As soon as Song Qian finished speaking, Chen Huaili felt his head buzzing.
You can call me good, but you can't call me bad.
If you say that my case was not judged well, that is a problem of my ability. At most, the official department will give me a middling rating during the assessment.
But if you say that my corruption and bribery are so bad that I will ooze pus, I don’t have to wait for the officials. Maybe I will be dragged to the Xuanyi Guard Prison for a day trip by Miss Song today.
When he thought of Xuanyi Guards being imprisoned, Chen Huaili turned pale with fright and looked at Song Xuan with a pleading look on his face, "Master Song, I have never offended you!"
Song Xuan waved his hand, "She was just joking. Don't be nervous, Mr. Chen. It's getting late, and the cases outside will continue to be tried!"
"Yes, yes! I will go out for trial right now!"
Chen Huaili, who had previously claimed to be an official, was so frightened by Song Qian that he immediately became a lower official. He immediately bowed to Song Xuan gratefully, and then couldn't wait to return to the court to start the trial.
Seeing him leaving, Song Qian snorted, "You don't take human life seriously, you are still a parent official, I am better than him!"
Song Xuan glanced at her and said, "It's like you take human life seriously. Don't forget, when you killed bandits and dead soldiers of the Tian family before, you were more cheerful than anyone else!"
"This is different!" Song Qian said dissatisfied: "They are bandits, I am an official, and it is natural and right to kill them.
However, as a county official, Chen Huaili treated human life cases with such a trivial attitude that it was difficult not to make people wonder whether he had received illegal money from others. "
Song Xuan shook his head slightly, "This has nothing to do with whether we collect money or not. Even if it were another official, 80% of the time he would classify the case as suicide by hanging.
After all, not everyone has your thirst for knowledge and wants to try out what happens when you hang yourself. "
Speaking of hanging, Song Xuan became so angry that he raised his hand and flicked Song Qian's forehead, "If dad finds out about this, all seven wolves will be killed!"
The two brothers and sisters were talking here. Outside in the courtroom, Chen Huaili looked at Mr. Shen who was kneeling on the ground. He immediately felt angry at him.
"Come here, I'll wait for you to be punished!"
Ping'an County is close to the imperial capital and belongs to the emperor. The county magistrate has always been cautious in doing things. Generally, he does not dare to use severe punishment at will unless it is a major case.
After all, if you don't do it right, you will be impeached by officials from Dali Temple and Yushitai.
But at this moment, Chen Huaili couldn't care less. Being impeached by the imperial censor was much more comfortable than a one-day trip to Xuanyi Guard Prison.
No matter what today, he had to solve this case as soon as possible and send away the evil stars of Xuan Yiwei. Otherwise, if Song Xuan and the others stayed here, he felt that he would have to go in sooner or later.
Song Xuan could clearly hear Officer Shen's screams in the back hall.
When he and Song Qian walked to the court, Officer Shen's lower half was almost beaten to a bloody pulp, and he looked extremely miserable.
But even so, no matter how Chen Huaili interrogated him, the man gritted his teeth and refused to admit that his wife's death was related to him.
This man was so tough that even Chen Huaili found it difficult.
After all, Officer Shen Wai has an alibi. Now that he has even been sentenced, the other party still refuses to plead guilty. Could it be that this person really did not commit this case?
"Let me ask a few questions."
Song Xuan walked up to Member Shen and said calmly: "You know who I am, right?"
Officer Shen endured the pain in his body, swallowed, and said humbly: "Master Xuan Yiwei, you have to make the decision for me!"
Song Xuan smiled noncommittally, "Generally, I, Xuan Yiwei, don't get involved in private cases like this. But since I do, I will definitely get to the bottom of it."
I guess you have heard of the rules of Xuanyi Guard. I ask you to answer. If you dare to lie even half a word, what is waiting for you next is to settle down in the imperial prison! "
"Excuse me, my lord, I must not dare to hide it."
Song Xuan hummed, took the trial record from his master, and read it from the beginning.
"Whose house did you drink at last night?"
"Sir, I had a drink at my friend Wang Shi's house."
Song Xuan glanced at the record in his hand. Chen Huaili had already interrogated Wang Shi. The other party personally admitted that Shen Yuanwai did not go anywhere last night and stayed at his house for one night after getting drunk.
"What did you drink?"
"Osmanthus stuffed with sweet-scented osmanthus!"
"Where did you buy the wine?"
"Bought it at Liu's Tavern on East Street?"
"Is the sweet-scented osmanthus brew delicious?"
"Delicious, mellow, and memorable."
"Did you buy the wine?"
"I bought it." Member Shen began to sweat on his forehead.
"How much money did you spend?"
"Two, two taels of silver."
"When you bought the wine, did Shopkeeper Liu know that you killed your wife?"
"I don't know..." Officer Shen replied subconsciously, but then he reacted and said hurriedly: "Sir, the little one didn't kill anyone!"
"take it easy!"
Song Xuan waved his hand and said, "After you left home, which way did you go to Wang Shi's house?"
"From, from the east gate of the city."
Song Xuan said with a smile: "There was a funeral at the east gate of the city that day, and the road was a bit blocked. Did you encounter it?"
Officer Shen took a deep breath and recalled it carefully. It seemed that there was really a funeral that day, and he immediately felt more relaxed.
"We met. There were indeed a lot of people that day. The young one waited for a long time at the east gate of the city before going over!"
Song Xuan's face gradually turned from gentle to cold, and he said coldly: "You lied! There was indeed a funeral last night, but they left through the southwest gate.
Halfway across the city, how did you see someone attending a funeral at the southwest gate from the east gate? "
Officer Shen panicked and said hurriedly: "Sir, I remembered it wrong. I didn't go through the east gate that day, but the southwest gate. I did see someone going to the funeral."
Song Xuan knelt down, stared into Member Shen's eyes, and said coldly: "There was no funeral at all at the Southwest Gate that day. I'll give you one last chance. What on earth did you do that night?"
Officer Shen was completely panicked, "Sir, I didn't do anything. I was really drinking at Wang Shi's house."
Song Xuan shouted coldly: "I'm not asking about the night you killed your wife, I'm asking about what you did the night before the murder!"
"The night before the murder, I, I..."
The physical pain, coupled with Song Xuan's aggressive questioning, made Member Shen sweat profusely and his mind began to collapse.
"Secret lies and lies!"
Song Xuan stood up and looked at him condescendingly, "Either you confess now, or you go to the prison with me to confess. There are two ways, you choose one!"
Plop!
Officer Shen's body collapsed on the ground, his mind completely broken.
"I confess, I plead guilty, I killed him, I killed him!"
"I don't want to go to prison! I don't want to go to prison!"
Song Xuan nodded, turned to look at the stunned Chen Huaili, and said, "The trial is over. Mr. Chen will do the rest by himself. Is that okay?"
Chen Huaili nodded numbly.
This is the first time he has seen this way of judging cases. Is this the way Xuan Yiwei always tries cases?
