Fix Smile Order Chapter 15: Trial

By convention, when the magistrate is in the lobby, the people can watch from the outside. Today is Tang Tianyuan's first court trial since he took over as county magistrate, and it's a murder case. The people who came to watch are three floors and three floors, and the county government is surrounded by water. Some people didn't do business at all, and made a special trip to collect the stall to see the county magistrate handle the case. There are also women standing on tiptoe behind the crowd, wanting to see how handsome the legendary handsome county magistrate is.

Tan Qingchen seized the business opportunity, set up a table outside the lobby, and asked the man to put herbal tea and cut watermelon to sell, and the business was booming. Carrying a half-old fan by himself, he stood outside and smiled at Tan Lingyin, who was taking notes in a serious manner.

At such a distance, Tan Lingyin couldn't recognize Tan Qingchen.

Today, the son and grandson Bufan still keeps his oiran hairstyle. Although he has to kneel on the defendant's stone, he is calm.

Tan Lingyin cleared her throat, got up and read the complaint. Her voice was clear and melodious, very pleasant. The complaint describes the entire process of the incident, pointing out two counts of Sun Bufan: abduction of a woman from a good family and murder.

There is a chatter from the crowd. Many people pointed at Sun Yuanwai's back. The daughter's elopement is a major event, which is a concentrated expression of not abiding by women's morality. Of course, in this dynasty, due to historical reasons, the folk customs are relatively open, but elopement is enough to watch the lively for a while.

Sun Yuanwai and his wife were flushed with shame, and they bowed their heads and dared not speak.

Tan Ling's voice was not good, she slapped the table heavily, "What's the noise!"

Her voice was so powerful that the crowd suddenly died. Tan Lingyin pointed at Sun Bufan and said to the crowd, "He is the murderer! Qi Hui is clearly the victim. You don't speak for the victim, but instead accuse her. Do you want to be an accomplice to the murderer?!"

This hat is so big that no one with a flat head dares to take it, so they all start to scold Sun Bufan.

"Silence!" Tang Tianyuan patted the gavel again. He glanced in Tan Lingyin's direction and saw that she was indeed rubbing her right hand that was aching from hitting the table too hard. This violent temper, I don't know who can stand her in the future. Tang Tianyuan shook his head slightly, wanting to laugh, but quickly held back his laughter.

"Sun Bufan, can you plead guilty?" Tang Tianyuan asked.

Sun Bufan replied, "The grass-roots people do not recognize it, and the grass-roots people are wronged. All the allegations in the complaint are false, please make a clear decision."

"You mean, you didn't write to Qi Hui, and you never asked her to elope. You didn't see her on the night of the crime?"

"Yes."

Tang Tianyuan continued to say calmly, "The autopsy results show that Qi Hui had been taken lightly before she was murdered, and the first thing she did after being taken lightly was to slap the disciple."

He said this, and the people outside started to talk again: tsk tsk tsk, I was taken lightly!

Tan Lingyin stared at her with fiery eyes. Her eyes were already big, and she stared at her like this, as if she was about to pounce and desperately next, and it was terrifying to look at. Although she couldn't see the onlookers clearly, they saw her clearly, so they quickly changed the subject: "Burn the murderer to death!"

Tang Tianyuan asked them to be silent again, and then said, "Sun Bufan, since you denied seeing Qi Hui that night, why did the nail scratches on your face come from?"

Sun Bufan unconsciously covered his face and was about to speak when Tang Tianyuan interrupted him, "Come here, check your injuries."

Two yamen officers stepped forward to press him, and one of them looked at his face carefully and said, "Go back to your lord, Sun Bufan did have a scratch on the side of his face, it took about two or three days, and the scab has started to peel off. ."

Tang Tianyuan nodded and concluded, "So since you were scratched by Qi Hui that night, you changed your hairstyle to cover the wound, right?"

Sun Bufan rolled his eyes and replied, "My lord thinks too much. I did think of this method to cover it up because of the injury on my face, but this scratch was accidentally provoked by a wild cat. As a result, it has nothing to do with Miss Qi. The important matter of human life is at stake, and it is too hasty for adults to break off with such a wound.

"On the basis of only one wound, this official will not easily convict. Come, bring witness Yuhuan."

Yuhuan was brought up. She barely slept last night, and was frightened again. Now she is described as very haggard, with a dark circle around her, like a ghost. She came in and gave Tang Tianyuan a kowtow, then lowered her head and explained everything she knew, without daring to look at Sun Bufan.

Member Qi heard that his maid had done such a thing, so he was so angry that he yelled and yelled at her.

After Yuhuan finished speaking, Tang Tianyuan looked at Sun Bufan, "What else do you have to say?"

Sun Bufan seemed to have known that this scene would happen. He replied calmly, "Yuhuan is perjuring, and has joined forces with Wei Zitong to frame me."

"You said she gave perjury, is there any evidence?"

"Yes. This person has a crush on me, can't ask for it, and hates it because of love. She hates me."

This is too narcissistic. Tan Lingyin stopped writing, shook her head, looked at Sun Bufan and then at Yuhuan. She found that Yuhuan kept crying and shaking her head, not answering. This... won't be said by Sun Bufan, right?

Sun Bufan said, and took out a purse and a handful of silk thread from his sleeve, "This is the purse and five-color thread that Yuhuan girl took the initiative to give me on the Duanyang Festival. I have never responded to Yuhuan girl's wrong love, Yuhuan. The girl hated me because of this, and thought of a way to frame me deliberately."

"Yuhuan, this official asks you, is this really what you gave to Sun Bufan?"

Yuhuan did not speak, but nodded with tears in her eyes.

It turns out that the county magistrate didn't feel wrong, Yuhuan really has something to hide. Tan Lingyin understands Yuhuan's difficulty in talking about this matter, but if this matter is shaken out by Sun Bufan at a critical moment, it will make them passive.

"Sir," Yuhuan wiped away tears and said, "I did give Sun Gongzi these things, but I guarantee that what I have just said is the truth. This Sun Bufan deliberately seduced my family. Miss, I took the opportunity to kill her, please let the adults call the shots for my young lady!"

Sun Bufan sneered, "Sir, do you need Caomin to remind you that according to the laws of Daqi, those who have hatred against the defendant cannot testify."

This is difficult. Tan Lingyin frowned and looked at Tang Tianyuan.

Tang Tianyuan gave her a reassuring look, and turned to Sun Bufan, "It seems that you have studied the laws of Daqi thoroughly, so do you know what else is needed if this official wants to convict you. ?"

"Naturally, evidence is needed."

"Sun Bufan, you thought you did it flawlessly, but you were wrong. You just thought you strangled Qi Hui, but she wasn't dead at the time."

Sun Bufan's expression changed instantly, but he quickly regained his composure, "Your Excellency can really tell a joke, I don't understand what it means to be strangled or not. However, since Miss Qi is not dead, why not let her come out and see her. ?"

Tang Tianyuan sighed, "She was not dead at the time, but she died later. The cause of death was not suffocation, but a severe blow to the back of the head. That is to say, she rolled down the hillside and was knocked on the back of the head by a stone. I just died." He said with a look of unbearable expression, shaking his head again and again.

Tan Lingyin was surprised. She made the autopsy report by herself. That's not what it said above. She glanced at the county magistrate quietly, and received the latter's calm gaze. Tan Lingyin didn't know what she was thinking, anyway, she read his meaning from the calm eyes, so she lifted the pen confidently, glanced at Sun Bufan, and wrote "You The killer is dead."

Sun Bufan listened to what Tang Tianyuan said, and then expressed regret for a while, and then said, "I don't know what the adults mean by saying this?"

"I mean, when you were carrying Qi Hui's body up to Tianmu Mountain," Tang Tianyuan paused slightly when he said this, carefully observed Sun Bufan's expression, and saw that although he tried to be calm, his eyes flashed. After a little anxiety, Tang Tianyuan continued, "She actually woke up once."

This is a bit scary, and everyone present heard it. Tan Lingyin's hand holding the pen almost trembled. Fortunately, she was well trained. She lowered her head and thought silently, it's a pity that you don't write novels with your talent.

Sun Bufan has had some difficulty maintaining his calm expression. He elongated his face, his face slightly twisted.

Tang Tianyuan continued to tell the story calmly in this strange atmosphere, "After Qi Hui woke up, she knew that her life would not be guaranteed. Desperately did one thing."

Everyone's curiosity has been completely mobilized by him, and all the ordinary people watching outside fell silent, stretched their necks and stared, waiting for the next sentence from the county magistrate. As a result, the county magistrate was really like a storyteller, so he stopped here and sold off.

Tang Tianyuan smiled slightly and looked at Sun Bufan, "Do you know what it is?"

Onlookers: What is it? ! !

"I don't understand what the adults are saying."

Tang Tianyuan's gaze moved down and stopped on Sun Bufan's waist, "Young Master Sun is a good belt, where did you make it?"

Onlookers: Who cares about belts! ! !

Sun Bufan didn't expect the magistrate to suddenly ask this, and he didn't want to answer, "Shengbaozhai."

The sash he is wearing now is the same as yesterday's, the very same gold wire braided with lots of turquoise. These turquoises are all polished into flakes, with irregular shapes and sizes. There are dozens of pieces on a belt. The largest is as big as a red date, and the small is like a soybean grain.

"Someone, bring the evidence." As soon as Tang Tianyuan finished speaking, someone stepped forward with a tray. The tray was covered with red silk cloth, and on the red silk cloth lay a turquoise gem as small as a soybean grain.

Tang Tianyuan explained, "This was found in the palm of the deceased, and she was holding it tightly in her hand. This officer didn't understand what this meant at the time, and it was only when I saw Sun Gongzi yesterday that I understood. Qi Hui did it before he died. The last thing she did was to secretly dig a small piece of turquoise on your belt. At this time, you were carrying her nervously up the mountain without noticing it, so she succeeded. Qi Hui thought clearly and deliberately dug the smallest piece of stone. A piece of turquoise will not cause you to destroy the evidence after discovery. The turquoise on your belt is numerous and irregular. If you drop a small one, it is indeed not easy to detect. This leaves an opportunity for this officer to solve the case. Eyes."

After these remarks, the onlookers applauded continuously.

Sun Bufan looked at the turquoise and his face became extremely ugly.

Tang Tianyuan continued, "If you don't believe me, you can take off your belt in court and check to see if this officer has wronged you."

Seeing that Sun Bufan was standing still and didn't answer, Tang Tianyuan greeted the left and right yamen, "You guys, help Sun Gongzi take off his belt so that he can check."

Several people got the order and pressed Sun Bufan to help him untie his belt. After carefully looking at the belt for a while, he replied, "Sir, there is indeed a pothole on the belt." The small turquoise was brought over and buttoned, and it was tightly seamed.

"Sun Bufan, the physical evidence is in front of you, what else can you say?"

Sun Bufan pulled away from the crowd, with a ferocious face, "What if I killed people, she didn't keep women's morals, she should have been killed!"