Chapter 32 New Specialties
Although a table had been set up at the gate of the county government office and the bailiffs were shouting loudly, it was the first time they had seen such a thing, so the crowd just watched from afar and no one came forward to seek justice.
Just at this moment, two figures squeezed out from the crowd.
They were two burly men. One of them grabbed the other by the collar and said angrily, "You owe me money and you dare to hit me. I will arrest you and bring you to the authorities!"
The man dragged the debtor to the long table at the entrance of the yamen, and the clerk wrote a complaint. A young man came out of the county yamen, read the complaint, and asked the two men a few questions. Finally, he looked at the man and said, "It is only natural to pay back debts. You owe money and don't pay it back. You even beat up the creditor. Today, I sentence you to pay off the debt quickly and flog you 50 times to set an example. If you still refuse to pay back the money, your crime will be three times more serious. The yamen will help you sell your property to pay off your debts, and you will inevitably suffer the pain of caning..."
Whipping is only physical pain, but caning is a serious injury. The man who owed money was so scared that his face turned pale. He quickly took out a piece of silver from his pocket and returned it to the man. Then, two yamen runners tied him to a stone lion at the gate of the yamen and whipped his buttocks dozens of times with bamboo sticks. The man cried for his parents, but the eyes of the onlookers became brighter and brighter.
No..., are they serious?
Seeing that the county government really helped the victim recover the money he owed, some people began to get restless after the two people involved in the case left.
At this time, in the back hall of the yamen, a yamen runner rubbed his butt with a grin, but still looked at the silver ingot in his hand with a smile on his face. The people around him looked at his expressions with envy.
If they were spanked fifty times, they would get ten taels of silver, so they were willing to be spanked every day.
Even the other person who was not picked received a reward of two taels of silver.
These two guys are so lucky!
I have to say, following that noble young man is more promising and more lucrative than following Lord Pei. It would be great if this young man was the county magistrate...
All things are difficult at the beginning. Originally, the people at the gate of the county government were still watching, but when they saw that someone really got justice, the crowd became obviously agitated. At a certain moment, a woman walked out of the crowd and came to the table hesitantly.
A sensible bailiff immediately brought a chair and asked her to sit down.
Li Nuo looked at the timid woman and said softly, "Don't be afraid, sister. No matter what injustice you have suffered, we will seek justice for you."
It seemed that the smile of this handsome young man infected her, and the woman's face regained some redness. She carefully rolled up her sleeves, revealing a purple patch, and said, "My husband always beats me. Can you do anything about this?"
Li Nuo said: "Yes, yes, of course. Come, move a chair and let this lady sit down first..."
Although Daxia does not have a domestic violence law, it does have the crime of assault. Between a husband and wife, whether it is a one-sided beating or a mutual fight, the sentence will be increased or reduced on the basis of the crime of assault.
Li Nuo first sent two yamen runners to summon the woman's husband for questioning according to the address the woman gave.
While waiting, he had the woman served a cup of tea, asked her in detail about the details of her case, and examined the wounds on her body.
The wounds on her body were mostly bruises, but there were also some minor cuts. In addition, a tooth was knocked out.
The woman's house was not far from the county government office. In half a cup of tea, two yamen runners brought a thin man to the gate of the county government office.
Li Nuo pointed at the man and asked the woman, "Is he your husband?"
The woman nodded.
On the way here, the man had heard that his wife had reported him to the government. Although he was angry, he did not dare to get angry. He just kept saying, "Sir, this is our husband and wife's business. The government cannot interfere..."
Li Nuo glanced at him and said, "In your home, this is your family affair. In the government office, this is the government office's business. I just want to ask you, did you beat your wife?"
For such minor cases, the Daxia Law states that officials will not investigate unless the people report it. If the woman chooses to swallow her anger in the face of frequent beatings from her husband, the government really cannot do anything about it.
But she has already reported the matter to the authorities, so it is no longer their family matter.
The man glared at the woman fiercely, then when he looked at Li Nuo, his expression softened and he said, "Sir, I will never dare to do that again!"
Li Nuo waved his hands and said, "If I had known this would happen, why would I have done it in the first place? According to the Daxia Law, if someone hits someone with their hands or feet, they will be caned 40 times; if someone hurts or hits someone with other objects, they will be caned 60 times; if someone breaks teeth or destroys their ears or noses, they will be sentenced to one year in prison. You beat your wife several times, causing bruises all over her body and breaking a tooth. According to the law, you will be caned 60 times and sentenced to one year in prison. Do you accept this?"
The man stood there in a daze. Before he could react, the woman was already anxious and said quickly, "Sir, sir, my husband cannot go to jail..."
Li Nuo looked at her speechlessly and asked, "So what do you want?"
The woman said nervously: "I just want him to stop beating me..."
In fact, she just wanted the government to admonish her husband, but she didn't expect that the official would sentence him so severely. If her husband had to go to jail for a year, how would she survive that year?
Thinking of the consequences, she shuddered and immediately said, "Sir, please let my husband go. I won't sue you anymore, I won't sue you anymore..."
Li Nuo could see that even though she was beaten like this, the woman still sided with her husband.
For a moment, he was actually a little envious.
It's really God's fault that a guy like this can marry a wife like this.
Not to mention that his wife is on his side, it’s good enough that she doesn’t beat him.
This made Li Nuo dislike this guy even more. He waved his hand and said, "If you say you want to sue, then sue. If you say you don't want to sue, then don't sue. What do you think of the government as a place? These officials have to come to the government on their days off to seek justice for the people. Is this how you guys make fun of them?"
The woman knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "I don't know the law, please forgive me, sir..."
Li Nuo asked someone to help her up and said, "You are the victim. Since you said you will not sue, his prison sentence will be exempted. However, although the prison sentence can be exempted, he still has to be flogged fifty times and imprisoned for three days as a punishment. If he commits the same crime again in the future, his crime will be increased..."
As a legal worker, even if I think this woman is disappointing, I still have to consider her perspective.
Becoming a law enforcer is not about enjoying the feeling of having power over the people, but about sincerely solving problems for the disadvantaged.
Upon hearing this, the woman said gratefully: "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir..."
The man also breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "Thank you for showing mercy, sir. I swear that I will never beat my wife again..."
Li Nuo waved his hand and asked two bailiffs to take him away and watch the clerk write the verdict.
He has figured out the rules of the Code. As long as it is a case in which he is deeply involved, whether he writes the verdict himself or not will not affect the judgment of the Code. Li Nuo's current handwriting is too ugly to be presented at all.
After a moment, Li Nuo glanced at the code and his expression suddenly froze.
The portrait of the domestic violence man was actually lit.
This is really surprising.
In the past few days, Li Nuo has judged many cases, and the portraits in the code have increased by several pages. But like Cui Ze in the previous Zheng Yuanwai case, their portraits are all gray and will disappear completely after one day, which means that they have no strengths recognized by the code.
This violent man is the only portrait that lights up these days.
The Code is very picky, which shows that he is outstanding in some aspects.
At the very least, he is one in a thousand, or even one in ten thousand.
If he doesn't ask clearly and uses it accidentally, it might cause him trouble.
Li Nuo quickly reached out and called the woman who was about to leave, and asked, "Sister, does your husband have any special skills?"
The woman looked confused.
Li Nuo added: "That's right, he's obviously better than others..."
The woman thought about it, and suddenly her face turned red. She lowered her head and whispered, "He, his specialty..."
Li Nuo thought he had missed something and asked, "Which one?"
The woman blushed, looked at a certain part of Li Nuo's body, and said, "That..."
Li Nuo looked down and was stunned.
(End of this chapter)
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