C66 (2/2)
”Where was your husband six days ago?”
Mrs. Zhu thought for a moment before replying, ”It was the day that something happened to my Hu Family, right?”
Su Li nodded.
The Mrs. Zhu continued, ”That day, the butcher did not open the door, and my husband went out long ago. He did not ask where he was going and only returned home in the evening.”
”Then was your husband at home the night Hu Guangzhuo was dug out and skinned?”
Mrs. Zhu was obviously startled, then she grabbed onto Su Li's skirt with all her strength and asked anxiously, ”Are you saying that my husband went and dug up the young noble's grave, and skinned him?”
Su Li frowned, ”I didn't say that. I was just asking you if he was at home that night.”
”How is this possible?” Mrs. Zhu let go of his hands, powerlessly laying on the ground, muttering to himself, ”That day he said that my wife had sent a message to him, and he was sick. He wanted to see him, so he left the city overnight to return to his hometown.”
”In other words, the night when Hu Guangzhuo was skinned alive, Butcher Zhu was not at home?”
The Mrs. Zhu nodded his head with complicated emotions, then denied with all his might, ”It can't be his. Husband is kind and filial to his wife, it's impossible for him to do those stupid things.”
Su Li rubbed the center of his brows. There were no scratches on the butcher's body, so Hu Guangzhuo's case could still be ignored. But the situation wasn't very optimistic.
”Fourth Miss, I know that your case is as tragic as a god. If you can break the Case of Heart Stealing, then you can definitely restore my husband's innocence. I beg you, please save him …”
Mrs. Zhu started kowtowing heavily, one by one, his forehead quickly turned red.
Su Li quickly bent down to stop her, ”Don't worry, if the case doesn't have anything to do with him, he will definitely be fine.”
Mrs. Zhu looked at Su Li with imploring eyes. He clenched his hands tightly, and a trace of despair appeared on his face.
Su Li sighed, in truth she was not worried about the relationship between the butcher and the case, but was worried about the beautiful woman.
According to the law, if you have a relationship with someone, you have to immerse yourself in a pig cage!
But overall, she was also the most innocent victim.
Su Li felt stuffy at the bottom of his heart, so he pushed the door open and went out.
Just then, Wang Quanan walked over with her people.
”We've already searched inside and outside. There are no military blades.”
The butcher argued with an ashen face, ”The military blade has always been kept in the warehouse and has never been taken out. If it wasn't for me, I wouldn't have done anything.”
Wang Quanan gave a cold snort, ignoring his cries for injustice, and instead looked at the official coldly. ”Take him back to the government office.
”Yes.”
”Lord, I am wronged …”
The butcher shouted as he was led away by officials.
”Men, go get the Mrs. Zhu.”
”Magistrate Wang.” Su Li raised his hand to stop Wang Quanan, ”This is a moral question regarding the matter of Mrs. Hu damaging customs. If I were to use her to soak in the pig cage, wouldn't that be too cruel?”
”What does Fourth Miss mean?”
”Can you pretend you don't know?”
Wang Quanan didn't say a word, looked straight at Su Li for a moment, and then said.
”I know that the Fourth Miss sympathizes with her, but according to the laws of the country, I have my own family rules, I cannot let down my black gauze hat.”
Su Li bit his lower lip, ”This state law is not right, why not break new ground?”
”Fourth Miss.” Wang Quanan emphasized his tone, and looked around warily, before saying sternly, ”With such outrageous words, it would be better for Fourth Miss to speak less, so as to not harm himself, and also implicate others.”
Su Li wanted to continue arguing, but he saw Mrs. Zhu standing not far away with a thin and weak body and dressed in plain clothes.
”I was the one who killed him, I skinned him …”