Cui Yixiong's mother looked at the crying Cui Yixiong and nodded. She said seriously, "Tell me what happened. Why did you frame Mr. Du? Tell me clearly."
Xie Zhizhou knew something was wrong when he heard this.
If Cui Yixiong told the truth, it would be extremely disadvantageous for him. Of course, Cui Yixiong didn't know about Xie Zhizhou's existence or the relationship between Xie Hun and Xie Zhizhou. So, he didn't know the details. But if he let Cui Yixiong talk, his prestige as the county magistrate would be ruined. Today's matter of dealing with Du Qi would be over.
Xie Zhizhou said in a deep voice, "Cui Yixiong, tell me the truth. What happened?"
He was actually warning Cui Yixiong.
He didn't want Cui Yixiong to talk nonsense.
But because Cui Yixiong didn't know Xie Zhizhou's identity, he felt even more ashamed when he heard Xie Zhizhou's words. He said directly, "Mother, I'm not human!"
"Mr. Du treated me well and gave me a salary so that I could live a decent life."
"But I went to the casino."
"I lost 150 strings of coins in the casino and couldn't pay it back. At that time, I thought that I might as well die. But Li Daquan from the casino said that if I died, he would come and make trouble for you. "
"Even if I didn't die, he would come and ask for the debt unless I cooperated with them."
Cui Yixiong gritted his teeth and said, "Li Daquan said that Zhong Chuyi would eat in the restaurant and Li Daquan would bring people to the restaurant to look for Zhong Chuyi. If there was a conflict, I would definitely be there when Eighth Brother brought people out."
"So, he asked me to hit Chen Fa's temple and kill him with one punch."
Cui Yixiong trembled when he spoke. He continued, "At that time, I wanted to refuse, but Li Daquan threatened me and said that if I didn't do it, they would come and threaten you and make trouble for us."
"I had no choice but to agree with Li Daquan."
"But Li Daquan had another condition."
"After killing Chen Fa, he said that it was Mr. Du's order and wanted to frame Mr. Du. I also agreed."
"I'm really at my wit's end."
"As for Chen Fa who was killed, he was already sick and dying. He couldn't take a beating. Therefore, with one punch, Chen Fa died. I was taken to the yamen. After Magistrate Xie interrogated me, I followed Li Daquan's instructions. "
Cui Yixiong cried and said, "Mother, your son is not human, your son is not human! It's all your son's fault for getting into such a bad habit and getting blackmailed because of debt. This is all your son's fault! "
When Mother Cui heard this, she fell to the ground with a thud. She was so shocked that she fainted.
She was furious.
She had thought that her son had been tortured into confessing. She didn't expect that her son would conspire with Li Daquan to murder Du Qi. It was simply treachery, which made Cui's mother lose face.
Du Qi looked at the unconscious Mother Cui and nodded at Eighth Brother Zhong. Then, the restaurant's guards quickly carried Mother Cui and left. To Cui Yixiong's mother, she was so disappointed in Cui Yixiong that she fainted from anger. What happened next had nothing to do with Mother Cui, so Du Qi asked the guards to carry her out of the main hall so that she could rest outside for treatment.
Du Qi looked at Xie Zhizhou. He knew that Xie Zhizhou was not involved in this at all. Especially now that Li Daquan was not involved in this matter, not even Xie Zhan.
It was impossible to deal with Xie Zhizhou for the time being.
Du Qi said, "Magistrate Xie, the truth has been revealed. What do you have to say, Magistrate Xie? "
Xie Zhizhou looked embarrassed.
His expression was stiff because he was supposed to deal with Du Qi this time. He didn't expect Du Qi to solve the problem so quickly. Mother Cui's appearance in particular prompted Du Qi to turn the tables.
All of Xie Zhizhou's plans were foiled.
Xie Zhizhou's expression quickly returned to normal as he said, "It seems that this official has wrongly accused you and wronged you. Du Qi, I apologize to you. I made a mistake this time because of my first impression. "
Du Qi sneered.
Xie Zhizhou did a good job, but Du Qi did not accept it. Especially since Xie Zhizhou had already made his move, Du Qi would not sit still and wait for death. He would definitely fight to the death.
Du Qi said, "Magistrate Xie, the truth of the case has been revealed. Li Daquan blackmailed Cui Yixiong and even threatened him to accuse me. Although Cui Yixiong was guilty throughout the entire process, Li Daquan was the one who ordered him to kill Cui Yixiong. Cui Yixiong is guilty, but he doesn't deserve to die. How do you think he should be sentenced, Magistrate Xie? "
Xie Zhizhou fell silent when he heard that.
Cui Yixiong was actually passive throughout the entire process. The reason for that was because all that he had done was not done voluntarily. In fact, he had been coerced. Xie Zhizhou could not bend the law in front of so many people. He had to give a fair trial.
Xie Zhizhou thought for a while and said, "In view of Cui Yixiong's crime, I sentence him to two years in prison."
A prison sentence was the so-called prison sentence.
Two years was a more serious punishment. In fact, Cui Yixiong was not sentenced to death because Li Daquan was the one who planned to kill Cui Yixiong.
Moreover, Cui Yixiong only accused Du Qi at most. Even if these two crimes were added together, it would not be a death sentence.
Du Qi said, "Magistrate Xie, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to sentence him to two years in prison."
Xie Zhizhou's brows furrowed slightly.
Du Qi was such a busybody.
He deserved to die!
However, Xie Zhizhou could not fall out with Du Qi right now. Because he wrongly accused Du Qi, if Du Qi overturned the case, it would not be a good thing for Xie Zhizhou.
Xie Zhizhou said, "If Magistrate Du thinks it's not appropriate, then why is it not appropriate here?"
Du Qi said seriously, "As for Cui Yixiong's actions, I deeply abhor them. They brought shame to my restaurant. However, if you think about Cui Yixiong's crime, he was coerced by Li Daquan. If not for Li Daquan's coercion, Cui Yixiong would not have killed him. "
"Furthermore, if not for Li Daquan's coercion, Cui Yixiong would not have accused him."
"The most important thing is that Cui Yixiong killed Chen Fa. He was sick and was about to die. This was arranged by Li Daquan on purpose. In terms of crime, Cui Yixiong's crime is not serious. "
"If you want to sentence him to death, I think three months in prison is enough!"
Du Qi said in a clear voice.
"Young Master is kind and righteous. I thank you for your kindness!"
At this moment, Cui Yixiong's mother's voice was heard from the front of the crowd outside the hall. Cui Yixiong's mother had fainted earlier. After she woke up, she came back to watch the case.
When she heard Du Qi's words, she knelt down and thanked Du Qi.
Logically speaking, Cui Yixiong betrayed Du Qi because Cui Yixiong was heartless. However, Du Qi let bygones be bygones and reduced Cui Yixiong's sentence. Cui Yixiong's mother was very touched by such an action.
She kept kowtowing to Du Qi to thank Du Qi for his kindness.
As Cui Yixiong's mother knelt down, the crowd outside the hall began to talk about Du Qi's benevolence and righteousness. They looked at Du Qi with admiration.
All the public opinion was on Du Qi's side.
Everyone praised Du Qi.
When this voice entered Xie Zhizhou's ears, Xie Zhizhou almost vomited blood. Damn it. He had tried so hard to deal with Du Qi, but he did not expect that he had helped Du Qi and made Du Qi a good person.
Du Qi was originally a famous literary giant in Chang 'an City and was admired by countless people. Now that Du Qi's righteous deeds were spread, Du Qi's image in everyone's mind changed.
Xie Zhizhou was unhappy, but he could not refuse Du Qi's words. If he went against Du Qi now, he would be the villain. Xie Zhizhou nodded and said, "Cui Yixiong will be sentenced to three months in prison."
"Take him away!"
Xie Zhizhou gave the order.
He did not want to hear the case anymore because he was unhappy.
After Cui Yixiong was taken away, Xie Zhizhou was ready to stop the case. However, Du Qi said, "County Magistrate Xie, the trial is not over yet. Cui Yixiong is on trial. What about Li Daquan? Li Daquan can't let him go! "
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