In the temporary military courts during the war, there were no complicated procedures at all. The military judge read out the court discipline as usual, and then went straight to the topic and asked the plaintiff to state the case. This made An Yi, who was worried about too many complicated and difficult classical Chinese expressions, feel
very comfortable.
At this time, Xia Jian, who was still in good spirits and had a stubborn look on his face, was also brought to court, but his hands were tied in front of him with a delicate hemp rope.
Lai Mazi, who had a slightly longer face and thick yellow hair and beard, immediately stood up when he saw this. He took the pleading handed to him by the captain's clerk and began to accuse. The content was simple and straight, nothing more than the following points:
The first was to accuse the criminal Xia Jian of coveting other people's homes and illegally disturbing the people. After being exposed, he became furious and beat up the soldiers of the Eighth Army Corps who were ordered to maintain local security. The second was to accuse Xia Jian of breaking into private houses and raping women. The last point surprised An Yi and sued An Yi.
The lax military discipline allowed soldiers to commit evil. Other times, places, people, events, and witnesses were listed one by one. It sounds like someone who did not know the inside story thought it was a heinous case that would not anger the civilians without killing.
An Yi's expression was natural and unmoved. Instead, he patted Father Liu's and Mother Liu's arms to express comfort. However, An Yi's sharp eyes still saw something: Lai Mazi, who was short in stature, always looked at the first page even though he was holding the paper.
In one line, the captain's clerk beside him reminded him twice in a low voice when Lai Mazi read out the petition. It was obvious that this Shan Dawang, who was obsessed with showing off his face and pretending to be polite, was an illiterate who could not read a few characters.
The presiding judge in the middle took the pleadings sent by the clerk, looked at them briefly, raised his majestic head, and after questioning several so-called witnesses from Mazi's side and getting affirmative answers, he turned to stare at Xia Jian, the criminal in the hall.
eyes and asked sternly:
"At ten o'clock in the evening on the twelfth day of this month, can you jump over the wall and jump into the Liu family's backyard, and then rape your concubine Liu Yanfang from Yinfeng?"
"That's absolutely not the case!"
Xia Jian replied loudly: "It is true that I climbed over the wall from the backyard and entered Liu's house under the guidance of Miss Liu at that time, but I had no ill intentions and did not rape Miss Liu. We were just talking to each other about what was in our hearts.
I also suggested that Miss Liu sign up for the battlefield rescue team at the headquarters of our Northern Expeditionary Army and join me in the revolution and the Northern Expedition. But Miss Liu was worried that her parents would not agree, so she asked me not to disturb the two elders of his family, so we climbed over the wall. Again.
One, Miss Liu is free and has no marriage contract with her husband. Miss Liu's brother and fiancé were both killed in the war between the Miluo River warlords in Hunan in March this year. If Miss Liu has a marriage contract, it is also like this.
The marriage contract has nothing to do with the person whose surname is Lai, so even though Miss Liu and I are in love, we will not do anything with the surname Lai."
"Nonsense! The two elders of the Liu family have accepted my betrothal gift three times. The petition clearly states that this is not a marriage contract. Isn't this the custom in all parts of Hunan for thousands of years? Since accepting the betrothal gift, it is equivalent to consent.
After this marriage, it is a matter of course for you to travel all over the world! Boy, are you looking for death with your nonsense?"
Lai Mazi became furious and yelled before the military judge could speak.
An Yi stood up slowly and loudly suggested to the military judge: "Sir, the plaintiff Lai Yinfeng has violated Article 4 of the court discipline announced by the presiding judge at the court session. I recommend that Lai be prosecuted for the crime of roaring in court."
"you……"
"quiet!"
The presiding judge interrupted Lai Mazi and issued a serious warning to Lai Mazi: "Although the defendant's proposal was excessive, it also complied with the pre-announced court disciplinary terms. This judge now warns the plaintiff if he makes loud noises without permission again."
Such an act will be severely punished by this court!”
Lai Mazi could only shut his mouth angrily, and sat down again with the low-pitched consolation of the clerk beside him. An Yi bowed slightly to the judge in a graceful manner, and sat down with a smile on his face without saying a word.
The presiding judge asked Liu's father and asked him to stand up and answer the question: "Defendant Liu Quan, did you accept the three betrothal gifts from the plaintiff when he came to Yinfeng?"
Father Liu replied tremblingly: "There is nothing we can do if we don't accept it. Lai Mazi said that if I don't accept it, he will kill my whole family. I'm afraid he has a gun!"
"That's it. He insisted on putting those satin and silver bracelets on our table. His eyes were wide open. It was so scary. While scaring us, he and a few soldiers touched guns at the same time. What dare we say?"
Mother Liu also stood up and complained, and An Yi nodded slightly with satisfaction.
The judge loudly asked Lai Mazi, who almost went berserk: "Lai Yinfeng, is there any problem?"
"Nonsense! Complete nonsense! When did I ever intimidate these two old guys? They are just slanderous!" Lai Mazi glared angrily.
An Yi saw the judges discussing with each other and lost no time in standing up and requesting to speak. After getting the judge's permission, An Yi walked to the clerk's desk under the judge's bench, picked up a thick "Code", and looked at everyone in confusion.
Zhong walked to Mazi's table opposite, gently placed the "Code" in front of him, took a step back and said loudly:
"Come to the head, I know that you are illiterate. In order to train you well, I will give you a good book. From today on, you will be my book boy. No matter you are willing or not, you can no longer interact with your wife and other children.
I’m sleeping with you, because you have accepted my betrothal gift, and from now on, you belong to me!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
At this time, An Yi walked to the center of the hall, bowed and thanked several judges who were suppressing their laughter, walked back to his original position, sat down, and turned a deaf ear to the laughter in the hall.
Liu She and the others were so happy that they thought, "Grandma, no matter how awesome you were when you were the king of the mountain, if you meet this subordinate of mine today, you are in trouble!"
The presiding judge lowered his face and asked An Yi: "Defendant An Yi, what did you want to explain by your behavior just now?"
An Yi stood up happily: "Judge, what I want to explain is that some people, disguised as revolutionaries, behave like warlords and bandits, relying on the fact that someone has a gun in their hand, and they want to marry the women of the people by force.
, and shamelessly talked about traditional habits and natural principles. If the reason for coming to Yinfeng is established, then the fact that I hired him as a book boy just now should also be established. Besides, I still want to cultivate the cultural knowledge of coming to Yinfeng to let him study the Fa and know the law.
Taking the law as the starting point, and then abiding by the law, is thousands of times more noble than his insatiable greed and lust!
The only difference is that in front of me, Lai Yinfeng is not as weak as the simple and helpless Liu family, and I am not as powerful as Lai Yinfeng with thousands of troops. However, I have something that Lai Yinfeng cannot possess.
, a huge advantage that you may never have in your lifetime, that is, follow Mr. Sun Yat-sen’s revolutionary legacy, march forward bravely, use your own sweat and blood to overthrow the warlords and unify China, realize the Three People’s Principles advocated by Mr. Sun Yat-sen, and liberate thousands of people who were feudalized
The people who are trampled by the forces, separatist warlords, local illegal armed forces and imperialist oppression have a noble belief in striving to realize a unified, democratic new republic!"
As soon as the words stopped, the whole hall burst into applause. Even the twenty-four military policemen who maintained order in the court couldn't help but applaud enthusiastically.
Seeing such a scene, Liu Xing, commander of the Fourth Division of the Eighth Army, shook his head helplessly. He knew that the illiterate Lai Mazi had already lost without going on trial. The flags raised by An Yi could not be picked up by a mountain king like Lai Mazi.
Down?
But are you willing to admit defeat to Mazi? He stood up angrily, pointed at An Yi and shouted loudly: "I have all the personal and material evidence, even if you make wild claims and make the Xiangjiang River flow backwards, it's useless! Judge, I ask that Huang be cured.
He is guilty of deceiving the court!"
The little company commander next to Lai Mazi who had been beaten by Xia Jian with a black nose and face also stood up and testified, saying that he had witnessed Xia Jian's rape with his own eyes. He was absolutely lying. When he saw several judges looking at him, he immediately spoke non-stop, speaking vividly, as if
When Xia Jian and Xiaofang were doing things, he stood by and watched.
An Yi stood up again without waiting for the judge's questioning, and asked the judge to allow him to ask a few questions to the so-called witness who was full of questions.
Several judges from the Northern Expeditionary Army Headquarters had just enjoyed An Yi's wonderful performance and found it very unsatisfactory. Now they saw An Yi standing up and making a request. There was no reason to disagree, so An Yi easily won another performance.
Opportunity.
An Yi still bowed politely to thank him, walked slowly to the witness with a heavy head, looked at him quietly for a few seconds, and suddenly asked loudly:
"Where were you at ten o'clock in the evening on the 12th of this month? Are you alone or do you have other accomplices?"
"It's just me...under the corner of Liu's backyard..."
"Hmph, as a revolutionary soldier, why did you sneak into the back wall of other people's residences alone in the dead of night? Could it be that you wanted to kill people and steal goods, or rape civilian women?" An Yi's voice was even colder.
The witness was startled: "No, I was ordered by our team leader to monitor Xiaofang. I didn't want to kill anyone, let alone have any evil intentions..."
An Yi took half a step forward, his eyes blazing: "Did the Liu family conspire to rebel? Conspired to commit a crime? Do they owe you or your leader money?"
"No, no, our captain was afraid that she would steal someone without even entering the door, so he sent me there." The young company commander's witness had completely lost his momentum.
An Yi asked loudly and reluctantly: "As a revolutionary soldier, you actually bend the law for personal gain. Did you climb over the wall without permission and break into private houses?"
"No! I didn't go in, I was just looking outside..."
"If you were just outside the courtyard wall, why did you just say that you saw Xia Jian raping Miss Liu in her room? Aren't you committing perjury and lying? Say it!"
"I...I heard it. I didn't go in. I guess it was rape..."
The witness, the young company commander, was so frightened that he could not speak coherently.
An Yi smiled with satisfaction: "I've finished asking, please sit down... Dear judge, everyone has heard what the witness just said. Anyone with normal thinking can understand that this is definitely a malicious frame-up.
To say the least, if Xia Jian really raped Ms. Liu, she should first ask the victim whether it is true! To say the least, after the victim admits it, as long as Xia Jian refuses to admit it, evidence of rape must be found, but
Where is the evidence? Can the plaintiff provide Xia Jian's crime tools? Who can provide them? Haha... My defense is temporarily completed, please review it by the judge."
The presiding judge looked at An Yi in surprise, suddenly understood and laughed loudly. Everyone was shocked to see the judge being so rude, and then even those who were sensitive could not control themselves and burst out laughing.
The laughter became more and more loud. Even Xu Tingyao, who was swaying with laughter, looked at Xia Jian's crotch and almost burst into laughter. The loyal Liu She tightened her mouth after listening to Hu Shusen's explanation, and finally understood.
What is the crime tool that An Yi is referring to?
For a time, the majesty and solemnity of the temporary military court disappeared, and it became as breathtaking as a stage where everyone was enjoying themselves.
Before the laughter stopped, An Yi thought for a while and stood up again and said loudly: "Actually, the whole case is very clear at this point. On one side is robbery, on the other side it is mutual love. The truth is true and false at a glance.
You know, let alone this case falling within the fair and sacred legal trial of our revolutionary army, where can the ugliness be hidden?
The trial of this case is the best opportunity for our revolutionaries to smash the feudal shackles, awaken the people, liberate the people, punish the bullies, and eliminate the warlords. It is a typical example of our revolutionary army reforming and eliminating abuses, and demonstrating the revolutionary spirit and the Three People's Principles.
Therefore, I implore the respected judge to make a fair judgment on this case.
If the plaintiff still has objections, I will join hands with the kind and helpless three people of the Liu family, Xia Jian, an outstanding soldier from the third company and fifth platoon of the Second Division Engineering Battalion of the First Army of our Revolutionary Army, and more than two hundred justice-filled people from our company.
Revolutionary soldiers, as well as tens of thousands of kind-hearted, upright and resolute comrades in our army, will fight with the plaintiff to the end, and reserve the right to further pursue the plaintiff for false accusations, perjury, robbery of civilian women, violations of military law and other crimes.
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I’ve finished my appeal and I’ll ask the judges to make their decision!”
The matter was already very simple. The judges stopped collecting evidence and interrogating. After less than five minutes of deliberation, they immediately acquitted Xia Jian, issued a serious warning to Lai Yinfeng for his series of evil deeds, and ordered the Eighth Army's political
The Ministry of Justice and the Military Justice Division will come up with a punishment decision on Lai Yinfeng within three days and report it to the headquarters for filing.
An Yi knew that this was a decision made by the judges balancing all aspects, but he was very satisfied with the result.
Seeing Xia Jian, who was released in court, and the beautiful and kind-hearted Xiaofang standing opposite each other, crying silently, and seeing the two elders of the Liu family thanking God with great relief, An Yi knew that he had done something very meaningful, and at the same time he felt joyfully
, I am making progress little by little and becoming mature little by little.
After the verdict was completed, dozens of people flocked to An Yi and praised him loudly.
An Yi smiled humbly and returned the favor one by one, which made the judges and a group of attending generals sigh with emotion. Everyone knew clearly that the day's court hearing would soon spread throughout the army. An Yi's eloquence and wit, justice and justice
The heroic image will be deeply rooted in the hearts of all brothers and even spread among countless people, creating a legend about the tall image of the revolutionary army.
Liu She and other officials could not restrain their joy, surrounded An Yi, and kept stroking and patting his head. Hu Shusen said that they would study how to reward him; Yan Erai said that it is a pity that you don't engage in politics; Xu Tingyao said
Asked with a smile why he was so abnormal the past few days? An Yi replied that there were suddenly many confused clouds in his heart, which prevented him from seeing the mental journey ahead. Now it has been cleared away and there is no confusion anymore.
The extremely proud generals of the Second Division walked out of the small auditorium together, and were quite surprised when they suddenly saw the special agent company commander and the bearded deputy of the third company striding towards them.
After listening to the reports of the two people, everyone realized that the unlearned Lai Mazi was indeed a hopeless trash. In anger, he secretly ordered an elite company of his men to raid the third company camp early in the morning in an attempt to snatch away the
When Xiaofang was sent to the camp, she didn't expect that Xiaofang had been quietly sent to the second division camp with her parents. She also didn't expect that the number of officers and soldiers in An Yi's company was almost equal to two companies of ordinary engineers. A company from Lai Mazi was attacked before the raid.
They fell into the traps set by Huzi and Yin Jinan in advance by taking advantage of the favorable terrain. None of the more than 130 people could escape. Now more than a hundred wounded and defeated generals have been escorted to the Northern Expeditionary Army headquarters, waiting to be dealt with on the summit.
Liu She and others looked at An Yi and Hu Hu in surprise and asked them what means they used to achieve such brilliant results.
An Yi humbly told several hunters how to catch wild boars, which greatly impressed the officers. They all cheered and said that An Yi should stop working as an engineer and join the main force! Only the steady Liu She thought for a moment.
I would like to put forward my own suggestion: Since the Engineer Battalion has not yet arranged a deputy position, should I apply for An Yi to concurrently serve as the Deputy Battalion Commander of the Engineer Battalion? If it is difficult, is it feasible to add the word "deputy"?
As soon as this statement came out, it was immediately unanimously agreed. An Yi was no longer humble this time, but was stupidly having fun...