Volume 1 Zhangqiao Iron Coffin Chapter 51: The Ultimate Move
The snow became heavier again, and the previous granular snowflakes had turned into light snowflakes.
The pitch-black iron coffin was almost completely white, exuding an icy and chilling aura that penetrated the bones.
The people in the yard wrapped their clothes tightly, still standing on tiptoe, squeezing together, looking towards the court, fearing that they would miss something.
Tsk tsk…
Well...
well……
A group of neighbors circled around the Taoist priest's body again and again, but no one could confirm that the body was that of Qiu Yongnian, whom they knew.
"Ouch," Liu Dong stamped his feet anxiously, "Why don't you guys talk? Do you recognize me? Do you recognize me or not?"
"Sir, it's not that we can't recognize him, it's just..." The middle-aged man frying dough sticks pointed at the body and said, "This person is really hard to recognize!"
"Yes, yes!" others immediately echoed.
But the deceased's face was distorted and extremely hideous, making it difficult to identify him.
"To be honest," the middle-aged man frowned, then said, "This dead man does look a bit like the Qiu Yongnian I know, but it's just a resemblance. If you want me to confirm it, I can't!"
"Yes," the woman said, "In fact, we haven't seen Yongnian for many years. I really, really can't be sure!"
As she spoke, she timidly glanced at the living "Qiu Yongnian" next to her, with fear on her face and anxiety in her heart.
At this time, the censor Chen Taiji also came to the corpse, grabbed the deceased's right hand and checked the tiger's mouth.
His meaning was obvious, that is, to see if there were any burns on the dead man's palm?
However, I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but the deceased happened to have a penetrating wound on the base of his right hand, which pierced the entire base of his hand. After healing, it was impossible to tell whether he had been burned before.
"Did you see that?" Xu Zun said from behind Chen Taiji, "How meticulous are they? This is definitely not an ordinary group of criminals. They must be from a very powerful background!
“Now I finally understand why they finally use snake venom to kill people,” he shook his head and sighed, “This way, the dead person’s face can be made unrecognizable.
"Even if we find someone who knows the Japanese assassin in the future, it will probably be difficult to determine, right?"
really.
Everything he saw was beyond Xu Zun's imagination.
He originally thought that both the real and fake Qiu Yongnian were here, and as long as he found those who knew Qiu Yongnian to identify them, the truth would be revealed.
But I never expected such a result.
Logically speaking, if the Taoist priest was really Qiu Yongnian, then this fake Qiu Yongnian should not be able to recognize these neighbors at a glance based on verbal description alone.
This is a historical world. There are no photos or videos. How did the fake Qiu Yongnian do it?
Unless... he had been to Nangeng in person, seen these people with his own eyes, and memorized their appearances and detailed information!
Wow…
So scary!
Xu Zun felt a chill on his back. This fake Qiu Yongnian was really not simple at all!
However, even though this situation has occurred, Xu Zun has never doubted his judgment.
He still firmly believed that the Qiu Yongnian in front of him was a fake!!!
"Alas..." Cai Kun looked at the heavy snow outside, then looked at the people in front of him, shook his head and sighed, "This case is getting more and more weird!"
"Yes," Chen Taiji squatted on the ground and echoed, "We can neither judge whether the dead Qiu Yongnian is real, nor can we judge whether the living Qiu Yongnian is fake!
"Chen has been handling cases for many years, and this is the first time he has seen such a case in his life."
"You two gentlemen are right," said Li Yan, the governor, "Logically speaking, the fact that Magistrate Qiu can recognize these old neighbors proves that he is not fake.
"But unfortunately, his old mother and his brother's family are missing innocently, which makes it difficult to judge!
"I don't know," he asked everyone, "Does Magistrate Qiu have any other relatives besides his old mother and his brother's family?"
"How about..." the thief Liu Dong suggested, "Why don't we shave off the beards of these two men and let them recognize each other carefully?"
"My Lords!" At this time, Qiu Yongnian gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Isn't it enough to have caused such a mess?
"You are all officials appointed by the court. You should know that evidence is needed for everything, let alone a major case." Qiu Yongnian said passionately, "Since the evidence Xu Zun produced is invalid, shouldn't we get to the point?
"Have you all forgotten that Lord Cai is here to try the criminals in the Iron Coffin Case?" he said heavily, "Xu Zun and Shen Tiande are the criminals. It seems you tried the wrong people?"
Qiu Yongnian's words caused the scene to fall into silence. The neighbors were so frightened that they all knelt on the ground, not daring to make a sound.
Squeak...
At this moment, only the county magistrate Luo Baiwan was still moving his chair backwards, wishing to get as far away from the people in front of him as possible.
"Master Cai," Qiu Yongnian said again, "Qiu has received the emperor's grace, and I have devoted my heart to the country and the people. I reflect on myself every day and dare not slack off in the slightest.
“However, as a disciple of the emperor, Qiu will not be bullied by others!
"If you continue to press me and make groundless accusations, I will report everything that happened today to His Majesty and let His Majesty take it away. Humph!"
Qiu Yongnian spoke in a sonorous and stern voice, then he flicked his sleeves and sat back in his chair angrily.
this……
The scene was dead silent again. The governor Li Yan quickly waved his hand at Liu Dong and others, and drove him and Qiu Yongnian's neighbors out of the hall.
"well……"
At this time, a sigh came from behind Xu Zun.
Turning around, the person sighing was none other than Mr. Shen Tiande. The old man was sitting in the courtroom, looking shackled and very old.
"Godfather..."
Xu Zun's heart was filled with emotion. For some reason, when he saw this kind-looking old man, he felt particularly close to him and couldn't bear to see him suffer.
"Xu Zun," Shen Gong waved his hand at Xu Zun and said, "Come, sit down! I know you have tried your best!"
After Mr. Shen said this, Shen Qian and Huo Anu suddenly looked desperate.
They fully thought they could turn the case around, but they didn't expect that after all their efforts, they still failed!
"Brother Changlin has a son like this. If the afterlife knew about this, they would be relieved!" Shen Tiande comforted Xu Zun, "It's okay, we can find another way. I have some connections in the court, and I will definitely fight them to the end in this case..."
"Godfather..." Unexpectedly, Xu Zun did not sit down, but said to Shen Tiande, "It would be a shame if we can't handle this small case!
"Don't worry, I haven't used my ultimate move yet!"
"Oh?" Shen Tiande was surprised.
"Ultimate move? What do you mean?" Huo Anu next to him looked suspicious, "Why do you sound like you're going to fart?"
"..." Xu Zun's forehead was filled with black lines. He then turned around and snapped his fingers at Cai Kun.
“Hahahaha…hahahahaha…”
Hearing the snap of fingers, Cai Kun suddenly laughed out loud. His laughter was abrupt but extremely full, as if he had really encountered something funny.
“Hahahaha…” Cai Kun laughed so hard that he fell backwards, and people stared in amazement.
However, when Cai Kun had laughed enough, he suddenly shouted:
“Get started!!!”
As a result, two chains flew into the air and crossed over Qiu Yongnian's chest. As the guards behind him tightened the chains, Qiu Yongnian was tied firmly to the chair!
At the same time, the guards in the yard also attacked, picked out a dozen people from the crowd, kicked them down one by one, and tied ropes.
Soon after, several guards from the Inner Guard House came in from outside the compound, escorting a dozen people in.
These people were dressed differently and came from all walks of life in the Xinye County Government. Some were weavers, some were rice vendors, some were messengers, some were hotel owners, and so on.
They were all tied up and brought to the court...
“Hahahaha…” This time, it was Xu Zun’s turn to laugh out loud. He came in front of Qiu Yongnian and said arrogantly, “Get ready to receive my ultimate killer move! Haha…”
