Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

Song Xuan asked, "Have you experienced the corpse?"

"The coroner has examined the body and found no signs of binding or beating, nor any obvious signs of struggle. This essentially rules out the possibility of murder."

"So Lord Chen thinks this is a simple suicide?"

"That's what I think, but Lord Song, your sister insists that Madam Shen was murdered and insists on staying in court to watch me solve the case.

Don’t you think this is embarrassing for me?”

Song Xuan chuckled, "Although Song Qian is usually a bit unruly, she never makes false statements when it comes to murder cases. Since she thinks it's murder, I think she has some basis. We can find out by calling her over and asking her."

Soon, Victoria Song was called to the back hall.

"Tell me, why do you think that Madam Shen was murdered?"

Victoria Song asked, "Brother, have you ever hanged yourself?"

Song Xuan glared at her and asked, "Why, have you been there?"

Victoria Song nodded, "Just today, in the woods where the body was found, I tried to commit suicide by hanging. Then I found that before committing suicide, people will instinctively struggle desperately, and the rope will rub violently on the tree trunk, leaving obvious friction marks.

However, the crooked tree where Mrs. Shen hanged herself had no signs of friction at all.

This also means that Madam Shen didn't commit suicide at all, but was murdered and then hung on a tree, making it look like she had committed suicide by hanging!"

"Nonsense!"

Song Xuan scolded him, "Investigating the case is the county magistrate's job. Do you really need to risk your life for it?!"

Song Qian shrank back and whispered, "I just want to learn more. Last time I went to Huai'an County to handle a case, I didn't help much. I want to learn more about case handling experience and don't want to hold you back."

Song Xuan stared at her sternly for a long while before he sighed and said, "If you have any questions in the future, you can ask me. Don't risk your life like this again. Remember!"

"I know, I know!"

Victoria Song let out a sigh, "This won't happen again, never again!"

As she spoke, she pushed Chen Huaili and said, "Master Chen, your ability to solve cases needs to be improved. A case involving human life is so important, yet you simply ruled it a suicide with just one sentence. Could it be that you accepted bribes from the Shen family?"

Chapter 27 Lord Song goes to court to judge the case

As soon as Song Qian finished speaking, Chen Huaili felt his head buzzing.

You can say I'm bad, but you can't say I'm bad.

You say I can't judge cases well, that's a problem with my ability. At most, the Ministry of Personnel will give me a mediocre rating during the assessment.

But if you say that I am corrupt and take bribes to the point of being filthy, there is no need to wait for the Ministry of Personnel. Maybe today I will be dragged by this Miss Song to the Xuanyiwei Prison for a day trip.

When Chen Huaili thought of the Xuanyiwei prison, his face turned pale with fear. He looked at Song Xuan with a pleading look, "Sir Song, I have never offended you!"

Song Xuan waved his hand. "She was just joking. Sir Chen, don't be nervous. It's getting late, and the case outside still needs to be tried!"

"Yes, yes, yes! I will go out and try the case right away!"

Chen Huaili, who had previously called himself "this official", was frightened by Song Qian and immediately became a subordinate. He immediately bowed to Song Xuan with some gratitude, and then couldn't wait to return to the court to start the trial.

Seeing him leave, Victoria Song snorted, "He takes human life so lightly, and he's still a parent official. I'm better than him!"

Song Xuan glanced at her and said, "You talk as if you take human life seriously. Don't forget, when you killed the bandits and the Tian family assassins before, you were happier than anyone else!"

"That's different!" Song Qian complained, "They are bandits, I am an official, killing them is only natural.

But Chen Huaili, as a county official, treated a murder case so frivolously that it's hard not to suspect he was bribed."

Song Xuan shook his head slightly, "This has nothing to do with whether or not the money was taken. Even if it were any other official, they would probably classify this case as suicide by hanging.

After all, not everyone has your thirst for knowledge, wanting to try out what would happen if they were hanged."

Speaking of hanging, Song Xuan was furious. He raised his hand and flicked Song Qian on the forehead. "If Dad knew about this, he would beat the Seven Wolves to pieces!"

While the brother and sister were talking here, the gavel was banged in the court outside. Chen Huaili looked at Mr. Shen who was kneeling on the ground below and immediately took out all his anger on him.

"Someone, come here, punish me severely!"

Ping'an County is close to the imperial capital and is located at the feet of the emperor. The county magistrate has always been cautious in his work and generally does not dare to use severe punishment unless it is a major case.

After all, if one is not careful, he will be impeached by officials from the Dali Temple and the Censorate.

But at this moment, Chen Huaili didn't care about so much. Being impeached by the censor was much more comfortable than a day trip to the Xuanyiwei prison.

No matter what, he had to solve the case as soon as possible today and get rid of those evil Xuanyiwei. Otherwise, if Song Xuan and the others stayed here, he felt that he would be arrested sooner or later.

Song Xuan could hear Mr. Shen's screams clearly in the back hall.

When he and Victoria Song arrived at the court, Mr. Shen's lower body was almost bloody and he looked extremely miserable.

But even so, no matter how Chen Huaili interrogated him, this man gritted his teeth and refused to admit that he had anything to do with his wife's death.

This man was so tough that even Chen Huaili was troubled.

After all, Mr. Shen has an alibi. He has even been tortured, but the other party still refuses to plead guilty. Could it be that this crime was really not committed by this person?

"Let me ask a few questions."

Song Xuan walked up to Mr. Shen and said calmly, "You know who I am, right?"

Shen Yuanwai endured the pain in his body, swallowed his saliva, and said humbly: "My Lord, Xuanyiwei, please make the decision for me!"

Song Xuan smiled noncommittally, "Usually, the Xuanyi Guards don't get involved in these kinds of civilian cases. But since we're involved, we'll definitely get to the bottom of it.

You've probably heard the rules of the Xuanyi Guards. I ask you questions and you answer them. If you dare to tell even a single lie, you'll end up in the Imperial Prison!"

"Please ask me, sir. I dare not hide anything."

Song Xuan nodded, took the trial record from his lawyer, and read it from the beginning.

"Whose house did you drink at last night?"

"Your Excellency, I drank some wine at my good friend Wang Shi's house."

Song Xuan glanced at the records in his hand. Chen Huaili had already interrogated Wang Shi, and the other party personally admitted that Mr. Shen did not go anywhere last night and stayed at his house for one night after getting drunk.

"What kind of wine are you drinking?"

"Osmanthus wine!"

"Where did you buy the wine?"

"Bought it at the Liu Family Tavern on East Street?"

“Is the osmanthus wine delicious?”

“It’s delicious, mellow and memorable.”

"Did you buy the wine?"

"I bought it." Mr. Shen began to sweat on his forehead.

"How much silver did it cost?"

"Two, two taels of silver."

"When you bought the wine, did Manager Liu know that you had killed your wife?"

"I don't know..." Mr. Shen replied subconsciously, but then he reacted and said hurriedly: "Sir, I didn't kill anyone!"

"take it easy!"

Song Xuan waved his hand and asked, "After you left home, which road did you take to get to Wang Shi's house?"

"From, from the east gate of the city."

Song Xuan said with a smile, "There was a funeral procession at the east gate of the city that day, so the traffic was a bit congested. Did you encounter any of it?"

Mr. Shen took a deep breath and recalled carefully. It seemed that there really was a funeral that day, and he immediately felt relieved.

"I did. There were indeed a lot of people there that day. I waited at the east gate for quite some time before I could get there!"

Song Xuan's expression gradually turned from gentle to indifferent, and he said in a cold voice: "You are lying! There was indeed a funeral last night, but it left from the southwest gate.

How did you see a funeral procession at the southwest gate from the east gate, across half the city?

Mr. Shen panicked and said hurriedly, "Sir, I remembered it wrongly. I didn't go through the east gate that day, but the southwest gate, and I did see a funeral procession."

Song Xuan squatted down, stared into Mr. Shen's eyes, and said coldly, "There was no funeral at the southwest gate that day. I'll give you one last chance. What on earth were you doing that night?"

Mr. Shen was completely panicked. "Sir, I didn't do anything. I was really drinking at Wang Shi's house."

Song Xuan shouted coldly, "I'm not asking about the night you killed your wife. I'm asking what you did the night before!"

"The night before the murder, I, I..."

The physical pain, coupled with Song Xuan's aggressive questioning, made Mr. Shen sweat profusely and his mind began to collapse.

"They're so secretive and full of lies!"

Song Xuan stood up and looked down at him, "Either you confess now, or you go to the imperial prison with me and confess. There are two options. Choose one!"

Pfft!

Mr. Shen collapsed to the ground, his mind completely broken.

"I confess, I plead guilty, I was the one who killed him!"

"I don't want to go to the Imperial Prison! I don't want to go to the Imperial Prison!"

Song Xuan nodded, turned to look at the stunned Chen Huaili, and said, "The interrogation is over. Sir Chen can handle the rest himself. Is that okay?"

Chen Huaili nodded woodenly.

It was the first time he had seen this way of solving a case. Was this the way the Xuanyi Guards always tried cases?

Chapter 28 From now on, we will be the most powerful in the world

After Mr. Shen confessed, Song Xuan took Song Qian and the other two away.

Along the way, Victoria Song chattered about the case with a proud look on her face.

After all, she made great efforts to solve the case. After all, not everyone can have her courage and bravery to try to commit suicide.

"Brother, where did you learn your skills in judging cases?"

"I've been thinking about this myself. After all, in our line of work, we're bound to have to deal with criminals in the future."

Song Xuan made up something nonsense. He couldn't tell her that he learned it from watching movies in his previous life, right?

He still remembers the name of the movie. The movie starred by Stephen Chow is really a classic!

Lu Qingshuang said nothing along the way, her watery peach blossom eyes were always fixed on Song Xuan, and even a fool could see the affection in her eyes.

But Song Xuan pretended not to see it and continued talking to Song Qian.

Little cousin Lin Daiyu looked at her cousin with curiosity from time to time. He had ridiculous martial arts skills, but was also quick-witted, brave and resourceful.

I used to think that my cousin was a warrior with great martial arts skills but he liked to bury people, but now it seems that is not entirely true.

Even if my cousin doesn't work as a Xuanyi Guard, he should be able to be a good official as a civil servant, right?

...

After Song Xuan and the other two left the county government office, Chen Huaili finally breathed a sigh of relief. After interrogating Mr. Shen, he couldn't wait to order Wang Shi, who had given false testimony, to be brought in.

In the court, Mr. Shen had already been taken to jail, and Wang Shi was not aware that he had confessed.

"I called you here, I have a few questions to ask."

Chen Huaili recalled the details of Song Xuan's interrogation and said in a deep voice, "Shen Youliang went to your house for a drink last night. Is this true?"

"Yes, he slept at my house after getting drunk last night!" Wang Shi said very confidently.

"How can he drink?"

"It's okay, I drank about half a pound!" Wang Shi tried his best to smile normally.

In order to deal with the government's interrogation, he and Mr. Shen had already discussed their statements last night, so he was not too worried.

Besides, when Mr. Shen’s fierce wife said she wanted to commit suicide, everyone in the Shen family heard it, so there would be no problem with the human witness.

"Will he throw up if he drinks too much?"

"He vomited all over the floor!" Wang Shi felt nervous. Old Shen had never gotten drunk when drinking with him before. How could he know if the other party would vomit after getting drunk?

But even if I don’t know, I still have to continue writing.