仵作daily [traveling]

The author has something to say: put a timetable

From 23 to 1 o'clock

1-3 o'clock when ugly

Yinshi 3～5 o'clock

5-7 o'clock at Mao

Chenshi 7～9 o'clock

9-11:[-] pm

11-13:[-] noon

From 13 to 15:[-]

From 15 to 17:[-]

17-19 o'clock in the unitary time

19～21:[-] Xu time

21-23:[-] hrs

The three of them are not tall. Brother Li and Ying'er are the same height, but shorter than Du Si. The only one who can be taller is Zheng Qiu. He has a thin body, thin bones, and looks like a scholar. In less than two days in prison, he was starving and skinny.

Du Si narrowed his eyes slightly, and he confirmed in his heart that these three people were definitely not the murderers who killed Qin.

"But in a few days, the three of us will be sent to death row."

As soon as Ying'er said this, Zheng Qiu and Li Ge turned pale. At that time, they would be dead, and it would be a matter of time before their heads moved.

"At the court, the county magistrate personally ordered that if none of the three of us confesses, the case will be regarded as the three of us colluding to commit the crime, and we will all be executed." Zheng Qiu closed his eyes and said in a deep voice.

"We never killed Mrs. Qin, but the magistrate of Zhixian County has determined that the murderer is among us. I don't care how I explain it. The lord can only use that sentence to convict the crime." Li Ge smiled bitterly. Yuzi murmured, "I have worked for the Zhuang Mansion for the past thirteen years, and I have never been lazy and greedy for trading money. The amount of firewood I chop every day is only a lot. Who would have thought that being labeled as a 'suspected murderer' would lead me to such a crime?" look like."

No one spoke for a while, Yinger suddenly coughed, and the heart-piercing cough echoed in the prison very loudly.

"Why didn't the county lieutenant put you in the women's prison? How did you get here?" Du Si said distressedly.

"I was originally in the women's prison, but I was suddenly driven here by the jailers last night." Ying'er was so angry that she leaned against the prison wall weakly, "It must be that the three of us were imprisoned together on purpose, to avoid each other and get out. A scapegoat."

"This county magistrate...arbitrarily assigned charges!" Zheng Qiu opened his eyes, especially with a hint of anger in his eyes. Suddenly, he was like a deflated ball, powerless.

"But he is an official, and I am a grassroots person. Where did I get the courage to fight against him?"

Zheng Qiu grabbed the straw on the ground and shook it back and forth as if venting his anger.

"I'm a dignified man with old parents. I came to Yecheng through all kinds of hardships. I wanted to earn some money to go home and rest, but I was deceived by two villains, Qin Shizhuang Hui, and signed a 30-year contract of selling myself. Later, I was involved in a murder case, and met a foolish county magistrate, who was determined to put me to death!"

The straw in the work was flying, rolling up a cloud of dust on the ground, and the mice were scurrying around on the ground, hiding in dark corners, and there was no movement after a while.

"Why are some people born with all the glory and wealth and gold and jade? I never expected that I could break out into a world, but I never thought that I would fall into the field I am today! This world treats me unfairly, and I can send Where is hope?"

Zheng Qiu looked crazy, Ying'er and Li Ge were silent, their eyes were occupied by despair, and there was no light in them.

Who would stay here if they could be born into a good family?

Hearing this, Du Si couldn't tell what it was like in his heart. Although he didn't talk about riches and honors when he came here, he lived a comfortable and free life. Compared with the worries of these people, the grievances he suffered were really insignificant.

He settled down and started asking about the case, which was the only thing he could do to help them.

"Why did the county magistrate arrest the three of you and bring them to justice? Is there any reason?"

"It's not that I went to Qin's study that night, and no one can testify when I came out and when I fell asleep." Zheng Qiu said with a wry smile.

"Among the three of you, who was the first to enter Qin's study?" Du Si said seriously.

"It's me." Zheng Qiu shook his head, and began to describe the night when the crime happened, "At the beginning of the night, I was ordered by Qin to come to the study to reconcile the account with her, and I didn't leave the study until the third quarter of Zizheng."

"That's it." Du thought for a while, he just arrived in Yecheng that night, he was very tired from traveling in the carriage all night, and fell asleep before the hour of the day, "The second person who entered the study is..."

"It was me, I was the second to go in." Chai Fu raised his hand and said, "Mrs. Qin asked me to discuss the firewood for the house. I went out of the room when I was ugly, and came to Madam's study at about two o'clock when I was ugly. Half an hour later. Then went out."

Chai Fu thought for a while, and then continued, "Although Madam is strict and mean to people, she manages the Zhuang Mansion very skillfully, and the same goes for the jewelry shops. It can be said that Madam Qin's contribution to the Zhuang Mansion's ability to go so far. "

"Mrs. Qin like this, Mrs. Qin like that, she usually scolds you the most." Zheng Qiu said angrily.

"I'm not telling the truth..." Li Ge said with a silly smile.

"Brother Li, when did you leave?" Du Si asked.

"Madam talked to me a lot, and it's almost Yinshi before I leave."

Du Si nodded, and then came to ask Yinger.

"I delivered tea to Madam's study at [-]:[-] Yinshi, and left after a while. In the early morning, Chun'er found Madam Qin dead in the study. The county magistrate rushed over and arrested the three of us to the yamen for interrogation."

Du Si walked back and forth outside the cell and asked suddenly.

"Why do you remember the time of entering and exiting Qin's study so clearly?" It was even accurate to a few moments.

"There are incense sticks in the study, and each stick is half an hour's worth." Ying'er paused, and then continued, "I am Qin's personal maid, and you must know that she always beats and scolds her servants and beats them up." As an animal, Qin Shi ordered me to wake up in the middle of the night and serve her tea and water. I didn’t know when I woke up that night. Yin time has passed."

After finishing speaking, Ying'er hesitated a bit, and Du Si encouraged her to say that these testimonies are the key to the case, and they are also strong evidence for whether they can be cleared of their charges.

"I..." Ying'er coughed a few more times, calmed down and said, "When I brought tea to the dormitory, she didn't let me in, she just stretched out a hand from the door to take it."

Du Si's heart was beating violently. He consciously touched the key point of the case, and his brain was in an uproar, but the scene recalled out of imagination was exceptionally clear.

"Do you remember the features of that hand?"

"It was raining that night, and the sky was dark. I could barely see the moon, but I didn't look carefully..." Ying'er thought for a while, and suddenly realized, "Do you suspect that the owner of that hand is not the Qin family?!"

Du Si nodded, Zheng Qiu and Li Ge looked confused, Ying Er was very happy, she finally saw some hope of going out.

"That night...but it was raining all the time?" Du Sifu asked.

"I was down when I came, and I was still down when I went out, without stopping in between." Zheng Qiu said.

"It was still raining when I went out, but the rain stopped when I got to Madam's room, and it started to rain again not long after I came out." Li Ge said.

"It was also raining when I came out of the room to Qin's study, and it didn't stop." Ying'er said.

"It seems that I have to go to the house of the prisoner in Yecheng..." Du Si murmured.

Yinger still wanted to say something, but the situation no longer allowed her to act.

"It's time for half a stick of incense—"

The jailer's footsteps came from the other end, and they soon came to Du Si.

"Little brother, can you rescue us?"

When Yinger's weak voice came, Du Si turned her face slightly and gave her a firm look.

"Wait, don't go, take my things!!" Zheng Qiu's roar descended from the sky, scaring the jailer in front of him almost to fall. letter.

"You are not allowed to take anything out!" The jailer on the side stared at the letter in Du Si's hand.

"If I die here, please give this letter to my parents. My hometown name is written on it. When my head is separated, I must give it to my biological parents!" Zheng Qiu scratched The prison door said loudly.

"A dead man still babbling like this, is he tired of working?" The jailer stepped forward and kicked Zheng Qiu hard several times.

"You bastards who care about human life and know how to break the law! You are not worthy of being an official!" Zheng Qiu's face was bruised, and he kept cursing.

"Hey, you brat got into a fight with the uncle? Hit him!"

Many jailers surrounded him, Du Si understood what Zheng Qiu meant, and left quickly.

Zheng Qiu's wailing echoed in the prison, hitting Du Si's heart hard, and he solemnly stuffed the letter in his hand into his robe.

The sky outside the cell was still gray. Du Si immediately left the yamen. The air there seemed to be extremely turbid. At this moment, he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, which was the three lives related to this case.

Sun Ping was alone outside, seeing Du Si's solemn expression seemed to understand something, everyone followed him silently without saying a word.

A group of people walked on the street, and soon melted into the sea of ​​people. The rain started again at some point, and every drop of water seemed to carry a weight heavier than a stone.