Demon detective

Chapter 40 The Truth
"The facts couldn't be clearer." At this time, Sima Xin said leisurely while holding the document, "Pan Wending, because you hate Qiu Zhennong for occupying the Zuixianju, you joined forces with Li Dashu and his daughter to create this case out of nothing.

"First," he pointed at the scholar Liu Wenbin, "you made a carriage exactly like that of the farmer's family in Qiu Town, and then asked Li Dashu's daughter Ailian to take off her clothes and jump into the market, causing her to be kidnapped and defiled by Qiu Batian. And the illusion of abandoning the market naked!

"Then, you let old man Li come to the yamen to file a complaint, but forced him to commit suicide by taking poison in prison, so as to bring in the county yamen, creating the illusion that the county yamen and Qiu Zhennong were collaborating and murdering together.

"Next, you killed Ailian cruelly, and burned the house of old man Li's house, destroyed the corpse and wiped out all traces, so that you could blame Qiu Batian and make everyone think that it was Qiu Batian who was here. Kill people.

"As a result, the villagers were furious and public opinion arose, so you urged the villagers to go to the county government and the state government to file a complaint with you, in order to expand the momentum of public opinion, and wanted to use the court's methods to deal with Qiu Zhennong, so as to achieve your goal of regaining Zuixianju .

"Pan Wending, your plan is really vicious!" Sima Xin shouted loudly, "You also know that Qiu Zhennong's uncle is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials today, and it is difficult to get things done with the county government and the state government alone, so you still spend a lot of money to entrust someone to write a letter to the emperor. , Sued imperial court!
"In this way, if the Minister of the Ministry of Officials dare not intervene, you can force the imperial court to describe Bai as black, kill Qiu Zhennong, and avenge your personal revenge, right?"

"Ah!? My lord, my lord... I am wronged, I am wronged..." After listening to Liu Wenbin, he quickly fell to his knees and said that he was wronged, "Little man, the villain is just a scholar, how... how could he do such a thing?" Things, this must be someone who is framing the villain, please be careful, sir..."

"Might ass!" Sima Xin slapped the table, "Tell me first, are you Pan Wending or Pan Longshan's son?"

"This..." Liu Wenbin pondered secretly, and when he realized that he couldn't quibble, he had no choice but to admit, "Yes, I am Pan Wending, the son of Pan Longshan, and Zuixianju originally belonged to our family."

Oh……

There was an uproar at the scene when Liu Wenbin admitted his identity.

Those who followed Liu Wenbin to file a complaint all involuntarily took a few steps back.

"I can't help it either," Liu Wenbin argued, "If Qiu Batian knew my identity, he would definitely send someone to hunt and kill me, and I changed my name as a last resort.

"However, please be clear, my lord," he continued, "Even if I am Pan Longshan's son, I just came to Xuanwu Academy to study, and I didn't do anything for revenge?

"I...I...not bad," he admitted, "Uncle Li is indeed an old buddy of Zuixianju, and I went to him just to catch up on the old days.

"Also, it's true that Ailian and I love each other and make a lifelong event with her.

"Although I already have a wife in my family, Ailian said that she doesn't care and is willing to be a concubine.

"Besides, Uncle Li also acquiesced in this matter. Our Pan family is kind to him, and he is also very happy to let his daughter marry me.

"Originally, everything was fine," Liu Wenbin said with tears suddenly, "but Qiu Batian's appearance took away everything from me. It was he who killed the Li family father and daughter. The little people are the masters!"

"You!? You bastard bastard," Qiu Batian couldn't help yelling, "I don't know you bird people at all. Why did I take you away? If I knew you were so dishonest, I shouldn't have kept you!" Looking at you...so am I..."

Snapped!
Sima Xin slapped the gavel heavily, interrupting Qiu Batian's words.

But seeing Sima Xin frowning tightly and glaring at Qiu Batian, he said in his heart: You really are a bastard who doesn't know what to do or whether to live or die. I tried my best to save you, but you insist on jumping into the fire pit!

After being interrupted, Qiu Batian realized that he almost slipped his tongue, so he quickly nestled on the ground, not daring to make a sound.

"Bold Pan Wending, you still have to argue," Sima Xin turned and shouted at Pan Wending, "Old man Li and his daughter are so kind to you, one is willing to be naked in public and suffer all kinds of humiliation; the other is willing to commit suicide in a prison. Repay the favor with death.

"But not only did you disregard their lives, you even killed Ai Lian with your own hands, destroying the corpse and destroying the traces. Your behavior like a beast is the real anger between humans and gods, which is intolerable by nature!
"Come on, get it for me!"

"Yes!"

The guard brought by Sima Xin quickly stepped forward to hold down Liu Wenbin, and put shackles and handcuffs on him.

Seeing this scene, everyone present was as stupid as possible. No one could have imagined that such a bizarre thing would happen, and the plaintiff turned into the defendant.

This person who has been working hard to sue will turn out to be the real murderer! ?

Song Zhili and Chen Houlu were not stupid, and the two county magistrates saw it clearly. Although Liu Wenbin hadn't pleaded guilty yet, the facts were already obvious.

The two of them felt dizzy and dizzy, their legs were weak, if they were not concerned about face, they would have collapsed to the ground already.

The two of them couldn't figure out why there was such a big gap between reality and ideal?

They prepared according to the political struggle, but in the end it was just a personal grievance.

"My lord, my lord, I am wronged, I am wronged," Liu Wenbin was still pleading bitterly, "I really didn't do that! Old man Li and his daughter are kind to me, how could I do such a thing? Besides, you Without evidence, you can't convict me!"

"Evidence, huh..." Hearing this, Sima Xin laughed again, "Then tell me, what kind of evidence do you want? Personal or physical evidence?"

"I..." Liu Wenbin was caught off guard by the question again, and muttered, "What evidence do I want, there is no evidence at all!"

"Oh... I see," Sima Xin said with a smile, "You think that the death of the old man Li's father and daughter means that there is no proof of death, right? Then you are too naive!"

"Ah?" Liu Wenbin frowned, apparently extremely surprised.

Sima Xin said so, obviously he already has the evidence.

"Let's talk about the carriage first." Sima Xin glanced at the documents in his hand and said, "It's not easy to make a carriage that is exactly the same as the farmer's in Qiu Town, nor can it be done with a small amount of money.

"You have to find a powerful car workshop. It can't be in Yanping County, nor can it be too far away, so," Sima Xin said, "you can know that the best car workshop is only in Qingyuan. There is one in the county.

"Pan Wending," Sima Xin asked, "is it necessary for me to call the owner and staff of the workshop over to confront you?"

"..." There was fear in Liu Wenbin's eyes, as if he saw a monster.

"Let's talk about the poison," Sima Xin said again, "the poison that old man Li took is called a little red, and this kind of poison is only sold in a few pharmacies.

"You said, if I get all the guys from the pharmacy to recognize them, it shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

"..." Liu Wenbin was speechless, and his expression became more and more embarrassing.

"In addition," Sima Xin said, "after locking you, the officer has already searched your residence. Among them, there is a hat that is more interesting, because at the Yong'an Market where Ailian was abandoned naked, someone confirmed that that The coachman driving the carriage also wears the same hat, do you think...is it a coincidence?"

"..." Liu Wenbin's lips trembled, and despair appeared in his eyes.

"Also, let's talk about witnesses again." Sima Xin pointed to the outside of the lobby, "Pan Wending, look back, who is that?"

When Liu Wenbin looked back, it was as if he had been struck by lightning.

But I saw a young rural woman standing outside the lobby, holding a six-year-old child in her arms...

After seeing the mother and son, Liu Wenbin's psychological defenses had completely collapsed, and he immediately collapsed on the ground, crying bitterly:
"My lord, stop talking, I... I plead... I plead guilty..."

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(End of this chapter)