Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

The man took in all of Xu Xingyin's reactions, snorted, and stood up straight.

"You don't even know what the prince looks like, yet you keep saying that she is his fiancée. This lie is really outrageous."

Only then did Xu Xingyin realize that the man was trying to cheat her. Her face immediately turned unhappy and she retorted.

"Isn't it normal for someone to be engaged but not married and not know his face?"

The man raised his eyebrows and said nothing. Just as he was about to respond, he heard a burst of messy footsteps outside.

The officers and soldiers, together with a woman in her forties, broke open the wooden door and rushed in with great fanfare.

"My son!"

The aunt cried bitterly and threw herself on the dead woman on the ground, pointing at the man and shouting.

"Sir! This thief killed my daughter! He also set fire to my inn! You must stand up for me!"

A group of officers and soldiers stepped forward and arrested the man without thinking twice.

Xu Xingyin silently took two steps back, thinking about how to clear herself of the blame, when she saw the bandit coming towards her with his hair standing on end, pointing at her indignantly.

"I testify that it was this woman who set fire to the inn!"

Xu Xingyin: “???”

Haha, it’s just a coincidence that his father beat his mother. Isn’t it a coincidence that she is so anxious?

The aunt who was accusing the man was stunned for a moment, then she realized what was going on and started accusing him.

"He must be an accomplice!"

"……Oh shit!"

Xu Xingyin couldn't help but curse.

When the officers and soldiers heard that there was an accomplice, they immediately arrested Xu Xingyin as well.

"Sir, I don't know this person. I am innocent..."

Xu Xingyin was so angry that he jumped up and down, and couldn't help but make a few excuses.

Before he could finish his words, his mouth was roughly gagged and he was taken all the way back to the yamen.

This was not the first time Xu Xingyin entered the yamen, but it was the first time he entered the yamen as a suspect.

Most of the inn was burned down, and the people around were alarmed.

The people in this small place are simple and honest, and such heinous murder cases are rare. The people all flocked to the county government office, clamoring for the county magistrate to severely punish the murderer.

The magistrate of Pingcheng County was a little old man with a goat-horned moustache and triangular eyes, and he banged the gavel with a clattering sound.

"Take the suspect!"

The two were brought to court together.

The officer was very brutal and kicked Xu Xingyin on the leg. The pain made her fall to her knees, tears streaming down her face.

Another officer did the same thing, but the man did not move at all. Instead, his feet swayed lightly, and the officer fell to the ground in embarrassment, causing everyone to laugh.

The county magistrate couldn't bear to see the official in such an embarrassing state, so he banged the gavel and shouted at him.

"Bold, who are you?"

"Congratulations."

"A commoner named Xu."

"He Zhi, you are an important suspect right now, why don't you kneel when you see me!"

"Of course you can't stand my kneeling."

The man who called himself He Zhi still stood straight with a calm expression on his face.

The county magistrate was so angry that his head hurt. "Someone, get him down!"

After hearing this, several officers rushed forward, but they fell to the ground without even touching the corner of He Zhi's clothes.

He Zhi's movements were as graceful as flowing clouds and running water; even the jade ring tied around his waist swayed slightly.

Xu Xingyin looked at him, and his thoughts couldn't help but wander.

Xu Xingyin grew up in the General's Mansion. Although he was weak and had never practiced martial arts, he could still tell whether someone had good or bad martial arts skills.

He Zhi's move just now was so fast that she didn't even get to see it clearly before the officers fell to the ground.

This shows that He Zhi's martial arts skills are very strong. If he had not wanted to leave or even escaped at the inn just now, no one could have done anything to him.

But he came here to accept the investigation, either to clear his name;

Or, he has other purposes.

Xu Xingyin was still immersed in his own speculation when he was suddenly pulled up from the ground by He Zhi.

"Even if she is not convicted, you still cannot bear her kneeling."

She was seriously injured and almost couldn't stand. Fortunately, He Zhi forgot to let go while talking, so she borrowed his strength and managed to stand.

"presumptuous!"

The county magistrate had been in office for many years, but this was the first time he had encountered such a domineering person. He jumped up from his seat in amazement and was speechless for a long time.

The people outside also started discussing the situation.

Some people said that the people in the county government were useless, some said that He Zhi behaved domineeringly and should be severely punished, and some said that the trial could not go on as it is now.

The county magistrate could do nothing to He Zhi, so he could only give up and sit back in his seat with a blank face.

"Bring the plaintiff!"

The police could not afford to offend He Zhi, so they hurriedly brought the plaintiff to the court and stayed away from He Zhi.

The plaintiff was the aunt who broke into the room earlier.

The aunt knelt down according to the rules, her eyes swollen like walnuts from crying.

"Who is in the hall?"

"I, Ms. Meng, am suing this thief for killing my daughter when he failed to bully her, and also burning my inn, causing the death and injury of guests!"

After Meng finished speaking, the outside became noisy again, and everyone accused He Zhi of doing many evil things.

The county magistrate's face turned stern. "This is a serious matter. Please tell me in detail!"

Meng nodded and recalled.

"He Zhi is the new guest who checked in today. He was very generous and asked for a top-class room.

Around the beginning of the evening, he came downstairs and ordered some wine and food, and asked us to bring them upstairs.

The waiter was not available, so I asked my daughter Xue Niang to go. After Xue Niang left, she never came down again.

The inn’s business is good at the hour of You, and I thought Xue Niang was away from home, so I went upstairs to look for her, but I didn’t know…”

When Meng said this, she started to cry loudly, which made some soft-hearted people outside also cry red-eyed. They loudly condemned He Zhi for being worse than pigs and dogs.

The county magistrate was eager to solve the case, so he impatiently tried to appease her a few times. Only then did Meng calm down and continue.

"I couldn't find him anywhere, so I went to He Zhi's room, only to find that he had bad intentions towards my daughter!

The woman knew that she was weak and no match for He Zhi, so she immediately went to the county government to report the case.

But she didn't expect this man to be so bold. When Xue Niang refused to obey him, he wanted to take her life!

In order to cover up their crimes, they even set fire to the inn. If I hadn't arrived in time with the officials, I'm afraid they would have escaped in the chaos!"

After Meng finished speaking, the officer who had been waiting for a long time came forward to add his words.

"Xue Niang's fatal injury was the knife wound on her chest. Many people had seen He Zhi playing with the dagger that injured her. When the subordinates arrived, the fire in the inn was indeed very large. There was also a man who claimed to have witnessed Xu setting the fire. His brother tried to persuade him to stop but to no avail. He was seriously injured by Xu and then burned to death in the guest room."

"It seems that this is a premeditated gang crime!"

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate slammed the table and said, "With all the evidence and witnesses, what else can you do to argue?"

He Zhi's face was calm, "I have never flirted with that woman. On the contrary, she put drugs in the food she sent me, which shows that her intentions were not pure. After I found out, she stabbed me with a knife, and I had no choice but to fight back. It was indeed me who hurt the person, but this was self-defense. According to the laws of my dynasty, I should be exempt from punishment."

Oh, he’s someone who understands the law, Xu Xingyin secretly complained in his heart.

Before Xu Xingyin could finish her complaints, she heard He Zhi change the subject and throw the hot potato to her.

"As for the fire, you'll have to ask her."