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Chapter 454 Clues
Zhou Bingwen was indeed a man with great talent for solving cases. He followed Bafang and recounted the route he had taken yesterday, including where he had stopped, how long he had stopped, who he had met, and what he had said.

Finally, he found some clues.

"You said that when you and your son passed by here yesterday and met that Hong boy, the dog that Hong boy was walking accidentally bit your son?"

Bafang nodded, "Yes, that dog was big and fierce! My legs went weak just looking at it! Fortunately, that Hong kid pulled it back and only bit the hem of my young master's clothes. If it had really bitten his flesh, it would have been terrible!"

His son was very afraid of dogs. On the way back, he heard him muttering that it was a blessing that he was not bitten, because if he had been bitten, he would have turned into a mad dog.

He wondered why a dog would turn into a mad dog if it bit him. Who said that? The young master said that if there was no rabies vaccine, it would definitely be bad, but he didn't understand.

Last night in court, that Hong Wazi was acting strangely and actually said that he had only seen him. He was so angry and regretful at the time that he did not think of telling anyone about the dog, mainly because he did not think that a dog could serve as evidence.

At this moment, Master Zhou had instructed him to tell him everything in detail, so he told him everything without leaving out a single detail. Unexpectedly, Master Zhou became more spirited.

"Quick, go back and take a good look at the clothes your young master took off yesterday to see if there is anything wrong with them!"

Bafang did not dare to be careless and immediately ran towards Guihua Lane.

The clothes I took off yesterday were not washed by my mother-in-law because of something unexpected that happened last night.

When Bafang ran back, the old woman was washing clothes.

"Mrs. Qiu, where are the clothes that the young master wore yesterday? Hurry up and find them for me first, don't wash them!"

What a coincidence, this dress hasn’t been put into the water yet.

Bafang grabbed it, looked around but couldn't see anything different, so he ran out with it in his arms and met Zhou Bingwen and Fan Xun who came in a step behind.

"Mr. Zhou, this is the clothes my son wore yesterday. I've seen it and there's nothing wrong with it."

"Let me see." Zhou Bingwen took it and turned up the hem of the robe for a closer look. He actually saw something and was immediately delighted. "Was it the left lower hem of this robe that your young master was bitten by a dog last night?"

Bafang recalled, "Yes! How did you know, Master Zhou?"

Zhou Bingwen pointed to that place and showed it to him and Fan Xun, "Look here."

When the two of them took a quick look, they saw that there was a small, thin cut where Zhou Bingwen was pointing, as if it had been scratched by some sharp object, tearing the silk.

It's just a small spot, and the robe is dark in color, so you can't really see it unless you look closely.

But Bafang still didn’t understand, even if there was a small scratch here, what did it have to do with the case?

Zhou Bingwen did not want to explain, but said: "Let's go find that dog!"

Fan Xun didn't understand what his friend was trying to do, but Brother Derun's expression was very similar to the way he looked when he was about to solve the case of his classmate's missing jade pendant, which made him excited. "Okay!"

Every profession has its specialties, and he is not good at this. In short, just listen to Brother Derun!

The three of them went straight to Jingtai Lane, and Hong Wazi's house was the first house at the entrance of the lane.

The Hong family is of average financial status, neither good nor bad. The dog raised by Hong Wazi is very ferocious and bigger than an average child. The residents of Jingtai Lane have asked the Hong family more than once to keep a close eye on Hong Wazi and not let him take the dog out for a walk. The children from these families are so scared that they usually don't dare to go out to play.

But the Hong family has only this one precious son, the only son in three generations, and they love him very much. They want to get him everything, not to mention the dog. Hong kid just likes this dog, so how could they bear not to let him walk the dog?

Besides, this dog protects its master and can also protect Hong Wazi. When others said this, Mrs. Hong retorted, "My dog ​​is tied with a rope. If you don't get close, how can it bite you? Besides, this dog is very obedient and won't bite people. It's just playing with you. If you don't want to play, just stay away from my dog!"

The person who spoke was also gritting his teeth in anger. There was nothing he could do. It was because the old and young couple of the Hong family were so arrogant and domineering. When it came to quarreling, all the women in this alley combined were not as powerful as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Hong family.

Fortunately, the dog didn't bite anyone, so they just made the children play in the alley, far away from the Hong family. Whenever they saw Hong Wazi coming out to walk the dog, the children would stay at home and no one would go out.

As time went by, Hong Wazi always played with the dog alone. No children in the alley wanted to play with him. However, the Hong family members were very content with it. They hoped that Hong Wazi would occupy the place at the entrance of the alley to play alone without anyone competing with him for the space.

Zhou Bingwen learned all these things from the residents of Jingtai Lane when he first arrived here.

Zhou Bingwen believed that Bafang would not lie, and the one who lied was Hong Wazi, so he had to find out more about the Hong family's affairs.

Now he had determined what he wanted to determine, which was how to identify the dog.

However, when the three of them knocked on the door and met Mrs. Hong, they just asked to see their dog, but were rejected by Mrs. Hong.

Even when Zhou Bingwen offered to buy the dog with money, Mrs. Hong refused.

There's nothing you can do if you can't see the dog.

So Zhou Bingwen decided to take a gamble. Only one night and one morning had passed, and he bet that the "evidence" was still there.

Without saying anything more, he went straight to the government office.

When the drum sounded, Prefect Cheng, who had just sent Liu Dong's family away from the back office, raised his eyes and asked, "Someone is beating the drum to complain?"

Then some of his followers went ahead.

Soon, he came in and reported, "Sir, the people beating the drum are two scholars from the prefectural school. They claim to be the cousins ​​and classmates of Scholar Fan Jin. They have important clues that can prove Scholar Fan's innocence. Please come to the court to question the case."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Prefect Cheng was also cheered up.

Just now, when Mr. Liu came to ask him to take care of the prison, he found out that this Mr. Fan was actually Miss Li's fiancé.

Not to mention the relationship with Mr. Liu, even if there was no such relationship, Miss Li had made great efforts in capturing the rebels, so he naturally had to give her this face.

Besides, wasn't it because he valued the talent and felt that there were doubts in the case that he was unwilling to close it easily?
But he had sent out Captain Cui and others, but they had not found any useful clues. Meanwhile, a classmate of Mr. Fan said that they had an important clue, so Prefect Cheng did not delay and quickly ordered the court to open.

The yamen runners holding water and fire sticks entered in a line from both sides and stood on the left and right sides of the court.

Soon, Prefect Cheng, dressed in official uniform, came to the court and sat under the hanging mirror.

Fan Xun and Zhou Bingwen performed the student etiquette, "Students pay their respects to the prefect!"

Bafang knelt obediently on the side.

When Prefect Cheng saw Zhou Bingwen, he also raised his eyebrows. He knew Zhou Bingwen and had heard from Chen Xuezhen that Zhou Bingwen was knowledgeable and resourceful, and was a talented person. In the next year's provincial examination, Zhou Bingwen was one of the most popular candidates for the top prize, and everyone was optimistic about him.

Prefect Cheng has always looked highly upon talented people.

Therefore, he said in a gentle tone: "I heard that you found important clues that can prove Fan Jin's innocence?"