Reborn girl from poor family

Chapter 101 Unexpected or not (1)

The soldier kept his head raised and did not dare to look around at all.

After asking for his identity, Liu Yun got straight to the point: "Were you at the scene when Xu Ming was killed?"

"The younger one is on the same ship as Mr. Xu."

"At that time, how far was it from Xu Ming where you were standing?"

"The younger one is standing opposite Mr. Xu."

"So, you saw clearly how Xu Ming was killed?"

"...see clearly."

"Then tell me, where is Xu Ming's injury?"

"It was penetrated by a concealed weapon in the neck."

"Please explain the location of the wound carefully."

"Shot right in the throat."

"Are there any other injuries on his body?"

"This..." the soldier said hesitantly: "The throat has been penetrated. This is already a fatal injury."

"When I ask you, please explain it truthfully," Liu Yun's voice was calm and persuasive. "This question is to verify your identity and truth. Just think carefully and answer honestly."

When the soldier heard this, his heart trembled. He only thought that whether his confession would be convincing or not depended on this time, so he frowned and thought hard, carefully tracing back the events of that night.

"Replying to your lord, there seems to be only one hidden weapon. Lord Xu fell into the water after being hit by the hidden weapon. The incident happened only in a short time, and there are indeed no other wounds." The soldier was particularly hesitant, but refused to make any more progress, so he still shot

The thought came out, "There is one spot, maybe it can be regarded as an injury."

"Speak boldly."

"Before Mr. Xu fell into the water, he fell backwards on the side of the ship. At that time, his throat had been penetrated by a hidden weapon, and he fell straight backwards. Therefore, the sound of the fall was very loud, and his back should have been injured."

A smile appeared in Liu Yun's eyes, but he stopped it immediately. He rolled his eyes and instructed the Yamen servant to bring Wu Zuo and Xu Ming to the lobby.

When the stretcher covered with white cloth was carried in, there was a slight commotion in the crowd. When Wu Zuo lifted up the white cloth covering his face, there were gasps from both sides.

Under the white cloth, Xu Ming's pale face was seen with his eyes closed, his lips slightly open, revealing his yellow teeth, and everyone's eyes were involuntarily drawn to his elongated, stiff neck, with a blood hole as big as a copper coin.

catch.

The skin and flesh in the blood hole had already turned black. The wound with condensed black blood had been soaked in water, and the surface had swelled outwards. And because of the dry and cold weather on the shore, the skin began to tighten and pull again, so the flesh and blood looked like an open mouth, looking up to the sky.

Open.

At this moment, the waiter who was not far away from the kitchen could not help but think of the chicken neck that had been cut, bled, plucked, and washed.

Wu Zuo turned Xu Ming's body over again. After the autopsy, he found that his clothes were not neat and the top fell apart when he took it off, revealing a long and dark bruise on his back. It was obviously what the soldier said. Xu Ming fell on the side of the ship.

The bruise left when I was there was injured.

Wu Zuo seemed to have been instructed, and after quickly showing the wound, he immediately moved out of the way so that the jurors on both sides could see clearly. After calculating that the time was almost up, he turned Xu Ming over again, still facing the roof, like a black hole.

There was a big mouth and a throat that seemed to want to scream, but there was no sound.

This is Xu Ming.

The legend of subordinate officials in Huai'an Prefecture.

The right-hand man of Linqing Bo Cao Kaihe.

Although he is a subordinate official who cannot be an official, his reputation in Huai'an Prefecture is often better than that of the prefect of Huai'an.

However, such an inspirational model among subordinates died like this.

The corpse was displayed in the hall, and there was no trace of decency at all.

Some people touched their necks involuntarily, and some looked away in fear. Their thoughts were hard to explain, but one thing was roughly the same: today, they were all reminded again that this officialdom is dangerous, and there are still unexpected deaths.

worry.

Liu Yun's eyes passed over everyone, and he especially did not miss Cao Kaihe's surging and restrained expression. He clenched the gavel tightly, his knuckles turned white, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged. Thinking of the past situations when he was suppressed by them, he couldn't help but

Two streams of air came out of his nostrils, and he sneered unknownly, feeling unspeakably happy in his heart.

"Can you see the murderer who shot Xu Ming?"

"No," the soldier was disturbed by the cold air of the corpse next to him and shuddered when he heard this. "The young man was preparing to go back to report the news as ordered by Lord Xu, so he was facing the direction of the hidden weapon. It was Lord Xu who was talking.

Suddenly he made a strange noise, and the little boy couldn't hear it clearly, so he leaned closer to listen, and then he discovered that there was a wound on his neck."

Thinking of Xu Ming's mouth open, blood gushing from his throat, and the unbelievable look of fear on his face, the soldier knelt silently and moved a few steps away.

Liu Ming looked at him coldly, and suddenly slapped the alarm tree, which shocked everyone in the hall who had different thoughts. The soldier was even weak at the knees and fell to the ground.

He didn't care and asked in a deep voice: "You said that Xu Ming asked you to go back and report a message. To whom did you report the message and what message did you report to?"

"Here, give a message to Lord Cao," the soldier crawled two steps forward, away from the dead man he wanted to expose, and replied: "He asked me to tell the Lord: today's matter must be resolved, and the rest will be discussed later.

"

"What is 'today's matter'?"

"Yes..." The soldier suddenly hesitated.

Just because he didn't dare to look at anyone, it didn't mean he didn't see anyone. Cao Kaihe was sitting in the hall, with that gloomy gaze covering him, and the soldier already felt like he was getting scared.

"Crack!"

Liu Yun used tricks on the gavel, always interfering when people wanted to use their brains. He slapped the block of wood hard and shouted: "If you tell me, you will tell me. Now that the matter is over, don't you think so?"

Is there still no way out? Why don’t we resort to real tactics!”

The soldier's thoughts were driven away by him, wasn't he? This man was already in the hall and had finished most of his testimony. Could it be that by shutting up now, Cao Kaihe would be able to spare him?

He gritted his teeth, his heart pounded, and he immediately spoke like he was pouring beans, "It's murder!"

The soldier straightened up, and his brave appearance almost made people think that he was on the battlefield, fighting bravely to kill the enemy. His voice was sonorous and powerful, shaking the beams, "We received an order when we boarded the ship, and we must use search and rescue as a cover."

, a young man must be killed.”

The answer is about to come out, but no one dares to speak out at this time.

"Who is that person?"

"I didn't know the name at first, but later I found out that it was an adult named Shen."

Liu Yun looked down the hall and saw that Cao Kaihe actually had a tea cup in his hand!

He immediately moved the chair behind his hips and sat forward, leaving enough space for him to dodge. Then he ordered the soldiers: "Take a look around. Are the people you want to kill that night in the hall?"

"

There were glances and sounds in the hall, all focused on Shen Huai.

Shen Huai chuckled in his heart, Liu Yun's performance really attracted a large crowd of fans. According to this situation, even if the soldier in the hall today is not this soldier, but an outsider who is not too stupid, he can still find the answer by following his sight, right?

This soldier was sent back to report the news, so he was certainly not stupid, but when he raised his head, he accidentally met Cao Kaihe's gaze. His face immediately turned gray, and his straight spine suddenly became a little softer. He acted based on the instinct of riding a tiger and being unable to dismount. , eyes closed and heart raised, he pointed at Shen Huai and said, "That's the one."

The master of suffering, Shen Huai, stood where the crowd focused his attention, with a calm expression on his face and a calm attitude, like a celebrity.

At this time, some people were even more indignant——

"Shen Hanlin is a handsome young man. He has ranked first in the provincial examination and the general examination since he was a child. He entered the palace examination at the age of seventeen and was selected second. How many people have been so talented since ancient times? They actually encountered such danger in my Huai'an Mansion. This is It’s a shame for me to wait, a shame!”

Just as Qian Yushi stood up to slap the case, a small official suddenly stood up in the crowd. He was so excited that it was as if he had seen a literary star fall.

Qian Yushi was stunned and forgot what he said.

Shen Huai was also stunned. Is there such an unsociable official in Huai'an city?

Everyone was even more stunned because after identifying Shen Huai, the soldier's finger turned a few inches and stopped in the direction of Qian Yushi.

"Sir Xu said, if you don't do anything, you will never stop. If you don't kill this master, there will be endless troubles! But the situation was tense and critical at that time, and the river was dark and difficult to distinguish, so I was asked to take advantage of it—— As long as this Master Shen can be killed, the casualties of the others will not matter."

"The rest" Qian Yushi slowly twisted his neck and stared at the dead man on the ground, his eyelids twitching, and his peripheral vision enveloped Uncle Linqing, who was sitting motionless opposite.

Thinking of the rain of hidden weapons that covered the sky that night, Liu Yun also felt itchy at the base of his teeth, but an angry look appeared on his face, and he said: "Do you know that what you said involves many imperial officials, many of whom are high-ranking officials?" …”

"absurd!"

Cao Kaihe slapped his hand on the table. Liu Yun, who had been guarding him, leaned back slightly in shock. Seeing that nothing was coming to hit him, a small stone fell to his heart. He stared intently to see Cao Kaihe's reaction.

Cao Kaihe looked very angry, with all the flesh on his face, and murderous intent overflowing.

Thinking that he was the third generation lord and led a huge Cao army, even though he was at odds with Qiu Naicheng, the scene never looked bad.

Unexpectedly, he would be in a small execution hall today, being exposed to his shadow, cutting flesh with soft knives, and being forced into a dead end. Although he is still sitting now, he already has a headache because of the soldier's confession. He was already suspected of murdering the imperial official, "Where did you come from, a monster, and you dare to talk nonsense here!"

After many years of officialdom practice, Cao Kaihe has understood that today's net to round up Cao Governor Qiu Naicheng has broken huge loopholes, and there is absolutely no way to close it again.

Not only could he not retract it, but he was also bitten by the waves of the underwater current, pulling him down.

If the situation continues to develop, I am afraid that the chief water transport officer will be replaced soon!

"Liu Yun, what are your intentions today?"

Cao Kaihe took his hand away from the tea cup, resisted the urge to throw the cup again, and shouted angrily: "First the government servants, then the soldiers, all pressed the shit basin on me, who taught you to behave like this?"

Oh, there is something in the words.

Everyone kept silent, shrank their heads, and watched the show in the hall without blinking an eye.

"Mr. Cao, what's wrong with you?" Liu Yun's eyes widened in surprise, and he even blinked twice in confusion, "The official will handle the case in accordance with the procedures. If there is physical evidence, he will present it. If there is a witness, he will call a witness. There is no violation. The reason for Xu Ming's death is strange, especially since he has always been known as your right-hand man. If you don't investigate the case clearly this time, but close it in a muddle, it will ruin your reputation."

Cao Kaihe's old blood is about to spurt out. This bitch actually said such a good joke. What's wrong with "again"?

"This soldier's confession cannot be trusted!"

"Master Cao, do you have any evidence to provide?"

Liu Yun suddenly discovered the advantage of having a large number of people - for some reason, in this lobby, there was no crowd of people who responded to Cao Kaihe's response in the past. Instead, he felt like he was at home.

(End of chapter)