The three Black Fox brothers and sisters left, and Sun Mengxi also left, going to investigate.
These are detailed and complicated tasks that first require patience, secondly require seriousness, and thirdly require time. Naturally, they have to deal with all of this, while Li Mu is busy dealing with other things.
It is very difficult to be a *** and to lift poverty-stricken counties out of poverty and become rich.
Because of homicide, a few people may die; but because of poverty and hunger, many, many more people may die.
There are many deaths caused by hunger and food and clothing... At least this year, no one will starve to death or freeze to death.
Just five days later, Sun Mengxi said: "Master, the murderer has been found. Just as you guessed, he is a scholar. He is forty-five years old and has failed in many trials... I used hypnosis to interrogate him. He is the murderer.
Confess!"
Liu Qingchan also said: "Congratulations, sir, the case that has not been solved for twenty-five years has been solved just fifteen days after taking office!"
"As long as you've caught it, that's good. I'll go and interrogate you in person!"
Li Mu said, put on his official clothes, stood up and left.
The interrogation was not conducted in the lobby, with no audience watching, but in the prison, in a dark and humid environment, just like the Hall of Hell, where the interrogation was conducted.
Sitting on a chair, wearing a luxurious official uniform, Li Mu was standing tall, while the murderer was kneeling on the ground, wearing a prison uniform, looking extremely embarrassed.
Before they met, Li Mu had many thoughts, but at this moment, he was silent. He looked at him from a high position, silent, and just examined him indifferently.
In previous lives, the investigation relied on DNA, fingerprints, cameras, and thorough investigation; in this era, the investigation relied on concealment, intimidation, and censorship. After all, transportation in ancient times was inconvenient and population flow was fast.
Slowly, most of the murderers are within a hundred miles of the crime scene.
"Name?"
"Gao Shiyuan, Zi Wenqi!"
"age?"
"Forty-five!"
"Why kill people?"
"Kill if you want to, there is no reason!"
Li Mu fell silent.
"Why do you kill people..." Li Mu asked: "How did you feel when you killed the first person?"
"That year, when I was fifteen years old, I took the scholar examination for the first time, but I failed. I felt very disappointed. When I went to drink in front of Mingyue Tower, I wanted to greet Miss Hongshang. At this time, Miss Hongshang appeared and said that someone was doing it for her.
I ransomed myself and married Xiao Yun as my concubine! She also said that men and women are not close to each other, so they left!"
"That bitch Xiao Yun, I have talent and learning there, but it was only because of my uncle's relationship that I got admitted as a scholar!"
As he spoke, Gao Shiyuan was filled with anger.
"Just after I was drunk, I saw a woman in red and pushed her to the ground..."
What follows is an indescribable and sinful scene.
"Why do you want to kill her?" Li Mu asked: "You have tarnished her innocence, but why do you want to kill him? You can marry her as your wife or take her as your concubine? But why do you want to kill him!"
In this era, once there is a relationship between a man and a woman, men are tolerant and women are harsh, and there is no such thing as rape.
If a certain relationship really occurs, they will only say that a certain woman is a shameless person, a wild fox and a pretty girl, and seduces men. As for men, they are not criticized. At most, they can pay some money. If they are willing to take responsibility, they can marry
Take her as your wife, or take her as your concubine... everything will be resolved satisfactorily.
"I thought of Weiwei, so I used strength in my hands and strangled the woman to death..."
"Where is Xiao Yun?"
Li Mu looked at the maid aside.
The maid came forward and said: "Master, Xiao Yun later passed the exam and is said to be an official outside. As for Weiwei, she is still working as a concubine and has given birth to a son and a daughter. Everything is fine!"
"It's all because of Xiao Yun. Only with a good uncle can I pass the exam. It's all because of his suppression. For more than ten years, I haven't even been able to pass the exam!" Gao Shiyuan said angrily.
"Xiao Yun, I have a grudge against you for taking away my concubine and my fame. Why don't you kill him?" Li Mu asked again.
"I can not!"
Gao Shiyuan said and fell silent.
"Then why did you dare to kill those eighteen weak women!" Li Mu asked.
"Women are weak and easy to kill!" Gao Shiyuan said.
"The first time I killed someone, it was out of anger and impulsiveness... Then what was the reason for the second and third time?" Li Mu asked again.
"Because... there is nothing, I like that feeling!" Gao Shiyuan said, "In the end, those county magistrates were also useless. I killed people, and they were like blind men who couldn't find them. They could only find some people to blame. I think
I thought it was ridiculous, so I killed another one. I liked watching them, they couldn’t catch anyone, they were so angry that they finally found someone to take the blame for!”
"Their trash can show my intelligence!"
Li Mu asked a few more questions and finally detained him.
After walking out of the prison, Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Do you think the occurrence of such a case is due to the distortion of human nature or the loss of morality?"
"I don't think it's... it's a mistake of the times and the atmosphere is not good!" Sun Mengxi said: "Those county magistrates decided the case indiscriminately and condoned the crime!"
"Maybe!"
Li Mu said.
Back at the county government office, the maid talked about the process of solving the case.
After continuous screening, eighteen major suspects were selected, so Sun Mengxi used hypnosis to conduct interrogations and found out.
Li Mu looked through the file. The chain of evidence in the file was very complete. This was an ironclad case.
Then, Li Mu opened the file again. There were cases in the last five years. There was clear evidence on it and it seemed to be complete... But Li Mu had doubts. In his previous life, there were many cases where the cases were unjust.
Besides, it's this era.
I briefly skipped it and focused on some death penalty cases.
"Song Ci named his forensic work "Resolution of Wrongs" instead of "Record of Cases". I was a little confused in the past, but now I understand... Washing out wrongs is not only to wash away the grievances of the deceased, but also to wash away the wronged people.
The injustice...the deceased is dead, but the living are still alive!"
"Because the case was not accurately decided, living people were wronged and died unjustly. That is the real tragedy. Clearing up wrongdoings is not only about justice for the dead, but also about justice for the living..."
Are there too many unjust deaths due to inaccurate verdicts?
Quite a few!
very many!
In many cases, mistakes were made, and there were opportunities to correct them. However, due to misjudgments, the heads were chopped off, but they never grew back.
"Sir, looking at these murder cases, I feel panicked... How difficult is it for me to live to such an old age?" Sun Mengxi said with lingering fear.
"The main thing is to prevent crime. As long as we take more precautions, many criminal cases can be killed before they occur!" Li Mu said: "Actually, the so-called high-tech crimes and high-IQ crimes are not terrible. What is terrible are high-power crimes. If
If ordinary people commit crimes, we can punish them; but if emperors and queens commit crimes, we punish them. If they are high-ranking officials or high-ranking officials, even if there is evidence, we cannot punish them!"