The brocade guard did not hide it, he first owed a debt, and then said: "Back to my lord, no other murder weapons were found at the scene, but there were footprints, and we have extended them as physical evidence." ”

Hearing such an answer, Tang Jianqiu was very satisfied, he nodded, and said, "That's very good!" A few of you go and ask if there are any families in the neighborhood that can make such knives, and the rest of the brothers come with me!" ”

"Yes!"

Although I don't know why Fang Ziteng's mother-in-law poured dirty water on him, it is certain that the relationship between the two is not very good on weekdays.

In the relationship between husband and wife, no matter how much they make friends with the person next to the pillow, they are the most suspicious.

If it is caused by being too hasty and careless, it may be understandable, but if it is intentional, it will be troublesome.

In order to confirm his conjecture, Tang Jianqiu led people to Fang Ziteng's house to find out the facts, but Fang Ziteng's mother-in-law was particularly excited when she saw Tang Jianqiu, and ran towards him as if she saw a god.

"Official, you have to make the decision for me!"

As she was talking, she knelt down towards Tang Jianqiu, and Tang Jianqiu saw this and hurriedly asked her to get up and reply: "Old woman, please don't get excited, after this Zhenfu finds out the truth, he will definitely return his innocence." ”

Even if he knew that Fang Ziteng's wife was stealing Han first, it was still a human life, and it was impossible to ignore it.

Hearing this, the old woman's mood was slightly better.

She was very excited, and she didn't care about how dirty her clothes were, so she hurriedly bowed down and thanked her.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! Adults are also invited to take a seat! ”

"Thank you for your kindness, I won't sit down, old man, in this case, I'll say it bluntly, it's better not to jump to conclusions before the truth is ascertained."

Tang Jianqiu said some secret words, which made the old woman even more confused, so that she should not be good.

"The old body is a little confused, I don't know what the adult means by this?"

Since the other party didn't understand, Tang Jianqiu didn't need to play dumb riddles with the other party, so he simply said truthfully: "This Zhenfu believes that the murderer may have someone else, not another son-in-law." ”

"It can't be!"

The old lady almost subconsciously screamed, and her performance was particularly intense, as if she had suffered some stimulus.

A hint of surprise flashed in Ah Fei's eyes at the old woman's various performances, but he quickly reacted, and then dried up this emotion.

It's not that I suspect it, but maybe this old man is too extreme, to be precise, she is too excited.

seemed to realize that there might be something wrong with her behavior, and the old lady explained it:

"To tell the truth, in the impression of the old body, that Fang Ziteng is indeed a rare good son-in-law,

But a few days ago, the old body heard more or less about his own girl, and the old body was ashamed after hearing it, and he had been persuaded many times.

Besides, this matter is too embarrassing, and it makes people laugh when it spreads, and it's not easy to talk to your son-in-law, but who wants the old daughter to be infatuated with that man! The old body also feels ashamed. ”

As she was talking, the old lady couldn't help but sigh, and it was a little painful to think about it, who let their family suffer this kind of thing.

"So you know?"

Tang Jianqiu was not surprised by such a result, he did not accept this case in his previous life, because he did not go out on patrol at that time, nor did he encounter the rabbit with a grass crown.

At this point, the old lady couldn't care so much, so she had to nod and admit it.

"Exactly, the old body doesn't dare to deceive adults,"

"You have a good relationship with Fang Ziteng, yes or no?"

Judging from the remarks of the old lady, we can judge from this, so the previous judgment is wrong.

"Yes, it is precisely because of such an old body that I dare not lose this person." The old woman was so ashamed that she didn't dare to look at it.

"If this Zhenfu tells you that the murderer is not Fang Ziteng, are you willing to testify for him?" Tang Jianqiu asked her in a hypothetical way, if it was more direct, I was afraid it would be difficult for her to compromise, so this reason came to this.

At first, the old lady was still a little resistant, but after some ideological struggle, she agreed, leaned her back, and nodded heavily: "Since adults need to be old and prove that old people are going to do it." ”

To say that the efficiency of this brocade guard is not bad, and soon found out the whereabouts of the murder weapon, it is said that this knife was made by a blacksmith from a neighboring village.

In addition, there is a non-obvious word on this knife that you can't see if you don't look closely, and this word is the knifesmith's surname.

Now there are blacksmiths and old women as witnesses, plus those villagers and elders, as well as the existence of this knife and even shoe prints, which must confirm the adulterer's crime.

As for who the adulterer was, as long as he asked a random villager to ask, no matter how prominent his status was, it was useless, and the local people were afraid of the majesty of the officers and soldiers, so they had to answer honestly, so as not to be reprimanded.

After the physical evidence and the murderer were searched one after another, the local county government began interrogation on the spot.

"Smack!"

The sound of the county order slapping the startled trees was enough to shock people's hearts, and the officers and soldiers standing on both sides were expressionless, holding water and fire sticks, like towering wooden stakes.

"Take someone to the court!"

The restriction put on a posture that a county lord should have, and the person who interrogated him was not Tang Jianqiu.

The Beizhen Fusi did take over the case well, but because the case was still small, they were not good at interfering, so they had to sit in the public court in the name of hearing and watch the county order decide the case.

After a while, I saw Fang Ziteng, who was unkempt and covered with blood, coming over, his feet were forcibly chained to restrict his movements, but he still knelt down honestly.

"Grass people Fang Ziteng knocks to see the blue sky!"

"Excuse me, Fang Ziteng, this case will be heard by Lord Tang, the suppressor of the Beizhen Fu Division, you don't want to be restrained, what the county asks you, you answer truthfully!"

"Yes, please say it."

Fang Ziteng naturally didn't dare to slack off, this may be his only chance to be rehabilitated.

The county commander said: "Fang Ziteng, you said earlier that the Wu family was not killed by you, yes or no?" ”

"Yes, the grass people and their wives are very affectionate, how can they be so vicious? The murderer is someone else! ”

So, Fang Ziteng told the county order about what happened before, and he was still a little sad when he was talking, but the county order was shocked after hearing it, and his face was red with anger.

"Damn! How unreasonable! If the county preaches him to the court, will you recognize him? ”

"Even if you turn into gray grass, the people will recognize it!"

Fang Ziteng was categorical, he hated that person to the core.

"Good! Someone! Take Hu Jiu to the hall! ”

"Pass Hu Jiu to the court!"

A relatively handsome man was summoned by the county magistrate to walk to the court.

I don't know if it was out of fear or for some reason, causing his legs to tremble, and he didn't kneel down for a long time.

Tang Jianqiu killed the past with one look, which made Hu Jiu terrified, he had never seen such a fierce eagle pupil, as if a glance could make people fall into the land of nine tours!

Tang Jianqiu's gloomy eyes and the surprise of the county order made him have no choice, even if he didn't want to, he had to kneel.

"Grass, grass people Hu Jiu, knock on the two adults!"

"Hu Jiu, someone accused you of having an affair with the Hu family, but was it wrong?"

When Huba heard this, he knelt down on the spot and shouted that he was wronged:

"My lord! Wronged, my lord! Xiao Xiao's words and deeds on weekdays are full of poetry and books, how can he do such a reluctant thing? ”

The county magistrate seemed to be very embarrassed, he glared at Hu Jiu angrily, very disgusted, and his words were full of unhappiness:

"Shut up! If the county has no evidence, how can it question you? Hum! Even if you don't recognize it, you have to admit it! Someone! Heirloom card! ”

"Heirloom card—"

As had been arranged, the old lady, the blacksmith, and a few people from the same village came to testify.

When he saw several people appear at the same time, Fang Ziteng's eyes were full of fear, afraid that they would give out their names together.

"The grass people (women) knock to see the blue sky."

"How many of you recognize the two of you?"

As he was saying that, everyone put their eyes on the two of them, Fang Ziteng squeezed his eyebrows, as if he was warning them not to betray themselves, but who would have thought that it was such a small action that Tang Jianqiu found out and broke it in public.

"Hu Jiu, your eyes are very uncomfortable?"

Hu Jiu's body stiffened, he knew Tang Jianqiu's intentions, but he had to pretend to be confused.

"The grass people don't understand what the adults mean."

"If it's not uncomfortable, how can you frown?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone instantly understood, as long as it is not stupid, it will understand.

The county commander was furious, and he didn't forget to use the shocking wood in his hand to call the case:

"Bold Hu Jiu! Dare to make a mistake in front of this county! Could it be that you want the county to give you twenty killing sticks? ”

Huba was so shocked that he fell to his knees like a quail, and had to kowtow several times to get forgiveness.

"Spare your life! Spare your life! The grass people don't dare anymore! ”

How can the county order be ignored? He just snorted coldly, "You guys answer truthfully, you need to say a word for this guy, otherwise the county will list you as accomplices!" ”

"Yes, if you go back to your lordship, the grass people do know that the Wu family is Fang Ziteng's wife, so Hu Jiu takes advantage of Fang Ziteng's absence to go in on weekdays.

Although the two are closed in the door, they can occasionally see the gaps that are hidden, and sometimes they can even see Wu going out to greet them, and the two behave very intimately, like lovers.

When he came out, his face was even red, but the Wu family looked a little shy, and it was really hard to imagine that the two of them did not happen to this lonely man and widow living in the same room. ”

Hu Jiu was trembling with anger, he was already at a loss because of this matter, and now that the other party has announced his crime, how can he bear it?

"You old man, don't talk nonsense!"

"Bold! Fang Ziteng, beware of the crime of this mansion to cure you for roaring in the court! ”

The county order tried his best to tolerate it, and in normal times, he would have asked someone to beat him dozens of boards, but now it is for Tang Jianqiu's sake that he has not been severely punished.

Hu Jiu didn't dare to squeak anymore, so he had to kneel honestly.

"Since the two of them committed adultery, who among you saw Hu Jiu running out of Fang Ziteng's room?" The county magistrate asked again, and one of the thinner young men spoke;

"County master, the grass people couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, and they were about to go out for a walk, when they vaguely heard movement from Fang Ziteng's house, and they could see it out of curiosity.

Not long after Fang Ziteng ran out, he saw Hu Jiu come out, he was very flustered at that time, but the grass people didn't care, who expected to be threatened by him afterwards, he said that if he dared to say it, the grass people would look good. ”

"You!"

Hu Jiu was about to open his mouth to scold back, but what responded to him was Tang Jianqiu's cold eyes, which frightened him so much that he had to swallow the words he wanted to say into his stomach.

"Back to the adult's words, the grass people are not convinced! These people must have arranged in advance to blame the grass people, and ask the master to call the shots! ”

Hu Jiu bit it to death and refused to admit it, he thought that as long as there was no physical evidence, there was no way to convict him.

The county magistrate guessed that he would say this, and ordered someone to pass on the physical evidence at Tang Jianqiu's instructions.

"Do you recognize this knife?"

Seeing this, Hu Jiu hurriedly shook his head and denied it, even if this was his own, he couldn't admit it.

"You talk back."

The county magistrate was too lazy to listen to Hu Jiu's nonsense, and now that Tang Jianqiu was in this court, he had to behave well.

"My lord, this knife was forged by the grass people, Hu Jiu asked the grass people to do it, at first the grass people also felt that it was inappropriate, and asked him what he used it for but refused to say, just let the grass people do it,

The grass people didn't dare to ask more, according to the map he gave, if they knew that he was killing people with a murder weapon, he would give the grass people a hundred guts, and the grass people wouldn't dare! ”

He was also afraid that the restriction would be misunderstood, so he added a sentence from it.

Seeing this, the county magistrate appeased: "What you mean, the county understands, and I can't complain to you about this matter." ”

"My lord! Wronged, my lord! It's all because they colluded to wronged the villain! ”

Hu Jiu was very excited, if there was no one in the four places, he would definitely hold on to his soul's legs, but now this situation is relatively special.

How can the county order be listened to? He angrily reprimanded his behavior on the spot: "Shut up! You only know how to shout that you are wronged, if there is evidence to prove your innocence, you should provide counter-evidence!

This county boldly speculates that either your identity is too special, or you have connections in this area, otherwise how could there be so many people in the village who did not report it? ”

Hearing this, Hu Jiu suddenly choked, he was about to open his mouth to brew something but couldn't say why, so he had to have a showdown, but who would have thought that he would point the finger at Fang Ziteng for the whole thing.

"I don't pretend anymore! Fang Ziteng, why is it not you but her who died at the beginning! Otherwise, I can make a pair of winged birds with her! ”

Although Fang Ziteng was an honest man, he couldn't stand such an insult from him, so he was angry at the time: "You robbed my wife and brutally killed her, and you want me to forgive you?" I beg the prefectural magistrate to punish this person! ”

"This case has been closed, this county will naturally return your innocence, Fang Ziteng, you have suffered, come on! Untie him, and let Hu Jiu sign and draw and escort him into the big guy, and ask for beheading after the autumn! ”

Hu Jiu was shocked, Xu was too sudden, causing him to be speechless for a long time, and was about to open his mouth to say something, but found that his throat and eyes seemed to be blocked, and he stared at the complaint very numbly.

After pressing the handprint, he was taken away by one left and one right, and Fang Ziteng expressed his gratitude to the two life-saving benefactors: "Grass people Fang Ziteng thank you Lord Qingtian!" The pacification envoy is really a god and a man! Thank you for calming down and returning the grass people to innocence! ”

"You're welcome, you should thank Afei."

Although it is Tang Jianqiu's rule that it is strictly forbidden for anyone to sentence criminals to death today, the person who really saved him is Ah Fei, and some things should be clearly distinguished, even if he is a pacification envoy.

"Yes! No matter what you say, you still have to thank the adults! The grass people are willing to repay the cattle and horses in the next life! ”