Chapter 2: The Dog's Head Waits
Outside the official office of Kaifeng Mansion, it was already full of people watching the excitement.
When they saw Cao Bin being escorted into the lobby of Kaifeng Mansion, they immediately became excited.
"Cao Bin is finishing!"
"He deserves it, this straw bag doesn't learn and has no skills, relying on the merits of his ancestors, spending all day drinking, bullying men and women, and this time it finally fell into the hands of Lord Bao!"
......
Cao Bin saw three shiny guillotines placed in front of the hall, and his legs suddenly weakened.
"Mighty!"
The officials on both sides of the station knocked on the water and fire sticks in unison, and the hall was silent.
Under the plaque hanging by the mirror, there sat an official with a dark face, a crescent moon on his forehead, and a cold and solemn official.
Bao Zheng, Bao Qingtian!
Seeing this person, this name instantly appeared in Cao Bin's mind.
If it is the next generation, I am afraid that he will rush forward and ask Bao Zheng to sign his name and worship him.
But in this situation, he only felt that his scalp was numb, which was obviously his own urging Yama.
I just don't know if I will use a tiger head or a dog head.
Bao Zheng patted the shocked wood and said coldly:
"The person below is Cao Bin?"
Cao Bin was frightened by this angry cold drink, and hurriedly knelt on the ground:
"Cao Bin, a grass citizen, visited Master Bao."
At this time, he didn't dare to get some moths out, and he hadn't officially inherited the title yet, so he could just pretend to be weak.
In front of Bao Qingtian, the powerful do not have an advantage.
Seeing that Cao Bin was honest, Bao Zheng nodded slightly and said:
"On the second day of the second month of February, in the Longjin Bridge Night Market the day before yesterday, you robbed the people's daughter and instructed the family to beat the woman's fiancΓ© to death, can you admit it?"
When Cao Bin heard this, his brain was buzzing, and he hurriedly shouted:
"Wronged, Lord Bao, I didn't kill anyone!"
At this time, although his mind was full of fear, he was unwilling to give up the little life he had just earned.
Even if you want to die, you have to struggle.
Bao Zheng saw him shouting injustice, and said with a majestic face: "There is a lot of noise in the public court, come on, let him see the witness testimony." β
After Cao Bin got the file, he hurriedly flipped through it.
The case is extremely simple.
It was Cao Bin who saw that when he was wandering around the night market, he became ill-intentioned after seeing a beautiful woman, and wanted to invite people to watch the lantern and discuss poetry.
The beauty's fiancΓ© blocked it, was beaten by Cao Bin's family, and soon after being carried home, he coughed up blood and died.
Among them, there are testimonies from bystanders, as well as the testimony of the Zhongjing Houfu family, and the most important problem is that the robbed beauty was also rescued at Cao Bin's house.
At this time, Cao Bin's mind was in a mess, and the memories of his predecessor were telling him that his testimony was true.
He is not a criminal investigator, and he is not a mystery fan, so for a while, where can he find a defense?
It's just that this case is too unjust.
This is clearly a sin committed by the predecessor, and I have just crossed it.
But he has no way to tell it, if he really says it, if he doesn't say that others don't believe it, I'm afraid he will be treated as a monster who has taken away.
After a long time, Bao Zhengcai slapped the shocked wood and shouted:
"Cao Bin, do you have any doubts about this case?"
Cao Bin opened his mouth and found that there was really no rebuttal, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "I was wronged...... Maybe the man himself died!"
Bao Zheng said angrily: "Nonsense! The deceased did not have any hidden illness, and a certificate has been issued! β
"You have no doubt about righteousness, but you also cry out for injustice, and there is human and material evidence, and you cannot be allowed to shirk your responsibility......"
At this moment, an arrogant voice came into the court: "Master Bao's subordinates are merciful!" β
When Cao Bin heard this, he was like a fairy sound, and hurriedly looked outside the court.
I saw a handsome young man dressed in splendid clothes, squeezing in from the crowd of onlookers.
He stood on top of the public hall with a rebellious expression, gave Cao Bin a reassuring look, and then held up a red sticker and said:
"Master Bao, I advise you not to judge lightly, do you know what the identity of Cao Xiaohou is?"
Bao Zheng's eyes narrowed, and he asked coldly, "Who are you and why did you trespass in the court?" β
The young man laughed and said: "I am Pang Yu, the Great Song Bolinghou, the son of Pang Taishi." β
Then, he handed the red sticker to Bao Zheng and said:
"This is the marriage letter between Cao Bin and my little sister, he is my unmarried sister-in-law, the brother-in-law of the official family, I advise Lord Bao not to act impulsively."
When Cao Bin heard this, his eyes suddenly widened, he didn't expect that he still had this kind of relationship.
This is a proper wealth and wealth.
But what do you mean by this dude? Threatening Bao Zheng? I suspect you don't really want to save me!
Bao Zheng didn't take the marriage letter, stared at Pang Yu with a solemn expression, and said: "The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, what if this government must be sentenced?" β
Pang Yu took back the marriage book, laughed, looked at Cao Bin and said:
"Juncai, you confess to Bao Heizi, I don't think he dares to sentence you!"
Cao Bin is handsome, and at this time he has to suspect that this guy is here to pit himself.
Seeing that Cao Bin didn't answer, Pang Yu said directly to Bao Zheng:
"I pleaded guilty for Juncai, Bao Heizi, you can do it!"
As he spoke, he sneered:
"My father immediately asked the official family for pardon, I think it is your Kaifeng Mansion that is powerful, or the official family's holy decree works!"
When Cao Bin heard this, he immediately became anxious, and immediately shouted: "I don't admit my guilt, I want to confront the witnesses face to face, I am wronged......"
At this time, he had to cry out for injustice, and if he continued like this, he was afraid that the holy decree would not come, and he would be beheaded.
If there was no threat from Pang Yu, Bao Zheng might not have been sentenced so quickly, but at this time, in order to avoid the emperor's favoritism, he would probably kill the killer.
Looking at the three guillotines and Bao Qingtian's cold eyes, Cao Bin felt that he was going to pee his pants.
Sure enough, before he could finish shouting his grievances, he saw Bao Zheng suddenly lift the arrow on the table and said:
"I judge the case in Bao Zheng, abide by the law of the country, act fairly, and never disregard the safety of the people because of the powerful."
"Now that the holy decree has not arrived, this government only does things according to the laws of the country!"
"Come on, Cao Bin will be sentenced to the canon, and the dog will serve you."
With that, he threw down the lot in his hand.
The crowd who watched the excitement immediately cheered, and said: "Lord Bao is upright, he is the master of the people, Cao Bin should be damned, he killed ...... well."
At this time, two officials had already dragged Cao Bin up, and walked towards the guillotine.
Pang Yu was furious and was about to step forward to stop him, but he was trapped by the officials, and he could only be impotent and furious.
When Cao Bin saw the big guillotine raised, he was directly frightened and cried, shouting:
"I was wronged, I didn't rob the people's daughter, I sincerely invited her to discuss poetry, a piece of sincerity, the sun and the moon can be seen, it was the deceased who misunderstood and started the dispute, I am at most a fight, not a murder."
This is also thanks to the fact that he has watched the Water Margin and knows the difference between fighting and murder, fighting and killing is an accidental death in a fight, and the maximum sentence is exile.
But where will the people believe? Are you worthy to talk about poetry, and besides, how can anyone invite a random woman to look at the lamp and talk about poetry on the street? Still not trying to rob it?
Seeing that Bao Zheng was indifferent, Cao Bin couldn't care about being reserved anymore, and snot and tears poured out together.
While struggling, he played with his upper body, looked up to the sky and cried:
"There is the sun and the moon hanging in the morning and twilight, and there are ghosts and gods who hold the power of life and death, heaven and earth, you only distinguish the turbidity, but how can you confuse the thief and Yan Yuan? The sincere interrogation is shorter, the wealth and longevity of the evildoer, heaven and earth, are afraid of hard and soft, but it turns out to be pushing the boat down the river! The land is also, you don't distinguish between good and bad! God, you are wrong to be foolish, and so far, only two tears have fallen. β
This time he sang and played, he invested all his feelings, and he was so aggrieved that he was hoarse and burst into tears.
While shouting grievances, he didn't forget to hurriedly drum up in the system.
A master muttered: "This guy is a bit literate, could it be that he really has grievances, otherwise how could he make such a bloody sentence?" β
Bao Zheng's face moved slightly, but he didn't speak.
At this time, even the onlookers began to talk.
Some said, "It can't be true that there is something else hidden, right?" Bad people don't necessarily have no grievances. β
There is also a "big understanding" who pointed out: "I can't say, some cases seem simple, but they actually subvert your imagination ......"
Others said: "It doesn't matter if he has grievances or not, this thing is not a good person anyway, and it will be clean to kill." β
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It's not that people believe Cao Bin's imminent monologue, it's really because Dou E is too wronged, and her lines before her death are too sharp, and the impact on people is like turning over the river and the sea.
However, no matter what they thought, Cao Bin had already been pushed under the guillotine, and the official who raised the knife also showed a grim smile.