Wu Chao: Take the whole family to escape the famine

Chapter 217 This case is almost broken
It only took about fifteen minutes from Shenjia Village to the county seat. Zhang Neng put Song Yu'an across his horse and rushed all the way back to the county government. It was still dark.

Song Yu'an was almost convulsed, and Zhang Neng escorted her into the lobby of the yamen and sat slumped on the ground.

"My lord Zhang, what are you doing? Do you know who he is? How dare you just take anyone?" County magistrate Lin came here in a panic when he heard the news. At this moment, Mr. Song was taken to the county government office, which frightened him.

"Mr. Song, are you okay? I'll give you Song Bang right away." County Magistrate Lin hurriedly helped Song Yu'an up.

Zhang Neng stared at him coldly: "Magistrate Lin dares to release murder suspects privately? Is it because I don't want the black hair on my head or I don't want my head?"

County Magistrate Lin shivered in fright, stopped his movements, "You said Mr. Song is a murderer? How is this possible?"
Zhang Neng twitched the corner of his mouth, with a cold face: "How does County Magistrate Lin know it's impossible? Could it be that you killed Shen Xi?"

County magistrate Lin had his chin stuffed and fell silent, sitting aside with a sad face.

Zhang Neng dragged a chair, sat in front of Song Yu'an, and put the big knife on his lap. "What is your name?"

His posture was so frightening that Song Yu'an didn't dare to vomit anymore, so he stammered and replied, "Song, Song Yu'an."

"How did you meet Shen Xi? When did you meet?"

"More than a month ago, I don't remember the exact day." Song Yu'an said tremblingly, "I just came to the academy not long ago, I went to my uncle's house to pick up things, and on the way back to the academy the next day, I saw a girl walking To town, and I gave her a lift.'

"She said her name was Shen Xi, and she was also from Shen Family Village. After Shen Xi learned of my identity, she threw herself into her arms. I couldn't stand the temptation and went with her on the carriage."
"Afterwards, I gave her two pieces of jewelry, and told her that I will repair the body in ten days and let her come to me."

"Ten days later, she really came and gave me two coats and a Xiang Xiang. I secretly took her to the house that my uncle bought for fun, and she hurried away in the afternoon.'
"The last time I saw her was more than [-] days ago. She said it was too late to get a ride in the ox cart. That night I took her to my uncle's new house for another night."

"When I went to the academy the next day, she hadn't woken up yet. I left her ten taels of silver to tell her to go back earlier, but she said that her father found out that he had been beaten and scolded her because of his secret relationship with her. She didn't want to go back."

"Who wouldn't like to have a free woman to play with? I left her and told her to live there for the time being, and I would sneak out over the wall to accompany her at night."

"But that night I managed to escape from the academy, and when I arrived at my uncle's house, there was no one there, and Shen Xi just disappeared.
"Master Zhang, County Magistrate Lin, I didn't kill anyone, I really didn't kill anyone."
After listening to Song Yu'an's narration, Zhang Neng pondered for a moment, and asked Song Yu'an, "Where are you from the first afternoon of Shen Shi to the end of You Shi the day before yesterday afternoon?"

Song Yu'an thought about it for a while, and replied with certainty: "It's in the academy, if you don't believe me, you can go to the academy and ask."

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly added: "I was actually very sad after Shen Xi disappeared, and I was under a lot of pressure. I stayed in the academy and didn't go anywhere."

"Heh~~ Didn't go anywhere? How dare you lie and see if I don't kill you with one knife." Zhang Neng raised the knife and stood up, "Someone said that you raised a woman and walked back in the morning at night. How dare you now?" Didn't go anywhere? Who are you fooling?"
Song Yu'an was inexplicably surprised when he heard this: "Who said this? Who dared to entrap me like this?"

"You can find out if there is any harm, Lin Guling, first take Song Yu'an to the sky prison, and interrogate him tomorrow."

Although County Magistrate Lin was absolutely unwilling, Song Yu'an himself admitted that he had an affair with Shen Xi, so he naturally became the biggest suspect at this moment, so he had to be detained and locked up.

After imprisoning Song Yu'an in the prison, Zhang Neng brought Shen Yu'an to the backyard of the yamen where Ji Xun lived, and asked Lin County Magistrate to send someone to serve them meals, and the three of them ate together.

Shen Yuan and Zhang Neng ate and discussed the case.

"Master Zhang, do you think Song Yu'an is really a murderer?" Shen Yu'an's eyes were full of doubts, "I always feel that he is not lying.'

"Didn't lie? Then besides him, who else is the murderer? Your husband?" Zhang Neng glanced at Ji Xun while talking.Ji Xun was expressionless, as if he didn't hear anything.

Shen Yuyan gave Zhang Neng a blank look: "Master Zhang, anyone can doubt this case, but you must not doubt my husband. If he kills someone, I will chop off his head for you."

"Hey? Husband is here to protect you? Miss Shen seems to be a true love for your husband-in-law."

"What is true love, is trust and understanding, do you understand if there is a heart-to-heart connection?"

After a few jokes, let’s get back to the topic.

Zhang Neng said seriously: "But having said that, I don't think Song Yu'an's words are like lying. If he had that kind of quality, it would be impossible for him to be so frightened that he wanted to climb the wall to escape when he was in Wang's house."

"Isn't it? Look at how cowardly he is, daring to hang a dead man in a cave? I don't believe he has the guts."

"If he is not the murderer, then he will be in serious trouble. I am afraid that this crime will still fall on your husband."

"Why did it fall on my husband? My husband was wronged."

"Didn't Song Yu'an also say that he was wronged? Not only did he say that himself, but his mother said the same, and Lin County Magistrate also said the same, and besides you, who else would say that he was wronged?"

"He is my husband-in-law. If I say he is wronged, he must be wronged. Whoever wants to blame him will cut off my head first." Shen Yu stood up in a hurry, so anxious that tears were about to come out.

"Okay, since this case is so complicated, let me investigate it." Ji Xun said unhurriedly.

Shen Yuan and Zhang Neng looked at each other.

Zhang Neng's heart: this depressed guy is finally willing to stand up for his own affairs, at least he is willing to find a way to keep himself alive.

Shen Yuan was shocked, why did this guy speak so loudly? The strange thing is that Zhang Neng actually had a look of reason, as if Ji Xun should have been the one to investigate this case.

"Well, Ah Xun, how do you think this case should be investigated?" Shen Yuan looked at Ji Xun and asked tentatively.

"Tell me the facts of the case first." Ji Xun looked indifferently.

"That's right." Zhang Neng rushed to answer, "Shen Xi has a friend, and I always suspected that it was Wang Xiucai before." He said while gesturing on the table with his chopsticks.

"This is Huayang Academy, and this is the new house where the Wang family entered and exited three times. In the backyard, a middle coat and incense sticks with Shen Xi's name embroidered on them were dug up.
"We originally suspected that Song Yu'an was the real culprit, but Song Yu'an was timid and cowardly, and his confession did not seem like a lie, but it was completely different from what we investigated.
After hearing this, Ji Xun said affirmatively: "This case is almost solved."

(End of this chapter)