Abbot Qingding agreed. Although he did not directly instruct Shunliu, he thought up and designed the crime method. He told Monk Yijing his idea, and Monk Yijing then told Shunliu the instructions. Shunliu took advantage of the opportunity of repair construction.
They entered the county government office, arranged the organs, and waited for the case to happen. They were all safe until Jin Shan came to start the case.
Abbot Qingding thought that it was so foolproof that he didn't pay much attention to it, because no one would think that it was a problem with the purlins. They would think of other problems, such as tea leaves, tea cups, teapots or other servants. Before the case was solved, they were all suspects.
By the time the case was solved, they had already moved away, and the case was left unsolved and became an unsolved case in history. There are quite a few unsolved cases.
One more case is nothing.
Jin Shan solved the case faster than Abbot Qingding imagined, and was captured before he could leave.
"Sir, I am already old and have no hope of returning to secular life and marrying a wife. I know that Shunliu has passed away. This young man is not bad. I feel guilty for hurting him." Abbot Qingding said.
"How did you know Shunliu died?"
"Sir, I have been asking Monk Yijing to pay close attention to what is going on here and pay close attention to the development of the case, because I still have a little gold to complete. You cannot make any mistakes at this time, otherwise you will lose all your efforts and all your previous efforts will be wasted. So Shunliu was arrested and interrogated
We are very concerned about it." Abbot Qingding said.
"That's it! How do you compensate Shunliu?" Jin Shan asked.
"This young man has a miserable life. He is an orphan. He has good skills and careful thinking, but is timid. I didn't threaten him. He scared himself to death. Instead of going to trial, it is better to commit suicide. In this way, he will not be embarrassed and let him
Grandpa and grandma's face is dull, so I thought. Since I agreed to give his grandparents a home, I must realize this wish. This is the soul that comforts him." Abbot Qingding said.
"You still have some conscience."
"When a person is about to die, his words are also good. The man who is about to be buried has two lives in his hands and deserves to die! Please judge quickly and let me die, so as not to be tortured by conscience. I don't know the Buddhist scriptures, so I'm just pretending.
, just to defraud the faithful men and women of their incense money. I am in the temple, my heart is in the world of mortals, I just want to return to the secular world, live a mediocre and tacky life, no matter what the rules and precepts are, they have nothing to do with Lao Monk!" Abbot Qingding said.
"You have this awareness and candidly tell the truth, which proves that you still have a conscience. Then, I will be lenient and not sentence you to death. You can avoid the death penalty, but you cannot escape the crime of living. I will order you to go to the house of your grandparents in Shunliu.
Provide care for them until they die. In addition, your disciple, Monk Yijing, who was sentenced to death, will also go with you. You no longer have the identity of a monk, but the identity of a criminal. You will provide care for Shunliu's grandma until they die and you can be free.
"Do you understand? When you go out, you need to apply to the county, and you are not allowed to leave Laohekou. Is it clear?" Jin Shan said.
"I heard it clearly, oh, from now on, I am no longer Lao Chen, but Lao Chen. Lao Chen thanks you for not killing me. Lao Chen obeys the sentence and is willing to go to Shunliu's home to serve his grandparents. Lao Chen is willing to be a slave for life.
Until they return to the west on a crane." Qing Ding said.
"In addition, you can serve the two elders with peace of mind. I will pay close attention to the implementation of the judgment in this case. If it is found that the content of the judgment has not been fulfilled well, I will revoke the judgment, report it to the court, imprison him and sentence him to death and execute him at the autumnal equinox. Listen to
Do you understand?" Jin Shan said.
"Sir, I understand. As long as I keep my life, I can do whatever I want. I have only a few years left to live. After returning to secular life, I am willing to work as a cow and a horse to serve the two elders until they die. I will do what I say.
, If Lao Chan dies before the two elders, this responsibility will be fulfilled by Lao Chan's apprentice, and he will certainly fulfill his mission. Please rest assured, sir." Qingding said.
"Okay, then, you go down and hand over the Golden Buddha to Dali Temple. You go back to Taishan Temple to clean up, leave there, and go to Shunliu's house! At Yijing's place, I will pronounce the sentence. He also needs to make some records, so you don't have to
Don’t worry. Are you clear?” Jin Shan said.
"It's clear, this apprentice has no brains. If he had persuaded him to become a teacher, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation. Alas -" Qingding said.
"This is your fault. If you want to build a golden Buddha and sell it for money, what does it have to do with your apprentice? Your apprentice obeys your orders, and you still complain. Doesn't your apprentice respect you? If you think your apprentice is not good, then
You won't always use him, because if you understand him, you will naturally have a lot of problems. If you don't understand him, there will be no problem. If you tell him to do it, and completing the work requires patience and skills, you trust him, let him do the work, and help you find someone.
Get rid of Magistrate Li, help you obtain gold bars, help you clean up your name, and help you a lot. There is hard work without credit, and there is fatigue without hard work. It cannot be said that it is useless at all, and you cannot criticize him for not doing enough.
Well, if it had not been done well, you would have driven him away a long time ago, and you would not have been using it for so long, which shows that he is very important to you." Jin Shan said.
"My lord, you are absolutely right. I understand. Alas -" he sighed.
Jin Shan sent the old monk away and issued a warrant to capture the monk Yijing.
Yijing had heard the news a long time ago and knew that he could not escape, so he took the initiative to surrender at the county government office. As soon as the police sent by Jinshan went out, they saw a monk coming in and calling himself Yijing.
The police had never encountered such a case before, but they threw themselves into the trap. They were overjoyed, locked him up, and brought him to Jin Shan.
Jin Shan asked about the situation, and it was almost the same as what Elder Qingding said. This mutually confirmed that what Abbot Qingding said was true. Then, the case was completely understood, and the rest was to be recorded.
The judgment will be based on the content of the previously scheduled judgment. Because there is a surrender link, the punishment will be lighter and the person will only serve for three years. After the three years, you can choose to become a monk or continue to be a secular monk. Regardless of whether the old man is alive or not, you can decide freely.
This is the benefit brought by surrendering! Jin Shan also appreciates this approach very much.
In order to avoid spending manpower and material resources to arrest people everywhere, those who surrender should be encouraged. If those who surrender are strictly punished, it will discourage some criminal suspects from surrendering and increase the difficulty of solving cases. Therefore, we must vigorously encourage surrender.
Well done to Monk Yijing! If he had surrendered earlier and reported to the old monk Qingding, the case would have been solved long ago. Then, for Yijing, it would be regarded as meritorious service. After meritorious service, the punishment would be lighter, or ignored, or not punished at all.
It depends on the specific situation. In a situation like his, it is only suitable for surrendering, so he has to serve the elderly for three years, which is equivalent to a three-year prison sentence.
The case was closed, and everyone was happy. Li Zhonglang in the capital also checked the case files and account books, proving that Magistrate Li was a completely upright official, upright and honest, and a model. Unfortunately, he could not defeat the monk's greed. The monk's greed made him murderous and silence him.
, and continue to commit crimes until Jin Shan comes to solve the case. Otherwise, the old monk would have already been enjoying the beautiful woman and living freely in the mist.
Because the new county magistrate had not yet arrived, Jin Shan received an imperial edict that he would continue to serve as the county magistrate of Laohekou and wait until the new county magistrate arrived before leaving. The affairs of Dengcheng were handled by the chief registrar.
There is no problem with this arrangement, because there are many strange cases in Laohekou County. It is a bustling place with mountains and rivers going south and north. It is very welcoming to outsiders, because they are often at the dock, and the water and land routes are developed, so they have developed a habit of taking care of each other.
Habit. Very generous to friends.
Because of the convenient transportation here, there are many people from Laohekou who go out to do business. One of the families lives in a village not far from the pier. The husband is away on business, and his wife and sister are at home.
It can be said that the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law are dependent on each other. Because the husband is away from home and the money left at home is used up, they have to be self-reliant. When the husband comes back, I don’t know whether it will be the year of the monkey or the month of the horse. I am not sure when he will come back, so the two sisters-in-law have to help each other.
Overcome difficulties together.
My sister-in-law is very capable and considerate. The girl has a gentle temperament, is gentle and beautiful. Everyone who knows her is envious of her. Those who are not married want to propose marriage. If you marry such a girl, it will be considered a blessing cultivated by previous generations.
However, according to Baozheng's report, the girl suddenly died tragically in her room.
When the sister-in-law discovered that the girl had been murdered, she immediately reported it to the local security guard. When the security guard came to the scene, he saw that it was really horrific and immediately went to the county government to report the incident.
Jin Shan asked: "How is your life?"
"It has always been relatively stable. My sister-in-law and I have never had a red face, nor have we made any enmity with outsiders. Nothing valuable has been lost at home," said my sister-in-law.
"Oh, then how did you find out about the crime?"
"In the evening, I grind in the mill, because in order to save money, we grind and make the tofu ourselves. We don't have to spend money. If we can't finish it, we can make it into dried tofu or stinky tofu, which can be used as a dish.
It's very cost-effective. How can you do it if you have a small family and a small business and don't plan carefully? I was grinding beans when I suddenly heard my sister-in-law shouting loudly. The voice was very shrill. It was a scream. I had never heard it before. It was very scary. When I heard the scream
I didn't dare to delay, and immediately took three steps and two steps at a time, and rushed directly to my sister-in-law's bedroom. Before I reached the bedroom, a black figure rushed out of the bedroom, startling me, and I instinctively stepped back.
I thought of the black shadow running outside naked. Because it was dark, I couldn't see what he looked like. I wanted to catch him, but he was strong, as strong as an ox, with a smooth back and smooth skin.
It was thick and thick, but when I tried to catch it, it became smooth and slippery, so he ran away. I wanted to rush out and catch him, but I was thinking about my sister-in-law, and I thought he was so strong. If I could catch a female prostitute alone,
He may not be his opponent, so he didn’t chase her and went directly to my sister-in-law’s bedroom.”
"Oh, what did you see when you arrived at my sister-in-law's bedroom?"
"I saw that my sister-in-law was dead, with no strength, her eyes were wide open, her mouth and nose were bleeding, she didn't have any clothes on her body, the bed was messy, her hair was fluffy and messy, and her long hair had fallen out, and there were several strands of hair. It was so horrible!
I was so frightened that I quickly ran to find Baozheng," said my sister-in-law.
"Did you grab that man's spine at that time?"
"I caught him, but I didn't catch him. His spine was too smooth and he had no clothes on his upper body," said his sister-in-law.
"Okay, I understand." Jin Shan said.
My sister-in-law started crying.
Jin Shan asked: "There's no point crying, solving the case is the top priority."
"Please make the decision for the people's girls, catch the murderous and pervert, and avenge the people's girls!" said the sister-in-law.
"How do you know it was rape and murder?" Jin Shan asked.
"Your Majesty, the daughter of the people saw my sister-in-law naked on the bed. There was blood from the mouth and nose, and her hair was torn out. This proves that the sister-in-law had been violently raped. The one who escaped was a naked middle-aged man, not for money, but for money.
It's a robbery, that's what the girl guessed. The specific circumstances of the case are yet to be determined by adults," said the sister-in-law.
"Hmm, you two women are at home without a man to protect you. Do you usually feel at ease like this? Have you taken any precautions?" Jin Shan asked.
"I would like to inform you, Sir, it is not that the daughter of the people is unprepared, but that she is not prepared enough, because the family of the people has a big black dog, which is very ferocious. People from all over the country know that the dog of the women's family is very ferocious, and no one is afraid of it.
This dog is well-known in the local area and is feared by everyone. Village girls are also afraid of the big black dog businessman, so they tie it up with an iron chain during the day and only untie it at night, letting it roam freely in the yard," said my sister-in-law.
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"So, did the big black dog bark on the night of the incident?" Jin Shan asked.
"Master Qi, he didn't bark, yes! It's strange. The big black dog didn't bark that night, and it didn't seem to be sick. Why?" said the sister-in-law.
When Jin Shan heard this, he flew into a rage. He said angrily: "What kind of dog? What a dereliction of duty! Let the black dog look after the house and the courtyard, but the black dog doesn't care. It doesn't know how to protect, is ungrateful, doesn't protect the owner's dog, and can still call it a dog."
Really? It’s such a hateful dog! Come here, catch that dog, bring it to justice, and interrogate and judge it. We’ll continue tomorrow.”
Jin Shan calculated that the next day would be the day for everyone to attend the temple fair. Everyone would surely come. It was a good time to try the case on the day of the temple fair. If he wanted to solve the case, he could only make this move. People who understand will naturally understand.
Those who understand will naturally not understand. This arrangement seems very wonderful, just depends on the effect.
This matter spread, one to ten, ten to hundreds, hundreds to thousands, thousands to thousands, and in the end everyone knew that the new county magistrate had just solved a case of killing an imperial official, and was also trying a case of a civilian girl who was raped and murdered.
The case, and the trial was not in accordance with common sense. Instead of trying a human being, a dog was tried instead. This is unheard of and very strange. If you see this excitement, it will be another source of conversation and let more people know that you are knowledgeable.
, knows a lot of knowledge and has experience, enough to show off.
Everyone came to see what was strange. More and more people gathered in the temple. Jin Shan saw that almost everyone had arrived. He knew very well that if those who were concerned about the case would have come early, those who were not concerned about the case would have arrived early.
I don’t rush so early and I want to sleep a little longer in the morning.
He estimated that the big fish had entered the cage, so he ordered people to close the temple door tightly, and then guard the temple door left and right. In other words, no one could enter or leave the temple door without permission, which was equivalent to the temple becoming a prison.
What we are doing now is to try the case in prison. By doing this, everyone is even more interested and curious to see how the case can be solved.