The backyard of the county government office.
Magistrate Tang shook his body early in the morning and went to the back hall tremblingly.
He saluted respectfully to the person above him, "Sir, Lieutenant Xu."
The sitting woman looked dignified. She glanced at Magistrate Tang and said lightly: "How was Lin Shu last night?"
"Sir, that man was very quiet. He didn't make any noise when he entered the cell. He went to sleep as soon as it got dark."
The woman hummed softly, and Xu Chunhuan, who was standing beside her, spoke.
"Sir, this Lin Shu has contributed to the fertilization method. Do we want to..."
"No, it's not suitable for us to intervene. Let's see how she breaks the situation."
Xu Chunhuan secretly thought it was a pity and closed his mouth without speaking again.
Magistrate Tang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Soon, the sound of drums sounded outside.
She raised her head carefully, "Sir?"
"Go ahead and do justice."
"yes."
…
Lin Shu followed the yamen servant to the lobby, where a woman and a man were kneeling next to them, both of them crying and sobbing.
There was also a big straw mat beside them, and Su Xin's mother and father were lying on it.
Lin Shu's pupils shrank. She thought it was the money clerk. She even went through the law in her mind last night and thought of her own excuse, which could at least offset her merits and demerits.
I didn't expect it to be these two people...
The sound of the alarm sounded, and the mighty voice of the Tang County magistrate came: "Who is here?"
"My lord, Su Rou, a common man, is suing Lin Shu from Huanshan Village for killing my mother and father. This is the petition, please make your decision!"
Lin Shu stood in the hall and carefully observed the body of Su's mother and father Su.
Seeing how bold she was, Su Rou said, "You are so impudent! How dare you not kneel down when you meet Mr. Qingtian at the county government office!"
"You are so presumptuous! I didn't speak, so you are not allowed to make any noise!"
Su Rou shrank and stared at Lin Shu fiercely. If she hadn't been unwilling to let her brother come back, their family would have lived a good life long ago!
How could it be reduced to such a state...
Lin Shu bowed her hands to the county magistrate, "I have some inconvenience, thank you magistrate for your understanding."
It seems that the thing Qinghe gave is still useful, and she doesn't want to make her kneel down.
County Magistrate Tang nodded and read the petition once before speaking: "Lin Shu, Su Rou sued you for imprisoning her brother, not letting him go home, and killing the mother and father who were visiting her son. Can you plead guilty?"
"I don't admit it! These two people did come to my house last time, but they went back in good condition that day."
"As for confinement, my husband was not cared for when he was in his hometown, so naturally he doesn't want to go back. There is no such thing."
"And it has been many days now. This person is slandering me."
Lin Shu explained methodically.
"You fart! You must have a grudge against my mother and father, so you chose the opportunity to kill me. You are so cruel!"
Lin Shu frowned. The man's sharp voice made her eardrums hurt.
"Your mother and father just came to visit Su Xin and wanted him to come home. How could I hold a grudge against them?"
Su Rou was startled, then loudly accused: "You dislike my brother for being ugly, and don't give him a good look every day. My parents want to take him back, and your family is poor and can't afford a husband, so naturally you refuse, so That’s why I have a grudge against my mother and father and don’t want to let my brother go!”
Lin Shu bowed his hands to the county magistrate, "Sir, my reputation is obvious to all in the village. Just ask the villagers in Huanshan Village."
"It's just that the mountain village is far away, and going back and forth is a waste of time."
She walked to the straw mat and said, "Sir, the throats of these two bodies were cut with a knife. I am just a farmer, how could I kill with such a clean and neat method!"
Magistrate Tang nodded. He had already told her that this was a suspicious point. It was really strange how two middle-aged farmers could get into trouble with such a murderous person.
"Sir, this Lin Shu subdued a big black bear in the mountains before. She can even kill a bear, let alone a human! Sir, you have to make the decision for the common people!"
"The mother and father of Cao Min just wanted my brother to come home so that he would no longer suffer. But this man took over my brother for his own selfish desires and killed an innocent old man. This kind of thing is unacceptable!"
Su Rou was still crying, and Su Xin's voice came from outside the hall.
"You're talking nonsense! My wife treats me very well, but I don't want to go back."
"Sir, Cao Min is Lin Shu's husband and the plaintiff's brother."
Lin Shu was a little surprised, why did he come here instead of asking him to wait for her at home.
"Sir, I am Lin Qinghe, the leader of the last academic year. I vouch for my cousin that she will never kill someone!"
"Sir, Xiao Shu is a good person, she can't possibly kill anyone!"
Lin Shu turned around and saw that Qinghe's family and the village chief were here as well.
Magistrate Tang frowned, "Quiet!"
She looked at Su Rou: "You are so confident, do you have any evidence?"
"Yes, sir, please take a look."
Su Rou took out a cloth bag from her arms, and inside was a blood-stained bamboo-style hairpin.
"Sir, I found this in my mother's hand. This hairpin was carved by the blind old woman from the east of the city. Her business was not good, so only Lin Shu bought two hairpins this month. Everyone in the neighborhood knows about it."
Lin Shu clenched her hands suddenly. This was the hairpin she gave to Shen Shi'an. How could it be in this person's hand?
She looked at Su Xin, who obviously recognized the hairpin, with a look of anxiety on her face.
"Lin Shu, do you recognize this hairpin?"
Lin Shu took a deep breath and tried to calm down, "Sir, I did buy this hairpin for the second husband."
Su Rou looked happy, "You finally admitted it! A man with little strength must have followed you to kill my mother and father!"
Lin Shu lowered her eyes. There was no point in explaining blindly. She had to divert everyone's attention.
She said coldly: "What? Are you so happy that your mother is dead?"
"I...I didn't, I was just happy to find the real murderer of my mother!"
Lin Shu knelt down and stared at the body on the ground. It seemed that he had been killed not long ago, and the skin on his face had not changed much.
Su Rou stepped forward vigilantly to protect the body.
Lin Shu's eyes flashed and he held Su's father's wrist. A faint fragrance still lingered around him.
"Your Excellency, Magistrate, there is still something left in this man's fingernails."
Su Rou started to grab her hand, but Lin Shu held her hand directly and said, "You want to destroy the evidence?"
"Fart! Let go of my father, you insult my father's innocence!"
Magistrate Tang winked at the person, and soon someone invited Gu Zuo.
Wu Zuo looked at his hand and said, "Sir, there are indeed some pastry residues in these nails. They are the same type of pastries that were taken out yesterday."
She cupped her hands towards Lin Shu, "I wonder what this lady has to say about this pastry?"
The apprentice immediately brought a tray with a washed white handkerchief on it.
There was a small pile of crumbled pastries on top. There was nothing wrong with poor people eating some pastries occasionally, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
Lin Shu stepped forward and fanned the pastry, and a faint aroma hit his face.
