Inn lobby.
Di Qing and the other five prisoners were uneasy, and the onlookers felt a little sad for a moment, fearing that they would be affected next.
Without looking at the body or asking about the process, they directly locked in the suspects among the prisoners?
Absolutely ridiculous!
But no one was surprised.
This is actually a normal case investigation at the grassroots level in ancient times. A complete chain of evidence, no torture to extract a confession, and no suspicion of guilt are all nonsense. As long as one piece of logic is correct, it will immediately become a major suspicion. If you are caught in the first trial of the Yamen, the third trial will be held. Kinoshita, what confession have you not made? As long as the officials under my command are of some standard, write down the case files and testimonies flawlessly, and submit them to them, it will be a solid case...
Because of this, a county lieutenant like Pan Chengju is very valuable. Even if his level of solving cases is not very high, at least his attitude is there, and there will be no mistakes in ordinary cases.
Relying on such responsible officials alone is not enough. The duties of various criminal officials established in the Song Dynasty are to review cases in local states and counties, find out those cases with doubts, and re-examine them.
Historically, Du Yan reviewed unjust, false and wrongful cases in many places and put forward many opinions on the shortcomings of the system. However, due to the limitations of the times, the changes were naturally not big.
"That's why "The Collection of Cleansing of Wrongs" has epoch-making significance. Its appearance has greatly raised the lower limit of ancient criminal cases!"
Di Jin changed his mind and looked towards the backyard with a wink.
Di Xiangling understood the idea, moved his feet back, and followed quietly.
In the backyard, Xue Chao was also stunned by Ren Changyi's reaction to the murder: "It's haunted this time... Does County Lieutenant Ren mean that the evil spirit has harmed people more than once?"
A figure rushed over, it was Chen Zhijian's bodyguard Wu Jing: "What's going on? There has been a murder case of evil spirits here?"
Ren Changyi's face darkened and he scolded: "Back off! You unruly man, dare to rush into me?"
Wu Jing's chest heaved violently, and he said sternly: "Wu is indeed a citizen, and his life is no more valuable than those of you who are officials, but my son is a descendant of the Chen family in Langzhong, the son of the prime minister Chen Wenzhong, and now he died for no reason at the place where you sealed the hill. , if you don’t give an explanation, no one in the world will let you go!”
Thinking of San Chen's prestige in Shilin, Ren Changyi hurriedly excused himself: "The previous cases of evil spirits harming people were not in my Fengqiu, and I don't know the details. If you want to ask, go to Yangwu County!"
The most famous incident in Yangwu County is Bolangsha, three miles southeast of the county. It is said that the strong men recruited by Zhang Liang assassinated Qin Shihuang at Bolangsha, but ended up hitting the passenger car.
Of course, that was more than a thousand years ago. The most boastful thing about today's Yangwu County is that it belongs to Jingzhibang Yi. It is also under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture and is actually not far from Fengqiu.
But Wu Jing was not easy to fool, and said coldly: "After all, it's all because of the inaction of you county lieutenants who hunted down murderers and robbers, and now my son's life has been harmed. How dare you blame it on Yangwu County? I You must report it to Chen Gongyao and see how he punishes you!"
This is really not a lie. Chen Yaozi's character is just like his unparalleled archery skills. It is quite difficult to deal with. Ordinary high-ranking officials who are about to enter the two palaces will not lose face and interact with a small local county captain. It's hard to get through, but Chen Yaozi can definitely make it.
Such a direct threat made Ren Changyi's face turn pale, and he finally had to say: "Last year, there was also a strange case in Yangwu County. Several idle men on the street were decapitated in full view of the public. After several investigations by the county government, Later, I invited a Taoist priest to exorcise evil spirits, and I am afraid that... I am afraid that they have come to my realm of Fengqiu!"
Xue Chao had a strange expression when he heard this, but Wu Jing was reluctant: "So, are you going to invite Taoist priests to exorcise evil spirits now?"
Ren Changyi knew that this matter was absurd, and that Yangwu County Government had become a laughing stock for doing so. He was also a mocker before, but he did not expect that the situation would turn around, and now the evil spirit had come to the land under his jurisdiction. He suddenly said with a mournful face: "Please don't worry, strong man. I will definitely capture...the evil spirit and prevent it from coming out to harm others again!"
This was said without any confidence. Wu Jing looked up at the sky with a look of deep sadness: "Evil ghosts kill people...Evil ghosts kill people... Even if they are really evil ghosts... there must be a reason... My young master has another reason. Why did you suffer this bad luck?"
Not to mention that the county captain in the backyard began to comfort a guard. Di Xiangling quickly returned to Di Jin and whispered the conversation just now.
"Last year in Yangwu County, there was also a case of evil spirits seeking lives. In the end, Taoist priests exorcised the evil spirits and the matter was settled..."
"It's also in the Kaifeng Prefecture. It's unlikely that it's a complete coincidence. Is this a series of murders by the same murderer, or is it a copycat crime between different murderers?"
Di Jin looked thoughtful.
At this moment, Qiao Er came over quietly: "Master Xiucai! Master Xiucai!"
Di Jin looked at him: "Mr. Qiao, what's the matter?"
"We are just miserable police officers. We are not officials anymore. Mr. Xiu Cai is a literary star who came down to earth. He is a high school scholar and a husband. I hope you can show mercy and save us!"
After Qiao Er complimented him, he said with a grimace: "This Fengqiu County Lieutenant is investigating the case like this. Everyone is panicking... Xiucai Gong has repeatedly solved strange cases in Bingzhou and is famous. Why don't you come forward and investigate?" Find out who the real culprit is?"
Di Jin was startled.
He's not that famous in Bingzhou, right?
Repeatedly solving strange cases... At best, they solved two cases, one was the kidnapping case of Miss Lei, and the other was the murder case of Jinyang Academy Supervisor. As for the truly thrilling contest of Zhu's case, it was not known to outsiders at all. known.
But he could understand Qiao Er's thoughts.
With Ren Changyi investigating the case like this, these officials were really unsure. Dong Ba's death would eventually need to be re-examined. Now they dare to treat Di Qing, a group of prisoners who really have no suspicion, as murderers. If they are investigated afterwards, they will all be afraid. If you want to be implicated, if nothing else, if you are delayed in Kaifeng for several months, there will be no income at all...
So at this moment, Qiao Er sincerely hopes that this person will take action and quickly solve the case and find the culprit, with a sincere tone and expectant eyes.
In his mind, Di Jin basically eliminated this person as a suspect, nodded and said: "Okay! If the Fengqiu County Government needs it, I will come forward!"
Qiao Er was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, Mr. Xiu Cai! I'll tell Boss Xue right now and ask him to recommend him to the county captain!"
Di Jin shook his head: "No! Don't pass by Xue Chao. You can recommend it to Ren County Lieutenant yourself. Do you have the courage?"
"this……"
Qiao Er's expression changed immediately, he hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"
Facts have proved that this person's work efficiency is quite good.
In less than two quarters of an hour, county captain Ren Changyi hurried into the hall and asked loudly: "Who is Di Liulang, the famous detective in Hedong after Duke Di Liang of the former Tang Dynasty?"
