After she became a county magistrate, she took the ghost to investigate the case

After collecting relevant evidence and food, Xu Yingying couldn't wait to return to the yamen to prepare for the trial of Shen Xin and his son.

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Xu Yingying slammed the gavel heavily on the table in front of her.

"Shen Xin, Shen Baiting, you two have been accomplices of evil in our Yongzhou County for many years. You relied on your wealth to bully men and women, causing many deaths. You also colluded with the former county magistrate to embezzle the public funds of the people. Do you admit the above crimes?"

Xu Yingying looked at Shen Xin and Shen Baiting who were kneeling on the ground and questioned them harshly.

"My lord, you are wronged!"

"I was wrongly accused, I know nothing!"

Shen Xin and Shen Baiting spoke with tears in their eyes, and kowtowed heavily to Xu Yingying as if they had suffered a great injustice.

Xu Yingying was well prepared for Shen Xin and Shen Baiting's refusal to plead guilty. She knew they would cheat, so she didn't plan to wait for them to admit their mistakes in person.

Xu Yingying directly sentenced them on the spot.

"How dare you! We have witnesses and evidence. Do you still want to deny it? Are you trying to say that I have wronged you?" Xu Yingying asked with a sneer.

"I hereby declare that Shen Xin and Shen Baiting, father and son, have bullied men and women in Yong'an County for many years, taking human lives lightly, and colluding with officials for corruption. Their crimes are unforgivable. I hereby sentence you two to death. You will be beheaded in front of the vegetable market at noon tomorrow to show justice."

"All the Shen family's property will be confiscated, and those who have signed indentures with the Shen family will be released and restored to their status as good citizens, and can freely discuss marriage."

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Shen Xin and Shen Baiting, father and son, collapsed to the ground with pale faces.

Xu Yingying felt annoyed when she saw their faces, so she waved her hand and asked the bailiffs to take them back to the cage and lock them up.

At the same time, the arrest of the Shen family overnight shocked all the people in the city. They were all extremely curious about the matter and started to ask around to find out what had happened.

However, Xu Yingying was completely unaware of this matter. She was busy working with her men to restore the normal operation of the grain and oil store in the city.

Xu Yingying took the Shen family's grain and sold it to the people at a low price. She and Li Siqi also visited some poor families in the county and gave them corresponding subsidies.

At night, after dealing with all this, Xu Yingying collapsed on the bed exhausted.

Just as she was about to rest, she noticed that there seemed to be a pair of burning eyes staring at her at the head of her bed.

When Xu Yingying looked up, her face suddenly turned dark, because the one looking at him was the female ghost in white who was killed by Shen Xin and his son.

"What do you want? I promised you that I would arrest Shen Xin and his son within three days. Why don't you leave?"

Xu Yingying said somewhat unhappily.

Seeing that Xu Yingying was unhappy, the white-clothed female ghosts hurriedly explained, "Your Excellency is wise and keeps your word, but we want to return to our roots. We want you to help us find our families and bury us properly, so that we can leave with dignity."

"Don't you know your name? Where do you live?" Xu Yingying said in surprise.

The female ghosts shook their heads helplessly and explained: "After we become ghosts, we only remember the enemies who killed us. We know nothing about our past lives. Some weaker ghosts don't even know who killed them."

After listening to this, Xu Yingying nodded thoughtfully, "So that's how it is!"

Indeed, it is inevitable for people of this era to have such thoughts, and it is not excessive, so Xu Yingying agreed immediately.

"Okay, I promise you that I will have my men help you deal with this matter tomorrow. I have been busy all day. I believe you have seen that I am really a little tired and I am not feeling well."

Xu Yingying said helplessly.

The female ghosts in white had complete trust in Xu Yingying because she had handled the affairs of Shen Xin and his son. Since Xu Yingying said this, it must be possible to do it, and they felt relieved.

When the white-clothed female ghosts heard this, they nodded in delight and said, "Okay, okay, then we won't disturb you, sir. You should have a good rest."

After saying that, they disappeared.

Early the next morning.

Xu Yingying called Li Siqi into the study.

"Li Siqi, I now have a very important task for you to do." Xu Yingying looked at Li Siqi seriously and said.

"What mission?" Li Siqi became curious when he saw Xu Yingying's look.

"We found too many female corpses from the Shen family. The government morgue is almost full. It doesn't seem appropriate for us to bury them. We have to let their relatives see them for the last time!"

So I want you to find out their identities and send their families to take them away. It would be a decent thing for them to be sent off by their relatives."

Xu Yingying explained to Li Siqi earnestly.

After hearing this, Li Siqi nodded in agreement and immediately agreed, "Okay, leave this matter to me!"

After leaving the study, Wu Da suddenly came over to Li Siqi.

"Mr. Li, I heard that the master sent you to investigate the identities of those female corpses and have their families take them back?"

Li Siqi nodded and looked at Wu Dadao with joy: "That's right, I was just about to look for you!"

Wu Da was a little confused, "Mr. Li, what do you want from me?"

"Do me a favor. Write down on paper the news that Shen Xin and his son have been arrested and will be executed at noon today, and then post it on the street. The more the better." Li Siqi said to Wu Da.

Although Wu Da didn't understand why Li Siqi did this, he still did it obediently.

At the same time, Li Siqi also came to the most famous teahouse in Yong'an County - Fenfang Teahouse.

"Sir, what would you like to order?"

As soon as Li Siqi came up, the waiters in the store surrounded him enthusiastically.

"I heard that the storyteller Li Zerui in your teahouse is quite popular, right? Can I meet him?" Li Siqi said to the waiter.

The waiter looked distressed after hearing this. "Mr. Li has his own temper. He doesn't usually see outsiders."

Li Siqi smiled and said nothing. Instead, he took out a silver ingot from his pocket and put it on the table and asked, "What about now?"

When the waiter saw the big, shiny silver on the table, his eyes lit up immediately. This was almost his monthly salary, so he nodded without hesitation and agreed, "Sir, please wait a minute. I will help you invite Mr. Li over."

In less than a moment, a man in a green robe appeared in front of Li Siqi.

"Sir, I heard you were looking for me?"

Li Ruize's attitude was very respectful, presumably the waiter had already greeted him in advance.