When Investigating Magistrate Liu saw the Minister of Justice's written reply, his head immediately began to ache.
The other party had not agreed. They had to make the prisoner admit it willingly and wholeheartedly.
He had no choice but to have Liu Gen brought out of the dungeon again.
At this point, Liu Gen's complexion looked fairly good.
At least, much better than it had a few days ago.
It seemed he had heard some things while in prison.
"Liu Gen, you claim you didn't kill anyone. Then do you know who might have killed him?"
Liu Gen hurriedly said, "Reporting to you, sir, I don't know either."
"You don't know either?"
"The deceased was living in your home. How could you not know?"
"This lowly one often didn't return home at night, so I truly don't know what happened to the deceased at night," Liu Gen said.
"And your father didn't notice anything?" Investigating Magistrate Liu asked again.
"My father is old and hard of hearing. Once he falls asleep, he snores loudly and knows nothing."
"Then tell me the circumstances at the time in detail again."
Hearing this, Liu Gen carefully recounted the scene once more.
"That guest stayed in my home for three days."
"He said he was leaving the city on the morning of the third day and told me to wake him."
"When I went to wake him, I found that the guest was already dead. Even the body had gone cold."
"What time was it?" Investigating Magistrate Liu asked.
"Probably during the hour of Chen, between seven and nine in the morning." Liu Gen thought for a moment before answering.
"I originally wanted to call someone, but I was afraid of being extorted and afraid of being falsely accused."
"So I didn't dare report