Nightwatcher

Chapter 13 Interrogation

Xu Qi'an looked at his back, not very optimistic.

After many days, it was too difficult to obtain evidence.

"Fingerprints can't be tested, and it's almost impossible to obtain evidence. The shoe prints can't be Zhang Xian's own. Well, apart from these, what other methods are suitable for this era and can help solve the case?" He searched his stomach for a solution.

"These incompetent subordinates are as shrewd as monkeys when fishing for oil and water. Stones can squeeze out oil and water. When it comes to business, they are all incompetent dogs."

The county magistrate is getting angry in the inner hall. The murder case is a major case, and the deceased is also related to Mr. Xu who was involved in the incident.

Who is the person who is in charge of the matter?

He is a self-proclaimed clean speaker, a mad dog who catches anyone who bites him, and writes a letter to impeach anyone who doesn't like him.

Mr. Xu, who had a goatee and a thin face, was beside him, and said with a smile, "If your lord continues to force you like this, they will have to fish."

They are all old fritters, the subordinates under his hand pay attention to what, the chief officer knows.

When it comes to coquettish operations in the officialdom, the subordinate staff are at most at the level of elementary school students, and the highest rank is in the temple, followed by the feudal officials.

"Fishing?" County magistrate Zhu snorted, "In the past, it was fine. The Beijing police are about to come, and I was impeached on the grounds of being beaten into a trick. How should I deal with it?"

Just as he was talking, hurried footsteps came, Wang Butou entered the inner hall, stopped after crossing the threshold, his attitude was respectful, and his tone was full of excitement: "My lord, the case of Mrs. Zhang, the villain already has a clue, Sir, please issue a card ticket, and the villain will take it now."

County Magistrate Zhu and Master Xu looked at each other, the former sneered, while the latter smiled as expected.

Seeing that the expressions of the two were not right, Catcher Wang urged: "My lord? Time is too late."

County magistrate Zhu patted the table and scolded: "Idiot, what time is this, and you still want to fish. Are you a pig brain?"

It is possible to use torture into a move on weekdays, but there is a problem here.

After the prisoner makes a confession, the confession and file must be submitted to the Ministry of Punishment, which will issue a verdict after verification.

At the end of the year, there will be an inspection in Beijing, and the atmosphere in the official circles in the capital is tense. While everyone is tidying up their tails, they are monitoring each other, eager to catch the political opponent's feet.

This is the time when it is said that the verdict is reversed.

Wang Butou hastily defended: "My lord misunderstood, the villain is really sure to catch the real culprit, and he is definitely not fishing. Please believe me, my lord."

I don't know what level you are. Magistrate Zhu was not at ease about this, so he glanced at Old Wang: "Tell me carefully."

Wang Catcher said in his heart, it's time for me to show my holiness in front of people.

"My lord, listen to me carefully, there are many doubts in Zhang's case."

Lao Wang reproduced Xu Qi'an's deduction from the beginning, and told the two adults.

At first, County Magistrate Zhu had a sneer on his face, but as he listened, his waist straightened unconsciously. In the end, he didn't say a word, but his face was serious.

He is thinking.

"Wonderful!" Master Xu clapped his hands loudly, and he seemed very excited: "Uncover the cocoons, and manage clearly, and can guess the whole story of the case from these inconspicuous details. The veteran of the criminal department is nothing more than that."

Although it has yet to be verified!

But this set of reasoning undoubtedly pointed out the direction for the bewildered county government officials.

Wang Butou smiled and said: "Everyone is overwhelmed."

Magistrate Zhu sneered: "Tell me, who taught you."

Wang Butou pondered for a while, pressed down his thoughts of taking credit, and said truthfully: "Quick hand Xu Qi'an."

Kuaishou is not a live broadcast platform, and Xu Qi'an is not an anchor. Kuaishou is the name of Kuaishou's subordinates, also called catcher.

County Magistrate Xu Qi'anzhu was the first to react: "It's him."

County magistrate Zhu and Xu Pingzhi drank a few times, and they became friends. A few years ago, Xu Pingzhi spent twenty taels of silver to get Kuaishou for his nephew.

In the Dafeng Dynasty, the position of an official could be passed on to his son.

As stable as an old dog's golden rice bowl.

"It's him." Magistrate Zhu smiled.

Master Xu's eyes flashed, thinking of the tax and bank case involving the Xu family, he immediately asked, "What do you say?"

Wang Butou also listened attentively.

County magistrate Zhu smiled: "The robbery of the tax bank caused a lot of trouble in the city, and the Xu family was the first to bear the brunt. They should have been held accountable. Do you know why the Xu family was able to escape the crime?"

Wang Butou immediately said: "I heard that Master Xu, the sword guard, has made great contributions in assisting in handling the case. His Majesty forgives him and forgives his crimes."

This is what he heard from Xu Qi'an just now.

Master Xu took a look at Zhu County Magistrate's expression, and tentatively said, "There is something wrong with this case."

The details of the disappearance of the tax bank were not known to Mr. Xu's rank, but the county magistrate Zhu was the parent official of Changle County.

But without a backing behind you, you can't sit firmly in this position.

County magistrate Zhu snorted: "Xu Pingzhi is just a vulgar warrior, and he is just a scapegoat in this case." He suddenly stopped, as if he didn't want to reveal too much, and said instead: "It's not him who really turned the Xu family around."

"Who is it!" Wang Butou asked subconsciously.

Master Xu's mind flashed the answer, waiting for Magistrate Zhu's follow-up.

"It was Xu Qi'an. It was he who solved the truth about the tax and bank case. This matter was recorded in the file. One of my officials worked in the Jingzhao Mansion in the same year." Zhu County Magistrate said: "The son will pay the father's debt, and the father's debt will be paid by the son." , although he is a nephew, the reason is the same."

Master Xu gasped: "After the incident, Xu Qi'an should be locked up in the government prison. How did he do it?"

County magistrate Zhu pondered, "I thought it was unbelievable at first, but now I understand it."

Director Xu also thought of it, and couldn't believe it: "Only by file?!"

Just relying on the dossier, Wang Bu's head is in a daze, but this kind of official secrets can occasionally be heard from the three officials above him.

What he couldn't believe was that Xu Qi'an exerted great energy in the tax bank robbery and rescued the Xu family.

Wang Butou thought, this is wrong and unreasonable.

Back then, this kid was a newcomer, with a simple and stubborn personality, and he could only do things with his head down, he was a real stunned young man.

Such a stunned young man, how could he solve the case like a god in the blink of an eye.

When Catcher Wang took the card ticket and returned to the lounge, Xu Qi'an fell asleep lying on the table. He thought too much about the messy things last night, so he didn't sleep until after midnight.

Others stretched out their hands to push Xu Qi'an, but Catcher Wang stopped him immediately, and lowered his voice: "Let him sleep."

Picking two people at random, "You guys come with me to Zhang's house."

The three Kuaishou brought their respective white servants, a total of nine people, and hurriedly left the Changle County Government Office.

Baiyue is a temporary worker, a kind of corvee, composed of ordinary people, without wages, without food or housing.

But there is also a very conscientious place: they don't have to take the blame.

Xu Qi'an was awakened by the "mighty" voice, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and walked towards the county government lobby.

It is estimated that the person has already been arrested, and the county magistrate is interrogating in front of the hall.

In the courtroom, the county magistrate Zhu is behind the case, surrounded by court affairs and followers.

Under the public case, there are three classes of yamen servants standing on the left and right sides, and there are two people kneeling in the middle, a young man in a blue dress embroidered with cloud patterns, and the other is a beautiful woman in a purple skirt.

The woman looked terrified and disturbed, while the young man was relatively calm.

"Snapped!"

County magistrate Zhu slapped the gavel angrily, and said loudly, "Who is under the hall!"

The woman subconsciously glanced at the young man, who gave her a calm look and straightened her back: "Caomin Zhang Xian."

The woman said in a soft voice, "Yang Zhenzhen, a folk woman."

County magistrate Zhu shouted: "How did you two kill Zhang Yourui? Tell me the truth!"

The woman trembled in fright, her long eyelashes fluttered, and her face showed fear.

The young man Zhang Xian was shocked: "Why did your lord say that? How could the grassroots kill his biological father."

Magistrate Zhu asked, "Where were you when the incident happened?"

"I'm in the study."

"Why don't you fall with your wife?"

"The grassroots are looking at the accounts."

"There are witnesses."

"In the middle of the night, where's the witness?"

Zhang Xian's answer was clear and organized, neither flustered nor flustered, either he had a clear conscience, or he had already prepared a draft.

According to his own logical reasoning, Xu Qi'an favored the latter possibility.

Although he didn't have an alibi, there was also no evidence to prove that he killed someone. Reasoning comes down to reasoning. If there is no tangible evidence, there is no doubt.

The county magistrate turned to look at the woman and said, "Ms. Zhang Yang, I want to ask you that you have been married to Zhang Yourui for ten years and have nothing to do. Why are you pregnant again now? Tell me honestly, is it because you are living with your stepson and murdering your relatives?" husband."

Zhang Yang was startled, and cried: "My lord, the woman was wronged. The woman's health is not good. In recent years, she has been taking care of herself every day. She finally became pregnant with her husband's flesh and blood. How can you wrong the woman to murder her husband with this?"

Weeping loudly.

How could such an interrogation find out the truth, Xu Qi'an looked at the Shui Ling woman for a moment, and he had a good idea in his heart.

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