Yang Wuhui looked at Zhang Sheng and said, "Do you know what happened next?"
Zhang Sheng still didn't reply. Perhaps in his opinion, silence was the best way to deal with it.
But Yang Wuhui was minding his own business and told the next story.
"After the aunt went out to buy goods, she left her niece alone. That day, the man came again. When the niece saw the man coming, she asked him what he was doing again, and the man said he still wanted to borrow money. This time he Maybe the money borrowed was not as small as five pieces of silver, but more. Little did he know that the niece had originally disagreed with the aunt's borrowing money, and she didn't expect that this man came to borrow money again. Maybe the niece was ridiculing her. It was a man, or for some other reason. As a result, the man became so angry that he strangled his niece to death and buried her in the backyard of her house."
"But unfortunately, the stench of the corpse cannot be concealed after death. Within two days, the niece's body was picked out by the policemen in the yamen, and the policeman also found out the cause of the woman's death!"
"Even so, no one can guess who the murderer is. Because the aunt and niece get along very well with the neighbors and have never had any grudges with anyone. The only suspect is also in prison. So this case, It became an unsolved case.”
When Yang Wuhui finished telling this story, Zhang Sheng raised his head at this moment.
He said to Yang Wuhui: "Your Excellency, the County Magistrate, is a talented writer. It would be a pity not to tell stories. I have something unclear. How does what the County Magistrate said have anything to do with this case? How did my husband die and why?" Death? Could it be that this case will also become an unsolved case? "
Yang Wuhui smiled and said: "If this case is told alone, it is indeed difficult to solve. But when connected with the story I just told, there is a follow-up story. I don't know Zhang Sheng, but are you willing to continue listening? "
Zhang Sheng said calmly: "Sir, please speak!"
Yang Wuhui said: "After this man killed the niece, he didn't find any money at home, but his brother was still in the county jail, so he couldn't leave Xichong County easily, so he had other plans. Then He just needs to find a job to support himself. So I said, he is a scholar. What do you think is the best place for a scholar to go? Soon, he had the answer, and that was Huangji Calligraphy and Painting Shop."
Lin Renhu couldn't help but ask: "Sir, I don't understand why this scholar chose Huangji's calligraphy and painting shop?"
Yang Wuhui looked at Lin Renhu and naturally gave him an explanation.
"Lin Capt. Don't forget, this scholar's brother stole someone's money and was punished with twenty sticks and even three years of hard labor. If you were this man's brother, would you want to seek revenge from him? ?”
Lin Renhu suddenly became enlightened.
He just said loudly: "Your Excellency, if you say so, then since the scholar went to this calligraphy and painting shop to work as a clerk for half a year, why did he kill Mr. Huang now? Logically speaking, he has already worked in this calligraphy and painting shop for half a year. It’s only right that you have countless opportunities to do it!”
Others also nodded, why do we do it now?
Wouldn't it be better if we took action earlier, especially when there is no county magistrate in Xichong County?
When everyone was confused, Yang Wuhui's voice sounded again.
"That's because, although the scholar resents Mr. Huang, he also understands that it was his brother who was at fault first. You know, it was his brother who took the initiative to steal other people's money, and it was not Mr. Huang who set him up to steal. . The scholar had read the books of saints and sages, so he naturally understood this truth, so he did not take action against Mr. Huang. However, the scholar had been paying close attention to the activities of Rouge Shop, and he panicked when he learned that someone was investigating the murder case half a year ago. He was afraid that he would be found out, so he killed Mr. Huang!"
Gu Jieqing frowned and said, "But why Mr. Huang? If I were the murderer, it would be Lady Meng who I should silence!"
Yang Wuhui said: "I don't know why the murderer refused to kill him and sent it to his wife, but Mr. Huang, who killed him, I can guess a little bit. Zhang Sheng, you listen to what I say and you see whether I am right or not!"
A strange smile appeared on Zhang Sheng's face: "My lord, it's okay, if you have the ability, I will definitely correct you!"
Yang Wuhui said: "This scholar, there is another reason why he chose Huangji's calligraphy and painting shop, that is, he must have an identity that is not noticed by others, and he wants to visit his brother in prison. You said, this What should the scholar do to prevent others from discovering that he is a twin? Naturally, he went to the prison in the name of Mr. Huang, saying that Mr. Huang is a kind-hearted person. Although he stole his own money, it was not too much. , but suffered such a severe punishment, Mr. Huang felt uneasy, so he would often send some food to him. The jailer who wanted to come to the prison would not think too much, let alone ask for confirmation. Because Mr. Huang is indeed a A kind-hearted person. I’m afraid he might have regretted it when he sent this person to see the official!”
Zhang Sheng said: "It is indeed wonderful, and it makes sense! But Lord County Magistrate, no matter how wonderful your story is, can it prove that I am the scholar, or that I killed Mr. Huang? You know, Mr. Huang is Suicide, Zuo Zuo has also confirmed this!"
Yang Wuhui shook his head: "How could Mr. Huang commit suicide! When I came here, I asked Mr. Lin about Mr. Huang's life. I found that Mr. Huang was a kind-hearted person with a harmonious family. You are like this Why do people like this want to commit suicide? They just can’t figure it out, so they commit suicide!”
Zhang Sheng said: "Life is impermanent, who can understand it!"
Yang Wuhui asked again: "What about the injury on your neck?"
Zhang Sheng covered his neck and looked at Yang Wuhui warily.
Yang Wuhui said: "The wound on your neck must have been scratched by Mr. Huang! I saw some flesh between his nails, and I knew that he definitely did not commit suicide. I'm afraid it was a suicide that could be faked. As for Why did Wu Zuo make a mistake in judgment? It was because he believed in his own experience too much and would not have thought that someone might stun Mr. Huang and then hang him from the rafter. But the murderer also did not expect that the drug he used to stun him The dose was not enough, so Mr. Huang suddenly woke up during the hanging process and began to struggle. But he was still hanged in the end, and his hands scratched the murderer's neck."
The old man looked ashamed, because he could tell that the other party committed suicide almost at a glance, and that was indeed because of experience.
Another reason is that he really isn't very responsible either.
So I only came to the conclusion of hanging myself without any more detailed examination.
He swore that if he was more careful, he would definitely be able to find the scraps of skin and flesh in Mr. Huang's nails.
