"I knew it, I knew this day would come!"
In the inner hall, when the old catcher Shen Mingchen listened to everything about the monk and read the three blood confessions, he excitedly held the blood letters and said:
"Then the elder man of the Qi family is demented, how could he be the ghost-faced killer? But everyone is as if possessed by an evil spirit, and they are convinced of this, alas..."
At this moment, Song Zhili comforted his good wife and returned to the inner hall.
In addition, there are Chen Houlu, Xu Zhen and Cheng Xiao.
As for Shen Yu, Shen Mingchen did not let her enter the house, fearing that the reckless Huniu would cause trouble if she knew too much.
"Old Shen arrests the head," Chen Houlu asked, "I remember, didn't you arrest Qi Dalang back then? Do you also think he is innocent?"
"Oh, I feel so angry when I talk about it!" Shen Mingchen said angrily with a straight face, "At the beginning, Magistrate Tong said that he had to let me arrest Qi Dalang after finding evidence.
"You all know my temper. I have always insisted that Qi Dalang is not a ghost-faced killer, and I will not arrest anyone. Finally, in excitement, I had a quarrel with Magistrate Tong and contradicted him. So... I finally went to arrest Qi Dalang's people. It's not me.
"Furthermore, for a long time since then, I claimed to be ill and no longer participated in government affairs."
"Oh..." Song Zhili nodded, thinking to himself, no wonder the monk didn't trouble Mr. Shen.
Unexpectedly, at this point, Cheng Xiao could no longer stand. He suddenly rushed out, knelt on one knee in front of Song Zhili, and said hurriedly: "Sir, Mr. Song, I... I want to go home! "
"oh?"
Everyone was surprised, but after the surprise, they all understood something.
"No way?" Shen Mingchen's eyes widened, "You are the one arresting people?"
"Yes," Cheng Xiao said hurriedly, "You refused to go, so Magistrate Tong found Chen Tiefeng and I. We were both new here at that time, how dare we disobey the eldest master's order?
"Sir..." he begged Song Zhili, "Please let me go home and take a look. I'm really worried. I...my family..."
"Okay, okay," Song Zhili felt the same and hurriedly agreed, "Then go quickly!"
"Thank you, sir!" Cheng Xiao was so anxious that after receiving the approval, he rushed out of the house as fast as he could, forgetting to even close the door.
Xu Zhen had no choice but to go over and close the door, but when he closed the door, he saw a red shadow flashing outside the door. It was obvious that Shen Yu had been eavesdropping outside.
Xu Zhen raised the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly. He knew that even if Shen Yu didn't eavesdrop, he would have to know the truth sooner or later, so he naturally didn't take it seriously.
"Let me tell you," Chen Houlu said while looking at the door, "Since the monk expressed his intention to come, Cheng Baotou has been uneasy. It turns out that he is also thinking about being retaliated by the monk!
"Oh," Chen Houlu said thankfully, "Fortunately, I was not involved in that case at that time, otherwise, alas..."
Yeah?
Xu Zhen thought secretly and felt that there seemed to be other reasons for Cheng Xiao's uneasiness.
"Two adults," Shen Mingchen said, "Although I did not participate in the case of the Ghost Faced Killer, I was in charge of all the early investigations.
"I know everything about the Ghost Faced Killer case, including the situation of Qi Dalang's family. I also remember everything."
"Oh, that's great," Song Zhili said, "My son and daughter are in danger, and I hope Mr. Shen will help me out!"
"Hey..." Shen Mingchen clasped his fists, "It is my honor to serve the Yamen again, and I must take it as my duty. Besides, back then, I had long thought that Qi Dalang was wronged. Now, I naturally want to know who the real ghost-faced killer is. who!
"This man has killed so many innocent girls, yet he has escaped justice for more than ten years. If he is not caught, I will be really angry!"
sharp!
Xu Zhen praised from the bottom of his heart. If it were anyone else, he would have flattered Song Zhili at this time and said that he would try his best to find the young master. But Mr. Shen, the catcher, said bluntly that all he cared about was justice. .
No wonder, everyone in the world says that Mr. Shen is a brave and heroic person!
"Back then," Shen Mingchen recalled, "when I was investigating Qi Dalang, I visited and investigated many times. The adults in their family died early, and only the three brothers and sisters depended on each other and made a living by making pickles.
"Qi Erlang... was just a child back then, only eight or nine years old," Shen Mingchen said. "The few times I went there, I saw him helping at the sauce tank. He was not big, but he was very hard-working and very... The look of hard work.
"I can tell that he knows that his brothers and sisters are too tired and wants to help them share some of the labor.
"Thirteen years have passed now. Although I will grow up, I will never forget those eyes," Shen Mingchen said. "I can meet the monk later and see if I can recognize him." Eyes!"
"That's great," Song Zhili said, "Although he has already admitted that he is Qi Erlang Qi Yunzheng, it's better to confirm..."
Xu Zhen saw that Song Zhili had straightened up uncontrollably and seemed to be taking Shen Mingchen to the cell now.
"Old Shen is arresting the head," he hurriedly asked Shen Mingchen the next question, "What happened back then? Why did Magistrate Tong let Qi Dalang take the blame?"
"Alas!" Shen Mingchen sighed heavily when he heard this and said, "This is not all caused by the deadline to solve the case.
"Among the six victims in the Ghost Faced Killer case, one was a rich man from Wan Yuan Wai. Wan Yuan Wai had great hands and eyes, and had connections with others.
“The imperial court quickly suppressed the case and ordered the Yanping County Yamen to investigate the case within a month, otherwise the county magistrate would be dismissed and investigated, and everyone in the Yamen would be implicated, and in serious cases, they might even be exiled to the army.
"I guess that under such heavy pressure, Magistrate Tong would find someone to take the blame, right?"
"But," Xu Zhen asked, "how can this be done? If the Ghost Faced Killer case happens again, wouldn't it be even worse? Not only can the case not be solved, but the wrong person has been arrested?"
"I guess Magistrate Tong can't control that much anymore, right?" Shen Mingchen said, "Let's keep our hat first.
"It seems that I heard their conversation at that time, and they were talking about 'walking on two legs'. I guess the general meaning is that we can't stop looking for the real murderer, but it is also necessary to find someone to support him.
"What a coincidence," Shen Mingchen said helplessly, "after Qi Dalang's death, there was really no ghost-faced killer case in Yanping County!
"I don't know. Did the killer deliberately stop his attack when he finally found someone to take the blame?"
"Then..." Xu Zhen asked again, "Why choose Qi Dalang, knowing that he has intellectual problems?"
"It's just because of his intellectual problems that he's easy to bully." Shen Mingchen said angrily, "In the original case of the Ghost Faced Killer, several cases occurred in the Zuofang Street area, so it seems more reasonable to find people there to take the blame.
"Moreover, they used a lot of effort to package Qi Dalang into a demon with a twisted mentality and a desire to kill, so that they could deceive Wan Yuanwai and others.
"Oh, I'm ashamed to say it," the old catcher sighed again, "To tell you the truth, as soon as I heard that evidence appeared in Qi Dalang's house, I knew it was framed! Those so-called evidences were simply taken from the scene of the crime. past.
"The so-called witnesses are all paid." He placed three blood confessions on the table, "It's the same as what's written on it!
"It's a pity...I'm a humble person and have too little energy. Even though I'm a headhunter, I can't change anything. Alas..."
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