Ancient legend: pour tin into the throat

There was such a strange case in the Ming Dynasty that molten tin was poured down the throat to kill people.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a magistrate named Li in Xinxing County, Guangxi, who was well versed in people's feelings and cared for the people. One day, when he went to the countryside to do business, he saw a * * * dressed up quite coquettish by the mountain and crying in front of a grave. Li was surprised and asked his entourage. They said, "This is a woman in mourning." "How can you dress like this for a woman?" Li Yue thought that the more wrong, let the servant take her back to the yamen for interrogation. * * * said, "My husband died in the disaster and was buried there. All the neighbors know. Today is July 7th? Forty-nine days after my death, I went to the grave to cry and drink. How should I dress up? " Li called the neighborhood to ask, and they all said, "The husband of * * * really died of illness."

When asked about the usual behavior of * * * and the death of the deceased, everyone was vague and did not give a clear answer. Li Can can't dispel doubts and detain * * *. The neighbor was very dissatisfied with Li and sued him for detaining the widow for no reason. The magistrate ordered Li to find out the truth and report it within half a month, otherwise he would be impeached on charges of knowing the law and deliberately planting it.

Li was afraid and went to the countryside for a private visit overnight. The deceased had no relatives and the neighbors didn't know the details. A few days passed and no clues were found. One night, it was raining in Mao Mao. When Li saw a hut at the foot of the mountain, he went to shelter from the rain and spend the night. A man in his twenties came out and took Ally Li into the house. The two sides exchanged greetings and exchanged names. Li said that he was a fortune teller and wanted to spend the night here, so he put the money on the table and begged his host to make a light meal to satisfy his hunger.

Then an old woman came out of the inner room and said, "My family doesn't open a shop to sell rice. Wine and chicken are both mountain village flavors. How can you ask the guests for money? " The man said, "This is my mother. I hope that Li Ge will take back the money, otherwise her old man will be unhappy. " After the tables were set, Li and the man had a drink and they talked very well. After a few drinks, the man was drunk.

Suddenly he said to Li, "Are you from the county seat? Do you know who the new sheriff is? " Li said, "Li Zhi is still here. How can a new official take office?" The man said, "I heard that Li Zhifu is going to be dismissed because of a * * * case. It is really a good official who has been wronged! This case can't even be tried, only I know. "

Li was very surprised and said, "You don't believe it, do you? Tell Li Ge the truth. I used to be a thief. I have an old mother, whose family is poor and can only make a living by stealing things. * * * The night my husband died, I was stealing from her house. At that time, the man was very ill, lying in the back room, while * * * was walking back and forth in the outhouse, as if something was waiting for him. Soon, a man came in and teased with * * *. I stole a look, and it turned out to be the martial arts of the neighboring village. Later, I heard * * * *' s husband say, "The medicine has been fried, so drink it while it is hot."

Then he took the medicine and went into the back room. The patient was lying on his back, in a coma. * * * looked up and poured the medicine into his mouth. The patient died screaming. I secretly looked into the copper spoon full of medicine, and the remaining juice glowed, which turned out to be molten tin water.

I was so scared that I ran away when two dogs and men were busy covering up their crimes. No one knows about it, and the government can't find out. "Li said," why don't you intercede for the dead? "The man said," I entered the house in the middle of the night. I am either a traitor or a thief. If I want to talk, isn't that a trap? Li said, "You met me by chance, so telling me such a thing shows that you regard me as a friend." I advised my brother not to steal again. I still have some wealth. what do you think? "The man was very happy to hear the news.

The next day, Li took the man to the city and told him his identity. Li said, "We are friends. Don't be afraid. You helped me solve this big case that concerns life and death, and made great contributions. Even if you report to the court, there will be rewards. "The man promised to testify. Li then sent someone to arrest Wu Ju and * * *, and ordered someone to expose their crimes in class. Then he ordered an autopsy and found that the dead man's throat was filled with tin. It turns out that it is easy to test people with poison; Molten tin leaves no trace when poured down the throat. In the face of physical evidence and witness, the two murderers had to plead guilty and admit their punishment.

Filling the throat with molten tin, such a heinous modus operandi, fortunately, Skynet has a long history, and it is not leaking.