Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Ye Yisheng said bravely: "Zhou Qianhu, please speak first."

"Yes." Zhou Wei glanced at Guo Jin and said, "Sir, the only thing that is certain about this case is that Xue Pan's slave injured Feng Yuan.

Therefore, there are two doubts: 1. Whether the slave was allowed to commit the crime; 2. Whether the injury was fatal. "

Ye Yisheng and others nodded, it was reasonable.

Guo Jin sneered and said: "The corpse in the file clearly states that Feng Yuan had many bruises on his chest, abdomen, waist and back, and his sternum and ribs were broken in many places. He died that night after being carried home. Isn't this what he was beaten to death?" "

Zhou Wei shook his head and said: "No. Who knows who Feng Yuan came into contact with after he was carried home, and what happened? Is it possible that he was killed after returning home?"

For example, Feng Yuan was an only son with no parents or a boy or a girl. His family was quite prosperous. If he died, his family would be extinct. Wouldn't his clan benefit? This was the motive for the murder. Hasn't Guo Qianhu seen this kind of desperate case? "

Guo Jin sneered: "Empty talk and random speculation."

Zhou Wei said: "Guo Qianhu said that the slaves of the Xue family hurt people to death. Isn't it just speculation? Secondly, it remains to be discussed whether the slaves of the Xue family hurt people under the instruction of Xue Pan or if they did it on their own. Xue Pan, let me ask you, but do you mean it? Allowing slaves to hurt others?"

Xue Pan had been taught this many times in the past few days and knew the words by heart. He hurriedly said, "Sir, I have never instructed my family to bully others."

Zhou Wei nodded and said: "Master Ye, please tell me who was the slave of the Xue family at that time."

"It's passed down to the Xue family slave."

Guo Jin watched coldly, letting Zhou Wei do whatever he wanted, hoping to see the way before he could counterattack.

Immediately, the government officials escorted six or seven servants of the Xue family.

Zhou Wei said: "Did you beat Feng Yuan that day?"

"I was beaten, but not hard."

"Why did you hit someone?"

"Because Feng Yuan brought people to the house to cause trouble and spoke rudely to our uncle, we slaves got so angry that we beat them."

Zhou Wei then said to Feng Yuan's family: "Look, these are the people who beat Feng Yuan that day?"

"Yes." Feng Yuan's family nodded.

Guo Jin frowned and said: "It is unusual for a domestic slave to protect his master. Their testimony is countless."

Zhou Wei smiled and said: "What Guo Qianhu said is reasonable, how can you prove that it was Xue Pan who ordered the beating?"

Guo Jin said: "The sufferer heard Xue Pan loudly shouting orders to beat people."

"Yes, yes, Xue Pan did call his slaves to beat my little master." Feng Yuan's family members said hurriedly.

Zhou Wei said: "You are the masters of suffering, and what you say does not count. According to the law, the plaintiff and the defendant each hold their own side, and there is no evidence for each other, so neither of them will accept it."

"Don't worry, please call the witnesses." Guo Jin sneered.

Ye Yisheng had to order witnesses again.

Seven or eight men were summoned to the hall and knelt on the ground.

"Master Ye, these are the people of Jinling City who witnessed Feng Yuan being beaten by Xue Pan's slaves that day." Guo Jin said, "Tell me, did Xue Pan allow his slaves to beat anyone that day?"

Several people said in unison: "Master, sir, we did hear Uncle Xue ordering his slaves to beat someone."

When Xue Pan heard this, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. The scene of that day reappeared in front of his eyes. He was so angry that he kept shouting to beat the person to death, and he did beat the person to death.

Guo Jin looked at Zhou Wei with a sneer.

Zhou Wei frowned slightly and said: "You two, tell me clearly what Xue Pan said at that time. If you talk nonsense in the court, you know the consequences."

Guo Jin said: "You don't have to be afraid. The three adults above are telling the truth. It can't be fake."

"Yes. I heard Uncle Xue say, 'beat me to death'"

"I heard it too."

“I heard Uncle Xue say ‘beat him to death’”

Ye Yisheng and others looked at each other and wondered how they could excuse Xue Pan.

Guo Jin chased after him and said, "Xue Pan said just now that he did not instruct his servants to beat anyone. Now that the witness is here, what else can he say?"

Zhou Wei shook his head and said: "No. What Xue Pan said just now was 'never instructing family members to bully others'. The difference between the two words means a very different meaning."

"You still want to deny it?" Guo Jin sneered.

"Sir, please check the court records." Zhou Wei ignored him and said with cupped hands.

"Check." Ye Yisheng nodded.

After a moment, he reported in shorthand: "Your Excellency, what Xue Pan said just now is indeed 'never instructing family members to bully others'"

Zhou Wei said: "Sir, the situation at that time seemed to be that Xue Pan's slaves beat Feng Yuan, but the inside story may not be like this. Xue Pan, you haven't told the reason in detail."

"Yes, yes." Xue Pan thought for a while, exhausted his life's wisdom, and said slowly: "Sir, I was wandering on the street that day and saw the kidnapper selling people. He said that he was the biological father of the girl. Because his family was poor, Because he couldn't afford it, he was sold into slavery.

I saw that these two people looked nothing like their biological father and daughter. How could a father sell his daughter like a livestock?

He guessed that she was abducted by a kidnapper. Seeing that the girl was pitiful, he spent money to buy her, hoping to save her from suffering first and then help her find her family. "

"Unexpectedly, the next day Feng Yuan brought people to the door to make trouble and insisted on forcing me to hand over the girl. I think you, Feng Yuan, are not her parents and brothers. Why should I hand this person over to you?

Therefore, a quarrel broke out within a few seconds. Feng Yuan insisted on snatching someone away, so he led a fight with my servants. In order to protect the orphan girl's safety, I ordered my servants to resist desperately. I did not intend to beat or bully others. "

Guo Jin sneered and said: "That's nonsense. They were clearly fighting to buy the girl. They got angry and just started fighting. As everyone knows, they dared to say that they were saving lives. Seven or eight witnesses here dared to make nonsense.

According to the "Da Wu Law·Criminal Law·Human Life", anyone who fights and kills anyone will be hanged with a gold blade regardless of their siblings. Therefore, the murderer must be beheaded! Please make a clear decision. " Ye Yisheng, Fang Si, and Fu Yi looked at each other and felt that it was a bit tricky. If they were ordinary people below, they could be fooled, but the person below them was more proficient in criminal names than them and had solved countless cases. It was really difficult to fool them. .

"Zhou Qianhu, do you have any objections?" Ye Yisheng had no choice but to get Zhou Wei to endorse it, or you Jin Yiwei should try to figure it out yourself first.

Zhou Wei said: "The fight to buy the girl is true, because the kidnapper sold one girl to two. It is also true to save people."

"How can you see it?" Ye Yisheng asked.

"Your Majesty, please." Zhou Wei looked at Feng Yuan's family and said, "Let me ask you, why did your young master Feng Yuan buy this girl?"

"This..." Feng Yuan's family hesitated.

Zhou Wei said: "It's hard to say? Let me tell you for you. Because Feng Yuan coveted the beauty of this orphan girl and wanted to ask her to be his wife. There are countless testimonies in the file about this matter. Do you witnesses from Jinling have any objections?"

The seven or eight Jinling people shook their heads hurriedly. No one knew about this, and even if they had a hundred courage, they would not dare to talk nonsense in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice.

"I would like to ask Guo Qianhu, you said that Xue Pan was not trying to save people. For what purpose did he buy this girl?"

Guo Jin sneered and said: "Of course she is greedy for beauty. Rumor has it that this woman is extremely beautiful, otherwise how could Xue Pan beat someone to death for her? How could Feng Yuan die for her?"

Zhou Wei smiled and said: "Guo Qianhu's eyes are like a torch. This girl is indeed extremely beautiful. Lord Ye, please send Xiangling, the master of suffering, to come to the hall."

Um? Guo Jin was shocked, what did this mean?

"Pass." Ye Yisheng has almost become a puppet on strings. He doesn't have to worry about how to try the case. The two gold medal litigators below have arranged everything clearly.

I saw the yamen servant bringing a graceful, charming, shy, and rosy young girl to the court.

Everyone in the hall was stunned and thought they were beating people to death for her.

"You see clearly, she is the girl who was trafficked by the kidnappers?" Zhou Wei said.

Feng Yuan's family looked at it and nodded. The bright red between Xiangling's eyebrows was so distinctive, and such a beautiful appearance was not easy to forget.

Several witnesses had also seen it and nodded in agreement.

Zhou Wei smiled and said: "Actually, you don't need to identify me. This girl has been staying in Xue Mansion since the day she bought her back. Because she forgot her hometown, her family has never been found. With the detective skills of Dongchang and Beisi, Naturally, you will find out once you look it up.

I would like to ask everyone in the hall, does anyone think this woman is not beautiful? "

Everyone shook their heads.

Ye Yisheng, Fang Si and Fu Yi looked at each other. Such beauties are indeed rare. No wonder some people get interested in her.

Zhou Wei said: "Your Majesty dares to say that Xue Pan was trying to save people and was not motivated by sexual desire. Do you have no evidence?

I would like to ask, if Xue Pan is like Feng Yuan and covets beauty, how can such a stunning beauty be able to keep her etiquette and keep her etiquette for several years after buying her home? "

"What?!" The whole audience was shocked.

Guo Jin was stunned, could such a thing happen? Has Xue Pan, this greedy dandy, changed his gender?

Ye Yisheng and others finally found a breakthrough and said, "Zhou Qianhu, are you serious about this?"

"There is absolutely no falsehood. Please send it to the Punishment Department, Wen Po, for an investigation and she will find out."

Ye Yisheng nodded and said: "When someone comes, tell Po Wen to verify his identity."

The yamen servant took Xiang Ling to a nearby examination room, where Wen Po came to check whether she was a virgin.

After a while, Po Wen came to the hall again with Xiang Ling.

Jia Cong couldn't help but smile when he saw Xiang Ling's face blushing and looking very cute.

"Three eldest men, after careful inspection by the women, this girl's teeth are intact, and she is obviously a virgin." Wen Po said.

"Go back."

Guo Jin shook his head. He didn't expect this to happen. It was really unexpected that Xue Pan, a pervert, could endure the fat in his mouth without eating. This way, the theory of saving people was tenable.

Just listen to Zhou Wei say: "Miss Xiangling, you have something to say to the three adults, but it doesn't matter."

Xiang Ling said timidly: "A common girl was abducted by a kidnapper when she was young. Fortunately, Uncle Xue helped her generously and bought her home to take care of her. She has never done anything inappropriate. Please three adults, please be aware of this."

Ye Yisheng and others nodded and said, "Just step back."

"Yes." Xiangling stepped back.

Zhou Weidao said: "The kidnapper has been punished for selling people. Xiangling was originally free and innocent. Feng Yuan came to the door unreasonably and forcibly took innocent people as slaves and concubines. It was a bandit's behavior. Xue Pan acted bravely and ordered his family to stop him and beat him up. hurt.

According to the "Da Wu Law·Criminal Law·Bandits", if a mortal catches a robber or two thieves, he or she will be rewarded with twenty silver coins each, regardless of whether he is killed or injured during the arrest. Please make a clear decision. "

Ye Yisheng looked at Guo Jin and said, "Does Guo Qianhu have any objections?"

Guo Jin glanced at Tang Yan and said, "No."

"Well, in that case, the case will be pronounced at a later date and the court will be withdrawn." Ye Yisheng was shocked.

Jia Cong nodded to Zhou Wei, glanced at Xue Pan, stood up and left.

The lawsuit was finally won.

Jia Cong sighed in his heart, knowing that Feng Yuan was unjustly accused, he forcibly cleared Xue Pan, which was confusing right and wrong and aiding the evil. This is a person who is in the world and cannot help himself.

I am just a mortal, not Bao Qingtian, let alone a saint. I can only choose interests and positions, not right and wrong.

After all, compared with Feng Yuan and Sister Bao, Sister Bao is much more important.

I can only feel sorry for Feng Yuan. (End of chapter)