Di Ying laughed.
He explained with a smile: "The county magistrate is also a human being. With so many people in the county under his control, there are times when he can't take care of them.
If you encounter a cunning bad guy again, the case will be even more difficult to solve. Not to mention him, not even the high-ranking officials in the capital city have cracked everything.
It is good for County Magistrate Zhang to be able to feed and clothe the people within a county. That's much more difficult than solving the case. "
"Yes, that's what I thought."
Han Daer nodded.
The people around who heard their chat nodded in agreement.
When we talked about the county magistrate, there were more topics to talk about. You talked about it and I talked about it, and we got excited. They all praise him for what a good official he is.
When the sun sets, everyone stops working and returns to the village.
After returning to the village, they had to cut and pull the wheat ears with poles back to the village on carts to be exposed to the sun, turn over and beat them in the stalls.
Di Ying and the others did not follow him into the village.
After bidding farewell to the villagers who warmly invited them to dinner at the end of the field, they made a large circle to avoid the sight of the villagers and went around to the forest next to Han Li's family's field.
Tonight, they had to help Han Li harvest the wheat.
As for their own food, the guards brought dry food.
In this way, two days after helping Han Lixing's family and helping the villagers harvest before it rained, Di Ying persuaded Han Lixing's parents and agreed to let him open the grave of Han Lixing's daughter-in-law, Lin.
After the bone examination, the villagers' statement was confirmed: Mr. Lin indeed drowned himself.
Speaking of Mrs. Lin, Han Lixing's parents burst into tears, feeling distressed and deplored.
I feel sad that such a good daughter-in-law is gone just like that;
It was sad that he abandoned the children and followed Han Lixing.
The old couple's words were sincere and their emotions were real. Di Ying ruled out the possibility that they were lying.
In other words: the possibility that the murderer committed the crime and was related to Lin was ruled out.
After reburying Mrs. Lin, Di Ying left two books to the children, and the group finally left Hanjia Village.
Went to the county seat of Ping'an County.
The county town is not too big, but the city wall is quite high.
No city tax was charged upon entering. The soldiers guarding the city gate were all quite energetic and had smiles on their faces.
When someone picks, pushes, carries or pulls heavy goods, the soldiers will take the initiative to help.
The environment in the county is also quite clean, and the expressions of sadness on the faces of the people are not strong.
Di Ying's mood improved a lot.
The group found an inn and rented a courtyard to stay.
Their current food and clothing expenses are all Song Wen's money.
No one can stop it.
In Song Wen’s own words: “The Jingzhao Mansion Yamen has nothing to do with the sky or the earth, and it is so busy that it doesn’t even touch the ground, so it’s not a big deal.
But I can get through anything if I can't stand it. We are not greedy for the poor, but it is always okay to accept some filial money from the rich.
Otherwise, my whole family would have starved to death long ago due to the coming and going of socializing. "
Song Wen said so, and Zhao San and others also said the same thing.
Although Zhao San and others are Jinwu Guards, after things like confiscating homes, Shangguan will also share some benefits with everyone.
In recent years, there have been more and more cases of confiscation of homes.
In the past two years, the magistrate's court that only came to Wangcai had hundreds of families liquidated.
In short, among Di Ying's group, Di Ying was the poorest.
He was not polite to his own people. During dinner, he ate two large bowls of spicy noodles.
After eating and eating in the courtyard, Di Ying asked Song Wendao: "You seem to be thinking about something these days, how are you, have you come up with an idea?
These days were very busy, and every time Song Wen hesitated to speak, Di Ying just ignored him and never mentioned anything related to the case.
I was so choked up about Song Dynasty that I had to think about it all by myself.
Now that Di Ying finally asked, Song Wen was a little excited.
"We spent two days investigating in Hanjia Village, and all we heard was good things about Han Lixing. He never had any grudges with anyone.
On the contrary, many people remember his kindness.
A vendetta should be ruled out.
The relationship between him and his wife is also very good, and his two children are well-educated. Han Lixing has not had any rumors or bad things with outside women.
There was nothing wrong with his wife, and in the end she committed suicide by jumping into the river.
Then, love murder should also be ruled out.
In the end, only passion kills.
Do you still remember what Old Man Han said? There are fewer people raising sheep, but the price of sheep has become more expensive.
We all know that the 'meat ban' prohibits...ahem.
But after Han Lixing died, his sheep were not sold.
His father couldn't herd sheep, so he penned the sheep and raised them.
Every day I went with my two grandsons to cut grass and feed them, reluctant to sell the sheep. Nor did the number of sheep decrease.
Then rule out that the murderer's target is Han Lixing's sheep.
My lord, I don't understand. My mind was almost racing, but I still couldn’t figure it out: What was the murderer? "
After saying that, Song Wen let out a long breath.
But just when he felt more comfortable, he was choked by Di Ying's words again.
"I don't know either." Di Ying said.
Song Wen: "...Master Di, please do me a favor and help me clear up my doubts. I know you want to train me, but I've really tried my best. If you really don't want to say anything, just give me a hint." ah."
Di Ying smiled and asked with a smile: "If you were the county magistrate and encountered such a case, what would you do?"
Song Wen: "..."
With a wipe of his face and a wave of his hand, he said: "If I have tried my best but cannot solve the case, I will submit it to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for resolution."
Di Ying: "...I kind of know how the backlog of so many cases in Dali Temple came about."
Song Wen: "...Don't slap people in the face when you hit them. Not all officials can be named Di Ying."
Di Ying: "Ying, I don't deserve such a high compliment."
Song Wen: "Can you accept it and explain it to me at the same time?"
Di Ying smiled.
He admired Song Wen's persistent spirit.
He asked, "Since no matter how we search or think, we haven't discovered the murderer's purpose in targeting Han Li, then what should we look for next?"
"Look for Zhang Jian, the magistrate of Ping'an County, and ask in detail about the whole case and the people who handled the case."
Song Wen answered without thinking.
This is a process when handling a case. Song Wen naturally knew their purpose of coming to Pingan County.
It's just that everyone in Di Ying was already standing in Ping'an County, but they still asked Song Wen to guess the purpose. After Song Wen finished answering, he was a little confused.
He quickly added: "If you ask questions knowingly, you are definitely going to slap me in the face again."
Di Ying: "...No, those procedures must still be followed."
Song Wen: "I feel like you only said half of what you said. Is the process to let me go and do other things by yourself?"
