Hearing Gao Dazhuang crying out that he was innocent, Magistrate Hu became even more angry, "There are witnesses and evidence, and you still dare to quibble."
He still cries out that he is wronged. Is there anyone in this world who feels more wronged than he does?
While you are at home, disaster may come from the sky.
If he fails to handle this case well, he will lose his official position.
The spirit of Hu County Magistrate.
He was so angry that he didn't want to see Gao Dazhuang's face, for fear that he would get so angry that he would rush over and kick him a few times and lose face.
"Sir, please calm down and don't get angry at such unworthy people," the lawyer whispered to comfort him.
After seeing the county magistrate recover, the lawyer trotted back to his desk and began to record the case.
Magistrate Hu calmed down his anger, tried to appear calm, and said in a deep voice: "Where does the money come from for your daily visits to the casino and the wine?"
When asked about this by the county magistrate, Gao Dazhuang did not dare to look the magistrate in the eye. He knelt on the ground, stammering and unable to utter a word.
How could he explain where the money came from? His parents died early and his father-in-law and mother-in-law were not alive either. Otherwise, how could he dare to sell his wife and daughter?
Now, he is all alone and has no relatives or friends.
Who would lend him twenty taels of silver?
"Hmm?" Magistrate Hu's slight hesitation frightened Gao Dazhuang so much that he dared not delay even a bit.
He blurted out hastily, "My daughter gave it to me. She...they knew I didn't have much money, so they gave me money to honor me. I'm their father, so it's my duty to give them money..."
When Gao Dazhuang finished his last sentence, his voice became quieter and quieter. He didn't know if he felt guilty or something else. He lay on the ground, not daring to look at the eyes of the people around him.
The fingers on the ground slowly closed. He lied. His daughter would never give him money.
Since he sold his daughters, he has not seen the three of them once and has no idea about their situation.
But if he doesn't say that it was his daughter who gave it to him, he will be considered the murderer.
He doesn't want to go to jail, he wants to live.
I can only hope that my daughter can testify for him. They gave me the money. Otherwise…
Gao Dazhuang didn't know what his fate would be.
Gao Dazhuang comforted himself, thinking that it was only twenty taels and only one person died, he should not be executed.
At most, he would be beaten with dozens of sticks, imprisoned, and suffer a little.
Magistrate Hu didn't expect that Gao Dazhuang could find a reason, but since he said so, Magistrate Hu had no choice but to convict someone forcibly.
So County Magistrate Hu sent someone to find the daughter that Gao Dazhuang had sold.
After the yamen runner left, he replied soon: "Sir, Gao Dazhuang's eldest daughter has died. She died four months ago."
He died at the exact time when Gao Dazhuang killed people.
Because Gao Dazhuang's eldest daughter died in an ignominious manner, the family refused to talk about it, and the bailiff had no choice but to return and report to the county magistrate.
"Dead?" County Magistrate Hu was surprised. He couldn't believe it at all. How could a healthy person die?
The yamen runner had a complicated expression, but he couldn't say it in front of everyone, so he whispered in the county magistrate's ear: "She was tortured to death. That family was not normal, otherwise they wouldn't have spent twenty taels of silver to buy Gao Dazhuang's daughter."
That family was a famous family in their county. Those with daughters would avoid them for fear of being favored by that family.
Even a tiger will not eat its own cubs.
Who would have thought that a seemingly honest and decent man like Gao Dazhuang would actually sell his child to a family like that.
It would be difficult to deal with this now if Gao Dazhuang insisted that the money was given by his dead daughter.
There is no way to investigate this case further.
Even if there were physical evidence under the boat, Gao Dazhuang could still say that it was Taoist Li who put it under his boat, unless Taoist Li could find other physical evidence that could convict Gao Dazhuang.
Magistrate Hu also realized the difficulty.
He looked at Gao Dazhuang with hidden ill will, and asked the yamen runner in a low voice: "Did you find any evidence in his home?"
The bailiff shook his head slightly. They had already searched everywhere. Gao Dazhuang's house was bare, so there was no place to hide anything.
When Gao Dazhuang heard that his daughter was dead, he was secretly happy. It was better for her to die, as there would be no evidence.
No one could explain where he got the twenty taels of silver from, and he could simply blame it on his dead eldest daughter.
She is such a good daughter to him.
Even if she died, she could have saved his life, so it was not in vain that she was raised.
Gao Dazhuang immediately seized the opportunity and said, "My Lord, please be clear. My money was given to me by my eldest daughter. I have never killed anyone. Please clear my name."
Gao Dazhuang kowtowed repeatedly, his voice mournful.
County Magistrate Hu frowned and didn't want to pay any attention to Gao Dazhuang, but he had to.
Magistrate Hu said, "If you are innocent, I will clear your name. Please do not make a scene in the court."
Magistrate Hu placed his hope on Li Lezhi and asked, "Master Li, do you have any evidence to prove that Gao Dazhuang committed murder?"
Li Le was just about to speak.
At this time, a man came in from outside. He was dressed more luxuriously than ordinary people. After he walked into the court, he said to Magistrate Hu: "Sir, I am the housekeeper who bought Gao Dazhuang's daughter. The master heard that Gao Dazhuang was in trouble, so he sent me to check. Just now, I heard the master's concubine secretly gave Gao Dazhuang 20 taels of silver. I suspect that the money was stolen by the concubine. Therefore, I want Gao Dazhuang to return the stolen money. If he doesn't, I will sue Gao Dazhuang in court."
There is light at the end of the tunnel.
In the past, County Magistrate Hu would certainly not have cared about this matter. After all, the case had already pointed out Gao Dazhuang as the murderer, but Gao Dazhuang refused to confirm it.
Being unreasonable and biting at will.
Since he said that he got the twenty taels of silver from his eldest daughter, and the family suspected that his daughter had stolen it, Gao Dazhuang naturally had to repay the stolen money.
Gao Dazhuang didn't expect this to happen and was dumbfounded. How would he repay another twenty taels of silver? Thinking of the family's character, Gao Dazhuang shuddered.
No, if he meets that family, he will be in trouble if he doesn’t die. It’s better to go to jail.
Gao Dazhuang immediately shouted, "Sir, I confess, I confess."
"I killed him, I killed him, sir, you still have to put me in jail, I am guilty, I am guilty."
Gao Dazhuang's shouting hit the mark exactly what Magistrate Hu had in mind. Just as he was about to ask carefully, he heard the people watching outside say.
"Why did Gao Dazhuang suddenly say that he killed someone? He just refused to plead guilty. There must be something fishy going on. Is it because of the person who just came up? Who was that person? Why did Gao Dazhuang plead guilty as soon as he opened his mouth? Does this count as a conviction without evidence?"
Hearing this, Magistrate Hu held back the words that were about to come out of his mouth and looked at the people standing outside unkindly.
The man was still chatting with the person next to him.
After hearing this, the person next to him looked him up and down and asked, "You are not from Da'an County?"
Otherwise, how could he not even recognize that notorious housekeeper? Even ghosts would be worried about seeing him, let alone humans.
Gao Dazhuang really owed that family twenty taels of silver because of this, and that was not something he could just skin them alive and let it go.
There are ways to discipline him.
"No, I came to Da'an County for sightseeing. I heard there was a murder case and came to take a look. Why can't outsiders come and take a look?"
Seeing that he was from another place, the people around him did not bother with him much, but just advised him to leave Da'an County as soon as possible.
When County Magistrate Hu heard that the man was from outside the area, he was too lazy to argue with him for fear of damaging the reputation of his Da'an County.
However, that person's words also reminded him to avoid letting people who were not in the know think that he had found a scapegoat and pinned the case on Gao Dazhuang.
Everything requires physical evidence. If we already have one piece of physical evidence, why should we be afraid of the second one?
There is not only physical evidence, but also eyewitness evidence.
Magistrate Hu looked at Li Lezhi and asked, "Master Li, what do you think?"
Li Le only understood what Magistrate Hu meant. He wanted him to calculate whether there was any other physical evidence.
Li Lezhi knew it naturally.
He originally didn't want to say it out loud. After all, that thing was just an ordinary item and couldn't necessarily prove Gao Dazhuang's guilt.
But now there is physical evidence, Gao Dazhuang still refuses to admit it, and Li Lezhi has no intention of hiding it.
He said, "A pit was dug under the tree of Gao Dazhuang's house, and other evidence was buried in it."
Li Le only knew what the physical evidence looked like, and he calculated it, but he was also a little afraid that his calculation was not accurate. What if he described it in too much detail and the physical evidence he got was different, then he would be embarrassed.
Another thing is that Li Lezhi also saw the fear in many people's eyes when he figured out that Gao Dazhuang was the murderer.
He understood.
Not everyone wants to reveal all their secrets in front of others. This is no different from speaking out loud everything on your phone in public, which can easily lead to social disgrace.
Even if he really can't calculate it correctly sometimes, he only knows one result, but it is still a terrifying thing for others.
Therefore, in the future, don’t be too specific when saying anything. Be a little reserved and give yourself room to redeem yourself. This way, if you make a mistake, you will have a chance to make up for it.
No wonder his master said he was suitable to be a liar. It turned out that he had seen through it a long time ago.
When County Magistrate Hu heard that there was physical evidence, he immediately sent people to the tree under Gao Dazhuang's house to find the physical evidence.
The bailiff left quickly and came back quickly as well.
When they came back, they still had fear in their eyes and shouted, "Sir, it's bad. We found a skull at Gao Dazhuang's house."
"Skull?" Magistrate Hu was suspicious and looked at Gao Dazhuang in disbelief. To make sure he was making a mistake, he asked again, "What skull?"
Not a human skull.
Two lives were lost. This case was too big to be handled by a county magistrate like him.
Originally, the death of a scholar had to be reported, and now another one has come. County Magistrate Hu’s head is already starting to hurt.
The yamen runner looked pale, and his lips trembled twice before he stabilized his voice and spoke clearly, "Sir, it's a human skull."
Yes, a human skull.
They went to Gao Dazhuang's house to look for physical evidence. They originally wanted to find evidence that Gao Dazhuang had committed murder. They thought it was some object, the same as the one under the ferry.
No one expected that there was a human skull under the tree. At that moment, they felt a chill all over their bodies.
No one would not doubt that Gao Dazhuang did not kill anyone.
One life was saved when crossing the river, and another life was lost under the tree. Who could have thought that an honest and decent person would secretly take two lives.
Even though he was a yamen runner and had seen many cases, he was still frightened.
When Gao Dazhuang heard that a human skull had been dug up in his home, he was shocked at first, but then he came to his senses and shouted, "My Lord, I am innocent. I didn't kill anyone."
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Hearing Gao Dazhuang crying out that he was innocent, Magistrate Hu became even more angry, "There are witnesses and evidence, and you still dare to quibble."
He still cries out that he is wronged. Is there anyone in this world who feels more wronged than he does?
While you are at home, disaster may come from the sky.
If he fails to handle this case well, he will lose his official position.
The spirit of Hu County Magistrate.
He was so angry that he didn't want to see Gao Dazhuang's face, for fear that he would get so angry that he would rush over and kick him a few times and lose face.
"Sir, please calm down and don't get angry at such unworthy people," the lawyer whispered to comfort him.
After seeing the county magistrate recover, the lawyer trotted back to his desk and began to record the case.
Magistrate Hu calmed down his anger, tried to appear calm, and said in a deep voice: "Where does the money come from for your daily visits to the casino and the wine?"
When asked about this by the county magistrate, Gao Dazhuang did not dare to look the magistrate in the eye. He knelt on the ground, stammering and unable to utter a word.
How could he explain where the money came from? His parents died early and his father-in-law and mother-in-law were not alive either. Otherwise, how could he dare to sell his wife and daughter?
Now, he is all alone and has no relatives or friends.
Who would lend him twenty taels of silver?
"Hmm?" Magistrate Hu's slight hesitation frightened Gao Dazhuang so much that he dared not delay even a bit.
He blurted out hastily, "My daughter gave it to me. She...they knew I didn't have much money, so they gave me money to honor me. I'm their father, so it's my duty to give them money..."
When he said the last sentence, Gao Dazhuang's voice became smaller and smaller. It was not known whether he felt guilty or something else, but he lay on the ground, not daring to look at the people around him.
The fingers on the ground slowly closed. He lied. His daughter would never give him money.
Since he sold his daughters, he has not seen the three of them once and has no idea about their situation.
But if he doesn't say that it was his daughter who gave it to him, he will be considered the murderer.
He doesn't want to go to jail, he wants to live.
I can only hope that my daughter can testify for him. They gave me the money. Otherwise…
Gao Dazhuang didn't know what his fate would be.
Gao Dazhuang comforted himself, thinking that it was only twenty taels and only one person died, he should not be executed.
At most, he would be beaten with dozens of sticks, imprisoned, and suffer a little.
Magistrate Hu didn't expect that Gao Dazhuang could find a reason, but since he said so, Magistrate Hu had no choice but to convict someone forcibly.
So County Magistrate Hu sent someone to find the daughter that Gao Dazhuang had sold.
After the yamen runner left, he replied soon: "Sir, Gao Dazhuang's eldest daughter has died. She died four months ago."
He died at the exact time when Gao Dazhuang killed people.
Because Gao Dazhuang's eldest daughter died in an ignominious manner, the family refused to talk about it, and the bailiff had no choice but to return and report to the county magistrate.
"Dead?" County Magistrate Hu was surprised. He couldn't believe it at all. How could a healthy person die?
The yamen runner had a complicated expression, but he couldn't say it in front of everyone, so he whispered in the county magistrate's ear: "She was tortured to death. That family was not normal, otherwise they wouldn't have spent twenty taels of silver to buy Gao Dazhuang's daughter."
That family was a famous family in their county. Those with daughters would avoid them for fear of being favored by that family.
Even a tiger will not eat its own cubs.
Who would have thought that a seemingly honest and decent man like Gao Dazhuang would actually sell his child to a family like that.
It would be difficult to deal with this now if Gao Dazhuang insisted that the money was given by his dead daughter.
There is no way to investigate this case further.
Even if there were physical evidence under the boat, Gao Dazhuang could still say that it was Taoist Li who put it under his boat, unless Taoist Li could find other physical evidence that could convict Gao Dazhuang.
Magistrate Hu also realized the difficulty.
He looked at Gao Dazhuang with hidden ill will, and asked the yamen runner in a low voice: "Did you find any evidence in his home?"
The bailiff shook his head slightly. They had already searched everywhere. Gao Dazhuang's house was bare, so there was no place to hide anything.
When Gao Dazhuang heard that his daughter was dead, he was secretly happy. It was better for her to die, as there would be no evidence.
No one could explain where he got the twenty taels of silver from, and he could simply blame it on his dead eldest daughter.
She is such a good daughter to him.
Even if she died, she could have saved his life, so it was not in vain that she was raised.
Gao Dazhuang immediately seized the opportunity and said, "My Lord, please be clear. My money was given to me by my eldest daughter. I have never killed anyone. Please clear my name."
Gao Dazhuang kowtowed repeatedly, his voice mournful.
County Magistrate Hu frowned and didn't want to pay any attention to Gao Dazhuang, but he had to.
Magistrate Hu said, "If you are innocent, I will clear your name. Please do not make a scene in the court."
Magistrate Hu placed his hope on Li Lezhi and asked, "Master Li, do you have any evidence to prove that Gao Dazhuang committed murder?"
Li Le was just about to speak.
At this time, a man came in from outside. He was dressed more luxuriously than ordinary people. After he walked into the court, he said to Magistrate Hu: "Sir, I am the housekeeper who bought Gao Dazhuang's daughter. The master heard that Gao Dazhuang was in trouble, so he sent me to check. Just now, I heard the master's concubine secretly gave Gao Dazhuang 20 taels of silver. I suspect that the money was stolen by the concubine. Therefore, I want Gao Dazhuang to return the stolen money. If he doesn't, I will sue Gao Dazhuang in court."
There is light at the end of the tunnel.
In the past, County Magistrate Hu would certainly not have cared about this matter. After all, the case had already pointed out Gao Dazhuang as the murderer, but Gao Dazhuang refused to confirm it.
Being unreasonable and biting at will.
Since he said that he got the twenty taels of silver from his eldest daughter, and the family suspected that his daughter had stolen it, Gao Dazhuang naturally had to repay the stolen money.
Gao Dazhuang didn't expect this to happen and was dumbfounded. How would he repay another twenty taels of silver? Thinking of the family's character, Gao Dazhuang shuddered.
No, if he meets that family, he will be in trouble if he doesn’t die. It’s better to go to jail.
Gao Dazhuang immediately shouted, "Sir, I confess, I confess."
"I killed him, I killed him, sir, you still have to put me in jail, I am guilty, I am guilty."
Gao Dazhuang's shouting hit the mark exactly what Magistrate Hu had in mind. Just as he was about to ask carefully, he heard the people watching outside say.
"Why did Gao Dazhuang suddenly say that he killed someone? He just refused to plead guilty. There must be something fishy going on. Is it because of the person who just came up? Who was that person? Why did Gao Dazhuang plead guilty as soon as he opened his mouth? Does this count as a conviction without evidence?"
Hearing this, Magistrate Hu held back the words that were about to come out of his mouth and looked at the people standing outside unkindly.
The man was still chatting with the person next to him.
After hearing this, the person next to him looked him up and down and asked, "You are not from Da'an County?"
Otherwise, how could he not even recognize that notorious housekeeper? Even ghosts would be worried about seeing him, let alone humans.
Gao Dazhuang really owed that family twenty taels of silver because of this, and that was not something he could just skin them alive and let it go.
There are ways to discipline him.
"No, I came to Da'an County for sightseeing. I heard there was a murder case and came to take a look. Why can't outsiders come and take a look?"
Seeing that he was from another place, the people around him did not bother with him much, but just advised him to leave Da'an County as soon as possible.
When County Magistrate Hu heard that the man was from outside the area, he was too lazy to argue with him for fear of damaging the reputation of his Da'an County.
However, that person's words also reminded him to avoid letting people who were not in the know think that he had found a scapegoat and pinned the case on Gao Dazhuang.
Everything requires physical evidence. If we already have one piece of physical evidence, why should we be afraid of the second one?
There is not only physical evidence, but also eyewitness evidence.
Magistrate Hu looked at Li Lezhi and asked, "Master Li, what do you think?"
Li Le only understood what Magistrate Hu meant. He wanted him to calculate whether there was any other physical evidence.
Li Lezhi knew it naturally.
He originally didn't want to say it out loud. After all, that thing was just an ordinary item and couldn't necessarily prove Gao Dazhuang's guilt.
But now there is physical evidence, Gao Dazhuang still refuses to admit it, and Li Lezhi has no intention of hiding it.
He said, "A pit was dug under the tree of Gao Dazhuang's house, and other evidence was buried in it."
Li Le only knew what the physical evidence looked like, and he calculated it, but he was also a little afraid that his calculation was not accurate. What if he described it in too much detail and the physical evidence he got was different, then he would be embarrassed.
Another thing is that Li Lezhi also saw the fear in many people's eyes when he figured out that Gao Dazhuang was the murderer.
He understood.
Not everyone wants to reveal all their secrets in front of others. This is no different from speaking out loud everything on your phone in public, which can easily lead to social disgrace.
Even if he really can't calculate it correctly sometimes, he only knows one result, but it is still a terrifying thing for others.
Therefore, in the future, don’t be too specific when saying anything. Be a little reserved and give yourself room to redeem yourself. This way, if you make a mistake, you will have a chance to make up for it.
No wonder his master said he was suitable to be a liar. It turned out that he had seen through it a long time ago.
When County Magistrate Hu heard that there was physical evidence, he immediately sent people to the tree under Gao Dazhuang's house to find the physical evidence.
The bailiff left quickly and came back quickly as well.
When they came back, they still had fear in their eyes and shouted, "Sir, it's bad. We found a skull at Gao Dazhuang's house."
"Skull?" Magistrate Hu was suspicious and looked at Gao Dazhuang in disbelief. To make sure he was making a mistake, he asked again, "What skull?"
Not a human skull.
Two lives were lost. This case was too big to be handled by a county magistrate like him.
Originally, the death of a scholar had to be reported, and now another one has come. County Magistrate Hu’s head is already starting to hurt.
The yamen runner looked pale, and his lips trembled twice before he stabilized his voice and spoke clearly, "Sir, it's a human skull."
Yes, a human skull.
They went to Gao Dazhuang's house to look for physical evidence. They originally wanted to find evidence that Gao Dazhuang had committed murder. They thought it was some object, the same as the one under the ferry.
No one expected that there was a human skull under the tree. At that moment, they felt a chill all over their bodies.
No one would not doubt that Gao Dazhuang did not kill anyone.
One life was saved when crossing the river, and another life was lost under the tree. Who could have thought that an honest and decent person would secretly take two lives.
Even though he was a yamen runner and had seen many cases, he was still frightened.
When Gao Dazhuang heard that a human skull had been dug up in his home, he was shocked at first, but then he came to his senses and shouted, "My Lord, I am innocent. I didn't kill anyone."
The author has something to say
Thanks to the little angel who threw the rocket launcher: 1 cool turtle;
Thanks to the little angels who cast mines: Yinye Muci 1;
Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: Liudao Lunhui 20 bottles; Lantian 16 bottles; Leyao and Yinye Muci 10 bottles; Xiaoqianqiu 8 bottles; sddsnowy, Jenny, Daidai 5 bottles; Renshi Bulian 3 bottles; Yiye Guzhou and Xiaye Buli 2 bottles; Jushan, Yiyi, Jinyou, Jiayatuiya! , yuan, Helu, Yuefu, zyq, Bizi, Dingding, Tu 1 bottle;
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