Fortunately, Song Che had the foresight to make a deed in advance. The content was roughly "life and death status", but after all, it was related to a human life. I'm afraid this deed would not get much benefit from He Qiu.
"Now that things have happened, there is nothing to escape. We injured Liu Wei an hour ago, but we definitely did not kill him -"
"Of course you don't admit it, you didn't kill the person -"
"shut up!"
Song Che cut off the scoundrel's slander, "What happened to this murder case? If you go to court and ask for a coroner, the truth will be revealed. There is no need for you to fan the flames here. Besides, if you weren't greedy for money and came here with your face stretched out to beg for a beating, How could this happen?"
The leper was speechless.
Song Che looked at Xu Xiao again: "This incident originated from me. Yue'er and I went back to the Yamen with you to accept the trial."
Xu Xiao sighed softly and made a gesture of invitation.
"Husband..."
"Uncle..."
The faces of the guys were full of worry.
What else can be done? When the sky falls, the pillars of support have to resist.
"Song Che, I really didn't kill him." Lin Yue said guiltily.
Song Che stared at the leper and said coldly: "Don't worry, justice is in the heart of the people. No one in this world can frame me, Song Che!"
…
In the courtroom, He Qiu was meticulous. Even though he was so familiar with Song Che, when he saw Song Che being brought to the court, there was even a little pride on his lips, as if he was saying: This is a chance to try this guy. .
Under the court, there was a corpse. It was Liu Wei who was slapped by Lin Yue an hour ago. Kneeling next to the corpse were four other leprous men whose noses were bruised and their faces were swollen.
Outside the courtroom, Shen Wenjun led all the shopkeepers in Yunshuifang, including the folks from Suzhou City who liked to watch the excitement.
"Snapped!"
"mighty!"
"The deceased Liu Wei, a Suzhou national, was beaten by the female steward Lin Yue at the entrance of the Yunshuifang store in the early afternoon of March 8th. He was later carried back to the Town God's Temple for treatment by Wang Da, Zhang Xiao, Li Hei and Zhu Bai. When he didn't wake up, he discovered that Liu Wei was dead, so he went to the Yamen to report to the official..."
The chief bookkeeper read out the plaintiff's complaint loudly and asked Song Che: "Defendant Lin Yue, can you plead guilty?"
"I--"
"Don't open your mouth, otherwise you will end up talking nonsense."
Song Che stopped Lin Yue and asked the chief clerk first: "Master Huang, is this your first day as chief clerk? We are not guilty, how can we plead guilty?"
"This..." Mr. Huang knew that he couldn't afford to offend this man named Song, so he handed the petition to He Qiu and sat back honestly.
He Qiu didn't even read the pleadings, and just asked Song Che: "Do you have any basis for saying you are not guilty?"
Song Che walked up and down the court and preached loudly:
"The cause of the incident was that Liu Wei brought these gangsters to Yunshuifang to pick quarrels and cause trouble. According to the "Daliang Laws and Regulations", those who break into private houses and cause quarrels and troubles can have the owner of the house fight back in self-defense. Yunshuifang is a shop, and there are often Manager Lin will expel people with unclean hands and feet, and it is not against the law."
"Sir, he is making excuses. We are not provoking trouble. Their house is open for business. We...we are just going in to buy cloth, right?" Wang Da retorted.
Song Che sneered: "The cheapest satin in Yunshuifang costs 600 renminbi a piece. You found 600 renminbi on the spot - not to mention you alone. If the four of you can collect 600 renminbi, I will Admit this crime on the spot!”
Four leprous men, look at me and I look at you. Where can I find six hundred coins? I'm afraid it will be difficult to find six satin pieces. It was Wang Da who spoke again:
"What? Can't I go shopping in a cloth store if I don't have money? I'll look around first. When I get rich, can't I come back and buy some?"
"Okay, even if you are here to buy cloth."
Song Che took out a stack of deeds from his sleeves, asked Xu Xiao to present them to He Qiu, and said, "Look, sir, this is the deed they signed earlier. One slap is ten taels of silver. There are additional regulations on it. Deaths and injuries will not be counted." Deductible, written in white and black, signed and stamped."
"Sir! This is how the rich play tricks on us poor people. It is... They are rich. Ten taels of silver is nothing to them, but for us ordinary people like us, it can be enough for food and clothing for a year. Come on, the four of us have been without fathers and mothers since we were young. We have no decent way to live, so we were coaxed into signing this 'life and death certificate' by him. Sir, you have to make the decision for us!"
The four leprous men kowtowed together, crying and playing emotional cards.
How could He Qiu fall for this? He was stunned and shouted:
"The four of you are wandering around Suzhou city, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. Do you think I don't know about it? If you dare to pretend to be pitiful and miserable to fool me again, I will slap you twenty times!"
The four leprous men quickly stopped talking.
He Qiu put down the deed and said to Song Che: "If a deed can buy life and death, then human life is too worthless. This deed has no legal effect."
Song Che pointed at Liu Wei’s body and said:
"Liu Wei is nine feet tall and strong. During the Spring Festival, he was slapped twenty times and was fine. Now he is beaten to death by one slap. This is simply impossible."
"Sir, he is clearly making excuses. The female steward of his family seems to be weak, but in fact she is as strong as an ox. You will know by looking at the injuries on our faces whether she is strong or not."
The four leprous men presented their bruised and swollen cheeks to He Qiu.
Song Che sneered and said: "Master He, look at these four people. Compared with Liu Wei, they are like jackals than tigers and leopards. They are a bit smaller. They were all only injured. How could Liu Wei be beaten to death?" ?”
"That's because you have a grudge against Liu Wei!"
Wang Da said: "After Brother Liu lost all his money, he often went to his sister-in-law to ask for money. After going back and forth, he lost all his family property, and he developed hatred. Today, Brother Liu originally wanted to go to his sister-in-law to ask for money again, but later So he was killed by this person named Song! Sir, this is clearly a murder!"
"absurd!"
Song Che yelled loudly: "A penniless leper is worthy of my murder? If I want to murder him, why should I murder him in public? A slap of ten taels of silver is just a lesson."
"Then...then you committed manslaughter! In short, Brother Liu was killed by you! It is only right to kill someone and pay for life!"
"Yes, kill for life! Kill for life!"
A group of leprechauns followed suit.
He Qiu knocked on the hall wood, shouted for silence, and asked Song Che: "Manslaughter, do you admit it?"
"Of course I don't admit it. Not only that, I want to accuse them of murder!"
Song Che pointed at the four leprous men and said quickly: "You said that when Liu Wei was carried to the City God's Temple, he was found to have no breath, and then he was presumed to be dead. At that time, an hour had passed since he was beaten. Before this hour, Inside, anything can happen, including you deliberately killing people and framing them!"
"You fart! Brother Liu was obviously beaten to death shortly after!"
"Do you have direct evidence?"
"We...we..."
"You don't have any! But I do!"
Song Che walked to Liu Wei's body and asked He Qiu for instructions:
"Master He, people die in different ways, and the state of the body after death is also different. I implore you to conduct an autopsy!"
