The black-bellied peasant girl is reborn, and her weird relatives are mad

A neighbor from Funiu Lane was at the scene and shouted loudly, "Ms. Zhang Er, if you have any grievances in your heart, just speak up. The neighbors in Funiu Lane will stand up for you! You can't just admit to murder without thinking!"

Then a dozen people echoed, "Yes, yes. If someone threatens you, you must speak up, and the county magistrate will take care of it for you!!"

Jiang Muxia thought of many possible outcomes, but she never expected Zhang Chuncao to admit it so readily, which caught her off guard and unprepared.

But, it was obviously impossible for her to do this, so why should she admit it?

The only possibility is that someone is threatening her family's lives.

Tang Zhongbai, who was standing at the side of the hall, was shocked and asked, "You said you killed him. Let me ask you, how did you kill him? What was the murder weapon? When did you enter the Lin family? Does the Lin family have your accomplice?"

Zhang Chuncao said frankly, "Your Excellency, the Lin family killed my father and came to our house to humiliate us many times. I had long been resentful, so I bribed a cook in the Lin family and gave him a packet of medicine powder, falsely claiming that it was just ordinary rhubarb and would only cause diarrhea. That night, I secretly returned and hid in the back kitchen of the Lin family. When the medicine took effect, I stabbed the cook to death first, and then killed everyone in the Lin family one by one, and only then did I quench my anger. Now, I have avenged my father, my wish is fulfilled, and I am willing to pay the price for the evil deeds I have done."

After she finished speaking, she kowtowed heavily and did not get up for a long time.

"You said that you killed the Lin family's cook first, but after we examined the body, we did not find the cook's body. How do you explain that?" Although she described the crime clearly, Tang Zhongbai still did not believe it.

There are too many loopholes.

Zhang Chuncao was stunned. “I, after I killed the man, I felt it was inappropriate to leave my accomplice at the scene, so I dragged him to the east of the ferry three miles away and threw him into the river.”

Everyone present frowned. Even a fool wouldn't believe such a lame excuse.

Tang Zhongbai understood and stopped worrying. He replied, "Sir, Zhang Chuncao's confession is full of loopholes. I beg you to find the real murderer as soon as possible and give justice to the deceased."

There was an uproar outside the hall, with endless discussions and everyone seeking justice for Zhang Chuncao.

"Sir, Zhang Chuncao may have been wronged. She may have helped someone else to take the blame. We heard that before the incident, the youngest son of the Lin family went to cause trouble in front of the Zhang family's gate, and someone stood up for the Zhang family." Xun Qing, who was standing outside the hall, saw the opportunity and jumped out. He turned his gaze to Jiang Muxia in the crowd, "I heard that the person was the owner of Sihai Restaurant, Miss Jiang. I also heard that Miss Jiang is very good at martial arts and loves to fight for justice..."

He paused, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then continued: "Miss Jiang likes to wear green clothes the most, and a piece of green cloth was found at the crime scene. Is this...!?"

He told half the story and left the other half unsaid, leaving people with wild imaginations and trying to shift the blame of the case to her!

"You are talking nonsense. It has nothing to do with Miss Jiang. I did it all by myself. I am willing to pay with my life. Please sentence me." Zhang Chuncao kowtowed repeatedly until his forehead turned red.

"Xun Shuli, what you said is your guess? Or did you find out by yourself?" Tang Zhongbai said in a steady voice, staring at him sharply, "Everyone knows that you have a grudge against the Li family of Donggang Village. Now that you can't find any evidence against the Li family, how can you hold on to the relatives of the Li family? As an official, you are really broad-minded!"

Xun Qing was not angered by his words, and smiled and said, "Whether it is true or not, it will be up to Lord Feng to decide. Tang Juecao and Miss Jiang have a close relationship, so he won't protect her, right?"

He shouted to the crowd again: "Miss Jiang, why don't you come out and explain the matter clearly. Otherwise, others will suffer for you. Jiang Muxia came to the front of the hall calmly and sneered: "Xun Shuli is right. But let me ask you, besides the two points you mentioned before, do you have any evidence to prove that I was the one who committed the Lin family crime?"

She bowed to Feng Nian and said, "Sir, if he can't come up with a strong reason, can I sue him for false accusation?"

Feng Nian was stunned. He didn't expect such an unexpected incident to happen in the classroom.

He opened his lips and uttered a word subconsciously, "Yes."

"Thank you, sir."

She turned to Xun Qing, her eyes like lightning, and asked coldly, "Xun Shuli, please tell me the solid evidence that I was the one who committed the Lin family murder."

Xun Qing's face was gloomy. He didn't expect this little girl to be so difficult to deal with. Now that County Magistrate Feng had promised her, if he couldn't explain the reason, even if County Magistrate Feng didn't pursue it, the dead girl and the Tang man would not let him go easily.

After he figured out the stakes, he said seriously, "Of course, the coroner found out that the Lin family members died of excessive blood loss from the neck. The wounds on their necks could not have been inflicted with such a strong force by a weak woman like Zhang. And you are very good at martial arts, and martial artists are well versed in the structure of the human body. You naturally know where to stab and how much force is needed to kill someone. So, adding to what I said before, all the motives combined, you must have killed the Lin family members."

The people listening in the hall were influenced by his words. Some believed him to some extent, while others were hesitant and dared not believe him.

There were also people who often went to the restaurant to eat and spoke up for her in a low voice.

Jiang Muxia smiled and asked, "You guessed well. Xun Shuli can take up an important position in the Ministry of Justice. I have helped many people. If they die for no reason, will it be my fault? Then who else will speak out for injustice? Besides, that brass knuckle is not available to ordinary people. Do you think I, a peasant girl, can get such a valuable weapon?"

"Maybe your master gave it to you? Maybe you stole it?" Xun Qing racked his brains to find a suitable reason to convict her.

Jiang Muxia looked at Xun Qing as if he was a fool. "Xun Shuli said that I was so powerful. Why didn't I run away after committing such a big crime? Why did I stay here and wait for you to catch me? Do you think I am a fool?"

Li Jiyi ran to the gate of the county government office at some point. Looking at this dog official who had harmed his family and was now determined to identify his sister as the murderer, he was so angry that he cursed.

"You're talking nonsense. My sister was in the restaurant when the crime happened. Everyone in the restaurant and the pub can testify to that. You, a villain, are trying to harm my Li family. What kind of man are you to vent your anger on a little girl?"

"That's right. Miss Jiang has always been kind to others and has never bullied anyone." Someone in the crowd echoed, "She always helped the weak when she saw them being bullied. But you've turned it into evidence of her murder, which is really confusing."

The hall was getting more and more chaotic. Feng Nian finally couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "Shut up. Jiang Muxia, let me ask you, what Clerk Xun said about the blue cloth and you and the Lin family fighting, was it you who brought people to the Zhang family to find the murder weapon? Is it true?"

"true."

"Just admit it. Put Jiang Muxia in jail and retry him another day." Without waiting for everyone's reaction, he stood up and left the hall.