Seeing that Zhuang Zhong had a lot of background, everyone was horrified. They had heard that the new county magistrate was about to take office. I didn't expect that the Dalang couple would touch anyone badly, and they offended the official, and their village would definitely be looked down upon in the future.
Li Zheng was even more worried, and hurried forward and said: "My lord, there may be some misunderstanding."
Zhuang Zhong snorted coldly, this village is next to the official road, although it is close, these people came too fast. If he hadn't had guards with high martial arts skills, even if the situation was justified, he would have been skinned. I'm afraid that this village is used to attacking passers-by, and even the lines here are biased towards this person who touches porcelain.
"Misunderstanding? The deceased had returned to the west last night. As his own son, he not only failed to make the deceased safe, but actually put him in the middle of the road to blackmail others. This person's character is really vicious! How the deceased died needs to be further investigated. The husband and wife are not only disloyal and filial, blackmailing others, but also committing the crime of killing the mother! My court values filial piety the most, and if this is the case, the crime will be added to the crime, and it should be cut at the waist!"
The man was even more frightened when he heard this, "My lord, I didn't kill my mother. She was physically weak, but she suddenly convulsed last night and then disappeared. I wanted to bury her, but this stinky bitch said that our family Now that I don’t even have the money to buy a coffin, my mother can’t just leave me in such a miserable way after raising me? That’s why I came up with this idea. It’s all this bitch who encouraged me to do this. what."
The woman stared wide-eyed, completely unaware that her husband would put all the blame on her. She somehow managed to break free from the guards who imprisoned her and rushed forward, cursing, "You damn bastard! Open, even your own mother will not let it go. You are not the first to do this kind of thing, and now you have the nerve to blame me. Originally, your mother didn't deserve to die, but you didn't want to hire a doctor for her, but you died if you didn't survive Already!"
The man was imprisoned by the guards, unable to escape at all, his face was scratched and embarrassed, "You stinky bitch rebelled! If you didn't keep making my mother do those hard jobs, how could my mother die?! You shrew, I I should have divorced you a long time ago, marrying you is really unlucky for eight lifetimes!"
Husband and wife, you won't let me and I won't let you pinch each other fiercely, and completely expose each other's old background. The people next to him wanted to persuade them, but the two of them quarreled so much that Zheng Huan didn't pay any attention.
In this way, Zhuang Zhong knows the ins and outs without any effort, and this family is really enough to cheat each other. After hearing about it, he ordered people to stop them and escort them back to the yamen.
"My lord, there is no need to take Dalang's mother's body away. I will order someone to bury her properly." Li Zheng saw that Zhuang Zhong ordered someone to carry the body away, thinking that he was afraid that no one would dispose of it, so he received it from the Yizhuang, and hurriedly expressed his opinion.
Zhuang Zhong was noncommittal and only asked, "Are there other people in the deceased's family?"
"No, it's just such a son, but..." Lizheng shook his head and sighed, "It's all because of poverty."
Zhuang Zhong became more and more disgusted in his heart. Poverty is indeed a reason, but there are so many poor people in the world, how many of them would do such a thing? It is really possible to use one's own mother's body to blackmail others. Whose money is falling from the sky, not thinking about how to make money well, all thinking about crooked ways, everyone is like this, the world will not be in chaos.
But this is someone else's territory after all, although there are guards solemnly still cautious, just said: "It is still impossible to confirm whether the deceased died of natural death or homicide, and can only be buried after I verify."
It was only then that the cheating couple realized that they were wronged.
"My lord, no matter how beastly I am, I will never kill my mother!"
"My lord, my mother-in-law is already weak, and she has been hanging on medicine all the time. Recently, my family has no money to buy medicine, so she can't hold on. My lord, we really didn't kill people!"
Li Zheng also said: "My lord, these two people are definitely not evil animals who can kill their mothers. Although they are a little mixed up, they will not do such a thing that is condemned by heaven."
Zhuang Zhong only said: "The truth can only be known after investigation, and I didn't say that these two people must have done it. If it was for him and someone else did the killing, if the murderer doesn't find out clearly, then the murderer can kill the second if he can kill one." Two. Could it be that the necks of the people in your village are so stiff that they are not afraid of those villains?"
As soon as this was said, no one else dared to speak out.
There is still a day's journey away from Meixian County, and the transportation of corpses back and forth is really the same. Solemn decided to conduct an autopsy on the spot, and ordered people to surround the corpse with a white cloth. Liu Lizheng and the couple were inside the white cloth, and guards guarded the outside.
Zhuang Zhong put on his clothes and gloves, and was about to untie the woman's clothes when he was stopped by the man, "What are you doing?!"
"If the autopsy doesn't take off your clothes, it's hard to see clearly. What's missing? Could it be that you want your mother to die unexplained, or make you responsible for killing your mother?"
The man was still not happy, and struggled desperately, Li Zheng also said: "The dead are the big ones, you are a man after all, it's really inappropriate to act like this... If Da Lang knows everything, he will die with regret."
When the people outside heard the movement, they all probed in and looked in, and the bold ones kept asking what happened.
Feng Huan's solemn Master Tong whispered in his ear: "My lord, Mei County is not like the capital city, and these are extremely taboo. Although we have guards, it will be hard to be kind if we arouse public anger. The people here are tough, and people who are anxious There is also a precedent for killing a county magistrate."
Zhuang solemnly frowned, "But if we don't investigate, it's hard to know the truth. Why don't we transport the corpse back to Mei County? Hey, that's not right. The corpse is easy to be damaged by bumping along the way, which will make the inspection more difficult."
At this time Fang Yingying came over, "Brother, let me be your eyes."
Zhuang Zhong was stunned. He was surprised that Fang Yingying dared to stay in Baili. He didn't expect to dare to do such a thing.
Lv Lian who stayed here bravely said quickly: "Miss, no, this is too unlucky." After saying this, Lv Lian felt that something was wrong, Zhuang Zhong often touched the dead body, didn't this mean that he was unlucky. "I didn't mean that, I just..."
Fang Yingying raised her hand and interrupted, "I have nothing to fear now, besides, finding out the truth and letting this old lady die is a blessing."
It's not accurate enough if you can't test it yourself. There are not enough instruments here, but this is the only way to do it at this time. Although Zhuang Zhong could preliminarily infer that he died of natural causes from various signs, but the rigor of his profession prevented him from passing it by. Fortunately, technology is backward in this world after all, these villagers should not be able to think of a very clever way to kill, but the difficulty has been reduced.
"Then I will trouble my sister."
Solemn asked Fang Yingying to put on gloves. This was the first time Fang Yingying encountered something of this texture, and she couldn't help being curious, but she suppressed it and went forward to help the old woman take off her clothes. Lu Lian was too frightened, and Mrs. Li bravely helped her.
"I just checked the exposed parts of the deceased, that is, the head, neck, and hands. You can ignore these places, and then start to check from the bottom of the neck to see if there is any abnormality. The deceased has been dead for seven hours. There will be corpse spots, which appear dark red to dark purple red spots, this is a normal phenomenon, don't confuse it with other scars. You can compare and check if you have it on the back of your hand."
"Yes." Fang Yingying compared carefully before starting to check carefully.
"Are there any obvious scars on the body? It is easy to distinguish the wound with a sharp object, and if it is hit with a blunt object, there will be bruising and swelling."
Although it was recognizable at a glance, Fang Yingying did not dare to be negligent, and said after a long time: "There are no wounds on the front, but some small wounds that have scarred, and they are not fatal."
"You gently press her bones with your hands to see if there are any breaks."
After a while, Fang Yingying finally said, "Nothing."
"Grandma Li, please help my sister turn over the corpse."
Fang Yingying checked her back carefully again, but still found nothing unusual.
The deceased's son breathed a sigh of relief, "Let me just say that I didn't do anything, I just wanted to find some money to spend, but I wouldn't kill anyone, let alone my mother!"
Zhuang Zhong ignored him and continued: "Sister, check the genitals and vagina of the deceased."
Not only the son and daughter-in-law of the deceased, but even Fang Yingying went 'ah'. Li faced the equator: "Well, don't you need to check this?"
Zhuang Zhong didn't argue, just said: "I once took a case where the deceased was killed by his wife and adulterer who stuffed firecrackers into the dung door. If you don't check, you can't see any signs on the outside."
Everyone gasped. This case was a sensation in Beijing, but it was unheard of in Mei County.
Fang Yingying blushed and checked with the equipment provided solemnly. Although she felt extremely ashamed, she was very serious, "Nothing unusual."
Zhuang Zhong then ordered Fang Yingying to call it a day. Although this inspection was too hasty, the result would be closer to the truth. If you want to disembowel and examine carefully, you can only forget it at the moment. Moreover, according to the testimony of those two people and the testimony of other people, there is a simple test, and the conclusion should be almost the same.
"Although the deceased died naturally and was not killed by others, Dalang and his wife used their mother's body to blackmail, but they cannot escape the crime." Zhuang solemnly concluded.
The husband and wife have gone through such a experience, and they deeply know that this young new county magistrate is by no means an ordinary person, so they dare not say anything more, and plead guilty on the spot.
Li Zheng just sighed and didn't say anything else.
Zhuang Zhong said again: "Although you and your wife are so unfilial, your mother must love you very much. I will give you and my husband two days. After you bury your mother, you can go to the county government to plead guilty. I will order people to stay behind, and don’t think about fleeing. Otherwise, according to the law, if the fugitive is found, he will not only be severely punished, but his neighbors and fellow villagers will also be punished.”
Li Zheng quickly expressed his opinion, "Your Excellency, there is no need to worry, I will definitely take the two of them seriously."
Zhuang nodded, and said in a voice that everyone could hear: "I think everyone is very clear about today's matter. It is difficult for these two people to get things done, and I will not go into it. It's just that you are all vigilant to me. , if I hear similar things in the future, I will definitely not forgive you lightly!"
Everyone responded one after another, and Zhuang Zheng turned to Zheng Zheng again, "Taking a short-term profit will cause endless troubles. If your village makes a living by extortion, who would dare to marry you or associate with you! No matter how capable the people in your village are, they really have it." Is it possible to be independent in the world? Leave a way out for yourself, poverty is temporary, and loss of reputation is a disaster for future generations."
Someone in the crowd sighed: "We are too poor and have nothing to do."
Li Zheng hurriedly said: "Your county magistrate is here, our Mei County will be very different in the future! Do you think so?!"
Everyone echoed in unison, raising their solemnity to a higher place in a daze. Zhuang Zhong didn't know Li Zheng's small calculations, but he didn't care about it. Since he came here to be an official, if he didn't make some achievements, he might as well spend his seniority in the capital.
"That depends on whether you will listen to me or follow me."
As soon as the words were finished, someone yelled, "Does it need to be said, Mr. Guan, you became a county magistrate at such a young age. You must be a smart person. If we don't believe you, we will believe anyone else!"
"Isn't it? Listening to the county magistrate just now is better than reading ten years of books. We have Zhuang county magistrate in Meixian County, it must be sesame blossoms."
Words of praise came rushing forward, and everyone spoke enthusiastically, completely forgetting that there was a dead man on the field.
Zhuang Zhong smiled brilliantly, "Since you think highly of me, I, Mr. Zhuang, will definitely not disappoint you in the future. And I will value your village the most. When the time comes, you will be rewarded if you do well. If you don't do well, you will be punished." Double the punishment!"
As soon as these words fell, a group of people suddenly wailed in unison.