"No, Juan'er, Juan'er! It's all my fault, it's all my fault! Wang Tiezhu hugged Hongjuan and cried. Hongjuan, who was in Wang Tiezhu's arms, opened her eyes slowly.

"Brother Tiezhu, our lives are hard, we can't complain about others, let's be husband and wife in the next life." Hongjuan's face was in tears.

When Wang Tiezhu heard this, he was even more heartbroken, and cried bitterly: "Juan'er, I really didn't kill anyone, when I left, she was still alive, still alive, still scolding us, and cursing us for never being together." ”

Seeing this, Zhao Heng in the hall was afraid that Wang Tiezhu would regret it, so he hurriedly shouted loudly: "Come on, keep beating me!" Until he admitted it, until now, you still don't admit it. The people inside and outside here can see it clearly."

But the strange thing is that many people outside the door have stopped squeaking, and some even muttered quietly to intercede for Wang Tiezhu, thinking that this blacksmith Wang Tiezhu is strange and pitiful.

Suddenly, Wang Tiezhu turned to face a white-haired old man with a wrinkled face and tears standing outside the door, kowtowed three times, and cried: "Master, you must believe me, your apprentice did not kill anyone. I can't serve you in the future, and I'm old. ”

After Wang Tiezhu kowtowed, he stood up with Hongjuan in his arms, and said in despair: "Don't use torture, even if I killed it." I admit it! ”

Seeing this, Zhao Heng's face was overjoyed, and he was just about to ask the official to let Wang Tiezhu draw the record. At this time, Bao Qing walked out and arched his hand at Zhao Heng: "My lord, you want to teach Wang Tiezhu a lesson, and now give it." I believe that at this moment, he will never forget it for the rest of his life, and he will never drink indiscriminately and beat and scold others again. ”

Zhao Heng was a little confused, what is this Bao Xiucai doing, this case is not about to be closed, and he will say something inexplicable. Wang Tiezhu, who was just about to die, suddenly heard that the situation seemed to have a turn for the better, so he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed excitedly, crying: "Lord Qingtian, I really didn't kill it!" Adults are clear, clear! ”

"Bring the next one, Hongxiang Ji Rouge Gouache Shop Guy Qiulan." Bao Qing said.

After a while, Qiulan was brought up. After Qiulan went to the court, she was a little surprised to see Hongjuan, and then saw Wang Tiezhu kneeling there with his beaten skin open, and her heart suddenly brightened a lot.

Without waiting for Bao Qing to speak, Qiu Lan shouted: "My lord, please make the decision for the boss, it was this pair of husband and silver women who collaborated to kill the boss." After saying that, he kowtowed desperately.

Zhao Heng sat in the hall, he was a little confused when he saw this case, and when he saw Qiulan blindly crying, he was a little upset, and he couldn't help but slap the shocked wood and shouted: "Hugh has to cry!" Get your name in! ”

Bao Qing laughed a little, thinking that this case is really enjoyable, much more enjoyable than writing a novel by himself, when will it be fun to sit in the hall by himself and knock on the shocking wood.

"Folk girl Qiulan."

"Alright, alright! Bao, Master Bao, you keep asking! Zhao Heng didn't know how to call Bao Qing in this hall for a while, so he had to call Master. When the head catcher heard this, he thought that Zhao Zhixian really hired Bao Qing as the master, and secretly thought that he was fortunate that he was cautious and did not offend the new master, and looking at it like this, this new master is not simple at all.

Bao Qing looked at Qiu Lan, the corners of this woman's eyes were flying, her lips were thin and her cheeks were high, her eyes were flickering, she didn't dare to look up, she was not a good person at first glance.

"Qiulan, you and Hongjuan are good sisters?"

"Yes!"

"It's a good sister, you should help to call Qu, but what did you do just now?"

Seeing this, Hongjuan hurriedly asked, "Lan'er, why did you talk nonsense just now, hurry up and explain it to the master." ”

"Am I talking nonsense? Let me ask you, do you two have a love affair? Whether Wang Tiezhu came to the store on a rainy day or not, wasn't it something you discussed? I'm killing my relatives in righteousness, and besides, how can you be worthy of the boss! That Qiulan spoke very quickly, crackling a long way.

"Alright, don't say it. Let me ask you, you just said that Wang Tiezhu came to the store on a rainy day! How did you find out? Are you there? Bao Qing sneered.

This case is very interesting, at first Bao Qing thought that Wang Tiezhu had killed someone. But it's not right to think about it. If Wang Tiezhu killed someone, it must be out of anger, he didn't know where the boss's money was. Even if Hongjuan told him that after he killed someone, when he robbed the money, he must have panicked in his heart, where could he remember the place where the goods were stored so clearly, the scene must be messy, and there were witnesses who proved that Hongjuan was not at the scene that day.

That is to say, there may be another thief who is extremely familiar with the place where the money is placed, except for Hongjuan, there is only this Qiulan left. After Zhang Zhutou's investigation, Qiulan's younger brother has recently become very rich, so this Qiulan is very suspicious.

And just now Bao Liuwen said something in Bao Qing's ear. It turned out that Bao Qing suspected the cause of the boss's death, and he asked Bao Liuwen to check the autopsy that day in detail. One of them is what Bao Qing wants. That is, on the neck of the proprietress lady, there is a very fine purple strangulation mark on the red handprint. That is to say, it is very likely that after the proprietress was pinched, she did not die, but was strangled to death later.

Bao Qing was waiting for Qiulan to answer, why she was so clear about Dangyue, whether it was her Qiulan who was also there.

Seeing this, Na Qiulan knew that she was about to make a mistake, so she quickly shook her head and said, "It rained on the night the boss died, everyone knows it!" I just thought, except for Wang Tiezhu who has a grudge with the boss, there should be no one. ”

"But you told the boss lady about Wang Tiezhu and Hongjuan? I believe that Wang Tiezhu and Hongjuan generally don't easily tell others about this, unless they are very good friends of their own. Bao Qing asked.

"I didn't say," Qiulan quickly denied, but then added, "Maybe I accidentally said it." ”

"Really? I think you mean to say it. The proprietress is more reliant on Hongjuan, so you are disgruntled and provoke from it. Am I right? ”

Qiu Lan's performance was obviously not self-defeating, Hongjuan was a little disappointed, and asked bitterly: "Lan'er! Are you sure? Why? I'm like my good sister! Why? ”

Bao Qing shook his hand and motioned to Hongjuan not to interject, "Some people are naturally jealous, Qiulan, let me ask you, did you strangle the proprietress to death after Wang Tiezhu left!" Then take all the money yourself and walk away! ”

After Bao Qing said this, the hall was like a frying pan. The people outside the door suddenly shook and discussed. Zhao Heng of Nazhi County trembled even more in his heart, and couldn't help but think about how this case was so complicated.

"You talk nonsense, you talk nonsense!" Qiulan shouted.

"Nonsense? Why did your brother suddenly have money to visit the kiln, it was actually the money of the proprietress. Come on, pull her collar! Bao Qing shouted.

The officials were stunned for a moment, one was that this was not an order issued by the magistrate, and the other was that so many people were watching, and it was really inappropriate to open the collar of other women's clothes on top of this hall. Who dares to obey such an order?

Of course, Bao Qing was not in a hurry, at this time, a burly figure rushed out from the officials, just like Zhu Daniu who was standing aside and listening to Bao Qing's dispatch. Zhu Daniu rushed to Qiulan, stretched out his big hand, grabbed Qiulan's collar, and pulled it hard, revealing the woman's white neck.

Zhao Heng in the hall didn't even have time to stop it, and scolded in his heart, this bag of Xiucai is really insulting. The onlookers at the gate also made an uproar.

Bao Qing looked at the stunned Qiulan, reached out and grabbed her neck, and a small jade pendant wearing a red rope fell into his hand.

Bao Qing shouted: "Qiulan, now sue you for murder." You used Hongjuan's matter to provoke the relationship between the boss lady and Hong Juan, and instigated the boss lady to blackmail Wang Tiezhu. You also know that Wang Tiezhu has a habit of hurting people after drinking, so you secretly hid in the store, waiting for an opportunity. Sure enough, Wang Tiezhu came after the night, but Wang Tiezhu didn't deliberately hurt people's lives, but just wanted to intimidate. So you were very disappointed, and when Wang Tiezhu left, you strangled the proprietress to death with a rope with a jade pendant hanging from your neck. Then, all the money was swept away. I'm afraid that this jade pendant is more precious, so you don't want to throw it away, so you keep wearing it around your neck. ”

In fact, Bao Qing just gambled to take a look, but he didn't expect this catch, and sure enough, he saw the pendant on Qiulan's neck. Qiulan's face was flustered, and she was about to refute.

Bao Qing shook his hand and said: "You don't need to refute, we have evidence, this is the testimony of the autopsy, in addition to Wang Tiezhu's pinch marks on the neck of the proprietress, there is also a very dark purple strangulation mark, and the strangulation mark has your jade pendant." And it was this scar that was really fatal. ”

Bao Qing turned to Zhao Heng and said, "My lord, the real murderer in this case is Qiulan. There is now ample evidence and confessions against her. ”

Zhao Heng was about to speak, but he saw that Qiulan in the hall had already been like ashes and sat on the ground. Still don't understand this? Zhao Heng was shocked and shouted: "The transcript is drawn for her, and the criminal girl Qiulan is put on death row, and the autumn queen will be handed over to the criminal department for execution!" Retire! ”

In the evening, Zhao Heng, the magistrate of the county, was quite happy and set up a banquet in the best Yuebin Building in the city to entertain Bao Qing. Of course, a gang of catchers also followed.

"Bao Xiucai, you solve the case like a god, I didn't expect that your alcohol consumption is also amazing. If I have the chance, I will definitely recommend you to my teacher. Haha, it's not me saying that if you drink so much alcohol to the officialdom, you will definitely kill all sides. "Zhao Heng, the magistrate of the county, is now a five-body thrower who admires Bao Qing.

"Master Bao, you should know that the mentor of my family is the master of the court, Lu Xiangye!" Zhang Zhutou hurriedly came over and said to Bao Qing that he really thought Bao Qing was a master.

"Lu Xiang? Well. "Bao Qing really doesn't know who this Lu Xiang is, so he has no idea. It's like you don't know who the prime minister of the country is in the future generations? This is really ignorant.

"Lu Xiang, Lu Yijian. You will understand later, Bao Xiucai, there are still two cases, you can also help to take a look! Zhao Heng said.

"No problem, if there is anything Lord Zhao commands." Bao Qing said with a smile.

"Bao Xiucai, I don't know if I should say it or not! With your wisdom, if you embark on the road of career in the future, the future is limitless! Can you participate in this imperial examination? ”

Bao Qing was depressed in his heart, and he couldn't write, how could he take the imperial examination? Besides, who will believe it? A dignified talent, but he can't write?

"If you don't take the test, what can you do if you are admitted to the Jinshi, the key is to rely on the recommendation of the relationship. Don't worry, I, Zhao Heng, are very close to Brother Bao, and I will help you speak well in front of your teacher in the future. "Zhao Heng is really trying to win over Bao Qing, in Bao Qing's opinion, Zhao Heng is still better at one point, at least he seems to pay more attention to ability, and he should belong to that kind of practical official.

"Haha, I suddenly remembered, the old man Bao from Changchang County, how could he let you come over to help me?" Zhao Heng suddenly laughed.

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