Chapter 188 Taking away the position of village chief
The county magistrate looked at Cun Yao and Wu Dapang from Shitou Village. His whole demeanor changed instantly. He asked in a stern and cold manner, "Now, do you two have any direct evidence? If not, then you are disrupting the court."
Fatty Wu: "Uncle, what did you say to the third aunt's son?"
When the chief of Shitou Village heard what his stupid nephew said, he was so scared that he secretly reached out and pinched his thigh, indicating to him that this was a court and he wanted to die!
How dare you whisper in front of the county magistrate? You are trying to kill him!
"ah!!"
Fatty Wu sat up suddenly and looked at his uncle aggrievedly: "Uncle, why did you pinch my thigh? It hurts!"
The head of Shitou Village wished that he didn't have this nephew at this moment, but when he looked at the county magistrate in the court, his face turned very dark and he kowtowed quickly: "Sir, my nephew is not very smart, I just bumped into him accidentally, I didn't mean to disrupt the court, please give me some leniency!"
"Let him off the hook? Humph, I'll ask you again, what evidence do you have to prove that Fatty Wu's injury is related to these girls?"
Wu Dapang: "Sir, my injuries were really caused by this woman."
Upon hearing this, the county magistrate lost all patience: "Fat Wu, you just don't have any evidence after all this talk."
"Come here, take Wu Dapang and Wu Youcai, who are deliberately disrupting the court, away and give them forty lashes."
"What???"
"Sir, this is unfair! We are the ones who sued today, but why are we the ones who got beaten?"
When the constable came over, Fatty Wu looked at Wu Youcai and blurted out anxiously: "Uncle, my wound is still hurting, I don't want to be beaten again"
"Uncle, didn't you say everything was arranged? Why do I have to be beaten now?"
Wu Youcai wanted to cover his mouth immediately: "......" Idiot!!!
Upon hearing this, the county magistrate in the court motioned to stop, banged the gavel, and shouted: "Fat Wu, Wu Youcai, what do you mean by arranged? Why don't you confess the truth quickly? If you don't confess, your crime will be even more serious."
Under the pressure from the county magistrate, the two men told everything, especially Wu Dapang, who directly used his connections to bribe the jailer.
Finally, the jailer was summoned to the court.
"Sir, this is unfair! Someone asked my wife to come here to lobby the day before yesterday, but I don't know what it was about. My wife just said that her distant relatives from her mother's family might be imprisoned, and asked me to take good care of them and make their lives better in prison. I haven't agreed to this yet!"
Wu Youcai, who was standing by, almost vomited blood when he heard this. When was he going to jail? And he even arranged to go to the cell in advance? ?
How did my cousin pass on the message? How did he end up going to jail?
County Magistrate: "Okay! Fatty Wu, Youcai Wu, do you two recognize him?"
"Today we brought a trivial matter to court, but there was no evidence at all. I didn't expect you two to be so bold as to bribe. Come, take him away and give him fifty lashes."
Wu Youcai: "Sir, it's unfair! I won't dare to do it again!"
Wu Dapang: "Sir, it's unfair! I didn't bribe you, I just used my connections to ask for help."
When Wu Youcai heard what Wu Dapang said, he was really furious, and blood immediately rushed up in his throat. If it wasn’t... if it wasn’t his brother’s only blood, he would have strangled him to death!!!
When the county magistrate heard what Wu Dapang said, he angrily knocked on the gavel and said, "Okay! Very good, Wu Youcai, as the head of a village, you actually took the lead in bribery. From today on, I will take back your position as village head. As for the head of Shitou Village, I will make another arrangement."
Upon hearing this, Wu Youcai finally vomited out the blood that he had been holding back, and then fell to the ground with a thud.
"Come here, as long as the person is alive, give him at least fifty lashes, drag him away!!"
At this point, not only the people outside the court, but even the girls kneeling in the court, were still unable to react. Was this the end?
The county magistrate said: "As for you girls, since you are wrongly accused, you can get up and go home!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiyi kowtowed and said, "Thank you, sir, for your keen insight!"
Several people quickly followed suit and kowtowed to thank the county magistrate!
Lord County Magistrate: "Retreat!!"
Village Chief Chen: "Great! It's all right! Let's all go home!"
When everyone came out of the yamen, they took a look at the two people who were being tortured and found themselves unconscious from being beaten!
Village Chief Chen snorted coldly: "This Wu Youcai, relying on himself as the head of a village, leads the villagers of Shitou Village to bully other villages. Fortunately, our village is united, otherwise we would be bullied to death like the other villages!!"
"So, everyone, remember, I don't care about your petty fights, but there is one thing, if someone from another village bullies anyone in our village, I hope you will put aside your grudges. If you help him today, he will definitely help you tomorrow, understand?"
"Know!!"
Village Chief Chen heard everyone's answers and nodded in satisfaction: "Ah, I know that even brothers quarrel sometimes, let alone neighbors. I understand, but I just hope that when you face major events, as long as it is not a vendetta, you can put aside everything else for the time being!"
"Village Chief, don't worry! We all understand. After all, we can't guarantee that we will be free of trouble for the rest of our lives, right?"
When Xu Zhiyi heard the conversation between Village Chief Chen and the villagers, he was extremely impressed. It really is different to have a leader who knows how to manage!
When he shows his might, the villagers are afraid of him. When he teaches, he can speak to the villagers' hearts and know when to advance and retreat. If a villager makes a big mistake, he will not be lenient and will punish him accordingly. Small mistakes cannot be made more than three times. Once that happens, there will be no mercy.
As for the head of the village, Uncle Lin, it cannot be said that he is not a good village chief, he is just too good. As long as the person who committed a crime acts pitifully, he can't help but be soft-hearted. Because of this over time, the villagers all know his temper, so he is bullied by the villagers.
When everyone returned to the village entrance, all the villagers who had not followed them were waiting there!
“They’re back!”
"Hurry and see if those girls are among them?"
"Yes, they are here!"
"That's great. May our ancestors of Cuilin Village bless us! We will surely turn danger into safety, and everything will go smoothly in the future!"
Xu Zhiyi looked at the villagers and their caring words, and smiled and thanked them one by one! !
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