In order to rectify ruthless officials and reduce unjust, false and erroneous cases, the imperial court issued an order not long ago, strictly prohibiting local governments from using severe punishments and beating prisoners to death. Once discovered, they will be severely punished.
However, this is not absolute.
If the evidence is conclusive, or the outcome of the case is already very obvious, and the criminal is still unwilling to plead guilty, then the court's ban can be treated as appropriate.
Just now, Xu Jie, in desperation, inadvertently admitted the fact of killing Zhao Yuanwai. The police officers in the court and the people outside the court heard clearly and could not deny it at all.
He knew that the matter had been exposed, so he resisted stubbornly at first, but after two punishments, he could no longer bear it and resorted to all the punishments.
Because he coveted the property of his father-in-law's family, he had the idea of murdering his father-in-law a long time ago. On the night of the full moon last month, he killed his father-in-law Zhao Yuanwai...
Before that, he had colluded with his friend Wang Er to make Wang Er perjury in court and create an alibi, causing the case to be deadlocked for a month...
In addition, he also confessed to the hiding place of the murder weapon. Based on the clues he confessed, the two detectives successfully found the hatchet...
At this point, the murder case of Zhao Yuanwai has been completely revealed.
The behavior of the new uncle of the Zhong family in court was deeply engraved in the hearts of the county government officials and the people who were watching.
The Zhong Mansion is right next to the county government office, so the servants of the Zhong family naturally learned the news immediately.
The impression of my uncle in their hearts changed for the first time.
This is not a nerd who only knows how to read. He solved a case that even his own father couldn't solve in a few words. My uncle is obviously a smart person among smart people, but he just can't get up in the morning...
Tangning doesn't know these things yet. He only knows that he is still the uncle of the Zhong family in name. The Zhong family's troubles are his troubles. If something happens to his cheap father-in-law, he will not be able to continue to live a stable life.
And the most important thing..., he is really hungry.
He suspected that he was really hungry last time, which caused the feeling of hunger to be magnified countless times in his body every time. He never wanted to experience that feeling of hunger again.
Zhong Mingli looked at Tang Ning, who had already eaten two bowls of rice and was filling the third bowl. He coughed slightly, added a chicken leg and put it in his bowl, and said, "Eat slowly, if it's not enough, let the kitchen make it again."
"
"That's enough, thank you, father-in-law." Tang Ning was a little flattered. Although he felt that he deserved the extra chicken drumstick, Mr. Zhong, known as the "Cold Noodle King of Hell", personally picked up the food for him. In the past half month, it was the first time he had eaten it.
once.
Not only Tang Ning, but also Zhong Yi and the woman sitting on both sides looked at them twice.
Zhong Mingli, however, seemed not to notice anything strange between the two of them. He put down his bowl, looked at Tang Ning, and suddenly asked, "On the fifteenth day of last month, was it sunny or cloudy?"
Tangning took off the chicken leg from her mouth and said, "I don't know..."
"Then why did you..."
"Nonsense..."
Tang Ning didn't know whether it was sunny or cloudy on the 15th of last month, but he felt that Xu Jie probably didn't know either...
Not only that, Xu Jie probably hasn't watched "The Deadly Grass" starring Stephen Chow...
Zhong Mingli coughed lightly, looked at him, and said, "Thanks to you today."
Tangning said modestly: "It should be."
The case of Zhao Yuanwai's murder had not yet been concluded. Zhong Mingli left in a hurry after finishing his meal.
After Tang Ning finished chewing her share of the chicken drumstick, Zhong Yi stood up with him.
As the two of them walked back together, Zhong Yi hesitated several times, but she didn't speak until Tang Ning returned to the room.
As soon as she walked to her study room, Qing'er ran over with a happy face.
The expression on the little maid's face was full of excitement. She ran to her side and said impatiently: "Miss, my uncle is so powerful. When the master was interrogating the case just now, I was hiding outside and listening. Even the master couldn't do anything.
My uncle immediately made the bad guy confess his crime. Who said that my uncle is a nerd..."
Zhong Yi was startled, looked at Qing'er, and said, "Speak slowly, what exactly happened in the court today..."
…
Tangning came out of the alley again, but still didn't meet the little beggar.
The little beggar who appeared in his world when he was at his most dangerous and helpless and gave him a handful of water and a steamed bun.
Due to his life experience, Tangning had seen and suffered a lot of evil in his previous life, so he cherished the hard-won kindness even more.
It's a pity that the little beggar appeared in his life and pulled him out of the abyss, but never appeared again.
This alley was a gathering place for beggars nearby. He stood at the entrance of the alley and sighed leisurely.
Behind him, an old beggar leaned against the wall, with several urchins surrounding him.
"Let me tell you, on the Fairy Mountain five hundred miles away from Lingzhou City, there lives a group of gods. They can fly with swords, call the wind and rain, chase lightning and wind, and are omnipotent..."
Tangning didn't finish her sigh, but held it back.
what?
Flying with a sword, calling for wind and rain, chasing lightning and wind?
There is a fairy mountain five hundred miles outside Lingzhou City. I have never heard of it!
Could it be that what he traveled through was not the ancient world, but the world of immortals?
However, these days, he has almost finished reading the books in Zhong Yi's study, and he has not seen any books that say that there is a fairy mountain five hundred miles outside Lingzhou City, and there is a group of gods who can call the wind and rain on the fairy mountain...
As a young person who has received higher education in the 21st century, we must always keep in mind the core values of socialism. We cannot believe in feudal superstition. He has traveled through time. What else can we not believe?
Although the probability of this is very slim, but--what if?
That was his chance to go back, his only chance.
Tangning had almost despaired of going back these days. At this moment, she was like a drowning person grasping at the last straw...
Of course he would not be so stupid as to stop a random person on the street and ask if there is a fairy mountain outside Lingzhou City. If there is really no fairy mountain, he will be regarded as a madman...
He could get this kind of question out of Qing'er's mouth with just a short story.
He glanced at the old beggar and walked quickly in the direction of Zhong Mansion.
Next to the old beggar, several children had already heard their eyes light up and their breathing was rapid. At this moment, the old beggar's voice stopped suddenly, a smile appeared on his face, and he asked: "I want to know how to worship under the gods.
Can you learn the immortal magic?"
"Think!" the children said in unison.
"If you want to, if you have one penny per person, I will continue..."
…
In Zhong Mansion, Tang Yaoyao looked at Zhong Yi and couldn't help but ask: "Do you think it's possible that he is faking it?"
He was extremely interested and enthusiastic in proving that Tang Ning was not really suffering from aphansia due to her attack, but was actively pretending to be crazy.
"Probably not." Zhong Yi shook her head. She actually had doubts about this, but through these days of contact, some of the strange words and strange behaviors he occasionally said in daily life had long since given up this idea.
Tang Yaoyao looked at her and asked: "But today, today he is worse than Uncle Zhong..."
This is exactly what Zhong Yi is confused about.
She had already listened to Qing'er carefully describe what happened in the court today.
He first used ordinary questions to dispel the prisoner's vigilance, and then surprised him and made him lose his temper. The last interrogation was the finishing touch, making the prisoner unknowingly fall into the trap of his words and indirectly admit it.
Human life cases committed.
This process controls the prisoner's psychology to an extremely subtle level.
Even my father, who has been a county magistrate for more than ten years, cannot do this, but a person suffering from apathy...
Tang Yaoyao saw her expression and asked expectantly: "How about it? Do you also think that he is pretending to be stupid..."
Qing'er on the side thought for a while and said: "Miss Tang, I just lost my memory, but I didn't become stupid. A smart person is still a smart person even if he loses his memory..."
Tang Yaoyao felt like another arrow had been hit in her chest.
Tangning walked in from the outside and saw the three people sitting in the courtyard. She nodded slightly to Zhong Yi, then waved to Qing'er and said, "Qing'er, come here, I have something to ask you."
Qing'er trotted over, and after a while, trotted back again.
Tang Yaoyao asked hurriedly: "What did he ask you?"
Zhong Yi also looked at her.
"Uncle, I just asked me if there is a fairy mountain five hundred miles away from Lingzhou City, and if there are any gods flying with swords on the mountains..."
"It's over. Not only does he suffer from amnesia, but he also suffers from mental insanity..."
Tang Yaoyao looked pale, covering her chest and leaning weakly on Zhong Yi's shoulder.
Lingzhou City, a certain alley.
Several women picked up their children, while several other men punched and kicked an old beggar who was leaning against the wall.
"Old man, next time you defraud a child out of money, I'll beat you to death!"
