Chapter 180: Confronting each other
Now that everyone had arrived, Quanzhi asked the other two observers about the meaning of Shangshu, and then patted Tang Mu and said that the trial would begin.
"Whoever is in the hall, report your name."
Liang Kai respectfully reported his name, and followed the people in the hall to his name.
These are all going through the process, Quan Zhi hastily listened to it, went directly to the point, patted Tang Mu and said sharply: "The prisoner is good, after the investigation of this official, the case of Luoxiayuan is because you have resentment, colluded with outsiders, and should cooperate with the outside to kill 31 people in Luoxiayuan, do you recruit or not?" ā
Liang Yi looked up in astonishment, "What do you mean by this, my lord?" The villain is loyal to Luoxia Garden, how could he do such a thing that loses his conscience. He kowtowed, "Please also ask your Excellency to be clear, don't listen to others." ā
Quan Zhi sneered: "If the official doesn't listen to what the witnesses say, do you want to listen to your nonsense?" What a joke. Someone comes, and the witness is changed. ā
The husband was brought up, knelt down in the center, and kowtowed respectfully: "The villain knocks to the adult." ā
Quan Zhi asked him if he had seen Liang Kai, and the latter replied in the affirmative, saying that he saw Liang Kai coming out of the back door of Ling Mansion on Changshou Street.
Just like the first trial, of course Liangqi did not admit it, and shouted that he was wronged.
"I knew you were going to deny it, but because the official didn't find substantive evidence, I let you go last time, but this time, you can't escape."
Without waiting for Quanzhi to summon witnesses to the scene, Ling Yi said: "My lord, according to your judgment, this matter seems to be a collaboration between the Ling Mansion and this steward of Luoxia Yuan.
I've heard that you found evidence at the scene of the crime, if the news is correct. All the evidence points to the one we are here - the steward of Qingfeng Building, Man Niang, right?
Why don't you take out the evidence first and let us all take a look, otherwise I will think that the adult is deliberately targeting our Ling Mansion. ā
The corners of Allwinner's mouth twitched again. It is said that women and villains are difficult to raise, this is not true at all, these two are sharp-tongued, and their identities are not reprimandable, but he can't deal with it.
After taking a deep breath, he compromised: "Since there is an objection, please submit the evidence." ā
Someone came up with that black scarf.
In this way, the spearhead is pointed at Man Jiangyan. Quan Zhi questioned Man Jiangyan and said, "Although the official already has a suspicion in this matter, your face towel did appear at the scene.
The officer wants you to tell you who you were with on the night of the crime. What are you doing? Also, why did this face towel appear at the scene? You have to come one by one. ā
The last time it was a private trial, but the people outside didn't know about it. As soon as Quanzhi's words fell, the uproar of the people outside suddenly rang out. Apparently surprised by such a development.
In the eyes of others. Originally, the suspect was a good man, but now it seems that the situation has reversed in an instant, and he has become the full mother of Qingfeng Building.
It's just that as the old saying goes, people can't look good, no matter who looks at these two people, they don't look like extremely vicious people.
Man Jiangyan was not frightened, but smiled and said, "What am I doing, I'm afraid I have to ask Master Wei." ā
Quanzhi frowned. Said angrily: "Answer truthfully." ā
Man Jiangyan was helpless, playing with the emerald ring on her index finger. smiled: "The face towel is indeed mine, but I lost it two months ago, maybe some ill-intentioned people stole it." ā
She glanced at Liang Ji and said with a smile: "Why do I look at this little brother and feel a little familiar, could it be that he is a regular customer of my Qingfeng Building?" ā
Liang Yi's face turned red, and he said hurriedly: "Girl, Hugh is talking nonsense, I have never been to a place like Qingfeng Building, not to mention that I am a steward, can I still have money to enter a place like Qingfeng Building?" ā
Man Jiangyan didn't insist either, and continued to answer Quanzhi's question, "I spent a wonderful night with Master Wei that night, and Lord Wei can testify about this." ā
These words were explicit, and when the people outside listened to them, the women were blushing, of course they were angry, and they felt that Man Jiangyan was not ashamed.
The man also blushed, but he was excited, thinking that this was the best among women.
Quan Zhi patted Tang Mu and shouted loudly to be quiet, and let the witness Wei Jianchun be summoned.
Wei Jianchun walked out of the back hall, his body was fat and swaggering, and he didn't forget to throw a smile at Man Jiangyan.
Man Jiangyan and his eyebrows were like no one around.
According to the usual practice, Quanzhi still asked the question that Wei Jianchun had asked at the beginning.
Last time, Wei Jianchun's answer, Quanzhi still remembers, so he thought that the latter would definitely answer the same thing.
But who would have thought that Wei Jianchun would scratch his head and say embarrassedly: "My lord, I'm really embarrassed, that night, I was drunk and unconscious, I only remember what happened before my son, I was drinking with Manniang, and I don't know what happened later." ā
Quan Zhi was stunned for a moment, puzzled in his heart, this seemed to be a little different from the answer he expected, he remembered that last time, Wei Jianchun seemed to be a hundred sure that Man Niang was with him.
Man Jiangyan's face turned cold, and she sat up straight.
Quan Zhi didn't understand and asked, "What does Master Wei mean by this?" ā
Wei Jianchun said again: "I don't remember what happened that night, and I don't remember being with Manniang, maybe we did be together all night, or maybe, I just slept alone, in short, I don't remember what happened after the time." ā
Man Jiangyan said sharply: "Master Wei, I was clearly with you that night, why didn't you admit it?" ā
Wei Jianchun's face was a little cold, "I recently had a disease and was always sleepy, so I found a doctor to take a look, guess what the doctor said?"
He said I was poisoned, and he said I was forgetful, so I really don't remember that night. ā
Such a development was too fast, Quan Zhi never thought of it, and Man Jiangyan never thought of it, so her alibi was not so sufficient.
In other words, she could take advantage of Wei Jianchun's unawake time to go to Luoxiayuan to kill people, or the reason why Wei Jianchun couldn't wake up was because of Man Jiangyan's ghost, after all, such examples are also common.
Man Jiangyan immediately defended: "My lord, I have no grievances or enmity with Luoxiayuan, why should I kill so many people."
What's more, I'm a weak woman, how can I have the ability to kill people, it's impossible to kill a chicken.
Lord Wei just forgot, I did stay with him all night that day, if you don't believe it, you can ask my personal maid Qingfeng - Qingfeng, you come over. She shouted outside.
Qingfeng timidly stood out of the crowd, not daring to look up at Man Jiangyan.
"You say, was I with Master Wei that night?" Man Jiangyan asked as she stared at Qingfeng with her eyes tight.
Qingfeng whispered something, but Quanzhi didn't hear it clearly, and said sharply: "Be louder." ā
"IāI don't know, that night, the girl let me go back to sleep early, I didn't know it." Qingfeng shouted loudly, I don't know if he was scared or what, his whole body was already shaking.
Man Jiangyan's eyes sharpened, and he was about to scold when he opened his mouth, but he suddenly remembered the occasion he was in, so he had to shut up, and said with a sneer: "Qingfeng, you have to answer honestly, that night, you have been waiting outside the door." ā
Qingfeng shook his head aggrievedly: "The maid really doesn't know, the girl is not mistaken, that night, you let the maid rest early, the maid really doesn't know what's going on." ā
Man Jiang Yanqi's chest fluctuated, and before he could speak, he was reprimanded by Quan Zhi: "Shut up, shut up, the official will judge, and the idle people must not make noise." ā
The noise outside has stopped.
Such a development was not within the scope of Allwinner's prediction, and he even forgot what he had in mind when he started the trial.
By the way, he was sure that Ling Yi had conspired with Luoxia Courtyard, but no matter how it looked now, the murderer seemed to be someone else.
In order not to let the matter out of his control, Quanzhi planned to invite one last important witness, but before he could speak, Ling Yi cut him off.
"My lord, since Manniang can't prove that she didn't leave Qingfeng Tower that night, then she seems to be the most suspicious, after all, her things were found at the scene.
What kind of place is Qingfeng Building, there are one or twenty turtle slaves alone, not to mention that in the steward's room, who can easily enter, I'm afraid that the thing is not stolen, but someone accidentally lost it and didn't dare to admit it. ā
Man Jiangyan sneered: "I lost it, but I don't remember where I lost it." ā
Ling Yi looked at Quan Zhi: "Since the adult can beat the manager of Luoxia Courtyard dozens of times with the rhetoric of a husband, then now that the evidence is conclusive, and the human and material evidence is there, how should the adult judge the case?" ā
Quanzhi was speechless when asked, in fact, he is now puzzled in his heart, who is the murderer?
Man Jiangyan? So why? Man Jiangyan had no motive to kill, and there was clear evidence pointing to her.
Could it be that Liangqi colluded with the Ling Mansion? The motive seems reasonable, but there is nothing but the testimony of a husband and the denial of the death of the client.
Man Jiangyan scolded his maid and Wei Jianchun fiercely in his heart, and said on his face: "My lord, it seems that you still have any evidence that has not been presented."
Some people don't die if they don't have a heart in Huangquan, what do adults hesitate about? ā
Quan Zhi glared at Wei Zheng, who was afraid that the latter had already told Man Jiangyan the evidence he had.
He knew that he couldn't hide any longer, so he simply called everyone out at once, and everyone confronted each other face to face.
"Summons āā-"
Out of the back hall came a woman in yellow, the woman was wearing heavy makeup, and her face looked pale and terrifying.
This is Ling Hui, the second lady of the Ling Mansion, in order to cover up the scars on her face, she had to apply a thick layer of powder, which looked like a noodle person who had fallen into a flour pile.
Ling Hui endured strange stares from all directions, with resentment hidden in her eyes.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Man Jiangyan's mouth and winked at her.
Ling Hui smiled kindly.
"Whoever is in the hall, report your name."
Ling Hui reported to her home, and was asked the purpose of coming here, she said word by word in Man Jiangyan's expectant gaze: "In order to prove my sister's innocence." (To be continued......)