"...Yes, sir," Qiu Batian cried, "I was so busy that night, how could I catch another folk woman and defile her? Also, the next morning, my carriage stopped at Zui
If the Immortal Palace is not moved, how can it be possible to throw people into the market? Please be more careful..."
After listening to Qiu Batian's confession, Sima Xin, who joined the army, had an expressionless face and said nothing, but his eyes became colder.
The brief silence also made the atmosphere depressive and stagnant.
Those Qiu Batian's men nodded one after another, obviously agreeing with Qiu Batian's confession. They wanted to echo it, but the atmosphere was too oppressive and no one dared to speak out.
"Humph," Sima Xin snorted coldly and asked loudly, "Where is the Yanping County Magistrate?"
"Yes, yes," Song Zhili shuddered, and hurriedly stepped out of the queue to respond, bowing his hands and saluting, "I will send you to Yanping County Magistrate Song Zhili."
"County Magistrate Song," Sima Xin said coldly, "you have heard it all. How do you explain Qiu Zhennong's remarks?"
"Replying to your lord," Song Zhili was already panicking, but he was prepared in advance and immediately replied calmly, "This is pure nonsense. Don't believe him!"
"I...I didn't lie!" Qiu Batian quickly retorted, "Everything I said is true. If I hadn't been beaten so badly that I couldn't bear it, I wouldn't have given in!"
"My lord," Song Zhili said, "according to our Daxuan laws, criminals who refuse to plead guilty can be punished with appropriate punishments. Please be aware that there are more than 20 criminals among Qiu Batian and others. If they surrender, they will be punished."
How could the confessions be so consistent?"
"Okay, okay, okay," seeing the scene in front of him, Sima Xin remained calm and said, "It seems that I can't just listen to the criminal's words!"
Qiu Batian's subordinate wanted to defend himself, but Song Zhili shouted loudly: "How can we allow you and other criminals to talk nonsense in court? Come on!"
"yes!"
"Reporting to your lord, Xiaosheng Liu Wenbin," the man replied, "I am engaged to the victim in this case, Ailian, and am her fiancé!"
"No, we are all talking about..."
oh?
Song Zhili was startled. Who is the key witness?
"Magistrate Song," Sima Xin said, pointing to the indictment, "according to everyone's confessions, the last murderer was a man named Li Sanjie. Let me ask you, where is this man now?"
"Oh..." Sima Xin rummaged around on the desk for a moment, picked up a piece of complaint and asked, "Did you write this complaint?"
Song Zhili was also greatly surprised. He didn't understand why Sima Xin was laughing.
"What?" Sima Xin opened his mouth wide and actually smiled, "Such a key criminal committed suicide out of fear of crime?"
Cheng Xiao hurriedly led a group of government officials to agree.
"Yes, yes," Qiu Batian saw this and hurriedly agreed, "That's it, our confessions were all written for us by the Yamen, so they are consistent!"
The crisp sound of the slaps made other criminals tremble and dare not speak anymore.
"Hahahaha...hahahaha..."
"Exactly."
"Are you the plaintiff?" Sima Xin asked, "What is your name, and what is your relationship to the victim?"
"Yes," Song Zhili lowered his head, "I apologize for my dereliction of duty, but the incident happened suddenly and... he still succeeded!"
"Magistrate Song, Magistrate Song... hahaha..." Sima Xin laughed and shook his head, saying, "A good case was tried like this by you. It's really... really amazing!
After finishing speaking, I saw a man dressed as a scholar walking out of the crowd and kneeling in front of Sima Xin.
ah?
Song Zhili trembled slightly and hurriedly replied: "Sir, this person...this person saw that his sins were serious and committed suicide in prison out of fear of crime!"
this……
Seeing this heroic scene, the other complainants were all deeply moved. They all knelt down behind the scholar and begged for his life together.
At the same moment, Chen Houlu opened his mouth to ask a question for the second time, but closed his mouth for the second time because it was inappropriate.
"Shut up!" Song Zhili scolded angrily, "Bold criminals dare to slander the imperial court and despise the court. They are really treasonous. Sir Sima," he turned to Sima Xin and said, "don't listen to their nonsense. This is what they saw to save their lives."
I hope that you will retract your confession on the spot, but you will not fall into their trap and be used by them!"
Song Zhili was confused by this sudden move and was stunned on the spot.
"have!"
"Please make the decision for the common people," Liu Wenbin kowtowed and said, "My fiancée Ailian was kidnapped and humiliated by Qiu Batian, and she was abandoned in the busy city. The father and daughter were also murdered and silenced! Qiu Batian's crimes are so heinous that God cannot tolerate them. I hope you can
Sir, uphold justice and give justice to this poor father and daughter!"
"My lord, my lord, wuwuwu..." Suddenly, there was a cry in the lobby. One of Qiu Batian's men couldn't bear it anymore and took the lead in crying, "We are really unjust. That's the yamen."
The people who made up all the confessions in advance asked each of us to memorize them by heart. If we don’t cooperate, we will be beaten up by them, oh oh oh..."
"Haha..." Unexpectedly, Sima Xin laughed again, "The scholar is really a good trick. In just a few words, he not only won sympathy, but also tied me in! It's really amazing..."
"In that case," his eyes suddenly became sharp and he said, "then I will let you see what a real trial is!"
At this time, the county magistrate Chen Houlu hurried over after hearing the news. Seeing such a battle, he was already frightened and overwhelmed, and hurriedly squeezed behind Song Zhili.
"Your Excellency is wise," Song Zhili quickly agreed, "These criminals are cunning and insidious. They lie constantly and will not tell the truth unless they are severely punished."
He wanted to ask about the situation, but he happened to catch up with Sima Xin laughing, and couldn't help but froze on the spot, not daring to say anything.
After saying that, Cheng Xiao was the first to rush forward, pulled the man down the hall, and began to slap his mouth fiercely.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Song Zhili finished speaking, Sima Xin laughed loudly, and the laughter resounded throughout the hall, leaving everyone, Monk Zhang Er, scratching his head.
"Pull me down, Palm!"
"Okay," at this time, Sima Xin picked up the indictment and said, "Now it seems that there is only one last thing left! It says that there is another key witness in this case, and I want to ask him personally."
After asking, the lobby fell silent. Five seconds later, someone answered:
"The accuser is here."
After saying that, he kowtowed hard again, and his forehead was bleeding.
"That's right," Sima Xin said, "As expected of a scholar, this statement is really well written."
"Plaintiff," at this time, Sima Xin no longer paid attention to the county magistrate, but turned to the other side of the hall and asked, "Where is the plaintiff?"
"Oh..." Sima Xin nodded meaningfully and said, "Magistrate Song is right. This confession is indeed watertight. It seems that Qiu Zhennong is really quibbling!"
As he said that, Sima Xin actually gave Liu Wenbin a thumbs up.
This strange behavior immediately left everyone present scratching their heads.
However, the next second, Sima Xin said something shocking. He slapped the gavel hard and said loudly: "Liu Wenbin, you can hide it from others, but you can't hide it from me. I have already investigated the case clearly.