"Familiar?" The man called Big Brother frowned and looked at the person who was being beaten, and said, "Who?"
The man who spoke earlier scratched his head and said, "I feel very familiar, I don't know where I have seen it."
The elder brother glanced at his younger brother and said, "Don't you read it wrong?"
"Impossible." The younger brother frowned, "I'll think about it carefully."
The eldest brother said, "You think about it, this man is so hateful, and he even gave Boss Yu's shop medicine. It's really a shame. When I think about it, let's help Boss Yu as well."
"Well, I see." After saying that, the younger brother really thought about it seriously.
Over there, the yamen slapped twenty boards and dragged the thief back to the court.
Luo Mingda stunned the hall and said sternly: "The person under the hall, report the name, age, and place of origin. If you don't answer again, the board will serve you!"
Hearing that, the thief shook his body, and he had just been hit with 20 big boards. Those yamen officers showed no mercy. They beat him hard, and his buttocks were sore. It was even more uncomfortable than the kicks of Yu Qingze's guys before.
His forehead was covered in sweat, he looked up at the magistrate, and seeing his serious expression, he frowned, thinking to himself, this is different from what he said.
Not wanting to be slapped in vain again, he rolled his eyes and said reluctantly, "Niu Qiang, twenty-six, from Lishu Village in the east of the city."
"Why sneak into Jufu Building in the middle of the night to take medicine?" Luo Mingda asked.
Niu Qiang remained silent again.
The blue veins on Luo Mingda's forehead burst out, and gavel beat him fiercely.
Snapped!
"Speak!" Luo Mingda snapped.
At this time, there were echoes in the lobby. Everyone in the hall was shocked, and the people watching outside were also taken aback. Some of them were talking quietly, but they stopped talking at this time, and they all looked inside the hall.
That Niu Qiang was also startled, but he shook his head and replied, "I didn't prescribe the medicine."
Luo Mingda looked at Yu Qingze.
Yu Qingze picked up the medicine bag next to him and said, "Sir, he lied. He climbed the wall from the backyard and entered the backyard of my shop, pried open the window of my shop's kitchen, and after entering, he went to the water tank and opened the lid. I took out this large packet of medicinal powder in my arms, and when I was about to dispense the medicine, my buddy Da Song found it, and the medicine dropped next to the water tank, Da Song can testify."
Luo Mingda asked again, "Where is the big pine?"
Da Song replied, "Sir, I am here."
Luo Mingda asked: "Report your name, age, place of origin, and then tell us how things have developed."
Dasong: "Yes. Go back to the lord, Caomin Yu Song, nineteen years old, from Niutou Village in the west of the city, and now the kitchen worker in Jufulou. Last night, Boss Yu asked me, Dazhi, and Jiabao to talk about something. It was too late, we I stayed in the shop."
"I woke up in the middle of the night to take a nap, and suddenly heard a sound from the kitchen window. I went in and looked, and found that the window was slowly opening. I thought that a thief must have come in. I was in a hurry and hid. Behind the desk and the cupboard, I saw this man jumping in. Then he blew the fire and went directly to the water tank to put medicine. When I saw it, I was in a hurry. I picked up the rolling pin and rushed. Go out, and then I called out, Boss Yu and the others heard him, and everyone caught him together."
Luo Mingda said: "The powder is presented."
A yamen came forward and took the medicine package from Yu Qingze and presented it to Luo Mingda.
Luo Mingda opened it and looked at it, and said to the yamen, "Go and ask a doctor to come over, and ask for the most prestigious one in the city."
"Yes, my lord." The yamen took the order and went.
Then, while waiting for the doctor to come, Luo Mingda asked Dazhi and Jiabao for their testimony.
"Niu Qiang, how do you explain it?" Luo Mingda asked.
Niu Qiang pouted and said forcefully, "They slandered me. I'm just thirsty, and I want to go in and scoop up a bowl of water to drink."
Yu Qingze snorted coldly and said, "In the middle of the night, wearing a black robe and mask, drinking water to someone else's house? Are you a fool to be an adult?"
That Niu Qiang also said: "Whoever stipulates that you are not allowed to wear black clothes. I am masked because I am afraid of the cold wind. The well in your backyard is blocked by a big stone, otherwise how can I go into the kitchen?"
"Sir! You heard that, he wanted to poison the well! This man has a heart that can be punished!"
"My lord, he prepared the medicine bag himself. He wanted to frame me..."
"… "
Before the doctor arrived, Luo Mingda watched the two arguing meaningfully in the hall.
The master felt that it was unfair to the court and suggested that the two should shut up.
Luo Mingda reached out his hand to stop it and said, "Let them make a noise, let's just listen, maybe who will show his fault?"
The master paused for a while, then smiled and said, "Your Excellency is brilliant."
After a while, the doctor arrived. The yamen brought Dr. Li as expected.
At this moment, there were more people watching outside the courthouse, and the old man and husband of the Cai residence rushed over after hearing the news. And the other heads who got the news also sent people to inquire about the news.
Snapped!
Luo Mingda patted the gavel, and the yamen on both sides knocked it with fire sticks, and shouted 'mighty' in his mouth.
Both Yu Qingze and that Niu Qiang stopped.
"Doctor Li, please come and see what's in this paper bag?" Luo Mingda said.
"Yes, my lord." Dr. Li stepped forward, went to Luo Mingda's table, looked at the powder carefully, smelled it again, and said, "Sir, this packet is croton powder."
Yu Qingze and the others already knew that this medicinal powder was croton powder, but the people watching below didn't know it yet. At this time, when they heard that it was croton powder, they all started talking about it, and the door was noisy for a while.
Luo Mingda asked, "What is the use of this medicinal powder? What would happen if it were all put into a water tank?"
Dr. Li replied: "Croton is acrid and hot, highly poisonous, and belongs to a heat laxative. It can warm the intestines and relieve bloating, remove water from bloating, stagnant food, and clear away the cold and cold in the stomach (Note 1). This medicinal powder only It takes a little bit to defecate. If the whole bag is put into a water tank, after eating it, the mild one will have diarrhea for three days, and the severe one can cause fainting and even death. If the child, the elderly, the weak, and the weak eat it by mistake, it will cause a serious accident. of."
When the people on the outside of the hall heard it, the discussion grew louder.
"This man who killed a thousand knives, our family often goes to Jufulou to fight teeth. This person actually eats chin bean powder in the food. It's abominable."
"That's right. My old man also likes to eat Jufu Lou's dishes. He originally said that he would eat it at noon today. If he succeeds, what will my old man do? Fortunately, Boss Yu and the others caught the thief!"
"Don't let him go! Those who poison people in food are not good people."
"… "
In the hall, Luo Mingda got angry when he heard it, slapped the jingle with a bang, and said angrily: "Niu Qiang, all the stolen goods are captured, the evidence is there, what else can you say!"
Fortunately, the husband let him pretend to agree to take Jia Xiaoren's words. If he didn't take it seriously, then Jia Xiaoren acted on his own, wouldn't he also eat the rice cooked with croton powder and the fried vegetables? ? !
That Niu Qiang looked at the county magistrate and didn't know how to react for a while. This was different from what he said. What should he do now
"Tell me! Why did you go downstairs of Jufu to kill someone? Is it your own intention or someone behind you?!" Luo Mingda asked angrily.
Niu Qiang is still frowning thinking.
Seeing this, Luo Mingda said angrily: "If you don't see the coffin, don't cry, drag me out..."
"Wait, I said, I said!" Seeing that the magistrate wanted to play the board again, Niu Qiang said quickly.
"Tell me the truth!"
Only then did Niu Qiang answer: "...My little brother ate at Jufulou last month, and he had diarrhea when he got home. He had been lying in bed for half a month. My father went to Jufulou to ask them to explain, who knows. They refuse to admit the account, I can't be angry, that's why I want to teach them a lesson."
Luo Mingda asked Yu Qingze, "Is there such a thing?"
Yu Qingze shook his head and said, "Reporting to your lord, there is no such thing. Last month, there were no guests in Jufu Building who came to us to ask for an explanation. Since our Jufu Building opened, the guests said yes, and we have never received a customer saying no. Good remarks, this matter can be verified by the guys at Quanjufulou, and the guests of Jufulou can also prove that there has never been any problem with the dishes of Jufulou."
Luo Mingda naturally believed it. He ate it every day and had no problems, but now, as the magistrate, he still had the responsibility to question witnesses.
He then asked Dasong Jiabao and Dazhi again. Several of the people who were watching from the back volunteered to prove that they had eaten at Jufulou, and it tasted very good, and had never had diarrhea.
That Niu Qiang added: "Anyway, my little brother has diarrhea."
Yu Qingze asked, "Then what kind of food did he eat?"
That Niu Qiang had just arrived in Tongshan City for two days. How could he know what kind of dishes were in the Jufu Building? Only when he saw that there was a bacon in front of them, he said, "Just what kind of bacon!"
Yu Qingze sneered and said, "Sir, he's so unreliable, our preserved meat has only been sold in the past few days, and we haven't started selling it in the last month!"
That Niu Qiang said again: "It's not preserved meat, it's that, what kind of duck!" He heard the person above him say that Jufu Lou stole their signature dish.
"Drunken duck?" Yu Qingze asked.
"Yes! It's a drunk duck!" Niu Qiang was sure.
"Are you sure?" Yu Qingze asked.
"It's a drunk duck!"
Yu Qingze laughed and said to Luo Mingda: "Sir, the drunk duck in Jufulou was only released this month, and it was not released last month. This Niu Qiang, full of nonsense, turned the front and back upside down, and framed me in Jufulou. Lord, please do justice for me."
When Niu Qiang heard it, this was also wrong, and he was a little panicked.
At this moment, the man who was watching outside suddenly grabbed his brother's arm and said, "Brother, I remember who this person is!"
"Who?" the elder brother asked.
The younger brother whispered in his elder brother's ear.
The big brother frowned and said, "Are you sure?"
The younger brother nodded, "Yes, I've seen it twice, I can't be wrong. I remember the mole on his chin very clearly."
The eldest brother patted his younger brother on the shoulder, gritted his teeth and said: "His grandfather's is actually him! Go, tell the adults clearly, I heard that Lord Luo's father is Lord Shangshu, and this time we can't let them run away."
The younger brother nodded, also looking angry.
Then the brothers squeezed through the crowd and stepped into the court. The younger brother shouted to Luo Mingda: "Sir! Caomin has something important to report!"
Luo Mingda looked up at the door and asked, "Who is making a noise?"
The two brothers knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and then the younger brother said: "Master Qi, Cao Yuan, a villager of Wulipo outside the city of Qingzhou, is my eldest brother Cao Ming. I know this man named Niu Qiang. Not Niu Qiang, Niu San, he deceived you!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole room was shocked.
"It's not Niu Qiang? Is it Niu San?"
"How dare you tell lies and deceive adults in court!"
"… "
Yu Qingze and the others were also taken aback when they heard it, this Niu Qiang wasn't even Niu Qiang? Is there any inside story
Luo Mingda was even more angry, and said: "It's really outrageous! Cao Yuan, you step forward and answer!"
The brothers stepped forward and saluted.
Luo Mingda said, "Cao Yuan, make it clear, who is he? Tell me everything you know."
"Yes, my lord." Cao Yuan raised his head and said, "Sir, his name is not Niu Qiang, nor is he from Tongshan. His name is Niu San, and he is a servant of Jia's house in Qingzhou city, but he does not work in Jia's house. , but the servants in the other courtyard outside the city. The other courtyard is not far from our village, and the grass people have seen it a few times."
When Yu Qingze heard it, he quickly clasped his fists and said to Luo Mingda, "Sir, I want to sue Jia Xiaoren, the owner of Xiangmanyuan Garden on North Street, for deliberate murder. Please be fair."
The author has something to say: Note 1: Quoted from Baidu Encyclopedia.