Daming King of Punishment

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The doubts of the two could not be answered, and the only clue they wanted to pursue now was on that mountain.But now half a day has passed, and naturally it is too late to go to the mountain again.

But the two of them didn't want to just stay in the city like this at this time, and wanted to search again to see if there were any clues.

"I think we should go to that village to have a look." Song Wuya thought about it, and finally only thought of such a place. "First, let's find out if Ergou's farm tools have been found. In addition, we can also ask the villagers about the mountain or the embankment."

"Brother Wu Ya, we thought of going together, that's what I was about to say." Bai Zhuo originally had such thoughts in his heart.

The two hit it off immediately, and immediately went back to the inn to say hello to Situ Wen and Xiaohuan, and then headed out of the city.

Unexpectedly, when they went back and said this, Situ Wen and Xiaohuan were also very interested and insisted on going with them.

Anyway, it's not a dangerous thing, Quan thought it was just going out for a stroll, so he simply agreed to them.

When they came to that village again, the four of them really didn't know the names of the two people they had seen before.It is really not easy to find this kind of kung fu.However, Song Wuya still remembered the way to Ergou's house that day, and passed by after groping.

When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, they saw that the gate was locked. Several people lay down at the gate and took a few glances inside.

"Who are you?"

Someone suddenly asked a question not far from them, which startled the four of them.When they came just now, they hadn't seen anyone on the road yet, but now a person appeared.

They turned around, only to see an old lady, leaning on a cane, looking at them tremblingly.

"Old man, we are from the city and want to see this place." Song Wuya immediately explained.

The old lady shook her head slightly: "There is nothing to see in a place where people die. I think you should stop looking for bad luck here, and leave quickly."

"Ma'am, we are actually officials of the imperial court. We came here to investigate clues." Seeing that the old lady didn't seem to want to see them, Bai Zhuo simply explained his identity directly.When he said this, the old lady was startled.

"Are you officials?" The old lady probably had never seen such an official, her eyes that were already cloudy were full of suspicion.

"It's absolutely true." Bai Zhuo nodded, and then he was afraid that the old lady would not believe it, so he asked someone to testify: "If you don't believe it! Just show us the way. On the day these two dogs died, we also We were there. There were two older brothers from the village with us at the time, and they knew our identities. Can you tell us where those two older brothers live?"

This is also a way. In this way, the two people were found.

After hearing Bai Zhuo's words, the old lady was skeptical, but she still showed them the way.Soon, they found the two men.These two people naturally knew the four of them, and knew their identities. Seeing Song Wuya and Bai Zhuo approaching, the expressions on their faces became extraordinarily flustered.

The expressions of the two of them made Song Wuya and the four of them unable to understand.They are not bad people, and they are not here to make trouble for them. Why do they show this look.

"Two big brothers, what's the matter with you? I see that your foreheads are sweating! The weather is not hot!" Song Wuya looked at the strange two and asked.

The two of them shook their heads at the same time: "It's nothing, it's nothing. It's just that I was afraid and nervous when I saw the imperial envoy."

Although it was strange, the two of them didn't say anything, and Song Wuya and Bai Zhuo didn't ask too much.

"Brothers, have you ever been to Ergou's house since the day before yesterday's report?" Song Wuya didn't bother to pay attention to their reasons, and asked directly what they wanted to ask.

Hearing this, the two looked at each other, and then said: "At that time, the government didn't put a seal on it, and when we came back from the city, we did go in the next day to have a look, but we still couldn't find the hoe and sickle. I don't know where it went, but it really disappeared."

The two of them were obviously able to confirm at this time that Ergou's sickle and hoe newly made of black iron ingots were indeed missing.

As for why they didn't see each other, the two of them couldn't explain.Who knows if someone stole it, or Ergou and the others really lost their lives because of these two things.

"Forget it, if you don't see it, let's see it. Let's go to the scene to see." Song Wuya nodded, and didn't continue to ask about this matter.

While walking towards Ergou's house, the two villagers had already murmured in their hearts.

"My lords, why do you care so much about that hoe and sickle?"

Originally contacting these two people, Song Wuya and Bai Zhuo pretended to want to make utensils.But after their identities were revealed, these two people would no longer be so foolish as to think that their purpose was simply to make tools.They are people who can't hide their words. They held back for a long time at this time, but they still asked.

"I don't think you two should ask any more questions about this." Song Wuya calmly declined their inquiries.

The two men frowned, their faces slightly embarrassed.A few of them came to Ergou's house again, and sure enough they searched all over the yard but found nothing.

At this point, they entered the house.The meal that was beaten to the ground by that unhappy person the day before yesterday has already given off a real smell.

Song Wuya squatted down and checked the meals on the ground.Na picked up a dry and rotten mushroom from the ground and asked the two men, "Is that the poisonous mushroom that you said earlier?"

"That's right, my lord, it's this one that is so poisonous that it can kill you if you eat it." The two responded immediately.

After hearing what they said, Song Wuya threw away the mushrooms on the ground and said, "That's right, these two people were indeed killed by poison."

"Brother Wuya, where did you see it?" Bai Zhuo still didn't understand what Song Wuya said, stared at the mushrooms on the ground for a while, but couldn't see anything, and immediately asked Song Wuya in surprise .

Seeing Bai Zhuo's question, Song Wuya immediately explained: "This mushroom was not boiled in the soup, but was thrown into the soup later. Look at this mushroom, although the outside is dry and rotten, but the overall appearance is not the same. It doesn’t look like it’s been boiled. Therefore, it must be that those people deliberately threw mushrooms into it after being poisoned, pretending that they died by mistakenly eating poisonous mushrooms.”

After the explanation, Bai Zhuo suddenly realized.

Song Wuya looked at those two people and asked, "How many people in your village know that Ergou picked up an iron ingot?"

"This..." When the two heard Song Wuya's question, they looked at each other and said, "Besides the two of us, there are two more."

"Who are those two people? Find them immediately." Song Wuya said immediately after hearing this.

Originally, he thought that this incident might be done by the original people of Tieding, but now he suddenly remembered another incident.After all, such black iron ingots are very valuable, and it is not impossible for someone to make a fortune.

Once they said that, Song Wuya knew it.Not many people know that Ergou got this thing, so there may be problems with these four people.

But when the two people in front of them met Song Wuya and the others, they didn't show any strangeness, so Song Wuya first ruled out the suspicion of the two of them.

After the two heard this, they immediately went to look for the other two.Song Wuya and Bai Zhuo were waiting in the courtyard of Ergou.

Not long after, the two came back in a hurry, followed by another man.

"These two are the imperial envoys of the imperial court. I have something to ask you."

After a brief explanation, they stopped talking.The man looked at Song Wuya and Bai Zhuo, and hurriedly kowtowed to them.

"No." Song Wuya said indifferently, and then asked: "What were you doing the day before yesterday?"

"The day before yesterday?" The man was asked, hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Why do you ask this, my lord?"

This is strange, Song Wuya asked him, but he seemed a little unhappy.

"Understanding the situation, the two dogs were killed by others, so I naturally have to investigate. And the only ones who know that the two dogs picked up the iron ingots are the four of you." Song Wuya stopped beating around the bush and explained directly.

After the man heard this, his face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly argued: "My lord, Ergou and the others were not killed by me! Because I drank alcohol that day, I fell asleep at home all day. My wife and my mother can do this. testify."

"My court stipulates that the certificates given by relatives do not count." Bai Zhuo immediately reminded him from the side after hearing this.

As soon as these words came out, the man was immediately dumbfounded.

"My lord, I really drank too much and slept at home!" All he said was to make Song Wuya and Bai Zhuo believe him, and he definitely did not do this.

Looking at him like this, Song Wuya also knew that he probably couldn't ask anything, so he turned his head and looked at the two people just now: "Where's the other one?"

"He's not at home. His family said he went out. As for where he went, it's not clear." The two shook their heads and said.