Chapter 60: The Dilemma
Among them, the most disturbing is Hu Ding, who is still sitting in the court to try the case. Fan Qingyun fell ill suddenly yesterday, and today he suddenly appeared, everything was so wrong, he had a very bad premonition, as if he had fallen into some trap. Although this is also the case, he is now riding a tiger, he is sitting in the public court to try the case, and King Yu and a kind of people are watching, once there is a mistake, then he will be blamed!
"Hu Xiancheng, how did Fu Qian and Lu Yan appear in the public court when they were obviously imprisoned in the prison of the county government?" Fan Qingyun's words seemed to be just a normal inquiry, but in fact they were extremely sharp, and the spearhead was directly pointed at the private collusion between Hu Ding and Fu Qian Lu Yan, but others couldn't hear it.
"This ...... Shopkeeper Zhou sued Shopkeeper Fu and Shopkeeper Lu, and then the lower official brought the two up to confront each other in the court...... "Hu Ding is speaking cautiously now, for fear of revealing flaws for Fan Qingyun to catch."
But Fan Qingyun didn't want to catch any small flaws in him, but to completely bring him down!
"No, Fu Qian and Lu Yan are suspected of buying murder and injuring people, which is a serious crime, and the official deliberately detained them separately to prevent collusion. And Hu Xiancheng not only brought them together without any scruples, but also brought them to the court in a grand manner, is he going to release these two people in the court? Fan Qingyun's words were gentle, but his tone gradually sharpened, and finally turned into anger.
"Master Fan, Xia Guan has no such intention...... If it is said that the subordinate officials did not notice it for a while and handled it improperly, the subordinate officials will admit it; But if you want to say that the lower official has any selfish intentions, this lower official is wronged! Besides, the shopkeeper Zhou also made it clear that there was no evidence for Fu Qian and Lu Yan to hire murderers! "Hu Ding has been an official for many years, and at this time he can still act as if he was really wronged.
"Well, in that case, I'll talk to these two to see if they really haven't committed this heinous crime! It doesn't take too long, half an hour is enough! Fan Qingyun said that, and ordered someone to bring Fu Qian and Lu Yan to the back hall.
You only need to wait for half an hour to see the final outcome of this case, and many people who are watching the excitement have chosen to wait for the result with everyone in the hall.
On a cold day, Hu Ding's back and palms were sweating all the time, and although he was still trying his best to keep his composure, his legs under the table were a little shaking, which was no longer beyond his subjective will.
On the other side, Fu Qian and Lu Yan, who were brought to the back of the hall, were locked in two rooms separated by more than ten zhang, and there was no possibility of collusion. This is what Zhou Yu and Fan Qingyun have repeatedly emphasized, and it is also one of the necessary conditions for breaking through these two.
The next thing is the interrogation, and Zhou Yu also told Fan Qingyun in detail about the operation process of this link.
Fan Qingyun came to the room where Fu Qian was being held, pulled out a stool and sat down, looking very relaxed, as if he was confident.
"Pay the shopkeeper, let's talk." Fan Qingyun said.
"I wonder what the prefectural magistrate wants to talk about?" Fu Qian pretended to be calm.
"Let's talk about whether it was your idea to buy murder and hurt people, or is it the idea of the shopkeeper Lu?" Fan Qingyun laughed awkwardly, as if he was chatting with a friend.
"Master Fan, what are you talking about? I don't understand! I've never done anything to buy a murderer, please be careful! Fu Qian said.
"Shopkeeper Fu, you have to think about it, if this matter was done by Shopkeeper Lu, but you want to help him hide it, then you are also responsible!" Fan Qingyun reminded him like a close friend.
This is very interesting, whether Fu Qian knows or doesn't know, there are pitfalls, it depends on how he responds, and no matter how he responds, it is actually useless, because the point is not whether this sentence can ask anything, but what will happen next.
"I didn't hire a murderer, and I don't know the situation of the shopkeeper Lu." Fu Qian's answer is already old-fashioned.
"Okay, since Shopkeeper Fu doesn't know, then I'll talk to Shopkeeper Lu." Fan Qingyun didn't get entangled, got up and left.
But it was Fan Qingyun's indifferent and breezy posture that made Fu Qian's heart a little shaken. Lu Yan was originally unassertive at the critical moment, if Fan Qingyun was forced to ask such a soft and hard question, maybe he would really leave everything behind. No, not only that, but he will definitely put the main blame of the hired murderer on himself! When the limit comes, people's hearts are unpredictable, not to mention Lu Yan, who is not very reliable!
At this moment, Fu Qian's heart began to struggle violently, should he admit it or not? Or simply strike first and put the blame on Lu Yan, which is also a good choice...... But in case Lu Yan didn't say it, didn't he just sell him? Isn't that too unrighteous?
Wait a minute? Loyalty? It's all about disaster, what do you care about? It's important to save your life! But in case Lu Yan really didn't confess him, but he recruited him, wouldn't this be causing trouble for himself? In the end, Fu Qian decided to wait a little longer and see Fan Qingyun's attitude after reviewing Lu Yan before making a decision.
If Lu Yan doesn't confess, he will keep it a secret; If the surnamed Lu is not righteous, then don't blame Fu for being ruthless!
In fact, Fan Qingyun did not mean to judge Lu Yan strictly. The reason is also very simple, telling Fu Qian that Lu Yan didn't hold back and explained the truth, because of Lu Yan's character, even if Fu Qian didn't believe it at the time, he would be very puzzled in his heart; And if he told Lu Yan that Fu Qian confessed him, I'm afraid Lu Yan wouldn't believe it.
From another point of view, the personalities of the two are different, and the real culprit of this matter is more likely to be Fu Qian, which is why Zhou Yu used the "prisoner's dilemma" to set the prerequisites for the psychological warfare battlefield for the two.
As a basic model of game theory in later generations, Zhou Yu naturally understands it very well, and he has also made a report on this theory in the course of "Leadership", and now it has finally been put into practice.
Now less than a quarter of an hour has passed, and the mood of the two has changed significantly, from the beginning of the calm, now a little anxious, especially Fu Qian, this person has been sitting still, and still looking out of the window from time to time.
Just when he was anxious, Fan Qingyun walked in again, still saying lightly: "How is it, are you willing to recruit now?" ”
"Master Fan, I don't have anything to recruit." Fu Qian still chose to resist.
Unexpectedly, Fan Qingyun heard this, shook his head, looked at Fu Qian with a pitiful look and said: "It's a pity that Shopkeeper Fu, you missed the last opportunity, Shopkeeper Lu has already told us what happened, he said that it was your idea to hire a murderer, he was just forced to accept it, and in this process, he also dissuaded you again and again, but you still insisted on going your own way, which caused Zhou's shopkeeper's friend, Miss Su, the top Qingqi person of Jincui Building, to be seriously injured, and also made Zhou's shopkeeper seriously ill. Originally, you still had a chance to defend yourself, but you refused to say anything, then there was no way, now we can only believe that Shopkeeper Lu is telling the truth! ”
In fact, the content of Lu Yan's confession was fabricated by Zhou Yu according to his own assumptions and speculations, but he didn't expect that this was very close to the real situation, and a little bit of oil and vinegar was indeed very similar to Lu Yan's rhetoric in order to shirk responsibility. This Fu Qian panicked, so he is a big sinner, and it is inevitable that he will be stabbed! Not only that, according to the current situation, Lu Yan's villain can save his life, and he may even just lose money! This is too unreasonable! It's obviously done by two people, why should I do it alone?
When Fan Qingyun was about to go out, Fu Qian immediately stopped him: "Master Fan, I have something to say!" ”
Fan Qingyun paused, and a smile appeared, because he knew that Fu Qian couldn't bear it!
"Shopkeeper Fu, what else do you have to say?" Fan Qingyun turned around and asked.
"I said, I said it all, but it's not all my responsibility to hire a murderer!" Fu Qian said in a panic.
"Oh? Tell me more about it. Fan Qingyun returned to his chair.
"Since the opening of Juxian Building, the business of Tianxiangju and Yixuanzhuang has been getting worse day ......by day," Fu Qian began to confess the facts of his crime.
"We really have no choice, so we came up with such a plan, I and Lu Yan jointly summed up the killer, and the money was also made by the two families, so it can't be all counted on my head!" When it comes to the issue of bearing criminal responsibility, Fu Qian's language suddenly becomes very clear.
"There's another question, if you answer truthfully, the county may consider a lighter sentence."
"Your Excellency, please speak."
"What is the relationship between Hu Ding and you?"
"Hu Xiancheng is the right-hand man of the previous county commander Qin Shoukai, and he has provided a lot of convenience for various merchants over the years......" Fu Qian shook out Hu Ding's various charges again, but he didn't say what Hu Ding did for himself, but it was enough for the dog official to drink a pot.
"Someone, let him sign and draw the charge!" Fan Qingyu instructed.
The clerk in charge of recording on the side immediately handed over the pen and paper, Fu Qian looked at the accusation, smiled bitterly, signed his name, and pressed his own handprint.
"The shopkeeper Fu is so cooperative, the official will definitely give a light sentence as appropriate, but this capital crime can be avoided and the crime cannot be escaped, and I hope that the shopkeeper Fu will be psychologically prepared." Fan Qingyun told before going out.
Fu Qian also knew that he was guilty of the crime, so he just lowered his head silently and stopped talking.
It wasn't until Fu Qian confessed that Fan Qingyun began to interrogate Lu Yan.
"Shopkeeper Lu, shopkeeper Fu has said everything, are you sure you still have to carry it?"
"What?!"
"Don't believe it, do you? Come, I'll read you two sentences......" Fan Qingyun picked up the indictment of Fu Qian's detention, and began to read aloud.
After a while, Lu Yan hurriedly stopped: "Don't ...... Don't read it, I say! ”
In this way, both confessed. Zhou Yu's strategy was very successful, not only asking the reason for hiring the murderer, but also allowing Fan Qingyun to get his wish and successfully obtained evidence of Hu Ding's crime. So far, the interrogation has been successfully concluded.
Above the court, Chen Jin was drinking tea leisurely, Zhou Yu was standing aside thinking about life, and the audience was looking forward to Fan Qingyun's return. Only the county Cheng Huding was even more nervous.
Half an hour passed quickly, and there was finally a sound in the back hall, which meant that Fan Qingyun's side was finished.
And Fan Qingyun's first words after coming back surprised everyone.
"Come on, take down Hu Ding!" Fan Qingyun waved his hand and pointed directly at Hu Ding
"Yes!" Several officials immediately stepped forward to control Hu Ding.
"Master Fan, what does this mean?" Hu Ding pretended to be innocent.
This sudden change not only made Hu Ding not react, but even the onlookers were surprised, why did the county lord and the county lord pinch up? No, it's not pinched, it's the county lord who was arrested by the county magistrate!
"Yesterday I said that I was sick at home, but in fact I went to collect evidence of your crimes, and now there are the testimonies of Fu Qian and Lu Yan here, Hu Ding, your incident happened!" Fan Qingyun held the paper, as if he had pronounced Hu Ding's death sentence.
Hu Ding knew that a catastrophe was coming, and he no longer quibbled, but his eyes became hollow and his expression was dull, and it seemed that it was still a little difficult to accept this fact.
"Come on, take down the criminals on this paper and put them in prison!" Fan Qingyun also learned the list of Hu Ding's minions from Fu Luer's mouth, and this time he wants to catch them all!
"Fellow villagers, if you have been bullied by thieves like Hu Ding, please inform the county now, and the county will investigate and deal with it immediately!"
Fan Qingyun's words attracted applause from the audience, and many people poured into the court to ask for justice. At the same time, Chen Jin and Zhou Yu left the scene silently, and the rest of the matter was handed over to the county magistrate.