Chapter 23 Chapter Nineteen

Di Gong ordered the routine rituals to be avoided all the way, so as not to disturb the people, so when a group of sedan chair soldiers rushed to the Blue Bird Inn, they did not attract the attention of passers-by.Xiaowei Zou and Bingguan Liu went to the inn first to set up guards. As soon as everyone arrived at the inn, Duke Di ordered Xing to ask about the matter. He first ordered Captain Zou to bring Wei Cheng, the innkeeper, to the inn. ——The store has been arranged in the layout of the government hall, and Wen Dong and Kang Wenxiu sit on the left and right of Di Gong.Eight soldiers armed with arms stood on both sides respectfully, waiting for calls.

After Wei Cheng arrived, two soldiers pushed him to the ground and knelt to answer.Wei Cheng felt numb all over his body, and his flesh was trembling.When he looked up, he saw that the old man sitting in the middle had a very kind face, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before, he was both shocked and afraid, and he just prayed secretly, hoping that nothing would happen. Di Gong didn't ask any questions first, but turned to Wen Dong and said, "This man reported to the officials half a month ago, saying that his wife had eloped with an adulterer." Wen Dong frowned and said, "What does his wife's elopement have anything to do with the third princess's beads? Is it possible that Mr. Di is interested in taking care of civil lawsuits and asking ordinary people about their housework?"

Di Gongdao: "Hey, this matter should not be underestimated, but it has something to do with the third princess's bead string. You have the right to listen aside and let me ask questions." Di Gong patted the table and asked, "Wei Cheng, where is your wife Huang now?" "Returning to the words of the master, I am ashamed to say that the lowly wife does not obey women's morals and corrupt customs. She ran away with others half a month ago, and she was like that shameless pig and dog. Xiaomin once reported to the military camp, requesting that the adulteress be raped." Husband caught it together."

Di Gong didn't change his tone: "Wei Cheng, I'll ask you again, do you know who Huang's eloped with?" Wei Cheng gave a brief answer and replied: "The adulterer among Xiaomin who suspects the slut wife is Dai Ning, the accountant in the shop. He has drawn a route to escape with this slut on a map. It seems to be two secret agreements, the slut The wife took the first step, but no one knew that they all met strong men, one was taken captive, the other was killed, and there is no news so far." Duke Di asked again, "Where did the captive go? Why did the slain one die?"

Wei Cheng replied: "It is said that he was taken into captivity. In fact, the strong man met the cheap wife first. Now that Dai Ning is dead, Er Xiaomin believes that the adulterer who ran away with the cheap seller should be the strong man. The two of them did it first. The trap, only killed Dai Ning, go and be happy, how can the common people know where this bitch is going." Di Gong smiled; "I'm afraid Mrs. Huang is still at the Blue Bird Inn and hasn't left yet." Wei Cheng was surprised and argued anxiously. "The villain can swear to the sky, that bitch has already gone away."

Di Gong's face darkened, and he shouted: "The Huang family was killed by your own hands, and the death test is still hidden in the shed next to the stable in the backyard. - Please everyone go to the scene with me to take a closer look." Duke Dee led the crowd to the backyard, walked around the stables and over the fence to the dark shed.Pointing to the corner where he was lying down a few days ago, he ordered the four soldiers to move the old things and search carefully. The four soldiers moved the old wooden cabinet away, and then lifted the broken sack, and saw a wooden box behind the sack.One corner of the wooden box was damaged, and a little bit of white lime leaked out.Jun Ding lifted the wooden box, feeling that it was heavy, and saw that the damaged corner of the wooden box was covered with ants and bluebottles.Di Gong ordered the wooden box to be opened, and the soldier pried the lock and opened the lid with all his strength. There was indeed a female corpse in the box, and the surroundings were filled with lime. Black and full of ants.

Wei Cheng was escorted into the shed. Seeing this situation, he immediately collapsed to the ground and said "guilty". Di Gong ordered Jun Ding to collect Huang's body, first carried it to the barracks and put it in full bloom, then turned his face to Wei Cheng and said, "I found out this case because the smell of the corpse and the dumplings attracted ants and bluebottles. She regards money as her life, not to mention the misery that Mrs. Huang has suffered. If she wanted to elope, wouldn't she not bring her favorite red and multicolored pair of blouses and a colorful skirt. That day I Seeing that you opened her suitcase and tidied it up, there are those two items in the box, which you presumably have pawned for silver."

Wei Cheng's face was full of tears, and he beckoned: "The cheap wife and Dai Ning's eyebrows are real, and I don't see any inappropriate behavior. Those two dresses were also bought by Dai Ning. I took a nap that day. Hearing them talking through the oil-paper sill window, Dai Ning's servant spoke all kinds of instigation, recounted my bad points, and persuaded her to flee. Later, I saw Dai Ning draw the mountain road to Shilipu in the neighboring county on the map with a Chinese ink brush, so I became suspicious of them. If there was an elopement agreement. In a moment of anger, he killed the lowly wife, hid the body in a wooden box in the shed, lied that he had eloped with someone, and then reported to the official. Afterwards, he regretted it very much and had to hide it from everyone. If you make a mistake, you will make a mistake, so I have never had the heart to bury it."

Di Gong ordered Jun Ding to take Wei Cheng with his hands twisted, put on a chain and rope, and take him to the army camp to await judgment. Back in the shop, Di Gong instructed Zou Liwei in a low voice to carefully move the large desk from the account to the military camp.Tao is physical evidence and cannot be ignored.Yi Nai ordered: "Open the sedan chair and go back to the army camp." Wendong and Kang Wenxiu just felt ignorant, and followed Di Gong to this market inn for no reason, and caught a prisoner who killed a wife.Just ignoring it, Di Gong said with a smile: "I will go to the military village and tell you the whole story of the jade bead string case."

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