Chapter 12 Confession
Standing under the hall, Yu Dayong, listening to the sound of the board whipping on people, and watching the miserable situation of the Ji family being beaten so hard that it kept crying. He unconsciously felt awe of Sun Tu, who was standing not far away.
Originally, he was taken from his family by Sun Tu from his family to the county government to expose the real murderer of the robbery early this morning, but he was still reluctant to submit because of the friendship between the two families and the strength of being no match for the young man. But now he realized that Sun Tu had already been prepared, not only had conclusive evidence, but also the county magistrate was forced to punish the Ji family directly!
You should know that in the past, let alone the two young masters of the Ji family, even their managers were rampant in Yuncheng County. When did they suffer such a big blow? All of this was all in Sun Tu's calculations, which made Yu Dayong feel a little afraid of Sun Sanlang, who had been familiar with since childhood.
The only thing that made him feel a little uneasy was Liu Yuan’s reaction to this. You should know that Sun Tuke had previously mentioned the relationship between Liu Yuan and this case, and now he is completely against him, but he offended him completely. That is, the guards who hold real power in this county.
But at least Liu Yuan had not had time to think about revenge and disrupt the situation at this time. He was looking outside anxiously, and he wanted Zhu Tong to quickly take Chao Gai to break the current unfavorable situation. He knew very well that under such torture, the Ji family might not be able to hold on.
It was as if his prayer had worked. Suddenly, several people came from outside. The first one was Zhu Tong, and Chao Gai was followed behind him. However, after seeing the situation in the hall, Zhu Tong was a little hesitant, not knowing whether he should come in to submit the work at this time.
Seeing this, Liu Yuan did not dare to neglect it, so he stepped forward and said, "County Magistrate, Zhu Dutou has brought another suspect Chao Gai, and he also asked the County Yin Ming to decide not to wrongly accuse the good people!"
Liu Yaochen heard the meaning of his words, and although he was a little dissatisfied, he still spoke: "Let Zhu Tong bring the person in and reply!"
Zhu Tong listened to the order and then came into the hall. After saluting, he simply reported to the things that Chao Gai had successfully brought about by himself. Then Liu Magistrate looked at Chao Gai who also entered the hall and slapped the wooden wooden tree and said, "Chao Gai, I ask you, did the robbery that happened in our county the day before yesterday? If it was yours, please admit it quickly to avoid suffering from flesh and blood!"
Facing the local county magistrate's forced question, Chao Gai didn't look panicked at all, but just bowed and replied: "The county magistrate Mingjian, Cao people have always been at peace with themselves. How dare they do such lawless things? It's really wrong."
"Unfortunate? Then I ask you, more than one person has seen you appear in the west of the county town, not far from the crime scene, and there are many people around you, but what should I explain this? You are Baozheng of Dongxi Village, why did you run to the west for no reason? How could you do such a coincidence in the world?" Liu Yuan, who was anxious to rescue the siege, immediately spoke anxiously. At this time, he no longer cared about the dissatisfaction of Liu Magistrate Liu.
Chao Gai, who had been prepared for a long time, would not be asked by these words. He said indignantly: "County Magistrate, Liu Aissi, this matter is really unfair, Caomin was framed. On that day, someone in Dongxi Village was robbed up the mountain by bandits from Hutou Village in Xishangang, and then the thieves sent people to the village to ask for money. Caomin, as the guardian of the village, could only bring money to redeem the people, but was detained in the village for several days. Caomin felt strange at the time, but now he realized that it was someone who was going to frame Caomin, and he asked the county magistrate to seek justice for Caomin!"
"What happened?" Liu Yaochen frowned slightly and said skeptical.
Chao Gai hurriedly continued: "Everything Caomin said is true, and there are people from my village who can testify. In addition, Ge Da, aside Caomin, discovered a strange thing. Among the thieves in the Hutou Village that day, there were actually a few of the villagers who were once the tourists from Jijiazhuang..."
As soon as he said this, Liu Yuan's face suddenly turned a little blue and white, and there was a hint of panic in his eyes, knowing that things were going to be broken. And Liu Magistrate also quickly recalled that if what Chao Gai said was true, he might have been blamed.
In fact, after seeing the jade wine vessel found from Jijiazhuang, Liu Yaochen had already believed that Ji Yang was the culprit of this robbery. Now with Chao Gai's statement, things became more and more clear. At this time, he found that at some point he stopped the boards of the Ji family and the others, and immediately said angrily: "Who told you to stop using torture? Keep beating me, and I dare to be so careful that I will convict you as a complicity!"
Seeing the county magistrate, he was really angry. The servant who wanted to keep a little mercy did not dare to show mercy anymore. He swung the stick again and thrust at the back of Ji Fang and his men's exposed buttocks, and this time the force used was a little heavier than before.
As a result, the Ji family suffered even more. The already swollen skin quickly ruptured and bleeding, and screams kept coming. As Ji Fang and Jichang, who were young masters, had never suffered such pain and could no longer hold on.
Especially Ji Chang, who was just eighteen years old, felt that he would die in this hall if he was beaten like this. His deep fear had already made him confused and could no longer control anything else. He shouted loudly: "Don't beat me, I'll call me, I'll call me..."
These words made the people in the hall feel excited. Sun Tu, who had been standing below, raised his lips and slowly breathed out. He knew that this time he finally succeeded in his adventure, and the case of the birth gift being robbed can be determined.
Under Liu Yaochen's order, the Ji family members were brought back to him. He immediately said with a face: "Tell me, how did you rob the birth gift? Why did you dare to have such a courage?"
Before Ji Chang could speak, Ji Fang looked at Liu Yuan first and said, "Liu Aisi, my Ji family has always treated you well. Every year, there is no less than a hundred coins of money to offer. You can't stop saving you..." At this time, he was still lucky and hoped that Liu Yuan could come forward to speak.
But after hearing what he said, Liu Aisi's face turned pale. He immediately gave a vicious look to a servant beside him. The man reacted very quickly. He immediately slapped Ji Fang in the face and shouted: "A bold man dares to talk nonsense in the court!" As he spoke, he thrust him six or seven times, making him tilted his body and fell down, unable to get up for a long time.
When Sun Tu saw this scene from afar, he shook his head and chuckled: This young master of the Ji family is so stupid that he completely cut off his life.
In fact, Liu Yuan's performance just now has made anyone with the discerning eye know that his relationship with the Ji family must be unusual, and he might help him in the future. But now it is different. When Ji Fang put things that should have been hidden in the dark on the table, even if Liu Yuan has a good relationship with them, it will be difficult for him to take action, unless he is not afraid of implicating himself in.
Sure enough, in order to clear himself, Liu Yuan no longer cared about his previous attitude and his many years of friendship at this time, and immediately glared at Ji Chang and shouted: "Ji Chang, how did your Ji family collude with the thieves in Hutou Village outside the city? Where is your father Ji Yang? Come here quickly. If you refuse to recruit him, our county government has some means to use it on you!" As he said that, he took another step forward with murderous intent, as if he wanted to swallow the young man in front of him alive.
I don’t know if it was scared by Liu Yuan or because I saw his brother being beaten miserably, Ji Chang’s legs weakened and knelt down and murmured: “I’ll tell you, the one who robbed the birthday gift was indeed Du Hu and his gang from Hutou Village, Xishangang outside the city… My Ji family was just helping to find out their path. My father…he is now in Hutou Village…”
"Hu..." After hearing this confession, Sun Tu, Song Jiang and Chao Gai all exhaled a breath of turbid air. With this suggestion, the case has become an ironclad case and you will never be turned over again. However, after hearing this statement, Liu Yaochen suddenly sank in his heart, knowing that for him, the real trouble had just begun.
Chapter completed!