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Chapter 236

When the county magistrate heard what Chen Yi said, he saw that Chen Yi's face was really bad, and then he thought that Chen Yi was a civil servant, and there were bloodstains everywhere in the house that had not been cleaned up.

He also understood Chen Yi's state, and at the same time felt a little grateful in his heart.

Chen Shilang is really a good person, because of his own request, he helped himself like this.

The county magistrate walked towards the bed while thinking about it, but he didn't take it seriously, after all, he had already sent people to search it before, not only himself, but the county magistrate might have sent people to search it several times.

I was worried about what clues would be left, and now all the clues that are definitely useful have been cleaned up.

The careless Xian Cheng was still seriously groping inside the clothes. After all, Chen Yi asked him to search carefully, and Xian Cheng slowly stretched his hand in along the position of the head of the bed.

The gap on the inside of the bed was not very big, and the adult man of Xiancheng had big hands, so he touched very slowly and carefully, worried that he would miss what Chen Yi said.

When he really felt what was under his fingers, his heart suddenly couldn't help beating.

There is really something, and I still want to be a piece of jewelry.

Although I haven't seen it, but the texture should be jade, so it may be something like a jade pendant or jade pendant.

The county magistrate cautiously stretched his hand in again, felt something and took it out to have a look, it turned out to be a jade pendant, and coincidentally, he had seen this jade pendant before.

I saw it on the county lieutenant. Could it be the magistrate who came to kill the county lieutenant himself?
The county magistrate had always thought that the county lieutenant was paying for murder. After all, it was a murder, not a chicken, duck or fish. Now he saw the blood-stained jade pendant in his hand.

His hands trembled a little, and he felt that it was too wise for him to ask Chen Yi to help him.

If he said it himself, he would not dare to continue thinking about it.

The county magistrate immediately took out a white handkerchief from his arms, put it under the jade pendant, held it in his hand, and took it out to find Chen Yi standing at the door.

"My lord, I found it. My lord, this jade pendant belongs to the county magistrate. I've seen him wear it before. Is this the proof that he killed the magistrate? He, he..."

Chen Yi turned his head and saw that the magistrate was holding the jade pendant in his hand, and nodded. He had already seen the process of the crime just now.

It was a bit too bloody, after all, he was born in a peaceful age before.

How can there be such a thing around, after facing it directly, I need to get used to it and digest it.

"Keep your voice down, don't get excited, although this thing belongs to the county lieutenant, but he can deny it flatly, keep it for now, don't make a fuss."

Hearing what Chen Yi said, the county captain immediately realized that he was a little too excited just now.

Carefully picked up the jade tablet and put it away, he knew it was something to save his life.

I blocked the county lieutenant's way, and also ran into a conflict between him and the county magistrate, so no matter what, the county lieutenant would get rid of him, it was only a matter of time.

After the county lieutenant put it away, he asked Chen Yi: "My lord, what shall we do next?"

Chen Yi lowered his head and pondered. Now this jade pendant can be regarded as a piece of evidence, and there is the autopsy report. I don't know if there will be other evidence.

In addition, it was the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs who were dispatched to manage the incident.

When he was in the morning court before, he seemed to have heard someone mention that the matter of the Heavenly Punishment Hero was quite a big deal, and the empress seemed to have specially asked the Minister of Criminal Justice to select personnel to investigate this case.

This time it was a county magistrate, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment probably would not come in person. The county magistrate also said that maybe he would send the relative of the county lieutenant.

No matter how much evidence he has, it may not be useful, but he is not without other options.

Thinking of this, Chen Yi turned his head and looked at the magistrate: "How many days will it take to reach the imperial capital if you send an urgent letter by official means?"

Chen Yi hadn't contacted anyone outside before, and he didn't pass by here when he escorted the military pay last time.

However, he remembered that there seemed to be two methods of sending letters in ancient times, one was the mail used by ordinary people, and the other was an expedited mail when officials and court events happened.

He wants to use the second one now.

The county magistrate was taken aback by the question. He didn't expect Chen Yi to suddenly ask this question and jump to this topic, but he responded quickly.

"Returning to adults, the fastest time will take a day and a half."

After hearing this, Chen Yi felt that it was faster than he expected, so he said to the county magistrate: "I will write a letter, and you will send it to the imperial capital as quickly as possible, and then you can go and see if Wu Zuo is here, and bring someone with you when you come." Come find me."

Chen Yi wrote a letter to the Minister of Punishment, explaining what happened here, mainly to explain that the murderer was already known in this case, and he was not the so-called Heaven's Punishment Hero, so he was worried that there would be similar cases in other places.

In order to keep the situation from getting worse, it is best to use this case as an example to prevent other places from taking advantage of this opportunity to avenge themselves and blame the Hero of Heaven's Punishment.

After Chen Yi finishes writing, he will directly give it to your county magistrate, and ask him to send it to the imperial capital as quickly as possible to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

The intention of writing this letter is that since this case has attracted attention and needs to be dealt with as a special case, it must have a great impact and attract many people's attention. Unfortunately, many court officials have been killed, but no one has been caught.

He wrote a letter to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and it was a good thing to sell the other party, so that his case could make some progress.

Even if it wasn't done by the Hero of Heaven's Punishment, it is still a small achievement.

When I was in the prison of the Ministry of Justice before, I was also taken care of by the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and it was beneficial to push the boat smoothly. Naturally, I have to think about these people, otherwise I will be on the court in the future, and the road will become narrower and narrower.

After the county magistrate delivered the letter, he came back soon.

"When I went there, I wasn't noticed, but I was intercepted halfway."

The county magistrate was stunned for a moment, recalling his whole process, then shook his head reassuringly, expressing that the letter would definitely be delivered.

Nodding his head, he didn't ask any more questions. At this moment, Catcher Li brought his servant from Lin County to ask for an interview.

After hearing this, Chen Yi immediately took several people to change the county magistrate's body.

The remains of the county magistrate are being taken care of by Zhang Tuotou himself. This is what Chen Yi ordered Zhang Tutou to do before. When they arrived at the yard, they saw a different scene.

The yard where the county magistrate's body was kept should have been very quiet, but now it was noisy with people.

Before Chen Yi and the others went in, they heard the sound from a distance and knew that something must have happened inside. The few of them walked in quickly, and as soon as they saw the scene in front of them, Chen Yi understood what had happened.

In the yard stood two teams of men and horses confronting each other.

A group of people, headed by Zhang Tun, stood at the door of the room.

(End of this chapter)