After signing and printing the documents reported to the Criminal Department, Zhang Zhiyuan's heart was quite uneasy.

For him, the Xiaosongpo Bloody Case can only succeed, not fail. It's good to say that if you lose, you will offend all the big people and important ministers in the court, and the accountability and punishment will be small, and you will have to ruin your future even if you are afraid that your future will never turn over.

Pegasus went to Lin'an for the documents submitted to the Criminal Department, but the time before the execution was too short for him to get a reply before the date approved by the Criminal Department. In this way, there are a lot of things to do for this case, is it worth it?

The answer, of course, is worth it. No wrongful convictions, no unjust cases, this is the minimum requirement for him to try cases and break prison, if he can't even do no mistakes and no injustices, then it is better to hang the seal and return to his hometown.

Fortunately, he received the good news from Zhang Peng that afternoon, that he had found traces of Master Mo in Jiangling, and he would find Master Mo as soon as possible.

If Master Mo is alive, it is very likely that Yang Congyi will indeed be wronged. Zhang Zhiyuan is most worried about whether Chen Ru can catch the real bandit as soon as possible, if Yang Congyi's grievances are clarified and he is released, but the real culprit cannot be caught, no matter how he justifies himself, the criminal department will not give up. For now, the only way to help Chen Ru catch that vicious gang of bandits as soon as possible is to find a way.

Zhang Peng went to Jiangling, and there is no one around Zhang Zhiyuan now, so if he wants to help Chen Ruyi, there is no manpower. He planned to go to the prison first to see Yang Congyi, who had seen the bandits, to see if he could get useful information from him.

He entered the same room as Yang Congyi in the prison, and immediately identified himself, and told Yang Congyi that the Mo family father and daughter who were rescued by him had returned to Jiangling, and when he got the testimony of Lord Mo, he could immediately clear his grievances and let him out of death row.

Yang Congyi was very excited after hearing this, Lao Dao really didn't lie to him, he really let people save him, Lao Dao became a fairy-like existence in his heart.

Later, Zhang Zhiyuan told Yang Congyi that he could let him out after getting the evidence, but if the real culprit could not be caught in this case, as the only person who had seen the robbers and dealt with them now, he could not go anywhere, so he could only stay in Taihu County and wait for the Yamen to interrogate him at any time.

Now it is easy to get out of prison, but it is not so simple to leave, and only by assisting the government to catch the real criminals can he be considered completely free.

Yang Congyi understood the meaning of Zhang's sentence and what he had done, and as an eyewitness, he had the obligation to assist in handling the case. After this prison disaster, it is a great luck that he can still clear his grievances alive, and he can help the government catch that group of murderous bandits, of course, it is the best thing, he was wronged because of those bandits, and it can be regarded as revenge for catching them. So he gave Zhang Tixing a positive reply, and he was very willing to cooperate with the government to arrest the bandits.

Zhang Zhiyuan saw that the young man in front of him understood things so well, and he was very relieved. After that, he made more detailed inquiries about the Xiaosongpo murder itself, hoping to find out the clues of the bandits from Yang Congyi's answer.

After nearly an hour of detailed inquiry, although there are no big clues, there are some eyebrows, which are still helpful for reconnoitering and arresting the bandits. So he immediately went to find Chen Rushi.

Chen Zhixian was having a headache at this time because there was no clue to arrest the bandits, and when he saw Zhang Zhiyuan coming, he hurriedly asked for advice, after all, the Criminal Division handled more cases than him, and he was more experienced.

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "That's what I'm here for." Just now I went to the prison to make more detailed inquiries with the suspects, and learned that the leader of this gang of bandits is good at using guns, and the way of holding guns is different from ordinary people, he is left-handed, and I learned that they only commit crimes in their own locality, which shows that they are not roving bandits, and they have not been arrested by the government for many years, which shows that this gang of bandits is very cunning and good at hiding. I speculate that it is very likely that they usually hide among ordinary people, and once they find a target for robbery, they will temporarily gather to commit crimes, kill people, sit on the ground and share the spoils, and then disband on the spot and become ordinary people. ”

Chen Zhixian was surprised when he heard this, and couldn't help but sigh, "This bandit is too cunning, wouldn't it be a needle in a haystack to catch them?" ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "A wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts." Since they knew that they were scattered and hidden afterwards, of course they would also think of selling the stolen goods after the rumors passed. I think they will wait until August 17, the murderer of the Komatsupo massacre, will be beheaded for public display. ”

Chen Zhixian realized, "Lord Zhang is saying that the robbers will not appear until the prisoner is beheaded?" But when the prisoners are beheaded, who will identify them? ”

Without waiting for Zhang Zhiyuan to answer, Chen Zhixian suddenly patted his head and shouted, "What a gang of cunning bandits, once the offender is punished, they dare to blatantly sell the stolen goods, the person is dead, even if they are caught, there is no evidence to convict them, and besides, who will turn over the old case." Wouldn't we be in a dilemma? If the prisoners are executed as scheduled, the bandits will get away with it, and if they don't carry out the execution, they will definitely be alert, and it will be difficult to arrest them. ”

Zhang Zhiyuan asked, "Has the notice that the murderer of the Xiaosongpo murder is going to be beheaded has been sent to all parts of the county?" ”

Chen Zhixian replied, "On the second day of the arrival of the review documents of the Criminal Department, they were distributed and posted in every village and town in the county, and now everyone should know about it. ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "The more people who know, the better, and it is best to publicize it again with great fanfare, so that everyone knows that the murderer will be beheaded on August 17 and will be personally supervised and beheaded by the newly appointed criminal officer of the Criminal Investigation Division." ”

Chen Zhixian immediately shook his head and said, "Lord Zhang, how can this be done, the document for the postponement of execution has been submitted to the Criminal Department, if they approve it, but we will execute it in advance, and no one can bear the responsibility when it is investigated." Besides, if you kill the people in prison, who will identify this gang of bandits? ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "Chen Zhixian is too worried, what day do you say the day after tomorrow?" ”

Chen Zhixian said, "Mid-Autumn Festival, what's wrong, what does it have to do with the case." ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "Of course it matters. At the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion, every family will always buy something that they usually buy less, which costs money. Before the festival, the government announced that the criminal officer would come to prison and behead the murderer in Xiaosongpo, which made the case confirmed. The death penalty reviewed by the Criminal Department, and the criminal officer personally came to supervise and behead him, and the case was ironclad. ”

Chen Zhixian was able to understand it at one point, and said with a smile, "Master Zhang is clever!" In this way, this gang of bandits will inevitably relax their vigilance, and it is reasonable to spend money on buying things during the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "That's right, as long as you keep an eye on suspicious people and check them one by one, you will always find a few bold bandits." ”

Chen Zhixian nodded and said, "I think the same as adults." Arrangements will be made immediately, and a notice will be widely issued tomorrow, so that the people of the whole county will know that Zhang Daren has the people in mind, and he will come to Taihu County to personally supervise and behead the murderers in Xiaosongpo, correct the law of the country, and appease the hearts of the people. ”

Zhang Zhiyuan chuckled and said, "Okay, everything depends on Chen Zhixian." After speaking, he got up and said goodbye, and Chen Zhixian sent him out of the door.

Zhang Zhiyuan's heart was much lighter at this time, Yang Congyi could be saved, this gang of bandits should not be able to escape, and the most important thing is that Master Mo is still alive. Mo You has a great kindness to him, when he went to Beijing to take the exam, it was only when he got Mo You's support that he embarked on his official career, and Mo You was like his teacher in his heart. After seeing the anonymous letter that day, I learned that Master Mo was in distress on the way home, and he immediately felt heartache and almost fainted.

Although he had not yet arrived at the time of the incident, he felt a deep sense of guilt in his heart, and he must find out the murderers and bring them to justice. Therefore, he immediately checked the prison register reported by Taihu County, and after discovering the problem, he rushed over with only one person. Not to mention that in the past three months of the case, there have been no clues at the first scene, and I don't even know where Lord Mo is, whether he is alive or dead.

If this case is to be reopened, the victim must show up alive, otherwise the real murderer can only go unpunished and let the innocent bear the guilt. Therefore, after Yang Congyi determined that Master Mo went west to Jiangling, he asked Zhang Peng to go to Jiangling to find out the whereabouts of Lord Mo, and with his testimony, it could constitute a necessary element for overturning the case, and only then could the Criminal Department be asked to postpone the case, and the case could be retried again, so that those murderers could be brought to justice.

It is said that Master Mo left home at a young age and has not returned to Jiangling for decades, at this time Zhang Peng can find out about him, presumably he has returned to his hometown safely, and Zhang Peng will be able to bring back the letters of Lord Mo in the near future. The next thing to do is to let the murderers show their tails, and then secretly visit the suspects, find out the details, and then catch the murderers.