The more everyone listened, the more frightened they became: Mei Zihan skillfully used Huo Huangying, Fang Mian and Qi Zhushu not counted, and also used the dead Cao Weaving and the former county magistrate, those two people were notorious and were habitual criminals who created unjust, false and wrongful cases, so Mei Zihan said that Lao Kui was wronged, and others easily believed it.

He Huang didn't dare to question Huo Huangying's reasoning, it wasn't that he was afraid of Huo Huangying, but he really didn't have confidence in Mei Zihan, who knew how many evil things this student had done behind his back? But he couldn't help but ask his doubts.

He asked: "Why did Mei Zihan go to all the trouble to protect the old man?" If it was said that it was to frame the girl, Lao Kui had been locked up in prison, and it was not unfavorable to the girl, and he was not released until the night before yesterday. Was it just to cover the secret room behind his cell? He didn't recognize Huo Huangying's identity as a county magistrate, so he refused to call her "adult".

Huo Huangying hooked the corners of her mouth again, and smiled at He Ugly: "This official is also very confused-" He Ugly was furious by her laughter, very uncomfortable, but listened to her boast - "This official is still young in office, and he is inexperienced, but there is only one thing that is better than a man: this official is a woman, and he has a woman's heart. The official felt that it was strange, so he summoned the jailer guarding the dungeon to inquire. Then something came out of the question. ”

She sent the jailer to court.

The three jailers went to court together and confirmed that in the past, Lao Kui seemed to feel that he was dead, and he cursed and cursed in prison every day, full of foul language. Since Mei Zihan tried the Zhang family's case, he has been obedient and silent.

Huo Huangying asked, "When did it start?" ”

The jailers reminisced and confirmed each other before replying, "The third day after your disappearance. I remember that Mei Zihan went down to the dungeon that day to interrogate him. The next day he was honest. We all said that he wanted to overturn the case. ”

Huo Huangying raised her voice and said, "Wrong! At that time, Lao Kui had already been released, and it was a fake Lao Kui in prison, so he didn't dare to speak, for fear of revealing his identity! ”

A word stirs up a thousand waves!

Li Hanyao Huo Ran sat up straight, staring at Huo Huangying with blazing eyes. Originally, she felt that she should not wait here to be tried, she had a lot of things to do, and she should do something else; Now it seems that she was wrong!

The Wu family's case is just a façade!

Huo Huangying's imprisonment is the truth!

There is truth behind the truth!

There is a big case behind the unjust case!

Luo Wuchen and Li Hanyao glanced at each other, thought of a possibility, and hurriedly said: "Please recount the date when all the felons in the dungeon were released." ”

Li Hanyao also asked, "What about Lao Kui?" Can you pass him on? ”

Huo Huangying returned to Li Hanyao first and said: "I sent someone to look for him last night, and the neighbor said that after he came out of prison, he went home and picked up a package and went out. I sent for the sergeant who was defending the city the day before yesterday, and told him that he had left the city. ”

He said to Luo Wuchen again: "It's all on this." After that, he handed a piece of paper to Tingqin, who took it and sent it to Luo Wuchen.

Luo Wuchen's heart shook after seeing it.

Li Hanyao looked at him inquiringly, waiting for him to explain.

Luo Wuchen handed her the piece of paper and said in a low voice: "There are several people here who were released on a similar day to the day when officials were killed. ”

Li Hanyao was watching intently, and Wei Fengju asked: "Mei Zihan released Lao Kui, and made a fake one to lie in the dungeon to confuse people's ears and eyes, what do you want?" ”

Li Hanyao said in a loud voice: "Act as a killer!" ”

There was silence in the hall.

Fang Wumo asked, "Kill whom?" ”

Li Hanyao said: "Didn't the old man hear about it? Jiangnan officials have been assassinated repeatedly, and now all forces suspect that it was me Li Hanyao who did it. Hmph, Mei Zihan's trick is very powerful, if it is not a failure, when his master achieves a great cause, he will definitely be knighted with his credit. For the sake of fame and wealth, he can be said to have exhausted all his organs. ”

Fang Wumo's old eyes burst out with cold light.

He Yan saw that Mei Zihan really had a bigger plan, and although he had already expelled him from the academy, he still felt that his face was gloomy, and he couldn't help but doubt: "What can these people do except be extremely vicious?" Shouldn't assassination be a master? ”

Li Hanyao sneered: "The seniors are too upright. Who said that assassination is necessary for masters? Besides, where are there many masters to be assigned? You must know that this assassination was carried out separately in various parts of Jiangnan, and it was not only aimed at high-ranking officials, but also many low-level officials. The younger generation reminded General Zhao Xiao that day that he had sent people to protect some important officials, so the victims were all low-level officials, and they all tended to the imperial court and opposed me Li Hanyao. In this way, people can doubt me. ”

He Xu: "......"

Li Hanyao returned the piece of paper to Luo Wuchen, raised his eyes to look at Huo Huangying, and said, "Immediately prepare a notice to arrest the fugitive in the three states of Jiangnan." After a pause, he added: "All those who have been released have been arrested and retried!" ”

Huo Huangying said, "Yes." ”

After the drafting, a servant rushed in and replied: "My lord, the Qin family and the Zhou family have found it." The whistleblower is waiting for a reward. ”

Huohuang's eyes lit up and shouted, "Bring it up!" Then he said to the crowd: "These two cases are related, and they happen to be tried together." ”

So, Zhou Laohan and his wife, Zhou Qiao, Qin and their son were brought to the court, and Huo Huangying asked them again, only to know that their experience of being caught does not need to be detailed, and the twists and turns do not need to be detailed, it is nothing more than "there must be a brave man under the heavy reward"; The most critical thing at the moment is to find out the innocence of the Qin family, and the mother-in-law was howling and shouting injustice, saying that it was natural for her to discipline her daughter-in-law, and her daughter-in-law was stealing people, and the government should not defend it.

Huo Huangying shouted: "Whether your daughter-in-law steals people, the official will interrogate herself; When the trial is understood, if you are falsely accused, this official will definitely sell your son into slavery! One sentence successfully stopped Mrs. Zhou's crying.

Huo Huangying ordered his family to be taken down, and then the witness Qian Pozi went to the court for questioning, since yesterday when she decided to overturn the case for the Qin family, she immediately ordered someone to take care of Qian Po, who witnessed the private meeting between the Qin family and Li Chun.

Qian Po was brought to court. This is a very neat mother-in-law, with smooth hair in a bun and shrewd and cautious eyes.

Huo Huangying stared at her and smiled, thinking about the information collected from the market, and had already figured out where to break through the interrogation: this money woman lives up to her name, she is a mother-in-law who loves "money", she is stingy and loves money, so let her break the money! For this reason, she has put a lot of thought into it and done enough work.

Huo Huangying knows that she has a low status, and she is born to lose to others, and in order to make up for this disadvantage, she needs to work harder than others.

Flipping through these case files last night, after discovering the suspicions, she didn't delay for a moment, and directly asked Jin'er to prepare tea, snacks and other things, go to the cell to practice for Master Qi, and ask him for advice by the way, and then ask about the relevant case.

Why go to the prison cell?

There are few people in the prison.

Fang Mian sent heavy troops to defend it.

Huo Huangying is very self-aware, although she is smart and resourceful, but as a veteran of the Qi Dynasty, there are many places worthy of her reference and learning, especially in the handling of civil disputes, Qi Zhushu's experience is very rich. Although Huo Huangying has more experience than women of the same age, she is still very unfamiliar with many customs of the people in the market.

Before she made a fuss about the case of supporting the elderly, she pointed out that Mei Zihan did not attach importance to filial piety, which was the idea given to her by Master Qi.

Qi Zhushu said: "It is not a big deal if other cases are mistried, but this one is different: unfilial piety is a very serious crime for scholars, although he is negligent, he also falls into the handle." This is the death penalty he has already condemned, and the addition of this article will only make his reputation worse; If it is usually conspicuous, it is enough to block his future. ”