Beauty is sick

There were bursts of doubts among the crowd.

"Old Wu, don't talk nonsense, how could you be a murderer!"

"That is, what happened, you tell it all."

"Old Wu won't kill people! My lord, my lord, if you check again, there must be something wrong..."

……

Pei Zhe sighed quietly: "Mr. Wu, the evidence is solid, even if you say so, we will not let the real murderer go."

Ever since Jin Lingjiu said that Tian Qi had a close relationship with Wu Lao's son, Pei Zhe had guessed what Wu Lao would do. One was his own son, and the other was the only remaining blood of his apprentice. The individual was taken away by the government.

Elder Wu lowered his eyes and raised his hands stubbornly: "Lord Pei and the magistrate are different from my officials in Huaizhou City. You are a good official. If I plead guilty, you can arrest me."

There was an obvious plea in his words, I don't know if it came from an elder's protection of the junior, or something else.

Lin Jingkong stood silently by the side, and did not react to Mr. Wu's words. He has always been unwilling to get involved in the yamen's case, nor did he want to form too many conflicts with the common people. Now that Pei Zhe is present, he just obeys the order and Well, to be able to pick myself clean.

The commanding army stood still, Jinling Jiusan did not say a word, and the people surrounding the hospital were all waiting for Pei Zhe to make a decision.

Jin Lingjiu was very curious about how Pei Zhe would handle this matter. One was the despised magistrate, and the other was an innocent girl who wanted to avenge her family. Between the hearts of the people and the law, which side would he favor?

Pei Zhe was silent for a while, and said calmly: "You say that I am a good official, but I can't afford it, but I will do what a good official should do. Mr. Wu, don't embarrass me. The magistrate should do evil. According to the corresponding law, no matter what kind of hatred Feng Erany has, you can't commit suicide without authorization, you can't protect her in this matter."

He was too calm, the complicated emotions just now disappeared, as if he hadn't been affected at all.

Jin Lingjiu's fingertips trembled, and he lowered his eyes silently. He made the right choice, and Pei Zhe was the most suitable one.

Old Wu's face was ugly, and he stood in front of Pei Zhe stubbornly, as if he had aged ten years in an instant: "I can't protect you, I am a murderer, the magistrate is full of evil, everyone can punish him, I killed him! I never I didn't think about who to protect, I forced her to cooperate with Feng Nianyi that my lord said, after I killed the magistrate, I also trapped her in the medical center and didn't let her go out..."

Pei Zhe interrupted him in a cold voice: "Old Wu, be careful!"

Although they have evidence in their hands, they are still guessing about the case. If Mr. Wu insists that he forced Tian Qi, that is, Feng Eranyi to join forces with him, then the death of the magistrate can only be blamed on him. And others are accomplices, can avoid most of the crime.

The common people looked at each other, not knowing what to say. At this moment, a voice with a deep sigh sounded: "Mr. Wu, you have been righteous all your life, do you have to let yourself fall into injustice when you grow old?"

As soon as this remark came out, many people echoed it, and the medical hall became noisy.

Pei Zhe's hand hanging by his side was tightly clenched, and the back of his hand turned white. Yun Wuyang was shocked, and couldn't bear it any longer, and shouted into the medical hall: "Tian Qi, Feng Twenty-one, can you really do this?" Do you want to watch someone else die in your place?"

There was no movement in the hospital, Lin Jingkong sighed: "Xiao Chi, come and arrest someone."

Pei Zhe didn't stop him.

The common people didn't dare to say more, they defended Mr. Wu at the beginning and believed him, but now Mr. Wu keeps calling himself a murderer, and they have no position to stop him anymore.

Zuo Ping and Mu Jiao took a step forward under Jin Lingjiu's instruction, and led Wu Lao to the side.

Lin Jingkong looked at Pei Zhe, who said in a deep voice, "Search the medical center and bring Feng Eryi and Wu Yong out."

Wu Yong is the son of Mr. Wu. The letter from Jin Lingjiu mentioned that after Feng Nianyi left the magistrate's mansion, he had contact with Wu Yong many times. The two had met before they disappeared.

Mr. Wu didn't stop him, and led the army to file in, and quickly searched the hospital.

Xiao Chi: "Report to your lord, report to the commander, but Feng Eryi and Wu Yong were not found."

Pei Zhe frowned, turned to look at Mr. Wu, and met the old doctor's gaze, which was full of relief and a hint of guilt that was not easy to detect.

Lin Jingkong reacted in an instant, and ordered: "Xiao Chi leads people to seal the city gate, and the others follow the back door of the medical hall to find them. Even if they dig three feet into the ground, they must be found!"

From the beginning to the end, Pei Zhe remained silent, as if thinking about something.

Jin Lingjiu walked out of the medical hall first, looked up at the sky, and called out, "Zuo Ping."

Zuo Ping walked up to him: "Master Jiu, our people have already been arranged, once they leave Huaizhou City, they will be stopped."

Jin Lingjiu was silent, and sighed silently.

"Brother, don't think about it, just wait." Mu Jiao folded her arms, her expression cold, "I respect Feng Eryi's heart for plotting revenge, and I think she is a great daughter's family in my heart, if she really leaves In Huaizhou City, I blamed Elder Wu for everything, because I misjudged her."

Jin Lingjiu glanced at her and smiled slightly: "I hope our amazing chivalrous woman won't miss her this time."

Mu Jiao turned her face away, the indifference just now disappeared, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on her face: "Brother, don't be joking, you have been saying this since you were a child, I can hardly hear the word 'Xia Nv'."

Pei Zhe left the hospital with the rest of the people, Yun Wuyang and Lin Jingkong walked on the left and right sides of Mr. Wu, Zhong Limei was at the back of everyone, with a serious expression on his face, he was far away from Jinling Jiu Nodded.

Pei Zhe was in a bad mood, but when he passed by Jinling Jiu, he still stopped: "Together?"

Feng Eryi and Wu Yong don't know where they fled, and when they will be found, how can they be together?

Jin Lingjiu glanced past Mr. Wu and asked, "Together?"

Pei Zhe knew what he meant, so he pulled out a mild smile: "Let's go together, I thought about it just now, and now I know where they are waiting for us."

He didn't deliberately lower his voice, and everyone immediately looked over.

Lin Jingkong couldn't hold back his temper: "Where are they?"

Pei Zhe didn't make a fool of himself: "Do you still remember the things we dug up on the river embankment? It is believed that retribution is reincarnated, and the soul of an unjustly dead will linger in the place where he died. Feng Eryi's father died on the Huaishui River embankment, and all Everything was planned by Feng Eranyi, she sawed off the magistrate's feet and buried them there in order to ask the magistrate to make an apology to Feng Qing."

Elder Wu's face turned pale, and he tremblingly said, "Xiaoqing, Xiaoqing..."

Pei Zhe let out a foul breath: "Whether it is the case of the magistrate or Feng Qing's death, the truth should be revealed to the world now."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the Huai River. Lin Jingkong and others hurriedly followed, and the people at the gate of the medical hall followed silently. The sparse group of people, seen from a distance, looked mighty and mighty, as if they were in a city. What rally to hold.

Before reaching the Huai River, I saw a puff of smoke mixed with burnt paper ashes floating into the sky, creating a cloud of thick ash in the clear sky. When I lowered my head, I saw two people squatting Burning paper under the embankment.

The people in the commanding army happened to find this place too. They came from another direction and saw Pei Zhe and the others on the other side of the Huai River.

When all the papers were burned and the fire was extinguished, the girl with simple braids patted the ashes on her hands, stood up, and saluted Pei Zhe and the others: "Little girl Feng Eryi, I have been waiting for you for a long time. .”

Standing behind Feng Eryi, Wu Yong changed his expression when he saw Mr. Wu behind Pei Zhe: "Father!"

Pei Zhe withdrew his gaze from the never-dispelled dust, silently sighed in his heart, "It's easy to go", then lifted his feet and walked to the bridge embankment.

Jin Lingjiu followed slowly, and after taking two steps, he turned around and said, "Mr. Zhongli, let's go."

When he heard Feng Qing's name, Zhong Limo almost understood everything. His lowered eyelids trembled slightly, revealing a trace of guilt. He was stunned for two seconds before he passed Lin Jingkong and the others and followed Pei Zhe and Jinling Jiu .

There is a god standing three feet above the head, and in the world, it is really unhappy to have retribution.

Feng Eryi is now 17 years old, with a girl's baby fat on her face, braided braids that ordinary people love to braid, and no makeup on her face, it can't be seen that she is married.

Pei Zhe met her clear eyes, and was at a loss for words for a while, unable to ask what he had prepared.

Feng Nianyi smiled: "My lord is here to arrest me, right?"

Pei Zhe said "Yes": "As for the death of the prefect, we need you to go to the government to assist in the investigation."

"Your Excellency just said that I killed someone, so I didn't want to escape." Feng Nianyi paused, and said softly, "I originally thought that Huaizhou City couldn't find an official who could solve the case, so I killed him." The dog officer killed him without regret, and I took revenge secretly. But Lord Tanhua actually came to Huaizhou City and solved the case. Perhaps my parents had a manifestation from the sky, so that my family feud could be avenged in a fair and honest way. "

As she said that, she slowly knelt down and kowtowed three times to Pei Zhe: "Master Tanhua, please avenge my father Feng Qing."

On the embankment of the Huaishui Bridge, a girl in plain clothes couldn't kneel down, as if this place was not a river bank, but a mourning hall. In front of everyone, she told the grievances that had been buried for six years one by one.

six years ago.

At that time, the magistrate had served in Huaizhou City for more than a year, and the imperial court demanded that the embankment and waterways be rectified and stone bridges be built, and a large amount of silver was allocated for this purpose.The Huai River is not like other rivers. It has not broken its embankment for many years, nor has there been any floods. The magistrate gave the idea of ​​repairing the money, and only asked people to repair the embankment and stone bridge hastily, which was perfunctory.

Unfortunately, the summer weather was bad that year, and the sun was not visible for half a month. One day, there was a heavy rain, and the river's water volume soared at night, and the embankment was washed away.

That night, Feng Qing happened to pass by here. The river embankment collapsed and the soil was slippery. Without paying attention, he stepped on the air, lost his balance, and slid directly into the river.

This Feng Qing is not an idiot, he spent a lot of effort to swim to the river bank, and was about to climb up, but the bridge collapsed, and he couldn't escape, and was directly crushed to death by a stone.

The next day, when the rain stopped, Feng Qing's body was found. Feng Qing's wife was distraught, and she fainted immediately after seeing her husband's dented head.

The wife and Feng Qing were childhood sweethearts, and soon after they got married, they had a daughter Feng Twenty-one. Although they were not rich, the family of three had a very good relationship and never felt sad.

Feng Qing studied medicine under Mr. Wu, and he was a close disciple of Mr. Wu. He was highly valued by Mr. Wu. Mr. Wu often praised him, saying that he would make a difference in medical skills in the future. physician.

It's a pity that Feng Qing has no future. When he died, he was less than 35 years old.

It's not over yet.

The family relies entirely on Feng Qing's income. For Feng Eryi, who is still young, Feng Qing's wife has to grit her teeth and go to the government gate to seek justice.

In fact, for Feng Qing's death, whether it was the embankment or the stone bridge, the government that repaired the embankment should be fully responsible, but the government was instructed by the magistrate and refused to admit that it was their responsibility.

Feng Qing's wife was driven out of the Yamen with sticks by the officers and soldiers of the Yamen.

The people in the yamen didn't care, and it rained again that night, and when the officers and soldiers found out the next day, she had already died.

The cause of death was very simple. He was exposed to the rain and had a fever, and with the injuries on his body, he was alive and burned to death.

The news of the couple's death spread, and many people in the city felt that the government had gone too far. At that time, the magistrate had just been in office for more than a year, and he was not as bold as he was later. He dealt with several officers and soldiers symbolically. It took a lot of effort to suppress this matter.

This is the first homicide case under the prefect's lord, and it is also the beginning of his journey of deceiving the upper and lower, and exploiting the common people.

And the person who advised him at that time was Zhong Limei who had just arrived in Huaizhou City. Since then, Zhong Limei has become a popular person around the magistrate.

Feng Eryi's narration aroused the memories of many people, and endless discussions broke out among the crowd.

Pei Zhe already knew roughly what happened six years ago, but when Feng Eryi said it himself, it was even more outrageous than imagined.

He stood tall and straight, his shoulders and back were tense, like a fully drawn bow that would break in a second.

Zhong Limei closed his eyes, his voice trembling: "When I first arrived in Huaizhou City, I heard about Feng Qing and his wife, so I took the initiative to find the magistrate, gave him advice, used power to threaten, and used money to buy off the officers and men. The person who repaired the stone bridge, let them confess their guilt, I helped him suppress these two murders."

Saying these words was like bearing the lives of Feng Qing and his wife. Zhong Limo almost exhausted all his strength. He looked at Feng Eryi's familiar face, but he couldn't ask a word after all: So you The reason why you sent someone to send me a letter is to charge me with the crime of killing the magistrate?

He lowered his head, remained silent for a long time, and said to Feng Eranyao, "I'm sorry."

Sorry to keep your parents from getting justice for six years.

The smile on Feng Nianyi's face was gone, she naturally knew this young man who was with the magistrate, she hated Zhong Limai's dirty things, she wished that such a person would die with the magistrate, what's the use of apologizing?

She had red eyes, gritted her teeth, and cursed fiercely: "I don't forgive you, Zhong Limei, you have done so many things to your heart, you will definitely be punished."

Zhongli Mo was silent for a while, then nodded almost imperceptibly, as if acquiescing to her words.

Pei Zhe didn't speak, and Lin Jingkong was also silent. The murderer who killed the magistrate had to be arrested, but the facts about Feng Eryi's parents were embarrassing.

Some people shouted: "That dog official deserved what he deserved, and killing him is nothing more than a life for a life!"

Elder Wu walked up to Feng Twenty-one and knelt down, "If Mr. Pei wants to punish you, then punish me. Let Feng girl go. It's all my fault. If I didn't let Feng Qing go to the doctor, then He will not fail to come back, and there will be no tragedy later..."

Wu Yong also knelt down with a "plop": "Dad, this has nothing to do with you, Dad, how long have you been blaming yourself for what happened to Uncle Feng, and since then you have confiscated another apprentice, and you are still worried every day , feel ashamed."

Feng Nianyi also persuaded: "Don't blame yourself, it's the doctor's duty to go out to see a doctor. My mother once said that this matter has nothing to do with you. If you want to blame it, you can blame the dog official for stealing money and not repairing the embankment properly. My father died."

After she finished speaking, she kowtowed to Pei Zhe again: "Your Excellency, if you want to punish me, punish me. I killed someone, and it has nothing to do with others. I did it alone."

When Wu Yong heard this, he immediately said: "My lord, it has nothing to do with Erianyi. I killed the magistrate, and Eranyi just watched me move my hand. I broke the dog officer's neck and cut his feet. Saw it off, if you want to punish me, punish me."

Pei Zhe looked down at the three people kneeling on the ground. Because of the backlight, people couldn't see the expression on his face clearly: "Get up, Feng Eryi and Wu Yong have pleaded guilty, and they will be brought back to the yamen for careful interrogation. Therefore, the case still has inside information, so we should not judge it arbitrarily, and the case will be closed after it is tried together with the case six years ago."

The meaning of these words is that the law is nothing more than human feelings, and the matter of Feng Qing and his wife will be taken into consideration and sentencing as appropriate.

After Pei Zhe finished speaking, he helped Feng Eryi himself: "I will give you justice for your parents' matter."

He still had the same calm demeanor, but his eyes were bright with a convincing light.

Feng Nianyi's nose was sore, and big tears rolled down Xiujing's face. She raised her lips and sobbed, "Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord Tanhua."

Wu Yong also helped Elder Wu up, because what Feng Eryi said just now, Elder Wu was still in a state of trance, with a sad face, he must have thought of his proud disciple again.

Lin Jingkong waved his hand, and the commander who had stood there for a long time stepped forward and took Feng Nianyi and Wu Yong away.

The murderer has been caught, and the case of the magistrate is closed. Lin Jingkong went back to the Yamen first, and when he left, he took Zhong Limei with him. Since the case from six years ago is going to be tried together, Zhong Limei is the person involved. To be detained pending trial.

Pei Zhe bowed his hands and asked Yun Wuyang to leave as well. He stood alone at the same spot, looking at the burnt ashes of the river embankment.

Jin Lingjiu didn't let Zuo Ping and Mu Jiao follow, they were the only two left on the whole river bank.

"How are you going to deal with Feng Eryi and Wu Yong?"

"According to the law."

Jin Lingjiu calmly said: "Murdering an official ordered by the imperial court shall be executed according to the law."

Pei Zhe choked, and wiped his face: "Do you have to argue with me at this time?"

Jin Lingjiu shrugged: "I told you a long time ago, when this matter is found out, you will have to work hard to close the case."

Pei Zhebai glanced at him, looked at the embankment, and sighed: "The matter started here, and it can be regarded as ending here. Six years and three lives have finally come to an end. Feng Qing and his wife can also rest in peace. "

The sunlight cast a layer of melting light on Pei Zhe's body. Jin Lingjiu looked at his profile, and a picture suddenly flashed in his mind. , He threw himself directly into Pei Zhe's arms.

The author has something to say:

Little Tanhua: throw yourself into your arms?

I'm a little late, woo woo, I'll make up for it tomorrow.

The next chapter opens the second volume.

Volume [-] Yecheng Fog