Tan Miao considered it in his mind for a moment and could only answer truthfully:
"As for the whereabouts of Prime Minister Zhu Xian, he doesn't like to bring his servants with him on weekdays. We also learned from the post's Cheng Cheng that he went to Sun's house. After checking, we found that he did not stay at Sun's house.
We searched in the county for many days to no avail, so we could only think of going to Sun's house to search again. As for the location where the body was recovered, it was not difficult to guess. The water in Sun's fish pond was only three to two meters deep, and only the canals and dams had the easiest flow of water.
Hiding the corpse."
"I don't think so. It's not the easiest place to hide a corpse, but it's the easiest place to frame."
Chu Nanzhi snorted disdainfully: "It's the flood season now, and the water flow upstream is fast. No matter where the corpse is thrown into the water, it will eventually reach the dam, so whether the corpse floats or sinks to the bottom of the canal, it will become a
The final morgue, how can you two adults not know such a simple truth?"
At this point, her expression gradually turned solemn, and she spoke harshly: "You two sirs, as there was no one to witness, and even less able to confirm the last whereabouts of Zhu County Cheng, they directly pointed the finger at the Sun family, and relied on a few confessions induced by coercion.
Then he placed this unwarranted crime on others, treating human life as nothing, and there is no need to frame and frame him with ulterior motives."
"Bold."
Kang Mingyuan couldn't hold it in any longer, and angrily took off his disguise, slapped the desk with a heavy slap on the desk, and roared loudly: "Ms. Chu, you are here to file a complaint for a sinner. I am concerned about human life and will act accordingly as appropriate."
You said that you were allowed to appeal on behalf of the criminal, but you falsely accused me and questioned my ability to resolve the case without any evidence. What crime should you be punished for?"
"Naturally, the citizen woman did not dare to question your lord's ability to solve the case. But speaking of baseless accusations, the citizen woman would like to ask the county magistrate how he determined that the fish knife found in Sun's house was the murder weapon. Is it possible that the entire
Can’t you find the same type and size of knives in the county?”
Chu Nanzhi's repeated questions overwhelmed the two of them and they were completely unable to react.
Even at this moment, she brought the question back to the murder weapon, but she overturned the assumption that the location where the body was recovered was the first scene of the crime. An ordinary fish knife can hardly be used as ironclad evidence.
The hall gradually fell into silence, everyone was deep in thought.
Sun Wuji saw the right opportunity and took advantage of the situation and said: "Returning to Mrs. Chu, my fish knife is nothing special. It is just an ordinary knife made in the blacksmith shop in the county. It can be found in many fishermen's homes.
Same knife."
"Um."
Chu Nanzhi nodded thoughtfully, and Kang Mingyuan knocked down the tree again: "Bold Sun Wuji, you still dare to make malicious sophistry and confuse the public, if it weren't for the fact that you were hijacking your personal affairs because of the incident of going to sea as an official
In revenge, who else in this county would kill Zhu Yue?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tan Miao lowered his head and pretended to cough lightly, complaining secretly in his heart: He was really a helpless man. The water had been muddied by this woman, and he even added firewood to it.
Seeing this scene, Chu Nanzhi probably guessed why Kang Mingyuan insisted on not letting go of Sun Wuji. He was probably worried about the rumors in the county, so he asked schemingly:
"When the county magistrate asked this question, the woman had to think of some rumors she had heard recently. Since the county magistrate took office, three county magistrates in Haikang County have died unexpectedly, and the other three were heard to have only been in office for one year.
They were transferred for some reasons during the year, and no one left after completing their term. For this reason, a nursery rhyme was spread, "The county magistrate is made of iron, and the county magistrate is made of flowing water." The village women wanted to know why such a large Haikang County could not accommodate one person.
A county magistrate?"
Hearing this, Kang Mingyuan's face instantly turned pale, and Tan Miao quickly explained:
"But they are all rumors in the market. The conditions in Haikang County are difficult. Not all the officials who come here can endure such a harsh environment like the county magistrate. They are willing to devote themselves here to plead for the people. Let's talk about the few who have passed away.
Although the county magistrate died unexpectedly, the real culprits have been brought to justice, and the county magistrate has nothing to do with it."
Even those who praised me unintentionally praised myself very much.
Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but snicker when he heard this. He really knew how to pretend to be benevolent and righteous. He exploited the people until they could only dig wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger, but he even pretended to stay here to pray for the people.
Glancing at the two of them meaningfully, Chu Nanzhi smiled calmly: "You two adults are indeed working hard every day."
If you want to find ways to make money, you have to go to great lengths to deal with the court, "Well, I work hard every day on all matters in the county. I wonder if the deaths of the first two county magistrates were also so ambiguous.
Just let the so-called real culprit be brought to justice?"
Unexpectedly, these words hit Kang Mingyuan's inner pain. He stood up angrily and cursed in an unbridled and painful voice: "Bold and cunning woman, you have humiliated me too much. I have tolerated you again and again, but you have stepped up your efforts to falsely accuse me. Today I will let you know your identity."
No matter how special you are, I will still treat you the same."
As he said this, he got angry and knocked on the desk with a bang, and shouted loudly: "Come here, bring this evil-intentioned woman and Sun Wuji to justice together with me."
"Why, Master Kang is planning to take someone if he can't do it?"
Lin Jinxiao looked at each other coldly, looked around at the government servants who came forward, and directly dismissed everyone without being angry: "Could this be Master Kang's method of trying cases?"
After a slight pause, the crutch in his hand rang softly on the ground with a distinct rhythm, and he continued to question: "Master Kang also feels that he has tasted the feeling of being falsely accused. I think this feeling is really uncomfortable, right?"
Kang Mingyuan listened with a bitter look on his face: "What do you mean by these words?"
Lin Jinxiao had a cold face and said slowly and loudly: "My wife made it very clear just now. First, Zhu Yue has no servant accompanying him, so it is difficult to determine his final whereabouts based only on what Yi Cheng said; second, now we are
It is the flood season and the fishing season has not even passed. If Sun Wuji really killed someone, no matter how stupid he would be, he would not throw the body into the canal where the fishing season is about to begin."
At this point, he slowly raised his eyebrows and looked at Kang Mingyuan with cold eyes: "I would like to know who is so smart that he could see at a glance the most suitable and secret place to hide the body. If Mr. Kang even has this insight,
If not, in my opinion, the magistrate of Haikang County should be replaced."
"Lin Jinxiao, don't say such arrogant words."
Kang Mingyuan said angrily: "I respect the Emperor's Sword in your hand and treat you as an honored guest. But if you want to do whatever you want with the Emperor's Sword in your hand, then I am not a vegetarian. I can kill you immediately."
You are thrown into prison, and if you abuse the imperial power for personal gain, I cannot believe that Your Majesty would disregard the justice of the world in order to protect you, a declining royal family."
"Your actions in Haikang County over the years are worthy of talking about justice in the world?"
Lin Jinxiao stood up slowly, walked to Chu Nanzhi, and said in a slow tone:
"Today my husband and I are here to file a lawsuit against an unjust person. I would like to see how Mr. Kang beats people into submission. When deciding a case for an official, it is important to convince people with reason. If you have solid proof, no one will dare to argue. Since you don't have solid proof, you will.
To hold people accountable, if this is not a matter of disregarding human life, what is it?"
"you"
Kang Mingyuan was so angry that he couldn't speak, and turned his eyes to Tan Miao angrily.
Tan Miao was simply incomprehensible to his incompetent roar, and silently lowered his head, not wanting to say another word.