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Chapter 308 Another matter
For no reason, because the murderer was tainted as a suspect and locked up for so many days, Fang Zhixiu, who "has suffered so much", naturally has the right to take a look at the murderer who made her fall into this situation.

As a key criminal who dared to kill the magistrate of a city, he was placed in the most important interrogation cell since he surrendered.Even if Lin Yan and Ji Chongyan had no intention of treating the prisoner harshly, according to the laws of the Zhou Dynasty, it seems that such serious criminals would still be punished with whipping after they voluntarily surrendered.

Therefore, before the jailer entered the cell, a strong smell of blood came over his face.

Previously, when she was not identified as the final murderer as a suspect, she had not suffered such a crime except for eating and clothing in prison.Fang Zhixiu pursed her lips, and lowered her eyes to hide the uneasiness in her eyes.

When he entered, the murderer had already received the whipping punishment, and the whip wounds all over his body were probably unbearable. Even though the murderer gritted his teeth and didn't want to make a sound, he couldn't help but let out a little gasp from time to time.

The disheveled hair covered his face, and he couldn't see the murderer's face clearly for a moment.

The interrogation cell has already been cleaned. Lin Shaoqing and Ji Shizi have clean temperaments. Not only are their bodies and the living quarters cleaned very clean, but even the interrogation cell has the habit of cleaning after the execution.

The dossiers, paper, pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the desk recording the training were placed neatly, especially Lin Shaoqing and Ji Shizi, who were standing aside holding the dossiers and discussing in a low voice, even the jailer, the torturer and even her, the suspect. It is clean.

Only the murderer who was tied to the punishment post in the middle was dirty and seemed out of place with everything around him.

When Fang Zhixiu walked in, Lin Yan and Ji Chongyan were discussing the details of the murderer's crime.

"It has been tested with a straw man, and the strength and angle of the strike are exactly the same," Lin Yan said to Ji Chongyan, "and he does have an enmity with Chen Wanshan."

"Twenty years ago, his father joined the army and passed through Jiangnan Road. The military supplies were provided by Chen Wanshan, but there was something wrong with the supplies, and it was the most important body armor, so his father died on the battlefield..."

Lin Yan talked about the murderer's motive.

When the world was in chaos, there were not many branches of the rebel army, and there were also many imperial soldiers and horses. It was very chaotic.Except for Zhao Jiajun who is well-known all over the world, there are many soldiers and horses who can no longer be named, and the casualties are incalculable.

"I have checked the files of the Jiangnan Daodu Prefecture. There is indeed such a thing. At that time, Chen Wanshan was the county magistrate in Yuhang, and there were indeed a lot of military supplies in the warehouses of the county magistrates."

"There was a problem with that batch of armor. It was the last year of the former dynasty, and Chen Wanshan was only a small official. The rebel army was just an ordinary rebel army composed of bandits and farmers. It was wiped out within two months after it appeared. I don’t even care about getting to the bottom of it.”

As for the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was difficult to verify the old affairs of the previous dynasty. In addition, apart from the matter of armor and military pay, Chen Wanshan had always had a good reputation among the people, and no one had noticed this in the past for so many years.

"Then why didn't he report his dissatisfaction with Chen Wanshan to the government?" Ji Chongyan paused and asked.

Regarding this, Lin Yan just shook his head and said: "He...has no father, orphans and widowed mothers can't live well, so he went up the mountain to become a bandit, and he can't read a few words, probably from the turmoil at that time , his mother didn't believe in the imperial court, neither did he. He only believed in the loyalty of the green forest, so he raised a knife and attacked Chen Wanshan."

"Chen Wanshan is not an ordinary person, and his fist and kick skills are not bad." Ji Chongyan looked at the file in his hand and asked, "How did he manage to kill Chen Wanshan with one blow without alarming him?"

"He is good at martial arts. The people in the yamen tried it when he surrendered to the police." Lin Yan explained, "It's not like he hasn't done such things as provoking Chen Wanshan before. Regarding this point... Hey, Miss Fang San is here, you Should have known about it."

I don't know how long Fang Zhixiu has been here, but she is standing at the door at this time, maybe she has been in the Yancheng yamen for a long time, her face is a little pale.

When Lin Yan called her name, Fang Zhixiu instinctively said "ah", and raised her eyes, her usual calm eyes were blank.

"Speaking of which, Miss Fang San knows this person." Lin Yan raised his chin as he spoke, and the guard beside him understood, stepped forward and pressed the head of the murderer who surrendered to the crime, brushing away the messy hair that covered his face and pulled him away. His appearance was revealed, "His surname is Zhou, and his single name is Fang. I heard that he admires Miss Fang San, but he also knows that he is not worthy and dare not approach you. Do you have any impression of Miss Fang?"

The man who pushed back his messy hair had a good appearance, and he didn't dare to look at her with downcast eyes.

Fang Zhixiu didn't know if she was frightened by him or if she was stunned. She bit her lips and stared at the murderer in front of her eyes. After a long while, she trembled "Yeah".

Ji Chongyan had a panoramic view of the behavior of the two, raised his eyebrows, but did not make a sound.

"Zhou Fang spends his days in the green forest. He has a simple mind and doesn't believe in the government. He has a father's feud. In addition, Miss Fang San had a conflict with Chen Wanshan when she came to Baoling to annex the bank, so he came up with this idea." Lin Yan said, "Chen Wanshan died because of this."

Everything seems to make sense, except for the motivation, the most important thing is...

"This Zhou Fang's martial art is very good." Lin Yan was the one who said it before, and Ji Chongyan only said "hmm" from time to time, but now he suddenly said, "If you join the army, this martial art can also be used in the army." A good ranking."

To be able to kill Chen Wanshan with a single blow is of course a martial art.

"So, it's a pity to stay in the green forest." Ji Chongyan said, glanced at Fang Zhixiu who was biting her lip and said nothing, paused for a moment, and suddenly laughed twice, quite embarrassed, "Don't think this Zhou Fang is just A green forest actually has some abilities, if you follow the right path, you may not be able to achieve great things. Third Miss Fang, although you two are destined to be inseparable, having such an admirer is not a humiliation."

Fang Zhixiu bit her lip tightly, and when she heard this, she said "um" again in a trembling voice.

Seeing this, Ji Chongyan only smiled, and then said again: "It's a man, but it's a pity that he went the wrong way! The case is closed, and it has been reported. Although Chen Wanyan did something wrong, he is an official ordered by the court. To kill an official in the imperial court, according to the law, he should be sentenced to Ling Chi and other capital punishment. Lin Yan, you are so helpful when you write, give him a good time!"

When Lin Yan heard this, he subconsciously glanced at Fang Zhixiu, his eyes flickered, and he said "OK".

"Miss Fang San, go back! This prison is a filthy place, so don't wait any longer!" Ji Chongyan said.

Fang Zhihui was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhou Fang who was looking down at her for a while, and then took a deep breath, and walked out of the prison quickly.

He left in such a hurry...it should be to find Miss Fang!Ji Chongyan raised his eyebrows: This result is really surprising. Although he didn't find out what he wanted to check, it seemed that he discovered another thing.

(End of this chapter)