Under the leadership of Yan San, a group of people from Wuyangyang stood outside Xiaomingtang.
Yan San, who looked rudely with a fierce face and sweat on his forehead, walked into the Xiao Ming Hall.
He grinned, clasped his fists towards Ye Qing and bowed, "Scribe Ye, we have brought the perpetrators and suspects of the nine cases."
Ye Qing, who had already stood up and was waiting, bowed his hands humbly and politely and said:
"Come on, please, arrest me. You and your brothers have a rest and a drink of water. I'll ask you to bring two brothers with you to wait by while I'm interrogating the case."
"It's easy! There's no need to take a break. Let's start right away. The trial will be over early and we'll have a rest early!"
Yan Sanhan responded with a smile.
Then he called two white servants in, picked up the killing stick in the room, and stood under the table.
See this.
Ye Qing no longer refused, casually pulled out a case and called in the victim and the suspect.
Wei Da and Tao Er are neighbors. Yesterday morning, Wei Da said that Tao Er had stolen his chicken, but Tao Er denied it. The two argued over who owned an egg-laying hen, and got into a fight, which ended up in the government office. .
Ye Qing looked at Wei Da, who was wearing neat cotton clothes and looked very prosperous, and then at Tao Er, whose clothes were washed starched and looked a little thin.
Finally, his eyes fell on the hen held in Wei Da's arms.
He asked: "Wei Da, you said this chicken is yours, do you have any evidence?"
Wei Da smiled respectfully and said, "Sir, my family has six chickens, three males and three females. Yesterday morning, one hen was missing."
"And Tao Er's house has never had chickens, but there is this hen in his house. If it doesn't belong to a villain, who else can it belong to?"
Without waiting for Ye Qing to ask questions.
Tao Er retorted hastily and with a pale face: "You're talking nonsense. It's obviously my chicken. I just bought a two-and-a-half-year-old hen. I keep it to lay eggs for my grandma to replenish her body. Why do you say it's yours?" "
With that said, he was about to snatch the hen from Wei Da's arms.
Ye Qing frowned, picked up the gavel, and slapped it heavily on the table.
"quiet!"
Wei Da, who was so frightened that he was about to retort, immediately shrank his neck.
Tao Er also stopped his hand, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to Ye Qing and said:
"Sir, please seek justice for me!"
Ye Qing ignored Tao Er and continued to ask Xiang Wei Da Dao: "You said you raised this chicken. What do you usually feed the chicken?"
"You're fed bran!" Wei Da answered decisively, and then added: "Sir, this Tao Er spends all day doing nothing but gambling. It's impossible for him to have money to buy chickens. Moreover, he almost ruined the family fortune by gambling. , and even sold all his grandma’s winter cotton-padded clothes, how could such a scum buy chickens, not to mention that he bought them to lay eggs to nourish my grandma.”
Contemptuous glances fell on Tao Er from the eyes of everyone inside and outside the house.
There are three kinds of unfilial piety. This Tao Er not only ruined the family through gambling, but also failed to support his mother-in-law. He was really a scumbag.
Tao Er defended with panic on his face:
"Sir, I used to be a bad gambler, but I have changed. I made some money, so I quickly bought a chicken to replenish my mother's health."
Ye Qing looked serious and said: "What do I ask, what do you two answer? If you talk too much, each of you will hit him with ten kills!"
"Yes Yes!"
The two of them felt a little scornful when they saw Ye Qing looking at the young man and asking irrelevant questions.
At this time, everyone immediately calmed down and agreed.
Ye Qing continued to ask: "Tao Er, you said you bought the hen. Where did you buy it? How much did it cost? What did you feed it?"
Tao Er immediately said: "I bought a two-and-a-half-year-old hen for one penny at the street east of Xiao's house. The seller was a peddler, and Xiao Xiao has never seen it before."
"As soon as the little one was brought home, before he could feed him, Wei Da said that the hen he raised was stolen by the little one."
Wei Da, who was full of disdain, was about to retort.
Ye Qing stood up, walked to Wei Da, took the hen and said:
"One penny is expensive to buy. Eighty copper coins is about the same. However, since you don't have a certificate, it's hard to tell."
Yan San and Wang Liu both frowned slightly and looked at Ye Qing worriedly.
Wei Da's face was filled with joy.
Tao Er looked unwilling and opened his mouth to argue.
Ye Qing picked up the chicken and said:
"Have you two fed this hen in the past two days?"
Wei Da shook his head and said, "No, I didn't feed him anymore after I came to the government office to report to the official."
Tao Er also replied: "No, the hen was left in the government office yesterday."
Hearing this, Ye Qing nodded and said:
"That's very good. I have many cases, so I won't talk nonsense."
"Wei Da, you said that the bran eaten by hens is not easy to digest. Even after two days, there will still be some in the chicken's intestines."
"I'll cut open the chicken's belly and see what's in its belly. Then I'll know immediately who's lying."
Yan San and Wang Liu in the room paused for a moment before looking at Ye Qing with admiration.
This method is really simple and quick, and you can immediately determine the ownership of the hen.
As for the problem that the hen died and could only eat because it could not lay eggs, neither of them cared about it.
It's just a hen, it has nothing to do with subordinates like them.
Wei Da's expression immediately changed and he hesitated: "Sir, what you said makes sense, but if this hen is killed, it will not be able to lay eggs."
Tao Er couldn't bear to dissuade him and said:
"Yes, sir, I kept this hen just to lay eggs to replenish my mother's body. If this hen is killed, even if it proves that I just bought it, it will be useless."
Ye Qing said expressionlessly: "It's easy to say, just take the dead one back to make soup and eat meat, and the person who lied will have to pay for it with a living one."
"In this way, it is also a good thing for the suffering owner."
Wei Da's expression immediately turned ugly.
On the contrary, it was Tao Er who couldn't wait to say hurriedly: "Sir, please do it quickly!"
Under such circumstances.
It was clear at a glance whose hen belonged to him.
Ye Qing had a cold face, threw the hen to Tao Er, turned around and angrily scolded Wei Dao:
"What a Wei Da. He has evil intentions and intends to seize Tao Er's two-and-a-half-year-old hen. He still talks nonsense when he goes to court."
"Come here, I'll hit you with a powerful stick that kills you ten times, and I'll punish you by paying Tao Er and one hen."
If the ten-killing stick is used, the skin will be torn and the flesh will be torn, and the person will be unable to get out of bed for ten and a half months.
Besides, Ye Qing was talking about hitting hard.
If this happens ten times, it will probably take a month to heal.
Seeing that the matter was revealed and that he was still intimidated by the killing stick, Wei kowtowed and begged for mercy:
"Sir, please spare the little one. The little one is obsessed with things. He will never dare to do it again."
"Don't hit the little one. The little one is willing to pay Tao two hens."
Ye Qing ignored Wei Da and looked at the victims and suspects crowded at the entrance of Xiaomingtang.
He said loudly: "After I found out the criminals who committed crimes today, not only must they compensate the offenders, but they must also be severely punished and beaten to death with a powerful stick."
The next moment.
Wei Da, who was pinned to the ground, let out a shrill scream.
"Ah, sir, please forgive me. I made a mistake. I don't dare to do it anymore."
"Ah, stop fighting. I'm willing to compensate Tao Er or three hens!"
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Wei Da's painful look made everyone outside the room look horrified, shrinking their necks and even lowering their heads, not daring to look at Wei Da's miserable appearance.
The screams for mercy could not be isolated at all, and penetrated into everyone's ears, making their bodies tremble with the sound.
Many people's eyes began to wander.
This scene made Ye Qing's frown relax slightly.
The purpose of identifying criminals is to serve as a deterrent.
Hitting him ten times with a stick is to establish his authority.
Let the real culprits out there who are still lucky, think carefully, and not get beaten ten times for such a small thing.
In this way, the next case will be easier to handle.
When the last stick falls.
Wei Da was already covered in sweat, his face was pale, the skin on his buttocks was bruised and his face was filled with regret.
Ye Qing pointed at the miserable-looking Wei Da and said:
"Next, if anyone takes the initiative to plead guilty, I will spare him the punishment of a stick and only fine him money."
"After ten breaths, I will randomly select cases for trial!"
The words fell.
Ye Qing waved his hand, walked back to the desk with his head held high, lifted the skirt of the official's black clothes, sat upright on the chair, and looked at the people at the door with a serious face.
Ling's starry eyes swept over him, and no one dared to look at him.
this moment.
Wang Liu, who was standing by the wall, was admiring Ye Qing who was adept at handling cases and showing kindness and power at the same time.
Yan San, whose big Tong Ling eyes were full of admiration, looked at Wang Liu next to him and said in a low voice:
"Brother Wang, this Secretary Ye is really awesome!"
