After thinking about it, there was no good idea, and Tang Lu didn't know what to do.

It was not good to be at Fan Xiaoren's house for a long time, so Tang Lu led the servants to return to the county government and continue the trial.

Fan Xiangshi cried and cried, and Tang Lu asked: "Fan Xiangshi, you only said that Ai Daren killed your husband, is there any new evidence?" ”

"My lord, there are witnesses who testify that some people saw it at that time, and the neighbors saw it, and they even pulled the fight, and the husband of the folk girl did not do anything from beginning to end, and was beaten to death by him. Woooooo Fan Xiang cried.

"Can you name the list of witnesses?"

"My lord, the one on the left is Ai Daming, the one on the right is Ai Daqiang, the upper one is Ai Daguang, and the lower one is Ai Daliang. When Ai Daren beat the husband of the people's daughter, they were all present, and if the adults brought them to the church, they would definitely tell how Ai Daren beat people. Fan Xiang said.

"Are those witnesses relatives of Ai Daren?" Tang Lu asked.

"Exactly. The husband of the folk girl is from other places, so his name is Fan Xiaoren, and this is their world. The husband is honest and doesn't dare to provoke him, so how can he beat him? Only by being beaten by him, Ai Daren's relatives just don't come forward, don't do anything, and brush up for a while, it's a threat, how can the husband of the people's daughter provoke Ai Daren? Ai Daren just likes to bully people, not only the husbands of the people's daughters, but also other people with foreign surnames. Adults can go down to check, visit, investigate, and understand, if you send these neighbors over, I'm afraid it won't work. Fan Xiang said.

"That's right, because they are relatives, the effectiveness of testifying is not strong, and they have a stake, besides, let them come, after testifying, they must have conflicts when they go back, maybe it is a quarrel, it may be a fight, then, the local area is not peaceful, in order to maintain stability, or you sacrifice, you will not be held accountable for your false accusation, you go back, so that you can bury your husband. I'll leave it to the official here. You don't have to worry about what Ai Daren will do to you, you just died of your husband, and the child is still young, so you won't be punished for your crimes, you go home, deal with your husband's funeral, and then, if there is a suitable family, you can marry it, so as not to have a person with a young son It is very hard. Tang Lu said.

When Fan Xiang heard this, he cried loudly, but there was nothing he could do, the bad guys were in charge, no one avenged their grievances, no one punished, they could only rely on the sky, rely on the heavens to clean up the wicked, see if they could see retribution happen in this life, and hoped that retribution would come to Ai Daren immediately, so that he would not die well.

Fan Xiang left, crying all the way, affecting a person, who was retired and a former scribe.

Although he has retired, because he has developed the habit of commuting to work, he has to come to the county government every day to take a turn, as if he is still working, and then go home, which is practical.

On this day, he saw a woman crying as she walked, so he stepped forward and asked, "Dare to ask why you are crying?" ”

Fan Xiang saw that he was an old man with white hair and white beard, and knew that this person was an idler, because he was often seen sitting in a daze at the gate of the county government, and it seemed that pedestrians came and went, and he also watched the drumming of the complaint.

So he said angrily, "What's the matter with you?" ”

"You woman, you don't respect the old man at all, the old man kindly asked you, why do you want to scold the old man like this?"

"You are idle and have nothing to do, my husband was beaten to death, there is nowhere to complain and cry grievances, you come to ask at this time, of course I am annoyed, if you are me, I will also be annoyed. The good people are not protected, the bad people are not punished, how can people live? Fan Xiang said.

"Oh, so that's the case, in broad daylight, you dare to beat people to death, and you can still get away with it, it's really unbearable." The old scribe said.

"You still have a bit of a conscience. This villain hasn't been released yet, and it's estimated that it's going to be soon, and when I leave, there's no point in imprisoning him again, because the county order says that there is no evidence that he killed someone. If there is no evidence, it must be released, otherwise, he will be in trouble as soon as he sues. Fan Xiang said.

"How can he sue if he has no evidence?"

"There are many others, and now they are being detained in the county office, and these people know about it. If he sues, Tang County Ling will really have to explain and explain. Because I sued Ai Daren for killing my husband, the county order could not punish the crime due to insufficient evidence, but the evidence for Ai Daren to be imprisoned was very sufficient, and he would be released if there was no evidence of guilt. If Tang Xianling was scared, he would let him go. If you are not afraid, you will continue to be detained. Fan Xiang said.

"So what evidence is insufficient? Did you ask him to go to the autopsy? The old scribe asked.

"Yes, I went and used all kinds of methods, but I didn't find out that there were any external injuries. Later, because there were a lot of guests at my husband's house, I didn't find anything, and I couldn't always hold my husband's body endlessly, so I couldn't bury it. In this way, he went to the county government for trial, but Ai Daren still didn't admit it, and those who saw Ai Daren commit murder were all his relatives and couldn't testify, and no relatives on my husband's side saw it, or the villagers saw it, and it was estimated that the villagers were also afraid of provoking Ai Daren, he was a village bully in the village, and everyone was afraid of him and didn't dare to offend him. So, the current evidence is good for him and bad for my husband. Fan Xiang said.

"What do you mean, the old man understands, the lack of evidence, the key is the lack of evidence of injury, isn't it?"

"Yes, this is the most critical thing that affects the case. My husband was beaten and there were no injuries on his body, and wherever I put it, I thought I was making a false accusation. How is it possible for a person to die without a scar? Is it that the wound is healed, but the person is dead? It's not clear. It would be much easier if there was direct evidence of the scars. Fan Xiang said.

"That method doesn't work, it's too backward and needs to be improved. The old man knows a method, but he doesn't know if it can be done. If it's convenient, please go back and tell the county magistrate that there is an old man who wants to see him. The old scribe said.

"Oops! Old man, thank you so much, the little woman will go and say, thank you for the help of the old man, with the help of the old man, find the scars, and punish Ai Daren, which is to eliminate harm for the people, eliminate this person, and make everyone feel safe. Thank you on behalf of the little girl! I'm going to say and ask Tang County to retry this case. Fan Xiang said.

"Go, go, you go in the head, I'll wait outside the door." The old scribe said.

"Okay, the old man will follow up, and the little woman will go first."

"Okay, let's go, let's go!"

Fan Xiangshi walked quickly into the county office, Tang Lu was still there, and when he was about to announce that Ai Daren would go home, he saw a woman break in outside, and when he arrived at the court, he knelt down and said in a loud voice:

"My lord, the folk girl Fan Xiang told me that there is an old man who is willing to point out the maze of this case, please allow me to further investigate."

"Permission. What about the elderly? Hurry up, please! ”

"In, in, in, old man! Here it comes! The old scribe hurriedly said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the old scribe came in.

He bowed and said, "I used to be here." ”

"Why? The old man used to be an errand boy here? Tang Lu asked.

"Yes, my lord, the old man has been a scribe here all his life, and now he is idle at home, and when he has nothing to do, he often comes to the yamen to wander around, which is regarded as going to work and getting off work. That's how life is fun. ”

"Uh-huh, it turned out to be an old-timer! Disrespectful, disrespectful! ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be. The old man heard that the husband of the bitter plaintiff Fan Xiang was beaten to death, but he didn't know where the injury was, and he couldn't punish the murderer, right? ”

"Yes, yes, old-timers."

"You're so kind! This case can be handled in this way. The old scribe said.

"How?"

"What's the crux of the case?" The old scribe asked.

"It's the scars, and that's the key. I've asked him to check it, and there are no injuries. Very strange! The scars could not be found by all means, and because there were no scars, the case was left unsolved. Tang Lu said.

"Actually, it's very simple, to find out the scars, you only need to prepare a red oil umbrella, and then prepare water." The old scribe said.

"These things are easy to obtain, so prepare, how do you prepare these things?" Tang Lu asked.

"This method is actually very simple, that is, choose to put the body in the sun at noon, use a red oil umbrella to block the sun, and then wet the body with water, you will see very clear scars, if it is beaten to death, it is easy to find the scars, and the case can be decided." The old scribe said.

The next day, Tang Lu arranged for him to go to Fan Xiang's house again, and at noon, when the sun was shining, he used a red oil umbrella to cover Fan Xiaoren's body, and then showered with clean water.

When the evidence was in hand, he made a detailed record and signed it, Tang Lu immediately returned to the county office, and the court began to retry the case.

Tang Lu invited all his neighbors and relatives to the lobby, interrogated them one by one, and recounted what they saw, and then the scribe recorded them, and the record was completed, and the witnesses signed and drew the testimony, all of which were similar.

As soon as Ai Daren saw that the general trend was gone, he gave up his quibbles and told the situation in 1510, and his relatives and witnesses also said the same.

They knew very well that as long as he said it according to his own will, it was fine, and there was no need to add fuel to the fire.

They also know that Ai Daren is more than lucky this time, and there is no return.

It turned out that Ai Daren was not pleasing to Fan Xiaoren, and he was annoyed when he saw his surname Fan, this is the world of the Ai family, and the Ai family is sphere of influence, why is there a surname Fan, just two families are next to each other, which is very convenient. The cough next door can be heard clearly.

Because it is too close, all the contradictions are slowly accumulated, more and more, and the final contradictions cannot be reconciled.

That morning, because he spit out a mouthful of phlegm after coughing, at the door of Ai Daren's house, not going forward or backward, just at that time, that place, Ai Daren saw that the opportunity came, so he went out to deliberately find fault, so that Fan Xiaoren was powerless to parry, and after scolding, he started fighting, no head and no face, Fan Xiaoren was already stupid, he didn't know how to fight back at all, he was really beaten unconscious by Ai Daren, and was sent home by a kind neighbor, and after two days, he died with a whimper. Fan Xiaoren's name was erased by the Human List Management Office. Never to be seen again.

The truth of this case is revealed!

Ai Daren signed the transcript of the trial, he threw down his pen, laughed, and said, "Everyone here, I should go." Take care, don't be a chicken belly in the future, be tolerant, be generous, get along with all kinds of people, don't be careful, don't fight for petty profits, and in the end you will lose both. Or even perish together. I, for example, couldn't put sand in my eyes, couldn't get used to seeing Fan Xiaoren, and was killed by my own prejudices. Sin shouldn't be like that! It's a pity, but it's also a valuable asset to give a hint to future generations. ”

Tang Lu sentenced Ai Daren to death, and the queen of the autumn asked to behead him.

The merchant of human blood steamed buns was happy again, and greeted the executioner early, according to the old rules.

The old scribe provided a very effective method of post-mortem examination, and many people in the vicinity learned this method and helped solve many homicide cases.

It can be said that the old scribe exerted his spare heat, and after retirement, he also worried about the case, and went to the county government sooner or later, and the result really came in handy.

After the case was over, Fan Xiang buried his husband, and at the same time, Tang Lu ordered Ai Daren to compensate Fan Xiang for various losses of 500 taels of silver. In this way, both Fan Xiang and the young children are protected.

Ai Daren is very willing to compensate, hoping that during the period of the operation, he can live more comfortably, otherwise, it will be very uncomfortable, and before the time of execution, he has been tortured and does not look like a person.

He actively compensated Fan Xiang's family, and Tang Lu did not embarrass him and let him avoid being tortured.

It's not that living a life that is worse than death, it's worth cherishing, living one more day is even a day, and there are not many people who can live well at the moment.

In fact, Ai Daren's approach is right, people are dying and their words are good, he knows that he will definitely be beheaded after the autumn, so it doesn't matter if he offends or not, it doesn't matter if others like it or not.

Fan Xiangshi also changed his view of the elderly, the old man is retired, but the heart is still working, has become accustomed to the previous way of life, to suddenly adapt to the new environment, so not to get used to it, it will take a long time to adapt. Because I have done a lifetime of work, I suddenly stopped doing it, and my heart is still empty.

Fan Xiang had no land, so he had to help other rich and noble families do some female work, and then wash and sew clothes to raise their children to grow up. The days were a little difficult, but she did not give up hope and wanted to help Fan Xiaoren's son succeed in order to comfort Fan Xiaoren's spirit in the sky.

Ai Daren was angry for a while, and he was a hero, let Fan Xiaoren return to Huangquan and drive the crane west, but he was imprisoned and could not be saved, why bother? Speaking of which, I am still blindly arrogant and arrogant, and I feel that there are many surnames Ai, and foreign surnames must be excluded, otherwise, where the surname Ai accounts for the majority, it will be defeated by miscellaneous surnames, which is very faceless, and the lost face must be recovered, and the injustice encountered must be comforted and a relatively fair ending. As a result, it backfired, fate was not good, and suffering this catastrophe was also a matter of fate, and the will of heaven could not be violated.