But how could she find him in this sea of people?
'Li Chuan, you promised not to abandon me, but you still broke your promise!'
Ji Yunshu was as angry as she was sad.
It took her a lot of effort to find him.
'I can't give up like this!'
She calmed down and thought about it. Li Chuan had said that eight years ago, he had joined the master in Yan Jing. This time, he hadn't completed his mission to kill Wen Yu, so he must have returned to Yan Jing to regain his sight!
Ji Yunshu didn't waste any more time and planned to go to Yan Capital.
But just as she was about to return to the inn to pack her things …
A group of soldiers rushed out.
They surrounded her!
"Stop!"
'Huh?'
Before Ji Yunshu could react to what was happening, she was captured by the officials.
She struggled to no avail, "What are you doing?"
The soldier said, "What are we doing? You killed someone, so of course we are arresting you. "
'Killed someone?
When did she kill someone? '
"This is outrageous!"
"Guards, take her to the yamen."
The soldiers didn't give her a chance to explain and escorted her to the Jiahe yamen in front of everyone.
The court had already been set up!
The outside was immediately surrounded by commoners.
The county magistrate's hair was white, his face was wrinkled, and he couldn't even open his eyes!
Looking at his age, he should be close to seventy years old!
Ji Yunshu was taken in and forced to kneel.
The Magistrate rubbed his eyes and leaned forward with his stooped body. He asked, "This official asks you, what is your surname and given name? Where do you live? How old are you this year? Tell me one by one. If you hide anything, this official will punish you with a wooden board. "
His tone was strenuous, and he spoke very slowly.
Ji Yunshu was anxious to chase after Li Chuan, but she was brought here. It was really an unexpected disaster.
But she had to face the situation calmly, so she answered, "This commoner Ji Yunshu is … from Yan Capital! Two or three times a year. "
"Then why did you murder people?"
'People's lives?
Ji Yunshu was confused. She had just stepped into Qujiang's border town, Jiahe. How did she become a murderer?
It was really absurd! '
"This commoner doesn't know what milord means by this?"
"Still playing dumb?"
"Milord, you said that I killed someone! Who did I kill? Also, when and where did he kill them? Is there a witness? Is there any evidence? If there is none, then milord has failed in his duty by bringing this commoner here! "
Ugh!
Magistrate Liu was startled. He was already an old man, but after being bombarded by her series of questions, he almost collapsed.
It was the first time he had met such a quick-witted criminal.
Little did he know that Ji Yunshu was an expert in the art of interrogating people.
The magistrate paused for a while before saying, "Someone, bring the deceased and the witness here."
"Yes!"
After a short while, two officials walked in with a stretcher. The stretcher was covered with a white cloth. It was obvious that there was a corpse underneath.
Behind her was a man with a sad expression!
Ji Yunshu was shocked.
Isn't that man the one I met in the run-down temple last night?
In other words, the one who died was the yes-man!
How could this be?
How did he become a murderer for no reason?
The man came in and glared at Ji Yunshu. He knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Milord, please uphold justice!"
Magistrate Liu slowly said, "You … Quickly tell me the whole story." "Yes, Your Highness." "Yes," the man said in a choked voice, "My name is Liu Zhi, a teacher of a private school. I originally came here with my wife to visit relatives. Unexpectedly, it rained heavily last night, so we had no choice but to enter a run-down temple to take shelter from the rain. Inside, we met this young lady and a man who was traveling with her. At that time, we only exchanged a few words before we sat down. However, I don't know why, but this young lady insisted on giving my wife two steamed buns. I couldn't refuse such enthusiasm, so I had no choice but to accept it. Who would have thought that after my wife ate the steamed bun, she would suddenly die early this morning. I originally thought that her health wasn't good, but she spat out black blood from her mouth. After an examination, I discovered that she had died of poison! I thought that my wife and I had eaten the same thing the entire time, but the steamed bun was the only thing I didn't touch! Fortunately, there was still one steamed bun left. When I examined it, I found that it was indeed poisoned! It was the same poison that my wife was poisoned with! Milord, please uphold justice!
！”
He kowtowed!
'They are husband and wife?'
Ji Yunshu was somewhat astonished, but she didn't rush to deny it. She carefully listened to his words.
His words were indeed flawless!
Everything seemed to make sense.
The magistrate raised the gavel and powerlessly slammed it on the table. "Audacious criminal! Now that we have a witness and material evidence, what else do you have to say? "
"This commoner girl didn't kill anyone!"
Liu Zhi said, "Milord, every word this humble one said is the truth. There is not the slightest bit of falsehood! Moreover, this humble one has the title of a scholar and studied the books of sages. How could I randomly accuse someone? "
"Yes, this official naturally believes that you wouldn't lie. I will certainly uphold justice for you."
"Many thanks, milord!"
The magistrate turned to Ji Yunshu. "Now that the evidence is here, you can't deny it! In court, quickly state your motive for committing murder. "
Ji Yunshu dared to believe that this seemingly gentle and courteous scholar with the title of a scholar was clearly a sinister person.
The poison in the steamed bun must have a profound meaning.
She calmly said, "Since it is said that the steamed bun is poisoned, can milord bring the steamed bun here to take a look?"
"Since you have a request, this official will let you see it clearly." The magistrate ordered, "Go and bring the poisoned steamed bun here."
The official went out to make another trip.
This time, he not only brought the poisoned steamed bun, but also an old man.
The old man knelt on the ground.
The official placed the poisoned steamed bun on the ground as well.
The magistrate looked at the old man and asked, "Coroner Zhou, tell me, is there poison in the steamed bun?"
This person was the coroner of Jiahe Town.
He was quite qualified! Coroner Zhou said, "Milord, this humble one examined the deceased's body and found that she was poisoned by a type of wood turtle. This poison will only kill a person after one or two days! This humble one also found this poison in the steamed bun, and there was a large amount of wood turtle inside.
”
Wood turtle?
It wasn't a deadly poison, but it would kill a person if they ate too much of it.
Ji Yunshu had a rough idea of what was going on.
She said, "Milord, this humble one has only met the two of them once. There is no gratitude or grudge between us, let alone killing them. Even if I killed them, this humble one wouldn't gain anything from it."
Liu Zhi refuted, "A person's heart is vicious. Why do you need a reason?"
Ji Yunshu calmly said, "Young master, I respect you as a scholar, so I wanted to give you some face before exposing you. However, you don't seem to have the slightest bit of repentance, and you still openly accuse people!"
'Accuse people?'
Everyone in the court was in an uproar.
They began to discuss quietly.
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