Magistrate Hua's heart palpitated at the sound of the drum. On this rainy day, someone actually came to the county government to beat the drum. The ominous feeling in his heart intensified. At this moment, looking at Ye Xiaotian's appearance, he knew that something must have happened. But he could only bite the bullet and ask, "Ai Dian Shi, who beat the drum to complain of injustice?"
Ye Xiaotian cupped his hands and said, "The one who beat the drum to complain of injustice, Hua Yunfei of Qingshan!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in an uproar. Qi Mu's henchmen, who were mingling among the officials, merchants, and the common people to incite trouble, immediately shouted, "Hua Yunfei? Hasn't the murderer been put in prison? A prisoner on death row who is waiting to be executed actually came to the county government to complain? The county government is unfair, the county government is unfair! "
Ye Xiaotian looked over with a fierce gaze, and the clamor immediately stopped. How could they dare to offend someone who dared to fight Qi Mudao head-on, who dared to fight spear to spear, who dared to slap Chief Steward Fan in the face? Ye Xiaotian said word by word, "Hua Yunfei is indeed a prisoner on death row, but a prisoner on death row is also a human being. If he has grievances, he has to complain!"
Magistrate Hua said slowly, "But I don't know, who is Hua Yunfei suing?"
Ye Xiaotian said, "Won't you know if Master goes to court and asks?"
Magistrate Hua's heart was filled with hatred. If he had known that Ye Xiaotian was going to make things difficult for him again, he would rather be thick-skinned and let these officials scold him for a while than to find this madman. Now that he had been outmaneuvered by Ye Xiaotian, Magistrate Hua had no choice but to order, "Guards! Go to court! "
It happened to be raining heavily. Under normal circumstances, the bailiffs would disperse to their rooms to rest, and it would take a long time to gather them together. But today was different. Magistrate Hua only gave an order, and before anyone could summon them, two groups of bailiffs rushed in with water and fire staffs in their hands.
As soon as the bailiffs entered the hall, they quickly cleared the hall and chased those officials, gentry and common people, who were at a loss, out of the main hall and chased them to stand under the eaves outside the fence. Then they split into two rows and stood still. The water and fire cudgels sounded like they were playing the "Great Earth Crimson" a thousand times as they loudly shouted Tang Wei's name.
Seeing this, Magistrate Hua's heart skipped a beat, "This guy came prepared!"
Ye Xiaotian took off his wet raincoat, Su Xuntian immediately caught up and took it. Hua Qingfeng, who was sitting behind the desk, saw this scene, he cursed in his heart, "Scoundrel, this brother-in-law of mine is so good to you, but I don't see you being so attentive to me. You clearly know that he is a fake Warden, why are you running away?"
The chief jailer personally escorted Hua Yunfei to the main hall. Ye Xiaotian cupped his fists and said, "Daren, my duty is to arrest thieves and criminals, as well as to manage the prison. Today, the person who made the complaint is a prisoner. Because he claims that he has suffered a great injustice, it was this lowly official who boldly brought him to see the County Magistrate Da Laoye. This prisoner bears the lives of several dozen people, he is a serious criminal. For the sake of safety, this lowly official requests to be heard in court. "
Hua Qingfeng said in his heart, "You are too polite. If I don't agree, you will either go crazy or play a donkey, what can I do to you?"
Hua Qingfeng coughed once and said, "Permission granted, grant him a seat!"
Ye Xiaotian cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Daren!"
Hastily Li Yuncong brought a chair over and brushed it with his sleeve with all his might. He politely said, "Daren, please take a seat!"
Seeing this, Hua Qingfeng was even more depressed.
Hua Yunfei was escorted in a prison cart. The cart was not covered, therefore, he was drenched from head to toe. Because he was a serious criminal who bore the lives of several dozen people, when he was escorted out of the prison cell, he was even shackled and shackled. He looked like a teenager who did not look tall or strong, standing there in chains and shackles, his hair was dripping wet and sticking to his body, making his thin cheeks look somewhat pale.
Hua Qingfeng was riding a tiger and could not back down. He had no choice but to sit in court. Slapping the gavel, he said to Hua Yunfei, "Hua Yunfei, who are you accusing? What are your crimes? Tell me everything. In court, you are not allowed to speak nonsense. If you deliberately make a false accusation, your punishment will be doubled!"
Hua Yunfei held the chains with both hands and loudly said, "Daren, this commoner is accusing this county's military official, Qi Mu. In order to seize this commoner's tiger skin, he killed my parents!"
The crowd outside the fence immediately became restless. A few of Qi Mu's men immediately shouted, "He's a murderer who killed dozens of Qi Clan members. He has a grudge against the Qi Clan. Now that he's accusing the Qi Clan, it's either revenge or a false accusation! False accusation! "
Ye Xiaotian, who was sitting on the side, had been staring outside for a long time. At this time, he suddenly stood up and pointed outside. He loudly said, "This one, that one, and that one, making a ruckus in court and interfering with the Master's investigation. Drag them away and each of them will be flogged twenty times!"
Zhou Ban Tou waved his hand and several bailiffs immediately rushed forward and pulled out the three people that Ye Xiaotian had pointed out. Without any explanation, they were dragged away and pressed into the rain. The other bailiffs pounced on them and started beating them. At first, those people protested loudly, but in the end, they only screamed and cried for their parents. Blood flowed down from their bodies and was quickly washed away by the rain. It was a ghastly sight.
The bystanders were secretly alarmed. This crazy Warden was indeed vicious and merciless.
Hua Qingfeng was secretly annoyed, "Are you the judge or am I the judge? Are you the judge or am I the judge? If you want to give the order to beat people, it should be me. You are taking advantage of others' affairs, where do you think I am? "
Although Ye Xiaotian was a fake official, his authority was getting stronger and stronger. Hua Qingfeng unexpectedly did not dare to question him. He coughed once and pretended not to notice that Ye Xiaotian had overstepped his authority. He only said to Hua Yunfei, "How did Qi Mu kill your parents? Tell me the details."
Hua Yunfei started from the time he hunted a fierce tiger and sold it on the street for the first time. He attracted the attention of Qi Mu's men and began to narrate. When he was talking about the scene where his parents were killed, Hua Yunfei hesitated for a moment. He remembered what Ye Xiaotian said to him on the way here: "The method is not important. What is important is what you want to achieve. Why are you talking about rules with a gangster?"
Hua Yunfei gritted his teeth and said loudly, "This commoner … saw Qi Mu break into my house with his men and search for the tiger pelt. He also ordered Xu Lin, Brother Xiang and a group of thugs to torture my parents to death."
Hua Qingfeng was so shocked that he stood up from behind the table. He leaned forward and asked anxiously, "You said … you saw it with your own eyes?"
Hua Yunfei said, "That's right!"
There were a few Qi Mu's men in the crowd. They were intimidated by Ye Xiaotian's power and did not dare to speak earlier. Now that they heard Hua Yunfei say that Qi Mu was at the scene of the murder and that he was a witness, they immediately panicked.
They are used to doing whatever they want to the good people. They are used to using all kinds of methods to achieve their goals. They are used to the good people being restricted by all kinds of rules and regulations. Their hands and feet are tied and they can bully them. They are really not used to others using the same methods to deal with them.
This should not be the case. Shouldn't Hua Yunfei tell the truth? Xu Lin, Brother Xiang and the rest are already dead. As long as he tells the truth, even if Justice Bao comes back to life, it will be difficult to implicate Master Qi in this mess. Even if the tiger pelt is found in the Qi Residence, it is just Master Qi buying stolen goods by mistake. How … how did it become like this?
One of the Qi Residence's men could not help but shout, "He is lying! If he was there, why didn't he save his parents? Why did Xu Lin, Brother Xiang and the rest are all fine? Why did he only enter the city a few days later to seek revenge? "
Hua Yunfei said loudly, "That is because they despicably put a knockout drug in the water tank of my house. At that time, I was also drugged. Before the drug took effect, I crawled into the courtyard and hid behind a pile of firewood. When they killed my parents, although I was already awake, my limbs were still weak and I could not save them at all!"
Hua Qingfeng composed himself and said, "If that is the case, why didn't you report it to the authorities?"
After saying this, Hua Qingfeng wanted to slap himself. As expected, Hua Yunfei said in a mocking tone, "Qi Mu is tyrannical and tyrannical, oppressing the villagers. He has done too many heartless things. When has our Gourd County's authorities ever upheld justice for the people? If not for the Records of Justice, I, Hua Yunfei, will not be able to take revenge. Even if I die, I will not bring this matter to the court! "
Hua Qingfeng flew into a rage out of humiliation. He suddenly stood up and slammed the gavel, shouting, "How dare you!"
Ye Xiaotian slowly stood up and said in a deep voice, "Daren, according to the investigation, the Hua couple of Qing Shan Gou did die a violent death. Their deaths are too horrible to look at. After Hua Yunfei entered the city, he specifically targeted Qi Mu's men. Xu Lin, Brother Xiang, and the others died in the same way as his parents. It is obvious that he wanted to take revenge.
Hua Yunfei killed people and deserves to die, but the fact that his parents were killed cannot be erased. Since Hua Yunfei witnessed the murderer's murder, this lowly official believes that the murderer should be brought to justice immediately. Otherwise, with so many people in the court, once the news is leaked and the murderer escapes, the consequences will be unthinkable! "
Hua Qingfeng looked at Ye Xiaotian and suddenly understood everything. What Hua Yunfei beating the drum to complain of injustice? It was just a play directed by Ye Xiaotian. The battle between Ye Xiaotian and Qi Mu had now reached the point where the dagger was revealed. As the county magistrate, he was only playing the role of a notary. Just like the Law Tycoon on the Wong Tai Sin Ridge, this duel was not up to him to decide whether or not to fight.
Hua Qingfeng powerlessly sat back down. He hung his head and was silent for a while. Then, he lightly waved his hand and said, "You go!"
The corner of Ye Xiaotian's mouth slightly curled up. He cupped his hands towards Hua Qingfeng and retreated step by step towards the exit of the hall. When he was only three steps away from the threshold, Ye Xiaotian casually flung his sleeves and turned around to leave the hall.
Outside the main hall, in the courtyard, it was raining heavily. Unbeknownst to everyone, the bailiffs, the guards, and the people who had been summoned had already filled the courtyard. The rain poured down on them, but they all stood straight and motionless.
Ye Xiaotian quietly watched them from under the eaves. After a while, he suddenly strode out into the rain and stood together with them. In an instant, Ye Xiaotian was completely drenched. The bean-sized raindrops slapped against his face, causing a faint pain.
Ye Xiaotian pursed his lips and let the rainwater flow down his cheeks. Everyone was looking at Ye Xiaotian. The moment the people who had been standing there like stakes saw Ye Xiaotian, their eyes suddenly lit up and their entire bodies glowed with vitality.
Ye Xiaotian raised his voice and said, "Qi Mu has run amok and violated the law, oppressing the villagers. His crimes are numerous and too numerous to be listed. Who knows how many citizens have suffered from his crimes! How can he be free and unfettered until now? "
No one answered him. There was only the sound of the rain. The gentry and merchants under the eaves of the hall also held their breath and listened quietly. Ye Xiaotian said, "Because Qi Mu has people, money, power, and an endless stream of sinister tricks. But, is this a reason for the common people to shirk responsibility? Is this a reason for you to shirk responsibility?"
Ye Xiaotian pointed at the bailiffs and citizens who were standing solemnly in the rain. "You all represent the imperial court. You all are officials, petty officials. You are the people that the literati call hawks, dogs, claws, fangs, tigers, and wolves! This is not a good way to address you, right? But as law enforcers, if you do not even have the ruthlessness of a hawk, that is the greatest shame!
Everyone can be afraid of Qi Mu, but you all cannot! If officials are as docile as a sheep in front of tyrants, what else can the imperial court expect from you? What else can the common people expect from you? The common people seek justice from you, but who do you seek justice from? "
Ye Xiaotian wiped the rainwater off his face and flung it forcefully. He continued, "We have the seal, the sword, and the law in our hands. Why should we be afraid of Qi Mu? What you all lack is courage, courage, and tyranny!
What is tyranny? If he is disobedient, you must trample over him! Even if he is obedient, you must trample over him! Show your ruthlessness. To people like Qi Mu, you must be more tyrannical than him. Only then will he be as obedient as a white rabbit! In Gourd County, he is the heavens? Ha! What a joke! He is at most a dark cloud. But dark clouds will disperse, and the rain will not continue! "
As Ye Xiaotian spoke to this point, the torrential rain suddenly stopped. Ye Xiaotian was so shocked that he almost jumped up. "F * ck, you're bragging about a miracle! Am I the illegitimate child of the heavens? " But he immediately felt that something was wrong. The rain … … had only stopped above his head. The bailiffs in front of him were still drenched in the heavy rain.
Ye Xiaotian suddenly sensed something. He turned his head and saw Luo Daheng standing beside him. Luo Daheng was holding a giant umbrella in his hand. His face was filled with an infuriating smile as he looked at him warmly …
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