Lu Jinping saw that Shopkeeper Jia was looking at him cautiously, and did not comment on his speculation, but said: "You just said that her mother-in-law and father-in-law might kill her, why is that?" ”

Shopkeeper Jia turned his head to look at the Han Yuanwai couple in the distance, and his voice was lowered, as if he was afraid that the two old men in the distance would hear it: "These two people are talking nicely now, but in fact, they are the meanest, and they are not less insulting to Eleven Niang." Her mother-in-law is even more unforgiving, often saying that Eleven Niang does not abide by women's morals, does not stay at home honestly, and messes with flowers and grass everywhere. Her father-in-law is not a good stubble, and when he meets people, he says that Eleven Niang is a broom star, kills his son, and insults her for corrupting the door. By the way, and I also heard that her in-laws once forced Eleven Niang to go to Tongzhou to make a joke, saying that the money came quickly. Eleven Niang refuses to live or die! ”

Lu Jinping looked at Shopkeeper Jia curiously and said, "How did you know about this kind of thing?" ”

Shopkeeper Jia couldn't help but be stunned, he was happy to say it just now, but he didn't expect Lu Jinping to ask this rhetorically, and said, "I listened to what others said." ”

"Listen to whom? What is your name? Is it nearby? You're going to call her, and I'm going to verify it. ”

Shopkeeper Jia didn't expect Lu Jinping to grasp this matter and ask down, so he couldn't help but be a little panicked, and said, "Who said that...... I can't remember, anyway, someone said that, and many people in the village knew about it. ”

"Wouldn't it? This kind of thing is not a good thing, and it is not good for her in-laws or Eleven Niang to spread it. Neither of them will say it, but who will spread it? I'm afraid it's a rumor you made, right? ”

Shopkeeper Jia suddenly panicked, he couldn't afford to wear this hat, and looked at Lu Jinping in fear.

Lu Jinping said: "You tell the truth, where did you hear this, otherwise, I will punish you for the crime of slandering others!" ”

Shopkeeper Jia's forehead was covered with cold sweat. I didn't expect to miss a sentence and was firmly grasped by Lu Jinping. He could only mumble and say, "It was my son who told me, my eleventh mother and my son are very good, my son once came to the door to ask for marriage and wanted to marry her, I don't care about marrying a widow as a daughter-in-law." Anyway, no one can afford to do business, and it's good to be able to marry a widow, it depends on their own fate. That day, I saw that my son was in a bad mood and seemed to be very angry, so I asked him what was wrong? After asking several times, he said, just now Eleven Niang told him that her mother-in-law forced her to go to Tongzhou to make a joke, and she had a big quarrel with her mother-in-law. She really didn't want to stay in that house anymore, so I found out. I'm telling the truth, you can check with my son, absolutely yes. ”

"I'll verify. Where are you at noon today? Who can testify? ”

"At noon, I went to collect the bills, and I went to the old Li Tou's house in our village. He took two bags of seeds on credit from me at the beginning of spring, and he hasn't paid for it until now. I asked for it several times, but he said that he had no money, and that he would have to delay it until after the autumn harvest. I was in a hurry with him. He just pleaded, so after talking for a long time, I finally had a meal at his house before coming back. As a result, as soon as I arrived at the door, I heard that something was going on here, so I ran over with Lao Li Tou, and Lao Li Tou's family can testify, and I have been at Lao Li Tou's house from almost in the morning to noon. ”

Lu Jinping asked Shopkeeper Jia to step back first and call his son to verify. His son admitted that he had learned about it from Eleven Niang. told his father, and then Lu Jinping called Lao Li Tou to ask if Shopkeeper Jia was at his house at noon. Lao Li Tou and his wife and children all testified that one morning and noon, Shopkeeper Jia was at their house to ask for debts, and finally forced their family to invite him to lunch. As soon as he went out, Lao Li Tou and they sent it to the door, and saw someone running towards the entrance of the village, and only after inquiring did they know that something big had happened here, and they ran over to see it together.

There is evidence to prove that Shopkeeper Jia did not have the time to commit the crime, and his suspicion of crime can be ruled out.

Lu Jinping called the vegetable farmer over and began to investigate him.

The vegetable farmer looked nervous. Lu Jinping asked: "You said earlier that you were in the shack all noon and didn't leave, right?" ”

The vegetable farmer smiled and said: "The weather is hot, I don't bother to go out, I don't want to cool off in the shack, I haven't come out of the shack from morning to noon, so I haven't seen if Eleven Niang has passed on the road." ”

"Didn't you come to the latrine?"

"No, I've been in the shack all morning and noon, and I've never been to the latrine."

"Aren't you convenient in the morning and noon?"

The vegetable farmer said with a smile: "I am too lazy to run when I urinate, so I pour it directly into the vegetable field under the shack, and I poop, the toilet smells very bad on hot days, and I usually pull it directly into the vegetable field after the sun sets." Hey hey"

"That means you don't have any evidence that you haven't been to the latrine, or that you've stayed in the hut and never left, right?"

The vegetable farmer's face was a little pale, he had already realized the intention of Lu Jinping when he said this, and finally he nodded stubbornly and said, "Yes, that's the case." ”

Lu Jinping said: "Then you are the major suspect in this case, because Shi Niang died in the toilet of your house, and the toilet is the closest to your shack, you can see that side from this side." But you said you didn't see her. At the same time, someone testified that you saw you hooking up with Shi Niang, and was scolded by Shi Niang, you were annoyed and angry, pointing fingers at her behind her back and seemed to threaten her, so you have the motive to commit the crime and the time, but you are afraid that you have to go to the yamen with me, and the yamen has the means to make you tell the truth of the matter. ”

These few words frightened the vegetable farmer, of course he knew that it was easy to enter the ancient yamen and difficult to get out. Once you go in and don't open your mouth, there will be a great punishment waiting for you, and at that time, you can't open your mouth if you don't want to, even if you don't have it, you have to make it up. Frightened, he knelt on the ground with a soft plop of his legs, and begged: "Sir, I really didn't kill it, I didn't kill anyone, although I have evil thoughts about Eleven Niang, but I have a thief's heart and no thief's guts." If you really want me to do anything to her, I can't do it. And, I ...... In the morning, I actually had witnesses that I didn't have time to kill. ”

Lu Jinping sneered and said: "You say that there is no evidence for a while, and you say that there is evidence for a while, which sentence do you make me believe?" ”

"I'm telling the truth." The vegetable farmer gritted his teeth and finally decided to tell the truth: "Master, I, I said that you have to keep it a secret from me, otherwise, if you tell me about it, I, I will be beaten to death by her husband." ”

"You say."

"That's right, in the morning and at noon, in fact, I was not in the shack, I sent vegetables to Qu Da Fatty's house, and then ...... and slept with his mother-in-law and aunt all morning. When I heard that something had happened here at noon, I hurried out of her house. ”

"Qu big fat man? Who is he? What's the matter with you and his daughter-in-law? ”

"Qu Da Fat Man is a cropper in our village, tall and fat, so he got this nickname. He was very short-tempered and often beat his mother-in-law. He is a good farmer, and his family has a good life, and he often asks me to deliver vegetables to his family. I once delivered food to his house when he was not at home, his mother-in-law was injured by him, just took off her clothes and was rubbing medicine, I broke in carelessly, I saw her stripped naked, her body was full of scars, I, I have never touched a woman since I was a child, my head was dizzy, I didn't care about anything, I ......, so I put her to sleep. ”

"At first she struggled, but then she obeyed me. When I left, I said that I would go to her again and come quietly. Take advantage of the fat man's absence. Qu Da Fat Man likes to drink, and often goes to the village to drink, and goes together for a day, sometimes not going home for two or three days. At this time, I quietly ran to sleep with his mother-in-law. Today, too. In order to survive, I can only tell this matter, don't tell Qu Da Fat Man, otherwise, he will swallow me alive. ”

Lu Jinping scolded angrily: "Why didn't you think of this when you slept with someone's aunt?" I'm going to check it. You go down first and stay honest. ”

The vegetable farmer hurriedly retreated.

Lu Jinping didn't go directly to Qu Da Fatty's aunt to verify this matter, because in that case, it would be very likely to be exposed. He didn't care if there was fornication between them, although fornication also constituted a crime in ancient times, and Lu Jinping was educated by modern law and did not treat this kind of behavior as a crime, so he had no interest in investigating such a thing.

Lu Jinping called Ye Qingqing over, told him what had happened in a low voice, and asked him to go to Qu Da Fat Aunt in private to verify the matter. Be asked for details. Ye Qingqing couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when she heard that Lu Jinping actually gave her such a task. However, helping Lu Jinping investigate the case is also something he dreams of, and of course he will not refuse.

In the gap between Ye Qingqing and verifying, Lu Jinping called Granny Han to inquire alone, and when Granny Han saw Lu Jinping, she was a little at a loss, lowered her head, and the tears in the corners of her eyes had not yet dried. Lu Jinping smiled and said, "Your acting skills are still not small." ”

Upon hearing this, Granny Han was taken aback, looked at Lu Jinping in fear and said, "Sir, the old body doesn't know what Sir's words mean?" ”

"Earlier, I saw you crying so sadly, as if I really felt sorry for your daughter-in-law. However, after I investigated, I found out that in fact, you are not very good to your daughter-in-law, and you actually forced your daughter-in-law to go to the same state to make money for the two of you, but is there such a thing? - I warn you, you dare to tell lies and deceive the official, the official has a way to deal with people like you! ”

Lu Jinping now knows that official authority is very useful in many situations, so he doesn't mind putting on an official show when necessary.

Sure enough, as soon as Lu Jinping put out the shelf, Granny Han was immediately so frightened that she knelt on the ground with a cry, her body was trembling, and said, "Master, I, I was confused for a while, I really did something wrong, and I begged the Lord to spare my life." ”

"In addition to forcing her to go to Tongzhou to make money, what other bad things did you do? 1510 to say, otherwise, if the official knows what you are hiding and doesn't say anything, it will also make you look good! ”

Lu Jinping has confirmed from Granny Han's performance just now that what Shopkeeper Jia heard from his son before was true, and he was very annoyed by this old woman who forced his daughter-in-law to make money by laughing, so he spoke politely. (To be continued......)