In the county yard, the snow was getting denser and denser, and a layer of silver appeared on the huge iron coffin.

Those who stood in the yard did not care about the cold weather, all stood on tiptoe, and were always paying attention to the changes in the storm and clouds in the court.

"Let's start with the iron coffin case!" Xu Zun said loudly with his chest, "This case was confusing and weird from the beginning, which made us unable to grasp its focus and could not investigate it.

"But in fact, we just ignored the most basic element in this case, and this element is the means of transportation!

"We don't know how the murderer transported such a huge and heavy iron coffin to Zhangqiao.

"At that time," Xu Zun said, "we checked the roads on both sides of Zhangqiao, but did not find the corresponding ruts, which led us to think that this iron coffin fell from the sky!

"To be honest, this question has been bothering me for a long time, until one day, I finally found the answer." Xu Zun turned around and pointed to the iron coffin in the yard and said, "I wonder if you still remember how long it took for the workers to transport the iron coffin to the yard and put it in place?"

After Xu Zun said this, everyone followed suit and recalled it.

"Don't think about it, I'll tell you the answer!" Xu Zun said, "It took them two hours from the charity village to transport the iron coffin to the county government office and then to the final placement!"

Two hours are the four hours in modern times.

"Oh?" Everyone frowned, obviously not understanding what Xu Zun meant.

"Don't you understand?" Xu Zun said seriously, "A few days ago, it took us two hours to transport the iron coffin from Zhangqiao to Yizhuang. What does this mean?"

"Well..." Everyone followed and thought, and a famous yamen runner said to themselves, "The road seems to be a little further?"

"Yes!" Xu Zun immediately gave the man a thumbs up, "The journey from Zhangqiao to Yizhuang is more than ten times that of Yizhuang to the county government.

"Everyone, why did it take the same time to carry the iron coffin twice? Can anyone tell me what the reason is?"

"Oh...I understand!" At this time, Chen Taiji, the censor in the court, thought of the answer, "It's because people are different!"

"Awesome," Xu Zun snapped his fingers and praised, "The Censor has said it to be a little bit. Today, the people who are responsible for carrying the iron coffins are all newly hired workers. They have never carried such heavy things before, so they have been delayed because they are not proficient in operating.

"The last time the transport was in charge of the migrant workers, there were also the runners and constables of our county yamen.

"But unexpectedly, it was the first time they moved the iron coffin, but why did they move it so smoothly? This is really...intriguing!"

Xu Zun deliberately slowed down his speech and took the opportunity to scan the people in the yard to observe their reactions.

"Xu Zun," asked the governor Li Yan, "What do you mean? Are you saying that there is something wrong with the people in your county government?"

"Sir, the problem is big!" Xu Zun said with wide eyes, "In addition to people, the carriage used to carry the iron coffin at that time was also very problematic.

"I had observed carefully at that time and found that there were many scratch marks on the frame, which were consistent with the shape of the iron coffin. The key was that the scratch marks were not new.

"Also, the frame is just right in size, and the two old horses pulling the cart seem to be familiar with it. It is not the first time I've pulled such heavy goods...

"So, at that time, I had a bold idea in my mind," Xu Zun raised his lips and said, "The reason why the murderer who created the iron coffin case did not leave a rut was not to make a fool of himself, but to not want people to discover that the iron coffin was actually pulled over by the county yard carriage!"

Oh oh oh oh …

Xu Zun's words were astonishing as he made another exclamation, and some even made a surprise sound similar to a rooster crowing.

"This... is this bizarre, right?" County Magistrate Luo Baiwan said, wiping his cold sweat, "That carriage is used by our county government to pull coal in winter. If the murderer used the iron coffin to pull the carriage, you... don't you say that the people of our entire county government, I...we..."

Speaking of this, Luo Baiwan had doubts about himself for the first time, and there was also an uncertainty in his eyes when he looked at Qiu Yongnian.

"Hahaha..." Xu Zun suddenly laughed, causing the noise and discussion at the scene to stop. He said loudly, "Everyone, don't worry, this is just the beginning, and the good show is still behind.

"Mr. Qiu," he turned to Qiu Yongnian and said, "it may be easy to be exposed if one person does bad things, but if a group of people do bad things together, isn't it easy to be discovered?"

"You..." Qiu Yongnian blushed, but didn't know how to refute.

"Do you think that I was really my intention to investigate the big case in Qijiawu? It was just a trick!" Xu Zun said fiercely, "At that time, I had already noticed something wrong and realized that my opponent was not alone at all.

"So, I can only use the excuse of investigating the Qijiawu case to check what I really want to investigate."

"Oh?" After hearing this, Qiu Yongnian shook slightly, and his body couldn't help but show cramps.

"In the archives room," Xu Zun continued, "I deliberately pushed down those bookshelfs and pretended to be furious because I couldn't find the clues.

"In fact, I quietly opened the latch of the iron window of the archive room. That night, a friend sneaked into the archive room and took away what I wanted!"

Bang, bang!

As he said that, Xu Zun patted his palm twice, and a tall woman immediately came in at the door of the court. She was the female general of the Iron Umbrella, and Jun Huo Annu!

Huo Anu held a stack of files in his hand, and after entering the court, he threw them on the ground.

"Mr. Qiu, these are all personnel files of our Xinye County, which were compiled by the chief clerk, Lord Liu Zhang, personally." Xu Zun said, "After I looked through these files carefully, I suddenly made an amazing discovery.

"This amazing discovery is exactly in line with my previous guesses, and from this, I became more sure that the person who has been manipulating the overall situation behind the scenes is - you!!!"

"Ah?" Qiu Yongnian was shocked again, and his face became even more ugly.

"Xu Zun, say it quickly," At this moment, the governor Li Yan was about to stand up and asked repeatedly, "What did you find?"

"I found that since Lord Qiu came to Xinye County a year ago, he has successively transferred personnel from the county and arranged more than 20 people to work in the county government.

"There are masters, yamen runners, constables, mailmen, and of course, prison guards." Xu Zun said, "Originally, the new official took office and the county magistrate arranged the position naturally, and there was nothing to say.

"But this matter is strange. All the people he arranged were outsiders without exception!

"It's okay that they are all foreigners! Lord Qiu is from Nangeng, Shangzhou. If these foreigners are fellow villagers of Lord Qiu, that's reasonable.

"But these people are all from different prefectures and counties, which is not very understandable, right?

"So, with this question, I entrusted Miss Huo to help me check all walks of life in Xinye County to see if there were any foreigners who came to work in other work locally before and after the magistrate Qiu took office.

"This investigation is amazing, and more than 20 people were found!

"This includes almost all walks of life in Xinye County. Oh, by the way, there are a few of them that can be called," Xu Zun raised his lips, showing a grim smile, "For example, postman Liang San, postman Cheng Wen, inn, and You Dalang and his wife in the satin farm..."
Chapter completed!