Fang Yun's face was cold and solemn, completely different from his usual kind face. There was even a bone-chilling coldness in his eyes.
"Yes, this official already knows. But … "Fang Yun flipped through the documents in front of him and said," According to our county government's understanding, Wang Xiaocui was bought from someone else by your Diao family? "
Diao Nengchen hurriedly said, "This is nonsense. Wang Xiaocui is this humble one's legal wife. The village chief is the witness and the village elders are the witnesses. According to the ancient customs, this is a legal marriage."
"Since it's a legal marriage, is the bride's family present?"
"We invited the bride's family, but none of them came. We can't do anything about it." Diao Nengchen said.
"Someone, summon the bride's family to the hall!"
Six or seven people walked into the hall. A woman was crying loudly, and the rest of the men were looking at Diao Nengchen and the others with flames of hatred in their eyes.
A middle-aged man in his forties cupped his fist to Fang Yun and said with a sorrowful expression, "Fang Xusheng, please help this humble one! My daughter Xiaocui was originally going out of the city to play with a friend, but who knew that she would be kidnapped by human traffickers. We searched all over Mishou but couldn't find her. Not long ago, the official told us that Xiaocui was in Changxi Village. My husband and I went there, but we were kicked out before we could even see Xiaocui. The elders told us that we must never go to Changxi Village again, because we might be beaten to death. So we have been trying to find her, but we are a civilian family. Where can we find her? We can only wait at home for news from the county government … "
The man had been holding back his tears, but in the end, his tears flowed silently. He was not only crying because of his daughter's death, but also because of his own incompetence.
How could an ordinary person fight against such a powerful enemy?
"If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have let Xiaocui go out of the city …" The woman cried even harder.
Fang Yun said with a pleasant expression, "Auntie, don't say such things. You are not wrong, and Xiaocui is not wrong either. Those human traffickers are wrong, and the local officials are wrong! Since Xiaocui's parents believe that Xiaocui was kidnapped, she was forced to be forced. Since she was forced into marriage, then this official pronounces … "
Fang Yun's face suddenly changed. He slammed the gavel and looked at Diao Nengchen. He said, "Villager of Changxi Village, Diao Nengchen, was fined three hundred taels of silver and sentenced to one year in prison. He forced Queen Xiao Cui to be his wife and sentenced to three years in prison. He repeatedly raped Queen Xiao Cui. The consequences are dire, and his crimes are compounded. He will be executed immediately! "
After Fang Yun's verdict, the entire place fell silent. Regardless of whether it was the Legalist advisors sitting near Fang Yun or the bailiffs standing nearby, whether it was Diao Nengchen's family or Wang Xiaocui's family, whether it was the officials outside or the witnesses, none of them could understand this strange verdict.
Even Tang Hanlin from the Punishment Hall was dumbfounded.
The trial of Fang Yun's case was much shorter than before. He had only flipped through the case file and listened to both sides' testimonies before suddenly deciding on the case. This was a bit rash to begin with, and it was the final verdict. This had never happened before!
Human traffickers could be caught every year in the human world, but the laws of the Saint Origin Continent were different. Some countries were like ancient Huaxia, where human traffickers were sentenced to death. They would be killed as soon as they were caught, but some countries didn't kill them and only sentenced them to heavy sentences.
Jingguo was one of the countries that didn't kill human traffickers. Not to mention the people who bought the women.
However, Ning An County was the experimental area of the Punishment Hall. Fang Yun had the right to act first and report later. As long as the Punishment Hall and the Three Justice Divisions didn't object, his verdict would be valid and could be used by other officials as the standard for sentencing.
"Dog official! Dog official! You treat human life like grass! You dog official … "Diao Nengchen's mother rushed towards Fang Yun like a madwoman. She went around the table and reached out to scratch Fang Yun's face.
Before she could get close, Fang Yun blocked her with the power of Literary Courage. He slammed the gavel and said, "Quickly arrest this person! This person not only roared at the court, but also trafficked people and attempted to attack this county. This is a serious crime! This person must be an extremely evil person. She can't be lightly sentenced just because she's old! Put this old woman in prison and watch her closely. She will be tried separately! "
The two yamen runners rushed over and grabbed Diao Nengchen's mother.
Diao Nengchen's mother immediately started to make a scene and shouted, "I don't want to live anymore! I don't want to live anymore! I want to bang my head against the wall and die here. I don't believe that the saints are blind. I don't believe that there are no laws in the human world! Don't stop me. I want to bang my head against the wall and die here! "
Fang Yun suddenly said, "Let go. Let her bang her head against the wall!"
The two yamen runners hesitated for a moment and let go.
Diao Nengchen's mother was stunned, and so were the others. What kind of county magistrate was this?
"Good! Good! Good! I didn't expect Ning An County to have such an evil official! I'll bang my head against the wall and die right now! " Diao Nengchen's mother rushed towards the red pillar in the main hall and crashed into it. She fell to the ground and didn't speak anymore.
The rest of the Diao family rushed forward and cried loudly.
Fang Yun was not moved. He saw that Diao Nengchen's mother's body paused for a moment when she crashed into the pillar. She didn't hit the pillar very hard.
"Someone, drag this person out for treatment and put her in prison! Anyone who tries to stop her will be driven away with a wooden stick! "
"Yes!" The yamen runners rushed over and chased the Diao family away.
Then, the two yamen runners each grabbed one of Diao Nengchen's mother's wrists and dragged her out. These old yamen runners knew what the county magistrate meant by "drag her out".
Diao Nengchen's mother closed her eyes and gritted her teeth. She was dragged out without making a sound.
"Bastard! Give me back my mother's life. I'll kill you! "Diao Nengchen shouted, but he didn't dare to move forward.
"Men, this person is roaring in the court and trying to attack me. Drag him out and give him forty strokes of the plank!" Fang Yun threw down an order.
The yamen runners immediately rushed forward and dragged Diao Nengchen out of the hall. They took off his pants and beat him with a wooden stick.
Smack … Smack … Smack …
The yamen runners used all their strength, but after twenty strokes, the wooden stick was broken. Then, they changed to a new stick and broke Diao Nengchen's bones, causing him to faint.
The rest of the Diao family had never seen such a cruel official. They were so scared that they didn't dare to say a word. They kneeled on the ground and trembled.
Wang Xiaocui's family was very excited. They gritted their teeth and hated that they didn't get enough punishment.
Tang Hanlin stepped into the main hall and cupped his hands towards Fang Yun. "Fang Xusheng, I have something to ask you."
"Go ahead." Fang Yun looked at Tang Hanlin. Tang Hanlin was stationed in Ning An City and had helped him many times. However, as Tang Hanlin of the Punishment Court, he had to stand up for him. Fang Yun didn't blame him.
"Why do you need to be sentenced for buying a woman? This is unprecedented in the Saint Origin World. "
Fang Yundao said, "The buyer should know that human trafficking is a crime. They should know that the law can't forcefully buy people. Since they did it, they should bear the legal responsibility. Moreover, buying and selling is the same crime. This can effectively reduce human trafficking. "
Tang Hanlin said, "I see. What County Magistrate Fang said is reasonable. However, this matter will be decided by the Punishment Court. As for the death penalty, is it still up for discussion? "
Fang Yun pointed at Diao Nengchen who was standing outside and asked, "Didn't he rape women multiple times? According to the law, this is a crime. Can't he be sentenced to death? "
Tang Hanlin was speechless. Even everyone present felt that Fang Yun's words were irrefutable.
Only now did everyone realize that among the women who were trafficked, which one of them wasn't abused or raped? Why would other people be sentenced to a heavy sentence or even death if they were raped, but the people who bought women weren't sentenced to death even though their actions were more heinous?
Those people didn't just buy people, they were a group of serial rapists!
Many people didn't think of such a simple reason before.
Some officials looked at Fang Yun. They suddenly realized that Fang Xusheng's vision had far exceeded the limit of what ordinary people could see. It was as if he could see through time and space.
Tang Hanlin sighed. He said, "But the human race didn't have such a case before."
"The human race didn't have you and me either!" Fang Yundao said.
Tang Hanlin admitted that if he looked at Diao Nengchen and the other people who bought women from another angle, he would find that their crimes were almost as deep as human traffickers!
Tang Hanlin said helplessly, "Fang Xusheng, such a heavy sentence is indeed reasonable. However. Don't forget that if these people are sentenced to death, then once they do these things, they will leak the information. In order to prevent the leak, they will kill those women, which may endanger even more people. "
Fang Yundao said, "Everyone knows that there is no death penalty in Yun Country. Therefore, the proportion of murderers per million people in Yun Country is more than ten times that of other countries! As for Wu Guo, whose laws are stricter, the proportion of murderers per million people is much lower than Yun Country because there are many death sentences. Is what I said true? "
"It is true," Tang Hanlin said helplessly.
"I also heard that in an investigation, if the same crime was not sentenced to death, many people would hesitate to do it. However, if they were sentenced to death, most of them wouldn't do it. Is this true?"
"It is true," Tang Hanlin said.
"I believe that as long as there is the threat and deterrence of the death penalty, the number of people who buy people will be greatly reduced. Without buyers, the number of people who sell people will also be greatly reduced. Of course, this crime can only be officially announced after everyone knows about it. In order to prevent people from being killed, the heavy punishment can only be fully implemented after it is officially announced. "
"But … why can't we use gentler means?" Tang Hanlin said.
Fang Yun suddenly ignored Tang Hanlin and looked at the sky in the distance outside the door.
"I have also asked myself whether we can use gentler and more reasonable means to stop the human race from killing each other. In fact, this is already very gentle, because my means to stop the demons and barbarians are a hundred times crueler than this! The demons and barbarians won't give us so much time to deal with these conflicts gently, and I don't have so much time to waste on these scum who drag the human race down. They can afford to waste time, but the human race can't! "
Tang Hanlin looked at Fang Yun and was speechless for a long time.
A member of the Diao family suddenly shouted, "It's not that we want to buy people, it's that we can't find a wife at all. If we don't buy, how can we have children? How can we reproduce the human race? "
Fang Yundao said, "You have needs, you have, but no matter what, you shouldn't hurt others to satisfy your needs!"
"We were all forced to do this. We had no other choice! If we had everything, we wouldn't do this kind of thing. "
Fang Yun looked at the Diao family indifferently and said slowly, "There was once a person who lost both his arms when he was born. After his parents left the Two Boundaries Mountain, they entrusted him to his relatives. Then, his parents completely lost contact with him. His relatives were very poor, and providing him with food was already the limit. Other than that, they couldn't help him with anything. Such a poor person, not to mention getting a wife, he couldn't even hold a pen. He was a thousand times, ten thousand times worse than you, but he didn't buy a wife, nor did he hurt others. "
Fang Yun took a deep breath and continued, "He listened to other people's classes outside. He used his teeth to bite on branches to write, and he used his toes to pinch branches to write. Even if he became a member of the Hanlin Academy, all his teeth were crooked, and his toes were twisted. The disdain and ridicule he faced never stopped. The suffering and pain in his heart never stopped. Everything he endured was far more than you. According to your logic, he could kill everyone in the world! "
"But he didn't. Not only did he not hurt innocent people, but before he died, he even asked me to protect everyone in the world on his behalf. He asked me to protect you on his behalf!"
"He is an exception, but I want to tell you that small crimes can be forgiven, but the reason why you commit a big crime is not because of your family, not because of your environment, not because of how miserable you are, but because you are animals! You are scum! Because real people, even if they are a thousand times, ten thousand times more miserable than you, they will not hurt others! "
"The human race that Peng Zouzhao asked me to protect does not include animals like you!"
After Fang Yun finished, he paused for a moment and said loudly, "All private troops, all soldiers, get ready immediately and follow me out of the city!"
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