Li Xing's tone was decisive, and Ma Qianli subconsciously raised his head and found that Li Xing's expression was resolute, and there seemed to be stars shining in his eyes.
Ma Qianli couldn't help but sigh, Mr. Li is so dedicated.
Facing the high and mighty Duke's Mansion, Zheng Zhongqi covered the sky with one hand, but he showed no fear.
I can only use four words to describe myself: upright.
Ma Qianli's heart was also touched. He was getting older and was inevitably a bit tactful.
But Li Xing's attitude was like a stream of clear water, washing away the dust and making him energetic.
"If you are not afraid of death, I would be willing to rush in front of your horse and lead your horse and whip for you."
Li Xing is not really upright, but he has a system, and the system does not allow him to bend the law for personal gain.
Moreover, you can get points for catching criminals, so Li Xing doesn't seem to have the strength to back down.
Facing the suddenly excited Ma Qianli, Li Xing couldn't throw cold water on him, so he could only pat him on the shoulder encouragingly: "You are very good, very good, keep working hard."
"I will definitely do it, and I will never let down your expectations." After hearing Li Xing's words, Ma Qianli felt that he seemed younger for some reason.
…
At dawn the next day, Feng Tianlei and Xu Meng, who went to investigate, came back together and handed the collected evidence to Li Xing for inspection.
Feng Tianlei still has some experience in handling cases. He visited the local village and found several footprints in Xu Meng's house, as well as the cloth left on Zheng Mingti's body...
Taking all the evidence together, the facts are very clear.
"After sorting out the evidence, I will open a court hearing."
After Li Xing changed into his official uniform and sat in court, the people of Baihu County came to hear the news.
Zheng Mingti and Qiu Zhong were brought to the hall again.
In just one night, Zheng Mingti seemed to have aged a few years. His makeup was gone, his face was dull, and there were even white hairs in his messy hair.
He was indeed frightened.
At the age of twenty-three, he had never experienced anything like this.
Snapped!
Li Xing slapped the scarecrow, and Zheng Mingti was so frightened that his legs weakened and he collapsed directly to the ground.
Even things that didn't require him to kneel were completely forgotten by him.
"Zheng Mingti, look up, do you know who the person next to you is?" Li Xing pointed at Xu Meng and said.
Zheng Mingti turned his head and subconsciously turned his head when he saw Xu Meng with menacing eyes.
"If you recognize it, you recognize it. If you don't recognize it, you don't recognize it. Say?"
"I... recognize it."
"It's raining heavily in the mountains and the road is blocked. Will he help you cross the river?"
"have."
"Did he invite you to his home?"
"yes."
"Then you and your subordinates beat and killed his children while he was drunk and didn't come back?" Li Xing leaned down and looked at Zheng Mingti.
"I……"
Zheng Mingti collapsed on the ground.
"We didn't kill anyone."
Qiu Zhong still maintained his rationality. When he heard this, he immediately stood up and said: "Slander, this is slander."
Zheng Mingti was barely brought back to his senses and said subconsciously: "Yes, I did not kill anyone."
"Kneel down."
Li Xing looked at Qiu Zhong and said, "Do you need me to torture you?"
Qiu Zhong held his head high, but the situation was stronger now, not to mention that Li Xing also had the Shang Fang Sword given by the emperor.
He knelt down helplessly, but still raised his head: "We did not kill people, slander, this is slander."
Li Xingdao: "Okay, you said you didn't kill anyone. Have you seen Xu Meng's child?"
"I haven't seen it...no, I have."
"If you have seen it, you have seen it. If you haven't, you haven't. Your words are unclear and untrue. You want to force me to serve you with severe punishment."
Qiu Zhong had never faced such a scene before. He rolled his eyes and said, "No, we haven't seen it before."
"Nonsense! My child was tricked by you!" Xu Meng was so angry that he wanted to stand up.
Li Xing waved his hand to signal him to stay calm and said, "Get physical evidence."
A policeman brought a piece of cloth, and Li Xing said, "I found this in Xiwa's palm. Do you two want to see whose clothes it fell from?"
This piece of cloth is exquisite southern silk. In Baihu County, ordinary people can't afford it. The Duke's family has a great business, so even Qiu Zhong is wearing southern silk.
"Uh...this..."
Qiu Zhong was speechless, his eyes kept rolling around, thinking about how to deal with it.
"Maybe he wants to steal my clothes, how do I know?"
"Didn't you just say you haven't seen him?"
"I……"
Li Xing shook his head, very disappointed with Qiu Zhong's performance, and continued the interrogation.
"This is the confession of the nearby villagers. Someone saw you escaping from the Xu family with your own eyes. There are still blood stains on your body." Li Xingdao: "And these are the bloody clothes found from your carriage. Now that the evidence is conclusive, what else do you have?
What to say?
Zheng Mingti had been stunned for a long time, while Qiu Zhong still lowered his head, thinking about countermeasures.
"Now that there are witnesses and material evidence, you still want to make excuses?" Li Xing was stunned: "Tell me, did you kill the person?"
"explain!"
The surrounding villagers became hostile, waving their fists and spitting on Zheng Mingti.
Zheng Mingti had never experienced such a scene before. It was a huge pressure to be stabbed in the spine.
What's more, the person sitting in the hall was the beheaded magistrate who had killed so many people.
"me……"
"Tell me, did you kill the person?"
"Yes, I killed him."
"Okay, let's make a mark."
Li Xing glanced at Qiu Zhong and said, "What else do you have to say?"
"well……"
Qiu Zhong sighed helplessly and said: "It doesn't matter if we killed the person, what can you do to me?"
"Such a roar in the court is beyond the scope of the law. This is the first time I have encountered this." Li Xing waved his hand and said, "Write this down too and let him sign it."
Ma Qianli took the confession and asked them to write their names and fingerprints before handing it over to Li Xing.
Li Xing took a look at it himself. With the presence of witnesses, physical evidence and oral confessions, the case was considered a solid case and no one could overturn it.
"Okay, let's take the prisoner into custody for the time being. After asking for instructions from the court, he can be executed."
Li Xing clarified another case, and felt relieved: "Quit."
"Wait a minute."
At this time, a cold voice sounded:
"I would like to see who dares to judge someone from the Duke's palace?"
Li Xing raised his head and saw a woman standing in front of him. She was tall and tall. Although she was a woman, she was dressed as a man, which made her even more heroic.
"Third sister."
Zheng Mingti's eyes lit up. The man who was half dead suddenly breathed out of thin air.
"waste."
The woman spat and looked up at Li Xing: "How can a small county magistrate have the courage to interrogate people from the Zheng family?"
The Duke's family has a great business, so a man like Zheng Zhongqi naturally has more than one wife.
Of course, there is more than one child.
It is a pity that after several consecutive births, all were daughters. It was only when he was about forty years old that he had a single child, Zheng Mingti, and he was still a concubine.
Zheng Huayu was born in the eldest family and often dressed as a boy. The thing she hated most in her life was that she was not a boy and could not inherit the family business of the Duke.