Chapter 37: How to get out of the village

Zhou Ning sat in front of the window, and the room was surrounded by officials carrying lanterns, and the figures in the room could be clearly seen from the outside. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Lin Zhutou and the servants guarded outside the house, not letting the idlers and others approach. The enthusiasm of the villagers is very high, and they would rather watch a shadow from afar than leave.

"Why didn't you prepare a pleading?" When Zhou Ning heard that she didn't have a pleading, she didn't think much about it, it was normal for a peasant woman to not know that she had to write a pleading.

There are more people who come to sue but don't have a complaint, Zhou Ning thought that Zhang Liu couldn't write it himself, maybe he didn't expect to ask someone to write it.

I heard what Sun said just now, Zhang Liu asked someone to write a petition, but Sun Youde didn't write it for her. It stands to reason that they have lived in the same village for decades, and this should be true.

He refused to write a petition for Zhang Liu's family, and there must be something wrong with this. Zhou Ning narrowed his eyes, and Sun Dazhuang's suspicion deepened again.

Now it seems that not only Sun Dazhuang is suspected of killing and escaping, but Sun Youde and his wife are even more suspected of intentionally shielding and conniving at the escape.

"I, I'm illiterate." Zhang Liu was still a little nervous when he stood in front of Zhou Ning, Zhou Ning knew that she had been kneeling for more than a long time, and now her knees must be red and swollen, not in the lobby, Zhou Ning generally does not show official authority, so she let her stand and reply.

"Don't you know how to ask someone to write a statement?"

"I went to beg the old grandson, and the old grandson said that the old grandson was not lightly ill, and I didn't see anyone, so I was beaten out by the old grandson."

"Oh?" Zhou Ning didn't expect that there were still a little twists and turns in it, and Sun Youde and his wife had promised to write a petition and then regretted it, which further confirmed Zhou Ning's conjecture. "What's going on, tell me in detail."

Zhang Liu told the morning in detail, and Zhou Ning sighed softly: "I was still indignant at night, but I changed my hexagram in the morning, this is unreasonable, it seems that Sun Dazhuang is not a small suspect." ”

When Zhang Liu heard Zhou Ning say this, she remembered that many people had persuaded her not to sue in the morning, and she didn't believe that Sun Dazhuang would kill Zhang Caixia.

Zhou Ning didn't ask, she had the courage to take the initiative to say: "Master, I don't think Da Zhuang did it, many people advised me not to sue in the morning, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to sue, and the villagers were also thinking about me." ”

"And who do you think would have done it?"

Sometimes people's intuition is very smart, although it doesn't make much sense. Zhou Ning wanted to hear her thoughts, she pondered for a while and shook her head.

"Don't worry, it's okay to say it wrong." Zhou Ning knew that Zhang Liu didn't dare to talk nonsense, she might have someone in her heart who she doubted, she just didn't dare to say it.

Zhang Liu opened his mouth and said: "I suspect that it was not done by the people of our village, the people of our village have lived together for half their lives, and there has never been any major incident. ”

Zhang Liu agrees with everyone's statement, she is still more willing to believe that Zhang Caixia was killed by outsiders, so it is easier to accept it psychologically.

How can a person in a village do it? Their sister-in-law is quite popular in the village, although they don't have too deep relationships with anyone, but they have never had conflicts with anyone.

Zhou Ning didn't think it was a case done by an outsider, there were not many clues in this case, and it was a bit confusing, but from the very beginning, Zhou Ning decided that it was an acquaintance, and Zhou Ning never wavered in this.

Since there is no evidence to clear Sun Dazhuang's suspicion, Sun Dazhuang must be found, and no one who has doubts can be given up until the truth is known.

Zhou Ning briefly asked who dissuaded her from complaining, Zhang Liu listed several names, and added nervously: "They are all kind." ”

What Zhou Ning thinks about is not whether they are kind or not, but the people's distrust of the yamen and officials. When such a big thing happens, the first thought should be to report to the official.

It should be an endless lawsuit, and it must be common sense to ask for an explanation for the deceased, but the people choose to swallow their anger.

The more the people do this, the more they encourage the evil forces to run amok. Because the people did not dare to sue, they naturally became more and more presumptuous.

Isn't it a failure and shame for officials to live arrogantly for those who do evil, and the lives of the kind people are not guaranteed?

In a word, Zhou Ning's heart was heavy, no matter how dark and miserable other places were, he couldn't control it, but he had to manage Yunjiang County, he had to manage it well, at least he had to let the people have a place to rely on when they were aggrieved in the past few years in office.

Walking out of the main room, the moon was hollow, and it was about twelve hours before Zhang Caixia was killed. From meeting Zhang Liu on the street in the afternoon, Zhou Ning has only eaten a little bit of heart on the boat until now.

Many of the onlookers ran home to eat in a hurry, and then ran back to see the excitement. Lu Qing took out the cold pastry, and Zhou Ning glanced at it and waved his hand to signal him to put it away.

Zhou Ning was a little hungry, but he didn't have the heart to eat.

"Childe, it's time like this, let's go back to the Ya first." Lu Qing knew that he couldn't persuade Zhou Ning, so he winked at Lin Zhutou.

Lin Zhutou understood, so he also came over and persuaded: "My lord, go back and rest, if you don't leave, the people will have to stay up all night, right?" ”

Zhou Ning ignored the two of them, and it wasn't Zhou Ning's request for the people to see the excitement, who wouldn't let them sleep? Zhou Ning called Zhang Baozheng: "If you want to leave Shixi Village now, how many ways are there?" ”

Zhang Baozheng was stunned, what is this question called? He bowed slightly and replied, "If you want to leave, you will naturally take the official boat." ”

Zhou Ning's face is very ugly, where is such a heartless Baozheng? Didn't he know that he could go on an official boat? Zhang Baozheng saw Zhou Ning's displeasure on his face, and cautiously added: "The adults are not in a hurry to leave, so they can eat and leave, the banquet is already there."

"Enough!" The people around Zhou Ning are all concerned about adults eating, drinking, and resting, so no one cares about the case. "Let me ask you at this time, if you are allowed to go out of the village alone, how many ways do you have?"

Zhang Baozheng suddenly let out a long 'oh' like a big realization, it turned out that this was what the adult asked. Yesterday was around this time when Zhang Caixia was killed, so how many ways could the murderer escape from the village?

Shixi Village is surrounded by mountains and water on three sides, and there are only two ways to get out of the village, one is to take the mountain road, and the other is to take the water road. Normally, most of them take the waterway, and I am afraid that I will not be able to go out for two or three days by taking the mountain road, and I can take a ferry out of the village for a few copper plates.

"Is there a ferry in the middle of the night?" Zhou Ning also took the ferry, and the ferry was usually only available in the morning at the earliest, and I didn't hear that there would be a ferry in the middle of the night.

"Of course not, who would dare to sail at night?"