Dali Temple Conspiracy Records

Chapter 108
In the courtroom, Li Yu said in a calm voice: "It has been found out that about half a month before the incident, there were many cases of kitchen knives being lost in Pinglu County, which resulted in all the ordinary kitchen knives in the blacksmith's shop being sold out. Yu Si, who bought a kitchen knife, had no choice but to buy a meat cleaver. This knife was the weapon used to kill Jia Sicang later.”

"Since Mr. Li has found out that the murder weapon was purchased by Yu Si, how can he frame me?" Cai Guangping shouted dissatisfied.

Li Guan ignored him and continued: "Because the kitchen knife from Yu Si's family was found later, the meat cleaver he bought was not actually used. Yu Si's wife never saw this knife again, so she thought it was her husband and put it away. In fact, the knife had already been stolen. On the night of the incident, Captain Cai found Jia Sicang quietly without disturbing Jia’s family, and stabbed Jia Sicang in the heart with a meat cleaver to kill him, and then stabbed him several times to confuse the order of stabbing Then transported the fainted Yu Si into the study room, put the bloody clothes on Yu Si's body, and after completing the planting arrangement, deliberately knocked down the furniture to attract Jia's family."

"Nonsense! It's all nonsense! If you want to impose a crime, there is no excuse!"

"Because Mrs. Jia arrived quickly after hearing the noise, County Captain Cai didn't have time to escape, so he hid in the bookcase. After the Jia family left the study to report the crime, they escaped while no one was over the wall."

Hearing this, Cai Guangping's forced posture could no longer be maintained, and his expression changed drastically. "You... what evidence do you have for saying that?"

"There are two dried blood spots on the bottom of the bookcase, which is the evidence that the murderer hid in the bookcase after the soles of his shoes were stained with Jia Sicang's blood. And the arresters have found these shoes from your home."

Hearing this, Cai Guangping's expression turned miserable, and he completely lost his strength and fell limp on the ground.

"As for Yu Si, you sent a servant to lure him outside the gate of Jia's mansion on the grounds of negotiating a pension. Regarding this point, your servant has already admitted that there is a confession here. So, can you plead guilty?"

"I……"

However, Li Quan ignored Cai Guangping's hesitation, and did not give him a chance to cover up.

"As for your motive for killing... According to Mrs. Jia and the county officials, Jia Sicang has been depressed and troubled since the opening of the river. The censor found out that what Jia Sicang was worried about was exactly what Ji Sicang was worried about. Jincang is short of grain, and the accounts are seriously inconsistent. Come and bring Xiang Xiwen, Chen Yanshou!"

Although Cai Guangping was sluggish, he was still shocked when he heard Li Guan's statement that hit the nail on the head.Xiang Xiwen, the magistrate of the county, and Chen Yanshou, a grain merchant, who were also under heavy shackles, were even ashamed, knowing that there was no possibility of evading their escape.

"Please, Yushi."

Yan Jin nodded, pointed to some of the accounts beside him, and raised his voice: "After the review by the official, since the fall of last year, the grain stored in Jijin Warehouse has been significantly lower than the average level of previous years. The transported grain from the Heyang Warehouse is only slightly lower than in previous years. The weight of the grain and stone transported from the second warehouse to the Jijin Warehouse is also in line with the actual situation after verification. So why is the grain stored in the Jijin Warehouse so much less? These Where will the grain that is in short supply go?"

Li Quan asked someone to present evidence again, which was a few pieces of rope.

"This stack is part of the cashier's account of the Chen family selling rice grains, and these few ropes are left over from the overturned tank boat in Sanmenxia." Yan Jin gradually lost control of his emotions when he said this, and his originally stable The anger couldn't be suppressed in the voice, "You so-called parents and officials colluded with the grain merchants to resell grain. In order to balance the accounts, you actually manipulated the grain boats and deliberately caused shipwrecks!"

(End of this chapter)