Chapter 187 Please be careful

It is obvious without any thought that these two people must have a close relationship with the new county magistrate, otherwise, not everyone would be qualified to sit in this court.

County Magistrate Cui suddenly felt his scalp tingling, knowing that he had hit a wall yesterday.

Now it seems that the main reason why he was treated like this by the county magistrate was to vent his anger on these two people.

County Magistrate Cui believed he had found the root cause of the county magistrate's treatment of him.

It seems that if we want to resolve the current crisis, we can only please these two people.

County Magistrate Cui struggled to crawl in front of Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran, and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.

"You two, yesterday I was negligent and assigned you to the wrong place. I will order someone to help you move to a better village."

Mo Jiuye sneered: "Haha... That depends on whether County Magistrate Cui has the energy to reallocate a village to us."

"You..." County Magistrate Cui had been domineering for many years and had never been ridiculed like this before. His face changed immediately.

Before he could finish his words, Meng Huaining picked up the gavel and slammed it on the table.

"How dare you, Cui Wen! Without my permission, who gave you the right to talk to others in court?"

Cui Wenben was still frightened by what Mo Jiuye had just said. Looking at the county magistrate's attitude, he had completely realized that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to him.

His lower body was injured, and the slightest movement would cause him unbearable pain. When Cui Wen just crawled in from outside the county government office, he was already sweating from the pain. Even so, he still endured the pain and knelt down in the direction of Meng Huaining.

"My Lord, County Magistrate, I have worked diligently for the people of Yuncheng over the years. Even if I have no merit, I have worked hard. I beg you to show me mercy..."

As he spoke, Cui Wen burst into tears in front of everyone.

If you didn't know the truth, you would think he had suffered a great injustice.

Meng Huaining had seen this kind of scene many times and could not muster any sympathy for him.

He slammed the gavel again.

"Cui Wen, you exploited your position in Yuncheng to bully men and women and commit countless evil deeds. Do you acknowledge your guilt?"

Cui Wen raised his head with tears in his eyes: "Sir, I am wronged. I have never done such a thing. Please understand."

Meng Huaining knew that people like Cui Wen would continue to be stubborn unless they were given a taste of bitterness.

He looked at the officers on both sides of the court and ordered, "Come here, drag Cui Wen away and give him twenty lashes of the cane."

"Sir, I am innocent... Sir..." Upon hearing that he was going to be beaten with twenty sticks, Cui Wen was so scared that he was incoherent and could not utter a complete sentence.

Without giving Cui Wen any time to reason, several police officers stepped forward and dragged him out of the court.

Cui Wen still desperately begged for mercy: "Sir, I am injured and cannot be beaten with a stick..."

In the past, if a prisoner pleaded for mercy, the officers would stop for a moment to see what the county magistrate thought.

However, today they can be absolutely sure that the new county magistrate has decided on the punishment for County Magistrate Cui, and there will be no room for easing the situation no matter what.

Therefore, the officers had no intention of staying and directly dragged the man outside the court. In front of so many onlookers, they beat Cui Wen with twenty boards.

The board fell hard on his flesh, and he screamed in agony.

In the court, Meng Huaining was not idle either. He ordered people to invite in several people who had just sued Cui Wen.

The people knelt on one side of the court.

Cui Wen, who was beaten like a puddle of mud, was dragged back by the officers and thrown into the center.

Meng Huaining slammed the gavel again.

"Cui Wen, do you want to speak for yourself, or do you want me to let these people speak one by one?"

Only then did Cui Wen notice that several common people appeared in the court.

After a closer look, he seemed to have some impression of these people.

There were those who robbed someone's daughter, those who took over someone else's shop, and...

Cui Wen was stunned.

These people used to be angry but dared not speak out against me, but now that the new county magistrate has arrived, they can't wait to come and sue me.

Thinking of this, Cui Wen's eyes turned extremely vicious as he looked at the people.

It seemed like he was threatening them. If they dared to say anything wrong, they would be punished in the future.

The people were already afraid of Cui Wen. Even though the county magistrate was on their side today, they still trembled unconsciously when they saw his gaze.

Cui Wen's gaze at the people happened to be directed towards Meng Huaining, so he naturally didn't notice it.

However, Cui Wen's small action did not escape Mo Jiuye's eyes.

"Cui Wen, what do you mean by glaring at those people?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Huaining slammed the gavel again.

"Cui Wen, I'm here, how dare you threaten the people?"

The sound scared Cui Wen so much that he trembled.

He struggled to move his body and wanted to kowtow to Meng Huaining, but unfortunately, not only was his lower body injured, but his back had also been hit by twenty boards. Now he was no different from a patient with high paraplegia.

Despite this, Cui Wen still lay on the ground and kowtowed hard to Meng Huaining.

"Sir, I am wronged. I didn't say a word. How could I threaten those people?"

"Hmph! You're such a smooth talker! I'll ask you again: will you confess yourself, or let these people who have suffered so much speak?"

No matter how incompetent Cui Wen was, he was still a county magistrate and was well aware of the matters concerning trial.

If he confesses, the charges will be proven and it will be difficult for him to change his statement.

Therefore, he gritted his teeth and decided not to recruit.

"Sir, I am dedicated to serving the people and have nothing to offer."

Meng Huaining sneered in his heart: It's already this time, and you are still here trying to be stubborn. I will let you see who is more stubborn, your words or my power.

He looked at the kneeling civilians and said, "Cui Wen, who once hurt you, is here. Tell us your grievances, and I will handle the matter for you."

Several people looked at each other, and then came forward one after another to tell Cui Wen about his evil deeds.

At first, Cui Wen kept quibbling, but Meng Huaining had his men shut him up.

After the first group of people finished telling their grievances, the second group of people came to the court.

The onlookers listened to everyone's stories and couldn't help but start to curse Cui Wen for being so cruel.

Some people even ran back home to get some rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs, waiting to throw them at this heartless thief after the court session.

It was not until Meng An, who was recording at the side, felt his hand weaken from holding the brush that Meng Huaining ordered the people to stop going to court to seek justice.

Even though there are still many grievances of the people that have not been made public, just these things today are enough to make Cui Wen die a hundred times.

Meng Huaining announced in court that Cui Wenyun would be dismissed from his post as County Magistrate of Cheng County. The specific handling of the case would have to wait until the case was fully tried.

Of course, everyone present knew that it was impossible for Cui Wen to survive. The things he had done were worthy of being tortured to death.