Chapter 338: Repentance Halfway

"Now it's up to the offender to state his identity."

Seeing that the crowd was quiet, Zou Yu began to ask Gu Xiaoshu questions.

"My name is Gu Xiaoshu, a native of Huzhou."

The people in the hall were on their knees, their hands and feet shackled. But his voice was unusually calm, as if none of the qiē around him had anything to do with him.

Ye Xiaoyu subconsciously glanced at Wang Yue, who was standing at the front, there were too many people in the middle, she couldn't see the expression, but with her height advantage, Ye Xiaoyu still vaguely saw Wang Yue'e holding the fence tightly with both hands, and her back was stiff and straight. Seeing that the person she once liked became a prisoner who was spurned by thousands of people, she must have felt uncomfortable in her heart.

"Why are you in prison?"

Zou Yu asked again. The voice is loud, but there is no emotion.

"Fraud, I cheated a lot of people out of their money."

Gu Xiaoshu lowered his head and said lightly. It was as if he was telling an old and distant story, and he himself was not the protagonist of that story.

Ye Xiaoyu couldn't help frowning, she was standing far away, and she couldn't see Gu Xiaoshu kneeling in the court, but just listening to the voice, she felt that something was wrong. When she went to the yamen to ask before, the official also said that Gu Xiaoshu refused to admit that he was fake, and asked Ling Yu to come down to confirm it in person, and now, Ling Yu rushed from Yuejing, this person actually admitted his crime so calmly.

Since it is an admission, the trial process has become a formality, and there is no highlight at all, Ye Xiaoyu feels that she can go back first.

Outside the court, the rain was dripping, and the air was damp and dreary. There were too many people around him, and the gas he kept exhaling and inhaling made Ye Xiaoyu almost suffocate.

"Criminal Gu Xiaoshu, do you have any objections to the evidence that Yu Shitai just listed?"

Zou Yu's voice came again.

Because Gu Xiaoshu did not refute the whole process, the progress of the trial was very fast, and after a while, the evidence of the Yushitai was all presented.

"I have an objection. It is these people who are greedy for usury and voluntarily put this money with me, and it is not that I have deceived them, if they are not greedy for money. It's useless for me to say anything. ”

"Fuck your shit!! ――”

"You big liar. Dare to quibble—"

As soon as Gu Xiaoshu's voice fell, the crowd of onlookers began to stir again.

"Silence—"

Zou Yu slapped the startling wood again, and the capriciousness of Gu Xiaoshu's statement made him a little irritable.

Stand in the corner. Ye Xiaoyu's eyes flashed. This Gu Xiaoshu is really capricious. Since you have to admit your guilt, you should admit it all the way, and when you reach the final sentencing, you may be able to take into account the attitude of admitting guilt. Give him a little lighter. If you don't want to confess your guilt, then you should go all the way to the dark from the beginning, and retracting your confession halfway through this is meaningless unless there is evidence to prove it.

"Criminal Gu Xiaoshu, you said that these people voluntarily put their money here in order to covet high interest, is there any evidence?"

Zou Yu asked.

"I have proof."

Gu Xiaoshu raised his head for the first time, his eyes were fixed on Zou Yu on the stage, and his face turned pale due to being in a dark prison for a long time.

"Please show the evidence."

Zou Yu's expression was calm.

"My lord, the criminal is obviously delaying time, and even if he has evidence to prove that these victims voluntarily deposited their money with him, the criminal's behavior of pretending to be Ling Yu, the son of the richest man in Yuejing, is also true."

It was still Guo Ming who was sent by the Imperial Historical Observatory today, and seeing Gu Xiaoshu rebelling in the court, he felt that he needed to emphasize this established fact.

Since Lu Yishou's case, the prestige of the Yushitai in Rongzhou has plummeted, and Guo Ming's life is also like a pool of stagnant water. Guo Ming didn't believe it, with such sufficient evidence, Zou Yu could still acquit this person?

"My lord, I was wronged, you said that I am a small citizen of Shanghai, how could I suddenly come to Rongzhou City, and pretend to be the son of a big family I never know, let alone know, this doesn't make sense at all."

Gu Xiaoshu reversed his previous confession, ignoring the disgusting eyes that kept projecting behind him, and said loudly.

"It's because I met someone here who instructed me to do it."

As he spoke, Gu Xiaoshu raised his head again, staring at Zou Yu with red eyes.

"Go on."

Although Zou Yu was a little annoyed in his heart, his face was still calm. When the criminal retracts his confession in court, the most troublesome thing should be the Yushitai sitting next to him, not him. Thinking like this, he couldn't help but glance at Guo Ming, who was sitting on the right side of the lobby.

"I don't have any money, and the man promised me that if I faked and lured people down, I would get a lot of money. And that person is here today...... Hmmm......"

Before Gu Xiaoshu's words were finished, his whole body suddenly curled up, foaming at the mouth continuously, and after a while, the whole person fell to the ground.

"Quick!! Someone, pass it on—"

Such a scene suddenly appeared above the court, and it was a criminal on trial, which made Zou Yu panic instantly, and hurriedly ordered the official to run out to invite Langzhong. He also walked quickly off the judgment platform and walked to Gu Xiaoshu's vicinity.

"What's going on?"

Guo Ming also stood up from his position, walked to Zou Yu's side, and looked at him with suspicion.

The place where the criminal is imprisoned is his Zou Yu's territory, and now that something has happened, if it is not for the criminal's own illness, then Yu Shitai can start investigating whether Zou Yu has dereliction of duty.

"Yue'e, Yue'e......"

At the moment when Gu Xiaoshu fell, Wang Yue'e, who was standing at the front, also weakened and leaned directly on her brother Wang Huaiqing.

Being knocked down like this, the people around them automatically moved away a little, and something happened on both sides, and their eyes rolled around, not knowing which one to focus on first.

Rub -

Ye Xiaoyu couldn't help but curse in her heart.

Wang Yue'e's little heart is too bad, right? Although this Gu Xiaoshu had an unusual relationship with her in the past, but now that she is in the court, she will definitely attract attention if she faints like this.

"What's wrong with this man?"

Sure enough, Zou Yu's eyes fell on the Wang brothers and sisters.

"Hui sir, it's okay. My brother was too young to see such a scene, so he was shocked for a while, so I helped her out to breathe. ”

Wang Huaiqing said as he helped Wang Yue'e to walk out.

Seeing such a scene, the originally crowded crowd automatically moved out of a small passage.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Ye Xiaoyu also squeezed out of the corner, walked out of the lobby first, and stood under the big tree at the door to wait.

"Due to the criminal's physical condition, today's case trial has ended here, and the next time will be notified separately."

With a shocking slap, Zou Yu ended his trial today's early.

Lang Zhong has already come, Gu Xiaoshu is still twitching on the ground, he can only bless this invited Lang Zhong with good enough medical skills, otherwise, the criminal has an accident during the trial, this is not a joke.

Under the big tree outside the government office.

Not only did the rain not stop, but it was also heavier than before, Ye Xiaoyu stood there, holding an umbrella in her hand, but after a while, her shoes were all wet from her trouser legs.

"How? Is Yue'e okay? ”

Seeing Wang Huaiqing helping Wang Yue'e out, Ye Xiaoyu hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"It's fine."

Wang Yue'e spoke weakly.

Seeing Gu Xiaoshu's appearance just now, she was shocked, she couldn't get up in one breath, and the whole person collapsed in front of her eyes, and she was pressed a few times by Wang Huaiqing, and now she is awake.

"Then you two wait here, I'll call the carriage."

Seeing that Wang Yue'e had woken up, Ye Xiaoyu put a little snack.

"That's for you, little fish."

Wang Huaiqing looked at Ye Xiaoyu with some gratitude, and felt that the person in front of him was very thoughtful. Wang Yue'e is a woman, if Wang Huaiqing goes to call a carriage, then leaving Ye Xiaoyu and Wang Yue'e alone, a man and a woman, is not in line with the etiquette, although he himself is also a man, but he is a brother and sister with Wang Yue, so it will be much better than leaving Ye Xiaoyu.

Of course, Ye Xiaoyu was not as thoughtful as Wang Huaiqing imagined. The reason why she proposed to call a carriage was because she didn't know if Wang Yue'e would have any more accidents, and she didn't want to bear the responsibility out of thin air.

In the inner room of the mansion, Zou Yu sat on the top chair, with a face that seemed to be covered with frost.

"How can a prisoner in a prison be in a good place? And still above the court? ”

In the inner room, in addition to the prison master, there were also the wardens and the head of the men's prison, and the three of them stood like this, making the already small inner room even more crowded.

When the three of them saw Zou Yu furious, they just lowered their heads, and none of them wanted to speak first. No one answered, making Zou Yu's words disappear with the wind like a puff of green smoke.

"Silence? Does silence solve the problem?!! ”

Seeing that the people below all bowed their heads, but were silent and did not speak, Zou Yu's anger surged even more.

"Warden, tell me what the hell is going on?!"

Zou Yu began to name names.

After so many years as an official, especially since he became the prefect of Rongzhou, no matter how difficult the case is, he can try it impartially in accordance with the law, it is nothing more than that some cases have been tried in court for a longer time, and there has never been an accident like today in which a prisoner suddenly falls ill or even endangers his life in the court; Not to mention that it happened, he had never even heard of it, and it was even very rare in other places.

Now Gu Xiaoshu's life and death are still uncertain, if he really dies, Zou Yu doesn't know if he can keep the black gauze hat on his head.

"Back to my lord, I really don't know what's going on, this Gu Xiaoshu is usually alive and healthy in prison, we didn't expect him to have such a situation today, my lord, what I said is true, everyone in the prison can testify." (To be continued......)