During the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Chen Dongchu in Jiangning County, Yingtian Prefecture. This man's family was well-educated and well-educated, but he married a local widow. This widow is no ordinary person. Her name is Lin Shiwan. She is one of the most talented women in Jiangning County. With her beautiful appearance, she was crazily pursued by many local talents before she got married.
Chen Dongchu was naturally among them, but Lin Shiwan eventually married a son of an official, and Chen Dongchu was sad for a long time. But just one year later, Chen Dongchu regained hope, because Lin Shiwan's husband unfortunately died of illness, and her father could not bear for her to remain a widow, so he asked her to remarry.
After all, Lin Shiwan had been married before, and there were not as many people willing to marry her at this time. Lin Shiwan saw that Chen Dong was deeply in love at first, and then she chose him. Unfortunately, Lin Shiwan's life was not good either. Three days after the two got married, they died mysteriously one after another. First, Chen Dongchu accidentally slipped and fell to death, and then Lin Shiwan was found dead in the room.
However, when the county magistrate Liu Ziren came to the scene with his official servant and co-worker to investigate the case, he discovered a strange scene. Lin Shiwan's clothes were messy, her hair was disheveled, and her face was covered in blood. In her hand, she clutched a bloody silk handkerchief with six bright red characters written on it: " Anyone who insults me, Wang Tianzhong ".
According to a detailed examination, Lin Shiwan's right index finger was broken and the blood that oozed out has solidified. It can be determined that these words were indeed written by herself. What happened was that the murderer first violently assaulted Lin Shiwan, and then hit her on the head with a blunt instrument to death. An officer said: " Sir, it seems that the murderer is this man named Wang Tianzhong. We should understand that he should be arrested and brought to justice! "
Liu Ziren hesitated for a moment and said: " Whether this person is the murderer or not requires sufficient evidence. Let's arrest him first, and we will know the clues after the interrogation. " The officer got the order and led several people to bring Wang Tianzhong to the lobby. Liu Ziren carefully looked at the man in front of him, and saw that he had a slender figure, handsome features, and the air of a frail scholar. in appearance.
Liu Ziren patted the gavel and shouted: " Wang Tianzhong, do you know why this county arrested you? " Wang Tianzhong gave a salute and said: " The student is confused and is about to ask the adults! " Liu Ziren sneered. , and asked: ", do you know Lin Shiwan? " Wang Tianzhong also once pursued Lin Shiwan. When he heard her name, Wang Tianzhong couldn't help but feel a little happy, and replied: " students certainly recognize ."
Liu Ziren nodded and said: " She was brutally killed after being violently raped last night. Before she died, she left a blood letter identifying you as the murderer! " After that, he asked the official to hand the blood letter to Wang Tianzhong. Wang Tianzhong felt a shiver in his heart, and it was hard to accept it for a moment. He took the blood book with trembling hands, tears instantly flowed down, and he sobbed: " is impossible, how could Shiwan die? "
Wang Tianzhong lowered his head and looked After reading the blood book, he suddenly said seriously: "Master , the student is wronged! Although the student likes Lin Shiwan, he will never do such a thing that is worse than a beast, let alone kill someone! " Liu Ziren smiled and said: "'s humble words are righteous. That sounds nice, but what this county needs is evidence. If we can't provide evidence of alibi, I'm afraid you won't be able to walk out of this hall today. "
Wang Tianzhong showed no fear after hearing this and said: " This is not difficult, because the student has been studying at a classmate's house in recent days, and we have been together. He, his book boy, and the servant can all testify for the student. " Liu Ziren immediately found the classmate Wang Tianzhong mentioned and made some inquiries. , which can indeed prove that what Wang Tianzhong said is true.
Then who could the murderer be if it wasn’t Wang Tianzhong? Liu Ziren asked Wang Tianzhong: " Think about it carefully, who have you offended recently? Otherwise, why would the murderer blame you?" Wang Tianzhong thought for a moment and said: " Not to mention recently, even the former students have not Who have you made enemies with?But recently, I had a love rival. Yesterday, on the way to the mountains with my classmates, I suddenly saw Lin Shiwan. When I was about to go up and say hello to her, I found someone sneaking behind her. "
Liu Ziren quickly asked: "Who is following Lin Shiwan? Say it quickly! " Wang Tianzhong continued: " looks like Wang Dashan, but he is a bit far away, and the students are not sure it is him. " Liu Ziren asked again: " How can this person be your love rival? "
Wang Tianzhong said: " I was having tea with my friends in a teahouse a few days ago. When I heard that Lin Shiwan's husband Chen Dongchu passed away, I couldn't help but pity her ill-fated life. The student casually said that if Shiwan is willing, I would be willing to protect her from wind and rain and be her destination. Unexpectedly, Wang Dashan on the side suddenly cursed: 'Who are you? Lin Shiwan is my person, no one is allowed to get involved in it from now on! ’ The student was dissatisfied and argued with him for a few words. "
After listening to Wang Tianzhong's story, Liu Ziren let him go back. After he left, Liu Ziren asked the author: "Has the handwriting of been checked? Were the words on the blood book written by Lin Shiwan herself? " collaborated to answer: "After detailed comparison, is indeed Lin Shiwan's handwriting. However, the sizes of these three characters are different. It must be caused by Lin Shiwan's struggle when she was dying! "
After hearing this, Liu Ziren picked up the blood book and read it carefully. After a long time, he couldn't help laughing out loud: ", so that's it! So that’s it... Quickly order people to arrest Wang Tianzhong and Wang Dashan in the lobby! " Wang Tianzhong came to the lobby again, still looking neither humble nor arrogant, but the man named Wang Dashan had a blank look on his face.
Liu Ziren slapped the gavel hard and shouted: " How dare you Wang Dashan, you are violent Isn't it true that killing someone is a crime? " Wang Dashan hurriedly knelt down on the ground and replied: " The villain always knows and abides by the law. Even if he has great courage, he does not dare to kill anyone! An adult cannot slander a villain at will without evidence. "
Liu Ziren picked up the blood letter and said: " This blood letter has your name written on it! Do you still want to deny it? " Wang Dashan took the blood letter and said: " Master, aren't you kidding? The words Wang Tianzhong are clearly written on it! "
Liu Ziren also smiled and said: " This blood letter originally wrote the three characters Wang Dashan. The reason why it became Wang Tianzhong is because you manipulated it! Add three dots of water to the left of the word "王" to form the character "王"; add a horizontal line to the top of the "big character" to form the character "天"; add the character "山" to seal the mouth, and extend in the middle to form the character "中文". You raped Lin Shiwan first, then killed and silenced her. You discovered that Lin Shiwan secretly wrote a blood letter, and then tampered with it and framed it for Wang Tianzhong. If you don't confess quickly, don't force this county to torture you! "
After Liu Ziren said this, everyone suddenly realized. Wang Dashan suddenly became nervous. Although he was shaking all over, he still argued: " These are just speculations by adults, not direct evidence! If the adults insist on giving in, then the villains have nothing to say! "
Liu Ziren sneered and said: "It seems that you will not die until you reach the Yellow River, and you will not shed tears until you see the coffin! Lin Shiwan had a dream about the county last night. She put the evidence in a secret place, and you can come with me to find it. "After that, he led everyone to Lin Shiwan's room.
Li Ziren looked around for a while, then suddenly got under the bed and smelled a few times, and indeed smelled a smell of blood. After a while, he turned out When he unfolded a piece of bloody clothing, it read " murderer Wang Dashan" in five large characters. Li Ziren laughed and said: "The real murderer of has finally been found! Wang Dashan, do you still dare to quibble? ”
Wang Dashan’s legs weakened and he fell to the ground, begging Liu Ziren again and again. What happened was this. Wang Dashan had always wanted to marry Lin Shiwan, but Lin Shiwan refused to agree, even after marrying twice. Wang Dashan was unwilling to remarry him. Out of resentment, Wang Dashan finally had murderous intentions. That day, he followed Lin Shiwan into the room secretly and violently killed her.
When he was about to escape, he found that the silk handkerchief in Lin Shiwan's hand said "Whoever insults me, Wang Dashan". Wang Dashan was extremely angry, but suddenly he had an idea and added a few words to blame Wang Tianzhong. In fact, Lin Shiwan did not give Liu Ziren a dream at all. He was worried that Wang Dashan would not be able to quibble, so he asked the official to do something under the bed in advance and lied about the truth. A month later, Wang Dashan was executed outside the county government office. The people all praised Liu Ziren as an upright official.
