Dayong Nu sentenced to death

Chapter 5
The waning moon is half-covered, and the cicadas are hot and cold.

The county government office, located in the southernmost part of Huanhua County, was in flames. A woman in plain clothes was holding a drumstick, and every time she swung her sleeve down, it drew a sharp arc in the air.

"Tom" "Tom" "Tom"...

The thick and rapid drumbeat smashed through the long night, and the sound hit people's hearts.

When the county magistrate, yamen servants and others rushed back carrying the corpse, they saw this scene, and their expressions were even more embarrassing.

"Pass down the order of the official, open the government office, and promote the hall!"

Just a few words, said through gritted teeth.

After saying that, the county magistrate glared at the figure, and entered the county office with a flick of his sleeves. Su Rao heard that the movements of her hands froze, she put the drumstick back to its original place, and followed slowly.

Seeing this, the onlookers swarmed up the steps like a swarm, clawed at the lowered fence, and stretched their necks to poke inside.

"Who is in the hall, why are you complaining?"

The magistrate of the county blew the gavel, and the shouts of the killing stick shook the sky.

After the sound fell, Su Rao prostrated and bowed as usual, and then raised her voice and replied: "The daughter of the people, Su Rao, appeals for grievances on behalf of my father and Mrs. Li. This case is not about refusing to rape and murder, but someone murdered and framed."

"Where's the evidence?"

The magistrate of the county looked down at her with indifferent eyes: "Since you dare to sound the drum of injustice, you should know that you want to overturn the case finalized by the judge. You can't do it with a few words. If you can't produce evidence, don't blame the judge for judging you." For a crime of disrupting the public office, I will reward you with thirty boards!"

This statement is purely embarrassing. There have always been suspicious cases, and they should be reported to the government for detailed inspection by officials before investigation.

The case was not brought to court from the very beginning, so how can it be overturned?

But I'm sure she's helpless, she's weak and can be bullied!

Su Rao closed her eyes and pondered for a moment, then asked softly: "If I present evidence, would your lord be willing to investigate this case in detail?"

"Of course, I am the parent officer of Huanhua County. If such a tragedy occurs in my jurisdiction, I must investigate it to the end."

The righteous words spoken by the magistrate of the county are awe-inspiring.

There were comments from the people behind her, most of which were jokes about her bluff, Su Rao turned a deaf ear to it, turned to look at the master who was dozing off, and said: "The next record must be recorded in order to be sealed in the future. Submit to the state government for review."

Hearing this, the master looked at the county magistrate hesitantly, and after getting his permission, he said "yes", dipped the ink and spread the paper, signaling her to start at any time.

"The evidence your lord wants is on the two deceased."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Su Rao asked for an oil lamp, walked to the courtroom and squatted between the two corpses of Chen Fang, with a calm voice, "Let's talk about the case of Mrs. Li's hanging beam first, you see..."

"Wait!"

The county magistrate suddenly spoke up and looked at her suspiciously, "You want an autopsy?"

"if not?"

Seeing the suspicion and distrust in his eyes, Su Rao raised her eyes and said calmly: "In the world, there is nothing more important in prison affairs than Dabi, and Dabi is not more important than first love, and first love is not more important than inspection. There is no work in the yamen, and I don't do an autopsy. Knowing the cause of death, rectifying mistakes, and clearing up wrongdoing?"

Huanhua County is poor and remote, and the public government salaries are rarely paid and are often in arrears. After the original office worker resigned, there has been no one to fill the vacancy.

So she has to do it herself.

"Bullshit!"

The county magistrate complained, "Why do you think that the words of a yellow-mouthed child can be used as evidence in court?"

As soon as this remark came out, the yamen servants and the people also exploded.

"That's right, a woman's autopsy, this is really an anecdote through the ages!"

"In order to reverse the case for his father, they can even tell such a lie. The Su family's father and daughter really have no bottom line."

"I thought it was ridiculous how capable she was."

Questions and curses came overwhelmingly, as if they wanted to lift the roof of the county government office. Seeing this, the magistrate slapped the gavel and said angrily, "What are you talking about? Be quiet, be quiet!"

"mighty--"

The killing power stick sounded again, and it was difficult to suppress the sound.

However, the atmosphere in the courtroom sank to the bottom, making people fall into the ice cave.

After all, anyone who is dragged up in the middle of the night to listen to such a silly joke will be furious!
"Su Rao, you talk nonsense and beat the drum of grievances indiscriminately. I will sentence you to thirty sticks as punishment."

The magistrate looked down at her with his hands on the table, and said angrily, "Come on, drag me down and beat me!"

The yamen servants standing on both sides stepped forward according to the order, as if they were going to fight people.

"Who dares!"

Su Rao's face remained unchanged, her sharp eyes pierced through the walls of people, and she fell directly on the magistrate of the county: "My lord, why do you ask me, just because my father was born in the criminal court, because I got his personal heir, because I am familiar with the university..." Yong Law Order."

"It is a big taboo in the criminal name to decide the case without autopsy."

"I asked the master to record the records in detail so that I can find out when the state government re-investigates. Whether it is a lie or a real skill, I will see for myself at that time. Why should you be in a hurry?"

Her voice was sonorous, with a kind of confidence and firmness that pierced people's hearts.

At this moment, the county magistrate and everyone present were shaken to varying degrees.

Among the crowd, the man in black held his sword and sighed: "More than ten years have passed, and the reputation of being a tough judge still lingers, but it's a pity that I was still breastfeeding when he was in the officialdom, so I couldn't get a glimpse of his demeanor. It's a pity. "

"Zhu Yan, please speak carefully, don't make your teeth sour when you hear the words."

The man next to him rubbed his arms in disgust and cursed a few words.

"You're just jealous of my culture."

The man in black pouted, and moved forward unwillingly, "My lord, you see that I have grown so much, shouldn't I be rewarded?"

The man in brocade clothes he spoke to didn't turn his head back, he stared at the beautiful figure in the hall, his pupils like autumn water flashed a hint of admiration, and said in a gentle voice: "Since you feel it's a pity, then keep silent and look down, Su Judgment In the name, there will be someone who will succeed you."

"Is that why the young master likes her so much?"

Xichi beside him asked a little strangely.

The man smiled lightly and remained silent.

Standing in the hall, Su Rao's spine suddenly felt chills at this moment, and she seemed to have a strange gaze fixed on herself. She looked back quickly, and saw a mass of black heads outside the lights in the hall.

Is it an illusion?

She frowned and inspected for a while, but found nothing, so she had to look away, but she didn't know that someone in the crowd exclaimed, "What a sharp perception!"

A trickle of undercurrents, smooth and silent.

The magistrate of the county didn't notice this, he thought over and over again, his mood gradually calmed down, he waved back the yamen servant, sat down again and said: "If you want to test it, then you can do what you want, master, write down what she just said verbatim. "

"Yes, my lord."

The master responded, leaned over the desk, and wrote vigorously.

The brief episode didn't affect Su Rao, she squatted down in front of Madam Li again, "The reason why Madam hanged herself is a problem, aside from the highly suspicious points I mentioned before, here is the most obvious evidence!"

Su Rao pointed at the red mark on her neck, and then asked the servants around: "Does anyone remember what she used to hang herself?"

(End of this chapter)