Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 232
Tao Ruozhu didn't understand. Kang Xu talked for a long time, but he didn't seem to get to the point. It was clear that the murderer was Lu Jitong, but he didn't mention the evidence of Lu Jitong's murder, which made him quite unhappy.

"My lord, the murderer who killed my younger sister is in this hall, why don't you directly interrogate her, instead ask some trivial matters?" Tao Ruozhu said with displeasure.

"It's a matter of human life, and no detail can be ignored. Only by restoring all the truth can we find the murderer accurately. This is the responsibility to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the responsibility to those who died in vain." Kang Xu glanced at him, Deep authentic.

"I'll ask you again, besides the two of you, is there anyone else who knows about your elopement with Tao Zhaoxue?"

"There is also the maid Dongmei, the correspondence between me and Zhaoxue is all passed on by her."

"What about other than that?"

"Also... I said goodbye to my friend the day before, and I may have accidentally said it while I was drunk." Having said that, Zhang Hebi glanced at Lu Jitong, bit his lip and said, "That person is him!"

Lu Jitong nodded without hesitation: "That's right, I drank with brother Zhang that day, and I did hear him talk about it. However, this can't be evidence against me, right?"

Kang Xuyuan thought he would justify himself, but he didn't expect to admit it so straightforwardly. He said coldly, "Zhang Tao and his wife eloped without telling their family members, and there are very few people who know about it. Except for the maid Dongmei, you are naturally the most suspect .”

"Oh, all ears." Lu Jitong stared at him and said calmly.

"Actually, there is one biggest flaw in this case, and that is the time difference. The time agreed on by the letter Zhang Hebi received was Chou time, while the time agreed by Tao Zhaoxue was Zi time." Kang Xu indifferently typical.

"How could there be an hour difference in this period?" Although Kang Xu had heard it before, Tao Ruozhu still couldn't understand the reason.

Kang Xu took out a piece of letter paper from his pocket and handed it to Tao Ruozhu.

Tao Ruozhu frowned immediately after reading it: "How could this be? The handwriting on these two pieces of paper is exactly the same. I'm sure they were both written by Zhaoxue, but why are there two different hours?"

"That's right, the handwriting on these two pieces of paper was indeed written by Ms. Tao herself, there is absolutely no possibility of fraud. And this is where the murderer is clever." Kang Xu raised his head slightly and said.

"I would like to hear the details." Tao Ruozhu was at a loss.

"Actually, these two letters were both written by Ms. Tao. The difference is that one of them is a piece of waste paper. The murderer made use of this piece of waste paper to delay Zhang Hebi's agreed time by an hour. "Kang Xu said in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency is saying that Zhaoxue's originally agreed time was actually Choushi, but later the time was revised for some reason, but the murderer got the discarded letterhead and sent it to Zhang Hebi?" Tao Ruozhu was quick-thinking, very I soon understood what it said.

"It's impossible, how could the murderer know this? Where did he get this piece of paper? Could it be that he has the spell of prophecy?" Tao Ruozhu pondered with a puzzled expression.

Kang Xu smiled, stared at Lu Jitong, and said seriously: "It's not that complicated, as long as the murderer has a supporter, he can easily do it."

"Internal response?" Tao Ruozhu was a little stunned.

"Chuan Dongmei goes to the court." Kang Xu walked back to the Nuan Pavilion and said in a deep voice.

Dongmei was trembling all over, and was brought up from the back hall. She saluted Tao and his son slightly, then knelt down, and said, "Slave Dongmei, I have seen the county magistrate."

"Dongmei, tell me everything you know clearly."

Dongmei knelt on the ground, and when she saw Lu Jitong beside her, she suddenly trembled violently, her face was pale, and she looked terrified.

"Dongmei, with my official here, you don't need to be afraid, but it's okay to say." Kang Xu knew that she was afraid, so he comforted her.

Dongmei bit her lip and said, "Master Zhang, the letter sent to Mr. Zhang was actually replaced by a servant..."

"What? So you are the murderer's internal agent? What a lowly servant girl, Zhaoxue treats you like a sister, but you killed her, I will kill you!" Upon hearing Dongmei's words, Tao Youran was furious , picked up the crutch beside him and was about to hit her.

Dongmei didn't dodge, she cried: "Master, I really don't know that someone will kill Miss... If I know, I won't betray Miss even if I die!"

"Father, calm down for now, let's see what she says first." Tao Ruozhu helped Tao Youran calm down, while staring at Dongmei coldly, and said, "Dongmei, you have come to my Tao family as a servant since you were young. You should know how Zhaoxue treats you, and if you feel remorse, tell the truth, find the murderer, and avenge Zhaoxue!"

After finishing speaking, Tao Ruozhu cast a fierce glance at Lu Jitong who was at the side.

"My servant dare not hide anything." Dongmei wept a few times, and said: "My servant was forced to do such a wrong thing. That day, Miss and Mr. Zhang agreed to elope, and the time was originally set at Choushi, but Miss was worried that Ye Chang would have more dreams, so she moved the time forward by an hour. No outsiders knew about this until I met Lu Jitong when I went to deliver the letter..."

Lu Jitong frowned, and he interrupted: "Girl, I don't know you, why did you frame me?"

Dongmei bit her lip and said angrily, "Lu Jitong, you bastard! You were the one who forced me to change the letterhead for Mr. Zhang. If you hadn't threatened me with my father's life, how could I have betrayed Miss?"

"Girl, I've never met you before, how can I threaten you?" Lu Ji asked confrontationally.

"Even if you turn into ashes, I'll recognize you!" Dongmei gritted her silver teeth, grabbed Lu Jitong's arm, and with a sharp force, ripped off the shirt on his right shoulder.

Dongmei stared straight at his right shoulder, and suddenly froze for a moment, a look of confusion appeared in her eyes.

Kang Xu saw something strange in his eyes, he coughed and said, "Lu Jitong, this is the best evidence to identify you, what else can you say?"

"If you want to add a crime, there is no excuse. It is too hasty to find a personal certificate to identify the adult. Lu refuses to accept it." Lu Jitong's expression is meaningless, and his expression is still indifferent.

"Okay, then I will tell you a little more." Kang Xu smiled slightly and said lightly: "You first learned about their elopement from Zhang Hebi, and then you got confirmation from Dongmei, so you Threatening Dongmei to ask her to change the letter of agreement. In order to prevent Zhang Hebi from leaving early, you find some beggars and ask them to entangle Zhang Hebi. In this way, you will be the one who goes to the bamboo forest to meet Tao Zhaoxue at Zishi. Tao Zhaoxue thought that the person who came to the appointment was Zhang Hebi, and she would be defenseless, which made her easily taken away by you, am I right?"

(End of this chapter)