Tang Jing thought about it for a while, shook his head and said, "The villain doesn't know, he just heard a guy shouting, saying that someone was looking for Shopkeeper Lin." ”

"Which guy, do you remember?"

Tang Jing replied: "Remember, it's Zhang San, and he lives in the pharmacy." ”

"Liu Zhutou, immediately send someone to Renhe Pharmacy to bring Zhang San for questioning!" Meng Zhizhou immediately ordered.

Liu Zhutou said yes and immediately led people away.

"Tang Jing, what do you think of Shopkeeper Lin?"

Tang Jing was a little surprised, he didn't know what Lord Zhizhou meant by this question, and after a change of thought, he replied: "Shopkeeper Lin has a set of people, and he is also very good at doing business, he has the right to inquire about the business of Renhe Pharmacy in the entire Nanjian Prefecture, especially the purchase of medicinal materials, he has been responsible for it alone for more than ten years, if Renhe Pharmacy does not have him, it will close down immediately." ”

Hearing Tang Jing's words, Meng Zhizhou was slightly surprised, and then asked, "You mean that Renhe Pharmacy is not owned by Shopkeeper Lin alone?" ”

Tang Jing said: "Yes, Renhe Pharmacy is not owned by the shopkeeper Lin, he is just a shopkeeper who helps run the pharmacy, and every year like the villain, he gets a certain amount of remuneration and some additional rewards." ”

"Oh, I see." Hearing the news, Meng Zhizhou was even more determined to guess in his heart.

"Look at the testimony, if it is correct, sign and draw it, and wait for the summons at the yamen for the time being."

After Meng Zhizhou finished speaking, the scribe picked up a confession and walked over, Tang Jing signed and drew a pledge, pressed his fingerprint, and was immediately taken down.

Soon after, the other two pharmacy keepers also completed the trial, they did not have much to do with the twenty-three deceased, knew only three or five people, and did not interrogate any information related to the murder.

In fact, interrogating them was just a passing motion for Meng Zhizhou, mainly because he wanted to use this time to wait for the arrest to bring Zhang San quickly.

What kind of person that guy saw, it is very important to solve the murder case and track down the murderer, and he must be interrogated before interrogating the shopkeeper Lin, and obtain enough testimony and witnesses, so that he will not be afraid that the shopkeeper Lin will cheat and refuse to admit it.

The errand of the shutter capture was very efficient, and Meng Zhizhou didn't wait long before a guy was taken to the lobby.

"My lord, Renhe Pharmacy guy, Chapter 3 brings it!"

The guy thought he had committed something, and as soon as he entered the lobby, he fell to his knees, crying out for injustice, tears and snot flowing. He had heard about the twenty-three murders, and now that he had been arrested by name and brought to the yamen, how could he not be afraid.

"Chapter 3, the official hasn't said that you are guilty. The good student answered the official's question, and if there is any concealment, he will be severely punished! Meng Zhizhou patted the startled wood.

"Yes." Guy Zhang San was in a trance, and then he raised his head, but he still didn't dare to look at the adults sitting in the hall, and his eyes were only staring at the ground three feet in front of him.

"I ask you, where were you yesterday?"

Zhang San hurriedly replied: "Back to my lord, the villain was in the pharmacy all day yesterday, and he didn't go anywhere, and he didn't go out at night, and everyone else in the pharmacy can testify to the villain." ”

"Since you've been in the pharmacy all day, do you know where Shopkeeper Lin was yesterday?"

Zhang San replied: "Shopkeeper Lin was in the pharmacy in the morning, and someone came to look for him near noon, so he left, and he didn't come back in the afternoon." ”

"How did you know that someone had come to find Shopkeeper Lin?"

"The man stood at the door of the pharmacy for a while, the villain thought he was here for treatment at first, and then saw that he had not left, afraid that he had some bad intentions, the villain went out to ask, he said that he came to find the shopkeeper Lin, and the villain went to call the shopkeeper Lin, and after the shopkeeper Lin went out to see him, he came back and explained and left."

"Do you know why Shopkeeper Lin left the pharmacy?"

"The villain didn't know, after Shopkeeper Lin went out in person, the villain went back to the pharmacy to help, and later heard that Shopkeeper Lin had something at home."

"Do you remember the appearance of the person who came to find Shopkeeper Lin, have you seen it before?"

"That person has an ordinary appearance, the villain has never seen it before, and I can't remember the specific appearance."

"Is it from Shopkeeper Lin's family?"

"No, if it were Shopkeeper Lin's family, they would come directly to the pharmacy, and that person stood at the door for a long time, as if he didn't recognize Shopkeeper Lin."

"Besides you and Shopkeeper Lin, has anyone else seen that person in the pharmacy?"

"It seems to be gone, it's hot at noon, and no one goes out."

"Okay, look at the testimony, and if it's correct, sign it." Meng Zhizhou's good mood collapsed slightly, if that person could be caught, regardless of whether the shopkeeper Lin was arraigned or not, he should be able to successfully dig out the mastermind behind the scenes.

"The villain is illiterate." Chapter 3 said in a low voice.

"Then just press a handprint."

After pressing the handprint, Zhang San cautiously asked, "Adult, can the villain go back?" ”

"You can't leave yet, stay in the yamen for the time being, waiting for the summons." Meng Zhizhou glanced at him, and secretly said in his heart, people who have not read books really can't do it, and they can't even remember the appearance of a person.

"Thank you, sir!"

After Zhang San kowtowed, he was quickly taken down.

"Liu Zhutou, you quickly go to Shopkeeper Lin's house to find out when he came home yesterday, and bring the witness to the yamen." Meng Zhizhou once again ordered the search for witnesses, and when he found enough testimony and witnesses, he didn't believe that Shopkeeper Lin would be stubborn.

"Yes!" Liu Zhutou received the order, turned around and went out, and took several capable catchers and went straight to the east of the city.

Shopkeeper Lin can also be tried for the first trial, if he confesses honestly, everything is easy to say, if he doesn't confess, there are so many witnesses and testimony, which is enough to serve the big punishment.

After Meng Zhizhou pondered for a moment, he suddenly said, "Bring Shopkeeper Lin up!" ”

When he was young, the shopkeeper Lin escorted him to the lobby by two arresters.

I saw that he looked sad, there were tear stains in the corners of his eyes, and he raised his hand to wipe it from time to time, and his eyes were a little red and swollen.

Meng Zhizhou sneered secretly, and dared to make a show when he arrived at the state government hall!

As soon as the shopkeeper Lin arrived at the hall, he knelt down respectfully and bowed loudly: "The villain Ren and the shopkeeper of the pharmacy Lin Mu, meet Lord Zhizhou!" Please ask my lord and the 23 deceased people in the pharmacy to seek justice and make decisions for the hundreds of bereaved families! ”

Meng Zhizhou's expression moved slightly, but Shopkeeper Lin couldn't see it, so he only heard him reply: "Shopkeeper Lin got up and spoke." ”

"Lord Xie Zhizhou." Shopkeeper Lin got up as he said.

Meng Zhizhou said: "Shopkeeper Lin thinks how can this official get justice for the twenty-eight deceased? ”

Shopkeeper Lin replied excitedly: "Of course, I want the government to catch the murderer who killed them, and one life is worth one life!" ”

"Oh, does Shopkeeper Lin also want this official to capture the murderer?" Meng Zhizhou looked at the other party meaningfully, and asked rhetorically in a light tone.

What do you mean by that? They are all people from Renhe Pharmacy, who have worked for the pharmacy for many years, and now they have been killed overnight, and the villain is heartbroken, and he is very reluctant to kill the murderer! Drink their blood and eat their flesh! The more Shopkeeper Lin spoke, the more excited he became, and the more he spoke, the louder he became.

Meng Zhizhou said: "The murderers who killed them must be arrested, but what about the accomplices of those murderers, do you want to arrest them?" Do you want to drink blood and eat meat? ”

Shopkeeper Lin was slightly stunned, and then said loudly: "Of course, accomplices are also murderers, they are all bad people and guilty!" The villain promised here that if the government catches all the murderers within seven days, Renhe Pharmacy is willing to pay 3,000 yuan of hard-earned money, and he will never break his word! ”

Meng Zhizhou replied lightly: "Shopkeeper Lin has a heart, it is the duty of the government to solve the murder case and capture the real murderer, even if there is no reward, we will redress the grievances of the wronged and collect the debts of the deceased." ”

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and said: "Since Shopkeeper Lin is sincere and wants to catch the murderer, then you have to help, I don't know what Shopkeeper Lin thinks?" ”

Shopkeeper Lin said in a straight voice: "The villain just wants to solve the case as soon as possible and catch the murderer, but wherever the villain is used, please speak up, the villain will never shirk, go all out!" ”

Meng Zhizhou's voice raised and said, "Okay." You first answer the first question of the official, who came to Renhe Pharmacy to find you around noon yesterday, and where did you go? ”

Then he added: "Think about it and then answer, what you said in the court is all evidence, if there is any untruth, the torture equipment in the court is not an ornament." ”

After speaking, he stared at each other's eyes tightly and did not move.

Hearing this, the expression on the face of the shopkeeper Lin changed suddenly, and he forcibly swallowed the words that had come to his mouth back into his stomach, his eyelids lowered slightly, avoiding the gaze of Lord Zhizhou.

After quickly sorting out his thoughts, he slowly replied: "After the convoy transporting medicinal materials returned to the city yesterday, the villain accepted the medicinal materials, and he was a little tired, so he felt unwell, and something happened at home, so the villain left the pharmacy and hurried home to deal with family affairs, and then rested for a long time and did not return to the pharmacy. ”

Meng Zhizhou's face turned cold, and he asked again: "This official is asking you, who came to look for you when you left the pharmacy yesterday?" What did I tell you? ”

Shopkeeper Lin replied slowly: "Let the villain think about it, his memory has dropped so much recently, and many things will be forgotten in less than half an hour." ”

After a while, he suddenly replied: "I remember, no one seemed to come to look for the villain at noon yesterday, and I planned to go back around noon when I left home in the morning, and I just felt a little unwell after receiving the medicinal herbs, so I went back." ”

"Really? This official will give you another chance, and you should think about it again. I might as well remind you that everyone in Renhe Pharmacy is in the yamen at this moment, and there will be a confrontation in the hall for a while, if there is a discrepancy, the official will not spare it. Meng Zhizhou had expected that he would be cheating, but he never thought that he would respond with a lack of memory, which was a bit tricky.

Shopkeeper Lin thought about it for a while, and replied affirmatively: "It is true that no one has looked for the villain around noon yesterday. ”

Seeing him so hard-mouthed, Meng Zhizhou couldn't help but sneer: "To tell you the truth, before arraigning you for questioning, this official also remembered that you were merciful to the family of the deceased, and at this time, it seems that this official has done this extra thing." ”

Then he turned his head to the scribe and said, "Show him the testimonies of Lu Cheng, Zhang San, and Tang Jing!" ”

At the same time as the scribe got up to take testimony, Meng Zhizhou said: "Actually, you don't need to say anything, this official has already detected that you are an accomplice in the twenty-three murders last night and played an important role in them." I just asked you to say that it is to give you a chance to suffer less flesh and skin and confess your sins, since you don't appreciate it, this official will fulfill you. ”