In order to rectify the cool officials and reduce the number of unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, the imperial court issued an order not long ago, strictly prohibiting the local government from using heavy punishments, and beating the prisoners into tricks.

However, this is not absolute.

If the evidence is conclusive, or the outcome of the case is already obvious, and the offender is still unwilling to admit guilt, then the prohibition of the imperial court can be dealt with as appropriate.

Just now, Xu Jie inadvertently admitted the fact of killing Zhao Yuanwai in a hurry, and the arresting officials above the court and the people outside the hall heard it clearly, and they couldn't deny it at all.

He knew that the matter had been revealed, and at first he resisted stubbornly, but after two punishments, he could not bear it anymore and took everything away.

Because he coveted his father-in-law's property, he had the intention of killing his life for money a long time ago, and on the full moon night last month, he killed his father-in-law Zhao Yuanwai......

Prior to this, he had colluded with his friend Wang Er to make Wang Er perjury in court and create an alibi, which led to a deadlock in the case for a month......

In addition, he also confessed the hiding place of the murder weapon, and the two arresters successfully found the firewood knife according to the clues he confessed......

So far, the case of Zhao Yuanwai's murder has been completely revealed.

The performance of the new aunt of the Zhong family in the public court was also deeply engraved in the hearts of the county officials and onlookers.

The Zhong Mansion is next door to the county government, and the descendants of the Zhong family naturally learned the news for the first time.

The impression of the uncle in their hearts changed for the first time.

Where is this nerd who only knows how to read to death, and in a few words he has solved a case that even his own master can't solve, and my uncle is obviously a smart person among smart people, but he can't get up hard in the morning......

Tang Ning didn't know these things yet, he only knew that he was still nominally the Zhong family's aunt now, and the trouble of the Zhong family was his trouble, and if something happened to his cheap father-in-law, he would not be able to continue to live a stable life.

And most importantly...... he was really hungry.

He suspected that he had been starved last time, and the feeling of hunger would be magnified countless times every time on his body, and he would never want to experience that feeling of starvation again.

Zhong Mingli looked at Tang Ning, who had already eaten two bowls of rice and was serving the third bowl, coughed lightly, added a chicken leg to his bowl, and said, "Eat slowly, it's not enough, let the kitchen do it again." ”

"That's enough, thank you, father-in-law." Tang Ning was a little flattered, although he also felt that he should add this chicken leg, but Lord Zhong, who was known as the "Cold Noodles Hades", personally served him with vegetables, and it was the first time in half a month.

Not only Tang Ning, but even Zhong Yi and the woman sitting on both sides of him looked at them twice.

Zhong Mingli didn't seem to see the difference between the two, put down the bowl, looked at Tang Ning, and suddenly asked, "On the fifteenth day of last month, was it sunny or cloudy?" ”

Tang Ning took the chicken leg from his mouth and said, "I don't know ......"

"Then why are you ......?"

"Nonsense ......"

Tang Ning didn't know whether it was sunny or cloudy on the fifteenth day of last month, but he felt that Xu Jie shouldn't know either......

Not only that, Xu Jie should not have watched "Counting Dead Grass" starring Stephen Chow......

Zhong Mingli coughed lightly, looked at him, and said, "Thanks to you today." ”

Tang Ning said modestly: "It should be." ”

The case of Zhao Yuanwai's murder has not yet been concluded, and Zhong Mingli left in a hurry after eating.

Tang Ning finished nibbling on the chicken leg he deserved, and liked to get up with him.

On the way back together, Zhong Xiang wanted to speak several times, but she didn't say anything until Tang Ning returned to the room.

As soon as she walked to her study, Qing'er ran over with a happy face.

The expression on the little girl's face was full of excitement, and she ran to her side, and couldn't wait to say: "Miss, Miss, my uncle is so powerful, when the master was trying the case just now, I was hiding outside to listen, and even the master couldn't do it, and my uncle made that bad guy confess at once, who said that my uncle was a nerd......"

Zhong Yi was stunned, looked at Qing'er, and said, "You slow down, what happened in the court today......"

……

Tang Ning came out of the alley again, but still did not meet the little beggar.

The little beggar who appeared in his world when he was most dangerous and helpless and gave him a handful of water and a bun.

Because of his life experience, Tang Ning had seen and suffered a lot of evil in his previous life, so he cherished those hard-won goodness even more.

It's a pity that the little beggar appeared in his life and pulled him out of the abyss, never again.

This alley is a gathering place for beggars in the neighborhood, and he stands at the mouth of the alley and sighs leisurely.

Behind him, an old beggar leaned against the wall, and several urchins gathered around him.

"Let me tell you, on the immortal mountain five hundred miles away from Lingzhou City, there lives a group of immortals, who can fly with swords, call the wind and rain, chase the wind and chase the wind, and can do anything......"

Tang Ning didn't finish sighing, and held back again.

What is it?

Edgeworth flies, calls for wind and rain, chases the wind and wind?

There is an immortal mountain five hundred miles outside Lingzhou City, I haven't heard of it!

Could it be that he is not traveling through the ancient world, but ------ Xianxia world?

However, these days, he has almost finished reading the books in his favorite study, and he has not seen any books that say that there is an immortal mountain five hundred miles outside Lingzhou City, and there is a group of immortals who call for wind and rain live on the immortal mountain......

As a young man who has received higher education in the 21st century, we must always keep in mind the core values of socialism, feudal superstition cannot be ------ cannot be believed, he has crossed over, what else can not be believed?

Although this probability is very slim, what if ------?

That was his chance to go back, his only chance.

Downing was already desperate to go back these days, and at this moment, like a drowning person, he grabbed the last straw......

Of course, he wouldn't be stupid enough to stop a random person on the street and ask if there was an immortal mountain outside Lingzhou City, if there was none, he would be regarded as a madman......

This kind of question, he only needs to use a small story to get out of Qing'er's mouth.

He glanced at the old beggar and walked quickly in the direction of the Zhong Mansion.

Beside the old beggar, several children had already heard that their eyes were shining and their breathing was short, and at this moment, the old beggar's voice stopped abruptly, and a smile appeared on his face, and he asked, "Do you want to know how to worship under the immortal sect and learn the magic of the immortal family?" ”

"Yes!" The children spoke in unison.

"If you want to, one person and one penny, the old man will continue to ......"

……

Zhong Mansion, Tang Yaoyao looked at Zhong Yi and couldn't help asking, "You say, is it possible that he is pretending?" ”

He has great interest and enthusiasm for proving that Tang Ning was not really smashed out of his soul loss by her, but took the initiative to pretend to be crazy and stupid.

"Probably not." Zhong Yi shook her head, she actually had doubts about this, but through these days of contact, some strange words and strange behaviors that he occasionally said on weekdays had already dispelled this idea.

Tang Yaoyao looked at her and asked, "But today, he is even more ...... than Uncle Zhong today."

That's exactly what Zhong wonders.

She had already listened to Qing'er carefully tell what happened in today's court.

He first used ordinary questioning to dispel the vigilance of the prisoner, and then he took him by surprise and made him confused, and the final interrogation was the finishing touch, so that the prisoner unknowingly fell into the trap of his words, and indirectly admitted to the murder case he had committed.

In this process, the control of the prisoner's psychology has reached an extremely subtle level.

This is something that even my father, who has been a county magistrate for more than ten years, can't do it, but a person who suffers from soul loss ......

Tang Yaoyao saw her expression and asked with some expectation: "How is it, do you also think that he is pretending to be stupid......

Qing'er on the side thought for a while and said, "Miss Tang, my uncle just lost his memory, and he didn't become stupid, even if a smart person loses his memory, he is still a smart person......"

Tang Xiaoyao felt another arrow in the chest.

Tang Ning walked in from the outside, saw the three people sitting in the courtyard, nodded slightly to Zhongyi, and then beckoned to Qing'er, and said, "Qing'er, come here, I have something to ask you." ”

Qing'er trotted over, and after a while, trotted back again.

Tang Yaoyao hurriedly asked, "What did he ask you?" ”

Affectionate eyes also looked at her.

"Uncle, my uncle just asked me, five hundred miles away from Lingzhou City, is there an immortal mountain, and is there a fairy flying sword on the mountain......

"It's over, he not only has a lost soul, but also a lost heart and ......"

Tang Yaoyao's face turned pale, clutching his chest, and leaning weakly on Zhongyi's shoulder.

Lingzhou City, a certain alley.

Several women picked up their children, and several other men punched and kicked an old beggar leaning against the wall.

"Old thing, next time I cheat the children out of their money, and I'll kill you!"