Chapter 179: Madford's Suspicion
Chapter 179 Ma Defu's Suspicion
Mrs. Sun Liu carefully recalled it in her mind, and said slowly: "The clumsy husband and Mr. Zhu did have some disputes that night, but I also asked the clumsy husband afterward, but there was some disagreement between the two of them, Mr. Zhu I hope the humble husband can join forces with the Kang family to form a caravan and lead the fishermen under him to get rich together and generate income for the imperial court."
Paused, she continued with some embarrassment: "But the Kang family is mercenary. I am worried that this will make the villagers under my hands suffer, so I have some disputes over this matter."
"I see."
Chu Nanzhi frowned and nodded. If so, the development of the situation would be somewhat reasonable.
It's just that this alone is not enough to make Sun Wuji have a motive for killing Zhu Xiancheng. After all, Zhu Xiancheng strongly supports the Sun family to get official quotations. Even if he is dissatisfied, he will not kill his allies. Make your opponent proud.
After careful consideration, she had no choice but to ask first: "How did the Haikang county government close the case, and what was the cause of Zhu Xiancheng's death?"
"Murder."
Ma Defu frowned, and replied dully: "The autopsy report found that Zhu Xiancheng was injured by a sharp weapon, and then threw the body and sank to the bottom of the pool."
Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi turned to Sun Liushi with sharp eyes, and said sharply: "Could it be that your husband and Zhu Xiancheng had a fight that night?"
"Never, never."
Sun Liu immediately waved his hand: "This point, all three members of my family can testify that, although Master Zhu talked with my humble husband very late that night, it was Master Zhu who was sent away by my slaves, dogs and daughters in person."
Chu Nanzhi raised her eyebrows: "Since that's the case, you mother and daughter should go to the court to testify for your husband. How could you hide in the mountains?"
Sun Liu's mother and daughter looked distressed and a little speechless.
Ma Defu hurriedly explained: "It is precisely because the mother and son went to testify that they killed my brother-in-law instead."
"There are such things."
Chu Nanzhi couldn't help sighing.
"Hey, Mrs. Chu has never experienced the sharp mouth of Tan Miao, the head of the county government of Haikang County."
When Tan Miao was mentioned, Ma Defu's eyes were full of anger, and he said angrily: "This guy can say that white is black, and black is white. Being accused of being an accomplice in the murder of Zhu Xiancheng, my brother-in-law was afraid of hurting his wife and children, so he had to bear this unwarranted charge."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Liu's mother and daughter began to cry bitterly: "We are the ones who caused the child's father, I deserve to die, I deserve to die."
Seeing this scene, Chu Nanzhi couldn't bear to continue the questioning in a hurry, and first went to comfort the mother and daughter in a gentle voice: "You don't need to worry, as long as you firmly believe that your Patriarch has been wronged, there will always be grievances." The day of Zhaoxue."
But just after she said this, she herself fell into a mess of thoughts.
I originally thought of looking for fish fry in other places, so as to get rid of the shackles of the Qi family, but I never thought that the water in Haikang County is deeper.
It would be impractical to go further afield.
After all, transporting fresh items in this era has great limitations.
When she was still in a dilemma, Sun Liushi cried with her head on her face: "My family dares to risk the lives of the whole family. It is definitely not Mr. Zhu who was murdered by my stupid husband."
"Okay, okay, I can trust your words, let's talk if we have something to say, crying like this is not the way to solve the problem."
Chu Nanzhi patiently continued to comfort the mother and daughter, and only after the two had stabilized their emotions did they dare to continue to ask: "Yesterday, I heard from Senior Ma that your family had a problem with the people in Weifu, Haikang County. Tell me about the specific situation, why did Laifu and your son go to beat the son of the county lieutenant?"
After hearing this, Ma Defu frowned, and explained angrily and urgently first: "Hey, there is no need to ask, it must be the **** son of the county lieutenant Qi who saw that my niece Yan Fang was not successful, so he became malicious." , I found someone to kill the county magistrate, and deliberately framed it on my brother-in-law, Lai Fu and Yan Ming were so angry that they went to beat him."
"Is there evidence?"
Chu Nanzhi asked anxiously.
Although it sounds like the son of the county lieutenant is really hateful, there should be good reasons for even suspicion.
It is obviously unwise to kill parents because of love alone,
Thinking of this level, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but secretly sighed: "Perhaps this guy is just a domineering idiot."
Facing her questioning, Ma Defu was silent for a few seconds, and then smiled wryly: "If there is evidence, then my brother-in-law will not be imprisoned."
It is true.
Even if you are stupid, you should use some tricks to confuse people when you kill someone.
Chu Nanzhi thought so, turned to look at the speechless Sun Liu's mother and daughter, and continued to ask: "Has the county government ever investigated the son of Feng County Wei's family?"
"I have investigated it."
Sun Liu nodded weakly: "I heard that on the night of the incident, he and his friends got drunk all night in a brothel by the Lanjiang River, and returned to the mansion after noon the next day."
But after the woman finished speaking, Ma Defu retorted disapprovingly: "I'm afraid that the officials are protecting each other, deliberately clearing the suspicion for that bastard."
"The brothels are mixed with fish and dragons, and there are all kinds of people. I am afraid that even if the government wants to protect them, it will be difficult to keep them airtight."
Chu Nanzhi couldn't agree with Ma Defu's suspicion at all.
"Miss Chu doesn't know something."
Ma Defu lowered his head and explained: "That kid is a frequent visitor in the brothel, and his father is a county captain. The prostitutes in the brothel are all mercenary, and it is not impossible to protect him."
His words made Chu Nanzhi speechless.
However, if the son of the Weifu of Mopin County can really cover the sky with one hand to such a state, then the officials in Haikang County may have been corrupted to the point of dread, and what kind of people living there should be? The chance is simply unimaginable.
In comparison, she liked Hu Maoxi more and more.
At least living in Luyan Port, it is not so difficult.
In my mind, I roughly sorted out the information I got before and after. Although I still don't have a clear idea, I have a preliminary understanding of the whole case.
If you want to find out the ins and outs, you still have to go to the scene of the crime for on-the-spot investigation to obtain further information.
Based on the facts she has so far, she can basically conclude that Sun Wuji was not the murderer who killed the county magistrate.
After clearing the context, she suddenly remembered that Zhu Xiancheng was killed by a sharp weapon, and asked again and again: "Since the county magistrate's autopsy said that Zhu Xiancheng was killed by a sharp weapon, have you ever checked it with your own eyes?"
"This is true."
Sun Liu nodded and admitted: "The body was salvaged from the fish pond that day, and my family indeed witnessed a scratch on Master Zhu's neck, as if someone had cut his neck to death."
"It's so bloody."
Chu Nanzhi shook her head in horror. Although she was used to **** scenes, she still felt that this method was too cruel.
"Although I can't believe that my brother-in-law would do such a shocking thing, the words of that master Tan are also irrefutable."
Ma Defu took the words: "It is an indisputable fact that Mr. Zhu and my brother-in-law had a dispute between the iron-clad people and the official, and he died in his fish pond. As he said, Zhu Xiancheng was killed. New officials will be sent here, and for the sake of profit, he can indeed choose an ally again."
Chu Nanzhi nodded thoughtfully, this could support Sun Wuji's motive for killing people.
With motivation and evidence, it seems to be a very logical murder case, worthy of being the number one litigator in Haikang County.
(end of this chapter)