Rise in the glory of the king system

Chapter 824 Kindness
Lantian County is the fiefdom of Qin Zulai, so all the officials in Lantian County are now equivalent to Qin Zulai's younger brother.

When Qin Zulai left Lantian County, the county magistrate was the highest official and governed Lantian County for him.

Therefore, whether it is for the case or for the fiefdom, since the county magistrate has already come to the door.So whether Qin Zu came to see him or not is irrelevant.

He let the woman rest temporarily in the carriage, comforted her, and got out of the carriage.

When I got off the carriage, I saw some people.Standing in front of the carriage, the leader, dressed in a magistrate's robe, is slightly fat, with a bald head, looking at him with a smile on his face.

Seeing himself coming out, he quickly bowed to himself.

This person is Wei Nan, the magistrate of Lantian County.

"I have met the Duke of the County, and I heard that the Duke of the County is young and promising. When I see him today, I know that what I said is true."

Because his title is Duke of the county, he only has the fiefdom of Lantian County.

Therefore, Wei Nan used the title of Duke of the county to refer to himself instead of Shaoqing.

Qin Zulai waved his hand slightly, he looked at Wei Nan and smiled, and said: "I have also heard about the magistrate of Lantian County.

Wei Nan's face changed slightly when he heard this.

There was a hint of panic on his chubby face, and he said: "Your Majesty is very praised. Compared with Your Majesty, this is the next official..."

As he spoke, he showed his little finger, pointed to the nail of his little finger, and said, "It's nothing compared to the Duke of the county."

Qin Zulai took a deep look at Wei Nan. There was no wave in his black eyes, which made Wei Nan feel a little nervous.

Wei Nan couldn't help looking away, feeling more and more in awe of Qin Zulai in his heart.

He only felt that Qin Zulai's eyes seemed to see through everything about him.

In front of Qin Zulai, he didn't have any confidence.

Qin Zulai withdrew his gaze and said indifferently: "Wei Nan, since you already know that the official way is coming, then do you know the reason for the official's visit?"

Wei Nan shook his head and said: "The Duke is far-sighted and acts with reason. The subordinate officials are stupid, how could they know?"

Qin Zulai stared at him and said, "You are dishonest."

When Wei Nan was stared at by Qin Zulai, he suddenly felt a little nervous.

He sneered, "Your official, I don't understand what the Duke of the County means."

Qin Zulai raised the corners of his mouth, and smiled inexplicably.

He said indifferently: "Call me Shaoqing Lei, I am here today as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple."

After that, he turned around and returned to the carriage.

Then, a voice came from the carriage, "Someone went to Dali Temple to file a complaint. I am here today to settle the case."

"In this case, you are the presiding judge, so you should follow along."

After speaking, the carriage moved on again.

Wei Nan's complexion changed a little, Meng Hu looked at Wei Nan with a smile, raised his hand and said, "Master Wei, love me."

Wei Nan's eyes flickered twice, then he smiled at Meng Hu and left together.

The carriage walked out of the county town, went up the mountain, and then stopped in front of a forest.

Meng Hu said: "Lord Shaoqing, the carriage ahead can't go, we need to walk."

Qin Zulai nodded slightly, and got out of the carriage with the woman. Wei Nan narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw the woman.

The woman gave Wei Nan a cold look.

She said to Qin Zulai: "Master Shaoqing, my father-in-law was killed in this forest."

Qin Zulai nodded slightly, and said, "Let's go, let's go and have a look at the scene."

The woman immediately led the way.

Wei Nan couldn't help but said, "Master Shaoqing, are you here for the case of old man Zhang being killed?"

"In this case, there are all witnesses and material evidence, and the motives are extremely complete, so there is no problem at all."

"This woman is a troublemaker. She has not pleaded guilty, and keeps saying that the official has wronged them, but the evidence is like this. All clues point to Zhang Ming."

"The lower officials also decided the case based on clues, and they never intentionally wronged them at all."

Qin Zulai said calmly: "Magistrate Wei, don't worry, it's just a normal procedure for me to come here."

"Someone complained of injustice. Since I know about it, I can't ignore it."

"So I just want to investigate this case again, not to overturn your conclusion. If it is this case and the murderer is really Zhang Ming, then I will naturally not let him go."

"But if there is something hidden in this case..."

He squinted his eyes, looked at Wei Nan, and said meaningfully: "Then Magistrate Wei, perhaps, you need to give me an explanation."

Wei Nan was startled when he heard the words, and quickly waved his hands and said: "Master Shaoqing, don't worry, this kind of case will be shut down, not to mention hundreds, there will be dozens of them. There has never been any problem, and there will be absolutely no problem this time." of."

His eyes turned cold, "This woman thinks that we are going to persecute her husband all day long, which is totally unreasonable. Today, she even troubled Mr. Shaoqing to come here in person. It is really a heinous crime."

"okay."

Qin Zulai interrupted Wei Nan's words, and said flatly: "As a member of the government, I take investigation and resolution of cases as my duty, so there is nothing to worry about."

"Compared to trouble, doesn't Magistrate Wei feel that it is more valuable to let the truth of a case be revealed to the world and give justice to the deceased?"

Wei Nan nodded quickly, "Master Shaoqing said so."

While everyone was talking, they finally arrived at the scene of the crime.

Qin Zu took a look. It was under a big tree. The case had happened for several days, and it was still raining heavily when the case happened. Apart from a muddy footprint on the ground, there was no clue.

Moreover, the investigators coming and going these days have also completely destroyed the earliest crime scene.

Therefore, it is not easy to resolve this case.

He raised his eyebrows slightly.

Wei Nan had been secretly watching Qin Zulai, and saw Qin Zulai's eyebrows twitch.

He quickly said: "Master Shaoqing, there are too few clues at the scene of this case, so it is really difficult to understand."

"If it wasn't for the fact that Zhang Ming accidentally stepped on the soft mud and left such a footprint when he fled the murder, it would have been really difficult for us to find him."

"However, as the so-called negative legal net is wide and open, God is helping us. It is God's will that Zhang Ming killed his father with his son, so he left such an ironclad evidence!"

"You bullshit!"

When the woman heard Wei Nan's words, she looked angry, "My husband, he didn't kill anyone at all, so don't spit blood!"

Wei Nan sneered and said: "Your brother and sister-in-law said that Wei Nan left when the crime happened with their own eyes. This is the most powerful witness. What else do you have to say?"

"That's because my husband was worried about my father-in-law, so he braved the rain to look for my father-in-law."

"So, what about the footprints? How can you argue?"

"I……"

The woman opened her mouth, but couldn't make a sound for a long time.

It was this footprint that became ironclad evidence, making her husband both innocent and guilty.

She didn't know how to explain it, and she didn't know why, her husband had never been here before, but there were such footprints.

Wei Nan looked at Qin Zulai, and said, "Master Shaoqing, you see this troublemaker is speechless."

"The murderer is her husband. There is absolutely no problem. Master Shaoqing, don't waste any more time because of her. The next official has clearly prepared a welcome feast, how about us..."

"Master Wei, is this how you usually resolve cases?" At this moment, Qin Zulai suddenly interrupted Wei Nan's words.

"What?!" Wei Nan was taken aback.

Qin Zulai said indifferently: "You said that there are all witnesses and material evidences, so I want to ask you, what can be called witnesses in a case?"

"You said that brother Zhao Ming and his sister-in-law saw him go out, so maybe they saw Zhao Ming killing people with their own eyes?"

Wei Nan was taken aback, "This...Of course not."

"No? There is no conclusive witness. They didn't see Zhao Ming murder with their own eyes. They just said they saw Zhao Ming go out. That can only mean that Zhao Ming didn't have an alibi."

"They can serve as witnesses, but they can only be the witnesses of Zhao Ming's absence, not the direct witnesses of the murder. The difference between the two, you say you have solved dozens of such cases, don't you still Do not understand."

When Wei Nan heard this, his expression completely changed.

He hurriedly said: "Xiaguan...Of course I understand, but...but this footprint..."

Qin Zulai said calmly: "Footprints can indeed be regarded as a kind of evidence, but who can prove that this must belong to the murderer?"

"Have you ever seen the murderer step on it with your own eyes?"

"This……"

Wei Nan said: "Before the incident, there had been no rain, so it was impossible to leave such footprints, so it must have been discovered when the incident occurred."

"Did it appear when the crime happened? Then there is another possibility. Zhao Ming came to look for his father and happened to pass by here, so he left footprints."

"Then it was used by the real murderer, who dumped the body here to achieve the purpose of framing Zhao Ming."

"This……"

Wei Nan's eyes widened, his face changed drastically, "I'm an official, I'm an official, no, no...no"

"Didn't you think of that?"

Qin Zu looked at Wei Nan and said, "As an official, you have the power of life and death in your hands, and you have the responsibility to make all cases come to light. Is this how you treat the power in your hands? Is this how you treat your responsibility?"

"At the time of the incident, we could not let go of any possibility, because if we were negligent, it might directly affect the final judgment."

"And once we make a wrong judgment, it will harm a person's life and a family's life!"

"It is to let them die, and they will also be cast aside!"

"It's not easy for people to live forever. Could it be that after they die, they still have to bear grievances and be cast aside for thousands of years?"

Wei Nan's body shook, and he couldn't help but took two steps back.

"But, if that's the case, there's no way to solve this case. Even the footprints can't be believed, and the real culprit can't be found at all," Wei Nan said.

"Unable to crack? Can't find the real culprit?"

Qin Zulai sneered, and he said lightly: "That's because you are incompetent. After so many days, you still haven't found the real culprit. You are not incompetent, so what is it?"

"If I were the official, the case would be solved when the body was found." "

He snorted coldly, waved his hands, and said, "Come here, go and bring over all the people related to the case."

Meng Hu and others were ordered to leave quickly.

Wei Nan's heart tightened, he couldn't help but look at Qin Zulai.

Said: "Master Shaoqing, you are... this is..."

Qin Zulai said calmly: "Didn't you say that this case has no solution? Then I will let you see with your own eyes what it means to solve a case!"

"What exactly is ironclad evidence!"

…………

It didn't take long before some people were brought over.

There was a magistrate from the county government, and there was Zhang Ming who was locked in a prison and was wearing a prison uniform.

There are also two middle-aged men and women. The man is slightly similar to Zhang Ming, with slightly smaller eyes.

The eyeballs kept rolling, and it seemed that he was a little clever. After thinking about it, it should be Zhang Ming's brother Zhang Qiang.

As for the flustered woman who came with Zhang Qiang, she should be Zhang Qiang's wife.

As soon as Mrs. Zhang Qiang arrived here, she hurriedly said to the county magistrate Wei Nan: "Magistrate, isn't this case closed? Isn't Zhang Ming the murderer? Why did you call us here again?"

Before Wei Nan could speak, Zhang Ming said, "I've already said that, I didn't kill my father, how could I do such a thing that is inferior to a beast?"

Mrs. Zhang Qiang suddenly said sharply: "Zhang Ming, now that the evidence is solid, why do you have to argue?"

"I didn't expect that you would be so wolf-hearted, with such a vicious mind. You snooped on your father-in-law's family property, so you killed him so cruelly. Are you still a human? You are a son of man in vain!"

Zhang Ming shook his head to argue.

But how could he be Mrs. Zhang Qiang's opponent? Mrs. Zhang Qiang put her hands on her hips and yelled at her, spitting all over the floor, she couldn't even finish a sentence of Zhang Ming's scolding.

It made Zhang Ming's face flushed.

Qin Zulai frowned, and shouted: "Shut up, make a lot of noise, what's the point?"

"I told you to wait here to let the truth of the case come to light, not to listen to your foul language and dirty my ears."

Qin Zulai had been in a high position for a long time, and unconsciously, he possessed a terrifying aura.

At this moment, with a cold snort, Madam Zhang Qiang was so frightened that the curse words came out of her throat, and she swallowed them back.

Mrs. Zhang Qiang couldn't help looking at Qin Zulai, her face turned slightly pale,
She didn't know Qin Zulai's identity, but when she saw Wei Nan, the county magistrate, she could only nod and bow in front of Qin Zulai, and she couldn't help being surprised.

If Qin Zulai was someone she couldn't afford to offend, she really didn't dare to make a sound.

Qin Zulai didn't pay attention to her either, she was just a shrew, and talking to her was useless against this kind of person.

Just more foul language to be heard!

So, either slap her and cry her, and she will shut up.

Either it is to scare her. This kind of person knows that she has someone she can't afford to offend when she sees someone play a video in the end, so naturally she doesn't dare to make noise.

Qin Zulai waved his hands, looked at everyone, and said: "I am the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. I came here today to investigate the murder of old man Zhang."

"Later, I will ask you and others, and you and others need to answer truthfully."

"If someone dares to hide it..."

His eyes turned cold, and everyone couldn't help but groaned in fright.

Qin Zulai snorted coldly, "I will never let you down lightly!"

Everyone was frightened by Qin Zulai's terrifying eyes, and everyone raised their heads and dared not refute.

Qin Zu looked at Wu Zuo and said, "Tell me about the autopsy."

Wu Zuo dared to delay any time, and quickly said: "Returning to Mr. Shaoqing, the deceased died in the afternoon three days ago, between Weishi and Shenshi."

"The cause of death was pierced through the back of the heart with a sickle by someone behind him, and he died on the spot."

"sickle?"

Qin Zulai narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Are you sure it's a sickle?"

Wu Zuo nodded, "The wound is slender and has a curvature inside, which fits very well with a household sickle. It can be determined to be a sickle."

He looked at Wei Nan and asked, "Have you found the murder weapon?"

Wei Nan shook his head, "There was only one sickle at the scene, but it was confirmed that it was not the one used by the murderer. This sickle was used by the deceased to chop wood."

"That is to say, you didn't even find the murder weapon, so you concluded that Zhang Ming killed someone?"

After the words fell, Wei Nan's scalp went numb.

The one who was scolded by Qin Zulai just now was bloody. At this time, Qin Zulai asked himself in this tone again, and his heart trembled.

He quickly said: "Zhang Ming also has a sickle, maybe, maybe it's the murder weapon."

"Maybe?"

Qin Zulai's tone was not kind.

Cold sweat broke out on Wei Nan's forehead.

He couldn't help wiping his sweat and said, "It should, it should be."

"Humph!"

Qin Zulai snorted coldly, looked at Zhang Ming, and said, "Do you also have a sickle like this?"

Zhang Ming nodded, "Our family makes a living by chopping and selling firewood. My brother and I also each have a sickle, but I really didn't kill anyone. I'll check it out with Master Shaoqing."

Qin Zu came to think for a while, then called Meng Hu again, and said something in Meng Hu's ear, Meng Hu nodded and left quickly.

Qin Zu looked at the crowd and said: "I already know the specific situation, so next, we will conduct an experiment."

"What experiment?" Wei Nan couldn't help asking.

Qin Zulai cast him a blank look, which made Wei Nan feel guilty.

"Come here, bring water!"

Qin Zulai ignored Wei Nan and asked someone to fetch a bucket of water.

Then he had the water poured down, turning a lump of dirt into a mud slope.

After finishing these, he said: "Didn't you say that the footprints are evidence? In fact, I also think they are evidence, so we might as well have a reenactment of the footprints case."

He looked at Zhang Ming and said, "Zhang Ming, go and leave a footprint."

Zhang Ming was a little nervous. He looked at Qin Zulai and said, "Master Shaoqing, I really didn't kill anyone."

The woman also grabbed Zhang Ming's arm tightly.

Qin Zulai smiled and said: "Don't worry, do what I say, as long as you haven't done this, today, I will definitely give you your innocence."

Qin Qingtian's prestige had penetrated into their hearts, so even though Zhang Ming had no idea, he obediently followed Qin Zulai's words and left a footprint on it.

Qin Zulai nodded slightly, then he looked at Zhang Ming's elder brother Zhang Qiang, and he laughed, "Zhang Qiang, go, you too, go and leave a footprint."

Zhang Qiang's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

He said nervously: "I, why did I leave footprints? This traitor killed Dad, not me."

Qin Zulai smiled, "No one said you killed it, I just want to test it out, why are you so nervous?"

"No, I'm not nervous." Zhang Qiang shook his head quickly.

"Since you're not nervous, then go and leave a footprint. If you don't do anything wrong, what is there to be afraid of? Can I leave a footprint because of you, because of something you haven't done, can't you be wronged?"

Qin Zu came to talk about this, even if Zhang Qiang didn't want to, he didn't dare to disobey Qin Zu again.

He went up and left a footprint on it.

It can be seen from the footprints that Zhang Qiang's shoes are obviously bigger than Zhang Ming's.

The county magistrate Wei Nan really couldn't help the curiosity in his heart. He asked, "Master Shaoqing, what are you doing? It is obvious from the footprints that Zhang Ming left behind."

Qin Zulai glanced at him and said calmly: "Don't ask, just wait quietly here."

"Wait? What are you waiting for?" Wei Nan was puzzled.

Others don't understand either.

Only Zhang Qiang looked a little panicked.

Qin Zulai raised his head, glanced at the big sun, and slightly raised the corners of his mouth, "Wait until the soil dries up."

"Dried the soil?"

Everyone was even more confused now.

It's just that Qin Zu didn't explain, and they couldn't say anything, there was nothing they could do.

Qin Zulai called the county magistrate Wei Nan aside, and took the opportunity to ask about Lantian County.

Although he is the lord of Lantian County now, he still doesn't understand many things in Lantian County.

So through Wei Nan's answer, to Lantian County.Qin Zulai finally had some concrete cognition.

The level of the economy, the standard of living of the people, the harvest situation, the number of cases, and various things, all have a general understanding.

In this way, time flickered, and two hours passed.

The time also came in the afternoon.

Meng Hu also came back for a while.

Qin Zulai's mouth was about to burst when he asked Wei Nan. He glanced at the mud that was about to dry, smiled, and stood up.

"almost."

Qin Zu came and walked over.

Seeing that Qin Zulai had left, Wei Nan stopped asking himself any more questions, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Now he felt that his voice was going to be useless, and he really didn't know where Qin Zu came from to ask so many questions, his throat was about to smoke.

Seeing Qin Zu coming in front of those footprints at this time, Wei Nan's eyes moved, and he quickly followed.

Said: "Master Shaoqing, what are you?"

Qin Zulai clapped his hands and said, "Gather everyone together, and it's time for the truth to come out."

Although Wei Nan didn't know what kind of pot Qin Zulai was selling, he didn't dare to disobey Qin Zulai, so he quickly called everyone over.

Soon, Zhang Ming, Zhang Qiang and others all came over.

Qin Zu looked at Wei Nan and said, "You waited for the footprints to dry before asking Zhang Ming to test it. It turned out that Zhang Ming's shoes were the right size, right?"

Wei Nan nodded, "Yes, when we came over to check, it was already the second day, and the footprints were almost dry."

Qin Zulai nodded slightly, and he said: "Then next, you should take a good look with your eyes wide open, whose footprints are left behind!"

After finishing speaking, he called Zhang Ming over and said, "Zhang Ming, go and try the footprints you just left."

Zhang Ming looked puzzled, he didn't know what Qin Zulai was going to do, the footprints were left by him before.

What else is this experimenting with?
The result is still the same.

When Qin Zu came to see Zhang Ming hesitated, he smiled slightly and said, "Go, after you try it, you will be innocent."

Zhang Ming was taken aback, and couldn't help but look at Qin Zulai, only to see Qin Zulai's eyes were deep, and although there was a smile on his face, he didn't look like he was joking.

With a serious expression, people will subconsciously believe Qin Zulai.

"Could it be..." Zhang Ming's heart moved.

Although he didn't think there was any point in doing so, it would wash away his grievances, but Qin Zu's words made him no longer hesitate.

He took a deep breath, walked over, and then stepped on the footprints he had just left.

After---
"what?!"

"This……"

"How could this be?"

Only the sound of exclamation kept ringing.

The eyes of the people nearby were all widened, and their faces were full of disbelief and shock.

County magistrate Wei Nan was completely stunned, and Zhang Ming's eyes widened.

And Meng Hu couldn't help but said: "Zhang Ming's feet have become bigger...no, the footprints have become smaller, and Zhang Ming's feet can't fit. This...how could it be like this?"

Zhang Ming was startled for a moment, then suddenly looked at Qin Zulai.

Everyone also quickly looked at Qin Zulai.

Qin Zulai smiled and said, "Zhang Ming, go try the footprints left by your brother, go."

Zhang Ming's heart moved, but Zhang Qiang's expression suddenly changed.

Zhang Min put the shoes into the footprints left by Zhang Qiang just now, and then everyone's eyes widened again, completely stunned.

Wei Nan couldn't help swallowing, and the pupils of his eyes shrank.

At this time, Zhang Ming also had a look of disbelief.

Because his footprints, at this time, are exactly the same as this footprints, and there is no difference!

And the point is, this footprint was not left by him at all!
It was Zhang Qiang who stayed behind.

Moreover, Zhang Qiang's feet were obviously bigger than his.

This... why is this?
Zhang Min was puzzled, and he couldn't help raising his head to look at Zhang Qiang.

At this time, other people also looked at Zhang Qiang.

Being watched by these people like this, Zhang Qiang's face is also constantly changing.

Qin Zulai smiled lightly, and said lightly: "Zhang Qiang, can you explain? Why are your footprints left here?"

At this moment, Zhang Qiang became the focus of attention.

However, Zhang Qiang really doesn't want himself to be the focus!

His face was pale, and his eyes were full of panic.

He didn't dare to look into Qin Zulai's eyes, and quickly shook his head and said, "I...I don't know why it happened like this."

"do not know?"

Qin Zulai said with a smile: "There is evidence to prove that only your family was on the mountain that day, and the footprints can now prove that it is not Zhang Qiang's at all, but your Zhang Qiang's."

"So, Zhang Qiang, do you really want to keep hiding it?"

"You tell me that you don't know why your footprints are here. Could it be that these footprints can be created out of thin air?"

Zhang Qiang shook his head, he really didn't know how to answer.

The whole person, at this moment, was completely blank in his mind.

At this time, Zhang Qiang's wife suddenly said: "Actually, my husband-in-law was also worried about his safety that day, and he also braved the heavy rain to come out to look for my father-in-law. Maybe it was the footprints he left here at that time."

Then she looked at Zhang Ming and said, "Then Zhang Ming took advantage of him. Zhang Ming killed my father-in-law, and deliberately planted the blame on my husband-in-law!"

"Master Shaoqing, you have to investigate clearly."

When Zhang Qiang heard the words, his heart was moved, and he nodded quickly and said: "Yes, it must be like this!"

Zhang Ming and his wife never expected that Zhang Qiang and his wife would be so bloody.

They were all shaking with anger!
They really didn't expect that their elder brother and sister-in-law, who lived under the same roof, would show such a face today.

Qin Zulai sneered and said, "Zhang Qiang, don't you think that what you just said is a big problem?"

Zhang Qiang was taken aback.

Qin Zulai said indifferently: "First, you said that you went out to look for the deceased that day, so why didn't you say that in the previous statement?"

Zhang Qiang's expression changed, "That's... That's because we don't think it has anything to do with this case."

Mrs. Zhang also quickly said: "Yes, we felt it was irrelevant, so we didn't say anything."

"Isn't it nervous?"

Qin Zulai sneered and said, "If you are witnesses like this, proving that Zhang Ming left at that time, as long as he left, it is clear that there is time to commit crimes."

"But you said that this has nothing to do with the case. Are you treating Wei Nan as a fool?"

Wei Nan: "???"

Zhang Qiang's face changed drastically, and he said, "I... I really didn't think that much at the time."

"I didn't think that much at the time, so when you identified Zhang Ming, you really thought a lot." Qin Zulai said.

"I..." Zhang Qiang suddenly didn't know what to say.

Qin Zulai snorted coldly and continued, "Let's not mention this for now, let's talk about Zhang Ming."

He said: "Zhang Ming has already been sentenced to death. You say that Zhang Ming wants to use your footprints and frame you."

"Then why Zhang Ming was sentenced to death and was about to die, yet he never said anything about it?"

"If he says that this footprint is yours, maybe the government will re-judge the case."

"But he didn't! But you kept saying that he wanted to frame you. Did he actually frame you? Use your own death to frame you?"

"I……"

Zhang Qiang's shoulders shook involuntarily, and his body couldn't help but took a step back.

His face was pale, and he didn't know how to argue.

He really never thought that Qin Zulai would discover so many problems in the closed case at this moment.

Obviously Wei Nan didn't find anything!
Qin Zulai sneered, looked at Wei Nan, and said, "Do you still think Zhang Ming is the murderer?"

Wei Nan was also shocked at the moment.

He really didn't expect that things would turn out like this.

This reversal was really too sudden, completely beyond his expectation.

He couldn't help but said, "Master Shaoqing, why did that footprint... get smaller?"

If the footprints remained the same, it was impossible for him to catch Zhang Ming by mistake.

Zhang Ming and the others also looked at Qin Zulai, and they also couldn't understand why the footprints became smaller.

Let Zhang Ming suffer the injustice that he shouldn't have.

Qin Zulai said indifferently: "It's a very simple natural phenomenon, it's just that you are usually careless and haven't observed it carefully."

"As the soil dries out, it actually shrinks as the water evaporates."

"And this leads to some changes in the area of ​​the soil, and the interior is more solid, so the footprint will actually be smaller than when you first stepped on it."

"Therefore, when I heard that you relied on your footprints to convict Zhang Ming, I knew..."

Qin Zu looked at Wei Nan and said coldly: "You are wrong, Zhang Ming, he is innocent!"

Wei Nan was stared at coldly by Qin Zulai, and suddenly his heart beat a little.

He couldn't help lowering his head, not daring to meet Qin Zulai's gaze.

However, he couldn't help showing a look of amazement on his face.

"It turns out that's the case, Mr. Shaoqing is clearly aware of the details."

"If it wasn't for Mr. Shaoqing, I might really make a big mistake as an official."

Meng Hu and other soldiers' family heard Qin Zulai's inference, their eyes were filled with little stars.

They only felt that Qin Zulai was really too powerful.

Looking at those county magistrate Wei Nan, after three days, he was sentenced to an unjust, false and wrongly decided case.

And what about Qin Zu?
The moment he heard about this case, he knew that Zhang Ming was innocent.

This difference is really too big!
At this moment, Qin Zulai seemed to be shining in their eyes.

Qin Zulai naturally felt the burning eyes of Meng Hu and others, and couldn't help coughing. It's not good to engage in personality worship.

Calm down, calm down.

"Even if it proves that this footprint is mine, it still doesn't mean that the murderer is me!"

At this time, Zhang Qiang suddenly said loudly: "One footprint, what can this prove?"

Qin Zu came to hear the words, but he was not angry.

He laughed and said, "But that's not what you said when you identified your brother before."

"You said the footprints belonged to Zhang Ming, so Zhang Ming is the murderer! Why are you saying that you can't prove anything now that it's on you?"

Zhang Qiang's complexion changed, and he said, "It's... just that it can't prove anything. In short, if you just conclude that I killed someone, I won't accept it!"

Wei Nan looked at Qin Zulai innocently, and said, "Master Shaoqing, look at this troublemaker, he..."

Qin Zulai chuckled lightly, with the same calm expression on his face.

He said lightly: "Don't worry, the judge will naturally have all the chains of evidence to form a closed loop when he decides the case."

"Of course, it's impossible to settle the case randomly like this guy."

Wei Nan, who was called this guy, looked embarrassed.

Well, it's really strange that you don't even deserve a name now.

Qin Zulai ignored Wei Nan's depression. He clapped his hands and said, "Meng Hu, bring it here."

Meng Hu and the others quickly brought over the two sickles.

"This is……"

Wei Nan was taken aback.

Qin Zulai said: "This is the sickle of Zhang Qiang and Zhang Ming. Didn't Wu Zuo say that the dead were killed by the sickle?"

"Then it is obvious that the murderer's murder weapon may be one of these two scythes."

Wei Nan suddenly realized, but then asked: "But there is no clue left on the sickle, so how do we know which one is the real murder weapon?"

Zhang Qiang was still a little nervous at first, but now he calmed down when he heard Wei Nan's words.

He sneered and said, "That's right, you can't prove that I killed someone at all."

Qin Zulai cast a glance at Zhang Qiang, and said calmly: "Zhang Qiang, you really don't understand me."

Zhang Qiang was taken aback.

"If you know me well, you should know that your case is in my eyes. It's nothing at all."

"Compared to your case, which is thousands of times more complicated, this officer can easily solve it, so..."

Qin Zu looked at him, "Do you think that such a small case as yours can really be difficult for me?"

"what?!"

Seeing that Qin Zulai was so calm and composed, Zhang Qiang suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

Buzz!
And at this moment, some flies flew over suddenly, buzzing.

Qin Zulai smiled slightly and said, "Don't move."

Everyone was stunned, Meng Hu stopped suddenly just as he was about to knock away the fly's hand.

Everyone did not understand what Qin Zulai meant.

But he still obediently listened to Qin Zulai's words.

Then they saw some flies flying around above a sickle, as if they were looking for something.

Slowly, these flies stopped probing, and suddenly fell down, landing on the blade of a sickle.

As for the other sickle, no fly landed at all.

Qin Zulai winked at Menghu and said, "Bring that sickle here."

Meng Hu hurriedly chased away the flies and handed the sickle to Qin Zulai.

Qin Zulai asked: "Zhang Ming, do your sickles have markings, so you can recognize which sickle is whose?"

Zhang Ming nodded quickly, "We are afraid that the sickle will be confused, and the name is engraved on it."

Qin Zulai looked down, and sure enough, there was a word on the handle of the knife, and the word was "qiang".

Zhang Qiang's strong!

He picked up the sickle, let Zhang Qiang look at it, and said, "Zhang Qiang, what else do you have to say now? The murderer is you, and you used this sickle to kill people!"

"what?!"

Zhang Qiang's pupils shrank.

His expression changed greatly and he hurriedly said: "I didn't. Although the sickle is mine, I didn't kill anyone!"

"Now that things have happened, do you still want to deny it?"

Qin Zulai sneered and said: "You use this sickle to kill people, the sickle must be stained with blood, although you washed the blood away with water."

"But the smell of blood, it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist."

"And flies. They happen to like blood the most. You can hide it from all of us, but you can't hide it from flies!"

"So, those flies didn't care about the other sickle, but only landed on your sickle."

"It can only prove that your sickle has been stained with blood, and it was stained with blood in a short period of time!"

"Otherwise the smell of blood would also scatter, and the flies wouldn't find it."

"Therefore!"

Qin Zulai's eyes turned cold, and his eyes stared at Zhang Qiang like sharp swords.

The voice was filled with a sense of oppression, and he shouted: "Zhang Qiang, now that the evidence is solid, what else do you have to say? You are the murderer!"

"You slandered Zhang Ming and killed his biological father for the sake of family property, but from the deputy officer's point of view..."

"It's you, a wolf-hearted guy, who killed your biological father for the sake of your family property!"

"Even if you are a beast, you still miss your family, but you are a son of man, but you kill your father. You... are not worthy of being a man at all!"

"I...I...I..."

Zhang Qiang's eyes widened, and his pupils couldn't stop shrinking.

He wanted to refute, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't make a sound for a long time.

In the end, he staggered and sat directly on the ground.

"I... I didn't do it on purpose, it was him, this old bastard, he didn't give it to me, I didn't do it on purpose!"

He broke down and cried, his heart was completely broken.

Qin Zulai sneered and said: "As a son of man, you don't honor your parents, but kill your father and frame your own brother because of the selfishness in your heart. For a person like you, living in this world is simply treating people! It's an insult to this title!"

He waved his hand and shouted: "Come here, take him down, this person! There are too many bamboos to book, the world is too big to tolerate, and the responsibility will be cut!"

Zhang Qiang's heart was cold and he kept begging for mercy, but no one showed mercy to him.

Kill the biological father!
Frame brother!

It's not a pity to die!

In this way, Zhang Qiang and his wife were suppressed, and what awaited them would be the most severe punishment.

Zhang Ming finally got his revenge.

Innocence restored.

No longer need to be engraved on the pillar of shame and be cast aside for thousands of years!

Zhang Ming and his wife knelt in front of Qin Zulai and kept kowtow to thank him.

As far as Qin Zulai was concerned, he might have solved a very simple case in a very short period of time.

But for Zhang Ming and his wife, Qin Zulai pulled them out of the quagmire.

And gave them their innocence.

Let them hold their heads up and live this life with dignity.

This is rebirth, and it is a monstrous kindness!

(End of this chapter)