Chapter 57: Evidence!
That night, the Rongcheng County Ya was brightly lit, and dozens of torches shone on the pedestals on the walls.
The county commander Chen Zhiyuan changed into an official uniform, put on a black gauze hat, and stood beside his angry master Qian Rang.
Liu Mo bowed to him according to the rules of the Great Xia Dynasty, and took the opportunity to look around at the people present. Chen Zhixian really did as he wished, and brought all the people and others.
Niu San with a smug face, Xiang Fanghua and his wife with doubts, and Xin'er and Xiang Wu, who have not seen each other for a long time.
More than 20 days have passed, and Xin'er's lower abdomen is slightly bulging, which can be seen clearly through her clothes.
Her eye sockets were sunken, red and swollen, and full of sadness.
Xiang Wu is even more miserable, those who are already pregnant, according to the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty, are not allowed to be punished.
And he wasn't so lucky.
Liu Mo had never seen him so thin, and his face was full of pain. He could barely stand, and was supported by two servants.
On his lap... It's rotten.
These damn crumbs, broke his legs!!
Chen Zhiyuan said with a solemn face: "Liu Mo, Niu San accused you of robbing his wife who didn't pass the door, are you guilty?" ”
"Xin'er is the roommate arranged for me by the Lin family, I like her, so I will accept her as a concubine." Liu Mo said, "I didn't force it. ”
"It's true that the girl in the room," Chen Zhiyuan said, "but before you married her, Niu San found you and told you what happened." You relied on your wealth and power, beat them up, and then forcibly accepted them as concubines. Is there such a thing? ”
That's how you wronged me!
"Nonsense, I have never seen this person before that Niu San came to my store to make trouble!" Liu Mo said, "Another one, he said that there is a marriage contract, Lord Chen, do you believe it?" Then I also said that I have a marriage contract with Lord Chen's daughter, and I can also count it? ”
"Bastard, you dare to be so presumptuous!" Qian rang reprimanded sharply. "Come on, give me a great punishment!"
"Before the torture, master, should you come up with some evidence? Or is it the lobby of Rongcheng, which can be bent into a trick without evidence? ”
"The guy who doesn't cry when he doesn't see the coffin!" The thin master said angrily, "The witness stepped forward!" ”
Xiang Fanghua and his wife stepped forward in response, and then began to give so-called testimony.
It's nothing more than the two of them seeing Xin'er's parents and Niu San's parents promise to kiss each other and make a marriage letter.
After the two finished speaking, Qian Rangpi asked with a smile: "Liu Gongzi, how is it?" ”
Liu Mo snorted, "When will the marriage contract be decided?" ”
When Xiang Wenhua heard this, he recited the answer like an endorsement.
"Oh, when Xin'er was born." Liu Mo laughed. "If I'm not mistaken, second uncle, you married your second aunt when Xin'er was three years old.
The second aunt didn't marry you three years ago, how did she come to your house and witness it? ”
When the second aunt heard this, her face turned pale: "Xu I remembered wrongly, I was not present." ”
"That's strange, Second Aunt Fang, you can say it clearly, every detail is in place!"
"Whether or not this woman is present has nothing to do with the marriage contract." Chen Zhixian interrupted.
"Ha, a good one has nothing to do with the marriage contract." Liu Mo sneered, "I once asked my subordinates to go to "Xiangyuan Village" to find Xin'er's relatives to propose marriage, and I only found news of Xiang Wu for several days.
Less than ten days after that, I took her as a concubine.
At that time, I couldn't find the two of you, and I didn't expect that less than a few days after I got married, the two of you coincidentally found Rongcheng.
What's even more coincidental is that you also came with the news, Niu San.
Hmph, is there such a coincidence in this world? ”
"What's so strange about this!" The second aunt forcibly explained.
"Isn't it unusual? Xin'er has been in Linyang City for more than ten years, no one knows, as soon as she married me Liu Mo, a group of demons and monsters all came out? ”
"Who are you scolding?" Niu San shouted angrily.
Liu Mo gave him a cold look, and then turned his head, "Master, let me ask you, do you know this?" ”
Unexpectedly, Qian Rang directly chose to divert the topic and grabbed Xiang Wu's handle, "Liu Gongzi, speaking of 'Xiangyuan Village'." Do you know that the Great Xia Dynasty had sixteen women and eighteen men were guilty of not marrying or marrying? ”
"What a good money." Liu Mo thought to himself, "You like to go around the bend, then I'll accompany you around." ”
"Of course I know."
"Then since you know, but you know the law and break the law, and take the criminal Xiang Wu to Rongcheng by bribery, what crime should you be guilty of?"
"Hmph, above the court, everything will be proven. You say it was me Liu someone who did it? Where are the witnesses? Where is the physical evidence? ”
It was Zhao Da who did this, and everything was passed on by word of mouth, so there was a kind of way you went to the local area to find the county government to check the verification.
"You..."Qian Rang's face turned pale.
"Besides, even if Xiang Wu is guilty, it should be under the jurisdiction of the magistrate of Xingzhou, why didn't Lord Chen escort the prisoner back to Xingzhou, but did something that overstepped his bounds!!"
"What a pair of sharp teeth!" Chen Zhiyuan said, "Even if you say it wildly, this marriage contract in black and white is an ironclad fact. Come on, hand over this marriage contract to Shopkeeper Liu to take a good look. ”
As he spoke, he handed over a marriage letter to the official and handed it to Liu Mo.
I have to say that these artificial fakes are a bit level.
The marriage book is not only wrinkled, but also very "age-sensitive", and even there are many "incomplete" things.
Normally, it looks like a marriage book that has been treasured for more than ten years.
The content above has some vernacular, and it is very much in line with the writing of "Mr. Country".
There was no signature on the sign, which they also took into account, and instead had some "age-sensitive" handprints.
"I almost believed it!" Liu Mo sighed.
"How? Shopkeeper Liu, written in black and white, is clearly written. Chen Zhiyuan said, "Niu San took this marriage letter to explain his intention to you, but you not only ignored it, but also hurt people." Do you still have the laws of Bactria in your heart? ”
Liu Mo smiled faintly, "What if I say, is this marriage book fake?" ”
"It's nonsense." Qian Rang said angrily.
"Am I talking nonsense?" Liu Mo straightened his body, "The person who forged this marriage letter must be thinking in his heart that Xin'er's parents died early, and there was no way to climb out of the coffin to corroborate it."
But, don't forget, there are no two leaves with the same texture in this world, and there are no two people with the same fingerprints!
Check whether the handprints on this marriage certificate are from the same person! ”
"Verify? Shopkeeper Liu, could it be that you can get fingerprints from a pile of bones? Qian Rang said with a smile.
You birdmen are going to eat this, aren't you?
Liu Mo sneered, then turned his head to look outside the yamen lobby, "To be reasonable, he should have arrived." ”
"Shopkeeper Liu, ask you! How do you verify? ”
At this moment, the people waiting for Liu Mo finally arrived.
"Here's the proof!"
The person who came was Wang Xiaoqi, he ran all the way to come, but in the cold night, beads of sweat appeared on his face.
"Uncle, the little one isn't late, is he?"
"It came at the right time." Liu Mo smiled.
took a document from Wang Xiaoqi's hand and stepped forward: "The thing in my hand is exactly the note that Xin'er's parents sold it as a maid back then. The handprint on it is not the same as this fake marriage book, my lord, please! ”
Seeing this, Qian Rang, Chen Zhiyuan was shocked, and he didn't say anything for a long time.
"Your Excellency, please!"
"You said this is the evidence of selling your body back then? I said that it was forged by you Liu Mo in order to get rid of the crime, but it is true. ”
"Don't look at it? Don't even ask where I came from? ”
"It must be a forgery." At this time, Chen Zhiyuan simply stopped pretending, "Liu Mo, in front of ironclad evidence, you still deny it in every possible way, come, give me a big punishment." ”
This began to bend into tricks, no more acting?
When several officials heard the news, they stepped forward, grabbed Liu Mo, dragged all kinds of torture instruments, and began to torture.
"Husband, everything is bad for Xin'er, you tell the master quickly, all these things are my greed." Xin'er fell to her knees with a thud.
"My lord, it's all the fault of the people's daughters, it's the people's daughters who climb the dragon and the phoenix, and they hate the poor and love the rich. If you want to beat me, if you want to use torture, use it on me, don't beat my husband. ”
"Xin'er, admit this sin, you and I will never recover." Liu Mo persuaded, "Don't do stupid things, I want to see what this dog official dares to do to me!" ”
"In the court, insulting the county, the crime will be increased by one degree, and I will be beaten thirty times!" Chen Zhiyuan said angrily.
The official received the order, pressed Liu Mo to the ground, raised the torture stick, and was about to beat.
At this time, a majestic voice came: "I see who dares!" ”
Hearing this, Liu Mo let out a long sigh, "It's just the right time!" ”