Chapter 628: Uncle's Murder Case (Part 2)
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
However, Sun Shaozong was in front of the county government office. After hearing what the two servants told him, he immediately frowned and wondered if Wang Qian had committed suicide.
It would be fine if he offended himself, but why did he also implicate Jia Yucun?
In fact, long before he came, he was worried that Wang Qian would shirk his responsibilities and refuse to let him intervene in the case - after all, this guy had a grudge against him in the first place.
That's why he specifically ordered Wang Zhen to find Qiu Yunfei. If anything goes wrong, he would let Qiu Yunfei officially take over the case in the name of the Criminal Law Department.
However, looking at Wang Qian's attitude, I'm afraid that even if Qiu Yunfei comes forward, there will be no good results - the Criminal Court Judge and the Daxing County Magistrate are both sixth-rank officials, and compared with the Zhen family, the Qiu family may not have the upper hand.
Although he was annoyed, Wang Qian was on the moral high ground after all. If this matter really got out of hand, it would not only be of no help, but would also give him the reputation of being a "strong leader" for nothing.
So Sun Shaozong had to withdraw his troops temporarily and returned to the carriage in disappointment.
After waiting in the carriage for about half an hour, they saw five or six riders trotting over, led by Wang Zhen and Qiu Yunfei, who was wrapped like a ball.
Sun Shaozong lifted the cotton curtain and called out, and several people hurriedly dismounted their horses and came forward to greet him. Except for Qiu Yunfei, the others were all familiar faces.
However, one of them caught Sun Shaozong's attention.
Seeing this, Qiu Yunfei hurriedly introduced: "Last spring, after Lin Delu was promoted to experience, Lao Qi filled the vacancy of the governor."
It turned out that this person was none other than Master Qi, whom Wei Ruolan had relied on for assistance.
I don't know what he was thinking, but after Wei Ruolan was imprisoned, he was appointed as an official in the Ministry of Criminal Law as a juren.
However, now was not the time to go into details, so Sun Shaozong got off the carriage and briefly recounted what had happened when Wang Qian refused to let him in.
Wang Zhen was very angry when he heard this and even scolded Wang Qian for being ungrateful.
Qiu Yunfei frowned and pondered for a while, but said with difficulty: "Based on Wang Qian's attitude, I'm afraid there is already solid evidence that Inspector Zhang killed my uncle."
Hearing him say this, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but nodded and said, "After these two years of experience, you have really made great progress!"
If Wang Qian had not been certain that Zhang An's killing of his uncle was real, how could he have dared to act so stubbornly - and this was exactly the reason why he had taken the initiative to retreat just now.
"So what should we do now?"
Wang Zhen usually lived and ate with Zhang An, and they had fought side by side on the battlefield, so naturally they had a special bond. However, as the saying goes 'care leads to confusion', all his usual excitement was thrown to Java.
He stamped his feet anxiously in the snow: "Am I just going to watch him and wait for his head to fall off?"
Sun Shaozong said decisively: "If he really behaved like this after drinking, he deserves to lose his head!"
After a pause, he changed the subject: "But I'm afraid there are still some doubts in this case - let's do this, Brother Yunfei and Governor Qi stay and try to find out some information, and it would be best if we can get in touch with Zhang An."
"Wang Zhen and the others, accompany me to Zhang An's house and see if we can get any clues from his wife."
Since Qiu Yunfei took office as the Tongpan, he has become more and more impressed by Sun Shaozong's abilities.
Therefore, the words "Brother Yunfei" almost made his bones crack. He could no longer keep the expression of an official appointed by the imperial court, and patted his chest to repeatedly promise that he would live up to the trust.
They said goodbye to each other and got back on the carriage. He could hear the rustling of the wheels and the snow on the ground being blown up, but Sun Shaozong could not help but sigh.
As mentioned before, filial piety was the most important thing in feudal dynasties. Although killing one's own uncle was not as serious as killing one's father or mother, it was also an act of treason.
Even if there was a reason, Zhang An was afraid that he would not be able to escape death - if he really acted immorally after drinking, he might be sentenced to beheading or slow slicing.
And the only thing that can save his life right now is probably the word "lust".
If, as Wang Zhen speculated, Zhang An's wife and uncle had indeed done something against human ethics, then it would be understandable that Zhang An killed his uncle in anger.
Especially since he had just returned from military service, even if it was only for the sake of military morale, the court would certainly forgive him.
only……
Zhang An is a person who values dignity the most. If he has to wear a deformed hat of forgiveness to survive, he would rather die.
Alas~
How come we came back victoriously, but ended up encountering such a mess?
That's all.
Whether Zhang An is willing to reveal it or not, it is always better to find out the truth first.
…
Zhang An's home is located in the northwest of the outer city.
Because he was just a seventh-rank soldier and his ancestors had not left any inheritance, his family only had four tiled houses and a small courtyard, and he had no servants to serve him.
After getting off the car in front of the gate, Sun Shaozong was looking around the small courtyard of the Sun family when he suddenly heard Wang Zhen pointing to a place not far ahead and saying, "The butcher shop in front is owned by Zhang An's uncle Zhang Biao."
Sun Shaozong looked up and saw a banner about thirty or forty steps away, with the words "Zhang Yidao" written in black on a blue background, fluttering in the wind in the snow.
It turned out that the deceased was a butcher.
Literally speaking, he is a butcher who is very confident in his skills.
"Does he have any relatives at home?"
"this……"
Wang Zhen hesitated for a moment, and Sun Shaozong ordered: "Zhao Wuwei, take someone to inquire about Zhang Biao's situation and try to find out as much as possible."
"I understand!"
Zhao Wuwei immediately took the order and went.
Sun Shaozong winked at Wang Zhen again and ordered him to go forward and knock on the door.
Wang Zhen had already determined in his heart that Zhang An's wife, Wu, was a fickle slut who had no regard for etiquette, so he went forward and banged on the door, causing it to make a loud noise.
After hitting it a few times, I suddenly heard a child inside crying loudly.
Wang Zhen immediately held his fist in embarrassment. He was just dissatisfied with Wu, but he never thought that he would scare Zhang An's son.
"Who is it? Knocking at the door?"
After the crying became a little quieter, a woman in the yard responded.
Wang Zhen shouted angrily, "It's me, Wang Zhen!"
After returning to Beijing, Wang Zhen had come to Zhang's house several times. So when the woman heard the name "Wang Zhen", she immediately went forward to open the door, covered her face and cried sadly: "It turns out that Uncle Wang is here. My husband...he..."
Sun Shaozong looked at her carefully from the side and found that Wu was quite charming, but now she was unkempt, with two swollen eyes like peaches , which made her beauty less attractive.
"Sister-in-law..."
Wang Zhen frowned when he heard the word "sister-in-law", but he couldn't think of any other name for a moment, so he could only suppress his nausea and said in a muffled voice: "Sister-in-law, come and meet our Lord Sun!"
When Mrs. Wu heard the words "Mr. Sun", she was startled and then, with great fear and trepidation, she was about to kneel down and pay her respects to Sun Shaozong.
“That doesn’t have to be the case.”
Sun Shaozong gave her a fake hand and pointed to the courtyard and asked, "Can we talk inside?"
"Your Excellency, please come in, Your Excellency, please come in!"
Mrs. Wu hurriedly let the two of them in, and then invited Sun Shaozong into the house with great trepidation.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw a little boy of about six or seven years old, who was looking out timidly. When he saw Wang Zhen, his eyes suddenly brightened up, and he went forward to hug Wang Zhen's thigh and shouted, "Uncle Wang, please go and save my dad!"
Wang Zhen took the opportunity to hold him in his arms, sighing and gritting his teeth.
Just when he didn't know how to coax him, he heard Sun Shaozong say again: "Take him out to eat something, and bring some back for Zhao Wuwei and the others."
Wang Zhen was quite reluctant, but he did not dare to disobey Sun Shaozong. He had to glare at Wu, carefully wrapped the child in his cloak, and pushed the door open to go outside.
After Wang Zhen left, Sun Shaozong found a chair and sat down, looking at Wu with an inquiring gaze.
Mrs. Wu watched her son being taken away, but did not try to stop him. She just stood there nervously, pinching her fingers, not daring to even look at Sun Shaozong .
Pah~
After a while, Sun Shaozong slammed the table and asked in a deep voice: "Zhang Wu, are these tears you shed for your husband or for your adulterer? Why don't you tell me the truth?!"
Wu's body trembled, and she could not help but kneel down on the ground again, hesitatingly saying, "Sir... Why do you ask such a question?"
"snort!"
Sun Shaozong sneered and said, "Since you have been in the capital for a long time, you must have heard of my name, right? What's more, Zhang An is my personal guard!"
"But I have been here for a long time, but I have never heard you cry out for injustice or beg for mercy! If you say there is no hidden reason, I will never believe it!"
“I…I…”
Mrs. Wu raised her head, but seemed to be hesitant to speak, and bit her cherry lips until they became swollen.
At this time, Sun Shaozong suddenly restrained his stern expression and said gently: "In fact, after seeing your left wrist, I know that you and Zhang An still have some affection for each other. Now that he is on the verge of death, you should try every means to save him. Why are you so hesitant?"
Upon hearing this, Wu subconsciously looked at her left wrist, only to see that it was wrapped in a layer of white cloth, with some blood faintly visible on the inside.
Others might not be able to see anything, but Sun Shaozong saw through it at a glance. This Wu had recently attempted suicide.
Seeing that Wu's mood had softened, he immediately struck while the iron was hot and said, "Even if you don't care about the relationship between husband and wife, are you really willing to let the child be orphaned at a young age?"
After hearing Sun Shaozong mention the child, Wu finally broke down and cried, "It was…it was he who said that you must not…you must not tell…tell anyone else, otherwise…even if he becomes a ghost…even if he becomes a ghost, he will not let me go!"
