Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 488: Trial (Part 2)

"Well...it's true that good people don't get rewarded."

Xiao Tao, who was watching from behind, sobbed and whispered.

Although Gao Wenyin's eyes were red, she comforted Xiaotao and said, "Who said that, you just met Saburo."

Xiaotao pursed her mouth and nodded her head, "Madam is right." Then she said to Qingmei: "Sister Qingmei, will third brother acquit Wu and Zhang?"

Qing Mei blinked her eyes and said, "How do I know that?"

Having said so, Gao Wenyinyu gently grabbed the collar with her hands and looked worriedly at Zhang Fei who was sitting in the middle.

This person is not a grass, how could he be ruthless, after Mrs. Liu's nagging, many people outside the court were weeping secretly.

Because this is not a matter of Mrs. Wu and Zhang alone, but a social problem that many people face. There are old people in the family, and everyone feels the same.

Even many elders in the court looked moved and sighed silently.

A person dies, or a family dies.

This human tragedy is nothing more than that.

Zhuo Qun saw all this, and said to Cai Yanqing in a low voice: "It seems that they are planning to use everyone's sympathy to reduce Wu Zhang's charges."

Cai Yanqing nodded slightly.

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After Aunt Liu went down, Su Zhe immediately stated that all the witnesses he had arranged had gone to court, and at the same time produced specific evidence to prove that the Wu family was at the end of their rope, and Wu Lei was going to mortgage the land to borrow money.

This point required Wu Lei to testify in court in person.

But Wu Lei has the right to conceal relatives, and Su Zhe did not go to Wu Lei to go to court, because Su Zhe thought that for Wu Lei, the palm of his hand and the back of his hand were all flesh, and Wu Lei said it in court. Every word will be tortured.

Moreover, these evidences are easy to find, and there is no need for Wu Lei to appear in court.

Of course, Zhang Fei did not ask Wu Lei to go to court, but passed on Wu and Zhang to go to court.

After a while, I saw two policemen leading a young woman in her twenties and a prison uniform up. His eyes were sunken, his eyes were dull, and he was still muttering to himself.

She is taken to the prisoner's bay on the right and stood for interrogation.

Zhang Fei looked at Wu Zhang and shouted: "Wu Zhang."

Ms. Wu and Zhang didn't seem to hear, her mouth was gurgling.

Could it be crazy! That's too bad! Seeing Wu Zhang's expression, Zhang Fei couldn't help feeling worried, pondered a little, and said: "Wu Zhang, the chief judge knows that you are suffering in your heart at this time, but don't forget that you still have two children who are waiting to be fed. I believe your mother-in-law is most concerned about his two precious grandchildren, if they lose anything, I'm afraid your mother-in-law will find it hard to forgive you."

"Donger! Xiaer!"

Ms. Wu and Zhang made two beeps, and her dull eyes suddenly regained consciousness. She looked left and right, as if she was looking for her own children, but after looking for a long time, she didn't see the two children, and she seemed to be loose. He breathed a sigh of relief, but seemed a little disappointed, and said to himself: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Mother is sorry for you, mother has no face to see you again, woo woo woo..."

After speaking, she couldn't help herself, squatted down, covered her face, and burst into tears.

The people outside the court sympathized with her very much. Seeing her crying so miserably, they couldn't help crying too.

Zhang Fei waited for a while, then suddenly picked up the gavel and knocked a few times to stop the discussion outside the court, and waited until the surrounding area was silent, then said to Wu Zhang: "Wu Zhang, you look like this. I am indeed sorry for your husband and your two sons. You only want to atone for yourself, even at the expense of concealing the truth. This is an extremely selfish behavior. Have you ever thought that your husband will face, and your two sons A child, how will he behave in the future.”

Many people nodded desperately, and at the same time cast encouraging glances at Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang.

Sure enough, Wu Zhang's wailing gradually turned into whimpering. After a while, she slowly raised her head and stared blankly at Zhang Fei. .

Zhang Fei nodded to the Royal Police next to him.

The royal police immediately helped Mrs. Wu and Zhang up.

Zhang Fei said to Wu Zhang again: "Wu Zhang, the president of the court wants you to understand that whether there is a crime or not is not up to you, nor is it up to the president of the court, but the law. The truth, what you have to do now is to tell the whole story, and then wait for the judgment of the imperial court."

Ms Wu and Zhang looked at Zhang Fei, opened her mouth several times, but she couldn't make a sound.

Xu Zhiqian whispered: "President, why don't I go comfort her."

"No, you are the master bookkeeper now. To be fair, you should not have a private chat with him at this time." Zhang Fei shook his head.

Xu Zhiqian nodded, then stepped aside again.

Zhang Fei pondered for a moment and said, "Give her a cup of tea."

"Yes."

A royal policeman immediately came up with a pot of tea and served Wu Zhang a cup.

Zhang Fei smiled again and said, "Don't worry, have a cup of tea and think it through before you talk."

"Thank you...thank you!"

Ms. Wu and Zhang took the tea and shed a few more tears.

And the common people outside the court also stabilized following Mrs. Wu and Zhang's emotional stability. They suddenly discovered that the chief judge was not only handsome, but also approachable. The Attorney General and the Royal Police are all polite and soft-spoken.

In comparison, those yamen servants in the past came from robbers.

Fortunately, they still have the face to say that the public prosecutor is not.

Slander!

It is absolutely slander!

There is a saying that facts speak louder than words.

After a while, Zhang Fei asked Wu Zhang again: "Wu Zhang, can you make a confession now?"

"Yes... yes."

Ms. Wu and Zhang nodded repeatedly, eyes full of gratitude. After a while, Mrs. Wu and Zhang described the whole process of the eucalyptus.

It's the same as everyone imagined, but it's more bumpy.

What you see and hear is just the tip of the iceberg!

In the past three years, Wu's mother has gone on hunger strike more than ten times, but every time they are encouraged by their husband and wife to persuade their two grandchildren, and then coaxed to change their minds.

But with Wu Lei's illness that time, Mrs. Wu and Zhang fainted from hunger, which made Wu's mother determined not to hurt her son and daughter-in-law anymore, but she also knew that as long as Wu Lei was around, it was impossible for her to go on a hunger strike suicidal.

So she begged Mrs. Wu and Zhang bitterly, and later even beat and cursed, like crazy, begging for a while, cursing again, and so on, forcing Mrs. Wu and Zhang to have no choice. He agreed to Mother Wu's request.

On that day, Wu Lei was going to earn money at the pier, and he didn't return for a day. Wu Zhang took Wu's mother to the river. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law watched the last sunrise. , So let Wu Zhang go first, and then climb to the river by himself, and die.

And when talking about Wu's mother, Wu and Zhang's words are full of respect and love.

It can be seen that the relationship between their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is very good.

It can also be seen that Wu's mother is also a good mother.

After she finished speaking, Zhang Fei asked Su Zhe again: "Is there anything else the prosecutor wants to ask?"

Su Zhe shook his head.

Zhang Fei asked again: "Does your procuratorate still insist on prosecuting Wu and Zhang for manslaughter?"

Su Zhe nodded and said, "Yes."

Zhang Fei said: "Then you guys start to conclude your speech."

Closing statement?

What is this?

Many people looked at Su Zhe curiously.

Su Zhe nodded slightly, then stood up, and said: "The facts and evidence have proved that it was not Wu Zhang who pushed Wu's mother into the river. It was not her sincere wish, but it was indeed Wu Zhang. Without her help, it would have been difficult for Wu's mother to commit suicide by throwing herself into the river.

But we can't ignore that during this period, Mother Wu begged, beat, scolded and threatened Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang. During this years of struggle, I believe that anyone would probably not know how to make a choice.

More importantly, no one can help her in this matter. Even now, everyone present cannot come up with a best-of-both solution. "

As he spoke, he looked around.

Everyone is silent.

No solution!

Unless you give them money, but this is not the way, even if there are kind-hearted people, can you give them over again?

"The people sitting here are all the smartest people in Hezhong Mansion, but none of them can come up with a solution. However, Mrs. Wu Zhang is just a village woman, but she has to bear everything, not only by Wu's mother. She begged, beat and scolded, and had to take care of a poor and poor family, so that she couldn't think about it, so I hereby appeal to the judge to sentence Wu and Zhang for manslaughter."

"Well said!"

"What's the matter? Manslaughter is also a crime. If I say Wu Zhang, he should be found not guilty."

"That's right! This... can't blame her at all."

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Unlike Zhang Fei, Kang's impassioned closing speech was immediately rewarded with applause from the audience, and there were a lot of doubts outside the courtroom.

During the trial of the case, many people were eager to convict Wu and Zhang of manslaughter, but when the trial came to this point, the people were looking forward to directly adjudicating Wu and Zhang's innocence.

She didn't deserve it.

However, many officials in the hospital nodded in agreement.

"Silence! Silence!"

Zhang Fei knocked the gavel a few times, stopped them, pondered for a while, and suddenly asked Su Zhe: "Has Chief Prosecutor Su considered that Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang know that Wu's mother is going to commit suicide by the river, but still Pulling her away is definitely a conscious act, one who clearly knows the consequences, and should not be unthinking."

Su Zhe was taken aback for a moment, thinking, you won't enter the ear pen state, you want to fight a lawsuit with me, right?

In fact, he also knows that manslaughter and manslaughter are a bit far-fetched, but if you want a retrial, you must be accused of this crime.

I don't know how to object at the moment.

Even Xu Zhiqian, who was next to her pillow, looked at Zhang Fei in confusion.

Zhang Fei said again: "Although this case is a criminal case, it was caused by family conflicts. It is said that it is difficult for an upright official to judge family affairs. The chief judge does not know how to judge."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was taken aback.

Especially Su Zhe, who looked at Zhang Fei inexplicably.

It's fine for you to be unexpected when you are an ear pen, but you still don't play your cards according to the routine when you are the president of the judge?

Zhang Fei ignored their eyes, but turned to look at the VIP seat on the upper left, and asked with a smile: "Lu Chapo, are you willing to help the chief judge?"

Lu Chapo asked blankly: "Court... President, I...how can we help you?"

Zhang Fei asked: "How do you think this should be judged?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's jaws dropped in shock.

Cai Yanqing and other officials even stood up directly. They knew that Zhang Fei must have deliberately arranged this, but they didn't expect that the function was to help him make a judgment.

Cai Jing and the others also turned their heads and looked at Zhang Fei in astonishment.

If you want to do this, what do you need?

Without waiting for Lu Chapo to speak, the scholar said: "How can this happen? How can we help the judge make a decision."

"Why not!"

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "The president of the court came here not only to build the public security law, but also to try the law of the rule of law. What is the law of the rule of law? Simply put, it is a consensus among the people to defend their own interests. , and when this consensus is written, it becomes a law. This case is closely related to your interests. At the same time, you do not know Mrs. Wu and Zhang, and you have no interest relationship. The chief judge believes that you will make Rational judgment."

Cai Bian and the others nodded their heads as if they were in a classroom, and Su Zhe was also thoughtful.

It seems that there is some truth in explaining this problem from the perspective of the legal system.

Only they can understand quickly here.

Others are still confused.

Those people looked at each other in blank dismay, is this really possible?

Zhang Fei said again: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, let me tell you, you just need to move from your heart."

He coughed lightly, "If you think Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang should be convicted of murder, please stand up."

Everyone looked at each other, but no one stood up.

Zhang Fei waited for a while, "If you think Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang should be convicted of manslaughter, please stand up."

The scholar and the two citizens stood up slowly.

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, let them sit down again, and then said: "If you think Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang should be acquitted, please stand up."

Lu Chapo and Butcher immediately stood up without any hesitation, and the other seven people who hadn't made a statement also stood up one after another.

Su Zhe frowned, did he want to fight innocent?

Xu Zhiqian thought so too, but she clenched her fists nervously. On the one hand, she also hoped for such a sentence, but on the other hand, would this approach really convince the public?

You must know that the officials next to him are not here to see Zhang Fei show off, but to find fault.

"Thank you for your help"

Zhang Fei nodded, then stretched out his hand and said, "Please sit down."

Lu Chapo and the others looked at Zhang Fei in disbelief, did the judge really let us judge?

The other officials present also stared at Zhang Fei with wide eyes.

You really just listen to them?

But the common people looked at Zhang Fei expectantly.

The audience held their breath and there was no sound.

Zhang Fei looked around, thought for a while, and said loudly: "In terms of reason, the president of this court, like Lu Chapo and the others, also believes that Wu and Zhang should be acquitted, but based on the laws of the country, this court should Long can't be judged like this.

Because once the chief judge makes an acquittal verdict, who can guarantee that no one will force the bedridden to commit suicide with bad words, so as to avoid the responsibility of support and at the same time not bear legal responsibility, which is not advisable. It is also not to be learned, because the law should take care of the interests of the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and according to the etiquette law, saving loved ones is the most basic morality, which cannot be discarded or violated. This cannot be regarded as helping to honor relatives, or even assisting anyone to commit suicide reason. "

Originally everyone thought that Zhang Fei wanted to acquit Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang, but in the end there was another turning point.

This....

Su Zhe was lost in the lake.

What do you want?

However, many scholar-bureaucrats nodded frequently when they heard it. It's really good!

Can't help but look at Zhang Fei with admiration.

Zhang Fei said: "According to Wu Zhang's behavior, she chose to assist Wu's mother to commit suicide under Wu's mother's begging, beating, scolding, crying and other behaviors. Consciously assisting Wu's mother to commit suicide is not premeditated, so it should be considered a crime of murder."

Su Zhe was a little upset.

He also knew that manslaughter is more appropriate, but neither manslaughter nor murder is a serious punishment, so what is the benefit of a retrial?

I also heard Zhang Fei say: "But in the end, it was not the Wu Zhang family who pushed Wu's mother into the river, and there were factors of coercion, so I decided to give him a lighter sentence, and sentenced her to three years in prison for the crime of being an accomplice.

However, because there are two children who are waiting to be fed, and the family is facing a life-and-death dilemma, according to the evaluation of the chief judge, her husband Wu Lei is unable to take care of the two children alone, so the chief judge authorized Wu Zhang Shi suspended his sentence and took care of his family first, and then came here to serve his sentence after his two children grew up. "

"I object!"

As soon as the words fell, Su Zhe stood up and said, "I have no penalty regulations for suspending the sentence."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "However, the chief of the court has official orders and imperial decrees. Apart from the ten heinous crimes, he can make appropriate judgments based on the circumstances and based on the legal system. Even if the "Song Xingtong "There is no such regulation. Maybe after today there will be."

As he spoke, he looked at Mrs. Wu and said with a smile, "Mrs. Wu, you can go home now."

Without waiting for Mrs. Wu and Zhang to thank him, he tapped lightly with the gavel in his hand, "Leave the court."

For a while, there was thunderous applause outside the courtyard, which lasted for a long time.