conspiracy crime 2

Chapter 22
Second, since Beizhi and Wu Guo were attacked at the same time, it is expected that the other party's attacks should be similar in severity. Why did he wake up first, while Beizhi was still in a deep coma. In disagreement.

Thirdly, Wu Guo said that we were attacked at the same time, but the policeman who guarded the intersection at the foot of the mountain said afterwards that no one went up the mountain, and no one went down the mountain, and there was no one hiding on the mountain. The so-called attacker was obviously Wu Guoxin Talking nonsense, nothing is fabricated.

The humble official thought that the person who attacked the humble official was actually Wu Guo.

In the storm, taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he stabbed him suddenly from behind, knocked him unconscious with his palm, then broke into the temple, pulled out the dagger he had prepared, and stabbed Master Mei to death from behind , Then ran back under the pine tree, rolled in muddy water from the ground, and then woke up the humble officer, pretending to be attacked at the same time.

Why did Wu Guo kill Master Mei?

The reason is actually very simple, it is to avenge the murder of his father.

According to various investigations and investigations, Mr. Mei was born in a scholarly family in Qingzhou. His ancestors were all scholars in the past generations. It was passed down to the generation of his father, Mr. Mei Shouke. The family fortune has gradually declined. Frustrated, he pinned his life's ambitions on his son, and only hoped that he would get a good name in the exam, glorify the lintel, and revive the Mei family's momentum.

Mr. Mei is also struggling. He studied hard for ten years, won the provincial examination, and won the Jinshi in the general examination. Seeing that the fame is already at his fingertips, but he didn't know that in the final imperial examination, he was not named Sun Shan. Not only did he not win any fame, but his father was disappointed and sad. one game.

In desperation, Mr. Mei had no choice but to go to the Imperial College of the Imperial Academy to study hard again, hoping to gain fame in the future and repay his father.Studying in the Imperial College for four years, his grades have always been excellent. At this time, there was a vacancy for the magistrate of Qingyang County in Jingnan Prefecture.

Unexpectedly, in this assessment, Mrs. Mei only ranked second. Seeing that the fame in his hand was about to be handed over to the supervisor who got the first place in the examination, Mr. Mei was eager for his son to become a dragon, and in a panic, he became malicious. He bought the cook of the Guozijian kitchen with money, and poisoned the food eaten by the No. 1 prison student, causing the prison student to die suddenly in the hut in the middle of the night.This is why Mr. Mei has the opportunity to be appointed by the imperial court to fill the vacant post of Qingyang county magistrate.

Not long after Master Mei took office, he brought his old father over from Qingzhou.

Mr. Mei, as a Confucian of the generation, has read sages' books all his life, but he didn't want to, but he didn't want to be safe at the end of the day. Before he was old, he would do such things as buying murder and killing people. Although it was for the sake of his son, he was also disturbed and blamed himself.

So he came to Qingyang County, but he didn't want to live with his son. Instead, with a heart of repentance, he went to the Minghuang Temple of Jiangjun Mountain and became a monk who ate fast, recited Buddha, and practiced spiritually.

In order to punish himself to atone for his sins, when he was dying, he told his son not to bury him, but to abandon his coffin in the temple and place it next to the Bodhisattva to show his repentance.

Mr. Mei is a dutiful son, so naturally he dare not disobey his father's order, but he also knows that he has brought his old father down, ruined his reputation all his life, made him feel uneasy in his old age, and died of regret.As a son of man, he had a guilty conscience, so after his old father passed away, he served his father more filially. Not only did he worship with heart and tears on the spot every year on the festival day, but he also held a big sacrifice every three years. As soon as he kowtowed to the mountain temple, the solitary lamp was only a shadow to accompany his father to sleep. He only hoped that his father would know how to forgive him as an unfilial son, and hope that his father could feel at ease under the nine springs.

And the prison student who was bought by Mr. Mei to kill him ten years ago was named Wu Shimin, who was Wu Guo's father.

Now ten years later, the ignorant child of that year has grown up, and he has learned martial arts well.

He sneaked into the Qingyang county government office and condescended to become a small head catcher. It is not difficult to guess what his intentions are.

Now, he has finally succeeded in his treacherous scheme and his vengeance has been avenged, but he has left this unsolved case for me to solve.

Because most of Wu Duo was there when I met the adults, even if I dismissed him with an excuse, it was hard to guarantee that other people would not pass the news to him. This person already possesses superb martial arts skills. , it is even more difficult.So in desperation, I had no choice but to report everything to the adults.

My lord, please keep calm and take advantage of his unpreparedness when he is in court tomorrow, and then take him down in court. If he resists arrest, he will be killed immediately to enforce the law.

Please think twice, sir, please make a decision.

Sincerely, Sima Hen, the chief arrestee of Qingyang County Yamen
After reading it, the magistrate did not say a word, but frowned slightly, then looked at the secret letter for a while, and slowly handed it to Dr. Yi beside him.

Doctor Yi took it, and was about to take a closer look, when suddenly the guards at the door came to report: "Wu Guo, the arresting head of the Qingyang County Government, has something to ask to see Your Excellency."

The magistrate was stunned, and exchanged glances with Doctor Yi, both of them were secretly surprised, after a while, the magistrate Han said: "Let him in."

6
The next morning, the magistrate Han was sitting in the hall of the county yamen, the county magistrate Lu Wenchao was sitting on the right, the chief secretary was sitting on the left, and behind him stood the two guards he brought from Jingnan mansion and Dr. Zuo Yi, The three classes of yamen servants stood on both sides holding water and fire sticks, and the courtroom was solemn.

Mr. Han sat high on the top, not angry and pretentious, he slapped the gavel, and shouted: "It is said that the criminal chief arrests Sima Hen and arrests Wu Guo."

A group of head arresters from the criminal room were waiting at the entrance of the hall, waiting for orders from the magistrate. Hearing the summons from the magistrate, Sima Hen and Wu Guo both held their sword hilts, walked up the hall quickly, knelt down side by side, and said: " The humble Sima Hen and Wu Guo see your lord."

The magistrate Han glanced down the hall, his face darkened suddenly, and he shouted: "Hurry up and take down the murderer, when will it be."

Sima Hen knew that this was a signal from the magistrate to tell him to grab someone, so he immediately turned sideways and rushed towards Wu Guo, his fingers hooked like hooks, his right hand grabbed his throat, and his left hand pinched his veins. "Catch the dragon left and right".

Wu Guo was shocked, his expression changed, his knees were still kneeling on the ground, he pushed his arms hard, he jumped three feet high, avoided the opponent's pounce, stretched his right hand to his waist, Qingfeng sword came out of its sheath with a clang, and shouted : "What are you doing?"

With a flick of his wrist, the sword's edge fell straight down from midair, striking Sima Hen head-on.

As soon as Sima Hen missed, his expression changed slightly, he took a step back, and drew out his sword to meet him.The two swords collided with a "clank", each of them took a step back, but immediately rushed forward.

Sima Hen didn't answer, he let out a loud shout, the long sword stuck to his internal force, he swung it out, opened and closed, and slashed three swords horizontally, the sword moves are dignified, with the wind and thunder in the momentum, it really is the style of a master.

The two swords moved back and forth, sword flowers fluttered, and sword lights flickered. In an instant, they had fought for more than twenty moves in the hall, and they were evenly matched, and it was difficult to distinguish between the top and bottom.

Sima Hen glanced out of the corner of his eyes, and saw that the magistrate's face was gloomy and expressionless, he couldn't help being surprised, he expected that his attack was not good, and the magistrate already had a heart of blame, and he was impatient at the moment. It's very spicy, and I only hope that in one move, the opponent can be restrained.

Wu Guo saw the other party changing his moves, suddenly there was a clear whistle, his wrist shook and the sword slanted, the three-foot green blade in his hand turned into a soft belt, softly twisting and erratic, the blue light flashed repeatedly, but the other party couldn't see clearly The sword is coming.

The two were one heavy and the other light, one steel and the other soft, the fight was extremely thrilling.

After more than ten strokes, Sima Hen suddenly urged his true strength, the long sword wrapped in the strong wind, and slashed straight at the opponent's right shoulder.

Wu Guo shouted: "Good time." Shen shoulder dodges, Qingfeng sword flipped and stabbed the opponent's chest.In the middle of the sword, it actually bent over and pierced the opponent's left rib obliquely.

Sima hated to see that the opponent's sword came so skillfully, he was taken aback secretly, and hurriedly shrugged his hips, the scabbard on his right waist flew out suddenly, choked, just caught the opponent's Qingfeng sword, and shouted coldly: "Let go." The long sword slashed at the opponent's wrist.

Wu Guo's long sword was covered and he couldn't use it. If he didn't let go, his right hand would be severed at the wrist, so he had to let go of the sword and retreated violently.At this moment, Sima Hen had already rushed forward with big strides, with a single finger of the long sword, it was already on his chest, and with just a light blow, his life could be taken.Wu Guo's face turned pale, so he had no choice but to stop.

Sima Hen panted slightly, looked at the magistrate, feeling quite pleased.

Master Han immediately shouted: "Take it!"

Before the words were finished, five or six arresters rushed out from the left and right sides and charged straight at them.

Sima Hen slapped Wu Guo with his left hand, pushed Wu Guo back, and said, "Tied."

Unexpectedly, those six arresters suddenly rushed towards him, rushed up, without any explanation, and pinned him down to the ground.

Sima Hen was completely unprepared, before he realized that his limbs were firmly grasped by them, and his head was pushed to the ground. His two front teeth were knocked off the green brick floor, and blood gushed out of his mouth.

He struggled and said angrily: "Bastard, what are you doing? The wrong person was arrested, and he is the murderer. Let go."

The six detainees chuckled, instead of letting go, they pressed him even tighter on the ground with all their strength.

Sima Hen's chest fell to the ground, as if a boulder had been pressed on his back, he suddenly felt out of breath.

Wu Guo rushed forward, put his long sword against his neck, and said with a sneer: "Chief arrester, why are you calling for injustice, the person we want to arrest is you, because you are the real murderer of Master Mei. "

Sima Hen struggled to raise his head, and said angrily, "Wu Guo, don't spout blood here and call for thieves to be caught. Ten years ago, Mr. Mei bought a murderer to help his son steal your father's fame. Ten years later, you sneaked into the Qingyang county government, Waiting for an opportunity to kill Lord Mei and avenge my father. I have already told Lord Zhifu everything, do you still want to blame me and wantonly deny it?"

Wu Guodao: "That's right. I am indeed the son of Wu Jiansheng who was bought and murdered by Wu Shouke ten years ago. The reason why I came to the Qingyang county government to work as an errand was indeed to seek opportunities to avenge my father. But since I When I came to the Qingyang county government office, I heard about Mr. Mei’s various acts of repentance and redemption before he died. I also saw that Mr. Mei’s official position is not right, but he is still a clean and honest official. If I kill him Well, if the imperial court sends another corrupt official to fill the vacancy, then I will not only be sorry for the people of Qingyang County, but also go against my father's wish to be an honest and good official to benefit the people. After several years of hard work, the desire for revenge has long since faded Otherwise, if I really did harm to Mr. Mei, on the day of the great sacrifice three years ago, there was no one around him, wouldn't I have made a move a long time ago, why wait until now three years later."

Sima Hen struggled and shouted loudly: "It's unreasonable. Even if you don't want to take revenge, you can't casually frame good people and say that I'm the murderer. I've been wronged by my lowly position. Lord Han, please be the master of this lowly position."

"shut up."

The magistrate suddenly slapped the gavel and shouted, "Above the court, how can you allow us to growl and cause trouble? Sima Hen, please stay calm and don't be impatient. Right and wrong are right and wrong. This official judges for himself. The official letter you submitted yesterday, This officer has read it carefully, and although the inferences in it are barely tenable, there are many conjectures in it, which are not enough for conviction. In contrast, Wu Guo said that you are the murderer, and the reasons seem to be more sufficient."

Sima Hen snorted, and said urgently: "My lord, he just saw his lowly position and was suspicious of him, so he bit back, put the blame on me, killed someone with a knife, and blamed himself, how could he have any good reason? Please My lord is aware."

The magistrate's complexion darkened, and he said: "Whether the reason is sufficient and whether the inference is valid, you will know it as soon as you listen to him. Why are you so excited?"

Sima hated hearing this, and knew that if he said more, he would appear to be in the wrong, so he smiled coldly and stopped talking.The magistrate Han said: "Wu Guo, please repeat what you said to me yesterday in class."

Wu Guo bowed, cupped his hands and said, "Yes, my lord. Judging from the situation when Lord Mei was killed on the ninth night of March, at that time, only me and Mr. Sima were the most suspected arresters on the mountain. The first thing I doubted was the clothes he was wearing that day."

Although Sima Hen was knocked down to the ground and was extremely embarrassed, he still didn't forget to sneer, and said coldly, "What happened to the clothes I wore that day? Could it be a bloody coat?"

Wu Guo glanced at him, knew that he was intentionally interrupting and disturbing his train of thought, so he ignored it immediately, just continued his own words and said:
"That night, when I woke up from a coma, when I went to push you, I unexpectedly found that your body was not as cold as iron like mine, but was slightly hot, and your clothes, the innermost one , was not soaked in the rain. Just imagine, you and I were stunned almost at the same time, and we both lay down in the storm. Why was my whole body frozen like a piece of ice, but you were still hot? We wore the same clothes Why are my clothes soaked inside and out, but you still have the innermost piece of clothes dry? Why do you say this? What does it mean?"

Sima hated that he didn't expect him to say such a thing, he was taken aback for a moment, and asked resentfully: "Then what do you mean by this?"

Wu Guo raised his voice and said: "This only means that you have been lying in the wind and rain for as long as I have, so your clothes are still dry, and it also means that you must have done something else during this period, and you must have been running around so violently that your body became hot. Lying in the wind and rain, the body temperature will not drop for a while."

Sima Hen's face changed slightly, and he "hummed" again, but he was speechless to refute.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Wu Guo continued: "That night, you suddenly fell unconscious in front of my eyes. I was alert immediately, and I clearly saw that there was no one within ten feet to the left, right, and front of me. Why did I turn around and look at you?" When I looked back, I was hit on the back of the head by someone's palm immediately, and I fell down and fainted? The only possibility is that it was not someone else who knocked me down, but you."

Sima hated: "Nonsense, I was knocked down before you, how can I sneak attack you?"

Wu Guodao: "There is only one possibility, that is, no one attacked you at that time, you fell from the tree by yourself, pretended to be attacked and fell into a coma, when I turned back to check the enemy's situation, you suddenly jumped up and knocked me out with your palm. Then, without stopping, you broke into the temple immediately, and stabbed Mrs. Mei to death from the back while she was sleeping—of course, no matter how stupid you are, you would never be so stupid as to use your own sword to commit murder, so as to leave clues. It was a dagger that had already been prepared. After everything was done, and after confirming that there were no clues left on the scene that would make others suspect you, the dignified head catcher, you immediately ran back outside the temple, lay on the spot, and pretended to be unconscious , just wait for me to wake up first, and take the blame for you. It is precisely because of your running back and forth, and a lot of time spent in the temple, even though you pretend to be very similar, you still unintentionally showed your feet. That is the clothes on your body that are not yet wet, and the body temperature that you have not had time to cool down in the future."

Sima Hen said coldly: "Your reasoning is too forced. You say I'm pretending to be unconscious. This is pure speculation. What evidence is there?"

Wu Guo shook his head and said: "No. Your lord has shown me the secret letter you wrote to Mr. Han, in which you mentioned that I massaged the Dazhui acupoint on your back with internal strength to wake you up. no?"

Sima hated: "So what, isn't it like this?"

Wu Guodao: "The fact is true. You are absolutely right. It is precisely because you are absolutely correct that you are completely wrong. I did not tell you afterwards how I woke you up. When you opened your eyes , I have already withdrawn my efforts, how do you know that I didn't wake you up, shake you awake, or pinch your Renzhong acupoint to wake you up? Since you were in a deep coma at that time, how could you Do you know that I practiced exercises on your Dazhui point? The only explanation is that it was fake when you were unconscious, but real when you were awake.”

Sima Hen was speechless for a moment, but his face became extremely ugly, and he said after a long while: "Wu Guo, this arrester asks himself that he treats you kindly. You assassinated the court official and committed a capital crime. A good man is a good man, so it's fine to admit it yourself. Why do you need to frame me? No one in Qingyang County knows that Mr. Mei is my father-in-law, and that he was the one who single-handedly selected me to be the head arrester. What reason is there to kill him? Who would believe me if you said I was a murderer? "

Wu Guo said coldly: "Master Mei is your father-in-law, it is true, but if you say that you are as close as father and son to him, you are grateful to him, that is not necessarily the case."

Sima Hen forcibly turned his head, stared at him and said, "What do you mean by that?"

Wu Guodao: "Why did you kill your own father-in-law with your own hands? What is your motive for killing? This is a question I have been thinking about. I didn't know until the tenth day of March when you took people to search Lord Mei's residence. I realized something. The other day you took people to search Mei’s house. It was just a routine, pretending to be a show, but when you searched Mrs. Mei’s study, there was a little accident. You found two bellybands in the study. Keep it in your arms. At that time, you thought that no one knew about it, but in fact, I and two other detectives stood not far from you and saw it clearly. The bellyband is red, and there are several pieces embroidered on it. Feixue and a branch of plum blossoms in full bloom. Plum blossoms are in full bloom, and Feixue is dotted. Doesn’t this correspond to the word "Mei Nuxue"? If I guessed correctly, it should be your wife Mei Nuxue's underwear. Like this It's really puzzling how the obscene clothes are in Mrs. Mei's room."

Sima hated: "A father loves his daughter dearly, and keeps a collection of clothes that his daughter wore when she was a child. What's the fuss about that?"

Wu Guodao: "But the problem is that the bellyband is bright in color and big in style. It is definitely not a little girl's clothes, but a big girl's clothes. This is a bit abnormal."

Sima Hen's expression changed, and he wanted to raise his head to look at him, but was firmly held down by several pairs of big hands, unable to move, so he had to lower his head, and said in a hateful voice: "Wu Guo, why do you say this? You framed him That's all for now, do you still want to slander Zhuo Jing Qingyu in public?"

Wu Guo said indifferently: "I didn't think about hurting anyone, I just told the truth that I know. After I saw you quietly put away Mei Nuxue's bellyband, I felt suspicious. I went to visit Mei's house again that night. , I searched for a long time in Mrs. Mei’s study, but found nothing, but accidentally found two hairs on the pillow in Mei Nuxue’s boudoir. After comparing them, I found out that one of them is exactly your wife Mei Nuxue. Qingsi."

Sima said bitterly: "My wife always visits her father once or twice a month, and she spends the night at her mother's house when she is late, leaving her hair on the bed inadvertently, so what's wrong with that?"

(End of this chapter)