Guo Tianli was so frightened that his legs were weak and he collapsed on the ground, and finally he looked up at Song Ruilong and said: "The adult sentenced Xiaomin to death, and Xiaomin accepted the sentence, but Xiaomin hopes that the adult can arrest the person who killed Xiaomin's wife." Punish them severely! ”

Song Ruilong said: "As for the case of Bai Juan's killing, this county will handle it in accordance with the law." ”

After Song Ruilong ordered Guo Tianli to be escorted back to the county government death row, he waited for news from Tie Chong and Shen Jing at Guo Tianli's home.

After about a stick of incense, Song Ruilong finally looked forward to Tie Chong and Shen Jing.

Song Ruilong saw a man in his forties in front of Tie Chong and Shen Jing. The man was ugly, with a crooked left side of his face and a right eye that seemed to be a little smaller than his left. He was dressed in coarse cloth and wore the shoes of ordinary people on his feet.

Song Ruilong sat on a chair in the east wing, watched Tie Chong put an iron box in front of him, and then he slowly opened it, and after showing it to Song Ruilong, he said, "My lord, please see, this is the stolen goods found in Du Zhongyuan's house." and a hundred taels of silver in it. A number of jewelry. Among the big valuables were a pair of jade bracelets, a gold necklace, a pair of gold earrings, and two silver hairpins. This Du Zhong Yuan was hidden in a vegetable cellar at home, and we searched for a long time to find him. ”

"Hmm" Song Ruilong nodded, looked at those things again, and said, "Send someone to call Qin Yufen over to identify it immediately." ”

Tie Chong immediately went to Qin Yufen's house and called her over.

Qin Yufen looked at the contents of the iron box, and immediately said, "My lord, these things are the dowry of the people's women. I hope that the adults will be the masters of the people's women. ”

Song Ruilong asked Qin Yufen to step aside first and listen to him interrogate the case.

Song Ruilong glared at Du Zhongyuan, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Du Zhongyuan, are you guilty?" ”

Du Zhongyuan's face did not change and said: "My lord, I don't know what crime Xiaomin has committed? ”

Wei Bixiao said angrily: "Be bold and make up the people, there are all human and material evidence, do you still dare to quibble?" ”

Du Zhongyuan looked at Wei Bixiao coldly and said: "The girl said that the human and material evidence are there, Xiaomin dares to ask the girl, who saw Xiaomin kill someone?" Who saw the people take away the gold and silver jewelry? ”

Song Ruilong was not angry and said, "Bring Liu Zhiyun up." ”

Tie Chong quickly went to Qin Yufen's house and brought Liu Zhiyun from the firewood room.

After Liu Zhiyun knew his crime and punishment, and also knew the crime he had been sentenced, his mood relaxed a lot, he knelt in front of Song Ruilong very calmly, and said: "The criminal Liu Zhiyun knocked to see the county magistrate. ”

Song Ruilong said: "Liu Zhiyun, look at the person next to you, do you recognize it?" ”

Liu Zhiyun tilted his head sideways and said to Song Ruilong very seriously: "My lord, he is Du Zhongyuan, the housekeeper used by the Xiaomin family before. ”

Song Ruilong asked Su Xianrong to take out the bloody clothes, and after letting Du Zhongyuan see it, he said, "Du Zhongyuan, you can see it clearly." Did you wear this dress when you attended Qin Yufen's wedding banquet yesterday afternoon? ”

Du Zhongyuan only glanced at it and said firmly: "Xiaomin has never worn that dress. Yesterday, Xiaomin was wearing this gray shirt on his body. Xiaomin has been staying at home and sleeping, how could he come to Qin Yufen's wedding banquet? Besides, Xiaomin has nothing to do with Qin Yufen and Zhou Fengxia, how can he send them congratulatory gifts? ”

Wei Bixiao glared at Du Zhongyuan angrily and said, "My lord, seeing that Diao Min doesn't need to be punished, he won't recruit him." We have stolen goods, and we have witnesses, but he still refuses to admit it. ”

Du Zhongyuan sneered: "As long as Lord Song uses a little punishment on Xiaomin, Xiaomin will immediately confess, but Xiaomin has a cheap life, and it is not a pity to die, but Lord Song will inevitably be accused of beating a suspect by the people." ”

Song Ruilong said with a calm face: "When the county decides the case, what is important is the evidence. This county can tell you right now that just on the basis of this bloody coat and stolen goods, as well as Liu Zhiyun's testimony, you can be convicted of murder, and there is no need to use heavy punishment against you at all. The reason why this county is listening to you here is because this county wants to give you a chance to repent and mend your ways. You have already made a mistake once, and if you don't repent until you die, you can think about how the Ministry of Punishment will sentence you. If you want to try it, just hold on and don't say it. ”

Du Zhongyuan's face still didn't change, as if what Song Ruilong just said was not said to him.

Wei Bixiao saw his vacillation from Du Zhongyuan's face, and said: "A thousand knives are to scrape your flesh on your body with a knife, one cut at a time, but every knife will not kill you." With each cut, there will be one more wound on your body, and the blood will flow. That kind of taste, you can imagine for yourself. If you usually feel like being scratched by a knife, you can experience the taste of a thousand cuts. ”

When Wei Bixi said those words, she also made a few gestures on Du Zhongyuan's body with her hand, so frightened that Du Zhongyuan crossed her hands and put them on her chest.

Song Ruilong felt that Wei Bixi's trick was still working, so he didn't stop Wei Bixiao from continuing, but instead reminded Wei Bixi: "Bixiao, what's the matter with you popularizing the sky lantern for this Mr. Du again?" ”

Wei Bixiao looked at Song Ruilong excitedly and said: "Well, this sky lantern is actually very simple, that is, roll up your body with pine paper, just like rolling steamed buns, roll your body like a zongzi, and then hang your head down and feet up to a very high iron rod, and then slowly raise your body to the highest end, after that, there will be someone who will use a rocket to set your feet on fire, so that the pine paper will slowly start to burn from your feet, slowly burn your feet, and then your legs, and your waist." , belly, you won't die until the end. Think about it yourself, it's up to you how you want to die. ”

Song Ruilong pretended to be confused and looked at Su Xianrong and said, "Rongrong, do you think there is such a torture as lighting a sky lantern on the execution table of our county government?" ”

Su Xianrong said with a smile: "My lord, this torture of a thousand cuts can be carried out at any time, but because in recent years, the biggest crime committed by this person is to cut off his head, so the torture table like lighting the sky lantern has been demolished." ”

Wei Bixi said with some disappointment: "That's really a pity, I won't see the torture of lighting the sky lantern." ”

Su Xianrong said with a smile: "However, Sister Bi Xiao doesn't have to be disappointed, as long as someone commits the big crime of lighting a sky lantern, our county government can put up that torture rack at any time." I think there will be a lot of people coming to see it. ”