Volume 1 Zhangqiao Iron Coffin Chapter 8 Such a secret?
how so!?
Xu Zun quickened his pace while thinking carefully about You Dalang's case.
He was thinking, if Chunniang's collusion with him and You Dalang's murder of his wife were all a conspiracy, then would he be the main target of this conspiracy! ?
Just imagine, if You Dalang’s plan succeeded, he would become a disgraced prisoner!
Could it be... that someone wants to kill me?
How could Xu Zun not feel deeply worried when he thought of this possibility?
Is it... that the former County Lieutenant Xu offended someone?
Or maybe someone didn't want Xu Zun to marry into the Shen family? Trying to ruin the wedding three months later?
Tsk tsk…
What bad luck!
Others who traveled through time were all thinking about how to get promoted, make money, and visit brothels, but what about me? Before I could react, I was being plotted against!
Xu Zun knew that this matter was of great importance, even a matter of life and death.
If someone really is plotting against me, then my situation is still very dangerous!
Therefore, he had to interrogate You Dalang no matter what and make him tell the whole truth.
It would be fine if You Dalang just killed his wife for the sake of killing her, but if not, then I must get to the bottom of it and get to the bottom of it!
Prisons in ancient times were commonly known as "Nan Prisons" and were mostly built on the south side of county government offices.
Xinye County was no exception. The prison and the county government office almost shared the same courtyard, separated only by a wall.
Xu Zun walked quickly and arrived at the prison gate in a short while.
He was the county lieutenant, so the gatekeepers and jailers would naturally not stop him.
However, when he entered, he did not see anyone. He only saw a few bowls of noodles on the dining table in the front hall, with the white noodles still steaming.
Apparently, the detectives and jailers had just been having a meal here.
Suddenly, a roar of anger came from deep inside the cell. It was the voice of the head constable Zhao Yu:
"Good-for-nothings! A bunch of good-for-nothings! Don't you want to do this anymore? You can't even keep an eye on a prisoner!?"
What!?
Hearing Zhao Yu's angry rebuke, Xu Zun instinctively had a bad feeling.
Could it be possible that... You Dalang could escape from prison?
He hurriedly followed the sound and entered the corridor.
There were various prisoners imprisoned on both sides of the corridor, and bursts of painful groans could be heard.
The cell was dark and smelled terrible.
Xu Zun didn't have the energy to savor it carefully. After turning another corridor, he finally saw Zhao Yu and others in front of a cell.
"Captain Zhao, it's just time to pee!" A jailer was explaining something. "If I had known, I wouldn't have gone to the toilet! Who could have thought that something like this would happen?"
"Hey, what can I say about you?" Zhao Yu pointed at the man and cursed, "You always think about taking advantage of the prisoners and squeezing the piss out of frogs, but you're really keeping an eye on people!"
"What's wrong? What happened?" Xu Zun didn't hesitate any longer and immediately stepped forward to ask.
"Hey? Sir Xu?" Seeing Xu Zun suddenly appear, everyone was very surprised. Captain Zhao Yu hurried forward and reported, "Sir, why are you here? It's nothing... nothing serious, it's just that You Dalang committed suicide out of fear of punishment!"
What! !?
To Xu Zun, this news was like a bolt from the blue!
"Committed suicide out of fear of punishment?" Xu Zun's eyes widened, unable to believe it. "Dead!?"
"Yes!" Zhao Yu did not make a fuss, pointing casually at the cell and saying, "Look! This kid hit his head against the wall and died!"
When Xu Zun looked, he saw a person lying in the cell, with blood gushing out of his head.
The cell had already been opened by the jailer. Xu Zun hurried in and came closer to take a look.
I saw You Dalang lying on the ground at an angle, with a horrifying dent on his head. You could even see the broken frontal bone in the dent!
With just one glance, Xu Zun could conclude that You Dalang was doomed! With such a violent collision, it was impossible for him to survive.
Looking up at the wall again, there was a corner protruding outwards with a bloodstain on it.
From this we can see that You Dalang hit his head hard against the corner of the wall and killed himself!
this……
Xu Zun's heart skipped a beat. It can't be such a coincidence! ?
Just when I was about to come over to interrogate him, he died! ?
"Master Xu, this is my fault!" Zhao Yu blamed himself at this time, "I wanted to wait until I had enough food before trying him, but I didn't expect this shorty to be so stubborn!"
"Yes!" a constable nearby echoed, "You hit him so hard, you must be very cruel to yourself!"
Listening to what the detectives said, it seemed that they didn't care about You Dalang 's death. After all, it was not uncommon for people to commit suicide in prison out of fear of punishment.
Moreover, You Dalang was already a murderer, and in the eyes of everyone, his death was no longer of any importance.
However, for Xu Zun, it was completely the opposite.
You Dalang’s sudden death made him feel terrified and his back went cold.
He had to suspect that You Dalang’s death might not be suicide out of fear of punishment, but murder to silence him! ! ?
The nearby cells were empty, with no other prisoners held in them. It was not impossible for someone to enter You Dalang's cell and kill him.
Oh my god, if it was really murder to silence the witness, and You Dalang died in the cell, then does that mean...
He didn't dare to think further and could only suppress his inner excitement.
Years of undercover experience have taught him that the more critical the moment, the more he needs to stay calm!
Next, he observed the environment and analyzed the situation in front of him.
The most urgent thing is that he first needs to confirm whether You Dalang died of suicide or homicide?
If it was suicide, the case would stop there;
But if it was murder, then it would be a big problem! It means there must be a big conspiracy behind it!
So, can we tell whether it was suicide or homicide?
Logically speaking, You Dalang was short and had limited strength. Even if he committed suicide, it would not have resulted in such a severe accident.
However, after all, he hit a sharp corner. If he had been determined to die, he might have ended up in such a tragic situation.
Tsk tsk…
Xu Zun couldn't help but sigh. It was a pity that this was an ancient time with backward technology. Fingerprints could not be extracted, blood tests could not be done, DNA could not be compared, let alone checking surveillance equipment.
It seems that the only way to know whether it was suicide is through autopsy!
However, although he had been a criminal policeman, he had never actually participated in criminal investigation and was not very good at autopsies.
He is best at observation, understanding people's minds, and disguise.
If the body cannot be examined, how can we prove whether You Dalang committed suicide?
It seems...
Xu Zun silently made up his mind and could only use the method he was good at!
"Listen up!" he suddenly said to everyone, "Gather your men right now and completely seal off You Dalang's silk shop and take control of all the shop assistants!"
"Ah?" Everyone looked at each other in surprise.
"Sir," Zhao Yu asked hurriedly, "what do you mean?"
"Do as I say!" Xu Zun ordered without question, "If you can't even do this well, don't blame me, Xu, for being ruthless!"
"This..." Everyone was still at a loss.
"What are you still standing there for?" Xu Zun shouted, "Take action now! GOGOGO!"
"Yes!" Although Zhao Yu didn't understand what GO meant, he didn't dare to disobey and still clasped his fists and accepted the order.
However, just as he was leading everyone to leave, Xu Zun called him again.
"Captain Zhao," Xu Zun said coldly, "Just let the detectives handle this little matter. Please stay for a while!"
"Well... okay!" Zhao Yu had no choice but to signal his men, and the detectives then took the order and left.
After everyone left, Xu Zun patted Zhao Yu on the shoulder and said:
"Old Zhao! What do you think you did? Is this how you keep a secret for me?"
"Hmm?" Zhao Yu heard that something was wrong and asked hurriedly, "Sir, what do you mean?"
"I asked you to interrogate You Dalang," Xu Zun said fiercely with a hint of coldness on his face, "Why did you kill him?!"
