Han Feiqi said: "This person died of a violent illness, it is also possible medically speaking, for example, if there is a sudden large amount of bruise in the head, he will die very quickly, so since Li Xiucai's concubine insists on suering, what evidence must there be?" ”

"If there is evidence, it will not be a strange case, and the reason for the woman's complaint is that Li Xiucai entrusted her with a dream!" Governor Song shook his head and said.

"Dream? It's ridiculous......"

It was precisely because it was so absurd that the county government did not file a case at that time, but the woman did not give up and sued the government again, and the former prefect of the official also refused to file the case for the same reason, and originally thought that the matter would be over. No, under the intervention of a person in the woman's clan who served as the imperial historian, the Criminal Department ordered the Suzhou Prefecture and County levels to thoroughly investigate the case, which has caused a lot of uproar for two years, but has never found any evidence that Li Xiucai was killed, and now the defendant has also passed away, so that the case cannot be investigated. ”

Han Fei was very moved by the woman's spirit of avenging her husband, but the law of the country is not about human feelings, "Governor Song, that woman is persevering, is there any other evidence besides the dream of the dream?" ”

According to the county government's investigation, Li Xiucai's original wife did have rumors that she did not abide by women's morals, and often hooked up with other men during Li Xiucai's outing...... But this cannot be used as evidence of a murderer. ”

Han Fei was silent for a moment, and then said: "Just now Governor Song said that Li Xiucai's original wife is dead, I don't know how she died, did she die in front of or behind the woman's complaint?" ”

Song Zhifu listened to Han Fei's questioning, his heart moved, it seemed that he had some understanding, and after thinking about it carefully, there were no important clues, so he said: "Li Xiucai's original wife was accepted as a concubine by Li Jiazhuang's grain chief shortly after Li Xiucai's death, and a year later, that is, after Li Xiucai's concubine went to the county government to complain, Li Xiucai's original wife fell into the lake and died. ”

"It is said that Li Xiucai died not long ago, and his original wife was supposed to keep filial piety for three years, why was he accepted as a concubine by the grain chief soon, and she was suspected of fornication with the grain chief before?"

"That woman is already a water-based poplar, and it is not surprising that she remarried during the filial piety period, as for the relationship between her and the grain chief...... There are indeed rumors of an ambiguous relationship, but there is no substantiated evidence. ”

When Han Fei heard this, he was immediately silent.

Du Yun knew from Han Fei's expression that he must have discovered something, so he said: "Shouzheng, Governor Song is a protégé of the teacher's acquaintance, and he is not an outsider, you can say whatever you want!" ”

"Yes!" Han Fei first said yes to Du Yun, and then bowed to Governor Song and said, "Governor Song, from the perspective of students, this case is very suspicious!" ”

"Oh? Please also ask Han Gongzi to give advice! ”

Governor Song has been dizzy by this case in the past few days, and when he heard that there was a suspicious point, he naturally lifted his spirits. Du Yun and Du Wei also looked at Han Fei curiously.

"Song Governor's Mansion, Li Xiucai died a strange death, his original wife died too coincidentally, Li Xiucai's bones are not cold, no matter how debauched his original wife is, it is extremely unreasonable to remarry soon, and the whereabouts of the 1,000 taels of silver that Li Xiucai earned back are unknown. As the saying goes, there must be demons when things are unusual, and this article is not small! ”

Han Fei paused, and then said: "If the student's guess is right, the autopsy for Li Xiucai and his original wife must be the same person, right?" ”

After listening to Han Fei's words, everyone thought about it deeply, and there were indeed many doubts, and the Song prefect heard Han Fei mention the work of the company, and exclaimed: "Master Han said that the work was bought by someone?" ”

"The student has no empirical evidence, but is skeptical!" Han Fei said in a deep voice: "The student knows a little about medical science, if Li Xiucai dies of a violent illness, no matter what the disease, there will be some strange characteristics on the outside." As an experienced servant, he should understand this, but his autopsy conclusion is vague, and there is only one possibility, that is, Li Xiucai did not die of a violent illness at all. ”

Governor Song pondered for a moment and said: "Even if these details are not known to ordinary people, Li Xiucai has no external injuries all over his body, and there are no signs of poisoning, if he didn't die of a violent illness, how did he die?" ”

Han Fei thought for a moment and said: "Governor Song, the student remembers that he once read a legendary story, and the deceased in the story also had no external injuries and no signs of poisoning, but he was killed after being drunk!" ”

"And how was the dead killed?"

Governor Song's question was also what Du Yun and Du Wei wanted to know, and both of them also stared at Han Fei.

Han Fei said lightly: "It was a big nail that was driven into the nostrils, and the nail was driven into the head." ”

"Ahh

Governor Song stabilized his mind and said, "Master Han, you said that Li Xiucai died like this?" ”

"There is this possibility, you will know when you open the coffin!"

"Okay, this official will take someone to inspect Li Xiucai's bones tomorrow!"

"Slow!" Han Fei stopped: "Governor Song, don't do it for the time being, so as not to startle the snake and make the murderer prepared!" ”

Governor Song stood up and asked excitedly, "Could it be that Gongzi Han has already judged who the murderer is?" ”

"The student has no empirical evidence, and the Song Governor is not an outsider, so the student will make a bold guess!"

Han Fei invited Governor Song to sit down, took a sip of tea, and said: "Li Xiucai died on the night he went home, assuming that he was killed, then his original wife must know, maybe he is the murderer or accomplice." If no one mentions this case, the matter will sink into the sea, but Li Xiucai also has a righteous concubine, which makes the case surface again, and at this time, the original wife died, which is too coincidental. The student boldly guessed that the original wife was an accomplice in the murder of Li Xiucai, and she was killed by the culprit. ”

The more Song Zhifu listened, the more reasonable he felt, and asked solemnly: "Then who does Han Gongzi think the culprit will be?" ”

"Grain Chief!"

"Grain chief?" The expression on Governor Song's face became more and more solemn.

Han Fei understood what the Song Governor was afraid of. The grain chief is specially for the government to collect grain and escort grain and grass, and the relationship with the yamen at all levels is very complicated, so the grain chief has a very large authority in the area under his jurisdiction, and even the officials of the county government have to give three points of courtesy, and if the ordinary people have resentment, they dare not speak out.

Han Fei was born in a mountain village, so he was naturally very familiar with this, and when he heard that Li Xiucai's original wife was accepted as a concubine by the grain chief soon after, he faintly felt that this case was related to the grain chief.

"Song Governor's Mansion, Li Xiucai's original wife had a thousand taels of silver brought back by her husband after the incident, and she lived a worry-free life, and she could even be said to be very rich, why was she in a hurry to marry the grain chief? I am afraid that this is caused by the persecution of the grain chief, who has both people and money. Another point, if you think about it, the food chief's family background must not be bad, where can I use my wife and concubine to go down to the river to wash clothes in person? The original wife fell into the water while washing clothes, which is an important suspicion, and the credible explanation is that she was murdered. ”

Governor Song pondered for a long time, and said: "Han Gongzi is reasonable, the grain chief is indeed the most suspicious, but after so long of the incident, even if there are clues, they have been destroyed, how can you ask the grain chief to confess his guilt and surrender to the law?" ”

This matter is really difficult to do, the people who can be the chief of grain are all extremely cunning and cunning people, how easy is it to ask him to bow his head and confess his guilt?

Han Fei lowered his head and pondered silently, and suddenly a flash of inspiration came to mind, thinking of a painting he saw in the Hall of Reincarnation, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "There is a way!" ”

(End of chapter)