Shen Yi's face was as usual, as if he didn't feel that Ou Jingtian's attitude was different at all, or that he had long been accustomed to the opinions of the people in the rivers and lakes about him. He still looked at Gong Qianshan and said, "Manager Li Du was assassinated and killed a few days ago, I wonder if Gong Daxia knows some news?"

When Liu Qingyun heard this, he understood a little in his heart, and his spirit suddenly lifted up, and his eyes stared at Gong Qianshan.

Gong Qianshan's face had changed to a sad expression, and he said in a low voice: "Brother Li Yi was assassinated and killed, and when he arrived, he was too late to rescue. ”

Shen Yi asked, "At the time of the crime, I don't know where Gong Daxia was?"

Gong Qianshan said: "In the next few days, I stayed in the righteous brother's mansion, and it happened that on the night of the murder of the righteous brother, I went out to visit friends, and when I returned to the Li Mansion in the early morning of the second day, the righteous brother was already ......."

"It turns out that Gong Daxia went to visit a friend, I don't know who Gong Daxia's friend is?" asked Shen Yi.

Without waiting for Gong Qianshan to answer, Ou Jingtian on the side said coldly: "The friend he went to meet is just not here." His gaze was like a knife, staring at Shen Yi.

Shen Yi did not flinch, and said, "It turned out to be Brother Ou, may I ask why Brother Ou also came to the vicinity of the Li Mansion?"

Ou Jingtian laughed angrily, looked up to the sky and snorted, and said sharply: "What, Lord Shen is interrogating us as suspects?"

"Don't dare. Shen Yi was still very calm, and said unhurriedly: "This case is very important, and Shen Yi's responsibility is to do it." ”

"What a duty! We and other people in the rivers and lakes put chivalry first, stand up to the heavens and the earth, and ask ourselves without being ashamed of our hearts, how can we be like those who are officials, who do not distinguish between black willows, bend the law for personal gain, and abuse the criminal law! Since Lord Shen keeps mentioning his duties, I will tell you that I know that I came down to this border to worship a dead deceased, and I have been like this every year for five years. I don't know if Lord Shen is satisfied with this explanation? Please continue to interrogate!" Ou Jingtian had wide eyes, and his words were tingling, as if he was about to draw his sword.

Shen Yi was silent for a long time, looked up at Ou Jingtian and said: "Hu Wen's case of hurting people, on personal matters, Shen Yi was also a person in the rivers and lakes, you can understand his mood of avenging the villagers, but on the public, the law is current, no one can abuse lynching, and those who violate the law should be punished." ”

Ou Jingtian sneered again and again, and said: "Listening to you, it is natural that the legal principles are easy to prove, but there are so many officials in the central and central courts, and there are so many people who are corrupt and pervert the law, all of them talk about doing things according to law like you, but in fact they secretly commit injustice, and in the end it is the people who suffer. I think of my brother Hu Wen, who has been chivalrous and righteous all his life, and has saved countless people, just because the road is uneven, he can't bear the villagers to be bullied, and he beat a bully to a serious injury, so he was personally arrested by your Lord Shen and sentenced to prison for three months. May I ask Lord Shen, is this where the justice of the law lies?"

Shen Yi looked at him and didn't speak. If he is unable to reason and restrain himself, and allows people in the rivers and lakes to contend with reason by force, sooner or later it will become a situation in which the higher the martial arts, the more reasonable it is, and how can there be no end to the use of violence to deal with violence? However, it is not uncommon for the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to deceive their superiors and subordinates, and to abuse their power and oppress the people. Throughout the year, Qingtianfu has tried countless officials, but there are still people who take risks, and they have been repeatedly banned, but it is also an indisputable fact, which makes people feel helpless. But even in reality, Lord Yuwen still worked hard day and night, without a trace of slackness, practiced what he preached, adhered to sincerity and reason, and upheld justice in the world. Things are hard, but as long as someone is doing their best, it's better than not doing it. What is chivalry? Isn't it just doing it knowing that you can't do it? Shen Yi thought of this, his mind was already firm, and he only said lightly: "Those who hurt people will be punished, so Hu Wen is in charge, but the bullying bully has also been punished as he deserves, and it is fair and just." Shen Yi is only reasonable, not humane, and before the law, no one can be accommodating. ”

Ou Jingtian was angry when he heard this, and said in a loud voice: "Okay, good, what a Jiangnan hero, I forgot, you are now the guardian of today's saint himself, a dignified four-grade official, not the same as me and other rough people, and you are no longer a person in the rivers and lakes." ”

Shen Yi didn't speak, his eyes were dark and bottomless.

Hua Susu's face changed, tears welled up in her eyes, looking at Shen Yi, she was sad and couldn't believe it, is this the Jiangnan hero she has heard countless stories of heroes? No wonder the second brother Hua Yuhui scolds Shen Yi every time he mentions it, scolding him for betraying the chivalry of the rivers and lakes, and vainly calling him a Jiangnan hero, even if the eldest brother Hua Yulan explained a few words on the side, then he could only shake his head and sigh, if they knew that they ran away from home this time, just to be able to see Shen Yi with their own eyes, they would definitely be half angry to death.

Liu Qingyun bowed his head and was silent, what Ou Jingtian said was also what he wanted to say, he had long wanted to persuade Shen Yi to take off his official uniform and return to the rivers and lakes. But how could he forget that the people of Qingtianfu worked tirelessly for the people and worked tirelessly day and night? And every time he handled a case with Shen Yi, when the unjust case was cleared, the tears of gratitude in the eyes of the people also moved him and made him more motivated to do things? This is also the reason why he is happy to follow Shen Yi everywhere. I think Shen Yi thinks the same way, asking for the people's life is originally what a chivalrous person should do, but there will be a difference in size and method.

Shen Yi secretly took a deep breath, suppressed all the pain and helplessness in the depths of his heart, stretched out his finger and pointed to the child who came with Ou Jingtian and Gong Qianshan, and asked Gong Qianshan again: "Except for Gong Daxia, I don't know who else survived in the Li Du Governor's Mansion? Before coming, he had carefully read the case files sorted out by Mr. Zhuge Zhuge , and the local government had interrogated the servants and soldiers of the Li Mansion, and they all said that on the night of the crime, he suddenly saw a fire in the study, and when he arrived to extinguish the fire, he only found Li Lilong's almost completely burned body, and immediately checked the personnel in the house, in addition to the murdered Li Lilong, his ten-year-old son Li Xiaoli who depended on him for his life was also missing. The local government could not find it, so it had to be deduced that Li Xiaoli was killed with his father and abandoned by the murderer.

Gong Qianshan's eyelids jumped, and he said: "Shen Daxia has good eyesight, this is Li Xiaoli, the son of Brother Li Yi. ”

Shen Yi looked at Gong Qianshan up and down again, and said: "According to the report in the case file handed in by the local government, you didn't find your nephew that night, and it didn't mention that you had seen Gong Daxia, so I think Gong Daxia must have returned to the Li Mansion by extraordinary means and took the child away?"

Gong Qianshan was speechless for a while, thinking about Shen Yi's powerful words, and said with a forced smile: "Don't dare, I was surprised to see that my brother was killed that night, and I was worried that the murderer was still hiding nearby, so I didn't want to alarm others, so I only quietly took my nephew away, in order to investigate and avenge my brother in the future." ”

Ou Jingtian answered: "Yes, that day, I happened to meet Brother Gong, and I didn't return to the Li Mansion until the early morning of the next day, and I didn't know that after an hour, he took this Brother Li to the inn where I stayed, saying that the righteous brother was harmed by the enemy and swore revenge, so I waited until I came here." I've told all the truth, I don't know if Lord Shen has anything else to interrogate?"

Shen Yi ignored the sarcasm in his words and continued to ask: "Gong Daxia, how do you know that Governor Li Du's death was only caused by seeking revenge? Do you know what enemies Governor Li Du has? How did you think of coming to this remote Qiongta Town to seek revenge?"

Gong Qianshan said: "Don't hide it from Shen Daxia, in fact, I can't be sure whether my righteous brother was harmed by the enemy. As far as I know, the righteous brother is bold and sincere, and he has never formed a deep enmity with others, but if it is not for the enemy, I really can't guess the cause of the righteous brother's death, so I think that the righteous brother may have another big enemy, but it is not known. As for coming to this Qiongta Town to find the murderer, it was because Xiaoli's nephew mentioned it when he heard the conversation between the righteous brother and the murderer that night, and we followed this only clue. ”

Li Xiaoli, who was sitting silently on the side, suddenly spoke: "On the night my father was killed, the weather was very hot, and I couldn't sleep, so I secretly ran out of the bedroom, wanting to go to the backyard to catch crickets. The man begged bitterly, saying that this list was the best opportunity he had ever asked for in his life, and that he would not lose it again, and that he wanted his father to remember the old love and hand it over. Daddy just didn't agree, and then Daddy screamed, and I looked carefully and found that Daddy had been stabbed in the chest by the man. He choked up, and Hua Susu hurriedly wiped his tears for him.

Shen Yi said, "Little brother, did you see the murderer?"

Li Xiaoli shook his head and said: "He can't see his face with a black scarf on his head, but when he pulled the knife from his father's chest, I saw that his left hand holding the knife was different from ordinary people, with six fingers. I was afraid that he would find out, so I didn't dare to look more, so I rolled and hid behind the rockery and lay down in the grass. The man killed his father and set fire to the house. I didn't dare to show up until Uncle Gong jumped in from the courtyard wall, and I came out to meet Uncle Gong, and then I found Uncle Ou together and came here together. His voice was immature, but his speech was clear, and he was obviously a smart and resolute child, and it was because of this that he was able to escape the murderer's killing.

Shen Yi thought for a moment, and then asked Gong Qianshan, "Since you decided to come to Qiongta Town that day, why did you only arrive today?"

Gong Qianshan touched Li Xiaoli's head, sighed and said: "It's really Xiaoli's nephew who has been weak since he was a child, and he has been seriously ill after the fright and pain of his father's murder this time. Brother Zai and Ou didn't dare to take risks, so they had to stay in the inn on the way and take care of Xiao Li, until he recovered from his illness, and then went on the road, so that he arrived here late today. ”

Liu Qingyun looked back at Shen Yi and asked, "List? This person killed Li Du's general soldier, what kind of list do you want to seek revenge?" It seems that they are old acquaintances. I wonder if this murderer has a list?"

"The murderer must have gotten the list, otherwise he wouldn't have set it on fire and risked the list being destroyed in the fire. Shen Yi thought for a moment and said casually.

Liu Qingyun listened to him and didn't elaborate on the list, and asked: "What else are you hiding? Everyone here is your own person, but I can keep it a secret for you, so you can tell the story of this matter as soon as possible." ”

Shen Yi lowered his head and muttered for a moment, just because of the importance of this matter, he didn't want to reveal it easily, and he didn't want his friends to be in danger, but Liu Qingyun's words were not unreasonable, whether he said it or not, and whether he couldn't bear it or not, I was afraid that everyone here at this time would not be able to get out of it. He sighed and said, "It's not a secret, the list mentioned by Li Xiaoli is a list of officials secretly in the Western Xia secretly collected by Li Lilong, the head of the Western Road Capital of the Imperial Court. For this list, twenty-eight agents of the Great Song Dynasty have died, and in the end, even Li Du's general soldiers were killed before he personally sent the list to Beijing. I came this time to secretly investigate the murder of Li Lilong, and also to find this list. He looked at Liu Qingyun, his eyes were full of apologies, and said: "I have been hiding it, but also because I hope that the fewer people who know the list will be as few as possible, so as not to startle the snake, so that the people on the list will be on guard and escape from crime." Although he told the truth, he concealed the decree of amnesty, because he did not know much about it.

Liu Qingyun said with a smile: "I knew that everything you did was a big deal. He suddenly reached out and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said, "I also know that if you didn't say it before, you didn't want me and Su Su to risk being involved in the case." Since even Lord Yuwen and Mr. Zhuge trust me, I believe that I can help you, good brother, I will intervene in your matter. ”

Hua Susu was so excited that she couldn't sit still, and she couldn't wait to jump up immediately to catch the murderer and grab the list. Even Ou Jingtian, who was sitting coldly on the side, couldn't help but be moved, he didn't expect that there was a case within a case, and Li Lilong's death was not only a personal homicide, but also involved the safety of the country. His heart moved, he squinted at Shen Yi, and felt that he might not be like he had always believed, but only for fame and fortune to join the imperial court.

Shen Yi turned his head to Gong Qianshan and said, "Gong Daxia and your nephew are directly related to this case, please stay at the Wusan Inn and don't leave without permission until the case is cleared." ”

Ou Jingtian thought that Shen Yi had put up an official frame again, his heart was bored, anger surged, his eyes widened, and he was about to refute, but after thinking about it, this matter was far beyond the personal grievances in the rivers and lakes, took a breath, and kept his mouth shut.

Gong Qianshan's eyes flickered, and he hurriedly said: "Shen Daxia rest assured, he is here for the matter of his righteous brother, and he has the same purpose as Shen Daxia, and he will definitely stay here and assist in handling the case." ”