Cure the cold-faced general by solving crimes

Chapter 57 Court trial

The next day, Jiang Xihe got up and went out and found that Pei Zhizhao had left. He left breakfast and a note for her. Today, Pei Zhizhao and Mr. Mu will continue to follow up on Lin Qiaoniang's case and let her arrange her own time. He will have dinner with her in the evening .

Jiang Xihe stared at the note and smiled for no reason.

Jiang Xihe came to Tongshan Mansion mainly to learn autopsy, so she packed up and prepared to continue learning from Sun Chang.

When she first started, she was very interested in autopsy, and she was very excited when she walked around.

After walking out of the inn, Tongshan County Government Office was a hundred steps away. Jiang Xihe saw a middle-aged man wandering at the entrance of the office and looking inside from time to time.

When the yamen guard saw the man, he ignored him and kept huddled at the yamen door chatting.

The man noticed Jiang Xihe walking towards the Yamen and stopped to stare at her from a distance.

Jiang Xihe was familiar with the rules of the yamen, and also knew that the people were naturally resistant to entering the yamen, so he walked closer and asked politely, "Is there something wrong with this elder brother?"

Upon hearing this, the man stepped forward, but he was not sure about Jiang Xihe's identity, so he just said, "My wife was killed a few days ago. Let me ask the county magistrate, has the case been investigated? How far is it now?"

A Tongshan government official who was huddled behind the gate heard the sound, jumped out suddenly, and asked sternly, "Who are you? Stop talking nonsense here."

The man looked at Jiang Xihe, then at the yamen servant, and explained in a panic, "The young man's name is Guo Fumin. He is a good person. My wife's name is Lin Qiaoniang. I came to the yamen once before when I reported a crime."

When the yamen servant heard this, he immediately grabbed Guo Fumin's collar and scolded, "You just threw yourself into a trap. My lord has sent people to catch you. I didn't expect you to come here on your own. Come on, go to the yamen and tell me clearly what happened to you." Kill Lin Qiaoniang!"

Guo Fumin was frightened and defended loudly, "I didn't kill anyone. Did you misunderstand me? How could I kill my wife? You have wronged me."

The yamen servant dragged Guo Fumin into the yamen. There had already been yamen servants who had gone in to meet Mu Huairen. When Jiang Xihe saw this, he suppressed the surprise in his heart and followed them into the lobby of Tongshan Mansion.

Mu Huairen heard the commotion and was about to go to the hall. Jiang Xihe stepped in and saw Pei Zhizhao sitting under Mu Huairen, waiting to attend the hall.

Pei Zhizhao accidentally saw Jiang Xihe and waved to her.

Jiang Xihe came closer, and Pei Zhizhao stood up and gave the chair to her, and dragged a chair from the side. The two sat side by side at the bottom. Jiang Xihe was embarrassed and lowered his voice and asked, "Master Pei, can I listen to the hall like this?"

Pei Zhizhao whispered in her ear, "You are a lawyer in Ping'an County, why can't you? Lin Qiaoniang's body was found in Ping'an County. You are qualified to sit here, but why did you come in with him?"

"It's a coincidence. This man's name is Guo Fumin, Lin Qiaoniang's husband. He came to the county government office to ask Mr. Mu about the case."

Pei Zhizhao frowned, "Master Mu suspected that Guo Fumin was the murderer and sent people to arrest him half an hour ago. Why did he come by himself instead?"

Doubts arose in the hearts of both of them at the same time. Jiang Xihe looked at Guo Fumin. He didn't look like a murderer. How could a murderer come to the Yamen and wait to be caught?

Mu Huairen knocked on the gavel, and the small court hearing began.

After asking about Guo Fumin's identity and purpose, Jiang Xihe also understood the entire case. Guo Fumin and Lin Qiaoniang have been married for three years and have been very loving. Guo Fumin usually does small business, walks around the streets, and occasionally goes out for ten and a half days.

A month ago, Guo Fumin had to leave home for half a month because he was going to Linxian County to purchase a batch of goods. Before leaving, Lin Qiaoniang begged Guo Fumin to allow her to go back to her parents' home during this time, because she received a message from home a few days ago saying that she was Mother Lin is ill and misses her daughter.

Guo Fumin and his wife had a very good relationship, so of course he had no reason to object, so the day before Guo Fumin left home, Lin Qiaoniang packed the things she had prepared for her parents' home, and Guo Fumin sent her to her parents' home, and left Tongshan Mansion for Linxian the next day.

When Guo Fumin finished his work and returned to Tongshan Mansion, he found that Lin Qiaoniang had not returned home because she had business to deal with. Guo Fumin thought that something happened to the Lin family and Qiao Niang wanted to stay for a few more days. Although she was unhappy, she didn't care.

Three more days passed, and Lin Qiaoniang still didn't come home. Guo Fumin couldn't sit still. Lin Qiaoniang had promised to go back to her parents' house within ten days. According to the original plan, Lin Qiaoniang should have been waiting for him at home when Guo Fumin returned home.

After some deliberation, Guo Fumin bought wine and food, and went to the Lin family with snacks the next day. When he arrived at the Lin family, Guo Fumin was dumbfounded. The Lin family said that Qiao Niang only stayed at her parents' house for three days and went home early.

Guo Fumin was confused. There was no Lin family or his own family. Where had Qiao Niang gone?

When the Lin family heard that their daughter had not returned home, they had a big quarrel with Guo Fumin, saying that he had killed Lin Qiaoniang, and they were planning to report her to the official.

The two parties had a heated argument at the Lin family, and Guo Fumin came to Tongshan Mansion to report the case, claiming that Lin Qiaoniang was missing.

After reporting the crime, Guo Fumin was in a state of disbelief. How could his wife be gone if she was doing well?

A few days later, Ping'an County sent the body, and the government asked Guo Fumin to come and identify the body. Only then did they determine the identity of the deceased. The body that floated down the Qingshui River to Ping'an County was none other than Lin Qiaoniang, who had been missing for more than a month.

Although the body was owned, the case was really difficult. Master Mu had no idea for a while, so Pei Zhizhao, the book editor, asked him to come to Tongshan Mansion. Firstly, the two of them reminisced about old times. Secondly, Master Mu also wanted to hear Pei Zhizhao's opinion and solve the case as soon as possible. .

When the Lin family heard that Lin Qiaoniang's body had been found, they went to the Yamen in tears and sued Guo Fumin, saying that Lin Qiaoniang only stayed at the Lin family for three days and returned to her home early.

The Lin family sued Guo Fumin because Qiao Niang was in a bad mood when she came home this time. The reason was that she and Guo Fumin had nothing to do after three years of marriage. The Guo family was very dissatisfied with her, and Guo Fumin even made sarcastic remarks to her. This She had a very unhappy life for most of the year.

Lin Qiaoniang also told Mother Lin that Guo Fumin intended to take a concubine. If the concubine came in and gave birth to a son and a half daughter, Qiao Niang would really have no way out.

Qiao Niang also said that Guo Fumin deliberately wanted to divorce her and leave her as the first wife so that they could continue their relationship.

Anyway, Mother Lin said a lot about Qiao Niang's dissatisfaction. She suspected that Guo Fumin had spoken harshly to Qiao Niang. Maybe because of the disagreement, Guo Fumin killed Qiao Niang.

This is also the reason why Mr. Mu ordered people to arrest Guo Fumin this morning, but before the arrest could be made, he came running by himself.

Guo Fumin told what happened and reiterated, "My lord, the county magistrate, I dare not hide anything. I feel uneasy at home, so I wanted to come to the Yamen to ask. Besides, what my mother-in-law said is not true. I didn't think about it." I didn’t even think about divorcing my wife when I took a concubine. Where did these words come from? How could Qiao Niang say this?”

Mu Huairen originally thought this case was difficult, but now that Guo Fumin has been arrested, the clues have become even more confusing. Mr. Mu was angry and said sternly, "Guo Fumin is a quibbler. Come here, hit him fifty times and kill him." His vigor depends on whether he dares to lie."

Jiang Xihe felt cold as he listened to the sound of the board and Guo Fumin's cry like killing a pig. He glanced at Pei Zhizhao secretly. He frowned and seemed not to agree with Mu Huairen's torture to extract a confession...

(End of this chapter)