CHAPTER XXVIII

"If someone inserts a knife into the abdomen from here, and the knife is shallow from the skin, there will be a slight blood halo above and below the navel, but there will be no deep one. However, if you touch the deceased's abdomen with your hands, you will still feel strange. ”

As he spoke, Xu Chu also handed the things in his hand to Zhao Liu's side, with bloody and unfortunate objects, the cold pestle in front of him, making Zhao Liu's scream and retreat again and again. Her face was pale and she covered her mouth and wanted to vomit, and her fat body was also shaky, and she was a little fragile at this time.

Then, a few officials couldn't stand it and turned around and retched, causing Zhao Liu's face to turn even paler. But in the face of Xu Chu's tigerish appearance, she didn't dare to vomit, and she didn't dare to open her mouth, so she could only shake her head again and again without tears.

"Since you said that Zhao Xiu'er didn't leave the house all day, the murderer entered the house to commit murder, why didn't you hear a sound?" Seeing that Zhao Liu was still quibbling, Xu Chu simply pointed out, "The murderers should be two people, and they are extremely familiar with the Zhao family and Zhao Xiu'er, so outsiders have never heard the screams and cries for help from the door." Secondly, the murderer knew how to perform an autopsy or medical examination, knew the efficacy of beech bark, and also knew how to commit murder so that the corpse would not be scarred. Again...... I think Zhao Xiu'er's robbery this time should have something to do with her suicide by throwing herself into the river that day, so your so-called distant brother should also be inseparable......"

Zhao Liu was struck by lightning, looked at Xu Chu dumbfounded, and didn't say a word for a long time.

Xu Chu narrowed his eyes, quietly looked at Zhao Liu's expression, and continued: "The pharmacy guy once testified to you, saying that you went to get medicine for Zhao Xiu'er. According to what you said, Zhao Xiu'er was dizzy and nauseous that day, and then the guy brought you herbs with beech bark for you to go home and boil them by yourself, because of your reputation, that guy didn't dare to be careless, and caught a lot of more for you Just beg you not to find trouble, what I said is the truth? ”

"This ...... Even if this is the case, it was bought by the people's women, but the guy didn't have a plan in his hands, and there were many more people's women, how could he blame the people's women? ”

"But as far as I know, in addition to the scars made of beech bark, it also has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, stopping bleeding, diluting water, and stabilizing the fetus."

Sure enough, as soon as her words fell, she saw Zhao Liu's body suddenly stiffen, and she suddenly clasped her hands and looked away in a panic. Xu Chu raised his eyebrows, then turned his head to look at Master Cui and said slowly: "My lord, the people's daughter asked Wen Po to examine her body." I bothered the Lord to send someone to arrest her so-called relatives and brothers. ”

When the leader of the catcher was ordered to take someone away, Xu Chu hurriedly stopped him, and then stepped forward to whisper to the catcher. I saw that the eyes of the catcher suddenly lit up, nodded again and again, and finally gave up to Xu Chu, and hurriedly left the autopsy room.

Uncle Wu said before that the man was literate and hyphenated, and often came to Zhao's house to persuade peace. Then someone tried to match him with Zhao Xiuer, and finally caused Zhao Xiuer to throw himself into the river inexplicably.

If her guess was right, outsiders did not accuse Zhao Xiuer, but the family members forced her to be unsightly, which made her think of suicide. And this person, I'm afraid it's Zhao Liu's undoubtedly.

Thinking of Zhao Butcher's inhumanity, and Zhao Liu's family has never had rumors about concubines in Yunzhou City, everyone says that she is spicy and difficult to get along with. But Rao is like this, her relatives still come every now and then, and they always choose when Zhao Butcher is not at home.

Although they are relatives, but in the end, there are many relationships, and there is always something wrong with the frequent exchanges between men and women, not to mention that there is a sister-in-law to be married at home. Zhao Liu and the others never cared, so the only explanation was that the two must have had a personal relationship......

As for why Zhao Xiuer became a thorn in Zhao Liu's side, I am afraid it is also because of this matter. Either Zhao Xiu'er noticed the adultery between the two, or that person had a mind about the younger and more docile Zhao Xiu'er......

At this time, she cornered Zhao Liu's questioning, and only sat on the ground trembling. Seeing that she was already shocked, but she still concealed it as if she was iron-hearted, she gritted her teeth and said, "No matter what happens to him, I can't get used to the foxy energy of that little hoof for a long time." In addition, Qin Xiucai's flagpole smashed her before, in order to vent my anger and extort some silver from Qin Xiucai, I came up with this method. ”

"You're right, my family is a butcher, and from time to time he will help the countryman to perform an autopsy, I heard him say that when he was old, someone said that when he was old, someone said that he stabbed a woman under a sharp knife, and the person would die but not leave a scar, so I used this method......"

Xu Chu listened to her quite patiently, and then frowned slightly: "Not to mention Zhao Xiu'er, who is such a big living person, how can she be tossed alive by you, just say that the fake injury on her back requires a beech bark hot compress when she is alive, and once she dies, the effect of the beech bark will be completely gone." Tell me how you get her to do it willingly? ”

After a pause, she said again: "If my guess is correct, someone must have been your helper at that time, and that person was sideways to hold down Zhao Xiu'er, who was stripped off, and then let you do it." His strength is not small, and his palms are thick, so he left claw-shaped marks on Zhao Xiu'er...... If you don't tell the truth, then just wait for the adults to arrest the man, and the two handprints will be clear. ”

Seeing that Zhao Liu's eyes were empty, his face was pale and ugly, but the person still didn't say a word, Xu Chu couldn't help but suddenly feel embarrassed and pulled the person to the autopsy table. He grabbed her hand and pressed it to the side of the cold thigh, and said coldly: "This handprint is far from yours, it can be seen that the murderer or accomplice is thin, and according to the traces, the height should be about five feet six inches." That man has an affair with you and has made you pregnant. It can be seen that the man lived in poverty at that time, and he did not have much money......"

"What's more, that person must have the spices you spilled in your sachet on him. Zhao Liu, do you still have a hard mouth? ”

Zhao Liu might as well be lifted to the corpse by himself, and even touched the cold and piercing corpse, and immediately screamed in fright and crawled back. At this time, she was already disturbed by Xu Chu's repeated questioning, and when she saw that her cousin had left behind the evidence, she knew that she couldn't hide it anymore, and she couldn't hold on to it under the fear.

"I don't have a heart, it's really her own slut, she has to seduce/seduce her cousin, but my cousin ate her way raw, and begged me to let him touch that slut's body once." Zhao Liushi trembled, his face was angry but full of horror, which made his whole face distort and hideous, "That slut is so shameless, she obviously deliberately seduced/seduced, but after her cousin got close to her, she clamored to sue the official......"

According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, anyone who commits the crime of adultery/adultery with a woman shall be punished with 80 strokes, demoted to lowly status, and exiled for 3,000 li.

"So you're murderous?" Xu Chuding looked at the paralyzed Zhao Liu and asked coldly.

"Yes......"

Now that she has confessed her guilt and confessed to her cousin Cheng Da, she has nothing to hide.

It turned out that before Zhao Liu's got married, she could be regarded as a handsome person, and she used to admire people who knew how to read and hyphenate, just like Cheng Da. But the father and mother of the family disliked those sour scholars for not having the ability, so they promised her to the Zhao butcher who killed the pig.

Although life is not bad, she is extremely disgusted with Zhao Tuhu's vulgarity, and even refuses to let him get close until half a year after marriage. Even in order to force Zhao to slaughter and leave, she also arranged him everywhere that a man with five big and three rough was inhumane.

The partial Zhao butcher seems to be fierce and vicious, but he is a simple person, even if he is pointed at in front of him, he has never mentioned the matter of reconciliation, and even tolerated her everywhere. This did not change her soft-heartedness, but she was even more disgusted, feeling that Zhao Butcher was really useless.

At this time, she met Cheng Da, who spoke in a civil manner, knowing that Cheng Da's life was difficult, she also sent meat and money to people every once in a while, and lied to the outside world that she was a distant relative of her mother's family. Due to fate, the two of them had a beginning and an end, and they were out of control after that......

Until some time ago, Cheng Da fell in love with the taciturn Zhao Xiuer for some reason, and pretended to joke that he wanted to propose marriage, and then the two families would be long-term relatives, and he could also enter and exit the Zhao family openly.

Zhao Liu is not stupid, how can he agree, but he is jealous and treats Zhao Xiuer more and more harshly. However, she couldn't stand Cheng Da's sighs all day long, begging with kind words, and coaxing with sweet words, and finally helped him get it.

After Cheng Cheng thought that Cheng Da succeeded, Zhao Xiuer took it in hand, only crying as if the sky had fallen, and wanted to tear Zhao Liu and Cheng Da to sue the official.

Not to mention how sad Zhao Xiuer was in her heart, she only said that Cheng Da would control people, and the two of them together actually set a murder plan.

On the one hand, he is the Zhao family who he has long looked down on, but on the other hand, he is the lover he misses, and he is also pregnant with his child, so Zhao Liu naturally has his own consideration. Coincidentally, a few days ago, Zhao Xiuer was inadvertently hit by Qin Shusheng's flagpole, and after thinking about it, the two decided to let Qin Xiucai be a substitute for the dead ghost. can not only extort money so that the two of them can squander it in the future, but also get away with suspicion......

Although Zhao Liu's confession brought a lot of prejudice against Zhao Xiuer, the causes and consequences have been clearly explained, and the truth is only revealed at this time. It's a pity that Zhao Xiu'er is a good person, but she was trampled to death by two adulterers and adulteresses who distorted human nature.

Thinking that Zhao Xiuer was coerced by her sister-in-law, then raped, and finally became a slut who didn't know what to do in her sister-in-law's mouth, Xu Chu felt an inexplicable anger in her heart.

Seeing that Zhao Liu still had no intention of repenting so far, she said coldly: "Zhao Xiu'er is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and she only wants to be stable when she makes a cow and a horse for you, but you are not only shameless, but even the only bit of humanity you have has been eaten by dogs." I think Zhao Xiuer should have cried and shouted begging you at that time, she must have been miserable and painful, but she couldn't stand your ruthlessness. ”