Chapter 152: The Murderer Is Someone Else
The public trial lineup of the criminal department in this Yuruilou murder case is quite large and unprecedented.
The plaintiff is Lan Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and the defendant is Di Fan, the son of Princess Xianghua.
Of course, the presiding judge cannot be the Criminal Department, it has to avoid suspicion.
The presiding judge can only be handed over to Dali Temple, and the deputy judge is the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The Ming Xiao Sect sent the crown prince Zhu Qi to observe.
Several other ministers of the six ministries, cabinet elders, and Ouchi chief Yingsheng were also asked to attend.
However, Yingsheng was unable to attend due to illness and was replaced by his deputy.
This time, the battalion voice once again said that he was sick and absent, which made Zhu Qi feel uneasy.
He's not going to run away somewhere and do something bad, is he?
Xing Yao is locked up in the prison of the Criminal Department, is Qu Ya capable of helping her win the lawsuit and let her be acquitted?
If Qu Ya can't do it, he must go and beg his father to let Xingyao go.
Lan Ming's corpse was carried in with a white cloth, and the lobby immediately smelled, but fortunately, the weather turned cold, and the smell of the corpse was still bearable.
Lan Shangshu was wearing a white hat on his head and a white coat on his body, and when he saw his son, he immediately burst into tears.
The defendant Dilvan was brought up, described as emaciated, with a scruffy beard, and his hands and feet were chained, and he knelt down in front of the presiding judge.
Lan Shangshu is a second-grade person, a product older than the presiding judge of Dali Siqing, and he can not kneel at all, but he still kneels on the ground, holding a paper in his hand, complaining bitterly about the murderer, killing people on the street, without humanity, and strongly demanding that the killing pay for his life.
In addition to the defendant and his family, everyone present was moved.
A young and handsome junior entered the lobby with a brush, knelt on the ground, and claimed that he was Qu Ya, the defense lawyer of the defendant Di Fan.
Dali Siqing asked him to get up and speak.
Qu Ya said to everyone: "My agent Di Fan is not a murderer, and someone else killed Lan Ming. ”
When Lan Shangshu heard this, he was furious, and immediately stood up and rushed to Qu Ya, and asked angrily: "Why do you say that!" ”
Zhu Qi persuaded: "Nongshangshu, don't be angry first. Since it is a public trial, and the defense is allowed, please let the lawyer finish speaking, and it is not too late to reason after speaking. ”
Lan Shangshu suppressed his anger.
Curved Cliff Statement:
"Di Fan's swordsmanship is not as good as Lan Ming, so it is difficult to hurt Lan Ming, but he is easily injured by Lan Ming. However, Lan Ming was measured and did not hurt Di Fan's vital point. In other words, they didn't have hatred, they just acted willingly, and they didn't want to kill each other.
But someone wanted Lan Ming to die, so the murderer made two moves.
He first shot a poisonous needle through the back of Lan Ming's neck, causing Lan Ming to die on the spot; Then, in order to cover up his crime, he used wind magic to lure the sword in Di Fan's hand to stab Lan Ming in the throat, making it seem that Di Fan had assassinated Lan Ming. ”
His remarks surprised everyone present.
Princess Xianghua stood up, her eyes full of gratitude; Devan looked at him in amazement.
Lan Shangshu, on the other hand, completely lost his mind, he rushed forward again and grabbed Qu Ya, and asked hoarsely, "How much money did they give you?" In order to exonerate Divina, you made up such a ridiculous statement! ”
"Lan Shangshu, can you please ask the coroner to come up and conduct an autopsy on the spot. If there is no poisonous needle in your neck, I am willing to be punished and you can dispose of it! Qu Ya said calmly.
Here it is necessary to explain that the coroners of the Ming Dynasty were often of humble status and low quality, and they were not as professional as today's forensic doctors, so it was often high-ranking officials such as Song Ci and Di Renjie who would personally conduct autopsies to ensure the accuracy of the investigation.
The coroner had not found that the hair-thin needle was normal.
But Liang Ke visited the Blue Mansion at night, and according to his speculation, he found the poisonous needle.
He did not take it out on the spot, but asked the coroner to re-examine it to convince everyone.