Lu Jinping sighed and said: "You also have your difficulties, but you are influencing the court to handle the case and committing perjury, understand?" It's going to jail. ”

Widow Chang looked at Lu Jinping with teary eyes and said: "Sir, you have pity on me, you have to lock me up, my wine shop is closed, then I can't live, and I have no choice but to do it." ”

"You first tell me what happened honestly, what the hell is going on?"

"Okay, I said. That night, Pang Yan had been drinking at my place, and he was still drinking when everyone else was gone. In the middle of the night, he said that he wanted to sleep with me, and refused to leave. I thought about what that would do. When he said this, he really staggered into my room, and lay down on the bed and fell asleep, and I couldn't help him. I said you want to sleep, so I had to move somewhere else to sleep, so I took the quilt and went to sleep in the cellar. But after I laid the floor, I felt that this was inappropriate, so if someone came in, they would not ask me if I slept separately from him, but only that he Pang Yan slept in my room, and I would jump into the Yellow River and not be able to wash it. So, I opened the door again and went out to find Liu Lao Er and asked him to help help people back. When I arrived outside the door of Liu Laoer's house, I originally wanted to learn how to call a toad and call him out, but I remembered that his daughter-in-law usually referred to me as a mulberry and scolded Huai, and seemed to dislike me for calling him a man. However, since she cares so much, it is better for me not to disturb others. Therefore, I hesitated for a while, did not call him, and came back on my own. ”

"So, you went there twice, and the first time you went outside his house and didn't call him, did you?"

"yes, I've been thinking about it for a long time, what should I do? If I want to go back, if I am intruded by others, it will not be clear. So, I squatted under the tree outside Liu Laoer's house, hoping that it would be convenient for him to come out at night or something, so I could tell him to ask him to help. I sat down for an hour, I heard the sound of the fourth watch, I knew that the fourth watch was over, I thought I couldn't drag it out like this anymore, I was too sleepy, I wanted to rest early, or go back first and wake up Pang Yan to let him go home quickly, I want to close the door and sleep. So I went home and found him dead. ”

Lu Jinping looked at him and said slowly: "According to what you say, from the third watch to the fourth watch, you are not at home, but waiting for him outside Liu Laoer's house?" ”

"That's right."

"Did you close the door?"

"I closed the door, but it wasn't locked, because I didn't say anything because I didn't think it would take long to call Liu Lao Er. Besides, if Pang Yan figured out that he wanted to go home, and I locked the door, wouldn't he be able to come out? Besides, there is nothing valuable at home except for the wine in the cellar, and the business is not good, and there is not much money for wine, so I carry it with me. In the dead of night, no one should go to play, so I didn't say anything. ”

"Then when you went back, did you notice anything unusual about the door? Or is there any trace of someone entering? ”

The widow thought for a moment and said, "I really didn't pay attention to this, because I didn't think he would die." Pushing the door open, he went in, and found him lying there motionless. After I found out that he was dead, I hurried to find Liu Lao Er and asked him to testify against me, so as not to gossip. - I think too much, delay the eldest lord to solve the case, I really deserve to die, please forgive the lord. ”

The bear catcher on the side was confused again at the moment. The case seems to have reached an impasse now, and it turned out that Liu Lao Er was suspected, but someone actually proved that he was not present at the time. And although no one has proved this widow at present, it is still reasonable, and the main problem is that she has no motive for committing the crime and no reason to kill Pang Yan. If neither of them is, who will be the murderer?

Lu Jinping stood up as if nothing happened, stretched his waist and said: "Okay, I'll investigate this today, but before the case is solved, you can't leave the local area, if you want to leave under special circumstances, you must get the approval of the yamen before you can leave." Do you understand? ”

Widow Chang smiled bitterly and said, "My parents have passed away, and there are no relatives in the family. My family is here, my husband is dead, where else can I go? This is my home. ”

"You're a poor man, too, well, that's the question. Now, I need to take a sample of your saliva. ”

Upon hearing this, the widow blushed suddenly. He replied shyly: "The lord ......, how the lord wants to ......, he will ......."

"Open your mouth!"

Widow Chang was even more shy, and glanced at the bear catcher next to her embarrassedly, seeing that the bear catcher looked a little frightened, but she had no intention of withdrawing, because Lu Jinping did not signal him to avoid it, so she knew that Lu Jinping should have another deep meaning, not to do something to avoid people.

The widow had no choice but to blush, slowly opening her red lips slightly, and spit out a little bit of her tongue, which was very tempting.

"Spread wider!" Lu Jinping said calmly.

"Huh? Zhang, a little bigger? The widow was a little overwhelmed, thinking that if her mouth was too open, how could she kiss her? Since the lord said so, he could only do it. So he opened his mouth wide.

Lu Jinping took out a small paper bag from his sleeve pocket and took out a small cotton swab from it, which was wrapped in silk cotton. He did it himself.

Lu Jinping used a cotton swab to directly put it into Widow Chang's mouth, and only then did he sweep the inside of his mouth a few times, pull it out, and put it back in the paper bag. He stood up and said, "You go on with your business, let's go." ”

Widow Chang sighed, still with her mouth open, not knowing what Lu Jinping meant. didn't give orders and didn't dare to close his mouth, seeing Lu Jinping and them turn away, he quickly closed his mouth, caught up, and said to the door: "Sir, you ...... Are you leaving? ”

"Yes, we'll come back to you if there's any problem."

It turned out that the lord didn't mean anything else, and the widow was disappointed and ashamed, and hurriedly said, "Sir, you...... If you have time, you must come to the slave family wine shop to sit down, the slave family will definitely take the best daughter red to serve you, and I will treat you. As long as the lord is willing to appreciate the light, it will be the face of the slave family. ”

Lu Jinping smiled, this widow is quite good at business. Zhou Yuanwai invited himself to save face in front of relatives and friends, and this widow asked herself to come to her wine shop to provide free wine, and also asked herself to promote her, smiled and said: "The mountains don't turn around, maybe one day it will turn to you, look at fate." ”

Widow Chang kept throwing flattering eyes: "Then I can wait for the lord, looking forward to the lord coming every day, don't let the slave family down!" ”

Lu Jinping waved his hand and walked outside, and ordered Xiong Zhutou to release Liu Laoer's family. Judging from the current situation, Liu Lao Er did not have the time to commit the crime, so he did not kill the person.

Lu Jinping walked towards Zhou Yuanwai's house, and said to Xiong Zhutou: "You immediately send someone back to Tongzhou Mansion overnight, and go to all the gold, silver and jade shops to check the jade plate of Old Lady Zhou's son-in-law." You can ask the painter to paint the jade pendant for them and see if anyone will sell it. ”

Xiong Zhutou said: "The lord suspects that the thief who stole the waist card of Zhou Yuanwai's son-in-law is the murderer?" ”

"It's possible. If Widow Chang hadn't lied to us, there was an hour or so in between, Widow Chang and Niu Lao Er were not there, and the door was hidden and not locked from the inside. And Mrs. Zhou found that his son-in-law's jade pendant worth thousands of wen was missing, and I didn't feel like it was stolen by Widow Chang. Because it seems that she has been in the wine business for a long time, if there is a problem of stealing from guests, then who would dare to drink from her? She is in the business of a regular customer, and she is most worried that someone will lose something at her, because then even if she doesn't take it, others will suspect that it is her, and her reputation will be ruined. The most taboo thing for her is that it is impossible to take the initiative to damage her reputation. ”