When he came to the west courtyard of the Hou Mansion, Su Zhiwei saw Xie Rin at a glance, wearing an official uniform with a magenta round-necked shirt, wearing a jade crown, and his complexion was as beautiful as the autumn moon.

As if he hadn't seen her, he humbly stepped forward and saluted the eldest princess.

The eldest princess glanced at him first, and then raised her hand, "Your Highness the Nine, you have worked hard. ”

"My nephew doesn't dare to say it's hard."

"How long has this case been investigated?"

"Two months."

"There is a way for the capable to be the mediocre, what does His Highness Nine think?"

Xie Rin bent his waist a little lower, "My nephew must find out as soon as possible, and give justice to the county lord's family." ”

"Can the Huo family's mother and son be caught?"

"It's here."

"It just so happens that I brought the witnesses with me." As she spoke, the eldest princess looked at Su Zhiwei behind her.

Su Zhiwei frowned, it was originally the eldest princess who sent an official messenger to bring her, since she was able to transfer the official messenger, it was obvious that the eldest princess had already intervened in the case.

Did she identify the murderer as Huo Shi'an or was there another reason?

Su Zhiwei didn't know the bottom of his heart, and subconsciously looked up at Xie Rin, but saw him shrinking his shoulders and drooping his eyelids, looking timid and timid.

She sighed slightly, and looked into the distance, but saw Huo Shi'an kneeling in the open space in front of the pond with his hands tied, while Huo Mu stood aside blankly, talking something in her mouth.

"Your Highness the Nine, let's start the interrogation." The eldest princess said.

"Yes."

At this time, Xie Rin looked at Su Zhiwei and said, "Mrs. Jiang, please come over here." ”

Su Zhi pursed his lips slightly and followed them to the clearing in front of the pond.

When Huo Shi'an saw her, his face showed shock, obviously he didn't expect that the so-called witness was actually her.

Su Zhiwei didn't look at Huo Shi'an, but looked at Huo's mother next to her, she was looking at her in a panic, and she couldn't stop muttering: "Yu'er, Yu'er should go home, my mother cut new cloth for you to make clothes." Yu'er, where are you, Yu'er, my mother has been looking for you. Yu'er, Yu'er, when you hear it, you should ...... your mother"

The big pond behind him is the place where the county lord of Ankang drowned, and it is also the place where the girl Yu'er drowned.

Su Zhiwei intuitively felt that this matter was not simple, and she didn't want to get involved, but the eldest princess didn't let her go.

"Mrs. Jiang, you are a smart person, you shouldn't be confused." The eldest princess said in a deep voice.

In front of the officials, she even threatened her.

Su Zhiwei frowned, and at the same time, Xie Rin also spoke.

"Mrs. Jiang, you are the one who found the body of the county lord of Ankang sunk at the bottom of the pond, what suspicious people did you see that day?"

Su Zhiwei looked at Xie Rin, his eyes were cold, he asked her like this, was he sure that she would not confess him, right?

Xie Rin looked at her with a calm gaze, as if he was really waiting for a truth.

Seeing that she didn't speak for a long time, Xie Rin pointed at Huo Shi'an again, "Look at this person, did you see him by the pond that day?" ”

Su Zhiwei turned his head to look at Huo Shi'an, and Huo Shi'an also looked at her, staring at each other, silent for a long time, and then Huo Shi'an sneered.

"Don't you just want to put the charge of murder on me, after all, my people are already here, why go through this formality and force innocent people."

This innocent person, he was referring to her.

Su Zhiwei sighed, then looked at Xie Rin and said, "I didn't see anyone by the pond that day. ”

"Mrs. Jiang!" The eldest princess shouted angrily.

"If you don't see it, you don't see it, I won't lie, and I won't hurt anyone."

"You dare not listen to the words of this palace, you ......"

"Eldest Princess." Xie Rin interrupted the eldest princess's anger and smiled slightly: "As long as Huo Shi'an pleads guilty, it is the same whether there are witnesses or not." ”

The eldest princess frowned, "Is he willing to plead guilty?" ”

"If you are willing to do so, you will be tortured first."

After Xie Rin finished speaking, he looked at Su Zhiwei again: "Mrs. Jiang, it's okay for you here, you can leave first." ”

Su Zhiwei knew that Xie Rin had taken her out, and she withstood the anger of the eldest princess, turned around and walked outside. But as soon as she got off the porch, she heard a snap, and she subconsciously turned around, and saw that Huo Shi'an was tied to a wooden frame, and an official was beating him with a whip.

This is not the torture chamber of Dali Temple, the evidence is completely insufficient, and even the other party is still the victim's relatives, so just based on the eldest princess's words, she will be tortured to extract a confession.

The whip had barbs, and when it went down, there was a blood mark immediately. Huo Shi'an gritted his teeth and glared angrily at the people present.

"My sister was killed by the Shunping Hou family, they are all murderers, they all deserve to die! But I didn't kill them, I thought the government would find out the truth and give my sister justice, but I was wrong! Miss by a mile! ”

"You collude with power and power, only for your own interests, and bully and oppress the people at will, and one by one is not worthy of being an official at all. If this court is like you, then this court is finished! ”

Xie Rin looked at Huo Shi'an indifferently and said, "Hit hard, beat hard until he confessed!" ”

Whip after whip, and soon Huo Shi'an was covered in blood, and there was no good place on his body, but he still gritted his teeth and did not admit his guilt.

The official was tired, Xie Rin took it and propped up Huo Shi'an's chin with the wooden handle of the whip, "This king will give you another chance, do you admit it or not?" ”

Huo Shi'an stared at Xie Rin and said heavily: "No, admit it!" ”

Xie Rin nodded, then took two steps back, his eyes sharpened, and he flung it over with a whip. This whip was extremely heavy, with the momentum of breaking the wind, and it was heavily whipped on Na Huo Shi'an's body, and the skin and flesh bloomed at once, directly whipping bones.

That kind of pain is unbearable for a person, Huo Shi'an bit his tongue and screamed like a heartbreak.

"This king only needs ten lashes, and the bones of your whole body will be shattered, and even if they are broken, you will have a breath of breath and bear the pain of broken bones until the blood runs dry." The corners of Xie Rin's mouth were hooked, and there was a bit of banter.

"Lao Tzu...... Resist death and deny ......"

"If you have a backbone, then try it!"

Xie Rin sneered in his eyes, and the whip fell in his hand, and when this whip went down, flesh and blood flew sideways, and the sound of bones breaking could be heard.

Huo Shi'an screamed again, and the green tendons on his forehead and neck burst out, obviously suffering from extreme pain.

Su Zhiwei looked at Xie Rin like that, and subconsciously took a step back, she knew how ruthless he was, but she still ...... Still shocked.

A layer of fear rose in my heart, and it was spreading rapidly.

And at this time, she noticed Huo Mu, she had already walked to the edge of the pond, "Yu'er, Yu'er, where are you?" Mother is coming for you......"

Seeing that Huo Mu was about to fall into the water, the others didn't stop it even if they saw it.

Su Zhiwei really couldn't sit idly by, and without even thinking about it, he had already run over on his own.

She ran very fast, desperate, ran to the edge of the pond, dragged Huo Mu, and pulled her back from the edge.

Huo Shi'an also saw it, he roared desperately, venting his resentment, venting his despair, and staring at Xie Rin for the last time, "I, admit it!" ”