It was past early morning, and the sky was slowly dawning. The city of Suzhou, which had been quiet all night, gradually became lively at this time.

Wu Tieyi was still pacing back and forth in his public office, just like the whole night before.

After sending Sun Ning and them to handle the case and get people, he seemed extremely uncalm, and he couldn't even sit still, let alone go back to sleep.

And in order to get the result as soon as possible, he simply paced and waited in the public hall, which was a night, which made his eyes bloodshot, but his spirit was still excited, and when he heard the door ring, he suddenly turned his head and looked eagerly: "Is it Cao Facao and they are back?" ”

The cronie hurriedly bowed and replied: "Lord Hui, Lord Cao and Xu Zhutou have already escorted people into the yamen, and they are here to let the little one report first, is it in the main hall to ask about the case, or in the second hall?" ”

The best result that he had been waiting for all night finally arrived, which made Wu Tieyi suddenly feel happy and excitedly shouted: "Okay! They really didn't disappoint me, so ......" At this point, I hesitated for a moment and thought about it.

The impact of the scale of the main court trial and the second court trial is very different, the former is much more formal than the latter, and can even attract officials at all levels in Suzhou to come to hear the trial.

And given the seriousness of this case, it is natural that the trial should be held directly in the main hall to allow more people to participate. And in this way, it is even more difficult for people to find fault and escape responsibility.

However, in this way, it also means that there is no room for maneuver completely, and if there is anything wrong in it, it will be difficult to undo it. However, in the second class, even if there are some deficiencies, they can be remedied later.

There are also hidden dangers in the choice of two classes, which will be considered by opponents that the judgment is greasy and not fair enough......

After hesitating for a moment, Wu Tieyi decided to compromise and said, "Let's try the case in the second hall first." In this case, you go to the Taishou Mansion to meet the Taishou Lord, and ask him to send two trustworthy scribes to make a record of the court, and if there are other officials in the Taishou Mansion who are interested in this case, they can also come. ”

By pushing the venue of the trial a little lower, and then raising the standard of the people who hear the case, you can ensure fairness while pushing the influence down as much as possible.

Wu Tieyi, as a criminal prison officer for many years, still has a lot of experience with officialdom.

The cronies didn't dare to slack off, so they hurriedly agreed, and hurriedly went out to make arrangements. And Wu Tieyi, under the service of the two servants, put on the official uniform and hat neatly, and then he shook his spirits and came to the second hall to prepare for the trial.

Although the public hall of the second hall is not as majestic and spacious as the lobby in front, it is also solemn and orderly, and all kinds of trial matters are naturally available. By the time he, the chief judge, entered the hall, there were already errands standing side by side on both sides of the hall, holding water and fire sticks in their hands, all of them solemn and unrefreshed.

After taking his seat, Wu Tieyi didn't delay too much, so he slapped the shocked wood and shouted: "Come on, bring a cadre of criminals to this official to the court!" ”

"Might-Force-"

In the majestic voice, more than a dozen prisoners who had been handcuffed and shackled were escorted to the court one by one, and outside the hall, Sun Ning and the others stood there and watched the excitement.

Xiao Qian looked at it curiously for a while at this time, and then asked her husband next to her in a low voice: "It's all like this, is it still necessary to try this case?" ”

Sun Ning looked at the situation in the hall with a smile and replied, "I still want to make a show." At the very least, officials from all walks of life have to accept that the murderer in this case was not imposed. ”

As he spoke, a number of officials had already rushed over from the rear, standing with them, looking apprehensively or expectantly at the court.

The impact of the Hanshan Temple case is too great, and any Suzhou official or even the common people are extremely concerned about the truth of this case, and they all want to know which madman would do such a cruel and heartbreaking thing.

If the news is really released, even if ordinary people are not allowed to enter the official office for trial, I am afraid that just rushing to wait for first-hand news in front of the yamen can surround the entire yamen on several floors and then cut off the outer streets.

But in this way, hundreds of officials quickly gathered outside the hall, and they all looked inside, constantly looking at those dejected and anxious prisoners, guessing their identities.

After a while, someone from the Taishou Mansion also arrived. Not only the two scribes who came by the order of Lord Taishou, but also several Suzhou officials with high status, among which the highest status is Suzhou Tongzhi, Su Wenguang!

Wu Tieyi of the Wu family became the official of Suzhou because of his interest, but this eighth master of the Su family is different, he is not interested in many things in the government, but for the balance between the two families, he sat in the position of the second official of the state capital.

Although he doesn't care about anything on weekdays, he really talks about power, he is in the Taishou Mansion, and he is still above Taishou Yan Zhongjing. So as soon as he arrived, he was naturally directly invited into the court and sat on the side to hear the trial, which also put a lot of pressure on Wu Tieyi, who was trying the case above.

Seeing that the officials who were recording had arrived, Wu Tieyi no longer only asked the names of the prisoners and other trivial matters, but was shocked and shouted in a deep voice: "Do you know what crime you have committed?" As he spoke, his eyes fell on Zhang Lei and the others on the far left.

Although these people had already made up their minds and had a certain amount of psychological preparation, they were still trembling in their hearts during such a trial. After a while, he said in a trembling voice: "Little guilt, those murderers should not have been put in the Hanshan Temple that day, resulting in a tragedy......

Just this sentence of explanation has made the faces of many people in the hall change slightly, and there are some gentle voices.

And Wu Tieyi is determined, with this explanation, the following words are easy to ask: "Go on, how did you put people in." ”

"The small ones are the people of the Suzhou Garrison Fengzi Battalion, the third outpost, and the fifth army, who were ordered to be on duty at the northwest corner gate of Hanshan Temple before the crime......

After Zhang Lei experienced what happened last night, he was already full of hatred for the Su family who wanted to destroy him. In addition, in order to alleviate his guilt, he was even more unreserved at this time, and told everything he knew like pouring beans into a bamboo tube.

From the Shangfeng Brigade Marshal secretly ordered them to let people in, to the day when a group of about 20 people sneaked around the corner gate, and then after answering the phone, let them in, and finally let them go after the chaos......

All the details were explained in detail by Zhang Lei and the five of them, and they were not used for interrogation by Wu Tieyi, the chief judge.

It can be said that today's trial is the smoothest court trial after Wu Tuiguan's questioning of the case for many years......