Intuition told Fu Yunlang that although the master's words were very reasonable, there seemed to be something wrong with him. In the end, he could only use Emperor Zhu to criticize. The case was already finalized and there was no room for maneuver to forcefully convince him not to use any excuses. To think more.
What he really thought deep down at the time was that when he first took office, he should not do those risky things first. It would be better to do less than to do more, and just trust the conclusions in the file.
After understanding this level, Fu Yunlang couldn't sleep at night. Tossing and turning, he fell into an inexplicable restless mood.
This case must have been difficult to investigate after so long, and even the parties involved were beheaded for a long time. And in the end, after all the hard work, everyone was found dead, and even Emperor Zhu Pi made it impossible to overturn the case. Fu Yunlang was no longer sure whether he should investigate or not, and what he should investigate.
It would be too difficult and meaningless to look it up.
If you don't check it out, your conscience will never be at peace.
Thinking of this, Fu Yunlang's eyes suddenly lit up.
He suddenly figured out one thing. He had nothing to do with that case, so why would he have uneasy conscience?
Because, it’s fair.
Maintaining justice in the world, benefiting the people, and benefiting the court and the country were his beliefs in joining the officialdom.
Even if he couldn't find anything at all, even if he found out the truth and couldn't solve the case for a while, he should try his best and die for the justice in his heart.
Which step he can take is his ability, and whether he takes it or not is his principle.
Finally, Fu Yunlang no longer hesitated and went directly to investigate this old case that had been closed and concluded.
When he acted again, he had an extra thought, and he didn't even tell his old man clearly. He just said that he had a rare holiday and wanted to go hiking and relax.
This can be regarded as a lesson learned. The last time he fell into trouble was when he mistakenly believed someone he shouldn't have believed.
So I was extra cautious this time and traveled in casual clothes. I didn't tell my old man my plan until halfway.
The old man agreed very much after hearing this, and volunteered to come up with many plans, telling what points the two of them should start from and how to investigate the old case.
But to what he and the old man expected, visiting this case turned out to be very easy, with almost no difficulty at all.
I only asked the two neighbors next to the bandit's house, and the original truth was clearly revealed.
The two neighbors said that the man was not a bandit at all, but a most honest farmer. Generations of people from these families are the most knowledgeable neighbors.
The farmer has been timid since he was a child. He doesn't even dare to kill chickens, so he can barely make a living by cultivating one-third of an acre of land. When the farming is busy, I work in the fields with my neighbors every day and go home together. When the farming is off, I work part-time with my fellow villagers. I am the most honest and sincere person. There's no way it's the work of bandits.
The reason why he got into this unnecessary disaster was because of a taboo.
It was because he violated a taboo that he encountered a villain and lost his life.
At that time, Fu Yunlang was very curious when he heard this reason, and asked specifically what the taboo was.
The answer he got left him speechless and chilled.
The neighbor's answer was this: the day of the incident was the Little Man's Day.
According to custom, people are not allowed to hold scissors on that day. As long as they take scissors, they will encounter villains.
But that day, the man of the family picked up the scissors and cut a piece of cloth out of nowhere. In the afternoon, I heard that bandits were caught outside, so I went to watch the fun.
He never expected that he would be sued by a real bandit just because of two silly giggles.
However, the officers and soldiers escorting the bandits actually followed the bandits' words and arrested the smiling farmer. In the end, he was sentenced to death by beheading in a daze.
After hearing these remarks, Fu Yunlang almost lost his balance and fell to the ground.
The old man quickly explained to others that his young master and the farmer who was unjustly killed were distant relatives and had not moved around for many years. Now when I was passing through Teng County on business, I wanted to visit my distant relatives, but unexpectedly I received such bad news.
The neighbors are all warm-hearted people. Remembering that the farmer who died unjustly happened to have an aunt who married away from another province and lost contact with her for decades, I didn't have any doubts. They all followed to comfort each other.
The old man thanked him again and again, then supported Fu Yunlang and turned around towards the county seat.
Fu Yunlang still didn't give up at that time, and asked his old man to find a way to secretly visit the two detectives who arrested the farmers at that time.
The old man was very smart and did not go directly to the two detectives. How could they tell him the truth if they recognized him at a glance.
After several inquiries, the old man found a poor man who had a good relationship with one of the policemen. The woman's father, Old Man Wang, usually went to the teahouse to listen to books and chat.
Old Man Fu's method was also very clever. After he figured out the time pattern of Old Man Wang's appearance in the teahouse, he went very early the next day to occupy that table.
When Old Man Wang came to that seat and looked unhappy, Old Man Fu graciously asked him to sit with him. He also said that it would be boring to listen to a book alone, and there would be too much food and wine on the table, so why not just listen to a book and chat together.
