Chapter 42 Three Trials
"Unit name, Chief Chen announced his personal property, come and see, seven houses, three cars, one plane, deposit..." The newspaper boy was shouting big news on the streets of the provincial capital. An intellectual wearing a top hat and a long gown took out a copper dollar and bought a newspaper, stood by the roadside and started reading.
Today, the front page of Huaijiang Daily published a detailed family property details of Chen Zikun, the chief military and political officer of Jiangdong Province. There are seven real estates under his name, one courtyard in Dongwenchang Hutong, Beijing, purchased in 1922; one residential building in Shikumen, Shanghai, and one villa in Xiafei Road, all purchased in 1925; one official residence on Fenglin Road, the provincial capital, and one other business; one villa in Beitai Jiangwan, and one small western-style building in Chongqing, donated by Yang Sen in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.
These are real estate, and there are expensive means of transportation, three private licensed cars of various models, one Douglas passenger plane in Meihua, with little deposits and less than 100,000 yuan in Jiangdong Bank. This is not surprising. It was normal that the Chen family moved back from Sichuan and had no money.
In addition, all the private property in the hands of the ladies with a unit price of more than 100 French currencies were registered. The number of cheongsams, fur coats, French high heels, how many jewelry, and when and what channels were obtained were all clearly recorded.
The Chen family has four children. The eldest son Chen Bei served in the Air Force, the eldest daughter Chen Yan studied in the United States, the second son Chen Nan Middle School, and ** Chen Jiao studied in elementary school. He has no private property under his name.
After reading the report, the intellectuals kept twitching and were about to roll up the newspaper to go to work. When they looked back, a group of people had gathered around them, all of whom were looking at it. He immediately smiled and said, "Everyone, if you don't want to read the newspaper, you should buy one by yourself."
One person said, "Sir, it's not that we are reluctant to buy newspapers, which is the change. Today's newspapers have been sold out and cannot be bought. Why not do this? I'll pay one dollar and you transfer the newspaper to me."
The intellectual said: "I'm sorry, I want to keep this newspaper as a family heirloom. I'm sorry, everyone, let's go first."
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A stone caused a thousand storms. Chen Zikun was the first to announce his personal property. All the kings of Jiangdong followed suit. In the eight years of the War of Resistance Against Japan, they had no wealth under their command. There were hundreds of hectares of fertile land and only one house, and there was nothing to be afraid of.
Central Hotel, Guangyan, the new Jiangdong Governor District, has reserved three rooms here, and is the temporary office of the provincial government. Chen Zikun, as the governor, did not recognize him at all. He did not allow him to enter the provincial government building. He could only condescend the hotel and become a "exiled" governor.
Jiangdong was very lively these two days. Chen Zikun released his military power with a cup of wine and arrested people in a big way. When Qu Guangyan learned the news, he was as if he had a treasure. He planned to take the opportunity to take action and use the resources of the Jiangdong Times in his hands to pour dirty water on Chen Zikun. Unexpectedly, the other party moved first and actually used a big move and announced his personal property.
"What should I do? Otherwise I will announce it too." Qu Guangyan asked his staff.
"If you follow the crowd, you will be led by others." A few sensible people among the staff immediately opposed it.
"What should I do?"
"I will be saved when attacking him. I heard that Chen Zikun's side raped a girl. The public was extremely angry. If you seize this point and make a fuss, big things will be accomplished."
Qu Guangyan laughed: "Good plan."
Three days later, Shuangxi was kneeling in front of Chen Zikun in the provincial government building, and in the winter, he was naked and carrying a bunch of thorns.
"Haha, who will teach you how to apologize for the crime?" Chen Zikun smiled gently. Anyone who knows him knows that the more the smile the better the general smiles, the more angry he is, and he will probably be about to kill someone.
Chen Zikun threw the crime over: "Is this true?"
Double joy lowered his head and said nothing.
"You raped the girl and injured the investigator. Shuangxi, you are too brave, have you been following me for a long time and are fearless?"
Shuangxi is still silent.
"What should you do if you say something? Now the public is very angry and it is published in the newspapers, saying that I am instigating my subordinates to persecute the people and want to impeach me."
Shuangxi raised his head: "I accept my sins, but I want to die."
Chen Zikun waved his hand: "Pull it out and shoot it on the spot."
Two military police rushed in, dragged Shuangxi away, and the generals who had already gathered in the corridor rushed in, knelt all over the ground, begging Chen Zikun to keep someone under his knife.
"Master, for the sake of the love that Shuangxi's saddles have been following you for more than 20 years, let's spare his life." Everyone begged, but Chen Zikun was unmoved and left without being moved.
In the square in front of the provincial government, Shuangxi was tied up and stood by the wall with her hands. Twenty meters away, a row of soldiers, holding rifles, preparing to execute the execution.
The sky was gloomy and it seemed that it was going to snow. Thousands of ordinary people were watching the scene, and there was a faint look of surprise on their numb faces. The general shot the adjutant who had followed him for many years. He was so selfless that he was comparable to Bao Long's picture back then.
After a commotion, Chen Zikun appeared in front of the provincial government wearing a black cloak.
He walked to Shuangxi, raised his hand, and the guards sent a bowl of wine. The cold wind was cold and the handsome man's face remained unchanged. He brought the wine to Shuangxi's lips. Shuangxi drank the bowl in his mouth and slapped it all, shook his head and the sea bowl was smashed.
"See you again in 18 years." Shuangxi's voice cut through the sky.
The people were talking about it and praised him as a man.
Chen Zikun walked aside, turned his back to the firing squad, and raised a hand from his cloak.
"Preparation." The officer shouted, and the firing squad picked up the rifle, pulled the bolt, aiming at Shuangxi.
It was very cold, and the feet of the onlookers were frozen, and the children's faces were red with cold, and tens of thousands of eyes were staring at the execution ground, for fear of missing out on good shows. Movie tickets are too expensive these days, and there are fewer and fewer theaters in the theater. Only the free drama such as beheading is the most popular among the people.
Seeing that Chen Zikun's raised hand was about to fall, suddenly a scream came from the crowd: "Stay under the gun."
A car horn sounded, and the crowd took the initiative to separate the road. The jeep drove to the front. Liu Xiaoyong was driving. A middle-aged couple got out of the car and shouted, "Sir Chen, you can't kill, you can't kill."
The people suddenly became turbulent. The scene of saving people at the execution ground has always been the most exciting. I didn’t expect that today I looked real and this trip was really in vain.
Chen Zikun looked surprised: "Who are you?"
The middle-aged man gained weight, wearing leather shoulders, and said with a bitter face: "Sir, I am Shuangxi's father-in-law. The misunderstanding is purely a misunderstanding. This marriage is the order of his parents and the matchmaker's words, but the little girl disagrees, so..."
Chen Zikun suddenly realized: "So that's the case, it's an arranged marriage."
The middle-aged man nodded like pounding garlic: "It's the earth, it's the earth, and the Ming media is just marrying."
Chen Zikun said: "Now is a new era, and marriage freedom is emphasized. How can parents arrange the marriage of their children? You said that Double Happiness is your son-in-law, but there is evidence."
The middle-aged man took out a bunch of things, a list of brides, a birthday, and even a wedding invitation.
Chen Zikun said: "Since that's the case, I will withdraw the firing squad first. I will ask the case publicly and find out the truth in front of the people and the villagers."
There were cheers below, and the people were so happy. They wanted to watch someone shooting, but they didn't know that it would become a drama that was even a big show. Not only were there a execution ground to save people, but there were also eight government inspectors to try cases in court, and the trial of marriage lawsuits was still a marriage lawsuit. Today, it was really in vain. Some people who were close to home quickly went back and forth to call relatives to enjoy the free drama together. There was also a vendor who was shuttled back and forth, selling cigarettes, melon seeds, rice and candy.
The provincial government turned into a large stage. When Qu Guangyan heard the news, he couldn't help but sneer: "I was originally killing Ma Su with tears, but I could sing him three times to the trial. Chen's ability to fool the people is getting bigger and bigger."
Chen Zikun not only had to act, but also act big dramas. The Engineer Company was dispatched urgently and spent half an hour setting up a temporary stage in the square in front of the provincial government to facilitate the public to watch.
The judges of the military court came, and the civil prosecutors also came. Of course, Chen Zikun was still the one who was in charge of the trial. Although the law was not consistent, it could not resist the people's love to watch.
The stage was covered with tarpaulin on three sides, and three tables were placed on it. The trial was conducted in three sessions. I was afraid that the people would not be able to hear the case clearly, so I specially installed six tweeters to ensure that tens of thousands of people on the scene could hear clearly no matter where they were in any corner.
News reporters from major newspapers and radio stations in the provincial capital came and sat in the front seat with their small notebooks.
The case is actually very simple. Some time ago, when Shuangxi was strolling on Beitai Street, she saw a beautiful female student who fell in love at first sight and asked someone to say she was a brigade leader, so she naturally agreed. However, the girl had a boy who was close to her at school and had already decided to live for life. Shuangxi learned about the situation, and in anger, the bully forced her to sleep with the female student. The boy sued the investigation team. Liu Xiaoyong went to investigate and asked. The conflict between the two caused bad consequences.
The matter is already very clear, and the victim was brought. The female student was wearing a veil and just cried and was unwilling to speak. Chen Zikun asked him: "I respect freedom of marriage, but national traditions must also be respected. The orders of parents and matchmakers are legal marriages, but I am willing to give you a chance. As long as you agree, I will ask the court to terminate their marriage at the discretion and return your lover to you."
The boy wore a student outfit, with a thin body, standing proudly in the wind, and said, "It's better not to have any flowers or willows."
Hearing this, the girl cried even harder.
Chen Zikun was furious: "You have received modern education and actually said such words. Since you don't agree, the case will end. You can go down."
The boy had to say something else, but he had been stolen by the guards.
Chen Zikun asked the girl: "I respect women's rights. Although Shuangxi is my adjutant, I will never tolerate him. As long as you say something, I will shoot him."
"If you can't do it, you can't do it. If Shuangxi is shot, will my daughter become a widow? Daughter, don't be confused." He was so panicked that he rushed over to persuade his daughter.
My daughter still just cried and didn't speak, but the meaning was very clear. Marrying a chicken and following the chicken and following the dog, let's do it.
Chen Zikun said: "Shuangxi, since it is a marriage rape, the case should not be managed by the military court. The woman's organization is involved, but you still need to deal with the investigator if you shoot and injure the investigator."
Shuangxi said: "I have nothing to say to the commander-in-chief."
Chen Zikun said: "You are fined for three months in prison and leave the court."
A confused lawsuit was completed in a random trial, and the entire process was not solicited for opinions from the judges and prosecutors. It was Chen Zikun who was singing a one-man show, but the trial process and results were in line with the psychological expectations of the people. The white-robed young man and the unfaithful man were all complete. This drama was enough for the people of the provincial capital to recall for more than half a year.
The court was over and the people were still dispersing. Chen Zikun returned to the office and called Liu Xiaoyong and said, "You handled this crisis very well. I didn't expect that you are not only brave in war, but also so resourceful."
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