Ye Xiaotian almost shattered the gavel, which attracted the attention of Dai Chonghua and Zhang Yi. Ye Xiaotian said loudly: "My lords, since you want me to interrogate you, please ask me to obey the rules of my torture hall. If you keep blaming the court like this, I can only let the magistrate ask for another trial." Wise!"
Dai Tongzhi and Zhang Tushe pushed their raised arms vigorously, parted their bodies, and looked at each other resentfully. Ye Xiaotian coughed and said, "This case is a serious case of human life and should not be neglected. Zhang Tushe can only make a verbal complaint. If it is not possible, I would like to ask Mr. Tushe to prepare a pleading statement and submit it to the official."
Ye Xiaotian said to Zhang Tushe, and said: "I never listen to only one side of the case when I ask a case. Since Dai Tongzhi's daughter is an important witness in this case, she should also go to court to accept the questioning. However, since Dai Tongzhi's My daughter is ill, so it is not appropriate to go to court with illness, so let's give it a few days."
Just as Zhang Tushe was about to protest, Ye Xiaotian said in a more emphatic tone: "Besides, in a serious case of human life, according to the law, the officer must go to the scene for inspection, and the corpse must be inspected to confirm whether there are other causes of death. All this takes time, so…”
Ye Xiaotian slapped the gavel and shouted: "Let's take the suspect Pu Jie back to the prison. Zhang Tushe, please submit an appeal to this officer. Tomorrow morning, this officer will personally go to Lingzhang Mountain to inspect the scene of the crime. Wait for Wu Zuo to come up with the "Examination Gemu", and it will not be too late for the judge to continue the trial, so I will leave the court!"
After Ye Xiaotian finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked away immediately. Seeing that Mr. Zhang Tushe and Mr. Dai were still standing in the hall, while the presiding judge had already slipped away, all the yamen servants didn't know what to do.
Originally, one should shout "Tangwei" when going to the hall, and "retire the hall drum" when leaving the hall, but seeing the aggressive appearance of Master Tushe and Master Tongzhi, the Zaoli who beat the drum really didn't have the courage to raise the drumstick. Zhang Yi gave Dai Tongzhi a cold look, and yelled at his subordinates: "What are you still doing, go and find a lawyer for Lao Tzu to write a complaint!"
Standing by the case, Li Qiuchi looked at Zhang Tushe eagerly, writing the petition? He is good at it! Li Qiuchi has been a lawyer for too long, and the role change is still not thorough enough for a while.
Dai Tongzhi looked at Zhang Yi's back who left bitterly, smiled coldly, and walked out too. Park Zongji took the opportunity to rush to his son. Pu Zongji was also a famous figure in this city, so the prison officer Ren Yibing turned his eyes and closed his eyes as if he hadn't seen him until the father and son bid farewell with tears, and then ordered someone to take Pu Jie away.
The prison officer, Ren Yibing, walked in front with his hands behind his back, and four guards walked behind Pu Jie, who was in chains and fetters. The prison is not far from the criminal hall, it is in the northwest corner of the government office. They were walking towards the northwest corner along the courtyard wall outside the government office when a person suddenly appeared by the side of the road and shouted: "Pu Jie!"
Pu Jie was dragging his shackles forward with dull eyes, when he heard someone calling him, he looked up in astonishment, and saw Ming Huanghuang slashing at him fiercely with a single knife. The knife was attached to the wooden yoke, and it flashed past Pu Jie's neck, and a human head rolled to the ground with a shocked and inexplicable expression.
Prison Ren and the four jailers were stunned by this scene. They never imagined that there would be someone committing murder just beside the government office, and the murderer turned out to be a murdered prisoner.
The man chopped off Pu Jie's head with a single knife, but he didn't run away, but stood with his knife horizontally, and shouted with glaring eyes: "Someone! Zhang Xiaotian's younger brother, this man killed my elder brother, and even falsely accused my brother Qing Yu, I, Zhang Xiaoquan, are acting for you today Brother, it's a joy to kill this dog! Haha... "
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"You scoundrel, you really pissed me off!" Zhang Xiaoquan just stood up, but was kicked down by his father Zhang Yi, got up again, kicked out again, and fell heavily to the ground again.
Zhang Xiaoquan, who killed Pu Jie with a single knife, was taken back to the criminal hall by Prison Ren. Ye Xiaotian was pondering this troublesome case with Li Qiuchi in the side hall. When he heard that such a thing had happened, he immediately sent someone to find Zhang Tushe. .
Zhang Tushe hadn't left at this time. After he left the criminal hall, he went to the back house of the government office. He was complaining to his elder brother Zhang Duo. When he heard that his son came and killed Pu Jie with a knife, Zhang Yi was so angry. half dead.
Zhang Tushe rushed to the torture hall, saw his son standing on the hall, jumped over and kicked his son into a rolling gourd, Zhang Tushe pointed at Zhang Xiaoquan and shouted sharply: "You bastard , aren’t you in the tribe, why did you come to the city, why did you kill Pu Jie?”
Zhang Xiaoquan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth fiercely, and said angrily: "Father! Who are we? It's the Zhang family! We are the masters of Tongren! What kind of thing is he, Pu Jie? His great-grandfather was originally the cook of Dai's toast , because of his good service, he was promoted to be a little headman, and it took three generations to climb to the position of big headman. In the end, he was just a family slave of the Dai family, but he dared to kill my eldest brother... "
As Zhang Xiaoquan said, he couldn't help crying, he beat his chest hard, and said indignantly: "The murderer pays the life, and the debt pays the money! Pu Jie even admitted that he killed my eldest brother, but the pusher actually favored the surnamed Dai, and even Postpone the retrial, what is the trial? Do you want to prove that my eldest brother has the means to kill? If Pu Jie doesn't die, my Zhang family will be humiliated for a day. Even if I risk my life, I won't allow my brother and enemy to live in this world! "
Zhang Yi was dizzy with anger, and tremblingly said: "You...you bastard! Who told Pu Jie that he had pleaded guilty? Who told you that it was Pu Jie who killed your elder brother?"
Zhang Xiaoquan said: "Father, I heard that my eldest brother was killed in the tribe, so I came here immediately. Just then, Cai Ya asked the officials of the criminal office and learned that Pu Jie had pleaded guilty, but the pusher refused to confirm the crime. Why? If the officials don’t uphold justice for my Zhang family, my son will demand justice with a knife in his hand!”
"You..." Zhang Yi was so annoyed by this muddled and reckless bastard son, he pointed at Zhang Xiaoquan with trembling fingers, rolled his eyes suddenly, and fainted all of a sudden.
Ye Xiaotian was shocked when he saw this, and quickly ordered: "Zhang Tushe was so angry that he passed out, hurry up! Take him to the small hall for treatment, and call a doctor."
Governor Zhang Bin said cautiously: "My lord, this piece of Xiaoquan killed Pu Jie, look..."
Ye Xiaotian sighed, and said with a serious expression: "Speaking of which, Pu Jie had a way of taking death, and Zhang Xiaoquan avenged his brother. The crime is unforgivable, and the circumstances are excusable. How should I deal with it? Let me tell the magistrate Let me tell you the whole story, please let the magistrate make a decision!"
Ye Xiaotian walked out, Li Qiuchi immediately followed, the two left the punishment hall and came to the main courtyard, Li Qiuchi suddenly took a few steps, went around in front of Ye Xiaotian, bowed to him, and said with a smile: "Congratulations Dong Weng!" , Congratulations to Dong Weng, Dong Weng Hongfu Qitian, once Pu Jie dies, this case will no longer be embarrassing."
Ye Xiaotian "coughed" and reprimanded with a straight face: "What is this called! It sounds inappropriate! I am a timid person! I am going to find out the truth and convince the plaintiff and the defendant Oral, unexpectedly Pu Jie died, there are three people on the top of the tower, now two are dead, it can be said that there is no proof of death, it is really regrettable."
Ye Xiaotian spoke solemnly, but finally couldn't hold back his smile, he grinned, even showing his back molars.
When Ye Xiaotian saw Zhang Zhifu, Zhang Zhifu was feasting.
Fatty Zhang wore a brocade embroidered napkin around his neck, and he ate with great joy. These days are really hard for him, the Guoji family and the Yu family are in constant disputes, and now his Zhang family has disputes with the Dai family he relies on very much, which makes Fatty Zhang worry so much that his appetite is greatly reduced.
Just now his second brother came from the criminal hall to yell at him, and he was very troubled, at this moment someone rushed to report that it was Zhang Yi's son Zhang Xiaoquan who killed Pu Jie in the street. Fatty Zhang was overjoyed, the problem he had been having a lot of headaches was solved.
Fatty Zhang whetted his appetite, and immediately ordered the cook to give him an extra meal. When Ye Xiaotian met Fatty Zhang, he told Fatty Zhang his opinion on how to deal with it. Fatty Zhang nodded and agreed while eating. Ye Xiaotian tentatively said: "It's just that Zhang Tushe will accept this result..."
Fatty Zhang wiped his lips, and said: "Pu Jie is dead, so what if he doesn't accept it, if this case goes on trial, can a flower be tried again? Besides, Pu Jie has already pleaded guilty, so you can handle it accordingly , the second child, I told him, with such a happy ending, what else is he dissatisfied with!"
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At night, there is silence on the pier, without the hustle and bustle of the day. On the high poles, two air-dead wind lanterns swayed gently, and the ships docked at the pier undulated gently with the river water, only a low thatched house at the corner of the pier was still lit, it was a group of The boatman fellows are gathering to gamble.
I don’t know when a group of warriors dressed in swords came suddenly, three steps at a time, and they lined up from the outside of the pier to a big ship in front of the pier. After a long time, two lights came slowly in this direction. A warrior with a sword and a lantern was in front, and a middle-aged man in a white robe and jade belt followed behind him gracefully. It was Dai Tongzhi.
Two lanterns led Dai Tongzhi to board the big boat, and the big boat quietly left the pier and floated leisurely along the Jinjiang River to the distance.
The curtain of the cabin was lifted, and Dai Tongzhi walked into the cabin slowly. There were dozens of people tied up in the cabin, including men, women, old and young. Park Zongji, who was tightly bound, immediately bulged his eyes, struggling desperately to sit up.
Dai Tongzhi walked up to him, raised one foot, stepped on his face with the sole of his boot, and rolled it like a bedbug a few times until Park Zongji gasped for breath and stopped struggling, then slowly bent down, still with a warm expression on his face Smiling: "Giving you a Zhuangzi is not enough. I also want my shop and boat shop. Do you know how much I paid for the bastard who bought Zhang Yi? Only 1,500 taels!"
Dai Tongzhi raised his foot from Pu Zongji's face, and said lightly, "Shen Jiang!"
Park Zongji yelled "woo hoo", his face was flushed, and he seemed to want to say something, but unfortunately he couldn't say anything because his mouth was stuffed with sackcloth. Dai Tongzhi turned and walked out, and said coldly: "This is the end of greed!"