There were forty or fifty people surrounding Wang Laizi's house.
"Village chief, please check and see if there are any missing ones?" Jiang Yao said.
The village chief ordered again: "Except for the children, a few older people, and some men working outside, everyone else is here."
The village chief looked at Ling Xiao: "Taoist priest, have you found the person who killed Wang Laizi?"
Ling Xiao was confused when he heard that the murderer had been found. He hadn't even started summoning the spirits yet.
Speaking of which, soul-calling and fortune-telling are all revealing secrets and will damage longevity, so he will not take action easily.
He ran over to see what was going on.
"There is no need for the Taoist priest to summon the souls. Aye has already found out who the murderer is." Jiang Yao said.
"Who is this Aye? Can he find out?"
"He wouldn't randomly identify a murderer, would he? I don't think it's reliable. It's better for the Taoist priest to call the ghost and take a look."
The villagers talked a lot, clearly showing their distrust of Ji Huaiye.
Ji Lingxiao was a little curious: "Don't be impatient, let's just listen to what Aye said."
Ji Huaiye remained calm in the face of everyone's doubts and told what he had just found out.
"So, Wang Laizi was killed by his lover?"
"Cripple Wang is smelly and dirty, but he actually has a sweetheart. Who is so not picky about food?"
The villagers suddenly became curious.
"This can only mean that the murderer is a woman, but it doesn't mean who it is." Ji Lingxiao said, holding his chin.
"It rained last night, but it dried up this morning. So, these shallow footprints were left by everyone in the morning, but this deep footprint..." Ji Huaiye pointed to a footprint and said, "It was left by the murderer.
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As soon as Ji Huaiye said these words, the villagers all stared at the footprints.
"I didn't even notice these footprints."
"Yes, this footprint is very deep and different from the others."
"Then if we put our feet in it, we'll know who did it, right?"
Jiang Xiu saw her mother's face turning pale and said, "That's not possible. Someone's feet are about the same size."
"Yes, some people's feet are about the same size, so it's hard to judge." Ms. Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's not about judging by the size of the footprints. There is red soil in the footprints. It was wet last night and must have stained the murderer's feet. Just take off your shoes and see who has red soil on their shoes, and you can tell." Ji Huaiye continued.
road.
How can it be like this?!
The women in the village took off their shoes to look at him one after another to prove their innocence.
In the end, there were only two people left without slippers, Jiang Xiu and Zhao.
"Why don't you two take off your clothes? Don't you have something on your mind?" Someone who was not dealing with Zhao Chunyue said deliberately.
Jiang Xiu took off her shoes, and there was no red mud. Moreover, her feet were much smaller than the footprints, clearing her suspicions.
However, Mrs. Zhao still refused to take off her shoes.
Seeing Zhao's face and refusing to take off her shoes, the villagers began to make assumptions...
"Ms. Zhao, was it really you who killed Cripple Wang?"
"I once saw Wang Laizi having sex with a woman. It seemed to be Mrs. Zhao!"
"I think I've seen it too!"
Mrs. Zhao's face turned pale, she turned around and wanted to run away.
As a result, she was caught by several women and took off her shoes...
There is indeed red mud on her shoes. This time, there is no denying it!
"Oh my god, it's really her!"
"Ms. Zhao is Wang Laizi's sweetheart?!"
"Oh my god, the man is not here, isn't this too picky about food?"
The villagers pointed their fingers at Zhao.
Facing the accusations from everyone, Ms. Zhao's face turned pale and her body was trembling. She was extremely ashamed and ashamed.
"Village Chief, how should we deal with this poisonous woman?"
"Either I think I'll give her a life for a life, or I might as well poison her to death!"
Mrs. Zhao was frightened and quickly begged:
"Do not kill me!"
"Yes... Wang Laizi forced me to do it. I had no choice but to kill him!"
"I...I was also obsessed with it for a while..."
"Xiuxiu, please help me say a few words."
Jiang Xiu seemed to be confused, unable to accept everything in front of her, and looked at her blankly.
Zhang Caisheng felt distressed for a while, and stood up and said: "I have decreed that lynching cannot be abused. This life case should be handed over to the county government for trial!"
Zhang Caisheng is the only scholar in the village, and the village chief still believes in him.
only……
The village chief looked at Ji Lingxiao: "Taoist Master, the real culprit has been caught. If he is sent to the government, will Wang Laizi's resentment be dissipated?"
Ji Lingxiao nodded: "Yes."
The village chief then made a decision: "Then leave it to the government."
The village chief ordered people to imprison Zhao in the ancestral hall, ordered two young men to send Zhao to the county government early tomorrow morning.
Zhang Caisheng felt very distressed when he saw Jiang Xiuchu's pitiful appearance and stayed with her all the time.
"Xiuxiu, don't be too sad. Send your mother to the government first. I have acquaintances in the government. Then I will think of a way to see if I can get a lighter sentence." Zhang Caisheng said.
Jiang Xiu nodded and stared at Zhang Caisheng with watery eyes: "Thank you..."
Zhang Caisheng's heart suddenly became extremely soft.
"Why are you thanking me? We will be husband and wife in the future. Isn't it right for me to help you?"
As he spoke, he wanted to grab Jiang Xiu's hand, but Jiang Xiu dodged it without leaving a trace.
Jiang Yao, Ji Huaiye, and Ji Lingxiao returned to the Jiang family together.
Ji Lingxiao's surprised gaze fell on Ji Huaiye: "You are quite capable~"
Ji Huaiye ignored him and sat down on the chair.
His legs were not fully healed yet. They had just walked such a long distance, squatting and standing, and their legs were a little sore.
However, after he solved the case, Ji Lingxiao was no longer useful, and Jiang Yao would no longer respond to Ji Lingxiao's requests.
His mood improved inexplicably.
At this time, a man angrily rushed in from outside the yard, walked quickly in front of Jiang Yao, stretched out his hand and wanted to hit Jiang Yao.
Jiang Yao reacted very quickly, grabbing the other person's hand and twisting it back, almost breaking the other person's hand.
"It hurts..." the man shouted subconsciously.
This person is none other than Zhang Caisheng.
Jiang Yao let go of her hand and looked at him coldly: "Zhang Caisheng, are you crazy and want to hit someone?"
Zhang Caisheng rubbed his almost broken hand and stared at Jiang Yao.
"Jiang Yao, it's all your fault! Wang Laizi was dead when he was dead, but you had to investigate! Otherwise, Xiu Xiu's mother wouldn't be like this! It's all your fault!"
Zhang Caisheng felt angry when he thought of Jiang Xiu's pitiful appearance in tears, and wanted to vent his anger on her.
After thinking about it, doesn’t the problem lie with Jiang Yao?!
If Jiang Yao hadn't insisted on investigating, Wang Laizi would have been buried long ago!
It was she who caused Xiuxiu's mother to be taken away, and it was she who caused Xiuxiu to be so sad!
Jiang Yao sneered: "Blame me? Isn't it because Zhao is in this situation because she kills people? If she doesn't kill people, will this happen?"
Zhang Caisheng still couldn't adapt to the aggressive Jiang Yao, so he hesitated for a moment before saying:
"...Wang Laizi is not a good person in the first place, and he deserves to die! Xiu Xiu, his mother, is doing justice for heaven, and she is a good person!"
Jiang Yao almost laughed out loud when she heard him say that Mrs. Zhao was a good person.
"A good person? Give me some medicine and sell me to Wang Laizi. You want to sell our children to human traffickers. Do you think such people are good people?" Jiang Yao sneered, and her expression suddenly turned cold.
Jiang Yao's voice became colder and colder: "Cripple Wang is indeed worthy of his death, but Mrs. Zhao also deserves it!"