Chapter 42: A Case within a Case

Early the next morning, Zhao Ziming asked the people in Sanyang Town where the mother of the butcher Zhang was, and rushed to the official with him, while Jiang Cheng took Xiao Mo back to Pingyuan County, Jiang Cheng wanted to prevent the county order from closing the case in advance, although the case could be overturned at that time, it would definitely be much more difficult, and it would offend a lot.

Jiang Cheng went to the prison, visited Yang De and Qian Laohan, told them that there were clues to the case, and asked them not to give up easily.

After visiting the two, Jiang Cheng returned to the county office, and saw several officials talking about it, Jiang Cheng stepped forward to ask what was going on.

"Lord Jiang, there is news about the deceased, the deceased is Chen Er in the county, a native of Chenjia Village, Yangping Town, and some hooligans in the county make a living by playing money and fighting ruthlessly, because he has just come to the county for a short time, so he doesn't know much, and someone just identified him this morning."

"Chenjia Village, Yangping Town?"

Jiang Cheng was stunned, Zhao Ziming heard the news this morning, isn't the butcher's maiden home Chenjia Village, such a coincidence?

"Master Jiang, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, since you know the identity of the deceased, can you investigate whether he and Qian Laohan have new and old grudges?"

"No, this Chen Er was introduced to the county by his fellow village, less than half a year before and after, and he has nothing to do with Qian Laohan."

"In that case, Qian Laohan should be acquitted"

"This..."

"If you have something to say, you might as well say it directly"

"Lord Jiang, not long after the county magistrate was transferred, this case is the first murder case sentenced by the adult, and the adult is quite satisfied with this case, and it is not easy for the adult to change the verdict."

"Hehe, Zhang Zhutou doesn't know if he has forgotten the duties of Tsing Yiwei, such an unjust, false and wrongful case, he really dares to make mistakes again and again"

As soon as he heard this, Jiang Cheng was immediately furious, was he going to sentence Qian Laohan to death because of a preference of the county order, didn't he know that Tsing Yiwei had the authority to supervise hundreds of officials?

"Lord Jiang, don't be angry, this county makes adults famous at a young age, and the relationship is all over Yongdu..."

"If you say so, I also understand, then I will also tell you, it doesn't matter to Qian Laohan, but Yang De has a relationship, Yang De is a disciple of the Sifang Academy in Yongdu City, the master of the Sifang Academy is highly respected, and the protégés and officials are all over the court.

Jiang Cheng sneered, I'm not afraid that you will fight for the relationship, since you want to fight, then come on, behind the Sifang Academy is the sacrificial wine of the Guozijian, that is the real protégé of the lord who is all over the world, and the county commander dares to kill his students, and you will have a good time in the Jingcha period in the past two years.

"Yes, yes, the villain understands, so I'll go and tell the prefectural magistrate."

"Wait a minute, you go by the way to find out who the deceased Chen Er has a grudge with in the county, and tell me when the time comes."

Jiang Cheng replied that there are still doubts in this case, that is, why Chen Er appeared in front of Qian Laohan in women's clothes, so that Qian Laohan gave him old clothes, if this matter is not clarified, I am afraid there will be hidden secrets.

"My lord, Yang De's parents are here, they want to see Yang De, but they are being harassed by the jailers"

Not long after, Xiao Mo came over and said to Jiang Cheng that Yang De's parents had come back and wanted to see Yang De, but they were made difficult by the jailers, probably because they wanted to extort money.

"Let's go, let's take them in"

Jiang Cheng replied that he was willing to give benefits to the jailer, but it didn't mean that the jailer could extort at will, but he wanted to see how the jailer could stop him.

Jiang Cheng went out, the jailer naturally didn't dare to stop him, Tsing Yi Wei's reputation was not a joke, Jiang Cheng successfully took Yang De's parents into prison.

What followed was the scene of the three of them hugging their heads and crying, Jiang Cheng shook his head, his emotions were not so rich, and he couldn't stand it, so he motioned to Xiao Mo to dissuade him, don't be too loud.

"Son, after this catastrophe, you have to study hard and get famous as soon as possible, but don't waste time on children's love."

Yang De's father has some hatred for iron and steel, and he is also a scholar, but he has not failed the exam for many years, so his hope is on Yang De.

"De'er, after you are released from prison, my mother will tell you a family, you can raise your offspring as soon as possible, and when you become a father, you can't help it."

"Dad, mother, I will go to the fame test, but this marriage must not be arbitrary, the child has made a private agreement with Zhao Yuanwai's daughter for life, after being released from prison, I will go to Jiangzhou to pick up Yuzhu and propose to Zhao Yuanwai"

"De'er, which Zhao Yuanwai"

"Naturally, it is Zhao Yuanwai in the county, the one who opens the cloth shop at home"

"De'er, you are confused, Zhao Yuanwai's daughter died six days ago"

"What, mother, don't lie to me, Yuzhu eloped with me and went to Jiangzhou half a month ago, how could he die six days ago"

Yang De was suddenly shocked, could it be that it was a ghost who eloped with him, and it was not right, he was the daughter who eloped with Yuzhu first and died outside Zhao Yuanwai.

"It's true, something that many people in the county know"

Yang De's mother replied, she even thought that her son had hysteria, Zhao Yuanwai lost his daughter, many people know it, Yang De asked his father with his eyes, and Yang De's father also nodded.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, you let me take care of it"

At this time, Jiang Cheng stepped forward and interrupted their conversation, listening to their conversation, Jiang Cheng was also a little confused.

"Master Jiang..."

"Yang De, where do you usually do more?"

"Back to my lord, I studied a lot in the Sifang Academy in Yongdu City, and I used to go home only once in about half a month."

"When Yuzhu eloped with you, you were in Sifang Academy, and then went directly to Jiangzhou, and didn't go back to Pingyuan County?"

"No, Yuzhu did chivalrous things as a daughter and was willing to commit to me, I didn't think too much about it at the time, I just wanted to take her out of the shackles of home, so I went directly to Jiangzhou"

"It took a few days to go to Jiangzhou"

"On the seventh day, we borrowed money from the old man and the donkey and hurried faster, but the donkey could not bear the weight of the two, so Yuzhu sat on the donkey, I walked, stayed in Jiangzhou for two days, I rushed back to Pingyuan County, and it took another three days"

"Little Mo"

"Yes, sir"

"Go to the county government to order a few officials and arrest Zhao Yuanwai, he is related to this case, if someone obstructs him, he will say that it is the order of Tsing Yi Wei, forcibly take people, don't let him run"

Jiang Cheng replied, although Jiang Cheng hadn't figured out the time difference yet, Jiang Cheng's intuition told him that there was still a case within a case in this case, and there was definitely a problem with this Zhao Yuanwai.

Xiao Mo took the order and took someone to arrest people, Jiang Cheng didn't have time to explain to them, so he went directly to the county magistrate of Pingyuan County and told him that the murderer of Chen Er had been found, and after a while, let him interrogate Zhao Yuanwai.

Pingyuan County Commander was also confused, just now Zhang Zhutou conveyed Jiang Cheng's words, he felt afraid, of course, not afraid of Jiang Cheng, but afraid of the relationship behind Yang De, Sifang Academy is quite famous in Yongdu, its academy director is a senior disciple of Guozi Priest Wine, and Guozi Priest Liquor has a very high status in the literary world, and he is a grandmaster-level figure, he almost offended this great god.

"Master Jiang, it was the official Meng Lang before, but this case, what does it have to do with Zhao Yuanwai?"

"I'm not sure if it has anything to do with it, but there is definitely a problem with this Zhao Yuanwai, because his second daughter Yuzhu is not dead, but he gave Yuzhu a funeral"

"Ah, what's going on"

"My lord, Yang De borrowed the money from the old man's donkey, and he eloped with Yuzhu in Jiangzhou"

Jiang Cheng said speechlessly, this case is really not difficult, this guy should not be so arbitrary, listen to Yang De's words, how can he make so many cases.

"Master Jiang, the more I listen, the more confused I become"

"Why don't you let Ben-sama try the case?"

"I'm afraid this is not in accordance with the law"

"Then we won't go to court, we will interrogate in private"

Jiang Cheng nodded, this is not Tsing Yi Wei, he does not have the right to try the case, this is overstepping, if he is sued, the responsibility is not small, but it is no problem to try the case in private, Tsing Yi Wei also has this power, so the county order also agreed, he is now all over the paste, and he can't tell the ins and outs of this matter at all.

Half an hour later, Xiao Mo arrested Zhao Yuanwai and went directly to the prison, but it was not a prison, but a place of torture.

"My lord, I don't know what crime Xiao Lao'er committed, why he didn't arrest Xiao Lao'er for interrogation, but took him directly to the cell"

"Zhao Yuanwai seems to know the law very well."

"Xiao Lao'er was a teacher when he was young, and he is quite familiar with the laws of Dawei."

"I see, that's okay, the official will ask you a question, and if you make it clear, I'll let you go"

"Excuse me, my lord, the little old man knows everything"

"My question is, why did you give her a funeral if your youngest daughter Yuzhu didn't die?"

"Ahh

"Answer"

"Adult, the little girl was infected and died, this is a well-known thing, the little old man doesn't know what the adult means"

"Very well, is this your answer"

"Yes"

"Okay, then you wait to die, believe it or not, I'll go open the coffin for an autopsy now to see if it's your daughter in the coffin"

"My lord, don't do it, the Great Wei Law has a word..."

Zhao Yuanwai was suddenly shocked and hurriedly shouted, and the jailer on the side also told Jiang Cheng that Dawei followed the principle of human death, and if he wanted to open the coffin for an autopsy, he had to obtain the consent of his family, otherwise he would break the law, and it would be a felony, and he would be exiled for 3,000 miles.

"Zhao Yuanwai, this official is joking with you, how can I know the law and break the law?"

"My lord, please don't make such jokes in the future."

"Well, it's not open, but I can ask your daughter to come back, believe it or not"

"What"

"Your daughter is not dead, you know better than me, she is in Jiangzhou now, I will send a fast horse to pick up people, and it will take up to three days to go back and forth"

"You, you..."

Zhao Yuanwai was so frightened by this sentence that his face turned pale, and he trembled all over.

"Actually, there's no need to be so troublesome, Zhao Yuanwai is not young, and he hasn't practiced martial arts, so he must not be able to kill, I just need to catch your family's slave guards, Zhao Yuanwai thinks that there are a few people in your family who can die for you."

Jiang Cheng said coldly again, Zhao Yuanwai was directly frightened and collapsed to the ground this time, and his psychological defense line was instantly defeated by Jiang Cheng.