Magistrate Liu felt guilty, "Because every time Li Shou had a private meeting with Liu Xue, he was afraid of being discovered and recognized, so he always wore a mask, so the other witnesses could only judge from his general appearance and had not seen him with their own eyes."

This person."

"Liu Xue's maid and the concierge at the back door of Liu Mansion had seen Li Shou, but the concierge was killed by Li Shou, but she was the only one who truly confirmed that she had seen Li Shou's true appearance. We also confirmed that Li Shou had seen her through her testimony.

Shou."

Magistrate Liu's words made Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan become serious instantly.

This thing seems reasonable, but it is actually very strange.

Li Shou and Liu Xue were worried that others would discover their affair, so they put on masks to hide their identities.

But the question is, why did Li Shou hide his face and identity?! Instead of covering his whereabouts.

Although the folk customs in Dazhou were developed and the costumes were diverse, it was not a glorious thing to be pregnant before marriage.

If Li Shou and Liu Xue really wanted to hide it, they should also cover up their relationship to prevent anyone from seeing their private meeting.

Not only can wearing a mask not hide the relationship between the two, but if someone discovers that there is a man wearing a mask in and out of Miss Liu's boudoir, it will be counterproductive and lead to more rumors.

This is unreasonable.

"Then you use this as evidence!?" Di Zhiyuan asked.

Yang Qingyuan continued to look through the files, thinking of the case files he had seen in the Ministry of Punishment before, and the two facts were corroborated.

The government found a bloody coat and dirty silver in Li Shou's home.

The blood-stained coat was an undershirt, but what was left on the door of the Liu Mansion were fragments of a brocade outer robe, indicating that the murderer was wearing an undershirt when he killed the person, and then put on the outer robe after killing the person.

Liu Xue and Li Shou were already close to each other. What was the reason that made Li Shou take the pain and kill Miss Liu?!

Li Shou hid the bloody clothes and dirty silver at home, indicating that he had gone home and changed out of the blood clothes.

Then the second illogical point appears.

If Li Shou had changed his clothes, why didn't he notice that there was a tear on his back?

Yang Qingyuan just inspected the brocade robe, and the gap was very obvious. If Li Shou had really changed his clothes, there was absolutely no way he wouldn't have noticed it!

So why did Li Shou continue to wear the brocade clothes even though he knew they were torn?!

"Magistrate Liu, when you arrested Li Shou, was he wearing these clothes?!"

"Well, that's not the case. Li Shou was only wearing a coat at that time. He was arrested by the gambling house owner because he owed a debt of three thousand taels."

"Three thousand taels?!"

Yang Qingyuan murmured to himself, and then said to County Magistrate Wannian, "Magistrate Liu, please continue talking!"

"When he was arrested, Li Shou had been beaten to a bruised and swollen face by people from the gambling house. He was beaten to death if the policemen from Liumen hadn't arrived in time!"

His nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and he was out of shape.

Both Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan captured this keyword.

"Why didn't Magistrate Liu see Li Shou's face clearly?!"

Di Zhiyuan also asked, "Did County Magistrate Liu judge that this person was the murderer just based on his appearance?!"

Magistrate Liu, who was sitting at the bottom, became nervous again, "My lords, we have verified Li Shou's true identity. Although Li Shou's appearance was destroyed, we passed the test left by Li Shou when he took part in the government examination before.

Comparing the fingerprints with those of the arrested person, it can be confirmed that it is indeed Li Shou himself."

Magistrate Wannian pointed to the evidence bag on the side and said.

Yang Qingyuan took out three pieces of physical evidence from a bag, namely the fingerprints from Li Shou's palace examination, the fingerprints that verified Li Shou's identity, and the fingerprints that verified Li Shou's identity before he was beheaded.

Yang Qingyuan glanced at it and knew it was a fingerprint pressed by the same finger.

A person's appearance can be disguised, but a person's fingerprints are difficult to forge.

Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan fell into silence. This case seemed absurd, but as far as the case itself was concerned, the evidence chain was relatively complete.

The bloody clothes and dirty silver in Li Shou’s home; the murder weapon in the river outside Sanhe Village; Li Shou’s damaged brocade clothes.

Although the logic is weird, the above physical evidence is enough as evidence to judge the case!

The subjective standard for Dazhou officials to finalize the case is not to eliminate other reasonable doubts. As long as the evidence chain is complete and the facts can be basically confirmed, the case can be finalized.

As for the Li Shou case, the evidence is considered conclusive so far, and all suspicions are just speculations by Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan.

It is not advisable to use speculation against physical evidence!

After Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan inquired about a few more details, they went to the Guanyi where Song Hui's father was staying. They needed to meet Song Hui's father.

In the Wannian County Guanyi.

Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan were stunned by the news from Song Hui's father's mouth.

"That's the truth. We spent a day visiting Wannian County and found out that the traces of Li Shou seemed to have been completely wiped out! In one day, we didn't find anyone who had known Li Shou! It seems that

There is no one named Li Shou in Wannian County!"

This news shocked Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan.

Originally, the two of them thought that the people behind the scenes were just trying to silence people who knew Li Shou, but they didn't expect that no one who knew Li Shou could be found in Wannian County.

Song Hui's father continued, "Li Shou is a die-hard scholar. In addition to studying at home, he also attends classes at the county school. He has almost no contact with outsiders. The only thing found is that he once sold paintings at art exhibitions, but

He is also sold wearing a mask, and his identity can only be known from the signature of his painting."

"So, the only ones who have seen Li Shou now are Granny Li and the maid?!"

"Let's go! Let's go to Liu's Mansion and find that maid."

This maid is currently the only person in Wannian County who is known to have met Li Shou. Yang Qingyuan must protect her first.

Yang Qingyuan immediately went to the Liu Mansion where the case began.

The Liu Mansion is the home of a wealthy businessman in Wannian County.

The head of the Liu Mansion, Liu Jue, was not just a rich man. His grandfather had been a high-ranking official in the former Qin Dynasty. After the fall of the former Qin Dynasty, he moved from Shendu to Wannian County and became a country squire.

I have a lot of land in Wannian County, but I am a philanthropic and virtuous family. I did not expect to suffer such a misfortune.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At the gate of Liu Mansion, the servant in charge of the night watch was a little at a loss.

More than ten people in black costumes were standing outside the door.

"I wonder how many of them are!?"

Yang Qingyuan took out his official credentials and said, "Dali Temple Young Minister Yang Qingyuan! I'm here to investigate the case! Please inform the government!"

The servants did not dare to neglect. One of them opened the door of the mansion and invited Yang Qingyuan and others to enter, while the other hurriedly ran into the mansion to inform his master.

Liu Jue sat in his study and was shocked when he heard the servant's reply.

"Why did Dali Temple come here?!"

Liu Jue knew that he didn't have much time to think. Before he could think about it, Liu Jue got up and walked towards the main hall.

Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan were sitting in the main hall, and soon there were servants serving tea.

Looking at the material of the servant's clothes, Yang Qingyuan's eyes flashed with surprise.

The two waited for about a quarter of an hour before Liu Jue hurried over.

"I'm sorry! You two adults, Liu has already gone to bed and is disheveled, so I'm late!"

Something like this obviously happened at home, but Mr. Liu looked strange.

"It doesn't matter, it's disrespectful for me to visit at night."

Liu Jue hesitated for a moment and then asked, "I wonder what the two adults are calling for late at night?!"

"I'm here for the Qian Yuan case?!"

Liu Jue's hand holding the tea cup froze slightly, "Isn't this case already concluded, and the murderer Li Shou has also been executed?!"

While talking, Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan were carefully observing Liu Jue's expression and movements.

"When I reviewed the case, I discovered some doubts, so I reviewed the case."

Liu Jue reacted immediately and was shocked, "What?! Isn't that Li Shou the murderer?!"

Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan looked at each other and realized that things were not simple.

"Whether it is true or not is still under investigation. We are here to see the maid who testified against Li Shou that day."

"You are talking about my little girl's former maid, Haruyuki, right? This..."

"Is there anything difficult about Mr. Liu?!"

After hesitating, Liu Jue said, "This maid accidentally fell into the river on her way out four days ago and drowned."

Unexpectedly, it was too late!

"Oh?! I wonder where the body is?!"

"Haruyuki's body was buried on Cuihua Mountain in the suburbs!"

Household servants were nothing more than private property in the Zhou Dynasty. Although the laws clearly stipulated that they must be reported, the local gentry did not take them seriously!

"How dare I ask Yuan Liu if he knew the criminal Li Shou before this?!"
To be continued...