Chapter 151 Case within a case

Wang Erlang stated that he and his brother Dalang had no special skills and often cheated passers-by on the street for money. The amount was not much, just enough to make ends meet, so people usually gave it to them out of desperation.

That day, someone threatened to report them to the authorities and forced the brothers to do his bidding. They gave them a sum of silver first and promised to pay the rest later.

They would never be able to earn this much money in their lifetime, but they agreed to the deal out of greed for money. Together with Miss Yanliu from Yanyu Tower, they staged a show in the West Market, falsely accusing the fifth son of the Wuning Marquis's Mansion of murder.

Later, their affair was discovered by a female member of the Wuning Marquis's family. When Zhang Yong arrived, Miss Yan Liu suddenly changed her story and said that she was threatened by their brothers.

Without asking any questions, Zhang Yong falsely accused them of being habitual criminals who had been sent to sea to arrest clerks. He picked up a knife and killed his brother in the street. When he was afraid and tried to run away, he was stabbed by Zhang Yong.

Fortunately, he was lucky enough to escape death. Although he survived, he was disabled. They brothers were guilty but the crime did not deserve the death penalty, so they came to seek justice.

"Su Qian" was taking notes there, listening to the system talking:

[This person was actually rescued by the Marquis!] The Marquis has raised him for such a long time just waiting for this day. It seems that the Marquis is a patient man. 】

[So that's how it is. Wang Erlang is really lucky. It's Zhang Yong who is unlucky. 】

Su Qianqian made a note and looked out through the hazy screen.

At this time, Shangshu Yin slammed the gavel and asked Zhang Yong: "Zhang Yong, you are an official appointed by the court. You enforce the law and violate the law, and oppress the people. Do you know your crime?"

Zhang Yong bowed to Shangshu Yin. He was not wearing prison clothes because he had not been convicted, but he also took off his official robe. He looked less majestic in his cloth clothes.

"Sir, I have been doing my duty in the city patrol department, and it is inevitable that I have offended some unruly people. These people have more or less had a grudge against me, and they have colluded to falsely accuse me. I hope you can see clearly!"

Zhang Yong was calm and composed, and was confident.

"Hu Jiuchen accused you of extortion and forced him to sell his shop at a low price. His wife died of depression because of this. What do you have to say? There are files of the pawnbrokerage for Hu Jiuchen's purchase and sale of shops. This is physical evidence."

Shangshu Yin took out the two copies of the deeds and asked the yamen runner to show them to Zhang Yong.

"Sir, what does his selling the shop at a low price have to do with me?" Zhang Yong asked innocently without even looking at him.

"During the time when Hu Jiuchen was running the bakery, his business was booming. This is the testimony recorded by the neighbors. The witnesses are waiting in the hall. This is the witness.

Business was so prosperous, and Hu Jiuchen had only been running the shop for a few months, so why did he sell it at a loss? You are the Secretary of the City Patrol Department, don’t you know the reason? ”

"Sir, I am very busy with my work every day, so why would I care about a small bakery? There are so many shops opening and closing in the market every day, how can I know the reason?"

[He is really sharp-tongued. He won't cry until he sees the coffin!

Hu Jiuchen was a kind-hearted man. If there were some cakes and pastries left over at night, he would give them to the beggars who begged there all year round.

One of them was a beggar named Blind Dog who suffered from eye disease. He figured out the way to the bakery and stayed there every day. He could hear clearly every time Zhang Yong went to extort or threaten him from outside.

Although his eyesight is not good, his hearing and memory are excellent. As long as he finds this person, he is not afraid that Zhang Yong will not recognize him! 】

At this time, the system was chatting with Su Qianqian.

Hu Jiuchen below was suddenly enlightened! The voice was like heavenly music, it was clearly a celestial being sent by God to enlighten him!

"Sir, when I was running a bakery, there was a little beggar who called a blind dog and wandered around the shop every day. I gave him some cakes. Please find this person. Maybe he can prove that I didn't make a false accusation!"

Shangshu Yin couldn't help but praise Hu Jiuchen for his insight, and immediately ordered the yamen runners to find the blind dog.

Su Qianqian was also surprised that Hu Jiuchen also remembered this person. Perhaps Zhang Yong was punished by heaven and was wronged by God.

Minister Yin: The system is more effective than God...

The bailiff went to look for the blind dog, and Minister Yin continued to try the case. Zhang Linsheng became indignant when he mentioned his sister, and he also showed the wounds on his body.

"Official Zhang Yong, you forcibly took a commoner girl as your concubine in the restaurant. The restaurant owner and waiters testified to this. What else do you have to refute this?"

Minister Yin slapped the testimony he had recorded yesterday on the table.

“Sir, that woman is called a singer, but her songs are full of mysteries. I took her back to the yamen for questioning to prevent the Daliang spies, which is why others misunderstood her.

This woman refused to confess her guilt and hanged herself when the guards were not paying attention. It is all recorded in the files. I have wronged her! ”

"You mean the case file that the clerk of the City Patrol Department wrote down in your palace? Send it to Liu Xing, the clerk of the City Patrol Department."

When Minister Yin slammed the gavel, Zhang Yong was actually shocked and a little bit unbelievable. If someone hadn't planned it in advance, it would have been impossible to find so many clues in one day.

The clerk came in quickly, not daring to look up at Zhang Yong. It was obvious that years of tyranny had made him fearful to the core.

[Hahaha, this clerk is really cunning. He even knew to leave himself a way out to save his life. 】The system suddenly laughed.

Hu Jiuchen and Yin Shangshu below were both surprised.

"Liu Xing, was this case file written by you? Where did you write it? Tell us the whole story!"

Minister Yin gestured with his hands, and the bailiff showed the file to Liu Xing, who knelt down trembling.

"Your Excellency is wise. I am a lowly official. Your Excellency... Zhang Yong tells me how to write. How dare I disobey?

This file was written in Zhang Yong's house and brought back to the government office for filing. However, in order to prevent his superiors from questioning, the clerk deliberately used double layers of paper to write on and stick them together so that the contents could be seen once they were torn apart. ”

Minister Yin took the case file and found that the paper was thicker than usual. It turned out that the writing was on a folded page, and the edges were glued together with glutinous rice. When the edge was cut, a page of paper fell out.

Minister Yin unfolded the letter and saw densely written tiny characters on it, which described how she was forced to go to Zhang Yong's house, the contents of the file, and how Zhang Youniang committed suicide after being raped by Zhang Yong.

As Minister Yin read out the words, Zhang Yong's face gradually turned pale. He then realized that he had been too careless and should have escaped as soon as possible after receiving the news.

At this time, Zhang Linsheng burst into tears and knelt on the ground, begging the master to redress his sister's grievances.

Minister Yin asked Zhang Linsheng to wait for a moment, and then asked Wang Erlang if he had any connection with the habitual bandit listed in the arrest warrant.

"Sir, we brothers have done many evil things, and I am willing to plead guilty. But the habitual bandits that Zhang Yong, the dog official, is not as good as us.

When that habitual criminal committed the crime, we brothers just checked where he was and we found out that he was clearly instigated by someone to kill people to silence them! ”

Every word Wang Erlang said was clear and logical, and it was obvious that he hated Zhang Yong very much. He had practiced it countless times and was determined to hold on to Zhang Yong.

"Who instigated you? Why did you kill people to silence them? Who instructed you to frame the fifth son of the Wuning Marquis's Mansion? What was your purpose?"

Minister Yin's expression became increasingly serious.

"Sir, we just heard a woman's voice through the curtain, asking our brothers to act out a scene with Miss Yanliu, so that the fifth son of the Wuning Marquisate would be mistakenly believed to have raped a woman, causing her death and making it impossible for him to defend himself.

I once asked the woman how the fake death would end, and she said someone would come to take care of it, but she didn't expect to be found out.

My brother didn't dare to pretend anymore, so Zhang Yong came out and accused my brother of being a habitual criminal and took the opportunity to kill him. Wasn't he trying to silence him? ”

Wang Erlang pointed at Zhang Yong and said, "He must know who is behind this!"