Assassin Yin

A few days ago, I felt uncomfortable when I was locked up in the mansion by Mr. Gongsun. I didn't expect that it would be even more uncomfortable these days because of the murder of the Zheng family.

In fact, Zhan Zhao wouldn't feel so uncomfortable if he handled cases like ordinary people.The point is that there are many doubts in this case, and the suspect himself looks very innocent, but Mrs. Zheng is the one everyone suspects... You can't rashly invite her for questioning without some evidence.

So, I had no choice but to offend the fourth-rank guards with knives in Kaifeng Mansion, and ran to Mrs. Zheng's house all day—on the surface, I hoped to ask more details. Many girls and women peeked at him, and he was gentle with others.Where has Mrs. Zheng seen such a battle before, when she saw Zhan Zhao, she started talking, like pouring beans, and couldn't stop.

Zhan Zhao is also concerned about Ah Yin who was shot innocently and is still in prison.When passing by restaurants and restaurants, he couldn't help but think about the food in the prison, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried, so he ran to the prison after finishing his official duties every day to bring some food for Ah Yin.

When she came here for the first time, there was a burst of inquiry and puzzlement in the eyes of the herb-picking girl: "Master Zhan," she said, "Why is it the sweet-scented osmanthus balls from Tianxianglou?"

"Madam Zheng told me," Zhan Zhao replied honestly, "She said that she often sees Miss Nie eating this alone in Tianxianglou."

"She really cares about me..." Ayin tilted her head and commented, "If she wasn't a woman, I might have misunderstood that she liked me."

"It sounds like I have the same illusion," Zhan Zhao commented, "Not only the sweet-scented osmanthus dumplings from Tianxianglou, but also the wine from Tingzhu Pavilion, and the glutinous rice dumplings from Lianhuaju... She knows your preferences like the back of the palm of your hand."

Yinniang thought seriously for a while before she said, "I don't think I'll be able to order takeout in the future."

"........."

In the next few days, the glutinous rice dumplings from Lianhuaju and the wine from Zhuge were delivered every day without heavy samples.On the one hand, it was Zhan Zhao's repayment for his rescue that day, and on the other hand, it also contained gratitude to her for being able to help in this case.

It turned out that Wu Zuo's autopsy results came out two days ago.Eunuch Zheng’s death is relatively easy to examine, and coupled with the rich experience of the Kaifeng government office, the time of Eunuch Zheng’s death can be deduced extremely accurately.

As soon as the result came out, Zhan Zhao was overjoyed—it was neither too early nor too late, but it happened to be the day when he and A Yin were knocked off the cliff.

Zhan Zhao immediately told Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun about the incident, and the suspect was cleared of suspicion, so he would naturally be released.Unexpectedly, as soon as the suspect came out of the prison, he actually asked to meet Mr. Bao.

"Ms. Zheng wants me to be a scapegoat," she said seriously. "She is very smart. You don't have any evidence. If you let me go, she must be more vigilant."

"Why don't you let me stay there for a few more days. Kaifeng Mansion is like a god in solving cases, so it won't let me stay for a long time." Finally, she suggested.

So, she has been staying in the prison until now—but at least she is helping Kaifeng Mansion, so she is naturally treated differently from the suspect.There are beds and quilts, and the quality of three meals a day has also improved a lot.In Zhan Zhao's heart, he admired and appreciated him more and more, and felt pity that she had to sell her body to make a living.So the sweet glutinous dim sum of each restaurant is delivered in a different way...

On the other hand, as Mrs. Zheng talked more and more, the Kaifeng Mansion had more and more information.

"My father-in-law's nature...cough cough,...Now that I think about it, the letter he wrote to Miss Nie must not have been a real promise. Miss Nie found out that she was fooled, and it is not impossible to kill someone by mistake..."

——This was originally a scene in the courtroom, a follow-up plot of that letter.It's just that I didn't expect that I didn't have time to say it in the court, so I had to settle for the next best thing and tell Zhan Weiwei.

Madam Zheng thought she was quite smart.

"Madam just said how Mrs. Zheng behaves on a fair day?"

The corners of Zheng Niangzi's eyes suddenly became moist: "I'm a woman... I shouldn't be talking..."

Zhan Zhao looked at her as usual.

"My father-in-law... hey... he is very shrewd on weekdays. How can I say... he can only believe [-]% of what others say. If you ask me, he is also confused... If you don't believe me, my husband is a filial son. The house deeds and land deeds are all hidden... Not only do I not believe this, but I am a peaceful woman who usually does not leave the door without leaving the house, yet I don't believe me... I don't believe me..."

She didn't say any more.Zhan Zhao is not an idiot, so he naturally understands the meaning of her words.

"In short, my father-in-law is absolutely determined not to leave the family property to Miss Nie." In the end, she concluded like this.A pair of tearful eyes looked at Zhan Zhao, as if hoping to get some positive feedback.

"Master Bao will judge the case on his own." Zhan Zhao could only answer like this... He can't make up his mind, ma'am, you are the number one suspect now, "Madam Zheng, don't worry."

On the way back, he suddenly saw a pharmacy buying medicinal materials from a herbal picker. The owner of the pharmacy knew him—half a year ago, the pharmacy was stolen. Thanks to Zhan Zhao, he recovered the thief and got back the stolen money.That's why the pharmacy didn't close down.Presumably, the boss is also a kind and kind person... Zhan Zhao's heart moved, he hesitated for a moment, and walked into the pharmacy.

Three days later, Mrs. Zheng was taken away by officials.Mrs. Zheng's husband had just come back that day, and his father had just died, but he didn't show any sadness.It's really strange.

When the trial opened, the girl Nie, who had been locked up in the prison for several days, was still sleeping—the official who came to invite her out thought for a while, and decided to let her sleep, anyway, whether she was in the public trial or not also has no effect.

Therefore, the details of Mrs. Zheng's murder case were also relayed to her by Zhan Zhao.

"In this way, Miss Zheng is not a good person?"

"Exactly." Zhan Zhao nodded seriously.

This is strange... It is obvious that we are discussing a bizarre murder case, but this direction... I don't know why it seems like a few women who have nothing to do and gossip.

It can't be blamed that Zhan Zhao didn't relay it well enough, but this tragedy happened precisely because of this background.

It turned out that since Mrs. Zheng married the son of the Zheng family, she had hardly had a good day.The husband is a person who likes to find flowers and ask willows, and he has a bad temper.Mrs. Zheng's birth could barely be called delicate, her husband naturally disliked her for not being beautiful, and when he was in a bad mood, he would beat her up severely.

And this father-in-law of the Zheng family saw it, not only did he not sympathize with his poor daughter-in-law, but he also suspected that she had been abused at home, and he was afraid that she had already started to cheat and be unfaithful to his son.So, while his son was out to collect the payment, he changed into a young man's attire in the middle of the night and sneaked into his daughter-in-law's room, wanting to try her out.Unexpectedly, the daughter-in-law was so frightened that she took out the scissors from under the pillow and stabbed him to death.

"This father-in-law of the Zheng family is really inhuman," Ah Yin commented, and then sighed, "If this story ends here, I will naturally have more sympathy for Mrs. Zheng."

Zhan Zhao also sighed: "It's a pity that she made mistakes again and again, and she actually intended to blame her."

"However, how did she know that I was not at home, so she dared to drag the corpse to my yard overnight to dig a hole and bury it?"

Zhan Zhao showed hesitation on his face, but he still said: "Miss Zheng said that you are born lazy. If you were at home, you would have three meals a day delivered by the restaurant staff. If no one came that day, naturally is not at home."

"It seems to be like this... but I haven't noticed it myself..."

"It's only because Mrs. Zheng was neglected by her husband that she often sat in the courtyard and counted the plum blossoms planted in the courtyard, so she figured out the rules of your work and rest."

"That's why." She sighed, but she seemed to have no interest in this matter, "Let's go... I should go out too."

She already remembered that three months ago, the father-in-law of the Zheng family knocked on the door of her house and sent her two high-quality cantaloupe.It's not that she doesn't understand anything, but she doesn't think it's necessary to think about these ordinary people.Now that I think about it, I am indeed arrogant. Now that I think about it, that letter must be true, but it was never given to her. After being discovered by Mrs. Zheng, another story was made up in my mind.

If she hadn't been so careless, Mrs. Zheng probably wouldn't have figured out her routine and set the blame on her.

Seeing her tired face, Zhan Zhao seemed not to want to mention this matter again.Then he also shut up at the right time, and left the prison of Kaifeng Mansion together with her.Originally, he still wanted to talk to her, but seeing that she looked bad today, and felt that he didn't know how to speak about this matter for a while, so he wanted to see her again tomorrow.

But at the moment when she walked out of the prison, Ah Yin suddenly remembered that the father-in-law of the Zheng family she saw in the basement of her home that day was clearly wearing the clothes of the elderly, not the ones that Zhan Zhao told him when he died. Clothing for young men.

...But this matter is not important anymore.

The end of Rashomon

The author has something to say:

This [Rashomon chapter] probably wants the hero and heroine to have an initial contact.

Regarding this unit, what Zhan Zhao relayed was indeed not true—but the person was indeed killed by Zheng Niangzi.

Then there will be a short unit to describe the story of the two of them who have had a little in-depth contact and understanding.The original intention is to use these units to make the image of the two people not too flat, but more three-dimensional and cute.Try not to force the characters to do some unimaginable things for the sake of the direction of the plot... This is probably a little bit of truth that I have realized a little bit since I stopped writing for a whole year?

In short, this time I will never cheat again!

——This sentence is a guarantee to my few lovely readers, and please forgive me for being indifferent for more than a year.bow