How did I, a mere son-in-law lying down, become a "Fenglang Juxu" (a legendary martial art

Chapter 57 Strange

Liu Shan had to admit that this was a ruthless man; he was clearly willing to do anything for money.

However, he still asked, knowing the answer already, "How can you prove that what you said is true?"

The young man was stunned. How could he prove that?

He wanted to say that Ge Yuniang could testify, but as expected, Ge Yuniang should be the corpse in front of him.

The corpse couldn't speak, and he suddenly felt helpless.

At this moment, the middle-aged woman slowly raised her head, a complicated look flashing in her eyes, and whispered, "Sir, I saw him run out of Ge Yuniang's house naked."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shan sighed. It seemed that Ge Yuniang was not worthy of sympathy. It truly proved the saying that there is always something hateful about a pitiful person.

Just as he was sighing inwardly, the old woman's eyes flashed with coldness as she said hatefully, "Sir, that heartless scoundrel took advantage of Ge Yuniang a few days ago when she was sick and forced himself on her."

Is this happening?

Liu Shan's face darkened as he stared at Qingpi.

The young man was terrified, his face turned deathly pale, and he stammered, "No, that's not true, she did it willingly!"

With a smile, Liu Shan tossed five taels of silver from the table to him, saying, "You provided a crucial clue, so you can keep this silver."

The thug picked up the silver, his hands trembling like leaves. "Sir, I don't want this silver."

Liu Shan said in an unquestionable tone, "If I tell you to take it, then take it. Do you want me to go back on my word?"

Greenie shook his head repeatedly, "Thank you for the reward, sir, thank you, sir."

He took the silver and turned to leave, but Liu Shan said coldly, "Men, hold him down!"

The young man panicked and tried to escape, but was firmly held down by two quick-reacting constables and could not move.

Upon seeing this, the young woman immediately knelt down, her eyes brimming with tears, and pleaded, "My lord, please do me justice! I want to sever all ties with him."

Liu Shan didn't know much about marriage, so he looked at Li Polu, who was sitting in the head seat.

Seeing Li Polu nod slightly, Liu Shan understood what was going on.

He looked at the other two women and asked, "Regarding this matter, are you two willing to sign and affix your fingerprints?"

The two women exchanged a glance, nodded, and said in trembling voices, "We...we are willing."

Liu Shan took the pen and ink, handed them to the two men, and said solemnly, "Sign and seal, and this matter will be settled."

With trembling hands, the two signed their names and pressed their fingerprints on the blank document.

Liu Shan picked up the document, looked coldly at the thug, and said in a deep voice, "Since the evidence is conclusive, you should plead guilty."

The shrew's face turned ashen, and he collapsed to the ground, staring in disbelief at the blank document in Liu Shan's hand. "This is illegal!"

Liu Shan sneered and slowly said, "Illegal? What a joke! Let me tell you, here, the Prefect is the law!"

"Cough cough cough!" Li Polu choked on his own saliva.

He glared at Liu Shan fiercely. This kid dares to talk nonsense!

Li Polu cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, "Liu, you mustn't talk nonsense."

Liu Shan feigned apology, bowing his head and saying, "Your Excellency is right; I misspoke."

Li Polu's gaze sharpened as he surveyed the crowd, his tone authoritative: "Here, the Prefect is the law..."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Suddenly, a series of rapid coughs came from outside the room.

Li Polu's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly got up to greet him.

Soon, Li Polu led in an official dressed in the robes of a fourth-rank official.

Those present bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Excellency the Prefect."

Yin Nantian waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities."

After taking his seat at the head of the table, Yin Nantian coughed lightly and addressed the crowd, saying, "No matter where in the Xia Dynasty, the Emperor is the law..."

After lecturing him, Yin Nantian frowned and said, "Since the evidence is conclusive, Qingpi, what else do you have to say?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The guards tightly covered Qingpi's mouth, preventing him from making any sound.

"Very well, since you have nothing to say, then judge according to the law. Guards, drag him out and give him five hundred strokes of the cane!"

Liu Shan gasped. Five hundred strokes of the cane? This scoundrel would probably be turned into a pile of rotten flesh.

As the scoundrel was being dragged away, Liu Shan suddenly stepped forward and took five taels of silver from his pocket.

He handed the money to the young woman and said softly, "Take this money, live a good life from now on, and don't let yourself be bullied again."

He then ordered all the civilians to leave.

Only Yin Nantian, Li Polu, Liu Shan, and other staff members of the government office remained in the room, and the atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

Yin Nantian laughed and said, "You guys continue with the trial, don't worry about me, I'm just taking a look."

The prefect was very amiable, but everyone present was extremely reserved.

After examining the body, the coroner reported, "Sir, that part of the body has also been... also cut off."

"hiss……"

Everyone was astonished, and Liu Shan gasped several times.

This killer seems to be a werewolf!

Even more ruthless than a ruthless person.

At this moment, Li Polu reported the whole story of the case to Yin Nantian in detail, not daring to miss a single detail.

After hearing the details of the case, Yin Nantian asked, "Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Shan replied in a seemingly plausible manner, "Sir, I feel there is something fishy about this matter."

Yin Nantian smiled and said, "Oh? Tell me more."

Liu Shan cupped his hands and said, "Sir, I believe this corpse is not Ge Yuniang at all!"

"How could this be?" Li Polu was stunned; this was completely contrary to his guess.

“Of course it’s possible!” Liu Shan continued, “All the flaws on Ge Yuniang’s body mentioned by the old neighbors match perfectly with the places where the body was cut off.”

Li Polu interjected, "Since they match perfectly, it should prove that this corpse is Ge Yuniang."

“Wrong! Utterly wrong!” Liu Shan said firmly, “On the contrary, this only proves that the corpse is not Ge Yuniang.”

"How do you know?" Li Polu asked.

Liu Shan explained, "Prefect, Vice Prefect, at first I also thought that the murderer destroyed the body's appearance and cut off the flawed skin in order to cover up the victim's identity and increase the difficulty of solving the case."

Yin Nantian and Li Polu nodded simultaneously, as did the constables and coroners.

"But if the murderer really wanted to cover up the victim's identity, why go to such lengths? Wouldn't it have been easier to just burn the body or feed it to wild animals?"

Faced with Liu Shan's question, everyone fell into deep thought.

Yin Nantian pondered for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense. Why would the murderer go to such lengths?"

Li Polu frowned: "Could it be to mislead us?"

Liu Shan nodded: "Exactly! The real Ge Yuniang may still be alive, hiding somewhere, while this corpse is a decoy deliberately used by the murderer to confuse the public. The murderer intends to divert attention and buy time in order to achieve the real purpose."

Yin Nantian asked, "What is the killer's real motive?"

Liu Shan shrugged: "I don't know. If I knew, I would have caught the murderer long ago."

Li Polu frowned: "So, our next step is to find Ge Yuniang's whereabouts?"

Liu Shan sighed: "Let's look for it, although there's a high probability we won't find it."