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Simply put, it was not an accidental death due to illness, but a well-designed murder.

Bai Ling, as the party involved, naturally cannot escape the responsibility

The important thing is that there are quite a few witnesses at the scene.

When the incident happened, someone heard screams coming from the house and rushed in desperately.

It turned out that Bai Lingyi was huddled in the corner of the wall, with blood all over his body.

These are the news that Gu Ming heard from many sources.

After sorting out all the information, Gu Ming was quite speechless. This case is simply a replica of Yang Naiwu and Xiaobaicai.

It's just that, as to the specific inside story, one cannot listen to the random speculations of these common people.

Even if some people say that they have seen it with their own eyes, it may not be credible, because the eyes can also deceive people.

For example, the so-called tricks of "sowing melons and reaping melons, and sowing beans and reaping beans" performed by some charlatans on the street can completely fool ordinary people into a fog.

A seed is planted in a flower pot, and then watered with some so-called "sacred springs", and the miracle can be witnessed in less than a stick of incense.

Let you witness the germination, vine formation, flowering and fruiting of seeds with your own eyes

Then sell the so-called holy spring at a high price.

To put it bluntly, this is nothing more than a simple trick, a small illusion.

But ordinary people can't tell the difference at all.

In short, since Gu Ming has come here, he must find out the truth.

He didn't go directly to the government. Since the government has already sentenced him, the files shown to him must be some so-called ironclad evidence.

Nowadays, if you want to find the truth, you have to search slowly among the people

After that, Gu Ming expanded his range to search for news, including the county town.

I didn't expect this investigation, and found that this case is really not simple

The case was first heard by the county government. It is said that Yang Chongshan is a dignified man with a reputation, so according to the law, he cannot be punished.

But the county magistrate ignored the punishment and said that he had reported to the court and wanted to abolish Yang Chongshan's reputation.

Sure enough, within a few days, the county government received a letter to revoke Yang Chongshan's fame.

This incident aroused the dissatisfaction of all the scholars in the city. The fame is the pride and glory of the scholars, and it is the privilege they have earned through years of hard study.

As a result, it is so easy to say that it is abolished?

Anyway, you have to be convicted first, right?It is obviously against the law to use punishment before being convicted, and to revoke fame before being convicted. This also made all the scholars realize that there must be something strange about this case.

It was clear that he wanted to cut through the mess quickly and close the case as quickly as possible.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

In the spirit of cold lips and cold teeth, a group of scholars in the city jointly wrote to the government office to appeal for Yang Zhongshan's grievances, demanding that his fame be restored first, and even if he wanted to revoke his reputation, he would have to wait for the case to be investigated.

At the same time, he also sued the magistrate of Xinping County, saying that he violated the law and used torture, and he was not worthy of being the official official of the parents of Xinping people.

There are more than a hundred people who have signed letters, including several Juren and dozens of scholars.In addition, after the news spread, some scholars in the government office were also aggrieved by this, and they also wrote to the government office.

As a result, this case became a sensation even more, and even the people in the government office spread it all over the place.

With so many scholars jointly signing the letter, the government office naturally dare not neglect.

As a result, the case was finally handed over to the government office for trial, and Bai Ling and Yang Chongshan were also taken from the county government prison to the government government prison.

A group of scholars thought that their efforts had paid off, but it didn't take long for Yang Chongshan, who had been refusing to plead guilty in the county government, probably couldn't bear the severe punishment, so he pleaded guilty and was taken into custody.

As for Bai Ling, he was tortured inhumanely when he was in the county government. It is not known whether he really confessed his guilt or was forced to do so.

As a result, both of them pleaded guilty, and the government government sentenced them to death in court, and they will be executed after autumn.

All in all, it was less than a month before the sentence.

After sorting out all the clues, Gu Ming decided that there must be something hidden in this case.

Even if Yang Chongshan had an affair with Bai Ling and wanted to put Zhu Dazhuang to death, Yang Chongshan was a man of honor anyway, so how could he be so stupid as to dispense Zhu Dazhuang himself?

Isn't this deliberately sticking out the tail to make people pull?

Of course, there must be people who are so stupid, but it is impossible for a person who can pass the exam to be so stupid.

Moreover, Yang Chongshan's reputation in the local area has always been relatively good, so it is unlikely that he would do such a frenzied thing.

After some searching, Gu Ming found a scholar named Du Ronghui in Xinping County.

This person is Yang Chongshan's classmate and friend, the two have always had a close relationship and often visit each other.

Although Du Ronghui is only a scholar, he has a good family background, with fields, food and houses in his family.

At that time, Du Ronghui was depressed, drinking alone in the courtyard.

A maid came over and reported in a low voice: "Master, a scholar surnamed Gu came to you outside and said that he came here for Master Yang's affairs."

"Oh? Ask him to come in."

"Yes!"

After a while, the maid brought Gu Ming into the courtyard.

"Brother Du, I take the liberty to come here to disturb you, please don't blame Brother Du!"

"Where is it, Brother Gu, please sit down!"

It can be seen that the relationship between Du Ronghui and Yang Chongshan is really good. When he heard that Gu Ming came here for Yang Chongshan's affairs, his attitude seemed extraordinarily enthusiastic.

"Brother Du pours his own drink, could it be that he is worrying about Yang Juren's affairs?"

"Oh, I made Brother Gu laugh."

Du Ronghui let out a long sigh, then came back to his senses, and quickly shouted at the maid: "What are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up and get the wine glass, and then go to the kitchen to add some appetizers."

"Yes!"

The maid answered and hurried to get the wine glass.

"Hehe, thank you Brother Du for your hospitality."

"Brother Gu, you're being polite. They're just home-cooked dishes. By the way, Brother Gu, are you here for Brother Yang's business?"

"That's right!"

"But..." Du Ronghui frowned: "This case has already been judged, so could there be a turning point?"

"If Yang Juren and the woman named Bai Ling are indeed innocent, then there must be a turning point."

Having said that, Du Ronghui couldn't help standing up and cupping his hands, and said solemnly: "How dare you ask Brother Gu's origin? Looking at Brother Gu's momentum, I'm afraid it's not as simple as a scholar?"

Gu Ming smiled and waved his hands: "Brother Du, you don't need to be polite, just sit down."

Du Ronghui sat down as he said, but still asked with a puzzled look: "If it's convenient, can Brother Gu tell me something?"

"To tell you the truth, Brother Du, I am indeed not a scholar. In short, if Brother Du wants to believe my words, please tell me the truth.

If it is said that Yang Juren was really wronged, I can guarantee that he will be rehabilitated and his reputation restored. "

If this was told by someone else, Du Ronghui would never believe it.

After all, so many of them signed a joint letter but failed to overturn the case. Gu Ming said that he wanted to avenge his injustice and restore his fame as soon as he came. I'm afraid he is not a liar trying to swindle money?

But this idea just flashed through Du Ronghui's mind.

For some reason, he faintly felt that the young man in front of him was not simple, and had an aura that ordinary people could not match.

Of course, he didn't think about the word "Gu Ming".

After all, Gu Ming's reputation is too great, and he has too much halo on his head. He is an unknown scholar, and he can't imagine that such a big man will take the initiative to step into his house one day, and even drink and chat with him.

Listening to Gu Ming's accent, he speaks standard Mandarin. Therefore, Du Ronghui guessed that Gu Ming might be a disciple of the rich and powerful. After all, many rich and powerful families now speak official Chinese.

Maybe I heard about this case and came here to get involved on a whim.

Up to now, the case has been judged, and there is nothing to hide. The right is to be a dead horse and a living horse doctor.

With a glimmer of hope, Du Ronghui said solemnly: "Brother Gu, no matter what the outcome is, I will be grateful for your willingness to help."

At this time, the servant girl ran over with a wine glass.

Du Ronghui personally poured a glass of wine and handed it to Gu Ming, and then picked up his own wine: "Brother Gu, I would like to toast you first!"

"Brother Du, you are welcome!"

"Please!"

The two drank together.

Afterwards, Du Ronghui began to talk about Yang Zhongshan while drinking.

"Brother Yang and I have been old friends for many years, we have known each other since we were teenagers, and we studied together under the same teacher.

Later, we passed the Xiucai examination together, and started to sprint for the rural examination with all our strength

It is a pity that my talent is still not as good as that of Brother Yang. Although he failed the list twice, he finally passed the Juren examination, while I have never passed the examination.

Of course, this does not affect our relationship.

Brother Yang often came to drink with me in the county, and sometimes I would go to his house to drink and chat.

It is not an exaggeration to say that we are close friends and talk about almost everything.

Because of this, in this world, I am afraid that no one understands brother Yang better than me, it is impossible for him to do such crazy and ignorant things."

Hearing these words, Gu Ming couldn't help saying: "Brother Du, I believe what you said, but the problem is that it is useless to reverse the case. After all, evidence is needed to reverse the case."

The implication is, take out some dry goods, don't fix these useless things.

Du Ronghui silently drank a glass of wine, his expression changed, and finally began to reveal some secret things.

"Brother Gu, to tell you the truth, Brother Yang really likes Bai Ling."

Gu Ming frowned: "Oh? Then how far have they reached?"

"Maybe it's a heart-to-heart relationship. Brother Yang told me about this once after drinking.

When he first saw Bai Ling, he was moved by it. Perhaps at the beginning, he was regarded as a kind of gentle lady and gentleman.

Because of this, he proposed to let Bai Ling go to work in Yang Mansion, and took the initiative to reduce or exempt the land rent.

For this, Zhu Dazhuang and his wife are naturally very grateful.

In fact, Brother Yang did not have any greed for Bai Ling, but just felt pity for her and didn't want her to suffer."

Gu Ming also believes this, after all, most of the scholars are those who cherish the fragrance and love the jade.

It doesn't have to be a return, just pure mercy.

"As the days went by, Brother Yang suddenly realized that he seemed to be inseparable from Bai Ling.

He told me that this woman is very special. She was illiterate before, and he taught some in his spare time. I didn't expect her to learn quite quickly, and she could know a lot of words in just two or three months.

He also said that Bai Ling had a smell that made him intoxicated.

One day at noon, Brother Yang drank a little too much, Bai Ling helped him go back to his room to rest.

As a result, his brain became hot, and when Bai Ling wanted to turn around and leave, he hugged her tightly.

At that time, Bai Ling was startled, but he didn't cry out, he just tried desperately to break free.

Brother Yang took advantage of the strength of the wine and began to confide in his heart, saying that he really likes Bai Ling, her appearance, and her voice

Unexpectedly, at that time, Bai Ling actually replied a line of poem with tears in his eyes: Huanjun Pearl weeps with tears, wishing to see her when she was not married.

At that time, Brother Yang didn't force Bai Ling, because he really liked her, not wanting to possess her.

However, after being politely rejected by Bai Ling, his heart felt empty, as if he had lost a precious thing

But what Brother Yang didn't expect was that the two of them would usher in an opportunity for development soon after."

When talking about this, Du Ronghui stopped, silently poured a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.

It seems to be rude, but Gu Ming can understand.

Because he could guess that Du Ronghui should still have many secrets about Yang Zhongshan in his heart.

Regarding these secret matters, Yang Zhongshan was the one who confided, and Du Ronghui was the one who listened.Now, due to formality, Du Ronghui has become a confidant again, so his mood is naturally a bit complicated