Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 487: Trial (middle)

"This guy is so bad, Judge, arrest him."

"Slap his mouth and see if he dares to lie."

"It's really open-eyed and talking nonsense, I want to dig out his eyeballs."

At this time, the crowd was furious, and the audience outside the court pointed at Li Yan and cursed.

It's so irritating to give false testimony just to have a good time.

Facing the accusations, Li Yan turned pale with fright, and looked at Zhang Fei anxiously.

On the side, Cai Yanqing and other officials were embarrassed. To them, these voices seemed to be scolding them.

Boom boom boom!

Zhang Fei hit the gavel a few times, "Silent! Silent!"

Seeing that the effect was not great, he said loudly again: "If anyone dares to make noise again, the chief judge will order him to be expelled from the imperial court immediately."

The sound gradually becomes smaller.

Zhang Fei said to Ma Xiaoyi again: "Officer Ma, take the witness down."

"Yes."

After Li Yan was taken down. Zhang Fei said to Su Zhe again: "Chief Prosecutor Su, although Li Yan's previous statement was not true, it does not prove that it was not Wu Zhang who pushed Wu's mother down.

As you said just now, if Li Yan was squatting at that time, and the person on the other side was also half squatting, he could not see each other, then according to Li Yan's confession just now, he just didn't see it at first glance. Seeing Mrs. Wu and Zhang, but it is also possible that Mrs. Wu and Zhang squatted down and pushed Wu's mother down, and then stood up, just in time to be seen by Li Yan. "

"???"

People outside the court looked at Zhang Fei in bewilderment.

What are you doing?

Aren't you going to reverse the case for Mrs. Wu and Zhang?

They still think that the Public Security Bureau is a department.

Cai Yanqing and the others also gradually understood the way the public prosecutors handled cases, so they couldn't help but nodded slightly.

Su Zhe replied: "Our procuratorate also found an eyewitness, who is enough to prove that it was not Wu Zhang who pushed Wu's mother down."

"Pass."

"The witness, Guo Rui."

But I saw a royal policeman coming up with a man in his thirties, of medium build, thin and thin, with a few wisps of beard.

He also chose to stand. How could he dare to sit in such a scene for the first time.

Su Zhe asked for his personal information as usual.

"My name is Guo Rui, from Pinglu County, and I make a living selling medicinal materials."

"Brother Guo, do you still remember what happened in the early morning of April 16 this year?"

"Remember! Remember!"

Guo Rui nodded and said: "I remember that day, I had to go to Hanguguan Wharf to deliver a batch of medicinal materials, so I got up and started before dawn. When I saw a young woman crying under a big tree, I didn’t dare to mind my own business, so I continued on my way, but within a few steps, I suddenly heard a plop.

I wondered if the woman jumped into the river, so I looked back and found that the woman didn't jump into the river, but ran towards the river in a panic.

I thought she was going to jump into the river, and I wanted to stop her, but she didn't want to jump into the river, she just squatted by the river and started crying, so I didn't care about it because I had to hurry. "

"What time was it?"

"About Mao time."

"Apart from that woman, did you see anyone else?"

"No."

Guo Rui shook his head and said, "I saw a cart by the river."

Su Zhe said: "Then where did you hear the plop come from?"

Guo Rui thought for a while, and said, "At that time, what I heard seemed to be coming from the cart, but because I was really in a hurry, I didn't think about it."

Su Zhe said: "Besides this, you can hear other voices."

Guo Rui shook his head, "No!"

"Thank you."

Su Zhe nodded.

The royal police next to the witness stand invited Guo Rui down again.

Su Zhe looked up at Zhang Fei and said, "Although neither Li Yan nor Guo Rui saw the old woman, according to their confessions, they all heard a splash around Maoshi, And there was no second sound, so it can be seen that they heard the same sound, so the situation at that time was that there was the sound of falling into the water first, and then Mrs. Wu and Zhang ran to the river."

Zhang Fei nodded thoughtfully, and then asked again: "That is to say, when Guo Rui passed the crime scene, Mother Wu hadn't fallen into the river yet. Logically speaking, he should have seen Mother Wu."

"He can't see."

"Why?"

"Because Wu's mother can't walk, she can only crawl. Our procuratorate sent people to test it. If Wu's mother got off the cart and climbed to the river by herself, the cart just blocked Guo. Ray's line of sight, so he is invisible."

Su Zhe picked up another document, "And we have enough evidence to prove that Wu's mother climbed to the river by herself. According to the results of the previous inspection, at the scene of the crime, there was a tow on the bank. Later, our procuratorate carefully questioned the person in charge of the case and checked the records at that time.

In Wu Zuo’s record, the palms of Wu’s mother are all worn out, and there is dirt in the nails. The most important thing is that Wu’s pants have traces of being worn out at the knees, but the heels of the shoes and the backs of the legs, There are no signs of being worn out.

This is enough to prove that Wu's mother climbed over the cart by herself. Because Wu's mother was paralyzed and could only crawl with her hands, her hands were worn out, and her knees were also worn out. People who dragged it over should also have their heels worn out. "

The Song Dynasty's writing is quite strong, because the government has a very strict inspection system, and these have to be written down.

A procuratorate sent Zhang Fei that report, as well as the inspection records made at that time.

Cai Yanqing and Wei Yingfang looked at each other awkwardly.

The person responsible for the interrogation and investigation of this case was Wei Yingfang, but since Mrs. Wu and Zhang pleaded guilty early, and there was no possibility of a second murderer, they did not pay attention to these details.

After Zhang Fei read it carefully, he handed it to Cai Jing and the others, and then frowned and asked Su Zhe, "The above evidence can indeed prove that Mother Wu crawled over by herself, but why did Mrs. Wu and Zhang admit that it was?" I pushed Mother Wu down by myself."

Su Zhe said: "That's because Mrs. Wu and Zhang were indeed involved. Because Wu's mother was unable to move, she could only climb to the river where the cart was at that time, but she couldn't climb to the river from home. It was Mrs. Wu and Zhang who pushed her to the river, and Mrs. Wu and Zhang also knew that Mrs. Wu was going to commit suicide."

Zhang Fei frowned when he heard that, glanced at the copy that Xu Zhiqian quietly handed in just now, and said: "According to the provisions of Article 258 of the "Song Xingtong", those who murder relatives, elders, grandparents, husbands , husband's grandparents, parents, all will be beheaded.

Moreover, there is a brief explanation that there is no distinction between conspiracy, injury, and killing, as long as there is conspiracy, they will all be executed. According to what Chief Prosecutor Su said just now, Mother Wu's suicide was obviously planned by Wu's mother and Wu Zhang's family, and Wu Zhang's family was not ignorant of it. Those who go down should also be punished by beheading, and it does not belong to the crime of manslaughter. "

Many people sitting here nodded their heads one after another, but at the same time, there was a look of doubt on their faces. Are you on the same side?

Su Zhe said: "But according to the laws and regulations of our court, the death of another person due to lack of hearing, eyesight and thoughtfulness can be regarded as a crime of manslaughter. Wu Zhang obviously assisted Wu's mother because of his lack of thoughtfulness. Suicide."

Zhang Fei asked: "Is there any evidence to prove it?"

Thinking too hard?

It's hard to prove it!

The officials sitting here couldn't help frowning and thinking.

Su Zhe said: "Because it was Wu's mother who kept begging, begging, and even threatened Wu and Zhang in a self-abuse way to assist her in committing suicide, and finally forced Wu and Zhang to agree to Wu's and assist her in committing suicide."

Zhang Fei asked: "Is there any evidence for Chief Prosecutor Su's statement?"

Su Zhe said: "The villagers of Huali Village in Guixiang know about this, and Aunt Chen of Huali Village once saw Wu's mother holding Wu Zhang's feet and begging Wu and Zhang to help her beg for death. Now Chen The aunt is out of court, and the judge can summon her to testify in court."

Zhang Fei said: "Bring it to the Chen family."

Soon, I saw a middle-aged woman coming to the court. This aunt was very big-hearted, and she sat on the witness chair with her buttocks.

Everyone looked at the aunt in surprise, but Zhang Fei, Cai Jing and the others showed no expression.

The same is true for Su Zhe. He stood up and asked, "Excuse me, Mrs. Chen, where are you from?"

Aunt Chen said: "I am from Lihua Village, Gui Township."

Su Zhe asked again: "I don't know if my aunt knows Wu Lei's family."

"I've been his neighbor for decades, why don't I know him."

"Then Wu Lei's wife, Mrs. Wu Zhang, is familiar to my aunt."

"It's very familiar."

"I don't know how the Wu Zhang family is."

"Wu Zhang is a well-known virtuous wife in our village. She not only has to take care of two children, but also takes care of the paralyzed old mother. She has no complaints and manages the house in an orderly manner. She is also very filial. .”

"How do you say that?"

"Once I went diving in the river with Mrs. Wu and Zhang, but on the way back, Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang fainted to the ground. After being treated by a doctor, she woke up. After asking, I found out that Ms. Wu and Mrs. Zhang I haven't eaten for three days."

Also asked by Su Zhe, the aunt was full of voices and expressions, and said with dancing: "At that time, her husband Wu Lei was also sick, and she took care of the whole family, but there was not much food in the house, so Wu Zhang's Give Wu Mu and Wu Lei my own food, and drink water to satisfy my hunger, everyone in Gui Township knows this."

There is a hint of injustice in the tone.

Sighs and whimpers were faintly heard inside and outside the courtyard.

Many women wiped the corners of their eyes when they heard this.

Sitting in the courtyard, Lu Chapo was already crying so hard.

Su Zhe asked again: "I heard that my aunt once saw Wu's mother holding Wu Zhang's leg and begging to die."

Aunt Chen nodded and said: "I just finished working in the vegetable soil that day. On the way home, when I passed by Wu's house, I heard crying and shouting from inside, so I went over to have a look and found that Wu's mother was on the sidelines. Hugging Wu Zhang's leg, crying that he didn't want to hurt them, that his life would be worse than death, and then knocked his head on the ground, Wu Zhang hurriedly hugged Wu's mother, and the two hugged and cried together. In fact, Wu's mother has not asked to die for a day, and everyone in this village knows it."

Su Zhe asked: "Wu Lei also knows?"

"Know."

Aunt Chen said: "There will be troubles from time to time, don't you know, but Wu Lei and his wife are very filial, they have always been comforting, and they take care of Wu's mother with all their heart, but the more they are like this, Then Mother Wu is begging for death."

Su Zhe said: "Since the son is so filial, why does Wu's mother still ask to die?"

"Why else."

Aunt Chen sighed, "Of course I think I'm dragging them down. In order to help Wu's mother heal, Wu Lei and his wife's family is almost in trouble. Recently, Wu Lei plans to use his own land as a mortgage to borrow money. "

"I see. Thank you, Ma'am, for being willing to testify in court."

"It's okay for me to run these few steps, but I don't know if you will sentence Wu Zhang to death? Wu Zhang is really a good woman, please spare her life."

Aunt Chen asked Su Zhe instead.

Su Zhe was taken aback, then cupped his hands and said, "Sorry, I can't decide this."