Chapter 153 Who is the real murderer? The public trial is a victory
A strange scene occurred on Luming Street.
There was an open space in the middle of the crowded crowd, and countless people looked on with excitement, cold eyes, or surprise at the three Liu brothers in the center of the open space.
The eldest brother Liu Ziwen fell into the arms of the second brother Liu Zian.
His chest was bleeding non-stop, his seven orifices were bleeding slowly, his body was twitching, and his eyes were like dead fish eyes. He was like a struggling fish being pressed to death by a fishmonger on the chopping board. He seemed to be experiencing some unspeakable pain in his body.
Painful suffering.
This was not the symptom that one would expect after various stabbings in the chest and abdomen, but a poisoning symptom similar to that of the unconscious Jade Goddess in the court not far away.
However, at the moment, the toxicity in Liu Ziwen's body seems to be in its early stages. The toxin has not penetrated deeply into the body, and the symptoms are not as severe as those experienced by the Jade Princess Fairy before.
However, if this strange poison is indeed an operating mechanism that destroys meridians and blood vessels, then compared with the violent and slow, the latter is obviously more like torture.
A general clue can be seen from Liu Ziwen's distorted facial expression at this moment.
The body of a man in a felt hat was lying on the ground next to him. Yan Liulang and other detectives still rushed up to surround him.
However, at this moment, except for Liu Zilin, Liu Zian and other Liu family members who were crying in tears, the atmosphere in the whole place quickly cooled down.
The lingering sound of the felt hat man's cry before he committed suicide not long ago seems to still be faintly echoing in the air.
The place was quiet. Yan Liulang, Diao County Magistrate and other county officials, as well as the onlookers, all looked at the public case not far away subconsciously.
Ouyang Rong, Shen Xisheng, and Wang Lengran were all sitting at the koan table.
My Lord? Which Lord?
Many people in the crowd exchanged glances, and confusion filled the air among everyone.
The koan table became the center of attention.
However, Shen Xisheng immediately looked at Wang Lengran.
Wang Lengran turned his head and stared at Ouyang Rong.
Not only him, many eyes on the field also fell on Ouyang Rong.
Only Xie Lingjiang, except for the initial surprise in her eyes, did not look back at her senior brother.
Xie Lingjiang stopped calmly beside the body of the man in the felt hat, picked up the blood-stained dagger from the ground with his handkerchief on his hand, and examined it carefully in the sunlight.
Under the sun, Ouyang Rong stood tall and straight, holding the table with both hands and leaning his upper body forward.
He ignored the reactions of Wang Lengran, Shen Xisheng and others around him.
"Save people first!"
Under his heroic eyebrows, his eyes looked straight ahead, and he spoke loudly at the first moment.
Xie Lingjiang immediately put down the dagger and stepped forward, swiped Liu Zilin and others away, and used spiritual energy to quickly seal Liu Ziwen's acupuncture points.
With the previous experience of the Jade Lady Fairy, Xie Lingjiang seemed to be somewhat familiar with the mechanism of this poison, and the operation was extremely fast.
After his whole body stopped twitching, the bleeding from his seven orifices slowed down, and the poison in his body was temporarily suppressed, Liu Ziwen didn't faint yet, but his face was pale and weak.
"Doctor! Where is the doctor, go and call someone, quickly!"
Liu Zian shouted loudly and urgently, and the surrounding police officers and Liu family servants hurriedly called for the nearest medical doctor.
"Brother, hold on!"
Liu Zian's eyes were bloodshot, and he lowered his head sadly. He grabbed a handkerchief and wiped the bleeding from his eldest brother Liu Ziwen's mouth, nose, and mouth with trembling hands.
The onlookers thought that what was coming was a tragic scene of a brother being assassinated.
"You...you...you are so cruel!"
Liu Ziwen, who was staring with dead eyes, suddenly straightened up his upper body like a corpse, and the left bloody hand that was originally covering his chest tightly clamped Liu Zian's handkerchief-covered wrist, like a dying crab, clamping the prey with one last blow.
In front of everyone, Liu Ziwen's face was filled with ferociousness, and he screamed at Liu Zian:
"You are my brother, why? Why! You...you are so cruel!"
With the last few words, a trace of sadness appeared on his ferocious face covered in blood.
Liu Zian's face seemed stunned for a moment, and the handkerchief that was tightly clamped on his wrist fell down.
"Ouch——!"
When the crowd of scholars and civilians who crowded Luming Street heard this, they immediately let out a burst of surprise.
Who would have thought that things would develop like this? It seems like something big has been eaten.
It turned out that everyone who had their eyes on Ouyang Rong, Shen Xisheng and Wang Lengran at the public case table turned around and looked at a certain figure who was sitting there blankly.
Xie Lingjiang, Diao Xiancheng, and Yan Liulang couldn't help but look sideways at Liu Zian.
Ouyang Rong and the three people with different expressions at the koan table also turned their eyes and looked at Liu Zian.
In addition, Liu Zilin and other members of the Liu family subconsciously took a step back and stared at the second head of the Liu family who was holding Liu Ziwen sadly.
"Brother, what are you talking about? It's not me, it's not me who did it. How could I do such a thing, brother! No...it's not me!"
Liu Zian was stunned, feeling a little at a loss for a moment, and even stuttered out of frustration.
Immediately, he stood up suddenly and looked around.
Facing the eyes of the audience and the wide-open eyes of his third brother Liu Zilin, Liu Zian shouted angrily:
"My eldest brother and I are brothers, how could we do such a thing! Who instigated this matter? If our brotherhood is broken, I, Liu Zian, and the Liu family will definitely be at odds with him!"
After gritting his teeth and reading to the audience, Liu Zian sat down again, hugged Liu Ziwen tightly, and did not look at him. Instead, he turned to Liu Zilin and other members of the Liu family and said with a serious face:
"What we have to do now is not to make suspicions! Third brother, Liu Fu, go and call the doctor quickly. The injury of the elder brother cannot be delayed any longer! Whether you believe it or not, rescue the elder brother first. Let's talk about other things when we go back. I am innocent and upright. You can self-certify, and let the whole family review and investigate when the time comes! Let’s go do some business now!”
As the second head of the Liu family, he made arrangements on the spot. Liu Zian suddenly turned his head and loudly reported in the direction of the case table:
"Master Ouyang, Master Wang, Master Shen, there are despicable enemies who hired murderers. I hope that these adults will send people to investigate and investigate to get to the bottom of it. In addition, can the public trial be slowed down a little bit today? Brother, he... Brother, he... "
The second head of the Liu family embraced his brother and burst into tears.
The whole place was silent, silently looking at the grief-stricken Liu Zian.
His words made everyone look at each other in shock.
Ouyang Rong glanced sideways at Liu Zian, and exchanged glances with his junior sister who was watching coldly from a close distance next to the Liu brothers.
The latter shook her head slightly, indicating that she was not sure either.
The members of the Liu family headed by Liu Zilin looked hesitant.
"You..." Liu Ziwen, who was hugged tightly by Liu Zian, had some difficulty in articulating words, and his words were intermittent.
"Brother...you say."
Liu Zian finally lowered his head, put his ear to Liu Ziwen's bloody lips, and listened with a serious expression.
"You...you have this poison..."
Liu Ziwen ignored Liu Zian's innocent expression and stared into his eyes. His voice was so distant that only Liu Zian could hear it.
Liu Zian lowered his head and choked with sadness, then leaned into Liu Ziwen's ear and said:
"It's really not me, brother. I leave it all to you. Also, have you forgotten? Yesterday you gave the poison to that person on the field...
"Brother, do you believe that the second brother can do it? The second brother will not let him go. The Liu family will be left to me for the time being. I will survive the present and I will avenge you in the future. Brother, you also hold on. You must not die. Wait.
You heal..."
As the two brothers hugged each other and whispered, a doctor from the medical clinic finally came hurriedly outside the venue.
Before Liu Zian let go of his embrace, Liu Ziwen, who had been staring at him with eyes darkened, covered his bloody chest and belly with both hands, slowly closed his eyes, and squeezed out a few words:
"The antidote..."
Liu Zian glanced at Liu Ziwen, nodded calmly, and moved away from Liu Ziwen, allowing the doctors and others from the medical center to rush forward to help the injured.
The open space that had been cleared by the surrounding crowd suddenly became noisy and busy.
Liu Zian stood up and looked down at the blood stained on his body. His eyes were a little sad and confused.
Seeing Liu Zilin approaching slowly, Liu Zi sighed tiredly, "Third brother, I really..."
"Second brother, third brother believe you!"
Liu Zilin suddenly took a step forward and led everyone in the Liu family to meet him. He grabbed Liu Zi'an's wet and red hands and nodded vigorously:
"The eldest brother was attacked, and now I can only rely on you, the second brother, to take us through this hurdle... Second brother, don't be too sad, cheer up, what happened today must be that person..."
Halfway through, Liu Zilin shut up immediately after noticing Liu Zian's expression.
Sure enough, Liu Zian immediately took a step forward and passed him, "Master Ouyang."
Liu Zian stepped forward enthusiastically and greeted Ouyang Rong and others who had left the case table and approached.
Ouyang Rong put his hands behind his back and glanced at Liu Ziwen, who was being carried on a stretcher by two doctors.
Liu Zian smiled and said cautiously: "Please, Mr. Ouyang, please care about my elder brother. By the way, sir, can the public trial be suspended for a while..."
Ouyang Rong suddenly turned around and said, "I don't care. Well, it's quite a pity."
He glanced at the bloody wound on the dying Liu Ziwen's body, muttered something, turned around, and left with his entourage.
Liu Zian's smile was stiff. At this moment, Ouyang Rong, who turned around and walked a few steps away, suddenly stopped.
"By the way, I came here to inform Mr. Liu about something."
The young county magistrate, who was closely supported by Xie Lingjiang, Yan Liulang and Liu Ashan, said casually without looking back:
"The public trial continues, please don't miss the Liu family in the second half."
Liu Zian: "But my eldest brother..."
"Then come on, Second Young Master Liu, who said it has to be your eldest brother? But he can't escape the consequences of his crime. Even if he is injured, he needs to be treated well to avoid death.
"Also, do you think that I don't like you three brothers? I also have personal vendettas, so I keep targeting you three brothers?"
Liu Zian said quickly: "Master Ouyang, ordinary people don't dare..."
Ouyang Rong immediately interrupted:
"I'm sorry, no, it's not that boring. The target of my public trial from beginning to end has never been you.
"It's a public trial of the entire Liu family!
"I only do one thing, disaster relief, flood control, and justice. Your Longcheng Liu family is the biggest obstacle to this. This is the original sin.
"The purpose of the county-wide public trial is to show all the officials, citizens, businessmen and gentry in the county what crimes the Liu family has committed!"
The young county magistrate threw up his sleeves and left. Xie Lingjiang, Yan Liulang and other followers looked coldly at Liu Zian and the others who were standing frozen on the spot, then turned around and followed the steps of the young magistrate.
Only the onlookers who were eating melons and watching the excitement were left, and the Liu family members who began to tremble and become frightened.
Ever since, not long after.
The countywide public trial continues to be held.
Afterwards, in the open-air court on Luming Street, the sound of the gavel that shook the hearts of everyone in the Liu family headed by Liu Zian rang out, and fell again and again.
In the hearts of thousands of silent spectators, something invisible and "bigger" than the Liu family before it collapsed is rising from the ground in a silent place, turning into tall buildings in the blink of an eye.
Its name is justice.
…
Boom——!
Thin raindrops hit the simple flying eaves.
Only two days had passed since the county-wide public trial that had a sudden change in the middle but ended in a scene that made the people of Longcheng smile with joy. The rain at the end of the rainy season fell.
The world seemed to be filled with the sound of rain hitting objects.
The rain washes away this long-standing ancient city located in a corner of Jiangnan Province.
It seems to be washing away some unclean things from it.
This is an official building not far from the Longcheng County Government Office. Because it is very close to the Longcheng County Prison, it was renovated and tidied up by the County Government Office. It is used to house guards who are guilty or suspected of being in prison but are suffering from illness.
A sick prisoner.
At the entrance of a long corridor leading to the courtyard of the official residence in front, Ouyang Rong, Yan Liulang, Liu Ashan and others put away their oil paper umbrellas, shook them twice, and stepped into the corridor.
"Liu Lang, have you found out the person who attacked Liu Ziwen?"
Ouyang Rong asked casually. In the two days after the public trial, he was busy dismembering the Liu family and forgot to follow up on some things.
Yan Liulang nodded and said: "This person's name is A Mo. He is not from Longcheng. He fled from famine a few years ago and has settled in Longcheng County for a long time..."
"Let's get to the point." Ouyang Ronghu said.
Yan Liulang nodded and said directly:
"The only interaction he had with the Liu family was when he first came to Longcheng County a few years ago and was helped by the Liu family's old man's porridge shed."
Ouyang Rong slowed down his steps slightly, turned his head to look at the rain curtain outside the corridor, and frowned slightly.
He thought of Old Cui Tou, who had burned accounts for the Liu family in the East Treasury, and the blurry old face that had been burned by the oil monster appeared in front of his eyes.
The same seems to be true for this old Cui Tou. He was once supported by the Liu family's porridge shack, and later found a new job in Longcheng County.
Destinies in this world are sometimes the same.
Outside the corridor, there was the sound of water flowing and the sound of rain hitting banana trees that seemed to cover the heaven and earth.
Ouyang Rong withdrew his gaze and saw that Yan Liulang was hesitant to speak. He said with a smile: "If there is any other news, please tell me quickly. There is nothing that cannot be said."
Yan Liulang said truthfully: "I also feel that the Liu family is the most suspicious, but this dead man named A Mo actually... also has some connections with the Ming Dynasty..."
"What's the connection?" Ouyang Rong didn't seem surprised.
Yan Liulang frowned: "The disaster relief camp built by the Ming government on the outskirts of the city also helped him. He had been receiving relief food from Shuangjiang Camp before."
Ouyang Rong laughed dumbly and asked:
"Rokuro thinks it was me who did it?"
"How is it possible? Mingfu will not do this, nor does it bother to do it." Yan Liulang said with a serious face, paused and whispered softly, "Just in case, even if it is necessary to do it, he will not hide it from his subordinates
."
Ouyang Rong shook his head slightly, "The motivations of the people behind this are very interesting."
Yan Liulang stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Who does Mingfu think the real murderer is, Liu Zian, or...that Mr. Wang?"
Ouyang Rong remained silent and walked alone for a while, then suddenly turned back with a smile:
"Let's go, let's go see if Mr. Liu is dead first. It's best not to die so easily. You can just hang on for a while, otherwise it will be too cheap. He, well, it's best to see this officer with your own eyes in the past two days.
A great gift for him, and besides..."
Ouyang Rong nodded sincerely:
"To be honest, I actually want to bring justice to him. Mr. Liu's life is also his life..."
Yan Liulang and others were stunned for a moment after hearing this, and quickly followed the steps of the young county magistrate ahead.
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This chapter has sped up. Damn it, I didn’t write down the second half of the public trial in detail. Xiaorong explained it in another way.