Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 150 Kill one and spare one

Early the next morning, Jia Qiong ordered the government officials to post notices everywhere.

Inform the people that the real culprit in the Xiulou case has been caught, and the case will be heard in public soon, so that all interested people can come and watch, in order to stop the rumors.

The people were very concerned about this case, and before the time came, the county government offices were already crowded with people.

When the time came, as soon as the gate of the county government opened, the crowd immediately poured in.

Jia Qiong sat in the hall with a solemn face. He ordered people to bring the Qian family, his son and Ye Shichang to the hall and stood aside.

Then he slapped the alarm and said: "Ascend to the hall and lead the prisoners!"

The government officials escorted the monk with handcuffs and shackles and asked him to kneel down in the hall.

Jia Qiong shouted in a deep voice: "Who is kneeling down, and what kind of business do you do!"

"The young monk Huiyuan is a monk in Jinshui Temple."

"Huiyuan, I'm asking you, but you killed Miss Qian."

Huiyuan had already admitted his crime last night. Knowing that sophistry was useless, he confessed directly.

"Yes, it was the young monk who killed Miss Qian."

As soon as Huiyuan said this, the people watching immediately screamed in shock, wondering how a monk could enter the embroidered building at night to commit murder.

Jia Qiong was stunned and shouted: "Quiet!
Huiyuan, tell me the details of your murder. Don’t hide anything. "

Huiyuan had already accepted his fate and had no intention of hiding it.

He told everything about what happened, like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.

This monk Huiyuan is just 25 years old this year. His parents died early when he was young, and he was adopted by an old monk from Jinshui Temple. When he grew up, he naturally became a monk.

Due to insufficient income in the temple, Jinshui Temple has taken over the job of Yonghefang watchdog since the year before last.

Jinshui Temple is very small, with only three monks now.

The abbot is over 70 years old, and there is also a young novice monk who is less than ten years old. This task naturally falls on Huiyuan.

One night a few months ago, Huiyuan was on patrol when he discovered Ye Shichang sneaking around the street in the middle of the night.

At first he thought it was a thief, so he followed him quietly.

Unexpectedly, I saw the tryst between him and Qian.

He didn't have any bad intentions at first, he just felt envious.

In the following months, he met Ye Shichang several times late at night.

Sometimes he would sneak behind and take a peek, and he found that Ye Shichang was either in the first grade or the sixteenth grade every time he came.

This monk is also in his prime of life. Seeing this kind of scene often, he can't help but think wildly, wishing he could take his own life.

On the night when Qian Shuangshuang was killed, he went out to patrol the streets as usual and happened to overhear the conversation between Ye Shichang and Wu Qian.

Knowing that Ye Shichang couldn't go today, he immediately became lustful.

Huiyuan thought, why don't I pretend to be the scholar and go upstairs to have a chat with the young lady.

When the time comes, he will use the scandal between her and the scholar as a threat, and he will not be afraid that she will not obey.

Thinking about such a scandal, the young lady would not dare to speak out even if she suffered a loss.

Huiyuan's lust became uncontrollable, so he immediately ran downstairs to Qian's house and imitated Ye Shichang's instructions to open the window.

That day was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it was originally a day for Qian and Ye to have a tryst.

Coupled with the fact that it was dark and unable to see clearly, Qian Shuangshuang actually pulled Huiyuan into the embroidery building without noticing.

When she saw it was not Ye Shichang, although she was very frightened, she did not dare to shout.

Qian Shuangshuang said that he would give all his jewelry to Huiyuan and just asked him to leave quickly.

Huiyuan was at the height of his sexual desire at that time, so he didn't dare to say anything when he saw her, and he was willing to leave.

So he directly stepped forward and pulled Qian Shuangshuang away, intending to do something inappropriate.

Unexpectedly, Qian Shuangshuang was also a strong man. Seeing that the monk wanted to use force, he didn't care about his reputation and opened his mouth to scream.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Huiyuan covered her mouth with one hand and clamped her neck with the other hand to prevent her from making any sound.

As a result, Qian Shuangshuang struggled desperately and bit his hand.

Monk Huiyuan was anxious and angry, and lost his mind. He drew out the short knife he carried with him and stabbed Qian Shuangshuang in the abdomen, killing him on the spot.

Huiyuan got into trouble and didn't dare to stay.He packed up all Qian Shuangshuang's jewelry and took it away, pretending to be a burglary and murderer, and then jumped out of the window and escaped.

Back at the temple, Huiyuan buried all the blood-stained clothes and jewelry, and then continued patrolling the streets as if nothing had happened.

Monk Huiyuan's psychological quality is pretty good. If Jia Qiong didn't have to resort to pretending to be a ghost to scare people, he would have confessed on his own.

If no physical evidence is found later, it will be difficult to convict him.

If you don't do something wrong, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. If you do something wrong, you will naturally feel guilty.

Jia Qiong's arrangement last night, which happened to coincide with the seventh day of Qian Shuang's double head, immediately defeated Huiyuan's psychological defense, preventing him from causing trouble.

The truth of the case was revealed, the evidence was conclusive, the criminal confessed, and he was held in court to plead guilty.

Jia Qiong immediately pronounced the verdict.

"Monk Huiyuan entered the embroidery building at night with evil intentions, and when Miss Qian resisted, he killed her.

If you behave badly, you cannot be punished for the crime. If you don't kill, it won't make the people angry. If you don't kill, you won't be able to comfort the souls of the dead.

Someone is coming, put Huiyuan on death row, report it to Jingzhao Mansion, and ask for execution after the fall! "

Seeing that the real murderer was arrested, Qian's father and son and Ye Shichang came forward excitedly, thanked Jia Qiong and redressed Qian's injustice.

Jia Qiong said: "Ye Shichang, Miss Qian died for the sake of her husband's integrity. It is deeply saddening to see her.

Now that you are in love with her, you are willing to marry her, treat her as a proper wife, include her in your genealogy, and observe filial piety for her. "

Ye Shichang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then immediately said: "As long as the Qian family agrees, I am willing to marry both of them, and I swear that I will never marry them twice for the rest of my life."

Jia Qiong nodded and then asked Qian Rong: "Qian Rong, are you willing to consummate this marriage?"

Although Qian Rong resented Ye Shichang in his heart, he thought that his daughter was in love with him, and now that her daughter was dead, he might as well let them go.

If my daughter has a name, I believe she will be happy if she knows it well.

So Qian Rong said: "Students let the adults make the decision."

Jia Qiong nodded and then said: "Ye Shichang, your private tryst with Miss Qian is against etiquette and law. I should have removed your honor.

But I hope that you and Ms. Qian have a true love, and you can stick to the bottom line of human ethics and never cross the boundaries between men and women.

After an examination, it was confirmed that Ms. Qian was still a virgin until her death.

In order to protect her chastity, she tried her best to resist the thieves, so she died in Xiulou. This sentiment is worthy of praise.

I order you to marry Miss Qian as your wife, to mourn her, and to observe mourning for one year.

To thank him for his kindness, to regret his mistakes, and not to impose any other punishment.

I hope you will take this as a warning, observe the etiquette and laws in the future, and do not do it again.

retreat. "

Jia Qiong simply announced his resignation, stood up and returned to the back hall, but Ye Shichang was stunned on the spot.

He didn't realize it until Jia Qiong left. He wanted to thank Jia Qiong, but he could no longer be found.

Ye Shichang hurriedly got up and wanted to go to the back hall to thank Jia Qiong, but was stopped by the station guard.

He could only leave with the Qian family and his son first, and after leaving the county government office, Qian Rong asked Ye Shichang, "Did you and Shuangshuang really never overcome the danger?"

Ye Shichang said shamefully: "I dare not hide it from my uncle. I am young and have no determination. On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month..."

Qian Rong interrupted and said, "Okay, no need to say any more.

Magistrate Jia not only caught the real culprit and avenged both of us, but also preserved the reputation of our family, which is a great kindness to us.

If there is an opportunity in the future, we must repay Mr. Jia well. "

Qian Yu nodded and said, "Yes! Mr. Jia is indeed a world-famous talent. Huai Jin holds Yu, and he is virtuous. He is really a role model for us."

Ye Shichang also said: "Master Jia has been kind to me, and I will do my best to repay you."

The murder case of Qian Shuangshuang was successfully solved, and the rumors that had originally been disturbing were naturally dispelled.

For such a seemingly bizarre and difficult case, Jia Qiong actually solved it so quickly, and even used a trick to get the prisoner to confess without being able to quibble.

The people who had been panic-stricken before praised Jia Qiong for being like a god in solving the case, and the people were reassured.

Jia Qiong's final penalty also won high praise from scholars, saying that he was reasonable and reasonable in judging the case, taking into account both law and etiquette, which can be regarded as an example.

Through this case, Jia Qiong finally gained a foothold as the magistrate of Chang'an County and initially won the recognition of the people.

(End of this chapter)