"Why did he jump over?" Uncle Qi thought for a moment and said, "Did someone push him over?"

"How he got down depends on the evidence. If a farmer as strong as cow dung falls into a cesspool, he will definitely struggle to climb up. In that case, the water in the cesspool will definitely be muddy, but dung

In the pool, only the excrement water around the body was turbid, which means that the deceased did not struggle after falling into the water, or there was not much struggle. Why is this?"

Several people shook their heads together.

Zhuo Qiaoniang, who had been following several women next to her, said boldly: "Did you faint before you fell?"

"That's right!" Leng Yi glanced at his wife approvingly, squatted down, pulled up the clothes on the back of the body, and said, "Look at what this is?"

Several people knelt down and took a look, and saw a black and purple spot as big as a bowl on the lower back of the deceased.

"What is this?" Uncle Qi and others asked in surprise.

"The murderer violently hit the deceased's lower back with an object, knocking the deceased into the cesspool. This was a blunt force injury caused by the impact object. It was precisely because of this violent impact that his spine was dislocated and his lower limbs were injured.

Paralyzed, unable to move, unable to struggle, so he drowned quickly."

Uncle Qi reached out and touched the lower back of the deceased, nodded and said: "Yes, Niu Dung's lower lumbar vertebrae were dislocated. This shows that Niu Dung was really murdered!"

Everyone present was shocked by this result. There had never been a murder in the mountain village, not even petty theft. They were all stunned for a moment when they suddenly encountered such a thing.

Jiao Laosan's wife asked: "Could it be someone passing by who did it?"

Jiao Laosan said angrily to his wife: "What are you doing if a passer-by bumps into him and drowns him?"

"I accidentally touched it!"

"You're a pig. I told you, you didn't touch it, you hit it with something!"

Jiao Lao's third daughter-in-law didn't dare to speak.

Leng Yi lowered his head and searched around the old locust tree. Soon, he found a large, almost oval-shaped stone under the tree. He compared it with the impact mark on the deceased's back and found that the shape matched!

The murder weapon was found!

Luo Bangya said: "The murderer must be holding a big stone and hiding behind the old locust tree. He was standing next to the manure tank preparing to scoop the manure while the cow was dung. He held the big stone and rushed over and hit the cow.

The feces flew out and landed on the other side of the cesspool, dislocating his lumbar spine. He couldn't move, so he drowned."

Everyone nodded together.

Leng Yi said: "The use of this method to kill people from behind means that it is unlikely to be done by bandits who robbed homes - they can use knives. It also cannot be caused by a quarrel between passers-by and cow dung. In that case

There should be injuries from a struggle. Therefore, the most likely case is deliberate murder. Since it is deliberate murder, it may be someone the deceased had a grudge against, that is to say, the murderer is likely to be someone who knew the deceased!”

Uncle Qi glared and said, "Brother Leng, you mean that the murderer might be one of us?"

"To be precise, he is probably one of the people who knows cow dung. Including you, but not limited to you."

Uncle Qi said: "It's not me anyway. We went home together last night and fell asleep. I didn't get up until it was almost dawn."

"The deceased happened to die just before dawn." Leng Yi said.

"Brother Leng, what you said is wrong. Do you suspect me of killing someone?"

"I'm not doubting you, uncle, but I want to investigate everyone one by one." Leng Yi said, "Now the mayor is not here. No one from the Yamen is here either, and the murderer is probably hidden among us. If possible, I will

It is recommended that we investigate each other, find the murderer, and send him to the Yamen. Otherwise, the murderer may kill further!"

Leng Yi came out this time mainly to avoid the assassins. For the convenience of movement, he did not carry the county magistrate's seal, leaving it for Master Dong to handle official business. Although some of them had been to the county to pay him New Year's greetings and knew him well, they could take off their masks to prove their identity.

However, he was not prepared to do this. He did not want to reveal his whereabouts and leave clues to the assassin, so he did not disclose his identity to investigate the case.

Uncle Qi nodded: "That's true. How to investigate?"

"It takes a lot of strength to knock someone out so far, so the elderly and infirm old people and young children, as well as the woodcutter Ma Lao Di, who has a broken leg and can't move, are not included in the scope of suspects for the time being. The other people

, tell me what you are doing when the sun just rises? Can anyone testify? - Let me start by saying that I was drunk last night and slept until dawn. When I woke up, my wife was following the Qi family

My sister-in-law is picking up rice seeds at the door. They can testify."

Sun said: "Yes, Brother Leng and his wife got up at dawn. I was pounding rice at that time. She told me that the quilt was a bit thin and it was cold in the morning. Her husband was worried about being cold when sleeping alone. Do you have any extra quilts?"

A bed. I brought a quilt to her, and we went to the room to cover Brother Leng with a quilt. I can testify to them that they were in my room at dawn." He looked at his husband Qi again.

The uncle said: "Our child's father didn't wake up before dawn. We were picking up seeds in front, and he went to fetch water and filled the water tank. It was already dawn by then. We all saw it. Isn't it cold?

Wife-in-law?"

Zhuo Qiao Niang nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, I can prove to Uncle Qi that he had been carrying water in the house at that time."

Jiao Laosan said: "I was sleeping before dawn. I drank too much last night."

"Who can prove it?" Leng Yi asked.

"Hmm..." Jiao Laosan thought for a while and said, "My wife can do it."

Uncle Qi snorted and said: "Third daughter-in-law, can you testify? Didn't you go up the mountain to hunt pigweed before dawn? You didn't come back until dawn, and I even asked you."

Jiao Laosan's third daughter-in-law was a little embarrassed, smiled and said: "Yes, I went up the mountain to hunt pigweed."

Jiao Laosan said hurriedly: "Then my son can prove it."

"Your son doesn't sleep in the same room as you."

"Then I want to make some noise when I go out!"

"Children are snoozing, how can I hear you!"

"Uncle, I didn't kill the cow dung! Why did I kill him? Although he was selfish. I couldn't stand him, but I wouldn't kill him!"

"Why not!" Uncle Qi said, "You fell ill during the autumn harvest last year. You asked him to help you harvest the rice, but he refused. As a result, half of your rice rotted in the ground. Didn't you get so angry that you cursed your mother? You said that one day he would

Do you want retribution?"

"When I said he was seeking retribution, I didn't mean to kill him."

"Who knows, anyway, you have a grudge against him."

Jiao Laosan said: "I'm not the only one who has a grudge against him. Luo Panya also has a grudge against him! Not long ago, when we were dividing things during the New Year, one of Cow Dung's own quilts disappeared. It must be Luo Panya.

After taking an extra bed, the two of them had a quarrel. Didn't the cow dung give Luo Bangya a big mouth? Luo Bangya said at that time that he was going to kill him!"

Luo Panya quickly said: "I said it out of anger at that time. How could I have the courage to kill someone? Even if you lend me one, I wouldn't dare."

Uncle Qi said: "Then where were you when it was almost dawn?"

"Sleep!" Luo Panya said, "It's freezing cold, who has nothing to do to get up so early?"

"Who can testify?"

"My wife..., ah, no, she went to pick cow dung. Well, my mother and father should be able to testify that they were asleep in the next room. Right father?"

Luo Panya's father also came to watch the fun. After hearing this, he shook his gray-haired head and said: "I don't know, I fell asleep and didn't wake up until dawn. - Damn it, what about you?

"

Luo Panya's mother also shook her head: "I don't know either, I fell asleep too."

Luo Bangya stamped his feet and said: "Are you two old fools? I am your son, and you don't speak for me...?"

"Hey!" Uncle Qi glared: "What did you say? What can I say for you? This is an investigation! Human life is at stake. Now in the yamen is the palm print of Mr. Qingtian of Lengzhi County. He doesn't rub sand in his eyes. If he really

Even the King of Heaven can’t help you with the people you kill!”

"I didn't kill anyone, uncle!" Luo Banya said with a bitter face.

"No murder? No murder. Why do you want your parents to give you false evidence?"

"I, wasn't I anxious? I was really sleeping at the time. - My wife was the first to find out that cow dung was dead!" Luo Bangya said as if he wanted to take credit, as if he could prove himself by taking the credit.

As if innocent.

Uncle Qi turned to look at Luo Panya's wife and said: "Yes, you are the first to find the body. In other words, since you have been here, you are the most likely person to kill the cow dung!"

Banya's wife was startled and said: "His uncle, it's as if I found the cow dung dead and realized that I was wrong. I didn't kill him. He was a big man, taller and stronger than me, so I didn't."

I can’t kill him.”

Jiao Laosan said: "That's not necessarily the case. As I said just now, all you have to do is hide behind the old locust tree, hold the big stone, and rush out and hit it hard while the cow dung is being carried on its back.

You can absolutely do this."

"Why should I kill him?" Banya's wife said angrily, "Third brother! I didn't provoke you or mess with you. Don't pour the shit basin and urine container on my head!"

"I didn't accuse you wrongly!" Jiao Laosan said, "Last autumn harvest, I was dragging my illness to ask cow dung for help in harvesting rice. On the way, I saw you cursing and running from his house. Your clothes were torn and most of your arms were exposed.

Outside, I asked you what was wrong? You said cow dung was an animal in heat and wanted to sniff your pussy, so you cursed it like a thousand cuts to death. What's going on?"

Banya's wife blushed a little and said, "It's nothing..."

"What? It's nothing?" Luo Banya slapped him across the face: "No wonder you went to his house to ask for cow dung and you got it. You coquettish fox, did you seduce him? Tell me!"

Banya's wife got angry and hit Luo Bangya in the stomach, almost knocking him into the cesspool. Banya's wife scolded: "Straight mother-in-law! Who seduced him? He wanted to harm me! He tried his best to coax me to go to him.

At home, they said they were discussing about borrowing cattle for spring plowing. I believed it and went there. He pushed me on the bed and said he would lend me the cattle for one day. If he did it twice, he would lend me the cattle for two days. I almost

Crush his stinky balls and run out. - I worked so hard for this family and almost got killed, and you still say that to me! I, I can't live anymore!"

Banya's wife sat down by the pond and started crying with runny nose and tears. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!