Chapter 1098: Such a conclusion of the case is a big joke in the world
With the twelve suspects, it is impossible to determine who the criminal is based on the existing clues and evidence, and it cannot be eliminated further.
What can be done?
Simple, Zhu Pingan gave the answer and took it all back to the Yamen.
Soon, all twelve suspects were brought back to the yamen by Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and other yamen servants, and were brought to the court for interrogation of the serial theft case.
"What, the little county gentleman brought back twelve suspects?! There are butchers, neighbors, and traveling businessmen passing by. What kind of trouble is the little county gentleman going to make?! There is no case like this. Isn't this a joke?! ”
“We detained twelve people without any evidence. Isn’t this nonsense!”
“Are you crazy about trying to solve the case quickly?! How can you convince the public by casting a wide net, arresting people, and blindly trying cases like this?! Is he worthy of the words ‘The mirror hangs high’ behind the lobby? ? ! Such a county official is not responsible for the Ming Dynasty at all, and is not responsible for the people at all. Be responsible for the law."
"This is really the most ridiculous case in the world. Five petty theft cases actually tied up twelve suspects! I've heard that there were twelve suspects in one case! Moreover, even if there were twelve suspects, that's not enough! They should be tried separately, but they should be tried together!"
Zhang Xiancheng and others received the notice from Zhu Ping'an and heard that twelve suspects would be tried together. , everyone was dumbfounded in surprise, they couldn't believe their ears, they felt so ridiculous.
"Haha, at first I just wanted to cause some trouble for the little county gentleman to save him from unrest. Unexpectedly, the effect was far greater than expected. The little county gentleman was greedy for success. In order to solve the case quickly, he got confused and arrested people indiscriminately. Twelve suspects have been arrested, and they have to be interrogated in the lobby. Haha, the little county magistrate is young after all, and it is easy to get hot-blooded. However, haste makes waste, and urgency will cure the problem. Target, slow down and treat the root cause. Now, let's wait and see how Xiaoxianzun will end up. Haha, when the time comes, we will let the wind out and help Xiaoxianzun 'publicize' it so that the people in the county will listen. Listen to the 'great achievements' of the little county gentleman..."
When Master Yao rushed to the court with Zhang Xian Cheng, he couldn't help laughing and whispered to Zhang Xian Cheng in a low voice.
"Haha, great kindness."
Zhang Xiancheng smiled and nodded repeatedly.
On the way, the subordinates in the sixth room saw the two people, and they all came forward to salute enthusiastically, walked behind the two people, and rushed to the lobby together.
The bright mirror hangs high, and Zhu Pingan is sitting in the lobby as a magistrate. Zhang Xiancheng and Yao Chief Secretary are gloating about the misfortune, but they still do their best on their faces. They bow their hands to Zhu Pingan and salute. They sit down at the bottom. The secretary and the subordinates of the sixth house salute in turn. Sitting in two rows under the hall.
This is the promotion hall. The six-room and three-class officials must gather together to arrange the office; if it is the second hall, only the clerks on duty and the officials on duty are required to participate, and other irrelevant subordinates do not need to participate. , equivalent to the summary procedure of modern courts.
"Ascend to the hall! Beat the drum and bring the suspect to the hall."
Seeing that everyone was gathered, Zhu Pingan nodded slightly and clapped the gavel.
The government officials beat the drums vigorously and brought twelve suspects into the hall while the drums were beating.
"Mighty!"
Two rows of government officials stood neatly on both sides of the lobby, banging the water and fire sticks hard, shouting "Mighty".
The bright mirror hangs high in the hall, and the "avoid" and "quiet" signboards are placed under the tree. The county magistrate is dressed in official uniform and has a serious face. Six rooms and three shifts of government officials have gathered to line up the government office. The two rows of government officials are like wolves. Tiger, drums, water and fire sticks hitting the ground, and mighty sounds resounded in my ears...
The suspects were all ordinary people in the city. I had never seen such a scene before. They knelt on the ground nervously to pay their respects.
“Three months ago, a cow was stolen from Zhang Erniu’s family in Dazhang Village, a pig was stolen from Zhang Da’s family, two sheep were stolen from Li Datou’s family, and a donkey was stolen from Zhang Ernuo’s family in Miaozhuang Village. , five chickens were stolen from Liu Laoshi’s house. If you admit who is the thief, I can give you a lighter sentence; if not, you will be dealt with strictly.”
Zhu Pingan patted the gavel in the lobby and said gently to the twelve suspects in the hall.
Hey, the county magistrate is quite gentle.
The twelve suspects in the audience felt like they were in a strict hell. Their nervousness and apprehension suddenly relaxed a little, and they all began to cry out for injustice.
"My lord, the county magistrate, Xiao Xiao is wronged. He is a butcher in the village and has nothing to do with the theft. The eldest magistrate can go and inquire about it. Everyone in the village knows that Xiao Xiao sells meat. It's all real money, never It’s a crime, let alone stealing. The county magistrate is aware of it.” It's unjust..."
"The county magistrate is aware of it. I am just a street vendor selling small things. I am unjustly accused..."
...
The twelve suspects in the hall all cried out that they were wronged, but none of them admitted it. Yes, you talked to me, making the lobby look like a vegetable market.
Zhang Xiancheng and Master Yao looked at each other with a deep smile on their lips. In their view, Zhu Pingan's method of investigating cases is simply a joke. Do you think this is Jiang Taigong taking the bait? If the case can be solved in this way, they are willing to turn their heads off and serve Zhu Pingan as a chamber pot.
“You will be lenient if you confess, and strict if you resist. I will give you time to think about it again...Zhang Dianli brought the file of Wang Tian’s injury case to me. There is no need to sort it out...”
Zhu Ping'an looked at the suspects in the hall and spoke slowly, then ignored them and turned to give instructions to Zhang Danian, the prison officer.
"Yes. Your Majesty the County Lord."
Zhang Danian wanted to excuse himself by saying that the files were messy and unorganized, but Zhu Ping'an's words "no need to organize them" blocked the reason for his refusal in advance. After a while, Zhu Ping'an had the file registration book in his hand. Zhang Danian did not dare to use the excuse that the file was lost in the custody of the former magistrate, so he had to open his mouth and accept it.
Soon, Zhang Danian got the file on Wang Tian’s injury case, and Zhu Pingan carefully read it in the lobby.
Zhu Ping'an was suddenly immersed in Wang Tian's injury case. He seemed to have forgotten the twelve suspects in the hall and stopped paying attention to them.
The suspects just kept kneeling in the hall, looking at each other.
Boss Yao and Zhang Xiancheng looked at each other with ridicule on their faces. They were no longer able to complain about Zhu Ping'an. Let the suspect confess, and if the suspect doesn't admit, give them time to think about it while you study other cases on the side? ! Zhu Ping'an's method of interrogating and solving cases is simply stupid and idiotic! The most ridiculous thing in the world!
Is the county magistrate stupid because of reading? ! The whole person lives in the book! ! If you ask the suspect to admit it, they will admit it? !
The subordinate staff in the six houses were also speechless at Zhu Ping'an's method of handling cases.
Zhu Pingan was interrogating like this. The suspects felt no pressure and knelt on the ground, feeling more and more relaxed.
Half an hour passed.
An hour passed.
......
Finally, Zhu Ping'an finished studying Wang Tian's injury case, rubbed his forehead with a tired look, and finally thought of the suspects kneeling in the hall. Rubbing his forehead, he said tiredly to the suspects in the hall, "Forget it, you guys go back for now."
Huh? !
When Zhang Xiancheng and Chief Yao heard this, the corners of their mouths almost twitched, and they couldn't bear the mocking expressions.
All the subordinate staff were unable to complain.
"Thank you, Mr. Magistrate."
The twelve suspects in the hall felt completely relaxed. They stood up one after another, thanked Zhu Pingan, and prepared to go home.
Just when the suspects stood up to thank Zhu Pingan, Zhu Pingan, who was in the lobby, suddenly became furious. He reached out and slapped the gavel and shouted at the suspects, "How dare the thief get up?" Let’s go!”
"Ah!"
Hearing this, one of the twelve suspects reflexively knelt down with his trembling legs. (End of this chapter)