Shangluo saw the Qingke of the Liu family beside him secretly shaking his head, and was about to object, but saw that Lin Yan was still furious. He was worried that the situation would get out of control, so he had no choice but to say: "If it is related to this case, you can ask me."
"Excuse me, the bank boss, was the deceased a servant of the Liu family?"
"No." The scholar-looking Qingke of the Liu family replied. The Qingke of the Liu family was a distant relative of the Liu family, his surname was Liu Minglin, and he was the second shopkeeper of the bank.
"Is that a permanent employee employed by the bank?" Qi Zhou continued to ask.
"No," Liu Lin answered simply.
"Since this person has nothing to do with the Liu family, can we ask the Liu family to avoid him?" Qi Zhou actually wanted to use provocation to find out the true intentions of the Liu family.
"Of course not. Although Qian Ermao is not a permanent employee of the bank, he is still a temporary employee of the bank. This time, there are ten people traveling together to collect the debt. Two of them are long-term workers of the bank, and the remaining eight are temporary workers. Each of them hired one tael of silver.
If you don’t believe me, you can ask everyone in the hall. The Liu family is the most benevolent family in this mansion, and Mr. Liu has an unparalleled reputation in the court. If the Liu family can’t even redress the grievances of the people it employs, how can it still gain a foothold in Jiangling Mansion?” Liu Lin
While talking, he looked at Shangluo and Zhang Luyao. When he mentioned Lord Chao Zhongliu, his chin was slightly raised, extremely confident.
"You said you wanted a debt, but is there a loan deed? When is it agreed to repay the money? How much is the interest?"
Liu Lin took out the loan deed from his arms, shook it, and said: "Borrow thirty taels of silver, eight cents of interest, and the interest is twenty taels and four cents. It is agreed that the principal and interest will be repaid on the eighteenth day of the first month of next year, but the loan deed
It is expressly stated that the borrower can repay the money in advance, and the bank can also take back the money in advance at its own expense."
"This year's autumn grain has not been harvested yet. What's the point of collecting money now? Aren't you afraid that the bank's reputation will be damaged?"
"Hmph, how much harvest can we get with this weather this year? If we don't collect the debt, I'm afraid we won't be able to collect it. Boy, how does this have anything to do with this case? Don't go too far." Liu Lin replied.
"Well, you said you can pay it back in advance. This is thirty-three taels. If you bring the loan deed, you won't have to mobilize troops in the future. We have something to do." Qi Zhou took out the silver taels from his arms and handed it over.
Because Liu Lin had just said that the borrower could repay the debt in advance, and did not want to dwell on the matter any more, he threw the loan deed to Qi Zhou and said, "The loan deed has its own background, and I am not afraid that you will destroy the evidence."
Qi Zhou turned to the nine ruffians in the hall and asked, "Have you received that one silver of silver?"
"I only charged seven yuan."
"You must have been tricked by that gambler Heipi!"
"Damn it, I didn't get a penny!"
Suddenly there was a roar in the hall, and Shangluo was so angry that he slapped the case repeatedly and shouted in silence.
After the gangsters calmed down, Qi Zhou asked again: "How many of you went to Xichun Tower? Can anyone hear Qian Ermao shouting about chest pain? Think about it before you answer. There are many of you. If you ask alone and the confessions are different, who will
If you lie, you will know when you ask, and for perjury you will be punished by a twenty-spine cane. If a false or unjust case results, you will be treated as an accomplice, Mr. Qian, are you right?"
Qin Fengcai snorted lightly, taking it as acquiescence. All the gangsters said that they had been to Xichun Tower and drank wine, but no one heard Qian Ermao cry out for pain.
"Mrs. Qian, how long have you been married to Qian Ermao? Does Qian Ermao have a legitimate occupation?" He Qizhou asked Qian, who was sitting on the edge of Linchuan.
"Sir, what He Qizhou asked has nothing to do with this case. I hope you won't let him bother you anymore." Qin Fengcai shouted before Qian.
"These are all issues related to the deceased, how come they have nothing to do with this case?" Qi Zhou did not give in.
Shangluo was about to speak when he heard Magistrate Zhang say calmly: "It's okay to listen, there's no rush at this moment."
"It only took ten days to get married. I don't know where that damn ghost makes money. Why is my life so miserable?" After saying this, Mrs. Qian started to cry again.
"Sir, I would also like to hear the testimony of the madam of Xichun Tower."
"Humph, I hope you can be convinced and send the old bustard up quickly." Shangluo thought to himself, the old bustard obviously had a close relationship with the Liu family, so he was not afraid of her coming to testify.
Seeing He Qizhou's calm posture, Qin Fengcai felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and quickly gave Liu Lin a fierce wink. Liu Lin understood, and bowed to the two adults and said: "I don't think the madam will be able to come back for a while. Two adults,
Liu has an unkind request, I wonder if I should tell it?"
"Prisoner Lin Chuan is young and ignorant, and he doesn't know the importance of his attacks. But I think he was too anxious to attack his heart and accidentally injured him. The Lin family has served the Yang family for many years, and may be regarded as a family. I think my Liu family has always been in Bailian Village and General Yang's Mansion.
Harmony, don't let misunderstandings lead to bad blood between the two families. The death of Qian Ermao is already unfortunate, and it would be a great misfortune for Lin Chuan to suffer another disaster. Can you please allow me to speak privately with the Lin family on behalf of the Qian family, and if I can give enough to the family of the deceased?
It's enough compensation, but I also ask you to show mercy within the law, okay?" After saying that, Liu Lin looked at He Qizhou again.
Shangluo said hurriedly: "That's very good, Lin Chuan, can you agree to He Qizhou negotiating on behalf of your family?"
"Of course I agree," Lin Yan replied eagerly.
"Qian, do you want Mr. Liu to help you negotiate?"
"Mr. Liu has the final say as a civilian woman." Mrs. Qian had already stopped crying and replied softly.
"Mr. Liu, He Qizhou, before the madam comes, you should go to the hall next door to talk privately." After Shangluo finished speaking, he arranged for the government officials to lead the way.
He Qizhou sneered in his heart, let's see what kind of medicine you are selling in Liu's gourd? He quickly followed the yamen servant to the side room. When the yamen servant exited the side room and closed the door, Liu Lin said: "Master He, you may not know the market at such a young age.
, if someone accidentally injures another person and dies, and if the deceased is a slave, he will be forgiven for a few thousand taels of silver, and the black skin is a free body, and without two thousand taels of silver, Lin Chuan will not be able to escape this prison.
It could range from being sentenced to a hundred years with a stick for five years, ruining everything, to being exiled for three thousand miles, or even being hanged. It's not impossible!"
"How can the Lin family have so much money? My family is also very poor. How can we compensate?" He Qizhou said.
"Doesn't his family still have a few acres of land? Doesn't your family still have a hundred acres of land by the mountain? The discount is more than two thousand taels. It depends on whether your He family is willing to contribute to this loyal servant." Liu Linyi
Face with a cruel smile.
"His family is not a servant, so how can he be said to be a loyal servant? Besides, whether he kicked him to death or not, I can't listen to your one-sided remarks."
"Then I will open the skylight and speak frankly. My employer's ancestral home is Bailian Village. The slope of your house used to be the Liu family's ancestral tomb. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It was originally a geomantic treasure land. Later, it changed hands several times and belonged to the Yang family. It became worthless.
Although the rice fields were later gifted by the Holy Spirit, the land is still in the hands of your family. Now, in order to fulfill the filial piety of the censor, my boss is preparing to build an ancestral tomb at the foot of Bailian Mountain. Thousands of acres of land there are owned by the Liu family.
, you are just short of a hundred acres. But after several attempts to buy it, your mother refused to agree. Now Lin Chuan is in a lawsuit. If you are willing to use the land to settle, my Liu family can buy you another fifty acres of mature land in Bailian Village.
"
"You mean the Yang family will live next to your ancestral grave from now on?" Qi Zhou looked disdainful.
"Boy, although this place is still called Jiangjun County, you don't know that it is now owned by the Liu family. I kindly advise you that the Liu family doesn't want to bully others. Taking advantage of such a good opportunity, they gave up the land of right and wrong.
How about the Liu family can give your family another twenty acres of land and a house to the Lin family?" Liu Lin's face was a little stiff, and if the conversation continued, his own benefits would start to appear.
"How about this? Wait until I ask the people at Xichun Tower." He Qizhou was still unmoved.
"If you think about it again, it will be difficult to come in again after exiting this door. That kid's life is over. I can add another two hundred taels of silver." Liu Lin gritted his teeth and said.
"I believe they will come in again," Qi Zhou said calmly. Without looking back, he opened the door of the wing and returned to the lobby of the county government office. Liu Lin also returned to the lobby with a stern look on his face and faced Qin Fengcai.
Shaked his head.
After about a stick of incense, the yamen servant led the madam of Xichunlou to the hall. After the madam paid homage to the county magistrate, He Qizhou asked: "Auntie, I have a few questions that I want to ask, which are related to human life.
I hope you will answer truthfully."
"Hmph!" The madam was obviously woken up from her sleep. She didn't put on makeup, her fat face was squeezed out with wrinkles, and the wrinkles made her fat face stand out. She snorted with a heavy nasal voice as a reply. Yesterday early morning
Someone died just after leaving the brothel. In the past two days, officials and people from the Liu family came to visit. Now it's better, I haven't even gotten a good night's sleep, and I have nowhere to vent my resentment.
"Look, did the nine people in the hall drink at Xichun Tower the night before yesterday? Did you ever hear anyone in that group shouting that they were injured and had chest pain?" He Qizhou asked the madam, pointing to the group of ruffians.
"I can't remember all the faces, but many of them came to our building that day. It was Mr. Liu who brought them and called four young ladies over. They were a bunch of poor people, but no one rewarded them or listened to them.
Someone has to cry out that he is injured." The madam looked at the group of people with contempt on his face.
"How much did they spend in total? Who paid the bill?"
"Second Master Liu said that it was recorded in the bank's account, a total of forty taels, and he sent someone to deliver it yesterday afternoon."
"When did they leave? Who were the last ones to leave?"
"They spent the whole night in the restaurant, drinking and bragging, and didn't ask any girl to stay overnight. I heard from the waiter in the building that the last three people left, and they left just before dawn. That damn guy Heipi was also in there. At that time
I was so drunk that I borrowed a cart for carrying vegetables in the building and I haven't returned it yet. It seems that even if the damn guy died on the cart, I can't have the cart anymore. It's really unlucky!"
"Look again, this Qian is actually from your building?"
"Hey, isn't this Sister Juxiang? I thought that your fortune would turn out well, and a noble person would redeem you, so you could live a peaceful life. But I never thought that you would encounter such bad luck. What a pitiful person." The old bustard looked at him and sat down.
Although Mr. Qian on the ground said this, in his heart he was envious that Juxiang would soon receive a considerable sum of money as repayment.
"Is that the body Hei Pi redeemed for Ju Xiang?"
"Who else could it be if he wasn't that damn ghost? I wonder where he got the money from. It was Ju Xiang who lost his mind and followed this leper." The brothel had already been unable to extract any profit from the forty-year-old Ju Xiang, and the redemption money was only a few dozen dollars.
Two taels of silver, but the madam still suspected that the gangster Heipi, who had no relatives or relatives, could come up with so much silver. Could it be that Juxiang murdered her husband? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shudder.
"I wonder which two of them sent the money and 20 cents home? Can you stand up and answer the question?" Qi Zhou nodded to the madam to express his gratitude, then looked at the group of ruffians and asked.
Wu Qiang, a tall man, and Qian Hu, a medium-sized man, stood out from the crowd on the right.
"But when you two sent Heipi home from Xichun Tower, did you ever leave Heipi on the way?" Qi Zhou asked.
"I never left home for a moment," Qian Hu replied.
"Well, it's only a little over a mile, so I pushed him directly back to his house." Wu Qiang agreed.
"Who found out that Qian Ermao was dead? Did you really never leave? I guess there are always people on the road who can't hold it in and pee or something?" Qi Zhou then asked.
"Wu Qiang discovered it first when we wanted to move him out of the car," Qian Hu replied: "I did pee once on the road, but it was when the cart turned into an alley halfway and we peed on the board.
Next to the car."
"Yes, yes, yes, Qian Hu said he couldn't hold it anymore, and he even asked me to push him a few more steps." Wu Qiang confirmed.
"Replying to your lord, I have finished asking all the questions that need to be asked. Qian Ermao did die from a kick injury. According to what the witness said, he did not come into contact with other people before his death..."
Qi Zhou was interrupted by Shangluo's words mid-sentence: "Well, there is irrefutable evidence in this case. Lin Chuan relied on force to injure people to death. If we are unable to compensate the family of the deceased, I will severely punish him in accordance with the law!"
"Oh - wait, wait, sir, I haven't finished speaking yet, at least let me tell you the real murderer."
As soon as Qi Zhou finished speaking, there was an uproar in the hall. Shangluo patted the gavel tree vigorously and said solemnly: "Okay, tell me, let's see how you can quibble."