Chapter 67 No Intention to Interfere in the Case
Shen Xia didn't know what kind of case was going on, so she asked the person next to her, "Auntie, what case is this today?"
The aunt glanced at Shen Xia and said, "You don't even know about this. The young lady of Qianxing Cloth Shop poisoned her husband."
"Oh! What's going on?" Shen Xia asked curiously.
Then the auntie next to them saw that Shen Xia was also a gossipy person, so she became interested and told Shen Xia the whole story from beginning to end.
It turned out that this young lady had poisoned her husband when he was about to die of illness.
Then he was discovered by his cousin.
Then the case was reported to the police, and it caused a sensation in the entire county government as soon as it happened.
It has been reviewed three times.
This time the case is closed.
Because now this country only has the first two chances to overturn the verdict.
The case must be closed no matter what the result is after the third trial.
The victim's family also demanded that the case be closed as soon as possible.
That is her cousin.
I just have to pity her child. His grandparents had passed away a long time ago, and now his father was dead and his mother was in prison. In such a big cloth shop, he was the only child left.
As soon as Shen Xia heard this, she felt something was wrong. It was obvious that this young lady did not do it. First, she had a child, and second, her husband was seriously ill, and her son was the only heir to this property.
There is no need to go to such lengths to do this.
It was obvious at first glance that his cousin-in-law was the most likely suspect in this case.
But it is difficult to obtain evidence when investigating a case now.
Ouch! Poor thing.
Then he heard a male voice next to him say, "Women are really the most vicious. The young master of Qianxing Cloth Shop was known throughout the county for how good he was to his wife."
"How could this bitch be so cruel?"
Another person also echoed: "That's right, that's right, women are the most vicious."
Shen Xia couldn't listen any longer, and then said to the two people who were talking: "I don't know the whole story, so I won't comment."
The man looked at Shen Xia: "What's so unclear about this? The poison was found in her room, it must be her!"
"Even if it was found in her room, it might not be her. Couldn't it be someone else who put it there?" Shen Xia argued with the man.
"What? Are you in cahoots with her? Why are you speaking for her like this?" The man looked at Shen Xia with disdain.
Song Ming watched Xia Xia arguing with others, and then stood in front of Shen Xia: "If our Xia Xia says it's not her, then it's not her."
The man looked at Song Ming and said, "If she says it's not her, then it's not her. Are you stupid to think you're a county magistrate? If it wasn't her, she would have been released long ago. If she wasn't released, it means it was her."
"I've heard the whole story just now. She has no motive at all. Her husband was about to die anyway, and she also has a son. Her son is the only heir, so there is no need for her to do this." Shen Xia was also angry.
"You are sick, aren't you? Are you the same type as that young lady?" Then he looked at Song Ming and said, "Brave man, you better be careful. It is said that the prettier a person is, the more cruel their heart is. If you help that young lady like this, she might do something to you one day."
When Song Ming heard this, he said that others could do it, but Xia Xia couldn't be mentioned, and then he started to push and pull.
Finally, the two of them started fighting.
Even the county magistrate inside was alarmed.
"Bring him up here. You actually dared to start a fight at the gate of the government office. You really don't respect me at all."
Then Song Ming and the man were taken upstairs.
Shen Xia saw that the incident was caused by herself.
So he followed.
Third Uncle wanted to pull Shen Xia away from going.
But Shen Xia glanced at the anxious expression of the Third Uncle and said, "Don't worry, it's okay. Second brother, I'm not very good at talking. I want to go, otherwise I won't be at ease."
Song Ming and the two servants were taken to the lobby.
Then he was forced to kneel,
Can I only kneel?
There is no way around this evil slavery system.
Since we didn't understand the situation, we could only kneel together.
Then the county magistrate slapped the wooden pole and said, "What are you guys doing, quarreling?"
The man touched the wound on his face and pointed at Song Ming and said, "He started it first."
"He insulted my wife first." Song Ming retorted.
Then the man said, "It was his wife who said that the county magistrate was incapable of judging cases and that he had wrongly accused this lady."
When Shen Xia heard this, she asked, "Is that what I said?"
The ancients also used eye drops!
When the man finished speaking, everyone in the hall looked at Shen Xia.
Looking at the eyes of the people,
this--
Is it appropriate for you all to look directly at a young woman like this?
I only heard the county magistrate looking at me and saying, "Can you investigate the case?"
Shen Xia saw that the county magistrate was talking to him.
Shen Xia shook her head: "No."
"You won't make any random comments." The county magistrate frowned.
Shen Xia retorted: "I haven't eaten pigs, but have I seen pigs run?"
When the county magistrate heard this, he raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "Then tell me how the pig ran away."
Of course Shen Xia knew what he meant.
I just didn't expect that he, a county magistrate, would actually want to hear my ideas.
It seems that he is not a corrupt official. If he was a corrupt official, the first thing he would do after hearing what the man said would be to beat me with a few big boards.
"Okay, but can I ask this young lady a few questions?" Shen Xia suggested.
The county magistrate nodded.
Only then did Shen Xia look carefully at the two people kneeling in the hall. The one on the left was obviously the young lady's, wearing prison clothes.
The guy on the right should be my cousin!
Shen Xia looked at the young lady in front of him. She looked to be in her twenties.
There was a dull look in his eyes and he looked haggard.
Shen Xia said softly: "Hello, can I ask you a few questions?"
The young woman looked up at Shen Xia and said, "Okay, go ahead and ask!"
"I heard that you watched your husband die of illness, is that right?"
"Yes,"
"But later someone reported to the police that you poisoned your husband."
"Yes."
"Then the coroner performed an autopsy and indeed found that your husband died of poisoning."
"Yes."
"Okay, I understand." Shen Xia turned and looked at the county magistrate.
"I said before that it was impossible for her to kill. First of all, there is a motive for killing. People have a motive for doing anything."
"First of all, she has a child. Her husband has passed away, and his child is the only heir to the cloth shop. There is no need to do anything unnecessary."
"The second step is to conduct another autopsy."
"From what she said, it is very likely that her husband was poisoned after he died. If the poison was given after he died, it would not be able to reach the stomach. So it is useless to just look at the face and probe the throat with a silver needle."
"Just use a silver needle to probe the stomach and you'll know."
The county magistrate listened to Shen Xia's analysis word by word and looked at the young woman in front of him. He didn't expect that there was such a smart young woman in Wuyang County.
Of course, he knew that the young lady was innocent, but he was not a coroner and his experience in autopsies was clearly insufficient.
Although I feel that this young lady has no motive, evidence is required when investigating a case.
But I did my best to delay it, but the relatives of the deceased kept pressing for the case to be closed.
If no more evidence is found, the case must be closed. Even if there is insufficient evidence of murder, the defendant must be sentenced to several years in prison.