Yunzi was surprised and delighted, he couldn't imagine that Lu Jinping made this major decision because of himself, and hurriedly said, "Because of me, what?" The rock I threw at you? ”

"That's right! The stone made me make the final decision, but there was another reason for that, because you told me that the deceased had been stabbed in the right temple, and you pointed your finger and said that it was the Yamen announcement, which made me suspicious, and I suspected that there was a grievance in this case. ”

"It's right to stab the deceased in the right temple, I saw that the crime described in the announcement of the execution of the yamen was written like this, and it was posted on the wall of your yamen."

A public notice should be posted to carry out the death penalty, and the public notice should state the basic facts of the crime. The murder was described in more detail, and the announcement described it so proved that this fact should not be false, and it happened that this fact made him discover a major contradiction.

Lu Jinping said: "After I came back, I mainly consulted the file, and all the testimonies and autopsy reports in the file proved that the place where the pig-killing knife pierced his temple was the temple on his right hand. Judging from the depth of the measurement, it almost penetrates the brain, and it should be noted that this wound is on the right temple of the deceased, that is, the murderer needs to use his left hand to stab the pig-killing knife into his right temple, but just now on the court, I saw his mother bring a food box to entertain him and bid him farewell, at that time, because I was suspicious, so I agreed to untie the rope on my body to see if he was left-⊕handed, and it turned out that he was actually right-handed, that is, right-handed, that is, a normal person's right-handedness. In this way, it would be very troublesome for him to stab the deceased's right hand in the temple of the deceased's right hand with a pig-killing knife in his right hand, unless he stabbed the deceased's body in the side. ”

Yunzi said, "Then why can't it be him who stabbed him from behind or from the side of his body?" ”

"Quite simply, there was an axe cut on the deceased's forehead. Think about it, the butcher cut his forehead with an axe in the front, in front of the deceased. It is difficult to chop an axe on the forehead next to and behind this part. Therefore, from this wound on the forehead, it can be inferred that he should have committed the murder directly in front of the deceased. If this is the case, then how can you go around the body of the deceased or stab him in the right temple with a knife? This is clearly counterintuitive. ”

Yunzi nodded and said, "But if the old man falls to the ground." Just when the right side of his body is facing him, he can stab him with a pig-killing knife into his right temple, and if he is lying on his stomach, won't it be right hand facing him right side? ”

"What you said is not impossible, but this possibility is relatively small, and it needs to meet a lot of imaginary specific conditions. However, the time of the execution was about to reach noon, and there was not much time left for me to judge, and I could only judge from the most common possibilities. Judging by the most common possibility, I shouldn't try a second damage in a different direction, and what I need to find out is whether this happened at all? This required verification to remove reasonable doubt in my mind, and there was no time for me to investigate at the time, so I had to make a decision on the spot. I saw your stone falling, and I thought of the human head falling to the ground, and I felt that I couldn't kill the butcher in such a daze. Otherwise, even if I find out that this is an unjust case in the future, there will be no way to undo it. That's why I ordered a moratorium on executions. So that I can investigate. ”

Yunzi nodded and said, "Your caution is right, since there is such a reasonable suspicion that should indeed be investigated, then have you found out now?" ”

"Judging from the reading of the case file, we can rule out the possibility that you just mentioned, because there was an eyewitness at that time, who was the son of the deceased. At that time, outside the courtyard of the murderer's house, he saw his father killed by a butcher with an axe and a pig-killing knife in the corner. The murderer was probably killing pigs, so he came out to open the door with an axe in his hand and a pig-killing knife in his waist. ”

"The two quarreled at the door, and the butcher slashed at the deceased's forehead with an axe, but the deceased did not fall down immediately, but the axe got stuck in the deceased's forehead and could not be pulled out for a while, so the butcher drew out his pig-killing knife and stabbed the deceased in the right temple. According to the testimony, the two murders were closely linked, and the body of the deceased fell to the ground after the two murders were completed. The testimony of the eyewitnesses reinforces my reasonable doubts, because it is impossible for the deceased to stab the right temple of the deceased's own angle with his right hand with a pig-killing knife in his right hand in a face-to-face situation. That's the question I need to investigate right now. ”

Yunzi pondered for a moment and said, "Hearing you say this, I also think this case is a little weird, can I go with you to investigate?" ”

Lu Jinping is very willing to take this thoughtful Tubo girl to investigate the case together, her many thoughts can often inspire him, not to mention that Yunzi's martial arts are good, and she can help herself in case of emergencies, which is a rare helper. Although Ye Qingqing also has martial arts, he will only take care of himself in every detail, but he can't help himself in terms of detection and reasoning.

So Lu Jinping said: "Okay, you go with me, if you think there is anything inappropriate, you can tell me directly, I want to hear some of your opinions." ”

Lu Jinping's answer made Yunzi, who originally asked casually with the attitude of trying it out, have a surprise of surprise, and he hurriedly agreed.

The two returned to the signing room, and the attendant reported to Lu Jinping that the arrester who had been sent to summon the deceased's son, Shi Jingsheng, had returned and reported that Shi Jingsheng had arrived, and was waiting for the lord to ask. Lu Jinping then ordered people to be brought up.

Shi Jingsheng came in and saw Lu Jinping sitting behind the warm pavilion, and behind him stood a petite and delicate young man in men's clothes, and thought it was Lu Jinping's scholar, so he didn't take a second look, so he bowed and saluted: "The villain Shi Jingsheng pays a visit to the lord, may I ask why the lord didn't execute the murderer of his father today?" The villain really doesn't understand. ”

Although the people did not openly question the rights of the yamen, as the bitter master, he couldn't help but ask at the risk of being punished. Fortunately, he asked Lu Jinping, a modern time-traveling young man who didn't care about his official position, so Lu Jinping didn't think that his questioning was offensive to the official's authority, and said calmly: "This official has found some problems, so he has to re-investigate." I sent you here to find out about this case, and you have to answer truthfully and not deceive, otherwise you will be held responsible, do you hear clearly? ”

This practice of confessing the obligation to testify truthfully is commonly used by the police in modern society, and Lu Jinping said it casually, but in ancient times, there was no need to confess such an obligation.

Shi Jingsheng hurriedly bowed down and said, "The villain understands and must answer truthfully." ”

Lu Jinping said: "You told me the whole story you witnessed at that time, although you said it before, but the record is not detailed, so this official wants to hear you say it with his own ears, and say it in as much detail as possible." ”

Shi Jingsheng hurriedly agreed, saying: "That's the case, the thief Qu butcher took advantage of my absence at home, molested my lady, and tried to rape her, my lady was humiliated and angry, hanged herself, and my father was very angry when he learned about it......

"Wait!" Lu Jinping waved his hand and said, "What did you just say about the butcher of Qu molesting your lady?" Let's start with this matter. ”

"This thing is like this, I am a scholar, and I went to Beijing to catch up with the exam and failed the list. When I came back, I found that my wife had been crying, saying that there was nothing to love in life. I interrogated her in many ways, but she refused to say anything, and finally I got angry and threatened, and she told the truth. My lady cried that during my entrance to Beijing to catch the exam, the butcher repeatedly molested and tried to rape her, she felt ashamed, and felt ashamed of my Shi family, really shameless to live in the world, I thought she was just a moment of grief and anger, and did not care very much, but I did not expect her to tell the truth, that night, I fell asleep and woke up to find that he had committed suicide in the house. I really felt that the sky was about to fall, and I was so sad and angry that I told my father about it. My father angrily took me to the butcher's house to theorize. ”

"When I arrived outside the butcher's yard, it was already completely dark, but the moonlight could be seen clearly, and when I got to the door, I was in a hurry, so I was ready in the corner of the house. At this moment, the door opened, and the butcher came out, holding an axe in one hand and a pig-killing knife in his waist. My father asked him why he had raped my daughter-in-law. The butcher didn't say a word, and struck my father on the forehead with an axe. The force was so great that the axe was stuck in the skull and could not be pulled out for a while. And my father's body staggered, grasping the handle of the axe in one hand and the butcher with the other, and did not fall down. The butcher pulled out the pig-killing knife from his waist and stabbed my father in the temple......"

"And so my father fell to the ground and died, and when I saw that he was so fierce that I dared to make the slightest sound, I hid in the darkness in the corner of the house, and when I saw him sneer, I drew my knife and the knife of killing pigs, and I turned and went into the house, and closed the door. I had the audacity to run over to see my father, who was already out of breath. I carried my father home and called Langzhong. Lang Zhong said that his father had been dead for a long time and could not be treated, so I reported to the official, and the whole thing was like this. ”

Speaking of grief and indignation, Shi Jingsheng choked up several times, paused for a long time before continuing to speak, and finally finished speaking, and couldn't cry again.

Lu Jinping waited for his grief to stop for a while, and then asked, "Apart from you, are there any other eyewitnesses at the scene?" ”

Shi Jingsheng shook his head and said, "No." It was already dark, and there was no one around, just me. ”

"You just said that it was after you checked that your father was dead, that you carried your father home, and asked Lang Zhong to check it, and you reported it to the official when he had been dead for a long time, right? Why didn't you report your father to the police at the gate of the butcher's yard and carry him home? (To be continued......)