"That's it, this is too hasty!" Yang Qing couldn't help but sighed when he saw that Lieutenant Li made the decision to hang himself in less than half an hour.
He knew that in ancient times, officials rarely used logical reasoning to find out the evidence to find out the truth of the case. Confession was the first principle for officials in feudal society to solve the case, and the method of obtaining evidence was generally not through on-site evidence collection but rough and rude methods. Using torture to extract confessions, the verdict can be made by finding out the obvious witnesses and material evidence. In addition, forensic methods such as injury and autopsy were relatively crude before the Tang and Song Dynasties, so the level of criminal investigation in the Three Kingdoms was still relatively backward at this time.
In addition, this Li County Lieutenant is not a twenty-year-old criminal, so it is understandable that he can make a decision to commit suicide.
In fact, Yang Qing already knew not long after arriving at Chen San's house that Chen San's wife was not hanged to death, but was murdered. However, he is not from the village, and he has no official position. He can be said to be a man of few words. In a patriarchal society with a strong sense of teamwork and protection of shortcomings, it is better not to make mistakes rashly. So he chose to wait for the government to deal with it honestly. If the person coming was someone like Di Guolao, Bao Longtu, or Song Tixing, he wouldn't have to stand out suddenly.
After all, gaining fame also requires timing!
But seeing Li County Lieutenant show off the average case-solving skills of ancient times, Yang Qing, who is both beautiful and intelligent, the embodiment of heroism and chivalry, could no longer hold back and finally told the truth.
Ah, no way, Chen San's wife obviously hanged herself, how could she be killed by someone, everyone exclaimed.
Who is this kid? Why have I never seen him before? How dare he talk nonsense about the affairs of this village. The sharp-eyed villagers saw that this was the boy who came with Mr. Liu, and began to inquire about the details of Yang Qing from Mr. Liu.
Liu Laozhang did not expect Yang Qing to make such shocking remarks. He turned his head and asked, "Mr. Yang, don't you dare to talk nonsense."
"Don't worry, old man, I know what's appropriate."
Yang Qing held his left hand in front of his waist and his right hand behind his back. With a smile on his face, he separated from everyone and came to the courtyard. He bowed his hands to County Lieutenant Li who was standing at the door of the main room and saluted: "Yang Qing has met the County Lieutenant."
Yang Qing's interruption made Lieutenant Li's face full of black lines. This mountain villager came from nowhere. Did he know that his words were a slap in the face of his officer. What does it mean to die by suicide? Does he know how to punish someone in prison? He is talking so boldly.
However, seeing that although Yang Qing was dressed in civilian clothes, he had an outstanding temperament, and he was gentle and polite. In order to maintain his grace in front of others, County Lieutenant Li still asked with a smile: "Oh, I don't know why this Yang Langjun said this Well, you have to know that the nature of suicide and homicide are completely different. Once you make a mistake in judgment, you can't just slap it and get over it."
Let's see what you can do. If you can't tell me how ugly you are, let's see how I can manipulate you.
Yang Qing did not directly answer County Lieutenant Li's words. For some reason, he felt like he was possessed by Di Pangpang. He walked up to Chen San and smiled kindly at him.
"Chen San, let me teach you how to commit a crime." Yang Qing began to circle around Chen San's main room.
"If I were you, after killing my wife, I would put her in another piece of clothing, because it's obvious that your wife's clothes were scratched just now." Yang Qing pointed to the damage in Chen San's wife's coat. .
"This gentleman, what are you talking about?" Chen San asked nervously.
"What, Wang didn't hang herself to death, how could it be Chen San who killed her?" Lieutenant Li and everyone looked at Yang Qing and Chen San in surprise.
However, some people's focus was not on this at this time. The husband was obviously young but he had an old-fashioned tone. Chen San, who was also a middle-aged man in his thirties, was called "Chen San, Chen San" by a young junior. It's funny. How did these people know that Yang Qing had adopted Di Pangpang's tone? As for the reason, this tone of voice was indeed suitable for pretending to be sophisticated.
"Hey!" Just as everyone was whispering to each other, a crisp exclamation came into Yang Qing's ears. He followed the sound and found that two carriages had stopped at the entrance of the courtyard at some point. Several strong men were guarding the carriages. The sweet exclamation was obviously coming from a girl in the carriage.
Yang Qing withdrew his gaze and continued to walk in circles. Chen San could only follow him step by step.
"Second, if I were you, after killing my wife, I would try to remove or confuse the scratches on her neck, because these scratches were caused by someone pulling the rope around her neck outward with their hands. Unique scar. You said you just argued with your wife and didn't do anything, and the scar was obviously caused today." Yang Qing pointed to the scar on Chen San's wife's neck.
"Thirdly, if I were you, I would also try to cover up the scratches on my collarbone, because compared with the damage on your wife's clothes, it will be clear that the person who struggled with Wang was It's you." Yang Qing pointed at Chen San's chest again.
"Fourth, if I were you, I wouldn't lie that I went out after a quarrel with my wife, because based on the condition of the body spots, it's obvious that your wife has been dead for about three hours."
"Fifth, if I were you, I would throw this hoe on the ground, and preferably outside the door. Just imagine how a husband could be so calm when he opened the door and saw his wife hanging from the beam. Why don't you walk to the end and stand the hoe neatly in the corner of the room?" Yang Qing picked up the hoe standing in the corner of the room and showed it to everyone.
"Here you go!" Lieutenant Li, who was already stunned, exclaimed.
"Finally, if I were you, I would not hang my wife so high." As he spoke, Yang Qing stood the bed that had been turned to the ground at the feet of the woman's body: "Just imagine the life of a hanged man. How do you push over this bed with your feet so far away?" Yang Qing used his last killer move, suddenly turned around and faced Chen San and asked with a smile.
"This..." Under Yang Qing's series of questions, Chen San was already lost, sweating, and confused. He only felt that the smile of this strange man with a handsome face was so scary.
Chen County Lieutenant on the side didn't know that as Yang Langjun said, Chen San's wife was indeed killed, and the murderer was Chen San himself. He immediately looked at Chen San with an angry face and shouted: "Bold Chen San. Third, you still haven’t confessed your crime truthfully!”
"Li County Lieutenant, the villain was confused for a moment, County Lieutenant, please give me a lighter sentence." Chen San saw that the man had seen the truth and the evidence was conclusive, and he could not deny it. He couldn't help but feel despair, and had to kneel down and beg. .
At this time, Chen Lizheng, who could no longer hold himself back, stepped forward, grabbed Chen San's clothes on his chest, and shouted angrily: "San Wazi, how dare you do such a thing, you are so confused. You have been married to the Wang family for many years, how can you bear to do this? Such a vicious hand!" Chen San was a junior in his family, and when things turned around, he was both annoyed that Chen San had done something that would bring shame to the family, and pitiful that he would inevitably lose his life.
"Uncle, alas... An acquaintance who heard the news last night told me that the bitch went back to her parents' house to visit her relatives a few days ago. She didn't want to have an affair with a man from her parents' village, so she acted in a pretentious manner. I endured it all night. After dawn, I was so angry that I asked her who her adulterer was. I never thought about it, but later we started fighting with her. I don’t know if I was confused or something, but by accident, I tied her with a rope. I was strangled to death." Chen San cried and complained.
When everyone heard the reason, they had nothing to say and could only lament uncontrollably.
Seeing that the motive for the murder was clear and the case was clear, County Lieutenant Li immediately ordered his subordinates to take Chen San into custody.
Seeing that the matter was over, Yang Qing was about to say hello to Mr. Liu and leave. He could go into the city before dark, but he didn't dare to delay any longer.
