Liao Zhai alchemist

Chapter 228 Guilty or Innocence
Two days later, Tianmen County Government.This time it was crowded again!
Dong Jinrui's lawsuit against Nielong will officially go up for trial today.

The people of Tianmen County have never been so lively, this is even more lively than the New Year.During the Chinese New Year, cats will have a good meal at home.

But here, almost all of Maodong's people got out.Wearing thick fur coats, they greeted each other and came to the gate of the county government office with a brazier.

"Everyone make way! Let the maids from the Jinhua Empress Temple come over."

Hearing this voice, everyone consciously gave up their seats, because these vixens came to set up the 'screen'.

A dozen vixens came here with expressionless faces, and they started to do it, spitting out pink mist from their mouths.

Not long after, the mist formed a huge screen.

I saw it last time during the trial of the Three Demons, and everyone didn't make a fuss this time.Instead, they were chatting and knocking on fried beans.

Looking at this scene, the two dragons in the distance were a little unhappy.

"Can't this trial drive away these humans?" Said the Dragon King of the West Sea indignantly, he didn't want his son to be surrounded by people like a monkey.

The litigator shook his head and said, "Whether the trial is open or not depends entirely on the county magistrate. No one can control it."

There are no human rights crimes these days, but most of the cases are heard in public because they want to serve as a warning.

In court, no matter whether it is justified or not, this face will be exposed, and it will definitely be criticized in the future.

The two dragons were impatient, but they didn't dare to stab them, so they could only follow the stick into the yamen.They are relatives of criminals, so they can naturally go in.

And Litigation Stick was also looking at the documents and files at this time, thinking about how to defend later.

Not long after, Zhang Wei walked up to the court amidst the sound of "mighty".

As usual, he slapped the gavel and shouted: "Bring the plaintiff and the defendant!"

Dong Jinrui and Ao Jiutong, who had been prepared a long time ago, were brought up.

As soon as Dong Jinrui came up, he knelt down with a 'plop', while Ao Jiutong stood stiffly.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Wei frowned and said, "The suspect under the hall, why didn't he kneel when he saw this officer?"

At this time, the litigant stick stood up and said: "My lord, according to the law of the great cadre, those who have fame, official positions, and pardons can see the officials without kneeling, and they will not be punished."

Of course Zhang Wei knew about this, but the arrogance of the trial should not be let down.So he said: "The government thinks that Dong Jinrui is old, and it is inconvenient, so he has a special permission not to kneel."

He was talking nonsense with his eyes open, Dong Jinrui was only a man in his prime, why is he already old?But he is a master, he said that Dong Jinrui is old, so he must be old.

So Dong Jinrui also stood up under the signal of the yamen servant.This time he was standing like Ao Jiutong.

Zhang Wei looked at it and nodded in his heart. There is no reason why the defendant is standing and the plaintiff is kneeling!
Then he said, "Plaintiff, you can present your case."

Dong Jinrui had also practiced all this, and immediately began to state the case, accusing Ao Jiutong of first sending shrimp soldiers and crab generals to attack their homeland, and then after the shrimp soldiers and crab generals were beaten back, Ao Jiutong became furious and raised a flood to destroy their homeland.

When he finished speaking, the people outside were filled with righteous indignation.They all scolded Ao Jiutong for being too shameless!
After the defendant finished speaking, Zhang Wei asked Ao Jiutong, "Ao Jiutong, do you have something to say?"

Ao Jiutong opened his mouth, but before he could speak, the litigator suddenly said: "May I ask you, is there any evidence for what the plaintiff said?"

Zhang Wei sneered, he knew there would be such a question.

So he said, "Bring witnesses and evidence."

Not long after, Li Guanghu was brought up, and said: "I received orders from my lord to go to the crime scene Xingye, and I saw the houses destroyed by the flood, and the drowned cattle and sheep. Because it is cold now, those things They were all frozen, and they are still there. Not only me, but also several colleagues who went with me can prove my words.”

Zhang Wei nodded, and said, "This person testified, do you have anything to say?"

The litigator thought for a while and had no objection to this.But he still asked a question: "This can only prove that the plaintiff is right, but it still cannot prove that these things were done by the defendant."

Zhang Wei smiled slightly and said: "Among the hundreds of miles around, the only one who can do this is Ao Jiutong who is a dragon and lives in Tianmen Lake. If he wants to prove that he didn't do it, how can he do it himself?" certificate?"

Here, the verdict is the 'inference of guilt'.The defendant must find a way to prove his innocence, rather than the plaintiff trying to prove the defendant's guilt.

If you cannot prove yourself innocent, then you are guilty.In ancient times, this was the "guilty inference" that first regarded the suspect as a criminal. As long as there was one that was unfavorable to the suspect, he could basically be convicted, and he had never seen a case where he could not be convicted because of "insufficient evidence".

It should be noted that lack of evidence does not mean that there is no evidence. As long as there is one piece of evidence to prove it, then the prisoner will not be able to escape.

It's a bit like 'If you didn't fall over the person, why did you help her up. ’ That’s putting the suspect first on the guilty list and then having the suspect prove he really didn’t fall for her.If there is not enough evidence, or too little corroboration, then you are guilty.

If it's a 'presumption of innocence' then it has to be proven that 'you fell for her. 'It is necessary to confirm the facts with witnesses and physical evidence. If there is no evidence, then even if this person really threw her, then this person is innocent because there is no proof.

Just a precondition, it makes a world of difference to the defendants.

Litigation Stick was silent for a while, and he looked at Ao Jiutong.Then he said slowly: "My lord is wrong. At that time, there was a dragon in Tianmen Lake. That is Ao Jiutong's younger brother, Ao Baili! He also has the ability to make waves and flood Tianmen Village."

Hearing this, Zhang Wei was taken aback.Ao Jiutong was also taken aback, and even Dong Jinrui was also taken aback.

Then the litigator said lightly: "I have witnesses, which can prove that it was Ao Baili who made waves and flooded Tianmen Village."

"Do you have evidence?" Zhang Wei felt something was wrong when he heard this.

He nodded, and then said: "My lord, please allow me to bring my witness card."

This is a reasonable request, and it is impossible for Zhang Wei to disagree.He can only nod.

At this time, a person was brought up.This man is a shrimp soldier.

"Who is in the hall? Tell me who you are!" Zhang Wei knew something was wrong when he saw the soldier.

I only heard the shrimp soldier say: "My lord, the little demon is Swan Lake...ah no, it's the shrimp soldier from Biyou Palace in Tianmen Lake."

Zhang Wei said, "Who made waves that day and flooded Tianmen Village?"

The shrimp soldier immediately said: "It's the second master of the mansion, Master Bai Li, who initiated the flood and flooded Tianmen Village."

Hearing this, Zhang Wei's face became ugly.

The West Sea Dragon King and Beihai Dragon King, who were listening behind, looked at each other and laughed.

This strategy is similar to that of 'temporary workers'.It is a very good thing to throw out an illegitimate child and save the biological child.

Zhang Wei sat down sullenly for a while, and then he said: "There are many doubts about this matter, let's discuss it later!"

"However, this white dragon chased and killed Dong Jinrui and his party. This happened under the watchful eyes of everyone. You can't deny it!"

Zhang Wei asked.

The litigator didn't answer, but turned to Dong Jinrui and asked, "Did you catch a lot of fish in Tianmen Lake on the day of the incident?"

When Dong Jinrui heard this, he immediately hesitated.He didn't know why the man asked this.But he's not stupid, he doesn't want to answer.

However, the litigator still said: "It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. We found a large number of fish catches in the ruins of Tianmen Village. Some of these catches have been processed. This is also ironclad evidence!"

The same ruins can provide evidence for Zhang Wei and this litigator.

Under such solid evidence, Dong Jinrui also nodded and said: "Yes, we caught a lot of fish that day."

Litigation stick smiled slightly, nodded and said: "That's right! The fish catch this time is not completely estimated to be more than 3 catties. If it is just for your own food and for survival, there is nothing wrong with you getting some fish catch. But you once I caught more than 3 catties of fish, is this for my own survival?"

He shook his head and said: "Of course this is not for his own needs, but for selling. But you have overlooked one point. Tianmen Lake is the boundary of Ao Jiutong, and all the products in this lake are his private property. If you do this, It's theft!"

As soon as he said this, Zhang Wei felt "a big trough" in his heart.He knows what this litigator is going to do!
"Strictly follow the law, and those who are caught stealing will be killed!"

This is a very clear regulation recorded in the Dagan Law.There are notes at the back.If the thief gets the stolen goods on the spot, and the owner is out of righteous indignation, and beats the person to death, he is innocent.But if after the event, the owner finds the thief and beats him to death, it is a crime.

The timeline is obvious. These people fished that day, and it was not until late at night.Then at night, shrimp soldiers and crabs came to ask for an explanation, and they were counter-killed, and then their village was flooded.

This has been happening all the time, and it can be seen as being active.So this dragon chased and killed Dong Jinrui and his party, even if he really killed him, it would be 'killing no matter what'!
At this moment, a solemn look finally appeared on Zhang Wei's face.

He underestimated this litigation stick, but he didn't expect this litigation stick to do such a thing!This simple and easy-to-understand case confuses him all at once!

At this time, Ao Jiutong suddenly laughed, and he said: "The lawyer is right, the fact is like this, is it wrong for me to catch the thief who stole my things?"

He bit the word 'thief' very strongly, and he said it to Dong Jinrui.

Dong Jinrui was numb all at once!He has lived so long that he has never heard of fishing being illegal.

This time, Zhang Wei's mind was a little confused. He collected himself and said forcefully, "Well, now that the case has undergone major developments, the case still needs to be sorted out. Now we are retiring from court, and we will be promoted again at another day!"

With a slap of his gavel, all the officials shouted 'mighty'.Zhang Wei retreated to the back hall.

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The people outside the county government office were shocked. They were here to watch a good show, but they didn't expect such a big change. In this way, Dong Jinrui's family is the one who is guilty?

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and the scene was extremely quiet for a while.

When Zhang Wei returned to the back hall, he sat down and closed his eyes to meditate. How did this case turn out like this?
Fortunately, he is also a person who is proficient in the law, but his on-the-spot experience is not as rich as that of a litigator.Sitting down and thinking about it now, he discovered an important blind spot.

"He said that Tianmen Lake is Ao Jiutong's private domain..."

He thought for a while, then continued to think: "But, is this really his private domain?"

His mind began to ponder the relevant regulations.

When Guifang was not merged into Dagan, Tianmen Lake was not bordered by Dagan, so naturally it was not Dagan's territory.Since it is not the territory of Daqian, there is no conclusion as to who it belongs to.

In Dagan, the great rivers and lakes belong to the imperial court, and private individuals can own small ponds and small streams.However, large waters related to people's livelihood must be owned by the imperial court.This kind of fishing in big rivers and big lakes is legal, but you have to pay some taxes.The more you catch, the more taxes you pay.

Thinking of this, Zhang Wei had an outline in his mind.If you want to make a comeback, you have to prove that Tianmen Lake is doing something big!

So is there a border dispute by Tianmen Lake?

Since the Guifang Kingdom was destroyed, there have been no border disputes.Then Tianmen Lake, which borders Dagan, can be said to belong to Dagan.

Since it is a big job, it does not exist as someone's private property.

However, this is a newly developed area after all. If this incident did not happen before the oath of sovereignty, then the litigator is right.

But if it happens after the oath of sovereignty, then the litigator is wrong!

This timing is critical.

Thinking of this, he suddenly shouted: "Let the people from the house come over."

Not long after, Ma Jingyun, the pawn of the house, hurried over.

Seeing that he didn't talk nonsense, Zhang Wei asked directly: "Did you make the yellow book materials of Tianmen Lake Village?"

The pawn immediately said: "Of course, it has been done a long time ago!"

"Go get it!" Zhang Wei said.

Not long after, a yellow book was placed in front of Zhang Wei, and the date on it was August this year.

Seeing this, Zhang Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.According to the date above, this place was sworn in in August.

And this happened in November, after the declaration of sovereignty.

Zhang Wei couldn't help but smiled, but he suddenly found something wrong.

Because it says that it is by Tianmen Lake, Tianmen Lake was not included.

Zhang Wei was a little upset and said, "Why didn't it say that Tianmen Lake went in?"

When the pawn saw it, his face wrinkled.He said: "I didn't think too much about it at the beginning, I just recorded the land information."

Will this be a breaking point?Zhang Wei thought in his heart.

He thought for a moment, his mind racing.Then he said lightly: "It seems that I have to ask those two gods to find out!"

At this time, Litigation Stick was also talking to the two Dragon Kings.

"So, the gods of the Heavenly Court had informed the Dragon King of the West Sea, which proved that Tianmen Lake belonged to Dagan. But if this lawsuit is to win, this thing must not happen."

He glanced at the two dragon kings lightly, and said: "So, the person who delivered the order must shut up. As long as the dragon king bites to death and is not informed, this matter can be resolved."

When the two dragon kings heard this, a trace of cruelty flashed in their eyes!
(End of this chapter)