Chapter 80 The crime is deserved

However, the next day, the two did not go to Baixiao Tower as they wished, because the people from the government office came and said that the court would open at 9:00 today to deal with their case.

"Finally, we can put an end to this matter." Liu Mingan looked at Jiang Ning and said, with a gentle smile in his eyes.

Since getting up in the morning, Liu Mingan's eyes have never left Jiang Ning. It has always been such a passionate gaze. Jiang Ning has been accustomed to it. She just replied: "Let's go and see how the county magistrate judges the case." As

soon as the two arrived at the government office, they saw two women, one old and one young, wiping their tears anxiously outside the gate.

Liu Mingan only glanced at them and retracted his gaze, but Jiang Ning stared at them carefully for a while.

Coincidentally, Jiang Ning had seen both of these people.

Jiang Ning had seen the older woman when she first went up the mountain. At that time, the woman was discussing with the Third Uncle's Wife whether Liu Ming'an was worthy of He Yiyi. Jiang Ning recalled that the Third Uncle's Wife seemed to call her "Auntie Li".

As for the young woman, Jiang Ning had a deeper impression. The one who used menstrual blood to cast a spell on a malicious person in the middle of the night was knocked unconscious by her and thrown to the edge of the pond.

What are these two people doing here?

Jiang Ning couldn't guess, so she turned to look at Liu Ming'an and said casually, "They both seem to be from Lotus Village. Don't you want to say hello?"

Liu Ming'an frowned, thinking of the quarrel with Li Xiangyun, and whispered in Jiang Ning's ear, "These two people are very annoying, don't pay attention to them."

Jiang Ning raised her eyebrows in surprise, it seems that there is really a feud. But Liu Ming'an has such a good temper that he could say such things. It must be the fault of these two people.

The two walked to the court. There were already several people standing below the court. Jiang Ning recognized one of them as Lao Yu, the owner of Jinyufang, and another as a waiter at Chen's Rice Shop. Jiang Ning found the other person familiar. After trying to recall, he was the waiter at Fusheng Restaurant who had received them when they were selling rabbits.

There was another person, who looked like a young man with a very arrogant look. He stood at the very edge, far away from the others, with obvious disdain in his eyes.

"Do you know that person?" Jiang Ning asked Liu Ming'an in a low voice.

Liu Mingan nodded and replied, "I saw him during the Tongsheng exam. I have never spoken to him. I don't know what he is doing here?"

"Testify!" Jiang Ning said faintly.

Not long after, Song Ming and Tang Shuli arrived, and Zhao Qiang, Monkey, Hu Laoliu and He Zhenhu were also brought to the court.

"Bang!"

The alarm clock rang and the court began.

Jiang Ning guessed that these witnesses should have already taken statements, and the county magistrate was completely clear about the case, but he just needed to go through the court procedure again.

Sure enough, each of them was called forward and questioned in public.

Lao Yu testified that Hu Laoliu and Monkey were uncle and nephew, and they were as close as father and son. Hu Laoliu was resentful because Jiang Ning had humiliated him in public. He once ordered Monkey and He Zhenhu to follow Jiang Ning, but they returned in vain. Later, he designed a gambling game and made Zhao Qiang owe a huge amount of money.

Lao Yu also pointed out that Jinyufang would do anything to make a profit. In order to ensure that it would be the only one in the market, it would send thugs to suppress its peers and would cheat on the dice. Hu Laoliu was narrow-minded and cruel. Anyone who beat him at the gambling table would be resented and wait for an opportunity to retaliate. One of his hands was broken before, and he later fled Lingshan Town.

The waiters of Chen's Rice Shop and Fusheng Restaurant testified that the people of Jinyufang had asked them if they had seen a girl wearing a veil. The waiter of Chen's Rice Shop admitted that he told the people of Jinyufang the address of Liu Ming'an.

As for the young man, he also testified that Monkey had asked him if he had seen Liu Ming'an during the Tongsheng exam and whether Liu Ming'an's knowledge could pass the exam.

He Zhenhu finally testified that on the day when Liu Ming'an's house was burned, Monkey had already arrived at the bamboo forest of Hehua Village and told him to go to the bamboo forest to call him after Zhao Qiang left. Then he saw Monkey walking towards Liu Ming'an's house with his own eyes.

The testimonies of several people corroborated each other, and it was obvious that Hu Laoliu and Monkey planned to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Jiang Ning looked at the two people kneeling on the ground. Monkey and Hu Laoliu both lowered their heads with dead looks on their faces.

"Hu Laoliu, Hou Zehua, do you plead guilty?" Song Ming asked the two people below.

Hu Laoliu raised his head with a look of resignation and frustration on his face.

"The prisoner pleads guilty, but all the crimes were committed by the prisoner alone. Hou Zehua was just following the prisoner's orders. I hope you can see clearly." "

Uncle!" Monkey turned his head and looked at Hu Laoliu in disbelief. He didn't expect that he would take all the blame on himself.

Hu Laoliu ignored the monkey and continued to look at Song Ming and said, "Hou Zehua's parents are both dead, and he was raised by the prisoners. A child is a blank sheet of paper, and what he will become in the future depends on what others write on him. Hou Zehua committed such a crime because he was taught by the prisoners. Tracing back to the source, all the responsibility lies with the prisoners. I beg you to show some leniency to him."

Jiang Ning could no longer see the condescending demeanor in Hu Laoliu that she had when she first met him. Now he was just a humble, low-key prisoner, an uncle who was only thinking about saving his nephew.

Jiang Ning curled her lips slowly, but she didn't realize that Hu Laoliu was still a person who valued family affection. However, even if Hou Zehua was saved, she would not let him go!

While Jiang Ning was thinking, Lao Yu suddenly walked to the front of the court and knelt down righteously: "Sir Song, don't listen to his nonsense. They are both birds of a feather, both are equally cruel and ruthless. It is absolutely impossible that it is just Hu Laoliu's idea!"

Jiang Ning looked at Lao Yu carefully and found a panic in his eyes. He immediately understood his intention.

Lao Yu and Hu Laoliu should have been in cahoots with each other for many years. This time when something happened, Lao Yu jumped out to protect himself and pointed out the crimes of Hu Laoliu and Monkey, just to put them to death. If Monkey was lucky enough to get away with it, then he, the traitor, would definitely not be let off. Therefore, Lao Yu must make sure that they will never have a chance to turn over.

"Oh? Tell me?" Song Ming could probably guess what this man was thinking.

"Your Excellency may not know that Hu Laoliu was born with one extra finger than other children, so his biological parents regarded him as a freak and unlucky. They beat and scolded him since he was young and often made him go hungry. If it were not for his sister, Hou Zehua's biological mother, he would not be alive today."

"Hou Zehua's mother fed him without his parents' knowledge and barely kept Hu Laoliu alive. He lived to be in his teens and was able to earn a living on his own. Later, he worked in casinos and became famous for his gambling skills. However, his house caught fire overnight and both his parents died. I thought it was an accident before, but now I think it was a man-made disaster..."

"What happened next? How is it related to Hou Zehua?" Song Ming asked solemnly, with anger in his voice.

"When his parents died, his elder sister had just given birth and was in confinement. She and her husband rushed here from Lingfeng Town overnight. It rained heavily in the middle of the night and the road was slippery. The carriage they hired fell off the cliff and no body was found. Hou Zehua, who was still an infant, was left at his grandparents' home. Later, Hu Laoliu found them, took the child away and raised him himself. He never married or had children in his entire life..."

"Then how do you know they are both equally cruel? Did Hou Zehua do something?" Song Ming asked again.

"Yes, Hou Zehua regards Hu Laoliu as his biological father. He will take revenge on anyone who disrespects Hu Laoliu. The scar on his face is because someone beat Hu Laoliu at the gambling table and said, "Sixth Master is only this capable." Then Hou Zehua took a knife at night and wanted to chop off the person's hand. It was found that it was left when the two sides fought. He was only fourteen years old at that time..."

"Think about it, sir. A child who is only fourteen years old dares to carry a knife to hurt people privately. How can he be an innocent person? I hope you can see clearly!" After Lao Yu finished speaking, he kowtowed heavily to Song Ming.

"Lao Yu, I have treated you well these years!" Hu Laoliu stared at the back of Lao Yu's head and said faintly, his eyes full of hatred.

Lao Yu felt like a thorn in his back, and dared not look back. He just looked at Song Ming and said righteously: "I have long been fed up with your kind of morality. Justice is clear, you deserve it."

"Hahaha... You deserve it, you deserve it... Hahaha..." Hu Laoliu didn't care that this was a court, and laughed out loud, his eyes full of sadness.

Yesterday, he was still the glorious legend of the gambling table, Hu Liuye, but today he is a prisoner who is hated by everyone. The cold ridicule of others is fine, but the stabbing of people around you is the most chilling.

Forget it, forget it, it's just a miserable life anyway, and living for almost sixty years is long enough.

But...

"Zehua, uncle is sorry for you. I shouldn't have taken you from your grandparents. Those two old guys are right. I am a born monster and will bring bad luck to others... If there is a next life, uncle will work like a cow and a horse for you and pay for your life!"

Hu Laoliu looked at the monkey beside him, tears flashing in his cloudy eyes.

Tang Shuli brought the evidence to the court, and several people pressed their fingerprints one by one.

Song Ming pronounced the verdict according to the laws of Daliang. Monkey and Hu Laoliu had a long history of bad deeds and intended to commit murder. They should be executed according to the law and will be executed at the end of the year. Zhao Qiang took advantage of his position to drug people and broke into private houses with the intention of stealing. He was caned 40 times and imprisoned for one year. His three generations of descendants were not allowed to participate in official careers. He Zhenhu was an accomplice and was caned 20 times. Lao Yu knew about the crimes of Monkey and Hu Laoliu but did not report them. He also participated in important links many times. He could be exempted from the death penalty, but he could not escape the punishment of life. He was sentenced to 40 canes and imprisonment for ten years.

Except for Lao Yu who cried out for injustice, no one else objected.

Tang Shuli looked at the relieved smile on Zhao Qiang's face, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a while. In the end, he could only sigh.

Jiang Ning looked at the result and felt deeply.

This time, she did not seek justice on her own, but it was given to her by the law. She stood in this court with a clear conscience!