Daxuan Dynasty.
Changle for four years.
Songzhou. Daguan County. Yanping County. Wing On Street.
This street has the most prosperous market in Yanping County.
It's half past midnight and the sun rises in the east. It's the busiest time of the market. The streets are bustling with traffic and people are buzzing.
Suddenly, there was a loud and rapid sound of horse hooves from the east end of the market, and a carriage seemed to be out of control and rushed into the market, causing a commotion and exclamation.
Dust was flying and hummers were neighing, forcing people in the market to scurry and curse.
嘘嘚嘚……
Driving to the center of the market, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Next, everyone saw a surprising scene. A white thing was roughly pushed out of the carriage and rolled to the ground!
Wu Lulu...
The Hummer snorted, then jumped on all fours, headed west, and disappeared at the end of the market in the blink of an eye.
When people turned around again, they couldn't help but look shocked.
But the white thing that was pushed out of the car turned out to be a naked young woman! ! !
Wow……
Oops...
For a moment, people were stunned. They had never seen such a strange thing before, and they all turned their attention to the woman.
The woman was a little confused at first, but she quickly regained consciousness after suffering pain from the fall.
"ah……"
When she realized her shameful situation, she was frightened, panicked and ashamed.
She hurriedly climbed up, ignoring the pain all over her body, and crawled towards the back of the stall in fear.
However, the people in the market, with their eyes like daggers, followed the woman and surrounded her, forcing her into a corner with no way out.
"Woooo..."
The woman huddled up against the wall, tears of humiliation flowing out uncontrollably.
At that moment, the helplessness and despair reached its peak, bringing her to the verge of collapse.
How she longed for someone to help her, but when she looked up, all she saw were curious and vulgar looks, as well as those gloating and pointing fingers...
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Dong dong dong...
After noon, the Yanping County government's grievance drum was beaten heavily.
Daxuan laws stipulate that those who beat drums to complain about trivial matters will be punished.
Since drums are beating, it must be a major case.
When the county magistrate heard the drum, he went up to the hall, and all the Yamen servants chanted for power, and the water and fire sticks banged loudly, demonstrating the majesty of the Yamen.
"The common people have grievances. Please make the decision for the common people! Wuwuwu..."
Under the court, I saw a thin old man in shabby clothes, kneeling down and crying:
"My little girl Ailian was kidnapped by evil people last night and was brutally ravaged! This morning, they stripped her naked again and threw her into the downtown area. There are so many people on Yong'an Street, little girl, how can this little girl live in the future? Ugh...
"Sir..." The old man kowtowed, making a thumping sound, "I beg you, sir, to make decisions for the little people and make decisions for the little people!"
Everyone present turned pale after hearing the old man's heart-wrenching accusation.
Such a heinous crime is unheard of and outrageous.
"Oh? Such a thing could happen!?" County Magistrate Song Zhili was also shocked. He patted the table and said, "In full view of the public, such evil deeds were actually committed. Do you know who did it?"
"Sir," the old man wiped his tears and said to Magistrate Song, "Who else could it be? The one who kidnapped the little girl is Qiu Batian!"
this……
After hearing the three words "Qiu Batian", the scene suddenly fell into a brief stagnation.
Magistrate Song frowned tightly, and the government officials present also grinned with cryptic expressions.
Qiu Batian, formerly known as Qiu Zhennong, was a wealthy local man who opened a restaurant in Yanping County.
Just because his second uncle became the current minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs a few years ago, he became more and more arrogant and reckless in Yanping County, and even the government did not dare to offend him.
On weekdays, this person often did things to bully men and women, so he was called "Qiu Batian" by the people, and he was one of the four major bullies in Yanping County.
"It's over," at this time, a young detective standing in the corner sighed, "This case will definitely fail!"
The courtroom was solemn, and the young detective spoke very softly. Only a few colleagues around him could hear him.
Among them, there is-Xu Zhen!
At this moment, Xu Zhen's chest was rising and falling, his fists were clenched, and he was filled with anger.
Although he is also a young agent who has just joined the job, he is actually a time traveler.
A few days ago, he had just traveled through Duoshe and arrived at this strange feudal dynasty.
Since he was a senior police detective engaged in criminal investigation in his previous life, he was initially looking forward to it after discovering that he was possessing a police officer.
He thought he could be like other male protagonists, using his experience in handling cases to make a prosperous life.
However, the ruthless reality soon defeated him, and he gradually realized that in this feudal dynasty where power was at odds and human rights were low, there was no justice at all.
For example... in front of me.
"Qiu Zhennong..." Magistrate Song rolled his eyes and thought silently, his tone had changed, "Are you really sure that Qiu Zhennong did this?"
"It's absolutely true, sir," the old man bowed to Magistrate Song again, "My daughter has been selling bamboo baskets on Yong'an Street, and she was met by Qiu Batian a few days ago.
"He saw that the little girl was pretty, so he teased her in the street. The little girl was strong-willed and contradicted him, which triggered his revenge!
"My little girl..." the old man said tremblingly, "My little girl recognizes him! And... and..."
When the old man mentioned the pain point, he seemed to have something to hide, so he immediately changed his words and said, "Besides, someone recognizes that the carriage belongs to the farmer's family in Qiuzhen!"
"That's it..." Magistrate Song sighed and looked around subconsciously.
However, all the government officials around him lowered their heads, and no one responded to him.
All the government officials knew that the old man could not win this case!
Today's Daxuan Dynasty is full of troubles, and the officials are corrupt.
Qiu Batian was very powerful in Yanping County, and he had the backing of the officials. Even if he gave Magistrate Song ten more courage, he would not dare to touch him.
Therefore, based on past experience, County Magistrate Song would either directly find a reason to reject the old man's complaint, or he would find an excuse to stall the case and let the case drag on indefinitely, finally letting it go.
However, what the government officials did not expect was that after some careful consideration, Magistrate Song unexpectedly slapped him in the face and said righteously:
"Okay, since you want to sue Qiu Zhennong, I will summon Qiu Zhennong here now and confront you in court!"
Um?
Hearing Magistrate Song's words, all the government officials were surprised.
Good guy, do you really want to summon Qiu Batian?
He...can he come?
"Thank you, thank you, sir..." When the old man heard that Magistrate Song was going to summon Qiu Batian, he thought he could really get justice for his daughter, so he immediately kowtowed and thanked him, "Thank you, sir, for making the decision for the people!"
well……
Seeing the old man's eyes longing for justice, Xu Zhen couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
As a senior police detective and a social veteran, he had already figured out what the county magistrate Song Zhili was thinking.
Unlike the previous bullying of men and women, this time Qiu Batian went too far.
From the old man's cryptic expression, Xu Zhen could tell that his daughter was definitely not just defiled by Qiu Batian alone, but there should be more people.
After such bullying and torture, the woman was left naked in a busy city in full view of the public. This move had the intention of killing people, kidnapping, raping, imprisoning, humiliating...the numerous crimes were simply unscrupulous and heinous. .
Therefore, the keen Magistrate Song had already seen the seriousness of the situation.
If he blatantly prevaricates and dismisses the old man's complaint without even summoning the defendant, then if it is spread out afterwards, it will inevitably arouse public outrage. If it reaches the ears of his superiors, it will naturally be detrimental to his official reputation.
However, Qiu Batian was a ruthless character and he couldn't afford to offend him.
So, he made such a decision.
Summoning Qiu Batian has at least the following advantages:
1. After receiving the summons, Qiu Batian knew that the old man was suing him at the Yamen.
If this matter was really his doing, then he would definitely not accept the summons, but would use his connections to resolve the matter, which might save the Yamen a lot of trouble.
Second, even if Qiu Batian accepts the summons and comes to confront him in court, it will divert public opinion and make the public pay more attention to Qiu Batian instead of their county government.
3. This matter happened suddenly and the situation was still unclear, so I had to handle it carefully.
However, no matter what, Xu Zhen can be sure that the old man will never be able to sue Qiu Batian!
"Old man," Song Zhili asked the old man at this time, "do you have a complaint?"
"No, no," the old man shook his head, "How can we, a poor family, write a complaint?"
"Okay," Song Zhili said, "I will arrange for a proxy to write a petition for you now. You have to write down the facts of the case clearly, do you understand?"
"Ah?" The old man was startled at first, then understood what he meant, and hurriedly bowed his head, "Yes, yes, you are really the great master of Qingtian!"
"In addition, you are the plaintiff," Song Zhili added, "before the defendant is summoned to court, you will be temporarily detained by the Yamen. Do you understand this?"
"Oh..." The old man nodded, obviously he didn't understand, but he didn't dare to say anything.
"Captain Cheng," Song Zhili said to a leading police officer at this time, "immediately send someone to verify this case and collect evidence. If there are witnesses, bring them for questioning."
"yes!"
Among the crowd, a burly middle-aged man immediately stood out. He was the head catcher of Yanping County Government—Cheng Xiao!
"Also," Song Zhili said again, "you should send someone to summon Qiu Ba now...oh, Qiu Zhennong! After they are brought, I will go to court to hear the case."
"Ah? This..." Chief Cheng was obviously embarrassed. He quickly raised his head and looked at the county magistrate, asking: Do we really want to summon him?
As a result, Song Zhili nodded slightly at him and gave him a wink.
"Oh..." Cheng Baotou seemed to realize something and quickly agreed, "Yes!"
Snapped!
As soon as the alarm was struck, Magistrate Song immediately announced his withdrawal.
After the county magistrate left, some government servants came and took the old man away, and temporarily detained the old man in the South Prison of the county government office. At the same time, he found a scrivener to write a petition for him.
Chief Cheng also began to arrange manpower according to Magistrate Song's instructions, and sent several detectives one after another to verify the case.
After the distribution was completed, he came to Xu Zhen and said with a smile:
"Xu Zhen, I'll leave it to you to summon Qiu Batian! This time..." A sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "You must not mess it up!"
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