Chapter Ninety-Six: Manslaughter Isn't Murder?
Lin Chen just said to Brother Zhao, and I said it one by one, until Judge Cui outside the house felt bored, so he turned around and left.
The little blind man hurried to follow again.
At this time, Brother Zhao's wine had already woken up for more than half of his time, because just when Brother Zhao wanted to talk about the judge, he was grabbed by Lin Chen's hand and prevaricated with other words.
At first, Brother Zhao was still very puzzled, but when he found that Lin Chen had been giving him a look, he realized that there seemed to be a figure in front of the window.
This house is the closest to the river, and people usually come from anywhere. And even if there are people, who will be okay to pick up the window and not come in. In just a moment, Brother Zhao thought of who was outside the window.
Judge Choi!
At that moment, Brother Zhao was so frightened that he even stammered a little when he spoke, but fortunately, he was drunk, and it was normal for him to stutter, and Lin Chen was on the side.
"Gone. Lin Chen said to Brother Zhao after the little blind man returned.
"Whew!" Brother Zhao also breathed a long sigh of relief, and the depressed feeling was slightly soothed.
"Is Brother Zhao at home?" there was a knock on the door, a woman's voice.
"It's the Wang family's brother and sister, the door is not tethered. Brother Zhao responded.
With a "squeak", the door was pushed open, and a woman of about forty years old carried a basket entered.
"Ah Chong went to his Uncle Li, and I will bring you the food. With that, Aunt Wang opened the cloth covering the basket and put the dishes on the table one by one.
"Oops, that's too much trouble. Ah Chong, a stinky boy, let him do something, and there is no one to do. Brother Zhao took the wine jar aside and helped set the plates.
After putting down the dishes, Aunt Wang clearly wanted to say something, but after seeing Lin Chen, she swallowed the words again.
Brother Zhao also saw it obviously, so he said: "Do the brothers and sisters of the Wang family have something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, this is the Lin brother I just recognized." ”
Aunt Wang saw that Brother Zhao himself said so, so she didn't care about anything, and said, "Brother Zhao, Ah Chong was sent to his Uncle Li's house by my family." ”
Brother Zhao frowned, not understanding the meaning of this.
"Oh, when Ah Chong went to my store today, it happened that Judge Cui was also eating in the store. ”
When Brother Zhao heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "No, it's okay, right?"
"That's not true, but if it weren't for my family to take Ah Chong away, it's hard to say. You didn't see his eyes, they were about to burst into flames. ”
"It's good that you didn't do anything. Brother Zhao sat down dejectedly.
"Fortunately, you better persuade your family Ah Chong, sooner or later you will get into trouble if you go on like this. After saying that, Aunt Wang put the cover cloth into the basket, and turned to walk towards the door.
When he walked to the door, he turned around again and said to the house: "Remember, persuade your family Ah Chong." ”
"Hey!" Brother Zhao sighed heavily, picked up the wine glass on the table, and drank it all.
Lin Chen didn't know what it was, but it was definitely annoying, and as for how to persuade, the Chinese naturally had their own wisdom: it was all in the wine.
"I said Brother Zhao, is there anything to worry about? Come, have another drink, there is a saying in our hometown, when one side is in trouble, all sides will support. If you can't make up your mind, just tell my brother, even if it doesn't necessarily help, it's better to come up with an idea. ”
As he spoke, Lin Chen poured wine into Brother Zhao's already empty cup.
"Hey, no one can help......" Brother Zhao raised his glass, but this time he only took a small sip.
When Brother Zhao put the cup on the table, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said to Lin Chen: "Brother Lin, I see that you have a generous hand, and you must have some foundation in the family, or let my family Ah Chong follow you, be a servant, and do it." ”
Lin Chen was taken aback by Brother Zhao's words. The reason why he cared so much about this matter was mainly because this matter seemed to be related to Judge Na Cui, and Lin Chen had an intuition that this matter might be a way for him to open the mystery from the chaotic news.
But I didn't expect Brother Zhao to come directly to such a show, and for a while, Lin Chen was a little difficult to ride a tiger.
Brother Zhao saw that Lin Chen seemed to be a little embarrassed, so he stood up and knelt down directly.
Seeing this, Lin Chen hurriedly stepped forward to help, but he didn't want Brother Zhao to be very stubborn, and he couldn't get up no matter how Lin Chen pulled it.
"Brother Lin, I know this makes you very embarrassed, but Ah Chong is my only child, and I can't have any more accidents. Brother Zhao actually cried a little at this time, and continued, "Brother Lin, as long as you agree, I, Zhao Muzhou, will repay you by being a cow and a horse in the next life." ”
Lin Chen saw that he couldn't pull this Zhao Muzhou anyway, so he stopped pulling, sat back on the stool, and said, "If Brother Zhao wants to return me as a brother, just sit and talk, otherwise everything will not be discussed." ”
Hearing that Lin Chen was a little loose, Zhao Muzhou immediately got up and sat on the stool.
"Come, talk while eating. Lin Chen picked up the wine glass, clinked glasses with Zhao Muzhou and drank it all.
"Brother Lin doesn't know, I originally had two men and a woman, and the eldest son is Zhao Chong, you have already seen it. The second son is called Zhao Feng, and the youngest daughter is called Zhao Shuang'er. ”
Lin Chen listened and added wine to Zhao Muzhou.
"That day......" Speaking of this, Zhao Muzhou's jaw trembled obviously, and then tears rolled in his eyes.
Lin Chen knew that this was thinking of something sad, and he was choked up for a while, so he raised his wine glass again.
After a glass of wine, Zhao Muzhou was obviously better, and then said: "That day, Ah Feng and Shuang'er were going to the imperial capital, so I thought about rowing a boat to send his brother and sister over. I didn't expect a young man to cross the river too, so I didn't think much about it and sent them over together. ”
"Who would have thought that bastard would have a bad heart towards my family and start to do something. Ah Feng was not angry, so he immediately went to stop it, and the three of them pulled on the boat. Where my little boat could withstand the toss, I had to keep my balance as much as I could in the stern. ”
"My two babies grew up near the water, and naturally knew that balance was the most important thing in the boat, so they were kept very low, but that bastard was a flute, jumping around, and finally fell into the river. When I wanted to fish, it was too late. ”
"I thought it was over. But who knows, ten days later, when Ah Feng and Shuang'er came back, they were stuffed into a coffin by Judge Cui and sank into the river. Speaking of this, Zhao Muzhou took another drink, obviously his hands were shaking.
But Zhao Muzhou's next words, it was Lin Chen's turn to start trembling.
"Ah Chong is a quick temper, if it weren't for the fact that the two children could come back to take a look at it at the end of every month, Ah Chong would have been fighting with Judge Cui a long time ago. ”
"Brother Lin, you don't know, Shuang'er is a good girl, she embroiders beautifully, and every few months before, she had to go to the imperial capital with her brother to sell embroidered cloth. ”
Speaking of this, Zhao Muzhou looked at Lin Chen, but saw Lin Chen's wide eyes, and asked, "Brother Lin, what's wrong with you?"
"That Brother Zhao, I don't understand a little, what do you mean by saying that they will come back at the end of every month?"
"Ahh
At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, almost making Lin Chen and Zhao Muzhou jump in fright.
"Dad, I'm not going anywhere!"
It was Zhao Chong who came, which made the hearts of the two of them relax again.
"When did you come back?" asked Zhao Muzhou.
"I've been back a long time ago. Dad, Ajuan said that she didn't want to marry me. ”
"Why, aren't you two very good?" Zhao Muzhou said, but after thinking about it, he changed his words again, "If you don't marry, you won't marry, and you will go with this Lin brother tomorrow." ”
"Dad, don't you still understand! Ajuan said that I have no ability, and I can't even protect my younger brothers and sisters, and if I marry me, I may sink into the river one day. ”
"Nonsense! That judge arbitrarily decided the case. ”
"Then you say it yourself, whether Ah Feng and Shuang'er Mei are guilty or not, should they sink into the river. ”
Zhao Muzhou was speechless.
Not to mention Zhao Muzhou, even Lin Chen didn't know how to answer this question.
Isn't manslaughter a homicide? Moreover, at that time, there were only three Zhao family father and son and the deceased on the ship, who can tell.
But what did Judge Cui rely on to make a conclusion? This made Lin Chen very curious.