Zhang Hujun asked anxiously: "Big sister, are you injured?"

Zhang Hubing also asked, "What's going on?"

Dong Jianyong said: "These three bastards had daggers hidden on them. They cut the ropes and broke free, injuring my niece."

Zhang Hulan said hurriedly: "Luckily, Uncle Dong is here."

Old man Zhang and Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Li rushed over, but Zhang Hulan was afraid of scaring them, so she didn't let them in.

"Uncle Dong, don't let anyone into the house. Go to the government office and report to the authorities."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Dong Jianyong went out immediately, but as soon as he walked out of the street and reached the main street, he was stopped by soldiers who were patrolling the city at night.

The soldier shouted: "Who is it?"

Dong Jianyong said quickly: "Sir, something happened in our house. A thief broke into our house and my wife was injured."

The soldier asked, "Where does your wife live? What is her name?"

Dong Jianyong replied: "My wife's surname is Zhang, and she lives on the street behind. By the way, my wife is a garrison commander of the Ministry of Revenue."

The soldiers felt nervous because an official was injured. This was no small matter.

"Take us there quickly. Where is the thief? Has he been caught?"

Dong Jianyong led the way, narrating what happened as he ran: "He had already been caught and tied up.

Because it was night, my wife planned to send him to the yamen at dawn.

Unexpectedly, the criminals hid a dagger. They said that we cut the rope without paying attention, and then they went to assassinate my wife.

I was so careless trying to save my wife that I accidentally killed the bad guy."

Dong Jianyong quickly brought the patrolling soldiers home.

Doctor Yu was bandaging Zhang Hulan's wound.

The soldier checked the scene and then asked Zhang Hulan about the situation at that time.

Zhang Hulan narrated the incident in a vivid and emotional manner, with just the right amount of worry and fear on her face.

The soldiers checked the three dead people. They did not touch the bodies, immediately cordoned off the scene, and then sent someone to notify the Jingzhao Prefecture.

The people from Jingzhao Prefecture arrived after daybreak. It was useless to come too early as they could only have a more thorough inspection of the scene during the day.

Zhang Hulan also asked someone to inform Wang Xingren. It would seem unusual if he didn't inform him of such a big thing.

Wang Xingren and Ye Hongling both came, even old Lord Wang came.

However, Zhang Hulan did not inform Ye Hongyun because she was pregnant and it was not convenient to let her come.

Three people died and some officials were injured, so a Shao Yin from Jingzhao Prefecture came.

The Shao Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture asked about the circumstances of the crime last night, and then carefully examined the postures and wounds of the three dead.

The Shao Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture asked, "Who killed these three people?"

Dong Jianyong stepped forward and answered: "Your Excellency, it is me."

The Jingzhao Prefecture Shao Yin looked at Dong Jianyong, who was a cripple, and asked suspiciously, "You have a crippled leg, how can you kill three strong men?"

Dong Jianyong replied: "Sir, I was in the army before, but I retired because of a leg injury. Although I retired, I kept training every day, so I am in good health and my skills have not declined."

The Shao Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture nodded and said, "Tell me how you killed them."

"Sir, all three were tied up, so my wife and I let our guard down." Dong Jianyong pointed to the body in the innermost body and said, "The man who tied the three together cut the rope with a dagger, and then suddenly rushed towards my wife.

My wife reacted quickly, but he still injured her arm.

I was anxious to save my wife, and I was used to killing people on the battlefield, so I hit him harder and cut the man's neck with one blow."

Dong Jianyong pointed at the man in the middle of the room and said, "This man rushed towards me, and I stabbed him in the neck with my backhand knife."

Dong Jianyong finally pointed at the man at the door and said, "When he saw me kill two people in a row, he got scared and ran out. I threw the hatchet at him and killed him."

Jingzhao Prefecture Shao Yin said: "The last person is no longer a threat. You shouldn't kill him. Leaving him alive will help you find out his purpose."

Dong Jianyong said, "Sir, as I said earlier, I was a soldier before, and I can't stop killing people. It's like being on the battlefield. I won't relax until all the enemies are killed."

Lord Wang said, "That's right. On the battlefield, you must chop down the last enemy before you stop."

Jingzhao Prefecture Shao Yin Chao Wang Old Marquis bowed and said, "Old Marquis, what's wrong with you?"

Lord Wang said, "This is my in-laws' family, my grandson's father-in-law's family."

The Shao Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture felt that the matter had suddenly become much more serious. "I didn't expect that it was a relative of the old marquis. Don't worry, old marquis, I will definitely find out the truth."

Lord Wang nodded, pointed at Zhang Hulan and said, "She is the one who offered a prescription to treat the pig-head madness plague some time ago, and the emperor conferred her the title of Sixth Rank An Ren.

The day before yesterday, the Emperor appointed her as the Supervisor of the Ministry of Revenue. She is an official appointed by the court to investigate the matter thoroughly. "

"Yes, yes, yes." Jingzhao Prefecture Shao Yin nodded repeatedly, and then asked Zhang Hulan, "Zhang Tunjian, did these three villains say anything?"

Zhang Hulan replied: "When we first caught them, I questioned them and they said they came to steal money.

I thought it was night time and they were just stealing money, so I planned to send it to the Jingzhao government office at dawn. But who knew they would suddenly commit a crime..."

Everything Zhang Hulan and Dong Jianyong said was reasonable, and the situation at the scene also matched. The Shao Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture had no doubts about what Zhang Hulan and Dong Jianyong said.

The Shao Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture said to the accompanying yamen runners, "Let the painter draw the portraits of the three people, and then find out their identities."

A police chief said to the Jingzhao Prefecture Shaoyin: "Sir, I know these three people."

Everyone looked at the captain, who said, "These three are hooligans in the city, and they like to do sneaky and shady things on weekdays.

I have caught them several times, but the crimes they committed were not serious, so I usually just beat them with a stick and detained them for a month or two before releasing them.

If that was the case, the matter would be very simple, it was indeed an ordinary burglary case. He was just caught on the spot and wanted to take hostages.

The Junior Magistrate of Jingzhao Prefecture looked at Old Marquis Wang and Zhang Hulan and asked, "Old Marquis, Zhang Tunjian, what do you think?"

Lord Wang did not say anything, so Zhang Hulan said, “This is consistent with what they said.

I guess they saw that we had just moved in, so they came to my house only to steal things.

I just didn't expect them to suddenly attack me, so should we consider this as self-defense?"

Jingzhao Prefecture Shao Yin said: "Of course, three people broke into the house and committed the crime with weapons, so Zhang Tunjian was acting in self-defense.

Zhang Tunjian, rest assured, the law stipulates that anyone who breaks into a house without the owner's permission can be shot dead by the owner. "

The Jingzhao Prefecture Shao Yin then asked, "Does Zhang Tunjian have any questions after seeing this? If not, I will close this case as a burglary case."

Zhang Hulan didn't want to delay it, it would be best to close the case as soon as possible, "I don't have any questions, thank you for your help, sir."