"What do you mean?"

Cheng Xiao rubbed his two injured fingers, and wanted to have a seizure, but when he heard Xu Zhen's words, he still had to suppress the dark fire.

"Cheng Zhutou," Xu Zhen also rubbed his throat that was pinched, pointed to a small table in the cell, and said, "When we entered the scene yesterday, this table was overturned, right?" ”

Since I had written my complaint here yesterday, a small table was set up in the cell, and there were also pen, ink, paper, inkstones, and other items on the table.

After the incident, the table overturned and the items were scattered all over the ground, and they are still in their original state.

"Table?" Cheng Xiao frowned, "What can this prove?" Isn't it normal for the old man to be forced to take poison and kick down the table during the poison? ”

"No," Xu Zhen objected, "this table is located in the depths of the cell, and if the old man is controlled from the prison pen, he will definitely not be able to kick it." ”

"Fool," said a catcher next to him, "won't you let go after poisoning the old man?" After letting go, the old man kicked the table down. ”

"Oh? Is it? Xu Zhen pointed to his mouth and said a word, "In that case...... Won't he shout? ”

Oh......

In a word, Cheng Xiao and others instantly understood.

This cell was so close to the prison hall that it was impossible for people outside to hear the old man if he shouted loudly.

Not to mention shouting, even if the table is overturned, you should be able to hear it.

"That ......," a small catcher next to him speculated, "Will it be that after poisoning the old man, the murderer kept the old man's mouth until he died, so he couldn't send it...... Oh...... Oh......"

The latter doesn't make sense, because then the table won't be overturned.

"So......" Xu Zhen said, "If there is really a murderer, you must enter this cell, choke the old man's mouth, feed him with poison and stop him from making a sound, and then ......"

"Then ......" Cheng Xiao gritted his teeth, "After the people died, the murderer deliberately knocked down the table?"

"This doesn't make sense!" Cheng Xiao said irritably, "It's not to say suicide, it's not to say that it's suicide in disguise, it's not to say that he killed, and it's so troublesome, wouldn't it be good to just break your neck?" What did the murderer want to do? ”

"Cheng Zhutou," Xu Zhen reminded extremely calmly, "Actually...... The reason why it was so troublesome was that the murderer's purpose could still be guessed. Forgot...... Did we all say anything yesterday? ”

"Huh?" Cheng Xiao was startled at first, and then felt a chill down his spine, and then he understood what Xu Zhen meant.

Oh, yes!

The murderer is so troublesome in killing people, it is nothing more than trying to create a false impression that Li Laohan was killed by the yamen, so that the yamen can't get rid of it.

Boom......

Cheng Xiao clenched his fists and gurgled, and ordered to his subordinates: "Quickly pull these two jailers to the arrest room to serve and wait, if you can't ask anything, I will let you also taste the taste of being tortured!" ”

"Yes! Yes, yes......" Several arresters were frightened and quickly pulled the two jailers out.

The two jailers were already frightened, crying for their fathers and mothers, and shouting for wrongs, but to no avail......

"Okay," Cheng Xiao turned his head again and said coldly to Xu Zhen, "It's long-lasting!" However, don't think that if you fool around with the eldest master, you will be able to go to heaven. Whether this case is what you said it is, it's not certain! Hum! ”

Cheng Xiao snorted and turned around to leave.

Xu Zhen didn't want to pay attention to him, he just wanted to examine the body properly.

Who knows, at this moment, a government official suddenly ran outside, saying that the county magistrate had returned, and he was anxious to see Xu Zhen and Cheng Xiao.

……

In the inner hall, the county commander Song Zhili slammed the teacup on the table and said angrily:

"What a stubborn fellow! I treated each other with courtesy and good words, and he ...... He counted down and came to his own office, it was simply ...... I don't know what to do! ”

In just a few angry words, Xu Zhen roughly understood that Song County Ling must have touched a nose of ash from Qiu Batian.

In fact, Xu Zhen had already judged that this case was not Qiu Batian's doing.

The reason why he still asked Song County Order to ask in person was nothing more than to use Song County's mouth to probe Qiu Batian's tone and get more information about the case.

"Lord Song, don't be angry with that guy," Chen Xiancheng, who was sitting next to him, comforted, "This Qiu Batian is notoriously violent and domineering, since he doesn't take us seriously, then let's ...... We...... Hmmm......"

Obviously, Chen Xiancheng wanted to say: We don't have to be polite, but when I think of this Qiu Batian's tough backstage, I can't go on.

"My lord," Xu Zhen couldn't help but ask, "What did Qiu Batian say?" ”

"Hmph, it's all your good idea!" Song Zhili lowered his face, leaned on the back of the chair and said angrily, "I went to ask him about it, and he actually asked me to go to the bedroom, without clothes, and still holding those two golden silk cats, it's ...... It's humiliating, unorthodox ......"

Speaking of this, Song Zhili realized that the topic was indecent, hurriedly skipped this section, and continued: "I told him all the things about Li Laohan's father and daughter, and asked him what was going on.

"As a result, instead of explaining at all, he said that our yamen deliberately harmed him, and beat the officials down, even threatening and intimidating, alas......"

In the sigh, it can be seen that Song Zhili's words should be: Lose the face of our yamen......

"And then?" Xu Zhen asked.

"How?" Song Zhili glared, "Do you think that this official still has to lick his face and continue to ask?" ”

"Did Qiu Batian drink too much?" Xu Zhen suddenly asked.

"That's right," Song Zhili nodded, "Otherwise, how could it be so ridiculous?" I don't know how much he drank, but I saw that his tongue was knotted when he spoke. ”

"Oh......" Xu Zhen frowned in thought.

And at this moment, a person ran in from outside, it was the old catcher Chen Tiefeng.

"Lord Song, Cheng Zhutou ......" he reported with regret on his face, "I heard in the morning that the villagers were going to the county government to file a complaint, so I went to chase and investigate, but they may have made a detour and have never been found!" ”

After speaking, he saw Chen Houlu, the county prince, and hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, shouting "Lord County".

When he turned around again, he saw Xu Zhen at a glance, and he was furious with pain, and rushed over and grabbed Xu Zhen's collar and scolded loudly:

"You bastard, dare you frame me!?"

As he spoke, he raised his fist and made a gesture to fight.

"Stop!" Song County's face darkened and shouted, "Don't ignore the occasion!" ”

"Yes!" Chen Tiefeng realized that he was too impulsive, and hurriedly let go of his hand, but still glared at Xu Zhen fiercely with murderous eyes.

"Tie Feng," Song Zhili asked, "What did you mean just now?" What villagers are going to sue? ”

"Oh, Lord Song, ......" When Chen Houlu, the county magistrate, heard this, he told Song Zhili that the information about Li Laohan's death had been leaked and that the villagers were going to the county government to complain.

After listening to this, Song Zhili's face became even more gloomy.

Cheng Xiao was stunned, and hurriedly asked Xu Zhen: "Xu Zhen, you went to Li Laohan's house last night, needless to say, the news that Li Laohan died in the county government was leaked to them by you, right?" ”

As soon as Cheng Xiao said this, several people all looked at Xu Zhen with questioning eyes.

Xu Zhen was not in a hurry, and said: "I remember that I saw Li Laohan die in the Nanjian prison yesterday, but it was not only our county government people, right?" ”

In one sentence, Cheng Xiao's questioning was forcefully dismissed.

Yes, yesterday Qiu Batian and his subordinates went to the South Prison Prison, so how can this news be blocked?

"Xu Zhen," Song Zhili said as he looked at Xu Zhen with a gloomy face, "I didn't mention the leak in advance, don't you forget what you said yesterday?"

"Now, I've talked to Qiu Batian, didn't you say that the rest of the matter will be left to you?"

"Lord Song," Xu Zhen stood in the middle of several people, first glanced at everyone, and then said affirmatively, "I can already determine that the case of Li Laohan's father and daughter is definitely not Qiu Batian's doing!" ”

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