Zhou Deng, Zhou An brothers are from Suzhou, three years ago in the early autumn of the day, Zhou's family suddenly screamed, Zhou Deng's wife and neighbors rushed to find Zhou Deng lying in a pool of blood, and Zhou An on the side was covered with blood, still holding a sharp dagger in his hand, Zhou Deng had not died at that time, he pointed to Zhou An and said: "Zhou An killed me......" and then died.

The facts of the case are as simple as that, I am completely sorry for the accumulation of one-foot-high files, and I am even more sorry for the judicial resources spent on this case in the past three years, but it is such a case where the evidence is conclusive, and the human and material evidence are flawless, but it has dragged on for three years, and the sentence of the murderer has also been upgraded from hanging to beheading.

After rummaging through the stacks of case files, Duan Fei failed to find any clues in favor of Zhou An, it seems that this murderer is really different, and he has to ask for his own hardship.

Early the next morning, Duan Fei made preparations, and took his master Su Rong and his long entourage Shi Bin, Hong Bang, Guo Wei, and Jiang Jun to the Yamen of the Yingtian Ministry under the escort of the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Nowadays, there are few people who are officials in Ying Tian who do not know Duan Fei's name, and the officials of the Yamen of the Ministry heard that it was Duan Feiduan, the imperial envoy of the Imperial Envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who arrived, and hurriedly led them in, arranged a tea break in the flower hall, and then flew inside.

Qian Rujing, the new secretary of the Nanjing Criminal Department, soon came out to accompany him, and soon Lin Xiyuan, the judge of Nanjing Dali Temple, also came - this is just an inconsequential iron case, a review from the eighth grade is enough, Qian Rujing heard that the Metropolitan Procuratorate sent Duan Fei, a big celebrity who suddenly emerged, to try the case, and was worried that he was ignorant of bad things, so he personally went out to the scene.

The three of them walked into the public hall in turn, headed by Qian Rujing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Duan Fei's official position was far higher than Lin Xiyuan, so the rank was on the left, the officials lined up in two rows, and few people who came to watch the trial stood under the hall.

Qian Rujing was shocked, and the hall and the hall immediately quieted down, and Qian Rujing shouted: "Ascend to the hall, the heir is Zhou An!" ”

Two officials dragged Zhou An, who was disheveled, to the court, he was imprisoned for more than two years, passed countless halls, and was tortured countless times, his body was scarred, and a pair of calves had been twisted and deformed, and it seemed that he had been completely wasted.

"My lord, the prisoner Zhou An brought it." After the official made a report, he threw Zhou An to the ground and knelt, and then stepped aside.

Qian Rujing shouted: "Zhou An, today's triage of the three divisions is your last chance, what else do you have to say?" ”

Zhou An's expression moved, as if he had been suddenly awakened, he took two steps forward, and shouted: "Adult, the villain is wronged, the villain didn't kill anyone, I didn't kill my brother, I didn't kill my brother......"

Zhou An shouted a few words and cried on the ground, Qian Rujing said patiently: "You said that you didn't kill anyone, then you will tell you in detail one by one, and the official and the two adults will judge themselves." ”

Zhou An's spirit seemed to have some problems, and Qian Rujing said it twice before he said in horror: "That day...... I was playing with Xiaolang in the front yard, and suddenly heard my brother screaming twice in the backyard, I hurriedly ran in to see, only to see my brother lying on the ground with his chest, the ground was full of blood, and blood kept coming out of his chest, I rushed over and hugged him, my brother handed me a bloodstained knife, and told me to take it and report it to the officer, saying that it was a murder weapon, I was so anxious that I screamed, and then my sister-in-law and neighbors came, but my brother grabbed my shirt and said that I was a murderer, I was completely stupid, and somehow I was arrested and put in prison, my lord, I really didn't kill anyone, my lord......."

Qian Rujing glanced at Duan Fei and Lin Xiyuan, and seeing that the two did not say, he looked at Zhou An and asked, "You mean that your brother framed you?" What kind of vendetta do you have against your brother that would make him even harm himself to frame you? ”

Zhou An replied: "No, the villain has no grudge against his brother, otherwise I would have been living in my brother's house?" The villain doesn't know why my brother framed me, maybe he mistook me for a murderer before he took his last breath. ”

Qian Rujing questioned: "It's not impossible, but ...... He didn't say you were a murderer when he grabbed you, he said 'Zhou An killed me', which seems unlikely to be wrong, right? ”

"Villain...... The villain really doesn't know. Zhou An said in a panic: "My lord, the villain really didn't kill anyone." ”

The case has dragged on for three years, Zhou An can't say anything new, Qian Rujing is just a routine, this case is really clear, and anyone who has read the case file will think that Zhou An's repeated retraction of confessions is just to delay time.

"Lord Duan, Lord Lin, do you have anything else to ask?" Qian Rujing looked at Duan Fei and Lin Xiyuan.

Lin Xiyuan thought about it and shook his head, this case has been delayed for a long time, and it was launched in Suzhou, so it is not a matter of time to summon other witnesses, and it seems that there is no need at all.

Duan Fei saw that the two adults had nothing to ask, and he suddenly asked, "Zhou An, do you have any enemies?" An enemy who wants your life? ”

Zhou An said blankly: "Enemy? The villain has been taught strictly since he was a child, and he never grudges with others. ”

Duan Fei asked again, "So, did you have a verbal quarrel before the crime?" For example, if you block other people's money, rob other people's women, or drink and fight, many times you don't know that you have offended others, but in fact, others already hate you to the bone, think about it and then answer me. ”

Zhou An frowned and pondered, still shaking his head after a long time, Duan Fei asked unrelentingly, "Then does your brother have enemies?" Is there harmony between your brother and his wife? How did your brother react differently before the accident? For example, anxiety, restlessness, easy beating and scolding, etc.? ”

Zhou An's expression moved, he seemed to think of something, and exclaimed in surprise and joy: "Yes, a month or two before the accident, my brother changed, he often didn't return all night, his expression became more and more anxious, and he even scolded his sister-in-law for some trivial things, adults, adults want to make decisions for me and clear my grievances!" ”

Zhou An kowtowed to Duan Fei again and again, Duan Fei glanced at Qian Rujing and Lin Xiyuan, they nodded, Duan Fei's eyes turned back to Zhou An, and said: "Zhou An, in your confession, your sister-in-law was at the neighbor's house when the accident happened, and she rushed back at the same time as the neighbor when she heard the screams, did she often go to the neighbor's house before?" ”

Zhou An recalled and said: "No, my sister-in-law is virtuous and virtuous, and rarely takes a step out of the house, that day...... That day, my sister-in-law was teasing Xiaolang, and my brother asked her to go next door to borrow something from my neighbor Aunt Zhang, and my sister-in-law didn't want to go at first, but then my brother lost his temper, and she handed Xiaolang to me, and then something happened soon after. ”

Duan Fei asked, "Who do you and your brother associate with on weekdays?" Who knew his whereabouts before the accident? ”

Zhou An shook his head and said: "I go to the school palace every day to study, I don't know what kind of people my brother usually interlates, I think I am a businessman, my father handed me over to my brother before he died, and I want our brother to do business and study, I just hope that I will succeed in studying and become an official and be a good light lintel, but I didn't expect ......"

"I think you're stupid ...... reading" Duan Fei cursed in his stomach, he thought about it and continued to ask: "What else was wrong on the day of the crime?" Think about it, did your brother go out that day? Or have any guests come to the house? ”

Zhou An hasn't answered yet, the people listening to the trial below are not happy, they have been getting louder and louder since Duan Fei asked about the case, and finally someone couldn't help but say loudly: "My lord, what are you asking about the case, you are obviously chatting with him, there are all the human and material evidence, the murderer is Zhou An, what else is there to ask?" This kind of murder of brothers and thieves is not a thousand knives that cannot resolve hatred! ”