Chapter 21 Arraignment one by one
"Li Wang, Chen Qi, Li Wei, Zhao Fuzhou, Wang Danian..."
Yue Su called out the names of more than a dozen people in one breath. Every time Yue Su called out a person's name, the guards in the hall would repeat it loudly, because there were many people outside the hall. The people whose names were called would all tremble with fear.
Standing up, they were all wondering why Yue Su knew their names.
In fact, the answer is very simple. The account book in Yue Su's hand clearly records the names of these people, and even their duties in the government. There are clear records of the people Yue Su named, all of them are gatekeepers, and some are in the government.
The front door, some are at the back door.
Seeing that everyone was gathered, Yue Su said: "Bring all these people to the back office and keep them alone." After saying that, he stood up and said: "The others will stay in the hall for the time being. They can get up and take a rest, but they are not allowed to talk.
Otherwise, it will be treated as disturbing the court. Tong Zhou! You are here to watch, and whoever dares to speak will be rewarded with twenty boards."
After saying that, he turned around and left his seat, heading to the back hall, followed by a dozen servants of the Wu Mansion who were named. These people were all placed in various rooms of the back office for custody, and two guards were placed in each room.
Yue Su sat down in the back hall and said, "Bring Li Wang in first."
The officer immediately brought Li Wang to the hall. There used to be more than a hundred people from the Wu family in the hall. Li Wang was a little bolder. Now he faced Yue Su alone. He was so frightened that he trembled all over. As soon as he entered the door, he knelt on the ground and said
"Little citizen Li Wang meets the great master."
Yue Su said loudly: "Li Wang, I want to ask you a few questions. You must answer truthfully. If you dare to deceive me, your young master will be an example!"
"Xiaomin knows, Xiaomin will answer truthfully." Li Wang said, rushing to kowtow.
"Very good, then I'm here to ask you, did Guo Kai's wife Zhang ever work in your house?"
"This... the common people don't remember very much... there are workers coming to the house from time to time... we don't care what their names are... if we meet... maybe we can remember... Besides, there are four people around the house
A door...I don’t know which door he passed through..."
"That makes sense, then which sect do you belong to?" Yue Su asked again.
"The common people look at the main entrance."
Yue Su had already asked for the address of Guo Kai's family. It was less than a mile away from the Wu Mansion, but it was behind the Wu family. It was closer through the back door. Yue Su nodded and said, "Who is guarding the back door?"
"Back to the lord, there are four of them, named Zhao Fuzhou, Wang Danian, Sui Tieniu and Sheng Agou."
"Very good, you go down first and bring Wang Danian up to me."
Li Wang was taken down, and soon Chen Danian was brought to the hall. Like Li Wang, this kid was so frightened that he fell to his knees as soon as he entered the door, saying "The great master is here" and kept kowtowing.
As usual, Yue Su warned him first not to lie, and then asked, "Your name is Chen Danian? What is your position in the Wu Mansion?"
"My name is indeed Chen Danian, and I am responsible for looking after the back gate of the house."
"Then I want to ask you, in November last year, Guo Kai's wife Zhang was working as a part-time worker in Wu Mansion, and she often came in and out through the back gate?"
"This... Caomin can't remember..."
"I don't remember!" Yue Su slapped the table and said angrily: "The county is so big, and the Guo family is less than one mile away from the Wu Mansion. We are all neighbors, how can we not recognize it? Do you need me to send Guo to the house?"
Call all the neighbors over and ask them if they know you! If you dare to deceive me, I will let you taste the taste of a stick!"
"Sir...don't be angry...Xiaomin remembered...it seems that he came to work..." Chen Danian didn't dare to hide it, and was busy explaining it honestly.
"Then I will ask you again, what kind of work does Zhang do in Wu Mansion and where does he work? Don't tell me that you don't know, or you are not clear or have forgotten."
"Yes, yes... Mrs. Zhang does needlework at home, and the place where she works is the small courtyard in North Point."
"You must be honest." Yue Su asked again: "On November 23 last year, Mrs. Zhang went to work in the morning. Was she carried out by Cui Gui and Diao Liang at about noon?"
"November 23, it's been so long that I really can't remember it."
"Is it true that I can't remember it or I'm pretending that I can't remember it?" Yue Su asked loudly.
"I really can't remember..." Chen Danian said, kowtowing.
"I believe your words for the time being. Mrs. Zhang is doing needlework in the house. I'm sure it's not just one person. There should be someone in charge. Tell me, who is in charge? If you can't remember the answer clearly, I want you to look good.
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"Yes, yes...Generally, those who do needlework are managed by Mrs. Feng in the house." How dare Chen Danian continue to blame, he immediately explained honestly. The guards in the house are equivalent to the security guards of modern enterprises. Ordinary workers, you are not the same.
It's understandable that we know each other. If you don't know someone who has a job, wouldn't it be ridiculous?
"Assuming you are honest, I will ask you again, can Mrs. Feng accompany you to the court today?"
"arrive."
Yue Su pondered for a moment and said, "Take him down and pass him on to Mrs. Feng."
The officer took Chen Danian out of the back hall and soon brought Mrs. Feng. This woman was nearly fifty years old. She had a mean and mean look on her face. Yue Su could tell with just one look that she was not a kind person. It was still the same as before, and he told her not to
If you give a false confession in court, you will definitely not be spared.
Mrs. Feng knelt down and swore that she would tell the truth.
Yue Su sneered and said: "I want to ask you a question first. In November last year, Guo Kai's wife Zhang worked in your house."
"Um...there are so many people working in the house that the civilian woman can't remember..." Mrs. Feng looked confused, as if she really couldn't remember.
"Bastard! Can your caretaker Ding still remember that Mrs. Zhang went to work in the house at that time? The location of the work was in the small courtyard in North Point. You are the housekeeper and she works with you every day. You can't remember it? It must be so.
You are prevaricating me, come on, come on, slap me!"
With a shout, two officers immediately walked up to Mrs. Feng. The woman was startled and immediately shouted: "Sir, please calm down, the woman wants to...remember...there is such a person coming to work in the house...
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"It's too late!" Yue Su slammed the table and said angrily: "I'll slap you twenty times first, and then I'll ask you questions!" Yue Su knew this kind of trickiness, and he had to give him a warning first, otherwise he would continue.
Still no truth came out.
The officer obeyed the order and took out a wooden sign and hit Mrs. Feng on the mouth twenty times. The blows caused the mouth to be broken and filled with blood.
After the beating, the officer stepped aside and did not wipe the blood on her mouth. Mrs. Feng was now frightened and knelt on the ground, kowtowing vigorously, "Master, a civilian woman will never dare to lie again..."
"I don't dare to judge you. I have something to say first. If you dare to tell a lie again, you will be treated with a stick next time!"
"Yes, yes... women must say one thing when they have one thing, and another thing when they have two things to say..."
"Okay! I will ask you again, when does Zhang arrive at work every day and when does he leave?"
"My lord, I always arrive at the house at Chen time and leave at You time."
"When Zhang was working at home, did he ever ask for leave, or was he absent from work?"
"This...it seems like there isn't..."
"What does it mean that there seems to be no? If there is, there is, and if there is no, there is not! Your ambiguous answer will not be tolerated in the court!"
"No, no..."
"If you work in the Wu Mansion, you must have some skills in Mao."
"have."
"Where now?"
"I submit one copy to the accounting office every month, and I also have a copy in my hand."
"Where is your share? Show it to me."
"My share is in the house and I never took it with me."
"It's okay, Jin Chan. Now take someone to accompany her to Wu Mansion to get the Dian Mao book."
Jin Chan took the order, ordered four government servants, and took Mrs. Feng to the Wu Mansion to get some books. Yue Su sat in the back hall, flipping through the books of the Wu Mansion. What Mrs. Feng said was true, and soon Yue Su found a
Zhang's name is clearly listed in the list of part-time workers in the family. Even on November 23, the day when the incident occurred, it is recorded that Zhang went to work.
Seeing this record, Yue Su became even more confident and determined that the case would be investigated today.
After a while, Jin Chan escorted Mrs. Feng back and brought back the counting book and presented it to Yue Su. Yue Su looked through the records and found that they were exactly the same as the one he got from the accounting office.
This was not because the Wu family was too stupid and deliberately left evidence. It was just that they had colluded with the government to easily convict Guo Kai of a death penalty, so they no longer took it to heart. As time passed and the case was mentioned again, they ordered the servants in the government and
They asked Cui Gui and Diao Liang, who were carrying the corpse, to hide and forget to destroy the account books. They did not expect that Yue Su would start from here.
Yue Su glanced at Mrs. Feng who was kneeling below and asked, "Did Mr. Zhang go to work in the house on November 23 last year?"
Yue Su had a few pieces of paper in his hand. How could Mrs. Feng dare to deny it? She knew that if she said otherwise, she might be severely punished. She had no choice but to answer truthfully, "Yes."
"You must be honest. At noon that day, the neighbors of the Guo family saw Cui Gui and Diao Liang, the servants of Wu Mansion, carrying Zhang's body home. I asked you, did Zhang die in Wu Mansion?"
"This...this civilian woman really doesn't know..."
Yue Su saw Mrs. Feng's flashing words, slapped the official case, and said angrily: "The Zhang family is under your control in the house, and you don't know at all. It seems that the slap just now was a bit gentle!"
"People's women really don't know. Although people's women are responsible for managing the work of day laborers, they are not always on site."
"Sophistry!" Yue Su pointed at Mrs. Feng and shouted: "Even if you were not there at the time, Mrs. Zhang was still working in the small courtyard in North Point. She did not ask for leave at that time. How could she die for some reason and be carried home by Cui Gui and Diao Liang?
Chapter completed!