Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 70 A Difficult Case ([-]) Second Watch
"Yes! When the villagers found out, they went to the bride's husband's family and asked them to collect the body, but the family only said that they had divorced the bride and that life and death had nothing to do with them. Not only that, they also complained that the money spent on getting married was gone. Ask the bride's family to ask for it, and ignore the matter of collecting the corpse at all, and the bride's family is not easy to get along with, so the two families went to court, and you know that it is difficult for an upright official to resolve family affairs..."

"What's so hard about it? Marrying a bride is not about buying something back. Besides, they divorced when they said they would divorce? What about the bride's dowry? Where does this come from?" Datou was a little annoyed.

Seeing the incoherent words of the big head, Wu Chen just wanted to emphasize that collecting the corpse is the key, but Song Yu nodded and said, "That's the reason, but it's also true that the bride has never been pregnant..."

"Who will help collect the bride's body in the end?" Chen Nanzhu interrupted directly.

Song Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "No one has collected the corpse so far."

"Ah?" Chen Nanzhu and Datou said in unison.

Song Yu hurriedly explained:

"Both families know that the corpse must be buried. The mother's family thinks that the daughter who has been married is naturally collected by the husband's family. The husband's family thinks that the bride has not given birth. They must have divorced her before the bride died. The mother's family should collect the body and bury it. , and took out the divorce letter, you also know that it is hard to decide when the divorce letter will be written..."

"During this time, the in-laws' family will not be at peace, right?" Wu Chen asked.

Song Yu nodded and said:
"Exactly, people in the village still have to go up the mountain. They can see the bride hanging there every day. Those who are timid can only take a detour. Alas, most of the peasant households outside the city are resettled there. The chief governs, but no one listens, and the village chief is just a decoration, if there is a patriarch, how can this kind of thing be reported to the county government."

"I don't quite understand. What do you mean besides the lawsuit from the in-law's family, there are other people who have sued the county government because of this?" Wu Chen asked.

Song Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead, nodded and said:

"The lawsuit from my mother-in-law's family came to the county government in June... I was busy at the time, and I really didn't have time to pay attention to it. I just asked them to collect the body together and bury it as soon as possible. All of them cost half of the family, but now it's almost two months , still no one collects the corpse, during this period the villagers stopped doing it, they found out the in-laws’ family theory, and even moved their hands. After several times, the bride’s husband was beaten to the ground, but the corpse was still not collected, and the villagers sued The county government, I will order my husband's family to collect the corpse as soon as possible, first, and then who will bury it!"

Wu Chen frowned and looked at Song Yu. This kind of case can be dragged on for two months. It can be seen that there is not much difference between Song Yu and Jiang Shan. Now that Jiang Shan is in prison, the County Captain Song probably has no time to deal with it. For these trivial matters, if you sell houses and land, you must first keep your official position.

Wu Chen couldn't help but snorted coldly, and said, "If that's the case, County Captain Song really doesn't have to make this trip."

Song Yu nodded repeatedly and said:
"I ordered my in-law's family to collect the corpse, and my in-law's family dared not refuse, so the bride's husband went to collect the corpse, thinking of getting it down and burying it aside to deal with the matter, but in the end, it turned out that it was impossible to hang the corpse from the tree for nearly two weeks. When the body of the month was removed, the gentleman gave up and went home, but he went crazy at night, and today the family of the in-laws went to the gate of the county government to make a big fuss, saying that they wanted me to accompany her to be a good son, such a trick Min, alas, the villagers also came to make trouble, saying that the husband's family deliberately did not collect the corpse..."

Wu Chen finally understood now that if these people didn't make trouble in the county government, the Song county lieutenant would not be in a hurry, but if someone came to make trouble at this juncture, he had to deal with it first, so as not to get burned.

"Captain Song wants me to go and see at night?" Wu Chen looked narrowly at Song Yu.

Song Yu nodded expectantly.

Wu Chen knew that as long as he agreed, he would probably come to him for disputes between his in-laws and his mother's family in the future. Even if he left one day, if the lawsuit was not settled, Song Yu could still blame him.

But Wu Chen didn't hesitate. He stood up and said, "I was thinking of going out for a walk tonight. You came to my door. I'll take it. Big head, come with me."

"I'll go too!" Chen Nanzhu stood up and said.

Song Yu couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and said flatteringly: "I also heard that Brother Wu has this ability, so I have the cheek to invite you. I ordered someone to go to my in-law's house to see, and the gentleman is really crazy. ..."

Wu Chen waved his hand and said, "Arrange the carriage, let's set off immediately."

"It's already been arranged. It's right at the entrance of the courtyard. I came here in a hurry this time, and I didn't prepare anything..."

Song Yu pulled Wu Chen's wrist as he spoke, trying to secretly give Wu Chen what he had in his hand.

But how could Song Yu be able to move Wu Chen's hand?
Wu Chen looked down at Song Yu and said, "Put it away, I'm not you!"

After finishing speaking, Wu Chen strode out of the room, followed by Datou and Chen Nanzhu.

……

Another night out of town.

Wu Chen sat in the carriage and closed his eyes to rest his mind. When he went out, Chen Zhong hadn't come back yet. It can be seen that the underground treasure is really a treasure!

How could the Ghost Mandrill Gang watch like this?

How could Chen Zhong have no arrangements?

Just looking at how many times their carriage has been inspected by officers and soldiers along the way, one can tell that in today's Anping County, it would be difficult for the Ghost Mandrill Gang to insert a needle.

Wu Chen thought about these things all the way, but he didn't realize how long the carriage stopped, and Song Yu said from outside the carriage, "Here we are."

Song Yu led several yamen servants on horseback and followed beside the carriage. They had dismounted at this time, and the yamen servants lit torches.

When Wu Chen got off the carriage, he realized that the so-called arrival was only to the village.

"Isn't it in the back mountain?" Wu Chen asked Song Yu.

"Yes, but the back mountain carriage is not easy to travel, and it's not too far to bother Brother Wu to walk there..." Song Yu pointed to the front and said.

"Is there no one leading the way? County Captain Song knows where it is?" Wu Chen asked.

"I have ordered the yamen servants to go to my in-law's house to call for someone, and they will lead the way in a while."

As soon as Song Yu finished speaking, he saw the yamen servant pushing and shoving a person, yelling at him, and walking towards the carriage.

When he got closer, the yamen servant said: "This guy refused to come, saying that he didn't dare to come forward during the day, and he didn't even dare to go at night. His subordinates insisted on arresting him."

As soon as the yamen servant finished speaking, a woman cried and cursed: "My eldest son has been driven mad by you, and now you are here to harm my youngest son. Today I will fight this old life with you!"

Wu Chen watched coldly as a madwoman-like woman staggered towards her, followed by a middle-aged man with a long stick in his hand.

"Who else is in the new wife's family?" Wu Chen asked Song Yu.

Song Yu hid behind a yamen servant and said, "It's the bride's in-laws who came. I heard that there is another daughter who is already married."

Wu Chen looked at the yamen servant and said, "Tie up all three of them."

The yamen servants were stunned, and Song Yu immediately shouted: "Hurry up and do it! Don't you want to eat him?"

The couple actually just came here to make a fuss, especially the woman, who was already a little scared when she saw so many government servants, but is it so easy to go to the back mountain?

(End of this chapter)