A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 910: Solving the Case Quickly

When Lu Cheng's eyes fell on the deceased's wife, a burly bearded man among the crowd watching the excitement outside suddenly breathed a little faster, and his eyes also fell on the deceased's wife.

Despite the noisy voices outside, Lu Cheng could sense it all.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng lowered his head and checked the clothes on the deceased and found some tiny spots of mud on the calves of the deceased's pants.

After that, Lu Cheng stood up and looked at the wife of the deceased: "Zhang Jinshi, you said that you went to the street to buy food early in the morning, and when you came back, you saw your husband hanging himself. When did you leave home? When did you return? Who did you meet along the way? Can anyone testify for you?"

The deceased's wife, Zhang Jin, wiped her tears and sobbed as she replied, "Your Excellency, I don't know the exact time. I was out for about half an hour and met a few neighbors on the way. Aunt Wang and Blacksmith Zhang can prove it for me."

Lu Cheng looked at the crowd, and a middle-aged woman and a strong man in the crowd immediately said, "We did see Daqiang's wife when we went out this morning."

"I saw her coming back with half a bag of food on her back."

Lu Cheng asked again: "So, when you left this morning, your husband was still fine?"

"Yes, my husband got up a little late today. When I got up and prepared to cook, I found that there was not much food left at home, so I thought of going to the street to buy some and then cook for my husband."

"So you are diligent. So diligent that when you came back and saw your husband hanging from the beam, instead of saving him or calling for help, you swept the floor first! Zhang Jinshi, how long do you want to keep this secret?"

When Lu Cheng said this, his tone suddenly changed and he asked Zhang Jinshi in a stern tone.

Zhang Jin was startled: "Sir, I am a humble woman... I am a humble woman..."

"I think your husband's hanging was fake, and he was really murdered! Before you pretended to go out on the street, you had already colluded with others to strangle your husband to death and hang him on the beam!"

The crowd outside was shocked when they heard this. The bearded man in the crowd was also startled and subconsciously took a step back.

Zhang Jin was so frightened that she sat down on the ground: "Sir, I didn't do that. I am innocent. I didn't kill my husband."

"Of course you didn't kill him. With your strength, you couldn't strangle your husband. Although the house had been cleaned, it can be seen that there are not many signs of a fight. The man who strangled your husband must be a stronger man."

Hearing this, the bearded man in the crowd subconsciously hid behind someone else.

Lu Cheng raised the dead man's hand and gestured to everyone: "Please look, there is still some flesh between the dead man's fingernails. It should be what he grabbed from the back of the murderer's hand when he was strangled by the murderer."

At this time, the bearded man in the crowd had retreated behind everyone and was about to leave, but Lu Cheng suddenly stood up and pointed at the man: "Stop him!"

The two yamen runners standing outside stepped forward immediately, and the bearded man turned around and ran away, and the two yamen runners were unable to catch up with him for a while.

Captain Li was furious when he saw this. His men were so disgraceful that he was about to rush out, but Lu Cheng held him back: "Watch this woman first. I'll go get him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Cheng had squeezed out of the crowd, picked up a wooden stick from the gate, and threw it towards the fleeing bearded man.

The wooden stick spun out, passed over the two yamen runners, and hit the beard man's knee. The bearded man staggered and fell to the ground.

Two yamen runners immediately rushed over, pinned the bearded man to the ground, twisted his arms, and escorted him back.

"Pull up his sleeves and look at the back of his hands and forearms."

"Yes, my lord."

Captain Li immediately stepped forward and checked the back of the bearded man's hand, and found several scratches on it.

When everyone present saw this scene, they were immediately shocked: "Was it Wang the Butcher who killed Zhang Daqiang?"

"No wonder. I saw Zhang Jin flirting with Wang the butcher when she was buying meat. Wang the butcher even gave her an extra pig's trotter."

"It seems that the two of them have been having an affair for a long time, and they must have conspired to harm Zhang Daqiang."

At this time, the captured butcher Wang had already given up resisting, and with a look of despair on his face he allowed the two constables to force him to kneel on the ground.

As for Zhang Jin, she also knelt on the ground, trembling.

Lu Cheng found a bench and sat down, and began to reconstruct the case: "Zhang Jinshi, your husband Zhang Daqiang should have gone out earlier than you this morning, right? It rained a little late last night, and the ground outside is slippery. If a normal person walks outside, not only will mud be on their shoes, but the back of their trousers will also inevitably be covered with mud."

After hearing this, Captain Li immediately turned up the back of the deceased's trousers, revealing some mud spots on them.

"After you two killed Zhang Daqiang, you changed his shoes to avoid being discovered, but you forgot to change his pants. You swept the floor in advance and swept away the shoe prints in the room, but you didn't have time to hide the broom.

If my guess is correct, your husband should have gone out early this morning and will not be back for a while. Butcher Wang came to your house and had an affair with you. But you didn't expect that your husband would come back early and discover your scandal.

You two were afraid that your affair would be exposed, so you took the opportunity to kill your husband and hang him on the beam. Unfortunately, you don't know that the marks on the necks of people who hang themselves and are strangled are different..."

Everyone around couldn't help but admire Lu Cheng's analysis. Zhang Jin's face was pale and she was shaking like a sieve. Wang the butcher also looked like he had accepted his fate.

Lu Cheng ordered again: "Captain Li, take people to search. You should be able to find the shoes that the deceased wore this morning. Send a few more brothers to search the house of Wang the butcher. You should be able to find the clothes that Wang the butcher changed out of. There may still be the smell of Zhang Jinshi's powder on those clothes."

Following Lu Cheng's order, a group of yamen runners immediately took action and quickly found various evidences.

By this time, the case had been completely solved and the two murderers had been caught.

All that remained was to record the confessions of the two murderers, archive everything, and have the Shuntian prefect pronounce the verdict on the two criminals.

When the deceased's shoes, Wang the butcher's clothes and other evidence were found, Lu Cheng's previous speculation was further confirmed.

As the truth came to light, the people around immediately cheered.

In just a quarter of an hour, the murder case was solved and the two murderers were arrested. Lu Cheng once again proved his ability to solve cases.

Someone in the crowd couldn't help but shout, "Lu Qingtian!"

The people around him immediately responded: "Lu Qingtian."

Captain Li also flattered him, "Lord Lu is a god at solving cases, just like Justice Bao in the Three Heroes and Five Gallants. He is truly a god."

"Okay, these are all necessary skills for officials like me who are in charge of punishment. I will teach you slowly in the future."

"Thank you, sir."

At this moment, a commoner in the crowd suddenly knelt down in front of Lu Cheng and said, "Lord Lu, please make a decision for me."

The people around were originally preparing to disperse, but when they heard someone crying out for justice, they immediately gathered around again, ready to watch the fun.

Lu Cheng also stopped, walked forward, and personally helped the man up: "What's your name, and what's your grievance? Tell me slowly."