Chapter 203 Homicide
Chapter 203 Homicide
Just when Chen Menger and Xia Dongmei were arguing, the county magistrate came out, sat on the high platform, and patted the gavel.
"quiet!"
Chen Meng'er knelt on the ground and cried, "Lord County Magistrate, you must make decisions for civilian women!"
Su Nan's eyes glanced around the hall. When he saw Gu Rao, he paused for a moment, and a deep look flashed in his eyes.
"Speak out your grievances first."
Chen Meng'er said, "My husband and I haven't seen each other since we quarreled in the lotus pond yesterday. After we returned, even though I knew he hadn't come home, I was angry, and I knew very well that I could control his legs. I couldn't control his heart, and he even said that if I stopped him from finding another woman, he would divorce me, so I didn't send anyone to find him."
"Unexpectedly, early this morning, someone informed me that he drowned in the lotus pond!"
"He probably didn't drink yesterday, so there is no possibility that he didn't look at the road and fell in and drowned. It can only be the result of a vendetta by others!"
"The civilian woman is now suspicious of two people."
He glared at Gu Rao fiercely, pointed at her and said, "One is her. She just made a grudge against me yesterday. It is very likely that she killed my husband in order to take revenge on me."
"She pushed me into the water yesterday and almost drowned me. I doubt that if there weren't so many people around to see me, she might have ignored me and let me drown alive in the water. !”
"This woman has a vicious heart and is capable of anything!"
Then he pointed at Chen Menger.
"Sir, this little bitch is my husband's mistress. I suspect that she killed my husband out of love. Maybe my husband is unwilling to give her the position of his wife, and she acted on impulse..."
Xia Dongmei cried as the pear blossoms brought rain.
"Lord Magistrate, this little girl loves the sea so much and regards the sea as her only hope to escape from the brothel. How could she extinguish her own hope with her own hands?"
"The person must have been killed by the poisonous woman Chen Menger!"
"She wants to put the blame on the little girl!"
Sunan asked someone to bring the body up.
Gu Rao looked subconsciously and found that there was not only one corpse, but two corpses being carried up. Could it be that more than one was dead?
Unfortunately, it was covered with white cloth, so she couldn't see who was inside.
Her doubts were solved the next moment.
Following Sunan's order, the white cloth covering the body was removed.
When he saw the two people lying on the ground with stiff bodies and blue faces, Gu Rao froze and looked at one of them in disbelief.
Surprisingly, it was the vendor selling lotus lanterns that I saw yesterday!
Bieye also recognized the person at a glance, raised his hand to block Gu Rao's eyes, held her hand with the other hand, and said softly, "Don't look."
When Sunan on the stage saw this scene, her slender peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and the hands under her sleeves gradually tightened, but then relaxed quickly.
"Do you know these two people?"
Xia Dongmei said, "I only know Dahai. I don't know who the other person is. He's very unfamiliar and I've never seen him before."
After a pause, he continued, "Even if I might have seen him before, I can't remember him because he looks so ordinary."
Chen Meng'er said, "I only know my husband-in-law, Zhu Dahai, and I have never met the other one."
Sunan looked at Gu Rao and Bieye.
"What about you, do you know these two?"
Bieye said, "It counts as acquaintance, or not."
The corner of Sunan's mouth curled up in a cold arc.
"Oh?"
"tell me the story."
The atmosphere was somewhat tense.
Gu Rao frowned slightly and looked up at Sunan. He felt that he seemed different from before during this meeting.
Exactly what was different, she really couldn't tell.
Hope is an illusion.
Bieye said, "My wife and I live in Yezhu Town. We came to the county town yesterday to do business, and we only met the two deceased people once."
Sunan narrowed her eyes slightly.
"So, you saw them last night?"
Biyeye hummed.
If you have seen it, you have seen it, and if you have not seen it, you have not seen it. This cannot be refuted, but you cannot use this to convict them, right?
A middle-aged man pointed at Bieye and said, "This person was the last person to buy something from Lao Li's stall yesterday."
Sunan asked, "Are you sure he is the last one?"
The middle-aged man, Lu Qinghe, nodded firmly.
"Lao Li and I usually do business on that street. Yesterday, I closed the stalls just a little less than him. When I closed the stalls, I even said hello to him."
"He said he would close the stall and go back early to spend time with his granddaughter if he had one more business. His granddaughter Xiaohua is only five years old. If it is too late, she will be afraid of the dark."
"When I left, I saw this couple going to his stall, and I heard that they had negotiated the price. I didn't know what happened next."
"However, what I can be sure of is that they must be Lao Li's last guests. Xiaohua is the only bloodline left by Lao Li's son. He loves Xiaohua the most and is reluctant to let Xiaohua wait at home alone for so long."
Su Nan asked the person who came to report the crime today.
"When did you discover their bodies?"
Zhou Chang said, "At the fifth watch, it was already dawn. When I passed by the river, I was worried that someone would slip and fall into the water, so I took a look. Unexpectedly, I actually saw two people floating on the river. , I was so frightened that I even dropped my gong."
"After discovering the body, I immediately came to the Yamen to report the case."
Su Nan asked, "Did you see anyone suspicious when you passed by?"
Zhou Chang shook his head.
"No."
"When I passed by, there was no one there. The body must have been floating there for a long time. If it had just died, it would not have floated so quickly."
"Besides, if I were not far away, I should be able to hear the sound of their struggle."
Su Nan asked again, "When you passed by before, did you go to the river to see it?"
Zhou Chang shook his head.
"It was still dark at that time, so I didn't dare to walk that way, for fear that my foot would slip and I would fall. If I fell at that time, I would not be so lucky. It happened that someone passed by and rescued me while it was still dark. I usually walk around the lotus pond before dawn."
It's a bit regretful to say this.
"If I were bolder and went over there earlier, I might be able to save two of their lives..."
"That's two lives. I don't know if I lost my footing and fell into the water, or if I was pushed in."
"If he fell by himself, how could they both fall together?"
Sunan was thoughtful.
After a moment, he told Zhen Zhen, "Go and bring Wu Zuo up and let him examine the body carefully to see if he can find any clues."
After the policemen came up, they carefully inspected the two corpses.
The whole audience held their breath, waiting for the conclusion given by Wu Zuo.
a long time.
Wu Zuo put down the autopsy tools and said to Sunan, "Sir, these two people probably did not die accidentally, but both died of homicide."
Sunan seemed to have expected this.
"what have you found?"
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