Cui Huai said: "The grain that my nephew saw that day was only 30,000 kilograms at most, maybe not even that amount. I, Cui Huai, could be burned into a pauper, but I will not take advantage of anything I owe others. I will repay him as much as I need. At that time, my family’s savings and valuable possessions, land deeds and real estate were all sold, so I could collect the money worth thirty thousand kilograms of wheat to repay him. Who would have thought that this old ghost Mei would add insult to injury and insist that I burned it? He gave him 50,000 catties of grain."
Liang Chuan knew the headaches of this kind of case. It was like a typical fight between two people without surveillance. One person said they were beaten and the other said they were not beaten. The injury could not be detected and could only be turned into a dead case or mediation. If mediation fails, there will be endless petitions.
There is a huge discrepancy between what Gao Chun and Cui Huai said. One is 50,000 kilograms and the other is 30,000 kilograms. According to the price of food after last year's flood, which was 300 cents per bucket of rice, the difference is nearly 60,000 cents. To Pu Geng, this money was like the meat between his teeth, but to Cui Huai and the others, it was the meat on his thighs.
Gao Chun said: "You only have your nephew's mouth to testify for you, but Boss Mei not only has accounts but also a large group of associates to testify for him, unless you can provide other evidence?"
Cui Huai's face turned pale. If he had evidence, he would have produced it a long time ago. Why should he suffer this unjust disaster?
Liang Chuan thought that what Cui Huai said was probably true, because he would only pay back the money if he thought he owed so much. If what he told was a lie, why would he spend all his wealth to pay it back? For this money, he simply argued that there was no rice in Meiji's rice and grain store, and the result was the same anyway.
Since he couldn't come up with a reason, he could only start from other angles. Liang Chuan asked Gao Chun, "Brother Chun, are there any other clues at the scene?"
Gao Chun thought for a while and said: "The Meiji rice and grain store is made of bluestone. The roof of the storehouse is made of thick bamboo beams and covered with reed foil. It is also wrapped with paper bars and wheat oranges in thin mud. This kind of storehouse It's rainproof and transparent, but it won't be saved even if a fire breaks out."
Liang Chuan said: "The blue stone barrier means that even if the rice warehouse is burned down, the scope of the site can still be clearly distinguished, right?"
Gao Chun said: "This is a natural case. The case has not been solved, but the scene is still quite intact. I still had people seal the seal with my own hands. No access is allowed at will. There are still countless grain ash in the ruins of the shop. It hasn't rained much this year. There is no rain to wash it away. Even after being there for so long, it still looks like it was burned out. If you don’t believe me, you can go and take a look.”
oh! This detail suddenly gave Liang Chuan an idea, and he said to Gao Chun, "Brother Chun, are you sure?"
"Naturally determined."
The two of them asked and answered, and Liang Chuan looked happy. Before anyone could figure out the reason, it seemed that Liang Chuan had already made a plan. They all stared at Liang Chuan, hoping that he would continue.
Liang Chuan said: "I can confirm whether Cui Huai or Boss Mei lied!"
Everyone was shocked. This case was not solved in the hands of the previous Mr. Shi. Even after Zhao Weixian took office, he was disappointed when he submitted the file for retrial. He sealed the file again and had no clue. Could it be that this San Lang has the talent of Di Renjie, who can cleverly solve strange cases in just a few words?
Gao Chun asked urgently: "Sanlang, please tell me?"
Everyone here is interested. To put it bluntly, these people are usually very idle. No matter how much fun they have in this brothel, they can never have fun, but it is different when Liang Chuan comes. This kid has a lot of fun. The smell of the stock is different from theirs, and it makes people feel fresh when smelling it!
Liang Chuan had a deep smile on his face, clapped his hands and called the maid waiting outside the door: "Go get a charcoal stove, an iron pot, and three kilograms of old wheat!"
The maidservant said stupidly: "Go back to the official... There is no Chen Mai in the building..."
Ling Hu was still waiting to see the good show, so he said in a loud voice: "If you don't have any, go buy it outside. Don't you have any eyesight?" This kid has a bad temper today, because he is the only one who stands out among the five people sitting here. If a person makes a fool of himself, can he feel comfortable?
The maid knew that these gentlemen could not afford to offend them. Even if the two gentlemen in the middle sealed off their chicken coop, it would be a trivial matter. She did not dare to neglect and immediately went out to look for the charcoal stove and Chenmai. This person is so worried at night. The turtle is still smart. He can just take three kilograms of wheat and put it in. How much difference can it make?
The charcoal stove was set up, and the blazing charcoal fire instantly heated up the iron pot until it turned red. Three kilograms of wheat was poured in without leaving any grain behind. The wheat was dry-burning in the pot for a while, and then the flames started to appear. After another The meeting was all reduced to ashes. The four of them looked at each other in confusion. You looked at me and I looked at you. They didn't understand what Liang Chuan meant.
But Cui Huai didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Liangchuan Gourd, but they, the prisoners, didn't dare to say anything out loud, for fear of annoying these men later and making themselves uncomfortable.
"Go and weigh the wheat ashes." Liang Chuan said.
The maid brought it to weigh the medicine, and then weighed it, and then said: "Master, these wheat ash weigh two ounces."
Liang Chuan was very satisfied and said to Gao Chun: "Brother Chun, tomorrow you will lead a group of policemen to clean up and weigh the remaining wheat ash in the ruins of Meiji Rice Store. If the wheat ash is only three thousand kilograms, That explains..."
Liang Zao banged the table and praised loudly: "You have just seen with your own eyes that three kilograms of wheat burns out two taels of wheat ash. If there are only thirty thousand kilograms of wheat, it will only burn about two thousand kilograms of wheat ashes. If it’s more than 30,000 kilograms, then of course it’s more than that. It’s obvious who is real and who is fake!”
There was nothing the prefect could do. Liang Chuan came up with a countermeasure while drinking wine and singing. All the prisoners rushed to the ground, banged their heads and shouted to Liang Chuan: "Master, make the decision for us. We are wronged, we are wronged..."
Si Fangxing frowned, and Gao Chun cursed: "If you have anything to say, tell me one by one. If you are in a hurry to reincarnate, I will help you!"
What was originally a good celebration banquet turned into a redress meeting in a blink of an eye. Si Fangxing was not in a good mood, but when he thought that if these cases could be overturned, it would be of great benefit to Gao Chun and Liang Chuan, so he persuaded Dao Gaochun said: "Let them talk slowly. I think there are pros and cons in this matter. Mr. Zhao is very disgusted with the mess left by Mr. Shi. If I can solve Mr. Zhao's problems..."
Si Fangxing is worthy of being an old fox who has worked with senior officials for many years. He can be understood by others with just half a sentence. Gao Chun was not a fool, so he naturally understood it. Liang Chuan might actually be able to perform a miracle, and there was one right now.
"Xie Laosan, please tell me your story." Gao Chun said by name.
Xie Laosan turned out to be a boatman on the river. When Gao Chun called his name, he was pardoned because his crime was the most serious, murder.
Liang Chuan was quite impressed by him because he had excellent water skills and top-notch boating skills. He had a bronze-colored rust-like skin, which was the biggest characteristic of a person who lived on the water. This Xie Laosan would never be lazy when he was working hard. After more than ten days of training, he sweated the most but talked the least.
Xie Laosan didn't know whether he was too scared or too excited, but he was stunned in place and couldn't say a word. Gao Chun shook his head and said: "His case is not that complicated. Years ago, he was rowing on the Sun River. I remember that it was a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival. He hitchhiked with two merchants from Qingyuan, one named Ke Liang. One was named Chen Chao, and this Ke Liang still had a lot of tenderness on his body. This Ke Liang came to Weiyuan Tower to report that Chen Chao was killed by the evil boatman Xie Laosan. The two took the ferry together, but when they arrived at the shore, he I fell asleep, and when I woke up, the boatman was gone and Chen Chao was gone too."
Liang Chuan said: "Is this Chen Chao killed?"
Gao Chun nodded and said: "Yes, Chen Chao's wife's confession truly said that that day Ke Liang went to his house and directly called her by name, saying that Ke Liang left him and went somewhere unknown. Only then did the two of them know that Ke Liang Liang did not go home, and a few days later Ke Liang's body was found in the water and grass by the river. Everyone suspected that Xie Laosan had committed the crime, but Xie Laosan refused to admit it, and the case had been dismissed by the Ministry of Punishment. It's happened once, but it's still hanging there..."
People on the river robbed people of their wealth, killed people and dumped their bodies as easily as drinking water. It turned out that Xia Dehai did this kind of hooking. The corpses flowed down the river into the sea, and there was no way to trace them.
Xie Laosan burst into tears, but the old man kept saying aggrievedly: "I didn't kill anyone. I didn't kill anyone. I sent the two of them to the river to buy meat that day. So many people on the river knew who I was. , If I dared to do that, my life would be miserable."
Liang Chuan listened to Gao Chun's description and quickly grasped the key points, saying, "Brother Chun, did you say that Ke Liang called Ke's wife by her name as soon as he arrived at Chen Chao's house?"
Gao Chun said: "Yes."
Liang Chuan said: "Why don't you lock up this Ke Liang and torture him? In my opinion, Xie Laosan is certainly suspicious, but this Ke Liang is even more suspicious!"
Si Fangxing asked: "Why? As far as I know, Ke Liang and Chen Chao have been friends for many years, and they have a good relationship with each other."
Liang Chuan said: "We outsiders have no way of knowing whether the relationship is good or not, but think about it. When Ke Liang went back to look for Chen Chao, he should have called Chen Chao's name as soon as he knocked on the door, but he directly called Chen Chao's wife's name. This is obvious. Don’t you know that Chen Chao is not at home or cannot be at home...?"
Gao Chun suddenly realized: "Damn it, I'll send someone to catch this thief immediately."
In fact, if Liang Chuan's reasoning method is used to solve later cases, no judge will accept his statement, because later convictions focus on the chain of evidence, and various evidences need to support each other to determine the suspect's guilt. Conviction alone cannot lead to conviction.
And Liang Chuan just made a simple presumption. In addition, the government, like wolves and tigers, occupies the high ground of 'Wang's Law' and can torture people at will to extract confessions. It makes sense logically. If the prisoner is forced to confess, the case will be solved. If we follow the principle of presumption of innocence for future generations, as long as the person concerned makes a quibble, and there is no other evidence to support it, a case will not be solved.
