Wu Deyong slammed the gavel again and shouted, "All of you shut up."
Wu Deyong looked at Zhao Guoliang and said, "You speak."
"Yes, sir."
Zhao Guoliang bowed and told the whole story, and Wu Deyong understood it. Then he said to Zhang Hulan, "So they came to your mother's house today to snatch the child and beat up your father?"
Zhang Hulan nodded, "Yes, sir. The wife of the village head was also present at the time, and she can testify."
Wu Deyong asked, "Who is the witness?"
Zhou said, "It's a common woman."
"Were you there?"
Zhou replied, "Yes, sir. I was there at the time. The Chen family wanted to take the child away, and I, along with several other women from the village, helped stop them. We were also beaten by Chen Dalang."
"Is the injury serious?"
"Nothing serious."
Wu Deyong nodded, then asked Zhang Hulan: "Did you bring your divorce letter and severance letter?"
"Yes."
"Show it to me."
Zhang Hulan presented the divorce letter and the severance letter to Wu Deyong. Wu Deyong read them and nodded. Then he looked at Chen Dalang and asked, "Chen Dalang, the fingerprints on the divorce letter and the severance letter are yours. Do you acknowledge it?"
Chen Dalang wanted to say no, but his fingerprints were on it and he couldn't deny it. Besides, there were also Yang Lizheng's fingerprints there, so he couldn't deny it at all.
Old Lady Cao said quickly, "Sir, Zhang Hulan forced my son to sign this. It doesn't count."
"They forced you to sign? How did they force you to sign?"
Old Lady Cao said, "She put a knife to my grandson's neck and forced us to sign."
Wu Deyong looked at Zhang Hulan and asked, "Is what she said true?"
Zhang Hulan nodded, "It's true."
Mrs. Cao immediately said, "You heard it, sir. She admitted it herself."
Zhang Hulan continued, "Sir, they wanted to sell my eldest daughter, but I refused. They also broke my head."
Zhang Hulan pointed to the wound on her head and said, "It's right here. The scar is still there. The owner of Baoyitang and Doctor Yang can testify that it was Doctor Yang who bandaged my head."
Zhang Hulan continued, "That day, the whole family bullied me and my three daughters. I had no choice but to hold Chen Erlang's son hostage and ask Chen Dalang to write a letter of divorce and a letter of severance of the relationship. Many villagers from Legong Village were present at the time, and they can all testify."
Wu Deyong looked at the third little girl kneeling beside Zhang Hulan, and then asked Zhang Xinyao, who looked older, "Are you the eldest sister?"
Zhang Xinyao was a little scared. Zhang Hulan said to her softly, "Don't be afraid. Just answer the adults' questions honestly."
Zhang Xinyao nodded slightly, "Yes."
Wu Deyong asked again: "Did your grandmother and your father want to sell you that day?"
Zhang Xinyao nodded again, "Yes."
"Please tell me what happened."
Zhang Xinyao was also a party involved, and she was a child, so Wu Deyong was more willing to believe what the child said. It was not that the child would not lie, but the child was more timid. In front of him, the parent official, the child did not dare to lie.
Zhang Xinyao whispered, "That day my grandma wanted to sell me for food, but my mother stopped her. Then my mother was pushed down by my grandma and my aunt, and she hit her head on a stone and bled a lot.
My mother fainted at the time, but fortunately she woke up quickly, and then she snatched me away.
Later, my father, my grandfather, and my second uncle came back, but they all assisted my grandmother. My mother had no choice but to hold my second uncle's child hostage..."
Although Zhang Xinyao was afraid, she still told the whole story honestly.
Wu Deyong was furious after hearing this: "What a wicked father, what a wicked grandmother, the whole family teamed up to bully a girl. You are all a bunch of bad guys."
"But Zhang Hulan did use hostage-taking to force you to sign the divorce agreement and the severance agreement, so the divorce agreement and the severance agreement are indeed invalid."
Old Lady Cao and Chen Erlang were pleasantly surprised, "Your Excellency is wise!"
Zhang Hulan was about to speak, but Wu Deyong waved his hand to stop her from speaking, then continued, "Although the divorce agreement and severance agreement that Zhang Hulan forced you to sign are invalid, I can now sentence Zhang Hulan and Chen Dalang to divorce, and I can also sentence the three daughters to sever ties with your Chen family, and from now on have no connection."
"No, sir..." As soon as Mrs. Cao opened her mouth, Wu Deyong slammed the gavel down heavily, "I am speaking now, and you are not allowed to interrupt."
Old Mrs. Cao shrank her head and quickly shut up.
Wu Deyong continued: "Chen Cao, Chen Dalang and Chen Erlang broke into the Zhang family to snatch the child, clashed with the Zhang family, and then injured Zhang Hulan's father.
The second daughter-in-law of the Zhang family went to report the news but was chased and fell by Chen Erlang.
Zhang Hulan got the news and rushed home, then beat Chen Dalang with a bench. Was that right?"
Both Mrs. Cao and Zhang Hulan nodded.
Wu Deyong said, "Chen Cao, Chen Dalang and Chen Erlang broke into the house first and then beat up Zhang Hulan's family. Zhang Hulan's beating of Chen Dalang was a legitimate defense to protect his family, so Zhang Hulan is not responsible for Chen Dalang's injuries."
"Chen Cao, Chen Dalang and Chen Erlang broke into a private residence and beat others. They should be punished. But considering that it was not a mistake, and Chen Dalang, I will temporarily forgive you this time. I have already ruled that Zhang Hulan and the three children have nothing to do with your Chen family. You are not allowed to harass the Zhang family again. If it happens again, I will never forgive you."
Wu Deyong slammed the gavel and said, "Adjourn the court."
Is that it?
Old Lady Cao yelled, "My Lord, my son's legs were broken by Zhang Hulan. How can she not pay for the medical expenses?"
Wu Deyong snorted and said, "Chen Dalang also broke Zhang Hulan's father's injured leg again, so he is also responsible. So you should each take care of your own injuries."
"If you dare to make noise again, I will beat you with a stick." Wu Deyong said and left.
Old Mrs. Cao didn't dare to say anything more.
Zhang Hulan got up from the ground, rubbed her aching knee, and then pulled Zhang Xinyao and her two sisters up.
"Uncle Lizheng, Aunt Zhou, let's go."
Zhang Hulan and his companions left the county government office and drove a ox cart to the clinic.
Old Mrs. Cao asked Chen Erlang to carry Chen Dalang out quickly, wanting to continue riding the ox cart.
But when they came out, Zhao Guoliang had already driven away in the ox cart.
Mrs. Cao shouted from behind: "Wait for us..."
Zhao Guoliang asked Zhang Hulan: "Should we wait for them?"
Zhang Hulan said: "No need to wait, let them walk back by themselves."
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