The county magistrate was in charge of the trial, and the petty official in charge of the arrest was the case handler. Naturally, he had to do his best to assist the county magistrate in handling the case. At the same time, he was responsible for some things that the county magistrate found inconvenient to do.
When the petty official did these things, he was very familiar with it. He clearly knew the background and property of more than 30 people who smashed the houses. Although it was not very accurate, it was not too far off. With this detailed information, it would undoubtedly be of great help to the county magistrate's trial and play a great role.
"There are so many precious gems smashed into waste. These unruly people are really bold. We must teach them some lessons and let them know what the law is."
The county magistrate said with a righteous look on his face.
The petty official hurriedly flattered the county magistrate, which made him feel very comfortable.
"Well, this cat's eye stone is very precious. Who do you think smashed it and who should compensate?"
The county magistrate raised his eyebrows and looked at the petty official next to him.
The petty official naturally understood what the county magistrate wanted to do. He quickly said with a smile, "It should be Fang Liu. Yes, it must be him."
"Oh, have you found the evidence?"
The county magistrate asked faintly.
The petty official smiled slightly and said, "Yes, of course there is evidence. There are hundreds of people in the crowd, and there are a few who are willing to testify. There are witnesses and material evidence. Fang Liu can't run away."
The county magistrate nodded with satisfaction and said, "If I remember correctly, Fang Liu should be the son of a concubine of a big businessman. This guy is good at making trouble. This time he is so crazy. Could it be that the Fang family sold their house?"
The petty official shook his head with a smile and said, "County Magistrate, it is not the Fang family's house. It is the house of Fang Liu's concubine. Fang Liu's concubine's brother sold a house, but the price suddenly increased. That guy is not easy to deal with. Naturally, he will go to the Angi family to settle the account. In order to strengthen his momentum, he called his brother-in-law, Fang Liu. Fang Liu is also a troublemaker, so naturally, he is willing to go."
The county magistrate said with a fake smile, "I heard that the Fang family seems to have made a fortune in recent years! Their family is getting richer and richer. "
The petty official nodded and said, "County Magistrate is wise. The Fang family has been prosperous these few years. The development of the family is indeed thriving. It really makes many people envious!"
The county magistrate nodded. After thinking for a while, he said, "Why do I feel that other than the cat's eye stone, this turquoise stone, and the golden-green jade stone were all smashed by Fang Liu?"
The official smiled knowingly and hurriedly said, "County Magistrate is right. These were all smashed by Fang Liu. There are at least a dozen witnesses at the scene. They can all testify that Fang Dacheng doesn't want his son to be imprisoned for the rest of his life, so he must compensate for all the losses caused by his son."
The county magistrate smiled very satisfactorily. Then he continued to look at the piles of broken precious gems and said, "I heard that Du Liang is the illegitimate son of Mr. Du. He is the son of his favorite mistress. Is this news reliable?"
The petty official touched his neck and said with a smile, "I dare to guarantee with my head that Du Liang is definitely the illegitimate son of Mr. Du. The father and son look almost exactly the same. They are almost carved from the same mold. If this is false, it can't be justified. In addition, this time, these piles of gems were smashed by Du Liang. There are more than a dozen witnesses who can testify. There are both witnesses and material evidence. This guy can't run away."
The county magistrate smiled and nodded. "Good, good. You are getting more and more skillful in handling cases. In this way, I can relax a lot. Next, you arrange it yourself! Remember, it must be fair and just. Let the victims get compensation. "
The petty official nodded and said, "Don't worry, County Magistrate. I will do it well for you."
The county magistrate nodded satisfactorily. Then he said with some dissatisfaction, "Although the profit this time is really a lot, we can only get 5% of the compensation. This ratio is too small. You won't cheat me. Take the big part, will you?"
Hearing this, the petty official was stunned and hurriedly explained, "County Magistrate, you must be joking. Even if you lend me 10,000 guts, I dare not! This time, the high-ranking officials of the Tang dynasty want 80% of the compensation. The cost is more than 10%. The Angji family only has 10% of the profit. It is very kind of you to share it with us. County Magistrate, you can ask the manager of the Angji family and the high-ranking officials of the Tang dynasty at any time. If I lie, I will die a horrible death. "
Looking at the petty official's sincere face, although the county magistrate did not believe him very much, he actually believed half of it in his heart. A petty official did not have the courage to cheat him. In addition, the county magistrate did not dare to take risks, let alone ask Ang Lee for confirmation. He could only accept 5% of the profit reluctantly, and he had to share it with the petty official who ran the errands.
The efficiency of the trial of the case was very high. Under the scheme of the petty official, all the more than 30 people who participated in the smashing had to pay compensation, but the compensation amounts were not the same. Those who were more careful would immediately find that those who had money behind them were responsible for the most compensation, while the poor ones were responsible for the least compensation. However, there was a very obvious feature, that was, everyone could afford their own compensation. Even several people who had the least compensation stood out to prove that the precious gems were indeed done by those who had money behind their backs. This made the people who were responsible for the most compensation feel helpless, and also made the parents behind them very angry. Although these old foxes soon understood the county magistrate's scheme, they were just rich businessmen. They were rich, but they did not have the ability to go against the county magistrate. If the county magistrate said that most of them were illegitimate children, then it must be true.
The trial of the case was very fast. Ang Lee knew that the compensation amount might be paid soon, so he came to the restaurant and ordered a table of good dishes to celebrate.
Outside the window, a businessman in blue was walking on the street with a bitter face. He was extremely depressed. He was the first person who sold his house to the Angi family's shopkeeper. He originally thought that he had taken a big advantage and sold the house for a good price. After hearing that the house was sold at a loss, he smashed the Angi family's gem shop in anger. He wanted to recover his loss, at least to vent his anger and let the Angi family lose some money. However, the result was that not only did he not recover his loss, but also made the Angi family lose some money. He also lost all his savings for decades. Not only did he lose the money from selling the house, but he also lost the money that he had accumulated for decades. Now, he was almost penniless. He could not even afford to stay in the most shabby hotel, let alone a high-end hotel. He could not even solve the problem of eating. He had almost lost the courage to live.
"I was careless in making friends, I was careless in making friends! Ah! "
The businessman in blue seemed to have suddenly gone crazy. He ran around the street and looked very scary. This person had gone crazy, completely crazy.
Ang Lee saw this scene and sighed slightly. This businessman in blue had trapped himself in a cocoon and finally killed himself.
Although he was the culprit, Ang Lee did not have any psychological burden. Who asked this guy to be so greedy and impulsive? Now he had lost himself!
At the same time, in a luxurious house, Moneybags Fang stood angrily in front of a young man who was kneeling. This young man was Fang Liu, who was the father of Fang Liu. Because Fang Liu avenged his brother-in-law, the Fang family had paid a very heavy price. Although the Fang family was a rich family in North City and had a lot of money, the compensation amount this time was so big that even a rich man like Moneybags Fang was bleeding in his heart. If it was not for his own son, Moneybags Fang would have already disowned him and let him stay in prison for the rest of his life.
"You are a fraud. Do you know how much money I spent to save you this time? Do you know? A thousand pieces of gold. A thousand pieces of gold. Do you know how much that is? Do you know how many years it took for your father to earn so much gold? Because of you, I lost all my years of savings. More than half of the family's business could not be sustained and had to be sold at a low price. This time, the Fang family suffered a heavy loss and returned to ten years ago overnight. It was all because of you. "
Moneybags Fang's chest was stuffed with anger and he almost fainted.
"Father, I know I was wrong."
"Do you think you can just say that you know you're wrong? It's too late. Put this bastard in the family prison and don't let him leave for the rest of his life. Otherwise, I will break his legs. "
Moneybags Fang roared angrily.
"Father, I really know I was wrong. Please let me go! I really know I was wrong. "
Hearing that he would be locked in the family prison for the rest of his life, Fang Liu was terrified. The outside world was very exciting, but the family prison only had three rooms and a courtyard with a radius of thirty feet. The walls were so high that even a ladder could not reach it. It was scary to be locked in such an environment for the rest of his life.
"Take him away, take him away."
Moneybags Fang roared angrily.
When he learned that he would have to pay a thousand gold pieces as compensation, the big businessman was terrified. He thought he had misheard, but after confirming it again and again, he was completely flustered. His concubine's son was a foppish playboy. It was not that he had never caused trouble before, but he could always pay a little money to settle it. Even if he raped a young village girl, he could easily get the victim's forgiveness after paying a small amount of compensation. Some of the victims even became Fang Liu's trusted concubines. Now, this playboy had as many as thirteen concubines. He was very lucky. However, after marrying so many women, he did not have any children. Perhaps Fang Liu was infertile! This was the conjecture of many people. However, the more it was so, the more Moneybags Fang doted on his concubine, so much so that he spoiled him. One must know that this concubine's son was the son of Moneybags Fang's favorite concubine. He had been pampered since he was a child, which made him arrogant. He had never been wronged, so naturally, he did not know what tolerance was. He did everything according to his own heart. He did whatever he wanted to do. He was not afraid of anything in the world. He even felt that even if he made a hole in the family, his own father would help him make up for it. His father was a moneybags, and there was nothing that a moneybags could not handle.
But this time, the trouble that Fang Liu caused was too big. It was so big that the foundation of the Fang family was shaken. When the accident happened, many people in the family objected to spending money to save Fang Liu. After all, no one wanted a troublesome concubine to destroy a prosperous family. However, although Moneybags Fang was angry, he could not bear to part with his son. His favorite concubine even begged him. In the end, as the head of the family, he could only accept his fate. After selling part of the family's business at a low price, he took out all the resources that the family had accumulated over the years. Finally, he satisfied the family's needs to compensate the family. However, after the compensation, the Fang family's vitality was greatly damaged. It was estimated that they would not be able to recover for at least 30 to 50 years. After all, it was easy to start a business, but it was very difficult to rise again after a decline. The Fang family's methods had long been known by people. When they pursued wealth, it was inevitable that they would infringe on the interests of others. Now that they were in danger, naturally, many people would hit them when they were down. They would do everything they could to snatch the market that the Fang family originally occupied and completely squeeze the Fang family out of certain industries.
For example, there were some famous actors in the future who were very popular at the peak of their career. However, after leaving for a few years due to some matters, they would find that no one knew them anymore when they returned. It was almost impossible for them to regain their former glory.
Moneybags Fang naturally understood this. Due to the lack of funds in the family, some businesses could no longer operate. However, once these businesses were stopped, the original customers would immediately be snatched away by others. By the time the Fang family recovered, the customers would already belong to other families. The cost of continuing to attract them would be very high, and they might even lose these customers completely.
In order to save his concubine's son, Moneybag Fang knew that he would suffer a great loss, but he still did it. He also knew that there must be a conspiracy in the county government. More than 30 people smashed up the jade store, and some of them only paid a small amount of compensation. However, his son had to pay thousands of times more than the others. The relatives of the other rich people also had to pay extremely high compensation. This was something that almost everyone on the street knew. However, there were more than a dozen witnesses in the hall of the county government who came forward to testify. With so many witnesses, and even some of the accomplices who smashed up the store, there was no way to change the situation. They could either pay the ransom or let their son go to jail for the rest of his life.
Of course, if they could really choose to let their son go to jail for the rest of his life, it was still a choice. However, this choice was not tolerated by the county magistrate at all. Since the county magistrate had offered compensation, they had to pay it. Otherwise, even if the county magistrate could not do anything about it for the time being, he would definitely think of all ways to deal with these rich people who were unwilling to pay. The county magistrate was the head of a county. If he wanted to make things difficult for these rich people, there were hundreds of thousands of ways to make them suffer. If the rich people did not comply, the consequences would be very serious. Therefore, even if they encountered resistance from their families, they could only agree to pay the compensation and pay the ransom for their son.
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