Chapter 150: Uncovering a Corner of the Past
Chen Si'er knelt on the ground without looking away.
Anyway, he was innocent.
Those with the surname Yang should die if they deserve to die, and should be exiled if they deserve to be exiled.
Of course, he had to pay back the loan shark before he died. He was not Yang's father and had no obligation to repay Yang's debt.
Old Lady Yang's nephew still had rouge and lipstick marks on his cheeks and neck. He was wearing only a thin shirt and was shivering from the cold, looking very dazed.
He had just staggered home from the kiln and was escorted to the lobby of the county government office while half asleep and half awake.
After listening for a while, he realized that his bad friend Chen Si'er had reported him to the county magistrate!
They said he raped a decent woman and caused Cheng Zhi to become pregnant.
This surprised him even more than being brought to the county government office in a daze.
Who is Chen Si'er?
The thugs of the Yongsheng Casino in Lianhua Town do things that are hated by everyone day and night. When they see the police, they are like mice seeing a cat and they want to hide as far away from them as possible. When they come to Changhe County to handle business, they always go around the county government office. How could they take the initiative to report it?
Doesn’t the sun really rise from the west?
Old Lady Yang's nephew's eyes were almost blinded, but Chen Si just wouldn't even look at him.
Old Lady Yang's nephew secretly hated her. His bloodshot eyes turned around and he suddenly shouted, "My Lord, I did sleep with Cheng Zhi..."
County Magistrate Xu: There is no need to use such rough and direct language.
The master who was in charge of recording the review process silently added some color to it.
Not surprisingly, the files would be kept for dozens or even hundreds of years. He didn't want to be despised by future generations who read the old files decades later.
Old Lady Yang's nephew was completely unaware and continued to shout, "But I never forced her. I just picked up Cheng Zhi's handkerchief and passed it to her, and I accidentally touched her hand."
"I hang out with the girls in brothels all day. From the way she trembled and her voice softened, I could tell at a glance that she was not a virtuous woman."
"The man was in love with her and the woman was interested. I touched her and she threw herself into my arms. She was very active."
"This is not a waste, I plead not guilty."
"Besides, when I slept with her, she was no longer a virgin. I don't know who had deflowered her."
"Even if we have to charge her with rape, we have to find the person who took her virginity. At most, I just had a taste of her."
The man with the surname Yang was a vulgar person. He spoke without restraint and was so embarrassed that his face turned red and his neck became thick.
Xu Xian, who had studied hard for ten years before entering the government, was already exhausted.
This is the Changhe County Court, not some brothel.
County Magistrate Xu felt that the plaque hanging high above his head was also shaking with shame and was about to fall down.
Snowflakes were falling outside the lobby.
The teacher who was writing furiously in the lobby had beads of sweat on his forehead.
I have to say that the words of the surname Yang are a bit rough, and the sense of picture is really strong.
County Magistrate Xu took a deep breath, suppressed his discomfort, and said in a stern voice, "If you were in love with her, why did you force her to have an abortion?"
The man surnamed Yang shrank his shoulders, glanced at the old lady Yang who was glaring at him, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
County Magistrate Xu really didn't have the patience to deal with these trivial lawsuits anymore.
There was a bang when the alarm clock was struck, and the man surnamed Yang shuddered.
"Tell the truth, or you will be severely punished."
The two teams of ferocious yamen runners cooperated very well. The wooden sticks hit the ground, making neat and dull sounds.
Yang blurted out, "My aunt said we can't have it!"
He really couldn't stand up to the might of the ferocious and evil county lord.
Old Lady Yang: ...
County Magistrate Xu glanced at Old Lady Yang.
Old Lady Yang swallowed her saliva and said, "To answer the elder master, it was that bitch Cheng Zhi who threatened me. She said that if I didn't help her keep the birth a secret from everyone, she would fight to the death and sue my nephew for fraud and rape."
"My nephew is the only child of the Yang family. How can I watch her being ruined by that bitch Cheng Zhi?"
"Besides, it's hard to say whether the child is my nephew's."
"My nephew touched her and she would stick with him, and maybe the same goes for other people."
Although she thought her nephew was a perfect person, she actually knew that the only son of the Yang family was useless.
He has a pointed face and no proper job, but he is good at eating, drinking, gambling and whoring.
Everyone despised him and he couldn't even find a wife.
It was this nephew who ended up on the same bed with Cheng Zhigun.
Therefore, she had reason to suspect that the fact that Cheng Zhi even accepted her nephew showed that she was a person who accepted everyone.
"Daqian Law: If a witness does not speak his mind and gives false testimony, causing the conviction to be inconsistent, he shall be punished according to the principle of counter-crime."
"Miao Yang, do you admit your guilt?"
County Commander Xu shouted in a stern voice.
It was obvious that they were investigating the crime of perjury that Old Lady Yang had committed in court.
Old Mrs. Yang wailed and started to make a fuss.
County Magistrate Xu found the noise so noisy that he ordered Old Lady Yang to be punished with thirty lashes of the cane.
The bailiffs took out a hand towel and stuffed it into Old Lady Yang's mouth.
Outside the lobby, sticks fell one after another.
Snowflakes and blood stains mixed together and flowed into pools of blood.
After the thirty lashes of the cane, Old Lady Yang looked like a dead fish, lying limply on the bench, without any energy left to make a fuss.
The man surnamed Yang was so frightened that he dared not speak.
The old aunt was beaten with thirty sticks just for telling a lie, so what will be the fate of him who had an affair with Cheng Zhi and got pregnant!
For a moment, Yang was shaking like a sieve.
"Bring the Cheng family father and daughter to the court."
County Magistrate Xu did not even glance at the aunt and nephew.
The matter of the Cheng family's daughter had been delayed for several days. The people of Lin County talked about this absurd incident after dinner. The magistrate of Shunhe County, Yan, even sent a letter to him asking about the inside story, saying that the women in the family were so curious that they had no appetite.
If the situation is allowed to continue to develop, people will think of Changhe County as being corrupt and against public morals. What good will his reputation as a county magistrate have in the future?
Therefore, he must make a decision as soon as possible.
Once the case is concluded and the dust has settled, no one will mention it again after a while.
Wearing shackles and shackles, Cheng Zhi stubbornly walked past the fence to watch the people. When she saw the familiar, shiny cloak, the corners of her lips lifted unconsciously.
If time could go back, she would marry Lu Lei as promised.
As her sister-in-law, Lu Mingchao would make the decision for her after knowing her past, even if he would dislike her and insist that Lu Lei divorce her.
She really envied Lu Mingchao.
No, she is also jealous of Lu Lei now.
Lu Lei was imprisoned, and Lu Mingchao tried his best to prove his innocence.
When she was imprisoned, her father reprimanded her for bringing disgrace upon herself; when her brother visited her in prison, he only brought her a coil of hemp rope and coldly asked her to commit suicide.
He said that as long as she committed suicide in prison, the case would be closed.
People are always tolerant, trusting and compassionate towards the dead.
Once she died, the dirty water on Lu Lei could no longer be washed away completely.
But she doesn't want to die.
At this point, she just doesn't want to die.
After several years, my father and brother have become very forgetful.
How did she become like this? Don’t her father and brother remember anything about her?
Cheng Zhi held a petal of red plum in her palm, her nails piercing the petals, emitting a faint and pungent fragrance.
Falling into mud and turning into dust]