Chapter 2919 Interrogation 1
Bai Shan went to court the next day, but with so many people around, who should he interrogate first?
After thinking about it, Bai Shan dragged everyone to the hall. Jia Dalang and Feng Dazhu, who were imprisoned separately, were forced to kneel at the front.
According to Feng Dashan, the only people who knew all the members were Jia Dalang and Feng Dazhui. The others were called together temporarily and their faces were covered. Only those who were familiar with each other from the same village could recognize each other as soon as they saw their figures and heard their voices. As for those from other villages, except for a few people who often hung out together, no one else could be recognized.
But when combined with this, Bai Shan is confident that he can pull out the radish and catch them all in one fell swoop.
Bai Shan simply let them meet each other in the lobby.
Including the six people including Jia Dalang who were arrested earlier, they arrested a total of 72 people. Now they were kneeling in the lobby. Because there were so many people, they also knelt in the yard.
Not only the yamen runners from the entire county government, but Inspector Song also came with soldiers to guard the area, surrounding both sides of the courtyard tightly and seamlessly, holding swords and bows in their hands.
The people who came to watch could only stand outside the door and watch.
The people were surprised to see so many prisoners at once, and the place became noisy with discussions.
Bai Shan slammed the gavel heavily, and waited until everyone inside and outside had fallen silent before speaking, "Beihai County has always been known for its simple and honest people. We never expected someone to rob villages, pedestrians, and merchants when there was no natural disaster or man-made disaster. This is a heinous crime, and we will not forgive it lightly."
"I assume you're all familiar with each other kneeling in the hall?" Bai Shan said solemnly, "In the coming days, this county will investigate each case one by one and rectify the customs of the people. This case will be heard openly, and citizens from inside and outside the county are welcome to observe. However, please refrain from making noise that disrupts the court..."
After Bai Shan announced the rules, he ordered Jia Dalang and others to be taken away first.
Jia Dalang and Feng Dazhu were forced to stand up. When they turned around to go out, they saw a lot of people kneeling on both sides behind them. Except for a few people who raised their heads and stared at Bai Shan and Jia Dalang who stood up in the hall with resentment, everyone else lowered their heads as much as possible, for fear that the people outside and the yamen runners on both sides would see their faces clearly.
Jia Dalang was dragged to the prison by the yamen runners. He only had time to take a quick look, but his heart sank at the first glance. He saw that all the people he knew were familiar. It was obvious that Bai Shan had done what he said and really arrested everyone.
Jia Dalang knew that he had no chance of survival when he was captured, but he was not panicked at the time because everyone was going to die anyway.
But now he couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
It turned out that although he didn't say it, he still had some hope in his heart. If his people were still there, maybe they could rescue him. At worst, they could just become bandits and start over.
If they have no place to stand in Beihai County, they will go somewhere else.
But now, the most secret hope in my heart has been shattered.
Feng Dazhu didn't think too much about it. He was still immersed in the murder of his third brother. He was very angry, so he just glared at Bai Shan and Feng Dashan angrily.
As soon as Jia Dalang and Feng Dazhu left, Bai Shan swept his eyes over the people below, and simply waved his hand. The yamen runners and soldiers came forward to take them back to the prison or locked them up in the houses on both sides in front of the county government office. Then there was only one person left in the court.
The kneeling man quietly raised his head, and was a little confused when he found that he was the only one there. He looked up at Bai Shan blankly.
Bai Shan looked down at him, and when he saw him lower his head to avoid her gaze, he said coldly, "Go ahead."
"Say, what?"
Bai Shan slammed the gavel and said, "Tell me your name, where you are from, and what bad thing you did on what date..."
If there is a question, it is much easier to answer. He said: "My name is Ergou, and I am from Dajing Village. Sir, I am wronged. I don't think I have done anything wrong."
Bai Shan said, "You denied it quickly enough, but judging a case isn't just based on your confession. I'll question not only your parents and brothers, but also your neighbors, and the people who were just taken away. Many of them are your accomplices, right?"
"If you don't confess what you did together, someone will inevitably be unable to bear the punishment, or will speak first to mitigate their guilt. By then, even if you want to talk, this county won't have the time to listen." Bai Shan said with a sullen face, "This county will give you ten breaths to decide whether to confess or not. If you don't, we'll move on to someone else."
Ergou hesitated, his mind was a little blank, and he couldn't make up his mind for a moment. Then he heard Bai Shan say, "The time is up, are you going to recruit or not?"
Ergou had no idea what to do. Firstly, he hadn't thought it through yet, and secondly, he felt that if he did, he would probably get nothing good.
Bai Shan nodded and waved his hand, "Take him down and send him to the City God Temple."
Immediately, two yamen runners came forward and dragged the man away.
Ergou was surprised, how could it be so straightforward?
Before Ergou was dragged out of the door, Bai Shan casually said, "Next..."
So the yamen runners opened the door on one side of the courtyard, and seemed to pull someone out at random, and brought the person directly to the hall.
The person who came out knelt on the ground trembling, and said in a trembling voice: "Sir, I, I confess, we went to rob Xiaoliu Village, but that was not where I wanted to go. I was forced..."
When Ergou heard this, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but he had no chance to regret it and was dragged outside...
Zhao Wu hid behind the soldiers and said to Zhao Wen proudly, "See? I'm still very useful. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't know which ones are just for show. Once you scare them, they'll confess everything."
Zhao Wen glanced at him and said, "If it weren't for your advice, you wouldn't have come up with so many questions yesterday."
Zhao Wu didn't refute. He looked at the man kneeling in the hall and snorted, "This man is still dishonest. What do you mean by being forced? From what I heard from them yesterday, it was clear that they were tempted by money."
Zhao Wen sneered, "People are like this. When there's profit to be made, they rush to the front, regardless of whether it's good or bad. But once there's risk, they're deceived."
Zhao Wu glanced at his brother and couldn't help but say, "Brother, aren't you thinking too extreme?"
Zhao Wen glanced at him and said nothing.
With the first person to confess, the interrogation would be much easier, especially since there were many suspects imprisoned on both sides of the courtyard. Bai Shan had already instructed the soldiers and yamen runners in advance, which person was imprisoned in which room so that they could hear the interrogation in the hall, and which ones needed to be taken to the prison...
This type of group case is difficult to try because there is too much information involved, and the truth and falsehood are very confusing, but it is also easy to try. They will worry that if they don't confess, others will, and the confessions and circumstances will be very unfavorable to them. As long as you use this mentality well, it is easy to get the information they want.
Even if there is a mixture of truth and falsehood in it, after more interrogation, he will eliminate the false ones and get what he wants.
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(End of this chapter)
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