chewing dragon

Chapter 44 The Night Trial

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of ghosts and gods gathered again.

Qi Jingzhi didn't expect the test to come so quickly, and in a flash of his mind, he went through the dossier that he had just read in a hurry, looked at Shen Ruhai and said: "These blood shadows are not the accused criminals you have dealt with, but the plaintiff and the sufferer." Resentment against you manifests."

Hearing this, Shen Ruhai was immediately stunned, and his tone was full of puzzlement: "The plaintiff's resentment?"

Qi Jingzhi nodded: "You only know that cruel and reckless killing will lead to unjust cases, don't you know that condoning the murderer is also a crime? Your life's deeds and demerits are all recorded in the Yin Division, and a total of 28 people sued you after death, of which the plaintiff took the most Mostly."

Holding the dossier in his hand, the young man read one word at a time: "In Yuanhua 64, a merchant named He passed through Lanji County, Baofu County, Ruizhou, and encountered a clan fight in the countryside. He suffered several wounds and died, and all his belongings were looted."

"On the grounds that there were heavy casualties in the fighting with weapons and you couldn't bear to repeat the killing, you instructed me to make a false record, writing that He had multiple wounds on his body as only one, and determined that he died of accidental injury in the chaos. He was wronged and sued the City God of Lanji County .”

"In the third year of Zhengzheng, a certain Zhang in Doubing County, Yufu County, Linzhou was sitting idle in front of his house, and was trampled by someone with a horse, and finally died of serious injuries. You took the grounds that Zhang was seriously ill, and changed the serious injury to Slightly injured, I urged the two families to have a private relationship. Zhang was not angry and sued the Chenghuang of Doubing County.

"In the 13th year of Zhengzhou, Jiang, a doctor in Chiwu County, Yaozhou, took his son-in-law up the mountain to collect medicine, and was pushed down the cliff by his son-in-law. Slipped through the net. Jiang’s resentment was hard to appease, so he sued the city god of Chiwu County.”

Qi Jingzhi recited three in a row before he stopped, and when he looked at Shen Ruhai again, he saw that although there was a look of surprise on this person's face, he was not panicked at all.

"My God, the so-called law does not blame the public, I defined the death of the merchant He as accidental injury, and the property as loss, so that I was able to appease the village and recover those properties smoothly, so that the orphans and widows of the He family could not be bothered." As for starving and freezing."

"Ms. Zhang from Doubing County, Yuaxe County suffered from a serious disease, and his family was devastated. I strongly advised the two families to have a private relationship. At least the Zhang family will get a sum of money for burning and burying, which is better than losing people and money."

"As for Dr. Jiang from Chiwu County, only his son-in-law was present when he fell off the cliff, and there is no evidence other than that. Although the son-in-law of the Jiang family was flashy during the autopsy, everyone in the neighborhood knows that Dr. Jiang's daughter and her husband are harmonious and affectionate. Heavy. Since she has no father, how can I bear to pursue her husband so that her family will be separated and there will be no end?"

Shen Ruhai is worthy of having been a famous criminal master for decades. Even if the City God was in front of him, he still dared to defend himself, and even talked about reason. Although the judgment of the case is against the law, it is reasonable, and it is most beneficial to the living. I really don't know what crime is there!"

Yu Laochenghuang listened silently, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "The sword and the pen are dancing, and the song is justified! The dead are unspeakable, and the living have benefited. Naturally, everyone is happy and peaceful! No wonder you can be killed by many county guards and county magistrates. Compete to recruit, and have been a famous criminal master for decades!"

"What God said is very true! The dead are already dead, but the living still have to live on. It is not beneficial to the living to blindly study the principles of the law."

Shen Ruhai didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in the city god's words, but his expression became more earnest: "Shen Ruhai didn't dare to say that he was selfless, but he shouldn't be guilty. Those dead people have spirits in the spring, and knowing the situation at home, they can't do it if they think about it." I will forgive you, and please go to the gods to investigate!"

Old Chenghuang Yu snorted coldly, turned to look at Qi Jingzhi: "What do you think?"

The young man stared at the silent roaring blood shadows, and said in a deep voice: "These dead people either suffered multiple wounds, died in a foreign land, or were seriously ill, trampled on, or fell off the cliff, and their bodies were smashed to pieces, no matter which one is in great pain. They know after death, they must hope that they will be punished if they are raped, and they will accumulate anger if they complain!"

He paused, and after a little deliberation, he continued: "This junior doesn't know how the laws of the underworld are determined, but I will compare my heart to my heart. If I am innocent and innocent, but I am slaughtered, I will ask the murderer to subdue the law and I will not get it. To be wronged by nine selves... such a great hatred, I am afraid that all the waters of the underworld will not be able to wash away!"

As soon as Qi Jingzhi said this, including the old Chenghuang, all the ghosts and gods in the hall showed strange lights.

Shen Ruhai's complexion changed even more, and he raised his voice to argue: "Shen assisted Dong Weng in adjudicating the case, according to the laws of the underworld. Firstly, there was no error in the investigation by the court officials, and secondly, there was no objection from the family members of the deceased. Now, the case has been tried twice and will be judged by the underworld division. Isn't it extremely absurd to judge by law!"

Now that Qi Jingzhi had opened his mouth, he put aside all his scruples, stared at Shen Ruhai and said, "You only know the pity of the living, but you don't think of the pity of the dead. You show off your cleverness and pretentious words to prevent the murderer from dying. Continue Rampant in the world! If you treat the court's laws like a child's play, what face do you have to talk about the laws of the world?"

"The most hateful person, not only are you not ashamed, but you are proud of yourself. You keep saying that you are thinking of the living. In the end, it is just a generosity to the dead! Although you did not kill the dead in vain, but because of you, they are no longer alive. On the day of justice, if I don’t hate you, who should I hate?”

Qi Jingzhi's words hit the nail on the head, and they were resounding, but after all, Shen Ruhai is an old official for many years. He has solved countless cases and seen so many joys and sorrows in his life. A tenet that has been around for decades?

What's more, in his opinion, although the young man standing next to the god's throne is highly valued, the real caller must still be the city god.After all, only tools and names can't be fake people, this is the most reasonable in the world, and this underworld, which is similar to the official office of the yang world, is naturally not exempt from the vulgarity.

Therefore, Shen Ruhai bowed solemnly to the god seat, and said respectfully: "During his lifetime, Shen has assisted several Dong Weng successively, and all the counties and counties under his jurisdiction have had their lawsuits settled and the places are stable. Lao. Now that he has entered the Yin Division, he is the spirit under the rule of the Lord City God. He dare not ask for any shady virtues and merits. He only asks the Elder Lord to be the master and give justice to the old man!"

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help shaking his head secretly.

Most of the ghosts and gods in Daqi were sealed by the lord after the death of the officials. The Yin Division’s actions inevitably brought a lot of shadows from the yang world’s yamen. However, the Yin Division’s trials and convictions are only appearances. , is by no means the truth.

Now that Shen Ruhai has used the law, principles and human relationships of the mortal world in an attempt to fool him, I'm afraid it won't work.In the final analysis, it was because of lack of knowledge that he thought badly at the root, and no matter how clever he was, it would be useless.

Sure enough, the old city god slapped the gavel and shouted angrily: "A wicked person who is riddled with evil karma, how can he still talk about yin virtues and yin skills? Mr. Meng, you come and tell him how much yin virtue and yin skills he has accumulated in his life! "

"Yes!"

Master Meng agreed, and immediately opened a book, and said in a loud voice: "Mr. Shen, listen carefully. During the period when you were in charge of the criminal case in Lanji County, Baofu County, Ruizhou, you assisted the county magistrate in adjudicating 130 cases, of which 110 were judged impartially. Eleven perpetrators committed crimes, nine were intentionally biased, and 17 people were punished by leniency, big and small, and one of the sufferers died with resentment that could not be dissipated, and complained to the City God of Lanji County."

He paused for a while, and then said: "According to the above calculations, your merits and demerits are roughly equal, and you still have a few yin and yang virtues. If you can always uphold the public heart, you will be regarded as a capable official."

Hearing this, Shen Ruhai couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. Even though Erliang Yinde is not much at first glance, it is still a surplus, which is much better than making ends meet.

"I haven't finished talking yet..."

Master Meng still had more to say, coughed lightly and continued: "Because of your leniency, in the two years after He's death, the number of people who died in armed combat in Lanji County increased by [-]% every year compared to previous years, and one of them even turned into a ghost. , resulting in the death of seven members of his enemy's family."

"Everything like this will greatly damage the morality, and you will have to deduct 57 taels!"

(End of this chapter)