On the ninth day of September, the public trial of Chai Qihong's murder case was held.
As soon as it dawned, a long queue formed in front of the government office, and thousands of people came to watch the trial.
Most of the people did not come alone. They gathered with friends and brought their families with them. There were even many people from surrounding villages and towns who came to watch the fun.
Smart merchants and hawkers sell drinks and food along the way, and the business is quite good.
"It's so lively. If you didn't know better, you would think you were attending a temple fair."
Zhao Lin came out and took a look, grinning involuntarily.
He was originally worried that there were not enough people, but now it seems that his worries are unnecessary.
When the time came, the main gate of the county government office opened wide, and people who had been waiting for a long time poured in.
The lobby was filled with people instantly, and the officials erected a fence to leave an open space in the middle, otherwise the prisoners and witnesses would not have anywhere to stand when they arrived.
The flow of people queued from the lobby to the Yimen, and those behind could only stand outside the Yamen and listen to the news coming from inside.
Not long after, the hall drums sounded, the cloud board struck three times, and the place fell silent.
Magistrate Liu sat down behind the case and shouted softly: "Bring the suspect up."
The sound was not loud and everyone present could hear it clearly.
There was the sound of shackles, and two government officials escorted Chai Jie into the lobby.
Zhao Lin stood in front of the hall and saw Chai Jie with disheveled hair and a sleepy expression. He had obviously suffered a lot in prison.
"Beat him to death, beat this beast to death!"
"You are a heartless pig and dog, and you deserve to be the son of a man..."
The onlookers were furious and cursed loudly.
Some people also took the opportunity to teach their children: "Did you see it? This is the fate of unworthy descendants!"
Chai Ren, Chai Yi and Chai Zhou followed the ceremony and listened closely as family members.
Mrs. Chaizhou was pregnant, so Magistrate Liu ordered the government officials to move a chair for her.
When the scene calmed down, Magistrate Liu suddenly gave a start and shouted: "Bold Chai Jie, do you know your guilt?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the officials on the left and right shouted in unison: "Mighty..."
The government officials used their pestles to kill and hit the ground quickly. The sound was superimposed into one sound, which was astonishingly intimidating.
Chai Jie had a determined look on his face and wanted to deny it, but when he saw this scene, his legs went weak. He fell to his knees with a plop and said in a trembling voice: "The villain is wronged!"
"Unjustly accused?"
Magistrate Liu sneered: "Call the witness."
Mei Shilin, Gao Xiaoliu and Duan San went to the hall and spoke out loud about what they had seen and heard.
When Zhao Lin recorded Mei Shilin's confession, he made some changes and only said that he heard the words "Dad, why are you drunk?"
As for which son's voice belonged to it, it was not recorded in the confession. After all, even Mei Shilin himself only doubted it.
Combined with the confessions of the other two witnesses, Chai Jie's guilt can also be confirmed.
In this way, Mei Shilin's suspicion of concealment and non-reporting was reduced a lot.
The two of them work in the same yamen, but they don't violate their conscience, and they can't be too accommodating.
After the witness finished speaking, it was Zhao Lin's turn to appear.
He held up the blood-stained clothes and the murder weapon, showed them to everyone present, and recounted the day's search.
The onlookers could no longer hold back any longer and shouted:
"Torture him."
"He is the one who did it. He will be punished."
"Play a thousand big boards..."
Magistrate Liu followed Shan Ruliu and took out two decrees from the lottery tube and said in a deep voice: "Chai Jie, the evidence is as solid as a mountain. Why don't you confess quickly to avoid suffering any more physical pain?"
There are three colors of the lottery: white, black and red. The white number has one board, the black number has five boards, and the red one has ten boards.
The county magistrate holds a red lottery ticket.
Faced with the accusations from thousands of people, Chai Jie knew that it was useless to defend himself, so he gritted his teeth and said: "The villain has done it..."
Then he frankly confessed how he killed his biological father that day.
It turned out that Chai Jie was not at home during the day and went to a brothel to hang out.
By the afternoon, I had used up all the money I had and thought about going to the casino to make money in the evening, so I went home and asked my father for money.
Chai Qihong had just had a quarrel with his eldest son and second son. He was so angry that he immediately scolded Chai Jie.
Seeing that his beloved son was addicted to gambling, Chai Qihong became angrier the more he thought about it. He threatened to kick him out tomorrow and leave the family property to his unborn son.
Chai Jie was already very worried about Chai Zhou's pregnancy. After hearing what his father said, he became more and more uneasy.
If Mr. Chaizhou gave birth to a son, his father might not leave a penny to himself. This was something he couldn't accept, and he couldn't help but feel murderous.
Once his father dies, most of the family property will inevitably fall on him.
He also learned from his father that his eldest brother and second brother had come to borrow money earlier. If something happened, people would probably suspect that it was his two brothers who did it.
Especially the second eldest brother, Chai Yi, was in the Shuilong Gang and had a bad reputation.
Chai Jie made up his mind to kill his father, so he rushed to the casino early in the morning, came back to commit the crime, and then returned again. He didn't return home until dawn the next day, pretending that nothing was wrong.
You can hear a pin drop at the scene.
Although everyone in the hall knew that Chai Jie was the murderer, they felt unbelievable when they heard that he had deliberately planned to kill his biological father and wanted to blame his two brothers.
Chai Zhou lowered his head and wiped his tears. Chai Ren and Chai Yi both had sullen faces and did not even look at their younger brother.
Magistrate Liu glanced majestically at the audience and said sternly: "Chai Jie killed his biological father. He is guilty of an unforgivable crime. He confiscated all his family property and put him in prison. He will be executed next month."
"Gao Xiaoliu and Duan San gave false evidence last time. Although they made up for their mistakes this time, they are not completely exempt from punishment. Each of them will receive ten big blows."
"Meshilin made omissions in his testimony and was fined three months as punishment."
"Another: Chai Zhou is pregnant with the Chai family's flesh and blood, so he can get half of the family property, and the other half is divided equally between Chai Ren and Chai Yi."
When Chai Jie heard this, he immediately collapsed to the ground.
The onlookers were extremely satisfied with the penalty result and chanted loudly:
"Mr. Liu is aware of everything and cuts it straight!"
"Punish evil and promote good, show compassion for the orphans and widows, he is truly an upright official."
"When Magistrate Liu is here, there will be blue sky..."
Zhao Lin heard that the voice was very familiar. He glanced at the crowd and saw Tian Dabang and a group of people around him, who were agitating and shouting hard.
Magistrate Liu was very satisfied with today's performance. His only regret was that Chai Jie moved too quickly, leaving some unfinished business. It felt like you would fall before I even exerted my strength.
At this time, the yamen officer came forward, picked up Chai Jie, and escorted him to the prison.
When passing Chai Zhou's family, Chai Jie suddenly broke free and cursed: "It's all your fault, you bitch. My father is over fifty, how can he still have children?"
"You must be unruly and seducing outsiders to share my family property. If it weren't for you, how could I kill my father? It's all your fault!"
The yamen servant didn't let him say any more, so he rushed up to him, slapped him twice, and strangled his mouth with a piece of cloth...
Zhao Lin shook his head. This is a typical shirk personality.
This kind of person is never willing to admit his mistakes. Everything is other people's fault. Even killing people is forced by others.
Such people should not waste food in this world.
