Chapter 70: The Cattle Fight
Only then did the two stop crying, they had already regretted coming to the court, they couldn't imagine that this magistrate would judge the case like this, and now not only is the cow gone, but they will also be punished by the 20th National Congress.
Luo Hui looked at the two of them: "You two go back first, bring the cow here, as for the matter of the board, let's talk about it after dividing the cattle!" โ
Seeing that the matter had come to this, the two could only admit that they were unlucky, sighed, and left the court.
The magistrate looked at Luo Hui: "My lord is wise!" โ
Luo Hui waved his hand: "What is the wisdom of this official, it is you who is wise!" โ
Wan Bi snorted coldly and brushed his sleeves away. He couldn't imagine that this magistrate was confused, and Luo Hui was also confused, it was the confused official who was confused!
Zhixian watched Wan Bi leave: "This, my lord, Wan Daren, he?" โ
Luo Hui waved his hand: "Don't worry about him, wait until those two people come to inform the official!" โ
"The subordinate obeys!"
The princess looked at Luo Hui, although she didn't understand these disputes, she also felt that something was wrong: "Luo Hui, I see that you judge like this, neither of them is very happy!" โ
Luo Hui smiled: "Princess, when they bring the cow, you will know!" โ
The princess thought for a moment: "Do you really know whose ploughing ox it is?" โ
Luo Hui shook his head: "With their words, how can I tell the difference between who is telling the truth and who is lying?" โ
"Hmph, I know that I will sell Guanzi, and I will see how you can get off the stage when the time comes!"
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In the afternoon, the two people involved in the cattle fight led an old cow from the street of Qinghe County to the county office.
After hearing the verdict of the magistrate, the people came to watch it one after another, and there were many more people than in the morning!
"Hey, this county doesn't know how many confused cases have been handled!"
"It's better to handle a little confused case than those greedy magistrates, at least confiscate the Liao salary this year!"
"It was originally the emperor's will not to collect Liao's salary, what does it have to do with the county, I heard from the people in the surrounding counties that they have said, and the salary and silver collected have been refunded!"
"It's better not to collect it, save the toss!"
"Yes, yes, let's go to court less in the future, this foolish county master is judged indiscriminately!"
"Yes, it's right to have fewer lawsuits!"
When the county magistrate heard that the two people were coming with a cow fight, he was suddenly energetic: "Quick, go and invite Lord Qincha!" โ
Not long after, the county magistrate sat in the lobby, and Luo Hui and a few people sat below.
The two men brought the ox in, and the people looked at it. It was an old, skinny buffalo with its tail flicking and wagging its ears to drive away flies, and it had no idea of its own situation!
Luo Hui stood up: "Come on, bring the knife to kill the cow!" โ
Soon a servant came to the hall with a long handful of slaughtering oxen.
Luo Hui looked at the two: "Which of the two of you will come first!" โ
The two stood still, silent.
"In that case, I've named you, you're younger, you should be able to kill this cow!" Luo Hui pointed to the thin black man.
The thin black man took the long knife and looked at the old cow.
Lao Niu felt a hint of murderous aura at this time, and subconsciously took two steps back.
"Stop!"
Just when the black and thin man was about to make a move and stab the old cow. The old man hugged him: "You are not allowed to hurt him!" โ
The black and thin man couldn't break free, and he was very helpless.
Luo Hui saw this: "Since you don't want him to kill, then you can do it yourself!" โ
The old man let go of the thin black man and took the long knife from him.
He looked at the old cow, his hands were trembling, and he didn't move.
"Kill quickly, what are you doing in a daze?" The county magistrate shouted.
The old man's heart is very struggling, one really doesn't want to kill the old cow, and the other doesn't kill the old cow, his family will be even poorer!
Lao Niu looked at the long knife in the old man's hand, and seemed to understand something, so he didn't retreat but advanced, stretching his neck for him to kill.
Seeing the old cow like this, the old man dropped the knife, sat on the ground, and cried: "I don't want it, I don't want this cow, please don't kill him!" โ
The thin black man smiled, this cow finally belongs to him!
The people pointed and pointed: "This cow is obviously the old man's, why can't this foolish county master see it!" โ
"Yes, yes, I can see what is going on with the county master, it's too confused!"
There are three people embarrassed at this time, one is the county master, the other is naturally the black and thin man, and the last person is naturally Wan Bi, who criticized Luo Hui in the morning, only then did he know that Luo Hui's killing of cattle was fake, and solving the case was true.
Luo Hui walked up to the thin black man: "What else do you have to say?" โ
Only then did the thin black man understand what was going on, his smile froze on his face, and he swallowed his saliva: "My lord, this cow is really mine!" โ
"Bold, at this point, you still don't admit it, you are lucky, it seems that you won't be able to recruit without torture tools!" Luo Hui was very angry, this person dared to deny it at this point, could it be that they were all confused!
When the black thin man heard the torture, he knelt down all of a sudden: "My lord spares his life, the grass people have been recruited, and the grass people have all been recruited!" โ
"Say, this cow is not you, is it you who stole it!"
The black and thin man panicked, and immediately cried out: "My lord, this cow is indeed not mine, but it is not stolen by the grass people, stealing the ploughing cattle is a felony, how dare the grass people steal the cow!" โ
"And where did you come from?"
"The grass people picked it up on the side of the mountain, because their cattle were lost, and when they saw this cow, they had a crooked mind, pulled it back, and made a mark!"
Luo Hui snorted coldly: "If you lose your own cattle, you don't report to the official, but instead go to 'pick up' other people's cattle, what a reason!" โ
The black thin man looked at him: "My lord, the grass people have already reported to the officials, but no one in the government cares, the grass people really have no choice, if there is no ploughing cattle, the grass people's land will be finished!" โ
"Lord County, someone has lost their ploughing cattle, why don't you care?"
Luo Hui's gaze turned to Zhixian, who hurriedly ran down.
He was asked and sweated profusely: "My lord, the lower officials really don't know, the matter of the cattle thief is under the control of the king!" โ
Wang Zhutou is a head, and the county master will also shake the pot. However, the minister was only in charge for a while, but the county magistrate had to keep in charge of him, so he didn't dare to refute.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on Wang Zhutou, Wang Zhutou was in a cold sweat, and he was hesitant: "Big, big, it's not good to handle small cases, and it's not enough to catch cattle thieves!" โ
"If you can't catch it, it's over?" Luo Hui was very angry: "This official has been in Qinghe County for two days, seeing that you are not very busy, why can't you catch the cattle thief, this official limits you to catch the cattle thief within three days, otherwise you will naturally pay to buy a strong cow to compensate for the loss of the cow!" โ
"This?" The two of them were stunned, this head is worth a lot of money!
"Do you have any questions?"
The two hurriedly shook their heads, and secretly complained in their hearts: "No, my lord, we will definitely catch the cattle thief!" โ