The county lieutenant also guessed what Chen Fei meant, and Chen Fei wanted to use this matter to tell him that just relying on stolen goods could not explain anything. If you can be convicted with stolen goods, then this time the county lieutenant really planted his grandmother's family. After all, the jade pendant that Princess Wanchun gave to Chen Fei was in his hand, and there was no one next to him who could prove it, so he really jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it. Therefore, the mere fact that the stolen goods are in anyone's hands cannot be used as a basis for conviction.

"County Lieutenant, apart from the fact that you found the stolen goods in his hands, what else can prove that he stole them?" Chen Fei asked.

And the county lieutenant immediately said: "He turned out to be a thief, what is strange about him stealing again?" ”

"Again, how can you answer what you asked, what other evidence I asked, human witnesses, or physical evidence? Show it to me! Chen Fei asked.

"He's a thief, isn't that enough?" The county lieutenant asked.

Chen Fei said angrily: "Ridiculous, is this how you tried the case? Who he was, let's not talk about him, but do you have any proof? If there is no evidence, then why should you sentence him to prison? ”

Chen Fei was really angry, because there was no real valuable evidence in this way, that is, a person was sentenced. Fortunately, this time it was only a crime of theft, and if you encounter such a serious crime as murder in the future, will there be an accident because of this? If a person who should not have been executed is executed, it really can't be saved. Once a person dies, it is impossible to be resurrected, so the matter of prison is very serious! Even, the prison is more important than the civil administration, which is recognized by later generations. But he actually saw a situation here where he could convict others without evidence, which made him unbearable. What's more, Chen Fei was originally an ordinary ordinary person, and if he was wronged, he was wronged. That's really empathetic.

The county lieutenant had nothing to say, because he had already realized in his heart that he was afraid that there was some insufficient evidence in this case. But the county lieutenant also sentenced according to the conventional way of thinking, after all, this stolen goods were on the roof of his room, and he didn't steal it, so what was it? In addition, he already had a history of theft, so it is not surprising that he will steal again. Therefore, his punishment was understandable in ancient times. So he didn't admit that he was wrong.

"If the evidence is insufficient, can a criminal be spared because of this? If a criminal is let go like this, how should the people avenge their grievances? Who will bring justice to those who have lost their owners and the grievances of those who have been victimized? The county lieutenant asked.

The county lieutenant was righteous. Apparently there is a need to bring justice to those victims, which is what many people want. Therefore, this county lieutenant also thinks that he is not wrong, so this county lieutenant still thinks that he is right, and anyone who has a certain suspicion cannot let it go.

But Chen Fei immediately said: "If you can't let go of the criminal, can you wronged a good person and let a good person be a prison?" ”

"But he was originally ......" the county lieutenant wanted to say something, but was immediately stopped by Chen Fei waving his hand.

"Okay, don't say it. Are you trying to say that he had stolen in the first place? But now that the punishment has already been imposed, what can you continue to pursue him on this ground? If you are negligent. What happens if you let a person do a wrongful sentence? If a criminal is spared, it will at most make a few of them scold our people for their incompetence. But once a common man is wronged, then in the end, we will be scolded by all the people in the back. Once we have nothing but an unjust prison. Then all the people will be in danger! Have you thought about this? Chen Fei asked.

Chen Fei didn't say anything that he would rather let a criminal go than wronged a good person. And the example given by Chen Fei is very simple, that is, the consequences of these two situations. If it's because of a momentary mistake. Letting a criminal go, it was at most the victim and his family and friends scolding his mother. But if one common man is wronged, then I am afraid that all the people will feel the same way. After all, we are all from the same class. If one of them is unjustly imprisoned, the others will also be saddened by the death of the rabbit and the fox, and the same kind of thing will be hurt. At that time, all the people will begin to be disappointed in the government, thinking that the government is a bunch of fools. This is a huge blow to the prestige of the government.

And it was just scolded by a few people, and on the other hand, the people of the whole society were disappointed in the government, which was obviously the former with lighter consequences. If the government makes the people lose trust, it is really not far from the people revolting. Before Shang Ying's change of law, didn't he also want to migrate wood as a letter? Therefore, the trust of the people is the most valuable asset of the government. As long as the people can trust the government, then everything is fine.

"Don't you understand the truth that the lesser of the two phases is the lesser of the two? If you have hard evidence, then I won't say anything. But now that you have some specious evidence, that is, a person who has been convicted of a crime, what do you make others think in the end? And as you have just learned, stolen goods alone do not prove a person's guilt. So you're talking nonsense. If that's how you decided the case, I doubt very much how you could be a good county lieutenant? Chen Fei said.

"But we can't let go of a bad guy!" The county lieutenant still said.

Chen Fei understood, this is actually the meaning of the ancient inference of guilt. Different from the inference of innocence that was commonly formed in later generations, the inference of guilt was emphasized in ancient times. First of all, if a person is arrested and interrogated, the judge will first suspect that he is guilty. In this kind of thinking, no matter how you look at it, he is guilty, and then he is condemned to the crime. In this way, many unjust cases have also been produced in this way, which is enough to make many people suffer. Chen Fei realized that this thinking must be corrected, and if it is not weak or corrected, then I am afraid that this kind of thinking will continue for thousands of years.

"Go and call all the county lieutenants of Bozhou's subordinate counties, and I'll let them see how you try the case!" Chen Fei said.

And this county lieutenant secretly screamed that it was not good, but he was regarded as a tree model. Although he didn't know what a tree model was, he knew that he might have to be shown by other county lieutenants how he handled the case. (To be continued......)