It was supposed to be a sleepy afternoon, but everyone was sleepless and extremely excited.

In front of the yamen, countless people gathered, listening to the sound of drums and discussing.

Miao Chao, who played the drum, was Liang Tian's former brother-in-law.

Liang Tian committed suicide by swallowing a stone this morning, and died after noon. Before he died, he broke his head and wrote one on the bloody wall: Injustice

The news is like a bird with long wings, and everyone knows it in an instant.

The focus of the news, of course, is not that Liang Tian died, but why Liang Tian died.

Lord Song and the Torture Hall handled the unjust case, and Liang Tian was wronged.

Zheng Hongshen came out of the main gate of the mansion and asked, "Who is beating the drum?" ”

The Punishment Hall is a place to deal with prisons and praise the ceremony, but if there is a grievance against the Punishment Hall, you can directly beat the drum to report to the prefect, and similarly, if the government has an unjust case and cannot appeal, you can file a complaint with the higher authorities.

"Adult, villain wants to cry out for injustice!" Miao Chao knelt down on the street and shouted, "Liang Tian used to be the villain's brother-in-law, although he and my sister have been reconciled, but our two families are still going back and forth." ”

"Although Liang Tian's character is not good, he often does things like stealing chickens and touching dogs, but he is timid, and he has never dared to touch blood in his hands for so many years."

This is known not only to the villain, but even to his brothers in the Word. But on the third day of junior high school, Liang Tian was suddenly arrested, and the Torture Hall insisted that he robbed and killed Gao Huan. ”

"The villain thinks it's impossible, so he specially invited Cheng Zhicheng Ye to help investigate the case, and after our investigation in the past few days, we can conclude that Gao Huan's death was not Liang Tian's work at all."

"It has nothing to do with him at all."

Zheng Hongshen stared at Miao Chao and asked, "Gao Huan's case, Liang Tian went to the scene to identify and sign a confession, he has already pleaded guilty." ”

"You say it has nothing to do with him now?"

Miao Chao replied: "The sky is above, and the fathers and villagers in Jinan Mansion are also watching, I, Miao Chao, can say loudly that this case was not done by Liang Tian." The reason why he confessed was because he was tortured to extract a confession and tortured into a confession. ”

"On the day of the torture to extract confessions, Lord Song did it in the courtyard of the torture hall, and many people saw it with their own eyes."

After he finished speaking, many miscellaneous servants behind Zheng Hongshen nodded, and they really saw it clearly.

"Lord Zheng, we did see it. first pasted his face with paper, and then scalded it with a soldering iron, Liang Tian was timid and afraid, so he confessed that he was the murderer. ”

"We all went to see it just now, Liang Tian is indeed dead, and the blood on his head is also pitiful, he must be afraid."

Zheng Hongshen bowed slightly.

"Yes, Liang Tian is timid, he will definitely not be able to resist being tortured, so he immediately confessed. Also, many people have heard that on the day of the conviction of the fourth year of junior high school, he was still wailing and shouting grievances in the torture hall, and he clearly said that he was suffering. ”

Miao Chao said, the people listening to the street were noisy and talkative, and some people were not convinced, and asked: "Miao Chao, are you deliberately taking revenge on Lord Song, you said one by one that Liang Tian was beaten and confessed, but Lord Song is not the first time to handle the case, and when he was tried in court, the evidence was clear." ”

"Evidence?" Miao Chao said, "What evidence does he have, a rope, or Gao Huan's money?" ”

The man who spoke said: "Isn't this evidence, adults have always relied on evidence to convict, if you want to overturn the case, you have to come up with evidence." ”

"That is, you said that Liang Tian is not a brother, are you a murderer? The murderer can't be found, so I'm embarrassed to sue the adult. ”

Zheng Hongshen also bowed slightly, and said: "Their words are not rough, you are also a person who understands the law, this case has been submitted, if you want to overturn the case and cry out for injustice, there is no conclusive evidence, you will also be punished." ”

Miao Chao said loudly: "My lord, I have evidence, Cheng Ye and I have already found out that Gao Huan did not die at the hands of others at all, but committed suicide!" ”

When his words fell, everyone was shocked, and Zheng Hongshen also exclaimed, "Suicide? How is this—how is this possible? ”

"It's not possible, it's it!" Miao Chao said, "I have evidence. ”

Zheng Hongshen said: "Then, why did Lord Song find out that Liang Tian was the murderer?" ”

"Because Lord Song wanted to quickly close the case and ask for credit, he deliberately distorted the facts and framed Liang Tian."

Everyone didn't believe it, and someone shouted: "How can Lord Song not know about suicide and homicide?" Don't be. ”

"That's because you don't know how to do it." Cheng Zhihe spoke humanely, "He didn't find out the details, it's very normal, especially hanging, it's not an experienced trick, and he can't tell whether he hanged himself or was strangled to death." ”

What he said made sense, and the person who had previously retorted stumbled and did not speak again.

Zheng Hongshen asked, "Cheng Zhi, are you sure you have evidence that Gao Huan committed suicide?" ”

"Yes!" Cheng Zhizhi, "Please call the shots and retry this case." ”

Zheng Hongshen thought for a while and said to the people around him: "Go and call Lord Song." ”

As soon as the words fell, Song Ning was heard outside the crowd: "Lord Zheng, the lower official is here." ”

When everyone heard the voice, they all got out of the way, and saw Song Ning walking through the crowd with a smile, her hair was a little messy, her cheeks were slightly red, and there was a faint smell of alcohol on her body when she passed by.

Everyone's expressions changed slightly.

Someone whispered: "Drinking at noon, is this floating?" ”

"After all, when you are young, you will inevitably get carried away after becoming famous."

There was a trace of impatience and regret in someone's expression, looking at Song Ning like this, it was clear that he went to eat and drink at noon and got drunk, slept until he was half asleep and half awake and was called up, and hurriedly ran back.

"Lord Song, do you know that Liang Tian committed suicide?" Zheng Hongshen saw Song Ning coming over and hurriedly asked.

Song Ning clasped his fists and saluted, and replied, "My lord, the lower official just heard it." ”

"I don't know what the situation is yet."

Zheng Hongshen pointed to Miao Chao and Cheng Zhi to explain to Song Ning: "Liang Tian shouted injustice and said that he was not a murderer. This is not his family to sue, saying that you tortured Liang Tian to admit his guilt, which has the intention of framing Liang Tian. ”

"Huh?" Song Ning looked at Miao Chao and asked, "Liang Tian is not the murderer, so who is the murderer?" ”

Miao Chao said: "He committed suicide at all, and there is no murderer in this case." ”

Song Ning was surprised: "How is it possible, I have evidence." ”

"I don't know what evidence Lord Song found, but I found more important evidence." Cheng Zhi replied, "These pieces of evidence are enough to prove that Gao Huan committed suicide, and Liang Tian not only had no motive to kill, but also had no time to commit the crime." ”

Song Ning was puzzled: "What evidence, I don't believe it!" ”

"If you don't believe it, you have to believe it." Cheng Zhi said loudly, "Lord Zheng, today it is better to use heaven and earth as a law hall, and let the people of Jinan Mansion see what kind of official they worship and worship Lord Song." ”

"He will also be lazy, he will not be able to do anything, and he will bend into a trick to make people guilty. He is not worthy of virtue at all! "Cheng Zhidao.

Cheng Zhi's words were sonorous and powerful, that is, he held the hammer of evidence in his hand and wanted to hammer Song Ning to death, and the people around him were silent.

Someone responded and said, "Okay." ”

"I'll just say that there are any good officials in this world, but it's just the difference between fifty steps and a hundred steps."

Zheng Hongshen also nodded and said, "Okay, then you are here, list all your evidence one by one, and let everyone take a look and listen." ”

"Lest after clarification, those who don't know will think that this official is defending Lord Song." Zheng Hongshen looked at Song Ning, "Lord Song thinks that it is better to do it publicly, and let everyone testify." ”

Song Ning nodded and said, "Okay." I'm curious, too. Saying that, he said to Cheng Zhizhi again, "However, this case has been sent to the Criminal Division, and the Criminal Division may have arrived in the capital this morning after the trial." ”

"If you make a false accusation, this crime is not light."

Cheng Zhidao: "Lord Song, celebrities don't say secret words, if you want to take revenge, I won't be afraid of you." ”

"I am a dignified man, standing up to the sky and the earth, and I will not be afraid of anyone."

After he finished speaking, when he saw Zhao Yi appear from the door, he was suddenly startled and shrank back.

Zheng Hongshen didn't dare to salute Zhao Yi, and said to Cheng Zhidao: "Okay, you can say it." ”

"First of all, I want to ask Lord Song, when you performed the autopsy, you should have determined the time of death of the deceased, right?" Cheng Zhi asked.

Song Ning bowed his head and replied: "At the end of the ugly time." ”

"Then I'm going to talk about the first piece of evidence." As he spoke, he shouted at the crowd, "Wu Er." ”

Out of the crowd came an old man in his fifties or sixties with a gray face.

"It's the second Wu who fights the shift." Many people know him.

Cheng Zhi asked Wu Laoer: "You tell everyone, what did you see on the third watch on the second day of junior high school?" ”

"That day, I was on the watch in Siping Alley, and as soon as I knocked on the third watch, I saw a figure jumping out of Sanping Alley, like a mouse. I am very familiar with that figure, it is Liang Tian. Wu Lao Er said.

Cheng Zhi then asked, "Where did he go?" ”

"He ran towards Chaofeng Street, and I don't know what happened next."

Chaofeng Street is a little away from Siping Lane, which everyone knows.

Song Ning was also listening with his hands behind his back, bowing slightly.

"Thank you." Cheng Zhi asked Wu Lao Er to go down, and then immediately called a man in his thirties to come out, Cheng Zhidao, "This is the little guy guarding the door of the gambling house." ”

"You tell everyone, when did you see Liang Tian?"

The little servant replied: "I saw Liang Tian at four o'clock, he was carrying a burden at that time, and he entered the gambling hall until dawn. ”

"Not only did I see it, but many people in the gambling hall at that time saw Liang Tian, and everyone can testify."

Everyone was incredible, if Liang Tian had been gambling in the middle of the night, then he would not have time to kill Gao Huan.

"Has Lord Song checked Liang Tian's alibi?" Cheng Zhi sneered, "As far as I know, Lord Song calculated his height and weight with what shoe prints at that time, and then gave these clues to the people on the other side of the three lanes, and asked them to arrest Liang Tian according to your appearance requirements." ”

"You're not wrong, Liang Tian did steal the Cui family, but you want to make enough limelight and turn Liang Tian into a murderer."

"In this way, people all over the city are praising you Lord Song as a god in the world, a unparalleled punishment magistrate in the world."

The whole street looked at each other, and then looked at Song Ning, wanting to see the negation on her face.

But they were disappointed, and Song Ning didn't say anything.

"This is one of them," Cheng Zhi said loudly, "Now let's talk about the second." ”