Chapter 21: The Cause of the Murder
Yang Wuregret looked at Zhang Sheng: "Do you know what kind of story happened later?" ”
Zhang Sheng still did not reply, perhaps in his opinion, silence is the best way to cope.
And Yang Wuregret took care of himself and told the next story.
"After this aunt went out to buy goods, she left her niece alone. On this day, the man came again. When the niece saw the man coming, she asked him what he was doing again, and the man said that he still wanted to borrow money. This time, he may have borrowed less money, not as little as five cents of silver, but more money. I didn't know that this niece didn't agree with her aunt to borrow money, but I didn't expect this man to borrow money again. Maybe this niece taunted a man, or something else. As a result, the man became angry, strangled his niece to death, and buried her in the backyard of her house. ”
"But unfortunately, the smell of corpses cannot be covered up after death. Within two days, the niece's body was picked up by the arresters in the yamen, and the cause of the woman's death was also investigated! ”
Even so, no one could guess who the killer was. Because the aunt and niece get along very well with the neighbors, they have never had a grudge against anyone, and the only person who suspects them is also in prison. As a result, this case has become an unsolved case. ”
When Yang Wuregret finished telling this story, Zhang Sheng raised his head at this moment.
He said to Yang Wuregret: "The county magistrate is a good scholar, it's a pity not to tell the story." The villain has something unclear, what does the county magistrate say have to do with this case. How did my husband die and why? Isn't this case going to be an unsolved case? ”
Yang Wuregret smiled: "If this case is taken out alone, it is indeed difficult to crack. But in connection with the story I just told, there is a follow-up story. I don't know if you want to continue listening! ”
Zhang Sheng said calmly: "My lord, please speak!" ”
Yang Wu regretted saying: "After this man killed his niece, he didn't find any money at home, but his brother was still in the county jail, so it was impossible for him to leave Xichong County easily, so he had another plan, that is, he needed to find a job to support himself." So I said, he is a scholar, where do you say that the best place for a scholar to go! Soon, he had the answer, that is, Huang Ji calligraphy and painting shop. ”
Lin Renhu couldn't help asking: "My lord, I don't really understand it, why did this scholar choose the Huangji calligraphy and painting shop?" ”
Yang Wuregret looked at Lin Renhu and naturally gave him an explanation.
"Don't forget, Lin Zhutou, this scholar's brother stole whose money, he was only twenty years old, and even fined three years of hard labor. If you were the man's brother, would you want to seek revenge on him? ”
Lin Renhu suddenly brightened up for a while.
Just said in a voice: "Lord County Order, if you say so, since the scholar has gone to this calligraphy and painting shop to work as a buddy for half a year, then why did he kill Mr. Huang now!" It stands to reason that he has had countless opportunities to do it in the past six months! ”
The others nodded their heads, why do it now!
Wouldn't it be better if you did it earlier, especially when there was no county order in Xichong County?
When everyone was puzzled, Yang Wuregret's voice sounded again.
"That's because, although the scholar resents this Mr. Huang, he also understands that his brother is at fault first. You must know that it was his brother who took the initiative to steal other people's money, not this Mr. Huang who set him up to steal. This scholar has read the books of sages and sages, and naturally understands this truth, so he did not do anything to this Mr. Huang. However, this scholar has been paying close attention to the movements of the rouge shop, and he panicked when he knew that someone was investigating the murder case half a year ago. He was afraid that he would find out, so he killed this Mr. Huang! ”
Gu Zaoqing frowned and said, "But why Mr. Huang?" If I were a murderer, I should be Meng Niangzi! ”
Yang Wu regretted and said: "I don't know why the murderer can't extinguish the mouth and send the lady, but Mr. Huang, I can guess a few points." Zhang Sheng, you can listen to me when I say it, you can see whether what you said is right or not! ”
A strange smile appeared on Zhang Sheng's face: "The county magistrate said that it doesn't matter, if the villain has that ability, he will definitely correct it!" ”
Yang Wu regretted it: "This scholar, there is another reason why he chose Huang Ji calligraphy and painting shop, that is, he must have an unnoticed identity to see his brother in prison." You say, what does this scholar have to do so that others don't find out that he is a twin! Naturally, in the name of Mr. Huang, he went to the prison, saying that Mr. Huang was a kind-hearted person, although he stole his own money, but it was not too much, but he suffered such a big punishment, Mr. Huang was uneasy, so he often sent some food at this time. If you want to come to the prison guard, you won't think about anything, let alone ask for verification. Because Mr. Huang is indeed a kind-hearted person. I'm afraid that he sent this person to the official at that time, and he regretted it! ”
Zhang Sheng: "It's really exciting, and it makes sense!" But Lord County Commander, no matter how wonderful your story is, can it prove that I am the scholar, or that I killed Mr. Huang? You know, Mr. Huang committed suicide, and this has been confirmed! ”
Yang Wuregret shook his head: "How could Mr. Huang commit suicide!" When I came, I asked Lin Zhutou to learn about Mr. Huang's life. I found that Mr. Huang is a kind-hearted person with a harmonious family. Why would someone like you kill himself? I couldn't figure out what to do, so I committed suicide! ”
Zhang Sheng: "Life is impermanent, who can be clear!" ”
Yang Wuregret said again: "What about the injury on your neck?" ”
Zhang Sheng covered his neck and looked at Yang Wuregret with a wary expression.
Yang Wu regretted it: "The injury on your neck was scratched by Mr. Huang!" I saw some flesh between his fingernails, and I knew that he was definitely not committing suicide, but I was afraid that it was a suicide that could be faked by humans. As for why he made a mistake in judgment, it was because he believed in his own experience too much and would not think that someone might stun Mr. Huang and then hang him on the beams of the house. But the murderer did not expect that the dose of the drug he used was not enough, and as a result, Mr. Huang suddenly woke up during the hanging, and then began to struggle. But in the end, he was hanged, and his hand scratched the murderer's neck. ”
The old man looked ashamed, because he could tell that the other party had committed suicide almost at a glance, and that was indeed because of experience.
Another reason is that he is really not very responsible.
Therefore, only a self-hanging conclusion was reached, and no more detailed examination was made.
He swore that if he had been more detailed, he would have been able to find the crumbs of flesh in Mr. Huang's fingernails.