Song Ruilong looked at the door excitedly and said, "Tie Catcher, bring the prisoner Zhang Yu up." ”

Tie Chong soon walked to the court with a man with a pointed head, long arms, and bulging eyes like a big fish.

When Zhang Yu saw Song Ruilong, he immediately knelt on the ground in fright. Because his hands were tied behind his back, when he kowtowed to Song Ruilong, he couldn't put his head too low.

After Zhang Yu kowtowed, Song Ruilong ignored Zhang Yu, he asked Tie Chong instead, "How is the situation in Huojia Village, Yongchuan County?" ”

Tie Chong said: "My subordinates inquired about Huo Yunxiang's situation in Huojiatun. Huo Yunxiang's house was overhauled three years ago, and he bought a neighbor's homestead, and now he has built a very beautiful courtyard house. The subordinates checked it, and the money for building the house was sent back by Huo Yunxiang three years ago, with 50,000 taels of silver, and there are still 1,000 taels at home. The subordinates were afraid that some things would not be investigated clearly, so they brought Huo Yunxiang's mother and wife. ”

Song Ruilong nodded and said: "Tie Zhutou, you did a good job, you have been on the road for a few days, and you are tired, go down and rest first." ”

Tie Chong said with some excitement: "Okay, then the subordinate will retreat first." ”

Song Ruilong walked up to Zhang Yu and asked, "Zhang Yu, are you guilty?" ”

Zhang Yu was very scared and said: "The villain is guilty. ”

Song Ruilong quickly turned around, walked to the back of his public case, patted the wood, and said: "You have made it clear to the county that you have committed all your crimes, and if there is half a lie, you will immediately push it out and cut it." ”

Zhang Yu trembled with fright and said, "The villain doesn't dare." The villain was instructed by Zhao Zhenxiong to set fire to the ship. ”

Song Ruilong said: "Why did Zhao Zhenxiong want you to set fire to that boat?"

Zhang Yu shook his pointed head a few times and said, "This villain doesn't know, he just told the villain that as long as the villain burns the ship, he will give me 100,000 taels of silver." gave me a deposit of 10,000 taels first, and there are still 90,000 taels of silver, and the villain has not yet asked Zhao Zhenxiong for it. ”

Song Ruilong looked at Zhao Zhenxiong and said, "You can not believe Hu Wei's words, but Zhang Yu's words, don't you believe them either?"

Zhao Zhenxiong said angrily: "Zhang Yu, you are spewing blood, when will I give you money to burn my family's grain ship?" I'm full, I've got nothing to do, I'm looking for you to burn our boat, ah! ”

Zhao Zhenxiong was very angry.

Song Ruilong looked at Zhang Yu and said, "Zhang Yu, what evidence do you have to prove that it was the ship that Zhao Zhenxiong asked you to burn?"

Zhang Yu took out a piece of paper from his arms, handed it to Song Ruilong, and said, "My lord, please see, this is the IOU written by Zhao Zhenxiong to the villain, with Zhao Zhenxiong's handwritten nomination on it."

"Bring it."

After Wei Bixiao handed the IOU to Song Ruilong, Song Ruilong opened it and said, "What is written on it is: Zhao Zhenxiong made a bet with Zhang Yu and lost 90,000 taels of silver, and after Zhao Zhenxiong raised the silver, he must pay it off within three days." The signature is Zhao Zhenxiong. ”

After reading it, Song Ruilong said: "This is not written on it as a transaction to burn the ship!"

Zhang Yu said: "Zhao Zhenxiong is afraid that the matter will be revealed, so he does not dare to write the truth of the transaction."

Song Ruilong took the note to Zhao Zhenxiong and said, "Zhao Zhenxiong, did you write this note?" ”

Zhao Zhenxiong didn't even look at it, and said, "I wrote it." It's just gambling debts. ”

Zhang Yu said angrily: "Gambling debts? You can go to Baoan Village and ask if I, Zhang Yu, have gambled with anyone since I was a child. The ninety thousand taels of silver were the reward for burning the ship. ”

Song Ruilong said: "Zhao Zhenxiong, you have a motive to kill, and you also have evidence left when you traded with Zhang Yu, and Zhang Yu testified, do you admit that you instructed Zhang Yu to burn the boat?" ”

Zhao Zhenxiong lowered his head and said, "Hey, since things have come to this point, I have to admit it." Yes, I hired Zhang Yu to burn that boat. Because Hu Wei is in that boat, Hu Wei knows too many things, he can't live, he has to die, if he doesn't die, I have to die. ”

Song Ruilong said with anger: "You call killing people and killing people." It's just a pity that you've done too many bad things, and I'm afraid it's not enough to just kill Hu Wei. You have killed too many people, and the crimes you have committed can be said to be too numerous to mention. Let's return the case to Liu Tiepan. Still won't you confess? ”

Zhao Zhenxiong said bitterly: "So far, I'm afraid that I can't hide it if I want to, and I can explain the crimes I committed." ”

Zhao Zhenxiong slowly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes, I asked Hu Wei and Huo Yunxiang to let Hu Wei and Huo Yunxiang do it." At that time, they just thought that the purpose of my killing of Liu Tieban and his wife was just to marry Liu Piaoxu to our Zhao family, and they didn't know my true purpose. ”

Song Ruilong said lightly: "Your real purpose is to kill people and kill people. ”

Zhao Zhenxiong nodded and said, "Exactly." This is also to blame Liu Tiepan himself, after his daughter marries my son, we will be a family, so I will no longer worry that he will go to the county government to expose me. But the old man didn't agree, and I added the bride price to 100,000 taels of silver, and he didn't even nod his head, and the last time, he threw all the bride price I gave him out of the door of his house. I was very angry at that time, I was even more afraid that Liu Tieban would go to the county government to expose me, so I asked Hu Wei and Huo Yunxiang to find a way to kill Liu Tieban and his wife, if I could blame the robbers of Cuihua Mountain, it would be the best, if not, Huo Yunxiang would do it himself, as long as he did things well, I would pay him 50,000 taels of silver at one time, and let him be the head of our Zhao family. ”

When Song Ruilong heard this, he had already sent someone to take Huo Yunxiang from death row to the court, and Huo Yunxiang also heard Zhao Zhenxiong's words clearly.

Song Ruilong looked at Huo Yunxiang, who was kneeling next to Zhao Zhenxiong, and said, "Manager Huo, do you still want to apologize for Zhao Zhenxiong now?" ”

Huo Yunxiang looked at Zhao Zhenxiong painfully and said: "Shaodong, it is Huo who is not talented, and he did not handle things cleanly, so that the Shaodong family was implicated." ”

Zhao Zhenxiong said: "Manager Huo, you did a good job, after you arrived at the prison, you didn't tell the truth about that incident, and that's enough." I have sinned so much and killed too many people, and I deserve all these things to pay. ”

Song Ruilong looked at Zhao Zhenxiong and said, "Zhao Zhenxiong, although you have admitted that you sent someone to kill Liu Tieban and his wife, but this county still wants to hear how you did it yourself?" ”

Zhao Zhenxiong sneered and said, "There's nothing to say, adults just need to know that I am the mastermind." ”

Hu Wei sneered: "My lord, since the young owner refuses to say it, then I, who is the housekeeper, will say it for him, if the villain is not right, the young owner can refute it." ”

Song Ruilong nodded and said, "That's fine." ”