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After leaving the hall, Yao Ji did not immediately send his subordinates to investigate. Instead, he called fast catcher Tang to his own hall in the backyard. decoction head, this is a matter of life and death, you cannot do it rashly. You will first bring your subordinates to the Hu Family to investigate the scene of the murder, and also investigate the whereabouts of the accused Shao Chengzhong. Afterwards, quickly inform me about it so that we can bring the case to trial. "

Seeing Yao Ji being so cautious, decoction head was curious, the old master had never been so serious before, wasn't this case extremely normal? Wasn't it sufficient to capture him? Why was there such a problem today?

"Don't worry, milord. I will obey." The decoction head led his subordinates, with Hu Shengqiang leading the way, towards the Taiping Village. Seeing the constable leave with a doubtful expression, Yin Leng felt that his master had made a big fuss out of nothing.

Yao Ji arranged for the official business at the yamen, and completely handed it over to the Grand Master. Seeing the appreciation in the eyes of the senior Grand Master, Yao Ji knew that the senior fellow had seen through it as well. " Cold! Come with me to Taiping Village. " Seeing Yao Ji remove the official uniform, Yin Leng still did not know what his master was going to do there.

Seeing a paper melon in a daze, Yao Ji didn't feel like smiling in a good mood. " I said it was cold! "Don't just stand there like a fool. We need to do some private interviews." Seeing that his master already had some words to say, Yin Leng could only obediently follow his master.

Since when did my master like this? was enjoying the scenery along the way, there was no sign of him interviewing anyone, rather, it was walking at an unusually slow pace, as though he did not want to see the situation. On the road, Yao Ji did not say anything. The mountain roads were rugged and not suitable for riding, furthermore, Yao Ji could not reveal the foundation of his martial arts. For someone who had stayed at home for a long time, Yin Leng was a little worried that his master would not be able to handle all this.

Yao Ji was not thinking about this at all, this was the first case, although in the eyes of the people, he was not a good nor bad official, but if he were to randomly judge, the contributions from catching the bandits would have all been for naught.

"Mistress, isn't the case very simple? If Shao Chengzhong beat Hu Shengzu to death, he only needed to detain and sentence the accused for murder to death. With a clear case, why did Master still go to the mountain village to do some private interviews? " Yin Leng asked as he walked.

"Cold!" Even though life is nothing to me, but for an official, this is a matter of life and death, and cannot be easily guessed at. Although I have some achievements, and the people also have some praise, but if the first case I tried was so confused, in the eyes of the people, I would become a fool. No matter how much effort I used to put in, it was all in vain. Moreover, even if what Hu Shengqiang said was the truth, he shouldn't completely believe it either. What the old man said was true, and what he heard was the truth. I have to be cautious as an official. If there is any slip up, my hard work in planning will come to naught. " It was only after hearing what Yao Ji had said that Yin Leng realized his eyesight was shallow. It was no wonder Lao Luo said that Master's vision was as vast as an eagle, had a long-term vision, and could see through like a cheetah.

As he was talking and walking, he found himself outside Taiping Village. decoction head led the inspection team and entered the village from the front. A few villagers were gathered in the field outside the village. They seemed to be resting, but also pointing at something as they conversed.

Yao Ji and the master and servant walked closer to listen. So it turned out that they were also discussing the case between Hu Family. Seeing such a good opportunity, Yao Ji pretended to be resting and brought Yin Leng over to chat with the old farmer.

"Elders!" When this junior sees you two having such a lively discussion, what is it? " Seeing his master greet the old farmer so warmly, Yin Leng was a little not used to it. Yao Ji was not pretending to be like this, but expressing it mentally.

An old man was leaning on a hoe. "Bang bang bang", he knocked on the hoe a few times, "You must be passing by!" "You don't know, a murder case has occurred in the village recently."

When Yao Ji heard this, he asked, "Is what the old man said about the death of Hu Family? I am a county magistrate, I really want to hear what opinions you seniors have. " Yao Ji easily revealed his identity and smiled at everyone.

When they heard that the county magistrate was looking into the matter of human life, the villagers became a little timid and fell silent. Looking at the situation in front of him, what was Yin Leng trying to do? Weren't you very happy just now? Yao Ji's three explanations that he had no other choice dispelled all of the villagers' worries.

Everyone saw that Yao Ji's attire was normal, his words were friendly and he did not have a ferocious look. Only then did the villagers start talking again.

"The Hu and Shao Family have set up a dispute over that territory for two to three years."

"The Hu Family relied on her strength and numbers to bully Shao Shizhong many times. The Shao Family was weak, she was so scared that she did not dare make a sound. "

"Hu Shengzu rolled over half a month ago when he was chopping firewood. How could he have been silently beaten to death by the Shao Family? These words are truly unbelievable. "

"Hu Shengzu is big and broad, Shao Chengzhong has a sickly and listless look, how could he possibly beat Hu Shengzu to death?" The words of a young man had reached the crux of the case. Yao Ji was extremely interested in his words. When Yin Leng saw the glint in Master's eyes, he knew that Yue Yang had found what he was looking for.

Yao Ji immediately followed up with another question: "In my opinion, Shao Chengzhong will not beat Hu Shengzu to death?"

"Yeah, I heard that Shao Chengzhong went out to treat some illnesses. He just got home this morning." Hearing that, Yao Ji heaved a sigh of relief. At that moment, decoction head and his subordinates had already left the village from Hu Family, so Yao Ji quickly brought Yin Leng and walked forward.

Seeing Yao Ji appear, the decoction head was first stunned, and then he immediately stopped in his tracks without saying anything else.

"What happened to the constable?" Yao Ji unintentionally asked. It's true that Hu Shengzu was killed, but after I examined the corpses, I let Hu Shengqiang take care of the aftermath. The murderer Shao Chengzhong ran away and got caught by me. I was prepared to bring him back to the county jail. " decoction head truthfully reported all the facts and conclusions he had obtained from his investigations to Yao Ji. The people from the county magistrate knew that Yao Ji was the only one who had the authority to make the final decision on this case.

After listening to fast catcher Tang's report, Yao Ji's eyes narrowed into a line. He smiled and shook his head, then began to walk around again while deep in thought. Obviously, what the constable had said was the complete opposite of what the villagers had just said. Of course, Yao Ji who was in the court before the private interview also had the same thoughts as the constable now.

Seeing Yao Ji's appearance, everyone was a little nervous. Yao Ji said amiably to everyone: "Let's go, we will make another trip to Hu Family. If we have to investigate this case to the end, it's better if we go back. Hearing Yao Ji's words, decoction head seemed a little unhappy. Yao Ji looked at the constable in front of him with a dissatisfied look, the corners of his eyes twitched, "What!? Constable, do you not want This Official to take a look? " After hearing what Yao Ji said, the decoction head didn't dare to say anything further. He only smiled lightly and led the way.

"Lord, I am innocent!" With a mournful cry for injustice, Yao Ji turned to look towards the source of the voice. From the discussions of the villagers, Yao Ji already had some sympathy towards the Shao Family, but he didn't let them show it in front of the decoction head and all the other yamen. He slowly walked to Shao Chengzhong and asked solemnly: "To repay debts by killing someone, what injustice do you have?"

"My lord, the heavens are breaking, we have neighbors as witnesses, this little one has gone out to seek medical help, and I only returned home today. The person died last night, how could it have been this little one who killed him?" Yao Ji listened and nodded, he looked towards decoction head, only to see that decoction head did not have a proper plan and was in a panic. He did not know how to handle this, it was useless. Yao Ji shook his head as he looked at all the commoners that surrounded him. He turned around and said to Shao Chengzhong, "It can't be fake, it can't be fake. If you are not the murderer, when This Official finds out the truth, I will definitely not wrongly accuse you. "

Shao Chengzhong immediately knelt down and expressed his thanks, "My Lord, I beg you to uphold justice for me, my Lord, my blessings and blessings reach the Heavens!" Being bragged about like that, Yao Ji laughed and told him to stop, "The government officials are people that want to be the judge, so there is no need to be anxious.

He led decoction head and the rest of the people from the yamen and once again entered the large courtyard of the Hu Family. Just then, Hu Family had already put Hu Shengzu's corpse away in the coffin, and prepared to bury it.

decoction head ordered Hu Shengqiang, "Open the coffin!"

Hu Shengqiang sensed that something was amiss and asked anxiously, "Master Corpse has already experienced it, how could it be fake?"

"If I order you to open the coffin, then open the coffin!" The decoction head was unhappy and shouted angrily.

When the lid of the coffin was opened, a pungent smell wafted out. The corpse that had died yesterday afternoon would not rot to this extent at all. Yao Ji was not afraid of the stench, he walked closer to the coffin, carefully checked Hu Shengzu's injuries, and then confidently ordered the yamen to close the lid.

"Hu Shengqiang, your brother was beaten to death yesterday afternoon. Why is the corpse stinky like this?" Yao Ji asked sternly, and that cold light caused everyone to solemnly wait for the person in front of them to answer.

"Perhaps, heaven... "It's too hot …"

"Let me ask you, when Hu Shengzu was killed yesterday and Shao returned home today, how were you going to falsely accuse him of being the culprit?" Yao Ji's gaze met with the person who answered, causing him to be unable to resist the urge to flee.

"It is not a false accusation from a vile character that he escaped after killing someone."

"Nonsense!" Yao Ji shouted loudly. Hu Shengqiang was so frightened that his heart jumped and he immediately lost his mind. Looking at Yao Ji's stern gaze, he could not help but kneel on the ground.

Yao Ji called decoction head because he wanted to save face for the newly arrived constable. Seeing Yao Ji looking at him with a face full of smiles, decoction head lowered his head in shame.

"decoction head, bring the plaintiff and defendant Shao Chengzhong back to the county magistrate area. Yao Ji left after saying this. He knew that this was the time to let the common folk see a good show.

"Yes sir!" The worried Tang County official felt a sense of relief. When all the commoners saw that it was a reasonable good officer, they wanted to go and take a look. It had been a long time since it had been so lively in Yunxian.

"Ten thousand..." Master! The trial has begun, the case just now has begun, people is talking about it, saying that other than good officer, there is no one else. " After being reported by a servant, the old man who was staring angrily at the person in front of him died.

"It's true!" The old man wasn't sure if it was true or false, but he was reluctant to look at it. The words of the people on the street were true.

"Master! It's true, listen! The drumbeat of a case being opened. " Hearing the servant say this, the old man really heard the case being tried at the yamen. His eyes immediately lit up, "Let's go!" Let's go take a look. " Secondly, to drag things out for such a simple task for half a day, she simply did not have the mind to manage the citizens. She did not know why the citizens of the Yunxian would praise a person who did not care about their lives named good officer.

This time, Yao Ji did not put on any clothes. To him, being a official was not his heart, but his outer appearance.

"Pah!" When the frightening wooden sound started to ring again, the originally proud person started to sweat profusely.

"Hu Shengqiang! Why did you want to frame Shao Chengzhong? Yao Ji's strict tone of voice and that cold and clear gaze made the people below fear, and he could not help but kowtow and admit his mistake.

"Mercy, my lord!" It was this little one who was confused for a moment, and this little one knows that I was wrong. Seeing the plaintiff begging for mercy in the court, even the old man who came to watch the show widened his eyes. Did he see wrongly too?