The arrest of town mayor Wang Deli caused a lot of controversy.
On the second day of the court session, Yao Wenyuan sat at the top.
Wang Deli has lost his former dignity and is now wearing prison clothes.
Wearing iron chains, he knelt in the court.
"Wang Deli, you are guilty of corruption, abuse of power for personal gain, and taking bribes. Do you admit to these crimes or not?" Yao Wenyuan's voice was as loud as a bell in the court, and his majesty was so strong that it could scare people's souls.
Wang Deli raised his eyes and said word by word, "I don't admit it."
Many people gathered at the gate of the yamen, all coming to watch the fun.
"How come this mayor has committed so many crimes?"
"This bad guy doesn't have the words 'I'm a bad guy' written on his face, right? He must be good at disguising himself. Otherwise, who would have known about his crime if it hadn't been exposed?"
Yi Yami accompanied Xiao Zao, and Gu Beijian stood beside Yi Yami.
"Since you don't admit it, I will make you admit it. Come, bring Manager He." Yao Wenyuan gave the order.
"Here is Manager He!" The bailiff brought Manager He up. Manager He no longer had the fat body he had before, and now he looked much thinner.
"Manager He." Yao Wenyuan said.
"I'm here." Shopkeeper He replied with his head down.
"You said Wang Deli abused his power for personal gain and committed corruption and abuse of power. Do you have any evidence?" Yao Wenyuan asked.
Shopkeeper He lowered his head, not daring to look at Wang Deli, and said, "Yes, there is evidence. The evidence is under the stone slab under the bed in my house. I have buried several account books. You can dig them out and you will find out. In them are records of the interest I have distributed to Wang Deli every month in the past few years when I was doing business in Luguang Town. Wang Deli has never invested in me, but he takes at least 20% to 30% of the interest from me every month. He threatened me openly and secretly that if I don't give it to him, he will make things difficult for me and make my business unable to continue..." Shopkeeper He finally said, lying on the ground.
"Sir, this is clearly a false accusation. Everyone in Luguang Town knows that I am famous for my good temper. Manager He wants to drag me into this because he harmed someone. Sir, I don't admit it, and his evidence is also false..." Wang Deli defended himself.
When Shopkeeper He heard this, blood rushed to his head and he immediately said, "Sir, I have made a mistake and I am willing to deal with it according to the law, but Wang Deli is not innocent. Sir, you can summon the shopkeepers of other shops to come and question them, so that we can know whether it is true or not."
"Bring the other shop owners up to talk." Yao Wenyuan waved his hand.
All the prominent merchants in Luguang Town were here, kneeling on the ground.
"Greetings, His Excellency the County Magistrate." They said in unison.
"Has Wang Deli ever asked you to pay interest? Don't worry, just tell the truth." Yao Wenyuan asked.
"This..." Everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to speak.
At this time, Yi Yami knelt down and said, "Sir, Wang Deli once told me that it would be beneficial for everyone to make money together. I didn't agree at that time, so he threatened me with some things that cannot be told to outsiders..."
When Yi Yami said this, everyone was shocked. Most people recognized that this was the owner of Yi Ji. Yi Ji's business was booming. No one expected that Yi Ji, which had a sign bestowed by the emperor, would experience such a thing. Although everyone guessed that it happened before the sign was bestowed by the emperor, they were still curious about what the thing that Yi Yami said was that was not to be told to outsiders was.
With Yi Ji taking the lead, many people came forward to report Wang Deli.
Wang Deli gritted his teeth below.
"Okay, with so many people's testimony here, Wang Deli, you still don't plead guilty?" Yao Wenyuan asked.
Wang Deli sneered and said, "I don't recognize it."
"Bring Xiaozao up for questioning." Yao Wenyuan waved his hand.
Xiaozao knelt beside Yiyami, and someone noticed that she was a quiet girl from Yiji.
"What's wrong with this girl? How is she related to Wang Deli?"
"I don't know. Read on. This girl is very quiet. I went to Yiji for dinner and called her several times, but her voice was almost quieter than the sound of an ant. Every time I had to prick up my ears to hear her."
"I am Xiaozao, a commoner. Nice to meet you, sir..." Xiaozao kowtowed heavily.
The people outside were shocked, "Why is this kid kowtow so hard..."
"I'm afraid there's been injustice..."
"Tell everyone about your grievances," said Yao Wenyuan.
"Yes, sir. My name is Xiaozao, I'm 15 years old, from Lanmiao Village. My father and mother gave birth to me and my sister Xiaolan. A year ago, my sister was kidnapped by the rogue Wang Faliu. My parents and I went to ask for her back, but to no avail. We then went to the mayor, but he said he was busy and had no time, so he refused to let us in. We went to Wang Faliu's door every day to make trouble, but to no avail. Wang Faliu's family wouldn't let us in. Three days later, my sister hanged herself at the gate of Wang Faliu's house." Xiaozao spoke so loudly for the first time, with tears in his voice.
"My sister is covered with scars, there is not a single good spot on her body..." Xiaozao said as tears started to flow. She might have been so angry that there was blood in her tears.
Everyone was so scared that they didn't know what to say.
Xiao Zao stood up and said, "We took my sister's body to the town government office to file a complaint. Who knew Wang Faliu was actually Wang Deli's distant nephew? Wang Faliu gave Wang Deli a lot of money. Wang Deli directly rejected our complaint, and my parents died of anger on the spot..."
Xiao Zao cried out her grievances, and every word was heartbreaking.
"You're talking nonsense. What evidence do you have to prove that Wang Faliu is my distant nephew? And what evidence do you have to prove that I accepted his money?" Wang Deli replied with his neck stiff.
"I remember there seemed to be such an incident, but it seemed that two people died at the time, and the little girl was crying on the street, and was later driven away by the yamen runners..." The people at the door whispered.
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