chivalrous cat and righteous mouse

Nodding, "My lord, it's Caomin." Yao Ping heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. Fortunately, he pleaded guilty, otherwise he would be in trouble.But Yao Ping only cared about himself, but didn't notice that Bao Zheng and Zhan Zhao in the audience frowned after seeing Yin Hua's actions, thinking that there was indeed a problem with this case!

"Yin Hua, this county will ask you again, what kind of grievances do you have with those seven people, why did you kill them one by one like this? But who ordered you?"

Bao Zheng and Zhan Zhao nodded. Yao Ping's question was on point. If there is a mastermind behind the scenes, then Yin Hua's self-reporting would make sense.

"Back to my lord, no one instigated the grass people, it's... the grass people have some personal grievances with those seven people. Don't ask me, my lord, the grass people have already pleaded guilty, you should quickly convict the grass people and close the case!" Yin Hua said. He kowtowed three times.

"Presumptuous!" The scolding was not from Yao Ping, but from Bao Zheng in the audience, seeing his big black face like ink was even more glossy at the moment, making people a little intimidated. "The government's handling of the case emphasizes the truth and evidence, how can it be child's play! If you can't cooperate with the government's trial, the government will definitely find out the truth and give the deceased an explanation! How can you make a mistake here!"

Yin Hua in the audience had long been frightened silly by Mr. Bao's black face. When he was taken to the court just now, he didn't find that there were other people in the court besides Yao Ping and the government servants. The black-clothed man still yelled in the darker place, which scared Yin Hua into a fright.

Zhan Zhao saw that Lord Bao not only stole Yao Ping's scene, but also frightened Yin Hua into a fool. He pointed at the people on the ground with his finger pointing at Ju Que, "Yin Hua, this is Master Bao from the Kaifeng Mansion, I'll meet you soon."

Yin Hua raised his head and stared blankly at a handsome young man in red standing behind the black man. He rubbed his eyes, a little surprised, why so many strange people came to Yangwu County today?

Yao Ping on the stage saw that Yin Hua was still acting stupid, and he was also a little anxious. He hurriedly got off his seat, walked to Bao Zheng, bowed to salute, and said, "Don't blame me, my lord. This sinner has never seen the market, and I'm an official." Make amends to your lord for him." After speaking, he gave a deep bow.

Seeing this, Zhan Zhao rolled his eyes, thinking that it's no wonder that Yao Ping is called an idiot, and he came to apologize without even understanding what the adults were angry with.

The atmosphere was awkward for a while, Bao Zheng waved his hand, "Master Yao, it is our government's audacity to interrupt your trial, please continue, Mr. Yao."

Yao Ping rubbed his nose, returned to his seat with some reluctance, sighed helplessly, and then slapped the gavel again, but it was obviously weaker than the previous few slaps. "Yin Hua, hurry up and tell the truth! If you keep concealing something, don't blame the county for torture!"

Yin Hua on the ground trembled, looked at Yao Ping on the seat tremblingly, and occasionally glanced over at Bao Zheng at the side. He lost confidence in the officials. He understood the principle of mutual protection between officials and officials. Because of this, he couldn't easily trust these officials.But... But this black-faced adult seems to be a little different, although he doesn't know what's different.

Yin Hua was hesitating in his heart and didn't pay attention, when he suddenly heard a gentle voice like a breeze wafting from outside the door, unbiased, drifting into his ears.

"I wonder if Master Yao will allow the student to say a few words to that Yin Hua?" The person who spoke was Gongsun Ce who returned from the autopsy.Bao Zheng and Zhan Zhao saw that his face was full of joy, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, so they knew that he had discovered something.

Gongsun stepped into the courtroom with strides, first saluted Bao Zheng, then bowed his hands to Yao Ping, turned around and squatted down before Yao Ping could speak, ignored Yin Hua's astonished face, and whispered something in his ear. wearing something.

Strange to say, Yin Hua was still puzzled at first, and thought that today it was really strange, besides the black-faced man and the handsome young man, there was actually a refined scholar, and the scholar's speech was really nice too!But after listening to him, he felt that Gongsun was not just "speaking nicely", he was like a fairy coming down to earth!

After Gongsun finished what he wanted to say, he reached out to pat Yin Hua's shoulder, then stood up, walked behind Bao Zheng, and stood side by side with Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao gave Gongsun a thumbs up with a smile, as if to say, well done!Gongsun was taken aback for a moment, and then thought of Zhan Zhao, a martial arts practitioner with profound internal strength and excellent hearing, he must have heard everything he whispered to Yin Hua just now, so he didn't speak, just nodded to him with a smile .

Yao Ping saw Gongsun whispering to Yin Hua just now, he was curious and puzzled, now seeing him finished speaking, he slapped the gavel and said, "Yin Hua, are you going to recruit or not!"

Yin Hua raised his head, his eyes were quite different from the one just now, he bent down, kowtowed heavily to Yao Ping, and then slowly said, "My lord! The grass people didn't kill anyone! The murderer is someone else! "

forced to surrender

Yin Hua in the audience said, "The grassroots did not kill, and the murderer was someone else." The whole court was in an uproar.The face of Yao Ping sitting on the seat turned red and then turned white. The yamen servants looked at each other, but they didn't dare to say anything.The people outside the hall also whispered.

"Old Zhang, do you hear me, I'll say that Yin Hua is not the murderer!"

"Bah, you know he's not the murderer, why didn't you just stand up and speak for him!"

"Oh! Stop arguing! I think that black-faced adult is capable!"

"What a dark-faced lord! That's Lord Qingtian from Kaifeng Mansion. I heard that Lord Bao is a clean and upright official. Seeing him today, the rumors are indeed true!"

"Oh, and the two young men next to him are also capable people! Look at that handsome guy, you're almost wringing out of water..."

Zhan Zhao listened to the chatter outside, getting more and more confused, and finally used all kinds of nonsense words, he touched his face, who said that the water was about to be wrung out, compared to Jiangnan, the air here is almost dry Dead is.

With a sound of "pa", Yao Ping slapped the gavel for the nth time, "Silence! Silence!" All the chatter stopped abruptly.Everyone focused their attention on Yao Ping.Yao Ping looked at Yin Hua who was in the audience, "Yin Hua, you voluntarily came to the county government to surrender, but now you say that the murderer is someone else, the county wants to hear your explanation, you have to think clearly before answering, Otherwise, the county will punish you for lying about the case and disturbing the court!"

Yin Hua in the audience calmed down and replied, "Master Yao, Lord Bao, Caomin is a resident of Yangwu County. It is impossible to say that there has been no conflict with other people for so many years, but Even if there is a big conflict, it won't kill people, let alone Caomin is a scholar, he is timid, and he has never even held a bigger knife, so how can he kill people!"

When Yao Ping heard him say this, he suddenly stretched out his hand to interrupt him, "Wait!" Yin Hua looked at him with wide eyes in confusion, not knowing what he said was wrong. "You just said that you didn't even hold a knife," Yin Hua nodded, saying yes, thinking to himself, does the county magistrate not believe what he said?But what he said was true!Thinking of this, Yao Ping said again, "What do you think those dead people died of?"

"Huh? Didn't he die from a knife wound? Then..." He tilted his head and glanced at Zhan Zhao, then shook his head hastily, "I don't even need a sword!" Zhan Zhao was amused by what he said, thinking that he It takes a long time to practice a set of swordsmanship. If any scholar can learn it, then what is he doing as a Nanxia.

"The seven dead were all beaten to death." Yin Hua gasped in shock when he heard Yao Ping's words, and said to himself, "Oh my God!"Beat to death!If he was really the murderer, then he would probably become the eighth corpse - exhausted to death!Beating people is a physical effort, not to mention beating people to death.

"My lord, the students went to check the seven corpses just now, and found some problems." Yao Ping looked at Gongsun Ce who was beside Bao Zheng, and found that Bao Zheng and Zhan Zhao were also looking at Gongsun expectantly at this moment, busy He raised his hand and made a "please speak" gesture to him. "Oh, the students just discovered that the pupils of the seven corpses were dilated, and there were punctate hemorrhages in the subconjunctiva of both eyes, and punctate hemorrhages in the subserosa and subepicardium of the lungs. In addition, the faces of the deceased were blue and purple, and the lips and teeth There was a little damage from rubbing, and most importantly, the students found some white fibrous objects in the nasal cavity of the deceased, and some of the deceased's faces also had scratches."

Everyone present nodded thoughtfully, Yao Ping looked at everyone's understanding, but he still didn't understand, and suddenly felt hot.

Gongsun saw everyone's reaction, nodded in satisfaction, and continued, "There are indications that those dead were not killed by beating, but died of suffocation." Gongsun turned to Yin Hua, and said, "If the prisoner is He, then his nails will definitely leave the flesh flakes from the face of the deceased. The student paid special attention when he whispered in his ear just now. His nails are very short, and there is no dirt left in his nails. If If the student's guess is correct, he must be a person who pays great attention to appearance and loves cleanliness, and may have a little cleanliness."

"Your Excellency is really clever! Caomin is indeed a bit of a clean freak. But, how did you know about it?" Yin Hua, who was being talked about, almost jumped up and went to shake Gongsun's hand.

"The student just approached you and wanted to whisper to you, but you subconsciously avoided it because you couldn't take a shower in time in the prison, and you were worried about smelling on your body?" Gongsun asked tentatively, and he got an affirmative answer, "Generally