Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 573: Proud of it! Important officials in the court!
Even though she had just been scolded by Shen Lian the moment before, when she heard words that were unfavorable to her son the next moment, she hurriedly stood up and loudly rebuked Bai Yanguan.

Throughout his life, Bai Yanguan was a principled and honest official.

This is also what he has always been proud of.

But in the end, Zhou reprimanded and slandered him on this matter!

This was a great humiliation for Bai Yanguan.

His face suddenly turned red with anger at Zhou.

"Everything I said is true, don't talk nonsense!"

Zhou put her hands on her waist and said, "Is it true? Bullshit!"

"You said it wasn't you who killed my son, then who did it?"

"My servants all told me that they only saw you enter the room!"

"And you are the only outsider at the scene!"

"Besides, you also said that you stabbed my son!"

"Why, these are not enough to prove that you are the murderer!"

Zhou looked at Shen Lian and said, "Everyone knows that you took care of Shen Lian and you are both his teacher and father to him, so Shen Lian will definitely be on your side!"

As she spoke, Zhou suddenly burst into tears.

She ran to Li Shimin and cried, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for my son!"

"Shen Lian, the Lord of the Tang Dynasty, is obviously trying to protect Bai Yanguan. Bai Yanguan is clearly the murderer, but now he is pretending to be confused!"

"If we let them escape the punishment of the law, how will my son rest in peace?"

"Your Majesty, you must decide for my son!"

Zhou had a very loud voice and people inside and outside could hear her clearly.

At this moment, the people who did not know the truth heard her voice and began to whisper.

"Could it be that Lord Bai is really the murderer?"

"No way!"

"Of course not, didn't you listen to what the deceased's mother said? All the evidence points to Lord Bai!"

"How could Lord Shen possibly protect Lord Bai?"

"How is that possible! I will believe that Lord Bai killed someone, but I will never believe that Lord Shen would protect the murderer!"

"That's right, Lord Shen represents absolute justice. I believe in Lord Shen!"

"I also believe in Lord Shen!"

The people's support and trust for Shen Lian truly comes from the bottom of their hearts.

And all this stems from Shen Lian’s efforts.

Shen Lian has always treated the people sincerely.

He has always stuck to his principles.

Therefore, he became the upright official in the hearts of the people.

Even though Zhou said this now, the people still wanted to believe Shen Lian!

Zhou originally wanted to incite the people and public opinion to have Bai Yanguan executed as soon as possible.

But who knew that the people believed Shen Lian.

This made her face change again and again. She sat down on the ground and cried loudly: "Son, you left and left me behind. Mother is useless. Even the murderer is about to escape."

"Oh my God, how can you be so cruel to us!"

Zhou cried so miserably.

And she cried in front of Li Shimin.

This made Li Shimin feel a little uncomfortable.

As the emperor, he naturally couldn't just sit there and do nothing.

Li Shimin sighed and said, "Madam Zhou, don't worry, I am here, and I will definitely make the decision for you."

Zhou's eyes lit up.

Just as she was about to say something, she heard Li Shimin say, "Shen Lian, did you hear me? Judge the case carefully and be fair and strict, otherwise I will not let you go."

Zhou's face froze.

This is not what she wants!

She didn't want Shen Lian to solve the case!

Shen Lian just glanced at Mrs. Zhou and said calmly, "Since Mrs. Zhou is so anxious, then forget it. Next, I will tell you how your son died!"

"Don't worry, I won't favor anyone, because the evidence will reveal everything!"

After hearing Shen Lian's words, Zhou was silent for a moment, then muttered, "Then you should present the evidence."

Shen Lian glanced at Zhou, then at Bai Yanguan, whose beard stood up in anger, and then slammed the gavel and said, "Someone, bring the deceased here!"

Soon, Zhou Qin's body was carried up.

Zhou Qin had been dead for many days, and his body was already covered with corpse spots.

The stench of corpses was also very obvious.

When he was carried up at this moment, the officials around him subconsciously covered their noses.

Shen Lian looked at Zhou calmly and said, "Come and confirm, is this your son's body?"

Zhou's eyes immediately turned red. She said, "What on earth are you thinking? My son should have been buried long ago, but you refused to let me. Now you've moved it here and asked me if it's my son's body!"

Shen Lian said calmly: "So, that is your son's body."

Zhou didn't understand what Shen Lian was going to do.

But he nodded.

Shen Lian continued, "Then take another look at the corpse. Is the current condition of the corpse exactly the same as when it died? Has anyone tampered with it or damaged it?"

Zhou frowned.

Then Shen Lian said calmly: "Haven't you always suspected that we were going to protect Lord Bai? Then I will give you a chance now to check the evidence and clues, so that you don't feel as if everyone in the world wants to harm your son."

A hint of dissatisfaction appeared on Zhou's stretched face.

She snorted coldly and said, "Just watch it."

Having said that, she stood up and examined Zhou Qin's body very carefully.

After half an incense stick of time, she returned to her original seat and said, "Nothing has changed. It is still exactly the same as when I was killed by Bai Yanguan."

Bai Yanguan said angrily: "I didn't kill him!"

Zhou smiled coldly: "Whether you kill him or not is not up to you. I want to see how Shen Lian will protect you."

"you--"

Bai Yanguan was so angry that his whole body was shaking.

Shen Lian remained calm. He said, "Since you have confirmed that your son's body has not been tampered with, that's good."

"Bring the coroner!"

Soon, a middle-aged man in gray clothes came over.

He walked to the front of the court, bowed to Li Shimin first, and then bowed to Lu Qing: "Lord Shen."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

He said, "Go ahead."

The coroner said, "I am the coroner who performed the autopsy. I arrived at Zhou's residence within an hour after the crime occurred and began the autopsy."

"Based on the condition of the corpse, I have determined that the deceased died between one and two hours ago, and that was the time when Lord Bai arrived at the Zhou Mansion."

When Zhou heard this, she shouted, "Ironclad evidence, this is ironclad evidence, what else do you have to say!"

Shen Lian looked at Zhou expressionlessly.

Zhou, who was fearless, became a little wilted under Shen Lian's gaze. She shrank her neck and sat back down.

Shen Lian then looked away and said, "Continue.

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The coroner continued, "The cause of death was that the dagger pierced the heart, causing excessive bleeding and death."

"After investigation, it can be confirmed that the murder weapon that stabbed the deceased was the dagger that was inserted into the deceased's heart at that time."

"The dagger is very common, not specially customized. In addition, other daggers were found in the Zhou Mansion. It can be confirmed that this is the dagger from the Zhou Mansion."

Shen Lian nodded slightly and said, "Was the deceased killed by a single blow?"

The coroner thought for a moment and said, "Your Excellency, based on the marks on the victim's wounds, we can conclude that the victim was stabbed twice."

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"The first knife only penetrated the epidermis and was not fatal."

"The second knife pierced the heart directly, causing severe bleeding and was fatal."

At this time, Zhou started crying again.

"My poor child, why are you so pitiful?"

"Bai Yanguan, this murderer, actually stabbed you twice just to hurt you!"

"How can he be so abominable!"

"He has committed such an evil act, but he still refuses to admit it and wants to escape. Who can help my son?"

Zhou really takes advantage of every opportunity.

Speak up whenever you find an opportunity.

She was the mother of the deceased, and many people felt sorry for her.

But now, she always disobeyed the court rules and was always crying there. For a moment, even the people watching outside were a little unhappy.

Shen Lian glanced at Zhou and suddenly said, "I want to ask you, what kind of strength is needed to pierce a person's heart directly in one go, and... the heart of a defensive person like Zhou Qin!"

After hearing Shen Lian's question, the coroner thought for a moment and said, "Zhou Qin is not very old and is in his prime. There is no need to worry about his physical strength at this stage."

"Moreover, I didn't find any signs of Zhou Qin having any illness or disability, so his strength is that of a normal middle-aged man."

"If you want to pierce his heart with a knife while he is on guard, leaving him powerless to fight back, you need to have at least twice as much strength as him."

"I have carefully checked the marks of the knife. If it was stabbed in slowly, the knife cut would not be so smooth. So it must have been stabbed in one go, rather than stabbing in and then pressing hard inside!"

"Therefore, it would take at least twice the strength of Zhou Qin to accomplish this."

Shen Lian's fingers gently slid across the table. He looked at the files on the table and said, "Then do you think that Lord Bai, who is over fifty years old, half of his hair is white, and his body is thin, will have twice the strength of Zhou Qin?"

"This……"

The coroner hesitated.

Fang Xuanling and others' eyes lit up immediately.

Yup!

Why didn’t they think of starting with strength!

Bai Yanguan is already in his old age. He would be panting after just a few steps, let alone twice as much as Zhou Qin who is in his prime.

That is absolutely impossible!

and so……

This can directly prove that Bai Yanguan is definitely not the murderer.

Because Bai Yanguan simply doesn't have the ability to commit a crime!

Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji couldn't help but nod with emotion.

Chu Suiliang and Wei Zheng were also amazed in their hearts.

They had never been able to solve the problem, but they didn't expect that Shen Lian simply changed direction and easily found a way out.

At this moment, Zhou's face changed drastically.

She quickly spoke again, "This is just your speculation, how can you really use it as evidence!"

"Besides, maybe Bai Yanguan looks thin, but he is actually very strong!"

"Who knows whether what he said is true or false?"

"Don't try to deceive me with such words. I won't be fooled by you!"

Zhou stared at Shen Lian closely, the expression on her face made it clear that no matter what you say, I just don't believe it.

Ignored Zhou's unreasonable behavior.

He continued: "Whether a person is strong or weak can be judged from the degree of muscle development, height and body shape, as well as age."

"Master Bai's strength is not even twice that of Zhou Qin, let alone half of Zhou Qin's."

The coroner nodded quickly: "Your Excellency is right. I think so too."

Shen Lian said, "Besides you, please observe the direction of the knife's insertion. Coroner, don't you feel that the direction of the knife's insertion is a little strange?"

"strangeness?"

Upon hearing this, the coroner hurriedly followed Shen Lian's instructions and carefully examined Zhou Qin's wound again.

He looked puzzled at first.

I don’t understand what Shen Lian means.

But as he checked, the next moment, his eyes suddenly widened.

"This...this wound..."

He suddenly raised his head, looked at Shen Lian, and said: "Master Shen, this..."

Shen Lian said calmly: "Tell everyone what you found."

The coroner took a deep breath and said quickly: "The wound on the deceased shows that the dagger was stabbed straight in."

"And this is very wrong!"

Zhou said dissatisfiedly: "Something is wrong."

The coroner said, "Mr. Bai is much shorter than Zhou Qin because of his rickets. So if he really wants to kill Zhou Qin and pierce his heart in one breath, he must find the most suitable way to strike him."

"Given the height difference between Lord Bai and Zhou Qin, if Lord Bai wants to succeed and defeat the strong with the weak, he must hold the dagger with both hands and stab from diagonally above to diagonally below!"

"Only in this way can we ensure that Lord Bai uses his greatest strength and the best method to pierce Zhou Qin's heart."

The coroner demonstrated as he spoke.

Seeing this, everyone looked thoughtful.

The people watching outside also tried it out a few times.

Then they all 4.9 nodded involuntarily.

Indeed, that method is indeed the most energy-saving and labor-intensive method.

The coroner said: "But Zhou Qin's wound was very straight. It was stabbed directly in the opposite direction and in a very horizontal manner."

"And this is absolutely difficult to accomplish given Lord Bai's height."

"So this wound is very wrong."

"In other words, this should be possible only by someone who is at least as tall as Zhou Qin and stronger than Zhou Qin."

"Master Bai... Absolutely, I can't do that!"

The coroner's words were very decisive.

This time, he was not speculating, but speaking the truth!

The officials who can sit here are all important officials in the court.

So there is actually nothing wrong with their brains.

Therefore, after hearing what the coroner said and thinking about it, they understood that this could almost exonerate Bai Yanguan!
In terms of physical strength, injuries, and height...

(End of this chapter)