Chapter 113: What was the cause of the fire?
Guo Fei looked at the door and said, "He's just outside the door." ”
Song Ruilong looked at the door and said, "Let Hu Wei come in!" ”
Many people still don't know which one is Hu Wei, and after they get out of the way, they see a man in a gray cloth shirt, holding a cane, slowly walking into the court, his face has been burned with blood, his hair has also been burned, he is wearing a small blue hat, and the skin on his hands has traces of fire burns.
The man walked to Guo Fei's side with difficulty, knelt down on one leg, supported the ground with another cane, and said, "The sinner Hu Wei has seen the county master. ”
Song Ruilong saw that Hu Wei's right leg had been amputated from the knee, and it was really uncomfortable to kneel on the ground, so he asked a servant to prepare a chair for him.
Hu Wei looked at Song Ruilong gratefully, supported the ground with his crutches, slowly sat down on the chair, and said, "Thank you, sir." ”
Song Ruilong was very excited in his heart, if this Hu Wei did not die, then Zhao Zhenxiong's case would soon be solved.
Song Ruilong looked at Hu Wei and said, "Hu Wei, let's not talk about the sins you committed, let's talk about your leg first, and what is the matter with the burns on your body?" You can rest assured that the county will convict you according to the law of the Great Song Dynasty for the crimes you have committed, but the county will also seek justice for you for the injuries you have suffered. ”
"Hey, my lord, why is this happening? It doesn't make sense to treat a prisoner and get justice for him, right? ”
Song Ruilong seemed to hear the discussion of the people outside, and he said to those people: "The so-called unjust debtor has the owner, what she means is to tell us a truth, whoever commits a wrong crime must be responsible for his crime, there are many wicked people, they will be hurt by other people at the same time, then, the county will treat those cases as two cases, if the perpetrator is killed, then he is the victim, the county must find out who killed him, and also seek justice for him." As a simple example, if a thief robs a merchant of his money, and he is later robbed and killed by another man, then the county cannot let go of the second murderer because the first person is a wicked person. Although Hu Wei is full of evil, he is now a victim. The county will condemn him according to the law for crimes he commits against others, and the county will never show mercy to those who deserve the death penalty. However, if someone else commits a crime against him, the county will hold that person accountable in accordance with the law. ”
Song Ruilong finally explained this truth, but there are many people who still don't understand, they think that it is not guilty to kill a robber.
Hu Wei said with tears of gratitude: "Thank you for being willing to make decisions for the small people." ”
Song Ruilong said: "Hu Wei, you should tell me about the injuries on your leg and body." ”
Hu Wei said: "Yes." Hu Wei glared at Zhao Zhenxiong, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Boss Zhao, do you still know me?" ”
Zhao Zhenxiong also turned his head a little and said, "Hu Wei, you are not dead, I am very happy." Tell me how the hell that ship was burned? What was the cause of the fire? ”
Hu Wei said angrily: "I said Boss Zhao, don't you know the cause of this fire?" ”
Zhao Zhenxiong glared at Hu Wei and said, "Hu Wei, what are you talking about?" The big ship caught fire, and I was also very uncomfortable, the goods on my ship and the boat were gone, and many men were burned to death, and the direct loss was 150,000 taels of silver, and I also brought 50,000 taels of silver to your family, and I can say to you that it can't be any better. ”
Hu Wei sneered, "If I were burned to death by that fire, you would be even better, wouldn't you?" It's just that God has eyes, so I asked Hu Wei to keep this cheap life to correct you. ”
Zhao Zhenxiong felt that no matter what he said, Hu Wei would not change his mind, he sneered: "Hu Wei, you can say whatever you want, do you think I will still be afraid of being charged with hiring someone to burn a ship and kill people on my head?" My crimes would have been punishable by death long ago. You say, you say it. ”
Song Ruilong looked at Hu Wei and said, "Say it, tell everyone the truth of that day." ”
Hu Wei said: "Yes, that day, when the villain drove the Zhao family's ship transporting grain and oil to Baoan Village, he rescued a scholar who was about to drown, that is, Guo Fei pretended. After rescuing people, the boat continued to move forward, and it was windy that day, and the wind was very strong, so the boat went very slowly. The villain was very afraid of the wind, so he went into the cabin early and went to sleep. Later, when I heard a terrible scream, I woke up, and when I woke up, I found that the cabin where I was sleeping was full of fire, and there was vegetable oil in the fire, and it burned so violently that I had no time to escape. My right leg was first stained with vegetable oil, and it quickly burned and I burned myself. I thought I was going to die, but when I woke up, I found myself lying in an inn. The person who saved me was Guo Fei. ”
Song Ruilong said: "You didn't see the person who set fire to the boat at that time, how do you know that person was sent by Zhao Zhenxiong?" ”
Hu Wei took a breath and said: "At the beginning, I thought it was Guo Fei's fire, but then I thought about it, it was not right, if he wanted to kill me, he would have killed me a year ago, not to mention, with his martial arts, he only needed to move his fingers to kill me, and he didn't have to be so troublesome to set fire to it." Just when I couldn't figure it out, Guo Fei pushed a person, tied up, into the room where the villain lived. That person, the villain and Boss Zhao all know each other, he is Zhang Yu. ”
Song Ruilong interrupted Hu Wei's words and said, "Who is the octopus?" ”
Hu Wei was stunned for a moment and said: "Oh, my lord, it's not an octopus, his surname is Zhang, Zhang San's Zhang, and the fish is a carp." Zhang Yu is the best in the water of the Anding River generation. He could stay in the water for three hours without eating or drinking. In the water, it can be said that he is the boss, and no one dares to compete with him in the water, so others give him the nickname of the world. Because the water quality of the waves is very good, if our grain ship sinks, the salvage of some corpses and important objects will let the waves go, so my boss Zhao Zhenxiong got to know him. ”
Song Ruilong couldn't just listen to Hu Wei's words, he asked again: "Where is that fish now?" ”
Hu Wei said: "When Guo Fei came, he had already handed him over to your mother Zhang Meixian. Now he was at the door and was being watched by Tie Chong, who had just returned from the headcatcher. ”
Song Ruilong was excited again, and said in his heart: "It seems that tonight, everything is going very well, and these witnesses and evidence are very beneficial to themselves." ”