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Peng Zishou, the new governor, asked the manager to join the army and find the servants and the officials who had been to the scene back then, and asked them to tell them how they solved the case at that time. The manager joined the army and said that Master Qian has always been able to get by, knowing that there are doubts here, but he does not investigate it deeply.

Everyone thinks that the case will never be so simple, and there must be something strange in it.

Peng Zhizhou divided his subordinates into three groups: one group, went to Xishankou Village to learn about the situation of the deceased Wang Zhanke, and see what business he did on weekdays, how much money he could make, who he often dealt with, whether he had any enemies, and how much money he brought with him when he returned to his hometown this time. What are the idle people in the village, and are there any people who suddenly become rich and rich? If necessary, you can go to Tanzhou.

The second group, go to Qingfeng Temple, ask clearly, what did Monk Zhixin do in the past few days, did he go out, did he have any abnormal behavior, the grinding disc was stolen, Zhixin threw himself into the well, did he find any clues, and then searched his room to see if there were any doubts.

The third group carefully inspected the area along the Xiangjiang River where the crime occurred, especially in some relatively hidden places, to see if they could find the first scene of the murder, check the nearby residents, whether anyone saw a person carrying a grinding plate, and then check if there was any family around that suddenly became rich.

The situation has been fed back one after another. Wang Zhanke is in the tea business in Tanzhou, and he has a small profit, and when he comes back this time, he should bring back a meeting worth 1,000 yuan. These are his earnings for a year. On weekdays, he is kind and has no enemies. The village knew that the people he was coming back were all his closest relatives, and there was nothing suspicious. However, the guys in the Tanzhou store reflected a situation, there is a man named Yang Laosi in the north of Hengzhou City, who owes Wang Zhanke more than 100 copper coins, and this person has not shown up since the incident.

There is nothing new for those who go to the temple either. After the death of Monk Zhixin, his meditation room was locked and things were not moved. I went in and checked carefully, but there was nothing out of the ordinary, and I didn't find much money. A young monk reported that the master practiced in the backyard every evening, and after dark, he had to read the scriptures in the meditation room. That night, he had something to look for the master, but the master was not in the meditation room, and the next day, he came to look for the master again, but he couldn't find it in the whole temple, and finally found that the grinding disc in the backyard was gone, and the footsteps around the well were very chaotic, only to find that the master was dead in the well.

The people who investigated along the Xiangjiang River found a clue: on the night before the incident, at the second watch, there was a person from Liu San, who saw a tall person walking along the river with a stone, and he didn't ask. This person looks very strong, holding a big rock, and walking so fast.

Peng Zishou hurriedly asked: Have you asked clearly, how tall is it, and what does it look like?

This group was led by Jiang Licao. Jiang Licao reported: Lord Zhizhou, ask clearly, Liu San is about seven feet five inches tall, he said that the person is half a head taller than him, about eight feet tall, strong and powerful, because it is dark, he can't see what the person looks like at all.

Peng Zishou asked again, how tall is that Yang Laosi, did you ask?

He replied: Report to your lord, I asked, even if Yang Laosi is not a suspect, he has a hidden secret, otherwise, Wang Zhanke was killed, as a business partner and a fellow villager, why didn't he show up.

Peng Zishou issued an order: Jiang Licao, you take the official and Liu San, take the token of the government, go to Yangjia Village immediately, arrest Yang Laosi for me, and the official will interrogate him personally.

Yang Laosi was seriously ill and couldn't move at all. Jiang Changshi asked him, do you know about Wang Zhanke?

When Yang Laosi heard this, tears flowed down his eyes, and he stammered and replied: I know, Brother Wang died unjustly.

It turned out that Wang Zhanke had to pass through Yangjia Village when he went home, and that night, he did go to Yang's house and told Yang Laosi that his mother was sick and needed money for medicine, so he would not return the money owed to him. Yang Laosi didn't say a word, scraped together and gave Wang Zhanke 80 runs, and there was still some missing. Then, Brother Wang was left to eat at home, and Brother Wang was in a hurry to go home and did not stay. He sent Brother Wang out with apologies, and on the way back, he met Zhu Dali from the village, Zhu Dali asked me what I was going to do, I said casually, send Wang Dali to Xishankou, Zhu Dali asked again, which is the Wang Dali who is doing business in Tanzhou, I nodded.

At night, I thought about it again and again, and felt that people were in trouble, and I still owed money to others, so it didn't matter. The next day, I went to Tanzhou to do something. Later, when I heard that Brother Wang was harmed, I felt a little uneasy, and I shouldn't talk to Zhu Dali. You must know that Zhu Dali is not a good stubble.

Peng Zishou asked: Didn't you ask how tall Zhu Dali is, what he looks like, where he is, and what he does.

Jiang Licao said: I asked, the appearance is similar to what Liu San said, Yang Laosi said that this Zhu Dali is a scoundrel who often steals and picks up on the streets of Tanzhou. Since the death of Brother Wang, it has not appeared on Zhuangzi. Yang Laosi said that if this kid did the wrongs, he would be ashamed of the Wang family for the rest of his life.

Peng Zishou immediately decided, Jiang Licao, you take people, and immediately arrest Zhu Dali.

The case was solved like this: Zhu Dali heard that Wang Zhanke had returned home and knew that he must have money on him, so he followed him to the shade of the trees by the river and robbed him while it was dark. Afterwards, he found hemp rope, and went to the temple to steal the grinding plate, but was discovered by the chief of Zhixin Mountain, and in a hurry, he knocked down Zhixin and threw him into the well. He tied the king's body with the millstone, and pushed it into the river, hoping that the rope would hold the body firmly, but somehow the body floated up.

At the beginning, he was frightened for a while, and when he heard that the government decided that the monk was the murderer, he settled down a little, took the money, bought a house outside Tanzhou City, and started a family. Two years have passed, and the wind is calm, and he appeared on the streets of Tanzhou again.

The southern community of Hengzhou has high mountains and deep forests, many rivers, inconvenient transportation, and poverty. Peng Zishou asked the timber merchants to pay for it, and the government organized manpower to build bridges and pave roads. In less than a year, the wide gravel road was paved and the bridge over the river was built, bringing a lot of convenience to the people in the vicinity.

Thinking for the common people, without increasing the burden of the common people, diligent in government affairs, and educating the people, such a good official has never been encountered. As soon as they are relatively high-level, they feel that such an official is a good official, and a good official must be rewarded. The virtuous local squires spontaneously organized the people and sent Wanmin umbrellas to Peng Zhizhou.