Heh, Tian County Ling is really a good case, and he is so confused! Xiao Qinglang threw the case file on the table, and looked at Tian Xianling with cold eyes. Although he didn't get angry, it also made Tian Xianling feel a huge sense of oppression, so much so that he broke out in a cold sweat in an instant.

Tian Xian Ling hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said with a sad face, "Wang Ye Rongyu, it is really human and material evidence, and Gu Shunfeng himself also confessed, so the case was judged by the lower officials." ”

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Xiao Qinglang ruthlessly threw the case file in front of him, and said coldly, "According to the description of the official who caught Gu Shunfeng, he was on his way home at the time, and he didn't carry any clothes and utensils on his body, right?" ”

Tian Xian Ling knelt stiffly on the ground, nodded and did not dare to question Xiao Qinglang's question.

Xiao Qinglang saw that he knew this, and he was even more angry and sneered, "However, when he was arrested, there was no blood stains on his body, and there were no blood stains. The sleeves and hands are clean! Tell me how he managed to repeatedly chop the neck of the deceased and behead the dead alive without being sprayed with a drop of blood? ”

Tian Xianling's cold sweat just now, with Xiao Qinglang's questioning, directly turned into sweat like rain. He kowtowed in panic and said hesitantly, "According to Gu Shunfeng, after he threw his head into the lake, he washed his hands, maybe it was possible for him to wash away the blood stains on his body at that time."

Although he was so quibble, he also knew that this statement was a little untenable, and his natural confidence was very insufficient.

A trace of coldness flashed in Xiao Qinglang's calm eyes, he wrinkled his eyebrows and smiled angrily, "You can find an explanation, according to what you say, wouldn't the king still praise you for being thoughtful?" ”

Tian Xian Ling was not stupid, as soon as he heard this, he hurriedly kowtowed and confessed.

"It's the lower official's heart to handle the case, something went wrong, and I asked the prince to give the lower official a chance, so that the lower official will atone for his guilt and continue to investigate the case."

Xiao Qinglang looked at him with heavy eyes, and only after a while did he say with a solemn face: "This matter will be recorded by the king for the time being, and after the case is concluded, he will deal with you." ”

Tian Xianling, who was already colorless, heard this, and he couldn't say anything, and he didn't dare to have a trace of luck and quibble. After making sure that the prince would not let people drag him out at this time, he also wiped the cold sweat that flowed down to his jaw with palpitations.

Rebuke is reprimand, there are doubts in this case, and if you want to re-investigate, you must naturally carefully study the various details in the case file. And even those things that seem normal have to be re-examined.

And everyone who got the news only beat the drum in their hearts at this time

Although that incident is not necessarily an unjust case, and Gu Shunfeng has also confessed to the crime of murder and robbery. However, when they thought that the prince had summoned them for this reason, several people couldn't help but feel apprehensive in their hearts. Is there really something wrong with this?

The dossier of Gu Shunfeng's family of four is extremely simple, and there is nothing suspicious. And his ancestors have been innocent for three generations, and they have not caused lawsuits.

According to the dossier, Gu Shunfeng's real name is Gu Dalang, and when he was twelve years old, he entered Beijing with the young people in the village to make a living, and then entered Xian Ju as a miscellaneous worker. When he was fifteen years old, the chef in charge of the kitchen saw that he was a down-to-earth person, so he began to teach him how to cook. Three years later, he graduated from the school, and because of his superb cooking skills and often innovating, he gradually became the first chef of Xian. In the capital for 16 years, he not only married the master's daughter as his wife, but also gave birth to a pair of children, and his life was very comfortable.

Just the year before last, after sending off his master for the elderly, he returned to his hometown with his family and bought a business like the first floor. Although the restaurant is in the town, it attracts many people because of its good taste, and it can be said that the family is quite wealthy.

And the villager who identified Gu Shunfeng didn't seem to be abnormal in the file. He is a native of the local villager, named Zhang Cuncai, who lives by farming on weekdays, and when the farm is not working, he will go out to find some odd jobs to earn money to supplement the family. Compared with Gu Shunfeng's rich experience, his background and information are not lacking.

As for the pair of brothers Zhang Chao and Zhang Tun, who make a living from ferrying, the file record is even simpler. Both of them have some disabilities, so they have never married, and their mother died early, so they have been dependent on their father for three decades, relying on the broken boat at home for a living. Twenty days ago, their old father died of illness, and with the help of villagers and neighbors, they reluctantly buried him.

According to what the two said, the day after the old father's burial, when the two went to the county seat to buy incense, candles, and yellow paper, they heard that the yamen had posted a notice of reward. It is said that a murderer threw the head of the slain into the river they used to ferry, and then the two began to salvage day and night, and finally fished out a head on the fourth day.

The communication of the deceased Liu Jinshan is much more complicated. He was a jeweler, from the rich to the merchants' homes, but he had dealings with anyone who could buy his gold and silver jewelry.

According to the case file, he purchased a batch of new styles of jewelry hairpins from the state city and went to the county seat that day, and was killed halfway through. And all the jewelry on his body was also missing, only a golden hairpin found on Gu Shunfeng's body was determined to be his new style from the state city.

His family recognized him because of the physical feature of a birthmark on his left leg.

Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu, who didn't know that the officials and officials outside had their own thoughts, had read the file and interrogated Gu Shunfeng's confession several times, and they had a little speculation about this case in their hearts.

"Lord Tian, have you ever suspected that the name of the village that identified Gu Shunfeng and the brother who salvaged the head and received the reward lied?" Xiao Qinglang's eyebrows frowned slightly, and his voice was a little solemn.

Tian County, who had just breathed a sigh of relief and was named again before he came to his senses, shuddered for a moment, stepped forward with some trepidation, and said hesitantly, "The lower official sent someone to check, and several families near the villagers heard him running and saying that someone had killed someone, and the appearance of what everyone said was Gu Shunfeng's dress." ”

In addition, after the government's reward notice was posted, many people really went to the lake to get the heads of jewelry dealers. Among them were the brothers, who were also seen carrying a head out of the lake with their own eyes."

Tian Xian Ling snorted twice, and added, "Later, for the sake of prudence, the lower officials specially asked the servant to inspect the soaked head here. The scar also said that the scar on the fracture was indeed the same as the scar on the headless corpse, and it was chopped off with a kitchen knife. Therefore, the lower officials also decided the case according to the autopsy list and the physical evidence. ”

His voice gradually quieted down in the condensed atmosphere. He looked at Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu in the upper seat with anxiety, for fear that the murder case he investigated and handled was really strange.

"Although this case passed through the hands of the lower officials, but because human lives were at stake, the lower officials specially took the case file and went to the prefect to discuss with various evidence. At that time, the prefect also said that Gu Shunfeng was extremely suspicious, and the human and material evidence was conclusive and irrefutable. Tian Xian Ling wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said quickly, "Xia Guan really didn't expect that there would be people crying out for injustice in this ironclad case!" ”

Just when he had some complaining words, he heard Xu Chu ask, "Has the body been claimed by the deceased's family?" ”

Tian Xianling didn't dare to complain anymore, and hurriedly replied, "It has been brought back, and on the day the case was decided, the family took the body of the deceased back for burial." The jeweler's family gave him a lot of rewards for helping the Zhang brothers who crossed the river to find his head."

Hearing this, Xu Chu asked again, "How far is that family from here?" ”

Tian Xian Ling was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said, "Not far away, his house and shop are together, just east of the city." ”

Xu Chu nodded when he heard this, glanced at Xiao Qinglang and asked, "Do you want to check it now?" ”

A decaying head, without any other features, is only inferred from the wound to be Liu Jinshan, a jewel dealer. She always felt that it was too hasty.

Moreover, the testimony of Zhang Cuncai, Zhang Chao and Zhang Tun involved in this does not seem to be rigorous.

Xiao Qinglang saw her speak, immediately nodded in response, looked up at Tian Xianling, and ordered: "Let people prepare shovels and hoes and other things to wait in the yamen first, and later you will personally go to Liu's house to discuss the matter of opening the coffin and conducting an autopsy." ”

Under the dumbfounded eyes of Tian County, Xiao Qinglang once again admonished, "You just have to tell the truth, just say that this king suspects that the deceased's head is faked, not the deceased himself." This case is different, and this king will personally retry it! If there is a mistake in the middle, all the consequences will be borne by the king. ”

As soon as these words fell, Mo said that it was Tian Xian Ling and others, even Xu Chu was a little unable to come back to his senses.

She looked at Xiao Qinglang with some astonishment, how could she listen to him, as if there was definitely something wrong in this case. Even if it was her, she was only suspicious based on common sense

But surprise is surprise, she is not enough to question it in front of outsiders.

Seeing what he said, Tian Xian Ling didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly responded to the arrangement. But on the way to Liu's house, his face was still very sad.

Open the coffin for an autopsy, isn't that such a good thing to say? Besides, even if the problem is really found, it is not him who is unlucky in the end! You must know that the person who convicted Gu Shunfeng at that time and notified the Liu family to claim the body was him.

"My lord, did you really wronged Gu Shunfeng in this matter?" The master on the side, who was quite trusted by him, couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Tian Xianling sighed, his face was full of distress and anxiety, and his tone was very weak, "Since the prince dares to say that, I'm afraid that this matter is true." I can't say, the prince didn't pursue the assassination under the rule of this official, but the official is going to be in this lawsuit. ”