Su Jinchun frowned and asked: "How can this kind of thing be done in front of others, naturally you have to avoid others, how to collect evidence?" ”

Jiang Xing said in a deep voice: "According to Xie Dong's testimony just now, there is a witness who has seen this with his own eyes. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Su Jinchun asked out loud, "Who is it?" ”

Jiang Xingzheng said: "This witness is Xie Dong's son, Xie Gang." ”

Su Jinchun couldn't help it, and said hurriedly: "How can this be?" Master Jiang, Xie Gang is still a child, you let a child come to the court to testify, saying how his mother fornicated with others, this, this is too much. ”

Xie Dong also hurriedly said loudly: "Lord Jiang, since my murder is true, and the adult directly convicts me, why let Xiao Gang testify again?" If Xiao Gang knows about personnel in the future, how much damage will this cause to him! ”

Jiang Xing said in a deep voice: "It's not that the official is not emotional, it's just that since the official is inquiring about this case, he must do it officially." Come on, bring the witness Xie Gang now. ”

After a while, Xie Gang was taken to the hall, and when he saw Xie Dong, he cried: "Dad, the people in the village said that you killed your mother, and they also said that your mother was a. Women, even my best friend Xiaoqiang ignored me, saying that I was the son of a murderer and a. Why, why did everyone scold me and my mother, and my former friends now ignore me and spit on me? ”

When Xie Dong heard this, he hurriedly hugged Xie Gang, the two fathers and sons hugged their heads and cried, Xie Dong cried: "Xiaogang, it's all bad for my father." ”

Su Jinchun was also a little moved, looking at Xie Gang, who was only five or six years old in front of him, he felt some sympathy in his heart. It is so cruel for such a young child to encounter these things, and if he knows about the affairs in the future, then how painful his heart will be!

Jiang Xing was shocked, and said with a straight face: "Quiet, Xie Gang, this official asked you, on the afternoon of May 19, you saw what your mother did, tell me the truth." ”

Su Jinchun was a little unbearable, and hurriedly said: "The matter is already so clear, why do adults have to force such a young child to say it." This child is beginning to be criticized now, and he is very aggrieved, and when he is older, he knows what is going on, and he thinks of how painful and uncomfortable he will be when he personally identifies his mother! ”

Jiang Xing said in a deep voice: "Miss Su, this official has his own opinions in doing things, and I also ask Miss Su to be quiet and not interfere with the court." ”

Su Jinchun's lips trembled, as if he wanted to say something, but finally sighed and kept silent.

At this time, I only heard Xie Gang whisper: "I, I saw my mother take off her clothes, and then Uncle Xu also took off her clothes and pressed on my mother, and then Uncle Xu got up and left." When my dad came back, I asked my dad what Uncle Xu and my mother were doing, and then my dad and my mom had a big fight. Later, my father let me play in the courtyard for a while, and then closed the door, I heard my mother yelling, and it didn't take long for my mother to stop screaming, my father opened the door, and went directly to my uncle's house with me, so that I was not allowed to say anything to my uncle. ”

Jiang Xing said in a deep voice: "Then the facts of this case will be clear, and the main book will record the testimony of the witnesses and hand it over to the prince for final decision." ”

After retiring from the hall, Su Jinchun asked Jiang Xing in the back hall: "Master Jiang, I still don't understand, why do you have to Xie Gang to testify?" ”

Jiang Xing sighed: "Miss Su is her daughter's family in the end, and it is inevitable that there will be some tenderness. The official didn't want to hurt the child, but handling a case is handling a case, and it can't be mixed with any personal feelings, and it is necessary to pay attention to the conclusive evidence, so that the most reasonable sentence for the prisoner can be made. It's not a secret, only by confirming that Li Cuizhi really had an affair with someone, can Xie Dong be sentenced lightly with this section. ”

Su Jinchun thought about it, then understood, and said softly: "I blame the adult, it seems that the adult still has some sympathy for Xie Dong." ”

Early in the morning of the second day, Gu Yunheng personally went to the court to question the case and conduct the final interrogation and sentencing.

When a cadre and others arrived at the hall again, Gu Yunheng concluded based on the testimony of the witnesses: "Xie Dong, a villager in Lijiazhuang, has had an improper relationship with Xu Qing, a fellow villager, many times because of the misconduct of his wife Li, and Li Zheng and Xie Gang testified. In a fit of rage, Xie Dong killed Li with a kitchen knife, and then lurked near the Drunken Red Mansion and killed Xu Qing with a dagger in his left hand. The evidence is conclusive, the prisoner Xie Dong voluntarily surrendered, and he can be sentenced as appropriate, Xie Dong, what else do you have to say? ”

Xie Dong lowered his head and said: "The villain has nothing to say, and I ask the adults to sentence." ”

Gu Yunheng asked again: "Xu Qingguang is alone, he has nothing to rely on, he is a villager of Lijiazhuang, after retiring from the hall, Li Zheng will take his corpse back and find a place to bury it." Raising his eyes and glancing at Li Cuizhi's eldest brother, he said in a deep voice, "You are Li Cuizhi's eldest brother, so I always have to listen to your opinion on Li Cuizhi's aftermath and Xie Dong's punishment, what do you think?" ”

Brother Li Cuizhi raised his head and said: "My lord, we have negotiated with the elders of the same clan, and from now on, Li Cuizhi is no longer the daughter of our Li family, and our Li family has completely severed relations with her." What happened after her death, as well as how her husband judged, had nothing to do with our Li family, and everything was up to the adult. ”

Gu Yunheng said in his heart: It is really sad that the Li family got such an end after his death. The relatives of her mother's family do not recognize it, and the villagers of the same village scold, a woman who has a mother-in-law and a mother's family, but after her death, no one even takes care of her posthumous affairs, she is really self-inflicted, and she can't live!

At this time, Li Zheng took out a note from his arms, looked up and said: "My lord, this is a plea jointly written by some villagers yesterday, saying that Xie Dong is loyal and honest, and killing people is also urgent, and there is a reason for the incident, if it were not for Li Cuizhi and Xu Qing's close relationship, Xie Dong would definitely not be like this." I also ask the adults to give a light sentence at their discretion. ”

The official took the plea and handed it to Gu Yunheng. Gu Yunheng looked at it and said, "This official will make a fair judgment." ”

Just as Gu Yunheng was about to announce the verdict, he suddenly thought of some details, so he asked: "Xie Dong, I read your testimony, you said that at first you had no intention of killing the Li family, and you were worried that the child was still young, but later you said that because the Li family had fornicated with someone in front of the child, and deliberately insulted you, so you were in a hurry and killed the Li family, is this true?" ”

Everyone present thought that Xie Dong would answer yes, but they didn't expect that Xie Dong said loudly: "No." This is the final judgment, I just told the truth, I had the intention of killing Li Cuizhi early on, and I even wanted to kill Xu Qing. Just imagine, which man can tolerate his wife doing that kind of thing with other men, but I can't bear to do it, after all, there are five or six years of feelings. But the events of that day made me completely angry, and then I killed her, and then killed Xu Qing. ”

Su Jinchun was secretly anxious, what a fool, if you say this, it is not a murder in a hurry, but a long-planned plan! Finally, there was a chance for a light sentence, and when you say this, aren't you dead?

Gu Yunheng thought about it, and felt that Xie Dong was really daring, and there was a trace of admiration in his heart, and he asked: "Since Li Cuizhi's relationship with Xu Qing is already well known, why did you let Xu Qing leave early after spending the night, is it really for the sake of face?" ”

Xie Dong was silent for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Since your lord asked like this, you must have some thoughts, so I will simply tell the truth." For the sake of being fake, in fact, it is because I want Xu Qing to leave early, so I can talk to Li Cuizhi for a while. During this time, Li Cuizhi never let me touch her, Xu Qing also came every night, I, I really couldn't hold it back. ”

Gu Yunheng coughed, and said with a straight face: "The facts of this case are clear, and now the following verdict is made, Xie Dong intentionally killed people, and he should be beheaded according to the law." In view of Li Cuizhi's fornication with others, Xie Dong voluntarily surrendered, and some villagers jointly pleaded for mercy. Therefore, the sentence was commuted to imprisonment for 20 years, and he was immediately imprisoned. ”

Although the case was over, Su Jinchun felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and asked himself, Xie Dong is not a bad person. Husband. Lewd. Women are unconscionable and shameless. However, Xie Dong was imprisoned for 20 years.

and Xie Gang, who suffered such a big family change, he could only live with his uncle in the future, but he was afraid that it would be difficult to raise his head and be a man for the rest of his life.

Because the Xie family did not recognize Li Cuizhi, the daughter-in-law of the Xie family, and refused to let her be buried in the ancestral grave of the Xie family, Li Zheng had no choice but to roll Li Cuizhi and Xu Qing on a straw mat, carried by several strong men, and thrown into the mass grave.