"Get out, I just want results!" Magistrate Zhang was in a irritable mood. He was now fifty years old and had at most one term as county magistrate. Promotion was unlikely.
What he wanted now was his reputation, and what he wanted most was fear of slander. Not only was he not happy with the whistleblower Tan An, but he felt that he had brought trouble. He was not in a good tone, so he waved his hand and ordered him out: "You can show me the way first."
At this time, Capt. Li had already gathered the people. Since Magistrate Zhang had spoken, he naturally led the people straight to Ye's bookstore. Although Tan An was not on patrol, he was also with the team. After all, he was regarded as a whistleblower.
"Look, there is Ye's Bookshop in front of you. The door is ajar, so you don't have to go in. Standing at the door, you can smell the faint smell of blood!"
Tan An pointed to the book shop and said to Li Captou.
Capt. Li was worthy of his experience in handling cases. He didn't even need to go in. He just looked at the traces and smell at the door, and then his face became solemn.
"Something really happened here!"
The door looked like it had been kicked open, which meant that something had happened just now. The smell of blood in the air might not be obvious to ordinary people, but to people who often work in the police, it was. It's extremely pungent.
"Surround this bookstore and don't let anyone out!" Mr. Li listened carefully and found that there were still sounds inside, so he knew that the people inside had not left yet.
Tan An came over at this time and said hesitantly: "Captain Li, Ye Buhui is just a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl. I will go in to arrest someone later. Can you please not hurt her?"
"At this point, you are still very considerate of her." Capt. Li looked at him mockingly.
Tan An said flatteringly, "We are acquaintances after all."
"It has nothing to do with her, so naturally I won't do anything to her, but it doesn't really have anything to do with her. It's hard to tell now. You can't hold back later, you know?"
Tan An, who was scolded, couldn't hold back his dissatisfaction and could only say yes.
"Shout and ask Su Ziji to come out!" Capt. Li said to a patrolman.
"Su Ziji - listen, the book store has been surrounded by us. If you are innocent, come out immediately! We already know that someone is dead inside. If you don't want to be regarded as a murderer, come out and prove your innocence!"
"Su Ziji - you have just passed the exam and you have a bright future. Don't ruin your future!" The patrolman has a loud voice and is eloquent, and his voice can be heard inside.
The nearby people were also attracted by the movement. When they heard the shouting, they were all surprised.
"What? Someone died in Ye's bookshop? Was it Su Ziji's doing?"
"Isn't this possible? Su Ziji is a good boy who reads books from sages. How can a scholar kill someone?"
"Who can say for sure? Can people from the government still be unjustly accused?"
With that said, few people dared to come over to watch the fun. After all, it was a murder case, patrolling the building, and chaos would arise for a while. I didn't know if there would be any conflicts.
In the bookstore, the two of them had just tidied up Ye Weihan's body, wiped off the blood on his face and body, and put on clean clothes.
Ye Buhui naturally hated Zeng Jing, the enemy who killed her father. Although she could not trample on the corpse, she would not decorate it. Su Ziji dragged the corpse to the corridor and sighed slightly.
In fact, Su Ziji knew that Zeng Jing had been merciful to his subordinates many times just now. Especially in the end, Ben could have revolted before his death. When he saw that it was Su Ziji who rushed up instead of Ye Buhui, he did not fight back and suffered death. Although This was because he was already dead, but it also made him sigh.
"Do you think that because I am a descendant of the Wei Dynasty, you won't be dragged to death together in the end?"
Just thinking about it, Ye Buhui was still grieving when he heard the shouts of the patrolman outside.
She woke up and looked at the young man with tears about to fall: "Su Ziji, they discovered this and they are from the government!"
Ye Buhui stood up in a hurry and almost fell down, but was supported by Su Ziji.
But she didn't care about this and said urgently in a low voice: "Don't admit for a moment that you killed someone. My father was killed by this evil way. I am my father's daughter. It is reasonable for me to be killed by this evil way." , they won’t do anything to me..."
"Don't make trouble." Su Ziji held her down and said in a deep voice: "According to the laws of Dazheng, even if you kill someone in revenge for your father, you will at least be sentenced to exile."
"Do you know what will happen to a woman who is exiled? I did it. I will defend myself to the county magistrate when the time comes. I have a reputation, so it is better than your responsibility!"
"No, this matter cannot be shouldered by you alone!" Listening to the shouting outside, Ye Buhui turned pale: "If it weren't for me, you would have been able to leave just now. You wouldn't have thought of the outcome of this matter. You did it for I stayed here for my father, right?"
Su Ziji was silent for a moment. This was the truth. Being alone would indeed save him a lot of trouble.
It wasn't even to comfort Ye Buhui and sort out Uncle Ye's body. He could have destroyed the body and eliminated all traces of it without being discovered and having his way out blocked by government officials.
But this matter will not lead to the end of the world.
He had read the laws of the Zheng Dynasty and was comforting Ye Buhui in a low voice.
"I am a scholar in the government examination this time. According to the laws of the Zheng Dynasty, the evil way is to kick in the door and kill people. I fought back and killed in self-defense. Even if I am guilty, I will be deprived of my honor at most."
Thinking of this, Su Ziji hesitated for a moment: "Of course, it is not necessary to turn this evil into a treason, or even to be expelled from the honor."
After saying that, he went out and the corner of his clothes was pulled.
Su Ziji was startled and said with a smile: "If you don't regret it, don't make trouble. I have my own solution."
Ye Buhui shook his head gently: "Su Ziji, no matter what happens, I can't let you bear the responsibility alone. Su Ziji, let's worship heaven and earth in front of my father!"
These words made Su Ziji startled, and he frowned and wanted to object, but Ye Buhui smiled slightly: "Marriage in the mourning hall has happened since ancient times, and my father's body is not cold yet, but you agreed and said you wanted to marry me!"
"We have already been engaged. We have the permission of our elders and a marriage contract. We are not privately engaged for life."
"My father is here now. This is the high hall. We worship heaven and earth. We are husband and wife. We share weal and woe. No matter where you go, I will follow you."
Su Ziji looked at her and saw that although Ye Buhui had tears almost coming out of his eyes, he still looked persistent, he sighed in his heart that he was going to share life and death with him.
"In that case, it's up to you." Su Ziji said with a heavy face and a slightly stiff voice. He was never pretentious. Since Ye Buhui shared life and death, he accepted it frankly. He didn't believe that there would be no way to kill him.
Because the situation was urgent and the patrolmen outside might rush in at any time, the two simply knelt down.
"Worship heaven and earth!"
"Second thanks to Gaotang (Yip Weihan)!"
"Couple greetings!"
The two boys and girls, who were only fifteen years old, were about to bow to each other. The little fox jumped suddenly and jumped into Ye Buhui's arms, as if they were bowing to each other at the same time.
Su Ziji seemed to feel something, and suddenly felt a coolness rushing down from his Tianling Cap, quickly spreading throughout his body.
This feeling made Su Ziji couldn't help but narrow his eyes: "What is this?"
At this time, Tan An couldn't wait any longer and wanted to nail Su Ziji as a murderer. Seeing that Su Ziji didn't come out after shouting for so long, he immediately said to Capt. Li: "Li To catch the head, Su Ziji is afraid of crime and refuses to pay back. If he has already escaped, we have neglected our duty."
"The county magistrate didn't let us arrest people, but can we go in first and control them?"
Li Captou thought it made sense, looked at the book store, and nodded: "Rush in, if you encounter someone, don't put yourself in shackles, control it first!"
Following this order, more than ten police officers shouted, holding iron ruler waist knives, and were about to rush in.
"Stop!" At this moment, several fast horses came galloping, covered with dust. As soon as they arrived at the door of the bookstore, one of them shouted sharply from the horse: "Don't move rashly!"
