Suspect in Jinling

When Chu Ji was salvaged from the river, he was still wearing the crow blue flying fish suit.

After the completion of the Pang Mansion Building, the years were unfavorable. Three people died in a row within three days, and they were also entered and exited by thieves. This incident immediately spread throughout Jinling. Hu Ye, the deputy commander of the military equipment, heard that the salvaged Chu Ji had no other wounds. Only a hidden weapon was stuck in the larynx fracture, and immediately rushed to Pang Mansion to express his condolences.

Hu Ye is the first accuser of the "Taiping Religious Case" in Huai'an Mansion. The day before, he visited Qin's house to explain the "reminder to death". Silenced, he proposed to go to the study to take a look.After Pangfu heard about it, he naturally cooperated, and immediately sent someone to lead him to the study after asking his wife for instructions.

"The hidden weapon was hit here at that time."

The steward pointed to the marks carved by the knife on the 'cash shaker', and explained that it was an angelica head, and the knife could not be removed easily, but the hidden weapon was pierced so deep, which showed the strength of the murderer's hands. Hu Ye had seen the hidden weapon , five dozen knives, iron lotus seed-like, with a green light on the blade, took the black cloth that was also a physical evidence, leaned over and sniffed it at the end of his nose.

"This is..." Hu Ye frowned, "Ding Zixiang?"

The sacrificial ceremony in the front hall was still going on, and there had been an endless stream of visitors from the Pang Mansion since the early morning. The Qin family, dressed in plain white, was invited out of the sacrificial hall, and came gracefully to the small room next to it.

"Ma'am, I'm taking the liberty."

Kuang Jian's eyes were so dark that he hadn't slept all night, and he pushed a bag of trivial evidence in his hand to Qin Shi, and said in a hoarse voice, "Wan Sheng will give these to you."

Confused, Qin stretched out her hand to pick it up, and when she opened it, she saw a stack of confessions. The handwriting on it was crooked like that of a five-year-old child, and it was thick and thick, written in a big and horrible way: "This is...?"

"It's Qiu Weng's testimony that Wansheng got after he left Pang Mansion last night. Thinking about this matter, it would be better for you to know."

Kuang Jian knew that she was busy today, so she spoke directly to Zhenggang: "Three years after Zhengtong, Qiu Weng was the first to sue in the case of Yang Ji. Master Pang and Chu Qianhu took advantage of this matter to fabricate a story after seeking justice for Qiu Weng Qiu Weng was inadvertently involved in a series of grievances such as Yang Ji's rebellion, and was forcibly detained in the mansion. Although it was a three-year contract in name, he was never free. He was not allowed to take the scientific examination, he was not allowed to donate an official, and his son could not extend his life because of this, and finally ended up on the way to death in hard labor. Qiu Weng was full of resentment, and after the death of his only son, he began to plan to assassinate Mr. Pang."

"After the incident happened, I was entrusted to investigate the case. Chu Qianhu is an expert in catching thieves. He quickly deduced the identity of the murderer. Then he confronted Qiu Weng, who threatened him with this old fake case. Chu Qianhu knew that once this matter was revealed, his official career would be ruined, and he did not have strong evidence to identify Qiu Weng, so he could not convict him. Another person: Master Killer."

"When Wansheng went to the Imperial Prison to look for Chu Qianhu, he took out the deed. Seeing the ironclad evidence, Chu Qianhu knew that his chance had come, so he offered to divide the troops into two groups. He was responsible for searching for the servants' residences. Lu Banchi, Jin Yiwei's shoe samples, and the next one fraudulently confessed to Qiu Weng in the building. Now I guess, Chu Qianhu probably wanted to find and destroy the evidence against him that Qiu Weng secretly saved, but Qiu Weng was cautious and asked him to He found nothing until last night when he saw Qiu Weng plead guilty, fearing that Qiu Weng would reveal the past after being detained, he took advantage of the chaos and pushed Qiu Weng downstairs."

"Of course, these confessions are all one-sided statements left by Qiu Weng. What Wan Sheng said just now is just an unreasonable inference from Qiu's fall. There will be some clues, but since they were not found back then, I am afraid it will be difficult to find out what is right and wrong now. However, this matter has a lot to do with it. Qianhu and the others are famous, I saw this last night, and I felt that you should know about it, after all, according to Qiu Weng, he respected and loved you very much during his lifetime, you understand this, and he is expected to be at peace under the nine springs."

After Kuang Jian made a complicated statement in his heart, at this point, he breathed out as if he had unloaded some heavy weight.

Qin Shi kept her eyes down, pinching the evidence, Dan Kou pressed clear marks on the rough paper, she restrained her breathing, her emotions were hard to read.

Suddenly, she asked, "How did Chu Qianhu die?"

Kuang Jian's heart skipped a beat.

Kuang Jian: "I don't know."

Qin looked up: "Then how did you get this thing?"

Kuang Jian: "Someone passed it on to me."

Qin looked at him incomprehensibly, the corners of her mouth gradually tightened, revealing a cold frosty color: "If this testimony is true, is it because my husband's official position is not based properly, and the name is not worthy of the name?"

Kuang Jian didn't expect her to be so straightforward, looking at Qin Shi, she was at a loss for words.

Qiu Weng was cautious, and in order to prevent Chu Ji from finding evidence for the confession, he stored these things together with the shoe print in a place where Chu Ji dared not rummage - Pang Zhengying's study. Being thieves is more likely to get back physical evidence.

Kuang Jian and Qin Shi said a lot, including Qiu Weng's real motives, the grievances caused by the Pang Mansion, and the truth about how Chu Ji pushed a man to fall from a building, but the woman's eyes were firm, and she was not shocked at all. He blinked sharply, suddenly feeling ominous.

"Did you already know about this?"

Xiao Jian was nervously silent, this time, it was Qin's turn not to answer.

The Qin family entered the mansion later than Qiu Weng, did she know about the case of Pang Zhengying's family?Chu Ji's behavior yesterday, Qin Shi publicly blamed him, but could she have her silent support in secret?

Kuang Jian's thoughts turned and she looked at her. Suddenly, cold sweat broke out on her back.

At this time, a familiar voice came from the outside, it was Li Min, Qin Shi heard the voice, asked someone to come in, and immediately showed a relaxed smile, "Master Li."

Li Min glanced at Kuang Jian, and said to Qin: "My subordinates are ignorant, and they are causing trouble to Madam."

Qin smiled like a spring breeze: "Where is it, Xiao Kuang is upright and capable, high-spirited, such a junior, the future is immeasurable." After finishing speaking, he quietly put the evidence on the table into his hands, and gently moved towards Li Min. Yifu, "The woman still has to preside over the funeral, Mr. Li, please stay with me." After saying that, he lifted the hem of his clothes and shuffle away.

After Mrs. Qin left, Master Li's face darkened suddenly, and he looked at Kuang Jian, "Why don't you change your clothes?" Dressed in black, he came to the door, dragged the hostess to talk for so long in the cubicle, and there were so many guests outside, it was simply out of place.

Kuang Jian was speechless and lowered her eyes silently.

For Pang Zhengying's memorial service, Tang Guan's eunuch, Fengcheng Marquis, Jinling's garrison yamen and commander of the southern Chinese army Li Xian, Nanzhili governor, inspector and others all came to express their condolences. Mrs. Qin and everyone exchanged greetings and thanks in a low voice. From time to time, after offering incense, someone would cast a friendly and gentle look at Kuang Jian who was outside—this unknown pawn.No one said it in the open, but these people seem to have heard the news secretly, knowing that the little head catcher of Ying Tianfu gave a helping hand yesterday and helped him all day long to finally find out the truth about Pang Zhengying's case. Only then can I subdue the law.

Kuang Jian was repeatedly baptized by those gazes, feeling uncomfortable all over, took out a clove and held it in his mouth, and hurried to the back of the pillar to lean on with arms folded.

Kuang Jian heard about the treatment of Qiu Weng. If he used slavery to harm his master, even if he lost his life, he would be punished every inch of the street.On one side of the sacrificial hall, Qin Shi was dressed in plain clothes and was talking to Lu Duanxian, even her plain white clothes couldn't hide her charm, while Pang Yuan, the eldest son of the Pang Mansion, stood obediently beside his mother.

"Everyone."

Suddenly, Mrs. Qin came to the middle of the sacrificial hall and interrupted the sacrificial ceremony with a loud shout.Kuang Jian looked at it meaningfully, and saw Mrs. Qin standing upright and gracefully in front of Mujiyan in the sacrificial hall, and said loudly: "Thank you for taking the time to pay homage to your late husband today. The lady is here, I have something to say .”

The mourning song was suspended, the servants lowered their hands, and the guests who came and went fell silent, and looked up at the woman who was really in charge of the Pang Mansion.

"As we all know, the murderer who killed my husband and son-in-law was punished last night. This person is a slave of our Pang Mansion. However, the details are slightly different. I will take this opportunity to explain to you today." Qin raised his chin, and his eyes slowly swept over Everyone said clearly, word by word, "Contrary to what you all know, the contract between the murderer Qiu Deze and our Pang Mansion has expired long ago. According to the agreement, our Pang Mansion and him have no distinction between master and servant, that is, Qiu Deze should not be my servant." The private slaves of the Pang Mansion are hired workers, and they should not be enslaved by our mansion... There is no distinction between hired workers and ordinary people, so killing crimes, treason and beheading are not punishments for enslaving the master. Therefore, women and Lord Si Lu of the town government discussed, the man has already gone, there is no need to add another death penalty, my Pang mansion will collect his body, buy a coffin for burial, and the death of my husband will end here."

Qin's words were clear, and her words were resolute and resolute, which was beyond words.

Kuang Jian folded her arms indifferently, and looked at her from afar indifferently.

Suddenly, Qin pulled out a dagger from the long confession, and cut off a piece of her little finger neatly!

"lady……!"

There was a sudden exclamation in the sacrificial hall, Kuang Jian stared, and stood up straight!

Gritting her teeth and raising her hand, Qin Shi interrupted everyone who was rushing towards her amidst the glaring bright red, "...today's misfortune to my husband is all due to my failure to cultivate the virtues of the Pang family... Extravagance, desire to build big houses, little grace Gift, unable to forgive the servants... It is not easy to live in the Kaiping Prince's Mansion here, and the Pang Mansion is determined to divide it up and sell it at a low price to young Taixue and traveling scholars...Today, I cut off my finger as an oath to warn everyone in the Pang family .”

While everyone was in a daze, a girl from an official family saw that Qin Shi had finished speaking, she immediately stepped forward and quickly pulled out a handkerchief to stop Qin Shi's bleeding. Urgently calling for the doctor and ordering his wife to be bandaged in the back hall, Kuang Jian couldn't help but took a step forward, also wanting to help check the injury, but seeing that the Qin family had been surrounded three layers inside and outside, she stopped in embarrassment , paused in place.

The Qin family was quickly surrounded by crowds into the back hall. Suddenly, a little girl squeezed out from the crowd, looked around, and quickly locked on to Kuang Jian, who was the only one wearing black clothes outside the sacrificial hall, and immediately stomped on the ground. trot over. "Xiao Kuang arrests the head?" She asked, with a round face and lively and delicate eyes.Kuang Jian looked down at her and nodded.No one paid attention to the two of them, and all the diners who failed to enter the sacrificial hall were talking about what Qin said just now, but the little girl still came forward and lowered her voice: "Madam asked me to deliver a message." Kuang Jian was stunned , listened attentively, the girl raised her eyebrows, and said with an air: "Madam said, she is now answering your question just now - she doesn't know about the past." After that, she turned around without waiting for Kuang Jian's reply. He hurriedly left, and went straight to the back hall.

The sun was clear, and Kuang Jian bathed in it without moving for a long time, about half a stick of incense, maybe longer, a majestic voice came over, and said coldly: "Let's go, you have been making trouble in Pang Mansion for more than ten hours. , are you still hanging on?"

Kuang Jian turned around and saw Li Min standing behind him with a majestic expression: "My lord."

The white magnolia in Pang Mansion blooms well, the branches are slanting, but the plain white is full of life. Li Min adjusted his clothes, as if he knew something, but also seemed to know nothing. He glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "Wu Yuan , you have done a good job."

At noon yesterday, Sha Xiangyue was taken away in the inner hall of Yingtian Mansion. Kuang Jian was ordered not to intervene in the case of the town government. Kuang Jian insisted that there was injustice in the case. He said: "I've told you everything I can tell you, do what you like, don't let me know, I won't know."

Kuang Jian rushed out of Mrs. Li's room, went straight to Zhishe, took Qiu Weng's deed, and left. The fourth master stopped him through the desk and told him not to intervene in the case of the town government secretary. "Will you tell Mr. Li?" He asked Fourth Master back, not because he was afraid that Mrs. Li would know, but because he was afraid that Fourth Master would break the news. He covers up. "...What are you talking about...Of course not." Fourth master paused, never expecting to be turned into an army, Kuang Jian immediately nodded solemnly: "Okay over there, fourth master, just wait for my news." Without looking back, he went straight to the town government secretary.

"Thank you sir."

At this time, Kuang Jian looked at Li Min and expressed his sincere thanks.

But Li Min didn't appreciate it, he gave this subordinate who was taller than him a stern look, and muttered: "Stinky boy, don't leave yet." After saying that, without looking back, he strode towards the outside of Pang Mansion.

Kuang Jian pursed her lips and quickly followed Master Li's pace.The spring is bright and beautiful. When walking out of the Pang Mansion, it is inevitable to run into staff members from other yamen, or join hands to pay homage, or gather together to talk on the side of the road after the worship. Then passed by--

The hooked nose of the person on the outermost side moved sharply, and the faint scent of cloves made him suddenly look back——

All of a sudden, he froze a figure, the man with broad shoulders and long legs, with vigorous gait, in black clothes and white sack, followed the Governor of Yingtian Mansion, with a different temperament, it was the well-known Jinling headhunter, Kuang Jian , Kuang Wuyuan.

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