Chapter 43: Villagers Handling Cases
Stopped by Jiang Yun, Zhu Yougui and Zhong Jin both looked a little unsightly, and Zhu Yougui asked: "What do you mean by this, Brother Jiang, Master Zhong and I are both the heads of the village, and there was a serious injury to someone, and we are also responsible." β
Jiang Yun said coldly: "Master Zhu is serious, this is my Jiang family's family matter, and I don't care about the two masters, unless the two masters feel that they have nothing to do with this matter......
When Zhu Yougui heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he scolded: "Brother Jiang, what do you mean by this, don't talk nonsense and lose your sense of proportion!"
Seeing that there was a quarrel in the scene, Zhong Yanze on the side spoke: "Is there any misunderstanding between the two." Brother Jiang, the head of the Zhu family is kind-hearted, just now the head of the Zhu family went to your house, comforted the injured Gu Bo, and donated five taels of silver for medical expenses, and the head of the Zhong family also donated five taels of silver, it can be seen that these two are benevolent and righteous people, you should be grateful, and you should not lose your courtesy. β
Jiang Yun was stunned when he heard this, and then said coldly: "The two masters are really benevolent and righteous people, but my Jiang family is not rare, and the ten taels of silver will be returned to the two masters in full." β
Zhong Yanze was also stunned, and persuaded him: "Little brother of the Jiang family, why bother like this. β
Jiang Yun was expressionless, didn't argue much, turned his head, beckoned to a stout young man in the crowd, and said, "Shishi, you go back to my house now, tell Xiaolan, just tell me what I ordered, and ask her to hand over the ten taels of silver donated by these two masters to you." β
"Oh, okay, boss, I'll go!" the stone touched his head, agreed, turned and ran.
"You-Brother Jiang, don't be ignorant!"
Zhu Yougui blushed with a blushing face, looking annoyed, Zhong Jin on the side had an indifferent look, anyway, the reputation has been earned, and the silver is back, isn't this the best of both worlds, when the time comes, everyone will only say that he is old man Zhong is benevolent and righteous, and this Jiang family kid doesn't know what to do.
Jiang Yun didn't pay attention to Zhu Yougui, who was glaring angrily, and Zhong Jin, who looked indifferent, and turned around and asked Zhong Yanze to check the scene together.
Zhong Yanze saw it clearly on the side, and secretly shook his head in his heart, feeling that this little brother of the Jiang family was really as rumored to say, a nerd who didn't know what to do and didn't understand the world, the two heads of the household were kind and willing to donate ten taels of silver, but he didn't know what medicine he had taken wrong, he didn't appreciate it, and pushed the ten taels of silver out, is there anyone who is so confused.
He started the round and said: "In this case, Zhu Hu Chang, Zhong Hu Chang, you two stay here, the little brother of the Jiang family is also the first time to meet a big change, he cares about it, and he is rude, you don't have to be like him." β
After that, he walked over with Jiang Yun and went to investigate the scene of the incident.
Zhong Yanze looked solemn around the scene, his movements were very careful, he was very experienced, there were doorways everywhere he walked, and he would not destroy places with obvious traces of on-site fighting.
Jiang Yun followed behind him, also without saying a word, carefully observing the other party's movements.
The other party is a village elder, usually responsible for dealing with disputes and lawsuits in the village and the countryside, like this scene of a fight and murder, no less experience, must have accumulated a wealth of experience in investigation, and the other party has a reputation for talent, no accident, it should be practiced such as clear observation, grass snake gray line, tracing and other methods, at least the eye to find clues should be much better than their own.
Seeing that the other party had been immersed in carefully investigating the scene, meticulous, Jiang Yun felt a little more down-to-earth in his heart, the other party did not seem to be perfunctory, but was doing things seriously, looking for clues to solve the case, of course, I don't know if I really think so in my heart.
After a while, I saw the stone running back, behind him, followed by Wang Xiulian, who was running out of breath, ten taels of silver in her hand, she didn't worry about the stone taking the ten taels of silver, so she came over in person.
Seeing them coming, Jiang Yun stepped forward. "Owner, ...... silver" Wang Xiulian panted and ran to him, handed over the two ingots of silver in her hand, and gasped.
Hearing the stone say, Jiang Yun wanted to return the ten taels of silver to Zhu Yougui and Lu Jin, she was in favor of it in her heart, she subconsciously felt that the silver of these two old ghosts was not so easy to take, when Youlan took the silver, she didn't approve of it, but after all, she was an outsider, so it was not good to say anything about it.
Jiang Yun took two pieces of silver from her hand, walked in front of Zhu Yougui and Zhong Jin in front of everyone, gave each person a silver ingot, and returned it to the two of them.
Zhu Yougui just sneered, Zhong Jin happily accepted the money, and the crowd of onlookers around him had different expressions, some felt that Jiang Yun's move was too stupid, and some really admired it.
Zhong Yanze, who was still investigating the scene in the distance, saw this scene, shook his head, didn't say anything, and continued to investigate the scene.
After handing back the silver, Jiang Yun directly called Wang Xiulian aside and asked in a low voice, "Miss Wang, why did you only invite one villager and the other two villagers?" β
Wang Xiulian replied: "It is true that only Uncle Zhong was invited, Uncle Zhong is close, and the affairs of Shahe Village are supposed to be in his charge." β
Shahe Village is close to Qinghe Town, but it is separated by a mountain, and it is not under the jurisdiction of Qinghe Town, but belongs to Sanhe Township. There are eight villages in Sanhe Township, and the three village elders are in charge of two or three villages nearby, Zhong Yanze is a native of Shanghe Village, a neighboring village, and the affairs of Shahe Village are generally under his control.
However, these areas of responsibility are all privately divided by the township elders, and it stands to reason that the township elders are responsible for the litigation disputes of the entire township.
Now Jiang Yun was not worried about Zhong Yanze, so he said to Wang Xiulian: "Miss Wang, after you go back, call two more people and invite the other two villagers separately." β
When Wang Xiulian heard this, she didn't go immediately, and said hesitantly: "The owner, this seems to be unruly......
Jiang Yun said: "There is nothing unruly, the three village elders are responsible for this matter of Shahe Village, and if such a major incident occurs, how can the two village elders ignore it, you can just ask someone to invite it." β
When Wang Xiulian heard this, she didn't refute anymore, and said in a hesitant voice: "Yes, but if you go to invite the other two villagers, I'm afraid you still need to do something." β
Jiang Yun was stunned for a moment, and then said disapprehantly: "There is no need to do anything, this is their responsibility, even if you ask someone to ask for something, you don't need to do anything." β
Wang Xiulian sighed in her heart, the owner is still young and knowledgeable, and he doesn't understand the world, if there is no hard work, then how can the other two villagers be willing to come all the way, even if they come, how can they be willing to do their best.
But she didn't distinguish any more, reluctantly agreed, and turned away.
Jiang Yun said in his heart, if he didn't care about the faces of these three township elders, he was really going to bypass the township and report the case directly to the county office.
However, he also knows that it is not so easy and simple to report to the county office, he has no fame and identity now, and he goes directly to the county government to report the case by bypassing the township, but he is afraid that before he can speak, he will have to be beaten with a board first, and of course he will not do such a loss.
Soon after Wang Xiulian left, the dog also galloped back, bringing back the long hemp rope he had requested, as well as a few short wooden sticks.
Jiang Yun tied these short wooden sticks to the long hemp rope one by one, and then inserted short wooden sticks around the key scene of the incident, and encircled the scene of the incident, so that no one would break in by mistake and destroy the scene.
After doing this, he looked up and saw that Zhong Yanze was standing in one place, thoughtfully, and saw the hemp rope he had circled around the scene, and he didn't say anything.
Jiang Yun walked over, saluted, and asked, "Elder Zhongxiang, are there any clues to find?" β
Zhong Yanze glanced at him and said slowly: "I just took a preliminary look at the scene, and I found a total of ten different fresh footprints. β
Jiang Yun's heart moved when he heard this, he didn't know if what the other party said was true or not, if it was true, it meant that the other party's eyesight was really good, just now he surveyed it all over and over again, and only found nine suspicious different footprints.
He calculated in his heart, according to this, the people who were present at the scene last night, except for Gu Bo, Youlan, Wang Xiulian, Uncle Sun, Uncle Niu, Goudan, and Shishi, there are at least three people, and the person who committed the murder last night is among these three people.
Zhong Yanze said to him again: "Brother Jiang, you go and call all the people who were at the scene of the incident last night, I want to inquire carefully." β
Jiang Yun immediately called Sun Yongchang, Niu Gui, Goudan, and Shishi and asked them to answer Zhong Yanze's inquiry.
"Listen well, answer my questions carefully, what to answer, there must be no concealment, and there must not be the slightest lie to deceive, do you understand!" Zhong Yanze said to the four of them with a solemn face, and at this moment he exuded the majesty of being a showman.
Sun Yongchang and the four of them felt an invisible coercion rushing towards them, their faces turned a little pale, Jiang Yun glanced at it, and it was obvious that the stone didn't dare to raise it with its head down.
This stone, about the same age as Jiang Yun and Dogdan, is also Jiang Yun's childhood playmate, usually looks naΓ―ve and heartless, in Jiang Yun's impression, he is also the master who is not afraid of heaven and earth, but he didn't expect to be so timid at this moment.
Next, Zhong Yanze asked them about what happened last night, and asked very carefully, while asking, he observed his words and expressions, and his tone was stern, as if he was trying a case. Sun Yongchang and Niu Gui are honest villagers, they usually don't talk much, and they rarely go through such a battle, but at this moment, under the pressure of Zhong Yanze's talent, the answer is even more bumpy and speechless, and as for the stone, he didn't dare to let go of a fart with his head down.
The bold ones are dogs, who seem fearless, and most of Zhong Yanze's questions are answered by him.