At this point, Li Cheng understood that he had fallen into Ma Biao's trap, and it was clearly his own cooked rice, but he was eaten by the other party, and he hated it in his heart.

That night, Li Cheng explained to Ji Shun that he had met a fellow countryman, and that he had an urgent matter at home to rush back, so he was anxious to track Ma Biao after the salary.

Hurried along the waterway, and met Ma Biao in Zhenjiang half a month later, which was one of the escape routes that the brothers had jointly formulated.

Li Cheng asked angrily: "What about the sister?" ”

Ma Biao said nonchalantly: "Sold." ”

Li Cheng was speechless, so he had to ask, "What about the silver?" ”

Ma Biao said more simply: "It's spent." ”

Li Cheng's anger jumped up and shouted: "You bastard, even your brother is bullied, you are still not human?" ”

Ma Biao smiled: "Big brother, I didn't do it right, but you can't be so angry." Our four brothers wandered the world, relying on each other for their lives, a woman is only one hundred and eighty taels of silver, why blame my brother for this, I already know that Lu Dao is wrong, and I will definitely atone for my sins in the future. ”

There are clouds in the rivers and lakes, wives are like clothes, brothers are like siblings, Li Cheng can't cut people in front of his brothers, right? After that, Ma Biao really committed the crime at the expense of physical strength, regardless of the danger, respected the eldest brother in everything, and tried to tolerate the two brothers as much as possible, and there was nothing wrong between them in the past few years.

But as the days went by, Ma Biao's attitude changed, he had the most strength to kill the most, and his courage became bigger and bigger, and he gradually began to assume the position of the leader, treating the three kowtowing brothers as subordinates, commanding and reprimanding at will, often embarrassing people.

Li Cheng's old grudge has never disappeared, and now the fire is adding fuel to the fire, and the idea of putting people to death is rising day by day, but he doesn't know the thoughts of the two partners, so he can only endure it and prepare to wait for the opportunity.

Last winter, they made a good deal, and the money was in Ma Biao's hands. Say whatever you want, just ask me for it.

The two brothers couldn't help but say a few words, but they were scolded by Ma Biao, Li Cheng took the opportunity to persuade him, and proposed that it would be better to go to the capital to see after working hard for many years.

When he arrived in Jinling, he chose to settle in a secluded temple outside the city, Ma Biao had money in his hand, and he squandered it at will in the casino Qinglou every day, even if the three brothers were happy together, it was just that he ate meat by himself. Others only have the treatment of drinking soup.

The two brothers were very angry, on the other hand, Li Cheng had no opinion at all, once Ma Biao went out alone to be happy, and they ate wine and scolded Li Cheng for being a wretched.

Li Cheng saw that the opportunity had come, so he said, "What's the use of being angry in vain?" To deal with this kind of ruthless and unrighteous villain, there must be a practical way to get out of this breath. ”

The two said happily: "What way? ”

Li Cheng said: "If you don't fight a tiger, you will be injured by a tiger, and only if you end up with his life, that is a plan once and for all." ”

The two of them were shocked when they first heard it. said: "He bullied us like this, so we have to do it, and there is nothing I can't get over in my heart." But his martial arts are better than all of us, so don't make a fuss. can't beat the monkey in vain. ”

Another also said, "Yes! Let's fight in the nest, in case it doesn't end up with his life, then it will be out of control. ”

Li Cheng thought about it for several years, and said confidently: "I just ask you two to be of the same heart with me." I don't need to help, I can kill him alone. ”

The second child smiled: "Big brother, you have always used your left hand, and you can't help but suffer when you do it." I'm a little worried about you. ”

Li Chengcheng said with a heart: "You let go of your guts, Zhun Bao is right, don't look at me with my left hand, Guan Bao will go down with a knife, and he will return to that world." ”

The two asked again and again how they could kill people with one knife? Li Cheng smiled: "You two are always brainless, since you plan to kill him, do you still need to fight?" Give him an open gun that is easy to dodge and dark arrows to prevent, isn't it a success? ”

When the two of them heard this, they even said that it was reasonable, and when they were having wine one night, Li Cheng proposed: "In the area of Huapai Lou on Lion Street, there are the richest wealthy families, if we work hard, we will definitely be able to make a lot of money." Especially close to the Qinhuai River, you can sneak into the river and escape after you succeed, and then look for an opportunity to sneak out of the city. ”

Ma Biao was very happy when he heard this, he didn't know who lived in Lion Street, Li Cheng didn't plan to rob the house at all, but it was a real plan to escape from the Qinhuai River.

Two days later, four men got out of their rented boat and rushed to Lion Street in the dead of night. At that time, Ma Biao took the lead alone, and the other three followed, Ma Biao was bent on money, and Li Cheng was bent on dying.

The second and third children were worried and couldn't rest assured, and kept giving Li Cheng a look, asking him to do it immediately, for fear of encountering the officers and soldiers on patrol.

Li Cheng either nodded or shook his head, without saying a word, just walked to the vicinity of the flower archway, he made a hard effort under his feet, instantly pulled out the knife, and cut Ma Biao's neck.

Because he was left-handed, the knife was cut right on the left side of his neck, and the knife violently splashed out of the blood, and Ma Biao fell to the ground without saying a word, which can be said to be killed with a knife.

Li Cheng was full of resentment, and he stabbed him many times in the back of the heart on the corpse, and when the second and third saw that it was done, they pulled him to leave quickly.

Li Cheng said: "Don't panic, this is a dead end, the outside is blocked by stone lions, no one will find out at this time, let's bury the knives here, so we can swagger out of the city." ”

So the three buried the murder weapon, felt that Jinling could not stay, and went out of the city to Suzhou the next day.

Such inexplicable homicides are often difficult to solve quickly, and most of them become unsolved, especially under the existing conditions in ancient times. According to the normal case-handling procedures, it takes a lot of manpower to trace and investigate, and it may not be possible to solve the case if it is protracted.

Xu Hao has experience and insight from later generations, and he believes that many headless public cases are inadvertently solved through other cases, and the murderer's methods are clean and neat, and he is obviously a habitual offender, and such a person will definitely continue to commit crimes to make a living.

Therefore, a large number of men were sent to closely monitor the vicinity of Gyeonggi, and the lower nine streams were all released and a reward of 500 taels of gold was offered.

A few days ago, Li Cheng and the three of them spent all their savings in Suzhou, and when they were plotting to rob, the people next door accidentally heard it and hurriedly ran to report to the official.

Although the three of them have been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for many years, they are all rough men, and it is the first time in their lives that they have been arrested, and they have no experience, so they were separated and isolated by the Jinyi guards who came to hear the news, and they easily deceived the truth from the mouth of the third child.

in court. Hu Desheng, whose face was like ashes, was unwilling to be captured, and shouted loudly: "Please be enlightened, no matter what happens, there are two sides of yin and yang, since it can be said that he fabricated facts and framed Zhiyun and Xu Ming; But on the other hand, how do you know that Xu Dudu instructed Li Cheng and the others to fabricate facts with the intention of framing the lowly office? Please also consider this case carefully, so as not to make the lowly duty unjust, and the lowly duty is grateful. ”

The people outside all talked about it, and they all thought that Hu Desheng was very reasonable. It is surprising how quickly he solved the case, but Jin Yiwei was able to find the murderer in just half a month, isn't it incredible?

Even Xu Hao called it lucky, and sighed that there are people in the court who are easy to do, he can be regarded as a public weapon for private use in this case, and 5,000 people have been mobilized by Jinyi Wei alone, and the rest of the people in the government and the people are countless, just like the task force of later generations, because of the attention from above. Naturally, the following is all out.

Ma Fuyao quickly finished reading the confession, raised his head and sneered: "What a sharp mouth, how can anyone in the world admit to killing people, but go to frame others?" Could it be that he did not harm anyone? Hurt yourself first? Is it reasonable for you to make such a quibble? ”

Hu Desheng hurriedly said: "What your Excellency said is extremely true, but Li Cheng's confession is also suspicious, please take a closer look." ”

Xu Hao became interested. Asked, "If you have any questions, just ask." I also want you to die to understand, Xu Meng is my cousin, and I must not die without help. You can question me for abusing my power for personal gain, yes, I dare to admit it if I dare to do it, even if the world scolds me. If this case is indeed done by him, I admire you for enforcing the law impartially, but unfortunately you are not. ”

Hu Desheng's face was cloudy, and he regretted that he failed to weigh the pros and cons on impulse, and after learning Xu Ming's identity, he was still lucky, and said quietly: "Those who have never killed have to pay for their lives, and the law is clear, once they confess, their lives will be lost." And fear of death is human nature, how easy is it to confess? Therefore, there is no murderer who does not confess. Now that Li Cheng doesn't need to push and ask six questions, he is willing to admit them all, doesn't he know that killing people is to pay for his life? Let's ask ants to be greedy, from this point of view, it shows that the disadvantages are obvious, and there is no hidden secret. ”

What Hu Desheng said was indeed reasonable, Xu Hao smiled slightly, and motioned to Li Cheng, who was kneeling, to speak.

Li Cheng sighed and said, "What Master Hu said just now is that there is no one who is not afraid of death, this truth is true. But if I am afraid of death, I will not come, Xu Dudu promised not to implicate my relatives at home, I will do things alone, and I just want my relatives to live in the world. ”

Hu Desheng immediately came to his senses and shouted: "I don't accept it, he didn't hesitate to die for his relatives, do you know if he took this opportunity to exchange his insignificant life for the peace of his family and even a lifetime of wealth?" deliberately risked his life to admit the case of Hua Pai Lou, so as to frame the lowly position? ”

Xu Hao sighed: "How good should your eloquence and improvisation skills be on the right path?" ”

Hu Desheng said: "He was taken care of by the Governor of Xu, and he was not afraid of life and death for the sake of his close relatives, so his confession is not reliable. ”

Xu Hao smiled and said: "The truth is this truth, but it's a pity that what you said doesn't count, I, Xu Hao, stand here today, who dares to accuse me of interfering in the judiciary?" And the three of them are all from military families, and I have the right to intervene in the governor's mansion itself, so I will accompany you to fight a lawsuit today. There are two witnesses over there, can't they be relied upon? ”

Hu Desheng sneered: "As the governor, some people will cheat for you, how can you prove that you are not colluding?" ”

"What a sharp mouth." Xu Hao smiled, "Then how do you say that it can be proved to be harmless?" ”

Hu Desheng was secretly happy in his heart, and said loudly: "There are flaws in human evidence, but there are no flaws in physical evidence, unless physical evidence is cited, and the humble position can be convinced." ”

Wang Ji hurriedly asked, "What kind of physical evidence do you want, and point it out to me." ”

Hu Desheng didn't know that he was in a hurry to live, and he already showed a trace of horses, and said: "For example, he really killed the person, just ask where is the murderous knife now?" ”

Xu Hao waved his hand and said, "The murder weapon is buried in the soil not far from the murderer, show it to him." ”

Ma Fuyao said: "Be careful, beware of giving him this knife, something unexpected happens." ”

Xu Hao waved his hand and said, "Are you afraid that he will kill himself?" Not to mention whether he has backbone or not, if he dares to commit suicide, I dare to ask the Holy Decree to pardon Zhiyun and Xu Ming. By the way, more than 3,000 taels of gold and silver have been found in your home, and I hope you will explain it clearly before you die, so as to save your wife, sons, and daughters. ”

Hu Desheng fainted with a hanging, his lips trembled, he took a one-foot-long sharp blade and looked at it in detail for a long time, and said horizontally: "Anyone who frames people often has false accusations, but do you know that this knife is not deliberately buried there, fabricated evidence?" ”

Xu Hao smiled and said: "It's really a villain's heart to spend the belly of a gentleman, or not, let you be completely convinced, how do you say to prove that the knife is a murder weapon?" ”

Hu Desheng, who was still fighting, said: "If this knife is commonly used by Li Cheng, he will definitely be able to recognize it." The lowly asked the governor to order someone to wipe off the rust on the knife, and then take several old knives of the same type, and put them together so that he could identify them in the court, which one was used by him to kill people in the first place, and if he could recognize it, the lowly office was willing to confess his guilt. ”

Wang Ji shook his head and said: "This is a court case, how can you repeatedly make up your mind as a suspect?" It is difficult for this official to allow this kind of request, and you are so forceful that it seems that unless you are tortured and interrogated, you will not admit it. ”

Hu Desheng hurriedly shouted: "I have never been tortured, why can't I ask for it? Since you are impartially enforcing the law, why should you not allow your humble position to be able to be revealed? (To be continued......)