Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 199 The Sudden Murder Case

When Zhang Hebi heard this, his face immediately became anxious. He wanted to speak, but thinking of what Kang Xu said before, he didn't dare to speak rashly, so he stomped his feet.

Seeing that Kang Xu agreed, Zhou Aliu immediately showed joy on his face.

"However, I am very curious. Why does the dragon carved on this jade pendant have only one horn? Can you tell me? If what you say is reasonable, I will judge this thing to you." Kang Rubbing the jade pendant emotionally, he said curiously.

Hearing that the jade pendant was going to be awarded to him, Zhou Aliu's face was filled with joy, he thought for a while and said, "My lord, my grandfather once said that the unicorn dragon symbolizes good luck and peace, so when it was carved, it was specially carved like this. "

Kang Xu nodded his head as if suddenly enlightened, he pondered for a while, and then asked Zhang Hebi: "Zhang Hebi, you said that this jade pendant is yours, so you can also tell me why the jade pendant is carved with a one-horned dragon?" ?”

Zhang Hebi was stunned for a moment. He looked at Kang Xu and said, "My lord, the carving on this jade pendant cannot possibly be a one-horned dragon."

"Are you sure? If the carving on this jade pendant is really a one-horned dragon, then this jade pendant belongs to Zhou Ah Liu." Kang Xu said calmly.

Zhang Hebi's face was a little ugly, he bit his lip, nodded heavily and said: "The student is absolutely sure that the carving on this jade pendant is definitely not a unicorn dragon. If the student says something wrong, I would rather be punished!"

"I'll ask you again, do you still insist on what you said to each other?" Kang Xu glanced at the two of them and asked calmly.

The two of them nodded heavily at the same time without any hesitation.

Kang Xu picked up the gavel, slapped it sharply, and suddenly shouted: "Zhou Ah Liu, you are so brave, you are greedy, you try to take other people's jade pendants, and you dare to deceive me. Come here, give me I'll hit the top [-] again!"

Zhou Aliu panicked immediately, and before he could speak, several murderous Zaoli surrounded him, pushed him down on the chair before he could speak, and started beating him with wooden sticks.

"Ouch~! I am wronged!"

"My lord, I am wronged, my lord, whoops~!"

The entire county government office was filled with Zhou Ah Liu's miserable cries.

This sudden turn of events shocked everyone, they whispered to each other, why did the magistrate suddenly say that Zhou Aliu was greedy? Could it be that the magistrate has already identified the owner of the jade pendant?
The twenty big boards were played quickly, and Zhou Aliu was dragged to the main hall.

Lying on the ground, he cried out, "Your Excellency, you are wronged! Caomin is really wronged!"

Kang Xu snorted coldly, and said: "You have suffered [-] boards and you still don't admit it honestly. It is true that you will not cry when you see the coffin. I will let you die to understand!"

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, picked up the jade pendant, and shouted: "Zhou Ah Liu, can you see clearly, is there a so-called one-horned dragon on this jade pendant?"

Order the yamen servant to bring the jade pendant to Zhou A Liu, Zhou A Liu looked at the jade pendant carefully, the dragon carved on the jade pendant is clearly two horns, how could it be a single horn?
He suddenly realized that he had been fooled by Kang Xu.

"Zhou Aliu, do you think that this official is so easy to deceive? This jade pendant is priceless, will it be your family heirloom? This official advises you to recruit it from the truth, so as not to suffer further flesh and blood. Wait!" Kang Xu shouted coldly.

Zhou Aliu knew that he had no way to deny it, and since he had just eaten [-] boards, and now he was in pain, how could he dare to lie.

"My lord, please forgive me, I'll recruit, I'll recruit." Zhou Aliu lay on the ground, whining: "This jade pendant is indeed not a family heirloom of the grass people. It was fished out by the grass people when they were fishing by the river. , although I make a living by fishing, but it is difficult to continue. I saw that this thing should be worth a few dollars, so I brought it to the county town, hoping to exchange some money to supplement the family. I didn’t want to be met by Zhang Xiucai on the way. Seeing that the jade pendant in Caomin's hand was not his, so Caomin fought with him. The two of us couldn't settle down, so someone proposed to come to the county government to let the elder judge. Just now Caomin was indeed greedy, so this Deliberately deceiving the adults, I hope the adults will spare my life, woo woo..."

Kang Xu snorted coldly, and said, "Zhou Ah Liu, don't think that you can deceive everyone with what you have done. Come here, and for the crime of contempt of the court, you will be dragged down and given ten boards as a punishment. .”

When Zhou Ah Liu heard that he was going to be boarded, his whole face looked as if he had swallowed feces, as ugly as it could be.

Several Zaoliu dragged him out, swung their sticks and began to fight. After ten blows, Zhou Aliu almost lost his breath without pain.

"The previous twenty boards taught you the crime of despising the court and deceiving the official. These ten boards are for you to remember, don't be greedy again in the future, will you accept it or not?" Kang Xu asked in a deep voice. road.

Zhou Aliu cried bitterly, not having the strength to speak, so he nodded desperately.

"Zhang Hebi, since this item is your family heirloom, I will return this jade pendant to you, so that you can keep it with you in the future, and don't allow it to be taken by others." Kang Xu signaled the servant to bring the jade pendant to Zhang Hebi, indifferently typical.

Holding the jade pendant, Zhang Hebi knelt on the ground and kowtowed excitedly: "Your Excellency is truly the sky, thank you for finding the ancestral jade pendant for the students, the students are very grateful."

"Since the property is returned to its original owner, you should leave separately." Kang Xu waved his hand and made a verdict to let both parties back down.

The onlookers were amazed at Kang Xu, and praised his ingenious judgment of the jade pendant dispute case.

At this moment, the drum of grievances in front of the gate of the county government was suddenly sounded.

Boom, boom, boom!

The dull voice instantly spread throughout the county office.

Just as Kang Xu was about to announce his withdrawal, when he heard the sound of the drum, he and Xiao Wu looked at each other, and then sat back down again.

"Whoever plays the drum, bring it up!" Kang Xu said in a deep voice.

A moment later, a middle-aged woman in silk and satin ran over crying, supported by a maidservant.

"My lord, please make the decision for us, woo woo woo..."

As soon as the middle-aged woman entered the main hall, she knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

"Who is kneeling, and what grievances do you have? Tell me a little bit." Kang Xu asked while sitting upright.

The woman was crying heartbroken, and after a while, she finally cried and said: "My lord, you must avenge my daughter, I have pity on my daughter, who was killed in the prime of life!"

Kang Xu was taken aback, but he didn't expect it to be a murder case.

His face became serious in an instant, and he hurriedly asked, "Just tell me slowly what happened."

The woman beat her chest and stamped her feet, crying miserably, but when she was about to speak, she suddenly caught a glimpse of Zhang Hebi standing aside, she suddenly rushed to Zhang Hebi, grabbed Zhang Hebi and cried: "Your surname is Zhang Hebi! This murderer, you give back my daughter's life! Give back my daughter's life! You who suffered a thousand knives, give back my daughter's life..."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, they looked at each other and didn't know what happened.

Kang Xu frowned suddenly, slapped the gavel abruptly, and shouted: "Then woman, I am asking you a question, why don't you answer?"

The woman grabbed Zhang Hebi's arm and cried, "My lord, the one who killed my daughter is the murderer!"

Zhang Hebi was caught by the woman, curled up his neck, looked at the woman blankly, after a while, he realized, and said in a daze: "Aunt... what did you say? Zhaoxue her... what happened to her? "

"You are still pretending to be stupid! You killed Zhaoxue, and now you still have to deny it? You bloody villain, I will kill you to avenge Zhaoxue!" The woman beat Zhang Hebi desperately, heartbroken cried.

"Auntie, you said that Zhaoxue...is dead?" Zhang Hebi swayed involuntarily, as if he couldn't believe his ears, and muttered to himself.

The woman was crying and crying, suddenly became anxious, rolled her eyes strangely, and passed out directly.

"Ma'am, ma'am!" The servant girl who followed the woman suddenly became anxious, hurriedly supported her, and called out anxiously.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu hurriedly walked over, felt the woman's pulse, then lifted her eyelids to look at her, and said, "It's okay, she's just out of breath."

Saying that, Xiao Wu put his thumb on the middle of the woman, and pressed it lightly a few times, the woman finally regained her breath.

"Tell me, what happened?" Kang Xu ordered the woman to rest aside and asked the maid.

"Responding to my lord's words, I... my young lady was killed!" the maid said timidly.

Kang Xu frowned slightly, and asked, "Where is your lady now?"

"My lord, my young lady's body is now in Shilipo outside the city, and the master will lead someone to take care of it." The servant girl said.

Kang Xu pondered for a while, and then said: "Chang Feng, you immediately lead a team and rush to Shilipo first, and my officer will arrive later."

Chang Feng had already been resumed as head arrester by Li Canghai. After he took the order, he quickly left the county government office with a few servants.

At this time, the woman had already woken up, she looked at Kang Xu, and cried: "My lord, the little girl died so badly, you must make the decision for the little girl, woo woo!"

"Don't worry, I will find out the truth, catch the murderer, and give you justice." Kang Xu comforted.

"Why do you want to find out the truth? He is the murderer!" The woman pointed at Zhang Hebi, who was in a state of despair, and shouted sharply.

Kang Xu frowned: "How can you be sure that he is the murderer?"

"My lord, you don't know. He Zhang Hebi coveted my daughter's beauty, and he has been harboring evil intentions for a long time. My daughter stays in the boudoir on weekdays, and has never seen anyone except him. Who else could there be? My lord, catch this villain and make decisions for my daughter! Huh, huh." The woman cried.

"My lord, I... I didn't, I didn't kill anyone!" Zhang Hebi was stunned for a long time before recovering from the shock, and exclaimed.

"My lord, this case is a bit complicated. Shall we go and see the corpse first?" Xiao Wu looked at Hebi and the woman in the next chapter, and felt that the matter here was too strange, so he suggested.

Kang Xu paced back and forth, nodded and said, "I need to investigate the matter before I can make a judgment. Zhang Hebi, since someone has identified you as a murderer, I will temporarily take you into custody."

Zhang Hebi lost his mind, he suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowed heavily to Kang Xu, and cried, "My lord, please find the murderer and avenge Zhaoxue!"

Kang Xu nodded, then ordered someone to take him down, and then he took Xiao Wu to Shilipo.

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