Chapter Twenty-One: Sophisticated Crafts

Early the next morning, Feng Manlou got up early in the morning. I guess the kid must be dead now. Killing Zhang Xiaocai is also Feng Manlou's idea. If this kid really doesn't recruit, he will have to kill him, otherwise he can guess who is the master's messenger anyway, so be careful in the future. Keeping him will definitely make the Lord even more flustered, and maybe he will kill the killer, so only when Zhang Xiaocai dies, he is relatively safe.

Unless a confession is obtained, this can remove a person, and it can have a deterrent effect on the characters of this group. Feng Manlou is not so stupid, he will think that it is a person who is the mastermind, according to yesterday's situation, let them move the rescue soldiers, no one moved, it is obvious that the people inside have suspicions. Even if someone is not the mastermind or accomplice, they must have been notified in advance, so they must still know a little bit about it.

At this time, Wang Ying and Liu Jinbao came in and said, "My lord, the thief has already confessed!" ”

When Feng Manlou heard this, he smiled and said, "Great, take me to have a look!" ”

It is not yet time for the upper office, and Feng Manlou also lives in the county office, while the other officials have families in the city, so they do not live in the county office.

But I heard Wang Ying say: "Don't look at it, the prisoner is dead!" ”

"Dead? What about the confession, is there any? Feng Manlou asked.

Liu Jinbao hurriedly stepped forward and handed over the confession, although they pretended to be smart, even though the prisoner was dead, they casually drew a charge for him, and then printed finger prints. But Feng Manlou obviously didn't take this as evidence, just looked at it, handed it to Wang Ying, and said, "Put it away, look at your eyes are so red, you haven't slept all night!" ”

Wang Ying said: "Subordinates wait for adults to get up!" ”

When Feng Manlou heard it, it turned out that the prisoner did not die this morning, and the confession was not obtained this morning. "When?" he asked. ”

"Last night's three watches!" Wang Ying told me about yesterday's situation.

Feng Manlou asked Liu Dutou in the back, and Liu Dutou also said it in detail, both of them said the same, and it seems that no one carelessly missed what happened.

Wang Ying also knew that even if there was a confession now, it would not be ironclad, so he had to put the confession away in case it would be useful in the future.

Feng Manlou asked Wang Ying why the prisoner didn't report to him when he confessed, Wang Ying said that he was afraid that he would rest because he was worried about the noise, and he also rushed for half a day yesterday and was busy all day.

Feng Manlou didn't ask Liu Dutou, but just said to them: "Everyone has worked hard, let's go to the inner hall to rest first!" ”

The inner hall of the yamen has a special place to rest, and everyone has their own bed, especially a figure like Liu Dutou, who is also an official.

Liu Dutou returned to the inner hall and came to his resting room, Ma Wu had already followed, and said unevenly: "Dutou, this county magistrate is too young, he doesn't even say a kind word, he is really an official, and the shelf is very big!" ”

Liu Dutou glared at him and said, "You know a fart, you don't have an attitude, it's a good attitude." It seems that we didn't stay up in vain this night! ”

Ma Wu asked, "Why is that?" ”

"Pig brains!" Liu Dutou said: "I see that you are very clever, why can't you have a brain at a critical moment." The adults did not blame us, but they approved of us. If they don't praise us, they treat us as their own. You remember that sometimes what scolds you is not necessarily harmful, it may be for your own good. Those who praise you and flatter you are not necessarily for your good, but may want to harm you. ”

Ma Wu touched his head and said, "I don't understand much!" ”

Liu Dutou knocked Ma Wu's head and said, "If you think about how I treated you, you will know." Well, it's time to rest, and I can't bear it after staying up all night! ”

In fact, when Zhang Xiaocai confessed, the reason why Liu Dutou didn't ask the magistrate was nothing more than wanting to show himself in front of the magistrate, and he got the confession, so he could make a contribution in front of the magistrate. But I didn't expect to be self-defeating.

At this time, Sun Hu also got up, and Feng Manlou took him to the cell. At this moment, several jailers saw the arrival of the magistrate and hurriedly saluted and said hello.

Next to the corpse, it was the pretend-em-on who was performing the autopsy. Because he used to be a langzhong, but now he is in his fifties, his wife is dead, and he is left with a son, and he has a long way home, so he lives in the wing of the county office. When people are old, in addition to talking a lot, they have less sleep time, and people say that they can't wake up in the first 20 years, and they can't sleep in the next 20 years. His surname is Wu, and his name is Wu Decai!

It seems that he is really as good as his name, and he is really Wu Decai, otherwise how could he just be a fool. However, don't underestimate this trick, many cases need to be solved, and it is still necessary to conduct an autopsy to find clues. It is equivalent to a forensic doctor in later generations, and the autopsy report issued can also be used as evidence.

Wu Decai saw the magistrate come in and hurriedly got up. As soon as I got up, I was pulled in. If it weren't for the fact that Wang Guanguan and Liu Dutou were afraid of waking themselves up late at night and disturbing the adults to rest, I am afraid that they would be pulled up by the two of them in the middle of the night.

"My lord, the autopsy has been completed!" Wu Decai reported.

Feng Manlou asked, "What conclusion?" ”

Wu Decai said: "The deceased did not have any injuries on his body, and his expression was not particularly painful, and there were no wounds on his body, so the little one thinks that the deceased died of a violent illness!" ”

Feng Manlou didn't believe it, how could a good person die of a violent illness, and asked: "Old Wu, you have also been doing it for decades, do you believe that a person dies of a violent illness for no reason, why don't you die early or late, and die after confessing?" ”

Sun Hu next to him panicked for a while and said, "Master, are you suspicious of Wang Ying?" ”

Feng Manlou glanced at him and said to Wu Decai: "Last night, this prisoner, but he asked for food, has he been tested, is it food poisoning?" ”

Wu Decai said: "I have tested it, and the conclusion is that there is no poisoning!" ”

"Not poisoned?" In other words, he really died violently, but there was no injury on his body at all, and he didn't even move the punishment, how could it be a violent death. Feng Manlou thought for a while and asked, "How did you get tested for drugs?" ”

Wu Decai said as a matter of course: "Of course, it is a silver needle that pierces the stomach, but there is no toxin at all." ”

The so-called silver needle pricking the stomach is to prick the silver needle into the stomach of the deceased to see if there is any poisoning. However, the common poison of this era is arsenic, and arsenic contains sulfur, silver needles and sulfur are easy to react, forming black silver sulfide, silver needle poison test, is based on this principle. And in the forensic world of this era, this is basically the method.

Feng Manlou smiled and said, "I see! Old Wu, you may not know that not all poisons can be detected by silver needles. Therefore, your method cannot be ruled out as poisoning death! ”

Wu Decai was skeptical, for yesterday the adult personally overturned the blood test, is it necessary to overturn the silver needle drug test today? However, there are still some doubts in my heart, and everyone knows that the deceased will not die violently for no reason, and must have died of poisoning, but it cannot be detected.

Wu Decai suddenly felt that his more than ten years of experience in the work seemed to be insufficient at this time, and hurriedly asked: "Then according to the master's meaning, how to test it, the small one is concocted in the same way!" ”

Feng Manlou said with a smile: "It's very simple, just cut open the stomach, take out the contents of the stomach, and find a beast to try." ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately reacted greatly, Wu Decai quickly shook his head and said, "My lord, damaging the corpse will damage your reputation, and if it spreads, what prestige will our government have in the future?" It's brutal! ”

Everyone dissuaded one after another, Feng Manlou thought for a while, and said: "Although we all know that this prisoner is likely to have died of poisoning, and he also died of eating Qi Fangzhai last night, but we haven't found evidence, so we can't bring Qi Fangzhai's people back to ask about the case." Although this prisoner died innocently, since he died unjustly, we have to avenge him! ”

After saying these words, even Feng Manlou himself couldn't help blushing, it was so shameless, if he wanted to continue the investigation, he would continue to investigate, find such a high-sounding excuse, and shamelessly say that he would avenge others, a person like this, he was still calculating how to kill him last night. It seems that he really has the material to be an official!

Everyone, don't care about these, many people think that it is a possible surname of a violent death!

Chinese have always admired the principle that the dead are great, and they attach great importance to corpses, and damaging corpses, in the laws of many dynasties, is the same as stealing graves and digging graves, which is a serious crime.

"Everyone believes me, the deceased must have died of poisoning, and only by taking out the contents of the stomach can we prove it! Needless to say, let's get started! Feng Manlou insisted on disemboweling.

Where did Wu Decai dare to disobey, seeing that the adults did not listen to persuasion, he had to start acting.

Suddenly, a voice at the door shouted, "Slow down!" ”

Everyone followed the prestige, but it was Wei County.

Wei Zhongshu said: "My lord is a two-list jinshi, the magistrate of the imperial court, don't you know that it is a crime to insult and damage the corpse?" ”

Feng Manlou said with a serious face: "If you do an autopsy, it is natural that the corpse should be examined, where is there a crime?" ”

Wei Zhongshu said: "Your Excellency is saying that you are using your privileges to force you to do it, aren't you afraid that your reputation will be damaged, aren't you afraid that the prestige of our government will be damaged, my lord, this responsibility is very important." For the sake of adults, for the sake of our magistrate yamen, the lower officials think that it is better to be exempted! ”

Feng Manlou said loudly: "How can the eldest husband deviate from his principles because of gossip. Lord Wei, don't say much! ”

Wei Zhongshu sighed and said, "My lord, if it is really found to be poisonous, it is better to say, if it is really non-toxic, my lord's reputation will be ruined!" ”

Feng Manlou didn't pay attention for a while, pondered for a while, made up his mind, and was about to order the autopsy, but heard Sun Hu shout: "I'm just a catcher, don't worry about fame!" After speaking, draw the official knife!

Before everyone could see it clearly, they saw Sun Hu cut open the body with a knife.

At this point, everyone has nothing to say, but everyone looks at Sun Hu's eyes, which is a little different. This Sun Hu, yesterday in Hongbin Building, was ruthless, and there were a lot of lives under his hands!

When everyone thinks about it, they can't help but be afraid, it seems that this Sun Hu Wang Ying is really a two-headed tiger!

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