Li Zhifu stroked his beard, and said in deep thought, "In this case, before finding a new suspect or strong evidence, your suspect is currently the biggest, Yunan, what can you say?"

After Li Zhifu finished speaking what he had to say in his routine, he threw the right to speak to Yun'an.

Yun'an knelt on the ground thinking for a long time, although the person she had beaten died the next day, death itself caused a great impact on Yun'an. Star’s legal education.

But after Yun'an calmed down, she still felt that the punches and kicks she had done last night would not cause death. Although she was anxious, she was in a dark alley, but she still had a sense of measure. Every kick was kicked. If you take the person's body instead of the head, it can be inferred from Yun'an's common sense: at most, fractures, or soft tissue contusions, how could he die?

In my ears, Lin Buxian’s advice echoed again. She told Yunan: You must have enough trust in yourself. You must not admit that it is not something you do. No matter what the situation is, you must stand firm. Don't say anything that is ambiguous..." So, did she have guessed it a long time ago? I was afraid that I was confused, so I didn't say it straight, right?

Yun An took a deep breath and replied, "My lord, Cao Min has something to say."

"Get up and talk back."

"Master Xie."

Yun An just thought of getting up, and Zhong Xiaoting, who was sitting behind the small case, actually persuaded: "Master Li, Yun'an has no officials and no grades, and even less fame. He should kneel and reply when he meets the imperial court official. There is still a life lawsuit implicated in his body. Zhao Jin's family members are watching outside. Look..."

Li Qingshan squinted at Zhong Xiaoting and said, "The head has been knocked, and the ceremony has been done. This case has not yet been judged, and it cannot be concluded that Yunan is the murderer. Besides, Zhao Jin’s family officials have already allowed them to get up. It's just that they don't want to get up. This mansion has its own charter to decide the case. Master Zhong has just arrived, so let's watch it quietly."

Li Qingshan was still worrying about Zhong Xiaoting's use of his own mouth to postpone the reception of the wind banquet, and secretly ran to the Lin Mansion to visit, and he was on his mind.

Just a few days ago, Zhong Xiaoting made a private show with the Lin Mansion, and now he is openly running against the Lin Mansion son-in-law in the court. Such a violation of behavior has made Li Qingshan's heart be alarmed.

Li Qingshan knows that the Lin Mansion will not abandon the son-in-law who has finally recruited so easily, and will send someone over soon, if he sees Yun An and still kneels on the ground... It is good to say if Yun An is really the murderer of (sha). , If in the end Yunan washes off the suspicion, and is provoked by a "wishful person", I am afraid that there will be another gap between himself and Lin Mansion.

Li Qingshan felt: Zhong Xiaoting was deliberately stimulating himself with words, and he could not figure out what trap he was waiting for!

This is often the case. Once the seed of doubt is planted, it will slowly take root no matter what the other party does. What's more, Li Qingshan has experienced the big storms in the officialdom, and his suspicion is heavier than the average person. He has a steelyard in his heart, and the symbols on the scale are all interests (guan).

In any case, there will be no life-and-death conflict between merchants and gentry, but not necessarily between superiors and superiors, such as him and Zhong Xiaoting.

Yun'an lowered his head, but his brain was running fast, thinking about issues related to the case, as well as why Zhong Xiaoting appeared here, and the information revealed (exposed) in the conversation between Zhong Xiaoting and Li Zhifu just now.

It's a pity that the time is too short, and Yun An can consider very limited issues. She just saw that Li Zhifu didn't seem to buy Zhong Xiaoting's account.

Yun'an raised his arm and bowed to Li Qingshan, saying, "Lord Li, although Caomin did have a conflict with Zhao Jin last night, the villain knew his own way and used the strength that the villain used at the time. For a strong adult man, the pain may be inevitable, and the possibility of death (sexual xing) is almost impossible. Although the villain drank some alcohol last night, it was definitely not a drunken mess. There was a reason for the action, and...the villain was with With a friend, he can prove that Zhao Jin was alive when we left."

"Oh? Who is the witness?"

"The friend who drank with the villain last night, the last name is Li, the first name is Yuan, and the name is Konggu."

Hearing his son’s name, Li Qingshan’s face (color) changed slightly, perhaps because of taboo considerations. The government officer who went to investigate did not tell Li Qingshan that Li Yuan was there. After all, Li Yuan has been expelled from the palace. It became a taboo in Li Qingshan's heart.

"Report!" The government officer dragged a long tone, jogged all the way to the court, kneeled on one knee, and reported: "My lord, the Lin Mansion has sent a lawyer, Lu Zhuang, to see you."

Hearing this name, Li Qingshan was even more certain of his judgment, and the Lin Mansion did not give up the meaning of being a superfluous son-in-law. Zhong Xiaoting's face (color) is a bit ugly, Lu-like's famous reputation, Zhong Xiaoting also knows a thing or two, there are few failures in cases where Lu-like shots.

Zhong Xiaoting's teeth tickled with hate...

I thought that when the sky opened his eyes, this beggar was planted without having to do it himself? But I didn't expect that the Lin Mansion sent Lu Zhuang, and the witness was still the son of the prefect. It was really unsatisfactory in life.

"Passing the Lu Zong, besides..." Li Zhifu took out a red-headed sign from the pot and threw it on the ground, instructing: "Immediately pass on the witness Li Yuan, the tavern owner, man, and... Check Zhao Jin's meeting last night The wine that someone drank together came along."

"Yes!"

Lu Zhuang looked like he was about forty years old, wearing a navy blue (color) silk and satin robe with a string of beads in his hands, he walked into the lobby, and knelt down on the hall with his hemlines: "Lu Zhuang has seen Master Li." Without waiting for Li Qingshan to speak, he stood up on his own initiative. Without Li Qingshan's orders, the servants on the side moved over to a small stool and placed it behind Lu Zhuang: "Master Lu, please sit down."

"Thank you." Lu Zhuang arched his hands toward the Ya Ya, and sat on the stool.

Yun'an looked at the calm Lu Zhuang, and then at Li Qingshan, who looked like his usual (color), and then realized that: it turns out that the position of the litigator in the country of Yan is so high.

Li Qingshan took a stack of papers from the big case and handed it to the master next to him, and said, "Take these to Master Lu Yi."

"Yes, sir."

Lu Zhuang took over the preliminary investigation of the yaman, part of the testimony, and the case history of the master's handwritten notes. After quickly reading the case, he asked: "Dare to ask the sir, where is the testimony of other witnesses, and where is the judgment?"

"The witnesses have already passed on the verdict..." Li Qingshan looked outside the hall and said, "Zhao Jin's mother did not agree to the autopsy. She wanted to leave Zhao Jin a complete body."

Lu Zhuang quickly turned the beads in his hand, about two or three times, got up and returned a wad of rice paper to Master, came to Yun'an and said, "Uncle, in Xia Lu Zhuang, entrusted by the fourth young lady, I will come for you. Plead."

"Thank you."

"Uncle, stay calm, wait until the witnesses are all here, let's start again."

"it is good."

The first witness among the witnesses was Li Yuan. He was informed by Lin Buxian in advance that he encountered the yaman who had passed the order halfway, and then came the runner and the shopkeeper from the tavern, as well as the two seekers who found Zhao Jin’s body. The street government officer, the man who drank with Zhao Jin is still under investigation. It will take some time, and other witnesses are also being searched.

Li Qingshan scanned the hall, and his eyes stayed on Li Yuan for a while. This was the first time they had seen him since he expelled Li Yuan from the house.

Li Yuan looked calmer than when he was in the Li Mansion. Although Li Qingshan didn't move on the surface, he was satisfied in his heart.

At the beginning, the expulsion of Li Yuan to leave the mansion was to calm the anger of Lin Mansion on the one hand, and on the other hand, Li Qingshan obeyed King Ning's advice and let Li Yuan go out for a few years.

According to the laws of the Yan Kingdom, if a person who has been expelled from the clan does the things of shining ancestors, he can return to the clan.

Li Yuan had his fame and fame, and when he was named on the gold list in the future, he would be able to go home smoothly. Li Qingshan never gave up this son.

Since Zhao Jin's body was discovered by the Yamen, in fact, there was no real plaintiff in this case. Out of respect, Li Qingshan ordered Zhao Jin's mother to be invited to the court and gave him a seat.

With a shot of the gavel, Li Qingshan said in a low voice, "Ascend the hall!"

Two rows of government officials quickly entered the lobby, separated left and right, hit the ground with big sticks, and sang: "Mighty."

Li Qingshan glanced at the master. The latter came to the hall with a few pieces of rice paper and chanted: "Yiyou month Guiyou day, five watch, Xunjie Yajie Wang Quan, Fu Gui, found a man in an alley in the west of the city. The corpse, the deceased's name was Zhao Jin, from the Luocheng family. He was a fellow at Yuxianglou in his lifetime. He was thirty-five years old. The body temperature of the deceased was still present when he was found. It is inferred that the victim was not more than two hours old. No evidence of poisoning. , There are trauma and blood stains on his head, Ruo (dry gan) foot prints on his clothes, many bruises on his body, and he was beaten to death." After reading one piece, the master asked: "Is the statement in the volume true?" The two government officials and Wu Zuo stepped forward and replied: "It's true."

The master opened the second piece of rice paper and read: "Wang Nan, the clerk in the alley pub, and Ji Yu, the shopkeeper, witnessed that Zhao Jin and his friends were drinking in the pub last night, and the guests at the next table suddenly smashed Zhao Jin with a glass of wine. The blood flowed on the head of Zhao Jin, and then the man dragged Zhao Jin out of the restaurant and into the nearby alley. Ji Yu, Wang Nan, look at the person who beat Zhao Jin last night, is it him?" Master said Pointing to Yun'an.

The shopkeeper looked at Yun'an for a while, and then cautiously replied: "Go back to the master, master, look at this young man's stature, he is fat and thin, and looks very similar to the guest who did the work last night, but the young one was far away at the time, and his appearance looks good. It’s not really true. I don’t dare to say anything in court, and I hope the master will forgive me.”

Li Qingshan nodded and said, "Wang Nan, go and identify it."

"Yes."

Before Wang Nan got closer, Yunan took the initiative to say: "No need to identify. Cao Min has never denied that he had a conflict with Zhao Jin (fa fa) last night. That person was me. Cao Min did beat Zhao Jin for some reason. , But absolutely no one (killing sha)!"