Seeing the situation, the yamen runner felt something was wrong and couldn't help but look at Prefect Zhou.
"My lord, what happened?"
Magistrate Zhou snorted coldly, "Don't you realize what happened after seeing this? I'm here today to investigate the case of the driver who hit someone. Let me ask you, what was the situation at the time?"
The middle-aged couple immediately began to cry and complain, "Sir, please help our son. They allowed the horse to do this and killed him. They left us to die with our son."
The bailiff said, "My brothers and I were patrolling that street when we saw something going on. We saw their horses were beating people up and killing them, so we brought them back."
The jailer then complained, "After Constable Zhang brought the man here, I detained him according to the regulations."
Magistrate Zhou looked at Hua Ziyun and Xiao Zimo and asked in a gentle voice, "What do you say, sir?"
Hua Ziyun didn't say anything, but Xiao Zimo spoke first, "May I ask what your family does for a living?"
Xiao Zimo was asking about the middle-aged couple.
The people present were puzzled as to why he would ask about something that had nothing to do with the case.
"My family had a few small properties and shops, but we only had one son, my son. Now that he's gone, the bloodline of our Sun family has been severed."
The woman started crying, and the couple looked really pitiful.
Xiao Zimo then asked, "How do you treat your son?"
The woman thought for a moment and said, "Of course it's wonderful. We only have one son, and everyone in the family loves him dearly, hoping he will bring honor to the family. But who knew...but... sob."
Hua Ziyun snorted coldly, "You are lying. He is not your son at all."
Governor Fang immediately ordered, "Bring up the body."
After the body was brought up, Hua Ziyun pointed at it and said, "This man is not your son at all."
The middle-aged couple's eyes flashed, but they said sternly, "How can you be so vicious? That's clearly my son, and you're saying such a ridiculous thing to shirk responsibility."
"You say he is not my son, then who is he?" the middle-aged man asked angrily.
Hua Ziyun said calmly, "Look at the hands of this body. They are covered with thick calluses and many small wounds. If he is really a pampered young man, where did these things come from?"
"Look at his clothes; they're made of silk and satin, but they're old, while the clothes he and his wife are wearing are brand new. How could an only child, raised with such pampering, be allowed to dress so poorly?"
"The only possible explanation for this situation is that he is not their son."
"Sir, I request an autopsy. I believe this man's death is not simple."
The middle-aged couple was a little panicked.
"The wound on his hand was caused by my son's mischief. As for the clothes, he just liked wearing them. It doesn't mean anything."
"You want an autopsy, but that's absolutely not allowed. You want to disembowel my son, but we absolutely don't agree. You hit him to death, and there were so many people watching. You're all just making up lies."
Xiao Zimo said, "You said it was caused by mischief? I'll believe you for now, but this man's hair is dry and yellow, and his face is pale. It's obvious that he has been malnourished for a long time and hasn't eaten enough. If you peel off his clothes, I'm afraid you'll see more."
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