Chen Zhongqian asked Uncle Wen to take out the voucher from the warehouse, and Uncle Wen did as he was told.
Xu Changzhi lowered his head and thought about things. It seemed that the Yamen really had a way to check the authenticity. What was the certificate? When he fingerprinted it, it was clear that there was only one contract, the only one he had in his hand.
Wenbo hadn't come back yet, so Chen Zhongqian asked again, "Plaintiff, do you really insist that this contract is genuine? If I find it to be a fraud, you will no longer be able to participate in any business led by the Yamen."
Xu Changzhi was already wavering in his heart. Now that Chen Zhongqian deliberately asked him, he was even more hesitant.
But Uncle Wen didn't come back for a long time. It seemed that there was no so-called evidence at all. It was just a trick played by the magistrate to get him to let go and confess the person who was behind it.
Xu Changzhi thought about it and calmed down, "It was true in the first place. Why should I insist on it? I just acted according to the contract. The Yamen and Renjitang made the contract themselves, but now they don't recognize it. I don't accept it. I
It’s about seeking justice for all the people.”
Chen Zhongqian nodded, "In that case, submit the voucher for verification."
Uncle Wen immediately came out from the back carrying a tray. It was obvious that he had been standing there for a long time and had not returned late.
Xu Changzhi's eyes widened and it was too late to retaliate.
Wenbo said, "Your Excellency, here is the contract certificate of the plaintiff Xu Changzhi, which can be inspected immediately."
Chen Zhongqian nodded, "Check it clearly in front of the people, especially let the plaintiff see it clearly."
"yes."
The voucher was just a few pieces of paper, very narrow, and was glued together. It looked ordinary. When Uncle Wen picked it up, no one understood how to check the authenticity of the contract.
Wenbo explained, "You only have one copy of the contract in your hands. It was issued by the Yamen, stamped with the Yamen's official seal, and asked everyone to sign and fingerprint it. However, the contract you got is not the original size.
, before the fingerprints were pressed, the remaining part had been cut off from the top and kept by the Yamen."
"And every kind of paper used to write the contract is stamped with your unique private seal. It is divided into two, half is left on the contract, and the other half is left on the voucher. Just take it out and put it together, and the seal
You can recover.”
After Wenbo explained it, everyone felt that this method was very clever. In this way, as long as the contract was replaced, it would not be able to correspond to the original seal, unless someone in the Yamen could be bribed to have access to the certificate.
Xu Changzhi was dumbfounded. He was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses and said, "You're talking nonsense. I didn't see any private seal at all, only the official seal. It's on it, it can't be fake."
The contract has four pages in total. The four pages are slightly separated, and the official seal is stamped on the side. There is ink pad on each page.
But it can be faked this way. You only need to paint that area red according to the original ink pad. If the craftsmanship is fine enough, you can get away with it. This is how Li Wei made Xu Changzhi fake it.
It looks like the original contract, but one page has been replaced.
Chen Zhongqian said, "Since it is to prevent forgery, it must be difficult to detect. Now that I have taken it out, I will definitely convince you, so don't worry."
Wenbo asked someone to bring him a bowl of water, dipped his brush in the water and lightly scratched a certain spot on the paper, and a faint mark appeared on the paper.
When Xu Changzhi took out the contract and the voucher together, except for the page in question, a faint seal appeared on every other piece of paper.
Uncle Wen held the tray and showed it to everyone present. This was irrefutable proof that the piece of paper had been replaced and the contract was forged.
Everyone started talking after seeing it, and finally Uncle Wen placed the tray in front of Xu Changzhi, "Did you see it clearly?"
Xu Changzhi looked through the pages in disbelief. With such irrefutable evidence in front of him, he could no longer quibble.
No one expected that there would be such traces. I thought this matter was very simple, but now it seems that it is full of loopholes.
The other person who went to Renji Hall to cause trouble with Xu Changzhi was now scared and quickly distanced himself from the relationship, "My lord, please forgive me, but the common people didn't know about it. It was Xu Changzhi who asked the common people to go to Renji Hall with him. Your Excellency, please forgive me.
It really has nothing to do with the grassroots."
Xu Changzhi immediately said, "How come it has nothing to do with you? If it weren't for you, would anyone have found me? I don't know that Li..."
He almost said it, but the man next to him cleared his throat, and he stopped immediately.
Li Wei is a doctor at Renyitang, a famous doctor, and a distant relative of Master Li. He cannot be offended easily, and he cannot be confessed until absolutely necessary.
Chen Zhongqian asked in a deep voice, "Plaintiff, do you still insist that you did not forge any official documents?"
Just now it was a forged contract, and now it's a forged official document. Although it's the same thing, it sounds more serious.
Xu Changzhi was startled and kowtowed, "Your Excellency, it is clear that the common people did not know about it. The common people do not know who changed the contract. The common people have no idea what happened."
Chen Zhongqian smiled and said, "I don't know. After you went to court, you said that after you took it back from the Yamen, you put it at home without touching it. What do you mean by saying that the contract will change if you put it at home?
Already?"
Xu Changzhi's voice was a little softer than before, "The common people...the common people don't know what's going on. I'm afraid that someone with intentions may cause trouble. No matter how courageous the common people are, they don't dare to forge official documents."
Chen Zhongqian added, "That's true, after all, you don't know a few Chinese characters."
Xu Changzhi immediately caught this point and nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, sir, you know everything. The common people don't know a few Chinese characters, how can they forge documents? The common people don't have that ability at all."
"Okay." Chen Zhongqian nodded and asked him, "Then tell me, since you don't know a few Chinese characters, how did you know to tell the contents of the contract?"
Xu Changzhi said, "Yes...it was said by the Yamen official that day, and the common people remember it very clearly."
Chen Zhongqian smiled and said, "Since I remember it clearly, how can I say the wrong content?"
Before he could open his mouth to defend himself, Chen Zhongqian said in a loud voice, "Come here, bring up three civilians who signed a contract with the Yamen from the door."
"yes."
Soon the yamen servant brought three people, who were really picked at random from the crowd.
Chen Zhongqian asked them what the contents of the contract were, and those people told them that they were pretty much the same, but there were no problems.
Chen Zhongqian narrowed his eyes slightly, "Did you hear that? If you really remember what the official told you that day, it should be like this, and what you said is different from what they said."
He smiled and said, "Have you thought about how to explain it to me?"