At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 107 Sophistry
Zhou Qi still said calmly: "I don't agree with this statement, it's just an assumption."

"Regardless of Niu Er's inability to provide conclusive evidence of being raped by Jia Shi, even if Niu Er was indeed raped by Jia Shi, when he killed Jia Shi, it was already under the condition that the other party stopped the aggression."

"According to the law, no one is threatening Niu Er's life at this time, and Niu Er's sudden murder has exceeded the scope of self-defense."

"It means that no matter whether Mrs. Jia violated Niu Er or not, Niu Er's murder is still valid."

When Niu Er, who was kneeling on the ground, heard this, he couldn't help but shivered, obviously a little frightened.

When Zhu Bao was frowning and didn't know how to refute it, his staff came out and said: "The county magistrate's words are wrong."

Zhou Qi raised his brows slightly, looked at the county magistrate's staff with a half-smile, and asked, "What do you have in mind?"

The staff saluted respectfully, and said: "It's not a high opinion, but according to what I see, the victim Niu Er suffered great mental and physical trauma after being violated."

"Under such circumstances, it is entirely reasonable for him to act more aggressively."

"Furthermore, what the county magistrate said that Mrs. Jia has stopped the aggression, please forgive me for not agreeing. Rape is a serious crime. At this time, Mrs. Jia has not left the scene of the crime. If the other party is afraid of Niu Er's police officer, there is no guarantee that they will not kill to cover up their crime. "

"So at this time, Niu Er's life may still be in danger."

"The victim acted preemptively at this time and made a slightly aggressive move, which can be regarded as emergency avoidance and does not constitute intentional homicide."

"interesting."

Hearing what the staff said, Zhou Qi was actually aroused interest.

This staff member was obviously much more familiar with the law than the county magistrate Zhu Bao. What he said was not unreasonable, and everything was within the framework of the law.

If it were someone else, they might not be able to argue against the staff.

But who is Zhou Qi, even a cruel official like Yang Qiu who is proficient in the law is willing to bow down, let alone deal with a mere aide.

Zhou Qi didn't answer this topic at all, but jumped out of the circle, saying: "Although what you said is reasonable, there is only one prerequisite, that is, Jia Shi did violate Niu Er."

"If there is no solid evidence, everything you said is groundless, and Niu Er is still a murder suspect."

The aides were not friendly to him, and said with a smile: "The prerequisite for Niu Er to be a murder suspect is to first prove that the Jia family has not violated Niu Er. Does the county magistrate have conclusive evidence?"

Good guy, this staff member is indeed extraordinary, and his thinking is very quick.

Didn't Zhou Qi ask Niu Er to produce definite evidence of being violated by Jia Shi?

The staff directly treated him in his own way, and asked Zhou Qi to show evidence that Jia had never violated Niu Er, otherwise there would be no way to convict Niu Er.

Hearing this, Zhu Bao also said: "This statement is very true."

Zhou Qi smiled, but said calmly: "Whoever claims it will provide evidence."

"Niu Er claimed to be violated by the Jia family, but he couldn't provide conclusive evidence, so Niu Er's accusation is not established."

"Niu Er himself admitted that he killed Jia. This is the evidence that Niu Er killed Jia. It is also Niu Er's own confession. How can he not be convicted of intentional homicide?"

But the aides pointedly said: "The premise of Niu Er's murder is that he was violated by the Jia family. I also ask the county magistrate not to confuse the public, and first show evidence that the Jia family has not violated Niu Er."

"Otherwise the case is in doubt, and neither party can be convicted according to the law of innocence."

At this time, seeing that there was no way to convict Jia Shi, the staff only thought about how to keep Niu Er.

Although they may not care about Niu Er's life or death, Niu Er is the person they pushed out after all. If Zhou Qi is convicted in court, Zhu and Huang's reputation will definitely be ruined.

Zhou Qi ignored the staff and turned to look at the county magistrate Zhu Bao.

"Although I cannot prove that Jia did not assault Niu Er, I can prove that Niu Er is guilty of rape."

"I would like to ask the county magistrate, if it can be proved that Niu Er raped Mrs. Jia, can it be proved that he committed murder on purpose?"

Zhu Bao was taken aback when he heard the words, and then sneered: "As long as the county magistrate can produce evidence to prove that Niu Er raped Mrs. Jia, he can naturally be convicted of rape and murder."

Zhou Qi couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said: "In that case, I will show you the evidence!"

Zhu Bao looked at Zhou Qi who said so confidently, and his heart sank slightly.

He thought about it for a long time and immediately relaxed after thinking that Jia was raped and killed by him and had nothing to do with Niu Er.

He concluded that Zhou Qi was definitely bluffing.

Zhu Bao looked at Zhou Qi with a slightly mocking look and said, "It's not enough to convict people with empty words. Please ask the county magistrate to provide evidence, otherwise it may be difficult to convince the public."

However, Zhou Qi did not produce evidence at the first time, but walked to the gate of the county government office, and said to the crowd of onlookers: "Everyone can prove this matter, as long as I can prove that Niu Er committed the crime of rape, That means Niu Er raped and killed Jia."

At this time, more and more people gathered spontaneously.

They watched the tit-for-tat confrontation between the new county magistrate and the county magistrate Zhu Bao, and their attitude towards the county magistrate changed greatly.

It's just that Zhu Bao has accumulated power in Anfeng County for a long time. Although the people wanted to support the new county magistrate, no one dared to speak up.

"The county magistrate can solve the case as much as he wants, and I can prove it!"

A slightly childish voice came from the crowd.

Zhou Qi followed the prestige, but saw a small boy who was only about ten years old.

He couldn't help but shrink his pupils as he looked at the boy's slightly familiar figure and clothing.

"This boy seems to be the one who attacked him with stones at the gate of the city."

Although Zhou Qi already had a guess in his mind, he didn't expose it on the spot, but smiled and nodded at the boy.

The rest of the people watching saw that even a child dared to come forward to testify. Some people finally plucked up the courage and spoke out in agreement.

One.

two.

Three.

……

More and more people expressed their willingness to testify, Zhou Qi finally showed an incomparably bright smile on his face.

He knew that the people's strong fear of Zhu Bao and others had already been torn apart by him.

As long as they can win a beautiful battle in the county office today, the long-term prestige of Zhu Bao and others will be like a dam torn by a flood, and sooner or later it will completely collapse.

If Zhou Qi can gain the trust and support of the people of Anfeng County, he will no longer be afraid of these powerful families.

What the people lack most now is precisely trust.

The so-called iron-clad and powerful county magistrate.

Even though Zhou Qi is showing his sharpness now, almost no one believes that he can really compete with the local tycoons.

What Zhou Qi has to do is to show his strength and give the people confidence
After Zhou Qi thanked the people who were watching, he didn't care about Niu Er who was kneeling on the ground in fear. Instead, he walked directly in front of Zhu Bao with the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

"Zhu Xiancheng is familiar with the law. Do you know that the crime of rape is only for men? For women, this crime does not exist at all?"

Zhu Bao was a little confused when he heard this.

County captain Huang An and the onlookers were also stunned on the spot when they heard Zhou Qi's words.

There are too many court laws.

Not to mention ordinary people, even the officials responsible for litigation may not be able to keep every law in mind.

However, after all, Zhu Bao had been the county magistrate for more than ten years. He frowned and thought for a long time, and found that in his impression, there seemed to be no precedent for women being convicted of rape.

This is true.

Whenever it is said that a woman rapes a man, there must be something wrong.

When a man uses force on a woman, relying on his physical strength, it may be possible to succeed.

If a man is unwilling, there is no way to stand up. How can he start being raped by a woman?

If the matter is successful, it means that the man has agreed at least physically, and the woman has not violated the man's wishes.

Of course, using medicine on men is another matter.

However, the probability of this happening is too small, and it will not cause much harm to men.

Therefore, from ancient times to the present, there has been no such thing as a woman committing the crime of rape.

The reason why Zhu Bao thought of such a weird idea at the beginning was actually because he was used to being arrogant and domineering. He wanted to deliberately use this strange case that anyone with a discerning eye could see the problem to humiliate Zhou Qi and ruin his reputation.

Faced with Zhou Qi's questioning, Zhu Bao still said somewhat forcefully: "The fact that there is no crime of rape of a woman does not mean that this kind of thing will not happen, and it does not prove that Niu Er was not violated."

Zhou Qi ignored Zhu Bao, but came to Zhu Bao's staff and said, "According to the law of the Han Dynasty, what is the crime of false accusation?"

The staff member was a little dazed at first, and then swallowed his saliva. He looked at Zhou Qi in horror, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

Obviously, as an aide who is familiar with Han laws and is good at sophistry, he has already guessed what Zhou Qi, the county magistrate, wants to do.

It was precisely because he knew Zhou Qi's next plan that he was so at a loss.

He did not expect that Zhou Qi, a county magistrate who is not yet twenty, would study the law so thoroughly.

"I asked you something, answer it quickly!"

Facing Zhou Qi's stern questioning, the aides did not dare not answer, so they could only bite the bullet and say: "False accusation and false accusation."

"Clap clap clap!"

Zhou Qi turned around and clapped his hands rhythmically, but there was a cold light in his eyes.

He came to Zhu Bao again, pointed to Niu Er who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "Since there is no such crime as rape for a woman, according to the law of the Han Dynasty, Niu Er's complaint that he was raped by Jia Shi is a crime." false accusation."

"The law of the Han Dynasty, false accusation against sitting, Niu Er falsely accused Jia of committing rape, so Niu Er can be convicted of rape."

"According to my previous agreement with the county magistrate, as long as it can be proven that Niu Er committed the crime of rape, then Niu Er's murder of killing Jia for no reason should also be established, right?"

Looking at the people who stood there dumbfounded, Zhou Qi continued: "Then I pronounce the verdict: Mrs. Jia was falsely accused and can be found not guilty."

"Niu Er committed the crime of rape and homicide. Both crimes are punishable by death."

"May I ask if the county magistrate still has any objections to my judgment?"

　I would like to ask for everyone's opinions here, brothers, don't have any scruples, you can speak freely.

　　I have actually been thinking about this plot for a long time, and I have several very good ideas. I have thought of several exciting plots. Writing it down may take a lot of pen and ink and slow down the main plot.

　　But many brothers may prefer to watch content about competing with princes.

　　Now I will do a survey and find out whether you want it to be detailed or abbreviated here, so that I can adjust the direction of subsequent writing.

　　Please be sure to express your own opinions, brothers' suggestions are even related to how I write the next chapter, please.

　　
　
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