According to Liu Ming's idea, after the list was posted, in the early morning of the next day, as soon as the sky was slightly bright, there were many people waiting at the gate of the county ya. The carpenters in the county heard that they were going to repair the county government, and this kind of government business was naturally lucrative, and everyone was naturally full of motivation.

When the time came, He Zhi County asked people to open the door and take a look, looking at the crowd gathered in the square at the entrance of the county government, thinking that there were so many carpenters in his county?

The storehouse of the county government has been empty, and dozens of benches, tables and chairs have been borrowed from the academy for assessment. Many carpenters arrived at the county office and honestly took their seats according to the serial number.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the main reason for calling you here today is to repair the livelihood of the county government. For the assessment, please first design a flower pot shelf, be sure to have a new style. If you win the first place, Lord He will be rewarded. A young man in a white shirt and a scarf stood in front of the crowd.

The carpenters who didn't know Liu Ming were a little strange, how could this old man be so handsome, not like the other masters who looked like a cow, a ghost, a snake and a god.

At the sound of an order, everyone immersed themselves in grinding ink and laying paper. The carpenters are all searching their intestines and scraping their stomachs, since it is the livelihood of the county master, naturally everyone does not dare to slack off, who doesn't want to be novel and pleased? Some of them are accustomed to bamboo pens, calmly and unhurriedly, and some are cowardly and cowardly, and they are trembling and not showing their drawing. There are also young female carpenters, who have a bit of a posture, and frequently send autumn waves to Liu Ming, which means that if you click on your own design, you can accompany Chunxiao for a moment.

Liu Ming was intently observing each carpenter who took the exam, thinking about this case in his heart, and he didn't care about other messy things.

An hour later, a gong sounded in the courtyard, and all the carpenters handed in their designs. The two messengers stepped forward and said, "Chen Xianggong, do you still need to do anything small?" ”

"Everyone else can go, let the second person in the third row called Zhou Ding come to see me." Liu Ming commanded.

The carpenters who quit the county government heard that the messenger had chosen Zhou Ding, and they were very envious and jealous.

This week, Ding Le followed the errand to the back hall of the county office, and saw that He Zhi County, Yang Liwu and other people were there, and sat down in turn. He immediately knelt down and said, "The grass people have seen all the adults. ”

"Zhou Ding, do you know why you came in today?" Liu Ming said in the second seat.

"Yes......" Zhou Ding caged his sleeves, "Thanks to the wrong love of adults, I fell in love with the small craftsmanship." Adults can rest assured, the little ones must do their best......"

Liu Ming neither nodded nor shook his head, and suddenly sneered, "Zhou Ding! ”

"Grass People in ......"

"Why did you kill the monk? Still not from the truth? Liu Ming said in a fierce voice.

This shout, even He Zhixian was a little surprised, he only said that this Zhou Ding was an insider involved in the case, but he didn't expect to find the murderer directly.

And Zhou Ding was even more surprised, his originally red face turned pale, and he responded, "My lord, the little one makes a living as a carpenter, and he keeps to himself on weekdays, and he doesn't even dare to kill a chicken, let alone kill anyone." ”

"Forgive you for not shedding tears when you don't see the coffin." Liu Ming stood up and bowed to He Zhixian, "My lord, please send someone to escort Ding to the temple with the students this week to investigate, who is the murderer, it is clear in front of the evidence." ”

"Hmm......" He Zhixian said in a deep voice, "Someone...... Go to the monastery. ”

In the monastery, there are already three shifts of guards guarded. And at the door, it was even more lively, and when they heard that there was progress in the case, they all ran over.

Facing the Buddha statue of Shakyamuni, Liu Ming asked again, "Zhou Ding, the Buddha is in front, you have to tell the truth, how did you kill the monk?" ”

Zhou Ding defended: "Adult, the little one is telling the truth. The little one has never killed anyone. ”

"Didn't kill anyone?" Liu Ming said angrily, dragging Zhou Ding with one hand and dragging him to the back of the Buddha statue, that Zhou Ding, who was also skinny, was dragged on the ground and cried.

Liu Ming raised Zhou Ding's right hand: "Your right hand is born with six fingers, right?" ”

"Yes......"

"Look at that Buddha statue!" Liu Ming pointed with his hand.

He Zhixian and Yang Liwu looked at it fixedly, and they were both frozen, and there was a six-fingered blood mark on the back of the Buddha statue.

Zhou Ding's face was pale, still holding a trace of luck, but he continued to deny it: "My lord...... I am afraid that there are so many people who have six fingers in Fei County, why must they be below? ”

He Zhixian looked at Zhou Ding, and thought that what Liu Ming said was right, but seeing that the other party was still denying, he was especially afraid that Liu Ming would not be able to answer, and he couldn't wait to continue to use torture to force him to admit his guilt.

"Why must it be you?" Liu Ming half-squatted down and looked at Zhou Ding, his eyes blazing, "Because, I'm at the scene...... I also saw something...... "Liu Ming took out an object from his sleeve and opened the oilskin paper, but it was an ink fountain full of blood.

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"This ink fountain is a common tool for your carpenters to do their work, and now there are six finger prints found in the Jialan Palace, and there is this ink fountain, the offender Zhou Ding, you still don't recruit from the truth? Otherwise, a great punishment will be served. Liu Ming's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's falcon.

"Yes, come from the truth!" He Zhixian was excited when he heard the punishment on the side.

Zhou Ding's spiritual defense line had collapsed at this time. He sat down on the ground and said in despair: "I didn't expect to be noticed by this adult...... The small one is recruited from scratch. The villain is a carpenter, who often helps the temple to repair, and when he comes and goes, he befriends the monks in this temple. Adults don't know, this monk has always loved to drink, and the villain is also an alcoholic. That night, the monk was drunk and inadvertently revealed that he had saved hundreds of copper coins. The villain asked him where he was hiding. It would be a pity to lose it. The monk told the villain that he was hiding in the head of the Buddha statue of Shakyamuni. Zhou Ding sighed, "My lord...... Do you know that the villain is a carpenter's work, and if you have a meal or not, you will eat from the sky. Recently, business has been in a tight situation, and the wine is strong and intimidating, and when he sees the wealth for a while, he takes advantage of the monk's unpreparedness, picks up the axe that chops firewood at hand, and slashes it at the monk's head! ”

This week, Ding spoke in a low tone, and at the critical moment, the onlookers exclaimed.

He Zhixian blew his beard: "Zhou Ding, you think you are commenting on the book?" Do you want me to break it down for you? Hurry up and recruit it! ”

Zhou Ding said, "Yes...... My lord. The villain held the axe, just to slash the monk, who knows, the villain was weak for a while, and did not hack him to death. In turn, the monk was going to grab the villain's axe, the villain held him down again, ruthlessly, and cut a few axes in a row, so that he was covered in blood, after seeing that the monk was out of breath, he climbed on the offering table, opened the head of the Buddha statue, and took out the hundreds of dollars, because he was in a hurry, he didn't want to leave a bloody handprint, which was cut off by the uncle god, and the villain really deserved to die. ”

Liu Ming saw that the people around him were all looking at him with admiration, and saw He Zhixian's slightly displeased look, so he raised his voice and said, "Zhou Ding, you are bold and vicious, and you actually axe your friends. Fortunately, I know that the county master is like a god, and I followed his strategy and arranged this series of strategies to lure you to show your feet. ”

"Lord Zhixian is worthy of being the old parents of Fei County!"

"Break from prison like a god!"

"Love the people like children!"

The people, who didn't know the truth, began to shout along.

He Zhixian hadn't heard others praise himself in person for many years, especially this kind of heartfelt heartfelt heart as sweet as drinking honey, his face involuntarily showed a sense of comfort, he stroked his beard and said to the people, "If anyone commits a crime in Fei County under the rule of I, He will definitely be severely punished!" Rest assured, people. ”

Liu Ming watched He Zhixian quietly beside him and said the words on the scene, and he couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous in his heart.

"Brother, this time it's really not easy." Yang Liwu came over and patted Liu Ming on the shoulder.

"Yes." Liu Ming nodded and took another step away, there was always a smell on Yang Liwu's body, which made him avoid it a little.

He arched his hand to He Zhixian and said, "My lord, do you want to escort the criminal Zhou Ding back to the court for careful trial?" ”

"Good!"

He knows that the county is proud of the spring breeze today, and has received a rare reverence from the dawn people in the county, and his heart is naturally like drinking the iced sour plum juice on dog days, which is full of comfort and heart.

He had just sat in the sedan chair, pulled the sedan curtain, and was about to close his eyes and go home, but his brows suddenly frowned, and he heard a discordant voice.

"Lord Zhixian really decided the case this time, and it can be regarded as a painful change from the past, and he won't be that foolish official......"

The first half of the sentence was fine, but the second half of the sentence was really a little harsh, which made He Zhixian's originally rising excitement fall into the abyss in an instant.

What-the-**, who dares to say that about the parents of a county?