Returning to the government office, the government officials presented the newly discovered evidence to Fu Yin, while Nan Xing explained the connection between everything. Fu Yin and the master nodded after listening.

After the interrogation resumed, the governor was stunned and shouted loudly.

"Zhao Youcai, do you know your guilt?"

Zhao Youcai was stunned for a moment, threw himself to the ground and shouted: "Master, this villain didn't do anything. It's unjust, it's unjust."

Seeing this, the people who were watching also made a buzzing sound of doubt.

Nan Xing stood up and bowed to Fu Yin, "Sir Fu Yin, please let me analyze the case again so that all the common people can hear it clearly."

"Everyone, this is the autopsy document. The cause of Li Guihua's death was not the stab wound on the chest, but drowning." As soon as Nan Xing said these words, Zhao Youcai's expression changed.

Someone said that he was Zhao Shi's neighbor. There was a lot of blood in Li Guihua's chest and she was lying on her back. How could she die of drowning?

Nan Xing said that after careful inspection, the knife on Li Guihua's chest did not stab her heart.

If it were stabbed in the heart, the instantaneous bleeding would dye the ground in the small courtyard red, but so far it had only soaked Li Guihua's inner and outer clothes.

Of course, the most important thing is that there are traces of dried foam on Li Guihua's mouth and nose, and there is some bleeding in her ears. These are all signs of drowning.

In addition, the soles of Li Guihua's shoes are relatively clean. If she walked to Xiao Shitou's house by herself, the soles of her shoes would be stained with mud.

During the autopsy, Nan Xing found that Li Guihua was missing an earring and there were some threads in her nails. Her missing earring was found in the water tank of Zhao Youcai's house, and a little rag was also found. The color and texture of the rag were also found.

They are all the same as the threads in Li Guihua’s nails.

Later, Nan Xing asked the yamen servant to show him a piece of Zhao Youcai's inner garment. It was obvious that the cuffs of the inner garment were torn and matched the shape of the rag.

Then the yamen servant displayed a pair of Zhao Youcai's cloth shoes. The cloth shoes were covered with mud.

Nan Xing said that they found two sets of shoe prints with the same sole pattern as this pair of shoes outside the courtyard wall of Zhao Shi's house.

But it is strange that the toe orientations of these two sets of shoe prints are completely different. The shoe prints with the toes facing Zhao Shijia are darker, while the shoe prints facing the opposite direction are shallower.

The governor slapped the gavel again and said, "Zhao Youcai, are you still unwilling to recruit me? Come here and I will be punished."

When Zhao Youcai heard this, he collapsed on the ground and murmured: "I'll move, I'll move."

This morning, Li Guihua wanted Zhao Youcai to go to Zhao Shi's house to ask for money, but Zhao Youcai didn't agree. Li Guihua pointed at Zhao Youcai's nose and scolded him.

Zhao Youcai wanted to turn around and go back to the house, but was grabbed by Li Guihua, and the two started fighting. Zhao Youcai pushed Li Guihua away with all his strength, and entered the house without even looking.

Unexpectedly, Li Guihua failed to stand firm, knocked her head on the water tank and fainted, but her head fell into the water tank by chance. When Zhao Youcai calmed down and came out to see, Li Guihua had no breath.

At this time, Zhao Youcai felt bad and forced himself to calm down. Then he picked up the scissors in the house and put them in his arms. He then picked up Li Guihua and left Li Guihua in the yard of Zhao Shi's house while no one was around in the morning.

Afraid of being discovered, Zhao Youcai stabbed Li Guihua in the chest with scissors, pretending that she had been stabbed to death, and before leaving, he threw the scissors in a corner of the courtyard wall.

When Zhao Youcai returned home, he quickly changed his clothes and shoes, pretended to go to Zhao Shi's house, and discovered Li Guihua's body.

The facts of the case were revealed, and Zhao Shi was acquitted in court, while Zhao Youcai was sent to death row for manslaughter and frame-up, and was punished for both crimes, waiting to be executed in the autumn.

Zhao Shi kowtowed three times to Nan Xing, thanking Nan Xing for saving his life, but there was a sad look in his eyes.

Nan Xing thought for a while and said to him: "Zhao Shi, I am the eldest lady of Yue Linglong Silver House in Jinling Mansion. I am short of a smart boy, and I think you are very suitable."

"Thank you, Miss Ye, for your kindness. It's okay for me to be a slave. But I don't want my sister to become a slave, and I might have to live up to Miss Ye's kindness."

Zhao Shi raised his eyes and caught a glimpse of the way his cousin Tiezhu was looking at him. He wanted to eat him alive.

After this incident, although he was innocent, he didn't know whether the city guards would revoke his qualification as a guide. In fact, Zhao Shi also felt that Nan Xing was a good master. Not to mention being kind to others, he didn't have the arrogance to look down on others.

Nan Xing patted Zhao Shi on the shoulder, "You misunderstood me. I signed an employment contract with you, not a contract of betrayal. You can let your sister follow Lingxi first. They are similar in age, and Lingxi is gentle and will not bully her.

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Seeing that Zhao Shi seemed to want to say something, Nan Xing quickly said: "Don't refuse in a hurry. This is not a trivial matter. You can go home and think about it carefully."

Zhao Shi thought for a while, agreed with Nan Xing's statement, and agreed to give Nan Xing a reply early tomorrow morning.

As expected, Zhao Shi brought his sister to see Nan Xing the next day.

Perhaps due to long-term malnutrition, Zhao Shi's sister's hair was a little sparse and dry and frizzy, but her eyes were very big and looked at her with a watery look. At this moment, the little girl was looking at Nan Xing and Ling Xi nervously.

After a trip to the dental shop and signing a twenty-year employment contract, Zhao Shi officially became Nan Xing's servant, while his sister became Ling Xi's playmate.

Nan Xing felt that the name Zhao Shi sounded silly, so after becoming a master and servant, she decided to change Xiao Shitou's name.

I added a few strokes to Zhao Shi's original name and changed his name to Zhao Zhengyan. The word "yan" means a raised mountain peak, and "zheng" means integrity, which has the effect of strengthening the muscles and bones.

Nan Xing hopes that he can become a man who stands upright and upright.

After hearing this, Zhao Zhengyan's sister also begged Nan Xing to give her a nice name. Lingxi said on the side that she might as well call her Forsythia.

Forsythia here is a graceful tree that grows vigorously. After blooming, it is fragrant and very pleasing to the eye.

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In the north of the city, Nanxing bought a red teak carriage. The carriage was very spacious, and three adults did not feel cramped in it. It was paired with a maroon Western pony, which made it stable and sturdy when walking on the road.

After returning to the inn with satisfaction, Nan Xing handed Zhao Zhengyan twenty taels of silver and asked him to pack some things needed for the journey, including some food and supplies.

The main thing is to prepare more refreshments and snacks. Except for Nan Xing himself, the other three are still half-grown children. It is not good to be hungry.

Well, the main reason is that Nanxing wants to eat it. In 3700, only the rich could eat this kind of snacks. Not only the workmanship is exquisite, but the taste is also quite good.

Originally, Nan Xing wanted to go buy these things in person, but before leaving the house, he got caught up in something else.

Shopkeeper Zhou of Yuelai Inn in Nancheng bowed to Nanxing and said, "My guest, Eunuch Zhang would like to ask you to move to another courtyard to discuss anything you have to do."
Chapter completed!