Demon detective

Chapter 45 Abacus
At the critical moment, the county magistrate Song Zhili stepped forward, not really just for justice, but because of his keen sense of smell, he smelled out of despair—opportunity!
Before that, he saw that Sima Xin had exposed his painstakingly planned scheme, and that the political struggle he was looking forward to had turned into a personal grievance. He was completely at a loss.

It is conceivable that he caused so much trouble for the county government and the state government, how could the higher authorities not hold him accountable?Severe torture to extract a confession, torture into tricks, intentional planting, collusion and collusion, any one of them can destroy his black hat.

Therefore, he felt that the situation was over, and he was already ashamed and full of despair.

However, no one expected that the situation in the lobby would change suddenly, and the case of Old Man Li's father and daughter would suddenly turn into a case of Qiu Batian murdering the whole family, and a crucial witness, Steward Qiu, would appear.

The unexpected appearance of these scenes suddenly made Song Zhili see an opportunity.

As long as they are not too stupid, everyone can see from the performance of the leaking Qiu Batian and his subordinates that Steward Qiu did not lie, and they were the ones who killed Pan Longshan's family.

and so……

Song Zhili instantly conceived a bold plan in his heart: as long as Qiu Batian can admit to this crime, he still has a chance to stand up.

For one thing, he could use the complaints of the common people to let Sima Xin understand what kind of a bully Qiu Batian is!

In this way, Sima Xin will understand his painstaking efforts and understand why he resorted to deceit, insisting on putting old man Li's case on Qiu Batian's head.

Secondly, in the final analysis, Sima Xin had to withdraw from the trial and settle the matter behind closed doors because he was concerned about Qiu Batian's uncle who was the official servant.

However, there is another crucial issue here, that is, Sima Xin still does not know that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has dismounted.

When he knows in the future, no matter how much he contradicts him now, he will understand and even express gratitude.

Therefore, as long as I insist on trying the case clearly, convict Qiu Batian, vent my anger on the common people, and win the voice of the people, then not only will I not be dismissed, but I may even be promoted!
I have to say, this time, for Song Zhili, it was the second big gamble in his life.

And this big gamble is also not a [-]-[-] split, and the latter has a greater chance of winning.

Because, once Qiu Batian got away with the crime and he was dismissed from office, then according to Qiu Batian's character, he might not be able to escape the disaster of killing himself.

Since this is the case, then Qiu Batian must be put to death! ! !

Now, Song Zhili got his wish, and Sima Xin found out with conscience that he left the scene halfway, and the right to hear the case was returned to him.

And this time, how could he miss this opportunity?

Unexpectedly, the facts went smoother than he had imagined. When Kuai Peng was taken to the lobby, before the torture equipment had been installed, he collapsed and lay down on the ground crying loudly:

"My lord, don't... don't use torture, I'll do it, I'll do it all..."

Hearing this, Qiu Batian on the side was completely frightened, and hurriedly struggled to shout, but because his mouth was swollen, he could only utter a whimper.

Seeing this, Cheng Xiao kicked him down, then reached out his hand to cover his mouth.

"Ten years ago," Kuai Peng said, "Qiu Batian took the four of us and killed five members of Pan Longshan's family. There were two reasons. The boss's is a fake land deed, we want to get back the real land deed..."

"Who are the five members of Pan Longshan's family?" Song Zhili asked.

"Pan Longshan, Pan Longshan's wife, son, daughter, and a younger son who is under ten..." Kuai Peng answered truthfully.

"Woooo..." Hearing these words, Pan Wending fell to the ground crying, in pain.

"Then..." Song Zhili asked again, "Who are the four of you?"

"Boss Qiu, I, Long Ersheng, Li Sanke, and Boss Qiu's godson Qiu Bin," Kuai Peng said, "Li Sanzu has died in the prison. Long Ersheng was hacked to death by the enemy a few years ago. Qiu Bin... Qiu Bin is now managing the business at the Zuixianju branch in Chongning County..."

"Chen Xiancheng," Song Zhili hurriedly said to Chen Houlu upon hearing this, "Immediately issue an arrest document. Chief Cheng," he turned to Cheng Xiao and said, "Immediately send someone to apprehend this person and bring him to justice."

"Yes!" Cheng Xiao agreed simply.

But Chen Houlu was still in a daze, standing up tremblingly while supporting the pillar, a little at a loss.

Song Zhili ignored him, but asked Kuai Peng, "Did all four of you commit murder? Including Qiu Zhennong?"

"Well," Kuai Peng nodded ashamedly, "I've done it! That child...is Boss Qiu, oh no, Qiu Zhennong killed it himself..."

"Woooo..." Pan Wending collapsed on the ground, crying bitterly, "My poor brother..."

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..." Qiu Zhennong was also struggling with excitement, his eyes were about to bleed, but his mouth was blocked, so he could only make a whimpering sound.

"Okay," Song Zhili nodded in satisfaction, "Since that's the case, then the murder of Old Man Li's father and daughter and the murder of Pan Longshan's family ten years ago have been thoroughly investigated, with sufficient evidence and clear facts.

"Qiu Zhennong and his accomplices committed heinous crimes and must be sentenced to death!
"However," at this time, he picked up a stack of pleadings and said, "Since Qiu Zhennong has also participated in many vicious cases, this judge needs to try each case one by one, and must pay justice to every victim!
"After the investigation of all the cases in which Qiu Zhennong participated, I will naturally submit a letter to the court, try the case according to the law, and never tolerate it, so as to maintain the majesty of my great black iron law."

Snapped!
After finishing speaking, Song Zhili slapped the gavel, and shouted: "Take all the criminals to the South Prison, and interrogate them seriously. We must use the fastest time to clear all the cases! Get out of court!"

"mighty……"

All the yamen servants exclaimed mighty, and someone immediately stepped forward to drag the criminals and took them to the prison one by one.

"Master Qingtian, what a master Qingtian!" Among the prisoners, only Pan Wending was crying excitedly, "If I, Pan Wending, are still alive, I must write a book and biography for Master Song, sing praises, and remember forever, oh Woooo..."

Soon, the crowd receded, and only the villagers who followed Pan Wending to file a complaint stayed where they were.

They felt as if they had had a spring and autumn dream, so unreal.

I obviously came here to file a complaint, but it turned out that I was used by someone, and the real culprit was Mr. Liu who filed the complaint.

They shouted that they had been duped, but before they came back to their senses, the case turned around again, and Qiu Batian became the defendant again...

However, no matter what they experienced, they all saw clearly the behavior of county magistrate Song Zhili just now.

At this moment, they are all full of admiration for the county magistrate. They are fearless of power, upright, and even dare to contradict their superiors for the sake of justice. They are simply good officials who are rare in a century, and they are simply the legendary Qingtian master!

Although no one said anything, everyone had already thought about it. After going out later, the heroic performance of County Magistrate Song must be spread to the public, so that every ordinary person in Yanping County knows that they met a good official. He eradicated harm for the people and eradicated Qiu Batian, a bully in Yanping County...

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(End of this chapter)