There was a murder case in Changle County. The deceased went to the countryside to collect rent. When he returned to the inner court in the middle of the night, he was killed by a suspected gentleman. When his wife heard the commotion and went out to check, he was already dead in the courtyard. There were footprints on the outer wall. He asked his wife, children, servants, and neighbors. The deceased had not made enemies with anyone recently. The Imperial Saber Guards said that there were no suspicious people in the vicinity that night. The deceased had just returned from collecting rent. He had collected broken silver, copper coins, and rice. The thief did not steal anything after killing him. The case was still unsolved.
Xu Qi 'an analyzed the murder case and suggested that the thief might be an acquaintance who knew Kangping Street like the back of his hand. If it was a thief who had stepped on the spot, he should have chosen to steal the next day instead of committing the crime on the same day. When Arrester Wang planned to slack off and find a scapegoat, he said that there were many doubts in the case and asked for the file.
Xu Qi 'an was very active in the murder case in Changle County, just like when he was at the police station. He suggested that the thief might be someone familiar with Kangping Street and questioned the doubts in the case. For example, if it was a thief who had stepped on the spot, he should have stolen the next day instead of the same day. When everyone wanted to find a scapegoat, he said that there were many doubts in the case. He asked for the file and wanted to continue investigating.
The deceased's name was Zhang Yourui, 51 years old. He was a big dog family. There were more than ten hectares of fertile farmland in the suburbs of Changle County and three shops in the capital. His wife died early and married a good family twenty years older than him. He had an only son, left behind by his deceased wife, and no other children. When the deceased's wife, Madam Zhang Yang, was brought back to the county government for interrogation after her husband died, she fainted from kneeling for a long time. The doctor diagnosed that she was pregnant.
Arrester Wang was still investigating the murder cases in Changle County. He went to the west of the city for two days, but he couldn't find a suspect. He was reprimanded by the county magistrate because he had no clue about the murder case for so many days. He felt very stressed, but it seemed that he had no new ideas. He even wanted to slack off to report his work.
There were many suspicious points in this case. First of all, there were only footprints on the outer wall of the Zhang residence that were used to escape, but there were no footprints that entered the courtyard. The wall was a flowerbed. If the thief could jump over the flowerbed without leaving any footprints, there was no need to step on the wall to borrow strength when escaping. Secondly, the victim was killed by a blunt weapon in the back of the head. The murderer should have brought a weapon with him. A sword was more straightforward to kill, so why would he use a blunt weapon? In the end, when the deceased's family brought her back to the county government for questioning, Madam Zhang fainted from kneeling for a long time. The doctor diagnosed that she was pregnant. She had been married to the deceased for ten years without any children. Why was she pregnant at this time? These were all suspicious points.
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With the arrival of the Jingcha, County Magistrate Zhu had always wanted to be promoted. Promotion required a backer and political achievements, and this murder case had no clue and affected his political achievements. In order to report his work, gain political achievements, and at the same time, pressure from his superiors, he wanted to use the method of slacking off (finding a scapegoat) to handle the murder case.
Because the dead merchant was related to a certain lord in the matter, there was pressure from the other side. Moreover, it was the year of Gengzi and they were facing the capital's inspection.
Before the tax and silver case was decided, the people in Changle County didn't know about the Xu family's situation. After Xu Qi 'an was released from prison, he went to the county government office. When everyone saw him, they were very frightened at first, thinking that he was a ghost. After confirming that he was not a ghost, Xu Qi' an recounted the matter and even pushed the credit to his second uncle. He also took out the certificate given by the Jingzhao government office. Only then did everyone know that he had made up for his sins and the Emperor had forgiven the Xu family. It was obvious that they did not know before this.