Chapter 1547 Public Trial Meeting (Part 2)
"Sir, I can't say it's for nothing. We have heard people say that they are secret prostitutes. Flies don't bite seamless eggs. Why don't people say others, but them? So, I think they are secret prostitutes."
Han Laosan still refused to accept it and said with a pinched neck.
"Shut up! What you say is baseless. If there is no evidence, it is nothing!" Zhu Ping'an sternly reprimanded, then turned to Zhuang Laozheng and several village elders from neighboring villages and asked. He said, "Zhuang Lizheng, and all of you Lizheng, you are the hosts here, and we cannot hide the big and small things in the village from you. Please Asked if the victim was a prostitute?"
"Sir, they are all from good families and poor people, how could they be prostitutes? We all watched them grow up, and they obeyed the rules everywhere. This has never happened before Any frivolous act! I can use my head as a guarantee!" Mr. Zhuang stood up and said, then sighed He took a breath and said slowly, "Well, as the saying goes, there are many disputes at the door of a widow, and Xiu'er and the others are no exception, especially Xiu'er. The lazy Zhuang Mazi in our village once asked someone to propose to Xiu'er, but Xiu'er didn't agree. , Zhuang Mazi spread rumors about Xiuer. For this reason, we opened a special ancestral hall to punish Zhuang Mazi and also clarified it to the villagers. It cleared up, but Xiu'er has a fierce personality and often quarrels with the talkative women and children in the village over trivial matters. She also talks about other people. Sometimes there are holidays or other times, and there are bound to be some rumors. However, Hehua is always kind to others, and she loses her husband. Later, he was filial to his parents-in-law, but there were no rumors about him.”
"Is Zhuang Mazi here?" Zhu Ping'an looked towards the audience and asked, intending to find Pockmarked Zhuang for verification.
"Yes, he is here." Several villagers pushed Zhuang Mazi out of hiding.
"Zhuang Mazi, don't worry. Since your village has already punished you for spreading rumors, I will not pursue you. I just want to verify with you that what Mr. Zhuang said is true. ?" Zhu Pingan asked him for confirmation.
"Sir, what Mr. Zhuang is saying is true. Back then, I was a toad who wanted to eat swan meat. I became angry when I didn't eat it. I deliberately poured dirty water on it. I am an innocent person!" Mazi said frankly.
"Okay, I understand. Go down." Zhu Pingan nodded.
"Zhuang Mazi, I'll count you out for a while."
"Zhuang Mazi, I didn't expect you to be a decent person, we underestimated you"
It's rare for young and old men in Zhuangjia Village to praise you. Zhuang Mazi's words made Zhuang Mazi blush and feel embarrassed.
"Sir, they are talking nonsense. How can there be any secret prostitution? There are no airtight walls in our eight villages. If there are really secret prostitution in Zhuangjia Village, we can't hide it at all, but there really is no!"
“No.”
"No, they are not prostitutes, they are all women from good families."
Li Zheng from the nearby villages shook their heads one after another, and you and I explained the names of the two victims word by word.
"Sir, we are their neighbors, and we know them best. They are innocent people, not prostitutes. If they were prostitutes, many men would come to their door, but their yard is very deserted, don't say Men, even women don’t come to visit, almost as if they are dead men. They are both widows, so they have more contacts. "
"Sir, I had a fight with Zhang Xiuer. I wished she would be unlucky. I stared at her house every day, trying to find fault with her. But one thing I said is that although she has a bad mouth, she is really an innocent family. ”
The villagers of Zhuangjia Village also testified for them. Even those who had had problems with them also proved their innocence.
"Villagers testified, and I also ordered people to inspect the victims' homes. No frivolous items were found. This is enough to prove that the two victims are from innocent families and women from good families. Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang Tie Damn, the three of you should not slander the two victims again, otherwise the crime will be increased!"
Zhu Pingan glared hard at Han Laosan and the other three, and said sternly.
The two victims were officially certified by Zhu Ping'an as "good women" and couldn't help but hug each other.
"Here, I will talk more about the "Da Ming Law". What is rape is to force the victim to have sexual intercourse against the victim's will by using threats of violence or injury and other means! No matter whether the victim is No matter what status, a good family woman or a promiscuous woman, as long as the other party If the victim is unwilling to do so, but uses the threat of violence or injury to force him or her to have sex with a man or woman, that is rape! The identity of the victim does not affect the constitution of the crime of rape!"
Zhu Ping'an took this opportunity to tell everyone more He popularized the "Da Ming Law" to prevent villagers from going astray.
Next, Zhu Pingan asked several villagers in Zhuangjia Village who reported the crime. The villagers described that they heard the two victims calling for help, and then found that Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi and Zhang Tiedan broke into Xiuer's house. , were raping two people, the villagers surrounded the yard and shouted to the three people , but was threatened by Han Laosan and the other three.
"Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang Tiedan, did you three use violent beatings or other methods to force the victim to have sex with a man or woman?" ?”
Zhu Pingan interrogated Han Laosan and three others.
“We beat them and held them down, but what happened to them.” Liu Gouzi and the other three confessed.
"However, we gave them money, but they didn't want it themselves," Han Laosan argued.
"Okay, so far, the case has been ascertained. Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang Tiedan violated military discipline, left the military camp without authorization, broke into private houses, and raped two civilian women with violent beatings. The facts are true and the evidence is true. Confirmed! Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang Tiedan were guilty of three crimes: leaving the military camp without authorization, breaking into private houses, and raping civilian women."
After Zhu Pingan investigated the case clearly, he publicly confronted Han Laosan and others. The three men announced their crimes.
Han Laosan and the other three were like overcooked crabs, with their heads lowered and unable to say a word.
"Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, Zhang Tiedan, do you still remember the four iron laws of our Zhejiang Army's military discipline and eighteen cuts?"
Zhu Pingan asked.
Han Laosan and the other three nodded.
“Back!” Zhu Pingan said expressionlessly.
"Four Iron Rules: follow orders in all actions; do not take advantage of the masses; all seizures must be returned to the public; do not demolish houses to death from freezing, do not plunder to death from starvation. Eighteen cuts: When calling a general, use three drums together After finishing, those who don’t come will be beheaded; if you hear the drum but don’t advance, if you hear the gold, it won’t stop. Those who cannot raise the flag or hold it down will be beheaded; those who falsely claim to be sick before the battle are beheaded; those who abandon their weapons before the battle are beheaded; those who disobey the superiors and refuse to comply with orders will be beheaded; those who kill civilians for meritorious service or rape women will be beheaded. "Han Laosan and three others recited subconsciously.
When they saw the beheading of the rapist of a woman on their backs, Sha suddenly reacted, and then their faces turned pale with fear and they were covered in cold sweat. They kowtowed to Zhu Pingan in panic and begged, "Sir , Spare your life, spare your life, for the sake of our first time, please spare our lives." (End of this chapter)