When Wei Yu and the shopkeeper Ming Li were competing for a bowl of Shunqi soup, the guests in the restaurant had already turned their attention.
Now that I heard these earth-shattering words, I was quite surprised, and there was a lot of noise.
Shopkeeper Ming was surprised at first, and then moved towards Wu Wanli and Wu Dutou: "Oh, it turns out he is a murderous robber. He is really beyond recognition." She raised her hand and gently caressed Wu Dutou's chest with a sweet voice. Said: "Fortunately, everyone came in time, otherwise who knows if he would suddenly become a beast and hurt a weak woman like me."
Wu Wanli said solemnly: "Shopkeeper Ming, I'm just suspicious at the moment. Please don't say that before the county government has convicted you. Also, don't do anything."
Mingli chuckled.
Wei Yu only glanced at Wu Wanli, his eyes still wandering over the bowl of soup, as if his mind was on it and nothing external was more important than this.
Shopkeeper Ming rolled her eyes: "That's a good thing to say, but how could I not know that you are the most upright and strict person in the world? If his hands were not dirty, how could you find him?" She glanced at Wudu with a smile. As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly shouted: "Hey, what are you doing!"
It turned out that when Mingli was trying to flirt with Wu Wanli, Wei Yu actually picked up the bowl of Shunxin radish soup and brought it to his mouth to taste.
It was too late for Mingli to stop her, and she finally took a bite. Shopkeeper Ming was furious. He put his hands on his hips and said wildly: "You are a robber who doesn't know how to die. How dare you steal someone's things in front of the official? How about an extra degree of crime? If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'm afraid you don't know what I'm doing." My surname is Ming, who doesn’t rub sand in his eyes!"
She rolled up her sleeves and was about to take action, but the boy Wang Lai and the cook Lao Sun rushed to stop her.
Wei Yu frowned slightly and shook his head gently.
Mingli looked surprised, laughed angrily, and asked: "What do you mean by shaking your head? Why, my soup for two taels of silver is not to your taste?" In her anger, she forgot that she had lied before This soup is worth five taels.
Wei Yu said: "This is good, but it's a pity..."
"What's a pity?"
Wei Yu sighed, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes: "There was a time when the sea was difficult to deal with, except for Wushan, it was nothing."
Mingli's eyes widened. She had limited reading and literacy. After hearing this sentence, she asked blankly: "What did you say?"
At this time, Wu Dutou said displeasedly: "Stop chatting, come back to the county office with us!"
Wei Yu nodded: "Of course."
Without any fear, when he was about to take a step forward, he handed the umbrella to Ming Li, sighed softly, and moved forward.
Except for Wu Dutou, everyone at the scene could not hide their surprise. Most of them immediately followed him and walked out, naturally wanting to watch the excitement.
Mingli looked at Wei Yu's back, then at the umbrella in her hand, and finally held back another sentence: "What did he mean? What did he just read? He just left without making any sense?"
Lao Sun said from the side: "Shopkeeper, this umbrella is not cheap..."
Ming Li was shrewd and shrewd. She had never seen such a soft nail today. She said angrily: "I don't care about this? Bah! Can't I afford it?" She wanted to throw the umbrella on the ground, but it was heavy in her hands, but she really couldn't bear to part with it.
Lao Sun saw through it without saying anything, and said deliberately: "Since it's not rare, I'll throw it away for the shopkeeper."
Mingli simply kicked him: "Go away, the kitchen doesn't need to cook anymore?"
Lao Sun looked at almost all the people in the hall and sighed: "Maybe there is no need to do this."
At this time, the young man Wang Lai grabbed the acquaintance of the policeman and asked quietly: "Brother Chang, what's going on? That guest is so good-looking and Wenwen looks weak, how can he kill someone? Besides, what's going on? Wasn't Butcher Wang killed by a pig? They talked about it for a long time just now, and they all said that when they found it, half of it was left and all the internal organs were empty."
Brother Na Chang saw the first general of Wudu leaving the store and said hurriedly: "I don't know what happened. Originally, the second master also judged that pigs cannibalize people, but they all went to Wang's house and somehow found out what happened yesterday. There was someone who stayed at Wang's house that night... the one just now... Anyway, if you go to the county government office, the truth will come to light."
The county government of Changhuai County.
The county government office is somewhat dilapidated. The two stone lions at the door have been weathered by wind and rain over the years, and their appearance has become blurred. Instead, they have lost their evil spirit and revealed a kind-heartedness.
Ever since he died of illness when he was appointed magistrate, no new magistrate has come to Changhuai County.
Nowadays, the person in charge of the county government is the original county magistrate, whose surname is An and his last name is Cheng. He is called the second master in the county.
The servants rushed in first, leaving Wu Wanli and Wei Yu behind. When they entered the door, Wu Dutou, a man of few words, finally said, "You don't seem to be afraid."
Wei Yu was looking at the front door of the county government office, looking at the broken copper nails on the door, and said, "Do you think I should be afraid? I am selfless at heart, so I am naturally not afraid."
Wu Wanli said: "As far as I know, no matter whether it is selfish or not, people will instinctively feel uneasy when they enter the public house. Your Excellency is so indifferent, there are only two possibilities."
Wei Yu turned to look at him: "Want to hear the details?"
Wu Wanli said: "First, he is the kind of person who is the most evil and evil person. He is already insane and naturally lawless. Second..." Looking at Wei Yu's eyes with a smile on his face, he said: "The extremely superior person."
If you are a person in a high position and are used to bossing people around, you will naturally not take the small county government seriously.
Wei Yu raised her eyebrows slightly: "What kind of person do you think I am?"
Wu Dutou said: "I'm not good at guessing, I only look at the facts."
Wei Yu said nothing, only looking at the kneeling figure in the hall, that was Butcher Wang's wife, Mrs. Zhao.
The wind and rain were rushing in front of me, and my thoughts instantly returned to last night.
There was an old curtain hanging on the door of the back room. Because the door of the main room was open, the fierce autumn wind blew in and pushed the curtain back.
Under the shadow of the lamp, dark blood stains snaked outward very slowly like an ink snake.
The woman's cheeks were bruised and her clothes were messy. She was holding on to the table and panting. She held a hammer as big as a child's fist tightly in her left hand, and the thick blood was slowly dripping.
A short, low cry.
Wei Yu fixed his eyes and saw Zhao's suddenly horrified expression as he was kneeling on the ground.
Their eyes met, and Wei Yu gently shook his head at her.
Ms. Zhao bit her lip and lowered her head in tears.
"Who is in the hall?"
The second master An Cheng's voice sounded.
Anxian Chengzheng looked at Wei Yu in surprise.
Wei Yu cupped her hands and lowered her head in salute: "Sir, Mrs. Zhao is pregnant. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for her to kneel on the ground like this."
There was silence in the hall, and no one expected that the suspect would say such a thing.
"This..." Anxian Cheng was stunned.
Wei Yu said: "If something happens to her, I'm afraid it will be the master's fault."
The Prime Minister of Anxian County thought for a while: "This makes sense... Well, Mrs. Zhao, I don't need to kneel down because I want you to be pregnant."
Mrs. Zhao was stunned and said tremblingly: "Thank you, Master." She tried to get up, but she became flustered and frightened, and she knelt for a while, but she felt completely weak.
At this moment, a hand came over and gently lifted her up. It turned out to be Wu Dutou who had been standing next to her.
Wei Yu looked at Wu Wanli, a little surprised. Wei Yu originally wanted to help Zhao, but he didn't expect Wu Dutou, who seemed cold and cold, to take action.
Wu Dutou said, "Did you hear what I asked? Also, why don't you kneel down." He wanted to say, "You're not pregnant," but he thought it was too rude.
Unexpectedly, Wei Yu asked back: "I would also like to ask why it was rumored that Mrs. Zhao was in court for no reason, and why it was said that I was related to the death of Butcher Wang."
An Cheng was about to ask Wei Yu about his origins, but after hearing this, he also looked at Wu Wanli.
Wu Dutou reprimanded: "How dare you! Butcher Wang died last night. Didn't you notice something strange when you stayed at Wang's house? And Mrs. Zhao deliberately concealed your stay. How could you do this if you were selfless in your heart?"
Wei Yu said lightly: "What Du Tou said is far-fetched. It was very windy and rainy last night. I slept very deeply and couldn't hear what was going on outside the window. As for Madam Zhao not mentioning my matter, she was just worried that I would be innocently involved." , this was her good intention, but unexpectedly it became a reason for Dutou to doubt me."
Wu Dutou hesitated to speak. The Prime Minister of An County patted the wooden door and said: "Don't be so arrogant in the court. Previously, Dutou went to the Wang family to investigate and found blood stains in the Wang family's house! Since Butcher Wang died in a pig pen, let me ask. How could there be blood in the house?"
Wei Yu glanced at Mrs. Zhao, looking at her shivering and trembling state: "I don't need to tell you this. Since Wu Dutou can go to Wang's house for inspection, he has also asked the neighbors around him. Don't you know the reason?"
Anxian Cheng's face was full of confusion: "What, what do you mean?"
Wu Wanli frowned. Wei Yu glanced at him indifferently and said, "If there is a Wen Po in the yamen who can do a physical examination, give Madam Zhao a test and we will know the truth."
Anxian Prime Minister was stunned: "You mean..." He looked at Mrs. Zhao, her bulging belly, and then looked carefully at her face, and finally found that there seemed to be scars on her face, and her neck was covered by the collar. There was also a big group of bruises in the room, and I couldn't help but be alarmed: "Ms. Zhao, what's going on?"
Madam Zhao covered her face, tears welling up from between her fingers.
Wu Wanli took a deep breath: "Even if it is true that the couple did it, it just shows that Butcher Wang was probably killed in the house...and then dragged to the pig pen forgery."
Zhao was trembling even more, her lips were moving, her figure was shaky, and there was no trace of blood on her face.
Wei Yu laughed: "What a coincidence."
Everyone in the hall looked at her, and Anxian Cheng asked: "What coincidence are you talking about?"
Wei Yu's expression remained unchanged as she glanced at Mrs. Zhao and then looked at An Cheng: "Sir, when I stayed overnight last night, Mrs. Zhao kindly invited me to eat the eight-treasure meat she made. Because of the heavy rain and wind outside, the two pigs were gone. Screaming miserably while eating food reminded me of an allusion, so I told it."
——"What is eight-treasure meat?"
——"In addition to eight kinds of things including meat, such as mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, ham, two kinds of seafood, and one kind of dried fruit, in addition to these, the braised pork needs to be fat and thin, but the eight-treasure pork does not choose fat or thin. "
Wei Yu ate two pieces of meat. The meat was cold, but it tasted great.
Outside, the two pigs probably smelled the fragrance, and their screams became more and more shrill.
Wei Yu picked up another piece of shiitake mushroom and tasted the soft and tender aroma: "The pig at my sister-in-law's house hasn't been fed yet? You have to pay attention. Originally, this pig was domesticated from the wild. It was originally a wild beast. Even if it is domesticated, But it often hurts people. I once saw a case recorded in the laws of this dynasty... A butcher died at the door for no reason, and the murderer turned out to be a pig. "
Zhao's dull eyes changed slightly.
Wei Yu continued: "It is said that the butcher was drunk and could not stand steadily, and his throat was bitten off by the pig. It was terrible." She smiled as if nothing had happened and said carelessly: "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid. I didn't mean it. I'm scaring you, but I just suddenly thought of it, and it also reminds you that the two pigs you have here should be fed. If you don't feed them something to eat, they will become extremely hungry and become fierce, and it is not impossible for them to hurt and eat people."
In the courtroom, Mrs. Zhao could no longer hold on and fainted.
An Cheng looked at Wei Yu blankly.
Only Wu Dutou's eyes were sharp. Just as he was about to ask again, there were sudden rapid footsteps outside the door.
The county official on duty hurried in and handed over a document in his hand.
Anxian Cheng asked: "What is this?"
The county official said: "Second Master, this is an urgent official document passed down from the capital. It is urgent, and we ask all prefectures and counties to comply with it immediately."
"What's important?"
"It's said...Prince Ji's Mansion lost a close staff member..."
An Cheng's eyes widened and he whispered: "It's strange. His Royal Highness Prince Suwenji always keeps a low profile. What happened this time? To make the whole world shocked for a close confidant?"
The county official said: "Since it is unusual, the missing person may be an important and indispensable person to His Highness."
No one noticed, Wei Yu in the hall lowered his eyes. Although his face was still as heavy as water, the hands shrunk in his sleeves were quietly clenched.
She tried her best to stabilize her mind, because she knew that Wu Dutou was secretly watching.
Wu Wanli didn't know what Mr. An was discussing, he just thought Wei Yu was suspicious.
He took a step closer and looked at Wei Yu: "Speaking of which, you haven't said who you are yet."
Wei Yu smiled slowly and said calmly: "I'm just an innocent passerby."
Wu Wanli said: "You are not. The youngest daughter of the Wang family has already said that Butcher Wang was killed by someone."
Wei Yu's heartstrings tightened slightly, her face remained calm but her mind was racing: "Really? May I ask where that girl is?"
"You want to see her? What are you afraid of?"
"I'm just afraid that she has been coerced or intimidated by others, or... is too frightened and is talking nonsense."
Wu Wanli looked at this man who was still calm and composed until now, and said with some annoyance: "What nonsense, I think you have a guilty conscience."
Wei Yu asked: "Du Tou, do you really think I killed Butcher Wang?"
Wu Wanli snorted coldly: "No, you have no enmity with him. There is someone else who did it, and you, based on what you just said, can be found guilty of instigation."
Wei Yu chuckled and said, "Who are you referring to as the one who took action?"
Wu Wanli said: "You know it well."
"I don't know," Wei Yu stared at Wu Wanli: "I'm afraid Wu Dutou is also guessing."
Wu Wanli couldn't help but lowered his voice and gritted his teeth and said, "Butcher Wang has always been an alcoholic, and he would beat Mrs. Zhao after drinking. This must have been the case last night. Mrs. Zhao's clothes were disheveled, and the little girl was injured and scared... Humph! Zhao must have killed someone in return, am I right?"
Although Wei Yu was still smiling, his eyes turned cold: "I can only say that Du Tou told a good story."
Wu Wanli looked into her eyes: "You just took the initiative to mention that you told Mrs. Zhao that pigs can eat people, which is beyond my expectation. You are really not afraid that I will find evidence and sentence Ms. Zhao to death for killing her husband. I will sentence you to death." Instigating Ling Chi? Who are you? You are so brave!"
At this moment, in front of Wei Yu's eyes and ears, there were black and white words and rumors.
That was what Wei Yu knew—Zhao’s kind of ending.
Wu Wanli's judgment is actually good.
In that life, Butcher Wang went crazy and violent as usual after drinking, and tortured Ms. Zhao half to death.
Zhao couldn't bear it anymore and in panic, she accidentally beat Butcher Wang to death.
Later, Zhao was sentenced to death for murdering her husband. However, she contracted an illness in the cell, killing one and two others. Her younger daughter lived on the street. Her whereabouts were unknown during the subsequent overthrow of the city in Changhuai County, and she was suspected to have died.
Based on Wei Yu's background, in her heart, "the one who kills will die", and the iron law of the king cannot be changed.
But Mr. Zhao...the crime will not lead to death.
If the law cannot protect the innocent, then if the innocent are forced to fight desperately, the law should also be generous.
This is justice, the way of heaven.
In fact, Wei Yu wanted to make the truth public if possible, but she knew that would not be wise.
Rigid officials, ignorant people, and rumors that people are more fierce than tigers, even if the law does not kill Zhao, the world will not allow her to live.
If covering up the truth could save Zhao, two innocent children, and three lives, Wei Yu was willing to do it.
Even if she knew that there would be a disaster in the future that would overwhelm the city and thousands of lives would be lost.
But at least they are still alive now, which can be regarded as... a little bit of joy in the bitter world.
So last night, she deliberately told Ms. Zhao that story.
So at this moment she stood here without fear, facing Wu Dutou's scrutinizing gaze: "I'm actually not very courageous, I just have a little conscience."
Wu Wanli was shocked: "You..."
Wei Yu reached out his hand from his sleeve and found something in his palm: "As for my identity, you can tell it at first glance."
