Lai Yuan hurriedly asked: "What do you say, master?" ”

Leng Yi smiled and said, "The manure pit of this latrine is a closed vat, and the fecal water will not flow outside. Except for the little gap behind the latrine, the whole thing is sealed. Therefore, the manure digger can only collect manure in the latrine, not behind the latrine. From the on-site investigation, it is also known that behind the latrine, except for the puddle of fecal water stepped on by Wu Zhutou, there is no fecal water anywhere else. How did this puddle of manure come from? When I saw the pair of dung buckets in the corner of the vegetable patch, I had a rough idea of how the murderer killed people. The puddle of manure behind the latrine could not have been left by the manure panning, nor could it have been left from the manure pit. Instead, a bucket of dung water is used as a weight to press down, and the dung bucket is dumped and splashed there! ”

"However, this can't be said to be done by Ding Zhutou!"

Leng Yi looked at Wu Zhutou and Song Zhutou: "Where were you at the time of the crime?" ”

Wu Zhutou and Song Zhutou glanced at each other and said, "We went to eat in the kitchen with the other brothers." ”

Leng Yi nodded: "This is consistent with the testimony of the maid Xinghua." -- When she found out that something was wrong, she went to the class room to call someone, but Ding Zhutou was the only one who was walking to the latrine. The latrine was walled on three sides, and this mechanism could not be set up too early, only before the victim was expected to come to the latrine. The back window of the catcher room is open to the latrine yard. The three head-catching classes are separate from the other fast-catching teams. Wu Zhutou and Song Zhutou all went out on patrol. There is only Ding Zhutou in the house, and the other catchers are preparing meals in the big room, and only Ding Zhutou is alone in the head-catching room. He only had time to commit the crime. There is also a key piece of evidence, which I just said was interrupted by you, and he showed his fourth horse's foot, the big footprint! ”

"Big footprints?"

"Yes!" Leng Yi stared at Ding Zhutou and said, "After you set aside the maid to call someone, immediately go to the back of the latrine and pull out the flat pole." The dagger tied to the other end of the pole was not very strong, and the victim got up immediately after being stabbed, so the knife had withdrawn from her lower body. All you need to do is flip the pole and the knife will fall off the head of the pole and fall into the pit. Then he pulled out the flat pole and ran to the corner of the vegetable field with the dung bucket to put it down. Then return. ――It was at this time that you left behind the big footprints of your characteristic surname. That's what the dung water left behind when you stepped on it again, and let me be sure that you are the real murderer of the layout! ”

Ding Zhutou sighed in despair and said, "I thought that my layout was seamless, but I didn't expect that in the eyes of the eldest master, it was as flawed as a sieve. Admire! ”

Lai Yuanwai screamed, rushed over, kicked Ding Zhutou, and screamed wildly: "You thief! Kill my concubine, I want you to give my concubine my life! ”

Wu Zhutou hurriedly pulled him away, Ding Zhutou had been kicked by him several times, his nose was blue and his face was swollen, and his mouth and nose were bleeding.

Leng Yi looked at it coldly, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he glanced at Lai Yuanwai first, and then said to Ding Zhutou: "Don't you think it's strange?" Since I already know that you did it, why didn't I expose you at the Yamen, and I had to come to Kuli Village to expose it? ”

Ding Zhutou Sheng looked at Leng Yi with a flustered expression. Lai Yuanwai next to him was even more trembling, looking at Leng Yi in horror. However, Leng Yi didn't look at him.

Leng Yi turned his face to Wu Zhutou and Master Dong and said, "You take him out to record a confession, and ask clearly, who instructed him to do this, he will definitely not kill Lai Yuanwai's concubine for no reason!" Someone must be behind it! Say it, there is still a way to live, otherwise, there is a dead end! ”

Wu Zhutou and Master Dong agreed.

Leng Yi turned his head to look at Zhuo Qiaoniang beside her, only to see her with a surprised expression, it was obvious that she was the first time she had seen her husband's ability to investigate the case, it turned out to be so magical, almost worshipped.

Leng Yi winked at her and said, "You go outside to see the scenery of the mountain village, and we'll go back later." He said to Wu Zhutou: "Protect Mrs. well!" ”

Wu Zhutou hurriedly bowed and said, "My subordinates receive orders!" There will never be a mistake. Zhuo Qiaoniang followed Wu Zhutou and them out, and Leng Yi asked Lai Yuanwai's wives and concubines to go out as well.

Only he and Lai Yuanwai were left in the room.

Leng Yi slowly turned his head around at this time, looked at Lai Yuanwai, and said meaningfully: "The outsider seems to be very nervous about Ding Zhutou committing crimes?" ”

Lai Yuanwai was shocked and hurriedly said: "No, no, how can it be, the villain can't wait to find the real murderer!" It's just that villains don't want to wronged good people! ”

"Wronged a good man?" Leng Yi sneered, "Then let's wait and see who is the good person." ”

Lai Yuan was as earthy as the outside, slowly stepped back, and sat down on the chair.

Leng Yi took a moment to pick up the teacup and took a sip slowly. frowned and said, "The tea is cold!" ――This man hasn't left yet, why is the tea cold? ”

Lai Yuanwai hurriedly got up: "If you want a villain, ask someone to make new tea." After that, he walked quickly to the door and said to the servants waiting in the courtyard: "Hurry up and serve tea to the county magistrate!" Serve hot tea! ”

The servant in the courtyard agreed, and hurried to make hot tea again.

Soon, the new tea was delivered and placed in front of Leng Yi.

Leng Yi looked at Lai Yuanwai and teased a little: "This tea won't be poisonous, right?" ”

"How is that possible?" Lai Yuanwai smiled awkwardly.

"I don't think so." Leng Yi picked up the teacup, brought it to his mouth, suddenly stopped again, squinted at Lai Yuanwai, looked at him intently, and said slowly: "You say, who will be the one who instructed Ding Zhutou to kill your concubine?" ”

"The villain doesn't know." Lai's voice trembled a little.

Leng Yi nodded, didn't drink tea, put the tea cup on the coffee table, looked at him, and didn't speak.

Lai Yuanwai was furious by him, smiling dryly, and his eyes kept rolling.

After a while, Master Dong hurriedly came in and glanced at Lai Yuanwai, coughed twice at Leng Yi, and stood next to him with his hands tied.

Leng Yi also glanced at Lai Yuanwai, and said to Master Dong: "If there is anything, just say it." ”

Master Dong looked very embarrassed, and he still refused to speak.

Leng Yi frowned and said, "Did Ding Zhutou confess who was the instigator behind the scenes?" ”

Master Dong nodded.

"Who is it?"

Master Dong glanced at Lai Yuanwai again, coughing, looking a little embarrassed.

Lai Yuanwai was very nervous, and his heart was hanging in his throat.

Leng Yi said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it!" With another meaningful look, he looked at Lai Yuanwai, "I believe that Lai Yuanwai also wants to know this result." ”

Master Dong took two steps forward and said: "Ding Zhutou confessed, saying that it was ......, and it was ...... by Lai Yuanwai and instructed by Lai Yuanwai!" How exactly he was instructed, and for what reason, is under trial. The students came over first to report it. ”

Lai Yuanwai's whole body trembled, and he wanted to speak, but he couldn't say anything.

Leng Yi said to Master Dong: "I know, don't tell anyone about this matter first." ”

"Yes! At present, only the two of us know about the head of the martial arts. ”

"Very good, tell him, no one can say!"

"Yes!"

Leng Yi asked Master Dong to sit next to him to record, then slowly sat down on the chair, picked up the teacup and blew lightly a few times, and said, "Outside! What are you going to do about this? ”

Lai Yuanwai saw Leng Yi's arrangement just now, and now he heard Leng Yi's words, and when he heard that there was something in his words, he was suddenly surprised, and he knelt down and said: "The little one is also confused for a while, if the big man can let go of the small one, the little one will always remember the great grace, and he will never forget it!" ”

Leng Yi said lazily: "Actually, this county has long suspected you, so I didn't expose Ding Zhutou in the Yamen, but brought it to your Kuli Village, the purpose is to confront you when necessary." Do you know where you're showing your feet? ”

Lai shook his head in horror.

"Diarrhea!" Leng Yi said, "Your concubine happened to have diarrhea in those days, and she happened to be killed by the murderer in the thatched toilet, which makes it easy to think that since the layout is in the thatched toilet, if she doesn't go to the thatched toilet, will everything fall short soon?" Therefore, we had to find a way to get her to go to the toilet at that time, and this solution was, of course, to make her take laxatives. And the one who can make her take laxatives, most likely, is you! You happen to have a conflict with the county on the issue of paying taxes, so it is not difficult to suspect you. ”

Lai Yuanwai looked frightened, and kowtowed to the ground: "The villain is confused for a while, please forgive the master!" ”