Chapter 104: Failure
Song Wan'er and Yunmo have been standing not far from the court, witnessing what happened just now, and they also have a new understanding of the cunning of the clan elders and others.
These people not only look stubborn old men, but also very insidious and treacherous, which is really not to be underestimated.
Thinking of the desperate expression on her face when the middle-aged man and the woman were escorted down, the corners of Song Wan'er's mouth curved slightly upward, and she laughed slowly.
I have to say that the actions of the clan elders and others made her play a little serious.
The robber leader turned his head to look over, and met Song Wan'er's gaze, the little girl's gaze was clear and pure, but he trembled for no reason, gritted his teeth and nodded, "Yes, it's her." ”
The robber pointed at Song Wan'er and said that she was the person behind the scenes, and there was a sudden shock in the crowd.
This girl looks so small, who will offend her, someone actually spends a lot of money to deal with her, and she has to be abducted and sold to that kind of place, it is simply inhumane.
"According to the confession, your original plan was to rob the money and then abduct and sell the little girl Song Wan'er, but is this?" The prefectural magistrate then asked.
"Yes!" The robber leader nodded with difficulty.
At the time of the robbery, Liu Zhutou in the county government happened to be at the scene, oh no, Liu Zhutou is now a newly appointed warden in the yamen, and in the past few days, because of the special care of the new warden, they have more "special preferential treatment" than ordinary prisoners, and now even if they want to lie, they can't.
"My lord, there is another reason for this, I hope that my lord will atone for his sins." The leader of the robbers said.
"Oh," the prefectural commander nodded, "Tell me about it." ”
"My lord, we just collect money from people and do things for the people behind the scenes." The leader of the robbers said, "Although we have robbed pedestrians coming and going to the county town over the years, we have never murdered people, nor have we ever abducted or sold people. This is really the first time. ”
The robbers did not regret it in their hearts, and for the first time they made up their minds to do a big vote, they happened to run into the officials in the yamen and were arrested. Are there any more unlucky robbers than them?
The robbers wished that time could be turned back, and even if someone came to give them more money, they would never do it.
"My lord, we have never harmed anyone's life, and we really can't live a hard life. This will come out to rob the passing merchants, and ask the adults to atone for their sins. The little young man among the robbers shouted, his voice weeping, and the tears on his face finally couldn't help but flow down his cheeks.
"Sooner than yet, this baby looks like it's still a child...... someone in the crowd sighed.
"Who said no, such a small baby, if he can get by, who wants to come out and be a robber, this is a lifeless business...... someone said when he heard it.
"Life is not good, the people are bitter, ......" next to this person also has a lot of emotion in his heart.
"It's not easy to survive in troubled times. If we encounter a corrupt official again, won't it force us to have no way to live? It doesn't matter if he commits a crime or not, at least he has to live first......" The man said with an indignant expression, obviously angry in his heart.
"You be quiet, don't die, how can these words be said nonsense." When the person next to him heard this, he immediately lowered his voice and warned.
Some things are okay to think about in your heart, and if you say them and be heard, you may bring disaster to yourself, especially if this is still in the county government, there are so many officials and officials.
"What are you afraid of. Since I dare to speak, I am not afraid, I am telling the truth, and they can still arrest me. This one said recklessly. But his voice was lowered.
"Silence!"
Above the court, the county magistrate looked at the baby who was at most a teenager, and thought of what this group of robbers had done, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed in his heart.
"As long as you confess your crimes and repent seriously, this official can be dealt with leniently." The prefectural order is humane.
The robbers' faces were beaming with joy when they heard this.
"You say that you have been deceived by a traitor. will do stupid things, who is that traitor? You name it, and I can intercede with the adults for you. Song Wan'er's immature voice sounded above the court.
Song Wan'er's voice fell, and the eyes of the people around her looked at her together, some people didn't expect such a little girl to be able to say such reasonable words, and some people gritted their teeth with hatred in their hearts, and looked at Song Wan'er's eyes with hidden sharpness.
Song Wan'er is the victim of the victim, what she says and her attitude are much more important than ordinary people.
The cloudy eyes of the "traitor" clan elders shot a sharp gaze, looking at Song Wan'er one by one, many thoughts flashed in their hearts, each more vicious than the other.
As long as they get past the current level, wait until later......
Song Wan'er looked back fearlessly, not at all afraid of their fierce gaze.
Yunmo took a step forward, his dark eyes coldly glanced over, and several people who came over couldn't help but look away.
This child is not very old, why does it feel so strange, when he sees it, he suddenly feels cold all over.
"The man who came to us that day to talk to us about business was in this court, my lord, and that person was him." The leader of the robbers pointed to a man in the courtroom.
The man knelt behind the clan elders of Songjia Village, looking to be in his thirties, he hadn't been groomed for a few days, his beard was sloppy, his clothes were dirty, and he looked up a little stunned when he heard this, as if he didn't know what had just happened.
The man in his thirties didn't look very good, and kept his head down and looked at the ground, not caring about the surrounding qiē until the leader of the robbers stretched out his hand and pointed at him.
"He? How could it be, he wasn't such a person! The white-haired old man, the eldest of the clan elder middle grades, suddenly exclaimed in surprise when he heard this, and looked at the middle-aged man in his thirties in surprise, "Shi Lin, tell them quickly, this matter has nothing to do with you, you have been wronged, and the adults will uphold justice for us." ”
"I have evidence, when this person entered and exited our cottage, many people saw him, I don't know if he is the mastermind behind the scenes, but he must have been involved in this kidnapping." The leader of the robbers said loudly, and said in the affirmative.
I can't see that such an honest and loyal farmer has such a vicious mind.
"There must be someone behind the scenes!"
"Yes, this man looks so loyal and honest, I don't even know if he has the courage to fight with people, let alone harm people's lives."
"That's not for sure, maybe this man just looks honest, but he is a cunning and cunning person inside."
"Didn't you say that it was the elders of Songjia Village who colluded with the robbers? This man may have been instructed by them. ”
Speculation circulated. Looking at the middle-aged man in his thirties with various meanings, he inevitably had some doubts in the hearts of several elderly sympathetic people in Songjia Village.
"Shi Lin, you are talking, uncle believes that you are not such a person. The eldest baby and the second baby are still waiting for you to go home. The white-haired old man among the clan elders said.
Listening to the words of the people around him and watching the changing expressions of the others, a trace of eagerness flashed in the white-haired old man's heart.
The man in his thirties had a somewhat dull expression, and after listening to the white-haired old man's words, his eyes moved for a long time. Slowly turned his head to look at the white-haired old man with a loving face, and finally spoke, his voice was hoarse and dry, which was very uncomfortable to listen to, and people couldn't help frowning.
"Uncle, they are right, I did it." Said a man in his thirties.
There was more than one person in the group of robbers who had seen him, and he had also gone to the robbers more than once to do something, and if he wanted to get rid of it, I am afraid it would be impossible.
"Stone Forest. How could it be ......" The white-haired old man looked at the middle-aged man in his thirties with a sad expression and a surprised expression, "How can you do such a thing, in vain I always thought you were an honest and honest person, and everything in the village has been handed over to you to do, and you are actually ......"
Several other clan elders in Songjia Village also looked at the man in his thirties with surprise, as if they never knew that he was secretly colluding with bandits.
"Uncle, I'm sorry I betrayed your trust." The man in his thirties, that is, Shi Lin, looked straight at the white-haired old man and said, with stubbornness in his eyes. The white-haired old man had a complicated look in his eyes and nodded imperceptibly.
"My lord, I ordered this qiē, and my uncle was completely unaware of it. They were all deceived by me. Shi Lin looked at the county magistrate.
"Why are you doing that?" The prefectural magistrate asked.
"I ......" Shi Lin paused, and then continued: "I saw that the girl of the Song family actually embarrassed her uncle in public, and I was not angry, so I thought about finding someone to teach them a lesson, but I didn't think about killing people, I just wanted to teach them a hard lesson." ”
"Is what he said true?" The prefectural magistrate looked at the leader of the robbers and asked.
"He lied. When the man came over, he said that he clearly told us to dispose of the only little girl, and as for the others, they were just us, as long as no one died. The little boy shouted angrily.
This person's good and bad mind actually wants to put the charge of murder on them, don't think!
Murder pays for life, such a harsh accusation must not be admitted.
"My lord, I don't." Shi Lin suddenly said loudly.
"It's obviously you, and you specifically ask for it, others can let it go, but that little girl can't let it go." One of the robbers said, "If it weren't for you, how would we know when they passed by that road and waited there." ”
"You're all in a group, whatever you say, it's all in your own favor." Shi Lin looked at the robbers and said.
That's right.
When everyone present heard this, they thought in their hearts that this group of robbers had plagued the township for many years, and what they said was naturally not credible, on the contrary, the man in Songjia Village seemed to be a loyal and honest man, and he had not heard of him doing anything bad for so many years, maybe he was really angry for a while, so he did something wrong?
Everyone looked at each other, and all kinds of guesses flashed in their hearts one by one.
"My lord, my nephew's character The old man doesn't dare to say that he knows very much, at least he knows five points, he is not the kind of person who is cunning, this time he must be in a hurry, so he will be confused, please be clear!" One of the clan elders shouted.
Seeing this, several clan elders pleaded for Shilin, a man in his thirties, hoping that the county magistrate would open the net and be light.
On the other hand, the treatment of robbers and others is not very good, and those who have done bad things are not very credible in the hearts of everyone, even if what they say is true.
"We're not bad people, we've never hurt anyone...... "The short teenager shouted as he looked at the crowd.
Everyone ignored it, sympathy was sympathy, since he became a robber, even if he was young, he was not a good person.
The little man couldn't help crying, he was going to die, and he would never see his father and mother again, woo......
When the robber leader heard the sound, he turned his head to look at the short boy crying pitifully, and then looked at the other people with a "finished" expression, and felt a little uncomfortable.
He brought these people out to let them live a good life, but now that the good life is not lived, he wants to send them to death......
Are you willing to accept your fate like this?
Song Wan'er had been paying attention to the robber leader, and when she saw his expression at this time, she knew that his heart was shaken.
The robber leader's body trembled, and he instinctively felt scared in his heart at Song Wan'er's gaze, he could never forget it, at that moment, his body was suddenly restrained, he couldn't move up and down, he couldn't help himself, and there was that heart-rending pain.
"Isn't it obvious that one is a robber full of evil, and the other is an honest and loyal farmer, and which of them can be trusted?" Lord Chincha spoke slowly, as if he was talking to himself, as if to the people around him.
"Your Excellency is right, these robbers have always been extremely cunning, how can they believe what they say." Hearing this, Qincha's subordinates immediately said.
"The robbers' words are certainly not credible. The adults are wise, and they can see through their lies at a glance, these people are clearly trying to get rid of their crimes, so they say this, wronging good people! Another subordinate continued.
The others nodded their heads one after another, with the reverent expression of Lord Qincha's wisdom and martial arts.
The master secretly made a roll of his eyes, lowered his head to cover the disdain in his eyes, this sycophant is really admirable.
Looking up at his own county magistrate, the master secretly thought, should he try it too, if he is a little thicker, maybe the good wine that the lord treasures is his......
Thinking of his such cheeky appearance, the master shivered all over his body, shook his head again and again, or forget it, he would rather not drink it.
Lord County Commander glanced at the master's strange behavior, turned his head to look at Lord Qincha, and said in a gentle voice: "Your Excellency, the officials can't agree with this, the robbers were just a group of crop men who couldn't live their lives at the beginning, and they became robbers, and they were just forced by life. ”
"There is no basis for what you say, this official asks you, what evidence can you have to prove your innocence?" The prefectural commander asked.
The robber withdrew his gaze to look at Song Wan'er, his expression seemed to be a little stunned, his body trembled when he heard this, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Yes." (To be continued.) )
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