Travel to ancient times to be a fast catcher

Chapter 129

The mole on the right armpit of the deceased was not just a black spot on the skin like an ordinary mole, but a soybean-sized bump, like a small tumor. There are still a few hairs around the tumor, so Qian Wuzuo only glanced at it during the autopsy, but he was still impressed.

And he also clearly remembered that the dead body in the portrait given by Yu Baili did indeed have a mole on the armpit.

When things went wrong, he hurriedly called out: "Wait a minute!"

The villagers in the house, including some refugees who came to the funeral after hearing the news, all looked at Qian Wuzuo. The eyes of many refugees are full of vigilance and hostility.

It was only then that Qian Wuzuo remembered that this matter involved refugees, and it was a big matter. A mole could not explain anything, but it might cause another chaos. What's more, at the funeral scene, currently only the head of the county government has the highest position, but he can't do anything about it. He didn't dare to speak casually. In order not to arouse people's suspicion, he kept a professional demeanor on his face: "It's a pity that the deceased young man wandered away and died in a foreign country. I'll give him a ride." As he spoke, he stepped forward and went

to Dress the dead in a shroud. Everyone in the house, especially the refugees, listened to what he said and saw what he did, and then gradually let go of their guard.

On the occasion of seeing the deceased off, Qian Wuzuo quietly checked the armpits of the corpse while putting on the shroud.

The moles there are really gone.

He was afraid that the corpse would rot and fall off automatically, so he paid special attention to the condition of the skin under his armpits. Although the corruption is serious, there is no trace of falling pieces of meat.

The underarms are smooth, and there doesn't seem to be a mole there at all.

The coffin of the deceased was carried out, but Qian Wuzuo was still standing there in a daze. He was even thinking, did he read it wrong yesterday? In order to confirm this, he also found a portrait of the corpse, which clearly marked that there was a mole under the armpit.

Qian Wuzuo closed the portrait suspiciously, bowed his head in thought, his eyes wandered aimlessly. Suddenly, his eyes swept over the place where the corpse was collected just now. On the ground, an inconspicuous black dot came into Qian Wuzuo's eyes so abruptly.

He walked over and picked up the little black grain.

The little black grain was a sarcoma with a few hairs around it, exactly the same as what he saw in the armpit of the deceased yesterday. Qian Wuzuo turned the small tumor over and took a closer look. With the eyes of a principal, he could tell at a glance that the mole was obviously gouged out by a knife. But when he was dressing the corpse just now, he checked carefully, and found that the deceased's right armpit was smooth, without any traces of skin peeling off, let alone the traces of incisions where the mole was gouged out. Moreover, it has been several days since the incision of this tumor was observed, this tumor was not just gouged out today, nor even yesterday.

Thousands of doubts arose in Qian Wuzuo's heart, so he hurriedly wrapped the mole with gauze, rushed back to the county government office as quickly as possible, and reported the matter to He Yuqi, the then magistrate of Hejing County. He Yuqi looked at the things in the gauze in his hand, his face was ugly for a moment, then he looked at Qian Wu and smiled and said

, "Isn't this case concluded yesterday? Don't hold messy things in your hands."

He patted Qian Wuzuo on the shoulder: "The court has always been stable in the matter of refugees. You have contributed to the re-examination of the case this time, and you have contributed to the understanding of the case. If you record your contribution, it will affect future generations. As far as I know, your Your son has no interest in your mantle, so why don't you plan for his future? Yu Baili is just a fledgling, but he has the intention of catching up from behind. In addition, he is too flamboyant... There can only be one chief executive in this county government. Um, hehe "

After hearing He Yuqi's previous sentence, Qian Wuzuo understood it already, but he still struggled a little in his heart. The case is now closed, which is bound to be detrimental to Yu Baili. But when he heard He Yuqi's next words, the struggle in his heart was suppressed.

It is well known that Yu Baili is a rising star. If he continues to show his face, his future is worrying. As He Yuqi said, there can only be one chief officer in a county government. Yu Baili has come up, and he is old, how should he deal with himself. What's more, in this case, he has done his own meritorious service, and he will be rewarded by his descendants. Driven by his interests, Qian Wuzuo made his own choice.

"The subordinate understands." He replied respectfully.

Having made a choice, the next thing to do is to deal with the sarcoma in my hand. Oddly enough, he did not throw away the tumor casually, but still wrapped it in gauze and buried it under an osmanthus tree in the county government.

A few days later, the court's awards came. Not only He Yuqi was greatly praised by the Ministry of Officials, but Qian Wuzuo was also nominated. Qian Wu made a tax-exempt reward, which can be passed on to his descendants. This is simply a great honor and wealth. You know, even if a scholar is admitted as a scholar, he will only be exempted from taxation for the rest of his life, and Qian Wuzuo can pass this reward to his son.

Qian Wuzuo was rewarded, while Yu Baili was squeezed out in the Yamen because of the wrong test. Someone proposed to deal with Yu Baili according to the law, but He Yuqi stopped him.

Yu Baili made such a big mess, but the county magistrate valued the old friendship and dealt with it lightly. This kind of mind was widely circulated in the county government, and people admired him more and more. On the contrary, Yu Baili's life in Hejing county government became more and more difficult.

Later, in a gossip after a business trip, He Yuqi inadvertently brought up the recruitment of Wu Zuo by the yamen of nearby prefectures and counties. Qian Wuzuo didn't know whether he still had a conscience or was unable to face it, so he told Yu Baili the news. Yu Baili thanked him again and again, went to Yunling County to apply for a job, and moved out of Hejing County with his family soon.

Less than a month after Yu Baili's family moved out of Hejing County, and three months after the accidental eating case, the county magistrate He Yuqi rose to the top and was promoted to the prefect of Gyeongju.

Afterwards, Qian Wuzuo learned that the county magistrate He Yuqi was on the verge of being promoted when the case was mistakenly served, and there was another county magistrate at the same time as him. Because the imperial court believed that he was responsible for handling the wrong eating case, He Yuqi finally rose to the top, while another county magistrate missed the promotion.

The son disliked his career and turned to business. Seeing it in Qian Wuzuo's eyes, he was also a little lucky while being disappointed. At least the son will not bear his own experience.

Over the years, it's not that he didn't think that Yu Baili would one day connect the joints and come to him. It's just that the other party didn't find him, so he could pretend not to know, and worked in the Hejing county government until seven years ago when he resigned due to age and returned home.

When I was seriously ill three years ago, I felt that time was running out, and recalling the past, my thoughts were complicated, so I wrote this letter with a pen and locked it in an iron box. On his deathbed, Qian Wuzuo gave the key to his son and told him to keep it carefully, and if someone came to find his father, he would take it out for reading.

How to choose, but by choice.

Qian Wuzuo didn't dare to take responsibility all his life, so he gave the right to choose to his son.

Seventeen years ago, the link that relied only on guesswork and reasoning before pretending to be wrong, finally had witnesses and evidence. Although there is no direct confession and evidence for some things, all the plots are connected in series and can be written into the file as facts.

When Chu Xiaoyun saw the content of Qian Wu's letter, he sent someone to invite Wei Jinghan, the county magistrate, and also notified the Yu family and his son to be there. At this time, everyone was sitting around Chu Xiaoyun's room. After circulating the letter written by Qian Wu, everyone made eye contact for a moment, and

Chu Xiaoyun asked, "Mr. Qian Xu, how did you get this letter in your hand?"

Go back to my natal home for a few days. Before I leave, let me take this thing with me and leave it at my natal home. And tell me not to let anyone know about it. After my husband died, I recalled this incident, and I felt more and more that my husband sent me and my son to my natal home that day. I have something on my mind. So I found this thing and looked it up. I can't read a few words, but Cheng'er has been in private school for a few years, so I can read some words. I asked him to read the words in this thing to me."

When Qian Xu said this, he couldn't help but burst into tears: "After Cheng'er finished reading, I cried with him. I think this thing brought disaster to my family. I asked Cheng'er what to do about it. Cheng'er said, Grandpa and dad probably chose the wrong one... woo woo..."

Qian Xu's crying became louder, and Qian Cheng hugged his mother tightly, trying to give her support.

Chu Xiaoyun looked at Qian Cheng, the fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy's face was sad but tenacious.

Wei Jinghan said from the side: "Qian Xu, Qian Cheng, you know that once this matter is disclosed, all the fame and reputation Qian Wuzuo received during his lifetime will be withdrawn, and the tax waived by your father for more than ten years will be recovered."

Qian Cheng hugged his mother, his eyes were extremely firm: "I can support my mother. But please ask the county magistrate." "

What's the matter?" Wei Jinghan asked.

"Father and grandpa did something wrong. The public salary that grandpa didn't deserve should be taken back, but my father is not guilty of death. I implore the county magistrate to be the master for my father!" Qian Cheng knelt down and bowed to Wei Jinghan.

Wei Jinghan said: "An official should make decisions for the people. If you don't say it, the county will do it."

Qian Cheng listened and bowed to Wei Jinghan twice. Then he turned to Yu Baili and bowed to him: "Uncle Yu, my grandfather is ashamed of you, but he passed away, so I will apologize to you on behalf of my grandfather!" After saying that, he bowed twice

.

Yu Baili hurried to help him up.

Qian Cheng stood up and turned to Yu He: "My father was chosen wrongly, but he is not guilty of death. If you are really the murderer of my father, I will never let it go." Yu He looked at Qian Cheng with sincere and frank

eyes : "I never thought of killing your father, nor have I done so. What I pursue for my father is pure reputation, let alone humiliate him with my own hands. There is another secret behind your father's death."

Chu Xiaoyun nodded and told Qian Cheng about their investigation.

"Whether the so-called witness Baozipu peddler is the murderer is hard to say, but he did give false testimony. Yu He was not the murderer who killed your father. We will continue to arrest the Baozipu hawker, and we will continue to investigate your father's case." Chu Xiao Yun finally concluded.

This is also a commitment.

After Qian Cheng and his mother listened to all this in a daze, there was another long burst of depressing tears.

In the next day, Wei Jinghan concluded the death case of Yu He and Qian Zhuzhi and the case of Baishui Village's bones, and corrected the case of eating by mistake seventeen years ago.

Qian Wuzuo's fame and reputation during his lifetime have all been recovered, and all the taxes Qian Zhu has waived for more than ten years of operation will also be recovered in full; because Yu He was suspected of transgressing his post in the Dry Bones case to obtain documents and secretly took away some evidence, which once misled the case. Violating Dacheng's law, according to the law, he should have been sentenced to two years in prison. In view of his contributions in this case and other secret-related cases, his merits will be overdone, so he will be punished with 20 water and fire sticks, and Yu He and Jing County Yamen will be exempted from being arrested. job.

The case was over, and Yu He was beaten twenty times with water and fire sticks, but he was always smiling throughout the whole process. Father Yu watched with distress, but he was also relieved that his child was cleared of the suspicion of murder.

Chu Xiaoyun stood under the hall, quietly watching the scene in front of him.

The truth about the mistaken eating case seventeen years ago finally came to light, and the judgment of the law was made again, and the wrong judgment and treatment were finally corrected.

Yu Baili's dereliction of duty and harming others is simply not true. His autopsy results are all right, so he no longer has to bear the psychological burden of being a deserter without being punished for his dereliction of duty and harming others. However, the life of the famous young Zuo Zuo more than ten years ago was overshadowed by that case. Originally, he should have lived a splendid life, instead of living in a remote small county town as a notorious clerk like he is now.

Fortunately, Yu He will never walk the path he didn't want to take because of the guilt of his father. Although he missed a lot of time and the best time to study, fortunately, he is not too old, and he still has the opportunity to re-plan his life, inherit his father's mantle, and carry forward.

After leaving the hall, Chu Xiaoyun asked Wei Jinghan about He Yuqi, the county magistrate at the time. Wei Jinghan said: "He Yuqi is now the prefect of Qingzhou Prefecture, a second-rank official in the imperial court, and I am a seventh-rank sesame official, so I have no right to hold him accountable. But I have already brought this case to the imperial court, and the rest should not be my responsibility." We'll take care of it."

Although Yu Baili had no choice but to stay in Hejing County because of the circumstances of the case, now that the case is over, he will naturally return to Yunling County. Yu He has no official position now, and he is alone. Yu Baili originally wanted to take Yu He back to Yunling County, but Master Yu said that Yu He's injuries are not suitable for long-distance travel, and Chu Xiaoyun tried his best to dissuade him.

There is still official work in Yunling County, and there is no further delay. Yu Baili can only leave Yu He in Hejing County for the time being, and be taken care of by Chu Xiaoyun.

Because Yu He lost his identity as a police officer of the Hejing county government, he could no longer live in the county government's rest room. Chu Xiaoyun separated Wei Jinghan's kitchen half a room away, bought daily necessities, and let him live there to heal his injuries. On weekdays, he was busy with official duties, so Su Wen took care of him, bringing him food and water, changing his medicine and so on.

A few days later, Chu Xiaoyun led people to inspect the county town, passing by the small alley street, and found strangers coming in and out of Qian Zhu's house. I went up to inquire, and the good neighbor next to me said: "Their old man is a greedy person, and now all his fame has been confiscated by the government. If he can't pay back the taxes that the court has waived over the years, the government can only sell their house as a fine. Hey."

Hearing this, Chu Xiaoyun had mixed feelings in his heart: "Then do you know where their family moved?"

That stubborn young man left a deep impression on him.

"Who knows." Only the light words of the neighbor remained in his ears.

The author has something to say: One case ends, and the next chapter begins the next case.