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So, in the end, the poisoning was done.

In other words, it was indeed the husband and wife who poisoned the outsiders of the season, no wonder they didn't argue.

"Okay, let's do this first."

Gu Ming stopped asking, and left the prison with Nie Hongshu.

After going out, he whispered to his father-in-law: "My lord father-in-law, judging from the current situation, the poisoners are indeed their husband and wife.

However, the real culprit was someone else, the couple was just used by someone with special means, and became the direct poisoners. "

Nie Hongshu nodded: "Well, this is what I've been struggling with, and I don't quite believe that their husband and wife would commit such a rebellious act.

However, if there is really a real murderer behind the scenes, then this person must be an extraordinary person, how should we find out this person? "

Gu Ming thought for a while and said: "Since we believe that there is a real culprit behind the scenes, we might as well scare the snake away."

"Oh?"

Nie Hongshu is not stupid, after all, he is also a dignified person, and he has been the county magistrate for more than a year, so he immediately guessed Gu Ming's intention.

"What does the son-in-law mean to say that he deliberately let the wind out that there must be someone behind the scenes manipulating this case?"

"Yes, in this way, the other party must be restless, not knowing where there is a loophole, so he will definitely take some action, such as finding a way to find out the progress of the case, or secretly making some remedies or something.

In addition, after the news is released, all the personnel of the Jifu will be summoned to the court for interrogation, and then we will observe and see who has a different demeanor."

"Well, that's fine!"

Nie Hongshu nodded.

Then he said: "At that time, I will send more people to go to Fengqi Town pretending to be ordinary people, and listen to what the people in the town have to say."

"Well, this method is good, maybe you can hear some useful clues."

The next day, the news leaked "inadvertently" from the county office, and soon spread throughout the streets and alleys.

After all, this case was a sensation, and the people of the whole city were paying attention.

Fengqi Town is not far from the county seat, after noon, the news spread all over the place

"I heard that the county magistrate has found new clues, saying that the real murderer who poisoned Mr. Ji was not Du Xiucai and his wife, but another murderer."

"real or fake?"

"It is said that it was reported by people in the county government, so it should be true."

"Hey, let me just say, how can such good people as Du Xiucai and Miss Ji do such outrageous things?"

"In my opinion, maybe it's the eldest lady of the Ji family"

"Human life is a matter of heaven, don't talk nonsense"

"I'm not talking nonsense. Didn't you find that Miss Ji's family is a little abnormal? I saw her shopping in the Zhang's miscellaneous store in the morning, and she even put on rouge."

"Really? During the filial piety, she still has the mind to put on rouge?"

"This woman is not a good girl. She hated Du Xiucai back then, but she returned to her mother's house and dressed like a goblin all day long."

Just as everyone was discussing, not far away, a man with the appearance of a businessman took out a pen and paper and wrote down something.

Another day later, the county government summoned everyone in Jifu.

However, instead of letting all the people gather together for interrogation, they all separate and go to the court one by one for interrogation.

Gu Ming was also in the courtroom, but he did not participate in the interrogation, but sat on the sidelines in casual clothes to observe the reaction of the crowd.

With his keen intuition, if the murderer is really among this group of people, I believe he will be able to see some clues.

Soon after, Ji Min was brought to court.

When Gu Ming saw this woman, he immediately frowned.

Before that, the yamen servants secretly sent to Fengqi Town brought back a lot of comments about Ji Min from the people in the town.

It can be said that the comments are almost one-sided, and they all think that this woman is not a good deal.

This is not a prejudice, Gu Ming glanced at it, and saw that the woman's demeanor was a little abnormal.

On the surface, she was very sad, with red and swollen eye circles, as if she was still grieving for her father's death.

Unfortunately, a person's natural nature is difficult to hide.

At the first glance, Gu Ming faintly felt that this was a woman who was restless and unwilling to be lonely.

In the process of answering the question, he kept bowing his head submissively. Of course, this state is considered normal. After all, how can ordinary people not be frightened or afraid when they go to court?

However, this woman's eyes can be described as quite rich, like the undulating surface of a lake, constantly changing.

"Master Ji, I want to ask you, when your father was seriously ill, as the eldest daughter, you should have served him wholeheartedly.

But according to the servants of Ji's mansion, in those two days, let alone decocting and feeding medicine, you rarely even passed by your father's sick bed. What's the reason? "

"My lord, the daughter of the people has been wronged"

Ji Min hurriedly called Qu Shenbian.

"Because my father was seriously ill, my mother was also very worried in those two days and didn't think about eating or drinking. Minnv was worried about her mother's health, and she went to accompany her because she thought that her younger sister and brother-in-law would take care of her father."

"Really? Isn't it to avoid suspicion?"

Hearing this, Ji Min's face changed in surprise, and he finally raised his head to look at Nie Hongshu, then quickly lowered his head, and asked in a trembling voice, "Minnv, I don't know what your lord's question means."

"Hehe, do you really not know or pretend to not know?

Then the official made it clear that your purpose of doing this may be to have an excuse to clean yourself up afterwards, and to push all the faults on your sister and brother-in-law. "

"My lord, the daughter of the people has been wronged"

"Okay, you don't need to plead any more. The officer now suspects that you are also related to this case, so I want you to be taken into custody first, and you will be detained."

"My lord, the daughter of the people was wronged, my lord"

Two yamen servants came forward and dragged him out of the hall without any explanation.

Afterwards, another servant of Jifu was summoned to the court.

"Who is in the hall?"

"Back to the adults, the villain Yuan Qing is the guardian of the Ji Mansion."

"Guardian? How long have you been in Jifu?"

"Returning to the adults, the villain came to Ji's mansion after the new year, about four months"

When Nie Hongshu was being interrogated, Gu Ming's gaze at Yuan Qing turned cold.

Some of the fog in my mind began to dissipate slowly, and many doubts began to become clear

Chapter 2 Stop pretending, it's a showdown, in fact, I am the murderer...

"Father-in-law, detain this person, and don't interrogate other people."

Gu Ming stepped forward and whispered something in his ear.

Hearing this, Nie Hongshu subconsciously nodded his head, and slapped the gavel: "Put this person in custody first, and we'll interrogate him tomorrow."

"Yes, my lord!"

The two yamen servants responded and walked towards Yuanqing.

"Adults, villains wronged"

"Whether I'm wronged or not, we'll talk about it after the trial. Detain me!"

At this time, Wuqing's eyes inadvertently showed a fierce light, as if he wanted to resist

But in the end, he obediently followed the yamen servant.

"My son-in-law, do you think this person is the real murderer?"

"It should be him, my father-in-law, this person must be strictly guarded to prevent him from escaping.

Also, we should immediately send someone to investigate his details, to find out where he stayed and who he was in contact with before he came to Jifu."

"Well, I'll send someone to do it right away!"

Nie Hongshu nodded with a serious face.

The reason why Gu Ming believed that Yuan Qing was the mastermind behind the scenes was because he sensed a long-lost familiar aura from the other party: the aura of Yinfenggu.

Back then, the disciples of Yinfenggu were entrusted by others to create haunting incidents everywhere, which harmed many people. They wanted to use this to create unfavorable public opinion and suppress Nie Hongshu, who had just taken office.

After that, Gu Ming helped and captured the opponent alive.

Unexpectedly, the other party came to a master to take revenge. At that time, Gu Ming was not strong enough, so he had to ask someone for help.

Finally, with the help of Yan Chixia, Gu Ming led the opponent out of the city to kill him.

Unexpectedly, this time, he would meet the disciple of Yinfenggu again.

Then it would be easy to explain why Du Cheng and Ji Yao's couple did something unreasonable. It must be some evil method persecuted by Yuan Qing, and then they did something involuntary.

At noon on the second day, Gu Ming and his father-in-law came to the cell where Ji Yao was imprisoned in the Southern Prison.

It could be seen that the woman's spirit could not be broken anymore, and when she saw Nie Hongshu coming in, she knelt down and kowtowed desperately to complain.

"My lord, Minnv is really wronged. This case was originally written by Minnv's entrusted person. If Minnv is really the person who poisoned, how could Minnv report to the government herself?"

Nie Hongshu sneered and said, "Since ancient times, there have been few cases of thieves shouting to catch thieves? You chose to report the crime immediately because you wanted to take the initiative and clear yourself of suspicion.

Because you know very well that even if you don't report the crime, someone else will. "

"My lord, how could a Minnv kill her own father?"

"Then why do you believe that your sister poisoned your biological father?"

"My sister must have been bewitched by Du Xiucai. I think the adults have also investigated it. Back then, Du Xiucai was betrothed to a civilian girl. He must have a grudge against the civilian girl."

When this matter was mentioned, Nie Hongshu couldn't help asking: "Then why did you refuse to marry?"

Ji Yao replied with flickering eyes: "Because folk girls don't like Du Xiucai at all, and they just want to find a man I like."

There's nothing wrong with that.

Although there has been the rule of "parents' orders, matchmaker's words" since ancient times, the rules are not static.

There are often stories, jokes, poems and so on about the pursuit of love between men and women among the people.

However, what Ji Min did was obviously not to pursue love.

"Sophistry, the difference is that you dislike the poor and love the rich! I have already sent someone to visit secretly. The people in Fengqi Town don't know what kind of person you are?"

"My lord, the Minnv did do something wrong back then, but the Minnv has since realized her mistake, and went out of her way to confess to her sister and brother-in-law."

Nie Hong asked several questions in succession, and Ji Min answered fluently, it seemed that he was well prepared.

At this time, Gu Ming took a cold breath and asked suddenly: "During the filial piety period, why do you still wear makeup and powder to show off?"

"what?"

Obviously, this question was beyond Ji Min's expectation, and his expression changed suddenly.

"My lord, folk girls don't have makeup powder"

She did not put on any rouge today, after all, she was going to court, and she would be really stupid if she dared to put on makeup at this time.

"It's about the past. There are many people in the town who can testify. It's useless for you to deny it."

At this time, the woman's forehead could not help soaking in dense sweat, and she groaned for a while before replying: "This is because the girl didn't rest well for a few days, and she looked haggard, so she just wiped it on." little bit"

"Hehe, your father has not been buried yet. You still care so much about your personal appearance during the filial piety period. Could it be that you are dressing up for someone to see?"

As soon as these words came out, Ji Min's face became even more startled, he subconsciously raised his eyes to look at Gu Ming, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, daughter of the people"

Before she finished speaking, Gu Ming asked casually: "By the way, when did Yuan Qing arrive at the Ji Mansion?"

As expected, panic flashed across the woman's eyes when the word Yuan Qing was mentioned.

"He seems to be in the next year?"

Ji Min had an uncertain expression.

"Looks like?" Gu Ming smiled sarcastically: "Yuan Qing is someone you found, don't pretend to be unfamiliar."

"Minnv was wronged, Yuan Qing was the nursing home my father found, and Minnv is only living in her natal family, how can she be in charge of her family's affairs?"