In front of a charred old house in Yanping County.

Xu Zhen looked at the tragic scene in front of him, only to feel dazed and powerless, dizzy and dizzy.

Although the last open fire has been extinguished, the villagers who rushed to put out the fire kept pouring water into the house.

The charred house was choking with smoke, and the beams crackled and would collapse at any point.

"Woo ......"

At this time, the cry of an old woman caught Xu Zhen's attention.

She beat her chest in the face of the charred house, and cried bitterly: "Ailian, my poor child, your life is so miserable, woo woo woo woo ......"

Hearing the old woman's words, Xu Zhen already understood that he was still late.

The burning house in front of him is where the old man and his daughter Ailian live.

It seems that like the old man, Ailian's mouth was also destroyed!

And...... It's still such a shocking cremation of corpses.

"Grandma," said the old woman eagerly, "are you sure that Ailian, she was burned to death?" ”

"Woo...... "I don't know!" cried the old woman. Her father went to the yamen to complain, so he invited me to come and see Ailian, afraid that she would not be able to open it. But I didn't think about it, someone knocked me unconscious just now, and when I woke up, the fire ...... The fire is already on fire! Ailian...... Woohoo......"

"Huh?" The villagers were shocked, "Since this is the case, it is not an accidental fire, this is ...... This is deliberate arson, this is murder! ”

"Ah......h

At this moment, a terrible man's scream suddenly came from the charred house.

Xu Zhen rushed to hear the sound, and through the house that was already burned to a thousand holes, he saw a man dressed as a scholar inside, kneeling in the middle of the house.

The scholar was already blackened and exhausted from fighting the fire, but when he saw him collapse on the water-stained ground, he cried bitterly at something: "Ailian...... Ailian......"

Xu Zhen entered the house with the other villagers who were fighting the fire, and only then did he see that in front of the scholar, there was a charred corpse lying flat!!

"Ailian...... Woo woo......" The scholar stretched out his hands tremblingly, but in the face of the charred corpse, he couldn't do anything at all, "You died so miserably...... Ailian, woo woo ......"

Hearing the scholar's mournful cry, the villagers present were all saddened and all hung their heads silently.

Click!

But at this moment, there was a sudden sound of the beam above his head breaking, and he was about to collapse. Once it falls, the scholar will surely die.

Xu Zhen's eyes were quick, and he rushed to the scholar's side as fast as he could, pulling him backwards with all his might.

As a result, as soon as he pulled the person away, the heavy beam collapsed in an instant, just hitting the charred corpse!

Rumble......

In the midst of the roar, a fire broke out again in the room, and smoke and dust suddenly rose.

"Ah......" The scholar struggled in Xu Zhen's arms, stretched out his hands in the direction of the corpse, still crying, "Ailian...... Ailian......"

The heavy impact stirred up a cloud of hot smoke, and Xu Zhen and the villagers dragged the scholar far away before they came to safety.

When I looked back, I saw that the whole house was in ruins. And Ailian's body was also destroyed by the collapsed beams.

Poof!

The scholar fell to his knees again and fell to the ground crying......

As soon as the scholar cried like this, many female villagers present couldn't hold back and cried one after another.

The men all hung their heads and sighed.

Although Xu Zhen was also excited and sad, many doubts arose in his mind.

Through the old woman's narration and the posture of the corpse, he could basically judge that Ai Lian should have been killed by the gangsters first, and then the corpse was set on fire.

Because the corpse burned by the fire usually curls up in a painful and twisted struggle, but the corpse just seen is lying flat on the ground, and it is likely that the person was already dead before the fire burned.

Now, the old man who complained is dead, and the daughter who is the main witness is also dead, which means that this kidnapping and rape case has become a headless death case.

According to normal logical analysis, the biggest suspect in the death of the old man's father and daughter is naturally Qiu Batian, who committed the kidnapping and rape case!

People have reason to suspect that the culprit who killed the old man's father and daughter must be sent by Qiu Batian.

But......

Through the summons of Qiu Batian, as well as many signs, Xu Zhen felt that there were many puzzling doubts in this case.

First of all, isn't the speed of Qiu Batian's annihilation a bit too fast?

Before that, he didn't even know that the old man went to the yamen to complain, but in the blink of an eye, he was able to kill the old man's father and daughter accurately at the same time, which seemed a bit exaggerated.

Secondly, if Qiu Batian wanted to kill him from the beginning, then why did he abandon Ailian's naked body in the downtown area?

Moreover, you have to take a huge risk to poison the old man in the yamen prison? This seems even more counterintuitive.

Xu Zhen even doubted whether the person who kidnapped and raped Ai Lian was Qiu Batian?

If he did it, why did his family members act unaware?

And Qiu Batian's irritated reaction ...... Don't...... He has nothing to do with the case at all?

This is ...... But it's weird!

If this case really wasn't done by Qiu Batian, then why does Ai Lian think that Qiu Batian did it, and who kidnapped and raped her?

Don't......

Xu Zhen pondered carefully, but someone in the crowd recognized Xu Zhen's identity as a catcher.

"Catch fast?" Someone pointed at Xu Zhen and said, "Are you catching fast?" Come and see, everyone, the messenger of the government is here......"

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted many onlookers from the villagers.

"Huh? Feudal official? The old woman rushed to the front in a panic, pulled Xu Zhen excitedly and said, "Lord Catch quickly, you ...... You must avenge Ailian! Ai Lian was killed, she ...... Her life is so miserable, woo woo woo ......"

When the old woman said this, the villagers were filled with righteous indignation, and one of them could not help but say:

"This official mission, don't ask, the person who killed Ai Lian must be that Qiu Batian, you go and arrest him!"

"Hey, you're dead!?" Unbeknownst to him, a middle-aged woman rushed out next to her and dragged the man who was talking out.

Obviously, this is a couple, and the woman pulls the man away because she doesn't want the man to come out of his mouth.

In the eyes of these villagers, Qiu Batian is synonymous with Lord Yama, and no one dares to talk nonsense.

Seeing that the man was pulled away by his daughter-in-law, the others wanted to echo him, but one by one they closed their lips tightly and didn't dare to make a sound.

"The world has collapsed, and people's hearts are not ancient. The tiger and wolf are in charge, and if there is injustice, it will roar! In the crowd, there was suddenly an extremely sad and excited voice.

As everyone dodged away, they saw that it was the scholar who said this.

Although he collapsed to the ground, he clenched his fists and shouted compassionately: "Qiu Batian! Beasts are not as good as beasts! Condemned by man and god! Even if I, Liu Wenbin, risk this life, I will fight with him to the end and avenge Ailian! ”

"Yes, that's right...... It's Qiu Batian! Who else could it be but him? Finally, under the guidance of the scholar, the old woman said indignantly and excitedly, "There is really no heavenly reason! Ailian, such a good child, was not only ruined by them, but also abandoned in the downtown like that, and now ...... Seeing that Li Laohan went to report to the official, he actually killed someone again! Still...... Is there still a heavenly principle? Is there still a royal law!? ”

"Yes," said another man in the crowd, straightening his back, "it's simply lawless, such a wicked man must not be spared!" ”

"Yes," Finally, the villagers were no longer silent, they all raised their arms and echoed with great indignation, "It's Qiu Batian, I can't spare him!" ”

"Lord Guancha," suddenly, the old woman grabbed Xu Zhen's sleeve and begged bitterly, "You have seen how miserable Ailian's death is, please be sure to make decisions for this hard-working child and give her justice!" ”

"Yes, my lord," said the other villagers, who also gathered around, "if such a wicked person cannot subdue the law, it is really against the principles of heaven......

"You have come just in time, this official," the scholar also got up excitedly, "I ...... I'll write a petition and write down all Qiu Batian's crimes, and you can take us to sue the official! ”

"Yes, sue the official, sue the official......" The villagers echoed in unison.

What's this......

Xu Zhen was suddenly embarrassed, he wanted to get more information about Ailian's father and daughter through these villagers, so as to sort out the case.

But now it seems that this place is not suitable for a long stay.

Because, these crowds are excited, and the villagers do not know that the old man has been killed in the Yamen prison.

Once they learned the news, they would inevitably think that the government was colluding with Qiu Batian, which would be detrimental to them.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhen could only soothe: "Fellow villagers, I was just passing by here and came to put out the fire when I saw a fire here."

"In this way, what you said about the grievances, I will go to the yamen to report the truth! I'm going to ...... now."

After speaking, Xu Zhen withdrew from the crowd, ignored everyone's hopeful eyes, and fled from this place......

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