"Have you heard it? Constable Ma is killing someone!".

"Bah, this guy is also a constable? He is so embarrassed that he killed Yuanwai Wen's daughter, but he even patrolled everywhere seriously every day. He is so good at pretending!"

Ma Qiang killed someone, and the news spread like wildfire and soon spread throughout the fishing villages.

Wen Yuanwai's daughter Wen Xiuxiu was accidentally pushed into the river and killed. Half a month after the incident, the magistrate still had no clue, making him anxious and very upset.

The yamen runners were also transferred by the county magistrate.

By chance, they found a piece of ornament worn by the deceased during his lifetime in a pawnshop, an exquisite jade pendant. This was a gift given to Wen Xiuxiu on her birthday this year.

There has been significant progress in the case!

The county magistrate became excited and immediately called Chaofeng, the pawnshop, to interrogate.

Chao Feng was frightened and brought the account book and found out that the jade pendant was pawned by Ma Qiang, who worked in the yamen, and was used as five taels of silver.

On the day Miss Wen was killed, Constable Ma was wandering and no one knew where he had gone. Maybe he took the opportunity to sneak into the county town and killed Miss Wen.

In short, he was suspected of committing a major crime! After repeated interrogations but no results were achieved, the county magistrate also lost his patience and used his magic weapon. He decided to punish Ma Qiang.

In the court, two strong-bodied servants fought together and beat him up fifty-odds.

Ma Qiang was a bachelor, no matter how he was tortured, he only said one thing, I have never done it, and I will not take it for others!

"Sir, did Ma Qiang faint?"

After being tortured, Ma Qiang lay motionless on the ground, frightened the two executioners. One of them went over to explore his breathing on his nose, and only felt relieved after he was sure he was still alive.

"The criminal Ma Qiang was imprisoned and retrialed at a date!" The county magistrate knew that he would not get any results after the retrial, so he could only make a decision slowly.

Perhaps because of the stimulation, Ma Qiang released an important news just after he woke up: Miss Wen was indeed not killed by him. Ma Qiang was indeed not in the county town on the day she was killed. Li Jieyuan from the fishing village could prove his whereabouts that day.

"You are beaten to death. There have been no Jieyuan in the fishing villages you are responsible for, even scholars are rare!" The master who made the record for him sneered at his words. This kid probably wanted to get rid of his crime and even dared to lie to himself. Don't he know that his hometown is not far from the fishing village?

"Master, what I said is true. Li Jieyuan, you know that it is the one mentioned in the last court document, Jieyuan of Yingtian Prefecture, the young owner of the Li Family Salt Field! He came to the fishing village to cast warships and now lives in Zhang Tuanlian's house. "Master denied Ma Qiang's confession without thinking, but it scared him and hurriedly explained.

He doubted that if he could not seize the opportunity this time, the county magistrate would torture him again. He didn't want to be a tragic devil.

"Master, life is at stake, boy dare not do anything, you must help me!" Ma Qiang shouted at the top of his lungs, putting all hope on the master.

"Okay, since you are sure, I will give you another chance. I will report your testimony to Dongweng. As for whether he gives you a chance, it depends on your luck!" The master sighed and agreed.

He also saw in official documents about Li Jieyuan leading the Li family salt farm workers to fight against Japanese slaves. As a literati, the master has always admired Li Ling's courage. I hope Ma Qiang is telling the truth. Li Jieyuan will provide evidence in favor of him. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to overturn the case.

"Oh, there is something like this? The emperor praised the young talent who was good and was actually within the jurisdiction of this county. Master, please invite him quickly. Even if he cannot provide evidence to prove Ma Qiang's innocence, it would be good to see him at first!"

After the master left, the county magistrate lamented alone that some people's lives were good, and they were doomed to have a bright future before they even took the imperial examination.

With Li and Wang taking care of him in the court, and the emperor was very fond of him, it would be difficult for Li Ling to be underdeveloped in the future.

Eighty-most of the emperor deliberately arranged the position of the troupe to make achievements. The people below were busy with this matter, and the greatest achievements in the end may be the young scholar.

I think I have worked hard for many years and was also a second-class Jinshi, but I am still a seventh-rank county magistrate.

It turns out that people cannot compare with each other.

After some painstaking meditation, the county magistrate decided to make friends with Ma Qiang this time and try his best to climb up to his "high branch".

The yamen runners returned to the fishing village and "invited" Li Ling over, and the county magistrate left the case idle.

After two days of meeting, Mr. Wen’s family couldn’t sit still. The case was not settled for a day, so his daughter could not be buried smoothly. Although summer has passed early and the body will not deteriorate in a short period of time, it cannot be taken off indefinitely!

"Mr. Magistrate, you must avenge my daughter. Ma Qiang, a black sheep, killed my daughter, you must deal with it impartially!" Wen Yuanwai found the county magistrate and started crying. His daughter's tragic death made him heartbroken.

"Mr. Wen, the case is under investigation. There is currently no sufficient evidence to prove that Ma Qiang was indeed the murderer of Ling Ai, but don't worry, as long as he dares to lie to the county this time, I will definitely punish him for his crime!" The county magistrate comforted him with kind words.

Wen Yuanwai was the father of the deceased and a famous gentry. He naturally attached great importance to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate has made up his mind quietly. When Li Ling is summoned, the two must confront each other. If Ma Qiang can no longer find evidence to prove that he is innocent, he will be responsible for the crime of murder.

When the yamen runners came to the fishing village, he was shocked. How could he prove that Ma Qiang did not kill anyone? After asking, he found out that the day when Miss Wen was killed was the day when they went to the beach to explore.

He can do this proof.

"Mr. Li was arrested by the county seat's constable. Could it be that he had committed a crime?"

"It shouldn't be true. Didn't you see the two detectives being quite polite to him?"

Li Ling was taken away by the yamen runners, and the villagers began to suspect.

Zhang Yuanshan and Qin Feng also whispered: "You said, will Li Ling have something to do with Ma Qiang? He won't know something, right?"

Qin Feng shook his head and replied, "How is this possible? Maybe Ma Qiang was confused by the anger, so he randomly asked someone to excuse himself. We did this perfectly. It was even harder than climbing to the sky if he wanted to overturn the case!"

"What if he was persuaded to stand up for Ma Qiang?" Zhang Yuanshan was a little confused and pushed all the problems to Qin Feng.

"Then kill him. Are we still doing less of this kind of thing?" Qin Feng's eyes cold and he blurted out.

Although Li Ling and the servant rushed to the county town without stopping, it was still too late. As soon as they entered the city, they heard someone talking on the street, saying that the county magistrate had made a verdict, and Ma Qiang was designated as the murderer and was sentenced to death at a date.

ps:Thanks to (Scarecrow) for the reward!
Chapter completed!