The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 342 Murder Case
Shi Liu has gotten used to getting up early to practice boxing, no matter when or where.

It was still very early after the exercise, so she simply went outside to buy some breakfast for everyone to eat after they got up, so as to avoid all the hassles.

Fu Dong and Hu Zhen still followed without fail.

After leaving Yuqian Hutong, you have to turn onto another street to reach a lively morning market. Coincidentally, it is only one alley away from South Street, where the lantern festival was bustling yesterday, so it is a shortcut.

"Hey, have you heard? Last night, a drunkard died in the mossy alley at the back. He was found by the night watchman, Old Hu! There were two people tied to the tree next to the drunkard!"

"I heard about it! I don't know who the drunk guy is, but I know the guy who was tied up!"

"Oh? Who is it?"

"Speaking of which, he is a relative of mine. Isn't he the prodigal son Wu Tai? I heard that he owed a lot of gambling debts. Not long ago, he asked me to borrow money, but I didn't lend it to him! I don't know who he offended yesterday. He was tied to a tree and frozen all night. He is almost frozen stiff."

"Then he told me who tied him to the tree? Why did you kill the drunkard instead of him?"

"I don't know. It just happened recently. The runners in the yamen just withdrew, and Wu Tai was already frozen and confused. He shouldn't have taken some time off. I don't know if he has become stupid from the cold."

There were a few customers sitting at the stall selling tofu pudding, talking animatedly.

Shi Liu happened to pass by and heard everything clearly. He frowned slightly and had a bad feeling.

How unlucky is it that a drunkard died there?
Fudong bought a lot of each kind of pomegranate, including soy milk and fried dough sticks, braised pork buns, tofu pudding, meat porridge, etc. There were many people and everyone had different tastes.

After buying breakfast, she didn't walk around for long and returned to Yuqian Hutong. Song and the others had also gotten up one after another. Seeing that she had gone out to buy breakfast, Jiang and the others hurried over to take her to the kitchen to get bowls and chopsticks to set the table.

Shi Liu took the bowl of porridge that Fu Dong brought over and was about to eat it when there was a knock on the door.

The old policeman hurried to open the door. When he opened it, he was startled to see the yamen runners standing outside. "Who are you, gentlemen?"

"Is Miss Pomegranate here? Call her out quickly." said the leading captain.

The old Jietou heaved a sigh of relief when he heard his tone was alright, and was about to go in to report.

Shi Liu had already rushed over after hearing the noise. "Captain He, you are so honored to be here. I wonder what business you have? Haven't had breakfast yet? Come in and have something to eat with us."

When Captain He saw Shi Liu, his expression softened. He took a step forward and whispered, "Miss, you are involved in a lawsuit. Someone died in Qingtai Lane last night. Someone testified that you killed him."

After that, he retreated without leaving a trace, and then said in a businesslike manner: "There is a murder case related to Miss Pomegranate. We are ordered by the county lord to invite Miss Pomegranate to the court for questioning!"

Captain He was familiar with Young Master Wang San, and Shi Liu had dealt with him several times before. She was not surprised by his revelation. She winked at Captain He calmly to express her gratitude.

Captain He saw that she had figured it out, so he urged, "The county lord is still waiting, please come in!"

Later, Song and others caught up with them and were frightened when they saw the yamen runners were going to take Shi Liu away.

"Sir, what did my daughter do wrong? Why are you arresting her?"

"Catch me if you want!"

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A group of people protected Shi Liu and prevented her from being taken away.

Shi Liu hurriedly said, "Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, and big brother, don't worry. It's not a big deal. I'll just go to the hall and talk to the county lord and come back. Don't worry."

Her tone was calm, as if she was just going out for a walk, which also made Song and others calm down.

But no matter how calm they were, they could not sit still after seeing Shi Liu and the yamen runners leave, so they immediately followed them, wanting to go to the county government office to see it with their own eyes before they would feel at ease.

Luoshui County had good public security, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. There had hardly ever been a few major murder cases. The matters handled in the county court every day were nothing more than trivial matters like how a father died and left his property to his sons but couldn't divide it equally, or how the cow of the east family ate the grass of the west family, or how someone's son was beaten.

The worst kind was theft. It was rare for a murder to happen, especially on a day like the Lantern Festival, and it was said to be related to the pomegranate girl. Once the news spread, the idle people who loved to join in the fun all ran to the county government.

When the Song family and others arrived at the county government office, they could not follow them inside and could only watch from outside the court.

Some people who knew the Li Rongzong brothers were also very excited when they saw that their whole family had come and they all looked anxious.

Many people thought it was just a rumor, but when they saw that the Li family had arrived, it became clear that it was true. Did Miss Pomegranate really kill someone?

Oh, I dare not think about that.

Their impression of this pomegranate girl is that she is young and steady, smart and capable, good at doing business, and can also be a military strategist. She led the whole village, young and old, to bravely fight against the bandits and killed them all. What an extraordinary woman.

I really can't imagine that this girl would kill someone.

The "mighty" sound of the court opening was heard in the court, and Fan Jin and Bafang arrived breathlessly. He got up early in the morning and came out to have breakfast when he heard that Shi Liu was involved in a murder case, so he hurried over.

Shi Liu was visiting the lantern festival with him last night, how did he get involved in a murder case?

Fan Jin stared intently inside, ready to go in at any time to prove Shi Liu's innocence.

Following the sound of "mighty", Magistrate Zhang, dressed in official uniform, came out from the inner hall and sat under the mirror. He slammed the gavel and asked, "Who is in the hall?"

Wu Tai, who was kneeling, said first: "I am Wu Tai, a humble servant, and I am honored to meet His Excellency the County Master."

Shi Liu on the other side then knelt down and said, "I am Li Shi Liu, a commoner, and I am honored to meet the county lord."

I secretly complained in my heart: I have been here for more than ten years, but this is the first time I have to kneel down in court. I won’t talk about the last time I knelt down, because that was because I was receiving an imperial edict and I had to kneel down.

Shi Liu glanced coldly at Wu Tai, who had asked her to come and kneel down, to see what he would say.

County Magistrate Zhang said, "Li Shiliu, Wu Tai accused you of killing Chen Si in Qingtai Lane last night. Do you have anything to say?"

Shi Liu knelt straight, "Excuse me, sir, who is Chen Si? I don't know him."

Magistrate Zhang looked at Wu Tai and said, "Wu Tai, you pointed out that Li Shiliu was the murderer of Chen Si. Do you have any evidence?"

Wu Tai had already prepared a plan in mind, and immediately said, "Your Excellency, I and my servant saw it with our own eyes!"

"Oh? Tell me in detail!"

"Sir, yesterday on the Lantern Festival, Miss Pomegranate asked me to meet her at Qingtai Lane at 12:00 p.m. I went to the appointment on time and met Miss Pomegranate at Qingtai Lane. As soon as we met, Miss Pomegranate threw herself into my arms and told me to love her well."

"Pfft!" Before he could finish his words, a laugh came from the side.

Wu Tai looked over and asked, "Miss Pomegranate, what are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at you for dreaming in broad daylight! I throw myself into your arms? You?" Shi Liu raised her chin and glanced at Wu Tai. That expression was full of meaning.

Magistrate Zhang, who saw everything clearly, twitched his mouth. These words were really discouraging.

But I have to admit, it’s true!

Anyone who is not blind can see that although Wu Tai has a good-looking face, he is definitely not handsome.

Is this pomegranate girl blind or what? Why is she so blind as to throw herself into his arms?
No one would want her unless she was ugly.

But Miss Pomegranate was not ugly, and everyone in Luoshui City knew that Zhou Bingwen, who was as handsome as Pan An, had proposed to Miss Pomegranate.

Although Shi Liu's expression could not be seen outside the court, many people started to laugh just by hearing the ridicule.

Wu Tai is really good at flattering himself!