Liaozhai: I just want salted fish with invincible magical powers

Chapter 59 Who Is Another Person
Cheng Huaiming lowered his head even more.

"The villain borrowed 200 taels of silver from Lao Taishan during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, opened Chengji Cloth Village, and agreed to pay it back during the Chinese New Year this year, but the business has not been good, and the business has been bleak.

Seeing that the time limit was up, Lao Taishan was pressing hard again, let alone 200 taels, even 20 taels could not be made up.

so……"

"So what! Say it!"

"That day, Fang Ershui from West Street came to the store to discuss business, but later he saw that the villain's wife was beautiful, so he changed his mind.

At the beginning, he took advantage of the villain's presence and spoke frivolously. Later, when the villain found out, he said that he was willing to pay 100 taels of silver to let the villain's wife stay with him for a night. "

Xu Yuanfang and Hu Qian secretly shook their heads.

"The villain was naturally unwilling at first, but he couldn't stand Lao Taishan's urging, and said that he would go to the Yamen to sue if he couldn't make it. The villain was forced to have no choice, so he was willing."

"You are willing, and your wife is also willing?"

"The lady was unwilling, but after the villain persuaded her again and again, she agreed."

Hu Qian was puzzled.

According to what Wang Erxi said, then the Chen family is not a cheap lamp, and it seems that there is no need to persuade them again and again.

"So the villain made an appointment with Fang Ershui to let him go to the villain's house for a tryst last night, the villain was feeling bored, so he hid at the second brother's house and drank all night.

Who would have known that the lady had been killed when she saw the notice the next day.

The villain intends to sue Fang Ershui, but the family ugliness cannot be publicized, so he endures it.

To be honest, my lord, I planned to wait for this period of time to pass before going to find Fang Ershui desperately..."

Hu Qian said: "According to what you said, your second brother can definitely testify for you?"

"Of course!"

Hu Qian said a few words to Xu Yuanfang, and the latter put Cheng Huaiming in prison, and took Fang Ershui to the lobby in a short while.

Xu Yuanfang patted the gavel, "Fang Ershui, Cheng Huaiming has already been recruited! Tell me the whole story of how you killed Mrs. Chen, so as not to suffer!"

Fang Ershui was very forthright, kowtowed directly and said: "My lord, the villain is at most committing adultery with Mrs. Chen, no, adultery is not counted as adultery, it should be said that he had an affair, and did not kill anyone!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Tell me everything you know!

wait!If there is any discrepancy with what Cheng Huaiming said, be careful to get a stick! "

Fang Ershui nodded repeatedly.

"That day when the villain was buying shoes in a shoe store, he accidentally saw a beautiful woman on the street.

So I asked the boss if she recognized it, and the boss said that it was the Chen family, the wife of Cheng Huaiming, Cheng Jibu Zhuang.

From then on, the villain was worried about it.

Later, the villain often went to Chengji cloth village in the name of business, and he became familiar with it after coming and going.

The villain wanted to have a few more words with the little lady, but Cheng Huaiming saw what the villain was up to.

He said that if the villain is willing to pay 200 taels of silver, he will let the villain and his wife form a good relationship.

The villain counter-offered to 100 taels, and he agreed.

The original appointment was last night, but the villain's father happened to come from the country that day, so the villain didn't go.

The next day I heard that Mrs. Chen had been killed, and the villain was even more afraid to go.

So the villain... didn't kill anyone at all! "

Xu Yuanfang said: "You said you didn't go, who can testify for you!"

"The villain's father, wife, and family servants can all testify! Yes, there is also Niu Liu who sells meat next door. At night, the villain even goes to his shop to buy meat himself!"

Xu Yuanfang shouted: "Come here, send all the witnesses for questioning!"

So Cheng Huaiming's second brother and his family, Fang Ershui's family and servants, and Niu Liu were all brought to the hall.

However, after questioning, they found that what they said was exactly the same as what Cheng and Fang said.

Then who is the person Wang Erxi saw committing adultery with Mrs. Chen!

Now Xu Yuanfang was dumbfounded.

"No, there must be some people who haven't told the truth, so let's try again."

Hu Qian shook his head, suddenly his heart moved.

"Time! Check the time!"

Xu Yuanfang slapped his thigh, and Wang Erxi, Cheng Huaiming, and Fang Ershui were interrogated separately.

Cheng Huaiming said that he left home at Shenshi, Fang Ershui said that he went to Niuliu's house to buy meat at Youshi, Wang Erxi said that he arrived probably at Xushi, and soon got together with Chen.

Then they checked with witnesses separately. Except for Wang Erxi, no one testified, the others were all right.

However, it would be wrong to say that Wang Erxi has no witnesses.

Because he happened to pass by Hu's house at that time and stepped on the tile above Hu Qian's head.

This means that after Wang Erxi, Cheng Huaiming, Fang Ershui and the other four, there were still people who went to Chen Shi!

Xu Yuanfang also thought of this place, frowned and sighed silently.

Hu Qian understood, and it seemed that he had thought of it too.

Master Zi!
impossible!Absolutely impossible!
"Uncle, let me try to do it."

So Hu Qian went into Wang Erxi's room alone, without saying a word, he directly used the magic power of nightmare prayer.

Wang Erxi immediately seemed to be haunted by a nightmare, first trembling all over, and then knelt down.

Hu Qian said: "Wang Erxi, do you recognize me! I am Mrs. Chen!"

Wang Erxi was startled, and said in a daze, "Chen Shi, don't come looking for me! I didn't kill you! I didn't kill you!"

Then, it was just a few sentences over and over again.

Hu Qian shook his head, and tried Cheng Huaiming and Fang Ershui in turn, but there was still no result.

He looked at the cell where Master Qi was in, hesitating for a while—whether he should give Master Qi a try.

When I was thinking about it, I suddenly thought of the guy I saw at Chengji Buzhuang—that guy is there every day, so he must know something.

So he immediately asked Xu Yuanfang to pass it on, but the yamen servant came back and said that the man had already escaped.

Xu Yuanfang immediately sent people to chase after him.

Hu Qian found Cheng Huaiming again, "What's your guy's name?"

Cheng Huaiming was taken aback, "The guy is Xiaoqi, he is an orphan, and he has been working in Buzhuang for more than three months."

"How are people?"

"He is very hardworking and doesn't talk much."

"Where do you usually live?"

"Live behind the cloth house, a house rented by the villain."

He asked Fang Ershui again, but Fang Ershui said that once when he was peeking at Chen Shi, he found that the assistant Xiao Qi was also sneaking at Chen Shi.

From this point of view, the murderer is very likely to be Xiao Qi.

If not, why did he run away?

However, Hu Qian had a faint feeling that this matter might not be so simple.

At this moment, he suddenly had an idea.

On the same day, the state government posted a notice at Caishikou, saying that Wang Erxi had killed the Chen family and sentenced him to autumn execution.

Afterwards, Master Qi, Cheng Huaiming, Fang Ershui and others were all released.

In the Houya, Xu Yuanfang, Hu Tongtong and Hu Qian sat facing each other, waiting quietly.

After a while, a yamen servant came to report: "My lord, there are many people who went to see the notice! Nothing suspicious for now!"

After a while, another yamen servant came to report: "My lord, I haven't seen Master Qi, Cheng Huaiming, and Fang Ershui for the time being!"

The three of Hu Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

When it got dark, a yamen servant said: "My lord, I still haven't seen these three people, Niu Liu and the others have never appeared, and I haven't seen my buddy Xiao Qi either!"

Waited for a while, still no result.

Xu Yuanfang said: "Jinggong, could it be a mistake?"

Just as Hu Qian was about to speak, the yamen servant said, "There was a man who looked back and forth a few times. Even though he watched from a distance, the villain still noticed him."

"Who is it?"

"The villain deliberately followed him, and found that... he is the owner of a shoe store."

(End of this chapter)