As soon as the man saw Qin Wu standing in the hall, he immediately fell down and began to tell while crying.

The words he said were roughly similar to those in the case file, he was walking in the bamboo forest behind the Yamen that day, and saw Qin Wu and Li Commander arguing, Qin Wu used silver money to buy Li Commander, but Li Commander resolutely refused to accept it, the two clashed and fought, Qin Wu then pulled out a wrist knife and killed Li at once. Then he carried Li's body and went north, all of which he saw in the corner.

The more Qiu Zhen listened, the more angry he became, and he yelled, and he was about to make a move.

Zheng Yunming hurriedly stepped forward to separate the two, feeling embarrassed, he was a complete layman in this kind of thing, even if Song Ci was really here, it was impossible to solve the case immediately.

At this time, I saw Du Shu standing up and slowly pacing in the hall. Looking up and asking the witness, "Are you saying that after the murder of Commander Li, the murderer immediately threw the body outside the city?" ”

The soldier's eyes shrank for a moment, and he replied, "Exactly." ”

"How do you know? Have you also gone with him to see the place where the body was dumped? Since the Lord is about to be killed, instead of reporting to Shangfeng and quickly arresting the murderer, he instead follows the murderer, is it an attempt to blackmail afterwards? ”

The soldier was so frightened that he quickly kowtowed and said, "The villain doesn't dare!" The villain looked at this person not like a local, for fear that he would run away immediately after committing a crime, so he had to follow him closely for fear of losing his whereabouts. ”

"So, you went with him when he threw the body?"

"The lord is clear, the villain really saw the guy throwing the corpse in the pond with his own eyes."

"Lie to your face." Du Shu said lightly: "Do you know that this person has a hidden disease, he can't stand the flying of the reeds, once he inhales the reeds, he will inevitably tighten his chest, unable to breathe, and may even endanger his life." Now is the time for the reeds to bloom, and the area around the north gate is full of reeds, but you tell me, how did he carry such a big man through the reeds without getting sick? ”

The man shuddered and whispered: "The villain is only a reasonable speculation, so he boldly said that the villain has seen him bury people with his own eyes, and the villain has indeed never been to that place."

"Then you are wrong again, although this person has never been to the place where the body is buried, but you," Du Shu turned around suddenly, his eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, and he stared at the soldier tightly and said: "I really have been there!" ”

"No, the villain doesn't! The villain is wronged! As he spoke, the soldiers grabbed the ground with their heads and kowtowed to Liu Hu.

"You say that no one has seen it, so you deceive! Let me tell you, at noon that day, the fisherman's son, who was collecting duck eggs in the reeds, hid in the reeds and saw it clearly, and he said that a black-faced man about six feet old in a recruiting jacket came to the edge of the pond with a straw mat and abandoned it on the mud. I secretly asked him to secretly identify again, but this black-faced man turned out to be a personal soldier of Wang De's control who testified to the murder of others! ”

"The villain really doesn't, the villain is wronged! The villain is wronged! Seeing that the lie had been exposed, the soldier didn't dare to say anything more, just kowtowed.

"Hugh is going to hide it! I guess that's what the real situation is. Du Shu touched his still sparse beard: "I heard that the day before yesterday, you were drunk and making trouble on Dongbaihua Street, and you were bumped into by Commander Li, taught you a lesson, and asked you to pay compensation." On that day, you saw that Commander Li was also drunk at the banquet and went out alone, but you suddenly had evil thoughts in your heart, followed him all the way to the bamboo forest in the back mountain, and pulled out your knife to kill him. Then he discarded the body and went to the pond in the north of the city, and then you thought of a plan to blame others, so you took advantage of the strong man's unpreparedness and secretly put the murder weapon into his room. You still think that it is not strong enough to frame this strong man with a murder weapon, so you found someone to forge the wax pill letter, dedicated it to Wang De, and framed him, yes or no? ”

"The villain didn't! The villain didn't! The king will call the shots for the villain, and what the villain says is the truth! ”

Zheng Yunming looked at Du Shu's fierce appearance, and he already had seven or eight points in his heart, if he sold him a favor at this time, he would look better in An Fengjun Du Gao's face. So he stood up and sneered: "True or not, you will know after a try, do you know that Lord Song Ci Song of the Fujian Criminal Division of Lu Dao has recently developed a fingerprint identification technique, which uses phosphorescent powder to extract the user's fingerprint from the handle of the sharp knife." Zheng happened to have seen this method when he left Beijing, so he tried it on this wrist knife, if there is only Qin Wu's fingerprints, then he should personally give you compensation and clarification, and ensure that you are promoted to the fifth level, if your fingerprints are detected, hum, Hugh blames the executioner of the Anqing Army for not being sharp enough! ”

Du Shu also hurriedly echoed: "Say it! Who is behind the scenes! If you confess the truth, you can also apply for a first-class commutation of the sentence to save your life. If you don't repent at this time and try to hide it, then don't blame the national law for being harsh and ruthless! ”

The soldier was frightened by these two young men, and when he softened, he shouted like garlic: "The two old men are not to blame, this is not my business, it is all the king's rule."

"Shut up!" Yang Hui, who had been quietly listening to the judgment of the two, suddenly shouted: "It is clear that you and others killed the chief and framed the beloved, and now you dare to climb the peak!" What a bold dog thief, guilty of the following, the worst bastard! Come! ”

Several tiger-like soldiers on both sides stood up together, covered the mouth of the pro-soldier, and held it firmly.

"First go to prison, and then torture and interrogate, see if this trick is a trick!"

The soldier agreed, dragging the dead dog-like witness and hurried down.

Zheng Yunming and Du Shu glanced at each other helplessly, people said that officials and officials protect each other, but in fact, the protection between military ministers is much more serious than that of Wenchen. It must be known that civil officials are all studying the rites and methods of saints, and they are just brothers and disciples for a few years, teachers and protégés. The military ministers really have to cut off the head of the chicken, otherwise it will be difficult to mix in the officialdom. Don't talk about these scoundrel generals today, even the famous generals of Zhongxing during the Shaoxing period are not exempt from vulgarity, Han Yue Zhang Liu, Wu Luan Wu Jue, Yang Qi middle-aged people, all of them are brothers with different surnames. The generals will intrigue when they have nothing to do, and cover up each other when they have something. It has long become a routine among military attachés, and it is also an incurable chronic disease in the defense of the Great Song Dynasty. Yang Hui did this for the sake of the face of Li Hu, the commander of Huaixi, and the commander of Huaidong.

The two young people in the hall, who are novices in officialdom, have no way to deal with this stubborn disease that has lasted for a hundred years.

Zheng Yunming had no choice but to change the topic with a bright smile: "The system enables the debate between right and wrong, and it really has the style of a famous general in ancient times." ”

"As the main general of one party, of course, you can't help but distinguish between the true and the false." Yang Hui nodded: "Since this person is found to be innocent, release him as soon as possible, and he must no longer stay in the yazhong." ”

Qiu Zhen came to Qin Wu without saying a word, clenched his fists to the ground, and then turned his head and bowed to Zheng Yunming and Du Shu.

Du Shu said with a smile: "This time you can learn a lesson, when everything is not verified clearly, you must not wronged good people." ”

"Needless to say, this time I was reckless, and when the matter is over later, I will immediately put a drink to make amends to this hero."

Although he is a rough man, he can admit his mistakes when he knows that he is wrong. This kind of person will definitely be useful in the future, Zheng Yunming thought about this matter, but Yang Hui opened his mouth and asked: "The official business is over, how about setting up a banquet in the yamen today to catch the wind and wash the dust for Zheng Guanren?" ”

It is not common for a peak to pick up a low-level official, which is naturally an uncommon thing. Zheng Yunming is unreasonable, and it is impossible to refuse. So Zheng Yunming was let into the back hall, and Du Shu was accompanied. Only Qiu Zhen and Qin Wu were released from the yamen.

Qiu Zhen insisted on pulling Qin Wu to drink to make amends, Qin Wu was originally a man who was upright and did not hold grudges, and seeing that Qiu Zhen was really enthusiastic, he couldn't refute his face. The two of them found a wine shop to drink, talked with each other, only to feel a sense of familiarity at first sight, the more the wine was drunk, the more wonderful it became, and when the moon was on the top, two more people came in the wine shop.

As soon as Qiu Zhen saw the two of them, he shouted loudly: "Didn't Zheng Guanren and Du Guanren eat wine at the deputy envoy's master's place, why did they run out halfway?" ”

"The official face is always very depressed." Zheng Yunming said with a smile: "So I made up a reason why I couldn't drink, and pulled the senior here to ask for two glasses of wine." ”

Qin Wu stood up and saluted the two of them, and said, "If it weren't for the two officials to clear my name today, I don't know what Lu Dao should do. ”

"It is the duty of an official to be impartial and straightforward, and this is not our kindness, and you need no thanks." Du Shu said: "Anyway, what I said in the hall is all made up. ”

Zheng Yunming was shocked: "Which parts are made up blindly?" ”

"How could this Qin Zhuang have any pneumothorax disease? If it were the reeds in the north of the city, he would definitely be able to go. The reason why I can expect that he has not been to the north of the city and that the murderer has been is because of another trivial matter. ”

"A ditch is being dug in the north of the city, ready to deal with the cavalry in the north, and now everywhere there is a slightly dark red mud that is difficult to find elsewhere in Anqing Province. Yesterday, I paid special attention to the boots worn by Qin Zhuangshi and the murderer, there were no traces of dark red mud on Qin Zhuangshi's boots, but the murderer's boots were stained with dark red mud spots, isn't this too obvious evidence? ”

"I expect that once this murderer knows that his boots are the most important evidence, he may sacrifice his life to destroy them, anyway, he is not a local sergeant, as long as he denies it, no one can help him. So I dragged Qin Zhuangshi into the game on the grounds that he had pneumothorax, as long as he honestly confessed to the crime, he naturally wouldn't care about the boots. ”

Zheng Yunming patted his forehead with a sudden realization: "It's so hard for the senior to hide from me!" But to be honest, I also have something to hide from my seniors. ”

The three of them were curious, "What is it?" ”

"I also made up the method of taking fingerprints with phosphorescent powder, and Lord Song hasn't had time to invent it yet." After Zheng Yunming said this, the four of them laughed together.