Chapter 386

The rain was pouring down, and it was disturbing to listen to it. In fact, Ye Xiaotian liked the rain very much, especially this kind of downpour, and it was best if it was accompanied by bursts of thunder. He felt that this kind of feeling was particularly hearty. Every time it rained like this, he would never feel sad or worried, but especially excited.

Therefore, on such a rainy night, he often slept more soundly, and on such a rainy day, he often ran into the rain to chase the raindrops, laughing and jumping. But that was already the frivolity of his childhood. As he grew older, he eventually became more mature, but every time there was a rainstorm, he still felt carefree from the bottom of his heart.

However, today was different. He didn't know how long the hearing lasted, but no one came out from inside, and no one went in from outside. Standing in the corridor, Ye Xiaotian's heart was worried, and it was inevitable that he was a little annoyed.

Suddenly, a yamen runner stood at the entrance of the hall, and loudly called for Squad Leader Zhou to come to the hall. Squad Leader Zhou nodded to Ye Xiaotian, and walked to the hall step by step with the help of his cane. At the same time, Old Man Guo's family walked down from the hall, and passed by Squad Leader Zhou.

Squad Leader Zhou paused for a moment, and glanced at Old Man Guo's family's distressed, sorrowful, and dazed appearance. His heart sank, but he didn't say anything, nor did he hesitate. He just clenched his teeth, and with a faster speed, he straightened his back and walked to the hall.

Ye Xiaotian also saw Old Man Guo's family, but when Old Man Guo's family saw him, they avoided looking at him, which made him understand something. He slowly turned his head, and no longer looked at the Guo's family. He just raised his head to look at the rain that had formed into a line, and his heart was so depressed that he wanted to pour out with the rain.

After a moment, Law Tycoon called from the side, "Big Brother!"

Ye Xiaotian turned his head, and then understood why Law Tycoon called him. He saw that Old Man Guo's family had come to his side, and they all knelt in front of him. Before saying anything, Old Man Guo's eyes were full of tears, and he choked with sobs, "In any case, we, Guo Sheng's family, will never forget the Warden's kindness!"

After saying that, Old Man Guo took the lead to kowtow. Ye Xiaotian didn't ask, but he already understood that Old Man Guo's family must have been forced by Qi Mu's threat, and dared not insist on the right to pursue the murderer in the court. It was very likely that they still came up with an absurd reason of death. of illness.

Should they mourn for their misfortune, or hate? Ye Xiaotian didn't know what to say. He didn't want to say anything. His heart was filled with resentment and sorrow. He knew the helplessness of a nobody, but when faced with the weakness and cowardice of the Guo Family, he couldn't help but feel an indescribable sense of disappointment.

Tycoon threw his bag behind him again, and said to Ye Xiaotian, "Big Brother, my father once said that a pitiful person must have a hateful side! So a pitiful person may be pitiful and worthy of sympathy, but not worthy of help. "

Hearing this, Old Man Guo couldn't help but wail. If he was alone, he might have dared to fight for his lowly life, but for his little grandson's life … This was Qi Mu's world, and he really couldn't imagine what would happen if he insisted on fighting against Qi Mu.

"Ai Dian Shi" did everything he could to create such a situation for his family. Even if they were willing to tell the truth, the Wuwei County Magistrate might not dare to judge impartially, but he still felt very sorry for "Ai Dian Shi" to succumb to his son's murderer.

Ye Xiaotian sighed and said to Old Man Guo, "You have kowtowed too many times."

Old Man Guo was stunned and raised his head. Ye Xiaotian limped past him with the help of his cane. Accompanied by the sound of the cane hitting the ground, he heard Ye Xiaotian's words, "In the future, don't easily kneel to others. Sometimes, it's better to beg yourself than to beg others!"

The trial in the court was very chaotic. Of those neighbors who testified, some insisted that they saw Xu Lin violently beating Fatty Guo in the street, some were vague, and some suddenly changed their story, saying that Fatty Guo provoked and beat Xu Lin, and Xu Lin accidentally pushed Fatty Guo when he was dodging, and Fatty Guo fell and hit his vital parts, and died accidentally.

When Old Man Guo and his family went to the court, they saw someone in the crowd of people watching the public trial take out a blood-stained puppet and twist off the puppet's head with a grim smile. Old Man Guo and his daughter-in-law completely collapsed. They insisted that their son died of illness, so Xu Lin's biggest crime was removed.

As for the following cases of obstruction of justice and beating up Squad Leader Zhou, Magistrate Hua was relieved. Although Squad Leader Zhou and all the constables who testified insisted on the truth, how big a crime was such a case? Presumably, a casual punishment would not only appease the constables, but also give Master Qi an explanation. That would be enough.

After Squad Leader Zhou finished his story and several constables went to the court to testify, Magistrate Hua glanced at the crowd. At some point, County Magistrate Meng and Qi Mu had quietly walked in. They stood in the crowd on the right side, watching quietly. Qi Mu's face was calm, but County Magistrate Meng looked at him with a hint of coldness, reminding him of the consequences of offending Master Qi.

Register Wang had also come. He quietly stood behind the people on the left side of the trial, leaning against a pillar with his hands in his sleeves, and still had a faint smile on his face.

Except for eating, drinking, and wrangling, when they really needed to show off, they rarely appeared in public together. This was the rule of "kings don't see kings", and it was also the instinct of tigers and wolves: in their own territory, they must appear as kings, and there should not be a higher position to steal their limelight.

However, they did not notice that there was a person standing in the crowd, who seemed to be ordinary people, a person who was not ordinary people. In fact, it did not matter even if they saw him, because they did not know this person at all: the Chieftain's Lady An, the eldest son of the An family — — Annam Tien.

Annam Tien was purely bored, and staying in the inn with that tigress was a tiresome job, so he snuck out in the rain. He was not in the mood to have fun in broad daylight, and did not know where to go to kill time. He accidentally heard about this big case that shocked the people of Hulu County, so he came to the court to hear the trial.

Magistrate Hua glanced at County Magistrate Meng, grabbed the gavel, and lightly coughed. He said, "Regarding the case of Xu Lin beating Guo Lifeng to death, after a public trial, detailed investigation, and a large number of witnesses and testimonies, it has been confirmed that it is a false rumor.

This case is actually an ordinary neighborhood dispute. Guo Lifeng took the initiative to provoke and beat his neighbor, and Xu Lin pushed Guo Lifeng when he dodged, but unfortunately, he hit a stone in his vitals and died. It was neither intentional homicide nor negligent homicide, it was actually a passive defense to avoid being beaten. Guo Lifeng's death is really accidental. There is no need to blame Xu Lin. "

As soon as these words came out, the court was in an uproar. That's right, Old Man Guo did give a confession that his son died of illness, but the body was there, wouldn't the magistrate examine the injury? Moreover, it was not that there were no witnesses in the case, and the Guo family was not the plaintiff this time, but the magistrate actually ignored the truth and made such a verdict.

Magistrate Hua grabbed the gavel, and angrily smashed it more than ten times, almost breaking the gavel, before finally stopping the noise in the court. Magistrate Hua raised his voice and said, "The case of Xu Lin beating up our county's class monitor, Zhou Siyu, the facts are clear, the crime is true, Xu Lin is sentenced to 20 strokes of the cane!"

The crowd was in an uproar again, but although 20 strokes of the cane is a little light, it is still barely acceptable, not to mention … 20 strokes of the cane is 20 strokes of the cane, but who is to be hit, how is to be hit, there is a lot of knowledge in this. If the hit is done well, 20 strokes of the cane can have the same effect as 80 strokes of the cane, and it is also possible to beat someone to death on the spot.

The servants holding the cane on both sides tightly gripped the fire and water cudgels, stepped forward one after another, and made a posture to volunteer, but very quickly everyone automatically retreated, giving up their positions to the two burly men.

Qi Mu's face darkened, and he said angrily, "He still wants to be punished with a cane? Is this a slap to his butt, or a slap to my face? "

County Magistrate Meng hurriedly said, "Brother Qi, don't be angry, let's listen to his sentence." After saying this, County Magistrate Meng gave Magistrate Hua a look. Magistrate Hua had already seen his reaction, and with one look, he knew that Master Qi was not satisfied. Magistrate Hua's mind flashed like lightning, and his tone was relaxed, and very naturally he turned around.

Magistrate Hua said, "But considering that Xu Lin's behavior this time is really out of love for his brother, his crime cannot be forgiven, and it is pardonable, therefore … he will be exempted from the cane, and will be sentenced to detention for three months."

Qi Mu's face darkened as he looked at County Magistrate Meng and said, "Sentenced to detention? No way! No matter what I let him do, it will be a disgrace to me! "

County Magistrate Meng said, "Brother Qi, class leader Zhou's injuries are so serious, it is not good to not sentence him. As for detention, detention, or service, isn't it all up to me? When the time comes to discipline him, he doesn't need to do anything, he just needs to stay for three months. "

Qi Mu turned his face, and stared at him, saying, "I said … no way!"

County Magistrate Meng swallowed his saliva, and then turned to Magistrate Hua, using an even fiercer gaze to stare at him. Magistrate Hua secretly complained, "If this is not possible, then how do you want me to sentence him?"

Magistrate Hua thought for a moment, and then continued, "However, Xu Lin can pay a ransom, if he can pay three taels of silver, he can be exempted from detention."

County Magistrate Meng hurriedly looked at Qi Mu, and Qi Mu proudly smiled, and said, "I don't have anything else, but I have money. Then pay the ransom. Haha, three taels? Are you trying to get rid of a beggar, give him ten taels! Isn't I generous enough? "

This sentence, Qi Mu didn't deliberately lower his voice, obviously accepting this result, but he didn't want others to think that he still suffered a loss, so he deliberately showed off. Magistrate Hua was so embarrassed that his face was burning, but he could only pretend that he didn't hear it, coughed, and said, "Xu Lin, are you willing to pay the ransom?"

Xu Lin had already heard Qi Mu's words, so he stuck out his chest, and proudly said, "Pay! Didn't our Master Qi already say it? " He contemptuously looked at class monitor Zhou, who was so angry that his face was purple, and said with a smile, "No matter what, he is still the class monitor of this county, not a beggar. Three taels is a little too little, give him ten taels."

Magistrate Hua was already too ashamed to show his face, and forcefully grabbed the gavel, and slammed it, and shouted, "Xu Lin pays the ransom in court, and then he will be released! Dismissed! "

After saying that, without waiting for the clerk to shout again, Magistrate Hua turned around, and hurriedly flashed behind the screen.

At this time, the court had already turned into a pot of porridge, with people crying, laughing, cursing, and shouting, it was as chaotic as a market. Register Wang shook his head, and lightly sighed. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, his body only turned halfway, and suddenly stopped.

In the main hall, the gloomy and bewildered people suddenly quieted down. Gradually, the main hall became quiet, and everyone noticed a person. He was holding a crutch, quietly standing at the entrance of the main hall, that thin body was like a mountain!