Duan Fei frowned and looked at him, and some of the other people who were listening joined him in making noises. Before Duan Fei could say anything, Qian Rujing, the Minister of Punishment, slapped the crowd and shouted: "No noise is allowed in the court, and no one interrupts again."
If you disturb the person asking the question, beat him out with a stick!"
The government officials shouted in unison to suppress the cluttered voices. Qian Rujing raised his hand to Duan Fei and said, "Mr. Duan, please continue."
Duan Fei asked again what he had just said, and Zhou An replied: "That day...that day my brother came back in the morning. He did not go to bed directly as usual, but asked his sister-in-law to get some food and wine to drink in the room.
Then I asked my sister-in-law to go next door."
Duan Fei pondered for a moment, and Su Rong suddenly whispered in his ear: "Sir, ask him if he is engaged or has a beloved woman."
Duan Fei tilted his head slightly and asked: "Zhou An, do you have a woman you like, or a wife who is engaged but not married yet?"
"It's so boring to ask all these unanswerable questions. You have become a high official without even talking about it. There must be something wrong. You can't even talk about it no matter what you look at? Don't chase me, I will leave on my own.
"The man who interrupted just now yelled, talking and walking away from the criminal court before the officials threw him out.
Under the man's instigation, the people in the hall also started talking. Qian Rujing was shocked and shouted: "Don't make any noise. Although Mr. Duan is young, he has solved major and important cases. You should have heard of it.
The murder case of the supervisor in Shangyuan County two months ago was solved by Mr. Duan in less than half an hour. Mr. Duan's ability is beyond doubt and the court is majestic. If there is any unreasonable person who makes trouble, he will be punished with twenty!"
Just when Mr. Qian was explaining Duan Fei's origin to the people, Duan Fei turned back and glanced at Su Rong. Su Rong nodded to him, turned around and left through the corner door. Although there was no evidence, Duan Fei felt more and more suspicious about this case.
, that person just now was also very suspicious, Duan Fei sent Su Rong to find out his origins.
When Mr. Qian signaled to Duan Fei again, Duan Fei raised his hand to him and said: "Sir Qian, I feel that there are many doubts about this case. Can you withdraw temporarily, and I will discuss it with the two adults in the back hall?"
Qian Rujing nodded, patted the prison wall and said: "Retreat from the court for the time being. We will be raised to the court for another trial later. Come on, please take the prisoner back to the prison and take good care of him!"
Duan Fei, Qian Rujing, and Lin Xiyuan came to the back hall. After retreating, Qian Rujing asked, "Did Mr. Duan realize something?"
Duan Fei said: "Yes, there are many doubts about this case. I suspect that Zhou An was framed. This is just a feeling. Don't you two adults think everything is too coincidental? Moreover, why did Zhou An want to kill?
Where is the eldest brother? Are you trying to plot his property? He had a knife in his hand at the time, and he could have killed his eldest brother's son as well. Therefore, the theory of plotting property cannot be established. After looking through the case files, no one has said that Zhou An and Zhou Deng were related.
What hatred, the origin of the knife is unknown, Zhou Deng’s wife said she had never seen it before, why didn’t Suzhou Prefecture find out the origin of the murder weapon?”
Qian Rujing brushed his beard and nodded slightly, saying: "This is indeed a bit strange, what Master Duan means..."
Duan Fei said decisively: "The relevant witnesses, testimonies, and exhibits in this case must be re-interrogated and thoroughly investigated. What do you two adults think?"
Lin Xiyuan couldn't help but said: "Master Duan is responsible for supervision, so it is reasonable for him to make this request, but... how sure is Master Duan? The case is in Suzhou, and it has been three years. Can witnesses be summoned?
It’s not an easy task.”
"I..." Duan Fei pondered for a moment and replied: "I can say that I am 100% sure, or I can say that I am not sure at all, because there is currently no evidence, and my suspicions are all based on speculation, although I believe in my
Judgment, but after a long time, no one knows if anything can be found."
Lin Xiyuan sarcastically said: "If that's the case, why do you still want to take risks? Could it be that when a new official takes office, he wants to make this case a bigger deal?"
"Don't be rude to your Excellency." Qian Rujing scolded, and then said to Duan Fei: "Sir Duan, Mr. Lin is outspoken. Please don't take it to heart. This case has all the witnesses and physical evidence. It is too difficult to overturn the case. Sir
It’s better not to waste too much thought on it.”
Just when Qian Rujing scolded Lin Xiyuan, Duan Fei also looked at him in surprise. A young official of the eighth rank, who was not much higher than a low-rank catcher, dared to face the fourth rank of the Holy Family Zhenglong.
When an officer talks like this, is your brain showing off?
Hearing what the Minister of Criminal Affairs who was presiding over the trial said this, Duan Fei frowned and said solemnly: "Human life is at stake. Sir, please give me some time. If I can't find anything, it won't be too late to close the case."
Seeing the serious look on Duan Fei's face, Qian Rujing sighed and said: "You are a terrible person, so I will help you deal with this case for a few days, five days at most. There is no conclusive evidence. It is best not to do it as a last resort."
Call witnesses, because this is almost telling others that we want to overturn the case, and if it ends up being nothing, we will be in trouble."
"Okay, if I can't find any clues that are beneficial to Zhou An within five days, I will come back to apologize to the two adults. Time is running out, so I will take my leave." Duan Fei said goodbye to the two of them, turned around and left, Qian Rujing
He shouted in surprise: "Come back, come back, Mr. Duan, you can't just leave like this. At least you have to wait until the court is finished in the afternoon. You have to go back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to hand over the matter to another adult to hear the trial. Mr. Duan, you really
Are you planning to go to Suzhou to investigate the case in person? There has never been any precedent before. I am afraid that Mr. Duan will not be able to go as a government official. Mr. Duan, you should think twice."
Duan Fei gratefully saluted Mr. Qian and said: "Thank you Mr. Qian for your advice. If I don't go to Suzhou in person for this case, I'm afraid it will be a mistake. During this period, I will ask Mr. Qian and Mr. Lin to help drag it out. Once I get the conclusive evidence,
Evidence, I will rush back immediately."
Qian Rujing sighed: "Human life is at stake. This Zhou An has repeatedly retracted his confession and sued regardless of life and death. I am also deeply puzzled. I give him a chance. Mr. Duan, there is either no problem with this case, or there is someone behind the scenes. In this case,
Be careful when going to Suzhou."
Duan Fei thanked him again. After the court was raised in the afternoon, everything was as usual. He brought the prisoner up in a lively manner. Qian Rujing asked a few irrelevant questions, and then said to the case: "Master, I am a little tired. The court will be held tomorrow.
Let’s retry this case…”
The people in the hall started making noises, but Qian Rujing pretended not to hear. Duan Fei turned around and came out, found Shi Bin and others, and said directly: "You go home immediately and prepare your luggage and horses. When I come back, we will set off immediately."
Shi Bin asked: "Brother Fei, where are we going? Are we going to Suzhou? Where is Miss Su? Can't we wait for her?"
"She will go back to find us on her own. There is no need to wait for her." Duan Fei led the officials back to the Imperial Court and met with Mr. Wei, the imperial envoy of Zuodu. After explaining the situation, the imperial eunuch of Zuodu thought for a while and agreed to let him
When he went to Suzhou in a private capacity, Qian Rujing had his word first, and Duan Fei didn't force him. After Duan Fei left in a hurry, Mr. Wei, the censor of Zuodu, sneered and said in his heart: "You are a self-righteous guy who doesn't overestimate his own abilities.
Forget it, I won’t let you touch a bag, but you still block your way as an official, just because you have the emperor’s backing, it’s a big deal? Let’s see how long you can be arrogant!”
Duan Fei had no idea that his immediate boss viewed him in this way. He returned home happily and found Su Rong already waiting for him. In addition, a guest came to the house.
Duan Fei first met with Su Rong in the back house. Su Rong said without waiting for him to ask: "Sir, I followed that man out. I saw that man hurriedly returned to the inn and met someone. They were very careful when talking, and there was no one there.
Revealing his resume, he only said that there was a problem with the case. The young official who was investigating the case seemed to have some skills. If he was allowed to continue the investigation, I was afraid that an iron-clad case would really be overturned. In the afternoon, another person
I ran to see that person and said that the trial had just started in the afternoon and he withdrew after a short while. He was afraid that there would be problems with the case. The person finally made a decision and came out with a box of things. I followed him and came back after a while.
.”
Duan Fei didn't pay attention to the teasing in Su Rong's words. He frowned and said, "Who did Zhou An unknowingly offend this time? He didn't let go after three years of delay. He even sent so many people to guard him. It's really
It’s not simple, but that’s fine, I’ll go and meet the person who brought the gift to you first.”dd