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Knock knock! The rousing drums sounded again, adding a bit of tension to the scene.

Several guards and guards carried the plaintiff and the defendant and entered the scene in two columns.

Immediately, the eyes of everyone at the scene were attracted by the plaintiff and the defendant, and many of them were shocked, excited, fearful and other emotions.

On the high platform, Situ Wang Mi raised his eyes and glanced at the defendant who was being escorted up, and he really deserved to be a child of the family, and he did not see the slightest panic at this moment.

He walked with ease, as if the place he was about to step into was not a public court, but a courtyard of leisurely flowers.

This should be the first time in 100 years that the family has an equal dialogue with the Hanmen Shu people.

Whether it is a big family or a poor family, no one is very calm in their hearts.

In full view of everyone, the defendant and the plaintiff were taken to the open space in front of the high platform to stand still.

Only then did the onlookers have the opportunity to take a closer look at the plaintiff and the defendant, and found that the defendant had not been severely tortured, and the defendants and plaintiffs had different expressions.

The defendant smiled, looked as usual, looked up at the judges on the stage, and the corners of his mouth twitched, and he laughed.

Somehow, the plaintiff was nervous and trembling.

The presiding judge had already seen everything in the audience, but no matter how provocative the children of the family were, he was indifferent and unmoved.

According to the regulations of Hexi Dali Temple, there must be a presiding judge, three to five jury judges, and a varying number of supervisors for each trial.

However, the number of people involved in this case was so large that a total of 30 judges participated in sorting out and hearing it.

Syllable! The presiding judge was shocked and shouted: "The defendant is the head of the Liu family, the plaintiff has sued you for crimes such as taking people's land and property and forcing people to die, can you plead guilty?" ”

Unexpectedly, before the head of the Liu family could reply, the people on the periphery had already exploded.

"Huh? Look, isn't that Li Laohan's family? ”

"When did he come back? Why is it only his grandson? What about his son and daughter-in-law? ”

"Hehe, eight years ago, Li Laohan's family was ruined, and his son and daughter-in-law were killed by the Liu family!"

"If it weren't for Li Laohan seeing that the situation was not good and running away with his grandson, I'm afraid he would have lost his life by now."

"Hey, I see!"

"Look! Isn't the one next to Li Laohan Wang Dahu? ”

"The Wang family was also a solid family back then, and they helped their neighbors a lot."

"I heard that they moved to other places, why did they also appear in the plaintiff's place?"

"Where?!"

"The Wang family was also forced by the Liu family, so the whole family went to other places to join relatives."

"Really? Fake? ”

"I saw it with my own eyes, and what else could there be?!"

"I think at the beginning, the Wang family was also famous and surnamed in the local area, and I heard that there was a junior studying abroad."

"It's just because the Liu family of the big clan took a fancy to the Wang family's property, and the Wang family couldn't compete for it, so they had to flee with their families."

"Smack!"

The presiding judge slapped the case table suddenly, raised his eyes and swept the periphery, and shouted: "Silence! ”

This angry shout immediately frightened the people to shrink their heads and no longer dare to speak out.

The judge withdrew his gaze, stared at the defendant Liu's family master, and asked in a deep voice again: "Defendant, can you plead guilty?" ”

After speaking, he knocked on the startling wood again, and kindly reminded: "I hope that the defendant will not be lucky, and if he feels guilty, please plead guilty as soon as possible and strive for leniency." ”

At this time, including several plaintiffs, as well as Situ Wang Mi and the crowd of onlookers at the scene, they all stared intently at the head of the Liu family.

Among them, Li Laohan stared at the head of the Liu family with hatred, eager to swallow the other party alive.

It's a pity that the defendant Liu Jiazhu has already made up his mind not to admit guilt, and he turned a blind eye to the plaintiff's forced gaze and the judge's reminder.

Now, he and all the children of the family in custody have no way out.

Therefore, he will not admit his guilt easily, and the only thing he can do is to make nonsense and not admit his guilt, and there may be a glimmer of life.

Moreover, if he really confesses, not only will the reputation of the Liu family be ruined, but the foundation of the family will also be finished.

Before this, the head of the Liu family had already received a 'hint' from someone who had a heart, and he knew what he should do.

"The old man doesn't admit it!"

The head of the Liu family glanced at the plaintiff with disdain, and said lightly: "My Liu family is the house of etiquette, and it is the most important festival!" ”

"How could you do such a pickled thing? The old man thought he was deliberately slandering. ”

The presiding judge was not surprised by the quibble of the Liu family's death.

So he was neither annoyed nor nervous, but only nodded and motioned for the trial judge to continue.

Another jury judge stood up, still holding a piece of paper in his hand, and read: "The plaintiff said that eight years ago, you led people to break into the plaintiff's house and forcibly took away the plaintiff's land and property with the lives of the plaintiff's son and daughter-in-law. ”

"Joke! My family's land was legally purchased, so how can I say that I have taken it by chance?! ”

"It's just a few untouchables, even if there are a few acres of thin land at home, how much can it be worth?"

"Humph! The old man can buy it all for a little money, and he can use it to rob it raw?! ”

"Obviously, Li Laohan was secretly instructed by someone to deliberately slander my family."

The justice's eyes narrowed, and he asked quietly: "Since you said that Li Laohan slandered, do you have any evidence?" ”

"Hey, hey! The old man is not from the government, where can I find evidence? ”

"You...... You're squirting blood! ”

Old Man Li trembled angrily, pointed at the head of the Liu family and screamed, "Obviously, you robbed my family's property." ”

"Phew! All the land in the old man's family was purchased with money, and each of them had a contract to check. ”

The presiding judge secretly gave a look, and the guards hurriedly stepped forward to stop Li Laohan, who was in a fierce mood.

The chief justice stared at the head of the Liu family with a cold face and asked, "Where is the contract?" ”

"No! It's all here. ”

Saying that, the head of the Liu family took out a bunch of contracts from his arms, and his face was full of arrogance and pride.

Seeing this, Wang Mi next to him couldn't help frowning slightly, and always felt that the scene in front of him was completely different from what he expected.

He thought that when he entered the Hexi Prison, those children of the family had already been shocked, and there was only one way left to confess his guilt.

Unexpectedly, after today's trial, the arrogance of those children of the family was not only not defeated, but became more and more arrogant.

However, those Hexi justices didn't seem to care much, and only blindly tried the case according to the procedure.

How did Wang Mi know that the Hexi trial pays attention to evidence, and all cases must be based on facts.

At present, no matter how loud the family is, it will not affect the final trial result, but will backfire and cause dissatisfaction among the Hanmen clan.

Sure enough, as soon as the Liu family master's voice fell, the people outside began to whisper again.

"Li Laohan's family are all honest people, and they have never had conflicts with people back then."

"Treat the neighbors in the street is also kind, and sometimes they are enthusiastic to help the villagers, how can they be greedy for other people's money?"

"Besides, the Liu family has a big business, and there are countless young and strong people in the family, who dares to go to his house to make trouble?"

"How obvious this is, it must be the Liu family who sees Li Laohan's family as weak and bullying!"

"That's right! These so-called families look like dogs, but in fact, they are all sanctimonious, and they don't know how many immoral things they have done. ”

"I heard that they have been obstructing the government from dividing the land to us, so it can be seen that they are not good things."

"In the future, we can't listen to their fools anymore, we have to listen to the government's arrangements."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"Speaking of which, His Royal Highness King Yong is merciful, not only to give us land, but also to allow the powerful bullies to bully us."

"In the future, we will have to keep an eye on these families, and report to the government as soon as there is any trouble, so as to save them from making trouble again."

Sure enough, justice has been in the hearts of the people since ancient times!

Whoever is really good to the people, who is really doing things for the people, the people have a scale in their hearts!

Listening to the people's discussions, Kong Wei and Xiahou Ling couldn't help frowning secretly, and glanced at each other worriedly.

The plaintiff, Li Laohan, pointed at the head of the Liu family with a sad and angry face, and complained: "On that day, you led people to break into the old man's house, and then used a knife to hold a knife on the neck of my children and grandchildren, forcing the old man to press his fingerprint and sign a contract. ”

"The old man didn't want to press it, who would have thought that you would kill the old man's son and daughter-in-law immediately."

"Later, you used my grandson's life to force the old man, and the old man really had no choice but to press the handprint."

The head of the family surnamed Liu thought that the case was very old, and it was impossible to find any evidence in Hexi, and the relevant witnesses had 'disappeared' without a trace.

So he became more and more arrogant: "Phew! How dare you say yes, you old thing! ”

"You said I forced you with a knife, who saw it?"

"You said I killed your two sons, is there any evidence?"

"I, I...... God, is there any heavenly reason! ”

"The old man told you that if you don't have evidence, you are slander!"

"My lord, my Liu family has been famous for a hundred years, and I must not be wantonly slandered by such a people, and I ask my lord to uphold justice."

The presiding judge sneered and said: "It's not up to you to slander or not!" Come and bring witnesses and physical evidence. ”

When everyone at the scene heard that there were still human and physical evidence, they were all shocked and looked forward to it.