"Please arrest this murderer, sir."
People were still listening to the case, watching the magistrate assigning runners, pointing fingers at the parties involved, randomly exchanging gossip, and expressing their thoughts, when a voice suddenly rang out, extremely clear and abrupt.
It was like a sudden thunderclap.
It directly shocked the people who were immersed in gossip!
Can you please arrest this murderer?! This?! What do you mean, does it mean that the murderer is at the scene
Just now, only two parties had finished explaining the case, and their statements were consistent. No one said who the murderer was. How could the murderer come out now? And was he at the scene?!
Who are you
He is so bold that he dares to lie in front of the magistrate and the co-magistrate!
Who are you
You say he is the murderer, so he is the murderer?! Why are you so shameless? Why don’t you take a piss and look in the mirror to see who you are?!
Who is this blind idiot? !
The shocked people turned to look at the person who spoke, wanting to see who was so blind.
then
Turn your head
People saw the fool who made the sound.
The sun rose in the east. The young man walked past the crowd and stood on the west side of the magistrate, facing the east. The sparkling sunlight sprinkled on him, as if circles of golden and silver halos were spreading on him, dazzling and particularly eye-catching.
This is a simple-looking boy! He is pointing at the boatman Wang Gui, who has just finished speaking. However, there is no sign of intelligence on his face or on his body.
It would be fine if it was someone like Bao Qingtian or Di Renjie who made the prediction, but you, a young man who looks naive, also want to imitate them? What a joke! How can you identify the murderer from just one or two words from others? It is impossible.
The scene, which had been quiet for two seconds because of the boy's abrupt words, suddenly became noisy. Even the presence of officials was of no use.
"Oh, this stupid boy must have drunk too much! He should have considered the occasion and went upstairs without saying anything. Let's see how you get down!"
"Who are you? Are you sick? You said the boatman was a murderer, so he is a murderer! You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."
"Tsk, let me see, this silly boy must have fallen for Master Zhang's widow. Tsk, tsk, look at how coquettish he is, twisting his waist while crying. He is really fickle. Maybe Master Zhang was harmed by her."
"That makes sense. I think Zhao Erlang is a big suspect. Maybe they are the adulterer and they think that Master Zhang is hindering their pleasure, so they colluded and took advantage of Master Zhang's absence to kill him."
"That's right. Just now, when the magistrate asked her who the acquaintance she met in the morning was, she was still hesitant. It's obvious that she is guilty and wants to protect her lover."
People looked at Zhu Ping'an, then looked at the magistrate standing beside them, and kept shaking their heads. They didn't believe what Zhu Ping'an said at all.
Unexpectedly!
Totally unexpected!
Don't believe it!
I totally don't believe it!
The parties involved just recounted what they knew, and there was no discrepancy between the two accounts. Moreover, they did not mention how Mr. Zhang was killed or by whom! You just identified the boatman as the murderer? Isn't this too hasty? !
You tell me, how can people believe what Zhu Ping'an says
"Ah, this young man has read too many books and is a little confused. How can he take part in the imperial examination?" An old man who lived in the same cabin with Zhu Ping'an in the crowd recognized Zhu Ping'an, looked at Zhu Ping'an, shook his head vigorously, sighed in disappointment and said.
The old man thought the same as everyone else. He was surprised and then sneered at Zhu Ping'an's very pointed words.
Everyone was like this, even the young woman Zhang Wang who reported the case was no exception. She was even more shocked when she heard it. She looked up at the boatman Wang Gui beside her, and then turned her gaze to Zhu Ping'an with suspicion and disbelief.
The most obvious one was Wang Gui, the boatman who was accused by Zhu Ping'an as the murderer. In the eyes of everyone, Wang Gui, the boatman, seemed to be angry, trembling all over, and then staring at Zhu Ping'an with wide eyes, as if he was Dou E who was wronged and wronged.
The magistrate of Chun'an had just ordered the servants to "invite" Zhao Erlang, and when he suddenly heard Zhu Ping'an's assertion, there was a hint of surprise on his humble, aloof, and solemn face, and he looked up at Zhu Ping'an.
"You, all the outsiders, please retreat immediately. If you delay the adults from solving the case, don't blame us for being blind."
At this time, the police officers who were in charge of maintaining order in the noisy scene also reacted. Two police officers walked towards Zhu Ping'an quickly with swords on their waists, looking like a boss and not friendly.
Without saying anything, the two men drove Zhu Ping'an away. They completely regarded Zhu Ping'an as a busybody! In the process of following the successive county magistrates to solve cases, they encountered countless busybodies who were just looking for trouble.
The two men stretched out their hands to drive Zhu Ping'an back and felt lucky for him. If it weren't for the fact that our new magistrate was honest and treated the common people very well, it would not be as simple as driving him away. He would definitely be given a beating.
The magistrate of Chun'an County only glanced over here, then turned his head and focused his attention again on the young woman Zhang Wangshi and the boatman Wang Gui.
In the eyes of the Chun'an County Magistrate, Zhu Ping'an was also subconsciously classified as a busybody. Seeing that the policeman's behavior was not out of the ordinary, he stopped paying attention. It was still more important to try the case. It was enough to persuade these busybodies to leave, as long as the policeman did not make things difficult for them.
Well
After planning for a long time, no one came to hang me!
After taking a glance at the reactions of the crowd, Zhu Ping'an shook his head slightly and curled the corners of his lips. Then, when the officer stretched out his hand to drive him back, he calmly reached into his arms and took out something the same as what the Tongzhi had just taken out, and spread it out in front of the two officers' faces.
Official certificate.
The bright red seal was genuine. Moreover, no one dared to forge it in this era, as it was a capital crime punishable by death, and one might even be implicated.
The two officers thought Zhu Ping'an was going to take out something, and they didn't care at all and wanted to push him. But when they saw such a large official document suddenly appear in front of them, they suddenly broke out in a cold sweat! Then their legs and feet went weak, and they knelt on the ground with a bang.
WTF
What kind of day is this? How come I just met an official, and now I meet another official. They are all older than my master! The one just now was a fifth-rank Tongzhi. Although this one is of a lower rank, he is a sixth-rank official in the Hanlin Academy.
"My humble servant, I am honored to meet you, sir. Please forgive me, sir."
The two officers who were driving Zhu Ping'an away knelt down in haste and kept kowtowed to him. (To be continued.)《( )