Song Ruilong said: "Zhou Haisheng, did you hear the words of those people?" What your son did in the Champion Building is simply outrageous. As the ancients said, the son does not teach the father, don't you, the father, have no responsibility at all? ”

Zhou Haisheng also knew that his son had done too much, but he was too lenient in his discipline at ordinary times, and he also turned a blind eye to the evil things he did to his son.

Zhou Haisheng was remorseful and said: "My lord, it is the little people who have no way to teach their children, and the little people are guilty, but my lord, the little man is dead, please don't investigate his previous mistakes."

"He deserves to die, and if he doesn't die, he will harm good people."

"Who did a good deed for the people!"

Outside the court, many people shouted loudly.

After Song Ruilong quieted down the people outside, he said: "Zhou Haisheng, your son committed the crime of disturbing public order and threatening the personal safety of others tonight, originally, according to the laws of the country, he would have been sentenced to at least three years in prison, but now that your son is dead, this prison disaster will not be investigated in this county." But there is one more thing, this county can't help but check! ”

Zhou Haisheng was a little angry, and said: "My lord, Xiao'er is dead, adults should investigate the real murderer who killed Xiao'er, not the case committed by Xiao'er here."

Song Ruilong said indifferently: "According to what you say, if the murderer kills your son and the murderer is killed by someone else, then your son's death doesn't need to be reported, right?"

Zhou Haisheng was a little confused, and said, "This, of course this can't be done." Even if the person who killed the child died, Xiaomin wanted that person's family to pay for his life. ”

Song Ruilong said: "That is to say, if your son killed someone else, now your son is dead." Are you going to pay for your son's life? ”

Zhou Haisheng said: "When the adults say this, the little people don't understand, the little people are here to avenge the sons of the little people, but the adults have repeatedly interrogated the children's faults, what does this mean?"

Song Ruilong said calmly: "This county has no other meaning, this county just wants to find out about the matter."

"Take Shi Liangren to court!"

Su Xianrong took Shi Liangren to the court.

Shi Liangren knelt down for Song Ruilong. After the ceremony, he said: "My lord, the small people are wronged!"

Song Ruilong said: "Say, what are your grievances?"

Shi Liangren looked at Zhou Haisheng and said: "After his son Zhou Zhenqiang killed Xiaosheng's fiancée, he threw it into the Pingshui River. There is no distinction between right and wrong, and he has sent people many times to want to put Xiaosheng to death, please check it out with adults. ”

Song Ruilong said: "Zhou Haisheng, what do you have to say about Shi Liangren's testimony?"

Zhou Haisheng said angrily: "It's just nonsense, when did Xiaomin stop him from suering?" When did Xiaomin send someone to kill him? It's pure nonsense, and the blood is spewing people. ”

Song Ruilong said calmly: "Zhou Haisheng, you don't have to be excited. This case will be reviewed by the county. ”

Song Ruilong asked Zhou Zhenqiang's subordinates to be called to the county office, and he asked Su Xianrong. Tie Chong, together with Shen Jing and others, interrogated those people separately, and finally found out the truth.

After Su Xianrong and others told Song Ruilong the results of the review, Song Ruilong let those who confessed go to court again.

After Song Ruilong asked Li Qianlong, Zhou Tong and Yang Yi to come to the court. After seeing them salute, he said: "Li Qianlong, in your confession, you said that Zhou Zhenqiang sent Zhou Tong and Yang Yi to put Liu Qimeng into a sack one night two years ago and carried them back to Zhou Zhenqiang's room. Then Zhou Zhenqiang played with Liu Qimeng, who refused to endure the humiliation and committed suicide by hitting the wall. Later, it was Zhou Tong and Yang Yi who threw Liu Qimeng's body into the Pingshui River, is this the case? ”

Li Qianlong looked at the confession in Song Ruilong's hand and said: "The small people are guilty, please punish the adults." When Zhou Zhenqiang made that decision, Xiaomin was also present. Zhou Tong and Yang Yi are the executors. ”

Zhou Tong and Yang Yi knelt on the ground, kowtowed desperately to Song Ruilong, and said, "Xiaomin is guilty, please be gracious!"

Zhou Haisheng was trembling all over, his gray hair was scattered on his shoulders, and he said, "You guys are talking nonsense, Xiao'er didn't kill Liu Qimeng."

Song Ruilong looked at Li Qianlong and said, "Regarding what Shi Liangren said, on the way to complain, someone stabbed him, what's going on?"

Li Qianlong said: "My lord, the people know about this. In order to settle this matter, Master Zhou sent Liu Qiao, who had the best light skills in the house, to kill Shi Liangren. Liu Qiao was stopped by a man in black during the assassination, he was unsuccessful, and after returning to the Zhou family, he was executed by Master Zhou, and his body was in the backyard of the Zhou family, and adults could go to check it. ”

Song Ruilong said in surprise: "Are you willing to sign for what you said?"

"Why don't you dare?"

After Song Ruilong asked Li Qianlong to sign and draw the charge, he said to Zhou Haisheng: "Zhou Haisheng, I am afraid that there is still a murder case on your body, do you admit that you instructed Li Qiao to kill Shi Liangren?" Do you admit that you executed Li Qiao? ”

Zhou Haisheng beat his spirit and said, "It's just nonsense."

Song Ruilong said: "Whether what Li Qianlong said is true or not, it depends on whether there is a corpse in your backyard."

Song Ruilong instructed Tie Chong to take five officials to Zhou Haisheng's house.

They quickly dug up the body according to the location Li Qianlong said.

The corpse was already highly decomposed and smelly, and after Tie Chong and others identified the corpse, they returned to the county government with the people.

After listening to Tie Chong's report, Song Ruilong looked at Zhou Haisheng and said, "What else do you have to say now?"

Zhou Haisheng lowered his head and said, "Lord Song, Xiaomin has something to say to Lord Song."

Song Ruilong said unceremoniously: "No need! It's the same if you say something in court. The county's adjudication of cases has always been above board. ”

Zhou Haisheng knew that his affairs were exposed, and he was thinking about how to buy Song Ruilong, and said: "Xiaomin's family has hundreds of acres of fertile land, a hundred businesses, and a lot of wealth.

Song Ruilong said: "Your family wealth is not enough to save your life."

Zhou Haisheng was shocked: "What do you mean by this?"

Song Ruilong looked at a richly dressed and dignified-looking man behind the court, and said, "Let your eldest son tell you about it!"

The man walked up to Zhou Haisheng from behind the court and said, "Father." The child is useless, and the father suffers. ”

Zhou Haisheng looked at the man and said, "Zhou Zhenfei, why are you here?"

Zhou Zhenfei held a letter in his hand and said, "The child has a letter that he misses to his father."

"What letter? Read it! ”

Zhou Zhenfei took out the letter and read: "Uncle Haisheng, my niece has been in trouble recently. Because the clumsy husband did not handle a murder case well, he offended the powerful people in the court, and was demoted to the barren land of Jiangnan by the saint and made a county magistrate. Now, I have no silver in my hand to honor all my lords, and I hope that my uncle will remember that my niece has helped your uncle, and I hope that my uncle can fund my niece with one million taels of silver, and as long as my humble husband can be reinstated, my niece will definitely remember my uncle's kindness. ”

"Don't read it...... This is the death of my Zhou family! ”

Zhou Haisheng slammed the veteran hand to the ground and said, "The little people are guilty." Please be gracious! ”

After Liu Tianxiong wrote the confession, he asked Zhou Haisheng to sign and draw it.

Zhou Haisheng suddenly seemed to be more than twenty years old, the wrinkles on his face were like dead tree bark, and he still couldn't believe that he had lost his son and his backer.

After seeing Zhou Haisheng's appearance, many people felt that he was just a poor old man, and completely forgot how he had done evil before.

Zhou Haisheng said in a trembling voice: "My lord, Xiaomin has confessed, please send it down." But my lord, this thing is one yard to one yard. Even if the child should die, it must be decided by the government and the laws of the country, so the people ask the adults to thoroughly investigate the case of the child's murder. ”

Song Ruilong said: "The county already has an eyebrow on that case, and the county will find out." Song Ruilong was shocked. Say loudly: "Quit!"

After Song Ruilong asked a cadre of criminals to be sent to prison, he asked those subordinates of the Zhou family to wait at home for the time being, and were not allowed to go out.

The next day, Song Ruilong had breakfast early and came to the county office.

After Su Xianrong walked in from outside the county office, he said to Song Ruilong, "Brother Song." Early! ”

"Morning!"

Su Xianrong sat behind his desk, looked at Song Ruilong and said, "Brother Song, how are you going to try Shi Liangren's case?"

Song Ruilong said: "Shi Liangren is definitely not the real murderer who killed Zhou Zhenqiang, the first thing we have to do is to prove that Shi Liangren is not capable of killing Zhou Zhenqiang at all."

Su Xianrong asked in surprise, "How can this be proven?"

Song Ruilong told Su Xianrong a method, and said to her: "Rongrong, you go down and make arrangements, we will see you in the Zhuangyuan Building in an hour."

An hour later, Song Ruilong asked a few officials to take Shi Liangren to the door of the Zhuangyuan Building.

On the street in front of the Zhuangyuan Building, that is, where Zhou Zhenqiang fell last night, a scarecrow was erected.

Many people didn't know what was going on here, but they were curious, so they waited here to see the excitement.

Song Ruilong asked Shi Liangren to take him to the second floor of the Kerugui Inn, and called Shi Liangren over near the window.

Song Ruilong said: "Shi Liangren, did you see the scarecrow in the middle of the street?"

Shi Liangren leaned on the window and looked, "I saw it."

Song Ruilong said: "Very good, the location of that scarecrow is the location where Zhou Zhenqiang fell last night." That position is about sixty-three steps away from you, and this county gives you ten chances, as long as you can shoot a short arrow through the throat of that scarecrow, this county will conclude that you are the murderer of Zhou Zhenqiang. ”

Shi Liangren said: "My lord, I'm afraid this is unfair, right?"

Song Ruilong said: "What's unfair?"

"Xiao Sheng's heart was full of anger when he shot Zhou Zhenqiang, but now Xiao Sheng's anger has disappeared, how can Xiao Sheng shoot that scarecrow without anger?"

Song Ruilong said: "This county believes that the bow and crossbow will not lie. As long as the bow and crossbow can shoot to that position, you can shoot Zhou Zhenqiang to death. ”

"Then try it."

Song Ruilong gave Shi Liangren ten chances, but none of them could shoot a short arrow into the scarecrow's throat.

Liu Tianxiong said: "My lord, this Shi Liangren shot ten times, but none of them succeeded, his bow and crossbow had no ability to shoot through Zhou Zhenqiang's throat at all, even if that short arrow touched Zhou Zhenqiang's throat, that arrow would only scratch Zhou Zhenqiang's skin, and it would be impossible to kill him at all."

Song Ruilong looked at Shi Liangren and said, "Shi Liangren, let's talk about it, why did you resist your fate?"

Shi Liangren knelt down for Song Ruilong and said, "My lord, please don't pursue it anymore." Xiaomin is the murderer. ”

"Let him go!"

When Liu Tianxiong opened the chains on Shi Liangren's feet, he was still reluctant to leave, and said, "Please, my lord, don't track it down anymore."

Su Xianrong reprimanded: "Hurry up!" There's nothing to do with you here. ”

Shi Liangren was pushed out of the guest inn by two officials.

Su Xianrong walked to Song Ruilong's side and said, "Brother Song, you let Shi Liangren go, where should we start with the real murderer who killed Zhou Zhenqiang?"

Song Ruilong said: "I've thought about it, have you seen it?" Although Shi Liangren's short arrow is sharp, to shoot through Zhou Zhenqiang's throat, in addition to having a strong bow and arrow, it must also be accurate. However, the hit rate of the short arrow fired at the Kerugui Inn opposite the Zhuangyuan Building was very low, so I deduced that the distance shot by the short arrow was less than five steps away from Zhou Zhenqiang. ”

Su Xianrong was shocked: "Less than five steps? At that time, the only people who were five steps away from Zhou Zhenqiang were Zhou Zhenqiang's subordinates, Brother Song wouldn't be suspicious of those people, right? ”

"Anyone is the object of my suspicion, Rong Rong, you and Bi Xiao Tianxiong went to Zhou's house to interrogate the people who followed Zhou Zhenqiang that night, ask them what they were doing at the time of the incident, and ask what they did after the incident, even if the time they went to the toilet must be clearly recorded, and once any suspicious people are found, they will be brought back to the county government immediately."

Su Xianrong nodded and said, "Got it, Brother Song, let's go to the Zhou family for interrogation."

After Su Xianrong and others interrogated Zhou Zhenqiang's subordinates in the Zhou family, they finally agreed that Li Qianlong was the most suspicious. They brought Li Qianlong back to the county office.

Su Xianrong came to the county office and reported back to Song Ruilong: "Brother Song, we have investigated clearly, what Li Qianlong said is inconsistent and full of loopholes. He had been to the latrine himself, but he refused to admit it, and we fished out a delicate bow and crossbow in the latrine, which could only fire a short arrow, and it was very powerful. That kind of bow and crossbow can be fixed on the arm with a rope and can be fired at any time, we checked Li Qianlong's arm, there are rope strangulation marks on his left arm, and at the time of the crime, his location was on Zhou Zhenqiang's left side, that is, as long as he raised his arm, he could touch the mechanism of the bow and crossbow and launch a short arrow to kill Zhou Zhenqiang. ”

(To be continued.) )