"Why should Mrs. Yu lie, your trouser legs are still stained with mud." Shen Mo said casually.

Yu Qiong's mother hurriedly pulled the corner of her shirt to try to cover the ash marks on her trouser legs.

"Madame, don't panic," Xu Ban next to him smiled and put down his pen, "You must be regretting not changing your clothes, right?" In fact, there is no need, the general set up scouts and guards in the cemetery of the Jiang family and the Yu family yesterday, and he has already seen you. ”

"What are you going to do when you go up the mountain to see the cemetery?" Shen Mo continued, "Is it just because you want to find out what is going on out of anger, or do you want to sweep away the clues?" Why did you kneel in front of your deceased husband's grave for so long? ”

Is it the same as Dr. Jiang, who felt guilty, so he put three sticks of incense on the desk and knelt for an hour?

Old Madam Yu knelt on the cushion, looked up and glanced at the people around her, but did not open her mouth to explain after all.

Shen Mo shook his head inaudibly, and said to the official guarding the door: "Please Mrs. Yu go back, she should be tired, change to Dr. Jiang Rong." ”

Jiang Rong was dragged in by his little disciple Jiang Wantong, he gently patted the child's shoulder, told Jiang Wantong to wait outside, and then knelt down in the public court.

Shen Mo looked at Doctor Jiang and sighed slightly in his heart.

He opened his mouth and asked, "Doctor Jiang, was you okay with your rest yesterday?" ”

Jiang Rong was stunned for a moment, in fact, he had something in his heart, and he didn't rest well, but he didn't dare to say it directly, so he could only reply: "Thank you to the general for rewarding the wine and food last night, and the grass people rested well." ”

Shen Mo shook his head.

"Dr. Jiang only drank some wine yesterday, but the food didn't move at all, and he couldn't sleep well at night, so why bother to hide it-" He paused, "Doctor Jiang, I'm sorry, who are you sorry for?" ”

He stood up, his hands propped on the desk, and leaned over the desk to stare at the other, his eyes burning like a falcon looking down on its prey.

Jiang Rong's heart jumped, and he defended: "The grass people don't remember saying this. ”

Shen Mo didn't answer, sat back in his place, turned his head to the two soldiers behind him and said, "Bring that thief up." ”

The two quickly left the court to raise someone.

"Doctor Jiang doesn't want to say it, so let's listen to my guess." Shen Mo's expression was cold, "Doctor Jiang is indeed the mastermind of the most corpse theft case. ”

"The perpetrator planned a body robbery, and he was prepared from the first case more than twenty days ago. He is obviously different from ordinary tomb robbers, he never steals the dead to accompany the burial, only steals the corpse and takes it away, no matter whether he has a good heart or a comforted heart, he will always put three sticks of incense for the bitter lord after robbing the cemetery, and I started from this incense. ”

"The bamboo sticks used to make incense in Quxian County have recently changed, they used to be round sticks, and now they have changed to make sticks, and the master uses edged square sticks, and we have found the purchase records of three people, including the doctor, according to the recent accounts of the workshop."

"Coincidentally, according to the date of ancestor worship in each family, everyone clearly only buys incense in advance and stores it, but Dr. Jiang's family has less than half of the incense, which is one of them."

"It is difficult for a single person to move the coffin, steal the body and hide it in a short period of time, the case must not be done by one person, and there should be someone skilled in it. According to the law, it is sparse to remember: those who make graves, add to the service; Those who have opened the coffin shall be hanged; Those who fail to do so shall be imprisoned for three years. This case is complicated, once the consequences are unimaginable, but the perpetrators are meticulous and can coax their accomplices to do whatever it takes, relying on more than just rhetoric.

This person must have some charisma, or be kind to others, this is the second thing.

Third, in fact, before I saw the evidence at first, I was only suspicious of Dr. Jiang, after all, Dr. Jiang's house only had a cloth bag stained with dirt and ashes, and there was no corpse, so it was difficult to use it as physical evidence. What deepened my suspicions again was that I heard today that the old lady was worshipping two empty graves at night, and it was strange that an old man with weak hands and feet could have dissociated himself from this matter, but she was full of guilt and went up the mountain alone to worship the two empty graves. Not to mention that she also visited the medicine hall at night after the curfew to inquire about the case, I guess she should know something even if she is not a participant, but unfortunately she is still reluctant to say. ”

Shen Mo took a sip of tea before continuing: "At this point, I was just suspicious, so I tried to find people who were close to Dr. Jiang according to my thinking, and also to find out what those people were. One of these people remembers from the day the apothecary made trouble, which is very much in line with my suspicions. ”

He can hold Yu Qiong, who is practicing martial arts, which means that he himself has some fists and feet, and when he walks, he is very light, not tall, and very thin, and often involuntarily avoids the touch of others, like a dull habit that he has practiced, and his body is white, obviously he often walks in the dark. As soon as I thought of this, I sent people to look for him, but I only blocked him at the gate of the city and fled, and I must have been weak-hearted. ”

At this time, Shen Mo saw the soldier escorting the suspect coming, a smile flashed on his face, and he continued: "This person used to be a tomb robber in the past, Doctor Jiang should meet him." ”

Jiang Rong was sweating on his back, he was very nervous, and when he looked back, he saw that the husband of that day was held hostage and pushed to the court.

Shen Mo's face was grim, and he said loudly: "Jiang Huan! Ben has already found all the stolen bodies in the cellar two miles away, and he still pleads guilty? ”

The husband Jiang Huan glanced at Dr. Jiang and knelt down beside him, but stubbornly did not say a word.

Xu Ban saw that Shen Mo took another sip of tea, and didn't look at the kneeling people under the stage, but he put his threatening gaze in his direction, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart, what the adults said today was almost catching up with his usual five-day amount, and if he didn't take a hand, he would have to eat the dry bread and naan brought back from the frontier.

But just as he was about to speak, he saw Doctor Jiang raise his head and look at Shen Mo with burning eyes, and then he actually laughed at Shen Mo's cold and serious face.

Shen Mo furrowed his brows, and clearly heard a hint of relief in Dr. Jiang's laughter.

"The general's heart is like a mirror, he has insight into right and wrong, and the grass people confess their guilt."

Jiang Rong smiled, kowtowed to the ground, and then got up and said: "However, I still hope that the general will look at the grass people's selfless service for the sake of the people for several years, and meet the grass people's one request, so that the grass people can confess." ”

Shen Mo squinted his eyes: "You threaten the general?" ”

Doctor Jiang said with a smile: "Please also ask the general to retreat from everyone." ”

"Dr. Jiang is in Qu County, he is an upright person, quite virtuous, he has heard of it, and it is really hard for the country and the people." Shen Mo said sarcastically, he stepped down from the main seat, pulled Jiang Rong up from the ground, and then asked in a low voice, "Follow me." ”

In fact, there are still many doubts and problems in this case, some of which even seem very deliberate, Shen Mo does not know the purpose of Dr. Jiang, but the moment his subordinates find the hidden body in the morning, he suddenly has a guess.

Dr. Jiang's request must be able to confirm his thoughts.