ancient criminal minds

Tian Youjin didn't know Lu Zheng, but seeing that he was dressed completely differently from the people around him, he could guess the identity of this person, and he cupped his hands: "This must be Mr. Lu who came to solve the case!"

Lu Zheng nodded, and returned a salute: "I'm next, Lu Zheng, I don't know how to address you."

"Youjin in Xiatian." Tian Youjin asked calmly, "Young Master Lu, I don't know why you decided that Tian Wu was the murderer?"

Lu Zheng wanted to answer that he didn't confirm that Tian Wu was the murderer, but he also knew that under such circumstances, he couldn't say these words at all, so he could only bite the bullet and admit: "There are people in the back mountain that can be used to ignite We found the murderer’s stuff there, and a footprint, which is so small that only young boys and women who haven’t grown up fit it, and Tian Wu’s foot is about the same size as that footprint.”

Tian Youjin chuckled, "Only with one footprint?" He suddenly raised his voice, "I've seen the police and the Facao handle cases before, and they always pay attention to catching thieves and taking stolen goods. There is no evidence for this." Yes, you are going to condemn a child to death just relying on your own guesswork!"

Lu Zheng hesitated for a moment, this is also the reason why he had been unable to make up his mind before. Rationally, he knew that what Tian Youjin said was right, he knew too little about this case, and only relied on a shoe at the scene It's an absurdly daring adventure to profile the murderer just by using India and the puppets.Lu Zheng's original uncertainty about this was completely magnified by Tian Youjin's questioning, which made him not know how to answer Tian Youjin's question for a while.

Li Zheng didn't think as much as Lu Zheng thought. In fact, because of his prejudice against the Tian family, he had already confirmed Tian Wu's identity as the murderer. Even when they arrested Tian Wu, the child kept looking at him viciously staring at them and cursing at them.This makes people feel Tian Wu's suspicion even more, and some even get angry, saying that they want Tian Wu to be executed directly.

If it is determined that Tian Wu set the fire, then according to Li Zheng's identity, he can deal with Tian Wu directly, and the Tian family has nothing to say.But even though Tian Wu was young, his bones were very hard, and he refused to confess life or death, so it was delayed until Tian Youjin and the others came to ask for someone.

Now Lu Zheng was overwhelmed by Tian Youjin's questioning, but the surrounding villagers did not believe Tian Youjin because of this, they were still shouting angrily to kill Tian Wu and drive away Tian's family.

At this moment, men's shouts and women's screams came from inside the ancestral hall.Tian Youjin's complexion changed, and before Lizheng could react, he rushed directly into the ancestral hall, and the Tian family behind him quickly followed.

Li Zheng wanted to stop him but couldn't, so he stomped his feet and followed into the ancestral hall.

At this moment, in the courtyard inside the ancestral hall, a half-grown child was tied up with a rope. His back was already covered with scars, his eyes were closed tightly, and blood was continuously bleeding from the corners of his lips.At this time, Doctor Wang had already rushed over, grabbed his cheek, and immediately a cloud of blood sprayed directly on Doctor Wang's face.

Doctor Wang didn't care about wiping off the blood on his face or checking his pulse, so he hurriedly stopped the bleeding with a golden needle, and then sprinkled the golden sore medicine in Tian Wu's mouth. Diagnosing Tian Wu's pulse and confirming that his life is safe, he stood up and said solemnly, "This child is going to kill himself by biting his tongue. Fortunately, he was found in time and he is fine, but in the future... I am afraid that his speech will be hindered..."

Tian Youyin was shocked and angry: "You bastards, you actually used such a severe punishment on a child!"

"Child?" A woman in the crowd suddenly sneered, spit a mouthful of phlegm on Tian Wu's body, and cursed, "This little bastard set off so much fire, even your Tian family didn't spare it, it shows how vicious your heart is, you guys You still want to protect him?"

Tian Youjin stopped his younger brother, but turned his gaze to the shocked Lu Zheng: "Master Lu, Tian Wu has been forced to commit suicide to seek innocence, do you still suspect that he is the murderer?"

Tian Youyin said unhappily from the side: "Brother, what did you ask him for? All this was caused by this outsider. If Tian Wu died, it would be his fault!"

Lu Zheng was startled by the scolding and took two steps back. His mind was in a mess. He didn't expect Lizheng and the others to torture Tian Wu. No, it wasn't that he didn't expect it, but he himself ignored that possibility.He was too eager to solve the case, even though he kept reminding himself to use the investigation as the basis, but he still let this kind of behavior go, and the end result was that he almost killed a person because of his assumptions!

What the hell is he doing? !

Lu Zheng remembered that he and Qingluan plausibly argued for justice before, those words echoed in his mind, how ridiculous!Unknowingly, he has become the kind of person he hates the most, the kind of person who has privileges and aloofness!

Lu Zheng's face was pale. Faced with Tian Youjin's questioning, he closed his eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "I decided this matter arbitrarily. But—"

He looked at Tian Youjin: "Now Tian Wu's suspicion still cannot be resolved, at least he is psychologically distorted to a certain extent, he has hatred for the people in this village, he has enough motives..."

Before Lu Zheng finished speaking, Tian Youyin, who had already been furious, punched him: "Isn't it enough that you almost killed him!"

This punch didn't hit Lu Zheng's face, Tian Youjin grabbed his younger brother, while Qingluan immediately blocked Lu Zheng's front, slightly unsheathed his long sword, warning the Tian family brothers.

Lu Zheng didn't dodge, he shook his hand at Qingluan, stood in front of Tian Youjin again, and looked at them quietly: "This is just my opinion, if Tian Wu is really not the murderer, I will apologize to him , when the time comes, you will be beaten and scolded as you please."

At this moment, Doctor Wang suddenly shouted, "He's awake."

Everyone's eyes were on Tian Wu, he blinked, and seemed to be a little confused, but he quickly realized, sat up abruptly, pushed Dr. Wang out, and looked at him viciously. Around, slurred syllables came from the mouth.

Dr. Wang didn't care about his injury, and hurriedly shouted: "The wound on your mouth is still not healed, so you can't speak now."

But Tian Wu didn't pay attention to him at all, and his eyes didn't even have any warmth when they passed Tian Youjin and his party.He was like a homeless little beast, showing his claws fiercely to the cruel jungle, trying to protect himself.

Tian Youjin never expected that Tian Wu would react like this when he woke up, his expression darkened, and he shouted: "Tian Wu, come here!"

Tian Wu acted as if he hadn't heard what he said, and still shrank in place. Tian Youyin couldn't see it, and wanted to grab Tian Wu back, but the frightened Tian Wu bit him on the arm. Yin was in pain, and threw Tian Wu out with one swipe.

Lu Zheng shouted: "Be careful!"

Qingluan had already noticed all this, rushed over to catch Tian Wu, and took several steps back before standing still.

Tian Wu's face was pale, and he fainted again due to blood loss and pain.Qingluan put Tian Wu on the ground, and Dr. Wang hurried over to treat him.

Tian Youyin covered his bitten hand, looking sullenly at Tian Wu who was not far away, Tian Youjin didn't speak, his face was gloomy and he didn't know what he was thinking.

At this moment, Doctor Wang, who had treated Tian Wu's wound, came over, and said coldly, "Since your Tian family came here to ask you about your crimes, I would like to ask you some questions."

In fact, Lu Zheng had already guessed when he saw Tian Wu avoiding Tian Youyin, but it was more bloody than Dr. Wang's question: "Tian Wu still has many old injuries on his body, even his arm There are traces of iron burns on his body, he has been raised by your Tian family, how did this injury come about?"

Tian Youjin frowned, as if he had thought of something, he turned his head abruptly, and stared at the family behind him who was dodging his eyes with hawk-like eyes: "Tian Mao, what do you have to say!"

Tian Mao is Tian Wu's uncle. After Tian Wu's parents died, he has been living with his uncle's family.Seeing Tian Youjin's stern interrogation, Tian Mao shook his body, and hurriedly said: "I...I just saw that he was disobedient, and occasionally hit...hit him..." Then he shouted, "Who's child isn't like this? Grown up! I fed him and clothed him, I can't feel sorry for him, this kid is ungrateful, always looks at people with a sullen face, I...I..."

Lu Zheng's hands were tightly clenched into fists. He had always thought that Tian Wu's life was happier than Zhang Chun's, but he didn't know that he had been living in dire straits.This is obviously only a teenager, but he has been forced into such a state by the cruel life.

Doctor Wang was also furious, but he still wanted to finish his sentence: "When the old man checked Tian Wu's pulse, he found that this child had the same signs of poisoning as those of those families. Your Tian Mao's family has never been flooded, so this child Where did the poison on my body come from?!"

This time even Tian Youjin showed a surprised expression on his face. After all, he didn't believe that Tian Wu set the fire from the very beginning. He only thought that Lizheng and the others wanted to take this opportunity to drive them out of the village, so when Doctor Wang said After Tian Wu was poisoned, Tian Youjin couldn't control his expression for a while.

They all know what Dr. Wang is like. Even if they don't have a good impression of this village, Dr. Wang has always treated everyone equally for so many years. The trust accumulated over the years makes Dr. Wang's words so credible. .

This time, it was Tian Youyin who spoke first. He glanced at Tian Wu hesitantly, then at Tian Youjin who had fallen into silence, and then whispered: "Maybe... maybe it was stained somewhere..."

They often go to the back mountain, so they naturally know that the black water in the depths of the back mountain is poisonous. When their house was burned, they also suspected that someone used that kind of black water, but the back mountain is taboo after all, and they dare not publicize it , This is the only way to admit this dumb loss.When Tian Wu was arrested, Tian Youjin also doubted whether Tian Wu was the real culprit, but this kind of worry only flashed in his heart, and he was more willing to believe that Li Zheng and the others deliberately planted Tian Wu in order to drive Tian Wu's family away. After all, the group of guards searched for so long and failed to find any evidence. That's the best proof, isn't it?

Now Tian Wu was found to be poisoned, which was beyond everyone's expectation.The Tian family has known for a long time that the black water is poisonous, so they seldom get close to it, and even if they get close, they have to cover their mouths and noses tightly with a cloth, and as long as it doesn't burn, the poison is extremely weak.So when Tian Wu was captured, Li Zheng and the others never thought of asking Dr. Wang to check Tian Wu's body.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion among the crowd outside, and a person hurriedly ran into the ancestral hall: "Lizheng! Your house is on fire!"

Everyone was shocked, and looked in the direction of Li Zheng's house, and saw a thick smoke billowing.