After climbing out from the courtyard wall, the group of people searched around and accidentally saw the door of the post house.
"If someone came out of the county government office to tip off when Kang Mingyuan was dismissed and investigated, then the murderer should be from the county government office. Why would the escape direction be at the post office?"
Chu Nanzhi silently murmured in his heart: "The distance from the county government office to the county captain's house is about five or six hundred meters. Qi Dongqiang's residence is to the east. The murderer stayed close and sought far away. He obviously guessed that someone from the county government office was going out to make arrests at this time.
And the government officials from Luyan Port have now gathered at the county government office, so the possibility of bumping into the officials at the post house in the west is much smaller."
It can be seen that the perpetrator is well aware of the county magistrate's mansion and even the entire surrounding environment.
But in this way, it would be hundreds of meters away to go back to the county government office.
After thinking about it, she told Guan Erbai and Li Sanmu: "Guan Langjun, you rush back to the county government office immediately and question the servants who returned to the government office within half an hour. Li Langjun went to the post house to question whether there was anything suspicious just now.
People return to the museum."
The two nodded thoughtfully and asked in unison: "Where are you going, sister-in-law?"
The city is currently in chaos. Even though I have seen her skills, I am still worried about her safety.
Chu Nanzhi thought for a moment and replied solemnly: "Go to the county jail to interrogate Kang Mingyuan."
As soon as she finished speaking, she added with a smile: "Guan Langjun, please remember to invite Mr. Hu to the prison. I will go inside to arrange it first."
After that, he led the two guards and went straight to the Haikang County Prison.
For a cruel official like Kang Mingyuan who liked to abuse lynching and beat people into submission, the most suitable place for interrogation was in the discipline room that he was proud of.
She had already seen the discipline room in Luyan Port, and it would be even more eerie and terrifying in Haikang County.
Haikang County Prison
In the dark discipline room, rows of torture instruments stood everywhere. Many of the torture instruments were stained with fresh blood, which made people's hair stand on end.
He was just a litigator and had no right to interrogate Kang Mingyuan, but he could help Hu Maoxi think of some solutions.
Looking at the red-hot iron in the fire, she walked over and picked it up and looked at it for a moment. She imagined the misery when this thing burned Kang Mingyuan's chest and couldn't help but cover half of his chest and let out a scream of "ouch".
The yamen servant who had followed had just collected the cards, and when he heard the screams, he immediately turned his head and looked at her in surprise: "Ms. Chu, what's wrong with you?"
Chu Nanzhi put the soldering iron back into the fire in a panic, shaking her head calmly: "It's okay, it's okay."
Then looking at the many dirty handkerchiefs hanging on the side, Chu Nanzhi asked curiously: "What are these used for?"
The officer respectfully replied: "This is used for water torture. Put the scarf on the prisoner's face, and then add water to the mask. The more water you add, the more uncomfortable it will be for the prisoner. It allows the criminal to slowly experience the pain of being suffocated."
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"This is good."
Chu Nanzhi smiled evilly, not cruel but quite civilized: "Hurry up and prepare more water."
"good."
A yamen servant left in a hurry. Chu Nanzhi continued to look at the various instruments of torture, including sickles for cutting out flesh, amputating tongues, sharp daggers for skinning, sticks for killing people, and iron chains. There were all kinds of tricks.
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After silently admiring it for a while, he saw movement outside the door. When he looked up, it was Hu Maoxi leading the guards in.
Hu Maoxi held his nose to relieve his breath, and first complained: "Mrs. Chu is so anxious to interrogate Kang Mingyuan that she should take him to the lobby. Why did she end up in this smelly discipline room?"
Chu Nanzhi took him to sit above the Discipline Room and said with a smile: "I guess Master Kang must like this place more, so I have to feel wronged by Master Hu."
Hu Maoxi shook his head disdainfully: "You don't understand this kind of person who has been in officialdom for a long time and is used to torture. I'm afraid Kang Mingyuan has done a lot of harm to people in recent years. He has never seen any bloody scenes. What do you want to do with these things?"
I'm afraid it's useless to use torture instruments to force him to confess."
If it were me, even if I was beaten with a few sticks, I would immediately admit it.
Looking at the bloody and gloomy torture instruments, Hu Maoxi couldn't help but shudder.
"Come on, please come over, Mr. Kang."
Before Hu Maoxi could calm down, Chu Nanzhi calmly called out to the government officials.
Then, Kang Mingyuan came in slowly and without hesitation.
"Give me a seat."
Chu Nan Zhi looked at him with an evil smile.
Kang Mingyuan was grateful when he heard that he was offered a seat, but when he saw that a spacious bench had been moved in, he immediately had a bad feeling and replied in a confused mood: "Ms. Chu, do you think you will bring me with you?"
Once you come here, will I be at your mercy?"
"Master Kang, don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong. You have no use for these treasures. The women are just using them to scare you."
Chu Nanzhi smiled and gestured: "Please sit down, you are also a parent after all, so don't stand still."
"Thank you."
Kang Mingyuan sat down with peace of mind, and then said with an arrogant look: "Your husband wants to completely overthrow me based on an ambiguous injustice case. It is absolutely impossible. No matter how conclusive you are about this case,
There was a lot of hype, but in the end we couldn't find the real culprit. When the county's review documents come out, you still have to respectfully ask me to go out."
"Yeah?"
Chu Nanzhi said with a smile: "Master Kang is quite confident. He is so convinced that the real culprit will be found in this case. Could it be that Master Kang knows something hidden?"
"What do you mean by that?"
Kang Mingyuan glared angrily: "You can't even think of falsely accusing me, let alone beating me into a trap. I won't accept this trick. Although several county magistrates did die while serving as my official, this is definitely not the case.
I murdered him."
"The women of the common people believe this."
Chu Nanzhi looked indifferent and didn't really doubt him: "You are just stupid and incompetent, but you are not going to commit murder with your own hands."
"you"
Kang Mingyuan was so angry that he realized later that the woman in the hall had been lying to him. It turned out that she had not doubted him.
This hateful woman actually used the rumors in the county to provoke herself into making a mistake.
It's careless, it's really careless.
Taking a long breath, Kang Mingyuan said coldly: "Since Mrs. Chu did not doubt me, your husband actually sent me to prison. Aren't you afraid of being investigated by the county?"
"Well, he and I are not the same person. I am a litigator. I am here to avenge Sun Wuji. What I want to investigate is just this case."
Chu Nanzhi casually gave an evil smile: "But he is different. He is your boss. He is not only concerned about this case, but also the things you have done evil in the county over the years and deceived and concealed from your superiors.
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Kang Mingyuan was a little flustered when he heard this, but he pretended to be calm and said: "When a wall falls, everyone pushes it, and when a man falls, everyone steps on it. It's just a crime he wants to inflict. Even if he lists the crimes in a ridiculous way, I am not afraid."
After a pause, he became confident and said: "Isn't he particular about ironclad evidence? I want to see what ironclad evidence he can find to completely overthrow me."