Collection of strange powers and chaotic gods

Chapter 257 Pretending to be a ghost and crying out for injustice

There are all kinds of strange things in the world. Some ghosts take the form of humans, and some pretend to be ghosts.

This time the story takes place during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty.

Tang Zhiyu (also known as Yigong, a native of Wujin, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province. An official in the Qing Dynasty) of the Zhili Government (another name for the governor of the Qing Dynasty) examined a murder case, and after many twists and turns, the case was finally finalized.

That night, he sat alone in the room and read at night by candlelight. Suddenly, I could faintly hear crying coming from outside. He listened carefully, and the crying sound came closer and closer, gradually approaching the window of his house.

Tang Zhiyu felt a little strange, so he asked the little maid to go outside and have a look.

As soon as the little maid went out, Tang Zhiyu heard her scream, and then heard a "plop", as if the little maid fell to the ground.

Tang Zhiyu stood up quickly, walked to the door and opened the door curtain, only to see a ghost covered in blood, kneeling at the foot of the steps outside the door.

Tang Zhiyu showed no fear and shouted sharply: "What kind of ghost! How dare you come to the Governor's Mansion to cause trouble!"

The ghost kowtowed and said, "Don't be angry, sir. I have a grievance to complain about, and I'm not here to cause trouble!"

Tang Zhiyu asked curiously: "What grievances do you have? Tell me and see if I can make a decision for you."

The ghost kowtowed again and said: "I am the victim of the murder case. In fact, the person who killed me was A, but the magistrate misjudged it to be B. The real murderer is at large. I can't avenge this, and I can't die in peace. !”

Tang Zhiyu said: "I know this matter. I will help you review it tomorrow."

The ghost left with great gratitude.

The next day, Tang Zhiyu found the case file and brought it to trial in person.

He took a look and found that the clothes, shoes and other items of the deceased provided by the witnesses were completely consistent with those on the ghost he saw last night.

Tang Zhiyu became even more convinced that this case was a miscarriage of justice, and actually changed the verdict of A as the murderer according to what the ghost said.

It turned out that the county magistrate who heard the case argued in every possible way, saying that the evidence was conclusive and that he had not misjudged the case.

Tang Zhiyu insisted that even if Nanshan could be moved, the case could not be changed again.

The master of the Governor's Mansion felt that something was fishy and suspected that there might be other reasons. He tactfully suggested to Mr. Tang Zhiyu not to make a hasty decision.

Tang Zhiyu told him about seeing the ghost crying out for injustice last night.

When the master heard this, he couldn't come up with any good ideas.

One night not long after that, the master suddenly came to see Mr. Tang Zhiyu and asked him: "Where did the ghost you saw that night come from?"

Tang Zhiyu said: "I don't know how he got here. When I went out to take a look, I found him kneeling under the steps."

The master asked again: "Where did that ghost go?"

Tang Zhiyu said: "After talking to me, he suddenly climbed over the wall and left."

The master said: "My lord may have been deceived!"

Tang Zhiyu hurriedly asked: "Master, where do you start talking about this?"

The master said: "All ghosts have only shapes but no bodies, and when they leave, they should disappear suddenly instead of climbing over the wall."

After finishing speaking, the master immediately asked where the ghost climbed over the wall, and walked over to check.

I saw there, although the tiles on the roof were not broken, because it had just rained, there were faint mud footprints on several tiles. The mud footprints extended towards the outer wall and disappeared after leaving the yard.

The master pointed to the muddy footprints along the way and said to Tang Zhiyu: "Sir, please see: if it is really a ghost, how can it leave footprints? This must be the murderer who bribed a skilled thief and pretended to be a ghost with grievances. Screaming injustice to the Lord!"

Tang Zhiyu pondered for a while, suddenly realized, and immediately changed the case back to the original verdict.

However, he felt that he had been deceived by others and was unwilling to mention the matter again, nor did he pursue the others.