Daxuanti criminal officer

Chapter 46 The Overlooked Vehicle

In the county government compound, the snow was falling more and more densely, and a layer of silver had already appeared on the huge iron coffin.

Those who stood in the yard, regardless of the cold weather, all stood on tiptoe and kept an eye on the changes in the courtroom.

"Let's start with the iron coffin case first!" Xu Zun said in a loud voice with his chest raised, "This case has been confusing and confusing from the very beginning, and it's so weird that we have never been able to grasp its key points and have no way of investigating it.

"But in fact, we just ignored one of the most basic elements in this case, and this element is - means of transportation!
"We don't know how the murderer transported such a huge and heavy iron coffin to Zhangqiao.

"At that time," Xu Zun said, "we checked the roads on both sides of Zhangqiao, but we couldn't find the corresponding ruts, so we once thought that the iron coffin fell from the sky!

"To tell you the truth, this question has been bothering me for a long time, until one day, I finally found the answer." Xu Zun turned around, pointed to the iron coffin in the courtyard and said, "I don't know, do you still remember, How long did it take those workers to transport this iron coffin to the courtyard and put it in place?"

When Xu Zun said this, everyone followed suit.

"Don't think about it, let me tell you the answer!" Xu Zun said, "It took them two full hours to transport the iron coffin from Yizhuang to the county government, and finally put it away!"

Two hours is four hours in modern times.

"Oh?" Everyone frowned, obviously not understanding Xu Zun's meaning.

"Don't you understand?" Xu Zun said solemnly, "A few days ago, the people of our county government transported the iron coffin from Zhangqiao to Yizhuang, and it took two full hours. What does this mean?"

"Hmm..." The crowd pondered, and one of the yamen servants said to himself, "The journey seems to be longer, doesn't it?"

"Yes!" Xu Zun immediately gave this person his thumbs up, "The distance from Zhangqiao to Yizhuang is more than ten times the distance from Yizhuang to the county government.

"Everyone, why did it take the same time to move the iron coffin twice? Can anyone tell me why?"

"Oh... I understand!" At this moment, Chen Taiji, the censor in the court, thought of the answer, "It's because people are different!"

"Excellent," Xu Zun snapped his fingers and praised, "Master Yushi has got something right. Those who are responsible for moving the iron coffin today are all newly hired workers. They have never lifted such a heavy object before. , so the time was delayed because of unskilled operation.

"In addition to the hired migrant workers, the people responsible for the transportation last time were our county government officials and police officers.

"I didn't expect that it was their first time moving the iron coffin, but why did it go so smoothly? This is really... intriguing!"

Xu Zun deliberately slowed down his speech and took the opportunity to scan the crowd in the courtyard to observe their reactions.

"Xu Zun," Inspector Li Yan asked, "What do you mean? Are you saying that there is something wrong with the people in your county government?"

"Lord Inspector, there is a big problem!" Xu Zun said with wide eyes, "Besides the people, there is also a big problem with the carriage used to carry the iron coffin.

"I observed carefully at the time and found that there were many scratch marks on the frame, which were consistent with the shape of the iron coffin. The key is that those scratch marks are not new.

"Also, the size of the frame is just right, and the two old horses pulling the cart seem to be familiar with the road, and this is not the first time they have pulled such a heavy cargo...

"So, at that time, I had a bold idea in my mind." Xu Zun raised the corner of his mouth and said, "The reason why the murderer who made the iron coffin case did not leave a rut was not because he wanted to play tricks and create mystery, but because he didn't want to let him People discovered that the iron coffin was actually pulled over by the county government's carriage!"

oh oh oh...

Xu Zun's astonishing words made everyone exclaim again, and some people even made a surprised sound like a rooster crowing.

"This... is this also bizarre?" County Prime Minister Luo Wanwan said while wiping cold sweat, "That carriage is used by our county government to pull coal in winter, if the murderer used that carriage to pull the iron coffin, you... ...Aren't you saying that the entire county government, I...we..."

Speaking of this, Luo Wanwan doubted himself for the first time, and there was a kind of uncertainty in the eyes he looked at Qiu Yongnian.

"Hahaha..." Xu Zun laughed suddenly, stopping the uproarious discussion on the scene, and he said loudly, "Everyone, don't worry, this is just the beginning, the good show is yet to come.

"Magistrate Qiu," he turned to Qiu Yongnian and said, "it may be easy to be exposed if one person does bad things, but if a group of people do bad things together, won't it be difficult to be discovered?"

"You..." Qiu Yongnian blushed, but he didn't know how to refute.

"Do you think that it was really my intention when I insisted on investigating the big case at Qijiawu? It was just a blindfold!" Xu Zun said fiercely, "At that time, I had already noticed that something was wrong and realized that something was wrong. My opponent was not alone at all.

"So, I can only use the excuse of investigating the Qijiawu case to investigate what I really want to investigate."

"Oh?" After hearing this sentence, Qiu Yongnian was slightly shocked, and his body involuntarily appeared cramped.

"In the archive room," Xu Zun continued, "I purposely knocked down those bookshelves, pretending to be mad because I couldn't find any clues.

"In fact, I quietly opened the latch of the iron window of the archive room. That night, a friend sneaked into the archive room and took away what I wanted!"

Pop, pop!
As he spoke, Xu Zun clapped his palms twice, and immediately a tall woman came in at the gate of the court, it was the Iron Umbrella General Huo Anu!

Huo Anu was holding a stack of files in his hand, and after entering the courtroom, he threw all his mind on the ground.

"Lord Qiu, these are the personnel files of our Xinye County, which were sorted out by Master Liu Zhang." Xu Zun said, "After I looked through these files carefully, I suddenly made an astonishing discovery.

"This astonishing discovery is completely in line with my previous guess. From this, I am even more sure that the person who has been manipulating the overall situation behind the scenes is——you!!!"

"Ah?" Qiu Yongnian was taken aback again, and his complexion became even uglier.

"Xu Zun, tell me quickly." At this moment, Li Yan, the governor, stood up and asked again and again, "What did you find?"

"I found out that since Master Qiu came to Xinye County to take office a year ago, he has successively mobilized the county's personnel and arranged more than 20 people to work in the county government.

"There are masters, yamen servants, catchers, miscellaneous servants, and of course, jailers." Xu Zun said, "Originally, the appointment of a new official is a new atmosphere, and it is only natural for the magistrate to arrange duties. There is nothing to say.

"But this is so strange that the people he arranged are all foreigners without exception!

"It doesn't matter if they are all foreigners! Mr. Qiu is from Nangeng, Shangzhou. If these foreigners are from Mr. Qiu's hometown, then it is reasonable.

"But these people are all from different states and counties, isn't that quite incomprehensible?

"So, with this question in mind, I entrusted Miss Huo to help me check all walks of life in Xinye County to see if there were any foreigners who came to the local area to do other jobs before and after the magistrate Qiu took office.

"This investigation is incredible, and more than 20 people were found!
"Among them, almost all walks of life in Xinye County are included, oh yes, there are a few of them who can be named," Xu Zun raised the corner of his mouth, showing a sinister smile, "For example, the postman Liang San , Cheng Wen, the postman, and You Dalang and his wife from the silk shop..."

(End of this chapter)