After being scolded by the cell boss, no matter what Zhuang Zhong said, Xu Sheng would only repeat that he killed him. Xu Sheng's behavior was abnormal, and Zhuang Zhong couldn't find any useful evidence.
Xu Sheng huddled in a small corner of the cell, obviously mentally disturbed. From the case file, it is known that Xu Sheng was a little talented in the past, otherwise he would not have won Zhao Shuyi's heart. There are three reasons for this to happen. One is the onset of a hidden disease, the other is that Zhao Shuyi's death dealt a huge blow to him, making him mentally abnormal, and the other is that he was frightened by torture.
"How did Xu Sheng's legs limp?"
The prison chief's eyes flickered, and he glanced at him solemnly. It was obviously just an ordinary look, but the thoughtful person thought there was something more to it. The cell boss didn't dare to hide anything and quickly said: "When Xu Sheng first came in, he never admitted that he killed anyone. After this leg was broken, he admitted it when he couldn't bear it."
Zhuang Zhong clenched his fists and raised his anger, "Even if torture is used to extract confessions, most people will not be injured. Why are you so vicious! You are not afraid of making mistakes, and you have no way out?"
The prison chief was terrified, and quickly explained, "The villain is just a jailer, but he didn't participate in this matter. This is all ordered by the officials, and has nothing to do with the villain."
Although the head of the prison is not innocent, they are inseparable from the dirty things in the prison. But after all, it wasn't the instigator, and even some small shrimp attacks couldn't solve the root cause. Solemnly took a deep breath, no longer getting angry needlessly, finding the truth is the only way to solve the problem. Zhuang Zhong admits that he has selfish intentions. He hopes that Xu Sheng is wronged, and he really thinks that Xu Sheng is probably not the real murderer.
It is not enough for Guan Dawei to be dismissed from office. Only by receiving a more terrible punishment can those officials in charge of prison affairs be less hasty. Failure to catch the murderer is already dereliction of duty. If you make a mistake, it is a disregard for human life, and it is also a heinous murderer!
Zhuang Zhong didn't rush to find other clues, but went to a small teahouse near Zhao Shuyi's home.
The business of the small teahouse was quite cold at this time, and Zhuang focused on high-quality tea and a lot of snacks. The owner of the teahouse was an old woman in her forties. Seeing that the customer was very handsome and generous, her attitude was even more attentive. .
Zhuang Zhong pointed to the Zhao family silverware shop opposite, and asked: "Boss, why is the silverware shop opposite the store closed? My mother likes the candlesticks made there very much, and specifically told me to buy them for her when I went to the capital, but I came here I haven't seen the door open for several times."
When mentioning the Zhao Family Silver Ware Shop, the owner of the teahouse quickly flashed a look of disdain, and said: "This little official, don't wait any longer, I'm afraid this Zhao Family Silver Ware Shop will never open again."
Zhuang Zhong was shocked, "Why? I heard from my mother that the business of this shop is very good, but the things are a bit expensive. I used to have no money and was reluctant to buy it, so I kept thinking about it. Now I finally have the money to buy it and want to get what I want. Why don't I open it?"
There were no other guests at this time, the owner of the teahouse sat down and said in a low voice, "They are ashamed."
"Ah? Could it be that the silverware produced is adulterated?"
"It's not, it's because of family ugliness." The owner of the teahouse said, "You're an outsider, so you don't know. There was a big incident in this restaurant a few months ago."
Zhuang Zhong also became interested, he stretched his head over, his eyes brightened, waiting for the follow-up, gossip must be heard by someone to speak vigorously. The owner of the teahouse cleared his throat, made a pot of tea himself, and then said mysteriously: "The little lady of the Zhao family was killed!"
The solemn and astonished expression pleased the owner of the teahouse, and he said, "It's not the same as closing the Zhao family silverware store. Do you know who the murderer is? You can't even think of it! It's this..."
The owner of the teahouse hooked up his two little fingers, facing each other, and blinked ambiguously. Solemn and inconceivable, "Isn't it? Did I make a mistake? This is a matter of ruining people's reputation. Although the little lady is dead, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to be such a Taoist right or wrong,"
The owner of the teahouse was not angry when he was questioned, "This young lady of the Zhao family is usually a restless master. She walks and twists and turns, and her eyes are always dripping everywhere. She has a vicious smell. This murderer is Her old friend is good, and the two have been friends secretly for more than half a year. Everyone in our street knows that it is the Zhao family who are kept in the dark. Every day, the Zhao family woman likes to show off how many daughters she has. Virtuous and virtuous, I will definitely marry into a wealthy family in the future. In fact, it has long been a junk, and it is still regarded as a treasure. Now that something happened, I lost all face, and the shop is embarrassed to reopen."
The owner of the teahouse looked a little gloating, solemnly frowned slightly, "Is there such a thing?"
Seeing that Zhuang Zhong was interested in this matter, the owner of the teahouse said: "Xu Sheng is the adulterer who murdered, and he will spend the Spring Festival with the little lady of the Zhao family almost every night for the past six months. As long as he gives a secret signal, the little lady of the Zhao family will A strip of cloth would be thrown from the window, and Xu Sheng would grab the strip and be pulled up like this, and then do things like this. My house is near Zhao’s house, and every time I heard that signal, I knew that Xu Sheng was coming again. "
"signal?"
"It's just like a frog crying three times. Those who know about this will secretly call Xu Sheng a toad."
"The day the little lady of the Zhao family was killed, did the boss hear anything?"
With a solemn face and clear eyes, the owner of the teahouse only thought that he was curious and didn't think about anything else, but he didn't answer, and he kept silent with an inscrutable look.
Zhuang Zhong suddenly understood, ordered another pot of good tea, and the owner of the teahouse said again, "Back then, he had already gone to bed, so who would listen to the movement? I like to pass by that area every night when I am ugly, that is, when Xu Sheng often appears. Sometimes I deliberately take advantage of Xu Sheng's climbing up to make noises, and a few times Xu Sheng was so frightened that he just rolled down."
The owner of the teahouse laughed, as if Xu Sheng was in a state of embarrassment in front of him, remembering that Xu Sheng was about to be executed, he clicked his tongue and said: "This Xu is really handsome and has a sweet mouth, but he has taken such a fork in the road, and it is still this way." Such a vicious person. In any case, Miss Zhao has been with him for more than half a year. Although the name is not correct, she is also tender and sweet. It is really terrible to kill Miss Zhao after a disagreement. Fortunately, the Skynet has been restored, and a vicious person like him will be executed."
watchman!
Zhuang Zhuang's eyes lit up, but this character was not mentioned in the file. Guan Dawei hastily identified Xu Sheng from the very beginning of the case, only forcing Xu Sheng to plead guilty and did not conduct a detailed investigation at all.
Zhuang Zhong asked the watchman's address, the teahouse owner was curious, but told the truth for the sake of money. Zhuang Zhong went straight to find the watchman without delay, but met Feng Huan on the way.
"My lord? Why are you here?" Zhuang Zong was surprised, all the people gathered here were common people, never thought that he would meet Feng Huan in such a small alley.
"Looking for you to drink." Feng Huan looked unhappy, and walked forward after saying this, not worried that Zhuang Zhong would not follow.
Zhuang Zhong hurriedly followed, "My lord, can you wait another two days? There is a suspicious case in my investigation case, and the suspect will be executed in five days. I must use these few days to find out the truth, otherwise it will be too late." gone."
Feng Huan, who was striding forward, stopped, his gaze was cold, "I don't know how to flatter you! Is there anything more important than this king?"
Solemnly and respectfully said: "My lord was born noble, and I would not dare to disobey in normal times. But human life is greater than the sky, so please be considerate of my lord."
Feng Huan did not back down, "There are others in the case investigation, you, drink with me."
Solemn and helpless, he doesn't know why he fell into the eyes of King Si Zhao, and he likes to drink with him whenever he has nothing to do. If he went normally, he would go. He needs Feng Huan as a backer now, but he really can't do it today. Once he drinks, he will be useless today. The day of execution drew near, and he had no time to lose. Speaking of which, where did the waiter who used to be with him often go, why can't he find that person to accompany him, he must find him.
Zhuang Zhong didn't dare to disobey, but he didn't want to go drinking with Feng Huan at such a time, he was very anxious, and after a few glasses of wine, he might not be able to control himself and splash him in the face. Just standing there, not moving.
Seeing him like this, Feng Huan's anger decreased a lot, but his tone was still not kind, "You are very bold."
The tone was much calmer than before, and he sighed solemnly: "I am concerned about the case now. Maybe those lives are nothing in the eyes of the prince, but I think everyone is born with difficulties and has the right to live. If there is an unjust case, not only Only innocent people are convicted, and the real murderer is allowed to go unpunished, which may cause harm to others in the future."
Feng Huan snorted coldly, "You are just."
"My lord is even worse. It's just that today I have something on my mind and I don't have a place to deal with it, so I will temporarily let the private matter take precedence over the righteous."
"Don't put a high hat on me, I'm not that noble. Forget it, drinking is also boring. I'll go and look at the case with you."
The two walked together, Feng Huan's expression was not good all the way, Zhuang Zhong couldn't figure out what could bother Feng Huan. I heard that Feng Huan had just negotiated marriage a few days ago, and settled for the daughter of the Minister of Rites. She is outstanding in talent and appearance, and is a famous beauty in Beijing. Although it is just a set order, Dayou has many marriage etiquettes, especially for nobles. It will take at least two years for the two to actually get married, but this is also a great happy event. I think he has lived two lives, and he has never even touched a girl's hand. Let alone talk about marriage, he is a proper leftover man. Feng Huan is now powerful, rich and beautiful, and he is doing so well, so why worry
what! Zhuang Zhong suddenly remembered something. Isn't this woman the same woman in red that Feng Huan saw together before? No wonder I heard that this girl was very familiar with her background before, but I just couldn't think of where to hear it.
Zhuang Zhong looked at Feng Huan with strange eyes, no matter how cool he acted, he was still a teenage boy at heart. Obviously I like it, but I deliberately introduced it to others, pretending not to care. If he said something that shouldn't be said at that time, I'm afraid his head would have to move! Could it be that the reason for being irritable now is because he doesn't know how to get along with the goddess in his heart? Diaosi is still a diaosi after time travel, Zhuang Zhong takes it for granted according to his own experience.
"What kind of eyes do you have?" Feng Huan asked displeasedly, being stared at so that his heart became even more irritable.
Zhuang Zhong smiled and said nothing. How could he expose this kind of youthful mentality, if he became angry from embarrassment, wouldn't it be too much to go around, and the feelings of a boy don't need a girl's rationality.
"My lord is getting more and more handsome." Zhuang Zhong said seriously, smiling with his eyes crooked.
Feng Huan was startled, and then looked disgusted. "It's disgusting to laugh at!"
Zhuang Zhong stopped laughing immediately, gave a fake cough, and looked serious again.
But Feng Huan was still unhappy, "Pretending to be."
The corners of Zhuang Zhuang's mouth twitched, "My lord, have you been wronged?"
Feng Huan glared at him, "Who dares to wrong me?!"
Solemnly shrugged, "Then I don't know."
Feng Huan looked forward, "You have a heart, kid."
Seeing Feng Huan's appearance, Zhuang Zhong couldn't joke anymore. Even someone like Feng Huan has difficult things to do, it's not easy for everyone. The two walked side by side without speaking a word.
The watchman's house was not easy to find. After asking several people to find the place, I heard someone crying from a long distance. When I approached and asked, the watchman was actually hanged.