On this day, Ye Xun sat at the desk and looked puzzled at a piece of paper, "Wendu, this is what Jiang Tongzhi gave me." ”

"Exactly."

"Although this case involves human life, it is just an ordinary civil dispute case, and the facts of the case are not complicated, why should it be handed over to me? Hasn't it always been Jiang Tongzhi who dealt with them? ”

"In my opinion, it's probably because you've been here for a while, and you should be getting involved in some cases. He deliberately found a relatively simple case for you to try first. So we'll be promoted tomorrow? ”

"No, I can't. How do I go straight to the church? It should be investigated first, and the whole case should be sorted out before being promoted. ”

"Do you use it?"

Ye Xun nodded vigorously, "Yes!" Use! ”

Wen Du smiled, "Are you a little nervous about your first promotion?" ”

Ye Xun smiled shyly, "You can see it?" As soon as I heard that I was going to ascend to the church, my heart was beating non-stop. Is this a human life lawsuit? What if I disregard human life because of me? ”

Wen Du was suddenly a little moved, "No." I'll do my best to help you. ”

"Wendu, it's good to have you!"

At noon, Wendu rushed back in a hurry, poured himself a cup of tea when he entered the house, and drank it all in one gulp. Then it was Ye Xun who looked at the paperwork correctly, "I just think this case is not as simple as it seems!" Looking at the case file, I don't think it's complicated at all, it's a case where a young man bullies people on the street and beats people to death. But today I went to the witnesses to verify their testimony based on the list of witnesses in the case file. As a result, some witnesses claimed illness, some witnesses went out, some witnesses retracted their confessions, and some were vague. There is not a single valid testimony that can really convict the murderer. Theoretically, he was beating people in the downtown area, how many people saw it? But now that it's been a few days, where can I go to find witnesses? ”

Why did these witnesses suddenly change their stories? Did the defendant's family do something? Ye Xun thought for a moment.

"It's a possibility. I suspect that even in our yamen, they don't have a shortage of money, otherwise the witnesses are found by the government's own people, how can they have access to them. ”

Ye Xun stood up, "Let's go, let's go out for a yo-yo." With that, he went out without looking back.

Wen Du shouted at his back, "I just came back? Can you give people a breathbreak! Seeing that the people had gone away, I had no choice but to catch up.

Two people came to the scene of the crime. Wen Du said to the empty space at the door of a restaurant, "The deceased was here, and he was beaten to the point that his spleen and lungs were ruptured, and he vomited blood and died." It's a busy city, and I think there must be hundreds of people watching the excitement at that time, right? ”

Ye Xun looked around, and his gaze stayed on the teahouse opposite. The teahouse is on higher ground and requires more than 20 steps to climb up. "Let's go, go up and have a look."

Wen Du looked up and saw that it was a teahouse, and remembered that he had invited him to tea before, "Let's talk about it first, who is treating?" ”

Ye Xun smiled, "When did you see me with money?" ”

"Then I won't go."

"You put it on for me first, and I'll give it to you when I have money."

Ye Xun and Wen Du entered the teahouse one after the other. Xiao Er received them warmly. They sat by the window, ordered a pot of ordinary tea, and chatted while drinking tea.

Ye Xun looked at Wen Du and flew out of the window, "Look at this view, is it unobstructed!" ”

Wen Du looked down, and indeed from their position, they were condescending, even if there were many onlookers, they could see the situation at the scene of the crime clearly. Wen Du thought of another question, "However, we can't find anyone who came to drink tea that day." ”

Ye Xun smiled mysteriously, and nodded at Xiao Er and the shopkeeper on the account table with his chin.

"Oh!" Wendu suddenly realized.

"I don't believe it, there is a noisy fight outside, and they are unmoved? They must have been standing by the window and watching the excitement. ”

Wendu nodded.

Ye Xun continued, "Wendu, we have to secretly find witnesses to record confessions, and we can't startle snakes." Let the other party still think that there are still a few witnesses in our hands. Paralyze each other, and they won't move anymore. ”

Wen Du exclaimed, "You really impress me!" Seeing that you are doing well today, you don't have to pay back the tea money! Anyway, the possibility of being able to get it back is very small, so it is better to sell personal favors. ”

Ye Xun said with a smile on the corner of his eyebrows, "You say this as if I cheated you out of tea money, let me first state that I have never been a bad person." However, since you say that you are exempt, it is disrespectful. ”

The first time he ascended to the hall, Ye Xun was always anxious as if he had a little rabbit in his heart. He looked at Wen Du next to him, who nodded at him and gave him an encouraging smile. With him by his side, Ye Xun felt a lot more steady.

There were a lot of people outside the hall who were watching the excitement, they stared at Ye Xun and whispered below:

"Our prefect is really dignified!" "So young! It's so good-looking! "I heard that the prefect is still able to write and martial arts, he is really young and promising!" "People look like they have pomp."

The eldest girl and the little daughter-in-law in the crowd praised the new prefect very much. They let out a 'tsk' exclamation from their mouths, their eyes fixed on his face, a little even a nymphomaniac smile, and they began to think about it......

The plaintiff, Bai, is a gray-haired old lady, who may not be very old, but it is possible that due to the loss of her beloved son and the hardships of life, her hair is all white and her face is gray and haggard. As soon as she came to the court, she cried bitterly, crying that her son, who depended on her life, was honest and good in character and learning, but suffered this unjustified disaster, leaving her a lonely old woman with no hope of living. I only hope that the murderer can be punished and my son will be blinded...... Ye Xun couldn't see this the most, and looked at the old man who was in tears, and couldn't wait to cry with her......

The defendant Jin Bingcheng is a gentleman who seems to be uneducated, and there is a murderous aura condensed between his eyebrows. When he went to court, he shouted that he had been wronged, saying that he was passing by the restaurant with his family that day, and happened to meet the deceased who came out of the restaurant drunk. He drank too much wine, he was already unsteady on his feet, and the injuries on his body were all caused by himself, and he was a person who watched the excitement, but he was arrested as a murderer, and asked the adults to make decisions for him. Ye Xun saw that he reversed black and white, his face was not red, his heart was not beating, and he made it up very smoothly, knowing that because he knew that there were no witnesses, he had the bottom in his heart, so he was so fearless. Ye Xun didn't demolish him, but just listened to him quietly. Only the mother of the deceased interrupted him crying, saying that his son had never been to the restaurant to eat, let alone drink. was stopped by Ye Xun with a wave of his hand.

After he finished speaking, Ye Xun asked, "You said that the deceased entered the restaurant?" Still drinking a lot? Didn't you go in and drink and come out and meet the dead? Doesn't that match the previous case? According to the previous interrogation records, you can be convicted of manslaughter, which is not too serious, and you can pay some money and go to prison for up to two years. According to what you are saying now, you have no responsibility at all, and you should be released in court, right? ”

"My lord, I was frightened when it happened that day, and I was misled to say that. These days, Xiao Xiao slowly regained his senses, and only then did he remember what happened that day. Jin Bingcheng looked innocent and said coyly.

Ye Xun sneered, "Do you think that the government office was opened by your family, and the confession can be changed at will?" Since both sides have their own opinions, they can only call witnesses. As soon as Ye Xun's words fell, he saw a slight smugness flashing in the defendant's eyes.

Ye Xun first arranged for the previous witness to go to court, and the witness kept looking at the defendant's face and talking, but at the critical moment, he said that he had forgotten or didn't see clearly, and he didn't know.

Ye Xun was not in a hurry, "Okay, you stand next to you first." The next witness is invited to come to court. Ye Xun found that many people had surprised faces on their faces, including their colleagues and cell bosses in Hangzhou.

The one who went to the hall was the second child of the Defu Teahouse, with two eyes dripping and bone-turning, looking like a shrewd person who could observe words and colors. Xiao Er kowtowed to Ye Xun when he went to the court, "Little Fu San kowtows to the prefect." ”

"Fukusan, you can get even. I ask you, what do you do? ”

"Go back to the eldest master, the little one will be the second child in the Fude Teahouse."

"On the ninth of this month, at the door of the Jixiang Restaurant opposite the Defu Teahouse at about noon, there was a case of a scholar being beaten to death on the street, have you seen what happened?"

"Back to the adults, the little ones saw it. Not only the small ones, but also the shopkeepers of our store, as well as the customers who came to the store to drink tea that day. ”

"Then please describe what you saw in the hall that day."

Xiao Er was not in a hurry or impatient, and said, "Okay, my lord." At about noon that day, the little one was still busy in the store, when he suddenly heard a noise outside, and he looked at it. I saw that outside the restaurant opposite, a well-dressed rich boy was leading people to fight a shabby scholar. Those people may have drunk too much wine, and they didn't start lightly or heavily, and after a while, the scholar lost his breath. When they saw that they had lost their lives, they scattered and ran away. is still the official of the restaurant's newspaper. ”

Hearing this, the defendant Jin Bingcheng panicked, and completely lost the confidence he had just now. He kept looking left and right, as if looking for help.

Ye Xun glanced at him, ignored him, and continued to ask, "Then did you see those people who beat people coming out of the restaurant?" That scholar also came out of the restaurant? ”

"Those people came out of the restaurant full of wine and food, and the scholar was passing by here. Because they happened to collide with them, those people deliberately tried to beat him. Xiao Er said.

"Did you see these with your own eyes? Human life is at stake, and it is not trivial, and it cannot be climbed at will. Ye Xun said majestically.

"Back to the adult, the villain doesn't dare to have half a lie. Some of them were seen by the small ones, but when the beaters came out of the restaurant, the small ones did not see them with their own eyes, but listened to the customers in the store. At that time, our store was full of customers, and they were all talking about it. ”

"Can anyone prove that what you say is true?"

Xiao Er thought for a while and said, "There were a lot of people in the teahouse at that time, and Xu Juren was also there. He is the most upright and righteous person in our area, and he is also the old owner of our store, and he sits by the window every time. He can testify. ”

"Okay, pass on Xu Juren."

Xu Juren is an old scholar in his fifties, and the literati temperament exuded by his body is very similar to Ye Xun's enlightenment teacher, Lu Heng, who is currently the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, which makes Ye Xun feel a little awe.

Xu Juren didn't need to kneel down because of his fame, he stepped forward and said, "Xu Xiquan has seen the prefect." ”

Ye Xun couldn't help but stand up and returned the salute, "Hello, sir." ”

Xu Juren looked around the hall for a week, and when he saw the defendant Jin Bingcheng, he couldn't help but be indignant, "I heard that this time the old man came to the case of beating a scholar to death on the street some time ago. It's been so long since the crime, and the matter is clearly there, but the murderer has not been convicted? You people from the government are simply ......"

"Sir, he was angry. This case has just arrived in the hands of this government, and what it has experienced before, this government does not know, but now that it is here in this government, the truth will definitely be revealed to the world. ”

"A person who reads the books of sages and sages was beaten to death by some wine bags and rice bags on the street in broad daylight, which is really a sigh! What is the principle of heaven? Xu Juren blushed and said.

"Sir, don't be excited, this official asks you a few questions, please tell me the truth. Did you see with your own eyes that the defendant Jin Bingcheng and his family came out of the restaurant? Why do they clash with their victims? ”

"The old man saw them drunk and staggered out of the auspicious restaurant. Where did they have a conflict, it was clear that they were bullying others, and the scholar just collided head-on with them, and was beaten to death by several of them, which is really inhumane! There are many people in the teahouse who have seen it, Zhao Yuanwai, Shopkeeper Sun, Jiang Zhuang Owner, etc., are all in the teahouse. ”

"Okay, thank you, sir, for your words." Ye Xun turned to Wen Du next to him, "Wen Du, move a chair for Mr." ”

Ye Xun sat upright in the lobby, "Jin Bingcheng, are you guilty now?" ”

Jin Bingcheng knelt on the ground, so frightened that he almost cried, "I...... I ......"

"You are drunk and don't go home and sleep well, just because he got in your way and killed innocent scholars in the street, which is tyrannical! He also temporarily tampered with confessions, disrupted the audio-visual, ignored national law, and was indignant if he did not kill! ”

Jin Bingcheng heard the word 'kill', like five thunderbolts, and blurted out, "My lord! I can't die? I'm the only one in my family......"

"Why can't you just die? Is your life expensive? The mother of the dead scholar is only one son, and he is also his mother's sweetheart. There is only one more scourge in the country where you live, and what about the scholar who was killed by you? It is likely to become a pillar of the nation. ”

"You took my family's money, and you want to kill me?" Jin Bingcheng was so frightened that he completely lost his mind.

"Took your family's money?" Ye Xun seemed to understand something, he heard the people in the hall talking about it, he swept the Tongzhi, the secretary, the cell head, the official and so on who did not dare to look up in the hall, and smiled awkwardly, "Anyway, the government didn't receive it, who did your family give the money to, find who to go." ”

"My lord, I am wronged! I can't die! I know wrong. Jin Bingcheng cried out in the hall.

Ye Xun was a little bored and said to the officials under the hall, "It's too noisy, let him be quiet." ”

Two officials stepped forward and pressed Jin Bingcheng to the ground and gagged him with a cloth.

Ye Xun glanced at Wen Du, Wen Du stepped forward and leaned his ear over, Ye Xun whispered, "In the hall?" ”

"What?" Wen Du asked puzzled.

Ye Xun used one sleeve to block the front, and used the palm of the other hand to sneak a 'kill' action for Wen Du.

"Oh." Wen Du couldn't help but laugh, knowing that something was wrong in the lobby, he immediately held back, and said, "It's still the queen of autumn." ”

Ye Xun was shocked, "Now this official pronounces the verdict: the defendant Jin Bingcheng ignored national law, injured people's lives for no reason, and had a bad impact, and was sentenced to death!" Perform after the fall. The other persons involved in the case will be temporarily imprisoned and tried separately at a later date! ”

"Thank you, Lord Qingtian! Avenge my son! The old lady of the Bai family knelt on the ground, grateful.

Ye Xun motioned for the official to help him up.

"Plus!" Ye Xun glanced around again, and said sharply to the group of poor people below, "Whoever takes this family's money from our government will spit it out for me immediately and return it to his family!" I'm not going to blame it for now. If there is another time, this government will not spare it!

The hall resounded with the applause and cheers of the people, and even the serious Xu Juren nodded to him with a smile.

When he arrived in the backyard, Ye Xun's heart was still beating 'bang'. Wen Du followed him and said excitedly, "Jin Bingcheng, that kid was stunned in the hall!" Let him be arrogant again! ”

Ye Xun stopped suddenly, facing him, Wen Du just lowered his head and walked and talked, didn't pay attention, and crashed into his arms. Wen Du hurriedly stood up in embarrassment, but Ye Xun smiled at him evilly and hugged him again, "Wen Du, I finally did it!" So excited! Thank you, good brother, thanks to you! ”

Wen Du broke away from him very uncomfortably, and couldn't help but laugh too, "Look at the way you look like you are in the lobby now, it's like two people." I'm kind of adoring you like that. Although knowing that that's not the real you. ”

"Is it appropriate for you to make fun of me like that? You can see that my palms are sweaty, and my back is wet. Ye Xun stretched out his palms, looked at his official uniform, and wiped it off Wen Du with a wicked smile.

"What do you want to do?" Wendu dodged.

"I'm wearing an official uniform, how can I be desecrated? It's too uncomfortable to get wet in your hands, so you can wipe it for me. ”

"Then you can't wipe me on me, right?"

On the second day, Ruolian looked at Ye Xun with a smile at the dinner table, Ye Xun was a little uncomfortable, "Why does Madame look at me like this today." Can I help you? Am I doing something wrong again? ”

"It's a happy day." Ruolian turned to Ye Shiqing and said, "When I went out to buy vegetables, I heard many people praising our family Tianyu, saying that they are upright, impartial law enforcement or something, anyway, they are all good words." I also feel a light on my face. ”

It turned out that it was because of this that Ye Xun was relieved. He excitedly told them the facts of the case. Ruolian kept staring at him and smiled from ear to ear. Ye Xun finished eating and went out. Ruolian was still looking at his departing back with a smile on her face, "I didn't expect it?" Can he still solve the case? As soon as he turned around and saw Ye Shiqing's cold gaze shooting towards him, he immediately restrained his smile.

Ye Shiqing just asked lightly, "How many days?" ”

Ruolian immediately looked like a frosted eggplant, and her face was pale. Then he sighed deeply.

"Let's figure it out!" Ye Shiqing said.

"The bad guy made me do it, he will hate me to death!" Wakaren complained.