"Not to mention your life, your entire family, and even everyone in your Hongnong County government office, will be doomed if they don't kneel down and apologize to my wife."
After saying this, Sun Jian turned to the father and daughter and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you. It's a personal grudge between him and me. Go back now. Don't worry, he won't bother you again in the future."
"Because he will definitely not see tomorrow's sun."
Upon hearing this, the father and daughter kowtowed three times to Sun Jian and then hurriedly ran away.
Passersby pointed and whispered about Sun Jian, but no one was willing to step forward and demand justice for Li Jian.
Who in this area doesn't know Li Jian after all these years?
He was said to be the son of the prefect, but every year he treated human life like dirt, bullying men and women. There are at least several hundred, if not thousands, of young women who have been harmed by him.
People hate him so much they wish they could skin him alive.
Apart from government officials, almost no one cares about Li Jian's affairs.
With no one interfering, Sun Jian was able to relax.
First, they forcibly broke Li Jian's limbs, ignoring Li Jian's heart-wrenching screams, and dragged him towards the entrance of the prefectural government office like a dead dog.
Li Jian had already been left alive by Sun Jian. Every time he fainted from the pain, he would be repeatedly awakened by the friction of the ground, leaving a long trail of blood.
"Spare me... spare me..."
"If you let me go, I'll give you anything... money, food, women."
Li Jian forced himself to speak, uttering these words of pleading for mercy in broken sentences.
"When you arrested my three wives, didn't you think of this now?"
"Smack!"
"When you massacred the villagers of Sunjiazhuang, did you never think of sparing them?"
"Smack!"
With each word Sun Jian spoke, a crisp slap landed on Li Jian's face, which was already swollen and red like a pig's head.
At this moment, Li Jian was bleeding profusely from his genitals, mouth, and limbs, and even his nostrils and ears were bleeding, making him a blood-soaked figure.
Even his luxurious clothes were stained with blood. In this state, even Li Jian's father, Li Yigou, probably wouldn't recognize his own child.
"save……"
Li Jian fainted again from the pain. He was so tormented that even his breathing became weak.
Ignoring everything else, Sun Jian continued to drag Li Jian's blood-soaked body to the front of the prefectural government office, raised his drumstick, and began to pound on the large drum of grievance.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The drum of complaint was sounded, breaking the silence of the prefectural government office. People began to put down their official documents and gather in the main hall of the government office.
Sun Jian didn't care about the other procedures. He grabbed Li Jian and strode inside. All he knew was that the drum of complaint had sounded, and the government office had to hold a court session to handle the case.
Upon entering the hall, both sides were already filled with yamen runners. Prefect Li Yigou walked slowly from the back courtyard and sat down at the table in the main hall.
When everyone saw that the drummer was also carrying a bloodied person, they were immediately horrified.
"this……"
"Is this person pleading guilty or turning themselves in?"
Prefect Li Yigou glared angrily.
"How dare you!"
"This is the prefectural magistrate's court. You dare to break into the magistrate's office after injuring someone and publicly challenge the law! Guards, seize this man immediately!"
"A decision will be made after he is detained!"
"Wait!"
Seeing the constables rushing up to arrest him, Sun Jian stretched out his hand and shouted.
"I am the plaintiff. Why is it that when the plaintiff reports his grievances to the authorities by beating the drum, the prefect wants to arrest him instead?"
Sun Jian casually tossed the bloodied Li Jian to the ground, looking completely calm.
"Are you the plaintiff?"
"You scoundrels spout wild words, injuring people to such an unrecognizable state that you still dare to distort the truth!"
Sun Jian shook his head helplessly and gave a bitter smile.
Yes, it's true that you can't tell their faces apart. Even his own father didn't recognize his son.
Sun Jian stepped forward and said loudly, "When did the laws of our Great Gan state stipulate that the plaintiff and defendant be determined based on the circumstances of the injury?"
"If a villain breaks into a house to commit murder, but fails and is injured by the homeowner instead, and then sues the prefect, wouldn't the homeowner, according to your opinion, become the defendant and be seen as someone who speaks wildly?"
“It was I who struck the drum of grievance. You sir keep saying that I am distorting the truth, but you yourself will not listen to my grievances. Instead, you want to arrest the plaintiff first. Who is challenging the law?”
"this……"
"you……"
With just a few words, Prefect Li Yigou was rendered speechless, his face flushed with anger, yet he was helpless.
The constables standing on both sides nodded in agreement, and even the clerk standing next to him stroked his beard and sighed inwardly that Sun Jian's words made sense.
The prefect, having been repeatedly humiliated by Sun Jian, was furious. "How dare you! You...you are the plaintiffs, why do you not kneel before me? Isn't this contempt of court? Guards, seize them! Give them twenty strokes of the cane first, then we'll hear their grievances!"
"Yes, sir!"
Seeing the constables rushing forward to pin him to the ground, Sun Jian immediately raised his hands, clasped his fists towards the sky, and shouted: "I have official rank and, according to the laws of the Great Qian Dynasty, am a disciple of the Emperor. It is clear that officials do not kneel and punishments do not apply to me. Let's see who dares to punish me with a cane!"
Upon hearing this, the bailiffs on both sides exchanged glances, hesitated, and turned their gazes back to the prefect.
Prefect Li Yigou's face turned purple with anger, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "You have a degree? In what year did you obtain your degree, and what is your place of origin?"
“My name is Sun Jian. I live in Sunjiazhuang, Liuzhen, Hongnong County, Hongnong Prefecture. I am a scholar who has served in the military for seven years. You can find out this with a simple check, sir.” Sun Jian remained expressionless.
"Someone, go and verify this immediately!"
Sun Jian shrugged indifferently.
Let them verify it; it will only delay Li Jian's injury in the end. You can verify it slowly.
In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the clerk, having successfully verified the roster, whispered in the prefect's ear, "Sir, this person is indeed a scholar with official rank. According to the laws of the Great Gan Dynasty, officials do not have to kneel before the law to avoid punishment."
Are you sure?
Li Yigou, her face dark, repeatedly confirmed with the clerk, but the answer remained the same.
Seeing this, Li Yigou could only swallow her anger, slammed the gavel, and said loudly, "Sun Jian, what grievance do you have to accuse? The person below is injured in such a state, was it your doing?"
Sun Jian was confident and prepared his words on the way, and now he spoke them eloquently.
"My lord, I have five charges against this man."
"First, he committed crimes and abductions. He has been raping and kidnapping women for several years, and has abused the wives and daughters of countless people. There is evidence and witnesses to prove this."
"Second, murder; this person indiscriminately killed innocent people... Third: rebellion... Fourth: immorality... Fifth: heinous crime..."
Sun Jian spoke fluently and eloquently, almost in one breath.
Each charge is explained in detail according to the provisions of the major laws, every word of which is precious.
Li Yigou and the clerk were stunned by what they heard.
Even the constables standing on both sides were so angry after hearing this that they wanted to tear Li Jian, who was covered in blood and had a distorted face, to pieces on the spot.
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