Xu Zhen saw that the county magistrate Song Zhili was covering his heart and leaning on the imperial chair with a pale face. He was obviously on the verge of collapse.
"Two adults." Xu Zhen greeted quickly.
While saying hello, he already understood what the other person meant.
Presumably, Chen Houlu has told them that he knows the details of the case. Since he is calling here to ask questions, he must not be blaming himself, but wants to involve himself.
It seemed that although Song Zhili was so angry that he wanted to kill him, he had to admire his ability.
"Xu Zhen," Chen Houlu asked hurriedly, "How's it going? Is Mr. Shen okay with arresting the head?"
"We don't know yet," Xu Zhen replied, "Old Chief Shen has been in Ziyang Palace these past few days, and Shen Yu has already rushed over!"
"Oh, it's over, it's over..." Song Zhili rubbed his face fiercely and said dejectedly, "If you're not at home, something will happen. Something will happen..."
"Old Shen is a very skilled martial artist," Xu Zhen said. "The thief must not be so easy to do anything with, right?"
"Sir," Xu Zhen pointed to the three confessions and said, "If it were not an unjust case, and if Magistrate Tong and the other three were forced, then this confession would never be written in such detail!"
As soon as he saw the three blood-red confessions in Song Zhili's hand, the monk immediately laughed: "Hahahaha...hahahaha...Master Song, you finally got the invitation!"
"Then you can just give me some advice, just like you did at Wei Yulang's house!" Chen Houlu said.
"Yeah..." Song Zhili's eyes lit up, feeling that what Xu Zhen said was quite reasonable, and his heart was no longer as painful as before.
"Back then, Qi Erlang was at most seven or eight years old. Thirteen years later, he is about the same age as the monk now.
Song Zhili was obviously extremely angry, causing even a gentle man like him to use dirty words.
After saying that, Chen Houlu looked at Xu Zhen, only to find that Xu Zhen had deserted. He seemed to have been looking at Cheng Xiao who said nothing.
"You...you mean?" Song Zhili asked, "Then Qi Dalang is really unjust? He is not a ghost-faced killer at all?"
"Xu Zhen," Chen Houlu sighed and said, "I only know so much. When you go back and find the file, you can take a closer look!"
After saying that, after a few adjustments, they returned to the South Prison and met the monk.
"Sir," Xu Zhen said hurriedly, "for such a big matter, a humble person wouldn't dare... dare not make the decision without authorization!"
"It's okay," Xu Zhen comforted, "Master Song, don't worry too much. You were not even in Yanping County thirteen years ago. That monk definitely did not come here for you."
"Oh..." Song Zhili realized that it seemed that the monk not only wanted revenge, but also wanted a status.
But I saw several pieces of parchment on the table, and the parchment was covered with red text.
It was he who colluded with Liu Sanyang and Lu Yusheng to frame him and give perjury, and that was why Qi Dalang was convicted.
Why?
Everyone was greatly surprised. Song Zhili hurriedly asked: "If it's not to reverse the case, then what do you want?"
"There must be an accomplice, an accomplice, an accomplice..." Song Zhili kept repeating as if he was going crazy, "He is not alone, definitely not alone..."
In the blood letter, Magistrate Tong admitted that he found Qi Dalang as a scapegoat because the deadline given by his superiors to solve the case was too short and the pressure was too great.
"The handwriting is the same," Xu Zhen said. "The three confessions were written by the same person, but the blood stains are different. It is very likely that the murderer wrote them on the spot, using the blood of the three victims."
"He kidnapped your young lady just for the power in your hands. After all, you are the highest-ranking person here and you have the final say." Xu Zhen said, "He must have something he wants, so we'd better listen first.
What does he say, and then we think of countermeasures."
Xu Zhen quickly turned around and said, "Listen, sir, what is your purpose in telling me this?"
“The Qi family makes pickles,” Chen Houlu said. “We are neighbors with Liu Sanyang and Lu Yusheng, and the area where they live is called Zuofang Street.
"You can come up with ideas," Xu Zhen said, "Two adults, it's useless for us to say anything now. We don't even know what the monk wants!"
"The Qi family has three brothers and sisters, the eldest brother is called Qi Yunfang, the second sister is called Qiao Mei, and they also have a younger brother, the Erlang of the Qi family," Chen Houlu said, "We suspect that the monk is this Erlang Qi.
"I know, I know," Song Zhili said excitedly, "But I can't control that much. As long as my son and daughter are fine, I can do it. Anyway...it's not like I haven't done it before, huh..."
The first one is clearly that of Magistrate Tong.
oh?
Xu Zhen hurried forward to check, and it didn't take long to realize that there were three blood books here, and the content written on each blood book was a confession.
"But," Chen Houlu reminded, "Mr. Song, you must be mentally prepared. It will be extremely difficult to overturn this case. That is the ghost-faced killer! If you overturn the case for him, you will be going against the entire Yanping County!"
"Don't pretend to be confused because you understand," Song Zhili suddenly said, "Xu Zhen, if you can help me rescue Youwen and Yourong, I...I...I will give you benefits. Whatever you want,
Just mention it!”
"Also..." he continued, "Qi Dalang has a brain problem, he is a bit dementia, his mouth is crooked and his eyes are slanted, and his words are unclear, but he can basically communicate with others.
"Xu Zhen," at this time, Chen Houlu gestured to the table next to him, "come and take a look at these things."
"Hahaha..." The monk continued his wild laughter, and then said, "Yes, I am Qi Erlang Qi Yunzheng, the brother of the ghost-faced killer you call him!
"But you guys underestimate me too much. Now that I'm here, I have no intention of getting out alive! Hahahaha..."
"Xu Zhen?" he asked quickly, "Are you listening?"
"Oh... I understand!" Chen Houlu said, "Qi Dalang is really unjust. This monk left a confession and kidnapped the young master. His purpose is probably to ask Magistrate Song to help Qi Dalang reverse the case!"
The other two, of course, belonged to Liu Sanyang and Lu Yusheng, both of whom also confessed to perjury to frame Qi Dalang.
"Well..." Song Zhili got lucky and said, "Of course I want to know, but...my son and daughter are in his hands. I'm afraid that if I say the wrong thing, they will, they will..."
This is quite true.
"Oh?" After waking up the dreamer, Song Zhili suddenly straightened up, "You...what do you mean?"
Xu Zhen said in his heart that it was impossible for the monk to do so many things in such a short period of time. He must have accomplices.
The red color is not cinnabar at first glance, it is clearly several copies - blood letters!
"To tell you the truth," Chen Houlu added, "Master Song's son and young lady were kidnapped. They were left behind by the kidnappers."
"Stop talking nonsense," Song Zhili shouted and said angrily, "Tell me, what do you want? Do you want to help your elder brother reverse the case?"
"It was still written with a brush," Song Zhili said, "the handwriting is very neat!"
The three confessions were all written in great detail, covering the entire parchment.
"Why, we've been playing for so long, haven't you guessed what I want?" The monk suddenly looked fiercely at Song Zhili and said sternly, "Master Song, do you really not want your children anymore? "
"This...this, this, this..." Song Zhili was at a loss when asked.
"No way? Could it be..." At this time, Xu Zhen finally stood up and said with narrowed eyes, "What you want is - the real murderer!!?"