It was really full of twists and turns. No one expected that a court trial would turn into what it is now.
The disgraced county magistrate Song Zhili, who had been criticized and ridiculed all the time, actually stood up and demanded that the relevant prisoners be retained and continue to be tried in court.
The sudden incident caught everyone by surprise, and they all looked at the magistrate.
Sima Xin was even more surprised. He was stunned for a few seconds before he came to his senses. He pointed at Song Zhili and shouted: "County Magistrate Song, what do you mean?"
"Crazy, crazy!" County Governor Cai Jin also reacted and became furious on the spot. He shouted at Song Zhili, "What are you going to do? Do you want to interfere with Master Sima's trial? Get out of here quickly, it's your business. I haven’t pursued the case yet, hurry up..."
"My lords," Dan saw Song Zhili's face flushed and said with excitement as he raised his hands and saluted, "a county magistrate in Xiaguan District naturally does not dare to overstep his bounds.
"It's just... I want to remind you two adults that you are only here to hear the case of Old Man Li's murder. Now the case of Pan Wen Ding suing Qiu Batian for killing his whole family is a completely different case. According to Daxuan Laws, it should be It’s up to me to judge it!”
boom!
Sima Xin suddenly became furious and slammed the table: "Little magistrate, don't be so shameless. I originally wanted to show you some mercy, but now it seems that you are really tired of living!"
ah……
At this moment, the county magistrate Chen Houlu was already frightened. He hurriedly got up from the ground and pulled Song Zhili's clothes hard.
His intention was naturally to stop Song Zhili's reckless behavior.
Think about it, even if they are in ruins, they will only be dismissed from their posts. But if they are like this now, they will lose more than just their official positions in the future.
However, Song Zhili ignored it and confronted Sima Xin with his head held high, "Why, is Master Sima going to bully the small with the big?"
"Bold, you bastard!" Cai Jin pointed at Song Zhili's nose and yelled, "How can you talk to an adult?"
"Song," Sima Xin gritted his teeth and said, "I just want to bully the small, so what can you do? I came here to hear the case on the order of the governor.
"Let me tell you, no matter which case it is, as long as it is related to Qiu Zhennong, it is the same case and must be tried by this officer."
"Did you hear that?" Cai Jin yelled, "What's your business? Get out of here!"
"Hahaha..." Unexpectedly, Song Zhili actually laughed up to the sky, clasped his fists at Sima Xin again and said, "Sir Ma Xin, please don't misunderstand. Your performance just now is obvious to all. We all respect your judgment of the case like a god, and we admire you impartially and selflessly. Incessantly.
"We all believe that you will never protect Qiu Batian's uncle and treat him differently just because he is the Minister of Civil Affairs, right?"
"This..." Sima Xin stared.
"You..." Cai Jin grinned.
Song Zhili's words were both clever and lethal, catching the two adults off guard.
"So," Song Zhili continued to exert pressure, "we all trust you and believe that you can get this case to the bottom of the case just in this courtroom without withdrawing from the court, right?"
Song Zhili said the last "right or not" through gritted teeth.
Hearing these words, Sima Xin felt a cold sweat break out down his spine.
These words are really damaging. It means that if Sima Xin withdraws from the court, it must be cheating for personal gain.
But... the trial is in court...
Sima Xin secretly smacked his tongue. Qiu Batian and his men were so unreliable. Once they let something slip, they would never have a chance again.
"What do you know?" At this time, it was Cai Jin's turn to play his role. He quickly scolded Song Zhili, "Didn't you listen to Lord Sima? There are too many clues in the case of Qiu Zhennong's murder of the Pan family. We must investigate them one by one first. Only when it is clear can the trial be carried out.
"Withdrawing now does not mean that this case will not be tried. Why are you so anxious?
"Everyone can rest assured," he said to everyone present, "Master Sima is an expert in solving cases, and he will definitely be able to find out all the ins and outs.
"Okay," he said, waving to the guards again, "The gavel has been taken, pull it down quickly!"
"Slow down!" However, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. Song Zhili immediately stopped and said, "My lords, in my opinion, this case does not need to be investigated one by one. It is better to leave it to the subordinates! I will definitely be able to Check it out..."
"You!!?" Sima Xin stood up, trembling with anger.
"Humph," Cai Jinze shook his sleeves fiercely and cursed in a low voice, "What a shameless guy. What on earth do you want to do?"
"Master Sima, Master Cai!" However, the more Song Zhili spoke, the stronger his aura became. He held his head high and said proudly, "There is something that I haven't had the chance to report yet!"
"What...what happened?" Sima Xin asked angrily.
"Lord Sima, you clearly understand everything and don't miss any detail. It really opened Song's eyes, but... the information you found is not complete, right?"
"What?" Sima Xin was confused.
At this time, the head catcher Cheng Xiao hurriedly ran from the back hall and carried a thick pile of information in front of everyone.
"My lords," Song Zhili pointed at the documents and said, "these are all complaints received after the county government announced the crimes of Qiu Batian and others and paraded them through the streets. Take a good look at them!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiao quickly put the information on the desk in front of Sima Xin.
Sima Xin took out one and glanced at it for a few times before his expression suddenly changed.
"These are all written by ordinary people in Yanping County, all of them are suing Qiu Batian." Song Zhili clenched his fists and said, "Look, we have already received so many in just two days.
"Sir, this... is called too many books to write!"
"..." Sima Xin said nothing and read several complaints in succession. The crimes charged in each complaint made him frown and his expression became more solemn.
At this moment, he suddenly understood one thing, that is why Song Zhili insisted on assigning the case of Old Man Li and his daughter to Qiu Batian.
"Although the case of Old Man Li and his daughter was not done by Qiu Batian," Song Zhili continued, "Qiu Batian's actions are far more sinful than these!
“Insulting the neighbors, killing people and setting fires, harming the natural world and doing evil things, the common people dare to be angry but dare not speak out!
"Take a good look," he pointed at Pan Wending in the distance, "the Pan family is not the only one whose relatives were killed by Qiu Batian!"
"Um……"
Sima Xin clutched one of the complaints, trembling with excitement and extremely angry.
Obviously, he was also angered by Qiu Batian's evil deeds. Such a bully would not be happy to kill him.
But... then I thought about it, he came here with a secret order from his superiors, and it was related to his own future. He couldn't bear it, he couldn't bear it...
But the more this happened, the more uncomfortable Sima Xin felt. He immediately trembled all over and his face was distorted, as if he was being burned by fire.
"Lord Sima," Song Zhili, who was quick-thinking, took advantage of the situation and said, "I understand your difficulties. Anyway, I am willing to behead myself. Why don't you satisfy my desire to kill myself and become a benevolent person?"
After hearing Song Zhili's words, Sima Xin was entangled again.
However, the little kindness left in his heart finally allowed him to break free from the entanglement.
But when he saw Sima Xin slowly getting up, he actually left the seat of the presiding judge.
ah?
Cai Jin was shocked.
It has to be said that Cai Jin did not serve as the county guard for nothing. When he realized that the situation had reversed, he immediately rushed to Sima Xin and shouted:
"Oh, Master Sima is very dizzy. It must be caused by overwork. Let's help him go down and rest quickly!"
Upon hearing Cai Jin's prompt, Sima Xin first nodded with a wry smile, then his legs softened, making him faint.
Cai Jin quickly and a group of officers helped Master Sima down...
Almost in the blink of an eye, the two adults and their men disappeared from everyone's sight.
The next second, Song Zhili straightened his clothes, walked forward slowly, and returned to his seat.
After sitting firmly, he picked up the gavel and slapped it hard, shouting in front of the audience: "Here comes someone!"
"Yo!"
Cheng Xiao and others quickly echoed loudly, their voices so high that they shocked the hall.
"Bring the suspect Kuai Peng to court and he will be punished!!!"
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