There is a tunnel dug under the bed for no reason, and where the end of the tunnel leads, Hong Xuan of course knows it. Now that Yue Su asked like this, how could he answer, he lowered his head and said no more.

Just as he was working hard, there was a sound of crying and scolding outside, no need to guess, Yue Su also knew who it was.

"You dog official, I said I put my daughter-in-law back before, and it's only been a few days. If the murderer is really seized and confronted, it is fine, but it is a good person who is invisible. In the middle of the night, so many men flocked into my widow's house, what is the reason? It's you who mentions people, and it's you who release people, and if you don't make this matter clear, don't say that I'm an old and useless person, I will definitely go to Guilin Mansion with you to distinguish it, and I can't live horizontally and vertically! As he spoke, he walked into the room with tears in his eyes.

Beside the Liu family is the Zhou family, and behind them are Tie Qi and other talented soldiers. At this moment, there were too many people standing in the house, and Yue Su asked the Liuzhou family, Liu family, Hong Xuan, Tang Yu, Yin Zhu, Tie Qiu and others, and all the others went out to wait.

Then he looked at the Liu family and said with a smile: "You came just in time, don't be in a hurry to fight with the official, you come over and take a look, this is the back door of the Zun Mansion?" ”

Seeing this, Liu Shi was confused, and he didn't understand what Yue Su meant by this. After all, he had never been to the soup house, and he was crying and scolding all the way, and he didn't notice that this room happened to be his back wall. Zhou knew it, his face turned pale with fright, and his whole body trembled.

Yue Su was calm, and said with a smile: "Who went down to investigate and see where the tunnel leads?" ，”

As soon as the words fell, Yin Zhu was the first to stand up. "My subordinates are willing to go."

"Good!" Yue Su instructed him to be careful. Then, Yin Zhu took the candlestick, shone it inside, and saw that it was more than five feet deep, jumped down, and a wooden board blocked in front of him, and reached out to tear it off, revealing a four-foot square location. Leaning in, there was no way out left and right, and I didn't know where to get to the next door. When he raised his head, the bricks on his head were lifted up, and he was so unhappy in his heart, he raised his hand above his head and moved the bricks away, and there was a faint light shining on it. When he looked out of the cave, he saw that he was under a large bed.

Crawling out from under the bed, I saw a girl of five or six years old sitting on the bed, but she was not surprised, she seemed to be used to it.

Yin Zhu's eyes rolled, Suo took the girl to his shoulder, went out along the gate of the Bi family, came to the street, and went back to the soup house. The girl was a mute, after being hugged by Yin Zhu, a big black man, she was so frightened that she screamed, and when she returned to the soup house, everyone in the courtyard was surprised, they remembered that Yin Zhu was obviously in the main room, why did he suddenly carry a child in from outside. Immediately, everyone suddenly realized, because this mute girl is known to many people.

Yin Zhu carried the dumb girl into the main room, and when the Liu family saw the big black man who had just jumped off the secret passage carrying his granddaughter back from outside, he was completely defeated. No matter how confused she was, she could guess where this tunnel leads.

"My lord, at the other end of the tunnel, under the bed, I saw a little girl on the bed, so I hugged her."

Yue Su nodded with a smile and said, "Liu, Mr. Tang, how about accompanying this county to take a look?" ”

Tang Yu was ashamed of himself at the moment, and he wanted to die immediately. He is a person who reads poetry and books, and every time he teaches students etiquette and honesty, he didn't expect his students to do this kind of thing under his nose, and all his face was lost.

Liu's cry was even louder, and she didn't wait for Yue Su to go down, she had already struggled to pick it up, and the depth of five feet was not too high, she Liu's was old, and after she landed, she almost twisted her foot. Relying on Yin Zhu to open the square brick at the other end, there was light shining in, the old lady climbed over along the light, looked up from under the bed, and almost died of anger, isn't this the daughter-in-law's room!

Next, Yue Su, Tang Yu and Ruan Aoyue walked through the tunnel one after another, standing in Zhou's room, Yue Su said: "Mr. Tang, you have also seen this with your own eyes, you don't have to go out, you can do a murder case of annihilation and murder, this official is not strict with your education, can you be convinced?" Then, someone said to the Liu family: "Your son's enemy has been captured now, and this place is your daughter-in-law's room, which should be good." No wonder she was at home and closed doors, but there was another way. If you weren't so confused, how could Bi Hu die without turning a blind eye. ”

Tang Yu was ashamed, bowed his head and said: "Father Tai is clear-sighted, and the students admire it, and I am willing to accept this crime of indoctrination." ”

At this time, the Liu family knew that he was fooled by his daughter-in-law, and when he recalled the tragic situation when his son died, he couldn't help but feel pain in his heart, screamed, and rushed back to find his daughter-in-law desperately.

Ruan Aoyue hugged her, Yue Su also stepped forward a few steps, and said earnestly: "You woman, why are you so ignorant, in the past, the official avenged your son and explained to you like that, but you were obsessed and bent on blocking it. Now that this case has been revealed and the person has been captured, it is to avenge your son, you should wait for the county to torture and understand, and then punish and atone for the crime, why is it unreasonable and mistaken about the county's business. ”

When Liu heard this, he cried loudly: "If it wasn't for the old woman to make trouble in front of the master, just because my son who was harmed by this cheap thing was too bitter, I didn't know it before, and I thought that the master was an enemy, but now it is clear that I can't wait to eat the flesh of the silver woman." If it weren't for the fact that the adults were discerning and were a clean official, my son's grievances would really be deep at the bottom of the sea. ”

Yue Su smiled bitterly, let the Liu family rest in the room, and returned from the tunnel with Ruan Aoyue and Tang Yu. Immediately ordered Tang Yu to dismiss the students, the house was temporarily closed, and Zhou and Hong Xuan were all escorted back to await trial. As soon as he finished speaking, he asked Yin Zhu to send the dumb girl back, but Ruan Aoyue whispered in Yue Su's ear: "I don't know how this child was dumb by medicine, if you know the name of the poison, maybe there is a way to cure it." ”

"When the truth of the case is revealed, let's find a way."

After Yue Su finished speaking, the two of them nodded in tacit understanding. However, they did not pay attention to each other in this detail.

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After returning to the county office, Yue Su did not rest, but only gave the twenty officers a holiday, and then ascended to the court.

Yue Su knew that the Zhou family was a cunning woman, and she would definitely not confess easily, so it was better to open the gap from Hong Xuan now. Immediately rumored that Hong Xuan went to the court, and as soon as he arrived in the public court, Hong Xuan was so frightened that his legs were weak, and he unconsciously knelt on the ground.

"Smack!" Yue Su knocked the shocked wood heavily and asked, "Hong Xuan, this official said yesterday that he had searched out the secret passage of Tongan, and you are still arguing with you?" I read that you are a weak scholar, and I can't bear to see you being tortured by that gangster. When did this matter come from, and how did you kill Bi Hu, and you truthfully recruited it, the official may be able to open the net on three sides, and the crime will be lightened and extraordinarily gracious. ”

How could Hong Xuan admit it easily, and sophistry: "The students really don't know about this matter, they don't know where this cellar came from, and they blame it, or it was dug by the landlord in the past to bury the gold and silver, and it has been left to this day. Just because the ancestors of the students became officials and returned home, they lived in this town and bought this house. At first, the Bi family's house and my family's house were originally one and the same as the previous owner. Since the ancestors bought it, there are fewer people and more houses, and they have resold a few rooms, and they will live in the partial house and the Bi family. If it is said to be a place of annihilation, the students are really wronged, and they ask their father to be extra gracious. ”

"Hehehehe......" Hearing this, Yue Su sneered, and immediately said angrily: "Your book is really not in vain, there is such a quibble, the incident in front of everyone, you have washed it cleanly, and blame it on the predecessors." No wonder you have such a skill, you can kill people without leaving the gate, but this official is not so easy to coax! You say that this cellar was buried with gold and silver, and that it has not been opened for decades, and that it must be full of dirt and grime. Why is there not a single piece of wood in it, and not a single piece of dust in it? ”

"This ......" Yue Su said, and Hong Xuan, who asked, was speechless. If it is not opened often, how can there be no smell at all inside, and it is still so clean.

"Smack!" Yue Su knocked on the shocking wood again, and shouted: "This kind of thing, if you want to come, you don't need to be punished, and you won't admit it." Someone! Forty scepters! With that, he threw the fire stick directly to the bottom of the steps.

There was a shout on both sides, and four errand officers came up, ripped off Hong Xuan's pants, picked up the board and beat him to death, after 1510 and 40 boards, the skin was already open, the blood flowed, and the shouting continued.

Yue Su was furious when he saw that he still didn't say anything to confess, and said loudly: "The so-called Skynet is restored but not leaked, do you think that if you are not punished, this official will have no way to take you?" The cane is the lightest form of criminal law, and now this official will let you taste the heaviest one, and let you know what it means to have strict national law, and you can't treat human life as a child's play. Someone! The chain of fire is waiting! ”

The red fire chain is spread on the ground, and you don't need to go up, you can be scared into a cold sweat and make you creepy. Yue Su saw that Hong Xuan's face showed fear, struck while the iron was hot, and said loudly: "This official is a solemn court, even if he is a thief from Jiangyang, he can't survive the punishment of the fire chain, and you are a scholar, how can you suffer like this." It can be known that the surname of the victim is unbearable, and it is intolerable to heaven, so it is confessed according to the truth, so as not to suffer! If you deny it with your mouth, I will give you the same punishment in the court. ”

When Yue Su was a policeman in his previous life, he couldn't say whether he was in favor or disapprove, and it was always very contradictory. Because some suspects, even if the evidence is conclusive, he still denies it, but he doesn't recruit him, you say it's infuriating. At most, it is sent to the court, where the judge decides whether he is guilty or not. But he also knows that from ancient times to the present, many unjust cases have been caused by torture. The contradiction was finally resolved when he was reborn in the Ming Dynasty as a county magistrate, in fact, there is nothing wrong with heavy punishment, but it depends on whether the person in charge of the punishment can make good use of it. At the beginning, he had already suspected the Zhou family and brought it to the court, but the Zhou family was sharp and denied it, because there was no real evidence, Yue Su threatened with a fire pick at most. But with evidence, if you still don't recruit it, then I'm sorry, the execution is necessary.

Seeing the chain of fire, Hong Xuan's heart was cold, if this thing touched his body, he could still have a good one. What's more, the board just now has made me miserable, how dare I quibble, I can only say truthfully: "The student regretted not being at the beginning, and had evil thoughts." Just because Bi Hu opened a velvet shop before his death, the student said that he went to his store to buy goods, and his wife Zhou, sitting in it, saw the student go in, and then looked at him. At first, she didn't care, but after a few times, whenever the students went to buy goods, she smiled and traded by herself. took advantage of Bi Hu's absence and did fornication. Later, Zhou managed to let Bi Hu live in the store and move to his own home, thinking that the students could go there from time to time. Who knew that his mother was at home after all, and there was no leakage, so he had to take advantage of the fact that after Mr. came home from school at the end of the year, he secretly bribed a craftsman to open this tunnel, so that he could come and go from time to time, and no one knew except the craftsman. Unfortunately, Zhou's heart is too poisonous, and he often says that this secret is not a long-term solution, and he is bent on killing her husband. The students repeatedly insisted on refusing, but unexpectedly, after Duanyang, Bi Hu died. At that time, the students did not know, but the next time they heard the crying over there, they knew. Although she knew that she was killed, where did she dare to speak. After Bi Hu's coffin was buried, she saw that I had not arrived for a few days, and suddenly came over that night and said to the students, 'You are an enemy, and the slave will marry her husband, but you will leave me behind. If you become a husband and wife for a long time, according to my opinion, you will be able to marry you in a year or two. At that time, the student became a tiger, so he had to say yes, and never went to his place all night. A few days ago, he came to the door to interrogate Zhou, and the coffin was opened for an autopsy, and the students were so frightened that they were restless at night, but they were unexpectedly unharmed by the opening of the coffin and examination, and Zhou was released. Even said to come and calculate with the students, to choose to escape, not to understand the father's visit, will be the student proposal. The above is true. As for how Zhou killed Bi Hu, although the students asked her repeatedly, she refused to say, so she had to ask her father to torture her again. This is all a mistake of the student, and when he suffered from this disaster, he only asked his father to break the grace and save his life. After speaking, kneeling on the ground is kowtowing.

After recording the confession, Yue Su ordered him to draw a prisoner and let him stay in the hall to confront Zhou. He immediately brought Zhou to court.

When Zhou knelt down, Yue Su couldn't open her mouth, and asked directly: "Bold woman, you said earlier that your husband Bi Hu died of a violent illness, and after her husband died, she stayed at home, which shows that you are a fierce woman." But this cellar leads straight under your bed, and the Destroyer has confessed to it, what can you argue? If you don't confess today, this official will not be like before, and he will punish you! ”

Zhou saw Hong Xuan lying on the ground, his buttocks were already dripping with blood, he knew that he had been punished, and he saw that there was a chain of fire on the ground, so he thought that he was afraid in his heart and told the truth. Nai Dao: "The little woman's husband died, who did not know about the violent disease, and the grandfather opened the coffin for an autopsy, and there were no injuries. If it is said that the cellar is based on the Bi family, it was originally bought from the Hong family, how can future generations know where the Hong family is located? Hong Xuan is a child who reads, how can he ever suffer these crimes, how can he not believe in the truth of opening the river. The little woman is really wronged in this matter, if the adults deliberately demand it and kill it arbitrarily, don't say that Hong Xuan is a child of the family and refuses to take a break, that is, the little woman has suffered a sea of blood and revenge, and it is difficult to look at it. I can't sleep on your skin in life, and I have to eat your flesh in death, this matter is straightforward, it all depends on the master's autonomy, and the little woman has ignored life and death! ”

When he said this, the entire public servant was dumbfounded, it was the first time he had encountered such a No. 1 person after so many years. Yue Su was even more angry, and scolded loudly: "You thief and silver woman, now that the evidence is conclusive, you still dare to argue in the court, if the official is not sure, how can he know that Hong Xuan is a husband." Now that he has confessed, if you talk at will, the official can't tolerate you! Someone! Sticks are waiting! ”

Zhou is a woman after all, even if the crime is extremely evil, Yue Su can't bear to come up and start the fire chain, but he also hates her for being sharp and denying in every way, so he came to a moderate punishment.

As soon as the fire stick fell, the messenger stepped forward and pressed Zhou to the ground, dragged his legs, put his legs into the gap, and the rope was drawn, only to hear the sound of "oops", Zhou's eyes rolled and he fainted. Yue Su saw it clearly, and Chong Hongxuan said: "This is her heinous crime, and the punishment is not yet complete, so that she will not move her mouth and accept the law of this country." When it comes to how did the Zhou family kill Bi Hu, you will tell her on her behalf, even if you are not complicit, how can you not tell you afterwards? ”

Hong Xuan's buttocks are in pain now, he is a scholar, where can he carry it, seeing Yue Su coming to ask again, he is afraid of reusing the punishment, he can't help but leave tears, and said: "The student doesn't know this fact, and now he has no regrets, if he conspires to harm him, how dare he not confess in this court, and then defy the law." begged his father to torture Zhou, and he understood. ”

When Yue Su saw him like this, he knew that he didn't mean to be pretentious, so he had to order someone to wake Zhou up, and when she woke up, she was already lying on the ground, and the blood on her legs was dripping all over her feet.

Hong Xuan was lying next to him, he really couldn't bear it in his heart, and opened his mouth to persuade: "I see that you are tortured like this, you really can't bear it, so you might as well confess the truth." Although you are me, if you listen to me, even if you can't last long, you won't suffer this catastrophe so far. You are about to kill him, and this is also retribution, so you will not be able to repay him with your life, so why bother to suffer again? ”

Zhou listened to his words, and couldn't wait to step forward and beat him viciously, secretly hating Hong Xuan for being unkind, and at this time, he came to force himself to confess. secretly said in his heart: "If you want my surname, I want your liver and sausage!" ”

At that time, he "snorted" and scolded: "You scheming dead dog, you accuse me of being annihilated with you, and Bi Hu's death should know everything, why don't you say you don't know at this time?" If you are said to be an accomplice, since the fornication comes first, how can there be a reason not to know afterwards? It is evident that you are not being tortured, and you are talking nonsense in order to avoid torture now. Otherwise, I was bought by this dog official and deliberately framed me. If you ask me for my confession, there is not half a sentence! ”

"Bastard!" Yue Su really couldn't bear it anymore now, and his voice was full of emotion, "Bold and ruthless, now that the evidence is conclusive, you still dare to talk nonsense, do you really dare to punish you heavily?" Someone! Press her to the top of the chain of fire! ”

The fiery red iron chain had already been placed in front, and Zhou could see it clearly, and when the four servants stood up, she closed her eyes and didn't look at it again. The errand had never seen Yue Su make such a big fire, so without hesitation, he directly set up Zhou, came to the fire chain, pressed his knee against the fire chain, and pressed it.

"Ah......" Zhou screamed and passed out immediately.

Hearing the sound of the skin and flesh being burned by the fire chain, Hong Xuan on the side seemed to be roasted on his body, his hair stood on end, his eyes didn't dare to open, and his body trembled violently.

"Wake her up!"

The messenger took Zhou aside and splashed him with cold water to wake him up, Zhou's eyes opened slightly, and now his body was trembling with pain. I heard Yue Su ask in a loud voice: "Zhou, do you recruit or not, if you are boiling the punishment and denying it, this official has other criminal laws!" ”

"There is no way to recruit it, the little woman's husband died of a violent illness, how can there be any murder. The adults are cruel and unkind, and conspire with Hong Xuan to frame them, the little woman would rather fight to the death, and what cruel means are there, just come! "Zhou is weak to speak now.

It was the first time that Yue Su had seen a prisoner who could endure such a torture, how many prisoners were so frightened that they confessed when they saw the fire chain, even if it was a practitioner like Qiu Huaili, he was honestly confessed when he got on the fire chain. Now Zhou's position is clearly relying on Bi Hu's injuries that cannot be detected, not to mention, as long as there are no injuries, she cannot be convicted of murdering her husband.

Yue Su pondered for a long time and said: "Zhou, this county is asking you hard today, you still don't waver, if you are tortured again, I am afraid that your surname will be sent to your life." Anyway, especially remember that your husband Bi Hu is dead and cannot be resurrected, and there is an old mother in the hall, if you insist on your life, the old man will be helpless. If you tell the truth, even though it is an unforgivable sin, the magistrate may also suspend your sentence and fulfill your life, following the example of the high court that needs to be served. If you think about it carefully, yes or no, you will be imprisoned for the time being, and then you will be interrogated when you are promoted to the next court. ”

After speaking, he waved his arm and signaled to retreat.

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Today, it was said that the hall was promoted, and Ruan Aoyue also listened to the hall, and the husband and wife returned to the back house and entered the room. Yue Su sat on the sofa with a sad face, and said in his heart: "I am a modern policeman, with advanced education, and when I came to ancient times, I encountered this case, and I obviously had made a breakthrough, but I couldn't close the case, which is really embarrassing." ”

Ruan Aoyue knew that he was worried that he couldn't detect Bi Hu's injury, so she sat next to her and said softly: "Can you tell me about your last autopsy, I may be able to help you think about it." ”

Yue Su didn't expect Ruan Aoyue to help anything, after all, she was almost the same, let alone a woman. Seeing her asking, he casually told the situation of the last autopsy.

After listening to Yue Su's account, Ruan Aoyue thought about it for a while and said, "Your autopsy is too general, not careful at all, and there are still many places that have not been examined, how can you be re-buried?" ”

"Oh?" Yue Su's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "You said that there are still many places that have not been inspected, what are them, why didn't I pay attention." ”

Aoyue said: "Don't say anything else, within the seven orifices, you haven't examined it." In the ears and nose, a sharp weapon is inserted, which can completely kill people, and it is impossible to see it. ”

After her reminder, Yue Su immediately reacted, who said no, other places have been inspected, only the seven tricks have not been tested. How could I be so confused and forget about this layer. I have learned this knowledge myself. It's just that he doesn't understand, how could Ruan Aoyue think of it.

The next morning, Yue Su ascended to the hall again, Hong Xuan could still kneel, and Zhou could only lie on the ground. There was a "mighty" sound on both sides, and Yue Su immediately asked: "What the official said to you yesterday, you can think clearly, if you are truthfully recruited now, the official can show mercy outside the law and be lightly punished." If you still sly, you will have to suffer from your flesh and skin! ”

"My lord came again to say nonsense, the woman did not murder her husband at all, where did she confess. If you want to bend into a trick, even if you are punished, there is nowhere to reason in the yang world, and under the underworld, you will also be sued. "Zhou has already understood that as long as Yue Su can't find the scars on Bi Hu's body, he can't convict himself of murdering his husband. Carrying it to the end, there may be a glimmer of life, if you tell the truth, it is certain death.

"Good! Since you said that you did not murder your husband, then the official is going to reopen the coffin for an autopsy, and if you find scars, see what else you have to say! At that time, even if you deny it, the judge can still condemn you! Yue Su was full of confidence in his tone this time.

Zhou sneered, looked up, and said, "My lord, if you can detect the injury, the little woman is speechless, if you can't detect it, what should you do?" ”

"If it can't be tested again, this official is willing to bear the responsibility of a careless disregard for human life, write the constitution, and ask for resignation!"

"I hope you will keep your word!"