Chapter 1882 No Evidence
Sure enough, Chen Bing was no good, just as the Lady of Wen'an County had said.
He is indeed a despicable ingrate.
The onlookers pointed and whispered among themselves, and their disdainful words reached the ears of the Chen and Pan families, making their faces grow increasingly grim.
Qi Lie waved his hand, signaling the officer to release Chen Bing and carry the bucket of water away.
Chen Bing collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.
Qi Lie snorted coldly, "You, Chen Bing, dare to lie in court! You have no respect for me or the laws of Da Su. Guards, Chen Bing is disrespectful to the court. Take him away and give him ten strokes of the cane."
Chen Bing was shocked. "My lord, I was wrong. I won't do it again."
But it was useless. Contempt of court isn't something that can be resolved with a few apologies. Without making an example of someone to deter others and establish authority, will anyone else have any respect for the court or the government in the future?
These ten strokes of the cane truly silenced all the people, and no one dared to utter a sound.
After the ten strokes of the cane were finished, Chen Bing was dragged back.
He was covered in injuries and could no longer even kneel. Fortunately, Qi Lie didn't mind and let him continue.
"Chen Bing, you've seen it yourself. If you still don't confess honestly and keep trying to take shortcuts, even if I wanted to be lenient with you, there's nothing I can do."
Chen Bing nodded shakily, enduring the pain as he continued speaking.
The more he confessed, the more disgusted the crowd became.
This man was truly a despicable and wicked scoundrel, no wonder the Princess of Wen'an was so angry that she led her men to attack his door.
However, when Chen Bing talked about forging his father-in-law and mother-in-law's death certificates, he still insisted that he had never done such a thing.
Other things are acceptable; at most, his reputation is bad, which is a problem with his private morality, but it doesn't amount to a crime.
If he admitted to forging the documents, he would be finished, so he firmly denied it to the end.
"...At that time, Fang Caixia was seriously ill, and the doctor said that her health had been damaged and she could not have children. If that were the case, wouldn't the lineage of my Chen family be severed with me? How could that be? At that time, I had the idea of divorcing her. So when Fang Caixia said she wanted to go back to her hometown and miss her parents, I dared not agree at all. If she went back to Dong'an Prefecture, not only would all the money she had have to be used to support her poor relatives, but I would also be unable to get rid of her. So I lied to her and said that she was still sick and not suitable to travel, and that I would send someone back to inquire about the situation in our hometown first."
"But actually I didn't ask anyone at all. I just told her after a while that her parents were dead. Sir, I really didn't forge any death certificates. If I were to forge them, why would I only forge the deaths of my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and not mention that Fang Caixia's sister and brother-in-law also passed away?"
Shu Yu raised her eyebrows. Chen Bing has quite a strong mental fortitude. Even in this situation, he can still defend himself so clearly.
After listening to this, Qi Lie beckoned Granny Fang in for questioning and asked her to recount what happened back then.
The other events were almost identical to what Chen Bing had said, except for the forged documents, which she insisted on.
Qi Lie asked, "If that's the case, do you have any evidence?"
Grandma Fang pursed her lips and shook her head. She hadn't; she had fainted after reading the document. She had read it again later and felt extremely uncomfortable. Chen Bing, citing the reason that the document would aggravate her condition, put it away and never saw it again.
(End of this chapter)
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