So this county magistrate is specifically here to clear Gu Sanniu's name? Is this the method Gu Sanniu told her?!

There are many suspicious points? Could it be unrelated to Gu Sanniu?

When the clansmen understood what Zuo Li had said, they stared at him in astonishment, as if he were joking with them.

Seeing their magistrate's confident expression, they were somewhat confused. Could it be that Gu Sanniu was truly wronged back then?

The village head and the clan chief looked at each other, then stood up and said, "Sir, I, Rong Dongling, am the village head of Zhonggui Village, but I was appointed ten years ago! That is, after Gu Sanniu joined the army, I became the village head. The previous village head is now the village head of Shanggui Village!"

Originally, the three villages of Shanggui, Zhonggui, and Xiagui had only one village head. However, due to disunity among the villagers, a new village head was selected for each village, and I was the lucky one!

But after becoming the village head, I also studied Gu San Niu's matter carefully. At that time, I felt that Gu San Niu's ability to bring misfortune to people was a bit strange. I even talked to the old clan chief about it, saying that the deaths of the people who died because of Gu San Niu were a bit strange.

The old clan chief also had his suspicions and investigated with me, but Gu Sanniu had already joined the army, and the Gu family refused to admit it, so the matter was left unresolved.

Originally, I wanted to have a serious talk with Gu Sanniu and ask about what happened back then, but it's harvest season now, and everyone is very busy, including me, so this matter has been delayed. I didn't expect that you, Magistrate, would come to Zhonggui Village today to inquire about this matter.”

Zuo Li nodded. "You checked with the old clan chief? Is it recorded?"

"Yes! The booklet is at my house!"

"Go and get it quickly!"

"yes!"

As soon as the village head left, Zuo Li began to ask, "Do you all understand why I've come? I don't care whether Gu Sanniu is a jinx or not! What I care about are those lives. If you don't want those people to die tragically in vain, then cooperate with me and tell me everything you know!"

If you witnessed the murder back then but are unwilling to come forward in front of everyone, you can come to the county government office to find me, and we can talk privately! Don't worry, I won't reveal your names!

In other words, they can now say whatever everyone knows, however much they know.

The two constables standing next to Zuo Li immediately took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, preparing to write down everything the clansmen had said, so that Zuo Li could review it later and find any suspicious points to help Gu San Niu commit the crime.

This will also satisfy Prince Yi!

Upon hearing Zuo Li's words, the clansmen all fell into deep thought. However, the clan chief stood up first. As the clan chief, he knew far more than the clansmen, so it was most appropriate for him to stand up. If there was anything he had overlooked, the clansmen could fill in the gaps.

The clansmen said there was no problem, and Zuo Li also said it was fine!

The clan chief then began to speak: "I have only been the clan chief of the Rong clan for five years, but I am very clear about what happened back then! Everyone knows that my former home was very close to the Gu family. If the Gu family had any trouble, my family would know! It's just that the Gu family was too noisy, and we couldn't stand it, so we moved away from next door to the Gu family!"

Now I'll talk about Gu Sanniu and the Gu family.

Gu Sanniu is twenty years old this year. He joined the army ten years ago and only returned a few days ago. It's only been about half a month! But when Gu Sanniu was born, the Gu family was overjoyed, especially his grandfather!

Grandpa Gu had been eagerly awaiting the birth of Gu Sanniu for eight whole months. Everyone knew that Grandpa Gu was seriously ill at the time, and Rong Dong'an had even examined him. He should remember that Grandpa Gu's condition was very serious, and he was barely clinging to life! When Gu Sanniu was born, he was overjoyed and held him in his arms. But it was during this embrace that Grandpa Gu passed away!

But I didn't pay attention to it at the time. It was only after thinking about it carefully, asking Rong Dong'an, and seeing it in the letters left by the old clan chief that I realized that Gu San Niu had nothing to do with the death of Old Master Gu!

But as soon as Old Master Gu died, Madam Du loudly proclaimed that Gu San Niu was a jinx, having brought death to his grandfather at birth. So everyone foolishly believed Madam Du's words! In addition, when Old Master Gu died, only the Gu family and the Du family were around; no other clansmen witnessed it!

So, after Du's words, everyone believed that Old Master Gu was killed by Gu San Niu! He didn't die of old age!

Rong Dong'an quickly stood up and said to Zuo Li, "That's right. I examined Old Master Gu's body back then. Old Master Gu had too many ailments, including heel pain, laryngitis, lung abscess, epilepsy, and most terrifyingly, a brain disease. He kept complaining of a headache, but my medical skills were not good enough to see what was wrong with his head."

Rong Dong'an's words proved that before his death, Old Master Gu had too many ailments, each of which could have led to his passing.

"Should we record Old Master Gu's medical history?" Zuo Li asked.

Rong Dong'an nodded: "Yes, doctors who practice medicine will record the symptoms of their patients. After all, they see so many patients every day, and if they don't record them, it's easy to make mistakes! But it's been twenty years, and it's really difficult to find Old Master Gu's medical records! Because there are just too many medical records!"

"It's alright. Give it to me to take a look once you find it. If you don't have time, I will send someone over to help you search!" Zuo Li wasn't in a hurry. He wanted to hear what the clansmen remembered about what happened back then.

The clansmen thought carefully about the events before and after Old Master Gu's passing and realized that what they knew was all passed down from the Gu family, and they had not witnessed it themselves.

However, an older man spoke up: "What the clan leader said is similar to what I know. Before Old Master Gu passed away, I always heard Madam Du cursing him, saying that he should die a horrible death and why he didn't just die right away! Also, you can't look at anything else, but you can look at things in bed! I remember that sentence very clearly, and I even talked about it with someone for a while back then."

Can't I look at anything? But I can look at things happening in bed?

That's not a nice thing to say.

But coming from Du's mouth, it sounded a little... strange!

How could a woman, who values ​​her reputation above all else, say such things to her father-in-law? Wouldn't that be extremely disrespectful?!

"Is there anything else?" Zuo Li asked.

Everyone shook their heads, indicating that there was nothing more for Old Master Gu at the moment.

"Gu Sanniu's aunt fell to her death, right? Gu Sanniu was five years old at the time! Does anyone know the specific details of what happened?" This was the thing that puzzled Zuo Li the most.

The clan chief stepped forward and said, "Aunt Gu Sanniu did indeed fall to her death. She fell to her death on the way back from playing with Gu Sanniu!"

"Sure?"

"Sure!"