Farming with kids: My deceased husband returns and I spoil him rotten.

As if to scare them, the magistrate continued, "If it's fake, I can arrest you right now, and then things won't be so simple. Do you understand?"

Looking at the magistrate's expression, Luo Bin felt a little nervous.

After all, he really wasn't Li Qing's relative. If he were arrested, how would they find the murderer?

Isn't this a joke?

Luo Bin hesitated, but Shang Qing nodded directly, her face full of determination.

"Magistrate, if we are not Li Qing's relatives, why would we be here? Are we here just to draw the murderer's attention and have him kill us?"

Too……

The magistrate nodded, but quickly continued, "Then why are you contacting Li Qing's family now after all this time without doing so?"

The moment Li Qing got into trouble, a cousin suddenly appeared. Isn't that a bit too much of a coincidence?

However, if they are not Li Qing's cousins, what is their purpose?

Just like Li Jiaojiao said, is it really to get the murderer's attention?

Upon hearing this, Shang Qing lowered her head and cried even more bitterly.

The magistrate remained unmoved, staring intently at Shang Qing.

However, those outside the community felt sorry for him.

This young girl came here to beat the drum and appeal for justice, and now she is not believed. How can they not feel sorry for her?

Shang Qing shook her head, wiped away her tears, and said, "Magistrate, I know you don't believe me, but I really am Li Qing's cousin."

“My family is in business. My brother helps take care of my voice. My parents don’t let me go out. Our family went bankrupt and my parents committed suicide. We really had no other choice but to come to my cousin.”

"If you don't believe me, you are welcome to arrest us."

Luo Bin pursed his lips and nodded in agreement.

He first raised his hands and clasped them in a fist salute to the magistrate, saying, "Your Honor, what my younger sister said is true. If it were false, there would be no need for us to come here to beat the drum and appeal for justice. It would do us no good."

"Please, Your Excellency, have pity on us, and please have pity on my cousin's family, including a child!"

Upon hearing this, the magistrate sighed, his face full of helplessness.

"Alright, I understand. I will investigate this matter as soon as possible and give you a reply."

"Is there anything else?"

Shang Qing frowned, her expression not good.

They came here to look at the yamen's files, not to get promises from the magistrate.

How could she possibly be willing to leave like this?

Shang Qing gritted her teeth and said, "I wonder if we could go see my cousin?"

If they don't look at the case files, then they can only go to the crime scene and maybe they can find something.

Upon hearing this, the magistrate did not hesitate and refused outright.

"No, no one is allowed to enter until the survey is complete."

"Don't worry, we will bury your cousin's family's bodies."

Shang Qing shook his head, his face full of determination.

"Magistrate, we haven't seen each other for a long time already. Is it not allowed for me to take a look at my cousin?"

“You said you would investigate quickly, but we don’t know how long the investigation will take. If you don’t find out anything in a day, we will be worried every day.”

Upon hearing this, the magistrate frowned but remained silent.

The people at the door also joined in, all feeling sorry for them.

Several murders have occurred in the past few days, all committed by the same person, and leaving no survivors.

If these two people come here to beat the drum and appeal for justice, the murderer will definitely find out.

If they then take action against these two people, that would be truly pitiful.

Now, without Shang Qing having to say a word, everyone outside was speaking up for them.

"Sir, no matter what, you have to protect them, right? What if the murderer finds out about this and tries to harm them?"

"That's right, sir. People came here to find their relatives, and now they're being sent back without seeing anything. Isn't that a bit unfair?"

……

Upon hearing this, Shang Qing immediately said, "There's no need to send anyone to protect us. I just want to know who the murderer is."

"As Li Qing's cousin, am I not qualified to look at the government's files and find out what really happened?"

Upon hearing this, the magistrate hesitated for a moment, as if he was thinking about something.

With the outsiders chiming in, and seeing this scene, the county magistrate stopped dawdling and simply had the case file brought out and handed directly to Shang Qing.

The Li family was wiped out at midnight last night. The first to die was Li Qing's wife. Li Qing probably died at the cellar entrance while protecting his son.

Li Qing's mother died in bed, her eyes wide open in death.

Li Qing's son died at the entrance to the cellar, presumably because he tried to escape but failed.

There were signs of a struggle at the scene, indicating that they had resisted.

Moreover, there were red marks on Li Qing's neck, and a hemp rope next to him, indicating that he was strangled and then stabbed.

The hairpin in Li Qing's mother's hand suggests that the murderer was injured and left.

……

All the details are in the dossier.

These merchants already knew about this, but they didn't expect it to be in such detail.

Seeing the red marks on his neck, and then the knife wound, Luo Bin's eyes turned red and bloodshot, as if he had thought of something.

However, judging from his appearance, the magistrate did not think much of it.

After all, Luo Bin's current identity is Li Chen, Li Qing's cousin.

After a while, Shang Qing looked up at the county magistrate and asked, "How were these deduced?"

"Why is it that the crime was committed by someone known to the victim?"

The magistrate glanced at what Shang Qing was holding and said, "Although there are signs of a struggle at the scene, they are very few. It should be the last resistance made by Li Qing or his relatives after the murderer killed him."

"The reason why Li Qing's wife was the first to die is because there was a fallen teacup next to her, which clearly indicated that she was going to entertain this person."

The signs of a fight at the scene were likely made by Li Qing.

Hearing this, Shang Qing was even more surprised.

The magistrate took a deep breath and added another sentence.

"Several murders had occurred before Li Qing, with similar methods. In all of them, someone would be strangled first, and then stabbed to death, leaving no chance for survival."

"Moreover, the murderer's methods were extremely heinous, with each stab being fatal, hitting the vital point with every blow."

"It must have been done by one person. We've been investigating this matter for quite some time, so we naturally know this."

Upon hearing this, Shang Qing nodded and returned the file to the officers and soldiers.

Seeing that Shang Qing remained silent, the magistrate continued, "Don't worry, we will do our best to investigate and give you an explanation."

"If you're scared, you can stay here. I'll make sure you're safe!"

Upon hearing this, Shang Qing immediately shook his head.