The county government went to court again to interrogate Liu Juren.
This time, the expressions on all faces of the people watching were solemn, and the number of people was larger than usual.
The family members of the eleven murdered women stood at the edge of the courtroom, their eyes so fierce that they wanted to eat Liu Juren alive.
Magistrate Tao was shocked and asked: "Liu Zhiheng, the bodies of eleven murdered women were found in the darkroom of your home. Do you know your guilt?"
Liu Juren looked calm and ignored the looks of the people around him, saying: "The common people have never done these things, and they will definitely not admit it. If you want to force this crime on the common people, the common people have nothing to say."
The family members of the victim were so angry that they were shaking all over. If the government officials hadn't stopped them, they would have wanted to rush up and beat Liu Juren up. Fortunately, everyone thought he was a good person before.
Magistrate Tao said: "The body was found in your house. Could it be that someone else framed you?"
"Why not?" Liu Juren said, "I am now locked up in the county government office. I don't know what's going on at home, and I rented the yard. I don't know if there are any hints in it. Now that the master said that a body was found in that yard, I
How can I determine who framed me?"
Magistrate Tao narrowed his eyes. He didn't expect Liu Juren to be so stubborn now, so he took Yun Niang to court.
Magistrate Tao asked: "Mother Yun, do you know about Liu Zhiheng's harm to others?"
Yun Niang said: "Young women don't know, and your Excellency also knows that before, common women couldn't move their bodies and couldn't speak. Liu Zhiheng never told me these things."
"The body was hidden in the study, and there was no movement at all?" Magistrate Tao obviously didn't believe it.
Yun Niang said truthfully: "The people's daughter has never heard of it, and when Liu Zhiheng occasionally goes out at night, the people's daughter does not know where he goes. As for the study, Liu Zhiheng spends a long time there almost every day, and the people's daughter does not
I don’t know what he was doing there.”
Magistrate Tao asked again: "All the victims' bodies I saw had their eyes gouged out. Do you know whether Liu Zhiheng had any motive for doing this?"
Yun Niang was stunned, obviously thinking of something. She hesitated for a moment and then said: "A civilian girl had heard Liu Zhiheng's mother talk about it before. He was unable to see for a period of time due to illness when he was young. Because of this, he was beaten by a woman of the same age.
I disliked him, and we didn’t get married until his eyes were cured.”
The master on the side took note of this incident as a possible motive for Liu Juren's crime.
Liu Juren suddenly raised the corner of his lips and sneered: "It seems that the master really wants to accuse me of this crime, and he doesn't even want evidence."
Xiao Xixi, who was standing by and watching, silently glanced at Leng Moran. Fortunately, although he had not seen him before, he did not behave in such a perverted manner.
Leng Moran, who heard her voice: "..."
Magistrate Tao's chest heaved with anger, but Liu Juren still looked steadfast in his oath, which made him seem unreasonable as a magistrate.
Magistrate Tao asked: "Are you saying that everything Yun Niang said is a lie?"
Liu Juren said firmly: "Of course it's a lie. In order to reconcile with me, she sent me to the county government office, framed me and harmed her, and now colluded with outsiders to pin the disappearance case on me. Grandpa felt that,
How can I, a useless scholar like me, kidnap someone without anyone noticing?"
Both inside and outside the words were saying that Xiao Xixi and her group were the murderers.
The victims' families couldn't bear it any longer. Some people took the lead in calling for severe punishment of the real culprits. The court was temporarily in chaos and could not continue the trial, so Magistrate Tao had to temporarily stop it.
Back in the living room, Magistrate Tao discussed the matter with Leng Moran.
Magistrate Tao said: "I wonder if Mr. Xiao has any other opinions on this matter?"
Leng Moran picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, reminding: "Master Tao, didn't you find anything wrong?"
Magistrate Tao thought carefully and didn't understand what Leng Moran was talking about, so he looked at him blankly for a moment.
Xiao Xixi, who was standing next to her, felt that Magistrate Tao was a little confused. However, it was possible that the case had been investigated for many days and she was worried because Liu Zhiheng had not pleaded guilty, so she said silently: "Master Tao, you should know the number of missing women this time, right?"
"Twelve people... Eleven corpses were found this time." Magistrate Tao's eyes lit up, "Did Liu Zhiheng put the last one somewhere else?"
Xiao Xixi: "..."
"Master Tao, does he know who this last person is?"
Magistrate Tao knew this. After taking the body back to the Yamen, he asked the Yamen to record it clearly when the victim's family members came to claim it.
He said: "The only thing missing is the lady boss of the bun shop."
Leng Moran said: "Since Liu Zhiheng has no clue at the moment, Master Tao might as well investigate the case of Cao's Baozi Shop to change his mind."
Magistrate Tao wanted to think that this was not the same case. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that something was wrong. Only the age of the proprietress of the bun shop did not match the age of the other victims. Now it seemed that there was something fishy?
As if he had thought of something, Magistrate Tao called someone over and asked, "Has Cao Ji from Cao's Baozi Shop been to the county government office today?"
The officer said: "I've never heard of it."
Magistrate Tao frowned, "Didn't you inform me?"
"Notice was given. At that time, we could not confirm the identity of the body, so we went to tell the family members of each missing person."
Cao Ji didn't come...
Magistrate Tao looked at Leng Moran guiltily, almost unable to lift his head, "I am so stupid that I have never been able to find out what's wrong."
Leng Moran didn't say much, he just said: "Master Tao, please come with me to Cao's Steamed Bun Shop."
Magistrate Tao nodded repeatedly and couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
…
In front of Cao's bun shop, Cao Jizheng is enthusiastically taking buns for the guests.
The steaming steamed buns were wrapped in oil paper. The guest took the oil paper package and Cao Ji accepted the copper plate.
Magistrate Tao saw it from a distance and couldn't help but frown. Cao Ji was a little too happy. Wasn't his wife missing?
Moreover, when the county government found the victim's body, did Cao Ji not even look at it?
When Cao Ji saw Magistrate Tao coming over, his eyes were stunned for a moment, but he quickly recovered and asked with a smile: "Sir, do you want to try these steamed buns?"
I have to say that the buns from Cao's Bun Shop are really fragrant. Xiao Xixi wanted to buy them when she passed by last time, but was stopped by Leng Mo Ran. Although the smell this time was not as fragrant as last time, it was still very good. I think so.
Maybe because I was too hungry last time.
Magistrate Tao was serious and asked, "Cao Ji, why didn't you go to the county office today?"
Cao Ji was not as calm as Liu Juren. When Magistrate Tao asked, he was indeed a little panicked, "Sir, have you found my wife's body?"
The questioning voice was shaky and trembling.
Even though Magistrate Tao was blind, he could still spot something wrong with Cao Ji at this time. He couldn't help but close his eyes and sighed: "Cao Ji, where is your wife?"
