The old woman said, "I have no proof? All I know is that my son must have been wronged. ”

Lu Jinping listened to the old man say this sentence over and over again, so he said: "Old man, today is the second day of the Holy Decree, and the execution must be carried out." Your son has killed someone and must suffer the consequences, so you should hurry up and prepare to take care of the aftermath for him. ”

"They said that my son forced Chunya to death and wanted to rape her, but Chunya couldn't figure it out after being humiliated and hanged herself, this is impossible, my son didn't say that he was going to rape Chunya, even if Chunya was stripped naked and lay on the bed, my son wouldn't do anything to her."

"Why does the old man say that?"

The old man looked at Lu Jinping, gritted his teeth, made up his mind, lowered his voice and said: "There is something I can tell you, sir, in order to avenge my son's grievances, but the lord promised me not to say it, because it is related to my son's face." ”

Lu Jinping nodded and said, "Don't worry, old man, I will help you keep it a secret." ”

"Thank you, sir, there is such a thing, which can prove that my son will not rape Chunya at all. -- My son was bitten by a dog when he was a child, and he bit off his words, and the balls are still there, but there is not a word left, so my son has never married a wife, because he is not without money, but because he does not want to let his daughter stay alive and widowed. His heart is actually kind, and after this incident happened, I moved to another place with my son, so no one knew about it. ”

Lu Jinping's eyes widened when he heard this, there was such a thing.

The old woman continued: "Not only can my son not rape Chunya, but he will not rape either, because, earlier Chunya grew up with him, and he treated her as if she were his own sister. Later, Chunya wanted to marry him, but he didn't do it, and Chunya married Shi Jingsheng when he was sad. Because of this, my son did not eat a bite of food in bed for three days and three nights, and kept crying. I've seen it with my own eyes, but I can't. You said that Chunya begged to marry my son at that time, but my son didn't agree, would he rape her? ”

Lu Jinping pondered for a moment. He nodded slowly and said, "No!" -- Why didn't you tell the yamen about these things before? ”

The old woman shook her head and said, "There is a reason why my son is not filial, because I always force him to marry, saying that even if there is no way to round the house without that, it is okay to find a woman to take care of him." And you can raise a child to inherit the incense, he didn't do it, I quarreled with him, and he was upset when he quarreled, so he left me alone and went to the city to be a pig killer. I was so sad and desperate that I ignored him and didn't see him for more than ten years. In fact, he came to me to take me into the city, but I told him that he would not marry and I would never see him again. But he would rather not see me. I don't want to get married. Alas! Speaking of which, I forced him to be unfilial. From this incident, we can know that my son is very kind in his heart, and it is impossible for him to do such a thing as murder. ”

Lu Jinping thought for a while and said: "What you just said can only prove that your son did not have the possibility of raping Chunya, but it cannot prove that he did not hack Shi Jingsheng's father to death, and there is no negative evidence on this key issue." ”

"Since it is impossible for my son to rape Chunya, then the so-called Chunya hanging, such a thing as Chunya's hanging, does not exist, why did his father and son come to my son for theorizing? So, they are wronging my son! ”

Lu Jinping was a little surprised, this old woman's thinking is still very logical. Truly. If it is not possible for Qu Butcher to rape Chunya, then it is impossible for Shi Jingsheng and his father to go to Qu Butcher for theory, and there will be no homicide in front of the door, indicating that Chunya's death should have another reason.

So what exactly is the reason for them to go to the butcher? It was a misunderstanding. Or is there something else going on?

Now, the evidence of guilt in this case is very solid, and it is not an exaggeration for Lu Jinping to ignore the old woman's statement, but when it comes to death penalty cases, human life is at stake, and every suspicion must be eliminated. So. Lu Jinping decided to use the last day to find out as many doubts as possible about this case.

The first to be verified is the old woman's testimony about the sexual impotence of the butcher.

He immediately came to the Yamen prison, and did not let the jailer follow, so he was arraigned by himself. After seeing the butcher Qu, he didn't talk nonsense, and directly gave an order: "Take off your pants, I want to check your male roots." ”

The last time Butcher Qu saw Lu Jinping come to the prison without saying a word, he just extracted the saliva from his mouth, and he didn't know what it meant. Now seeing that Lu Jinping has come to the prison again, this time he actually wants to check his words, he can't help but be panicked and embarrassed, and he cowered and said: "Sir, I ......, I don't understand what you mean." ”

"Take off your pants! All, hurry! Lu Jinping didn't talk more nonsense, although this disobedient son has now been forgiven by his mother, Lu Jinping still doesn't have much affection for him, and he is too lazy to talk nonsense with him.

At this moment, the butcher understood what Lu Jinping meant, and his black face turned into a pig's liver color: "Sir, ...... are you?" ”

"This is necessary to find out the facts of your case. ――Would you rather cut off your head or take off your pants? ”

As soon as he heard this, Butcher Qu more or less understood Lu Jinping's intentions, and his heart suddenly ignited with hope, gritted his teeth, took off his pants all of a sudden, lifted his clothes with a blushing face, and revealed his words.

Lu Jinping looked at it, and sure enough, the words were gone, and only two eggs were left, no wonder he had a beard and manly characteristics, but he couldn't walk humanely and didn't want to marry a wife.

Lu Jinping nodded and said, "You can lift your pants, let me ask you again, have you met Shi Jingsheng's lady Chunya?" When? ”

"Yes," said the butcher as he tied his pants, "I have been with Chunya since I was a child, and she has always liked me, and she has privately said that she wants to marry me, but I ......, I can't." You also saw it, my lord, the words under my crotch are gone, I can't walk humanely, I can't let Chunya stay alive and widowed. But I knew it would be like this, I ...... it, I would have married her, and I wouldn't be where I am today. ”

"Do you know how Chunya died?"

"I don't know, but I heard that he was hanged. I didn't know the news before I was arrested by the Yamen, and when I was interrogated by the Yamen, I learned that it was Chunya who hanged herself, and they framed me for killing Chunya's father-in-law, that is, Shi Jingsheng's father. I really didn't kill him, although I heard that Chunya had a bad time in their house, this Shi Jingsheng was very suspicious, and often beat and scolded Chunya, I once got drunk and asked Shi Jingsheng to theorize, Chunya cried and said that if I do this again, I will force her to die. I haven't looked for Shi Jingsheng since. Even if I heard that Chunya was beaten and scolded by him again, I could only endure it. ”

"Did you see Chunya before this incident? - You have to tell the truth! ”

"I ......, I ......"

Seeing that he was hesitating, Lu Jinping said with a gloomy face: "Let me remind you that every sentence may determine whether your head falls to the ground now, because there is only one day left for you, and by tomorrow afternoon, if you can't let me be sure that your case is unjust, you will be sent to the court again." ”

"But I really didn't kill anyone, I was wronged."

"So, you have to let me find as much evidence as possible that confirms that you have been wronged, and I have also begun to believe that you have a grievance, or that there is something strange about this case, but everything must be evidenced. This is especially true in the case, without evidence, I can't help you overturn your verdict, and I can't save your life, everything is probably just because of whether you tell the truth or not, so you must confess truthfully in every question I ask, and you must not hide it, otherwise, you may never have the opportunity to tell the truth. ”

The butcher nodded heavily, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and said, "Thank you for clearing the villain's grievances, no matter what, I will never forget your kindness for the rest of my life." ”

"If you don't tell the truth and waste time, your life will only end at noon tomorrow."

The butcher said: "I must report everything I know to the lord, - that's right, I have seen Chunya during the time Shi Jingsheng went to take the exam. That evening, when it was getting dark, I drank and was very upset, because I thought of the scene when I was a child with Chunya, and I couldn't help but go to her and want to talk to her, that's all. Sir, you know, I can't do things like men and women. When I saw Chunya, I didn't expect Chunya to suddenly throw herself into my arms and cry, saying that enough days like this have passed, and she can't stand it. I asked him what was wrong? She said that Shi Jingsheng's father and son had always suspected her of fornicating with me, especially during this period when Shi Jingsheng went to Beijing to take the exam, and her father-in-law often interrogated her if she had met with me. Even if there is a little source, Chunya has a smile on his face, and he said that the spring heart is rippling, it must be the result of seeing me, so he pointed to Sang and scolded her, and even scolded her directly. ”

Chunya said that she never wanted to live this kind of life again, and hoped that I could take her away, even if she was willing to ask me for food, even if it was the end of the world. I saw her crying so sadly, and I was also very sad, and I was also drinking at the time, and I felt that it was better to let him go with me than to let her suffer in the Shi family like this. Even if I can't give her humanity as husband and wife, I will definitely be able to give her the joy of life, and it will definitely be stronger than it is now. I said that when Shi Jingsheng came back, I would go to him and ask him to divorce his wife, and then I would marry Chunya. ”

Chunya was very happy, so she hugged me and kissed me, and I also hugged her and kissed her. At this moment, Shi Jingsheng's father suddenly jumped out of the shadows and began to scold us with very vicious words, especially Chunya, which was very ugly. I was also angry at the time, so I slapped him, and he fell to the ground, not daring to scold me again, and then got up and left. I asked Chunya not to go back, but Chunya said that she had to go back, and before Shi Jingsheng divorced her, she was still Shi Jingsheng's wife, and she wanted to marry me justifiably. As long as I can remember what we agreed on, she will always wait for me. ”

"Unexpectedly, three days after Chunya went back, I was arrested by the yamen, they told me that Chunya hanged herself, saying that she was raped and humiliated by me and hanged, but I really didn't, they said that Shi Jingsheng's father came to my house to look for me, and I hacked to death at the gate of the courtyard. It's ridiculous, I haven't seen them at all, how can I kill him? It's really bloody! When I was in the Yamen, I confessed that I had killed him, and that was because the torture was nothing but torture. Master, what I said is true, if there is half a lie, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky! (To be continued.) )