Slowly, more and more people gathered in the yamen, and the courtyard was already full, and the people behind surrounded the county yamen.

Everyone didn't know what was going on, and they all started talking about each other, and the whole scene became very noisy.

"Quiet, everyone be quiet...... Liu Chunyan slapped the startled wood hard, and the entire yamen fell silent in an instant.

Everyone in the hall stood still almost at the same time, looking at Liu Chunyan in the hall, they were also very curious, and they saw a female official for the first time.

Many residents here came with the mentality of watching the excitement, and they didn't care about what Liu Chunyan was going to say.

Also, among the hundreds of people in the yamen, there are also killers from all walks of life, all of whom come for the high bounty.

And Liu Chunyan and Lu Siguan in the hall, as well as Nangong Yi, don't know at all.

Liu Chunyan saw that the hall was a lot quieter, so she said, "Today, I will call everyone to this Meixian County Mansion, you don't have to think about it, you don't need to talk about it, this official will tell you the truth, it is because of a murder case in Meixian County half a year ago, everyone gathered here, but everyone don't be nervous, I called you not because you have something to do with this case, just ......"

Halfway through the words, Liu Chunyan looked back at Lu Siguan behind her, and saw that Lu Siguan didn't mean to give an opinion, so she continued.

"We have caught the real culprit, but there is a lack of evidence, and we hope that people who know the truth, or who have seen the crime, will tell the truth about what they have seen, and the official will be rewarded."

After Liu Chunyan finished speaking, Lu Siguan continued, "Half a year ago, in Shanxia Village, Meixian County, a farmer's home was suddenly caught on fire in the middle of the night, and the farmer was burned alive while sleeping at home. ”

After Lu Siguan finished speaking, the people in the hall began to talk again.

"yes, I heard that three pigs and two cows were burned to death...... It's miserable. ”

"I've heard about it, too, and in the end there are no bones left."

"It is said that there have been many hauntings in the area lately, and I dare not pass over there, and if they see me as a murderer, they will come to me at night to ask for my life."

"You're not right, it's like this......"

“……”

There are various statements in the hall in an instant, but most of them are some folk rumors, and there is no real evidence at all, Liu Chunyan just watched everyone talk in front of the hall, desperately hoping that someone would stand up.

But the time passed slowly, a quarter of an hour passed, the hall was discussing, half an hour passed, the hall was still discussing, the scene became more noisy, an hour passed, and still no one stood up.

"You all don't talk about it, knowing is knowing, hearsay is not enough evidence, I need witnesses who have really seen the case." Liu Chunyan said loudly.

As soon as Liu Chunyan finished speaking, someone suddenly stood up in the hall. "I know."

Liu Chunyan was overjoyed when she heard this, and when she looked at the person's appearance, she muttered a little in her heart.

Because the person who stood up and said that he knew the facts of the case did look a little ...... The thief's eyebrows and rat eyes don't look like a serious person at first glance.

But this is also hard-won evidence for Liu Chunyan, who has been waiting for more than an hour, so she asked directly, "Who are you who are no one, and you really know the scene on the night of the crime?" ”

"Zhang San, there are meat sellers in the market, don't care if I see what happened at that time, I'll ask you, what you just said is how much silver taels you are rewarding, if it is less, I won't do it." Zhang San said loudly, and there seemed to be no other people as nervous in this court.

"If you can provide evidence of your conviction, the judge will reward you with a hundred taels of gold." Liu Chunyan replied that in fact, she would definitely not be able to take out so much gold, but she thought that there would be brave men under the heavy reward, so she said so much, as for the gold, if the Meixian county order was finally convicted, she would definitely be able to search for the gold.

Hearing Liu Chunyan say that the reward for silver was one hundred taels of gold, suddenly the hall exploded again, and everyone was sighing at the huge amount of silver.

"Well, since the Lord promised a hundred taels of gold in front of so many people, I believe it will not be empty words." Zhang San said loudly.

"Can you tell me all about that night now?" Liu Chunyan asked softly.

Zhang San walked up to the front of the hall, scratched his head, and said, "Then I went to Shanxia Village to catch piglets, because there were guests at home in the first half of the night, so I dragged it out until the second half of the night, when I walked to the river, I saw a huge fire from the house in the distance, so I quickened my pace, ran to the place of the incident, and looked at the house on fire, I tried to put out the fire, but unfortunately I was a weak person, and finally failed to prevent the spread of the fire." ”

Zhang San narrated the whole thing vividly, just like the storyteller in the tavern, and the people in this hall listened very attentively, and many people believed it and praised Zhang San as a good person.

But Liu Chunyan in the hall knew very well that what Zhang San said was actually made up.

Liu Chunyan had seen the pleadings written by the murdered peasant woman in Yin, Beijing, and the incident described above was very different from what Zhang San had recounted at that time.

"In that case, wouldn't the official have to award you an award for righteousness and bravery?" Liu Chunyan asked rhetorically.

"If you can give me the silver reward, I don't mind giving me any reward for righteousness and bravery, in fact, it doesn't matter." Zhang San said with a smile.

"Bold Zhang San, you dare to flirt with the court." Liu Chunyan slapped the shocking wood fiercely.

Hearing this, Zhang San knelt down in fright, his expression was no longer as arrogant as before, and his face slowly sank.

"Okay, you Zhang San, the butcher of the market, want to defraud the official of the reward in the name of testifying, can you be guilty?" Liu Chunyan shouted loudly.

Zhang San thought that this was a young female official in the hall, and she should be very deceived, even if she couldn't be deceived, it wouldn't be anything, after all, she was a woman, but what he didn't expect was that this woman was different from what he thought in his head.

He was completely shocked by Liu Qingyan's fierceness, and he didn't dare to speak again for a long time, and the beads of sweat on his forehead kept dripping.

"You come from the truth, have you seen the scene of the incident that night?" Liu Chunyan looked at Zhang San, who was kneeling in the hall, and asked.

After a long time, Zhang San replied hesitantly, "I was sleeping at home that day, and I didn't know what happened, what I just said was made up."

"Okay, you Zhang San, someone is here, drag Diao Min Zhang San out of the major thirty boards, in order to set an example." As soon as Liu Chunyan ordered the arrow to come out, Zhang San was dragged out by the officials.

Seeing this, Liu Chunyan thought that she should not be able to wait for any witnesses, so she asked Lu Siguan to find a hundred taels of gold and placed the gold in front of the hall.

Everyone looked at this shining gold, and they were all moved.

Liu Chunyan knew that some people were afraid, after all, everyone already knew that it was the officials of the capital who colluded with the Meixian county order. There will be the fire in her mouth just now, and those who know the case must be afraid of the government.

But the shining gold is in front of him, maybe some people will be willing, but in the end, Liu Chunyan was disappointed.

For a whole afternoon, no one was willing to stand up, and in the end, seeing that it was about to get dark, Liu Chunyan had no choice but to give up and let the people go back.

Everyone left, even the officials went out to eat, and there were only three people left in the whole hall: Liu Chunyan, Lu Siguan and Nangong Yi.

"I'm afraid your idea won't work, this Meixian county magistrate has been doing evil here for many years, and the residents here have long been respectful of it, and they are unwilling to stand up in order to save their lives." Lu Siguan said softly.

Liu Chunyan really didn't have the strength, and she was also bored by what happened just now, so she ignored Lu Siguan, and Nangong Yi glanced at Lu Siguan, nodded, and agreed with his point of view.

Nangong Yi was obviously a little absent-minded, and then he touched his stomach, "Why don't we go eat something, it's been a busy day today, and everyone hasn't eaten yet." ”

"I can't eat it, so go ahead." Liu Chunyan leaned in front of the case and whispered.

Seeing Liu Chunyan so listless, Nangong Yi instantly lost the mood to eat.

was too tired, Liu Chunyan rested early, and when she woke up the next day, she found herself in the county office.

She decided to go out and find evidence......

Liu Qingyan walked alone in the mountains, carefully explored the mountain road, and found no abnormality, walked for only an hour, then felt that her legs and feet were a little sore, and after walking a few steps, she still felt uncomfortable, so she had to squat down and rub her ankles.

The farmer who came and went thought it strange when he saw her, but when he saw that the clothes on her body were light and soft, and the price was expensive, he had to hurriedly withdraw his gaze and go straight forward.

The eyes cast by these people all fell on Liu Qingyan's eyes, she didn't care at all, she just sat in the grass and beat her calves with some strength.

In recent days, I have vaguely felt that there are clues, but when I look into it, I don't have the slightest clue, so I can't help but be very annoyed.

"I don't know what's going on over there with Lu Siguan." Unconsciously muttered in a low voice, gritted his teeth and stood up again, suddenly felt a little dizzy, pressed the acupuncture point next to his forehead, and felt more comfortable.

"Kid, come here, don't go over." A passing farmer hurriedly called the child who ran towards Liu Qingyan, his eyes full of worry: "Obedient! Let's go! ”

These people treated her as a flood beast and avoided her.

She walked over, cleared her voice, and called out to the farmer: "Big brother, what strange things have happened in this mountain recently?" ”

"No, no." The farmer stammered, lowered his head and held the child in his arms, the fear in his eyes was very obvious: "Miss, I am an ordinary village man, I have no money, you can do well, let me go." ”

Hearing this, Liu Qingyan narrowed her eyes, the indifference between her eyebrows faded a little, and she was still very serious: "I'm not a robber, and I'm only here to investigate the case, and I won't hurt you and your family." ”

Standing in the distance, an eight- or nine-year-old child straightened up and stared at the scene not far away......