Cure the cold-faced general by solving crimes

Chapter 58 Very moist

Guo Fumin was beaten fifty times and lay in the court groaning. He did not compromise. Even if he still had a trace of consciousness, he emphasized that he did not kill anyone and muttered, "I want to find a lawyer, I want to sue." Lin."

Seeing this, Mu Huairen was helpless and looked at Pei Zhizhao for help.

Yesterday, two people had sorted out the general direction of the case. Guo Fumin was a suspect at this stage, but Guo Fumin refused to confess even after being tortured. What should we do?

Mu Huairen ordered people to drag Guo Fumin down and temporarily take him into custody. He frowned and asked Pei Zhizhao, "Brother Pei, let's see, what should we do next?"

"Since Guo Fumin insists that he is not the murderer, we have to take a long-term approach. Now that Guo Fumin and the Lin family have different opinions, we need to visit more neighbors or relatives to find out whether the relationship between Guo Fumin and Lin Qiaoniang is good or bad."

After Pei Zhizhao finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Xihe.

Mu Huairen also asked, "Brother Pei said that Miss Jiang is extremely intelligent and has experience in investigating murder cases. Does Miss Jiang have any other ideas?"

Mu Huairen had been an official for some time, but he was humble and low-key. He never minded listening to other people's opinions, so he had always been very enthusiastic towards Jiang Xihe, and Jiang Xihe also wanted to help him from the bottom of his heart.

Three cobblers are like Zhuge Liang.

So when Mu Huairen sincerely asked Jiang Xihe for her opinion, she was not modest and blurted out her thoughts, "I think the key point of the case is the time when Lin Qiaoniang was killed. Guo Fumin said that he had been doing business in other counties. We need to implement his return." The time to arrive at Tongshan Mansion is also the time for Lin Qiaoniang to leave her parents’ home.”

Mu Huairen lowered his head and pondered.

Jiang Xihe said, "If someone witnessed Lin Qiaoniang leaving her parents' home, then the time of her murder must have been after she left home. If Guo Fumin's return time is confirmed, can the time of Lin Qiaoniang's murder be locked in?"

Pei Zhizhao nodded. He understood what Jiang Xihe meant. "If no one sees Lin Qiaoniang leaving her parents' home, then there is a problem with the Lin family. Moreover, the testimonies of both parties are different. As long as we confirm the testimony of one party, we can be sure that the other party is lying."

Pei Zhizhao added with a serious look on his face, "If Lin Qiaoniang was not killed by Guo Fumin, there would be someone else as the murderer. Why do the Lin family believe that Guo Fumin killed her?"

These words touched Mu Huairen's heart. He said, "If you put it this way, it's a little early for me to hit Guo Fumin, but I have to listen to the truth. If I don't hit him, how could he do it?"

Jiang Xihe just smiled. It was hard for her to refute Mu Huairen. How did Master Mu know that if he beat the suspect, he would definitely kill him?

At this point, Jiang Xihe felt that Pei Zhizhao had done a good job. He was calm and self-possessed and would never use torture indiscriminately.

Mu Huairen then asked, "Brother Pei, in this case, I will call the Lin family to the Yamen and we will interrogate them properly?"

Pei Zhizhao agreed, "I heard that the Lin family has found a lawyer and is targeting Guo Fumin. Lawyer Jiang reminded me just now that since Lin Qiaoniang left her parents' home a long time ago, why doesn't the Lin family suspect that Lin Qiaoniang was killed for other reasons?"

"Yes." Jiang Xihe also thought of this, "Seeking money and killing people, trivial disputes, as long as you sort out Lin Qiaoniang's timeline, there are many possibilities for her murder. Why did the Lin family definitely identify Guo Fumin?"

Mu Huairen nodded frequently, "You two are right. This way we have a new direction. I'd better invite the Lin family to the county government first and listen to what they have to say."

Mu Huairen thought of something else, "The Lin family is also interested. Yesterday, the lawyer came to the Yamen and specially packed two hundred taels of silver to give to me, saying that he wanted to make Lin Qiaoniang's case come to light. The lawyer was also a man of silver tongue. He swore We need to send Guo Fumin to jail."

Jiang Xihe and Pei Zhizhao looked at each other meaningfully and thought of An Wen.

Jiang Xihe later heard that Anwen often said bad things about her in front of him in order to please Pei Zhizhao.

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The Lin family was soon arrested and quickly brought to the Yamen.

Yesterday, the Lin family gave Mu Huairen two hundred taels of silver. According to the lawyer's feedback, Mr. Mu did not return the money, so the Lin family felt at ease knowing that the county magistrate took this case to his heart. So when Mother Lin and Lin Wenhu, the eldest brother of the Lin family, came to the court, they knelt down and saluted in a polite manner, with a more calm look on their faces.

Jiang Xihe and Pei Zhizhao watched secretly from the side.

Mu Huairen said, "There is no need to be polite, Mrs. Lin. Yesterday you sued Guo Fumin, and I have now detained him in prison. I want you two to come here this time because I want to ask you about the details of this case in detail."

Mother Lin raised her head and replied, "My daughter died unjustly. Fortunately, Mr. Mu knew it well and decided to punish Guo Fumin to death."

Mu Huairen asked, "Please tell me in detail, when did Lin Qiao Niang return to her parents' home, how many days did she stay, and when did she leave home?"

Mother Lin replied, "It has been forty days since Qiao Niang returned home. She only stayed at home for three nights and then left."

Mu Huairen asked again, "Why did Lin Qiao Niang return to her natal family?"

Mother Lin replied, "I was heartbroken at that time. I dreamed of Qiao Niang several times and missed her very much, so I sent a message that my son-in-law Guo Fumin happened to be going to a neighboring village for business, so he sent Qiao Niang back to stay for a few days. "

These remarks are consistent with what Guo Fumin said.

Mu Huairen asked again, "How was Qiao Niang's mood when she left home? How was her condition?"

Lin's mother replied, "She didn't want to go back. She also said that Guo Fumin seemed to treat her well, but in fact the relationship between the couple was very bad. Guo Fumin even beat her and said several times that he wanted to divorce his wife."

Mu Huairen thought for a while and remained silent.

Lin Wenhu saw this and said to the side, "Mr. Mu, I am Qiao Niang's eldest brother. My sister has not been back to her parents' home for a long time. When I came back this time, I found that she has lost a lot of weight. Qiao Niang is sensible and never reports good things but not bad things. But I know that after her marriage, Not having a good time.”

Jiang Xihe listened to the conversation between the two and felt that Guo Fumin was unbearable, but she participated in the autopsy yesterday, and Sun Chang told her many details, such as how to analyze the temperament and living conditions of the deceased from the skin surface.

For example, Lin Qiaoniang has neat nails, slender fingers, and well-maintained skin. Master Sun even joked at the time that this little lady seemed to be living a pampered life.

Lin Wenhu said that she had lost weight, which was completely nonsense. Lin Qiaoniang's skin was tight, how could it be that her life was not good?

Another point is that Lin's mother said that Guo Fumin beat Qiao Niang, but Lin Qiao Niang's body had no bruises on her body except for bruises on her wrists, let alone a beating.

Master Sun also gave a reasonable explanation for the bruises on Lin Qiaoniang's wrist. It was caused by Lin Qiaoniang's struggle with the murderer before she was killed. The murderer grabbed Qiaoniang's wrist and subdued her in desperation.

Jiang Xihe was suspicious and took a closer look at Mother Lin. The woman was probably in her fifties. She wore a bun and wore simple clothes. Although the material was not expensive, it was the most popular style last year.

Looking at Lin Wenhu again, he was kneeling in the hall with his head lowered, but his body was swaying left and right, looking very unruly. His robe was a bit shabby, but a valuable mutton-fat jade pendant hung around his waist.

Looking at it this way, there is a lot of moisture in the words of the Lin family mother and son.

She needed to inform Master Mu of these details.

(End of this chapter)