"Chai Qihong also has two sons and a widow. If they want to observe the trial, just send them a few summons tickets to let them come."
Magistrate Liu continued to give instructions.
"yes!"
Zhao Lin responded and suddenly said: "Your Highness, I have a small suggestion."
"oh?"
Magistrate Liu glanced at Zhao Lin with interest, leaned forward and asked, "What's your suggestion?"
"The public security in Dongcheng has been chaotic this year. Murderous crimes have occurred frequently but have not been solved for a long time. The people have been grudges for a long time..."
Sun Zhang's face twitched. Zhao Lin's words were equivalent to pointing his nose at him and scolding him for his incompetence. He couldn't help but give Zhao Lin a fierce look.
Zhao Lin ignored him at all and registered himself with the county magistrate. Even if his bullshit boss ignored him, he continued: "This is a dereliction of duty on my part, but it will also affect your reputation."
Magistrate Liu nodded, "What is your suggestion?"
Zhao Lin said in a deep voice: "This dynasty founded the country based on filial piety, but Chai Jie used his son to kill his father. This is unacceptable!"
"My subordinates suggest posting notices and distributing leaflets widely. Anyone who is willing to come into the hall to listen can be let in."
"In this way, we can promote filial piety, set the record straight, and at the same time let ordinary people know the majesty of the county government and deter lawbreakers!"
County Magistrate Liu knew the elegant meaning of the song after hearing it, and immediately realized that this was an opportunity to increase his popularity and build his personal reputation.
Although he has been in office for nearly a year, he has issued many decrees and feels that he has achieved great results, but the people at the bottom know very little about it.
Once he overheard a conversation among the people and they still called the county magistrate by his predecessor's name, which made him deeply depressed.
The evidence in this case is conclusive, and there is no risk of missing the mark. Opening a public trial is to use the case to make a name for yourself, which is undoubtedly the best publicity.
Thinking of this, County Magistrate Liu narrowed his crescent eyes and smiled on his face: "This is very good and very much to my liking. Let the Lifang and Zaoban take care of this matter."
The hostess of the hostel and the leader of the soap team came out and responded: "Yes."
After the morning class, Sun Zhang walked up to Zhao Lin with his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Captain Zhao is really good at it. He solved a murder case just two days after he came here."
"It's all thanks to Capt. Sun's cultivation." Zhao Lin said without changing his expression.
Sun Zhang stroked his chin and short beard, "Since you are so capable, you must be able to catch the other two murderous cases, right?"
Zhao Lin said neither softly nor hardly: "The two cases happened nearly half a year ago, and there has been no progress in the hands of my predecessor. My subordinates are not gods, so they can only do their best."
Sun Zhang's expression changed and he walked away.
He Qingquan shook his head after seeing this, thinking that the young man was still too arrogant and didn't know the consequences of offending his immediate boss. He hoped that it would not bring disaster to him, a fish in the pond.
Zhao Lin didn't take it seriously. He was already being blamed. Why would he pretend to be a grandson?
I have experienced this kind of thing in my previous life, and I have endured it, so I might as well forget it in this life!
After leaving the county government office, Zhao Lin arranged for He Qingquan and Tao Erleng to inform Chai Ren and Chai Yi of the news of tomorrow's court hearing, and he and Liang Song came to the dock.
The public trial will be held tomorrow. He is worried that too few people will come and it will not look good on him, so he asks Tian Dabang to help make up the number.
When Tian Dabang heard that Chai Qihong's case was solved, he was surprised and said: "Have you found the murderer?"
Zhao Lin deliberately said: "Who do you think the murderer is?"
"who?"
"Chai Jie!"
"Ah...his third son."
Tian Dabang was so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear and said excitedly: "It's so heartless!"
"Brother Tian, tomorrow the county government will hold court to hear the case. You can sit in as you like. We can help find twenty smarter people to go over and build momentum."
Zhao Lin took out two taels of silver and said, "I won't let my brothers go in vain. This is the cost of lost work."
Tian Dabang declined and said, "Captain Zhao is too polite. You have to listen to such a big matter without paying me."
Zhao Lin smiled and put the money into his hand, "One yard at a time, let me ask you something again. Where does Chai Qihong's widow live? I have something to ask her."
Tian Dabang did not dare to neglect and asked his supervisor Lifu to inquire.
A middle-aged Lifu said: "The catcher is asking about Chai Qihong's continuation, right? Her family name is Zhou, and she lives in Qianniu Lane, the third house on the right."
After finishing speaking, he sighed, "I am widowed at a young age and have an unborn child. I am afraid my life will be difficult in the future."
Qingniu Lane is located to the north of Dongcheng. Legend has it that before Qinghe County was founded, an immortal passed by this place leading a sacred cow, hence its name.
When Zhao Lin and Liang Song came to Qianniu Lane, they saw garbage everywhere and sewage flowing across the street, which was completely incompatible with immortals.
Dong dong dong...
The two men stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Soon, a middle-aged woman opened the door and took a look outside, "Who are you?"
Liang Song smiled and said, "We are the county police. Mrs. Chai Zhou is at home, right? Let's ask her about something."
The middle-aged woman noticed the public clothes on the two men, opened the door to let them in, and walked quickly into the house.
After a while, a woman with her hair in a woman's bun came out, stood under the eaves and gave a salute, "The widow has seen the arrester. The house is in a mess. Please talk to me in the yard."
The woman was of average appearance, only around 20 years old. She looked to be about the same age as Chai Jie. Her belly was slightly protruding, already showing her pregnancy.
Zhao Lin saw that the small courtyard was not big, but quite clean. He guessed that the house might not be as messy as she said. The reason why they were not allowed to enter the house was probably for the protection of men and women.
The three of them sat down in the yard, and Zhao Lin got straight to the point: "The murderer of Chai Qihong has been found, and it's Chai Jie."
Chai Zhou said "Ah", and then his expression quickly returned to calm, as if he had expected it.
Zhao Lin asked: "Did you know that he was the murderer?"
Chai Zhou shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, but now that I think about it, it makes sense."
"How to say?"
Zhao Lin wanted to know Chai Jie's motive for committing the crime and couldn't help asking.
Mrs. Chaizhou lowered her eyes and whispered: "My husband and his wife had three sons. The eldest son and the second son have perverse temperaments and are not to his liking. They kicked them out to live alone when they reached adulthood."
"Only the youngest son, Chai Jie, is handsome, smart, and has a sweet mouth. He is deeply loved by my late husband and he always stays by his side."
Zhao Lin thought that in this case, when Chai Qihong passed away, most of the family property would fall on Chai Jie, why would he make such a move?
Can’t wait?
Just listen to Chai Zhou continue to say: "Chai Jie is addicted to drinking, sex and gambling, and often asks his late husband for money. My late husband refused to listen to his repeated advice, and the relationship between the two became increasingly tense."
"One time Chai Jie lost hundreds of taels of silver in one night. My late husband was so angry that he would not give him a cent of the family property."
"Chai Jie gave me a look of hatred, and I still remember that look."
"When I returned to my parents' house, I told my parents that I was feeling unwell and asked my family to take care of me. But in fact, I was still afraid that he would do something bad to me. I didn't expect..."
Speaking of this, Mr. Chai Zhou looked sad.
Zhao Lin and Liang Song looked at each other.
When Xuxian became pregnant, Chai Jie felt threatened and worried that if he gave birth to a son, the family property would not be passed on to him.
Zhao Lin stood up and took out a summons ticket from his arms, "Chai Jie will be put on trial tomorrow. Please come out of court as well."
"Yes, sir..."
