Tao Zhenzhu was a little puzzled, Kang Xu talked for a long time, and he didn't seem to get to the point, it was clear that the murderer was Lu Jitong, but he didn't mention Lu Jitong's murder evidence for half a day, which made him quite unhappy.

"My lord, the murderer of my sister is above this hall, why don't you try it directly, but ask some trivial questions?" The pottery bamboo surface has an unpleasant authenticity.

"Human lives are at stake, and no detail can be overlooked. Only by restoring all the truths can we accurately find out the murderer, which is responsible for the laws of the Tang Dynasty and for those who died in vain. Kang Xu glanced at him and said deeply.

"This official asks you again, about your elopement with Tao Zhaoxue, apart from the two of you, is there anyone else who knows?"

"There is also the maid Dongmei, the communication between me and Zhaoxue is all passed on by her."

"What else?"

"And ...... I had said goodbye to a friend the day before, and when I was drunk, I might have inadvertently omitted it. Speaking of this, Zhang Hebi glanced at Lu Jitong, bit his lip and said, "That person is him!" ”

Lu Jitong nodded without thinking and admitted: "That's right, I drank with Brother Zhang that day, and I did hear him talk about it." But that doesn't prove me to be incriminated, is it? ”

Kang Xu thought that he would defend himself, but he didn't expect to admit it so simply, he said with a cold expression: "Zhang Tao and the others eloped, but they hid it from their families, and there are only a few people who know about it. Except for the maid Dongmei, you are naturally the most suspicious. ”

"Oh, listen up." Lu Jitong stared at him and said calmly.

"In fact, there is one of the biggest flaws in this case. That's the time difference. The time agreed on the letterhead received by Zhang Hebi was the ugly hour, while the time agreed by Tao Zhaoxue was the sub-hour. Kang Xu said lightly.

"How can there be an hour in the meantime?" Although I heard Kang Xu say it before. But Tao Jizhu has never been able to understand the reason.

Kang Xu took out a piece of letterhead from his bosom and handed it to Tao Jizhu.

After Tao Zhenzhu saw it. His brows suddenly locked: "How can this be, the handwriting on these two pieces of paper is exactly the same, I am sure that they are both written by Zhao Xue, but why are there two different hours?" ”

"Yes, the handwriting on these two pieces of paper is indeed written by Miss Tao herself, and there is no possibility of falsification. And this is where the murderer is clever. Kang Xu raised his head slightly and said.

"I want to hear about it." Tao Zhenzhu was confused.

Actually, both of these letters were written by Miss Tao, the difference is. One of them was waste paper. It was the use of this waste paper that the murderer made Zhang Hebi an hour late from the agreed time. Kang Xu said in a deep voice.

"My lord is saying that Zhao Xue's original agreed time was actually ugly, and later the time was changed for some reason, but this abolished letterhead was obtained by the murderer and sent to Zhang Hebi?" Tao Jizhu was quick to think and quickly understood what it said.

"This is impossible, how could the murderer know this? Where did he get this piece of waste paper? Could it be that he has the magic of an unknown prophet? Tao Zhenzhu pondered with a puzzled expression.

Kang Xu smiled, he stared at Lu Jitong. Said seriously: "It's not that complicated, the murderer can easily do it as long as there is a person who responds." ”

"Guilty?" Tao Jizhu was a little stunned.

"Spread Dongmei to the court." Kang Xu walked to the warm pavilion and said in a deep voice.

Dongmei trembled and was brought up from the back hall. She saluted slightly to the Tao father and son, then knelt down and said, "Slave Dongmei." I've seen the prefectural magistrate. ”

"Dongmei, you know everything. Say it clearly. ”

Dongmei knelt on the ground and saw Lu Jitong beside her. She suddenly trembled violently, her face turned pale, and she looked terrified.

"Dongmei, with this official here, you don't need to be afraid, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Kang Xu knew that she was afraid, so he comforted her.

Dongmei bit her lip and said, "Back to my lord, the letter to Zhang Gongzi was actually a ...... that was replaced by the slave maid. ”

"What? It turns out that you are the murderer's internal response? Good you, Zhaoxue treats you like a sister, but you kill her, I will kill you! As soon as she heard Dongmei's words, Tao Youran suddenly became angry, and grabbed the crutches placed next to her and was about to hit her.

Dongmei didn't dodge or dodge, and cried: "Master, the slave really doesn't know that someone will kill Miss...... If the slave maid knew, she wouldn't betray the young lady even if she died! ”

"Dad, you can calm your anger for the time being, and see what she says first." Tao Jizhu helped Tao to calm down, while looking at Dongmei coldly, and said: "Dongmei, you have come to my Tao family as a maid since you were a child, how Zhaoxue treats you, you should know it, if you have remorse, tell the truth, find out the murderer, and avenge Zhaoxue!" ”

After speaking, Tao Jizhu glanced at Lu Jitong on the side.

"Slaves don't dare to hide anything." Dongmei sobbed a few times and said, "The slave was forced to be helpless, so she did such a wrong thing. On that day, Miss and Zhang Gongzi agreed to elope, and the time was originally set for the ugly hour, but Miss was worried that the night would be long and dreamy, so she advanced the time by an hour. Originally, no outsiders knew about this matter, until I went to deliver the letter, and met Lu Ji and ....... ”

Lu Jitong's brows furrowed, and he interrupted: "This girl, I don't know you, why do you want to frame me?" ”

Dongmei bit her lip and said angrily: "Lu Jitong, you brute!" At that time, you coerced me to change the letterhead to Zhang Gongzi, if you hadn't threatened me with my father's life, how could I betray Miss? ”

"Girl, I've never seen you, how can I threaten you?" Lu Jitong asked.

"You just turn to ashes, and I know you!" Dongmei's silver teeth were crushed, she grabbed Lu Jitong's arm, and with a snort, she tore off his right shoulder.

Dongmei stared straight at his right shoulder, and was suddenly stunned, with a look of confusion in her eyes.

Kang Xu saw it in his eyes and felt a little strange, he coughed and said, "Lu Jitong, this is the best evidence to identify you, what else do you have to say?" ”

"If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse, the adult casually found a personal testimony to identify, it was too hasty, and Lu was not convinced." Lu Jitong's face was meaningless, and his expression was still indifferent.

"Okay, then the official will tell you a little more." Kang Xu smiled slightly, and said lightly: "You first learned about their elopement from Zhang Hebi, and then got confirmation from Dongmei, so you threatened Dongmei and asked her to change the agreed letterhead." In order to prevent Zhang Hebi from setting off early, you find some beggars and let them entangle Zhang Hebi, so that it will be you who will go to the bamboo forest to meet Tao Zhaoxue when he is a child. And Tao Zhaoxue thought that the person who went to the appointment was Zhang Hebi, and she would be defenseless, which made her easily taken away by you, am I right? (To be continued.) )