The officials escorted Liu Shi to the front of the hall, kicked him hard on the knees, and shouted: "Kneel down, kneel down!"
Liu Shi fell to his knees with a plop, with tears in his eyes, and shouted hoarsely: "Sir, the common people are wronged!"
The county magistrate didn't even look at him and said again: "Let the plaintiff go to court."
Soon, two people in their forties, a man and a woman, walked into the courtroom.
The man is in his forties, wearing a purple cocoon silk cotton robe. At first glance, he looks well-kept and pampered, while the woman has a cunning look on her face, wearing gold and silver, which looks tacky.
These two people are Liu Shi's father-in-law and mother-in-law.
As soon as they came out, there were whispers in the crowd about how these two men treated their adopted son-in-law harshly and how they were greedy for money.
But everyone kept their voices extremely low for fear of being heard by the magistrate in the lobby.
Shen Ning had already learned from Xiaosi that the county magistrate's surname was Lin, and his first name was Fangyuan. It was a good surname and a good name, but it was a pity that he was neither far nor far away.
Just by looking at his completely different attitudes towards the plaintiff and defendant, you can basically determine what kind of person this county magistrate is.
But she still wanted to observe again to see if Magistrate Lin was as unbearable as she thought.
Lin Fangyuan started to ask questions, but he didn't ask Liu Shi a word. He just asked a few indifferent words to Liu Shi's father-in-law and mother-in-law.
"Wu Shan, you and your wife accused Liu Shi of being a surrogate son-in-law, but in turn they blackmailed you. Do you have any evidence?" Lin Fangyuan asked again.
"My lord, Xiaomin's wife can testify." Liu Shi's father-in-law Wu Shan replied.
"Okay, since there are witnesses and the evidence is conclusive, I now judge that Liu Shi, as his adopted son-in-law, is ungrateful, has no regard for filial piety, has evil intentions, blackmails good people, and is unrepentant and refuses to admit guilt. He should be severely punished by fifty boards. Then he will be sent to the army." Lin Fangyuan slapped the tree and pronounced the sentence.
As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.
Liu Shi was stunned as if he had been struck by lightning. He, the defendant, only shouted "Unjust" and did not have time to defend himself. The county magistrate found himself guilty and received such a heavy punishment.
He originally thought that if he went to court, he would be able to clear his name and clear his name. The county magistrate might also be able to return the money stolen by his father-in-law and mother-in-law for him, but he didn't expect it to be like this!
The people looked pitiful and looked at Liu Shi sympathetically, shaking their heads and sighing.
They had seen so many cases handled by Magistrate Lin that the verdict of this case was no longer surprising. It would be damning if Magistrate Lin could reverse the case for Liu Shi.
Lin Zhixian is a man who loves money, and Wu Shan and his wife must have given him a lot of benefits, so he didn't let Liu Shi tell them a word.
Seeing this, Shen Ning felt like Ming Jing.
Xiaosi couldn't suppress the anger in his heart for a long time, and he clenched his fists angrily: "This damn official, does anyone ask questions like this? If I were to interrogate the case, I would be able to do it more clearly than him. clear."
Xiao Ru's little face turned red with anger: "Miss, this official is a confused official."
Shen Ning shook her head: "No, he is not confused."
How could such a money-minded and profit-seeking person be so confused
It's just that his eyes only recognize money, not justice.