blood and died on the spot.

The tortured officials asked the jailers to carry the dead out and throw them to Yizhuang for parking, and then they were all pulled to the mass grave for burial!

Wu Junzhen, who returned to the inn here, walked upstairs and pushed the door open, and saw that Ma Wei was seriously writing something with a pen, so he asked, "Where is His Royal Highness the County Lord?" I'm going to take her to the Yamen of the Chief Minister. ”

Who knew that Ma Wei opened his mouth and said, "Your Royal Highness the county lord, she is sick!" Now it seems to be lying in the room? I helped her find a doctor, but she said no? It feels weird! Do you think it will be ......? ”

Wu Junzhen, who didn't know what he meant, asked embarrassedly, "Brother Ma, what did you say?" Forget it, I'll go see it myself! ”

So Wu Junzhen went to knock on the door to confirm the situation, and whispered, "Your Royal Highness the county lord, are you inside?" It doesn't matter! ”

Sure enough, Zhu Youlan in the house came to Kwai Shui (aunt!). She lay on the bed with her belly covered and replied, "I—I'm fine!" Is there anything wrong with Wu Gongzi? ”

Embarrassed, he thought to himself; Since His Royal Highness the County Lord is sick, don't bother her! It's the same when he goes to the political secretary, and he will take the county lord out anyway, so he couldn't help but didn't say anything, but let her have a good rest.

Then Wu Junzhen and Liu Ruilin came to the Yamen of the Political Secretary, and before they could set foot in front of the door, they were stopped by the guards and asked, "Stop, what are you two doing?" ”

Wu Junzhen, who was stunned, thought to himself; Didn't anyone report it yesterday? But it didn't matter, anyway, it was not the first time that he had dealt with an official of the imperial court, so he replied, "Oh, we are the family members of His Royal Highness Prince Fu, and if you have come to meet the political envoy in person, please go and report it." ”

As soon as the guards heard that it was His Royal Highness Prince Fu, they didn't want to let them in directly, and under the guidance of a soldier, the two walked all the way through the lobby, and came to the backyard to see a man fishing by the pond. ”

I saw the political envoy of Ming Shandong's Zuobu wearing a hat and wearing a Confucian robe: Zhang Qizhuo, sitting on the stone and holding a fishing rod very leisurely and watching the water.

Wu Junzhen and Liu Ruilin saw this scene, do they think the officials have nothing to do? The two of them couldn't help but salute and said, "Come down and meet the political envoy Zuobu!" ”

However, the political envoy of Ming Dongzuo, who specializes in fishing, ignored them! Instead, he continued to look at the rippling surface of the pond and thought; The fish is about to take the bait? The old man will be able to reel in the rod and pull the cord immediately.