Three days later, Tang Huaishan's murder case was tried in the county court. Many people came to watch. Jiang Yueyue, as the victim's employer and someone who knew about his disappearance, was invited to the court to provide testimony.
Tang Huaicang's body had not recovered yet and he was still very weak, but he was still carried over.
Including the coroner who performed the autopsy, the servants of Tang Huaicang's mansion, and so on, all gathered in the court.
After the court session, Tang Huaishan was brought out from prison and knelt down in the hall with a depressed look.
"Tang Huaishan, you killed Shunfeng Canal's escort Dou Heiying, and stabbed your brother Tang Huaicang severely. Do you admit your crime?"
Tang Huaishan knelt down in the hall, crying out that he was wronged.
"Your Excellency, please understand! I didn't kill Black Hawk! I was in my own house that night! I fainted for some reason, and when I woke up, I was already in the county government office! As for why I fainted in my third brother's room, I really don't know!"
The county magistrate slammed the gavel, "This is simply nonsense! You fainted in Tang Huai Cang's bedroom, and you said you didn't know anything. Do you think I'm stupid and easy to deceive?"
Tang Huaishan banged his head on the ground, "Sir! I really didn't know! And I didn't kill Black Hawk!"
The county magistrate snorted coldly, "Coroner! Tell me everything you found out!"
The coroner stood in line and bowed to the county magistrate. "Sir, I have carefully checked and found that the deceased died within half an hour before the servants of the Tang Mansion reported the incident to the authorities and the yamen runners arrived at the Tang Mansion. In other words, the deceased had just died when the servants of the Tang Mansion broke into the house."
As he spoke, the coroner took out the dagger left at the scene and said, "I have carefully compared the wounds. The wounds on the deceased and the injured Tang Huai Cang were both caused by this dagger. The only difference is that when the deceased was stabbed, the tip of the dagger was poisoned, while when it stabbed the injured, the dagger was probably not coated with poison and did not stab the vital parts, so the injured survived by chance."
Tang Huaicang could no longer sit still and quickly shouted, "Mr. County Magistrate! I have seen this dagger! It is indeed Tang Huaishan's!"
Tang Huaishan gritted his teeth in hatred. If he had known earlier, he should have ordered someone to attack him more ruthlessly. He didn't expect that he would be lucky enough to survive and even become a witness to identify him!
Speaking of poison, the coroner took out a small porcelain bottle and said, "This is the poison that the yamen runners found in Tang Huaishan's study. I have tested it and it is the same as the poison that the deceased was poisoned with."
The county magistrate slammed the gavel again, "Tang Huaishan! The dagger is yours, and the poison was also seized from your house. What else do you have to quibble about?"
Tang Huaishan really had no way to defend himself. Although he did not do these things, the evidence was before him. Even if he talked his mouth off, he would not be able to defend himself.
He glanced at Jiang Xiaoyue and saw her half-smile. His scalp went numb instantly.
It's her! It must be her!
She must have discovered his plan, killed Black Hawk, and then set a trap to frame him!
Tang Huaishan suddenly turned his head and pointed at Jiang Xiaoyue, "It must be you who harmed me! You really set up a big trap!"
Jiang Xiaoyue looked innocent, "What did you say? How did I hurt you? Did I kill Black Hawk by holding your hand, or did I force you to stab your own brother?"
Tang Huaishan was trembling all over. "Except you! No one would hurt me like this! It must be you!"
At this time, Tang Huai Cang sneered, "Second brother has done so many bad things, why did he hold on to this Madam Jiang? Did you send Black Hawk to do something to Madam Jiang, but Black Hawk failed?"
Although Tang Huaicang didn't like Jiang Xiaoyue, Tang Huaishan wanted his life, and Jiang Xiaoyue saved him. Now he only wanted to target Tang Huaishan, and he would never give up until he saw him brought to justice.
Tang Huaishan was so angry that he said, "Shut up! You idiot! You were fooled by this woman!"
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, the county magistrate slammed the gavel and said, "Silence! Does the victim Tang Huaicang have anything to say?"
Tang Huaicang glanced at Tang Huaishan with resentment and said loudly, "Sir, my second brother Tang Huaishan is a cruel and vicious person. Black Hawk is his subordinate. He must have ordered Black Hawk to do something but failed, so he turned against Black Hawk and even killed Black Hawk."
Tang Huaishan was about to refute, but Tang Huaicang dropped a "bomb".
"Sir, I am not surprised at all that my second brother Tang Huaicang would kill someone, because he once poisoned and murdered my eldest brother's own son Tang Siqi in order to make my eldest brother's lineage extinct so that he could inherit the canal business, but he failed. Tang Siqi escaped and survived."
Tang Huaishan's eyes were red with anger. "You beast! This was something we did together! How dare you put the whole thing on me?!"
Tang Huaicang had already given up, and Tang Huaishan no longer thought about escaping the crime. He just wanted to fight him to the death.
"Sir! I admit that I poisoned Tang Siqi, but this was definitely not done by me alone. Tang Huaicang and I did it together! He even asked someone to get the poison!"
Tang Huai Cang was no longer weak, and he jumped up in anger, "You're talking nonsense! You got the poison! I never interfered! I just kept it a secret! I didn't conspire with you! This was all your fault from beginning to end!"
The two brothers completely fell out and started biting each other.
The county magistrate was unable to tell who was telling the truth and who was lying, so he slammed the gavel and said, "This case will be retried later! Tang Huaishan! Now I want you to explain the truth about the murder of Black Hawk!"
Tang Huaishan said angrily, "I really didn't kill Black Hawk! After he followed Jiang Yue on the ship, I never contacted him again!"
Jiang Yueyue stood up and bowed to the county magistrate. "Sir, Black Hawk did board our ship, but he disappeared a few days after we set out. All the escorts on our ship can testify to this."
Tang Huaishan stared at Jiang 깇月 viciously, "Who knows if he is really missing or if you killed him and hid him?"
The county magistrate glared at him unhappily and said, "Tang Huaishan, the coroner has examined the body and found that the deceased, Black Hawk, died on the night of the crime. Are you questioning the coroner of this county?"
Tang Huaishan then remembered that the coroner had examined the body and confirmed that Black Hawk had indeed died that evening.
But he really couldn't figure out why Black Hawk died in Tang Huai Cang's room at that time, and how did he get to Tang Huai Cang's house?
Jiang Yueyue said coldly, "My escort for Caoyun disappeared for no reason and died in your hands. Tang Huaishan, you'd better tell the truth honestly and give us Shunfeng Caoyun an explanation."
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