Zhang Cuiying's home is located in Zhangjia Village at the foot of Rongyin Mountain, it is a few old blue brick houses, although it looks like some years, but it is one of the few good houses in the whole Zhangjia Village, it can be seen that the Zhang family's former family background is really good, otherwise it will not be able to provide Zhang Fengyi with a scholar.

However, as soon as I walked in, the interior of the house was empty, and there was not a single decent piece of furniture. Zhang Cuiying looked around, looked for a long time and couldn't find a complete chair, and was a little at a loss for a while: "I'm sorry...... Lord Gu, if the hospitality is not good, you will take care of it first. ”

Gu Yunji didn't care about this, and said in a gentle voice: "It's okay, can you take me to see your husband?" ”

"Of course, please come with me, sir."

Saying that, Zhang Cuiying took Gu Yunji into the inner room, and shouted inside as she walked: "Zhijian, I brought a guest." ”

The room was dimly lit, the floor was damp, and there was a thin man lying halfway on a thin wooden bed, and next to him was a skinny little girl, about six or seven years old. The man's legs were covered with a thin blanket, and his face was slightly sickly white, this should be Zhang Cuiying's husband Qi Zhijian.

Seeing Gu Yunji and the others, Qi Zhijian's eyes flashed with surprise, and he looked at Zhang Cuiying blankly: "Cuiying, this is ......"

"This is Lord Gu, the general judgment of the Xuzhou Mansion." Then, Zhang Cuiying told Qi Zhijian about the cause and effect and the purpose of Gu Yunji's visit.

Knowing that Gu Yunji was here to collect evidence to investigate the case, Qi Zhijian showed excitement on his face, and immediately struggled to get out of bed to salute him: "Grass people Qi Zhijian, meet Master Gu." ”

Gu Yunji gently pressed him back to the bed: "Don't be polite, just sit down, I'll ask you a few words here." ”

Perhaps because she had never seen such a battle, she was worried that these strangers would do something bad to her father, and the little girl next to her came over to block Qi Zhijian's bed, staring at Gu Yunji with a pair of clear eyes, with a look of vigilance.

Qi Zhijian was afraid that his daughter's ignorant behavior would annoy Gu Yunji, so he hurriedly reassured: "Yueyue, daddy wants to say a few words to this nobleman, can you go out and play for a while first?" ”

The girl didn't say a word, just shook her head stubbornly, refusing to move.

Qi Zhijian couldn't do anything about her, so he could only look at Gu Yunji with a little apology: "I'm sorry, Master Gu, my daughter has been staying with me at home, and she has never seen a strange guest coming, so she may be a little scared." ”

"It's fine."

Gu Yunji is also a father, every time he sees a little girl who is not old, he is always easy to think of his daughter, and his attitude will involuntarily become more gentle and patient. He turned around and motioned for Chen Peishi and the others to step back, then half-squatted down in front of the girl, and said softly, "What's your name?" ”

After a few sword-wielding officials retreated, the girl's spirit was obviously relaxed, she looked at the good-looking young uncle in front of her, and replied in a low voice, "Zhang Qiuyue." ”

Zhang Qiuyue looked to be at least six years old, but she was not much taller than Gu Zhaoxi, and she looked malnourished. Gu Yunji felt pity in her heart, and subconsciously wanted to find a snack toy for her from her body, and after searching for a long time, she really asked him to take out a piece of candied fruit - this was what Gu Zhaoxi secretly ate in the morning for fear of being discovered by Xu Shuhua, so he stuffed it into him casually.

Gu Yunji put the candied fruit in Zhang Qiuyue's hand and rubbed her dry and yellow hair: "Qiuyue, I'm your father's friend, I want to chat with him, can you go out and play for a while?" ”

Seeing the candied fruit, Zhang Qiuyue's eyes suddenly lit up, she hesitated for a while, and after getting a positive look from her father, she still went out with the candied fruit.

After Zhang Qiuyue left, Gu Yunji asked Qi Zhijian some basic questions, mainly to see if there was any discrepancy between what he said and what Zhang Cuiying said, and after confirming that the two were the same, Gu Yunji called the accompanying doctor and asked him to treat Qi Zhijian.

The doctor carefully examined Qi Zhijian's legs and said, "It should have been injured for several years, and the leg bone was broken from the knee, so there is basically no possibility of walking and standing." ”

Gu Yunji asked, "Then can you see what caused the injury?" Could it be a stone? ”

The doctor muttered: "The broken bones of the legs are relatively neat, concentrated in one of the knees, if the stone is smashed down, and it can break the leg bones, the volume of the stone must be not small, at least it will press most of the legs, it is impossible to cause such a concentrated and accurate break." ”

"Judging from the injury to the leg bone, it is more like it was caused by a violent blow with some stick."

Gu Yunji said in a deep voice: "To put it bluntly, it was interrupted, right?" ”

The doctor nodded: "That's what it means." ”

Gu Yunji asked again: "Can it be cured?" ”

The doctor spread his hands helplessly: "The leg bones are all broken, and several years have passed, and the bones and broken tendons have grown together, unless Hua Tuo is reincarnated, it is impossible to cure." ”

Hearing this, the only remaining hope in Zhang Cuiying and Qi Zhijian's eyes was completely extinguished. Qi Zhijian reluctantly pulled out a smile, and pretended to be relaxed:

"In fact, in the past three years, Cui Ying has invited more than a dozen doctors to me, and in order to cure the disease and grab medicine, she has sold out all the things that can be sold at home, and no matter how many methods she has made, it is not good. Lord Law is worried, but I know that this is the end of my leg, and there is no need to bother. ”

Gu Yunji sighed silently, didn't say anything, beckoned Chen Peishi to bring up a few officials from the county government: "Take a closer look, are there any people among them who have injured your leg and killed Zhang Fengyi?" ”

Several officials were pushed forward, shrunken, and buried their heads and sideways faces, just because they didn't want people to identify them well, and they had ghosts in their hearts at first glance.

Gu Yunji's eyes lit up, and he said sharply: "Raise your head!" ”

The officials didn't dare to disobey, and slowly raised their heads, but their eyes dodged, and they subconsciously staggered their gaze with Qi Zhijian. The moment he saw their faces clearly through the dim light, Qi Zhijian's emotions immediately became excited, and he almost struggled to get out of bed:

"That's them! They beat me and my father-in-law! Him, he, him, and him! All involved, none of them are innocent! ”

As he spoke, Qi Zhijian pointed to a servant on the far right, gritting his teeth with hatred: "Especially him, he broke my leg!" I will never forget his face when I die, and I slashed his arm with a scythe, but unfortunately it didn't! ”

Chen Peishi stepped forward at the right time, pulled the hand of the official and rolled up his sleeve, and sure enough, he saw a scar left by a sickle on his right arm.

Gu Yunji decisively ordered: "Take them all down to this official!" ”

The officials of the government moved neatly, and in three or two clicks, they unloaded the weapons of several county officials and pressed them on the ground to make them honest.

Gu Yunji's fierce gaze moved to Xue Liu, who was shrinking in the corner, and stabbed at him with a knife: "Now whether it is the title deed, the barren mountains and fields, or Qi Zhijian's leg injury, all the evidence is conclusive, Xue Liu, what else do you have to say!" ”

By now, Xue Liu was already indistinguishable, his face turned pale, and the whole person was paralyzed on the ground, unable to say a word.

Gu Yunji didn't bother to talk nonsense with him anymore, and ordered coldly: "Come on, remove Xue Liu's official uniform and hat for me, put on shackles and shackles, and escort him back to the government prison for trial!" ”

(End of chapter)