At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 503 This is not a coincidence

Sun Rulan wiped away her tears and said, "Think about it, sue!"

Up to now, Jia Kun has no way to evade, so he can only say: "This is what I said, if you insist on suing, then show evidence, otherwise it will be a false accusation!"

He kept emphasizing the evidence, because he was sure that Sun Rulan could not produce any strong evidence.

You said your father was murdered, how to prove this kind of thing?

It is almost impossible to have physical evidence. If it is a personal witness... who dares to testify for you?
Even if someone comes out to testify, he only needs to find a few loopholes in the testimony, and then kill the testimony as unreliable, and then it can be deemed perjury.

Sun Rulan said: "Daddy and I make a living by running a tofu shop. Half a month ago, the butler of the Liu family came to our house and said that he wanted to build a new house for Mr. Liu. He took a fancy to this land and offered five taels of silver. My dad refused."

"Why refuse?"

"After selling the tofu shop, what do my father and daughter do for a living?"

Jia Kun said with a blank expression, "Go on."

"Later, Steward Liu came a few more times. Seeing that my father was determined not to sell it, he began to threaten him, saying that sooner or later the things the Liu family liked would belong to the Liu family. Within three days, if my father refuses to sell the tofu shop, then... just..."

"So what?"

"Just wait for my body to be collected..."

"What do you mean collecting your body?"

Sun Rulan wiped her tears and said: "Three days later, a local ruffian named Ma Liu came to the tofu shop to make trouble, saying that the tofu in my house was not clean and his stomach was ruined, and demanded compensation. My lord, the tofu in my house has always been clean. never..."

"You get to the point!"

"That Ma Liu demanded compensation for his soup and medicine, or he would sue the government. My father wanted to open the door to start a business. One more thing would be better than one less thing, so he was ready to lose money. However, he asked for ten taels of silver, and said that unless the tofu shop Sell ​​it to the Liu family, or you will lose money."

"and then?"

Jia Kun listened with such interest that he almost forgot that he was on trial.

"My father couldn't get any money, so Ma Liu kidnapped me and said he would use it to pay for the medicine. My father fought with him, but Ma Liu hit the back of the head with a brick and died on the spot!"

"Beasts!"

Jia Kun gritted his teeth with hatred and couldn't help cursing out loud.

Seeing this, Yuan Bin, who was sitting next to him, said, "Prefect Jia also thinks that this person's behavior is not as good as a beast?"

Jia Kun suddenly came to his senses, no, he should be on the side of the beast...

But, thinking about the dirty deeds of the Liu family and Ma Liu, what is it called!
"This...Sun Rulan, what you just said is true?"

"Return to the elder, everything is true!"

"it is good!"

Jia Kun patted the gavel, and said seriously, "I'll ask you again. You said that the Liu family ordered Ma Liu to commit murder. Is there any evidence?"

"Many people on the street saw it at the time."

"Who saw it, why didn't they come to testify?"

"They, they... are worried about being retaliated by the Liu family."

Snapped!
The gavel sounded again, and Jia Kun said with a dark face, "After all, it's all yours. How can you prove that the Liu family is guilty?"

Sun Rulan was frightened and cried, "Then Ma Liu was sent by the Liu family. He has been saying that as long as the tofu shop is sold to the Liu family, the matter will be over..."

"What nonsense!"

Jia Kun understood now that this person came to sue without any evidence at all.

What's the point of being so polite, just beat him up and sentence him to a false accusation!
"The Liu family is a well-known figure in Nanjing City. How could they be greedy for your land? Your father obviously fell into the well and drowned. Because the Liu family often took care of your family's business, they even took the initiative to pay for your land. Father is buried, but your father once borrowed money from the Liu family and has not yet paid it back, so you framed the Liu family, do you want to renege on the debt?"

"I didn't lie, and my father never borrowed money from the Liu family..."

"How dare you make excuses!"

Jia Kun took out a black lottery from the lottery bucket and threw it on the ground.

"Come on, drag it down, hit twenty!"

Two guards stepped forward, dragged Sun Rulan and walked out.

Sun Rulan hurriedly shouted: "Master, save me!"

Jia Kun sneered and said, "It seems that you are waiting for troublemakers..."

In the middle of speaking, something suddenly felt wrong.

Sun Rulan was still yelling: "My lord, you promised to make the decision for me, I was wronged..."

Jia Kun's brain reacted very quickly, had he ever promised her anything?
If not yourself, then...

He followed Sun Rulan's gaze, and then saw Yuan Bin looking at him with a smile on his face.

Perhaps because of this person's special status, for some reason, I always feel that this smile is uglier than crying.

The Commander of Jin Yiwei smiled to himself, it was hard not to remind people of night owls.

When that thing smiles, life and death are really unpredictable.

"Wait a moment!"

Jia Kun waved his hands knowingly, then looked at Yuan Bin, and said respectfully, "Commander Yuan, do you think this case... is suspicious?"

Yuan Bin declined and said: "This conductor is just observing, so it is inconvenient to express opinions."

When Jia Kun heard this, he immediately understood, no wonder a mud-legged person dared to sue a retired senior official, so someone backed him!
"Commander Yuan, you are being polite. There are too many major and important cases handled by Jin Yiwei. The government is about to humbly ask for advice!"

Only then did Yuan Bin say in embarrassment: "Then shall I... talk nonsense?"

Jia Kun hurriedly said, "Please!"

Yuan Bin nodded, and then said: "Since it's Ying Tianfu's case, it's inconvenient for me to participate in the case. Let me just say it casually, whether it's right or wrong, Jia Zhifu doesn't have to take it to heart."

"Commander Yuan is being modest, please speak!"

Only then did Yuan Bin put away the smile on his face, and said, "First of all, this is a murder case. Since it involves human life, it must not be a trivial matter. You can't easily draw conclusions because of insufficient evidence."

This sentence is directly aimed at Jia Kun's trump card, don't you want evidence, let me tell you first, you have to check if there is any evidence, if there is no evidence, go find it yourself!
Jia Kun's face was a little ugly, and his smile became awkward.

Yuan Bin continued: "Let's talk about the case itself. In fact, the doubts are obvious. How did the old grandson die?"

"After the incident, the Liu family once mentioned that the old grandson fell into the well and drowned."

"That's easy!"

Yuan Bin nodded, and said: "Sun Rulan said that she was hit in the back of the head with a brick by the local ruffian Ma Liu, and died on the spot, but the Liu family said that she fell into a well and drowned. One of the two must be lying, so let's go check it out." It will be clear!"

Jia Kun thought for a while and said, "When the incident happened, no one reported it. Now that the deceased has been buried, I'm afraid..."

"Can't it be dug up after being buried?"

"This...isn't right?"

Sun Rulan said suddenly: "I am willing to dig out my father's body and re-examine the cause of death!"

"Sun Rulan, you have to calm down, the dead are the worst, your father has already been buried, so don't bother him anymore."

"If this matter is not investigated clearly, my father will die in peace!"

Jia Kun had no choice but to say: "Even if it turns out that the old grandson was really killed by Ma Liu with a brick, at most it can only show that Ma Liu committed murder, and there is no evidence pointing to the Liu family."

"This is much easier!"

Yuan Bin suddenly smiled, and then ordered: "Bring that Ma Liu to the hall!"

"what?"

Jia Kun was stunned suddenly, dare you to arrest him long after I've been interrogating him for a long time?
Seeing this, Yuan Bin explained: "Prefect Jia, don't be overwhelmed. This Ma Liu committed a murder on the street yesterday and was captured by the Jin Yiwei. He voluntarily confessed something, which happens to be related to today's case. Isn't it a coincidence?"

Jia Kun nodded dully and said, "Yes, what a coincidence!"

Two Jinyiwei school captains escorted Ma Liu into the hall, and Sun Rulan rushed forward when she saw this.

"Return my father's life!"

Snapped!
Jia Kun knocked on the gavel again, saying: "No noise is allowed in the courtroom!"

At the same time, a captain grabbed Sun Rulan and pulled her aside.

Jia Kun looked at Ma Liu, but found that the man was covered in blood, except his face.

Needless to say, he must have been tortured by Jin Yiwei.

What are you talking about voluntarily confessing, under Jin Yiwei's torture, is there anyone who doesn't take the initiative?
"Is Ma Liu under the hall?"

Ma Liu replied weakly: "Yes, yes..."

"This government asks you, did you kill the old grandson of Chengdong Tofu Square?"

"Yes……"

"Okay, then tell the story of the murder. The government warns you that human life is at stake. You can think about it before you talk about it!"

Ma Liu's body was very weak, panting heavily, and said, "He was smashed to death with a brick."

"Why did you smash the old grandson to death?"

"Yes, it was... the Liu family... instigated!"

"Which Liu family, please explain clearly!"

"It's Liu Sanjiang from the east of the city...Master Liu, the head butler of the Liu Mansion...come to me..."

Jia Kun's eyes were lowered, and he could already see clearly that Jin Yiwei was here for the Liu family.

Maybe this Sun Rulan was approached by them on their own initiative and persuaded to file a complaint.

Otherwise, how could she have such courage?

However, why Jin Yiwei didn't investigate directly, but borrowed the hands of Tianfu?

In just a few breaths, he had gone through all the things he had done in his mind.

Generally speaking, since I became the magistrate of Yingtian, although I have favored the local gentry, I haven't done anything out of the ordinary.

Why is Jin Yiwei...

"Prefect Jia!"

"what?"

Jia Kun came back to his senses and hurriedly asked, "What orders does Commander Yuan have?"

Yuan Bin pointed to Ma Liu in the hall, and said, "Ma Liu has confessed, what should we do next?"

"Next...if what Ma Liu said is true, Steward Liu should be summoned for interrogation."

"Then pass it on!"

"But... there is no strong evidence now. If we rely on Ma Liu's one-sidedness, the government will directly pass Liu Butler to interrogation. I'm afraid it's against the law."

Yuan Bin pointed to Ma Liu and said, "Prefect Jia may have made a mistake. Now Sun Rulan is the plaintiff and Ma Liu is the witness. His words are testimony."

Jia Kun thought for a while, and said, "Ma Liu's confession lacks valid evidence. The government believes that further evidence is needed..."

Yuan Bin interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and said, "The key person in this case is the Liu family. If Jia Zhifu wants to find evidence, he should also start with the Liu family. Not only the housekeeper of the Liu family should be passed on, but Liu Sanjiang himself should also be present."

"OK then!"

Jia Kun knew that today's incident must be unavoidable.

"Come here, pass Liu Sanjiang to pass!"

"Yes!"

Two servants took orders and hurried to Liu's mansion to spread the word.

Jia Kun took this time to ask Ma Liu about the details of the murder, and it was exactly as Sun Rulan said.

He already knew very well in his heart that the Liu family was responsible for this case.

Now, how to deal with the Liu family has become a difficult problem before him.

If he continues to favor the Liu family, Jin Yiwei is not just for nothing, and he might be implicated in it.

However, if you openly oppose the Liu family, the consequences will be very serious.

Liu Sanjiang used to be the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing. Although he has become a scholar and his connections are still there, the forces behind him should not be underestimated.

What's more, in this case, the Liu family is not only the Liu family, but also represents the entire Jiangnan gentry.

To overthrow the Liu family means to be at odds with the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River.

Two glasses of poisoned wine, no matter how you choose, you will die.

The only difference is that if you choose the Liu family, you will die from poison immediately.

And choose Jinyiwei, it is a slow poison and will die slowly.

If I had to choose, I'm afraid I can only choose the latter.

"master!"

The two guards went back and forth, panting and said: "The Liu family refuses to go to court!"

Jia Kun's face turned dark with a brush, and he was still thinking about whether he should continue to protect the Liu family, but he didn't think he, the magistrate, was in his eyes at all.

Even if the officials protect each other, at least you send someone to go to court, let's go through a procedure!
It's okay now, just refuse it.

Since you don't take me seriously, don't blame the government for being ruthless.

"Where is the squad leader?"

"exist!"

"If you take someone to the Liu family, just say that the government will investigate the case and pass Liu Sanjiang to interrogation. If the Liu family refuses to cooperate, they will be tied up directly!"

"Yes!"

This time, the head of the squad led ten people to attack Liu's house aggressively.

However, only two quarters of an hour later, they came back in defeat.

Not only was no one brought them, but they were even beaten.

Especially the team leader, who was brought back.

Jia Kun was completely angry, and the Liu family went too far.

"Commander Yuan, you have seen that the Liu family does not obey the orders of the government and has no law. Please ask Jin Yiwei for assistance!"

Yuan Bin looked very embarrassed, and said: "It stands to reason that it is inconvenient for this commander to meddle in local affairs, but... since the Prefect Jia has opened his mouth, let's make an exception!"

Jia Kun was secretly contemptuous in his heart, but said in his mouth: "My government thanked Commander Yuan!"

That day, Liu's residence was completely besieged, and the voices of crying father and mother could be heard everywhere.

The people watching the bustle around whispered, looking at this posture, has the house been ransacked?
The Liu family has been bullying men and dominating women, and has done a lot of unconscionable things. It seems that they have received retribution.

Soon, Jin Yiwei escorted the people out one by one, some were still trying to resist, but after being beaten, they quickly became honest.

Seeing this, the people excitedly picked up rotten vegetable leaves and threw them at them.

Among the crowd, Jia Kun and Yuan Bin quietly stepped aside in casual clothes.

"Commander Yuan, just say it straight, why should Tianfu handle this case?"

Yuan Bin pointed to the reveling people and asked, "Did you see it?"

Jia Kun asked in confusion, "See... what?"

(End of this chapter)