Five days after he was imprisoned in the North Prison, further investigation into Jishanfang revealed that Shi Zhi was in Jishanfang on the day he was murdered.Not long after Shi Zhi made an excuse to go to the toilet for a transfer, he also left Jishanfang!

In addition, the colleague who went to the Silver Hook Cabinet with him through the strict examination revealed that he and Shi Zhiji are very acquainted!

And on the day Zhou Zhongcai was murdered, he was drinking with Wang Da and others in Yunliang Pavilion, and he went to find Yuehong under the pretext of being drunk, but in fact he disappeared for an hour!

It's crime time!

Two days later, Ma Wenda and Ma Wenli confessed in order to protect themselves. Three years ago, when Ma Huai and Zhou Zhongcai went to Zhangwa Village to deal with a dispute, they secretly hooked up with a young woman who had just married.While committing adultery with the little woman Chai Fang, she was spotted by the little woman's mother-in-law.In order to prevent the mother-in-law's yelling from attracting the young woman's strong husband, Ma Huai and the young woman pushed the mother-in-law into the well in the courtyard and drowned her.And this scene happened to be seen by Zhou Zhongcai.Since then, Zhou Zhongcai has often used this to blackmail the Ma family.

Ma Huai's younger brother, Ma Kui, was highly appreciated by his master in the county school. In order not to affect his future, and Zhou Zhongcai only asked for a couple of dollars every time, the Ma family kept swallowing their anger.

But two months ago, Zhou Zhongcai suddenly opened his mouth, saying that he would use five thousand coins to settle the matter at once.Although the business of Ma Kee Pharmacy is good, the expenses are also high. How can I spend [-] yuan at a time?But Zhou Zhongcai threatened that if the Ma family could not get the money, they would make public the fact that Ma Huai had committed adultery with the little woman and murdered the little woman's mother-in-law.

For the Ma family's reputation and Ma Kui's future, Ma Huai did say that he would kill Zhou Zhongcai. After Zhou Zhongcai's death, they also asked if he did it. He didn't admit it or deny it. He just said that he died well. !

Feng Shoudao immediately arranged for Zhao Wuwei to take the yamen servants to Zhangwa Village. After interviewing, it was confirmed that it was Wang Tong's mother who fell into the well and died three years ago. Three months before she fell into the well and died, Wang Tonggang married Sun Yun.

Because there were unwashed dishes by the well, no one suspected that it was Sun Yun who pushed her.

Knowing the truth suddenly, Wang Tong fainted immediately.Sun Yun was taken back to the Sheriff's Mansion under the greeting of Lan Caizizi, a villager from Zhangwa Village.After being imprisoned in the North Prison, the moment she saw Ma Huai, there was no need for interrogation, and she honestly explained that period of the past.

There is also a motive for committing the crime!

Evidence, time, motives are all there.

Although Ma Huai still complained about being wronged, everyone felt that he was just dying.

Only after Chen Chaoyan heard his defense that he didn't know Li Er at all, and never knew about the secret letter, that feeling of something wrong came up again.

But the evidence was all on her desk, no matter how many times she looked at it, the results would show that the fingerprints on the secret letter were indeed his, if he hadn't read the secret letter, where did the fingerprints on the secret letter come from!

where is the problem?

Chen Chaoyan couldn't figure it out.

Time, before you know it, it's August.

She has been in the Sheriff's Mansion for two months.

Today, after Ma Huai's second trial, he still denied the fact of the murder, Chen Chaoyan went through all the evidence again.After that, I watched the video of the search of Ma's house twice over and over again.After still not being able to see the problem, she told Yuejian not to follow, and she went out alone to the back garden of the Sheriff's Mansion.

Recently, because she felt that something was wrong, she repeatedly checked the evidence and couldn't find anything wrong, so she became a little anxious.

She had to calm herself down.

The back garden of the Sheriff's Mansion is not big.

After walking around the shade of the tree twice, I saw Xie Xuan also coming.Chen Chaoyan stopped under the crabapple tree, waiting for him quietly.

Xie Xuan came here alone.

However, at a distance of three zhang behind him, Lingyou followed quietly.Judging from his sneaky and probing behavior, he should have followed him by himself.

"Still feel something is wrong?" Xie Xuan stopped in front of her, glanced behind her from the corner of the eye, and asked casually.

Chen Chaoyan nodded: "I have read those three secret letters many times recently. The secret letter made a detailed plan on how to murder Zhou Zhongcai and blame Song Yanzhong, so Zhou Zhongcai's case has not been solved for a long time, I can understand. But What about Shi Zhi's case? Shi Zhi's case seems simple, but it is actually more unbreakable than Zhou Zhongcai's case. According to Ling You, the Shi Zhi case was jointly planned by Ma Huai and Li Er. But..."

"But from the secret letter, it can be seen that Shi Zhi arranged the murder of Zhou Zhongcai and the method of blaming Song Yanzhong. Then, compared with Li Er's case, is it Li Er's plan in Shi Zhi's case? some right?"

Xie Xuan nodded in agreement.

"Since this is the case, how could Li Er, who can plan Shi Zhi's case so perfectly, not guess that Ma Huai will also be against him? Also, what is Shi Zhi's reason for helping Ma Huai? What is Li Er's reason for helping Ma Huai?" What is it?" Chen Chaoyan asked.

Xie Xuan reminded, "Both Shi Zhi and Li Er are short of money."

"People who are short of money..." Chen Chaoyan murmured.

"Presumably you still remember that you told me the day you came back from Jishanfang," Xie Xuan reminded again, "The treasurer of Jishanfang, Mrs. Zhao, said that Shi Zhi often went to the gambling house, and every time he went, he brought There were no more than ten copper coins. Judging from Shi Jiaoer's residence, although shopkeeper Fang took in their siblings, it was only for food and shelter. In terms of Shi Zhi's gambling habit, more than ten coins a day Copper coins are obviously not enough."

"The same goes for Li Er."

"It was because of his tipping that Shi Jiao'er hanged herself. He hid in the courtyard where Ma Huai lived, and he lived on Ma Huai's breath. Then it is only natural for him to advise Ma Huai."

"It makes sense." Chen Chaoyan looked down at the dappled sunlight under the crabapple tree, and asked again, "Then how did he and Li Er know each other?"

Xie Xuan watched her crush Sunshine, and said, "Since you have doubts, then go to Ma's house again to see if there is any missing evidence!"

She had watched the video of searching Ma's house countless times, but upon hearing his proposal, Chen Chaoyan still said, "Okay."

The two left as soon as they said they would.

Ma Huai is now a murderer and has been detained in the North Prison.The rest of the Ma family have all been released.Because the law of the Great Wei stipulates that the concealment of relatives does not constitute a crime, so even Ma Wenda and Ma Wenli were not charged with the case of concealing Ma Huai's adultery a few years ago and then murdering his mother-in-law.

However, when the Ma family saw the two of them, they were quite flustered for a while, and they didn't feel relieved until they heard that they just went to the courtyard where Ma Huai lived.

Under the influence of Ma Huai, Maji Pharmacy has not opened for a long time.Ma Wenda and Ma Wenli were both at home, and after the two respectfully led Chen Chaoyan and Xie Xuan into Ma Huai's yard, Ma Wenda said courteously, "Since the last time the government officials searched, this yard has been empty, and no one has ever come in."

Chen Chaoyan entered Ma Huai's bedroom, and after a quick scan, asked him, "Second Master Ma hasn't come back yet?"

Ma Wenda hurriedly said: "I sent a letter yesterday, saying that I will be back in two days."

"When he comes back, let him go to the Sheriff's Mansion. I want to ask him something." Chen Chaoyan said.

He was the only person in the Ma family whose fingerprints had not been collected. He had only left the house two days before the investigation of the Ma family, and the time when Li Er was killed happened to coincide.Moreover, there were three fingerprints on the confidential letter that did not identify the person, so his suspicion was undoubtedly great.

After Ma Wenda took a quick look at Xie Xuan, he readily agreed.

The layout of Ma Huai's bedroom is very simple. After Chen Chaoyan walked around twice, making sure that it was the same as the video stored on the light screen, and that no one had touched him, he went to the study.

The layout of the study is actually very simple.

There is a row of bookshelves against the wall, scattered with a few miscellaneous books and various curios, and then there is a desk, a chair, and nothing else.

After Chen Chaoyan scanned around, she walked to the bookshelf and found the secret compartment where the yamen servants had found the secret letter last time.The dark compartment is unremarkable in appearance, but it contains many tourmalines and small pieces of jade.After asking Yuejian to help take out all the small items, Chen Chaoyan accidentally discovered that there was a finger-sized bead left in the hidden compartment.After taking out the bead, it was discovered that it was a bodhi seed.

A hole is drilled in the middle of the bodhi seed, and the outside is engraved with tiny characters.After trying to identify it for a long time, I recognized it as a Buddhist scripture under Xie Xuan's reminder.

Looking at the size and shape of Bodhi, it is very similar to the beads on the jade pendant hanging on Yue Jian's waist.

Among a pile of tourmalines and small jade pieces, there was a bodhi engraved with Buddhist scriptures... Although it was strange, Chen Chaoyan didn't take it too seriously.After checking that there was no problem with the tourmaline and the small jade pieces, together with Bodhi, let Yue Jian put them back in the secret compartment.Afterwards, he went to the mud pit where Li Er buried his body to take a few glances, and then returned to the Sheriff's Mansion.

This trip was of course fruitless.

"Your Majesty," the carriage stopped in front of the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion, and Chen Chaoyan had just recovered from his contemplation when she saw Feng Shoudao hurried up to greet him, and said quickly, "Wei Yan of Beilu County Shiliang brought the county magistrate Wenkui's warrant to ask to see Miss Chen."

"What's the matter?" Xie Xuan asked.

Feng Shoudao replied respectfully: "Two children disappeared two months ago in Yichuan Town, Beilu County. The two children are siblings. Because there are not many clues left, the county government has not been able to solve the case so far. The child's parents thought it was the county government's inaction, and together with the people in the town, they yelled around the county government day by day. Some time ago, the people of the county rushed to the county government to expose Song Yanzhong and others. The story spread to Beilu County , the parents of the two children threatened to come to the county to seek justice from Wei Chen. Wen Kui was worried that they would turn black and white, and after hearing some stories about Ms. Chen's case-solving, she sent Yan Shiliang over to ask Ms. Chen to work hard. Take a trip."

Xie Xuan glanced at Chen Chaoyan, "Beilu County is adjacent to Qingxi County, not far from Luyang County. Ma Huai will have to go through another court trial before being convicted. The next court trial is still more than a month away. Since you have doubts and can't find any clues, why don't you just go for a walk, just to relax your mind."

Chen Chaoyan nodded: "Alright."

Feng Shoudao secretly relieved: "I'll make arrangements now."

Chen Chaoyan should be fine.

It was already late today, so Feng Shoudao arranged to leave early tomorrow morning.

At night, Chen Chaoyan went to Liyuan, and when she wrote out the remaining ten chapters of "Enlightenment of the Rhythm" and handed it to Chen Qiyang, she took advantage of the opportunity and told him that she was going to leave for a few days.After two months of recuperation, Chen Qiyang's injury was almost healed.Hearing that Chen Chaoyan was leaving, he subconsciously wanted to follow.But looking at the poem in his hand, he resisted the impulse and said, "Sister, don't worry, when you come back, I can recite them all."

Chen Chaoyan rubbed his head, saying yes.

After resting overnight, Chen Chaoyan and Xie Xuan took the carriage to Beilu County in the early morning of the next day under Wen Kui's guidance.

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