Volume 1 Zhangqiao Iron Coffin Chapter 7 The Fourth Doubt (Part 2)
"Oh?" County Magistrate Qiu became even more curious and hurriedly urged, "Tell me quickly! What else is there to doubt?"
"Good!" Xu Zun held up a finger, "First, You Dalang is smart and outgoing."
"This..." County Magistrate Qiu didn't quite understand.
"If You Dalang was an honest and introverted person, he might have killed his wife on impulse!" Xu Zun explained, "But a shrewd businessman like him shouldn't be so impulsive."
oh……
County Magistrate Qiu seemed to be thinking about something, and seemed to have doubts about Xu Zun's analysis.
"Second," Xu Zun stretched out his second finger, "You Dalang is lustful and has a lot of money!"
"Lustful?" County Magistrate Qiu was even more puzzled. "Are you not short of money?"
"Yes!" Xu Zun explained, "I just remembered that You Dalang is a VIP of Huaxianglou. A few months ago, he had some conflicts with other guests, and I helped him solve them!
"I heard from the yamen runners that You Dalang is very energetic. Sometimes when he goes to Huaxianglou to play games, he orders five at a time!
"He's so good at playing, he doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would kill someone because his wife betrayed him!"
"Oh..." County Magistrate Qiu pursed his lips, as if savoring the taste.
"He likes women so much," Xu Zun analyzed, "If his wife cheated on him, he could just divorce her and marry a few more. Wouldn't that be nice?"
"Oh," Magistrate Qiu finally showed an expression of approval, and asked, "What about the third point?"
"The third suspicious point is..." Xu Zun said four words solemnly, "The origin is unclear!"
"Ah!?" Hearing these four words, County Magistrate Qiu couldn't help but exclaimed, and asked hurriedly, "Why do you say that?"
"You Dalang moved in from another place, but he didn't register Chunniang's household registration, which meant they didn't have any legal status as husband and wife.
"They have no children, and You Dalang has no concubines. He has no relatives in the entire Xinye County, but he opened a huge silk shop right after he arrived. Isn't this called an unknown origin?"
"Oh..." Magistrate Qiu pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "It seems that this person is indeed suspicious! Then...what do you want to do? Do you really want to continue the investigation?"
"Of course, um..." Xu Zun heard something wrong and asked hurriedly, "Isn't it?"
"My dear brother," Magistrate Qiu suddenly paused and said a classic line slowly, "I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it or not."
Damn it…Xu Zun complained in his heart, the ancient people were really slow in speaking! Generally speaking, those who can ask this question are just trying to keep it to themselves, right?
Of course, it would not seem appropriate for me to really reply with “Then don’t talk about it”.
Therefore, Xu Zun could only patiently say:
"Please speak, sir!"
"Ji Ying, have you ever thought about what the consequences would be if you continued to investigate?"
"This..." Xu Zun's mind raced, trying to figure out what the other party meant.
"I've heard that this incident was caused by Chunniang's secret meeting with you!" County Magistrate Qiu lowered his voice and said, "Even if there is nothing wrong with you, it's hard to explain for a man and a woman alone! If it gets to the ears of Miss Shen or Mr. Shen, then..."
oh……
Xu Zun understood that County Magistrate Qiu was also concerned about his own privacy.
His words were clear: if this case ended here and You Dalang was convicted of murdering his wife, then the scandal surrounding Xu Zun would also fade away.
But if we continue to investigate, it will be difficult to keep the secret and we might end up shooting ourselves in the foot.
"In my opinion," Magistrate Qiu motioned Xu Zun to sit down and said steadily, "There may be other hidden secrets in the case of You Dalang killing his wife, but his act of killing his wife is an established fact! Since he is the murderer, let him pay for his crime with his life! Why bother yourself with trouble?"
After hearing what County Magistrate Qiu said, Xu Zun suddenly became enlightened.
Various signs indicate that the reason why You Dalang killed Chun Niang might not be because Chun Niang cheated on him, but because the two of them were involved in other conflicts.
But just as County Magistrate Qiu analyzed, no matter what conflicts they may have, it will not affect the verdict of this case!
So, why bother yourself with trouble?
Thinking of this, Xu Zun gradually put his thoughts to rest and slowly sat down on the chair.
"So, you should take good care of yourself, and leave the interrogation to Captain Zhao!" Magistrate Qiu said, "As for Mr. Shen... Don't worry, if Mr. Shen asks about it, I will cover for you!"
"Thank you very much, Lord Qiu!" Xu Zun clasped his fists in thanks, but he admired him very much in his heart. He thought that the other party was indeed a government official and was very thoughtful.
However, Xu Zun is certainly not a rookie.
He could see that the reason why County Magistrate Qiu supported him was probably because he had a powerful future father-in-law!
Since he helped me this time, I must owe him a favor, and it will only benefit his career in the future.
Of course, if there wasn’t such a strong father-in-law, the situation would probably be different.
It seems that being a son-in-law is not necessarily a bad thing!
This Mr. Qiu also has a bright future, right?... In the future, you should get closer to him and let this old driver guide you?
"Oh, right!" Magistrate Qiu asked casually, "You said there were four doubts just now, but you only mentioned three. What about the other one? What is it?"
"Well..." When the fourth doubt was mentioned, Xu Zun fell into silence.
Because, this fourth doubt was originally about Chunniang's identity.
He felt that Chun Niang was also suspicious.
At this moment, when County Magistrate Qiu reminded him, Xu Zun's mind naturally flashed through all kinds of memories of him and Chunniang.
In that picture, Chun Niang is charming and enchanting, and she is indeed a beauty in the world!
Tsk tsk…
It's such a pity that she died so beautifully!
Maybe it was because his brain injury was recovering, but his memories of him and Chunniang gradually became clearer, with sounds, pictures and textures, which made Xu Zun recall the memories with a sense of melancholy and endless aftertaste.
However, as he watched, Xu Zun suddenly caught an unusual message from these familiar images!
Why?
Isn't that right?
Xu Zun savored this information carefully, his eyes gradually fixed and his gaze focused on a certain point, as if he was thinking about an important question.
Suddenly, he screamed with fear on his face!
"Oh... Shit!"
This sound startled Qiu Yongnian who was standing next to him, and he asked hurriedly: "Ji Ying, what's wrong with you? Did you think of something again?"
"I..." Xu Zun glanced at County Magistrate Qiu, stunned for a while, then gradually regained his composure, wiped the sweat off his face and said, "Nothing...Nothing! Maybe...Maybe he was scared?"
"Ah! That's true," Magistrate Qiu sighed and said sympathetically, "It's really hard for you to be framed as a murderer!"
"Sir," Xu Zun tried to stand up calmly, clasped his fists and said, "Then I will go back first!"
"Okay!" Qiu Yongnian also stood up, "Go back and have a good rest! Don't worry about the government office!"
"yes!"
Xu Zun said goodbye to County Magistrate Qiu, then walked out of the side hall and left the county government office.
However, after leaving the county government office, he did not go home, but went straight to the prison in Xinye County!
Xu Zun was extremely anxious and walked as fast as he could. At this moment, he had only one thought in mind, which was to interrogate You Dalang as quickly as possible.
Because, when he was recalling Chun Niang just now, he suddenly discovered an extremely important detail!
In the few times he had tried to have secret meetings with Chunniang before, it was actually Chunniang who took the initiative to invite him!
In other words, it was actually Chunniang who was seducing him!
In the past, Xu Zun simply couldn't resist the temptation and made the same mistake that all men in the world would make.
But, in this case, the matter becomes even more unreasonable.
First of all, as the proprietress of a silk shop, Chunniang has no shortage of money, so why would she hook up with Xu Zun?
Secondly, although Xu Zun was a county lieutenant, everyone knew that he was just a prospective son-in-law. He had no money and power now, and would be controlled by his father-in-law's family in the future.
So what was this Chunniang trying to achieve by seducing me, flirting with me, and offering her body to me?
Pure admiration?
The former Xu Zun was a talentless and foolish county lieutenant. How could she be interested in him?
So...it's all because of appearance?
That’s not right either!
Although I look okay, the guys in the silk shop are all fair-skinned and strong. Why don't they take the opportunity to flirt with me? Why do they have to take the risk to flirt with me?
No...that's not right...
Combining his memories, Xu Zun quickly realized that he and Chun Niang had no feelings for each other, and that Chun Niang seduced him, and she must have some intention!
Following this line of thought, Xu Zun couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat and even lost his composure in front of County Magistrate Qiu.
Because he thought of a terrible possibility.
This matter...is it directed at me? !?
