A shocking event occurred in the usually peaceful Majia Village six days ago. The eldest daughter-in-law of the Ma Liu family actually poured a bag of arsenic into the well at home. As a result, six people in the family, including their newborn baby, died.
The man is bedridden and his life or death is still uncertain.
The perpetrator, Ma Liu's eldest daughter-in-law, committed suicide by jumping into a well on the night of the murder. She also brutally strangled her newborn daughter to death before jumping into the well.
This incident not only caused a sensation in Majia Village, but also in the entire Ping'an Town.
The original name of Ping'an Town was not this. It was renamed Ping'an ten years ago when Taifu Gao, who is still serving as the Crown Prince, returned to his hometown to pay homage to his ancestors.
I don’t know if it is due to the blessing of the town’s name. Over the past ten years, Ping’an Town has been a unique auspicious town in Yong’an City.
The mere fact that there have been minor cases but no major cases in the past ten years is enough to make people feel fantasy.
Not even an ordinary major case, let alone such a tragedy that almost wiped out the whole family. Once this incident in Majia Village happened, it would cause a sensation in the whole town.
As soon as Qi Baoer, Lu Tongpan and others arrived in the town, they heard voices discussing this matter.
Jiang County Magistrate who greeted them was very embarrassed but helpless. Their government could stop one or two people from talking about the matter, but the whole town was saying that this law does not punish everyone, and they really couldn't control it.
But Lord Wanglu doesn’t mind.
Jiangxian Cheng knew that he would be punished this time and had given up hope that he would be punished.
Such a murder occurred during his first year in Ping'an Town. No matter what the cause of the incident was, the superiors would only think that he was lax in governance and incompetent.
Reducing an official position is considered a minor matter, but he is afraid that it will harm his family.
I just hope that Lord Lu is a truly righteous person and will not blame the people of Ping'an Town for this.
There are naturally other reasons why Jiang County Prime Minister is so worried, but let’s not mention them for now and let’s focus on the case first.
Lu Tongpan was not the prime minister, so it was unclear whether he could support the boat, but he was not a narrow-minded person, and he did not pay much attention to the opinions of the people.
Judge Lu Tong didn't like the false etiquette of picking up the wind, and Jiang County Magistrate knew this clearly, so he didn't bother with those who didn't, but followed the order and took everyone directly to Majia Village.
On the way, Jiang County Magistrate told him the whole story one by one.
The case is actually very clear, at least according to outside rumors: the eldest daughter-in-law of Ma Liu in Majia Village poured a large bag of arsenic into the well at home, causing the whole family to be poisoned.
Ma Liu and his wife died, the eldest daughter-in-law committed suicide, Ma Liu's second son and his wife were also poisoned and died, and the married sister-in-law who came back to visit relatives also died after being discovered and unable to receive treatment.
Currently, Ma Liu's eldest son and three grandchildren, as well as his third son, his wife, and his son-in-law are still hanging their lives in the town hospital.
But this case is so clear, yet it has never been closed.
The reason... rumors are just rumors after all.
"Dr. Ning at the town's medical clinic was once an imperial physician, and his medical skills are trustworthy.
Dr. Ning examined the deceased and said that they were not seriously poisoned and would not die overnight.
Dr. Ning is also trying his best to treat the Ma family members who are still alive. However, Dr. Ning said that it is very strange that those people have been detoxified, but not only does it not seem like the poison has been detoxified, but it is getting worse. Now they can only use ginseng.
Hanging for one's life.
besides……"
Immediately, Jiang County Magistrate glanced nervously at Lu Tongpan, who was driving beside him, wondering whether he should say the next words.
Judge Lu Tong glanced at him lightly and said with a smile, "The Prime Minister of Jiang County will only come here."
Hearing this kind tone, Jiang County Cheng felt a lot less nervous. He thought that the worst he could do was to lose his official position, and his heart skipped a beat...
"Ma Fan, oh, she is Ma Liu's eldest daughter-in-law. She used to have an excellent reputation in the village. She was filial to her parents-in-law and loving to her uncles and nephews. Her mother-in-law, Ma Liu's daughter-in-law, has never been shy.
It's just that Ma Fan's natal family is not very good. Her parents are partial to their only son Fan Ergou. Marrying off several daughters is no different from selling them. Fan Ergou spends his whole day doing nothing but stealing chickens.
He is also good at gambling when it comes to petting dogs, and if he runs out of money, he will ask his sisters for it.
A few days before the incident at Ma Liu's house, many people in Majia Village saw Fan Ergou going to Ma Liu's house to look for Ma Fan. There were also women in the village who saw Ma Fan's distress after Fan Ergou left.
Restless.
It’s just that it’s normal for Fan Ergou to look for Ma Fan, and even if everyone sees it, they don’t take it seriously.”
Judge Lu Tong was silent for a while and then asked with a straight face: "What Jiang County Cheng means is that he suspects that the affairs of the Ma Liu family are related to Fan Ergou?"
Master Lu's question was too direct, and Jiang County Cheng said that he didn't even know how to answer it.
After choking for a moment, he said in embarrassment: "The official has suspicions and has conducted a detailed investigation on Fan Ergou, but there is no evidence yet."
That Fan Ergou is really not a thing. After such a big thing happened to the eldest sister's family, he actually stayed at the little widow's house or stayed in the casino for a whole day. It seemed that the dead person was not his.
Just like my elder sister.
Everyone has subjective consciousness, and Jiang County Cheng is the same. When he learned about Fan Ergou's personality, he instinctively disliked this person. As soon as he heard that Fan Ergou had gone to find the murderer before the incident, he immediately suspected Fan Ergou.
Is the dog the person behind the scenes?
Lu Tongfan didn't say anything anymore. He wanted to provide evidence for everything, especially those of them who were officials. They couldn't speculate on anything at will, otherwise there would be no point in having them as officials.
Jiangxian Cheng saw that Lu Tongjian's face was not good, and he knew that he had made a mistake, so he also stopped talking.
The two big heads stopped talking, and naturally no one else in the team dared to say anything. The team headed towards Majia Village in silence.
Majia Village is not far from Pingan Town, and the team arrived at Majia Village in half an hour.
But it was clearly not lunch time yet, but not a single person could be seen in Majia Village. It could only be seen from the smoke rising from the chimneys of every house in the village that there were still many people living in the village.
When they arrived at the entrance of the village, everyone dismounted and walked into the village alley.
After hearing the sound, many villagers ran out to watch, but no one came out of the house. Instead, each house had a few pairs of eyes staring at the crack of the door, or half of their heads on the top of the wall.
Everyone's eyes were similar, with curiosity, fear, and a hint of unobvious expectation at the same time.
That feels weird.
What do you mean?
As an official, he was feared by the people. This felt familiar to them, but not like the people in Majia Village.
The people in Majia Village looked at them more as if they were looking at something that frightened them rather than facing the fear of officials.
No, to be precise, there is something here that scares them, and even though they are wearing official uniforms, they still can't bring them much peace of mind.
Ma Liu's home is in the middle of the village. The courtyard door is wide open and the house is not big. Standing at the courtyard door and glancing in, you can basically see the situation at home.
It is a very conventional village house structure, an earthen house built in a shape. The door leads into a small courtyard. Opposite the door is the main room. There are three rooms on the left and the same three rooms on the right.