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Chapter 128: Restoration of the Case

Yunzi was surprised and happy. Unexpectedly, Lu Jinping made this major decision because of himself, so he hurriedly said: "Because of me? Did the stone I threw for you?"

"Yes! That stone made me make the final decision, but there is another reason ahead, because you told me that the deceased was stabbed into the right temple with a knife. You also pointed it with a finger and said that this was what the yamen announcement said, which made me doubt. I suspect there was grievance in this case.↖↖,"

"It's right to stab the deceased's temple on the right side. I saw that the crime described in the announcement of the execution of the yamen was written like this, so I posted it on the screen of your yamen."

Announcement is required to execute the death penalty, and the basic facts of the crime are described in the announcement. The process of murder is described in detail. The description of the announcement proves that this fact should not be false, and this fact happened to make him discover a major contradiction.

Lu Jinping said: "After I came back, I mainly checked the file. All the testimonies and corpse experience reports on the file proved that the position where the pig-killing knife stabbed into his temple was on his right hand. Judging from the depth of the coroner measurement, it almost penetrated the brain. It should be noted that the trauma was in the right temple of the deceased. In other words, the murderer needed to use his left hand to stab the pig-killing knife into his right temple. But just in the court, I saw his mother treat him with a food box to farewell to him. At that time, because I was in doubt, I agreed to untie the rope on my body to see if he was left-handed, and it turned out that he was actually right-handed, which is a normal right-handed. In this way, it would be very troublesome to stab the pig-killing knife into the right temple of the deceased with his right hand. Unless he stabbed the deceased on the side of the body of the deceased, such injuries could be caused."

Yunzi said: "Then why can't he stab it from the back or from the side of his body?"

"It's very simple. There is an axe on the forehead of the deceased. Think about it, the butcher cut his forehead with an axe on the front of the deceased. It is difficult to cut the axe on the forehead next to and behind him. Therefore, from the injury on the forehead, he should have committed the murder in front of the deceased. If that's the case, how could he go around behind the deceased or on the side of his body and stab his right temple with a knife? This is obviously not in line with common sense."

Yunzi nodded and said, "But if the old man fell to the ground and was facing him on the right side of his body, he could stab the pig knife into his right temple. If he lay down, wouldn't he be right on his right hand?"

"What you said is not impossible, but this possibility is relatively small. It needs to meet a lot of specific conditions imagined. But it is about to be executed at noon just now, and there is not much time left for me to judge. I can only make judgments from the most common possibility. Judging from the most common possibility, we should not change our direction and try the second injury. What I need to find out is whether this happened like this? This requires verification to eliminate the reasonable doubts in my heart. At that time, there was no time for me to investigate, and we must make a decision immediately. When I saw your stone fall down, I thought that the butcher could not be killed in such a vague way. Otherwise, even if I find out that this is an unjust case in the future, I will not be able to recover it. That's why I ordered the suspension of the execution so that I can investigate."

Yunzi nodded and said, "Your caution is right. Since you have such reasonable doubts, you should indeed find out clearly. So have you found out now?"

"From the paper review situation, the possibility you mentioned just now can be ruled out, because there was an eyewitness at that time, the son of the deceased. The place where the murderer committed the crime was outside the yard of the murderer's house, he saw his father being killed by a butcher with an axe and a pig-killing knife in the corner. Judging from the testimony, his father and the deceased were standing face to face. The murderer was probably slaughtering a pig, so he took an axe in his hand and a pig-killing knife in his waist and came out to open the door."

"The two had an argument at the door, and the butcher slashed the deceased's forehead with an axe. The deceased did not fall down immediately. The axe stuck on the deceased's forehead and could not be pulled down for a while. Therefore, the butcher pulled out the pig-killing knife and stabbed it into the right temple of the deceased with one knife. According to the testimony, the two murders were closely connected. After the two murders, the deceased's body fell to the ground. The witness's testimony made me more reasonable doubt, because if we follow the angle mentioned in the witness's testimony, the deceased could not use his right hand to stab the right temple of the deceased's own angle with his right hand with a pig-killing knife in the right temple of the deceased's own angle. This is the question I need to investigate now."

Yunzi pondered for a moment and said, "I also think this case is a bit strange when I hear you say that. Can I go investigate with you?"

Lu Jinping is very willing to bring this meticulous Tubo girl to investigate the case. Many of her thinking often inspires him, not to mention that Yun Zi is good at martial arts and can help him with an unexpected event. He is a rare helper. Although Ye Qingqing also has martial arts skills, he can only care for himself in every possible way, but he cannot help him in terms of detecting and reasoning.

So Lu Jinping said, "Okay, go with me. If you think there is anything inappropriate, you can tell me directly. I want to hear some of your opinions."

Lu Jinping's answer made Yunzi, who had originally asked casually with a try-and-see attitude, feel overjoyed and quickly agree.

The two returned to the signing room, and the servant reported to Lu Jinping that the constable who had sent to summon the deceased's son Shi Jingsheng had returned to report that Shi Jingsheng had arrived and was waiting for the patron to inquire. Lu Jinping ordered the person to be brought up.

Shi Jingsheng came in and saw Lu Jinping sitting behind the warm pavilion. Behind him was a young man wearing men's clothes and a petite and pretty figure. He thought it was Lu Jinping's book boy. Without taking a look, he bowed and bowed: "The villain Shi Jingsheng pays homage to the Lord. Why did the Lord not execute the murderer who killed his father today? The villain really doesn't understand."

Although the people did not openly question the rights of the yamen, as the victim, he couldn't help but ask at the risk of being punished. Fortunately, he asked Lu Jinping, a modern time traveler who did not care about his official position, so Lu Jinping did not think that his question was offensive to the authority of the official, and said calmly: "I found some problems, so I have to re-invest. I sent you to find out the case. You must answer truthfully and not commit fraud, otherwise you have to bear the responsibility. Have you heard it clearly?"

This kind of practice of explaining the obligation to testify truthfully is commonly used by police in modern society. Lu Jinping said it casually, but in ancient times there was no need to explain such obligations.

Shi Jingsheng hurriedly bowed and said, "The villain understands it, and he will definitely answer truthfully."

Lu Jinping said: "You tell me the whole story you witnessed at that time. Although you have said it before, the record is not detailed, so I want to listen to you with your own ears and say it as detailed as possible."

Shi Jingsheng hurriedly agreed and said, "That's right. Butcher Qu teased my wife while I was not at home and tried to rape her. My wife was insulted and angry, and hanged herself. My father was very angry when he learned about it..."

"Wait!" Lu Jinping waved his hand and said, "What happened to Butcher Qu teasing your wife as you said just now? Let's start with this."

"This is the case. I am a scholar. I went to Beijing to fail the exam. After I came back, I found that my wife had been crying and said she was indifferent. I interrogated from many sources, but she refused to say it. Finally, I was angry and threatened, so she told the truth. My wife cried that during my time in Beijing to take the exam, Butcher Qu teased and tried to rape her many times. She felt embarrassed and embarrassed for my Shi family. She was really shameless and lived in the world. I thought she was just a moment of grief and angry, but she didn't care much, but she said the truth. That night, after I fell asleep, I woke up and found that he had committed suicide by hanging a beam in the house. I really felt that the sky was about to fall, and I was extremely sad and angry, and told my father about this. My father took me to Qu'er Qu'er angrily to argue."

"When I arrived outside the butcher's yard, it was completely dark, but the moonlight could be seen clearly. After I arrived at the door, I was in a hurry and prepared in the corner of the house. At this time, the door opened, butcher Qu came out, holding an axe in one hand and was still a pig-killing knife on his waist. My father asked him why he forced me to rape my wife. The butcher didn't say anything and chopped my father's forehead with an axe. The power was very strong, and the axe was stuck by the skull and could not be pulled down for a while. My father swayed his body and grabbed the handle of the axe with one hand and grabbed the butcher with the other hand, but did not fall down. The butcher actually pulled out the pig-killing knife from his waist and stabbed it into my father's temple with one knife..."

"In this way, my father fell to the ground and died. Seeing that he was so fierce, I dared not make any noise. I hid in the dark corner of the house. I saw him sneer, pulled out the knife and the pig-killing knife, turned around and entered the room, and closed the door. Then I ran over to see my father with the courage to see him. He was already angry. I carried my father home and called the doctor. The doctor said that his father had been dead for a long time and could not be treated. So I reported to the official and this was the whole thing."

Speaking of the grief and anger, Shi Jingsheng choked up several times, paused for a while before continuing to say it. Finally, he finished speaking and cried again.

Lu Jinping waited for his sadness to stop for a moment before asking: "Are there any other witnesses on the scene besides you?"

Shi Jingsheng shook his head and said, "No. It was already dark and there were no one around, I was the only one."
Chapter completed!
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