Chapter 101 Looking for a scapegoat
The case of Long Zizi killing his wife was proved to be a wrong case, and the truth was revealed. Yang Qiuchi was very satisfied and rewarded Hou Xiaoqi and others, asked them to go back to rest, and then returned to the county government office with County Magistrate Song and Master Jin.
Magistrate Song didn't say a word along the way, and did not go to the entrustment room. He took Yang Qiuchi and Master Jin directly back to the inner yard. After the guest and guest seats, Magistrate Song still said nothing and stared at the ground in a daze, looking in a daze.
Master Jin thought to himself that Yang Qiuchi could find out this wrong case, so there should be a way. This matter may eventually be solved by Yang Qiuchi. He coughed lightly and bowed to Yang Qiuchi: "I just said something wrong, so please forgive me, Brother Yang."
Yang Qiuchi returned a greeting and said a few polite words.
Master Jin said, "I wonder how Yang Qiuchi knew that this was a wrong case?"
Yang Qiuchi had already thought of answering this question: "Master Jin once said that I am responsible for checking whether the prisoners in the cell have been missed or new crimes. Long Zixu was so angry that I asked him about the incident. I felt that this matter was a bit strange, so I wrote a letter to Lord Ma Duma, asking him to help check the whereabouts of Wang when he had time. Unexpectedly, they really found out. The Jinyiwei was really amazing."
In fact, there is nothing Ma Du here. Yang Qiuchi just used him as a shield to hide his identity as the special envoy of the Jinyiwei commander.
Of course, Master Jin and Magistrate Song knew very well about the relationship between Yang Qiuchi and Madu. Magistrate Song. Madu has now been promoted to the deputy Qianhu Office of the Jinyiwei Jinwei, Yingtian Prefecture, and is a fifth-rank official. Isn’t it easy to find someone?
Master Jin smiled and asked, "Brother Yang, what should you do about this matter now?"
Yang Qiuchi didn't know what prosecution would be for officials in the Ming Dynasty to handle a wrong case, but now he has heard a lot of people. The judges are not truly independent. The collegial panel, the trial committee, the trial is not judged, and the judgment place is not judged. Anyone who makes a mistake is responsible, no one is responsible, and no one is responsible. Unlucky, they are exposed to the whole country by the media. Only then will there be a few scapegoats with no background come out to be sued. Most of the wrong cases will not be pursued in practical significance. As for what will happen to the Ming Dynasty, he doesn't know. However, what he cares about now is who the corpse is, whether it was murdered or not. Who murdered it.
Since Master Jin asked, Yang Qiuchi remembered the handling of the wrong case in modern society, and said: "Since this case is a wrong case, Long Zixu must be released immediately and the aftermath compensation work should be done..."
"After-disaster compensation?" Mr. Jin didn't understand what the word meant. In ancient China, kings and government officials only enjoyed power but did not bear legal responsibility. If they were judged by wrong cases, they would just let them go. The criminals would even say that they would be called Master Qingtian and kowtowed to thank them. Whether it was the government or the common people, there was no idea that they would have to pay a certain amount of compensation for the wrong case.
Yang Qiuchi also discovered this problem. Explained: "Long Zixu was imprisoned for half a year by mistake, and he always had resentment. If he talked everywhere..."
"Yes, yes! Brother Yang said so well, I want to give him some money to block his mouth." Master Jin nodded repeatedly.
Magistrate Song sighed at this time: "Oh! It's blocking, so why do you block his mouth? "
Master Jin sighed: "Yes, the case of Ningguo Mansion has been approved and reported. So many people know about it, how can we block it?" After thinking about it, he asked Yang Qiuchi: "Brother Yang, do you think Mo Douqiao and Wang deliberately found Bai Gu to frame Long Zixu and use this to get rid of Long Zixu so as to make things happen between them?"
Yang Qiuchi had long thought of this and shook his head: "It's impossible, because this bone died at least two years ago, and the two of them eloped a year ago. It's impossible for them to kill a person or get a body to bury it. A year later, the two of them ran away. To frame accusation, at least they should have done this two years ago. Moreover, if they want to frame accusation, there is no need to elope to a foreign land. Time is not right, and it doesn't matter."
Master Jin nodded: "Brother Yang's analysis makes sense. But now I'm afraid the only way is to report to the above, saying that Mo Douqiao deliberately accused Long Zixu of killing his wife in order to achieve the goal of occupying his wife, which led to a wrong case."
Yang Qiuchi was simply shocked. Master Jin's move was too ruthless. He was wrong, but he pushed the blame on Mo Douqiao, saying that he deliberately framed him. In this way, the government would have no responsibility. It would be easy for the magistrate Song and Ningguo Mansion to discuss. However, Mo Douqiao and Wang were not mutes or fools. Once they were convicted of death, they would have to submit their approval. At that time, he could not be allowed to sue him for intentional crimes. Maybe he was guilty of intentional crimes.
From what Master Jin said just now, what Magistrate Song and Master Jin are most concerned about now is not who the corpse is, how to solve the case, but their future issues. If Master Jin’s move works, then Mo Douqiao will probably be miserable. If he falsely accused him, he may be in danger of death. Of course, he cannot see them slandering others like this, but it is not easy to refute this practice directly. It is best to think of other ways to replace him.
After thinking about it, Yang Qiuchi said to County Magistrate Song: "Uncle, don't worry too much. My nephew believes that if the bone case can be solved in time before the superiors punished it, it may be a big problem, right?"
County Magistrate Song sighed again: "Jin Master Jin's suggestion is not bad, but he is too risky. If it is investigated, I may not be able to hide it. It is still a wise man, and the wise man can solve the bone case in time. In addition, the wise man helped me solve the two cases some time ago, and it can make up for the merits. At least this black hat can be saved. In this way, everything depends on the wise man. Whether my uncle can overcome this difficulty is all up to you!" After saying that, his eyes turned a little red.
Yang Qiuchi smiled bitterly in his heart, "I am not a god, how can I guarantee the case to be solved?" I dare not like some places in modern society where the police have issued military orders and say "the murder case must be solved". This is not as good as eating. Just open your mouth and pour it in. The 100% case-solving rate is believed, and it is obvious that it is hype.
Now, the bone case. Who is the corpse, whether it is a man or a woman, how old is the age, the cause of death, whether it is suicide or a murder, where is the murder site, what is the weapon, whether the vegetable field is the first scene, etc., all of this is not clear. How dare you say it can be solved? If you are so magical, then you will go directly to heaven and become a god.
However, since Magistrate Song trusts himself so much, he still has to be worthy of this trust. Yang Qiuchi comforted him: "Don't worry, uncle, I will do my best to solve this bone case as soon as possible."
County Magistrate Song stood up and bowed: "Thank you, nephew!" Yang Qiuchi quickly returned the gift.
After Magistrate Song sat down, he asked, "How to detect it? Xian, has a nephew got an idea?"
Yang Qiuchi said: "First release Long Zixu, investigate him if there are any enemies and see if there are any clues in the criminals. Then open the coffin and examine the autopsy, find out the identity of the bone, and then investigate accordingly. Find clues."
County Magistrate Song looked at Master Jin. Both of them nodded. County Magistrate Song said, "Okay, go to the cell first, release Long Long Zixu, and then open the coffin and examine the autopsy. Mr. Jin. You are responsible for drafting the documents and report them quickly. This is the reason for this wrong case - Mr. Jin, do we have any better solutions?"
Master Jin thought for a while, looked at Yang Qiuchi, and whispered to Magistrate Song: "If it really doesn't work, I just wrote that Lao Yu was a false test and said that the white bone was Long Zixu's wife, and he was convicted of intentionally committing a crime. What do you think?"
Yang Qiuchi was shocked. Master Jin was too cruel. He looked for scapegoats everywhere and could not accuse Mo Douqiao, so he accused himself of being offended as his master. This was not possible. Although he was not an apprentice now, he could not watch them bully him.
County Magistrate Song looked at Yang Qiuchi. Before Yang Qiuchi could speak, County Magistrate Song had already seen Yang Qiuchi's thoughts and waved his hand: "No!... Let's do it, let's go and release the documents first. Wait until I think about it, and think about it before we talk about it. Let's go and let the people go first."
Yang Qiuchi then breathed a sigh of relief. He made up his mind not to let them do this in any case.
At this moment, two girls laughed like silver bells outside the living room. One of them was obviously Song Yuner, but the other was unknown. Yang Qiuchi looked up and saw Song Yuner and a girl who was slightly older than her running into the living room with hands and laughing.
"Brother~! You are here! That's great. We went to you just now, but we didn't find it. It turns out that you are hiding here." Song Yuner smiled and pulled the girl, "Brother, let me introduce you to you. This is my cousin, whose name is Song Qing. I told you last time, brother, you can see, is my cousin very beautiful? I didn't lie to you."
Yang Qiuchi looked at the girl carefully. She was about sixteen or seventeen years old. She had a graceful figure and had a young woman's charm. She was wearing an emerald green dress, big eyes, a round white face, a shallow dimples, neat little beetles, and a charming smile. She was indeed a beautiful girl.
Song Qing said a blessing to Yang Qiuchi with great gratitude: "My little sister has seen Brother Qiuchi." Yang Qiuchi was busy and returned the favor, which made Song Qing giggle: "Brother Qiuchi, I just arrived in Guangde last afternoon. Last night I heard Yunmei talk about you all night, and I heard it all... Hehehe, when I saw it today, Brother Qiuchi was indeed a talented person. No wonder Yunmei always praised you for not finishing it, hehehe..."
"Okay, you clay doll, you dare to tease me, let's see how I deal with you!" Song Yuner reached out and laughed at Song Qing. It turned out that Song Qing was nicknamed "clay doll", and she really looked like it.
"Help~!" Song Qing couldn't breathe when she smiled, and ran around Song Magistrate and others.
County Magistrate Song was in a big way, and their fuss was even bigger. Wen said: "Okay! Stop fuss!"
Song Yuner stopped, looked at Song Qing and giggled.
These two are really a pair of live treasures. It seems that Song Qing and Song Yuner have similar personalities, but I don’t know that they are not ordinary and unreasonable.
County Magistrate Song said to Yang Qiuchi, "Nephew, this is your uncle - that is, my brother's daughter. Your uncle died early, stayed, and left this only seedling, so she, her mother loved her very much, and spoiled her like something, just like Yun'er, and she knew to make trouble all day long."
Song Qing and Song Yuner looked at each other and stuck out their tongues.
"Let's go now." County Magistrate Song stood up and said.
"Where are you going?" Song Yuner and Song Qing asked almost at the same time, "I want to go too!"
Magistrate Song frowned, and there was no way to deal with these two crazy girls. He snorted and walked out. Song Yuner and Song Qing followed Yang Qiuchi, asking questions constantly. While talking and laughing, the dimples appeared and disappeared from time to time, which was really likable.
When he arrived at the prison cell and sat down in the class room, Yang Qiuchi ordered Da Banya and others to go and take Long Zixu out soon.
After a while, Long Zixu was taken to the class room with handcuffs and shackles, with wooden shackles around his neck. Yang Qiuchi ordered all the torture instruments of Long Zixu were removed, and then said, "Long Zixu, our county magistrate has found out that your case is a wrong case. Now you are acquitted."
Ah? Long Zixu was both surprised and happy, calling out to Master Qingtian, kneeling for a few steps, and kowtowed to Magistrate Song, and was filled with surprise, crying so hard that he burst into tears.
County Magistrate Song sighed and said, "Long Zixu, get up, you, you are a scholar with fame and fortune. Since this case has nothing to do with you, I will report to the government and restore your merits and fame. You can stop kneeling down."
Long Zixu called Master Qingtian again, and kept kowtowing to thank him.
"Long Zixu, you, the reason why your case was settled and rehabilitated was all due to Yang. Yang's supervisor. You should be kind and thank him."
Long Zixu knew in his heart that he had been convicted of death and the superiors also approved it, so he waited to behead the head and relied on Yang Guanjian to save his life. In addition to gratitude, he knelt over and kowtowed to Yang Qiuchi repeatedly.
Yang Qiuchi quickly helped him up. Long Zixu was filled with tears of excitement and said, "Shame, I'm so ashamed. I'm in vain for ten years of hard work. In the end, I almost died in the underworld. Thanks to the Lord Supervisor's rehabilitation for me. I can be said to be my reborn parents. I am willing to serve the Lord Supervisor, as a slave and a servant, to repay the Lord's life-saving grace!"
Yang Qiuchi said: "No, no, no, you are well-read and famous scholars. How can you be a slave and a humiliating thing? You must not."
Long Zixu blushed and said it was hard to say anything else.
Yang Qiuchi said again: "I'll ask you a question first. Have you made enemies with whom? That is to say, is anyone who may frame you?" Long Zixu pondered for a while and shook his head: "I am a scholar, my family is poor and I have no dispute with others. Who will have a grudge against me?"
Long Zixu had no enemies, and no one would frame him, which means that the corpse was mistaken for Long Zixu's wife, which was purely a coincidence. This poor scholar was really unlucky.
Chapter completed!