Zhou Zhongkang pondered: "It's indeed a bit strange. If he was a discerning adult, he should have been able to see the doubts in the case, but he hurriedly closed the case and reported it to the court. Now it does seem a bit sloppy."
"Reckless?" Shen Ning shook her head and said, "I don't think he was hasty, but did it deliberately. The concubine and the servant were obviously beaten into submission. He must have had his purpose in settling the case like this."
"Purpose? What's his purpose?" Zhou Zhongkang was surprised again. He felt that the case was confusing and a chill ran down his back.
"His purpose of hastily closing the case was naturally to cover up the truth and at the same time give a reasonable explanation for Magistrate Yu's death. Magistrate Yu was deeply loved by the people. If he was poisoned to death for no apparent reason, the murderer could not be found. , Doesn’t it appear that the court is incompetent? This may be one reason: he couldn’t find the real culprit, so he randomly arrested two people to take the blame, but what if the other purpose was much more terrifying? "
Zhou Zhongkang felt his hair stand on end, his tongue felt stiff, and he stammered: "Shen, Miss Shen, this inspector is not the murderer, is he?"
"Of course he is not the murderer. He was not here at all when it happened. But he ended the case hastily, maybe he was entrusted by the murderer." Shen Ning asserted.
"Wha, what? Entrusted by the murderer?" Zhou Zhongkang was shocked again, his eyes were full of disbelief, and he looked at Shen Ning blankly.
Shen Ning's eyes became brighter and brighter, and she nodded: "Since Mr. Zhou can't find the witness who participated in the case, there is only one way before Mr. Zhou now."
"Which way?" Zhou Zhongkang asked subconsciously.
"Just ask the inspector. He is presiding over the case and knows everything very clearly. Even if seven years have passed, as long as he has not become old and confused, he will always be better than what is in the case file. There should be more records." Shen Ning curled her lips slightly sarcastically.
"Ask the Inspector?" Zhou Zhongkang was shocked and shook his head almost immediately: "This is impossible! Now the Inspector has been promoted a long time ago, and his lower official is just a seventh-grade county magistrate. Who has the qualifications to ask him? case."
"Nothing is impossible in this world as long as you want to do it. If you don't try, how will you know it's impossible?"
Ning's eyes fell on his face, and his voice was firm and powerful.
Zhou Zhongkang's originally shocked face couldn't help but slowly calmed down. He looked at Shen Ning and murmured: "Miss Shen, you are not in the officialdom. You don't know the stakes here. Although I am a parent official in a county, I can't help but calm down." In the eyes of this inspector, he won't even look at me. I'm afraid I can't even enter the door of his house, so how can I ask him questions? "
Shen Ning nodded and said: "Master Zhou's words are good, but we always have to try. Since this Lord Inspector was the person who presided over the trial back then, as long as Master Zhou re-examines the case and finds out the doubtful points, we are not afraid of this The inspector will not see you."
Zhou Zhongkang smiled bitterly and said: "Back then, he was the fifth-rank inspector. After so many years, I'm afraid he has already risen to prominence. My official position is small, so I'm afraid I have to do some more research to find out what the inspector is now. Any position, where to take office."
"This is not difficult to check." Shen Ning hesitated for a moment and then said: "It's just..."