Chapter 270: Tianzhu County Case VI
That's right to find two taels of silver, if a person wants to kill someone, why should he carry a large amount of silver, two taels of silver is almost the income of the people for a month's work."
"Song asked you why he brought the silver since he killed someone, so he was not afraid that if he failed, the silver would be robbed"
As soon as these words came out, everyone else was shocked, yes, even if he wanted to kill someone, he wouldn't take the silver with him
Tang Yueyue glanced at Song Qing even more at this moment, she felt that this should be the biggest loophole in this case, and if she followed this clue, she might find real evidence. Luke was stunned on the spot when he was asked, and the question was negligent again, and he felt very sad.
Song Qing continued to get to the bottom of it, "I said Master Lu, the conditions in the family this week are actually not very good, right, so Song's problem is here, since it is not good, why should he kill people?"
"At the same time, why did he take all his family property to kill people, do you think he has to do this?"
Luke froze here like a wax figure, unable to come back to his senses for a long time, his mind blank, and very timid.
But the next moment he was not afraid, because he had absolute confidence to ensure his safety.
"Song Tixing, this official admits that you are indeed good at inference, and you are a master of inference like your father Song Ci, but your inference is inference after all, it does not mean that there is no such absolute possibility, do you say yes?"
"Also, the Great Song Dynasty Law does stipulate that human and physical evidence is required, but Song Ti Sentencing, you ignore a problem, that is, the official has obtained the approval of the Criminal Department, which means that even if the official has no physical evidence, he can behead Zhou Da the day after tomorrow."
Song Qing was stunned, his head was empty, it was his turn to be shocked at this moment, he didn't know how to answer this question, if he wanted a thorough retrial, he needed the prisoner to retract his confession.
"Lord Lu, in this case, Song, as the criminal officer, needs to review this Zhou Da at this moment, there is no problem."
"Of course there is no problem with this, after all, Song Ti is a criminal officer, how can this official stop you from leading the way, I will go to this cell together to interrogate Zhou Da."
"Yes, my lord." The main bookkeeper walked ahead, followed by Luke, followed by Song Qing and Tang Yueyue.
They walked in the cell, and then Song Ci saw a prisoner who had been beaten and was scarred and lying in a pool of blood, which was very miserable.
This person was Zhou Da, very, very young, he remained motionless as if he was dead, until the master bookkeeper kicked it in, and then he woke up in a daze.
He looked at the few people in front of him, very tired, as if he was going to fall to the ground at any time, very embarrassed, and his spirit was even worse.
"I.... My lord.... I've confessed that I killed someone, why are you....: why are you coming to me again? Can you give me a good rest? ”
Luke said: "Zhou Da, it's not that the official wants to judge you, but this adult wants to judge you, you know what to say, since that's the case, then you can answer honestly."
He looked at Song Qing blankly, his eyes were about to narrow into a slit, very miserable. "It's... If you have anything to say, just ask, I'm a cheap life, it's not worth asking you, and the day after tomorrow I'll be... I was beheaded, hehe, that's good, die early and suffer less. ”
Song Qing looked at him, Zhou Da's body, there were wounds left by the whip, and there were wounds left by the soldering iron, the skin and flesh turned out very badly, he was really worried that this person would not last long.
Song Qingdao: "Zhou Da, yesterday, I went to visit your mother, and the old man is in his early seventies."
Zhou Da's tears fell down, this was his pain, eternal pain.
Song Qing continued: "On that day, I saw your mother buy a coffin on the street and then transport it back to the house.
"Song then walked over with his subordinates and learned from the old man that her son had committed homicide and was going to be beheaded soon."
"It's not surprising that murder pays for life, but the old man told me that her son was wronged and didn't kill at all, Zhou Da, do you want to know your mother's state at that time?"
Zhou Da whispered, affectionately and very nervous, and kept shaking his head and said: "I'm sorry for my mother, I'm sorry for my mother,..."
Song Qing continued: "Judging from the tone of the old man's voice, as well as the various demeanors of the statement, Zhou Da, Song is very suspicious, if you die, your mother will come with you immediately, do you believe it?"
"....." He couldn't hold back any longer, and then began to growl, crying very sadly.
Song Qing just looked at the other party like this, and he was ready to hit Zhou Da's fragile heart.
"Zhou Da, you are still young, only in your early thirties, it doesn't matter if you die, but have you ever thought about your mother, once you die, can you let her come down to accompany you with you?"
"In other words, the death of a mother and a child is just a few years of sadness, but if the son dies in front, the mother will bring this sadness into the coffin, can you believe it"
Zhou Da didn't cry yet, but Luke suddenly cried on the side, he remembered his dead mother, he was very sad at the moment, Song Qing thought to himself, he still knows sadness, his heart is not made of stone
Seeing Song Qing staring at him, Luke said: "Lord Song, do you see what this official does, who doesn't have a mother in his life, do you think it's interesting to think so?"
Song Qing didn't bother to pay attention to him, then continued to look at Zhou Da, and sighed: "Zhou Da, since Song left your house, I found that your mother even had problems walking, if you are locked up for a few days, I am afraid that your mother will die in front of you."
Zhou Da's heart was already on the verge of collapse, and Song Qing shouted, "Zhou Da, I ask you, why do you want to kill people"
"I didn't kill anyone." He looked up, and the words were very powerful at the moment.
Luke immediately said: "Bold Zhouda, you have obviously confessed, why do you want to retract your confession at this moment to tell you, this is an illegal act."
Song Qing immediately said: "I said Master Lu, at this moment, Zhou Da has retracted his confession, according to the regulations, Song can stop this case for retrial."
The latter was stunned for a moment, apparently having accepted this reality.
"Zhou Da, do you want to know who Song is, don't hide it, in the Song Qing Dynasty, Song Ci is my father."
Zhou Da was suddenly overjoyed, a look of shock crossed his face, but he couldn't believe it.
How could the descendants of the famous Song Ci and Song Ti come here Is this true, no, this matter should be fake.
He said in frustration: "My lord, don't lie to me, I have already signed and drawn, I guess I will not escape death, but I am sorry for my mother."
As he spoke, he began to cry again, very sad.
Song Qing said: "Zhou Da, there is no need for Song to lie to you, I said that I am Song Qing is Song Qing, if you don't believe it, you can ask my subordinates."
Tang Yueyue said: "Zhou Da, I can't hide that this is the son of Song Ci's punishment, I was also wronged at the beginning, and it was Song Ci's punishment that saved me."
At this moment, Zhou Da was like eating chicken blood, and he was very, very excited, and he felt that he had hope of survival.
“..... My lord, I was really wronged, it's this... It's this magistrate who has bent into a trick, yes...... He was the one who forced me to sign or else..."
He couldn't go on, and Song Qing said for him, "If you don't sign, he'll be aimed at your mother, right?" ”
“.... My lord, how do you know?"
Song Qing shook his head, "Song guessed, besides, aren't these corrupt officials like this, they are threats at every turn, and they seem to only threaten when they handle the case now." At this moment, Luke was angry, and he roared, "Zhou Da, when did this official threaten you and then say that you admit it yourself, whether the black and white words on the case file were signed by you and the drawing of the charge, all this must have been done by the official for you."
Zhou Dadao: "Song Tixing, these are all forced by this magistrate to do it, if I don't do it, he will deal with my mother, and I'll too.... I can't help it.
Luke was stunned, he didn't expect that this matter would be shaken out completely, and when his eyes looked at Zhou Da, he was moved with a lot of anger.
But he dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, because there was Song Qing in front of him, and he didn't dare to come nonsense at this moment.
"Prisoner Zhou Da, this official asked you, what you said just now, did this official tell you, this official is a local parent official, why do you want to frame me?"
Zhou Da's affection gradually recovered, and it was much better, but for Luke, he didn't want to pay attention.
Song Qing stared at him, "Zhou Da, let me ask you, what you said just now is true, and at the same time, can you tell me everything that happened that day?"
He nodded, his thoughts pulled back.
"Song Tixing, what Xiao just said is absolutely not false, I was really wronged, about Luke, he did threaten me."
"As for the time of the crime, my mother asked me to go to the pharmacy to buy some medicine because she was a little sick .000."
Song Qing interrupted: "There are several pharmacies from your home to the county where the crime occurred, Zhou Da, can you tell me why you choose to be farther away?"
He didn't hesitate, "My lord, the medicine in this shop is the best, and the price is fair, not only me, but even the common people like to go to him."
Song Qing nodded in understanding, "Okay, then you can continue." ”
"Song Tixing, when I arrived at the door of this pharmacy, as soon as I entered, I found that the deceased, who was the shopkeeper of the pharmacy, had fallen to the ground.
"I was taken aback by the scene and yelled inside the house, and then many people came in, including the son of the deceased, and they took me under control.
"Later, Song Tixing could guess that after this Luke came, he directly regarded me as a murderer."
After speaking, his thoughts were dripping again, Song Qing glanced at him, and then locked his gaze on Luke.