"The common woman, Wood Peach."
"On the third day of this month, the Zhang family was found dead in their home. The four members of the family died in a horrific manner. It was discovered by our next-door neighbor, Aunt Zhang. Tell Aunt Zhang."
The plump Aunt Zhang walked into the courtroom and knelt down, "Commoner Zhang greets the Master."
"I'm asking you, what happened that day?"
"Yes," Aunt Zhang said honestly, "I got up that morning before daybreak. The night before, Lin and I were close friends, so we went to a temple in the suburbs to burn incense together. I left the house, but she hadn't come out yet. I was wondering, since Lin wasn't the type to sleep in. So I went up and knocked on the door, but it was ajar."
"I pushed the door open and yelled for someone to come in, only to see their door was open. I thought Lin had gotten up, so I went inside, only to see her lying on the ground with a pool of blood. I was terrified. I ran out and yelled for help, and everyone knows what happened next. That's all I know."
Master Zhang nodded and said, "Send the message to Wang Tiezhu."
Wang Tiezhu was brought up and made to kneel in the court.
"I, Wang Tiezhu, greet you, Your Excellency."
"Wang Tiezhu, tell us what happened on the night of the second day of the New Year," asked Lord Zhang.
"yes."
"A few days ago, I took a short-term job. I've been working late for several days, and I didn't get home until just before curfew. That day, as I was walking into the alleyway in front of my house, I saw a woman coming out of Zhang San's house."
"Is that the woman in front of me?"
Wang Tiezhu turned his head and looked at Bei Yutang, "It's her."
"Can you see clearly? Is it really her?"
Wang Tiezhu nodded, "It's her."
When the people outside the court heard Wang Tiezhu's words, they immediately started whispering.
"She couldn't have really killed him, could she?"
"Looking at this, it's probably true."
"How could the mother of a child prodigy do such a thing?"
…
"quiet."
Lord Zhang slammed the gavel, and everyone outside the courtroom shut up.
Zhang Er immediately shouted, "Sir, please help my third brother. His family died in such a tragic way. My sister-in-law was pregnant, and this man was so cruel as to kill her."
Master Zhang looked at Bei Yutang, "Mu, do you plead guilty?"
"Sir, why should I kill them? Every murderer has a motive. I have no grudge against him, so why should I kill their whole family?" Bei Yutang questioned.
Zhang Er immediately shouted, "Someone saw you arguing with my second brother, and you harbored a grudge, so you killed their entire family to vent your anger. Sir, we have witnesses who can prove this."
"Call the witnesses."
The two middle-aged women stepped forward, bowed to the elder master, and then spoke, "I remember seeing Zhang San arguing with a wealthy man at the corner of the alley at the beginning of the month. The man even walked past us. I saw him clearly. It was this man in front of me."
"Old Qian's family and I went over to ask Zhang San what happened. He said the woman accused him of taking advantage of her. He protested and denied it. The two of them had a few words about it."
"Have you identified that person? Is that the one in the hall?"
Qian and Sun carefully looked at Bei Yutang and said to Master Zhang, "Yes, it's her."
"Can you see clearly?"
"I see clearly."
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