Chapter 31 A Day with an Apprentice
The day after attending the palace banquet, Shen Shixu returned to the Dali Temple to continue his hard work. At the same time, today was the first time that Jiang Bin was with Shen Shixu.
Jiang Bin specially wore a low-key gray gown and leather wrist guards, and then tied his hair with a gray headband of the same color as the clothes, embroidered with silver cloud patterns. With a belt tied around his waist, he looked very capable. He didn't look like a dandy young man, but more like a young knight who had just entered the world of martial arts.
Shen Shixu was very satisfied with Jiang Bin's decisiveness, "Not bad, he looks energetic."
It was rare for Jiang Bin to be praised, especially by his own master. He was very happy but a little embarrassed.
"Master, what should I do now?"
Shen Shixu picked out a few files, patted the three files on the desk and said, "I found some files for you to see, but before you read the files, I have something to tell you, you have to remember it clearly for me."
When Jiang Bin heard this, he quickly took out a small notebook and a charcoal pencil that he had prepared in advance from his chest.
Seeing how well prepared he was, Shen Shixu’s bright eyes flashed with satisfaction, “These are all my own conclusions, and you don’t have to take my words as an imperial decree, I just want you to remember them.
First, whether you are solving a case or in normal times, you must observe carefully. Sometimes a case is won in the details.
Second, make bold guesses; when you observe carefully, you will find some clues that can help you discover many things that are wrong.
Don't think that some speculations are impossible just because they seem incredible.
Today, I will tell you a truth: people are multifaceted, and you only see one side.
And it happens that the side you see is the good one, but that side cannot summarize his entire person, just like your father.
Before his frame-up against you was exposed, everyone in the entire capital city had something good to say about him, but what is the truth?
So never look at people with a fixed perspective.
The last point is to overturn previous guesses. You have boldly made many guesses and you must verify them one by one. In the process of verification, you will find more clues.
With the previous clues plus the clues you get later, you will have figured out most of the case, and the rest will be easy. ”
Jiang Bin wrote down every word that Shen Shixu said. He especially liked Shen Shixu's words: Don't look at others with a fixed perspective.
And I took this sentence as my lifelong motto.
"Okay, that's all I have to tell you. The rest you need to practice on your own. I can't let you get started right now. You can read some files first.
These are the cases I picked out that are most suitable for people who are new to investigating cases. You can take a look at them first. After a while, I will give you a test. If you pass it, I will find a case to really teach you how to do it. ”
After Shen Shixu made the arrangements for Jiang Bin, he started to get busy. Jiang Bin excitedly looked at the files that Shen Shixu had found for him, and according to what Shen Shixu had told him before, he practiced bit by bit.
The files of the Dali Temple describe the course of a case in great detail, from the places the investigators passed by to the interrogation statements of each person, all of which are copied 1:1 without any mistakes or omissions.
This was also the purpose of Shen Shixu asking Jiang Bin to read the files. The files were recorded very clearly. He hoped that Jiang Bin would think while reading them. When he found the criminal, he would also read the latter part, and he would be able to see at a glance whether his judgment was correct or not.
Jiang Bin also understood Shen Shixu's good intentions after reading a file. He missed a lot of things the first time and failed to find the real criminal.
When he looked at the second file, Jiang Bin remembered too many things again and ended up identifying the wrong murderer.
After making two mistakes in a row, Jiang Bin was very frustrated.
Although Shen Shixu had been reviewing other files, he was also keeping an eye on his situation and saw that he looked depressed.
He put down the file in his hand and called him, "Bin'er, go and pour me a cup of tea."
After hearing his instructions, Jiang Bin went to work without stopping, and a cup of tea was brought in from outside after a while.
"Master, I made you some Tieguanyin tea. Please try it. If you don't like it, I will bring you something else from home tomorrow."
Shen Shixu was not very picky about tea, but after drinking the Dahongpao from Xiao Jinyi, he began to miss it a little.
"No, I am not picky about tea. I saw you were very irritable just now. Are you impatient or do you want to stop because you have made too many mistakes?"
When Jiang Bin heard Shen Shixu say this, he was afraid that he would think he was not motivated and wanted to drive him away, so he quickly explained, “No, I don’t feel annoyed, and I don’t want to continue.
I made two mistakes in a row and I feel so stupid. Now I'm just reading the files. If one day I really get my hands on a case and I make the wrong judgment, it will be a big deal.
First, I feel sorry for the victim’s family, and second, I feel sorry for those who were misunderstood by me. ”
Shen Shixu was quite surprised that he could think so much, and then he said softly: "So you are worried about this. It is normal for you to make mistakes the first time. No one can do things so perfectly the first time.
We are human, not gods, and even gods make mistakes sometimes.
As for your concern about the harm caused to other people by a wrongly judged case, what do you think the Dali Temple’s daily review is for? Why are there suspended death sentences and executions after the autumn festival?
This is because the execution will only be carried out after the Dali Temple has reviewed the case and confirmed that there are no problems with the verdict.
Otherwise, why do you think we need to set up the Dali Temple after we already have the Ministry of Justice? Because of this, no matter whether it is a case tried by the Ministry of Justice or a case tried in other counties and prefectures, all cases, no matter how big or small, will be sent to the Dali Temple for review, in order to avoid wrongful convictions.
So don't be afraid. What's more, you have me as your master here. How could I let you make a wrong judgment? ”
After being enlightened by Shen Shixu, Jiang Bin was no longer dejected. He was full of fighting spirit and read the remaining file.
This time he did find the clues, but the problem was a little complicated. Although he found the wrong murderer in the end, Jiang Bin had already grasped the trick.
Jiang Bin has never been stupid, he just didn't want to study hard before, and always felt that he had support with his parents around.
If you put in the effort now, you will naturally get results.
Shen Shixu saw that he had finished reading the files, so he found a few more for him, all of which he had reviewed and found no problems, and were of different types.
Jiang Bin read the files for a whole day, and ran errands for Shen Shixu several times, such as buying lunch, making tea, and washing fruit. He enjoyed doing these things that the attendants did.
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