I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

Liu Wuzuo was stunned for a moment before he fully realized the situation in front of him. His face was pale and uncertain, and he couldn't believe it, and he didn't understand.He and Cui Tao had just come out from Tuiguan Han, and he turned around to talk to Cui Tao, why did Guan Tui Han and Inspector Wang run behind him?

But now it's useless to worry about this issue, he was caught by the two of them.Cold sweat broke out frequently on Liu Yuzuo's forehead. He blamed Cui Tao, and blamed her for deliberately irritating himself, which caused him to speak unrestrainedly, but when he thought about everything Cui Tao said just now, he couldn't find anything wrong.

"Han Tuiguan, this, this—" Liu Yu bowed to Han Qi stammeringly, trying to explain something, but the moment he met Han Qi's eyes, his mind went blank and he couldn't say anything.

Those are a pair of eyes that are so calm that there is not even the slightest wave, and the expression is even gentle, but it can make you feel his ruthlessness and contempt strongly, which is more frightening than anger.If you are angry and vented, you may still have time to calm down, and you can still beg for mercy and discuss it.However, Han Tuiguan's calmness and calmness can make people faintly feel that he has been completely sentenced to death, and there is absolutely no chance of turning over.

Wang Zhao's expression did not agree with Han Qi's, and his face was full of anger at the moment.He clenched the shoulder knife at his waist, wishing he could chop off the guy's mouth with the knife.He was so angry that he wanted to complain for Cui Tao, but when he was about to open his mouth, Han Qi stopped him with a look.

Wang Zhao had no choice but to grit his teeth and bear it, the veins in his neck burst from holding back.

Han Qi, as if Liu Yu was doing nothing, passed by him, and when he came to Cui Tao, he said softly: "Let's go."

Cui Tao simply responded and obediently followed.

Liu Yuzuo stood there dripping with cold sweat, and after being frozen for a while, he recovered from the shock and fear, and the clothes on his back were soaked.Even though everyone is gone and not here anymore, the feeling of fear and fear still persists in him.Because the official Han Tui didn't train him, didn't punish him, and made him feel uncertain, as if his whole body was hanging on a steel wire, and there was an abyss below.

The more Liu Yuzuo thought about it, the more frightened he became. The sweat on his palms was wiped dry on the skirt of his clothes, and it got wet again after a while.He doesn't know what to do now, so he can only ask his old friends and find a way together.

Liu Wuzuo asked two of his best yamen servants, and both of them sympathized with Liu Wuzuo, who actually said bad things to the righteous master, and they were also Han Tuiguan.

Although this official Han Tui is a newly appointed official of Kaifeng Mansion, he is the most important person of Bao Mansion Yin, and he is also a talented person who has contacts with the officials. He is suppressing many of them with his official rank now, and his future will be limitless , it is very possible to pay homage to the prime minister in the future, how can he offend him?

"Tell me about you, why did you say those things at that time?"

After listening to their analysis, Liu Yuzuo became more apprehensive and fearful, "I was also annoyed by that guy, and I said something harsh in a moment of anger, and now I don't know how regretful it is!"

The two yamen servants had nothing useful to do. At most, they sighed consolingly that Liu Yu was unlucky, and told him to be careful. It would be best if he could sincerely apologize to Han Tuiguan, and maybe there was still a chance.

"Give me an idea, how to make amends, and make Han Tuiguan let me go?"

When Liu Yu asked this question, everyone fell silent.What do literati hate most?It is to be humiliated for no reason and tarnish the reputation.What's more, this person is the second place in the imperial examination, the top among literati, and his arrogance can be imagined.

"Speaking of our Korean pusher, he looks handsome and gentle, but is extremely lonely in his bones. We are all rough people, how do we know how to deal with it, why don't you ask others?"

The two yamen servants didn't know how to persuade Liu Yu to do it. The most important thing is that there is no need to persuade him at all. He must not be able to stay in this yamen.The lessons learned from the past must be learned, and they have to pay attention in the future. Some things have no basis, and they really can't just say it casually, let alone in Kaifeng Mansion, otherwise they won't know how they died.

Liu Wuzuo can be regarded as able to see that these people call him brothers and sisters on weekdays, and they used to be as good as they used to be. When something happened to him, they didn't bother to think about him sincerely.

Liu Wuzuo turned around and hurriedly found Zhang Wenpo, asking her to intercede for him.At the beginning, he hated Cui Tao because of Zhang Wenpo's injustice.

Zhang Wenpo just came back from Judge Wang. After hearing what Liu Yu said, she frowned and looked at him: "You are very polite, why bother to say that, you saw her seduce Officer Han Tui and Inspector Wang with your own eyes?"

"Why do you still speak for her! Who am I for? It's not because you were squeezed into the name of Judge Wang, to hold the injustice for you! She is a female prisoner, and now she has a status above you and me in Kaifeng Mansion. You Are you willing to do so? I was really kind enough to be a donkey and put myself in it."

"For me? But I didn't ask you to deal with others like that. The Cui family is a formidable person. Since she assisted Han Tuiguan to solve the case, how many complicated cases have she solved? I heard that she won the Xinghua Lane case. praise."

Seeing Liu Yuzuo jumping in front of her angrily, as if she was ungrateful, Zhang Wenpo couldn't help but find it funny.

"It's just an autopsy. It's different from anyone else. How much money was paid before, and how much money is now. The work is easy. I follow Judge Wang and I don't mind. What do you care about? I don't think you're doing it out of good intentions." Donkey Liver and Lung', you are just looking at others and using me as an excuse."

Liu Yuzuo was stunned, opened his mouth to say something, and saw Zhang Wen's wife tidy up the things on the table, and planned to leave.

"Don't think about any crooked ways, hurry up and ask Han Tuiguan to admit your mistake obediently."

After Zhang Wenpo finished speaking, she hurried away.

Liu Wuzuo stomped his feet on the spot a few times, and after thinking about it, he understood that he would definitely not be able to stay in this Kaifeng mansion.

Half an hour later, Liu Yuzuo went to look for Han Qi and pleaded guilty.But he didn't even have a chance to get close to Han Tui's room, so he was sent to the stable by Zhang Chang.

Zhang Chang asked Liu Yu to do whatever he wanted, "Officer Han doesn't have time to care about you, please stay away from him. Whatever you want to do, it's your own business, don't talk about kneeling down to apologize for Official Han, We can't afford to rely on Han Tuiguan again if something goes wrong. After all, you are an old man in Kaifeng Mansion, and you have worked for more than 20 years."

When Zhang Chang said this, his voice was very loud, and many government servants who came to the stable to lead the horses heard it.

After he finished speaking, he left, leaving Liu Yuzuo standing awkwardly in front of the horse dung pile naked and carrying thorns.

After these yamen servants inquired, they all knew what Liu Yuzuo had committed, and they couldn't help laughing at him for relying on the old and selling the old, and overreaching.If it weren't for his old qualifications, how could he dare to do things so arrogantly?

In fact, among the yamen servants, only a few had the same idea as Liu Yuzuo. Most of the yamen servants had followed Cui Tao to investigate the case, and witnessed her ability to break the mechanism and avoid danger for everyone.It is a female prisoner with a low status. Originally, there was a little prejudice and contempt for Cui Tao in my heart, but after seeing her talents, everyone was convinced in their hearts, and they all understood that Bao Fuyin and Han Tuiguan retained her to assist in handling the case. for the sake.

When Liu Wuzuo heard these people scold him for being stupid, and when they praised Cui Tao's ability in unison, his face became hot, and he suddenly realized how wrong he was.Before, he only cared about the one-acre three-point land in front of him, and the people he came into contact with had the same idea as him. He just felt that he was right. He was angry that Kaifeng Mansion treated Wuzuo worse than female prisoners, so he decided that there was something tricky here. .

Now that so many people are laughing at him and pointing fingers at him, Liu Wuzuo truly realized that it was himself who was stupid and incompetent.Most of the people in the yamen admire Cui Tao's talent and feel that she deserves to be respected.That is to say, people rely on their own ability to rise to the top, not some female sex.It is he who looks at people with his eyes sideways, and sees everything wrong.

The thorns scratched Liu Wuzuo's back and made him ache. After thinking about it, he still knelt in front of the stable for a day.He decided to resign after expressing his sincere apology. He would have no face to stay in Bianjing in the future, so he could only move his family.

Zhang Chang waited for Liu Yuzuo to go to judge Wang to ask for his resignation, so he stopped him and asked him with a smile, "Are you leaving now?"

Liu Yuzuo trembled in his heart, and hurriedly said that he would go away and Bianjing would not stay.

"Officer Han Tui said to me before that when people make mistakes, it is rare if they know the mistakes and can correct them." Zhang Chang said.

"I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong." Liu Yuzuo nodded and bowed again and again. Hearing Zhang Chang's words, he thought that Han Tuiguan was going to forgive him, and a little hope rose in his heart.

Zhang Chang sneered, "But I don't see where you knew your mistake. If you really knew your mistake, why would you only apologize to Han Tuiguan? I advise you to think carefully about whether you should be a 'human' or something else. Things don't go well for animals."

Although Zhang Chang didn't threaten him directly, Liu Yuzuo could tell that if he couldn't make amends today, he would be so miserable that he wouldn't even have a chance to be a human being.Liu Yuzuo didn't dare to neglect the other party's 'threat' at all. What is he, a small non-ranked gangster, in the eyes of an official?If he wanted to kill him, it would be as easy as trampling on an ant, and he didn't even have to dirty his own hands, someone did it for them.

Now that he is sober, he regrets everything, and he has fully realized what it means to "disaster comes from the mouth". He can't figure out why he was so confused at the beginning, and now he finally pays the price for his frivolity, ignorance and arrogance.

When Liu Wuzuo came to find Cui Tao, Cui Tao was sitting on the stone steps peeling taro.Hearing Liu Yuzuo's cry of apology outside the courtyard, Cui Tao couldn't help stuffing the freshly peeled taro into his mouth and eating it.

Wang Siniang pinched her waist and ran to scold Liu Wuzuo severely.

Ping'er also got angry and scolded her, but what she scolded was 'reasonable', not as good as Wang Siniang who can say all kinds of shit, pee, and shit.

"I have never seen such a narrow-minded man like you. He is inferior to others and women, so he framed his reputation. If it were an ordinary daughter's family, you would have been forced to cry dry by your words, and you would hang yourself." Yes. You will kill people, do you know that!" Pinger scolded angrily and blushed.

Liu Yu made a kowtow and apologized again.

"But it's not enough to make amends. It's so vicious for a big man to bully a woman like this. Aren't you born by a mother, without a wife and daughter?"

"Why are you talking so many polite words to this bastard, get out of the way!" Hearing Wang Siniang's shout, Ping'er smelled a strange smell, and immediately moved out of the way.

With a splash, the swill mixed with washing the pig's large intestine was directly splashed on Liu Yuzuo's body.

"Anything goes with anything, even the maggots in the latrine are cleaner than yours! But don't be an eyesore here, no one cares about your apology, get out!"

Liu Wuzuo was like a chicken that fell into a cesspit, his whole body was wet with the smell of stinky feces, he got up tremblingly, and fled in embarrassment.

Ping'er covered her nose with her hands, and turned to Liu Wu in confusion and shouted: "Does it stink? But it's not as smelly as your mouth!"

Cui Tao crushed the peeled taro with a stone pestle, then added cheese into it and stirred.

When Wang Siniang and Ping'er came back, they smelled the scent of milk and hurried over.

Cui Tao immediately hugged the taro basin and kept a distance from them, "Stay away from me, wash away the stinky swill spilled out of the courtyard, and both of you will also be washed away."

Wang Siniang pinched her waist: "Miss Cui, don't be particular about this, we just vented our anger for you."

"Forget it, when you vent your anger on me, everything will be cold."

Cui Tao knew that Han Qi didn't deal with Liu Yuzuo because of a small mistake before, just to prevent someone from dissatisfied with her.Now that the time is ripe, and her strength has been affirmed by most people, there is no need to tolerate that Liu Yuzuo.

So before Liu Yu made a second reply, Cui Tao deliberately complained to Han Qi.Her claim alone is, of course, empty-handed.Cui Tao proposed to perform a section for Han Qi and Wang Zhao on the spot, so there was a situation where she followed Liu Yu, was scolded by Liu Yu, and Han Qi and Wang Zhao saw it.

Of course, thanks to Liu Wuzuo's hard work, she didn't disappoint at all. No matter how ugly the words were, she succeeded in witnessing how Liu Wuzuo killed herself.

After Wang Siniang and Ping'er cleaned up, they returned to the kitchen.

Cui Tao had just fried the sweet almonds and ground them into powder with a stone mill.The freshly roasted almonds are already very fragrant, now that they are ground, the fragrance is so strong that Wang Siniang can't help swallowing.

"It's true to say that Mrs. Han pushed officials. Mrs. Cui helped him solve so many cases. He didn't stand up and speak out for Mrs. Cui about what Mrs. Liu did. He should punish that Liu!" Wang Siniang Can't help complaining.

"This is the beauty of dealing with affairs in the officialdom. If he stood up and punished Liu Yuzuo directly and severely, it would not have the current effect. It is too easy to punish a person, but it is not easy to win the hearts of the people and convince everyone."

Cui Tao is very satisfied with the result of the current treatment, too much is too much.Since Kaifeng Mansion is going to develop in the long run, it is always better to solve the problem gently than violently.

Wang Siniang was confused and shook her head to show that she didn't understand.

"You don't need to understand, you are unlikely to be an official in this life, just know how to listen to Madam Cui." Ping'er said to Wang Siniang.

Wang Siniang suddenly nodded, "I understand this sentence."

Cui Tao crushed some raw almonds.

"Isn't this already familiar, how come it's still raw?" Ping'er asked puzzled.

"This is my improvement."

After Cui Tao finished speaking, she cut the compacted milky taro paste into slices, mixed the old dough she got from Mrs. Fang with water and thinned it, and added sweet potato powder, Chinese torreya powder, almond powder and salt to make it not dry. The batter is not thin, and then the yam cubes are wrapped in a layer of batter, and then sprinkled with a layer of chopped raw almonds, and then fry in the pan.

Taro sticks with crushed almonds will give off a rich aroma of nuts during the process of being fried to a golden color. When they are fried, take a bite while they are hot. It is a fusion of crunchy and fragrant flavors, and it is wrapped with tender, moist and dense milky mashed taro. It is difficult for people to finish eating this piece with their eyes open. It is really comfortable to eat with closed eyes and admiration.

"Do you still think it's hard to rinse the swill?" Cui Tao asked the two people who were eating with their eyes closed while turning over the taro cubes in the pot.

"It's worth it, it's worth it." Wang Siniang replied quickly.

"Yeah." Ping'er nodded restrainedly.

After Cui Tao cooked a plate, she asked Ping'er to deliver it to Han Qi.

"Me?" Ping'er was terrified when she heard that, she was reluctant to go, and looked at Wang Siniang.

Wang Siniang hurriedly dodged, "Look what I'm doing, I'm not allowed to go to the official Han Tui at all, I can't control my beautiful eyes."

"Okay...Okay." Ping'er agreed with grievances, carrying a plate of golden crispy yellow dumplings, and walked with apprehensive steps.

When we arrived at Han Qi's room, everything was quiet. Ping'er didn't even dare to breathe, and carefully put the snacks on the table. She saluted Han Qi behind the table who was concentrating on the paperwork, and then turned to leave.

"You guys go to Changyuan County some other day." Han Qi said suddenly.

Ping'er had already walked to the door, and suddenly she was startled unpreparedly when she heard Han Qi's words, and subconsciously screamed in a low voice.

After yelling, Ping'er realized that she had offended, turned her head timidly, and timidly glanced at Han Qi.Coincidentally, Han Qi was puzzled by Ping'er's cry, and looked at her too.

The moment Ping'er looked at Han Qi, she knelt down, her eyes turned red, and her body twitched, obviously wanting to cry but trying to hold back and control herself.But in the end, she couldn't hold back after all, and tears fell down.

"Han, Han Tuiguan, I'm sorry...I'm sorry."

Han Qi: "..."

……

After half a stick of incense, Ping'er covered her face and ran back to the deserted courtyard crying, staring blankly at Cui Tao and Wang Siniang.

Wang Siniang hurriedly asked her what was wrong, but she saw Ping'er rushing back to her room, closing the door, and sobbing in the room.

Cui Tao took the wooden shovel, and together with Wang Siniang, they went to the door of Ping'er's house.Wang Siniang asked Ping'er what was wrong again, but Ping'er just cried and didn't respond.

Wang Siniang pushed the door, but found that the door was locked by Ping'er from the inside.

"What's going on? Has Han Tuiguan bullied her?" Wang Siniang looked at Cui Tao in a daze.

"It's unlikely." Cui Tao didn't think that Han Qi, an elegant person who had read a lot of poetry and books, would bully a little girl who brought her snacks unreasonably. "I'll ask her after she calms down."

Cui Tao invited Wang Siniang to eat crispy yellow dumplings.

Wang Siniang immediately put the crying Pinger behind her, and happily agreed to sit with Cui Tao at the small table under the plane tree, sipping white fungus and sour pear soup, and eating crispy yellow dulce, the two go together perfectly , sweet to sour, oily to refreshing, nutty to fruity.

But the two of them hadn't eaten a couple of mouthfuls before they saw Zhang Chang hurried in and said to Cui Tao, "Don't let Ping'er deliver things to Tuiguan Han again!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Chang turned around and left in a hurry.

Cui Tao: "..."

Wang Siniang: "..."

"Something must have happened. Could it be that Ping'er, like me, couldn't control her eyes, or even her hands, and stretched out to Tuiguan Han's face, Adam's apple, neck, and—— "

While speaking, Wang Siniang imitated, reaching out her hand to Cui Tao's cheek, only half an inch away to touch it, then slid all the way back, over the shoulder, pointing to Cui Tao's...

Cui Tao slapped Wang Siniang's hand off.

"Ping'er can't do this kind of thing."

"Could it be that Han Tuiguan likes Pinger, a woman who is delicate and soft, and she tears when she is pinched, and he stretched out to Pinger—"

"If you keep talking nonsense, I will send you to go on the road with Liu Yuzuo," Cui Tao said.

Wang Siniang immediately shut up, but still couldn't help wondering what happened to Ping'er and Han Tuiguan.

Half an hour later, Ping'er came out of the room with red eyes, fetched water from a basin, and washed her face.

Cui Tao and Wang Siniang had almost finished their meal, and left an extra plate for Pinger.

Wang Siniang softly called Ping'er to come and eat, Ping'er responded, and then sat between the two of them, holding the plate, bowed her head and began to eat silently.

"What happened just now?" Wang Siniang saw that she was in a bad mood, and it was rare for her to talk to Ping'er in a cautious tone.

"It's nothing." Ping'er muttered in a low voice, but the eyes that had stopped crying, began to moisten and glisten with tears again.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk, you eat first."

Wang Siniang waited patiently for Pinger to finish eating, and took the initiative to do the dishes for Pinger kindly, and then found the right time to ask her what was going on.

Ping'er faltered for a while before finally explaining the whole story clearly.

It really complied with Ping'er's phrase 'nothing' just now, the fact is really nothing.

When Pinger went to deliver the snacks, Han Qi suddenly said a word to her. Because Pinger had been holding her breath carefully, she lost her composure and cried out in fright. Then, under Han Qi's puzzled question, Crying harder made the scene more embarrassing, she was more nervous and embarrassed, the more anxious she was, the more out of breath she was crying, but because Han Tuiguan didn't say anything and she didn't dare to leave, so she cried awkwardly for a while He was able to escape from Han Tuiguan.

She is so wronged!

"Fuck your mother's grievances!" Wang Siniang was so angry that she almost kicked the table over after hearing Pinger's whole narration. Fortunately, Cui Tao, who was lying on the recliner, gave Wang Siniang a warning look, and Wang Siniang's violent temper was restrained.

"That's it? That's it? It's worth it when you cry like this? No wonder Han Tuiguan doesn't want you to go again!"

When Ping'er heard Wang Siniang's words, tears fell again, "Officer Han doesn't want me to go again?"

"You are so virtuous, it will be strange for people to ask you to go!"

Ping'er looked at Cui Tao with tears streaming down her face: "Is the official Han Tui going to punish me? Do I want to kneel like Wang Siniang and apologize to him first?"

Cui Tao was swaying on the recliner, covering her face with the ball, when she suddenly heard Ping'er's voice approaching, she slapped her on the forehead with the ball fan.

"Don't be annoying."

"Even Mrs. Cui dislikes me." Ping'er was even more aggrieved.

"I mean to tell you, Officer Han is telling you not to bother him, it's fine." Cui Tao sent Ping'er back to the house to rest quickly, and then Wang Siniang asked, "Why is she in such a serious condition today?"

Wang Siniang was also puzzled, and then she patted her thigh and said to Cui Tao, "She's having her period today!"

……

The next day, knowing that the identity of the boy who committed suicide had not been found out, Cui Tao went to the morgue to check the boy's body again.Now that Liu Wuzuo is away, no one will stop her from autopsy.

The soles of the deceased's shoes were covered with black mud, but there was still a layer of off-white matter sticking to the surface of the black mud. After Cui Tao scraped it off carefully with a bamboo blade, he found that it looked like incense ash.It was also discovered that the red stains on the young man's hands were not only blood stains, but also cinnabar residues on his fingertips, because compared to blood stains, cinnabar was not easy to wipe off.

Cui Tao then informed Han Qi of the inspection results.

"You can take the portrait of the deceased to various Taoist temples in Bianjing and inquire about it. The deceased probably went to a Taoist temple during his lifetime."

At this moment, several yamen servants followed Wang Zhao to listen to Han Qi's orders.Among them were two yamen servants who had made friends with Liu Wuzuo before. They echoed Liu Wuzuo's words in private and said bad things about Cui Tao.Now, after hearing the results of Cui Tao's re-autopsy, they were very surprised that they were able to pinpoint the scope of the deceased's activities.It's also an autopsy, what Liu Yu can't find out, but others can find out.

The incense ash on the soles of the shoes, the cinnabar on the fingers... Liu Yuzuo was not good at himself, but he maliciously speculated that what he did was relying on betraying his appearance, so that people like them who didn't know the situation believed him indiscriminately based on their friendship for many years!At this moment, I really feel ashamed and flustered, my face hurts, it hurts so much!

Han Qi glanced at the two yamen servants who bowed their heads very deeply, and ordered them to be responsible for interrogating, and if they couldn't get a result, they were not allowed to return to Kaifeng mansion.

The two yamen servants hurriedly agreed and went quickly.

Wang Zhao glanced at the two of them, and snorted, "It's best to find out the result, otherwise the Kaifeng Mansion won't be able to keep these two useless things."

Cui Tao naturally knew that Wang Zhao was arguing for her. The two yamen servants were originally assigned by Judge Wang, and it was unknown when Wang Zhao brought them over.In a short period of time, these two yamen servants may not have a good life.

"Why did the official Han tell Ping'er that we have to go to Changyuan County on a certain day?" This matter has not been clarified yet, so Cui Tao had to ask.

Hearing Cui Tao mentioned Ping'er, Han Qi frowned slightly, "There is no clue about the case of the ten charred corpses, and the place of death is closest to Changyuan County, so I went there to find out if there are any clues."

Cui Tao nodded, knowing that Han Qi felt that he could not get news from the officials of the county government, so he planned to turn to the dark to inquire about the news from the common people.

"You and Wang Siniang go." Han Qi added.

Cui Tao was stunned for a moment, "Ping'er can do it too, don't look at her crying, she knows martial arts, it's enough for ordinary people."

Han Qi took a sip of tea, but said nothing.

Cui Tao smiled and asked Han Qi if she had tasted her improved crispy yellow alone, and how it compared with Fang's.

Han Qi glanced at Cui Tao, implying that she would speak up when she had something to say, without beating around the bush.

"Ping'er is just timid. She's just afraid of Han Tuiguan. I won't let her deliver anything next time, and I'll deliver it myself. This time I'm going to Changyuan County, if Han Tuiguan leaves her alone in Kaifeng Mansion, she might I will think too much, and my eyes will be swollen from crying." In view of the fact that Pinger's menstruation is not over, Cui Tao thinks it will save trouble to take her with her.

Han Qi turned his head and put down the teacup in his hand, and didn't speak any more, as he acquiesced to Cui Tao's proposal.

"Han Tuiguan really doesn't need to be as knowledgeable as her. She has the kind of temperament that may be sentimental and cry when the flower falls. There is no reason. Next time she gets annoyed, she will just send her away."

What Cui Tao meant by this was to tell Han Qi that the next time Pinger cries, don’t be silent. It’s impossible for Pinger to realize “it’s time to step down” on her own. There’s nothing wrong with her crying. Comprehension, also can not feel the surrounding atmosphere, completely immersed in his own sad world.In the end, both sides were hurt. Ping'er cried so much that she dared not leave, and Han Qi became irritable for no reason.

"I found it!"

One of the yamen servants who had just been ordered to investigate ran back panting.

The yamen servant told Han Qi that they happened to find someone who knew the deceased at Yunshui Temple, which was the closest to Kaifeng Mansion.Speaking of this, the yamen servant couldn't help but look at Cui Tao with admiration.If she hadn't obtained this information during the autopsy and her judgment was accurate, they certainly wouldn't have confirmed the identity of the deceased so quickly.

Not long afterward, another yamen servant brought in all the people who knew the deceased. There were five people in total, three men and two women. They were all in shabby clothes, with yellow and emaciated faces.The elder of them was about fourteen or fifteen years old, and the two girls were younger, about eleven or twelve years old. Among them was a girl named Qin Wan'er, who was fair and delicate, and had a pleasant appearance.

Under the guidance of the yamen servants, the five children knelt down to salute Han Qi.

After Cui Tao confirmed it with the portrait, he only took the oldest boy among them, named Deng Zhao, to the morgue to identify the corpse.Cui Tao only showed him his face, and even took care to cover up the wound on his neck.

After Deng Zhao saw it, he was so frightened that he almost couldn't stand still, and then ran outside the mortuary room, leaning against the wall with weak legs and crying.

Then Cui Tao learned from Deng Zhao that the deceased was called Wan Zhong and was their boss.They are all the children of refugees from Futianyuan. When they have nothing to do on weekdays, they will gather together to find alms in Taoist temples and other places with many benefactors, and get some extra food to fill their stomachs.Because if they only rely on the little money their parents earn from working in Futian Yard to eat and dress, they will not be able to eat enough at all, and they are really hungry when they are growing up.

After returning to the side hall, Cui Tao showed the dagger that Wanzhong committed suicide to several children, and asked them if they knew the origin of the dagger.

"It seems to belong to him!" Deng Zhao looked at the dagger carefully and exclaimed.

Qin Wan'er stared at the dagger with a dazed expression.

"Who is he?" Wang Zhao asked hurriedly, and told them not to be afraid, just explain the situation truthfully.

The children were still tightly packed together, looking terrified.

Cui Tao looked at Deng Zhao and signaled him to speak with encouraging eyes.

"Wan'er's father died unjustly. The boss has always protected Wan'er, so he promised Wan'er that when he is successful in the future, he will help Wan'er to bring justice to his father. The Taoist priest of Yunshui Temple is the most kind-hearted, There will always be some porridge and rice for us, so we often stay in Yunshuiguan to play.

A few days ago in Yunshui Temple, we met a young man in brocade clothes, dressed in a luxurious manner, trying to tease Wan'er.The boss had a dispute with him.When he heard that the boss was going to avenge Wan'er's father, he laughed at him and said that he didn't even have the guts to go to the gate of Kaifeng's mansion to call for grievances.The boss was not convinced, so he fought with him.Unexpectedly, that young man had many servants, so he captured us all with his hands. "

Deng Zhao then told Cui Tao that they didn't know until then that the young man was actually the son of the Minister of Punishment, and his name was Lin Sanlang.His status is so honorable that they can't afford to offend him at all.Later that day, they were reprimanded and got away with it.But Wanzhong felt ashamed and was always in a bad mood.

Later, they went to Yunshui Temple several times, and met Lin Sanlang twice. Lin Sanlang laughed at Wanzhong when he saw Wanzhong.Finally Wanzhong couldn't hold it back, and started fighting with Lin Sanlang again. Later, Lin Sanlang took out a dagger, which frightened everyone, and no one dared to move.That dagger was exactly the one that Wan Zhong committed suicide with now.

"When was the last time you met Lin Sanlang?" Wang Zhao asked.

"Four days ago."

When Deng Zhao replied, Cui Tao saw Qin Wan'er pursing her lips and clutching the skirt of her clothes.

Cui Tao motioned for Han Qi to ask, but Han Qi ignored him at the time.

Cui Tao asked Wang Zhao to send the remaining four children away first, then smiled and called Qin Wan'er over, took her hand and walked to Han Qi, "Mr. Han Tui has some delicious snacks for you."

Han Qi: "..."

Finally, under Cui Tao's gaze, Han Qi handed the plate of crispy yellow on the table to Qin Wan'er alone.

Qin Wan'er glanced at Han Qi timidly, thanked her silently, and took the snack.Under Cui Tao's friendly persuasion, Qin Wan'er couldn't resist her kindness, so she had to take a bite of Su Huang Du, and then took a second bite.This snack is really delicious, but her mouth is sweet, but her heart is bitter, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Cui Tao looked at Han Qi again.

Han Qi didn't understand what Cui Tao sang, but he knew what Cui Tao's eyes meant.

Han Qi said to Qin Wan'er: "Do you have something to say? I will make the decision for you."

"Our Han Tui officials dare to participate even the prime minister, and a mere Minister of the Ministry of Punishment has nothing to fear." Cui Tao immediately added to Qin Wan'er.

Han Qi glanced at Cui Tao, and only then did he understand what her intentions were.

Qin Wan'er hesitated for a while, and then whispered: "Actually, Wan Dalang and I met Lin Sanlang again at the back of Yunshui Temple today. The two of them were at odds again, so Lin Sanlang threw his dagger on the ground and told Wan Dalang If Lang dared to go to Kaifeng mansion with his life to appeal for grievances, he would take over my father's rehabilitative matter, just to let his father say a word. Wan Dalang ignored him, and he laughed at Wan Dalang as a coward , and then he left with a smile. I thought the matter was over, so I dragged Wan Dalang away. Later, he said that he would go back to Futianyuan to find his father, so I thought he really went back.

He didn't come back last night, and we don't know.When we made an appointment to meet at Yunshui Temple today, I didn't see him. I thought he was helping his father with work.Only now do I know that he might have gone back to get the dagger yesterday..."

The Wan Dalang that Qin Wan'er mentioned refers to Wan Zhong.

After she finished speaking, she choked up and cried.

Before that, she had been holding back her emotions, escaping and not daring to confess, in addition to being afraid of Lin Sanlang's noble status, she was also very afraid that she would have to face the fact that Wanzhong was killed for her own sake.She didn't dare to think about it, and she didn't want to think about it... Now that she finally said everything, Qin Wan'er's emotions completely collapsed, and she lay limply in Cui Tao's arms, weeping uncontrollably, repeatedly blaming herself for being bad and hurting Wan Dalang.

Cui Tao then looked at Han Qi and asked him, "What should I do?"

This case looks simple, but it is actually very difficult to handle.

Is Lin Sanlang instigating the murder?Seems hard to pin down.Taking a step back, even if it is counted as abetting murder, what is the evidence?Based on the testimony of Qin Wan'er alone, once the other party starts to argue, his status as the son of the Minister of Punishment may not be enough to convict him.