After hearing what Master Qi said, the county magistrate turned to ask Liu Wenzhong:

"Are you convinced by Qi Er's accusation?"

Liu Wenzhong categorically denied:

"I don't accept it! I admit that I knew he was from the Wind Chasing Village, and I also admit that I asked him for help, but this idea of ​​killing three birds with one stone was clearly his idea."

After hearing this, Master Qi couldn't help but respond sharply:

"But you agreed to this idea, and it was to help you. I am just following orders. You are the one who really makes the decision."

After saying this, Master Qi took out the jade pendant that Liu Wenzhong had given him and spoke again:

"Young Master Liu has a close relationship with the Zhuifeng Village. He has been secretly delivering supplies to the Zhuifeng Village over the past few years. It is clear that he is not a good person."

Master Qi is trying to get away with it, so he's risking everything and telling everyone about it.

Seeing that both sides held their own opinions, the county magistrate asked Song Miaomiao again:

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Song Miaomiao glanced at Liu Wenzhong, made up her mind, and imitated Master Qi to push the blame onto Liu Wenzhong:

"Please understand, sir. Ever since I was rescued from Xishan by General Zhao, I have been following General Zhao's arrangements and have been staying in Tianshu Camp, working in the kitchen."

"Liu Wenzhong came to see me every few days. He pestered me and threatened me, asking me to go with him, otherwise he would make me pay the price."

"I refused to disappoint General Zhao's kindness and did not agree to go with Young Master Liu, which is why today's events happened. He wanted to use the Wind Chasing Village to take me away, but I am innocent. I am a weak woman and I really don't know how to resist."

Liu Wenzhong was furious when he heard this. He stared at Song Miaomiao and said angrily:

"It was you who told me that Zhao Jing'an was controlling you and asked me to help you leave the military camp, so I asked Zhuifeng Village for help. But now you are putting the blame on me?"

Song Miaomiao pretended to be frightened, shrank back, and said:

"When we were in Xishan, you paid for someone to do the labor for you, but you ignored me. At that time, I knew that you had abandoned me. How could I ask you for help?"

"It was General Zhao who brought me out of Xishan, so of course I have to listen to him."

The whole case has reached this point, and in everyone's opinion, it is already very clear -

The mastermind was Liu Wenzhong.

After he learned about the affair between Song Miaomiao and Zhao Jingan, he felt dissatisfied and went to find Song Miaomiao privately, hoping that she could leave the barracks and return to him, but was rejected by Song Miaomiao.

Later, he became jealous and regarded Zhao Jing'an as a strong rival, so he thought of using Zhuifeng Village to deal with Zhao Jing'an.

At the same time, he also has an enemy, Shi Lidie.

So, he came up with a plan to kill three birds with one stone. He pretended to send someone to buy wine in order to involve Shi Lidie as well.

The whole incident was supported by the confessions of Mr. Qi and Song Miaomiao, which was more in line with the logic of the matter. On the contrary, some of Liu Wenzhong's rebuttals were not supported by any evidence.

What reason did Mr. Qi have to frame him?

After all, he took the initiative to give the map to the county magistrate, which showed that he had turned over a new leaf. There was no need to slander him.

Song Miaomiao had even less reason.

After all, Song Miaomiao had never told anyone in front of them that she wanted to leave the military camp, because she was afraid of getting into trouble and had always been lying to both sides.

Sure enough, now that the truth has been revealed, no one believes Liu Wenzhong even if what he said is the truth.

The county magistrate thought that the matter had been made clear at this point, so he said:

"Liu Wenzhong has a deep relationship with the bandits of Zhuifeng Village. He knew about the situation but did not report it. He supplied the bandits with supplies, encouraged their greed, and even traded with them in an attempt to murder the generals in the army. His crimes are extremely heinous!"

"Besides, you were previously sentenced to do hard labor in the West Mountain, but you replaced me with someone else, which makes your crime even more serious. You will be imprisoned in the county jail until I report this to my superiors and then you can be punished."

"As for you, Qi Lao Er, you have been in Zhuifeng Village for more than ten years and have committed countless crimes. However, considering that you have made great contributions by providing the map and assisting this county and Tianshu Camp in suppressing bandits, your crimes can be reduced to a minimum."

"This county will follow your words and spare your life, but you can escape the death penalty, but you cannot escape the punishment of life. I will sentence you to exile 500 miles south, and you will never be allowed to return. Do you accept this?"

Of course Qi Lao Er was convinced.

He knew very well that as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.

It's just exile. There are plenty of opportunities to take advantage of along the way, so he may be able to escape.

Anyway, he had been a bandit for more than ten years, so the worst that could happen in the future was that he would be a fugitive.

So he knelt down, kowtowed to the county magistrate, and said:

"Thank you, sir."

Just as he was expressing his gratitude, something unexpected happened.

The leader of the Zhuifeng Village, who was kneeling beside him, somehow broke free from the rope, and suddenly jumped up, snatched the knife from the soldier behind him, and chopped Qi Laoer's neck:

"I hate people who betray their brothers the most in my life!"

"Qi Lao Er, you were desperate and I took you in. I never thought you would harbor evil intentions and send a detailed map to the government. The current disaster of Zhuifeng Village is all because of you!"

"How can you live alone when your brothers are all dying?"

"I'm sentenced to death anyway. I have a miserable life, so I don't mind dying. But before I die, I have to drag you down with me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a large amount of blood spurted out from Qi Laoer's neck, splashing onto the people around him, scaring Song Miaomiao so much that she screamed.

Before Qi Laoer could say anything, he fell to the ground and died.

Afterwards, the village chief threw away his knife and stopped resisting, allowing the soldiers to tie him up again.

The county magistrate frowned when he saw this scene, and said directly to Lei Daben:

"General Lei, these bandits dared to kill people in front of you and me, which shows that they don't take the government seriously. Their evil deeds are obvious, and they don't deserve to die. I'm sorry to bother you."

Lei Daben nodded and said to the soldiers:

"Cut them all off to avenge our dead brothers!"

Killings in the army have always been straightforward, and the soldiers had long hated Zhuifeng Village. Now, at General Lei's command, they all rushed forward to carry out the execution, fearing that they would be left behind and unable to avenge their brothers personally.

A few hands raised their swords and slashed, heads rolled to the ground, and all the people in Zhuifeng Village were killed.

The only ones still kneeling were Liu Wenzhong and Song Miaomiao.

At the signal from the county magistrate, a yamen runner untied Song Miaomiao.

Looking at the whole thing together, it seems that it really has nothing to do with Song Miaomiao, so she can only be let go.

After the county magistrate finished handling the case, he said to Lei Daben:

"General Lei, the matter is over. I will take Liu Wenzhong away first."

Lei Daben asked an irrelevant question at this time. He pointed at Shi Lidie and asked:

"Who is this girl? You came all the way here to interrogate a criminal, and you brought her here to watch the show?"

"She is the other victim in the confession, Boss Shi." The county magistrate said with a smile, "It was because of her that she sent the map contributed by Second Master Qi that we had the opportunity to capture the Zhuifeng Village in one fell swoop."

As soon as the words fell, Liu Wenzhong and Song Miaomiao looked up at the same time and stared at Shi Lidie:

Did she give you the map?

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