Chapter 37 The case is settled!
"Oh my God, is this old woman crazy? How can she say such things?"
"How vicious! He even cursed his own granddaughter like that!"
"There's no escaping this now. It must have been her! She's such a vicious person!"
Old Man Chen, who had been kneeling behind them, finally gave up. He looked at his frantic wife, listened to his granddaughters' tearful accusations, and felt the contempt and anger of the people around him. He knew the Chen family was finished. This family had been completely destroyed by this woman.
His eyes went dark, his head tilted, and with a "thump", he fainted from anger on the spot.
Village chief Zhou Zhengde lowered his head even lower, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. He regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. For a mere two taels of silver, he had tied himself to a group of animals worse than pigs and dogs. His life was completely ruined.
The county magistrate Wang Zhihuan slammed the gavel heavily!
“Bang!”
"quiet!"
He stood up and walked slowly down the hall until he reached the old lady of the Chen family. He looked down at the woman who was still throwing a tantrum, his eyes filled with disgust and contempt.
"Ms. Chen, what else do you have to say now?"
"I..." The old lady opened her mouth, but no words came out. All her excuses seemed so pale and powerless in the face of her granddaughters' tender but firm testimony.
Wang Zhihuan ignored her and announced to everyone in the hall, "The facts of this case are basically clear."
"Chen Shuncai and Chen Shi were disrespectful to their elders and had long abused and exploited their son Chen Kangbo and daughter-in-law Feng Shi. This is unkind!"
"Because my daughter-in-law, Feng, gave birth to five daughters in a row, I became resentful and colluded with human traffickers to sell my granddaughter, Daya. I then forced her to go to Zhang Quezi in exchange for money. This is inhumane!"
"After the failure, instead of repenting, the wicked are the first to file a complaint, falsely accusing his son of theft and unfilial behavior. This is unrighteousness!"
"Lizheng Zhou Zhengde, as the head of the village, failed to distinguish right from wrong and act impartially. Instead, he accepted bribes, aided and abetted the evil, and colluded with the evildoers. This is illegal!"
"As for Zhang Quezi's death, although it was an accident, it was all caused by Chen forcing a good woman into prostitution. It is understandable that Daya rose up in resistance to protect herself. Her actions are sympathetic and her heart is forgivable!"
With each point Wang Zhihuan made, the faces of the Chen family and the village head grew paler. By the end, several of them had turned pale and collapsed to the ground.
"I will announce the verdict!" After Wang Zhihuan returned to the desk, he picked up the red pen with a solemn expression.
"Chen Shuncai, Chen, as well as Chen Kangzhong and Chen Kangshu, are to be imprisoned immediately and will be retried at a later date for their crimes of abuse, false accusation, and human trafficking! Village headman Zhou Zhengde is to be dismissed from his post and imprisoned pending trial!"
"Chen Kangbo and Feng Shi, who suffered this family tragedy, are justifiable and are hereby released! Their daughter, Daya, although involved in the killing of a human being, was unavoidable and acted in self-defense, and is also acquitted!"
"As for the Chen family's property..." Wang Zhihuan paused, his eyes sweeping over Feng Lan and Chen Kangbo. "Chen Kangbo and his wife worked hard for ten years, earning over three hundred taels, all of which was taken away by his parents. I decree that all of the Chen family's land and houses be transferred to Chen Kangbo and Feng as compensation!"
"This case is now closed! Court is adjourned!"
"mighty--"
With the loud shouts of the yamen runners, this thrilling and tortuous lawsuit finally came to an end.
Feng Lan and Chen Kangbo couldn't believe their ears. Not only did they clear their grievances and rescue their daughter, but they even...even got a share of the family property?
They excitedly raised their heads and looked at the thin-faced, sharp-eyed judge sitting on the hall. All their words turned into a loud kowtow.
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