At this point, Dong Weimin stood up and said, "Your Excellency, the case has been concluded. The Sun family father and son violated moral principles and deserved their punishment. Continuing the trial will only lead to more jokes. If this were to get out, it would tarnish the reputation of Ji County."
Originally he was trying his best to protect Sun Cheng, but now he changed his mind. Others didn't think it was a big deal, after all, no one expected that there would be such an inside story, but Song Chi thought it was too abnormal.
It is obvious that Dong Weimin is worried about exposing Sun Lao San, and compared to this, the father and son of the Sun family are not important.
Song Chi guessed that there must be a huge secret in this.
The hall was silent except for Su Mingyue's sobbing. She was very obedient and insisted on playing the role to the end. She was worthy of being the first lawyer in the county and those fake lawyers could not compare to her.
She was so cruel and terrifying. She only wanted to take over Sun Lao San's property, but she never thought about what would happen to the father and son of the Sun family. Now the Sun family is in big trouble.
She could not say anything other than admiration.
Dong Weimin swept his gloomy eyes over Song Chi. The father and son of the Sun family were not clean, but this county case chief was not a good person either. He was able to turn the situation around in just a few days, and Song Chi must have been involved in this.
The father and son of the Sun family joined the game, but it was an open conspiracy. The father and son exposed everything about each other, and the fact that they wanted to share the same woman was an unchangeable fact.
In the name of filial piety, the two were pressed to death.
However, Sun Laosan's death must not be implicated. Thinking of this, Dong Weimin continued, "Mr. Magistrate, please make a quick judgment."
“Bang!”
Feng Yuan slammed the gavel, and the whole room fell silent. He stood up and shouted angrily, "Sun family father and son, do you admit your guilt?"
This anger was not pretended. Feng Yuan was a pure scholar, and what these two people did directly challenged his three views, which he could not tolerate at all.
Sun Cheng hesitated and didn't dare to speak. Once he said the word "confession", it would be too late to turn the tide. Sun Jiye was already frightened and collapsed to the ground with his eyes blank.
"Do you plead guilty?"
Feng Yuan asked again, and seeing that the two were still silent, "Come here, give them twenty strokes of the cane. Such a beast that violates human ethics should be beaten to death."
However, no one responded to his order. There was no jailer in the hall. Only Captain Wang could carry out the execution, but he would definitely not obey.
"In that case, I will personally carry out the execution!"
As he spoke, he walked out from behind the table for the third time and directly picked up the water and fire stick standing by the wall.
Song Chi subconsciously took a few steps back. He was somewhat doubtful whether this master was from a scholarly family.
While he was lost in thought, Feng Yuan had already walked up to Sun Cheng, raised his Fire and Water Stick high, and asked sternly, "Do you plead guilty?"
"I admit it, I admit it, don't hit me."
Sun Jiye was a rich second-generation man. He was asked to visit brothels and bully men and women. He had never seen such an occasion before and was immediately scared.
"I admit it, I admit it." Sun Cheng also hurriedly confessed his guilt.
"Bang!"
Feng Yuan threw the Fire and Water Stick to the ground and pointed at Sun Cheng. "He was originally an elder brother, but he coveted the beauty of his younger brother's wife. He bullied and raped her, committing a heinous crime. He even forced his own son to be adopted. The two were close in age, which made it difficult for Sun Jiye to control his unethical behavior and commit such a sin."
It can be seen that Feng Yuan blamed all the faults on Sun Cheng. He always believed that it was the father's fault for not raising and educating his child.
"Yes, yes, if my father hadn't forced me to be adopted, I wouldn't have done this." Sun Jiye came to his senses and responded quickly, making Sun Cheng so angry that he almost couldn't breathe.
Song Chi saw clearly that Sun Jiye had probably been in love with Su Mingyue for a long time. He also always knew that his father had intentions towards Su Mingyue, and therefore he was jealous of his father.
Song Chi's thoughts flashed through his mind as he continued, "Sun Cheng has always coveted Madam Su. He was like this when Sun Lao San was still alive. Madam Su simply can't stay in the Sun family. She's not taking over the Sun family's property, she's taking over her husband's property. There's nothing wrong with that. If this matter isn't settled, Madam Su doesn't know what difficulties she'll face."
After talking for so long, we can't forget the main thing. Madam Su hired him to take back the family property.
Hearing this, Sun Cheng was about to say something when Su Mingyue, who had been sobbing with her head down, raised her head and said, "My husband also died in an unclear manner. Please, sir..."
Before he could finish his words, Sun Cheng said directly: "It's just some family property. My Sun family has plenty. Even if I give it to you, it's nothing. The Sun family should have kicked you out long ago and none of this would have happened."
Others thought he was trying to turn the tables, but Song Chi heard the hidden meaning.
Of course, he was the one who taught Su Mingyue what to say. This was originally a test. In order to prevent Sun Lao San's death from being mentioned, Dong Weimin would rather abandon the father and son of the Sun family.
As the person involved, Sun Cheng did not defend himself at this moment. He would rather give up his family property than let Sun Lao San be held accountable. It is impossible to say that there is no secret in this.
However, this is not the time to pursue the matter. We have already achieved results. If we continue to hold on to it, we will likely face a counterattack. Even if we want to investigate, we have to do it in secret.
At this time, Feng Yuan's eyes looked over, and Song Chi immediately understood. He knew that County Magistrate Feng could not hear it either, so Song Chi shook his head imperceptibly.
Feng Yuan then returned to the desk, picked up a pen and began to write the verdict.
"Sun Cheng's crime isn't punishable by death, but he's guilty of this. He should be caned thirty times and imprisoned in the county jail for half a month. After that, he'll be exiled to Youzhou to do penance. Considering Sun Jiye's youth, he'll be released after a month of reflection in the county jail. The property dispute between the Sun family and Su Mingyue will be settled because the Sun family's father and son were at fault. All Sun Wei's remaining property will belong to Su Mingyue, and the Sun family is not allowed to seize it..."
After delivering the verdict, he took up the seal and stamped it, and the verdict was posted for public display.
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