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Chapter 456: Released in Class
Hong Wazi was crying with snot running down his face. He was wiping his face with his sleeve while talking.

"My Lord, I lied!"

"I saw the two of them passing by together yesterday afternoon. Dahei really bit Mr. Fan. Mr. Fan had bamboo embroidered on his clothes. We have bamboo planted in our backyard. Dahei likes to play there and gnaw on the bamboo roots. He saw the bamboo on Mr. Fan's clothes and bit it for fun. He really doesn't bite people!"

"Oh? Then why did you lie last night and say that you only saw the book boy?" asked Prefect Cheng in a deep voice.

Hong Wazi hiccuped and said, "Not long after they left, someone came up to me and told me that if I was summoned to court, I must not say that I had seen Mr. Fan. If I did, Dahei would be killed! Dahei is my good friend, and I can't let him be killed!"

In fact, the man also gave him a piece of silver. Hong Wazi subconsciously didn't want to say it out loud. No one else knew about it anyway. If he told it out loud, what if the official asked him to hand over the silver?
He couldn't bear to part with such a big piece of silver.

Mrs. Hong outside never thought that her son really lied. She slapped her thigh and wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it, for fear that the official would drag her in and beat her with a stick.

I just thought anxiously that this matter had nothing to do with her son Hong, and the official would not punish the child, right? The child had confessed!

The law really does not punish children. Besides, they are just lying, so there is no punishment for them.

But Prefect Cheng wanted to make Hong Wazi an example so that in the future, when there were cases involving children, they would learn to be careful about lying. So he decided to give the offender a light punishment and a severe warning.

He immediately asked Hong Wazi, "Who is that person? Do you know him?"

Hong Wazi shook his head.

Prefect Cheng asked him to describe the man's appearance, and asked the lawyer to draw it, and then let Hong Wazi see it.

Hong Wazi stared at the portrait again and again. It seemed a bit similar, but also not quite similar. He couldn't seem to tell the difference.

He just nodded and said, "Yes, yes."

Prefect Cheng ordered Captain Cui to post documents immediately to arrest this person.

He then looked at Hong Wazi and said seriously, "Lying is wrong, but I will punish you because you are young. You must clean the streets of Yangping Street and Duobao Street. No one is allowed to help you. If you dare to lie again next time, it won't be so easy!"

Hong Wazi was also frightened and nodded quickly when he heard this.

Mrs. Hong outside was also very distressed. How could her precious son do such a job as sweeping the streets? But she did not dare to refute the adults.

At that moment, Prefect Cheng ordered two yamen runners to take Hong Wazi there, to make sure he completed the task and to explain to the people why he was punished.

Hong Wazi's testimony proved that there was another secret behind Miss Wang's death. Otherwise, why would that man coax and force Hong Wazi to lie?

Asking Hong Wazi to say that he had never seen Fan Jin was just to confirm Fan Jin's suspicion.

Therefore, Prefect Cheng announced that Fan Jin was cleared of suspicion and not guilty of murder, and released him on the spot. The murderer in this case was someone else, and the government would solve the case as soon as possible.

Fan Jin was overjoyed and was about to thank Prefect Cheng.

The woman kneeling on the side shouted, "Sir! I have something to say!"

Prefect Cheng looked at her and asked, "What do you want to say?"

The woman said, "Sir, even if that Hong kid lied, it doesn't prove that Fan Jin didn't kill my daughter!"

Prefect Cheng frowned, "Hong Wazi did see the master and servant passing by together yesterday afternoon, how can it not be proved?
If it was really Fan Jin who killed someone, then the master and servant should have rushed home as fast as possible. Don't say that the servant can't run fast. Even if he ran fast, he would have run into Hong Wazi at the entrance of Jingtai Lane and had his clothes bitten by a dog. This would have delayed him for a while. Considering the time and distance, it is simply impossible!"

The time of Miss Wang's death was between the third hour of the Shen period and the beginning of the Xu period. When Fan Jin and his servant met Miss Wang at the Crescent Moon Pavilion, it was around the fifth hour of the Shen period, approximately 4:15 p.m.

According to Fan Jin, it took only a cup of tea. The washerwoman's testimony was that she was gone after washing two pieces of clothing. The two pieces of clothing were thin, so it only took a cup of tea to wash them. So, the master and servant left the Crescent Pavilion at less than 6:55 pm.

The time wasted on the road due to being bitten by a dog is at least half a cup of tea.

That is to say, the fastest time would be two and a half cups of tea plus this half cup of tea, which would take fifteen minutes.

You have to get home before 1:15 pm at Xu time and leave Crescent Moon Pavilion before 6:15 pm at Shen time to be on target.

This is still the fastest speed. Fan Jin and his servant have just returned home from school and are not in a hurry to do anything, so how fast can their pace be?

In this case, Fan Jin has no time to kill people.

The woman was speechless for a while, then she covered her mouth and cried, "Who killed my daughter? My Yan'er died tragically!"

Prefect Cheng sighed, then said seriously, "Don't worry, I will find out the murderer and comfort Miss Wang's soul in heaven."

The woman thanked him naturally.

Prefect Cheng then continued to read the verdict and sentenced Fan Jin to be released on the spot.

Fan Jin also hurriedly bowed and thanked him.

After leaving the government office, Fan Jin bowed to Zhou Bingwen with a serious face and said, "Thank you very much, Brother Derun, for helping me clear the suspicion of murder. I will remember it in my heart. If you need me in the future, Brother Derun, just let me know!"

Zhou Bingwen waved his hand: "We are all classmates. How can I watch my classmates fall into prison? And even if I am not here, you are innocent, and Master Cheng will not wrong you."

"Hey! Anyway, I'll remember your friendship, Brother Derun! I've been in jail for a night, and it's not very convenient. I'll treat you to dinner another day, Brother Derun!" Fan Jin said cheerfully.

He turned around and thanked Fan Xun again.

Fan Xuan patted his shoulder and said, "It's good that you're okay now!"

The two cousins ​​said goodbye to Zhou Bingwen first and went to Guihua Lane together. After entering the house, Fan Chen asked Fan Jinlai, "Brother Jin, have you offended anyone?"

Fan Jin was puzzled. "I don't know either. I've been thinking about it all night, but I still can't figure it out. Who could I have offended? I haven't had any disputes or grudges with anyone."

Fan Xun naturally believed him, so he thought that maybe Brother Jin was unlucky this time and happened to meet Miss Wang. So, did that mean Miss Wang was dead?

"Never mind. Anyway, you should be more careful in the future. There are many powerful people in this city. You should act cautiously and don't make enemies easily.

I have asked for leave from Instructor Yang for you. You can have a good rest today and go to the school tomorrow."

Fan Jin nodded, thanked his cousin profusely, and personally saw him out.

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After redeeming Pang Ni, Shi Liu did not delay and did not even have time to eat. He asked Zuo Cheng to buy some dry food for the journey, and then led his men out of the city and headed straight towards the provincial capital.

Although we traveled non-stop all the way, we still couldn't make it to the provincial capital that night. In the evening, we stayed at Da Nanzhuang.

This is the benefit of having Zhuangzi. You don’t have to sleep in the wild, nor do you have to ask for someone’s place to stay, which is very inconvenient.

(End of this chapter)