Pei Shien opened the curtain and saw that the woman with a flower towel wrapped around her head was a little familiar, and she remembered asking her yesterday, but she didn't say a word. Why did you come early this morning to cry out? He was very puzzled, and immediately got out of the sedan chair to ask the reason.

That woman was Wu Youfu's wife Fennel standing in front of her, and she repeatedly said that I had already asked about the cause of my son Wu Yun's death yesterday afternoon, and that he had been killed.

Fennel also leaned in to whisper the name of the man who had killed her son. Unexpectedly, Pei Shien frowned, and scolded, don't talk nonsense, how can our government accept the situation you said about the situation that the Zhai mother pretended to be a god and played tricks?

Fennel said, according to the governor, my son has been killed for so long, where can I get evidence? Before Pei Shien could reply, Wu Youfu interjected more extremely, Lord Governor, you already know the person who secretly killed my son, why don't you arrest him and try it for trial? Maybe the villain will admit it?

Pei Shien said, now that the evidence is insufficient, why should I arrest people? Wu Youfu almost said, Lord Governor, if you find a way to solve this case and avenge my son, I will kill the cow and eat it. Pei Shien flicked his hand and said you husband and wife let's go! I have my own way of handling this case.

On this morning, Pei Shien and his party came to the high platform of the ancestral hall of Xinghua Village and sat in turn, and the Wu patriarch, who had received the order in advance, had already gathered the men, women and children of the whole village here, and they sat in a group to fill the corners of the ancestral hall.

Patriarch Wu, as the host of the venue, bowed to everyone at this time, and turned sideways and said respectfully to Pei Shien, Lord Governor, the 4,000 people in the whole village have arrived, and they are waiting for you to speak.

Pei Shien, who was dressed in official uniform, stood up and looked even more extraordinary, looking not angry and arrogant. At this time, there was silence in the ancestral hall, and most of the people present were holding their ears and listening to him talk about a very sensitive topic, folks, you all know that not long ago a little boy named Wu Yun in the village drowned in the canal under the arch bridge at the west end of the village, and now I tell you that this is not an accident, but a case. Someone made it bad, Wu Yuncai fell into the canal and drowned, to make it clear, this is a homicide case, and the murderer is in the crowd of 4,000 in our village.

Hearing this, all the villagers looked at each other, and an atmosphere of suspicion of everyone who doubted me and I doubted you was created.

Pei Shien continued, now I persuade the murderer to take the initiative to stand up and surrender, even if you are killed to pay for your life, let you keep your whole body, and see the king of Hades is more decent. Otherwise, it will be too late for us to find out, and we will torture you and make you die a complete death, even if you become a ghost, you will be a ghost with a missing arm and a broken leg.

Pei Shien paused at this point. Many of the villagers couldn't help but laugh, but they didn't laugh out loud. Patriarch Wu let go of his voice and interjected, anyway, there is only one murderer among the 4,000 people in us, so quickly stand up and surrender himself, don't affect others.

At this moment, many men and women in the villagers flashed suspicious eyes and shouted loudly, which murderer quickly stood up, and did not affect the good people. Others shouted, you scumbag, you black sheep don't show your original form quickly? Only Fennel and Wu Youfu did not scream, and they sometimes looked at a woman whose face was not visible with her head down, but only her hair in a bun.

Suddenly, Pei Shien made a gesture and said, everyone don't quarrel, since the murderer is unwilling to surrender, then I announce a discipline: From today onwards, within seven days, no one is allowed to leave the village, and those who leave the village must be allowed by the Wu patriarch and must return on the same day, otherwise they will be regarded as suspects.

Seven days later? Someone asked.

Please rest assured that the murderer will be caught within seven days. Pei Shien said affirmatively.

Suddenly, an attendant official held up a scarecrow with the word "murderer" written on it in red paint, and said to everyone that from today onwards, we will pour boiling water on this scarecrow every day for seven consecutive days, and if any of the 4,000 people in the village has blisters and ulcers, he will be the murderer. Do you hear that?

Patriarch Wu continued, who is the murderer who takes the initiative to stand up now, it is much more cost-effective than being recognized by us in the next few days and then caught and punished, at least it can avoid the pain of blistering and ulcers.

After waiting for a few minutes, no one stood up, and Pei Shien announced the end.

On the fourth day, the patriarch Wu came to the Xinghua Village Post House to report to Pei Shien that the governor, Sha Zhizhen, a woman living in the north of the village, was blistering and ulcerating, and she might be the murderer of the child Wu Yun.

Escort her to the ancestral hall of Xinghua Village, and I will interrogate her personally.

I have taken the woman to the ancestral hall of Xinghua Village, waiting for the governor to come and interrogate her.

At this time, Pei Shien led the entourage of officials out of the Xinghua Village Post House, accompanied by the Wu patriarch, and went straight to the ancestral hall of Xinghua Village. When they approached the ancestral hall, they only heard a man crying loudly, and when they looked closer, a man was holding the sand treasure with his hair in a loose bun and placing it on the ground.

Patriarch Wu had a premonition that something was happening, so he pointed to the man who was crying and said that he was Sha Zhizhen's husband, named Wu Beiping.

Pei Shien didn't answer, he led a group of officials into the ancestral hall. Wu Beiping immediately stood up and cried and said, Governor Pei, she is dead. Pei Shien asked, how did he die? Wu Beiping choked up and said, she pulled out the hairpin on her head......

Pei Shien understood as soon as she heard it, she committed suicide by swallowing hairpins. Seeing that her exposed skin had traces of blistering and ulceration, Pei Zuen deliberately asked again, why did he commit suicide?

Wu Beiping put his hands on his head and cried, crying and saying that she was scared. She confessed that she had killed the children in the village. That afternoon, Wu Yun was playing on the edge of the arched bridge at the west end of the village, and privately picked two bundles of rice to pass by, and she took advantage of Wu Yun's inattention to lift a kick and kicked Wu Yun in the back, so that Wu Yun fell into the canal under the arch bridge and drowned.

Why did Sha Zhizhen kill that little guy? Pei Shien frowned and continued to ask.

Wu Beiping replied, I asked Zhizhen, and she said so. We have a cow in our family, which was sold to Wu Youfu's family not long ago, and the price is not too high. Later, the cow gave birth to a calf, and the private treasure felt that it was a loss, so she found Wu Youfu and said, I sold your cow and gave birth to a calf, which is equivalent to you buying one cow from my family in the right sense, but actually getting two cows.

Wu Youfu asked what it meant for private Zhen to find him, and private Zhen said, you have to compensate our family at least 10 copper coins. Where is Wu Youfu willing to agree? also said bluntly, don't be delusional, don't say that you will be given 10 copper coins, even if you don't make up a penny, if you think it makes sense, go to court. As long as you win, you can make up as much as you need.

Obviously, this lawsuit is not easy to fight, and Zizhen doesn't reason with him, and he can't bear that breath, so he quarrels with Wu Youfu, of course he can't win.

Wu Youfu also said to private Zhen, according to your bullshit logic, the cow that our family bought from your family gave birth to a calf this year, and you want compensation, and next year another calf, you have to pay compensation, and the year after next year, you still have to pay compensation, so that we have to go down endlessly, can our family stand it?

She said again, "The calf born in the future will not ask you for compensation, because the calf born recently was conceived before our cow was sold."

Wu Youfu said, don't be, I'll still say a word, you go to court! Private Zhen knew that it was difficult to fight a lawsuit, so she hated Wu Youfu's family and always waited for an opportunity to take revenge. That opportunity for revenge came, and she kicked Wu Youfu's son Wu Yun, who was standing on the edge of the arched bridge, off the arched bridge......