Demon detective

Chapter 38 Reversal
"...Yes, my lord," Qiu Batian cried, "I was so busy that night, how could I catch another folk woman and defile her? Also, the next morning, my carriage stopped in the drunk Xianju didn't move, how could it be possible to throw people into the market? I beg your lord to be clear..."

After listening to Qiu Batian's confession, Sima Xin, who joined the army, was expressionless and didn't say anything, but his eyes became colder and colder.

And the short silence also made the atmosphere of the scene depressing and stagnant.

Those Qiu Batian's subordinates nodded one after another, obviously agreeing with Qiu Batian's confession. They wanted to follow suit, but the atmosphere at the scene was too oppressive, and no one dared to speak out.

"Hmph," Sima Xin snorted coldly, and asked loudly, "Where is the county magistrate of Yanping?"

"Yes, yes," Song Zhili shuddered, and hurriedly stepped out to respond, bowing his hands and saluting, "I am the magistrate of Yanping County, Song Zhili."

"County Song," Sima Xin said coldly, "You have heard it all. How do you explain Qiu Zhennong's remarks?"

"Reporting to my lord," Song Zhili was panicked, but he was prepared in advance, and immediately replied calmly, "It's pure nonsense, my lord, don't believe him!"

"I... I didn't lie!" Qiu Batian quickly retorted, "What I said is true, if it wasn't for the fact that I couldn't bear the beating, I wouldn't have been tortured!"

"My lord," Song Zhili said, "according to my Daxuan's laws and regulations, criminals who refuse to admit their crimes can be punished with appropriate punishment. Please be clear, my lord, there are more than [-] criminals including Qiu Batian. How could the confession be so consistent?"

"Oh..." Sima Xin nodded meaningfully, and said, "Magistrate Song is right. This confession is indeed watertight. It seems that Qiu Zhennong is really quibbling!"

"My lord, my lord, woo woo woo..." Suddenly, there was a lot of crying in the lobby, and one of Qiu Batian's subordinates couldn't bear it anymore, and took the lead in crying, "We are really wronged, that is the Yamen The people in charge compiled all the confessions in advance and asked each of us to memorize them. If we don't cooperate, we will be beaten by them, woo woo woo..."

"Yes, yes," Qiu Batian hurriedly agreed upon seeing this, "That's it, our confessions were written for us by the yamen, so they are consistent!"

"Shut up!" Song Zhili scolded angrily, "Bold criminals dare to slander the court and despise the court. They are really rebellious. Lord Sima," he turned to Sima Xin and said, "don't listen to their nonsense. They saw that they were alive. I hope that you just retract your confession on the spot, so don't fall for their tricks and be used by them!"

"No, all we said was..."

That Qiu Batian's subordinate wanted to defend, but Song Zhili yelled: "How can you allow criminals like you to talk nonsense in the court, come!"

"Have!"

Cheng Xiao hurriedly led a group of yamen servants to agree.

"Pull it down for me, palm your mouth!"

"Yes!"

After finishing speaking, Cheng Xiao was the first to rush up, dragged the man down the hall, and began to slap his mouth fiercely.

There were crisp applause, and the other criminals trembled and dared not speak anymore.

"Okay, okay, okay," Sima Xin said calmly after seeing the scene in front of him, "It seems that I really can't just listen to the criminal's side story!"

"Your Excellency is wise," Song Zhili quickly echoed, "These criminals are cunning and insidious, and they are full of lies. They will not tell the truth unless they are punished severely."

"Okay," at this moment, Sima Xin picked up the indictment and said, "It seems that there is only one last thing to do! It says that there is still a key witness in this case, and I have to ask him personally."

Oh?
Song Zhili was startled, who is the key witness?
"County Song," Sima Xin pointed to the indictment and said, "According to everyone's confession, the last murderer was a man named Li Sanleg. Let me ask you, where is this man now?"

what?
Song Zhili trembled slightly, and hurriedly replied: "My lord, this person... this person saw that he had committed a serious crime, and committed suicide in prison!"

"What?" Sima Xin opened his mouth wide and smiled, "Such a crucial murderer committed suicide in fear of crime?"

"Yes," Song Zhili lowered his head, "Forgive me for my negligence, but the incident happened suddenly, and...he got his way!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Song Zhili finished speaking, Sima Xin laughed loudly, and the laughter resounded throughout the hall, making everyone puzzled by the Second Monk Zhang.

Song Zhili was also very surprised, he didn't understand why Sima Xin was laughing?

At this time, the county magistrate Chen Houlu rushed over upon hearing the news, and was already overwhelmed with fright when he saw such a battle, so he hurriedly squeezed behind Song Zhili in desperation.

He wanted to ask about the situation, but happened to catch up with Sima Xin laughing, so he couldn't help but froze on the spot, not daring to speak out.

"County Song County Magistrate, County Magistrate Song...hahaha..." Sima Xin shook his head while laughing, and said, "It's really... amazing that such a good case was tried by you!

"In that case," he said suddenly, his eyes became sharp, "then I will let you see what a real trial is!"

This……

Song Zhili was confused by this sudden move, so he froze on the spot.

At the same moment, Chen Houlu opened his mouth for the second time to ask a question, but closed his mouth for the second time because it was inappropriate.

"The plaintiff." At this moment, Sima Xin ignored the magistrate, turned to the other side of the hall, and asked, "Where is the plaintiff?"

After the question was finished, the lobby was silent, and after five seconds, someone answered in response:
"The plaintiff is here."

After finishing speaking, a man dressed as a scholar came out of the crowd and knelt down in front of Sima Xin.

"You are the plaintiff?" Sima Xin asked, "What is your name, and what is your relationship with the victim?"

"My lord, Xiaosheng Liu Wenbin," the man replied, "I have a marriage contract with Ailian, the victim of this case, and I am her fiancé!"

"Oh..." Sima Xin rummaged through the case for a while, picked up a piece of complaint and asked, "You wrote this complaint?"

"Exactly."

"That's right," Sima Xin said, "As expected of a scholar, this certificate is really well written."

"I beg you to be the master for the common people," Liu Wenbin took advantage of the situation and kowtowed, "My fiancée, Ailian, was kidnapped and insulted by Qiu Batian, she was abandoned in the downtown area, and both father and daughter were murdered! My lord upholds justice, and give justice to this poor father and daughter!"

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed hard again, his forehead was already bleeding from the touch.

Seeing this heroic scene, the other complainants were all deeply moved, and they all knelt behind the scholar and pleaded for life together.

"Hehe..." Who knows, Sima Xin laughed again, "Scholar is really a good means. With just a few words, not only won sympathy, but also tied the official into it! It really is amazing..."

As he said that, Sima Xin gave Liu Wenbin a thumbs up.

This strange behavior immediately confused everyone present.

However, in the next second, Sima Xin spoke surprisingly, slapped the gavel heavily, and said loudly: "Liu Wenbin, you can hide it from others, but you can't hide it from me. I have already investigated this case clearly." Chu, you are the real culprit in this case!!!"

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(End of this chapter)