When they were ready, they walked slowly downstairs.

When I got out of the inn and walked on the street, the passers-by on the street saw that they were far away.

Song Qian, dressed by Chen Xiaotian, looked very strong, and Zhang Xiu, who was mediocre-looking, followed beside him. Bai Langjun Chen Qian stood one meter behind him, holding a steel knife in her left hand, she thought to herself that maybe the people thought that the officials were not close to him, and sighed in her heart.

They went all the way to the yamen, and some idle and bored women and men quietly followed them.

Soon they arrived at the gate of the county office. There was a big drum at the entrance of the yamen, but the wooden stick was gone, and it was replaced by a small wooden hammer. The county government does not look in disrepair, the plaque at the door is crooked, the couplets have fallen off, and there is not a single officer. Chen Xiaotian picked up a hammer and struck it on the big drum.

After a while, a thin white-haired old man in an official uniform ran out of the mansion. shouted, "Who beats the drums?" ”

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the county office, he found Song Qian wearing an official uniform that was one level higher than his own rank.

"The lower official is clumsy, may I ask who the lord is?" , Lao Tzu bowed his hand to Chen Xiaotian and his party and asked.

"This official Song Qian is the new official of Jiangcheng, and this time he is here to inspect Guixian." , Chen Xiaotian returned the salute and said in an official tone.

"It turned out to be Lord Song, and the official Bai Huo slipped away, and it was the county order of this county, so I met Lord Song." , the white-haired old man has a respectful demeanor.

"Lord Bai, don't be polite." , Chen Xiaotian had no choice but to return the gift.

Bai Huoyao said, "Who are the two of you?" All inside, please. ”

Zhang Xiu said, "I am Song Qianfa's wife, Bao Xiu." ”

Chen Qian said with a smile, "I am Lord Song's personal catcher and clerk, called Xiao Youdong. She really wanted to laugh, because she hadn't seen a single official or catcher until now, but she didn't dare to laugh.

Bai Huoyu said, "Lord Song is surrounded by some capable people. ”

Chen Xiaotian said, "Where, where." ”

Bai Huoyu said, "Three of you, please come in." ”

After Chen Qian entered, she found that grass began to grow inside the county office, the grass was several feet high, and the plaque in the main hall was already crumbling.

There were no stools inside, just a table, a piece of stripped wood. The "Mirror Hanging" plaque behind Ben was also thrown into a corner. Placed with the staff's sticks, the whole hall was empty.

It seems that it has been a long time since the trial was promoted.

Chen Xiaotian shook his head and said, "Lord Bai is really a breeze on his sleeves. The configuration here is too low. ”

Bai Huoyu said embarrassedly, "Before the arrival of the old man, the finances here were in serious losses, and no one had come to report the case in the past few years, so there was no political performance, so the court had already cut off food for this a year ago." Half a year ago, someone came to report the case, saying that Niu Laoshi died in the field. The lower official personally went to the scene to investigate, and after examination, it was indeed poisoned. Xia Guan also tested the poisoning in the beef soup brought by Wang Yuer, that is, Niu Laoshi's wife. That's why I decided she was the murderer. But how could she, a woman, kill her husband for no reason? According to the public's report, a man always wanders around Niu Laoshi's house. The lower officials decided that it was the adulterer, the indecent wife, who secretly murdered the husband. Under the wise guidance of the lower officials, and under the severe torture of the temporary officials, the latter two had already confessed, and I sent someone to report the case to the Jiangcheng Prefecture after repeated research. ”

Chen Qian looked around curiously and said, "What about the servants?" ”

Bai Huoluo said: "The temporary official has been dismissed by the lower officials. ”

Chen Xiaotian, Chen Qian, and Zhang Xiu were all stunned, it was too poor here, and there were no more servants.

Chen Xiaotian said, "If the judgment is wrong, won't the lives of the two of them be in vain?" Why not ask the court for a grant. Why is there no performance? ”

Chen Qian looked around, and the glossy yamen she saw on TV was simply one heaven and one underground. This is a yamen, just call it a beggar's nest.

Zhang Xiu also frowned slightly. But just reserved to the side.

Bai Huoyu said, "The first time Xia Guan dealt with the murder case, he has repeatedly scrutinized and deduced dozens of times, and the result is the same. That's why the case was submitted. I thought it would be refuted, but I didn't expect it to go well. The approval of the Ministry of Criminal Justice has come down. The lower officials are still worried about tomorrow's executioner? I think Brother Xiao's body is good, so you can execute it tomorrow. ”

Chen Qian's face changed greatly, I'm not that material, it's okay to tell me to kill chickens, and it's okay to cut chickens, but killing people is not a joke, people can't be resurrected after death, looking at this confused county official, he must have misjudged. Hurriedly said, "The humble position is only under the orders of Lord Song Qian, no matter how he orders, I will definitely do it." ”

The corners of Chen Xiaotian's mouth rose slightly, and he said, "Don't be in a hurry first, Bai County ordered you to take out all the files related to this case, and this official will check it." ”

Old man Bai said, "A while ago, when I was sleeping, the mouse took it away. ”

Chen Xiaotian said, "You are the county magistrate like this? The rats have bullied you, and you still have the face to sit in this position, this is a file of a major human life case. Can you not be so distracted. ”

Old man Bai said, "But I kept the above approval by my side and kept it." ”

Chen Xiaotian said, "Bring the approval document." ”

Old man Bai took out a document with the approval of the Criminal Department.

Chen Xiaotian took a look at it, found that there were changes, and looked at the handwriting to distinguish them, and the reply of the Criminal Department was to remand for retrial. Now it is not remanded for a new trial, Wang Yuer is sentenced to be hanged, and Bao is sentenced to six months in prison, and this is a copy, not the original.

Chen Xiaotian returned the approval document to the county order. said lightly, "This official wants to be promoted, please bring Wang Yu'er's prisoner up." ”

Old man Bai said, "She will be executed tomorrow, Bao Jiren will be released from prison, and you still want to overturn the official document of the Criminal Department." ”

Chen Xiaotian said, "Until the last moment, everything will still have a turnaround." ”

After a quarter of an hour, Wang Yuer was brought up from prison by Chen Qian, she was thinly dressed. Chen Qian was afraid that she would die, so she borrowed a dress from Bao Xiu and gave it to her.

Chen Xiaotian looked at Wang Yu'er who had a broken hand, it was a pity. This is a virtuous and good daughter-in-law, who was murdered by someone, but she was framed as a murderer.

Chen Qian is now serving as a servant, and there are many neighbors outside the hall. When he heard that the magistrate was going to be promoted to the court to try the case, he came over to join in the fun.

Zhang Xiu also hid in a broken chair in the back hall and sat down to listen. I thought I knew that I was going to be a crowd.

Chen Xiaotian said, "Raise your head and let the official look at your face." ”

There was an uproar outside the hall. A young woman who looked quite good said, "I didn't expect this official to be like this, tsk." ”

Another middle-aged man said, "Being an official always has some habits. ”

Chen Xiaotian listened to it and knocked it hard. "Silence, silence, silence."

Chen Qian said, "Mighty... And stick it straight into the ground.

The noise of the neighbors outside the hall slowly stopped. A wistful expression.

Wang Yuer raised her head and looked at Chen Xiaotian.

Chen Xiaotian looks at her too well, but she has been locked up for too long, and her whole person has become skinny, if Chen Xiaotian found her two years ago, she would definitely invite her home to be a clerk, which is also very good.

Chen Xiaotian said, "Do you know Shi Jieren?" ”

Wang Yuer whispered, "Before I was imprisoned, I never saw it." ”

Chen Xiaotian said, "Someone testified that Shi Jiren was wandering in front of your house, how could you not know." ”

Wang Yuer said, "The women are very busy, they are working all day long, how can they care about what others are doing." ”

Chen Xiaotian said, "Is your husband okay?" ”

There was a shock outside the hall.

Chen Xiaotian knocked on the startled wood a few times. The county magistrate was frightened, but he still quickly recorded the record on the sidelines.

Wang Yuer said, "This is a personal matter, you shouldn't ask." ”

Chen Xiaotian said, "Then the next question, why are you getting married for almost a year, and your belly is not big?" ”

There was another scream outside the hall, and they began to think that this official was different.

Wang Yu'er's pale face turned a little red, and said, "This, he is too honest." Woo", Wang Yuer actually cried

Chen Xiaotian frowned and said, "Okay, you go to the back hall first, and the next one." ”

Chen Qian escorted Wang Yuer to the back hall and put her with Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu conducted a special examination on her, and Zhang Xiu was stunned. I can't think of it. She's the same as herself... It's a woman, not a girl.

Chen Qian pressed Shi Jiren up from the prison.

Shi Dieren does not kneel down alive or dead.

Chen Xiaotian was not reluctant, and said, "Stone dead man, what did you say Wang Yu'er said just now?" ”

Shi Jiren looked at Chen Xiaotian's thick body and shuddered. "She must have said that I instructed her to do it." I actually have nothing to do with her at all, I just have a crush on his family's field. ”

Chen Xiaotian said, "So you buy murder." ”

Shi Jiren took a few steps back.

Chen Xiaotian continued, "But you can't find a reliable murderer, so you go to talk to Niu honestly in person." But you were rejected by him. So you want to kill him and blame his wife, so that you can kill two birds with one stone, that is, you can get the field, and you can take revenge on him for his disdain for you. ”

Shi Jiren was stunned.

Chen Xiaotian said, "Xiao Youdong, see if he has pear blossoms and begonias on his body." ”

Chen Qian walked over and began to open his clothes. Shi Jiren said, "You want to freeze people to death, you are so ruthless." ”

Chen Qian found tattoos of an old man and a little girl on his back.

Chen Xiaotian said, "This is the murderer." ”

The neighbor said, "Why? I can't understand it, it's like the book of life. ”

Chen Xiaotian said, "Just go to his secret room and find out." ”

The group arrived at Shi Jiren's house, and after digging three feet into the ground, they finally found the entrance to the secret room. There are so many good things in the secret room, Chen Qian can see it and drool. The approval of the Criminal Department was found in the secret room of Shi Jiren's house, and the reply of the Criminal Department actually said that the relationship between Wang Yuer and Shi Jiren lacked evidence, please find out the relationship between Shi Jiren and the victim... , also found a treasure map of the ancient tomb, and a jar of venom, after examination, it was the same medicine. After a visit, the investigation was finally clear. It turned out that he found that there was an ancient tomb under the ground of Niu Laoshi. I wanted to deceive Niu Honest to sell land, but Niu Honest refused on the grounds that the people were based on food. So he took the risk and poisoned the corpse from the previous tomb. Dripped onto the beef soup, thinking that he could hide from the world, but he didn't expect that Chen Xiaotian, Zhang Xiu, and Chen Qian also extracted that venom from the tree, and his shoe prints, so he had no choice but to bow down.

After the trial of the case was completed, it was reported to the court, and Shi Jiren would be beheaded by the executioner at the execution ground at Caishikou in the future for the crime of intentional homicide and theft of cultural relics.

Wang Yuer was acquitted by "Song Qian", and with the help of Chen Xiaotian, she took back the severed hand, and she accepted Zhang Qiang as her younger brother. Their family of three lives a warm life in this cold winter.

Wang Yu'er's land was forcibly expropriated by the Qin sent by the court. The officers and soldiers dug up a lot of silver and gold from it, which were used to help the poor people of Tiannan County get rid of poverty, and the infrastructure of the county seat and the flooding of Jiangcheng, and the remaining stolen goods were laundered and filled into the state treasury.

Bai Huo slipped away and didn't have the face to do it anymore, and he also resigned and left, and the new magistrate soon came down.

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The three of them have been in Tiannan for 15 days, during which they have also won more money for the people and done many practical things. Chen Xiaotian, Chen Qian, and Zhang Xiu left Tiannan County on horses in the farewell of the neighborhood. The strange thing is that these days, the original owner Chen Qian has never come out. In this way, the relationship between Sister Qian and Zhang Xiu has risen a lot.