Although Meng Huaining did not understand Tang Mingrui as well as Mo Jiuye, he also felt that Tang Mingrui would not take risks and hire a murderer for such a trivial matter.
Meng Huaining knew that Brother Batsu had arrested someone just now, so he took advantage of this moment to interrogate him first.
"If Ninth Brother is free, you can come and listen to the trial."
Mo Jiuye went to the city to find Tang Mingrui, thinking that he would get into trouble with him, so he must find out more about it.
"If it's convenient, I do want to hear it."
After saying that, the two came to the court.
This kind of case has not yet been sorted out, and the preliminary questioning of the suspect will not be held in public.
Therefore, the court door remained closed.
Meng Huaining sat upright at the top.
"Come here, bring this person up."
As soon as he finished speaking, officials escorted the strong man in.
As soon as the strong man entered the court, he knelt in the center.
"Sir, we have done all the things we should do. It is indeed Boss Tang who gave us the silver coins, so we went to kill Boss Jin."
Meng Huaining was shocked: "I didn't ask you anything, who asked you to speak?"
In doing so, he was indeed suspected of protecting Tang Mingrui.
Because he knew that Tang Mingrui was a business partner of the Mo family. Although this guy also liked his little fiancée at first, he won in the end.
For the future business of the Yue family, he must also do his best to find out the truth and exonerate Tang Mingrui.
As he spoke, Meng Huaining's eyes had fallen on the strong man who had just been captured by Mo Chuhan and others.
"Are you Chen Wu?"
As soon as the strong man failed to escape, he knew that everything was over.
He was also a person who could see the situation clearly. When asked by Meng Huaining, he kowtowed politely.
"The grassroots man is none other than Chen Wu."
Meng Huaining slapped the gavel again.
"Wang Lin confessed that Boss Tang hired a murderer to kill Boss Jin. He personally handed over the money to you. Is this true?"
When asked about this, Chen Wu's eyes became a little dodgey.
Meng Huaining could see that he inadvertently glanced at Wang Lin beside him, and then said vaguely: "The common people don't know what you are talking about."
Meng Huaining has been the county magistrate for so long, he has seen many stubborn prisoners, and there is no need to waste words with him.
"Come here, Chen Wu is dishonest. Give me twenty hard blows."
Those officials had been with Meng Huaining for a long time and knew his temper. Before Chen Wu could ask for mercy, they stepped forward and blocked his mouth and pulled him out of the courtroom.
The twenty-big board was quickly played, and Chen Wu was dragged back.
Meng Huaining did not ask immediately, but ordered the officer to get a basin of salt water and put it next to him.
"Chen Wu, when the wound is exposed to salt water, it will be several times more painful than being hit by twenty slabs. I hope you will think carefully before answering what I will ask you next."
Chen Wu gritted his teeth and glanced at the salt water beside him, and then took a few deep breaths.
"Sir, someone did give money to the common people, but they didn't say to kill Boss Jin, they just said to teach him a lesson."
"Who gave you the money?" Meng Huaining asked.
"Boss Tang gave it to me."
"Then tell me, where did Boss Tang give you the money? And when did he give it to you?"
"Just three days ago, Boss Tang came to my home in Yuncheng alone. He personally gave me five hundred taels of silver and asked me to teach Boss Jin a lesson."
At this moment, Tang Mingrui's voice sounded from behind the court.
"You're talking nonsense. I was in the state capital three days ago and didn't return to Yuncheng until yesterday. How could I give you money?"
Tang Mingrui was arranged to be heard in the back hall by Meng Huaining. Logically speaking, he shouldn't speak. It was only because of Chen Wu's nonsense that he couldn't help but speak.
He also knew in his heart that speaking suddenly in the back hall was disrespectful to the county magistrate, and he just couldn't hold it back for a while.
Therefore, even if Tang Mingrui retorted out of anger, he did not show up.
Meng Huaining did not blame Tang Mingrui for suddenly disrupting the court. He originally planned to provide justice to the latter.
He clapped the gavel again.
"Chen Wu, I see that you really won't shed tears until you see the coffin. Since you don't want to tell the truth..."
As he spoke, his eyes fell on the basin of salt water.
Before Meng Huaining could give instructions, Chen Wu was already begging for mercy loudly.
"Sir, Cao Min didn't lie. It was really Boss Tang who personally gave Cao Min five hundred taels of silver three days ago and asked Cao Min to do this. If you don't believe me, you can ask Boss Tang to come to court and confront me face to face."
Meng Huaining frowned: "The person who just spoke in the back hall, do you know who that voice is?"
Chen Wu shook his head fiercely: "He should be talking to me in the tone of Boss Tang, but I am not familiar with this voice."
When Meng Huaining heard this, he looked at Wang Lin who was already frightened.
"Tell me, who asked you to kill Boss Jin?"
"Sir, it was Chen Wu who asked the common people to kill Boss Jin."
"You're talking nonsense. I just asked you to teach Boss Jin a lesson. When did I tell you to kill him?" Chen Wu was anxious. He couldn't afford to be unjustly accused of such a serious matter involving human life.
Wang Lin was not to be outdone: "You were the one who asked me to kill Boss Jin, and you said you would give me 200 taels of silver to run away with after the job was done. Unexpectedly, you actually took 300 taels for yourself."
The more Wang Lin talked, the more aggrieved he felt, and he kowtowed several times to Meng Huaining.
"Your Excellency, it is clear that Cao Min has no enmity with Boss Jin. If Chen Wu hadn't said that he would give me two hundred taels of silver when the matter was completed, Cao Min would never have dared to do such a dirty trick."
The more Wang Lin talked, the more aggrieved he became. In front of so many people, he actually wiped away tears.
On the contrary, Chen Wu was extremely angry.
"Wang Lin, don't be slanderous. I promised to give you two hundred taels when the matter is completed, but I never told you to kill Boss Jin."
"That's what you said, let me kill Boss Jin..."
For a moment, the only sound in the quiet courtroom was the sound of the two people arguing.
Meng Huaining did not stop them, but observed their expressions when they spoke.
Through observation, it was found that Wang Lin's eyes would occasionally dodge, but that was only when he met Chen Wu's gaze.
At this point, Meng Huaining already had a rough guess in his mind.
"Don't make any noise. Believe it or not, I will punish you for contempt of court."
After his words fell, the court fell silent for an instant.
"Boss Tang, please come to court."
Meng Huaining gave the order, and Tang Mingrui, who was in the back hall, quickly came to the courtroom.
Before he could salute, Meng Huaining asked Chen Wu: "Do you know the person in front of you?"
Chen Wu looked at Tang Mingrui and then shook his head.
"If you reply to your lord, the common people will not recognize you."
"Snapped……"
Meng Huaining slapped the gavel hard.
"I don't know you, how dare you say that Boss Tang gave you five hundred taels of silver in person?"
Tang Mingrui was also very angry and walked up to Chen Wu.
"Look carefully, I am Tang Mingrui. When did I give you five hundred taels of silver?"
