Seeing Chu Qiu away, Xiangling stood up, walked out of Lingyue Tower, and came to the stable.

Lin Erlang, who was feeding the horses, hurriedly asked, "Village master, do you want to go out, a small set of cars?" ”

Xiangling shook her head, turned around and wanted to leave, and said to Lin Erlang in a ghostly manner: "Set up a car, I'll go to Lingnan Village." ”

"Lingnan Village?" Lin Erlang was startled, and then he didn't dare to ask anything, so he hurriedly set up a car and pulled Xiangling straight to Lingnan Village.

When she arrived at the entrance of the village, looking at a large area of tombs, Xiangling got out of the carriage and walked straight to the cemetery.

In front of each tomb, there is a log with a knife carved with the symbol of a road, a fork, or a circle.

Although I can't read it, I can guess that this is a mark for the dead, so that the relatives of these people will not come and find the bones.

Walking into the village, walking from the east to the west, I was stunned to find that this girl named Zhang Yuan was very well-behaved, not chaotic to see whose house was easy to turn over whom, but from the first one in the east, to the west.

Not only rummaged for money, but also simply cleaned up the yard like obsessive-compulsive, pushing broken wood together, breaking bricks and tiles to clean up a piece, and even broken pots and pans were put together.

From these details, it can be seen that this girl is a kind-hearted person with neat hands and feet, and she picks up dead people's money, just to live.

Xiangling got back into the carriage and said to Lin Erlang: "Let's go, go to the county seat." ”

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The county government has already opened its door, and Wang Xianling has already begun to hear the case, unlike usual, this time it is not a public trial.

Therefore, there was no crowd watching outside, and Chu Qiu was seen standing at the door of the yamen from a distance, looking in with his neck stretched.

Xiangling got down from the carriage and said to Chu Qiu: "Is Zhang Yuan's case being tried inside?" ”

When Chu Qiu saw Xiangling at first glance, he was as blank as a fool, until the big black dog barked twice, he reacted, and nodded busily: "Under trial, I saw Hou Li going in." ”

Xiangling nodded and said, "Okay, you, follow me in." ”

Xiangling went straight to enter the county office, but was scolded by the officer, Xiangling said to the officer: "Please send the eldest brother to the county order, saying that Chu Xiangling, the head of Chujia Village, wants to see." ”

The two officials were taken aback, but they didn't expect that this simple and delicate girl was the owner of Chujia Village, who was canonized by the emperor who caused a sensation in the entire Great Qi, this is the glory of Lin'an County.

The official hurriedly entered the lobby to spread the word, and Wang Xianling personally greeted him.

He saluted Xiangling and said, "I don't know what happened when the village master of Chu summoned the lower officials?" ”

Chu Xiangling didn't have any concept of her status as the "village master", and seeing that Wang Xianling was quite respectful to herself, she felt a little confident in her heart.

Xiangling said with a solemn face: "Wang County Order, I heard that the villagers of my village have become suspects, let me take a look, if it is really a traitor, it will be severely punished; But if you are wronged, I, the village head, can't ignore it. ”

Wang Xianling was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Village Master Chu, are you mistaken?" In the current case under official trial, the suspect is from Houhai Village, and the deceased is from Chujia Village. The lower officials must strictly interrogate the case, let the murderer be punished, and give an explanation to the village owner. ”

Chu Xiangling shook her head and said, "Wang County Order, I'm not mistaken, the suspect is that, that one is called ......" Xiangling looked at Chu Qiu.

Chu Qiu hurriedly replied: "It's called Zhang Yuan." ”

Xiangling hurriedly said to Wang County: "Yes, it is Zhang Yuan, who is from our village." ”

Wang County Linghu said suspiciously: "Village Master Chu, Zhang Yuan is a villager of Houhai Village, and Hou Li of Houhai Village is pleading inside." ”

Xiangling replied firmly: "Oh. Zhang Yuan is not only from Houhai Village, but also from Chujia Village, he and Chu Qiu from our village are engaged, and I personally matched the ......"

Chu Qiu: "......"

Wang County Order: "......"

After explaining clearly, Wang Xianling had no choice but to lead the way, let Xiangling and Chu Qiu into the lobby, let the catcher move a chair, and let Xiangling sit on the side of the case.

Xiangling was attracted by a girl in the center of the lobby.

The girl was seventeen or eighteen years old, and although her hair was messy and her ten fingers were bloodied by the punishment, her eyes were very stubborn, and she had the strength to resent, but she refused to admit defeat.

Xiangling couldn't help but see the graves at the entrance of Lingnan Village, as well as the courtyards that had been placed in the east of the village, and she was immediately sure that this girl was Zhang Yuan.

Seeing Chu Qiu behind Xiangling, Zhang Yuan was stunned, and then lowered his head in shame.

Zhang Yuan knelt beside a middle-aged man, and when he saw Wang County's order coming back, he immediately kowtowed and said: "County master, Zhou Laolai of our village confirmed that he did lead Hu Danan and Wang Meixiang, and the time is the time when Wang Meixiang went to Lingnan Village, please check it out." ”

Wang Xian Ling was shocked and said: "Hou Chuan, don't be entangled!" This official had already sent someone to invite Zhang Xiucai to come over yesterday, and he confirmed that in the afternoon before yesterday, he had a quarrel with Hu Danan, and he asked his subordinates to lock up Hu Danan, and there was no time to go out to commit the crime. ”

Hou Chuan glanced at Zhang Yuan sadly, and sighed quietly, he, really tried his best, he arrested Hu Danan, and Zhang Xiucai testified, and Zhang Xiucai has always had a good reputation, and everyone believes in his testimony.

There are no new suspects, and Zhang Yuan has become the biggest suspect again, because after the slaughter of Lingnan Village, ordinary people have taken a detour there, only Zhang Yuan, who has been haunting there a lot recently, and in the ancestral hall, a dagger was found, which was also confirmed to be owned by Zhang Yuan.

Wang Xianling slapped the shocked wood again, and scolded: "Unscrupulous woman, there are human and physical evidence, you still dare to deny it, do not move the punishment, it is difficult to confess, and someone comes!! Cane Punishment!! ”

"Wait!" Chu Xiangling immediately stopped.

Wang County's surprise had to fall lightly, and hesitated: "Village Master Chu, the facts are all here, don't let a mouse feces stink a pot of good soup in our Chujia Village......

Chu Xiangling continued: "Has the autopsy been performed? ”

Wang Xian Ling replied in a daze: "The bitter master was not present, so he only checked the surface wound, which was strangled by a rope." ”

Xiangling sighed: "Since the rope is strangled, the dagger cannot be regarded as a murder weapon; Zhang Xiucai can only confirm that Hu Danan was not present, and he did not see Zhang Yuan kill with his own eyes, so it cannot be regarded as a human witness. ”

Wang Xianling was powerless to refute when he heard it, his trial skills have always been to be sentenced to punishment and then to punishment, and such a delicate trial has never been done.

Xiangling pointed at Chu Qiu and said, "Wang County Order, I brought the bitter lord here, and I can have a good autopsy." Bring the corpse up! ”

In ancient times, corpses were an existence that could not be desecrated, and most people would not agree to an autopsy and would bring the body back for burial.

Because of Chu Shilai's inaction, Wang Meixiang has been in a state where no one recognizes the body.

Wang Xianling was surprised: "Directly, in the lobby autopsy?"

Wang Xianling looked at Chu Qiu, hoping that Chu Qiu would oppose the autopsy.

Chu Qiu was also stunned, but he didn't expect Xiangling to propose an autopsy in the court.

Looking at Xiangling's determined eyes, Lin Qiu's heart was horizontal, and he knelt down with a plop and said: "The grass people agreed to do an autopsy, just to catch the real murderer as soon as possible, so as to comfort my third aunt's soul in the sky." ”

Wang Xianling's last hope was dashed, so he had to let the arrest go down quickly and carry the body up.