Zhao Wu's eyes widened and he asked, "Why do you say that? Everything must be based on evidence."
Xu Lanyin said, "Po Wang was also at the crime scene. The evidence you just mentioned can also be used against Po Wang." She added, "Think about it carefully. It wasn't just Old Man Wang who bullied Mrs. Wang, it was also Po Wang. If Old Man Wang was the murderer who cut her, then Po Wang was an accomplice who rubbed salt into her wounds. Mrs. Wang's hatred for Po Wang is no less than that of Old Man Wang. If she really killed Old Man Wang, how could she let Po Wang go so easily..."
Zhao Wu suddenly realized and said, "Yes, with Mrs. Wang lying 'corpse' on the bed, it would be easier to take action. Because Xia confessed everything, Lord Min only asked about her relationship with the Wang family, but ignored the relationship between Mrs. Wang and Old Man Wang and Mrs. Wang. Now Mrs. Wang seems to have become the victim, and the villagers sympathize with her. They didn't talk about her feud with Old Man Wang, but only talked about how Old Man Wang usually bullied Mrs. Xia..." He thought for a moment and said, "But why did Mrs. Xia hate Mrs. Wang so much and take the blame for her?"
Xu Lanyin said, "I'm not sure about that. It could be because of Wang Jincai, or it could be for some other reason. The interrogators will have to interrogate her to find out. In my opinion, Xia is no longer an honest person. She has been bullied by the Wang family for twenty years and has become numb, or perhaps even a little stupid. She doesn't know how to resist, but only knows how to obey and endure. How could such a person have such a clear mind? First, buy arsenic, then send Wang Sanni and Wang Jincai to her mother's family, and then kill people. If she really still knows how to kill to vent her anger, she will definitely not let Wang Po go..."
Xu Lanyin gave Zhao Wu a lesson in criminal psychology, and Zhao Wu admired her even more. He looked at her with sparkling eyes. He said, "Tomorrow I'll go talk to the county magistrate about these doubts and the specific situation of the Wang family..."
Xu Lanyin instructed again, "You have to be skillful in your speech. Just talk about the Wang family's complicated relationships and personalities, and don't tell us your analysis. Lord Min is a little narrow-minded, so don't let him think you're saying he made a mistake in his judgment..."
If human lives were not at stake, Xu Lanyin would not want Zhao Wu to do such a thing.
Zhao Wu knew that it was Xu Lanyin who was giving him advice, and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Don't worry, sister, I know." He smiled and said, "Sister, the high-ranking official from the provincial capital is the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Justice. His name is Min Hu, and he is the eldest son of the Minister of Min. He won the third place in the imperial examination at the age of eighteen, and worked as an editor in the Hanlin Academy for two years before being sent out as an official. In the past few years, he has served as a judge and a prefect in Jiaodong. It was only in the autumn of last year that he was transferred to our province to serve as the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Justice. When he was young, he was a well-known figure in the capital, and everyone liked and admired him. He is the same age as my eldest brother, and they were classmates in the Imperial College for two years. Although my eldest brother did not go to the Imperial College later, he would occasionally visit my eldest brother. Even after being sent out as an official, he would visit him when he returned to the capital." His voice became low again, "Brother Min is a good person. He is the only classmate and friend who still remembers my eldest brother."
"Fujian household?" Xu Lanyin asked back in a loud voice.
Zhao Wu said, "His name is Minhu. Have you heard of him?"
Xu Lanyin quickly shook her head and denied it, "No, I haven't heard of it."
Xu Lanyin clearly remembered that in the book, after Gu Wangchen gained irrefutable evidence that the Western Xia Kingdom was behind the Yi Ju Restaurant, he secretly reported it to Min Hu, then the Chief Justice of Hebei Province. Min Hu led his men to dismantle this "intelligence station" that the Western Xia Kingdom had planted in the Daming Dynasty for over a decade. That would have been three years later, and at just 28 years old, Min Hu was the youngest official of the third rank in the Daming Dynasty. Unfortunately, his talent was not appreciated, and not long after solving the case, Min Hu died of an unidentified illness. The book didn't mention what the illness was.
The book doesn't describe Min Hu much, except that he's a man of both talent and virtue, a young man with great ambitions, and a close friend of the protagonist, Prince Ping. It turns out he's currently serving as a deputy envoy to the Ancashi, the son of the Minister of Min, a relative of the Min County Magistrate, and a friend and classmate of Wen Zhuofeng...
Zhao Wu continued, "Because of my eldest brother, Lord Min and I have met before in the capital. We're not exactly familiar with each other, but we know each other. The last time we met was two years ago, and he didn't even recognize me." He added, "He's an expert at solving cases, but he didn't recognize me. He was just stunned when he saw me."
Xu Lanyin said, "Okay, then you won't have to worry about people recognizing you when you go to Beijing."
Of course, I couldn't recognize him, I thought. A growing boy would have changed a lot in two years, and there was no such thing as plastic surgery in this day and age. How could two big dimples just appear out of nowhere? Still, thinking of Minhu's death from illness at such a young age, I felt a little sorry for him.
The next morning, after Zhao Wu reported for duty at the police station, he went to ask for an audience with the magistrate of Min County.
The Min County Magistrate was in the back hall reporting the details of the "Xia Murder Case" to the Min households. Yesterday and the day before yesterday, the Min households did not go to the front hall to watch the trial, but were busy reviewing the case files of Nanping County over the years.
Min Hu was a man of fair skin, handsome features, tall and slender build, but his only flaw was the dark circles around his eyes and the bags under his eyes. He had been inspecting prisons in various counties and had just arrived in Nanping County two days earlier, which was the last stop on his tour.
In terms of kinship, the magistrate of Min County was a cousin who was far away from the Min household.
Hearing that a police officer wanted to see him regarding the Xia case, the Min County magistrate let Zhao Wu in.
Zhao Wu came in, clasped his fists and bowed to the two Min Lords before saying, "I live in Xiaozao Village and know the Wang family's situation well..."
After hearing what Zhao Wu said, the Min County Magistrate and the Min Hu looked at each other, and the Min County Magistrate said, "It seems we overlooked something before."
Minhu nodded and said, "Well, then, the victim Zhao (Wang Pozi) is also a suspect..."
The Min County Magistrate shouted, "Come here, bring Xia to trial. I want to re-examine this case."
Minhu looked at Zhao Wu for a few times and said, "You are a good talent. Why do you look familiar to me?"
Zhao Wu bowed and introduced himself in a thick Huzhou accent, "I am from Huzhou. I came here at the end of last year to look for my relatives..." He smiled embarrassedly and said, "I don't remember meeting Lord Min."
Minhu laughed. There were so many people who looked alike in this world. He said, "You look a bit like an old friend of mine. Go ahead."
Xia was a serious criminal and was brought to the lobby of the county government office in shackles.
The Min County Magistrate slammed the gavel and shouted at Xia, "How dare you, Xia, defy the law and deceive me. Zhao has already confessed that she was the one who killed Old Man Wang. How do you explain this?"
Xia suddenly knelt on the ground, her dull eyes becoming even more fixed as she murmured, "They're all dead, what should we do with our wealth? They're all dead, what should we do with our wealth..."
No matter what Lord Min asked, she just said this, as if she was stupid.
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