The county magistrate was looking forward to the time when the official brought Li Ling in order to distinguish right from wrong, and there was a new development in the case.

Liu Cheng, a woodcutter who has been collecting firewood outside the city for a living, provides an important clue that he once stumbled upon a man and a woman having a tryst by the river while passing outside the city, and also heard the voices of the two talking.

The woman doesn't want to live this sneaky life anymore, she hopes that the two can break this relationship and let the man go to her house to propose.

The man refused to agree, and persuaded the other party to be patient for a few months, and then find a way to solve the matter of proposing marriage after he found a way to transfer to the county seat.

The woman finally agreed to the man's proposal, if he was not transferred to the county to work, he was afraid that his father would not agree to marry him.

"Master, we have already taken Liu Cheng to identify, and the man and woman he saw are Ma Qiang and Miss Wen!" The official in the lobby reported the results to the county magistrate, and Ma Qiang was suspected of committing a major crime!

The county commander took Ma Qiang out of the prison and asked him if he was the real murderer who killed Miss Wen.

"Master, Xiaomin is wronged, that jade pendant was picked up by me on the road, as for what Liu Cheng said about having a tryst with a woman outside the city, it is pure nonsense!"

It's just that this time he didn't have such good luck, and now there is a variety of evidence to prove that he is the murderer of Miss Wen, how can the county magistrate listen to his quibbles again?

"Boldly bite the people, if you don't move the punishment, you won't recruit it? Don't blame me for being rude! ”。 The county magistrate looked around at the official standing in front of the hall, and threw down a warrant: "Give me a hard beating until he recruits!" ”。

Ma Qiang couldn't resist a round of hard sticks, and he naturally knew that since the county lord wanted to bend into a move, he couldn't resist it no matter what.

With his small body, he had to be disabled.

"My lord, I recruited, don't beat me anymore, I recruited everything, I coveted Miss Wen's beauty, and secretly became a good friend with her, recently she tirelessly nagged me, asking me to go to her house to propose, we had a dispute, and accidentally pushed him into the river during the quarrel." In order to no longer suffer from flesh and skin, he confessed it all!

Lord Xianzun smiled happily: "Take Ma Qiang down, put him in prison, let him have a good rest, eat a few more full meals, and remember the past with your colleagues, don't embarrass him again!" ”。

Ma Qiang was taken down by the officials with a gloomy face, his will was completely depressed, and he lived in a state of confusion all day long.

"I was wronged by the county order like this, is there still a heavenly principle in this world?" Ma Qiang let out a wail in his heart.

"I really didn't expect it, Ma Zhukuai is really a murderer, Miss Wen is his lover, he is too ruthless!".

"It's good now, the evidence is conclusive, and he also admitted it himself, it's time to subdue this time!" ”。

As soon as Li Ling and the officials entered the county seat, they heard almost everyone on the street talking about the murder of Miss Wen.

Ma Qiang himself admitted it, why did he do this? He clearly remembered that Ma Qiang had been monitoring the movements of Zhang Yuanshan and the fishermen with him that night, how could he still appear in the county seat and kill Miss Wen? "This eldest brother, can you take me to visit Ma Qiang in prison first, and then see the county magistrate?" How can a good person admit to murder? Li Ling decided to see him first, find out the situation, and then make a plan.

"Okay, you come with me, we know the temper of the county master, as long as it is determined, it will not change, while Ma Qiang has not been executed, it is good to see it!"

In order to prevent the two from colluding in confessions, the official should not have agreed to Li Ling's request, but now that the case has been decided, Li Jieyuan's confession is no longer needed.

"See you when you see it!". The old jailer had the same attitude, and he opened the cell door tremblingly. Let the two in.

The official should follow at all times, and it is good to know the content of the conversation between the two so that he can be a witness.

A fishy breath came to his face, Li Ling frowned but endured it.

Ma Qiang's hair was curly and he looked lazy, squatting in the corner of the cell and munching on a shriveled steamed bun, his face and hands covered in mud.

"I really didn't think you could really come to testify for me, but I don't need it now, the case is closed, where did you come from, and where will you go! People's hearts are sinister, you have to embankment the Zhang family father and son, the fishing village is not a good place, you have to pay attention to it! ”。

"I noticed a long time ago that the situation of the Zhang family father and son was different, but I didn't expect that this time they would still take the lead!"

"It's up to you to find out what secrets the fishing village hides!"

Ma Qiang began to chatter, as if he was beginning to explain what was going on.

"Is there really no room for recovery? I saw you that night! Can't you prove your innocence with a witness? ”。

Ma Qiang shook his head and sat down on the haystack in the cell.

"It's useless, according to the investigation report made by the man, the time of Miss Wen's death is limited to two or three days, you only saw him that night, won't he return to the county seat the next day to kill people? Or simply he killed someone and then returned to the fishing village. Because there are many possibilities, the magistrate chose to judge the case according to the evidence found, Li Gongzi, I think you came for nothing this time! ”。 The old jailer didn't know when he also entered the cell and began to explain the reason to Li Ling.

The evidence is conclusive, and it is even more difficult to overturn the case than to ascend to the sky! In particular, the testimony of woodcutter Liu Cheng was very unfavorable to Ma Qiang, and he insisted that he had indeed seen Ma Qiang and Miss Wen in a tryst outside the city a few days ago, and heard the two quarrel with his own ears!

Ma Qiang's tears flowed down slowly, as if he was resigned to his fate, and he took a bite of the dry steamed bun, and his heart was unusually dry.

"Li Gongzi, I am grateful for your care of me, but my arms can't twist my thighs, so much evidence is not in my favor, let's forget it."

Ma Qiang's reluctant smile made Li Ling feel an inexplicable coldness, if his guess was correct, someone must have tried to frame him.

It was the first time since he crossed over that he had met someone with such a scheming heart, and he felt that he had to do something about it: "Since you said that you were wronged, do you just forget it, and die in vain?" You can accept this reality, but I can't let an innocent life die in front of me! ”。

Li Ling walked around the cell and continued: "If you are wronged, if you are framed, I will definitely give you this head!" ”。

"Li Jieyuan, why are you doing this?" The official stepped forward and persuaded.

Qianglong doesn't suppress the head snake, he is just a Xie Yuan, just relying on the embarrassing position of the regimental training to make the county master overturn the judgment he made? What a dream!

"I'll take care of this thing!". Li Lingtou will not get out of the cell.

When the old jailer locked the door, he clearly saw Ma Qiang's hands trembling, a drop of tears on the ground, and the steamed buns fell on the hay.

What the official said was good, the county magistrate really refused to give Li Ling a chance, and when he heard that he wanted to re-investigate the case, his head shook like a rattle.

PS: I recommend a book "Song Painting Rivers and Mountains", friends who like Song history can go and read it.