Collection of strange powers and chaotic gods

Chapter 243 The Cake Seller 2

During the Qing Dynasty, in the Gengwu year of Qianlong, the treasury in the capital was stolen and a batch of jade articles were lost.

Officials guarding the treasury agreed that the treasury was tightly guarded and difficult for outsiders to enter, so it must have been theft by insiders.

Therefore, the officials first inspected each household in the house one by one (referring to the handymen who planted flowers, raised horses, cleaned and kept watch).

One of the court households, named Chang Ming, suddenly said in a child's voice when he was in court: "Chang Ming didn't steal the jade, but he actually killed one! I was the one who was killed by him." The human soul.”

The interrogating officials were shocked and filled with doubts: Why was it that the missing jade was not found but was involved in a murder case?

These officials are just petty officials who guard the treasury. It is their duty to investigate theft cases. When it comes to cases where lives are at stake, it's beyond their ability to handle.

So, they transferred Chang Ming to the Ministry of Punishment and handed it over to the Ministry of Punishment for handling.

The theft of jade from the treasury was not a small case in the first place. In addition, it also involved a murder case. The Ministry of Punishment took it very seriously and sent a Jiangsu doctor to examine the case together with several other officials.

During the interrogation, Chang Ming knelt down in the hall, but the voice of the child was the voice of a child. He could only hear the ghost say: "My name is Erge, and I was fourteen years old when I was killed. My family lives in Haidian (now In Haidian District, Beijing, which at that time was still a small town on the outskirts of Beijing, named "Haidian" because it was surrounded by a shallow lake.) My father's name was Li Xingwang.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month last year, Chang Ming took me to see the lanterns. When I came back, in the dead of night, Chang Ming saw that there was no one around, so he started teasing me.

I struggled with all my might, resisted, and warned him to tell my father.

Chang Ming was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so he took off his clothes, strangled me to death, and then buried my body under the river bank.

Chang Ming, the murderer, actually went to my father and said that there were too many people watching the lanterns and that I got lost and didn't know where I went.

My father didn't believe it. After all, I was fourteen years old and there was no way I could find my way home, so he suspected that Chang Ming had hidden me or abducted me.

Chang Ming refused to admit it and insisted that I was lost. My father complained to the censor of the city (responsible for the security and government affairs of the capital, equivalent to the current Beijing Public Security Bureau).

Later, the case was transferred to the Criminal Department, but because no evidence could be found, Chang Ming could not be convicted, so he had to be released and discussed to find the real culprit separately.

I knew Chang Ming was the murderer and the government could do nothing to him, so I just wanted to take revenge myself. Since then, my soul has been following Chang Ming, trying to find an opportunity to strike.

But I don’t know why, I can’t get close to his body. As long as I’m within four or five feet of him, I feel like he’s as hot as a flame, as if he’s trying to roast me.

Later, I don't know whether it was because my ability increased or his heat weakened, but gradually I could get closer to two or three feet, and later, I could gradually get closer to about one foot.

Yesterday, I didn't even feel his body getting hot at all, so I clung to him. "

Before the officials from the Ministry of Punishments could ask questions, the ghost continued: "During the interrogation, my soul also came to the Ministry of Punishments."

As he said that, he pointed at the Guangxi Division with Chang Ming's finger and said: "It was in that door that the interrogation took place."

These words made all the officials stunned.

The officials of the Ministry of Punishment saw that what he said was reasonable and not just talking nonsense, so they immediately sent people to the Guangxi Division to check.

According to the date mentioned by the ghost, the original case file of "Li Xingwang sued Chang Ming for hiding his son" was found.

The official from the Ministry of Justice asked the ghost: "Do you still remember where the body was buried?"

The ghost said: "On the bank of a river somewhere in Haidian Town, next to the third willow tree."

The officials immediately sent people over and dug it up. Sure enough, they found a corpse that had not yet decomposed.

The official called his father Li Xingwang to identify him.

When Li Xingwang saw him, he burst into tears and said sadly, "It's my miserable son!"

Although this matter seems illusory and weird, after investigation of the case, it is irrefutable.

During the interrogation in the lobby of the Criminal Department, the official called Chang Ming's name. Chang Ming seemed to have suddenly woken up from his sleep, confused, but he still spoke in Chang Ming's original tone;

When the official called Erge's name, Chang Ming seemed to be drunk and fell asleep again, and his voice turned into the voice of the child's ghost.

Chang Ming denied it at first and tried his best to deny it, but the ghost's voice refused to give in and every word made sense.

Just like that, one torso and two tones arguing incessantly. After several rounds, Chang Ming's psychology collapsed and he could only confess bit by bit, and finally had no choice but to plead guilty.

On the other side, in addition to confronting Chang Ming, the ghost's voice also talked with Li Xingwang and his son about the trivial daily things at home. Everything was clear and organized.

At this point, there is nothing doubtful about this case. As a result, officials from the Ministry of Punishment reported the truth to Chang Ming and sentenced Chang Ming to death in accordance with the law.

On the day the verdict was issued, the ghost was extremely happy.

Erge made a living by selling cakes during his lifetime. At this time, I was in a very good mood, and suddenly shouted "Sell cake" loudly.

After hearing this, Li Xingwang cried and said: "I haven't heard such a cry for a long time, just like when my son was alive."

He asked his son: "Your revenge has been avenged, where will you go in the future?"

The ghost replied: "I don't know either. Let's get out of here first."

After that, when I asked Chang Ming again, I didn't make a second sound.

Everyone was filled with emotion: the jade theft case from the treasury was not solved, but an old case involving life and death was solved.

As the saying goes: "If you plant flowers intentionally, they will not bloom, but if you plant willows unintentionally, they will create shade!"