Madam, protect me!

Although the final penalty result did not change, it allowed Li Nuo to understand the rules of the "Code".

His remaining lifespan according to the code can be changed.

In terms of prison sentences alone, within the scope of the law, a criminal can live one more day for every year he is sentenced.

He asked the Chang'an County Magistrate that in addition to prison sentences in Daxia, the lighter ones include flogging and caning, and the more severe ones include exile and death. Li Nuo doesn't know yet how much benefit these punishments can bring to his life. , Firstly, there is an upper limit on the female assassin's conviction, and secondly, it is not easy for him to hold an honest man like Chang'an County Magistrate and torment him hard.

But there is one thing that Li Nuo can be sure of.

In order for the "Code" to increase lifespan, the prisoner should be related to himself, for example, the female assassin who assassinated him. If any case can be used, the government judges so many cases every day, he must not live forever?

So wouldn't it mean that the more people who assassinate him, the better?

If you want to live, trade your life for it...

This is too miserable. How can anyone stab a fool every day if they have enough to eat?

The Chang'an County Magistrate was worried that if he stayed any longer, he would be tempted to take action against this dandy. Of course, he was even more afraid of being angry to death, so he bowed his hand to Li Nuo and said, "Sir, there is still a case being tried in the lower court. No……"

Speaking of the case, Li Nuo had an idea.

I don’t know if the case has nothing to do with him, but can the case he personally hears increase his lifespan?

Time waits for no one. Even if he has just gained two days of life, he only has five days to live. He must seize every opportunity. When he thought of this, he immediately said to the Chang'an County Magistrate: "Master Pei, I have another unkind request. Can you let me try this case?"

The Chang'an County Magistrate was startled when he heard this: "What, the young master wants to try a case?"

Li Nuo asked: "Is it okay?"

Without an official status, it is of course impossible in principle to go to court to hear cases.

But your father is the minister of Dali Temple. What you say is the principle. Who dares to say more?

The Chang'an County Magistrate took a deep breath and said, "Of course, sir, please come here..."

Butler Wu curiously asked Li Nuo, "Sir, what are you doing in reviewing cases?"

Li Nuo just smiled and said: "I have nothing to do, just check it out and have fun..."

Butler Wu didn't say anything. The young master was probably just having fun, but since the young master liked it, let him have fun.

During the trial, the county magistrate left in a hurry. Although the officials on both sides of the court were curious, they did not dare to say anything. As for the two suspects kneeling under the court, they did not dare to move even if their knees were numb.

After a long time, the county magistrate came back, and beside him was a richly dressed young man.

The fifth-rank Chang'an County Magistrate actually gave up the throne to this young master, and his attitude towards him was extremely respectful. Everyone present was trembling in their hearts and even their breathing slowed down.

Li Nuo had just learned from outside that the Chang'an County Magistrate was investigating a theft case, and two suspects were currently locked in and were undergoing routine questioning.

Li Nuo first took the file and looked at it. The writing of Daxia was similar to the traditional Chinese characters of later generations. When Li Nuo was writing his thesis, because he often had to study ancient documents, he mastered a lot of traditional Chinese characters. Although there were still some characters he didn't recognize, he still didn't know them. Based on the context, we can guess almost exactly.

However, his predecessor was, after all, a fool who couldn't even add and subtract within ten, and most likely didn't know a few words.

Li Nuo handed the file to the Chang'an County Magistrate and said, "Master Pei, there are many words in it that I don't recognize. Please read them for me..."

The Chang'an County Magistrate sneered in his heart. He didn't know a word of Chinese characters, and he imitated others in trying cases. On a whim, he didn't know how much he weighed. After making a few remarks, he smiled and said: "It's not troublesome, it's not troublesome. This case is actually It's very simple. The Wang family from Chang'an Street lost dozens of taels of silver, and they suspected that one of the two neighbors had stolen it..."

After a while, Li Nuo looked down.

This was an ordinary theft case. Both of Wang's neighbors were suspected, but there was insufficient evidence to convict.

Li Nuo thought for a moment, looked at a thin man with a goatee, and asked: "What have you done since you got up yesterday? Tell them one by one. Tell the truth. No omissions are allowed."

The thin man coughed twice and said, "Sir, I got up at about six o'clock that morning. First I ate three buns at a roadside bun shop, drank a bowl of porridge, and then walked around the street. At noon, Went to the casino for a few gambles, had dinner at Xiangmanlou, then went home and took a nap. Shen Shi went out, greeted Wang, and then went to Fengqilou to have a good time... After the good time, he went to Goulan to listen. I played music, watched the Monkey Show, The Dancer, and drank with my friends. I got home before midnight and fell asleep when I got home. I really don’t have time to steal anything.”

Li Nuo looked at another chubby man.

Before he could speak, the man immediately said: "My lord, I am wronged. I got up at midnight to make cakes. I went out to sell the cakes before midnight. I finished my work at midnight and went home. I first carried water, then chopped firewood, and finished all these things." Work, about two quarters past noon, I said hello to Mrs. Wang and went home to cook... I went out to buy rice around Youshi. I had a bowl of noodles at the Liujia Noodle House in the east end of the alley. After buying the rice, I went home again. After washing my clothes, I also took a shower and had some fun with my wife. First I used the upper position, then the side position, the lower position, and finally the rear position..."

The Chang'an County Magistrate took out his crotch without leaving any trace, interrupted him and said: "Okay, there is no need to explain these things in such detail..."

Wang's home was robbed and dozens of taels of silver were lost. He suspected that one of the two neighbors was responsible, so he summoned them to court, but both of them denied the theft and both had alibi certificates.

A few dozen taels of silver was not a small sum for ordinary people. As a parent official, of course he had to pay attention to it, but he was too lazy to check one by one. It happened that this dude wanted to investigate the case, so he let him go. .

He wanted to see if this dude was as capable as his father.

After listening to the two people's testimonies, Li Nuo didn't say anything. He casually chatted with the Chang'an County Magistrate and asked with a smile: "Where is Master Pei's hometown?"

The Chang'an County Magistrate was stunned for a moment, then said: "Longnan."

"What a coincidence..."

"Are you from Longnan too? Aren't you from Chang'an?"

"I have a friend whose ancestral home is Longnan... By the way, how many people are in Mr. Pei's family?"

"There is an old mother who has a son with a bitch."

"Master Pei is so handsome and graceful, but he doesn't have any concubines at home?"

"Hey, I also want to, but my wife won't let me..."

…

The two chatted for a while, seeming to have forgotten about the trial. Not to mention the government officials on both sides, even the two suspects in the hall were enjoying the gossip.

Just when the Chang'an County Magistrate didn't know what kind of medicine this dandy was selling, Li Nuo suddenly looked down the hall, changed his voice and said to the fat man: "Tell me what you did that day backwards."

Although the fat man didn't know the reason, he still recalled it and said honestly: "The villain and his wife had a great time. They used the back position, lower position, side position, and upper position. They took a bath, washed clothes, and bought rice. , ate noodles at Liu’s Noodle House..., cooked, chopped firewood, carried water, sold cakes, made cakes, got up..."

Li Nuo nodded slightly.

Although it is a bit slower than what I just said, each of these things is still correct.

Then he looked at the thin man with the goatee and said, "It's your turn."

The thin man trembled and said: "It's time for me to get up..."

Li Nuo waved his hand to interrupt him: "I didn't ask you to talk straight on, start from sleeping at night, and talk backwards..."

The thin man began to sweat on his forehead: "Go to bed. I drank wine with my friends before going to bed, watched the Monkey Show, Dancer, and listened to music at Goulan..."

Li Nuo waved his hand again: "Wait a minute, didn't I just say that I would listen to the music first, then the monkey show, and finally the dancer? What's the mess..."

The thin man with the goatee trembled and began to sweat profusely. He said in a trembling voice: "Remember, I remembered it wrong..."

"continue."

"Yes, listen to music, listen to music, take a nap at home before listening to music..."

"Aren't you having fun in Fengqi Tower?"

"Oh, forgot, forgot, take a nap first and then go to Fengqi Tower..."

"What about before nap?"

"Here, I ate at Xiangmanlou, went to the casino to gamble, and before that I walked, walked, and before walking, I ate three steamed buns and a bowl of porridge..."

"Didn't you just say two buns?"

"It's two, two."

"Sorry, I remembered, you just said three."

Snap!

Li Nuo seemed to have returned to the court. He was stunned and said angrily: "I even used several postures with my wife happily, and I remember clearly in every order. Did you eat two or three buns in the morning?" , what you just said must have been made up, why did you lie, did you steal Wang’s money?”

The thin man with the goatee was startled and immediately replied: "Sir, I have a bad memory..."

At this time, the Chang'an County Magistrate, who was experienced in investigating cases, had already understood.

"You don't have a good memory, right..."

There was no need for Li Nuo to ask any more questions. A smile appeared on the face of the Chang'an County Magistrate, he waved to the policemen on the left and right, and said: "Go, take him down and let him think about it. I believe that he will remember it." …”

He is unwilling to use torture because he is unwilling to use torture on innocent people.

Anyone who is not blind can see that there is something wrong with this skinny guy with a goatee. At this time, it is necessary to help him regain his memory.

In fact, he was very unhappy with this guy just now.

Feng Qi Lou..., what is your identity and status, are you worthy of going to a brothel with me?

Hearing the words of the Chang'an County Magistrate, the thin man with the goatee trembled. Even if he had not experienced the "Great Memory Restoration Technique" of the county government, he had heard it from his colleagues. It was really impossible to survive or die, so he said immediately: "Sir, the villain has hired me. The money was stolen by the villain. There is no need to trouble these bad guys!"

…

"Quit!"

After being shocked, the Chang'an County Magistrate bowed his hand to Li Nuo and said, "Young master is so resourceful that a subordinate officer cannot match him. How did you get the idea of ​​asking them to recount their testimony?"

Li Nuo smiled and said: "It's okay. If it is something he has experienced personally, even if he recalls it backwards, there will probably be no mistakes. But if it is a story made up on the spur of the moment, it will be difficult to retell it backwards. What's more, during this period He was attracted by our chat again and couldn’t even remember it..."

These are just some tips for modern interrogation. Although Li Nuo is not a criminal police officer, he often deals with them and has learned a few tricks from them.

The Chang'an County Magistrate once again handed over his hand: "Your Majesty has learned a lesson..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at the young man in front of him.

The rumors really cannot be believed.

Who said that the son of the Minister of Dali Temple was a fool?

If this is a fool, isn't Pei Zhe worse than a fool?

Outside the court, Wu Guanjia was shocked and sighed. When did the word "wisdom" become a description of his foolish young master...