【Chapter 324】Strange case (5)

I originally thought that with Master Li's guidance, we would be able to get over this unexpected mistake after we captured Xu Laihai and brought him to justice. I didn't expect that this seemingly ordinary murder case would turn out to be so twists and turns, weird and bizarre.

Just when we were doubtful about the records in Xia Wuji's book "Wu Qie Zang Secret", two policemen hurriedly came to the door and asked for help again, saying that although Xu Laihai confessed to the murder of Shopkeeper Huang, he couldn't say anything.

Where is Shopkeeper Huang's head...

This makes some of us have to wonder, could it be that the unjust anecdote mentioned by Master Li really reappeared today, thousands of years later?

Or is Xu Laihai just a scapegoat and the real murderer behind the scenes is not him?

"How is this possible? Since Xu Laihai has admitted that he killed Shopkeeper Huang, how could he not know the whereabouts of Shopkeeper Huang's head?" Boss Liu asked two policemen, "Is it that Xu Laihai is afraid of beheading and wants to regret it?"

Reversing the confession? Or was there someone else who conspired when the crime was committed?"

"Yes, this means that when Shopkeeper Huang was killed, Xu Laihai was not the only one! Did another accomplice throw the head of Shopkeeper Huang where, so Xu Laihai didn't know?" Xiao Li asked the policeman, "

Wouldn't it be enough if you keep interrogating me carefully? If you don't admit the punishment, why does it always belong to your mother-in-law and mother?"

"Eighty percent of the time it's Xu Lai who admits it and later regrets it. After all, it's better to die than to live!" Platoon Leader Huo also thinks so.

"Several officers, that's not the case. After Xu Laihai was brought to justice, he never changed his story or retracted his confession. He repeatedly and swornly admitted that he was the one who killed Huang Pingguo, and no other people conspired to participate," said a policeman.

, "But now when judging a case, we need to rely on evidence, and we must rely on empty words. We must find shopkeeper Huang's head to prove it before we can accuse him of murder!"

"Yes, it is no different now than before. It is clearly prohibited from extorting confessions through torture. After three sessions and six trials, in addition to confessions and confessions, there must also be evidence of murder weapons and corpses, otherwise we will not be able to explain to the superiors." Another

a policeman added.

Obviously, the case was not closed with the arrest of Xu Laihai. But since Xu Laihai had frankly admitted that he was the culprit of the murder, he was not afraid of being shot, so why did he deliberately not tell the whereabouts of Shopkeeper Huang's head?

Is there something strange here, or is there some unknown secret?

Did Xu Laihai deliberately want to leave shopkeeper Huang's body lying around and die? Or was there someone else who dealt with shopkeeper Huang's head? Or, as Master Li said, there was injustice and evil that got into Xu Laihai's body and tempted him to commit murder.

kill?

"Let's do this. You two will go with them to have a look and find out what's going on with Xu Laihai!" Master Li arranged, "What they said is right. We must pay attention to evidence in everything, and we can't make assumptions.

Act on guesswork!”

"Okay, let's go there together!" Mr. Liu waved his hand, and the group went straight to the county government office.

When we arrived at the county government office, the county magistrate and master were waiting for us.

"Haha, this county has been waiting for Commander Liu and several brothers for a long time. Please come in soon!" County Magistrate Liu and Boss Liu became brothers of the same family five hundred years ago, so they treat us as brothers.

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After sitting down to watch tea and chatting politely, County Magistrate Liu repeatedly expressed his gratitude to us, saying that without our guidance, the case would still have no clue and little progress.

After Boss Liu made some concessions, he went straight to the point and asked the county magistrate to arrange for a few of us to meet and chat with Xu Laihai and ask him what was going on and whether there was something hidden in it, etc.

Of course, the county magistrate and the master wished for it, and immediately arranged for their men to go to the prison to interrogate Xu Laihai.

After Xu Laihai mentioned it, when the county magistrate and the master were about to get up and escape, Mr. Liu laughed and said that the presence of their parents and officials could prove that we did not use lynching indiscriminately.

"Come on, Mr. Xu, let's have a cigarette!" Mr. Liu took out his foreign cigarette, lit it, and personally handed it to Xu Laihai's mouth.

"Ugh, let me ask you, could you please unshackling this hand for a while and let Xu relax and drink a bowl of water? Anyway, there are shackles on my feet. I can't run away, and I'm not planning to run away!" Xu Laihai said, "

These hands are cuffed so tightly, it’s really uncomfortable!”

Boss Liu nodded in approval, and the county magistrate hurriedly ordered people to uncuff him.

"Come, Xu Zhuangshi, sit down and have a bowl of tea and chat slowly!" Boss Liu brought him another bowl of tea.

After the bowl of tea was finished, before we could ask each other, Xu Laihai took the initiative and said, "Xu, I am a rough man. Now that you have caught me, I have no intention of getting out alive."

Murder to pay for one's life and debts to pay back money are all matters of nature. Xu was definitely not talking nonsense and did not want to wrong others. He was indeed the bastard I killed alone!

Think about it, what kind of help does a piece of shit like him need? Not to mention his 100-pound body like Huang Pingguo, I can handle even a fat pig weighing more than 300 pounds with one knife. I don’t need help from others at all.

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As for that bastard's bird head you mentioned, what use does Xu have with it? Why, can it be used as a kicking ball or really turned into a chamber pot? I still think it's dirty...

We listened carefully to Xu Laihai's words, and saw that there was no hint of hypocrisy in his eyes or expressions. We then carefully looked at this pig-killer, and found that he was indeed a rough-and-tumble man with a simple mind.

And what he said makes people believe it. Look at his thick limbs and the fleshy face. It is indeed a piece of cake to deal with the short and fat Huang Pingguo. He really doesn't need help.

"Well, you said that you were the only one who committed the crime, and there was no one else to help you. I believe you," said Boss Liu, "but where will shopkeeper Huang's head go? He couldn't have run away on his own.

?!"

"Xu really can't remember this! I only remember that I climbed over the wall to enter the house, and I spotted the guy while I was still in the moonlight. I was afraid that his shouting would alarm others, so I cut his throat with a knife. Later, I thought

If you don't feel relieved, give your whole head to that

The guy got it down. As for the future, I really can’t remember what happened!” Xu Laihai shouted, “Think about it, I, Xu, kill pigs and sell raw meat, not braised meat. I want him to do that thing.

Can I still sell my son as a pig’s head?”

At this point, the matter reached a deadlock again, because Xu Laihai was big and strong, and he really didn't need anyone's help to deal with a yellow shopkeeper.

Besides, what he said is very reasonable. Since he has confessed his crime, there is no need to lie to us.

As for whether he was guilty of wrongdoing or not, we don't have the moral knowledge to tell.

Therefore, we made insinuations and asked questions both softly and hardly for a long time, but still made no progress, so we had no choice but to escort Xu Laihai back to the prison first.

In desperation, we could only bid farewell to the county magistrate and the others, and prepare to go back and report the specific situation to Master Li to see if he could find out.

After hearing what we said, Master Li shook his head repeatedly and said that there was no way to find Shopkeeper Huang's head.

"Hey, there's actually no need to make it so troublesome. Anyway, the Huang family has carved a head for Shopkeeper Huang and buried it in the ground. It's useless to find the head. We can't open the coffin and reattach his body!"

Brother Dasha didn't understand why he was so entangled in this matter, "And Xu Laihai has already admitted it himself. Why don't we just sentence him to death and just close the case?"

"You don't understand this, Brother Dasha! As the saying goes, catch cheaters and doubles, and thieves and stolen goods. If we do it as you say, we will definitely end up with many confusing cases and unjust cases!" Boss Liu said,

"What's more, Liu really wants to find out what is going on in this case!"

"Master, please think of a way to settle this case completely and stop worrying about it like a burden. It's really troublesome." Platoon Leader Huo also asked Master Li to think again.

way.

"Haha, there is a way, but I am not sure about it!" Master Li said hesitantly.

"Master Li, as long as there is a slight possibility of success, you might as well give it a try!" Boss Liu said eagerly, "Presumably the method Master Li said is not to let the government torture him to extract a confession? That Xu Laihai really doesn't look like he is telling lies.

The way you talk!"

"Of course we don't need to use the torture method of water and fire. If we want to solve this problem, we must start with Xu Laihai. To untie the bell, we need the person who tied the bell!" Master Li said silently.

"Master, I'm afraid it won't be easy to find the answer from Xu Laihai. That guy is very stubborn! What method are Master going to use to get him to talk?" Platoon Leader Huo reminded.

"In Zhu Youshu, there is a set of spells that can hypnotize people into a state of sleep but not sleep. At that time, they can involuntarily reveal the secrets hidden in their hearts, including some that he has long forgotten or even unintentionally

Whatever he does, he can tell the truth..."

Before Master Li finished speaking, several of us screamed with joy and exclaimed that this method was really great, and it was much better than the torture method of forcing a cow to drink water and having its head pressed.

"Haha, don't be too happy too early. That method is not always tried and true," Master Li said. "This method is only effective for some people. Sometimes you can't get any effect at all after working hard."

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"Master Li, do you mean hypnosis? Put him to sleep like a child?" Brother Dasha said, "If you put him to sleep, you will only have to listen to him talking in his sleep...

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"Brother Dasha, you didn't hear clearly just now!" Boss Liu said, "What Master Li just said was to make people tell the secrets in their hearts when they are half asleep or half awake.

Or maybe it was something he did unintentionally and has forgotten! Is that what you mean, Master Li?"

"Well, yes, that's what it means!" Master Li nodded slightly and said, "This Zhu Youshu was originally a healing technique. Now this is my first time to use it to solve a case, so I feel very unsure.

, I don’t know what the chances are of winning!”

"Master Li, is it more appropriate to go to the county government to practice this blessing technique, or is it more appropriate to bring Xu Laihai here?" Boss Liu asked, "As long as there is hope, there is no harm in giving it a try!"

"Officials have their own rules. I think I should go to the county government office with you tomorrow morning to try it out!" Master Li said, "It's best for them to prepare a room that is not too dark and cannot be exposed to direct sunlight.

It’s a clean room, so it’s best to keep the surroundings quiet.”

In this case, we will not disturb you much, say goodbye to Master Li, and then go back to the county government office and the county magistrate. The master and the others have told them this plan and asked them to make preparations according to Master Li's requirements. We will come back together tomorrow.

The next morning, a few of us accompanied Master Li to the county government office. The officials had already arranged for Xu Laihai to wait in a clean room in the courtyard.

Master Li asked us and the police to stay outside while he went in and performed the blessing technique.

We stood outside the door and dared not speak, for fear of disturbing the old man's spellcasting. But in the silence, we could hear some of their conversation intermittently.

In addition to Master Li's inexplicable spells and words, Master Li was very amiable and told Xu Laihai to relax, calm down, etc. His voice became smaller and smaller, and I don't know what he said afterwards.

However, after about a stick of incense had passed, I heard Master Li asking Xu Laihai many questions, including the whereabouts of Shopkeeper Huang's head.

What is unbelievable is that Xu Laihai, who insisted that he did not know the whereabouts of shopkeeper Huang's head, actually said intermittently, "The head... is at... Widow Ridge...

.In the cave..." Some words come!

Later, we saw Master Li come out relieved and told us that it seemed that this matter was indeed a bit strange. Although Xu Laihai did not tell the exact whereabouts of shopkeeper Huang's head, he did ask for some clues.

The county magistrate hurriedly ordered the police to escort Xu Laihai back to prison, and then invited us to have tea together in the back hall to discuss the matter.
To be continued...